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Martha Burk and The Masters: 15 years later
by Stacey Eidson April 4, 2018
written by Stacey Eidson April 4, 2018
It's hard to believe that the bitter controversy over the Augusta National Golf Club's once all-male membership started about 15 years ago with a seemingly innocent letter from Martha Burk, chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations.
Back then, no one in Augusta knew of Martha Burk, and few had ever heard of the NCWO.
It wasn't even the National Organization of Women (NOW), the more well-known and highly vocal feminist group based in Washington, D.C.
So, why worry?
For most Augustans, the NCWO was nothing more than an annoying gnat.
It was just some "extremist group" that wrote a letter to the most prestigious golf club in the country, pretending it had a lot of weight to throw around.
In the very first sentence of Burk's now infamous June 12, 2002, letter to Hootie Johnson, then-chairman of the Augusta National who passed away in 2017, Burk simply stated her case, by first introducing the NCWO as "the nation's oldest and largest coalition of women's groups."
"Our member groups are very concerned that the nation's premier golf event, the Masters, is hosted by a club that discriminates against women by excluding them from membership," Burk continued in her letter to Johnson. "As you know, no woman has been invited to join since the club was formed in 1932."
Then, Burk dropped the bomb.
It was her closing paragraph to Johnson that he once called a demand "at the point of a bayonet."
"We know that Augusta National and the sponsors of the Masters do not want to be viewed as entities that tolerate discrimination against any group, including women," Burk wrote to Johnson.
"We urge you to review your policies and practices in this regard and open your membership to women now, so that this is not an issue when the tournament is staged next year."
With those two sentences, the Martha Burk battle against the Augusta National and Masters 2003 had begun.
Three weeks after receiving the letter from Burk, Johnson alerted the American public to this "attack" on the Augusta National's membership.
"Our membership alone decides our membership — not any outside group with its own agenda," Johnson proclaimed in his 2002 written statement to the press. "Dr. Burk's letter incorporates a deadline tied to the Masters and refers to sponsors of the tournament's telecast.
"These references make it abundantly clear that Augusta National Golf Club is being threatened with a public campaign designed to use economic pressure to achieve a goal of NCWO."
Johnson explained that the Augusta National and the Masters are separate entities: One being a private club; the other, a world-class sporting event.
"It is insidious to attempt to use one to alter the essence of the other," Johnson wrote. "The essence of a private club is privacy."
This would soon become the mantra for those supporting the Augusta National for the next nine months prior to Masters 2003.
Realizing that his answer to Burk's "threat" would further antagonize the situation, Johnson predicted the NCWO's future strategy would be to try to shame its members into inviting a woman to join the club.
"We expect such a campaign would attempt to depict the members of our club as insensitive bigots and coerce the sponsors of the Masters to disassociate themselves under threat — real or implied — of boycotts and other economic pressures," Johnson wrote.
"There could be attempts at direct contact with board members of sponsoring corporations and inflammatory mailings to stockholders and investment institutions," he added. "We might see everything from picketing and boycotts to T-shirts and bumper stickers."
Just call Johnson an excellent strategist for the NCWO.
The Augusta National's response to such threats: We will not be bullied, threatened or intimidated.
"Obviously, Dr. Burk and her colleagues view themselves as agents of change and feel any organization that has stood the test of time and has strong roots in tradition — and does not fit their profile — needs to be changed," Johnson wrote.
"We do not intend to become a trophy in their display case."
Battle lines had officially been drawn.
From that moment forward, the Augusta National was at war with Burk and the NCWO.
PLAY (AND PROTEST) LIKE A GIRL
One week before traveling to Augusta for the demonstration, Burk spoke with the Metro Spirit about her reasoning behind the protest.
And, Burk, a Texan who grew up in the suburbs of Pasadena, did not mince her words.
"Our intention is not, and never was, to hurt the business community in Augusta, Ga.," Burk told the Metro Spirit in 2003. "The people who have the power to hurt or help the local business community are the members of ANGC (Augusta National Golf Course.) If they had already changed the admissions policy of ANGC, then it could have been business as usual this April in Augusta."
But Burk said she simply couldn't ignore Augusta National's then all-male club membership.
Prior to Masters 2002, Burk told the Metro Spirit she was reading a sports column in USA Today which reported that the Augusta National — with its 300-plus members consisting of some of the most prominent people in the country — did not admit women.
Burk, who described herself as a "political psychologist" and "women's equity expert" and had been chair of the NCWO since 2000, decided to contact the chairman of Augusta National.
"I wrote a private letter to Hootie Johnson, asking him to reconsider the club's membership policies," Burk told the Metro Spirit in 2003. "It was Hootie who brought this issue into the public eye by issuing a three-page press release to members of the national press."
While NCWO received a lot of publicity regarding their stand against the Augusta National, Burk insisted that Johnson was the one who created the media circus.
"Although we did not anticipate pursuing this issue to this degree, one cannot always pick one's battles," Burk said, "and we believe that discrimination is wrong whenever it occurs."
In fact, Burk said the NCWO had been fighting for decades on pressing women's concerns such as saving Title IX (the gender equity in sports law) and Roe v. Wade, marching for peace, calling senators to oppose anti-woman judges, advocating for poor women, demanding fair pay and living wages for men and women, and working to defend Afghan women and restore funding for international family planning.
Of all those issues dealt with by the NCWO, it was the press that decided her campaign against the Augusta National was the most newsworthy, Burk said.
Ironically, it was probably Johnson's blatantly hostile public statement against the NCWO when he stated, "We do not intend to become a trophy in their display case," which became Burk's biggest aid in her campaign.
"If ANGC wants to be treated like a private club, then it should start acting like one," Burk said. "No more corporate sponsorship, no more public tournament broadcast by CBS into our living rooms four days a year, no more selling millions of dollars of merchandise to the public."
Augusta National can't have it both ways, Burk said.
"ANGC is not simply a sporting venue, but a networking opportunity for the most wealthy and powerful men in the country," Burk said in 2003, adding that the Augusta National was putting thousands of highly successful, professional women at a disadvantage to their male counterparts.
"In an age when most business deals take place both in the boardroom and on the golf course, when who you know matters as much as what you know, Augusta's discriminatory policies are emblematic of the discrimination that women face in the business world."
On Saturday, April 12, 2003 — the third day of the Masters tournament that year — Martha Burk finally arrived in Augusta.
Many locals, who were closely following Burk's protest against the Augusta National, were quick to point out that there were more members of the media standing in the rain covering the event than actual protesters.
While some Augustans might have been making fun of the protest's turnout, Burk wasn't laughing.
Years later, after the Augusta National finally admitted two women as its its first members of the private club in 2012, Burk told the Golf Channel that she wore a bulletproof vest to the demonstration because she had received death threats prior to the protest.
Burk said she even decided to hire bodyguards for the day.
"They were standing right next to me when I spoke," she told the Golf Channel in 2012.
"I got a lot of death threats, I had to hire bodyguards, and I did wear a bulletproof vest. It was not fun. I believed in what I was doing. I don't want to take personal credit. Yes, I was a spokesperson, but there were a lot of women standing behind me as well."
When the Augusta National announced in 2012 that Condoleezza Rice, the former Secretary of State, and Darla Moore, a South Carolina financier, would become its first two female members, Burk said she felt "vindicated."
Even if it was 10 years after Burk and the NCWO took its very public stand.
"We won," Burk told the Golf Channel in 2012. "Absolutely, that's how I feel… It's important symbolically. In an absolute sense, two women playing golf is not important, but two women being allowed into one of the enclaves of power for, basically, Fortune 500 members is a very important symbolic statement about the place of women in society."
Burk sincerely believed that her organization's actions forced change at Augusta National.
"Had we not started this 10 years ago, and kept at it and kept at it, it wouldn't have happened now, and it might not have happened ever," she told the Golf Channel. "We did not give up. There were several confluences that came together: IBM naming a woman as a CEO was one factor. I think we were another one. We succeeded in changing public opinion pretty well."
One of the most pointed descriptions of Burk's 2003 protest, which was held in a muddy field less than a mile from the gates of the Augusta National, came from the New York Daily News.
The paper said the demonstration looked "more like a freak show than a history-altering civil action."
"There was an inflatable pig and an Elvis impersonator," the New York Daily News reported. "There was a flag-draped drag queen named Georgina Z. Bush and a Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard named J.J. Harper. One male chauvinist held a sign that urged women to 'Make My Dinner.' Another man showed up in a tuxedo, holding a sign that said 'Formal Protest.'"
Back then, Burk was not so complimentary of the Garden City.
"Augusta is all about Applebee's and boredom, so we certainly livened up the place," Burk told the New York newspaper.
However, Burk admitted the demonstration wasn't as successful as she hoped.
"The protest did not net the result that we wanted but beyond that, we accomplished our goal," she told the NY Daily News. "We kept the issue in the media for a year."
ONE WOMAN'S LOOK INSIDE THE NATIONAL
From the very beginning of Burk's crusade against the Augusta National in 2003, she always stressed, "This isn't about golf."
According to a four-time women's golf champion at the Augusta Country Club, Robbie Williams, that was Burk's whole problem.
"Martha Burk doesn't play golf; she doesn't understand what learning to play golf is all about, and therefore, she can't possibly understand the Augusta National," Williams,
co-author of "Gentlemen Only: An Insider's View of Golf in Augusta," told the Metro Spirit in 2003.
Williams, a resident of Dublin, Ga., wrote about her experiences as wife of a longtime member of Augusta National, the late-Henry Heffernan.
"I feel strongly that if Martha Burk is going to be the flag-bearer for all women and open up the gates of the Augusta National to them, she needs to know what she's talking about," Williams told the Metro Spirit in 2003. "She needs to have a single-digit handicap. She needs to have done an in-depth study about, not just the Augusta National, but the Augusta area.
"To me, what upsets me the most about all this controversy is that those people who are provoking it are operating from total ignorance."
While some people might say that expecting Burk to learn how to play golf is a little much, Williams pointed out that understanding the sport would give Burk insight into the debate.
In April 1966, when her husband was invited to become a member of the Augusta National, Williams knew very little about the game of golf and even less about the Augusta National.
At age 30, this south Georgia native and mother of three girls learned how to play the game by secretly traveling to the outskirts of town to hit balls at a driving range that was once a drive-in movie theater.
Williams said her strong desire to learn to play golf began after her husband bought her a set of golf clubs at her request.
When he brought the clubs home, he tossed them on the living room floor and said, "Here they are, but you'll never be able to hit them."
Immediately, Williams said she was determined to excel at golf and prove her husband wrong.
After years of practice, Williams became a CSRA golf champion and was a four-time women's golf champion at the Augusta Country Club.
Some wouldn't hesitate to call Williams a feminist in her own right, but she describes it more as taking pride in oneself and what you stand for.
"I think Martha Burk has a very selfish motive in this attack," Williams told the Metro Spirit in 2003, wearing a tiny gold Augusta National necklace around her neck that her children gave her. "It's obvious because she has a total lack of wanting to take the time to understand what the situation is all about."
Williams totally disagreed with Burk's position toward the Augusta National, but she was even more dismayed by the NCWO's handling of its campaign against the club.
She believed the last thing Burk should have done was to send Hootie Johnson, a man who Burk had never even met, a threatening letter.
"To me, it's like shaking hands with a stranger while holding a gun in your left hand," Williams said. "It was definitely a threat."
Burk was out to promote Martha Burk and that's all, Williams said.
"If I had been Martha Burk, what I would have done, I would have attacked all of the clubs in the country that are male-only," Williams said. "Not just the Augusta National. I would have included clubs like the Burning Tree Golf Club (in Michigan) that have all these senators and the president who play there and where they won't let women on the premises.
"Martha Burk could have included all of those clubs and made a real difference for women in golf if she had wanted to. But she didn't. She just attacked the National, and that tells me she just wanted a great stage on which to perform. She wanted controversy, she wanted attention and she wanted people to talk. That's it."
But instead of the media jumping on Burk for her blatant self promotion during this campaign, Williams said, reporters targeted Johnson and the Augusta National.
"Hootie Johnson had no choice but to respond the way he did," Williams said in 2003. "What people don't understand is, it's his job as chairman to uphold the traditions and legacy of the club founded by Bobby Jones, Cliff Roberts and Jerome Franklin. So, what Hootie Johnson is doing is what every other chairman has done since Clifford Roberts, and that's just staying the course."
AUGUSTA NATIONAL 'DISCRIMINATES AGAINST EVERYBODY
Just days before NCWO's protest, Williams insisted that Burk was "barking up the wrong tree," regarding the private golf club.
"The Augusta National discriminates against everybody," Williams frankly said in 2003. "They discriminate against the poor. They discriminate against locals. For instance, Cliff Roberts lovingly called club members from Augusta, 'trunk slammers,' because they were not what he had in mind."
"Cliff Roberts wanted you to fly in to town to golf, not drive up in your car," Williams added. "So, they discriminate against their own members. And if they decided to kick you out, they just kicked you out. It's that simple."
Williams said the same rules of justice do not apply inside the gates of the National because it is a uniquely private club based in tradition.
"If you have something like that, I don't think the average rules apply," Williams said. "They can't. The club was founded upon every situation and every determination being made internally. And if Hootie would relent and Martha Burk and all of these creeps would get what they want, it would be the first time that the Augusta National would ever have let that happen. So, it would eventually become like every other club in the country, and that would be a horrible shame."
The most ironic thing about Burk's entire crusade, Williams said, was the fact that hundreds of women are invited to play golf at the Augusta National each year by members and are treated with the highest respect.
"Of the two places in Augusta that I played, the Augusta Country Club and the Augusta National, I was treated much better at the Augusta National than at the Augusta Country Club," Williams said in 2003. "Sometimes I might play once a week at the Augusta National or sometimes two or three times a week. So, I played a lot of golf out there. And the Augusta National truly is a 'gentlemen-only' area.
"I never experienced any person out there or any staff or any situation that was less than very friendly and very helpful. It truly is the epitome of being overly nice, warm and helpful. It's just perfect."
Back in 2003, many Augustans couldn't have agreed more with Williams.
In fact, at time of the protest, Hootie Johnson was seen as a saint in Augusta, while anti-Burk T-shirts were being sold all around town for $15.95.
Despite the mounds of criticism dumped on Burk, along with several death threats, she told the Metro Spirit in 2003 that she had absolutely no regrets.
"I have been called a lot of nasty names over past years," Burk said. "Anytime you work for women's rights, those who don't believe in equality call you names. But it certainly won't deter me from fighting sex discrimination whenever it occurs."
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Since 1990, the consumption of electricity in Germany has risen by about one third. Despite more efficient household appliances - for example, refrigerators, energy-saving light bulbs and computers, the VDE (Germany's trade association for the electrical, electronics and information technology sectors) envisages a further increase of almost 30 percent between now and 2025. There is a vast and currently untapped potential for savings. So, who actually accounts for the majority of electricity usage in Germany?
Every year, German power stations – from wind farms to nuclear plants – produce roughly 650 terawatt-hours (650 billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity. After deducting the power consumption of those power stations and grid losses during transmission, that leaves about 550 terawatt-hours for consumers. Almost half of this total (in 2008, it amounted to 256 terawatt-hours) goes to major industrial users – from steelworks to car factories. The power needs of agriculture, the public sector and small-scale commercial consumers amount to 130 terawatt-hours. The transport sector – primarily the operation of the rail network – draws roughly 17 terawatt-hours from the national grid annually. Household use – power from the wall socket – accounts for just less than 140 terawatt-hours.
Breakdown of electrical energy consumption in Germany's private households (2006). Source: Energy Agency NRW. Credit: Markus Schweiss.
The potential scope for savings lies in the hands of private households
Although industry responds swiftly to rising electricity prices and rapidly introduces energy-saving processes, driven to do so quite simply by the wish to save costs, this sector will remain the largest consumer of electricity for some years. This explains why attention is now focused so much on the potential for saving energy in private households. Indeed, electricity consumption in this sector did decline slightly between 2008 and 2009, dropping from 140 to 138 terawatt-hours. Nonetheless, due to the growth in the number of individual households, and the ever rising number of electrically powered appliances, further conservation measures are necessary if growth in total usage is to be avoided.
According to the Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI – the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association), if the private (that is, domestic residential) sector were to make full use of energy-efficient modern appliances, it would be possible to reduce consumption by as much as 60 terawatt-hours. That is roughly the equivalent of 24 power stations, each generating 400 megawatts. For example, the next generation of lighting, using LED technology, could reduce the electricity required for lighting from 50 terawatt-hours to as little as 10 terawatt-hours. Less visible, but also highly effective, would be the use of more efficient heating system pumps, capable of operating with just half of the electrical power that current models consume and yielding potential savings of almost two terawatt-hours. Then, if household appliances such as hair dryers, mixers and washing machines were to be equipped with more energy-efficient electric motors, the ZVEI believes that another eight terawatt-hours of savings could be achieved, and possibly even more. Last but not least, dispensing with the stand-by mode on appliances would cut consumption by a further five to ten terawatt-hours.
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King's College is part of the University of Cambridge. As one of this historic University's constituent colleges, it is known formally as 'The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge', and is located beside the River Cam. King's College was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI, shortly after the founding of the world-famous English boarding school for boys, Eton College. As was customary during the Middle Ages, the plans for expansion and development of the college were interrupted by war – in this instance, the Wars of the Roses, which led to a significant lack of funds. Following Henry's deposition from the throne, there was very little progress with the college until Henry VII decided to take it on as a pet project, having seized the throne in 1508.
One of the most significant parts of King's College, from both a historical and architectural standpoint, is the King's College Chapel. Regarded as a key example of Gothic English architecture, the development of the chapel first began in 1446 and ended during the reign of Henry VIII in 1544. The site of King's College is close to hotels near Cambridge, making it a popular destination with visitors from all over the world. The chapel has stained glass windows which are regarded by some experts as the finest examples of their era, and the building itself has become notorious as an easily-identifiable marker of the city of Cambridge. The chapel hosts regular services as well as yearly celebrations on Christmas Eve, which is broadcast around the world.
The entire area of King's College is filled with Tudor-era symbolism, which many see as a means of having legitimised the dynasty's rule. Despite having been begun by Henry VI, the work was not consistently approached until the Tudor era. Subsequent architectural developments post-Tudor include the completion of the front court at King's College, which was started by architect James Gibbs in 1724 using the neoclassical style. The building was finally completed in 1828, over a hundred years after work began, under the watchful eye of fellow architect William Wilkins, with completed work described as Gothic Revival rather than Neoclassical, in accordance with Cambridge University's wishes. Today, many visitors choose to tour the college grounds before enjoying a meal at nearby restaurants in Cambridge such as The Tamburlaine.
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Official New Jersey Sightings!
By Rockstar420,
March 11, 2004 in Transformers Sightings
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Autobots...CUSTOMIZE!!!
Location:Look out your window!!!
Interests:collector and customizer of transformers for many years. And still ticking!
i bought three of the dreadwings, i think it looked better than the pics.
also TRU has been finally restocking around here with:
many, many SHOCKBLASTS, energon (green) ironhide, dreadwing, sharkticon, and slugslinger. Today I am going to hamilton mall area. There is a TRU, a walmart, and a target there. Whom always seems to get in the figures before anywhere else around here. fill you in later.
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THREE Dreadwings?
Target here only had one of him, Repaint Ironhide and Cliffjumper.
Im going to check my Toys R Us either tonight or tomorrow.
I guess i could pick them up this weekend.
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Mechanically Insane
Location:Milltown NJ
Costco in Edison has the Prime/Overload excluseive 2 pack
Big KB Toys on 17 South in Paramus had the Micromaster Constructicons, and LOTS of them. They also have plenty of the Exclusive Demolishor and Cyclonus armada repaints
Toys R Us on Route 4 has lots of Cliffjumper, a few Shockblast, Dreadwing and repaint Ironhide. In a bizarre twist, a shelfload of Mirage was there. Might have been something forgotten, because no other TRU or Target has them.
Target in Spring Valley has lots of the Nemesis Prime exclusive
Every store seems to have a lot of Downshift, Tow-Line, repaint Hot Shot... but cant seem to see any Sharkticon and Slugslinger. Bought one each from Target in Nyack when they were there, and havent seen any since.
the Dreadwing is ok... but i would have preferred the "dirty" look i saw in pictures on the box.
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Hi, just move to NJ from LA.....tell me if there is any good place for TF hunt around Paramus...thx
The Dreadwings are gone in TRU RT 4 by now....
The RT4 Target have a lot of Nemesis Prime(s)
also most of the new basic and Downshift, Tow-line-Repaint Hot shot...
Also Sharkticon and Slugslinger are there as well....on 11/9
The Wal-Mart on RT45(or is it 46) have all the new basic and delux (include) sharkticon and Slugslinger, also they have Bulkhead is anyone is looking for him...
The KB in GS....did really have anyting 11/10..but 59.99 Omaga S.
Khol( I think that how u spell it) on RT4 didn't have anything good....
Welcome to NJ my friend.
So far it seems you know where to go for TF's.
At last sighting the Big KB on Rt 17 south (to get there you have to go 17 north, then make a U-turn) has the MicroMaster Constructicons.
The WalMArt is Rt 46 in Saddle Brook. If you are there again, keep heads up for the Grimlock - Swoop 2pack
Ah, i need me a Bulkhead.
sighted: at target and walmart in turnersville nj
Grimlock swoop 2 pack walmart
wingsaber walmart
galvatron target
and some others that were never there
shockblast and
cliffjumper the blue and whit one
no omega sentinel yet though
sorry for another post in a row but beware buying grimlock and swoop. THey suck!
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Show use some pics so we can see how bad they sux....
here are some of bot mode and dino mode, the combined mode is not that stable and my cameras batteries have to be recharged, so i will have to get combined crap mode later.
as you can see grimlocks stability sucks, i have to lean him against a candleholder so that he will stand. Also his dino head goes on his back so he is very back heavy. I would have to move his torso forward for him to look erect
here is dino mode:
ill try to get more pics up after the batteries charge up. enjoy.
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I will in fact be sending more ships to help protect our interests on that colony. I did leave a message with Ser-Ket..." he said as a worried expression, while the Femme gave him a curious look. "I have received no message from my Sister." she cut him, which made Galvatron's worried look to increase in tone. "I thought Ser-Ket would have at least informed you of that, but then again she did seem to be somewhat out of character when we spoke." "When was that, my Lord?" Rip-Claw asked, her curiosity spiking at her Master's words. "Two days ago, you were busy torturing your Autobot prisoners at the time. She seemed to be showing a lot of compassion towards our enemies, which I found to be worrying. Tell me, have you witnessed any similar behavior from your sister?" Galvatron asked, earning a thoughtful expression from the Femme as she looked away for a moment. "As a matter of fact, my Lord, I have noticed a sharp change in my Sister's actions. Especially towards our current and final Autobot prisoner, who I am ashamed to admit has managed to resist all my methods of extracting information from him." The Predacon leader gave a slight smile in return, as he could not help but feel a certain respect towards anyone who could show such determination. "I see, that is quite an achievement from one of our enemies. But tell me, what exactly has Ser-Ket been doing that has you concerned?" "I proposed to my sister that while I spend my time inflicting tremendous amounts of pain to our prisoner, she would then appear as a sympathetic face who would slowly gain his confidence and that I would hope, in time would spill any secrets he was holding. But over the last two days, she has become increasing protective of him and openly ridiculed my efforts to break him." the Femme responded with concerned tone that was tinged with a touch of anger. "Well in that case, I suggest you take a closer look at your sister and report back to me with what you find. Can you do that?" Galvatron replied, before the familiar voice of Six-shot was heard in the background, making the Predacon leader turn away. "My Lord, heavy cruiser wings Gamma, Epsilon and Theta are nearing their positions. We need your presence in the CIC." "I will be right there, Six-shot." Galvatron said back before returning his attention to the Femme. "You have your orders, Galvatron out." he said before the screen went black, leaving the Predacon alone in the room as she activated her holo-tool. "Computer, unlock security cameras for Brig zero-one and give me a report on their current status." "Cameras are still active and can be viewed by anyone with access." the synthesized voice spoke back, earning a smile from the Femme. "Very good, now show me what has been recorded over the last few days." PRIME EFFECT 4 Quickstrike made his way down the corridor as fast and stealthily as possible, which would have appeared to have been a contradiction in itself, had it not been for the fact that the corridors were all but empty at this point. 'Where is everyone?' he thought while continuing to move forward, because apart from the two guards he killed when he escaped his cell, the Autobot had yet to encounter anymore and this bothered him more than he liked. 'Am I being played here? Did Ser-Ket merely act like she was going to help and is really in league with her sister after all?' he thought as he turned a corner, suddenly finding himself just a few yards away from three Terracons. The enemies had their backs to the Bot and had not yet noticed him, so Quickstrike hid inside the doorway of another room and peeked out at the soldiers. 'Well, that's just perfect. I want to go that way, and they happen to he blocking me.' he thought as he watched them. But before he could dwell on that thought any more, the lights in the corridor began to deactivate and activate randomly, gaining the Terracons attention and earning a smile from the Bot. 'I guess that answers that question.' he thought. And so Quickstrike moved out of cover and rushed the enemies, killing one with a shot to the head. As that one fell to the ground, the other two turned round and faced the Escapee. "Get him!" one shouted while the other leapt at the Autobot, his sharp claws bared. But Quickstrke simply fired several shots into the torso of the Terracon, sending him flying into the wall. "You'll pay for that!" the last soldier shouted as he started to change right before Quickstrike's eyes. 'Not again.' the Bot thought, the sight evoking memories of the last time he saw this and what happened then. The Terracon now in its beast mode immediately swung its razor sharp claws at the Autobot who narrowly dodged it and then aimed his pistol at the enemy's head. But then with almost lightning quick reflexes, the Terracon knocked the gun out of Quickstrike's hand and then punched the bot in the stomach which immediately winded him as he fell to his hands and knees. "Puny Autobot." the Terracon said with a humorous tone as he stood over the Escapee and readied his claws for the death blow. Quickstrike though noticed what looked like a combat knife on the floor to his right. 'That must have fell from the utility belts of the other two.' the Bot thought as an idea came to mind. Suddenly the enemy swung his claws down at the bot who fell flat onto his stomach, allowing the claws to swipe past his back by a mere few inches, earning a surprised look from the Terracon. Quickstrike the rolled on his side to his right and grabbed the knife, as the Con then lunged at him again. "You little s..." he said before being cut off by the sharp painful feeling in his chest, so he looked down to see the combat knife embedded in his chest and Quickstrike looking up at him as he knelt there. The Bot simply stared up into the Terracon's eyes as they glazed over, a second later and he was dead so Quickstrike let the body fall to the ground before removing the combat knife from his chest. 'Since my holo-tool/blade isn't working yet, this will come in handy.' he thought as he cleaned the blade on his leg and then connected it to his utility belt. The Autobot got to his feet and carried on down the corridor for a long moment before something caught his eyes and he stopped again. He was now standing in front or a door that he recognised from Ser-Ket's map so he tapped the control panel on it's right side, opening the door and making Quickstrike smile as he looked inside. 'Now that will most definitely come in handy.' he thought before entering the room. PRIME EFFECT 4 'Well, it is done.' Ser-Ket thought as she deactivated the computer terminal at her station, for the Femme had just made the changes to the ship's security protocols that would hopefully give Quickstrike the chance he would need to get to the shuttle-bay. And she had made sure that if anyone were to come upon the said changes, that she would not be implicated. So the Femme walked past the Terracons, whose attention remained firmly on their own work as they worked away at their terminals. 'I hope Quickstrike has had no problems so far.' she thought as she left the CIC and began walking down the corridor. 'I have tried to ensure that all the patrols will be diverted away from him as he makes his way to the shuttle-bay.' she thought while walking past two Terracons, who suddenly stopped and looked back at the Femme. And as she carried on, unbeknownst to what was going on behind her. One of the two then tapped his com-link. "Commander Rip-Claw, we have Ser-Ket in our sights. What are your orders?" "Just follow her and don't let her spot you, understand?" an agitated voice replied, earning a nod from the Con. "Yes Commander." The two Terracons then began following an unknowing Ser-Ket. Meanwhile Rip-Claw was still in the ready room looking through recordings of both Ser-Ket and their Autobot prisoner, and she was getting more and more agitated at what she was seeing. 'So I have what looks like suspicious footage of my sister, but yet none of it has the audio to further confirm it.' she thought while watching the pair as they appeared to be talking. "What are you two talking about?" Rip-Claw asked aloud with a frustrated tone. But suddenly as if someone had heard her, a holo orb materialized beside her and hovered there. "May I be of service?" it spoke, surprising the Femme. "What? Who are you?" "I am your personal VI, Captain. May I be of help to you?" it replied, earning a curious look from Rip-Claw. 'Stupid machine thinks I am the Captain. Well, I guess it could be useful.' she thought. "I wish to know what is being said on these videos." "Of course, Captain. I will just run the speech recognition program. This will take only a moment." the VI replied before a new feature appeared on the holo-screen, one that looked like subtitles. "Now that's what I wanted, thank you." the Femme said before focusing her attention on the screen and read the dialogue that appeared on the screen below both her sister and the Autobot prisoner. "...but...Quickstrike." the Autobot said. "What?" Ser-Ket replied. "My name is Quickstrike." the Bot said back, making Rip-Claw's eyes widen at what she read. 'She lied! She lied to me. My own sister.' she thought as her spark started burn with anger, clenching one hand into a fist while raising her other to her com-link. "Tell me, where is my Sister now?" she asked. "Commander, Ser-Ket is currently..." one of the Terracons replied before being cut off by the almost deafening sound of the alarms as they began blaring out down the corridors. "What in the Allspark is that?" Rip-Claw shouted as she tried to hear her soldier's voice over the noise. "She is...wait?" the Terracon replied with a worried but alert tone all of a sudden, which did not go unnoticed by the Predacon. "What? Explain..." "Commander, we had her in our sights. But suddenly the emergency lighting activated and now... we've lost her." "Find her!" Rip-Claw screamed as her anger flared up. "Yes, Sir!" the Terracon replied with fear in his voice before the transmission ended and the Predacon was left to her own thoughts again, though now they were burning like never-ending fires in her mind, until one thought broke through and made her eyes widen. 'I know what she is trying to do. My Sister, my dear Sister. You will pay for betraying us….for betraying me.' PRIME EFFECT 4 Ser-Ket moved at a brisk pace down another one of the many identical corridors that made up the Achilles, while making her way towards the shuttle bay. 'I could of sworn those Terracons were following me.' she thought as she neared her destination, thinking back to several minutes earlier before her modifications to the security protocols took effect. 'But they couldn't have surely, since no one would have been able guess what I had planned.' Once at the door, the Femme pressed the buttons on the control panel on its left side which opened the door and allowed her access. Ser-ket then locked the door open with her holo-tool and ran over to the nearest shuttle, hoping to get it ready for Quickstrike when he arrived. But just as she opened the hatch and prepared to climb inside, another voice gained her attention. "Ser-Ket! Ser-Ket, there you are." The Femme looked back to see Quickstrike as he joined her side, and she noticed that he looked better then he did earlier, though the bruises were still visible. "How are you feeling?" she asked, earning a smile from the Bot. "I'm feeling alright. That shot you had me take certainly helped. Thanks for that." "You're welcome, now I just need to get the shuttle ready for you and then you are free to leave." the Femme replied as she climbed on board the shuttle, but when she looked back at the blonde man looking back at her through the hatch, she saw a concerned expression on his face. "You sure you don't want to come with me?" he asked in earnest. The Predacon looked back, clearly taken back by his question with an expression that was part appreciative and the other saddened. "We have been over this, Quickstrike. You know why I can't go." she answered in a similarly sad tone. "Neither of you will be going anywhere." a familiar Female voice called out, gaining the attention of both of them as they looked back at the shuttle-bay's entrance. There they saw Rip-Claw in the company of several Terracons, who all had their weapons trained on the pair. "I think you will find it impossible to activate that shuttle, Sister, since I have placed the entire ship on lock-down." the older sister said with real disdain in her voice before looking at the Bot. "And you..., Quickstrike. You will tell me everything and that will just be the beginning of further hell for you." she said, earning a knowing look from Ser-Ket as she realised that her sister somehow knew everything. "I'll die first." the Autobot said as he reached for his pistol but stopped as the Terracons stepped forward with their guns trained on him. "If you are thinking of a kamikaze attack, then I would think again about that, since my soldiers are such very good shots." Rip-Claw said back before looking at her sister with a real pained and angry expression. "Before I hand you to Lord Galvatron for what you have done, I just want to know...why? Why have you betrayed us, and for an Autobot of all things?" "I di..." Ser-Ket began to say before Quickstrike cut her off as he took a step ahead of her. "Ser-Ket doesn't have to explain her actions to the likes of you." The Femme was again taken back by the actions of this Autobot, who even though she had gone through all the effort to get him out of danger, had suddenly placed himself between her and that same danger. 'He knows what they would do to me if the extent of my thoughts and worries came out into the open.' she thought as she noticed that the Bot had his hand behind his back and it was holding a grey metallic cylinder. "Isn't that cu..." Rip-Claw started to say back before her eyes noticed that Quickstrike was hiding one of his hands, as the other one was hovering over his hoisted pistol. "What do you have behind your back? I demand you show me now or..." the older Predacon said back in a slightly panicked tone and she signaled the Terracons, who took another step toward the pair. "If you insist." Quickstrike replied with a lopsided grin as he revealed his other hand and the object currently in it's grip. Rip-Claw's eyes widened as she recognised it, as did the Terracons and even Ser-Ket. "A detonator!" the older sister stated, earning a nod from the Bot who then pressed his thumb down on the red button on it's top. Meanwhile lights activated in the room that Quickstrike had found earlier, revealing it to be an armoury and munitions locker that had a timer connected to several drums of explosives that suddenly lit up and began counting down from five seconds on the clock. The second it hit zero, the room exploded into a massive fireball that expanded out and down the corridors, incinerating any Terracons that were unfortunate to get in it's way. The explosion also breached the ship's hull as civilians looked out of the windows of their homes to see a funnel of black smoke rise up from the side of the cruiser as it sat next to the command tower of Omicron city. Back on board the Achilles, the fireball was almost upon the shuttle-bay despite it gradually dissipating. Rip-Claw looked back to see the fiery glow getting ever closer to them through the open door of the bay, as Quickstrike pulled Ser-Ket into his arms and shielded her from the incoming explosion. "Close the door!" she shouted at the Terracon closest to the door's controls, who panicked as he turned and began hitting all the buttons on it. "It's not working, the door won't..." he managed to say before the fireball burst through the open doorway, engulfing him while throwing all the other Terracons, Rip-Claw included to the floor. A moment later and as the emergency lighting flickered on and off, all the enemies in the shuttle-bay were subdued and dazed as Quickstrike held Ser-Ket in an embrace before pulling back slightly and looking the Femme in the eyes. "You okay?" he asked in a gentle tone, earning a nod from female who then looked past him and noticed three of the Terracons slowly getting to the feet while reaching for their rifles. "Quickstrike, behind you!" The Autobot suddenly spun round with his pistol and killed all three, sending them onto their backs with smoking bullet holes in their heads. Quickstrike then got to his feet and held his hand out to the Femme, who looked up at him with a curious expression. "Come with me, you can't stay here now." he then said which made Ser-Ket simply stare at the Bot's eyes, noticing how sincere he was looking while holding out his held to her. What felt like a long moment passed before the Femme then reached up and placed her hand into his, who gently yet firmly clasped his around hers and helped Ser-Ket to her feet. "Let's go." he said with a slight smile, one that for some reason made the Predacon feel better, despite the situation they were both in and she smiled back and nodded. "Okay." she replied as the pair moved for the charred doorway, when suddenly Quickstrike felt something grab at his ankle with a vice-like grip. "Aggh, what the fuck!" he exclaimed as both he and the Femme looked down to see Rip-Claw lying on her front, her arm outstretched and gripped around his leg. "Neither of you will get of..." the injured Predacon started to say before being cut off by Ser-Ket who kicked her sister in the face, knocking her unconscious and causing her to release the Autobot. Quickstrike looked back at his new ally with a surprised expression. "Ser-Ket, that was..." "She deserves worse, but we don't have time. The other Terracons will swarm this area soon enough, so we should go." The bot nodded in return before picking up two rifles and handing the Femme one, and then the pair stood either side of the doorway as they readied themselves to move. "Okay, is there another way off the ship? One that isn't held up by the lock-down." "Yes, there is. The escape pods. They are on a different system that is not impaired by the security protocols, and should be on deck above us." Ser-Ket replied. "Good, let's go then." Quickstrike replied as they both walked out of the shuttle-bay, leaving Rip-Claw and what remained of her team unconscious on the floor. Once in the corridor which at this moment was empty, Quickstrike looked down both sides before looking back at Ser-Ket with a confused expression. "Which way?" he asked, making the Femme point to their right. "That way should lead us to a Maintenance tube that will get us to the deck below, don't want to be using the elevators now." "Good call..." he replied with a smile, earning a mirroring look from the Predacon that nearly made him blush. "...Alright, you lead the way and I will guard our rear." he added as the both started down the corridor, but not before hearing the sounds of footfalls approaching quickly from the other side of the corridor, as shadows could be seen on the wall going round the corner. "We need to hurry." Ser-Ket replied, earning a nod from the Autobot as he followed her down the opposite side of the corridor. And after running down what felt like a never-ending corridor, the pair came across what looked barely like a hatch in the floor ahead of them. "There, that's our ticket off this floor." she said before kneeling down next to it and opening a hidden control panel next to it, meanwhile Quickstrike kept lookout down both sides of the corridor. "Any idea how long this will take? Because we are don't have any cover here." he asked, while the Femme punched in a few key commands into the panel's keypad. "This should only take a minute, just keep you eyes..." Ser-Ket replied before she stopped and sniffed the air, it was something that caught the Autobot completely off guard as the Femme's face went serious as she looked back at him. "They will be here in moments, I need you to cover me. Can you?" she asked in a serious, but in no way insulting tone. "Sure, just let me know when you're done." Quickstrike replied in a mirroring way, before the Predacon looked back to her work. "To your right." she suddenly said just a second before a Terracon stormed around the corner of the corridor on his right, making Quickstrike raise his rifle and shoot the enemy dead. Then another and another and another followed the first, all which fell to the ground with bullet holes in their chests. The Autobot then glanced down to see that Ser-Ket had finished with the control panel and had turned her attention to the hatch, which now had a hand hold on either side of it. "Want a hand with that?" he asked as the Femme grabbed hold of the hatch and began to pull, before he turned his eyes back towards right hand side of the corridor, just as more Terracons appeared. "I've got it." she replied over the sounds of gunfire, a smile was present on her face as she looked down at the hatch. 'How cute.' she thought as she gripped the hand holds and pulled, opening the hatch in one go. "Now!" she exclaimed as the Autobot gunned down the latest wave of Terracons on the right side, he then looked down at the now open hatch and the cute looking Predacon Femme kneeling down beside it. An impressed expression was evident on his face as he smiled at her. "Wow you're strong." he said with a hint of shyness to his voice. "I know...are you worried?" she replied with a mischievous tone, one that again made the bot's cheeks heat up. "No...not at all." he said while almost stammering, which made the Femme smile. 'Yes, he is very cute.' she thought before spotting three Terracons approaching them from the other side of the corridor behind Quickstrike. So she equipped her rifle and fired a burst of bullets past the bot and into the enemies, felling them instantly. "Let's move." "Ladies first." Quickstrike replied which made the Femme smile again as she climbed down into the Jeffries tube, quickly followed by the bot who then closed the hatch behind him. It didn't take them long to climb down the almost claustrophobic Jeffries tube, as Ser-Ket reached the hatch that led to the next deck below her. She looked up to see Quickstrike's backside just above her as the bot climbed down the ladder. 'Nice ass.' she thought before keying another combination into the keypad that was next to the hatch, causing it to unlock and open. The Femme the dropped out into the corridor and found that it was empty, despite the emergency lighting flickering on and off. "It's clear, but watch the drop...it's higher than it looks." she said as Quickstrike dropped out and landed next to her, a confident smile on his face. "I've got it." he replied casually before equipping his rifle, the Femme simply shook her head as she does the same. "The escape pods should be just down here." she said back as they moved down the corridor towards another T-junction. "Just past this left tur..." the Femme added as she turned the corner and was met by a fist to the face, which made her stumble back a little disoriented. The another punch flew towards her, but this time Quickstrike blocked it and punched back, hitting the face of the Terracon who had ambushed her. But as the Autobot went to take on this enemy, he the felt a foot slam into his back as another Terracon revealed itself. Both bot and Femme tried to recover as they were surrounded by the two Predacon soldiers, who looked at them with discontent. "You okay?" Quickstrike asked as Ser-Ket felt her jaw. "I'm fine." she replied before being cut off by the Terracons. "Silence, you are both under arrest. As say he orders of Commander Rip-Claw." one soldier replies before tapping his com-link. "We have them, Commander. Right where you said they would be." "Good, hold them there until I arrive." an angry female voice said back from the other side of the link. Both Ser-Ket and Quickstrike glanced at each other. "Want to see your sister again?" the bot asked, making the Femme shake her head in response. "Not particularly." "Then let's get out of here." he replied, earning angry stares from the Terracons. "You will not..." one started to say before both Cons were suddenly made to defend themselves as the pair of escapees lunged at them. Quickstrike threw a punch, which one enemy blocked but he had no chance with the round house kick that then connected with his face, which sent him back into the wall. Ser-Ket meanwhile kicked the other in the face, before spinning around and back kicking him in the chest which made him stumble backwards. The Autobot had caught a glimspe of the Femme's attack and could not help but be impressed as he grabbed a punch from his opponent and countered by elbowing him in the face. 'Most impressive.' he thought while still holding onto his Terracon's arm, twisted it behind the enemy's back and then roundhouses him in the chest. Little did he realise, or maybe he should have but Ser-Ket too had secretly glimpsed him too and liked what she had witnessed. 'I bet he would be good to spar with.' she thought as she too locked her opponent in an arm-lock, and then broke that arm by slamming down on her shoulder armour. This caused the Terracon to cry out in pain, but he was quickly silenced by Ser-Ket who elbowed him in the throat and followed it through with a back fist, which knocked the Con out and sent him to unconsciousness as his body fell to the floor in a heap. "I'm done, how's yours?" the Femme asked as she looked back to see the Autobot throw his opponent to the floor and then kick him in the face, earning the same result. "Me too." he replied with a smirk, earning a smile from the Predacon. "Good, it's right around this corner." she added while gesturing to the left, so the pair walked around the corner to see the large round metallic hatches sticking out of the wall. "I just have to prep for launch and deactivate it's tracking beacon, wouldn't want my sister to be able to follow us." "Good call." the Bot replied as he watched her using her holo-tool. After a moment the hatch opened and revealed the spherical interior of the escape pod, which was quite small but still large enough for two persons. "Get in..." Ser-Ket said before looking over Quickstrike's shoulder and spotting Rip-Claw further down the corridor. "...Now!" the femme added as she pushed Quickstrike, who did what she said and climbed into the pod before she did the same. Her sister charged toward their position with Terracons following close behind, her face was one of rage as she grippes her weapon. "Stop them!" she shouted as more Terracons approached from the other side of the same corridor. But by the time both groups arrived at the escape pod hatch, Ser-Ket had already closed and locked it. "Get this thing open now!" the Predacon spat as the troops around her hurried and tried to open it. Inside the pod, Ser-Ket took control with the holo-interface while Quickstike watched. "Don't worry, they can't get in." the Femme said after noticing that the bot had glanced back at the hatch after hearing the Terracons banging on the other side. "Alright, so where do we go? I guess we're not going into space now?" "No, this escape pod doesn't have the power or fuel to make orbit. So it will just get us away from here." she replied as she typed on the holo-keyboard. "In that case..." Quickstrike said back as he leaned over the Predacon, surprising her a little. "Get us. as close as you can to these coördinates." he continued as he typed the numbers into the destination matrix, as Ser-Ket watched him curiously. "Where's that lead?" she asked. "There should be a hidden escape shuttle in that area, it was for VIPs." he said back, earning a nod from her before she retook control of the user interface. "Okay sit back down then, because we are out of here." the Predacon replied before pressing the flashing ignition button to her left, which made the pod shake as the engines powered up and fired. The force of the engine pushed the pair back into their seats as the escape pod launched out of the Achilles's hull, soaring through the sky dusk sky and into the distance as it left the Omicron colony behind. Rip-Claw just stood there, looking at the open space in front of her that moments earlier housed the very escape pod that her sister and their Autobot prisoner had just escaped in and gritted her teeth as her anger was now on verge of exploding. But she tried to restrain herself as she tapped her com-link. "I want that pod tracked now!" she spat as the Terracons around her watched with worried expressions, unsure of how their Commander was going to act. "I apologise, Commander, but it appears the pod's tracker has been deactivated." another Con replied over the link, which made the Femme clench her free hand extremely tightly. "Then use the ship's sensors, get a lock on it." she replied, before wating another moment for the CIC to answer. "Again we are sorry, Commander. It seems the damage from the armoury on the deck above you has severed one of the primary power conduits. We have lost control of the sensors." And it was with this answer that Rip-Claw completely lost it, as she suddenly grabbed the neck of the nearest Terracon and snapped it, The Femme then turned on another and severally beat him as the others recoile in fear at the sheer brutality their Commander was showing. "Commander! Commander, are you there?" the CIC asked worriedly before the Femme stopped and stood over the Terracon that was now slumped against the wall, it was barely recognisable due to it's face being so badly beaten. Rip-Claw though did not even flinch as blood stained on the knuckles of both her hands. "Get it all repaired...do it now!" she then stated in a voice so angry that it sounded somewhat shaky. "Yes, Commander,...of course sir." the CIC replied in fearful voice as the Femme looked over at the Terracons standing away from her. "Take him to the Medi-Bay and leave me...Now!" she spat, gaining a universal nod from the Terracons who fearfully helped up their unconscious comrade and retreated away from the Predacon. Who simply stood there and looked down at her bloody hands in complete silence. PRIME EFFECT 4 Ser-Ket and Quickstrike walked through the dense foliage of what looked like a forest in the black of night, the only light they had to illuminate their path was from the torches that they had equipped to their utility belts. The pair had walked for almost an hour after their escape pod had crash landed a few kilometers behind them. Quickstrike had used his holo-tool, which was now fully active to give them the direction of the escape shuttle that he said should still be available to use. Ser-Ket though had noticed that the bot was now starting to look tired as he began to stumble through the greenery. "I think we should stop and rest, there is no way the Rip-Claw will find us, so we should be safe….at least for tonight." she said as she walked closely behind the Autobot who kept his eyes on both his holo-tool and the forest before them. "I'm okay, Ser-Ket, just a….little…. out of breath." he said before suddenly falling to his hands and knees. "Quickstrike!" the Femme shouted as she rushed to his side, the concern in voice evident as she placed her hand on his shoulder. Ser-Ket could feel Quickstrike physically shaking as he breathed heavily, his entire body was close to collapse. "I felt fine fifteen minutes ago, but now I feel like I like road-kill all of a sudden." the Bot replied as he looked at the Femme, he could see how concerned she was for him and that lifted his spark. "I guess that shot you gave me has lost it's effect." he added, earning a nod from Ser-Ket. "That would be my guess…" she replied as she looked down at his holo-tool screen. "Your map says we are still half a day's journey from your escape shuttle, we won't make it now. So I say we rest up and head off when it is lighter." the Femme added as she looked at the map again. "Your holo-tool is detecting a cave about one hundred feet away, let's go." Ser-Ket then helped Quickstrike to his feet and together they made their way through the forest until they came to a cliff-face and found the entrance to the cave, which was dark and not at all inviting. "This will do." Ser-Ket said as they walked out of the cool night air and into the rocky interior until they reached a dead end, which was evident by the natural rock-like wall that greeted them. So the Femme helped him to sit down and they removed their survival backpacks that they took from the escape pod. The fPredacon opened hers and took out a rolled up sleeping bag which she then laid out next to the Bot. "Okay, you should wrap yourself up and get some sleep." she said in a caring tone, Quickstrike nodded and then climbed into the sleeping bag. Once settled in, he looked up at the Femme with a curious look. "What about you?" "I will let you rest and take the first watch, you can take over for me once you feel up to it." Ser-Ket replied as she held her rifle and looked down at him. "So…sleep well and I will wake you in a couple of hours." "If there is any trouble…" the bot began to say back before the Predacon cut him off. "If there is, then you won't need me to wake you up. Now go to sleep." Quickstrike sighed as he nodded in return, silently surrendering to the Femme and he lied down on his side and closed his eyes. Ser-ket then turned away from the sleeping Bot and focused her attention on the cave entrance, as she leaned against the cave wall. 'Well here I am, on the run from my own people with a member of the very people who mine are now at war with. And yet….' she thought as she looked back at the now fast asleep Quickstrike, noticing how cute he looked as he slept. '…I feel more relaxed here, than I ever did with them.' She sighed as she looked back out of the cave as the breeze slowly increased, rustling the leaves of the trees outside and wondered what was next for the pair and if they were going to be able to escape the inevitable wrath of her Sister and the other Predacons.
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Taygete citrinella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light lemon yellow with the base of the costal edge black. There is a black costal spot at the basal fourth and another just beyond the middle. A small black spot is found on the dorsal edge at the end of the fold and there are three small black dots along the terminal edge. The hindwings are light silvery fuscous.

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Moths described in 1920
Taygete (moth)


Corona Casino Phu Quoc, which opened late last week, is the first casino in Việt Nam to allow Vietnamese to gamble.
To be allowed in for a three-year trial period, Vietnamese visitors have to pay an entry fee of VNĐ1 million (US$43) for 24 hours. The money will go into the coffer of Kiên Giang Province.
Entrants must be 21 years old or above and produce a document that shows their monthly income exceeds VNĐ10 million.
It could be a salary slip, lease document showing rental income, a bank deposit showing interest receivable, tax return or discharge of tax obligation proving taxable income graded as at least class 3 for the last one year, or other documents which show the requisite income.
They can also show multiple sources of income adding up to the VNĐ10 million requirement.
Corona Resort & Casino Phu Quoc was built at a cost of VNĐ25 trillion for the first phase and this will double by the time it is finished.
Its daily operations are overseen by Upffinity Gaming Management, a Dutch international casino management company with experience in Europe and Macao.


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This past Thursday saw the Johannesburg based part of our newly formed Women-in-Business initiative convene for the second time over breakfast. We were fortunate to have Sterling member DIT treat us with a scrumptuous breakfast in beautiful surrounds, and also to have Colleen Larsen from 30% Club join us! Thanks to all who took part and gave your input.


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Permanent event at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gallery
Calling Australia Home
Permanent event at the Jewish Museum of Australia in Kildary Road, Australia
International Art Collection
Permanent event at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
Permanent event at the ANMM in Sydney, Australia
Goobalathaldin Dick Roughsey
Edge of the Trees
Permanent event at the Sydney Living Museums in Sydney, Australia
Tow Row
Permanent event at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia
Au Karem Ira Lamar Lu
Action Stations
Asian galleries
Timeline of Jewish History
Indigenous Australian Art Collection
Australian Art Collection
The Joseph Brown Collection
NGV Collection
European galleries
Australian galleries
The World Turns
First Fleet Ships
Contemporary galleries
Giacomo Costa. Landscape
22 September – 24 October 2012 at Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney.
Improving Life Quality with Reiki
A two-day event to discuss the benefits and the advantages through Reiki
The Australian Open Will Return In January
The annual Australian Open 2012 will be held in Melbourne, Australia, on January 16th through January 29th, 2012. The tennis event will see numerous big stars in the tennis arena, such as the American player Venus Williams
Good Food & Wine Show 2011
Five Fantastic Culinary Events.
William Yang
19 Sep 2020 — 7 Feb 2021 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
In one drop of water
15 Jun 2019 — 15 Dec 2020 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
Standing Strong
14 Jul — 8 Aug 2020 at the Flinders Lane Gallery in Melbourne, Australia
Nicolas Molé
15 Jun 2019 — 28 Jun 2020 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
I, object
3 Aug 2019 — 21 Jun 2020 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
7 Dec 2019 — 26 Apr 2020 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday
1 Sep 2016 — 29 Mar 2020 at the MCA in The Rocks, Australia
Lavender Bay
25 Oct 2019 — 15 Mar 2020 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
Dora Ohlfsen and the facade commission
Japan supernatural
2 Nov 2019 — 8 Mar 2020 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
Shirley Macnamara
21 Sep 2019 — 1 Mar 2020 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
Making art public
7 Sep 2019 — 16 Feb 2020 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
8 Nov 2019 — 16 Feb 2020 at the MCA in The Rocks, Australia
9 Nov — 9 Feb 2020 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
Where we all live
30 Nov 2019 — 9 Feb 2020 at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Australia
Jon Molvig
Today Tomorrow Yesterday
Permanent event at the MCA in The Rocks, Australia
The churchie
13 Sep — 21 Dec 2019 at the IMA in Brisbane, Australia
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Robert Andrew
31 Aug — 26 Oct 2019 at the IMA in Brisbane, Australia
An Idea Needing to Be Made
27 Jul — 20 Oct 2019 at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, Australia
Terracotta Warriors
29 May — 13 Oct 2019 at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia
Quilty
29 Jun — 13 Oct 2019 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
Margaret Olley
Imari porcelain
18 Oct 2018 — 29 Sep 2019 at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia
28 Sep 2018 — 29 Sep 2019 at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia
A fleeting bloom
8 Sep 2018 — 29 Sep 2019 at the Queensland Art Gallery in Queensland Islands, Australia
28 Jun — 22 Sep 2019 at the MCA in The Rocks, Australia
The Lover Circles His Own Heart
National Emerging Art Prize
10 — 21 Sep 2019 at the IMA in Brisbane, Australia
Apocalyptic Horse
5 Mar — 15 Sep 2019 at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, Australia


A field blend of dry-farmed, 50-70 year-old Carignan (54%) and Valdiguié (15%) from clay-loam soils in Green Valley, SE of Napa. Syrah (31%) from a neighboring vineyard added. Red & black fruits, a little gamey, a touch of spice in a very juicy, light-bodied style.


Through our guides, we've only covered the most important aspects of the college application process. There are lots of special cases and questions you may have. Post your questions below and we'll be sure to get to them!
We've added some common questions to get the ball rolling!
Jesika H HariaMIT 2014. Admitted to Princeton, Columbia, and Cambridge.


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Unless otherwise specified, VIN = 12V, and ILOAD = 100mA.
production tested. All limits at temperature extremes are guaranteed via testing.
3. External components such as the catch diode, inductor, input and output capacitors can affect switching regulator system performance.
4. Output (pin 2) sourcing current. No diode, inductor, or capacitor connected to input.
5. Feedback (pin 4) removed from output and connected to 0V.
6. Feedback (pin 4) removed from output and connected to 12V to force the output transistor OFF.
7. Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance with approximately 1 square inches of PC board copper surrounding the leads.


John Mitchard: John has built up a wealth of experience in the construction industry, having started as an apprentice in the 1960's, before taking over Melhuish and Saunders in 1998.
As a Director of the company and former Managing Director, John brings that experience to the overall management of the company and maintains a keen interest in all projects undertaken.
Darryl Mitchard: Darryl started with the company as a plasterer in 2000, before becoming a Contracts Manager in 2002. In 2006/2007 Darryl was appointed Contracts Director, and part owner. In 2017 he became Managing Director and is focused on driving the company forward. Darryl has overseen hundreds of projects from pre-tender to completion. The project costs have ranged from £10,000 to more than £4million and he has had a role in all of these.
Melhuish and Saunders has built up an excellent reputation as a high quality building contractor since it was established in 1923. We are a family run business and since 2009 have been based in Landmark House, Glastonbury, an award winning building in its own right, constructed by the firm.
We pride ourselves on working as a team and ensuring that every project we work on is completed to a high standard of finish, within budget and, most importantly of all, to the client's satisfaction.
Our company has demonstrated continued core growth and sustainability, carrying out projects valued between £50,000 and £5million.
We have a wide range of clients including domestic, commercial, Local Authority, NHS, Police, The Duchy of Cornwall, The National Trust, Education as well as private clients. We guarantee that we will provide the same high levels of workmanship and customer service to all our clients, regardless of the size of the job.
We carry out all types of construction work: new builds, refurbishments, design & build projects - schools, offices, commercial and industrial units, leisure facilities, timber-frame buildings, housing, health centres and care homes and many more specialist developments.
Melhuish and Saunders Ltd - Building Contractors Based in Glastonbury, the company operates on construction projects across the South West, including Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol and Devon.


On 28 March 2019, in Barcelona, the workshop "New Monetary and Financial Models for New Economies" was held, organized by Novact with the collaboration of the Municipality of Barcelona, Finance Watch, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Rec – Moneda Ciutadana, Bin-Italia and Commonfare.
It was an opportunity to present three welfare and social innovation projects: in addition to the project Commonfare.net, whose main features and objectives were illustrated by Andrea Fumagalli, it was very interesting to hear by Bru Lain the experimentation of a minimum income in some neighborhoods north of Barcelona with high poverty and the experimentation of complementary currency REC in two districts of the city, by Susana Martin and Marti Olivella (REC) and Alvaro Porro (Barcelona City Hall).
Really stimulating is the link between these two measures. In order to facilitate the circulation of the new city currency, a positive synergy has been created with the introduction of the minimum income (about 400 euros per month). In fact, the 25% of minimum income is paid to the beneficiaries in REC, thus promoting its wider dissemination and a lower burden on the municipal budget. The first data, after 6 months of use, show that the number of merchants who accepted the new currency in the concerned districts has grown, allowing an increase in revenue, able to counteract the closure of small shops and increasing consumption of proximity, promoting sociality. With regard to the effect on labour supply, however, the first data (the duration of the experiment is 2 years) show that there has not been a stimulating effect on the labour market, probably due to the "poverty trap" that makes it unattractive to accept jobs characterized by high insecurity and low pay, also in light of the social characteristics of the beneficiary population.
The presentation of the three projects was followed in the afternoon by three workshops on the relationship between these experiences and public institutions, the forms of sharing and cooperation between the various experiments and, finally, the impact of these experiences on the common and social life of citizens.
In this debate, it is worth highlighting another complementary currency experiment: the Grama project of the municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, north of Barcelona. It is a municipal currency, established by the municipality, which can be accessed by about 120,000 inhabitants, through a digital recording, for the benefit of local trade and the solidarity economy. This is the first experiment in Spain and it is giving positive results, above all to increase the degree of social cohesion. The municipality issues money to pay part of the wages, public subsidies through digital payments. This sum is in addition to the sum already in circulation in Euros. In this way, the greater purchasing power favours the local economy. This experience is complementary to the REC but at the same time different. The first is in fact not a municipal currency but a city currency, unlike the second, and its introduction into society takes place through the provision of minimum income. These are two of the many possible examples of experimentation with new forms of welfare from below and alternative monetary circuits, which can facilitate its operation.
The Commonfare.net platform was just created to network these good practices.


The South Fork of the American River offers 21 miles of class III whitewater rafting. Most rafting companies offer 1 and 2 day trips on this river between the 2 sections of river. Both sections are great all around river trips for ages 8+ and it also makes a really great team building adventure.


Character actor James Rebhorn, who was a familiar face on many film and television productions, died at his home on Friday after a long battle with melanoma, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 65.
With a bony thin, wiry build and with eyes that could belie either soft characters or hard ones, the Philadelphia native became a reliable utility player in Hollywood, as evidenced by the myriad of roles he took on ranging from sitcoms (30 Rock) to playing a take-no-prisoners serial killer on Law and Order (as well as returning to the show with the reoccurring role recurring role of a defense attorney). He played a major role in sitcom history, as it was his district attorney character who prosecuted Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer in the 1989 2-part series finale of Seinfeld.
Typically you don't know what will be on sale until the minute it gets posted, but as a prelude to Black Friday, Amazon has released the Lightning Deal schedule and prices for Movies & TV on DVD and Blu-ray for Thursday, November 28, 2013.
See here below for a few highlights from Thursday's deals, along with more information on how these special deals work, and be sure to keep an eye out on the main Lightning Deals page for sale launch times and countdowns.


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PETA Angles for a Lighthouse
Published June 2, 2009 by PETA. Last Updated October 14, 2013.
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Several historic lighthouses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico have been "excessed" by the National Parks Department and are now up for grabs, at no cost, to nonprofits and other eligible entities.
Of course, when we heard this, a light bulb lit up over our heads—a coastal lighthouse would be the perfect place for to set up the national headquarters for our Fish Empathy Project.
In hopes of luring Dan Wenk, acting director of the National Park Service, with our bid, we've written him a letter outlining some of the details of our proposed exhibit.
PETA's center would feature educational displays proving that fish are intelligent animals who learn tasks, use tools, show affection, and feel pain when they are dragged from the sea in nets or impaled on hooks.
The lighthouse would also be home to the world's first Fish Empathy Quilt, a 300-square-foot quilt that pays tribute to the billions of fish who are abused and killed every year—as well as a café serving delicious faux-fish sticks and other tasty fish-friendly foods.
We'll let you know if he bites!
Written by Karin Bennett


Program Goals: To enable clients to live at thier best potential. Teaching Recovery techniques. Educational programs, Suppoort groups, LGBTQ programs and new vets group in and out of psych. facilities.
Program Mission Statement: Our mission is to enable those with mental illnesses to be empowered to live their life to its fullest in the community of their choice.


Friday March 8 was International Women's Day and the AEIOU Lynn's Lunch - supporting the Lynn Wright Memorial Fund. This delightful luncheon was held at the Victoria Park Complex in Herston, Brisbane. AEIOU is a major Queensland based charity that provides an incredible range of services for children with autism and their families.The luncheon keynote speaker was famous Australian author Kathy Lette who has a son with autism. Our Victoria Park venue was packed to the gills with lovely and elegantly dressed women who thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful lunch for such an important cause. Following drinks on arrival we lunched on chicken or steak with wines, followed by a scrummy chocolate brownie with ice cream and chocolate sauce. Unfortunately Amanda had to beat the Friday traffic jam to the Gold Coast and couldn't eat her dessert.


And a homeless man reportedly found the weapon and fired it.
After the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, science teacher Sean Simpson said he'd be open to arming himself while on duty at school, according to the Miami Herald. Those words may be coming back to haunt the school instructor. The Herald reports that on April 8, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the MSD teacher left his loaded gun inside a bathroom stall while visiting Deerfield Beach Pier in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
According to what the Broward Sheriff's Office told the Herald, Simpson said he'd left it there by accident, and when realized he had forgotten his Glock 9mm handgun, he returned to the stall to retrieve it. By then, ABC affiliate Local10 reports, Joseph Spataro — a 69-year-old homeless man — had found it. The gun did go off, but fortunately the bullet only struck a wall. Simpson was able to get the gun from the man. Spataro was charged with trespassing and firing a weapon while intoxicated, Local10 reported. Local10 also reported that Simpson was also arrested and charged "with failing to safely store a firearm, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of 60 days in jail," and he posted a cash bond of $250.
"There was a reasonable likelihood that the firearm could have ended up in the hands of a child or the discharge of the firearm could have wounded another person or child," deputies wrote in the arrest report, according to Local10.
On Feb. 21, Simpson told NBC News that he couldn't say for sure what he would have done if he had been armed on the day of the school shooting, which left 17 people dead. Asked by NBC's Katy Tur if he would want a gun in his hand in a situation like the shooting at his school, he said in a video published by MSNBC, "That's a tough question."
"Would I have been able to stop this gentleman with a semi-automatic weapon? I'm not sure," Simpson said. "Would I have liked to have had the opportunity? That's again a question I'm not sure I would know how to answer. The answer: maybe?"
Simpson continued, saying, "I don't know if that's the answer, but I know there are some of us that are willing to take the training if it was offered and probably be another line of defense," he said. "But again that is a complicated subject and I'm not sure if it's the answer. I think it's easier to get these types of weapons out of the hands of people that aren't meant to do anything but kill."


A former auto mechanic, Ron LeGrand is one of the most successful real estate investors and mentors in the country today. Bankrupt and having no direction in his life, he got interested in joining the real estate business after seeing an advertisement for a free real estate investing seminar in the early 1980s. Since then, Ron LeGrand has bought and sold more than 1,600 single-family homes and completed $300-million worth of commercial property deals with student partners in many parts of the country. Dubbed the "millionaire maker," he has also authored a number of books and created dozens of home study products for those who want to be just like him.
Do you want to discover how to earn money working only five hours a week? Watch this video now and learn as "millionaire maker" Ron LeGrand teaches you the basics of real estate investing. Find out why being a real estate investor is easier than being a surgeon or a pilot. If you think it is impossible to earn six figures a year despite the bad economy, think again. Ron LeGrand will introduce you to five easy and quick ways to make money in the business. To keep you motivated, Ron will also share with you how a 35-year-old penniless auto mechanic was able to earn thousands of dollars in his first year as an investor.


Georgia's Political Heritage Program is a video/ audio tape collection that is designed to capture valuable, but disappearing historical resources. The collection began in 1985 and captures the memory of Georgia's political leaders as they relate their roles in the state's political history.
West Georgia history faculty interviews on video and audio, record key political figures such as former Governors, Lieutenant Governors, U.S. Senators and Congressmen and House Speakers. The collection also includes audio tape of supporting interviews, speeches and presentations.
The archive section of the Ingram Library at West Georgia also serves as the repository for the political papers of Newt Gingrich and Pat Swindall as well as those of political figures of regional interest such as Senators J. Ebb Duncan and Wayne Garner and Representatives Carolyn Lee, John Simpson and Charles Thomas. The archive is in the process of continually broadening its collection. Interviews with all the former governors of Georgia since World War II are included with the exceptions of M.E. Thompson and Marvin Griffin, both of whom were deceased prior to the inception of the program.
The materials collected for the program are housed in the archive section of the Ingram Library and cataloged with the OCLC system, providing ready access to students, historians, scholars and the public. Donations for the public use of this collection are greatly appreciated.
In addition, the Gingrich papers are supported by over 30 video tapes and over 300 audio tapes. The Swindall papers by 6 video tapes and 60 audio tapes, and the Talmadge interview by over a dozen interviews of staff and supports.