I tested the process replacement maldoc (Hancitor Maldoc Bypasses Application Whitelisting) on Windows 10 and Word 2016. It's not blocked.
However, it's not stable. The shellcode is executed and the embedded malware is launched (9 times out of 10 successfully), but then the Word process crashes.
To be 100% sure, I made my own PoC Word document that injects shellcode and then starts calculator. This PoC is always successful on Windows 10 without EMET, and doesn't crash the Word process. As expected, when EMET is installed on Windows 10, execution of the shellcode is blocked and calc.exe can't be launched.
KaiXin exploit kit (EK) was first identified in August 2012 by Kahu Security , and it received some press from security-related blogs later that year [2, 3, 4]. Within the past year or so, Jack at malwarefor.me and I have posted our analysis of a few KaiXin EK traffic examples [5, 6, 7, 8, 9], and in March 2016 I wrote an ISC diary about this EK . A May 2016 blog from Palo Alto Networks associated some instances of KaiXin EK with a KRBanker trojan that targeted online banking users .
Since that time, I've rarely found KaiXin EK. Every once in a while, I'd sometimes find indicators, but I was never able to generate any traffic. Fortunately, someone recently informed me of an active URL, and I retrieved some good examples of KaiXin EK.
Of note, I had to use an older Windows 7 host with Internet Explorer (IE) 8 as the web browser. I was unable to generate any EK traffic from the initial URL if I used Windows 7 with IE 9 or newer.
Today's diary examines these examples of KaiXin EK infection traffic.
I tried a variety of configurations (all using IE 8) in order to get as many exploits as possible. An older Windows host with Java 6 runtime environment update 22 gave me a Java exploit. Newer Windows hosts generated different Flash exploits. The below images show 3 examples of the traffic from the initial URL.
Shown above: First run for the KaiXin EK infection traffic in Wireshark.
Shown above: Second run for the KaiXin EK infection traffic in Wireshark.
Shown above: Third run for the KaiXin EK infection traffic in Wireshark.
The initial URL appears to be a gate. This gate checks for security products from Chinese-based companies like Kingsoft, 360 and Tencent.
Shown above: HTTP request and response for the initial URL.
Shown above: Some security products referenced in HTML from the first HTTP response.
Using tcpreplay on Security Onion, I found several alerts related to KaiXin EK if I tried Suricata with the Emerging Threats signature set.
Shown above: Alerts on the traffic from the first run.
I ran the payload through publicly-available sandboxes at malwr.com and hybrid-analysis.com to get the post-infection traffic.
Today's KaiXin EK payload is a 8,192 byte executable that acts as a file downloader. It appears to download another piece of malware about 2 MB in size. I was unable to identify the follow-up malware based on the HTTP traffic it generated. The follow-up malware calls back to a domain registered to a Chinese individual or organization.
All activity for KaiXin EK and the post-infection traffic was on 125.77.31.181, a Chinese IP address.
Shown above: The malware payload and follow-up malware.
Show above: Traffic generated by the KaiXin EK payload and follow-up malware in a public sandbox.
Shown above: Alerts for the post-infection traffic on Security Onion using Sguil with Suricata and the Emerging Threats Pro signature set.
From the beginning, KaiXin EK has been described as a Chinese EK. I've seen it in traffic associated with China, Japan, Korea, and possibly some nations in Southeast Asia. It usually doesn't make the list with other more advanced EKs, and the exploits used in KaiXin EK seem awfully outdated.
However, the actors and campaigns using KaiXin EK remain a threat.
People can protect themselves by following best security practices like keeping their computers up-to-date with the latest version of Windows, web browsers, and browser-associated applications (like Java, Flash, etc.).
Pcaps, malware, and artifacts associated with this diary can be found here.


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Blog Posts	| Hurting Working People
Fast Food Workers Denounce Trump's Labor Nominee as the #AntiLaborSecretary
Demos • Amy Traub
"I was the victim of wage theft, exploitation, and of a stolen paycheck. I was never paid for time I regularly worked before clocking in. Every time I spoke up about the problem I was retaliated against by having my hours cut and my shifts changed."
Those were the powerful words of long-time Carl's Jr. employee Roberto Ramirez as he spoke in Spanish before a Senate forum this week. The treatment Ramirez tearfully described was illegal, exactly the type of abuse working people depend on the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate and remedy. But the man ultimately responsible for working conditions at Carl's Jr. – the chief executive who built his personal fortune on the mistreatment of workers like Mr. Ramirez – is now Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Labor, charged with enforcing these very laws.
Andrew Puzder has been CEO of fast food chain CKE Restaurants, Inc. (which includes Hardees and Carl's Jr.) since 2000. During that time, his company was a serial violator of key worker protection laws, even as Puzder himself spoke out against minimum wage, overtime, and sick leave rules, even expressing the wish that his employees were more like robots who would never take a vacation or sue him for racially discriminating against them.
On Thursday, Carl's Jr. and Hardees employees across the country took to the streets with the Fight for $15 to tell the nation exactly how unacceptable a Labor Secretary Puzder would be. "If Puzder is confirmed as labor secretary, it will mean the Trump years will be about low pay, wage theft, sexual harassment and racial discrimination instead of making lives better for working Americans like me," protested Terrance Dixon, a worker at Hardees from St. Louis.
My View: Trump's big mistake at the Department of Labor
Working People Reject Andrew Puzder

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» The Depths Stir [EVENT SIGNUP THREAD]
Today at 4:35 am by MWD
» It's a terrible life
Today at 4:12 am by Ame no ko
Today at 3:53 am by Iori[Chronos]
Bleach Platinum Hearts RP [Active] :: REALMS OF THE PH UNIVERSE :: The Soul Society :: Rukongai Share
Emerald Barley, Golden Wheat, and Platinum Blades (Private)
||Tsukuyomi||
Location : Seireitei
Yuri: 0-2 Umasi: 0-5+ Asada: 2-1 Ketai: 3-1+
Subject Post 1 Subject: Emerald Barley, Golden Wheat, and Platinum Blades (Private) Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:19 am
Yuri Tsukuyomi
Appearance: Vanguard Warden
Transformation Status: Dormant
Damage Status: Unharmed
Emotional State: Relaxed
Tier: 0-2
Coming back to the place where it all started. Some people have the never look back policy- Which is good in cases, But, When it comes to ones roots, You always no matter what, Have to know where you came from. The Dark Enforcer is the quintessential Role model when it comes to never looking back, But, Today, He is in Rukongai, Taking some days to himself to visit what remains of Rukongai after Akisame's attack. He held no grudges towards the unknown force that decimated the Surrounding Rukongai districts as He walks on a lonesome path towards one of the surviving districts in the area. Tsukuyomi's pace wasn't a quick one, merely putting one foot in front of the other; His face cascaded with a mannerism of being completely nonchalant- Mainly, Because he was. On his person, He only had the designated personal belongings that needed to be around at all times; His Zanpakutō, The Vanguard badge, And of course, His Bodhi Blastia. It was blatantly obvious that He wasn't trying to find anything particular in this District- From the looks of it, It had to be about number 25-27 Give or take some distance. Alas, As he walked into the small knit district, Everyone took a glance over towards Yuri, Smiling softly towards or giving a small wave before heading on with their own business. The Dark Enforcer in kind, acknowledges each person albeit a wave of the hand or a smile. It wasn't like he was some type of celebrity, He was merely infamous with Rukongai from days old.
"It's actually kind of nice to be back."
Those words escaped the lips of Tsukuyomi as he paced aimlessly forward throughout the District. The nice rich smell of wheat then flew past his nose, Making him slightly turn his head to the right in curiosity. His eye brow rose just a bit before placing his right hand on his hip in a contemplative state. It wasn't long before He merely shrug his shoulder and walked towards the gate to the farming fields. A golden field of wheat that was more than ready for the harvest was just waving back and forth as far as the eye could comprehend- Almost mesmerizing for a modicum of a moment. His amethyst eyes slightly narrow forward before cracking a faint smirk upon his face; This is Paradise. With Teion-en slung over his shoulder by the white ribbon tied around the sheathe, Yuri walks aimlessly into the field of wheat, Leaning down and plucking a piece of wheat with his right hand. He placed it into his mouth, sliding it to the corner of his mouth with his tongue inside. Birds signing and flying around, A gentle breeze, Nice sunny weather. Tsukuyomi needed this, Exactly this; Something nice, Something easy, Something simple. Stopping in his tracks after about two minutes of taking in the scenes, Yuri squats down, Extending his body along the ground- Placing Teion-en right in front of where he was laying down. He took a soft breath inward, exhaling shortly after before muttering outward to the blue open sky.
"This is more like it..."
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Subject Post 2 Subject: Re: Emerald Barley, Golden Wheat, and Platinum Blades (Private) Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:33 am
Jaeden was heading out, a jar of sake and well cups in his hands. He'd become much more relaxed after the training and fight with Kaminari. He'd changed to a point that was rather surprising, his posture was relaxed as he moved on. Drinking to the fallen who fell because of he and that devil Akisame, but who could judge. He'd slain them as though mere babes awaiting the mothers return. His Zanpakutō rested in his belt, a classic katana wielding style. He was carrying his buster blade, though the training with it was far and complete now. This was more a peace offering, finding a location in the fields of grass that remained where society once stood. He stabbed it into the ground, sitting down cross legged he poured himself a cup of sake. Sipping from it now as he smiled slightly at the flavor. Rice wine could always make a day much more fun then it had been. The destruction hadn't phased the people here, but the town was nice.
"It's weird to come here again after all..I walked through this place on that day to begin it..I know the cycle continues on, but allow me my little eccentricities of sharing a drink with the fallen. " Jaeden said talking to himself, his Captain's Haori was facing the town with the number on it. It wasn't to strange, Jaeden had kept rather close to his roots. He pulled Seiryu out and set it on his lap softly, the sheath of ebony rested rather peacefully on his lap. He'd let a sigh go as he sipped the sake happily, if anyone came along and wished to join him that would be fine. Truth be told drinking alone was quite the bother, having a partner made the days easier. The rare guard he used was a cross guard, that had small holes in places. A tassel hung from Seiryu's end or had at one point, the blade's crimson tassel was missing now. Jaeden had removed it long ago but some signs of it could be seen.
"Well..sorry about that..day..but let's see..I lost a fight not long ago to someone dear to me..To say they effected me would be an understatement..I am seeking the path of a swordsman now..That is till Kimiko catches up with me anyways..I figure, a couple days of drinking and practicing the old school.."
Jaeden wasn't really caring if other people heard him talking to himself as he sat down on the ground before the large sword he placed. It was in clear view of the town, the wheat fields were such a beauty and a story as old as time, a song as old as rhyme could be heard on the winds.
Intoxication Level: Sober
His legs were kicked up upon one another as The Dark Enforcer merely swayed his head back and forth- Almost following the pattern of the amalgamation of wheat that brushed past him every once and a while. Tsukuyomi's eyes were getting a bit heavy, Almost like a nap was in order, And before he knew it, He was asleep within the field- So carefree in times like this. But, Alas, The nap only lasted so long before noticing a reiatsu by his location that was rather strong. Yuri poked his head out from below the wheat to try and survey the area. It didn't take long before noticing a man with a captains Haori- A Captain in Rukongai ? Is their some type of mission ? Those were the first thoughts in his head before shaking his head slightly, taking a closer look at the cup in his hand- Sake. Ah, A captain just having a nice day out ? He couldn't have picked a better situated place to do so. It was beautiful they were, And it wasn't unlike Yuri to randomly start talking to one of the men around. So, Picking up his Zanpakutō, Yuri pushes himself the ground with his right hand before taking the same pace he had earlier towards The Captain of the Gotei.
"Let's hope he doesn't have a chip on his shoulder."
That fleeting thought crossed The Dark Enforcer's mind before it was quickly discarded just like the other random factoids or Assumptions. Teion-en was once again slung over his left shoulder- Obviously being held with his left hand; This is Yuri's main weapon and best friend- The other half of his soul, So to speak. In its sealed form, Teion-en is a normal katana with a rectangular tsuba with inward-curved corners with curved slits above and below the blade and a series of curved lines embossed on either side of the blade. His Zanpakutō is 76 cm in length With a white and black Handle and a Brown Sheathe, The Guard of the blade is Gold. On the Sheathe, there is a White Rope that Dangles Aimlessly. As he approached The Captain, He made sure that his reiatsu wasn't in a hostile manner, Merely translucent to the atomsphere- Just like Yuri right at the moment.
"Don't worry, I talk to myself too- Sometimes, It's the only way to get a good answer."
A soft chuckle left the mouth of Tsukuyomi after that tiny batter. His eyes examined everything that was around him; Sword- Probably his Zanpakutō, Bottle of Sake, Cups, And his Haori. Maybe he really was just here to enjoy the ever fleeting sights and sounds of this beautiful day. Placing both hands behind his head, Tsukuyomi interlocked his fingers and tilted his head into the air just a bit. His amethyst eyes scan the same Haori once more as Nostalgia flows into his mind about the times when He was in the Gotei as the Fifth Division captain. Man. Good Times- Rough, But, Good. The Dark Enforcer merely looks at that time in his life as a Training to what he has come today. He rests his eyes closed before saying in a nonchalant tone.
"Man, It's been forever since I've seen a Captain's Haori- Man, Brings back memories."
Subject Post 4 Subject: Re: Emerald Barley, Golden Wheat, and Platinum Blades (Private) Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:40 am
Jaeden's jaw lined into a grin as the man came over, he wasn't in such a mind frame as others who came before him. A Captain in Rukongai was about as rare as the Gotei 13 showing a care for the poor folks out here. Jaeden enjoyed these places a bit more, so often sneaking or rather. Moving off without anyone knowing had become a move of his that was hard to defeat Jaeden smiled beginning and pouring a cup of sake for the man who'd come and joined him at the location he'd decided to rest. His reiatsu was anything but hostile, it seemed almost warm and understanding.
"That's true, people seem to avoid this place these days..Captains are always doing paper work..." He shuddered slightly at the word paper work, something he wasn't really cut out for in the long run of things. Warriors didn't really get the whole idea of filing paper work. His eyes were shut, something of the habit he formed. He was easily able to tell things without his eyes, but as a common kindness he opened them up. The crimson eyes that resembled blood so, he glanced at the male as he held the cup of sake out to him.
"I wasn't much of a Gotei 13 person, before I was asked to become a Captain...I honestly lived in a place like this, spent most my time dealing with our clans problems..Kind of a new feeling seeing someone from the other side of the fence, that was once a member of it."
Jaeden had meant nothing by it, he didn't really get to see people who came from once being there. Though this was simply an assumption by him, he assumed the man had once been part of it. He sipped from his sake cup softly, their was an abundance of sake left for them to drink. So the day was young and perhaps and interesting turn would happen soon.
Subject Post 5 Subject: Re: Emerald Barley, Golden Wheat, and Platinum Blades (Private) Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:58 pm
Emotional State: Relaxed/Piqued Curiousity
Intoxication Level: Kind of Sober
Thank god. He seemed rather nice, Considering he was a Captain of the gotei- Most of them, Or at least back in the old days, Were very uptight about their status with the Gotei. Times change though, Everything has a flip side, Everyone isn't the same. As the man began to pour Tsukuyomi a cup of sake, He grinned softly before kneeling down and taking a seat about a foot and a half away from the Captain. Teion-en clearly placed on the ground beside himself. A chuckle left The Dark Enforcers lips at the utterance of "Paperwork"- Especially in the gotei, Paperwork was the worse thing on the face of the planet; Yuri would rather fight a Vasto Lordes Hollow ten times over then get a shit load of paper work that needed to be done before the next morning. Even in the Vanguard, The paperwork isn't even half as much in the Gotei. Alas, In response to taking the cup of sake, The Dark Enforcer gave a brief wave of his free hand as he took the cup with the other; That's when his Amethyst eyes finally caught a look at the Captains eyes- Crimson, Like Blood. Tsukuyomi rested his eyes closed before taking a sip of Sake as well; It's been a little bit of time since Yuri has had drinks with another person- A total stranger at that. It's nice to meet new people though, Broadens the horizon for something better. Removing the cup from his lips, The Dark Enforcer said with a nonchalant tone of voice.
"No doubt, The Gotei Paperwork is something I don't miss- Nor ever will. "
Clan ? One of his eyes slid open just a bit as he surveyed him once more after the utterance of the word "Clan". What clan could it be ? Yuri is pretty well versed in the famous clans around the dimensions, So, Which one could he be from ? No matter. He would merely be up front about his curiosities. As the captain finished his expressed thought towards Yuri, Tsukuyomi softly scoffed at when he said the last little bit; This wasn't a disrespectful scoff, Merely one of acknowledgement of the past. It was there he would take another drink of his sake, feeling the liquid slide down his throat in a burning sensation- That's the spot. Taking a soft sigh, Yuri tilts his head up into the air, His eye once again closed from before as he finally expresses his curiosity towards the Captain.
"Yeah, I was once a captain. However, Situations deemed that I needed to leave. Meh, Shit happens. But, I have a question for you Captain- What's your name ?"
The sun was at the peak of its brightness at the moment- Roughly high noon he'd assume. He rolled his neck back and forth, Feeling a bit stiff recently. He placed his hand on the back of his neck before shaking his head softly- Thinking of the Battle he had with Shadin Yuudeshi with Zero and Kaito. It's been over a month, And his body still has flash backs of the damage that was inflicted. He grinned softly thinking of that time- Man, was that ever a rush, Even though it ended rather quickly for the likes of The Dark Enforcer. But, It was there, Yuri had learned a thing or two in battle- How to exploit powers in a different essence. But, Digressing onto another point in time, Tsukuyomi's opened his eyes slowly before noticing the sword in front of him. His right eye brow once again began to rise as he liked the way it looked.
"Nice blade you got there- Any good with it ?"
Jaeden smirked a bit as he drank from his cup, yeah the paper work was still a nightmare. Not a big change in the years there. He looked a bit at peace as he drank from his sake, before pouring some more. Boy he enjoyed this type of peace, it would be nice if it kept going on for a life time. Jaeden rubbed his chin, this man was direct and yet very honest. The winds blew softly, the wheat fields dance and told the stories of old. Jaeden pry was one of few who had an imagination to see these stories before his crimson eyes like the pages of a book turning. A new story would be told today, between he and this man perhaps. The day when the old guard, met the new one.
"I am Jaeden Crow, just a honest swordsman from a clan that practices a bizarre sword style." Jaeden chuckled somewhat at the word bizarre, it fit the style with almost a perfection that couldn't be defined in many other ways. However times did change and perhaps his style of swordsmanship was finished. He pondered the meaning behind it, Jaeden was a fine swordsman and since his loss. Many claimed he'd gotten even better then he used to be.
The question if he was any good with that thing, made a soft smile come to his lips. Jaeden wasn't arrogant, infact if anything the man was humble. And believed he wasn't anywhere near good. That like many, their was someone better he could learn from out there. Jaeden's humble nature had made him a likable person and well things added up to finally making him a Captain, the arguments that went into him joining were long and hard. Mainly because he believed it meant following orders no matter what, though he'd changed now since it began. Taking a sip of sake again before he gave his answer.
"No where as good as I would like to be, I know many people are more skilled then I with a sword, but it's something I believe I can grow stronger at and become better..as I grow." Jaeden didn't mind saying he lost to Kaminari, he wondered if she could beat him twice after he trained and pushed himself to his limits. Jaeden planned to do just that, he would push himself harder then ever before.
"And you?"
Subject Post 7 Subject: Re: Emerald Barley, Golden Wheat, and Platinum Blades (Private) Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:52 pm
Emotional State: Nonchalant
Intoxication Level: Feeling good
The breeze was rather enjoyable as the Two Shinigami conversed between each other about ever fleeting topics. Taking the last drink within his sake cup, Tsukuyomi placed it on the ground before him, Soon after stretching his arms upward from his sitting position. He was growing rather uncomfortable with the article in his pocket, So, He decided to reach inside of it and remove the item that was hindering his relaxation- His Vanguard Badge. The Badge that signifies one's acceptance into Vanguard. It is required for all members to have it on them at all times, and serves as all the uniform Vanguard requires. However, Yuri doesn't always wear the badge on his person, Today was just a random happenstance of this event. Placing the badge on the ground to his right, The Dark Enforcer then began to make eye contact with Jaeden as he begun to introduce himself; Jaeden Crow. Interesting. The Crow Clan. It's a clan he indeed has never heard of before, But, That wasn't the thing that caught his attention- "a bizarre sword style" ? Now, That was Yuri's language, He was always fascinated with the art of the blade- Thus, having an inclination on Jaeden's modesty, Yuri's blood began to heat up. A smirk was slightly cascaded over his lips before reaching over towards Teion-en with his left hand, wrapping his fingers around the sheathe in a slightly loose manner. However, As he did this, He didn't have a hostile atmosphere about him at all- Merely grabbing his Zanpakutō because he could. Alas, Jaeden answered his other inquiry about his ability with the weapon that was before him.
"A style of the sword ? This could get very interesting..."
This was merely another fleeting thought flowing through his head at the moment, Nothing that was actually expressed openly; But, As he was talking, Yuri truly believes this man is quite modest, Even his reiatsu flow is just soft, But, He'd surmise that it could get dangerous if need be- He was a Captain after all. As Jaeden finished, He asked Tsukuyomi if he was good with a sword- Heh. The smirk slightly faded into a nonchalant smile, Tilting his head back looking at the slightly waving wheat behind him. His black hair was draped down on the wheat as well, Cascading his shadow even further due to the bright, But, Docile sun in terms of heat. Taking a soft sigh with his head tilted backward, He reverted it to looking at his crimson eyes with his own Amethyst colored optics before lifting the sheathed Teion-en in front of himself.
"You know, Instead of giving you some explanation on whether I'm good or not, How about a friendly battle of swordsmen- Man to Man, Bizarre style to Bizarre style. However, to keep it fair, No Powers ? This place is too beautiful to destroy with our powers."
A simple sword fight- The setting could be more perfect to be honest; Beautiful location, The beaming sun that was shining in the west, the Sake drinks- It's like it came out of a old movie. Pushing off the ground with his right hand, The shinigami stood tall, removing all of the stagnate energy that encompassed his person. It was when he stood up, The rice wine really begun to circulate in his blood stream- Oh yeah, He was feeling good and loose. It's been at least seven or eight months since Yuri has even indulged in the alcoholic beverages. Taking one more quick shake of his person, Yuri cracked his knuckles before taking another look around- So much open space, No hindrance of any kind getting in the way of his style. Leaning down towards his location, Tsukuyomi picked up the vanguard badge with his left hand, placing it back inside of his pocket. With that, The Dark Enforcer flipped his Zanpakutō within the air, grabbing a backhanded grip with the handle with his left hand. Giving like a backward stabbing motion, The sheathe flew off aimlessly behind himself, Allowing the sliver blade to sheen within the sunlight. During the follow through, He flipped it once more before gaining a forehand grip on the handle with the same hand, Placing the unsheathed blade on his own shoulder- Believe it or not, This was his battle stance, But, Not his Kougekijutsu stance. He reached out with his right hand towards Jaeden if he would like assistance getting up, If he didn't take it, He wouldn't be offended in the slightest, Merely retracting his hand back to his side.
"Haven't had a simple sword fight in so long- Too long actually. Let's see if I've still got it."
Jaeden detect the swordsman spirit of another swordsman here. He was smirking softly, he couldn't help it. Jaeden was a bit buzzed, but it wasn't bad, it was one of those good buzzes that a person got from time to time. This place was a beautiful location indeed, Jaeden would need to restrain his rather impressive destruction of a power. He didn't mind accepting the hand of a fellow swordsman such as this man, he didn't know the name exactly yet. Something he would ask when it mattered, but that was something that should of been amusing enough. Jaeden had been working on some new moves, he would show them here. They weren't complete as of yet, perhaps this man would find the style amusing. As Jaeden got to his feet, he kept a hold of Seiryu the sword upon his lap. Jaeden stepped back somewhat, deciding he would go with a traditional stance of a swordsman.
Jaeden slowly pulled his zanapakuto free, the hissing of the blade was loud and it sounded as though the blade was hungry. Jaeden stopped not to far back from the man, before he let a small amount of his reiatsu grow hostile finally. Though it was like the mighty skies and storms above. It could be gentle and yet, something about it was very dangerous. Lighting danced across his skin, Jaeden closed his eyes slowly. Letting them shut tightly, as he exhaled a breath. Bringing his family's stance up, it was a mid-high stance. The wielder would bring the sheath just infront of them. Before bringing the sword down slowly, Jaeden was remembering things about the move he was about to use. The moves he was enjoying the sequence of events about to come from this, he couldn't really help but smile. Not many wanted a pure sword fight with him, just because he was Jaeden. "I am looking forward to this, before we begin in earnest.. Tell me your name, I wish to know the name of the man I am facing. For as a swordsman I wish to remember it."
Jaeden's request was simple and pure, he was an old fashioned warrior. Knowing the name of his friend or foe was a part of the man Jaeden became, it had been long since Jaeden could naturally be himself. This man was easy to be just Jaeden around, the Gotei 13 was something he'd tried so hard ot be something he wasn't. Jaeden was a warrior and that was something in his blood, but more then that was a lover of zanjutsu and all forms of swordsmanship. This was where the meadows and wheat fields would gain a new song. Jaeden lowered his stance now, taking off his Captain Haori.
"One sec, this thing gets in the way a bit off for my liking. I'll use it to cover the sake..Sshh...don't tell the Head Captain.." Jaeden said smiling, as he walked over and covered the sake cups in his Haori to protect them from what was to come, he could feel so much lighter without that on. Not to mention the other large sword he carried here. Alright it was about time they begin in full, waiting calmly before Yuri in a mid stance classic. He watched smiling softly, as he was set to go.
Emotional State: Pumped up
The flame of battle was beginning to burn inside of Yuri's soul, Knowing that this was going to be one of those fights that send his heart flying into bliss. Tsukuyomi's assistance was taken by Jaeden as he helped the fellow shinigami to his feet- The least he could do since he offered him some sake to a complete stranger. Watching him take some distance between themselves, Yuri didn't move at all- Merely surveying his actions for what they were. His amethyst eyes narrowed slightly as he felt an expulsion of reiatsu from Jaeden- Very Nice. It was there, for a modicum for a moment The Dark Enforcer noticed that electricity was running all over his skin. Lightning user. This could be interesting, Considering Lightning could be used in a plethora of instances; Even though, This was a battle of purely swordsmanship ability. It wasn't soon after the lightning stopped that he entered his first stance, His eye brow rose in response to his interesting stance; Sheathe and sword. In reality, It's better to be hit with a blunt sheathe than a sharp sword, So, he kept that in mind as his ears funneled in the request for Tsukuyomi's name- Ah, Yes. Yuri grinned softly before lifting his right hand, conjuring a modicum of reiatsu to manifest a singular white feather that looked like it was almost "frosted", glimmering in the sun. Twirling the end of the feather between his index finger and his thumb, Tsukuyomi grinned before saying in a Nonchalant tone of voice.
"Yuri. Yuri Tsukuyomi. By the way, Nice little trick with your reiatsu. Lightning is nice- However, I'm not that charged... We should just... chill."
With that utterance of "chill", The Dark Enforcer aimlessly tossed the singular white feather to the right hand side- Falling slowly towards the ground in a gracefully descent. The moment it hit the ground, It literally froze everything within the vicinity of twenty-five feet, Almost as if he Terra-froze the radius around. However, The ice didn't discriminate the bottle of sake and the cups that were with it. All of the wheat within twenty-five feet radius were frozen solid, A light blue crystal wonderland within the golden masses of wheat that continued to encompass the area. It was then, Jaeden took off his Captain's Haori and covered the now Frozen sake. Making the surroundings into Ice doesn't give him any type of advantage- Mainly because they're not fighting with powers, If they were, Then it would be a different story. But, Alas, Yuri chuckled softly as Jaeden said "Don't tell the Head Captain", Lifting Teion-en upward in front of himself, His eyes scanned the blade up and down- Merely reveling at its beauty and sheen, As well as looking at his rear flank from the reflection of the blade. Swinging his Sword down to his left side in a swift manner, The wheat on his left hand side were seemingly cut down for what seemed to be at least four feet; The wheat stocks slid from its cut position towards the ground, Shattering on impact due to their frozen nature. Tsukuyomi placed Teion-en back on his shoulder, sliding his right foot backward about two and a half inches before leaning forward slightly; As he slid his foot back however, He pumped a minimal amount of reiatsu to enhance his launch later to increase his speed. Tilting his head once more back and forth, The Dark Enforcer said one final thing before commencing the fight at hand
"Alright, Let's do this- Don't slip up Jaeden!"
Ready. Set. Burn. At the utterance of Jaeden, Tsukuyomi launched himself forward at the Captain with swift and daunting speed; The wheat behind his trail shattering from the following wake of wind that encompassed him. It took less than two seconds to appear directly in front of him, And within that time, Tsukuyomi twisted his body clockwise, transitioned Teion-en with swift sleight of hand to his right before Swinging his Blade towards his Chest. Even if that attack didn't strike true, Tsukuyomi would follow through with his movements, planting his left foot first, Pivoting on it quickly to appear on his right hand flank; Bending his knee only slightly for a moment. From there, Yuri lifted his right arm, bringing it down quickly towards his shoulder; Tsukuyomi wasn't the strongest person around, nor the fastest, But, His style mainly revolves around speed, precision, and unorthodox movements to overwhelm and confuse the enemy into never really knowing his next strike. Once again, If that attack didn't hit its intended target, The Dark Enforcer would waste no idea to once again follow through with his movements- Never really leaving an opening for a counter attack within his moments. It was after the swing, He would counter act his balance and weight, Bending his knee fully in an attempt to launch himself forward into a Front flip of extremely quick execution; Rising into the air about three feet, Yuri within this time once again switched his Zanpakutō back to his left hand, Allowing an attack from the opposite flank to be initiated. As he fell back to the ground, Tsukuyomi swung Teion-en downward at his sheathe in an attempt to cut it in half. If that didn't make a clean hit, once Yuri hit the ground, He would Vanish from his position with a quick shunpo to appear behind him about six and a half feet.
"This flame has just begun to burn Jaeden."
It was here, Yuri would implement one of his techniques of his Infamous Kougekijutsu. Shifting into his Kougekijustu stance, Yuri rests his eyes closed for a moment to gain a brief state of "zen". It was as if everything stopped moving for a singular second- Even though that wasn't the case in retrospect; The tip of the sword is now faced parallel to the ground on an easy forty-five degree angle, While his left hand is on the end, and his right is gripping the upper top part of the handle near the guard. With this stance, It is extremely simple to push upward with his own body mass to parry strike his foe. The greatest factor about this type of fighting style is that once Tsukuyomi Breaks his stance, His hands usually switch- Giving him the different front to attack from with only a modicum of a delay to switch, allowing him the seamless transition from hand to hand- Right now, His left is in front of his right for the moment.
"Ougi: Tenroumetsuga: Ensenga"
Infusing his katana with a modicum of reiatsu, Yuri tosses Teion-en towards the ground. The tip of Teion-en bounced off the ground, allowing it to rebound backward up in a twirling fashion for about three seconds; With its countless revelations, Yuri takes this time to roundhouse kick the Handle of the weapon with intense precision, Allowing the Weapon to dart forward with its tip steadfast ahead. Depending on the distance that needs to be traveled, Tsukuyomi shunpos from his position after the follow through of his Kick to appear on the left side of the flying dart about one foot from its impending location. Grabbing a hold of his weapon with a back handed grip, The Dark Enforcer Pushes forward with his Momentum, Slashing at his targets chest before going on their rear Flank with another shunpo; At that moment of appearing on the back, He flips his sword back into a forehand grip and Twists his arm back towards the enemy, sending a quick thrusting attack with little to no delay on his part. This thrusting attack is always aimed for his targets seventh Vertebra- Giving him the chance to paralyze his foe with a well targeted attack. If this didn't hit him, Yuri would merely jump back about another four feet, Waiting for Jaeden's rebuttal of a counter attack; As he landed however, He reverted back into his Kougekijutsu stance with his right hand forward this time.
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Jaeden watched the attack, bringing the sheath up he wondered if this next trick had ever been seen before. Jaeden had only shown one aspect of his reiatsu, lighting had a strange way magnetizing things. Making things a bit harder to get away, he used it on his Zanpakutō sheath. Jaeden wasn't using powers, this was a part of the sword style. He was smirking, he didn't claim to be the fastest or the strongest. Jaeden was fairly fast with his response, he brought his sheath up and turned it at an angle to block the sword. He'd gotten his right hand ready, before he was set. Jaedens eyes were shut still, he seemed able to fight with his sword much better like this. He made a slash to the right, though the secret of his art was about to be shown. A swordsman like Yuri would pry figure this trick out soon as he saw it. But Jaeden's slash to the left seemed almost like he was lost, but the truth was the slash wasn't in that location. A nearly invisible attack formed, on the side Yuri was advancing to attack with his hand on.
"Agreed.." Jaeden, had lowered his voice a bit and gotten a bit more serious. If Yuri continued into the mostly invisible attack he would run into the attack, the Tengu art was deception as a swordsman. Jaeden wasn't sure why, but he believed that someday he would invent the perfect art. It may of been connected from this form, but he wasn't ready yet. The attack wasn't the last, assuming Yuri dodged the move. Jaeden smirked and watched the path of the sword through his ear. Jaeden hadn't begun to show the strength the Tengu art presented. Jaeden wasn't quite sure if he'd gotten a hit or not, the tips of his slashes were visible. This swordsmanship of his required a tranquility that he brought about by calming his soul down. However Jaeden flicked his wrist holding what may remain of the sheath at the sword, slowing it down if it connected. He'd not bothered using his electric energy any longer. Though the field was open now for it, Jaeden wouldn't burn this place to the ground.
He brought both hands to his sword, a near traditional kendo stance, though it had some differences. He'd aimed the sheath for the hilt, it wasn't something he often did. Well it wasn't time to cry about spilled or frozen sake. Jaeden grinned as he spoke now, he cracked his neck softly. He wondered about this guy's style, he was getting quite a lesson from it. Jaeden hadn't really considered this to be much else then a duel between two top notch swordsmen. It was time for him to start up, he watched for changes of Yuri's strategy now. Well it was hard to explain, but Jaeden's other senses were far sharper then normal. Because of his skill to fight without his eyes, this duel was making his skin crawl with pure excitement. Well let's see what I can do next to show him some shock. Jaeden could hear the movements rather clearly, giving him decent time to react. He was fairly quick, though this wasn't the time to get caught off guard just yet. Jaeden had gotten ready for it, he smiled as he ran his sword along the edge of the thrust at his chest. Using his sword as he moved forward now, feeling sparks against his skin as the blades clashed.
"My turn it appears."
Jaeden had just used one of his counter attack moves. The blade counter, during his block he moved a bit faster and slashed at his enemies right upper torso. He wasn't quite sure how it had gone, but it was time to stop playing around. Jaeden wasn't fast, but that wasn't the point of his fighting style. He wasn't good at the whole hand to hand with swords, but he would do decently enough at one form of it. He took a higher stance that seemed like it would take a bit longer to pull off, he brought the blade down to a strange stance finally. He seemed to bring it above him slowly, it wasn't to strange as he smirked and began using shunpo rapidly as he finally came upon his target, he brought the sword straight down. Aiming for the left shoulder, grant it this wasn't expected to connect.
Another Tengu blade was made at the time, the secondary slash had come down on the right and left this time, the blades were formed however. The people could still see the tips of the blades, at least at Yuri's level they could. This was truly the most fun Jaeden had had in such a long time, however it wasn't over yet. Soon as Yuri acted, Jaeden's feet were ready to move. He'd not come in 100% without a fourth plan of action, however it wasn't as though he'd forgotten his next plan.
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In a statement following a two-day summit in the Japanese resort of Ise-Shima, the world's seven leading industrial nations pledged to "collectively tackle" major risks to global growth and committed to a cooperative approach in beefing up policies to stimulate their sluggish economies, Aljazeera reported.
"Global growth remains moderate and below potential, while risks of weak growth persist," the G7 leaders said in their final 32-page declaration on Friday.
"Taking into account country-specific circumstances, we commit to strengthening our economic policy responses in a cooperative manner and to employing a more forceful and balanced policy mix, in order to swiftly achieve a strong, sustainable and balanced growth pattern," the G7 statement said.
Last month, the International Monetary Fund cut its global economic growth outlook for this year to 3.2%, compared with a forecast of 3.4% in January.
For 2017, the IMF said the global economy would grow 3.5%, down 0.1 percentage point from its January projection.
The leaders also committed to avoiding "competitive devaluation" of their currencies, while warning against wild exchange-rate moves, DW reported.
This represents a compromise between Tokyo, which has threatened to intervene to block sharp rises in its yen currency, and Washington, which generally opposes market intervention.
The G7—made up of Britain, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United States—also warned that a British secession from the EU in next month's referendum could have disastrous economic consequences.
"A UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend towards greater global trade and investment, and the jobs they create, and is a further serious risk to growth," they said.
The comments highlight international concern over the possibility of so-called Brexit, as UK voters prepare for a June 23 referendum to decide whether to leave the 28-country bloc.
"This summit is sending the signal that all of us hope that Great Britain remains a member of the European Union," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
Rising maritime tensions in Asia are a cause for concern and disputes should be resolved legally and peacefully, the leaders said, PTI reported.
Though no individual countries were mentioned, the contents of the declaration appeared to be directed at China.
Beijing's claim to nearly the entire South China Sea has angered some of its Southeast Asian neighbors and sparked fears over threats to freedom of navigation in the body of water that encompasses key global shipping lanes.
The Philippines, along with Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam also have competing claims in the expansive maritime area.
"We are concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas, and emphasize the fundamental importance of peaceful management and settlement of disputes," G7 leaders said.
G7 leaders pledged to tackle a global glut in steel, though their statement did not single out China, which produces half of the world's steel and is blamed by many countries for flooding markets with cheap steel, Reuters reported.
"We recognize the negative impact of global excess capacity across industrial sectors, especially steel, on our economies, trade and workers," said the statement.
"We are committed to moving quickly in taking steps to address this issue by enhancing market function, including through coordinated actions that identify and seek to eliminate ... subsidies and support," it added.
Separately, the G7 called large-scale immigration and migration a major challenge. It pledged to increase global aid for the immediate and long-term needs of refugees and displaced people.
"The G7 recognizes the ongoing large-scale movements of migrants and refugees as a global challenge which requires a global response," the leaders said.
They said they would "commit to increase global assistance to meet immediate and longer-term needs of refugees ... as well as their host communities".


Some days ago I have done a monotype of a swan, and I decided to complement it with other media (in this case pastel pencils). Below is a picture from before and after I colored the monotype.
I really like the effect and I think I'm starting to get the hang on monotypes, so definitely will be keeping doing these in the future. I think monotypes are perfect for mixed media use, they offer a base drawing with an indication of the values that can be improved with other media, from watercolors to pastels.
This was done in a Dura-Lar film sheet and I used Charbonnel Aqua Wash etching ink in black. I have painted the dura-lar sheet with a stiff old brush and then wiped the excess of ink with chess cloth (also called "tarlatan" I think).
The sheet was worked with a simple etching tool from Arteina, it's not expensive and does the job decently. But you can also use a needle, x-acto knife or basically something sharp to make the indentations in the dura-lar sheet.


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Characters, Female Characters, Alive,
Guren Squad
花依 小百合
Hanayori Sayuri
May 23, 1996[1]
160 cm (5'3") (Catastrophe)
165 cm (5'5") (Vampire Reign)[1]
Guren Ichinose's Aide
Kukuri
Alive (Catastrophe)
Resurrected (Vampire Reign)
Masanori Hanayori (Father)
Atsumi Tanezaki
Skyler McIntosh
Sayuri Hanayori (花依 小百合, Hanayori Sayuri?) is a second lieutenant of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army and a member of Guren's squad in the Moon Demon Company. While serving as a member of the Moon Demon Company, she is also an Army instructor for the training classes. Sayuri is a servant for the Ichinose Family.
She is a main character in the Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen light novel series.
In the Catastrophe light novel, which was eight years before the manga, Sayuri has long wheat-colored haired and matching eyes. She has a braid on the top of her head. She is noted to be a busty girl of short stature.
She wore the First Shibuya High School female uniform, a sailor fuku, which consisted of a blouse with red trim around the collar with a grayish blue sailor-style collar which also has red trim and a similarly colored skirt with a belt. The red uniform ribbon which is thinner than normal sailor fuku, is attached to the bottom right end of the collar. The Order of the Imperial Moon emblem was located on the right breast.
When Guren squad first formed, she wore the female Imperial Demon special forces combat uniform, which was a long-sleeved double-breasted black coat with shoulder epaulettes and two rows of buttons, a ribbon tied around the neck, a wide white belt with a circular buckle, white gloves, and knee-high black boots.
Vampire Reign
In the manga, she wears her hair up and has only the front right side of her hair out. She still wears the braid she had when she was younger.
She wears the standard JIDA uniform which is similar to what she wore eight years ago, except this uniform has light green details including on the shoulder epaulettes, which has a fourragère around her right side connecting to the lapel of the coat, and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, she wears a pair of white gloves, an armband on her left arm, and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. She also wears the standard black skirt, dark gray pantyhose and ankle-high black boots.
Sayuri, being a retainer of Guren, is very protective of him, often flocking around her master. She is shown to be very obedient of Guren, and even a bit shy, often stammering when she's left alone with him, or blush when Guren talks to her. She obeys his every command, such as when Guren ordered her to beat up Goshi.
Sayuri is kind and cheerful, and that is shown when she teaches the class that Yu, Shinoa, Shiho, and Yoichi are in. She is very cheerful and optimistic, encouraging the students to work harder. Sayuri is shown to be quite perceptive at times, observing how Yu and his friends are much stronger than she is, when she was 16.
She has a crush on Guren.
Realizing her love for Guren
Sayuri belongs to a retainer house that serves the Ichinoses. Since young during her childhood with him, she had a crush on Guren and is his emotional support. She confessed her love but it was unrequited. Alongside Shigure Yukimi, she has undying loyalty towards Guren.
It is revealed by Ferid that eight years prior the story in the manga, Sayuri is killed along with Mito Jujo, Norito Goshi, Shigure Yukimi, and Shinya Hīragi. Their deaths devastated Guren so much that he revived them using the "Seraph of the End", which did revive them, but triggered the apocalypse.
In the light novel, Sayuri walks with Guren and Shigure to First Shibuya High School. They are on their way to their first day of school. Sayuri babbles on about their new school, but Guren interrupts her and tells her she is annoying. She then retreats to behind him where Shigure is and complains to her about what he had just said to her. To her shock, Shigure sides with Guren on the point that Sayuri was indeed annoying and tells her that she was lowering the 'dignity' of their master as he was the next head of the Ichinose House.
Guren is in Class 1-9 while Sayuri is in Class 1-1 and Shigure is in 1-2. She and Sayuri later move themselves into Guren's apartment against his wishes. One day, after classes were done, Sayuri tries to get Guren's attention, which gets her rebuked by Shigure for drawing attention to themselves. She then unintentionally embarrasses Guren by telling a perverted and mischievous Norito Goshi that Guren has yet to lay a hand on her. Sayuri then becomes flustered when Shigure intends to give her a talking that Guren approves of as they walk down the hallway; however, Seishirō Hīragi attacks Guren and nearly punches Shigure until Shinya Hīragi saves her. Though this act causes Guren to lose his respect from Shinya, Norito, and Mito Jujo.
During the qualification exams, Seishirō severely beats her and begins to strip her until Mahiru intervenes. Sayuri is hospitalized with Shigure looking over her.
After the Order of the Imperial Demons announces it put down the "terrorist group" that attacked them before, the school reopens. Mito and Goshi become friendly with Guren, Sayuri, and Shigure.
In the prologue, Sayuri remembers seeing Guren crying after being severely beaten by the Hīragi Family and having Mahiru taken away from him. After he apologizes for showing such a sorry state, he flashes an embarrassed smile at her, and she falls in love with him. Ten years later, she is still just as in love with him.
Some time in the present, Guren, Shinya, Mito, Norito, Sayuri, and Shigure report to Kureto's office, where Aoi Sangū lets them in. Kureto orders them to investigate Ueno Zoo. Guren leads this new team. The squad enters Ueno Zoo and battles a chimera made with genes from the Four Horsemen of John. When the monster wounds Guren, she creates a smokescreen which Norito uses to create an illusion to distract the monster. She and the squad are able to convince him to retreat, but Mahiru ends up knocking everyone out except Guren.
Sayuri and the others soon awakens, but Guren ends up falling into a coma. Once he wakes up after a month later, Sayuri confesses her love to him.
Sayuri and Shigure meet Guren after he has his blood drawn and demand to know what he is hiding from them.
After class, Shigure and Sayuri meet with Guren. Goshi, Shinya, and Mito decide to go play at Guren's apartment. After those three leave later that evening, Shigure and Sayuri return home, but Guren decides to do his investigation that night without them. Late that night, they help him prepare to go to Hikarigaoka Park and spy on the Thousand Nights.
He returns a few hours later with a bleeding wound on his forehead, causing Sayuri and Shigure to panic. He orders them to not touch his blood and then tells them to go to Aichi for a check-up in case his blood tainted them.
Late the next evening, the Thousand Nights attack the school. Sayuri calls Guren and tells him to escape. She mentions the Thousand Nights before the phone disconnects. Guren is unable to contact her afterward. Goshi, Sayuri, and Shigure fight to protect Mito.
Earlier, Thousand Nights members intend to rape Shigure and Sayuri under Saitō's command in order to empower the demon inside Guren. When they realize they were specifically targeted to use against Guren, they attempt to swallow poison that was hidden in their mouths, but Saitō shoots a chain into each of their mouths and extracts the capsules before they can commit suicide.
They see Guren speed into the school on a motorcycle. The pair scream at Guren, telling him not to come. However, Guren notices them and draws a black blade.
He moves so quickly that he vanishes and appears on the roof, quickly slaughtering the Thousand Nights members with inhuman movements. Shigure notices Guren's sclera have turned black. The two aides notice something is off about Guren's behavior, and he warns them not to come near him. He struggles against his lust for violence and for Sayuri's body.
Saitō applauds Guren's success. When Guren tries to kill him, Saito uses illusions to mislead his attacks. He tells Guren to fulfill his desires and says that Goshi is in the fifth floor girls' restroom while Mito is in the audiovisual room. He says that Guren's success in this state will give him such pleasure he will truly become a demon.
Mahiru arrives and mentions that Guren had sex with her earlier. She does this to emotionally hurt Sayuri and Shigure and subtly weaves illusions around them in order to tempt them with the offer of a demonic blade. She goes after Sayuri first, but Shigure notices the illusions and tries to warn her.
Guren attacks Mahiru, and Mahiru throws the cursed gear at Sayuri. Guren protects Sayuri from it, but it gashes open his left hand, infecting him with even more demonic influence. His blood bleeds black. A single horn protrudes from his head, and his sclera become black under the demon's influence. He howls in pain.
Pleading with Guren and desperate to get him from Mahiru, Shigure begs him to kill her first. Then, Sayuri joins in.
Guren regains control and attacks Mahiru, stating it will not go as she plans.
Mahiru and Saitō leave.
Sayuri and Shigure beg Guren to come with them to Aichi, but he runs inside the school to save Goshi and Mito instead.
On September 2nd. Mito, Shinya, Goshi, and Guren play video games at Guren's place while Sayuri prepares food. Mahiru shows up. Guren attacks her, and they fall from the twenty-fifth floor. Mahiru stops her fall by using her sword. Guren is badly injured but recovers.
Guren and Shinya play Bomberman until 3 a.m., and Mito and Goshi are already asleep. Guren plans his next move with his group and reveals some documents Mahiru left to him about the Seraph of the End.
Kureto visits Guren and orders him to kill Mahiru within forty-eight hours or else he will kill Guren's father and the rest of the Order of the Imperial Moon. He calls Aoi, stating that Guren betrayed them and cut him down. He orders Sakae's death, but this is all a ruse.
Guren and his group escape to the roof and steal Kureto's helicopter before heading to Kyoto. They crash in the mountains and head down to a farmland and come across a truck, and they discover that each of them has been trained to hot-wire vehicles. Goshi starts up the car immediately, impressing Mito with his skill. Guren and Shinya notice that the owner left the key in the ignition, but Mito does not notice and keeps praising Goshi's skill. Guren sleeps for seven hours while chatting with Noya.
They enter the love hotel where the others are resting, and a pair of students in sailor uniforms mistake Guren and Shinya for a couple. They find Goshi listening to porn while sleeping. Before Guren turns it off, Mito rushes in and scolds them for their impurity. Goshi wakes up, and the other girls arrive. Guren puts on the news and changes into civilian clothes.
Suddenly, Asuramaru drops down in front of him, but Shinya quickly knocks it away before Guren comes into contact with it. Asuramaru unsheathes, screeching loudly as it lodges itself into the ceiling. Guren tells his friends that this is Mahiru's sword and says he did not realize he had it.
A vampire breaks in through the window and tells them not to move. Guren summons Noya and performs a more powerful attack than he has ever performed before. She catches his sword in her mouth. Guren orders the squad to use a retreating formation with him as the sacrifice instead, but Shigure and Sayuri attack the vampire instead of retreating. The vampire catches their weapons and comments that they are quick.
Using the illusions, Guren cuts the vampire in the neck. The vampire is unable to defend herself in time because Shigure placed talismans on her sword and detonated them. Shinya appears from behind, cutting off her sword arm, and Mito sends the arm flying into the hallway. They continue fighting, and the vampire wonders why her wound will not heal. She turns to escape through the window but is stopped by an illusion of a wall. While she is distracted, Shinya cuts off her feet. Guren stabs her through the chest.
Shigure and Sayuri panic when they see blood on Guren. Guren then walks in on Saitō lounging on his sofa. When Guren moves to attack him, Saitō brings Guren's aides to his attention. Sayuri and Shigure are bound in chains and unconscious in the corridor. Despite Saitō's threats, Guren cuts the chains on them and summons Noya. Saitō attacks him with chains, and they fight.
Guren tries to figure out who Saitō is. Saitō says he is an assassin from the Hyakuya Sect, but Guren says he betrayed them. Guren asks about Mikaela Shindo and Yuichiro Amane, which changes Saitō's expression.
The Seraph of the End is a sorcery weapon capable of mass destruction. It exceeds the cursed gear and can even bring about an Apocalypse. Guren recalls Mahiru's notes and prophecy. Saitō reveals that Seraph of the End is not a bioweapon but is actually punishment from the gods. Saitō says the arrogant and idiotic humans want to weaponize it and not use it in better ways. Saitō admits he has a better way of using it and invites Guren to join him and Mahiru.
Guren wonders what he has to sacrifice in order to become strong. Curse marks appear on Guren's skin as he maximizes Noya's strength and requests that Saitō bring out his cursed gear as well. Saitō says he actually came empty-handed and says he could defeat Guren with his bare hands. Guren keeps attacking him but cannot hit Saitō at all. Saitō's movements are on a completely different level from when they fought before. Eventually, Saitō tricks Guren into cutting off Shigure's left arm.
Guren is on the verge of losing control, and Saitō presents both Sayuri and Shigure as meat shields.
Guren compares Saitō's ability's to Ferid's. Saitō says he is a human, but then contact lenses fall from his eyes and reveal red irises. He also has fangs. When Guren asks if he is a vampire, Saitō denies it and says he was a human thousands of years ago. For the third time, he requests Guren to join him.
Saitō reveals he was a second progenitor hundreds of years ago, and teases him a little and then warns him that he will regret not moving forward today. He says Guren greedily craves everything, so he will lose many things. When Guren asks if Saitō made Mahiru go mad, he says that she was crazy from the start. He says Mahiru only wants Guren and lives to build a future with him.
Guren puts Shigure's arm back at the cut and carries her to her pink room. He places her on the bed and puts the cursed gear weapon Shigure is contracted to on her chest to advance her healing. Guren tries to wake her up but is worried she will die from blood loss before the arm will completely reattach.
Guren calls Kureto, who orders Guren to take her to the lab. He sends a helicopter.
When Shinya calls, Guren says Shigure accidentally cut off her arm while attempting to chop up a radish. When Sayuri calls, Guren orders her to clean up the room coated in Shigure's blood.
Guren informs Kureto about Saitō. Kureto says he will investigate Saitō, and he reveals they have learned quite a bit of information thanks to Asuramaru. They successfully reattach Shigure's arm.
The usual group meets at Guren's apartment, sans Shigure, who is still being treated. Guren tells them what happened. Then, they eat curry and play more games.
On December 10th, Kureto sends in Guren and his gang to take care of students that have become possessed by demons at the school. Guren arrives first and knocks out one demon-possessed boy. Mahiru, now a vampire, appears. She applauds Guren's strength. She admits this is her doing and does not care about the victims. She asks about the experimentation on Asuramaru. Humans must undergo surgery in order to meet qualifications to use a Black Demon, but the current success rate is less than 20%. Most people die. Although Kureto, Shinya, and Guren had successful surgeries, Goshi, Mito, Sayuri, and Shigure did not even meet the basic criteria to have the surgery done. The rest of the group arrive and attack Mahiru, but she escapes.
On December 23rd, at 1 p.m., Guren takes Shikama Dōji to meet with Shinoa. The traitorous faction attacks them, but Guren kills them quickly and incidentally drenches Shinoa in their blood. Shinoa loses consciousness as soon as she touches Shikama Dōji, but Guren manages to escape with her.
Goshi calls Guren and reports that Guren's apartment was set on fire by the traitors. Their phone call is interrupted. Guren steals a motorcycle and escapes, but a van chases and crashes into him. Traitorous soldiers face him, but Shinya attacks with Byakkomaru while pulling up on another motorcycle. Goshi arrives in a stolen minivan with the rest of their squad and picks them up. He says policemen are still chasing them. They ask Guren what they should do about the end of the world.
Second Shibuya High School Arc
Sayuri first appears unidentified in where she and Shigure accompanied Guren to the entrance to Sanguinem in Kyoto. There, the three enounter an escaped Yu and Guren takes him in.[2]
Four years later
Sayuri appears again as the teacher for the students training for the Moon Demon Company. She sends out battle dolls and orders the students to pair up and fight them to earn points. She handcuffs the pairs together with surprising skill.[3]
When Sayuri passes out test results to the trainees, she says the test results will factor in to what rank of Cursed Gear the students will be assigned. Considering that Kimizuki, who earned 100 points, and Yu, who earned 0 points, both get the same rank of Cursed Gear, this may only be true for lower-ranking soldiers.
When Guren walks in, she informs him that both Kimizuki and Yu are stronger than she was at sixteen and may be able to resist demonic temptation. She also says that Yoichi is far more stable than the other students. When Guren attacks the class with his demon, she uses a pair of wards to resist falling to the floor. Although Yoichi does not even feel Guren's attack, she advises him that Yoichi's heart may not be strong enough to accept the demon. Guren lets him try to make a contract with a demon from the Black Demon Series, and it possesses him, turning him into a man-eating demon. Fortunately, Guren manages to help him regain control.
Fighting the vampires in Shinjuku
During the battle at Shinjuku, Sayuri joins up with Guren, and a vampire tries to attack her from behind. Colonel Mito Jūjō interferes, killing him quickly. The rest of Guren's squad arrives, and they target the leader of the vampire infantry, Seventh Progenitor Ferid Bathory, at the 5th Street intersection.
While fighting against another vampire, Sayuri warns Guren that he could die if he decides to take a second, possibly lethal dose, of the supplement in order to better fight against the vampire Mikaela Hyakuya; however, Mikaela stabs him through the chest, making him cough up blood before he gets the chance to take it. When reinforcements arrive in Shinjuku, Shigure helps her to her feet.
She hangs out with the rest of Guren's squad at the Ebina Rest Stop. Colonel Norito Goshi finds dirty magazines and starts talking about bikinis. Sayuri says she would be happy to wear one if Guren wants her to, but he has no interest. When Guren gives a brief speech off of the top of a sports car Shinya hijacked, Sayuri blushes along with Mito and Shigure.
When Yu enters the rest stop where Guren's squad is waiting, Goshi manages to annoy Guren enough to order Sayuri to shut him up. Although Goshi requests a headlock, she sends him flying across the room. Eventually, Yu realizes she is his teacher.
Once they commence their operation in Nagoya, she heads underground with the rest of Guren's squad to hunt Nineteenth Progenitor Mel Stefano. Although they succeed in killing him, the battle was dangerous, and Guren nearly dies several times. He assigned three squads per noble, with the exception of two groups: Shinoa and Narumi's squads only had those two squads, and Guren's squad took on one vampire on their own.
A soldier named Kusunoki makes it to Guren, informing him that ten soldiers were killed and twenty held hostage. He expires, and Guren orders them to reinforce Shinoa and Narumi's squads before going after Thirteenth Progenitor Crowley Eusford in Nagoya City Hall. The Moon Demon Company regroups, and Sergeant Aiko Aihara arrives with only seven survivors from her squads. Guren Squad, Shinoa Squad, and Narumi Squad leave to hunt Thirteenth Progenitor Crowley Eusford, Seventeenth Progenitor Chess Belle, and Seventeenth Progenitor Horn Skuld while Aiko waits for other survivors to pass them the order to reconvene at Nagoya Airport.
Sometime later, Yoichi reports on this situation with Guren's squad to his squad and Yūichirō insists on rescuing him. Shinoa agrees with him but says they only have five minutes. She gives them specific instructions regarding their plan. Guren orders Norito Goshi to take action. Guren's squad breaks in through the windows, and he orders them to save everyone and escape.
As Mika engages the Moon Demon Company in Goshi says Mika is underestimating them, but Sayuri wonders if he has an objective other than attacking them. Shigure says they have to kill it regardless. Goshi summons an illusion, but Mika dives through it anyway, surprising him. Mika dodges an attack from Sayuri, but Shigure throws three kunai into his right thigh. Mito punches him before he can land and sends him into the ground in front of Shinoa Squad.
Shortly after Mika flees with Yu, vampires rain down around the Moon Demon Company. After seemingly escaping the vampires, Shinya arrives with Guren Squad at Nagoya Airport, sans Guren. When prompted by Norito, Shinya says Guren told him a transport chopper was supposed to be waiting there for them to escape with. He says they were supposed to then use the chopper to fly to Shinjuku, where a trap is supposed to be lying in wait for the vampires. Shinya reveals that the plan was devised by Kureto, instantly alarming Guren Squad. Shigure and Sayuri decide to abandon the mission and rescue Guren.
Guren Squad meets at Shinjuku.
After being locked up along with the Guren's squad, the group meets Guren at Shinjuku complaining about their imprisonment. However Guren tells them to be quiet and that they must go to Osaka. During the car ride, she and the rest of the squad question what Guren is hiding from them with no luck. They eventually arrive at their destination, which is revealed to be a mansion. Sayuri and Shigure notes that someone is living there based on the well upkeep of the garden; however, Guren then has Mahiru knock everyone out and taken inside to bedrooms. She eventually wakes up with the rest of the squad by a seraph Yu tossing them out of the mansion.
Later on, she alongside her squad and Shinoa Squad Guren's plan in freeing Ferid and Krul from Fifth Progenitor Ky Luc, where she and everyone else will act as decoys to distract Ky and be open for Yu to kill him. Three days later, she assists in attacking the fifth progenitor alongside Shigure.
As a retainer of Guren, Sayuri is an exceptionally good fighter at spell-casting and fighting. Although she cannot win against Seishirō, her skills are said to be on par with Mito and Shigure, both highly skilled fighters and spell-casters. Aside from her combat abilities, Sayuri excels as a cook since she was still a teenager.
Anime : In the anime, Sayuri is shown to be more active. She appears to have good team work with Guren, the two fighting back to back and slicing down the vampires with ease. Her teamwork skills with the rest of Guren's squad also appears to be quite good, shown when she darts through Goshi's illusions to attack Crowley, or her synchronised movements with Shigure. She has also displayed some skills as a swordsman, using a sword in battle against the vampires while defending Guren's back.
Additionally, Sayuri can use talismans to ward off and resist overwhelming demonic power like the Black Demon Series. Furthermore, she can also use them while fighting head-to-head against vampires on the battlefield.
Kukuri (菊理, Kukuri?, lit. "Chrysanthemum reason"): A possession-type demon weapon from the Dakini series. It takes the form of two small knives.
In the anime, Sayuri instead wields a sword that is made up of talismans when manifested.
Sayuri 「小百合」 means "small lily."
According to fanbook 8.5:[4]
Interests/Likes: [Interests] Becoming a newly wedded bride, delicious recipes [Likes] Guren
Favorite food: What Guren wants to eat that day
What she looks for in the opposite sex: Lord Guren!
"Master Guren, high school starts today. You're going to be a freshman. Do you think you're ready? T-T-To be honest…I'm feeling kinda nervous. I mean, I'm supposed to be your bodyguard so I know that sounds silly. But…But…I can't help it! We're your followers, we live to serve the Ichinose clan…But we're going to be attending First Shibuya High School. It's hard not to get a little freaked out! So…you see…I know I'm inexperienced, but I promise I'll try my hardest to be a good bodyguard for you while we're here, Master Guren! If there's anything you need, anything at all—"—Chapter 1, Pages 17-18
"He told me that you might have to…c-c-come in at night. So I could t-t-take care of you. It's my d-duty, as your servant, Master Guren…"—Chapter 3, Page 54
"Th-That's right! You shouldn't talk about Master Guren that way! He hasn't laid a hand on me. I should know, I've been waiting!"—To Norito Goshi after he jokes about Guren sneaking in her or Sayuri's rooms at night, Chapter 5, Page 81
"Umm…Master Guren? Just the two of us…walking alone together like this… Do you think we look like boyfriend and girlfriend to other people?"—Chapter 5, Page 100
"Wh-Where am I…? You came to save me… I'm…I'm sorry, Master Guren. I lost my match… B-But…I tried my best, and I didn't use any Ichinose magic. I shouldn't have lost in such an embarrassing way, though."—Chapter 6, Pages 125-126
When was it when I first realized I was in love?
In love with someone beyond my station.
I was born to the Hanayori Clan. Master Guren was born to the main clan. My family had sworn their lives to protect his.
I was born a servant.
I had no business falling in love with someone like Master Guren. But still…—Prologue, Page 181
"But I have to stay close, Master Guren! How else will I protect you?"—Epilogue, Page 187
"Th-These Hiragi uniforms are pretty cute, aren't they, Master Guren? D-Do you think it suits me?"—Chapter 7, Page 289
"I know…but you look really good in your combat uniform, Master Guren! I can't stop staring. Doesn't he look good, Shigure?"—Chapter 7, Page 289
"You wouldn't open your eyes, I was so worried! It's been a month… You've been in a coma for a whole month, Master Guren. Everyone said you'd probably never wake up…but…but…I never believed them!"—Epilogue, Page 328
"Please, you can't put yourself in danger anymore, Master Guren! I can't take it. I've already worried enough for at least two lifetimes! Can't you just stay here? You can live the rest of your life in peace. A quiet life, just like your father's, away from all power. What's wrong with that?"—Epilogue, Page 329
"Master Guren, do you still…love Mahiru Hiragi?"—Epilogue, Page 329
"I'm jealous… If you're still so in love with Mahiru Hiragi then…then how can I…how can I ever hope to compete?"—Epilogue, Page 330
"Do you think…I could ever be enough to fill the hole in your heart? I'm saying that I love you very much, Master Guren."—Epilogue, Page 331
"That wouldn't be a problem. If they captured us, we'd just kill ourselves first."—To Guren about what happens if the Hiragi go after them to get information about the Ichinose, Chapter 1
"Auugh?! H-Hey?! What's the deal? What about me?! I want you to stroke my head, too, Master Guren!"—To Guren, Chapter 2
"If you didn't come back, I don't know what we would have done… We were so worried. Why are we so weak? We should've been there to help you…"—To Guren while crying, Chapter 3
"Don't come!" she yelled. "If you come, they'll kill you!"—To Guren, Chapter 2
"You bitch!" shouted Sayuri.—To Mahiru, Chapter 2
"N-No, don't!" interceded Sayuri. "If you're going to kill someone, kill me!"—To Guren, Chapter 2
"But, um, i-if Lieutenant Colonel Guren said that he wanted me to wear one [a bikini]... then I'd be happy to... And, um..."--Sayuri when Norito Goshi finds dirty magazines, Chapter 24, "The Moon Demon's Orders"
"Still, I really wish you wouldn't push yourself so hard, Lieutenant Colonel Guren. I worry about you!"--Sayuri to Guren, Chapter 28, "Livestock Revolt"
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Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) research has recently focused on the use of rat and mouse models for in vivo SCI experiments. Such small rodent SCI models are invaluable for the field, and much has been discovered about the biologic and physiologic aspects of SCI from these models. It has been difficult, however, to reproduce the efficacy of treatments found to produce neurologic benefits in rodent SCI models when these treatments are tested in human clinical trials. A large animal model may have advantages for translational research where anatomical, physiological, or genetic similarities to humans may be more relevant for pre-clinically evaluating novel therapies. Here, we review the work carried out at the University of British Columbia (UBC) on a large animal model of SCI that utilizes Yucatan miniature pigs. The UBC porcine model of SCI may be a useful intermediary in the pre-clinical testing of novel pharmacological treatments, cell-based therapies, and the "bedside back to bench" translation of human clinical observations, which require preclinical testing in an applicable animal model.


Learn more about your next home purchase from the team at Home Sweet Heidi.
Real Estate is a very cyclical industry, whether you are a buyer, a seller, a renter or a homeowner. There are certain things you should keep in mind for every season, and I've broken them down for you here!


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Pakistan: a different light
Kashmir These photographs are from various parts of the Kashmir Valley and environs in Jammu & Kashmir, India. --- Use the left and right arrow keys to navigate between photos. Click on the large picture to enter full screen view, and click anywhere on the full screen photo to return to this page. Feel free to leave comments below. Also, don't forget to rank the photos you like!
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During the two week visit of the Visual Communication Foundation Class, students and teachers of the New Media department organised and hosted various workshops, exercises and film-screenings.

The program was as diverse as the work being done around the department always is, including topics such as sound art, game modding, social media culture, surveilance and science fiction.

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### Essen die Stimme?! Sound Workshop // Echo

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collage, cutting, sound, contrast, disconnect

[Video Documentation](https://vimeo.com/200672791)

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### Minecraft Texturegrammetry // Aram & Stefan

__Keywords:__
minecraft, texturepack, processing, random textures, modding

[More info](https://www.flickr.com/photos/bartholl/albums/72157677248269272/with/31976698360/)

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### Memeworkshop // Jonas & Hannah

__Keywords:__
meme, dank, much workshop, very new media

[More info](https://www.instagram.com/grillznm/)

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### Games Tourism ~ tool-assisted meandering // Nicole & Hannes

__Keywords:__
game tourism, photography, wandering, exploration, hacking, speedruns

[More info](http://vectorpoem.com/tourism)

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### Tinder Me Plenty // Mario

__Keywords:__
tinder, online dating, fake persona, graphic editing, photoshop, competition

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### Wettercam Selfie // Jonas & Hannah

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excursion, webcam, live, public spaces, surveilance, selfies

[More info](http://www.wetter.com/hd-live-webcams/deutschland/kassel-wilhelmshoehe-best-western-hotel-kurfuerst-wilhelm-i/535f4e256dfe0/)

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### Vintage Graphics Software // Cäsper

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virtual machines, abandonware, photoshop, mac, paint, mario paint, retro os, drawing

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### Easy Painting // Zhifeng

__Keywords:__
painting with code, processing, generative art

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### Map the hidden Infrastructure // Jörn & Joel

__Keywords:__
infrastructure, wifi, the cloud, invisible architecture, always online

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### Official Sunset Film Lounge // Nicole & Hannes

__Keywords:__
film program, cinema, hard scifi, speculative fiction, human-machine interaction

[Solyaris (1972)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris_(1972_film))

[Her (2013)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(film))

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Try highlighting the raised areas of the pattern with some mica pigment powders, such as our Perfect Pearls or Cosmic Shimmer Mica Powders. Alternatively, paint over with inks after baking and lightly sand to remove the colour from the high parts - a great way to make an antiqued effect!


You've completed our LEVEL 2 Beyond Basics and now you want to do something more. DTCCC offers a wide variety of venues and activities designed to enable you and your canine companion to further your training whatever your goals or just for fun!
If you have successfully completed our Beyond Basics Level 2 or received your training level assessment, start with our FOUNDATION LEVEL classes. Your instructor or evaluator can also make some specific recommendations depending on your interests or goals. Check our Schedule page for current class availability.
Our entry level 3 classes are the necessary foundation classes for more advanced training and all the dogs sports.
Advanced Manners if you are interested in obedience training and overall better manners out and about, or if your goal is the Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog certifications, Rally or Competition Obedience.
Dog Sports FUNdamentals is a prerequisite for those interested in any of the dog "sports"... Agility, Flyball, Treibball, Rally Obedience and Freestyle.
Your Training Toolbox- This class will help you develop a wider range of training options for your canine partner. Build a better understanding of your training options (there are so many!) the timing and mechanics of those options, and when and where it might be beneficial to use a specific technique.
Our instructing staff recommends attending all of entry level 3 classes for the best well-rounded training education for you and your dog.
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According to Hindu mythology, Shani Dev is the son of Surya Dev and Chhaya (Goddess of Shadow). He possess the characteristics of both sun as well as shadow, he inherits these powers from his father and his timid nature from his mother. But because of his swarthy look and other inherited qualities from his mother, the Sun refused to accept him as his son and this made Shani very angry and he sworn in to avenge his father. Throughout his childhood he saw his mother being insulted by his father. Thus, he took exile from home at an early age to seek powers, blessings and to achieve his ultimate aim of getting his father kneel down to him.
He did tapasya of Lord Shiva and received a boon of being the lord, and a respectable position in Indrasabha (counsel of Lord Indra). Shiva blessed him with extreme superpowers that whoever will be subjected to his powerful and cruel gaze will face adverse situations and he/she will face the worst time of his/her life.
After getting these powers, the first thing he did was, attack his own father for the ill deeds he had done to Shani Dev. With the cruel gaze of his son, Lord Surya got black marks on his face and weakened day after day.
Thus from that day to even today, this fight between father and the son continues. This fight is still affecting lives of many people, who still have conflicts and problems in their Kundalis.
People usually perceive Shani Dev as a symbol of bad luck and misfortune. People are scared of him often, but this is untrue of him that he brings misfortune and bad luck only. Conversely, if Shani is in high state in the kundali of one he makes him/her a very dynamic, bold and strong person.
According to Scunda Purana, Shani punishes only those who have done something sinful or who have misdeeds and sins in their past. According to the Shastras, it is written that no one can save you from your sins because these are done by you and you are the only one responsible for it. But it doesn't mean that you should not believe in God, as keeping Faith and Hope alive are the two major driving forces of an individual's life. For God helps those who help themselves.
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Heroes and Patriots
Joey Smith: "Wounded Warrior Creed"
by David Vergun, Army News Service - May 23, 2013
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 10, 2013) – In 2005, a former Marine and retired Army sergeant lay in a Veterans Affairs hospital, wracked with pain, watched other wounded veterans around him suffering, many despondent and without hope.
May 10, 2013 - Joey Smith, a member of the Marine Corps team, who competed this year in archery, air rifle and pistol events during the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, CO, is the author of the Marine Corps' "Creed of the Wounded Warrior'. (Photo by David Vergun, Army News Service)
Sgt. Joseph "Joey" C. Smith said he himself was at the lowest point in his life.
A year earlier, he was in a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan, on his fourth deployment when it happened.
He was working alongside Afghan soldiers around some storage containers. He said two of them climbed on the roof of one of the containers intentionally pushed another container on top of him.
For the next four years he was transferred to multiple hospitals where he underwent three spinal cord surgeries, as well as one on his leg. Doctors told him he was lucky to be alive.
He also lost the use of his voice for those four years, but using pen and paper, he wrote just a few words that he said helped to inspire other wounded warriors in that hospital as well as himself.
The Marine Corps later adopted what he wrote as their own "Creed of the Wounded Warrior" and the words quickly spread, inspiring countless others:
"Though I am wounded, I will always be a warrior. I will never give up, nor quit in the face of adversity. I will do my best in all that I do and achieve. I will not allow my injuries to limit me, and most of all, I will never forget my fallen comrades or leave a fellow injured warrior behind."
That such a simple message as this inspired so many is amazing, he said.
Following his hospitalization, Smith followed his creed to "do my best in all that I do and achieve" by entering the 2010 Wounded Warrior games, the first year of that competition, competing in shooting, swimming, cycling and archery. The athletes are all wounded, ill or injured veterans and service members.
Smith has returned to the games every year since and this week he's competing in the shooting and swimming events here at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy.
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By David Vergun, Army News Service
Army News Service


In the Corktown district downtown, the old and new Detroit sit side by side.
Quicken Loans Inc. opened a high-tech new server center in Corktown at the end of June. Inside, the building is home to 400 servers, two power generators creating 2.5 megawatts of energy, and modern amenities like sleeping pods. Outside, the building features large panes of glass walls and refurbished metal siding.
"We're still connected to downtown and it's in Detroit, where we made a commitment to," said Adam McLaughlin, Quicken director of IT.
But around the corner you'll find one of the oldest structures in all of Detroit — a plain, over-sized shed that once played a humble role in the birth of the labor movement. In modern times, 77% of Americans just use sheds for storing garden tools, but in the 1840s this Corktown building housed Irish immigrants and laborers. As many as 10 laborers were stuffed into a single room in this rundown shed.
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Corktown has been undergoing a sudden surge in redevelopment and interest over the past few years, attracting both businesses like Quicken and hip young residents to its cultural scene, a far cry from its origins as a home for factory workers.


Gabriella Guglielminotti Trivel was born in Italy and studied foreign languages at the University of Turin, her home city. She is an author, speaker, and qualified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). She has traveled around Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Antarctica. In 2012 she published a book, 'Antarctic Odyssey a New Beginning', about her adventures there. She helps women to gain confidence, authority and fulfillment in life by knowing better their body. She also helps couples improve their relationship when the cycle is a problem to find a more satisfying way to communicate and have better intimacy.
• Having moved to London to explore a new romantic relationship Gabriella gave her identity over and only later realized she had left behind those she was close with who could remind her of who she is.
• In the throes of a dying marriage Gabriella had to find new ways to connect with and rediscover herself. By focusing on this day by day she got herself back to living a life aligned with who she is.
• Gabriella leads by example. You're going to want to hear Gabriella's definition of a true leader.
• Gabriella is excited about the work she is doing with women to help them rediscover who they really are.
• Gabriella would have listened to her inner voice much sooner.


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New NYPD recruiting goal to make sure officers reflect city
By Darla Miles
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The new goal in recruiting new NYPD officers is making sure the force mirrors the people it serves.
"You look like New York City, you come from every neighborhood, you reflect the greatness of our city," said Mayor Bill de Blasio
It is no secret the department has increased its efforts to bring on more minorities following the deaths of Eric Garner and Akai Gurley. In terms of diversity, the graduating class is 48% white, 25,7% Hispanic, 13.51% Asian, but only 12% Black.
For gender, in a class of 555, 449 are male, 106 are female. One of those women who graduated Wednesday at Madison Square Garden is Teryann Ferguson, who grew up in Brownsville.
"I hope young black females see me, and say 'I could be her one day," says Ferguson.
For those for religious beliefs, like the Sihk faith, the NYPD has now revised its patrol guide to allow these new head coverings, and prospective officers can have beards up to 1/2 inch long.
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