#King Hiba

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A SD design of The Eight Legions Hachibushu and Lady Vishnu from Tenku Senki Shurato.

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On The Jukebox: Pentatonix - “Holidays Around The World”

Featuring guest appearances from Meghan Trainor (on “Kid On Christmas”), Lang Lang (on “Jingle Bells”), Grace Lokwa (on “Love Came On Christmas (Joy To The World x Kumama Papa)”, Hiba Tawaji (on “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”), Lea Salonga (on “Christmas In Our Hearts”), La Santa Cecilia (on “Feliz Navidad”), Shreya Ghoshal (on “Invincible”), HIKAKIN & SEIKIN (on “Last Christmas”) and The King’s Singers (on “Silent Night”).

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All Super Sentai "Centers"

Tsuyoshi Kaijo (Akarenger)

Sokichi Banba (Big One)

Masao Den (Battle Japan)

Ippei Akagi (DenziRed)

Takayuki Hiba (VulEagle II)

Kenichi Akama (Goggle Red)

Hokuto Dan (Dyna Red)

Shiro Go (Red One)

Hiryu Tsurugi (Change Dragon)

Jin (Red Flash)

Takeru (Red Mask)

Yusuke Amamiya (Red Falcon)

Riki Honoo (Red Turbo)

Gaku Hoshikawa (Five Red)

Ryu Tendo (Red Hawk)

Geki (TyrannoRanger)

Ryo (RyuRanger)

Sasuke (Ninja Red)

Goro Hoshino (OhRed)

Kyosuke Jinnai (Red Racer)

Kenta Date (MegaRed)

Ryoma (GingaRed)

Matoi Tatsumi (GoRed)

Tatsuya Asami (Time Red)

Kakeru Shishi (GaoRed)

Yosuke Shiina (Hurricane Red)

Ryoga Hakua (AbaRed)

Banban "Ban" Akaza (DekaRed)

Kai Ozu (MagiRed)

Satoru "Chief" Akashi (BoukenRed)

Jan Kando (GekiRed)

Sosuke Esumi (Go-On Red)

Takeru Shiba (ShinkenRed)

Alata (GoseiRed)

Captain Marvelous (GokaiRed)

Hiromu Sakurada (Red Buster)

Daigo "King" Kiryu (KyoryuRed)

Raito Suzuki (ToQ 1)

Takaharu Igasaki (AkaNinger)

Yamato Kazakiri (ZyuohEagle)

Lucky (ShishiRed)

Kairi Yano (LupinRed) & Keiichiro Asaka (Patren 1)

Kou (RyusoulRed)

Juru Atsuta (KirameiRed)

Kaito Goshikida (Zenkaiser)

Taro Momoi (Don Momotaro)

Gira Hustie (KuwagataOhger)

Taiya Hando (BoomRed)

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Character Profile: Catherine Plantagenet

(Source: @/hiba-tan on Instagram and DeviantArt. Found via Pinterest.)

Princess Catherine Plantagenet is the youngest child of King Edward and the ailing Queen Elizabeth. Her older siblings are, from oldest to youngest, Princess Anne, Prince Richard, Prince Henry, Princess Mary, and Princess Victoria. Besides her mother, these family members overlook Catherine, who genuinely resents her lifestyle and the expectation for her to marry and continue the bloodline despite the fact that she's almost guaranteed to never see the throne. She alternates between wanting to fade into obscurity versus making everyone remember her. To reach these ends, she's studied magic under her mother, the only family member she feels truly loyal to, though her mother is a sorcerer and she favors ceremonial magic. Now that her mother has fallen ill with no cure known to the palace's healers, she's reached out to her long-time rival, Mars, for help.

She also has several nieces and nephews thanks to her older siblings who are already married - Prince William (via Richard), Princess Jane (via Henry), Princess Margaret (via Anne), and Prince James (via Richard).

Pronouns: she/her

Occupations: princess, ceremonial magician

Description: often-braided black hair, dark ink-brown eyes, deep brown skin

Story: The Farmer and the Princess

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Have you got any halal restaurant reccs in central london? Xx

i have spent the last 2 years spending stupid money on halal restaurants in central london i am so prepared for this ask 💕

burgers/chicken etc: siirgista bros (picadilly), coqfighters (soho, king’s cross), wingstop (shaftesbury avenue), burgeri (oxford street), stax diner (carnaby street)

brunch: dulce (whitechapel), drunch (mayfair), apple butter cafe (covent gardens)

east/south east asian: bento bab - kbbq (whitechapel), cocochan - dim sum (marylebone), pf changs (leicester square), ramo ramen (soho), rasa sayang - malaysian (soho), eat tokyo (soho)

lebanese/palestinian: hibas (tottenham court road), ranoush juice (edgware road) - loads of restaurants on edgware road are good

indian/south asian food: dishoom (shoreditch, covent garden’s, carnaby street), hankeys cafe (marble arch), madhus (mayfair)

other: the great chase - they do a halal sunday roast it’s INSANE (islington), coco lounge (tower bridge), goodman - steak (mayfair)

food halls/courts: arcade (tottenham court road), seven dials market (covent gardens), carnaby street food court, spitalfields market (liverpool street), oxford street market halls, camden market- there’s halal options in all of these places they’re super cute

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Congrats on 1.3k Hiba!! May I request oneshots for Basil Hawkins or King under the prompts 🛋️ or💆 for Fall

LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

Slow trailing kisses caressed each part of those pearly with legs, spreading a warm fuzzy feeling throughout his body.

Intimacy, his mind thought.

Could true love feel like this?

And to say it started in the most mundane way. No, his cards were absolutely right. Today he would found the meaning behind your connection.

True love....

He couldn't help but sigh and let himself be engulfed, it was like his soul had been set on fire.

You paid attention to both his legs. Giving them equal and undivided love.

Soft, slow and warm.

That's how your kisses felt.

And he couldn't help but ask for more.

But he would not dare to say that aloud.

You could read him like a book. His eyes told you all you needed.

He trusted you. With his soul and mind.

Every kiss you bestowed upon him felt like a blessing.

And he couldn't help but yearn for your love. For you. For your... connection.

And in that moment...he understood why the cares said that.

"For one day you will find someone to lay their love on you"

A kiss has never felt so freeing.

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چوںکفرازکعبہخیزدکجاماندمسلمانی،حافظشیرازی

SA BUILDING A NEW RELIGION, NEW ISLAM, AN INNOVATION (BID’AH), WHICH IS FORBIDDEN ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC LAW...

WHEN KUFR (POLYTHEISM) RISES FROM THE HOME OF THE KA’BAH, WHERE DO BOTH ISLAM AND MUSLIMS GO?

Here some reforms implemented by western educated and trained Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.of Saudi Arabia, that will likely have the biggest impact on the conservative kingdom.

1. Women's driving ban lifted

Saudi Arabia shocked many in the kingdom late September when it was announced a long-standing and controversial ban on women driving in the Saudi Arabia would be lifted in 2018.

2. Saudi's first ever Comic Con

Saudi Arabia's first "Comic Con" event - a US-based pop culture movement - was held in February. The three day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events was the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.

3. Stadiums open to Saudi women

In another landmark move, Saudi Arabia announced its decision to allow women to enter sports stadiums for the first time from next year.

The ultra-conservative kingdom - which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on women - has long barred women from sports arenas by strict rules on segregation.

4. Entertainment city planned

Riyadh announced plans to build an 'entertainment city' outside the capital, Riyadh. The 334sq km park will include a safari, sports facilities, theme park and other activities.

Saudi Arabia also announced it will build a series of theme parks in the Kingdom with US-based developer Six Flags involved in the projects.

5. Music concerts allowed

A series of concerts by international and Arab artists were hosted in Saudi Arabia in 2017 including the first exclusively female music concert with a performance from Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji.

Saudis spent billions of dollars annually to see movies, attend concerts and visit amusement parks in neighbouring tourist hubs of Bahrain and Dubai.

6. Cinema ban lifted

For the first time in 35 years, cinemas in Saudi Arabia opened their doors to the public.

7. Tourist Visas

With promises of new entertainment facilities, theme parks, cinemas, concerts and water parks, and the promotion of Saudi Arabia's historical sites, all that was missing was the ever-elusive tourist visa. The government approved a tourist visa program in October.

8. Mixed-gender national day celebrations

The kingdom's national day in September saw women allowed to enter the Riyadh's main stadium to join in with celebrations for the first time.

The presence of women at the King Fahd Stadium marked a departure from previous celebrations in the Gulf kingdom.

Women were allowed to enter the stadium, a previously male-only venue used mostly for football matches. Women and their families were seated separately from single men but it allowed them to watch a musical show and a play on Saudi history.

9. Yoga

Fitness enthusiasts in Saudi Arabia can rejoice - yoga is officially back on the program.

The Saudi ministry of trade and industry has officially approved the teaching of yoga and listed it under their sports activities.

Those wishing to practice or teach yoga can now collect a license from the ministry. Fun times for yogis.

10. Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform program.

Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups.

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چوںکفرازکعبہخیزدکجاماندمسلمانی،حافظشیرازی

SA BUILDING A NEW RELIGION, NEW ISLAM, AN INNOVATION (BID’AH), WHICH IS FORBIDDEN ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC LAW...

WHEN KUFR (POLYTHEISM) RISES FROM THE HOME OF THE KA’BAH, WHERE DO BOTH ISLAM AND MUSLIMS GO?

Here some reforms implemented by western educated and trained Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.of Saudi Arabia, that will likely have the biggest impact on the conservative kingdom.

1. Women's driving ban lifted

Saudi Arabia shocked many in the kingdom late September when it was announced a long-standing and controversial ban on women driving in the Saudi Arabia would be lifted in 2018.

2. Saudi's first ever Comic Con

Saudi Arabia's first "Comic Con" event - a US-based pop culture movement - was held in February. The three day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events was the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.

3. Stadiums open to Saudi women

In another landmark move, Saudi Arabia announced its decision to allow women to enter sports stadiums for the first time from next year.

The ultra-conservative kingdom - which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on women - has long barred women from sports arenas by strict rules on segregation.

4. Entertainment city planned

Riyadh announced plans to build an 'entertainment city' outside the capital, Riyadh. The 334sq km park will include a safari, sports facilities, theme park and other activities.

Saudi Arabia also announced it will build a series of theme parks in the Kingdom with US-based developer Six Flags involved in the projects.

5. Music concerts allowed

A series of concerts by international and Arab artists were hosted in Saudi Arabia in 2017 including the first exclusively female music concert with a performance from Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji.

Saudis spent billions of dollars annually to see movies, attend concerts and visit amusement parks in neighbouring tourist hubs of Bahrain and Dubai.

6. Cinema ban lifted

For the first time in 35 years, cinemas in Saudi Arabia opened their doors to the public.

7. Tourist Visas

With promises of new entertainment facilities, theme parks, cinemas, concerts and water parks, and the promotion of Saudi Arabia's historical sites, all that was missing was the ever-elusive tourist visa. The government approved a tourist visa program in October.

8. Mixed-gender national day celebrations

The kingdom's national day in September saw women allowed to enter the Riyadh's main stadium to join in with celebrations for the first time.

The presence of women at the King Fahd Stadium marked a departure from previous celebrations in the Gulf kingdom.

Women were allowed to enter the stadium, a previously male-only venue used mostly for football matches. Women and their families were seated separately from single men but it allowed them to watch a musical show and a play on Saudi history.

9. Yoga

Fitness enthusiasts in Saudi Arabia can rejoice - yoga is officially back on the program.

The Saudi ministry of trade and industry has officially approved the teaching of yoga and listed it under their sports activities.

Those wishing to practice or teach yoga can now collect a license from the ministry. Fun times for yogis.

10. Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform program.

Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups.

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Glastonbury 2024 Lineup, Set Times, and Clashfinder for Each Stage

Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Fans can now navigate potential clashes between sets and find out which stages their favorite artists will be performing on. Glastonbury organizers have released the full set times across each stage for this year’s festival. Notable performances include Little Simz before Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, and LCD Soundsystem ahead of Dua Lipa’s Friday slot. The 2024 edition of Glastonbury will take place from Wednesday, June 26, to Sunday, June 30. Headliners include Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA, with Shania Twain in the Legends Slot. Here are the set times for the main stages across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: Friday Pyramid Stage Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Dua Lipa: 22:00 - 23:45 - LCD Soundsystem: 19:45 - 21:00 - PJ Harvey: 18:00 - 19:00 - Paul Heaton: 16:15 - 17:15 - Seventeen: 14:45 - 15:45 - Olivia Dean: 13:15 - 14:15 - Squeeze: 12:00 - 12:45 Other Stage - Idles: 22:15 - 23:30 - D-Block Europe: 20:30 - 21:30 - Anne-Marie: 18:45 - 19:45 - Bombay Bicycle Club: 17:15 - 18:15 - Confidence Man: 15:45 - 16:45 - Headie One: 14:15 - 15:15 - The Snuts: 13:00 - 13:45 - Annie Mac: 11:30 - 12:30 West Holts Stage - Jungle: 22:15 - 23:45 - Heilung: 20:15 - 21:30 - Danny Brown: 18:30 - 19:30 - Sugababes: 16:55 - 17:55 - Noname: 15:30 - 16:25 - Squid: 14:00 - 15:00 - Asha Puthli: 12:30 - 13:30 - Sofia Kourtesis: 11:00 - 12:00 Woodsies - Jamie xx: 22:30 - 23:45 - Sampha: 21:00 - 22:00 - Declan McKenna: 19:30 - 20:30 - Arlo Parks: 18:00 - 19:00 - The Vaccines: 16:30 - 17:30 - Kenya Grace: 15:15 - 16:00 - Remi Wolf: 14:00 - 14:45 - Lambrini Girls: 12:45 - 13:30 - Voice of Baceprot: 11:30 - 12:15 The Park Stage - Fontaines D.C.: 23:00 - 00:15 - King Krule: 21:15 - 22:15 - Aurora: 19:30 - 20:30 - Dexys: 18:00 - 19:00 - This Is The Kit: 16:30 - 17:30 - The Mary Wallopers: 15:15 - 16:00 - Barry Can't Swim: 14:00 - 14:45 - Moonchild Sanelly: 12:45 - 13:30 - Lynks: 11:30 - 12:10 Acoustic Stage - The Bootleg Beatles: 21:30 - 22:45 - Scouting for Girls: 20:00 - 21:00 - Tanita Tikaram: 18:30 - 19:30 - Dervish: 17:00 - 18:00 - Stornoway: 16:00 - 16:40 - Red Hot Chilli Pipers: 15:00 - 15:40 - Josh Rouse: 14:00 - 14:40 - Angie McMahon: 13:00 - 13:40 - John Smith: 12:10 - 12:40 - The Burma: 11:30 - 12:00 Avalon Stage - Skindred: 23:05 - 00:20 - Kate Nash: 21:35 - 22:35 - Haircut 100: 20:05 - 21:05 - Lulu: 18:35 - 19:35 - Frank Turner: 17:05 - 18:05 - Billie Marten: 15:40 - 16:40 - The Deep Blue: 14:20 - 15:10 - The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican: 13:00 - 13:50 Left Field - Billy Bragg: 21:00 - 22:00 - Sprints: 19:50 - 20:30 - Seb Lowe: 18:40 - 19:20 - Big Special: 17:35 - 18:10 - Trampolene: 16:30 - 17:05 - Radical Round Up: Billy Bragg, Bow Anderson, Charlotte Church: 15:00 - 16:00 - Debates: Israel Palestine: Hope and Solidarity in Action with Ahmed Alnaouq, Na'amod, Rachel Shabi, Shaista Aziz, John Harris: 13:30 - 14:30 - Debates: Trans Liberation Now! With Hiba Noor, Noah Lonergan, Sabah Choudrey, Travis Alabanza, Shon Faye: 12:00 - 13:00 Arcadia - Amelie Lens: 01:50 - 03:00 - HAAi B2B KI/KI: 00:45 - 01:50 - Joy Orbison: 23:40 - 00:40 - Arcadia and the Wadjuk Noongar - Warraloo Ceremony: 23:30 - 23:40 - Fatboy Slim: 22:00 - 23:30 Saturday Pyramid Stage - Coldplay: 21:45 - 23:45 - Little Simz: 19:45 - 20:45 - Michael Kiwanuka: 17:45 - 18:45 - Keane: 16:00 - 17:00 - Cyndi Lauper: 14:30 - 15:30 - Ayra Starr: 13:15 - 14:00 - Femi Kuti: 12:00 - 12:45 Other Stage - Disclosure: 22:30 - 23:45 - The Streets: 20:30 - 21:30 - Camila Cabello: 18:45 - 19:45 - Bloc Party: 17:15 - 18:15 - The Last Dinner Party: 15:45 - 16:45 - Tems: 14:15 - 15:15 - The Staves: 13:00 - 13:45 - Jamie Webster: 11:45 - 12:30 West Holts - Jessie Ware: 22:15 - 23:45 - Masego: 20:30 - 21:30 - Black Pumas: 19:00 - 20:00 - Nitin Sawhney: 17:30 - 18:30 - Corinne Bailey Rae: 16:00 - 17:00 - Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy: 14:30 - 15:30 - The Skatalites: 13:00 - 14:00 - 47SOUL: 11:30 - 12:30 Woodsies - Gossip: 22:30 - 23:45 - Sleaford Mods: 21:00 - 22:00 - Yard Act: 19:30 - 20:30 - TBA: 18:00 - 19:00 - Fat White Family: 16:30 - 17:30 - Soccer Mommy: 15:15 - 16:00 - Mannequin Pussy: 14:00 - 14:45 - High Vis: 12:45 - 13:30 - Kneecap: 11:30 - 12:15 The Park Stage - Peggy Gou: 23:00 - 00:15 - Orbital: 21:15 - 22:15 - The Breeders: 19:30 - 20:30 - Lankum: 18:00 - 19:00 - Arooj Aftab: 16:30 - 17:30 - Otoboke Beaver: 15:15 - 16:00 - Bar Italia: 14:00 - 14:45 - Kara Jackson: 12:45 - 13:30 - Johnny Flynn: 11:10 - 12:10 Acoustic Stage - Ocean Colour Scene: 21:30 - 22:45 - Ralph McTell: 20:00 - 21: Read the full article

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"LIBERATE TRIO HELD IN DRUGGIST'S DEATH," Toronto Star. April 10, 1934. Page 5. --- Megaffin, Nichols and Curtis Discharged by Police Magistrate --- "No bill" having been found by a spring assize grand jury last week, Cecil Megaffin and Harold W. Nichols, charged with manslaughter, walked out of men's police court today free men.

"A grand jury finding no bill against them last week. I am given to understand the charges will be withdrawn," said R. H. Greer, counsel for Megaffin.

"I have no instructions to the contrary," replied F. I. Malone, crown attorney.

Edward J. Curtis, held as a material witness in the same case, had the charge withdrawn.

The charges arose out of the death of Clelland Russell. Pape Ave.. druggist, who was found on the running board of his car with his skull battered.

Took Eggs from Truck Theft of 30 dozen eggs on March 20. belonging to I. Spivak. King St., plus a record, helped George Morrisette to six months definite and six months indefinite in the reformatory.

J. Marco, working at an parking lot nearby, saw accused, accompanied by two others, lift a case of 30 dozen of eggs from a truck on Market St.. he said.

Marco told the court that he had seen the same youth take a bag of sugar a few days previously. "You know what Magistrate Coatsworth told you last time?" queried Mr. Malone of accused. "That it was my last chance," was the reply.

"All right, six definite and six indefinite," decided his worship.

Penitentiary Warning "It will be the penitentiary for you if you keep it up." the crown attorney promised John Kerr and Roy Rutledge, who were placed on probation for one year on a theft charge.

Five Days to Clean Up Looking as if he had been hanging over the smoke stack. Joe Host pleaded guilty to beating his way on a C.P.R. train yesterday and was fined $10 or five days. "To clean up," added Magistrate Tinker. Accused told the court, through an interpreter, that he was looking for work, and getting an offer of a job on a farm near here he had "hopped" a train because he had no money.

Standing in the dock facing drunk charges was nothing new for them. Robt. McHenry and John King admitted to the court. As a result they were given options of $50 or 30 days each. "Don't make the mistake again," his worship warned them.

Uses Drug for Rheumatism Finding John Whalen, a youth, in the basement of a lunch counter at Yonge and Gerrard Sts. on April 2 with codeine, a spoon. eye-dropper and a hypodermic needle in his possession, an officer arrested him on a vagrancy charge.

"He uses it for his rheumatism," said his mother.

"I am not an addict," broke in accused.

Whalen had a long record, which included theft and housebreaking charges. "I don't want to send you to jail," sighed the eadi. "It would do neither you nor your mother any good. You had better stop the drugs because they are only steps to more serious things. They will lead to your ruin. I am going to put you on probation for a year to Captain Bunton of the Salvation Army."

Betrayed By a Bottle When Harry Higgen got out of a car involved in an accident at the corner of Lowther Ave, and St. George St. last Thursday, a bottle. half full of whiskey, tumbled to the pavement. P.C. Graham testified. in liquor and traffic court to-day. As a result Higgen was ordered to pay a $30 fine or spend 30 days in jail, being convicted of consuming in an illegal place.

Roomer Was Too Generous Sobbing that she had been victimized by a roomer at her mother's house, Mary Buga. 17-year-old crippled girl pleaded guilty to having illicit alcohol. She came out of a house on Chestnut St. carrying a pint of the spirits, Motorcycle Officer Gannon stated.

"Mike Hiba gave it to me and told me to treat my sister." she testified, in tears. "I didn't think there was anything wrong."

Hiba, she said, lived at her mother's house with her three little brothers and another man.

At the suggestion of the bench a charge of having was brought against Hiba, who denied everything, never saw the girl that day." he asserted. "I am hard-working peddler."

"Of alcohol?" queried J. A. Marshall, crown prosecutor. "Er-nh-no." replied Mike.

"I don't believe this man. He is not telling the truth." decided Magistrate Browne, fining Hiba $100 and costs or 3 months, with an additional one month in jail and discharging the girl.

Day of Young Criminals "Isn't it the boys of this age that are the experienced criminals of today?" remarked Magistrate Browne when Arthur O'Reilly, 20, pleaded guilty to shopbreaking. "I don't see many of the old timers involved in big crimes nowadays."

O'Reilly alias O'Brien, who charged jointly with Gerald was H. Browne with breaking into Herman Speers' drug store on Gerrard St. E.. March 19, had admitted stealing $13.40 and a quantity of cigarettes and tobacco. He was given 60 days in the reformatory while Browne was discharged.

T. B. Horkins made a strong plea for mitigation, pointing out the accused had only been married three months and was making a determined effort to reform and live down several other convictions of theft. "He is a wanderer from Nova Scotia without guidance," he pleaded. "He was perfectly frank about it all and accepts all the responsibility."

"He has had experience In crime," his worship observed. "If it were not for counsel's plea I would be tempted to send him to the reformatory for two years: his record warrants it. There is no doubt in my mind that he was shielding this other man."

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A cool design of Dan(the King Hiba) from Tenku Senki Shurato.

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Haken: Fauna (2023)

Haken: Fauna (2023) - https://dionysosrising.blog.hu/2023/02/25/haken_fauna -

Kiadó: InsideOut

Honlapok: www.hakenmusic.com facebook.com/HakenOfficial

Szinte már hallom a nyafogást, a „szakmai öntudattól” fűtött berzenkedést: a lemez hivatalosan még meg sem jelent (a megjelenés beharangozott dátuma: 03.03.), ráadásul egy órásnál hosszabb igen összetett, nehezen emészthető progresszív rock/metál kiadványról van szó; hogy képzeli ez a majom, hogy már most kritikát ír róla?! Nos, így. Nem tartozom magyarázattal, részletes önigazolással senkinek, a véleményemet írom le, ha pedig később úgy látom, hogy ítéletem elhamarkodott volt – ez 2008 óta (és közel ezer kritikával később) olyan kevésszer fordult elő, hogy egy kezemen meg tudom számolni –, akkor utólag én leszek az első, aki elismerem, hogy gyarló és esendő vagyok.

Szóval itt van nekünk az új Haken. Nemcsak a lemez új, hanem bizonyos értelemben a zenekar is, bár a kreatív mag maradt, „jelentős zenei nézetkülönbségek” miatt – bármit is jelentsen ez – Diego Tejeida kilépett, helyére pedig a régi-új billentyűs, Peter Jones került (aki nem mellesleg már az előző albumon is föltűnt vendégzenészként). Nehéz lenne megmondani, hogy Peter Jones újraigazolása miatt, vagy éppen a „zenei nézetkülönbséget” kiváltó szemléletváltás miatt, de a „Fauna” hangzásképe érezhetően eltér az előző két lemezétől, és nagyon jelentősen az első néhány albumétól.

Meg kell adni, a Haken vérbeli progresszív formáció, mindig keresi az új utakat, a megújulás lehetőségeit, mert irtóznak az önismétléstől. Ennek szellemében született meg az egyszerre futurisztikus, egyszerre retró, ’80-as éveket idéző „Affinity„, valamint ilyen indíttatásból – és talán részben a Mike Portnoy-jal megosztott színpadi élmények hatására – a „Vector” (2018) és a „Virus” (2020) elmozdult egy keményebb, metálosabb – mindenki értse jól! – dreamtheaterösebb irányba. Van, aki értékelte, de legalábbis elfogadta ezt a kísérletezést és van, aki a „Virus”-szal végleg elengedte őket. Nekem a „Virus” nagyon bejött (a lemezt záró kétperces nyűglődést leszámítva), még úgy is, hogy némi szimpátiával figyeltem a kezdeti zenei szemléletet, a finomabb, cizelláltabb megközelítést hiányoló régi rajongók panaszait.

Hogy milyen furcsán vicces fordulatokat produkál az élet: én most kerültem abba a lelkiállapotba, amelyikbe az első néhány lemez szerelmesei találták magukat az elmúlt néhány évben. A „Fauna”-val a banda a kísérletezés egy olyan fázisába lépett, ahová már csak nagy vonakodva, kényszeredett mosollyal az arcomon tudom követni őket. Nehéz megmagyarázni, hogy mi változott. Az pl. azonnal, az első hallgatásra föltűnt, hogy az első (és nem is éppen dallamos) gitárszólóra a negyedik számig kell várni. Tudom, hogy ez már csak az olyan merev, minden újdonságra gyanakvóan tekintő „tatarockernek” tűnik föl vagy okoz problémát, mint amilyen én vagyok, de ez van.

Az olyan dalok, mint a „Nightingale” vagy a „Beneath The White Rainbow” szimptomatikusak abban az értelemben, hogy belőlük világosan kiolvasható: a dallamosság és a gitárszóló, mint a rockzene szent és sérthetetlen „intézménye” különösebb lelkifurdalás nélkül föl vannak áldozva a djentes szinkopáció és a poliritmizálás oltárán. A „The Alphabet of Me” pedig nekem már konkrétan hallgathatatlan pop/electro szörnyszülöttnek tűnik. Valahogy az egész album túlzottan gépies, technikai, futurisztikus, lélektelen lett. Kiemelkedően a legjobb szám egyértelműen az igen összetett, ám (a maga hakenes módján) dallamos, 11 perc fölötti „Elephants Never Forget”, amelyben – a lemez szempontjából atipikusan – több hangszeres szóló is van. Ez a szerzemény nagyjából olyan, mintha a Dream Theater „Six Degrees Of Inner Trubulence” album első lemezéről maradt volna le. Talán az is jelzésértékű, hogy a Haken a Between The Buried And Me-vel és nem pl. a The Flower Kings-szel, de még csak nem is a Circus Maximus-szal indul turnéra.

A hiba alighanem az én vevőkészülékemben van. A zenészek lenyűgözőek, a dalok szokatlanul különlegesek és technikailag igen bonyolultak, a zenei képzettség, kompetencia, kreativitás szembeötlő: a lemezt mégis hagyom a polcon. Most először. Majd megveszik, akik nálam fiatalabbak és rugalmasabbak. Illetve ők már nem veszik meg, hanem sztrímelik valahonnan, rosszabbik esetben jutyúbon hallgatják. A parádés „Elephants Never Forget”-et (na jó, meg alkalmasint a lemezt nyitó bikaerős „Taurust”-t és az albumot záró, igen hangulatos „Eyes of Ebony”-t) én is fogom – mármint sztrímelni.

Tartuffe

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[Album] Holidays Around the World - Pentatonix

Pentatonix just released their new album Holidays Around the World on Friday (October 28)! The Grammy award-winning A Cappella group – Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola and Matt Sallee – collaborated with quite a few artists from around the world for their sixth holiday album. Featured on the album are Lea Salonga, Meghan Trainor, The King Singers, Hiba Tawaji, La Santa Cecilia, Lang Lang, Grace Lokwa, Shreya Ghoshal, and HIKAKIN & SEIKIN. “The holidays have taken on a new meaning for all of us over the past couple of years. We cherish this time of year more than ever,” Scott shared in a statement. “However, we wanted to spread this message as far as possible. That’s why we decided to bridge the gap between cultures and genres in a way we never have before. Now, we can’t wait to see all of you on the road.” As previously announced, Pentatonix will be hitting the road in November and December on their Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular Tour. Check out the tour dates below! It was also just announced that October 28th has been declared “Pentatonix Day” in Los Angeles! The city recognized the group’s contributions to the city over the last decade, with the resolution reading, “the Los Angeles City Council hereby declares October 28, 2022 as ‘Pentatonix Day’ in Los Angeles to acknowledge global impact of Pentatonix and to extend best wishes to this five-member group.” PTX will be honored in Los Angeles once again in 2023 when they receive their very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Earlier this year, Kirstin gave birth to her first child. Scott also debuted his first solo single, which he wrote about his fiancé. https://open.spotify.com/album/73NpyNEQHBYey6oZZrFD6X?si=d5f2c0d193784ad1 Check out Holidays Around the World and PTX’s upcoming tour dates below… Pentatonix: A Christmas Spectacular Tour Dates 11/17 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena 11/19 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center 11/20 Denver, CO Ball Arena 11/22 Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena 11/23 Tulsa, OK BOK Center 11/26 Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena 11/27 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 11/29 Green Bay, WI Resch Center 12/1 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena 12/3 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center 12/4 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena 12/6 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse 12/8 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena 12/10 Memphis, TN FedExForum 12/11 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 12/13 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum 12/14 Jacksonville, FL VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 12/15 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood 12/17 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum 12/19 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena 12/20 Hershey, PA Giant Center 12/22 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Read the full article

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Happy Halloween (or spooky day) could i have some headcanons or scenario about how Zoro would be on the day with his s/o who loves it (*cough* not me honestly *cough) also have a spooky husband

JjjDHtgnhjijggjihji-!! Riyuu!! I swear you know how to win me over (I would have done it either way though lmao-)!! I'm laughing at Law's jacket though, because Tongari means "sharp/pointy" and it's cute with his scythe! I did mordern!au so I hope that’s okay!! Reader is gender neutral!

Babe Below~!

Roronoa Zoro

Zoro really doesn’t care for holidays, especially Halloween. Between the kids, weird costumes, walking around (and getting lost-), and candy- he just didn’t see the appeal.

He did know how much you liked it though, so he begrudgingly found himself agreeing to go out trick or treating with you. Much to his other dismay, you had decided on a couple’s costume, he swore if he saw his blond friend tonight he would murder him-

At least for him, it wasn’t a cutesy outfit (he remembered once when his adopted sister Perona made him dress up as a doll one year-), so he was fine with being Frankenstein while you were his spouse. So he could at least be intimidating and not pretend to be enjoying himself (though he kind of liked scaring the kids-).

Definitely gets lost, he was getting candy and you had walked to the other house ahead of him, he thought you went down the alley and headed that way-

You will have to call him and point out local signs in order to get him back in one piece: 

“I’m by the McDonald’s.”

“Which one?”

“We only have one-”

“No- we have three!”

“Babe no that’s Burger King, he wears the crown remember?”

“Well I’m by the Colonel guy.”

“Oh my God, don’t move, I’m coming-”

At the end, the night went well! You managed to get tons of candy, and he somehow got booze? You are best not to ask how he got the small liquor shot bottles. 

Since he went out with you, he suggests spending the rest of the night watching movies and relaxing on the couch, though he ends up dozing off halfway through the film.

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Halloweeni töklámpás-válogatás: könyvmoly változat

Halloweeni töklámpás-válogatás: könyvmoly változat

Összegyűjtöttünk nektek néhány zseniális töklámpást, azonban ezek nem csak szépek, de már témájukkal belopják magukat a könyvmolyok szívébe. Te melyikkel díszítenéd szívesen otthonodat? Mi nem tudtunk választani, egyszerűen fantasztikusak.

J. R. R. Tolkien – A Gyűrűk Ura

Edgar Allan Poe -A holló

“Minden, mi van e bús világon, álomba ködlő furcsa álom.”Kami Garcia és Margaret Stohl – Beautiful…

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چوں کفر از کعبہ خیزد کجا ماند مسلمانی ، حافظ شیرازی

SA BUILDING A NEW RELIGION, NEW ISLAM, AN INNOVATION (BID’AH), WHICH IS FORBIDDEN ACCORDING TO ISLAMIC LAW…

WHEN KUFR (POLYTHEISM) RISES FROM THE HOME OF THE KA’BAH, WHERE DO BOTH ISLAM AND MUSLIMS GO?

Here some reforms implemented by western educated and trained Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.of Saudi Arabia, that will likely have the biggest impact on the conservative kingdom.

Women's driving ban lifted Saudi Arabia shocked many in the kingdom late September when it was announced a long-standing and controversial ban on women driving in the Saudi Arabia would be lifted in 2018.

Saudi's first ever Comic Con Saudi Arabia's first "Comic Con" event - a US-based pop culture movement - was held in February. The three day festival of anime, pop art, video gaming and film-related events was the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia.

Stadiums open to Saudi women In another landmark move, Saudi Arabia announced its decision to allow women to enter sports stadiums for the first time from next year.

The ultra-conservative kingdom - which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on women - has long barred women from sports arenas by strict rules on segregation.

Entertainment city planned Riyadh announced plans to build an 'entertainment city' outside the capital, Riyadh. The 334sq km park will include a safari, sports facilities, theme park and other activities.

Saudi Arabia also announced it will build a series of theme parks in the Kingdom with US-based developer Six Flags involved in the projects.

Music concerts allowed A series of concerts by international and Arab artists were hosted in Saudi Arabia in 2017 including the first exclusively female music concert with a performance from Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji.

Saudis spent billions of dollars annually to see movies, attend concerts and visit amusement parks in neighbouring tourist hubs of Bahrain and Dubai.

Cinema ban lifted For the first time in 35 years, cinemas in Saudi Arabia opened their doors to the public.

Tourist Visas With promises of new entertainment facilities, theme parks, cinemas, concerts and water parks, and the promotion of Saudi Arabia's historical sites, all that was missing was the ever-elusive tourist visa. The government approved a tourist visa program in October.

Mixed-gender national day celebrations The kingdom's national day in September saw women allowed to enter the Riyadh's main stadium to join in with celebrations for the first time.

The presence of women at the King Fahd Stadium marked a departure from previous celebrations in the Gulf kingdom.

Women were allowed to enter the stadium, a previously male-only venue used mostly for football matches. Women and their families were seated separately from single men but it allowed them to watch a musical show and a play on Saudi history.

Yoga Fitness enthusiasts in Saudi Arabia can rejoice - yoga is officially back on the program.

The Saudi ministry of trade and industry has officially approved the teaching of yoga and listed it under their sports activities.

Those wishing to practice or teach yoga can now collect a license from the ministry. Fun times for yogis.

Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform program.

Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups.