#Cheshire Charity Tournament

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James Barry Delk obit

James Barry Delk, 71, of Deerfield Beach, passed away on February 12th, 2024.

Visitation Services will be held Friday, February 23rd at 4pm at First Baptist Church of Pompano Beach, service immediately to follow at 5pm.

Barry was born in Pompano Beach to James "Jimmy" and Bebe Delk on October 8th, 1952. As a young man Barry followed his father in the family business. He became part owner of Jimmy Delk Produce in 1994, and carried that on successfully for many years.

Barry was an avid outdoorsman for all his life. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and as his sons came of age he taught them and their friends. He loved taking his boat over to Bimini to fish, and enjoyed hunting with friends in Texas. He also loved growing vegetables in his yard, and always had a green thumb.

As his sons grew older, Barry's home has been the gathering place for James, Joe, and all their friends. For many years he has been happiest when the house was full of his boys and their crew. Barry was a great cook and enjoyed feeding many whenever they came. He taught many young men skills they can carry on.

Barry is preceded in death by his father: Jimmy, and grandparents: Harvey and Georgia Cheshire.

He is survived by his mother: Bebe, sons: James and Joseph, and sisters: Carol and Gail, and the mother of his children: Fran Garnick.

In lieu of flowers, donations made can be made to Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society (www.hillsborolighthouse.org) or the WhitMermaid Charity through Mikeala Whitmer @trashcanslam on Venmo which hosts fishing tournaments, proceeds going to autism.

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Olympus Tournament: Council Clash!

"Greetings everyone. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Maximilian Ligarius. I'll be providing you with a recap of the Council Clash. You may be asking yourself what this particular event is. Well, it involves several participating city council members from Apricus."

"It's a rare chance for some of the city's leaders to show off their combat skills without it being a city threatening situation. Before we begin, let me introduce the participating council members."

"Lord Merek, Guru of Potentialism. Tiberius Ciar, CEO of Ciar Industries. Hector Larsen, War Hero, and Commander of the Apricus Navy. Miranda Fisher, Commander of the PWSB. Tyrael Cheshire, CEO of Cheshire Financial. Damien Styles, President of Resource Workers United. Lucianna Markella, High Priestess of the Consecration. Flavian Lowell, Mayor of Apricus."

"The rules are similar to regular tournament matches however all participants will be battling against each other at the same time. The only way to be eliminated is to be pushed out of bounds. The arena size has been slightly decreased, and all obstacles removed. This is a test of skill alone."

"Now, shall we begin?"

"All of our participants are taking a bit of time to feel things out. Mayor Lowell has gone around to make sure he's shaken hands with everyone else. Very classy of him. Styles has begun..well we'll say trash talking everyone. I can't exactly repeat what was said but know that it would likely all be censored."

"It doesn't take long for Markella, and Merek to square off. These two don't always get along. Different religious movements fighting? I know, quite the shock. Both however are very skilled in combat, neither have resorted to using an ability yet as swords clash against staff."

"Styles has begun fighting Cheshire, those of you in Apricus will recall seeing this once before, Cheshire was the winner but that was several years ago at a charity event. Cheshire has the power advantage but Styles is putting his ability to good use as he slams a miniature tornado of metal into Cheshire who's forced to block."

"Larsen who has no love loss for Styles or Cheshire decides to insert himself into the fight. Larsen is deceptively quick for a man of his stature and possesses an incredible amount of power. He attacks both Styles and Cheshire who decide to work together for a moment..it doesn't last very long as Styles antagonizes both and dodges out of the way as the big men clash."

"Fisher using her speed and awareness to her advantage as she makes her way around the arena laying down fire against Ciar and Lowell. Lowell surprisingly has an answer for it and is able to deduce where she's going to end up, stopping her dead in her tracks with a small hard-light train which slams into her. Ciar leaps and spins his blades around, slicing apart the projectiles fired at him and lands next to Lowell."

"Ciar goes to attack Lowell but Lowell swiftly dodges the attacks and actually lands several quick strikes to Ciar. Fisher recovers and provides covering fire for Ciar against Lowell. Lowell defends but gets caught by a strong kick by Ciar and is sent sliding backwards."

"It hasn't taken long for this to turn into an all out brawl as opponents are switching left and right. Styles is attempting to chase down Lowell who's riding another train away from him. Cheshire and Fisher are caught in a conflict. Cheshire attempts to charge into Fisher but she springs up and leaps over him, firing several shots down at him."

"Larsen is powering his way through a field of debris an scarabs as he makes it to Markella and Merek. Merek eats a huge punch which sends him flying into Markella. Both tumbling across the arena. Larsen turns to be met with quick strikes from Ciar. Larsen goes to retaliate but some strange ability seems to be protecting Ciar every time Larsn hits him."

"Styles has finally caught up with Lowell and manages to pull him off of the train. Styles goes to do some damage but Lowell seems to have predicted it and manages to avoid the hits, eventually landing a few of his own that just seem to anger Styles. Styles grabs Lowell by the collar and throws him."

"Lowell slams into Cheshire who doesn't seem to feel it but the distraction is enough for Fisher to land several strong shots that drop Cheshire to a knee. Just as he drops, Larsen appears behind him and hits a suplex on Cheshire, driving him into the ground. Larsen dusts himself off but is suddenly surrounded by a cloud of scarabs. He tries to swat them away but ends up being attacked by Styles, and Merek. Both landing a strong strike to take him off his feet."

"Markella has found herself against an old friend as she faces off with Fisher. Fisher might know her better than anyone else and is able to avoid most of Markella's attacks. Markella though seems to perhaps have taken a few hits as she shakes her head, maybe trying to clear her thoughts."

"Fisher stops to make sure Markella is ok but is met with a staff strike to the gut and is lifted into the air and slammed down for her trouble. Markella turns just in time to be hit by Cheshire who manages to get momentum going and has plowed through everyone and everything in his way. He knocks Markella to the ground."

"Cheshire runs at Lowell who seems to create an even bigger train which slams into the big man. Lowell and Cheshire are both sent flying back. It's Merek against Styles now as Styles struggles to do anything against an ability that doesn't utilize metal. He manages to pull a Tacos 'N More advertisement off the arena wall and uses it to swap the bugs before throwing it at Merek. Merek jumps over it but is struck in midair by Fisher's projectiles."

"Larsen and Cheshire have locked up and are trying to push each other out of the arena in some bizarre sumo style match. Fisher loads a different projectile into her weapon and fires it behind Cheshire. It seems to burst open spilling out some sort of slick oil like substance. Cheshire turns to look but it gives Larsen the chance to push him back further. Cheshire and Larsen aren't able to get a grip as they both start to slide thanks to the substance."

"Markella works together temporarily with Styles to create a blinding sort of debris storm around the arena, obscuring everyone's view. Larsen decides to let go of Cheshire but is suddenly hit by a gigantic hard-light train from Lowell which sends him flying into Cheshire. The slick ground causes them to both fall out of the arena."

"Styles smirks and trash talks both men but the temporary alliance has all but ended and Markella uses the chance to strike Styles, taking him off balance. Fisher aims at him but is suddenly surrounded by scarabs. Fisher struggles to escape the insects but only ends up in front of Ciar who focuses..whatever his power is into one fist and slams it into her, sending her flying back and falling out of the arena."

"Merek squares off with Ciar. Both are blindingly fast as their swords clash against each other, sparks at flying. Unfortunately one spark seems to land on the oil like substance from earlier and ignited it. Both men now have a wall of flame to their back as they battle it out."

"Markella and Lowell fight it out but are interrupted by Styles who lands some strong attacks on both. Lowell can't seem to get the distance needed for his usual attacks but he seems to know everyone well enough to be able to avoid their strongest blows. Markella locks up Lowell for a moment and shoves him back. Styles gets a running start and goes for a lariat but Lowell ducks out of the way and Styles nearly takes Markella's head off."

"Markella almost lands in the wall of flame but recovers and leaps over it, landing between Merek and Ciar. She shakes her head against and seems much more aggressive as she focuses on Merek, shouting something at him as she forces him backwards towards the flames. It seems the arena crew has had enough of the unwanted hazard and fire suppressant is shot down, getting rid of the flames."

"This does however cause a bit of confusion breaks of Markella and Merek's struggle. Styles appears to be riding one of Lowell's trains as he suddenly crashes into Ciar out of nowhere. Styles lands strike after strike but Ciar was able to withstand stronger attacks earlier."

"Still though, Ciar is being worn down and finds himself surrounded and attacked by Merek's scarabs. The huge number of bugs attacking him all from directions, as well as Styles continued assault seems to be making Ciar's defense faulter."

"Merek strikes at Ciar again, Merek's sword breaking one of Ciar's blades. Merek lands a huge kick to Ciar sending him back toward Markella who strikes him with a staff, Styles gets another running start and leaps through the air with a punch that sends Ciar out of bounds."

"Lowell has reappeared after letting the chaos take place and is now showing off his moves as he counters attacks from all sides, even managing to deal with Merek's scarabs. Lowell manages to grab hold of a piece of metal thrown at him by Styles, and use it to redirect Merek's scarabs to Markella by using it as a giant fan of sorts."

"Markella blasts the scarabs away but is hit by Styles over and over again. She takes a few steps backwards, almost at the edge of the arena. Merek looks to attack Styles as Styles focuses on Markella but Merek is suddenly hit from behind himself by a train sent by Lowell which flings him into Styles and sends both falling towards Markella."

"Markella plants her staff into the ground and swings around it as the two out of control opponents get close. She swings fully around and lands a kick to Merek sending him falling out of bounds. Styles just managing to escape the same fate."

"Markella, Styles, and Lowell face off. Lowell seemingly a bit more serious now as he lands some strong hits. You wouldn't think a man Lowell's size would have that kind of agility but he surprisingly does. Lowell makes Styles whiff a few attacks and just barely dodges several staff strikes from Markella. Lowell manages to kick Markella's staff away. It's pulled through the air by Styles and thrown at Markella who catches it but is left open to a rather short range charged up..what do I even call this? Train blast? Lowell created another hard-light train that seemed to have stored up momentum and sends Markella out of bounds."

"Styles is on the offense as he throws everything he can find at Lowell who manages to dodge it all. Styles is getting frustrated and a bit sloppy with his attacks now. Styles dodges Lowell's attacks though and does manage to hit the mayor with some large pieces of debris. Styles gets close, Lowell tries the same trick he used against Markella but Styles quickly dodges and laughs. He attacks and forces the mayor back."

"Lowell apparently split the train apart and tries to call it back to hit Styles from behind by Styles dodges and proceeds to use several expletives when talking to Lowell. What Styles didn't seem to realize was that Lowell split the train several times. Before he's able to react Styles is slammed into from the left and right by smaller trains at the same time. He stumbles forward a bit and is caught by the most awkward looking martial arts throw I have ever seen but it's enough for Lowell to toss Styles out of the arena."

Winner: Flavian Lowell

"Well, that certainly was something wasn't it? I can't say I expected it to go quite the way it did but I suppose that is what makes these special events interesting. Congratulations to Mayor Lowell on his win."

"Thank you for joining us, I hope you enjoyed yourself. The next special event will take place this weekend. Make sure you tune in for the Leader's Choice Battle Royale. Have a good evening everyone."

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Cheshire Tournament: Ivory vs. George

@firestormtriforce​

“And here we have our first full match of the Cheshire Charity Tournament. I am your commentator Auroras Hallward of Blood Brothers LLC. The best choice in elite huntsmen and mercenary services. Today we have a match between Ivory Reynard of Atlas Academy against George Jasper-Lapin of Beacon Academy. Hari, what do you make of this match?”

“This could go either way, Auroras. We’ve got two very versatile fighting styles up against each other. Let’s see how they do.”

Ivory stood at one end of the arena with her ax in hand. She stared down her opponent. “Ready?”

[firestormtokuheroes]

Merlo VS Zeke - Cheshire Charity Tournament

@team-orgk

Merlo arrived into the arena, she didn’t know who this Zeke Striker was, but she couldn’t let that or her nerves get the better of her in this battle, for now, she had to hope her family-based training was enough to do well at least in her fight with this stranger.

[firestormmaidenanddragon]

Jackie VS Puck - Cheshire Charity Tournament

@rwby-prsm

Jackie entered the arena, she was waiting for her opponent to arrive, she, like everyone else, didn’t know what expect from them, though the name was still giving her trouble, where had she heard it before?

Then she saw them enter, and awaited for the call to begin the fight.

“Are you ready?” She’d ask cooly.

[rwby-prsm]

“Whoa, hold up. The Hari Lackey is gonna be watching us fight?! And they’re placing bets?! Fuck, the pressure is real....”

“Oh, Puck! You’re not giving up, are you?!”

“Of course not! Who the hell do you think I am?! This just means I have to give it my all! I hardly ever back down from a challenge!”

“Oh, what a relief~! After all, I’m betting quite a bit on your success!”

“Ha, oh really? How much you put down?”

“50 lien!”

“Wow, Koko, you believe in me that much, huh?”

[team-orgk]

“Fucking end me...”

“Aw, what’s wrong? You won! You both did great!”

“Oh, don’t you be a smartass! That’s my thing!”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Everything was calculated! Everything was fine, until the... the breaking the cutie nation attack!!”

“Oh my gosh, you have a conscience. You know, after all these years I suspected.”

“Oh, Screw you!”

“In all seriousness, feeling bad for someone when they have a visible reaction like that, even if they’re your opponent. Given this was just a tournament match I think you handled yourself well.”

“Yeah...Yeah, I guess so.”

[strykingback]

Cheshire Charity Tournament- Louvel vs Eros.

“Lieutenant?!” Louvel spoke looking at the Lieutenant of the Atelier special forces with shock underneath his helmet. gripping the back of his sword carefully waiting for the battle to begin. looking at the seasoned special operative.

“Louvel, dont worry mate. Think of this as sparring, plus I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now...” Eros spoke pulling out his akimbo blasters waiting for the match to start and when both heard the siren commencing the battle. Beginning the battle he  pulled the trigger on his blasters firing  some bolts at the Wolf faunus with the ninja running and throwing some kunai’s at the soldier. 

One bolt found their mark hitting Louvel on the shoulder and the kunai knocked a blaster away from Eros and over the edge of the stadium... “Alright then...”He spoke pulling out his knife and rushing at him whilst Louvel unsheathed his wakizashi and dashed at the man swinging as both blades clashed again and again.. a combat vs a wakizashi....

“Not Bad!!” 

“Not bad yourself as well.. But can ya keep up!” Eros spoke swinging a quick punch to Louvel’s face leaving the faunus staggered and with Eros sheathing his combat knife and blaster, rushing in swinging punches left and right, and one of the punches sent Louvel’s wakizashi flying out of the arena. 

“No Weapons left huh...” he spoke taking a few steps back until hearing a sword being unsheathed...

OST: Hunting Wolf!!

“I still have one left...” Louvel spoke getting into an Ianjitsu stance holding the hilt of his Katana. “Oh Bloody!!” Eros scrambled pulling out his blaster then in just a flash. 

PING! SCHWING!!

Louvel and Eros stood on opposite sides the wolf faunus’ sword unsheathed and the Special Operatives blasters barrel smoking from being fired...

Finally, Eros collapsed exhausted and holding his wound, with Louvel rushing to him. “Yield..” He spoke in a calm voice putting a hand out. 

“Ah hell.. fair enough. You did beat me fair and square...” Eros spoke noticing the little blaster graze on the left side of Louvel’s neck. Just a few inches to the left.. and Louvel would’ve had to go to the hospital. Grabbing the wolf faunus’ hand he was pulled up to his feet and  heard the roar of the crowd with both of them waving. 

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Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns raises thousands for charity

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Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns raises thousands for charity

Starting on Sunday 3 July, the pub company asked staff across its seven pubs to track the number of steps they took in a day using their smart phones or fit watches, with the aim of walking 52,578,283 steps, the equivalent to the circumference of the earth.

Co-founder and owner of Cheshire Cats Pubs & Inns Tim Bird, who operates the company alongside Mary McLaughlin, said the pubcos people manager Jennifer Gresty, initially came up with the idea as a team building exercise, but raising the money for charity as well was “mind blowing”.

He said: “We didn’t just do round the world in 80 days, it was around the world twice in 80 days.

“The fact we did it twice was mind blowing.

Really say thank you 

“It gave [the team] a fun thing to do while they were working really hard.”

Participants were asked to log the number of steps they took daily, including steps counted in and out of work, with managers then tasked with organising a tally for each pub.

The team exceeded their initial target, walking 115,678,608 steps in total and raising £3,586, though donations are still coming in and are estimated to have now surpassed £5,000, to be split between charities Hospitality Action and Action Against Hunger.

Other fundraising events included a 5-a-side football tournament, a 100-mile ‘cycle safari’ across Cheshire and Staffordshire, pub quizzes, rum tastings, and summer village fetes.

Bird added: “Times are not easy and giving money away isn’t easy at the moment either, so we’re pleased.”

Times are not easy 

Culminating on Tuesday 20 September, the pubco, which operates sites in Cheshire, Newcastle under Lyme, and Staffordshire, closed all its sites to host staff and their families at the Three Greyhounds Inn, Knutsford, Cheshire to celebrate the achievement with a BBQ and a prosecco or two.

Additionally, as a final competition, all seven pubs battled it out at the BBQ to be named winners of the Cheshire Cat Sports Day, which included an old-fashioned egg and spoon race, sack race and three-legged race, with the Cholmondeley Arms named the overall winners.

The Fitzherbert Arms pub in Staffordshire was crowned the team who walked the most steps while the price for the best team effort in raising the most money went to the Mainwaring Arms, Newcastle under Lyme, with the pub’s general manager, Rebecca, crowned ‘charity champion’.

Bird said: “Closing the pubs, we thought this could be so unpopular, but actually the customers completely got it and everyone was so supportive, so but it was just amazing, and we were able to thank everyone, they had a great time.

“We’ve never had the opportunity to really say thank you to all the team that have been with us through the ups and downs of lock downs.”

[matthaycoxfundingguru]

A celebrity golf tournament is to be staged at The Mere Golf Resort in Cheshire to raise much-needed cash for critically ill children. The Matt Haycox Foundation has announced its first celebrity golf tournament, in partnership with the Mere Golf Resort and Spa for the inaugural Celebrity Golf Challenge. Founded by Leeds based entrepreneur, funding guru and investor, Matt Haycox, The Matt Haycox Foundation is a children’s charity which aims to provide financial support to the lives of seriously and terminally ill children.  *We’re excited about helping change people’s lives for the better. Find out about those we’ve already supported and how we made a difference on the Matt Haycox Foundation website here.

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Inside Meghan Markle's First 100 Days in the Royal Family

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Inside Meghan Markle's First 100 Days in the Royal Family

For most Disney princesses, the story ends with a wedding. Marrying a prince is the prize, the be-all, end-all, the culmination of their narrative. But for Meghan Markle, who once wrote about focusing “less on glass slippers and more on pushing through glass ceilings,” walking down the aisle was just the beginning. Over the past few months, she’s started to find her footing as a royal, taking on responsibilities, researching future patronages to champion, and revolutionizing a staid, centuries old institution simply by being part of it. Below, a look back at her first 100 days as a member of the royal family.

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May 22

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Just days after marrying Prince Harry, the newly named Duchess of Sussex hit the ground running in her royal duties by attending a garden party at Buckingham Palace in honor of her new father-in-law Prince Charles’s 70th birthday. She and Harry reportedly delayed their honeymoon to attend, confirming just how eager Meghan was to start her life as a working member of the royal family.

Meghan and Harry take a secret honeymoon.

Even now, Kensington Palace hasn’t confirmed where Prince Harry and his new bride spent their romantic post-wedding vacation. “Kensington Palace have said that the honeymoon is very much a private trip and they won’t be releasing details to the media,” royal correspondent Omid Scobie told Elle.com. “The couple shared so much during the wedding and now is the time for them to enjoy some privacy. They deserve it,” he said.

But that hasn’t stopped the speculation. It’s been rumored that Harry and Meghan jetted off to everywhere from Namibia to Alberta, Canada, to Ashford Castle in Ireland. Wherever they went, they were back in the UK by June 7, when Harry attended a gala dinner at Kensington Palace in support of the charity Onside Youth Zones.

June 9

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In early June, Meghan paid tribute to her new grandmother-in-law at Trooping the Color, the Queen’s annual birthday parade. After arriving via carriage alongside Prince Harry, she made her Buckingham Palace balcony debut in a blush pink, off-the-shoulder dress by Carolina Herrera.

No, Meghan is not breaking royal protocol.

The idea that Meghan is constantly “breaking royal protocol” with everything from her wardrobe to the way she wears her hair became popular before her wedding to Prince Harry, but false narrative remains prevalent in click-baity headlines and on social media today. Critics of the Duchess employ the concept as a way point out flaws that aren’t there, a tactic that sometimes comes from a rhetoric of racism. Her fans, too, use the phrase as a way to amplify how Meghan is pushing boundaries.

But as commentator Victoria Arbiter told T&C earlier this year, “When it comes to the royal world, protocol is a code of conduct. It’s etiquette; it’s custom; it has nothing to do with clothes.”

“She is very respectful of the institution, and when she’s ready to make her mark, it won’t be what she’s choosing to wear to Trooping the Colour,” Arbiter continued. “It’ll be the causes she decides to support or the charities that she champions or the people she gets behind.”

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June 14

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Meghan and the Queen visited Cheshire, marking the Duchess of Sussex’s first solo engagement with the monarch. The pair appeared to have a lovely time together on the full day of events, which included officially opening a bridge, spending time at an arts and community center, and meeting with the public during a walkabout.

The situation with Meghan’s family goes from bad to worse.

While Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle Sr. had initially intended to walk his daughter down the aisle, he had to bow out of the royal wedding ceremony for health reasons, reportedly brought on by stress after news that he staged photographs for the paparazzi got out. In the chaotic lead up to his daughter’s big day, when the public was questioning whether or not he’d be there for Meghan, he communicated almost exclusively through the American gossip publication, TMZ.

Now, unwilling to give up his 15 minutes of fame, Markle continues to speak to the press about his daughter’s private life. On June 18, he gave an interview to Good Morning Britain, the first of many. Since then, Markle Sr. has shared the contents of his private conversations with Prince Harry, speculated about Meghan’s future children, and even likened the royal family to a “cult.”

It has gotten to the point that Kensington Palace is reportedly considering an “aggressive” strategy to deal with him and his press appearances, though according to the Sunday Times, “Harry and Meghan ‘are not going to engage’ with Markle or try to ‘set the record straight.’” Other members of Meghan’s family including her half-sister Samantha Grant Markle also continue to give interviews, but Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland has remained out of sight since the wedding. She will reportedly be moving to the UK to be closer to her daughter in the coming months.

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June 19

Royal Ascot is not only a highlight of the British social calendar, but it’s also said to be Queen Elizabeth’s favorite event of the year. Meghan made her debut at the annual horse racing festival in a carriage alongside Prince Harry, Prince Edward, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.

June 26

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The Duchess of Sussex attended the Queen’s Young Leaders award ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The annual event honors young people who are making a positive impact in their communities around the Commonwealth. In a brief speech during the reception, Harry mentioned that he was looking forward to working with the Queen’s Young Leaders award winners “together with my wife Meghan.”

July 5

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Meghan stepped out in a bright yellow dress for the ‘Your Commonwealth’ Youth Challenge Reception, where she met with young people from around the Commonwealth, a group of 53 countries, many of which have historical ties to the British Empire.

Throughout her first 100 days, Meghan has shown an interest in the intergovernmental organization, and it’s likely she will focus her attention on causes related to association moving forward.

July 9

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Meghan was all smiles attending the christening of her nephew Prince Louis. She and Harry were not chosen as godparents for the young royal, as they already occupy the roles of aunt and uncle.

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July 10

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Just one day after Prince Louis’s christening, Meghan attended a number of events in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force. Channeling Audrey Hepburn in a bespoke Dior dress, Meghan was present at a service at Westminster Abbey and a reception with servicemen and women, and made her second appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

July 10-July 11

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Meghan’s first official international visit, which was made at the request of Her Majesty’s Government, kicked off on July 10 when her plane touched down in Dublin. Over the course of the two-day itinerary, Harry and Meghan visited a number of cultural attractions including a Gaelic Sports Festival and Trinity College. They also met with Michael Higgins, the President of Ireland and Leo Varadkar, the Taoiseach, and attended a summer garden party at the British Ambassador’s residence. As the UK prepares to exit the European Union, the royals are taking on the role of pseudo Brexit ambassadors, and diplomatic visits like this one will become increasingly important.

Meghan Makes a statement with her wardrobe.

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For the month following her wedding, Meghan wore a rather restricted color palette of blush and beige to her public appearances, a choice that was, by all accounts, a personal one. But when she stepped off the plane in Dublin wearing a rich forest green, she followed in the footsteps of Princess Diana and Duchess Kate by sending a subtle message through her appearance. By wearing the national color of Ireland, Meghan indicated that she and Harry were there to strengthen ties. It’s highly likely she’ll continue the royal family’s tradition of sartorial diplomacy on her upcoming royal tour to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga.

July 14

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Sisters-in-law Meghan and Kate ventured out to Wimbledon for their first joint outing. The women were seen laughing and chatting as they watched Meghan’s friend Serena Williams play in the Ladies’ Singles final. There is a long history of royals attending the tournament, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the two Duchesses make this an annual event.

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July 17

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent one morning in mid-July honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela at a new exhibition centered around the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s life and work fighting injustice. While there, Harry and Meghan met with Mandela’s granddaughter and several other people close to the former South African president including his friend Andrew Mlangeni, who was also imprisoned at Robben Island during the campaign against apartheid.

July 26

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Unlike other members of the British royal family, Meghan and Harry are never shy to show a little PDA. That was more than clear at the Sentebale Polo Cup trophy ceremony where they kissed for the cameras. Polo player Nacho Figueras, who witnessed the moment first-hand later wrote on his Instagram, “This girl really rocks. The more I know you the more I am convinced that you both found each other to change the world. Let’s push the envelope!! Let’s make the world a better place. 🙌🙌”

Prince Harry worries there’s “too much hysteria” over Meghan.

Interest in the royals, and in particular in the newly wedded Meghan and Harry, has reached fever pitch, and earlier this month, royal writer Katie Nicholl reported that Prince Harry is concerned over the media’s obsession with their lives. “[Harry] worries there is too much hysteria around Meghan and he wants to row back a bit,” a source reveals in Nicholl’s story for Vanity Fair.

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The couple has been out of sight in recent weeks, but that wasn’t entirely unexpected. Traditionally, August is a slow news period for the royals as the Queen takes her annual trip to Balmoral in Scotland. What will be interesting to see is if the Sussexes continue to eschew the spotlight next month as they return to a regular schedule of appearances and engagements.

August 4

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This year, Meghan spent her birthday at someone else’s party. She celebrated her 37th at the wedding of Prince Harry’s childhood friend Charlie Van Straubenzee and his bride, Daisy Jenks. The Duchess, who wore a colorblocked dress, was spotted mingling with guests outside the church including Princess Diana’s niece Celia McCorquodale and her husband George Woodhouse.

What’s Next?

Over the course of her first 100 days as a Duchess, Meghan has had a number of new experiences, but there are still many royal firsts to come. For example, she has yet to publicly announce her first patronage or to have her first solo engagement, two things to expect in the second half of 2018.

October will bring not only her first major international tour, an official visit to Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga and New Zealand alongside Prince Harry, but also Princess Eugenie’s wedding, her first royal nuptials as a guest. But first, it’s back to business as usual. After a slow August, September is shaping up to be a busy month for the newlyweds. Expect to see them at a number of events over the course of the month.

Source: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a22814092/meghan-markle-first-100-days-royal-family-duchess-of-sussex/

[blue-scorpion-king]

The Zolubu Challenge

An new idea has been made, where Earl makes a challenge for any villain that has sights on him to accept or not. :3 All on the Notepad program that all PC computers have.

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Earl sends out one of his Mec-Maids to deliver an written invitation to an villain to come and do an challenge, at the cathedral that is at the back of his mansion home, where Earl is the end goal. It states that to get to Earl, the villain first has to fight 32 Black Blood Beasts members, or bring his/her/tre subordinates along, not fight, but talk it out, which are choices, or something outside the box, and then, he/she/tre gets to fight Earl.

There are also rules, which states:

=The villain can't destroy the letter that is for verification of the accepted challenge, has to fight one Black Blood Beasts member at an time, gets to call and get one of three healing potions when injuries, or lost limbs, are too much, must try and stay inside the cathedral first floor for the fight, don't try to hit opponents that they don't have their turn yet, especially not Earl, can have infinite amount of attempts if he/she/tre gets beaten down and stands completely on their own 2 feet, and please, don't die. But, the villain can run and get their subordinates, if they came to the challenge alone, and if they got defeated by Earl, they can do the challenge all over again.

After the villain walks through an empty, silent Zolubu mansion, from front to back of the first floor, Earl plays some music through some loud speakers, or through his pipe organ, as the villain gets to the outside of the back of the mansion and where the whole servant staff, Earl's 37 wives, his 4 siblings, since Count is one of the challenge's contestants, and his children are silently outside of the walkway to the cathedral, in funeral attire. Inside, the pews, or the long seats of churches and cathedrals, are put away, with four stacked to block the double front doors, and four pews are next to each other, blocking the way to the stairs that is to Earl's throne, where his huge pipe organ is also at, and where the 32 Black Blood Beasts are sitting, waiting for the villain to come and get the challenge, either right away or some talking, and while the fights go on, random songs will be played by Earl and offer food to the villain, so he/she/tre wouldn't get dehydrated and starve during the challenge.

-(Note: The mansion and cathedral of Zolubu Manor are large enough for giant guest to fit in, with many feet above their heads, like all of the buildings in the locations where the faction of BLU rules on Bagklock Earth)

The 32 members of the Black Blood Beasts that the villain has to fight through to get to Earl, that have been randomized by picking their names written an strips of paper from Earl's gaucho hat:

1) Earl Zolubu, The Blue Scorpion King (The endgoal). 2) G.O.D.D.E.S.S. [No one has know on how and what went down between her and Earl...] (Actually female Enel) 3) Count Zolubu, CEO of the Font-Fink Company, also known as The Scarlet Goat, and younger, yet taller brother of Earl. 4) Armadillomon/Armaddie. 5) [Female] Genos/Genas, the Blond Demon Cyborg; Who has grown an displince link to Earl & Akuma, on her own.

6) Jarlial Zoryofu, The Purple Crocoshark. 7) Regal Lujuro, The Red Spider. 8) Url Stevensogorehound, The Green Hyena. 9) Toll Hazeynapalm, The Silver Cobra. 10) Nemeanal Ghostlyhornet, The Bronze Lion. 11) Lowl, The White Moth. 12) Ripal K.J., The Black Vulture. 13) Larealial Buluzoo, The Gray Owl. 14) Gold Pyro/Piel Hoth, The Gold Gorilla. 15) Cadie Pumakeep, The Yellowish Octopus. 16) Anny Karheart, The Orange Goat. 17) Morgen Drachen Frau Langley Dunkelheit, the Copper Boar. 18) Diane Gargantuan, The Pink Mastodon. 19) Inhai Drayo, The Sapphire Manticore. 20) AU!Female Ulquiorra Cifer, the Black-green Devil; Cifer is an supposed result of an 'spirit & body merged' experiment, during Ulquiorra's very early, very vague past, where she is similar to a devil from hell, living among mortals. Other than her age of 22, with the year of 'registration' on 2022 and an birthyear of 1998, nothing else is known about Ulquiorra Cifer, the 'black-green devil among mortals'. 21) Roger Beanball/Yellow, to Apricot Ninja Baseball Batman, and the Apricot Dragon. 22) [AU!Bagklock] Meruem [Once the ‘King’ of the Chimera Ants, who a bit after his birth, Earl, who was on an trip to the Dark Continent for some fighting tournaments for charity, & for his idol production company, along with Genos & Akuma, encountered Meruem during a walk and for a period of time, no one knows what happened during that time, in 2033; But, those two individuals walk side by side after that, despite their huge difference gap & height difference, of course]. 23) Cheshire, the female, four-armed Cobalt Mandrill/Hairy Frog/Baweng Satanic Leaf Gecko/Pangolin Gecko bio-mutant cyborg fusion/Bio-Fusion Beast, where the Gypsy Danger-like extra arms are robotic and on the back of her shoulders, and is from the Aperture underground labs at Siberia. 24) [AU!7 Foot Blaster] Machine Gundan Blaster; Robocles, Bullceaser, Sandaioh, & Bosspaider. 25) Jin Kanzaki/Zetman, the Blackred Zet. 26) Green Dragon Ranger (AU!Burai) 27) [AU!Bagklock] Akuma. 28) Gwen Tennyson, the Alien-Shifter Girl; An teen that has been a lot of alien adventures and has an device that can transform her into many aliens, by using an DNA codex, but all of that changed when Earl got dragged into the aliean affairs and have to beat Vilgax, an tyrant of his space ship, almost to death and while being serious; but, after that fight, the seriousness died out immediately, and that is when he look at Gwen like 'What? An ass, he was to you. Beat him, I did so. Alright now, it is.' 29) [AU!Bagklock] Tenten [Former kuniochi of the village, Konohagakure, at the branching corner lands of Russia, and used to be part of Team Guy, with an strange set of four hidden eyes on the forehead, with complete eye sockets. Also, a futai after an surgery]. 30) Wendy Marvell ([AU!Not Edolas-20YO]) 31) Stun Goldberg [AU!former, resentful Terminator Marine of the fallen forces of R.E.D., or Reliable Excavation Demolition, after the Black Blood War ended]. 32) Emerald Sustrai, The Emerald Mantis [AU!Bagklock X-Huntress and former GRN elite trooper, during the 1st Black Blood War, and was an inside Huntress on Cinder’s side, until Beacon’s fall and rescuing Pyrrha from certain death, using her illusion semblance] [She is also married to Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk in 2043]. & 33) Neo/Neopolitan [An X-Huntress and one of the two Black Blood Beast traitors during the RWBY events in the Purge timeline, who got brought back and had to work to gain trust of her fellow hunters and her boss, Earl, again. That went with the other traitor too].

So, would your villain character, or characters, accept this challenge, or not?

Tell me with an ask, do a reblog, do a repost, or say it on an IM.

Hope you like this challenge for villains/antagonists to take on, or not. :3 Also, context from reading the pages about the Bagklock Universe, Earl, the Black Blood Beasts, and the Zolubu manor, which are at my blog, are needed to completely understand all of this.

DeviantArt journal version: http://hades-hando.deviantart.com/journal/The-Zolubu-Challenge-660543483

~The Bat~

[teamoliv-archive]

Cheshire Tournament: Violet vs. Robin

@team-orgk​

“Alright, time for another match! This time we have Violet Goodfellow vs. Robin Ironwood. Auroras, thoughts?”

“Both of our competitors have notable family in the field- and both still have that shadow looming over them. However, Ms. Ironwood is a graduated professional. This is going to put the young Ms. Goodfellow at quite a disadvantage.”

“Did they really have to say that out loud...?” Violet already knew what she was up against and had to calm her nerves. This was no time to do anything embarrassing. She knew she was very likely going to lose, but she was determined to put up the best fight she possibly could. “It’s okay, Vi... You survived a lot worse than this.”

[firestormtokuheroes]

FireStorm in the Cheshire Charity Tournament - Victory For One

George had won his battle against Ivory of Team OLIV, and was now resting up in the competitor’s lounge, though it was clear he was the first of the impromptu  Team VGRY to make to here, he didn’t see Konsho, Merlo, or Jackie anywhere.

But his semblance and charge up did do a number on him and he’d get the biggest drink he was allowed and enjoy that watching the other matches with any other here too.

Though, all that speed made the match feel shorter to George, it felt like a less than five to ten minutes, but it was just a bit longer than that watching the match reply that was going on one of the other screens.

“I hope the others are okay.” He said to himself, looking to see their matches going on the other screens.

[firestormmaidenanddragon]

Konsho VS Stryker - Cheshire Charity Tournament

@strykingback

Konsho entered the arena, the name of Blade Stryker sounded like someone who was...kind of cool, but was that too much of an expectation from someone he was unfamiliar with, for now, the young ninja made sure he had his stuff while his opponent arrived.

[rwby-prsm]

“...Mashiro.”

“Donnerov-san?”

“... Good luck.”

“... Thank you. Be safe.”