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Hajime Miura (clinched his eigth title)– 3A World YoYo Champion – World YoYo Contest 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDkv-vkml1Q interview https://www.instagram.com/worldyoyocontest/p/DMseSGwIbPw/?img_index=3 his yoyo https://yoyorecreation.jp/team/243

A POEM TO HONOR the ninth night a witch turns into a cat, which is the beginning of Cat Nights August 17th, The eight days before a witch can turn into a cat and turn back A Seventeenth Witch It was a quiet morning, in an eighth seventeenth Miss Sarah, a witch, had a really long day A witch, that she is, that she is The clouds full from night dings, all seem calm underneath Miss Sarah, wait an encounter, in the street A witch, that she is, that she is A tree crack begin a sing, mashes like titans teeth Miss Sarah, now no human feet, but purring A witch, that she is, that she is A girl cry, I am falling! shouts from anger bequeath Miss Sarah, know hands weave cruel from the lightning A witch, that she is, that she is Cat shade, spells from lightning cling, in nights eighth seventeenth Miss Sarah, four legged, know where the light land A witch, that she is, that she is Through parks, dodge wild cans, running, past bright cars underneath Miss Sarah, absorb the cruelty fore the street A witch, that she is, that she is Boom! she leap side hot white bling, she fall on concrete teeth Miss Sarah... feel wet licks and a quiet warmth A witch, that she is, that she is Eyes open to soeur earrings, We Won! now eighth eighteenth Miss Sarah, in the pawed coven, knew the price A witch, that she is, that she is A teen wait for a purring, cause her mother bequeath Miss Sarah, in her daughter's arms, now home, safe A witch, that she is, that she is No image through tweet will bring, witch pride last seventeenth Miss Sarah, side sisters, saved all, quietly A witch, that each is, that each is If you see a black, purring, rubbing, please don't seethe Miss Sarah, or sister maybe, just friendly A witch, that she is, that she is from Richard Murray If you want to enjoy more poetry from me, consider the following work Poetry or More - Audiobook series Poetry or More- complete text only https://aalbc.com/tc/blogs/entry/261-good-news-blog-stories-through-a-year/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-943 Info Cat Nights begin on August 17th - display any text or art concerning cats. <Cat Nights begin on August 17. This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. A rather obscure old Irish legend said that a witch could turn herself into a cat eight times, but on the ninth time (August 17), she couldn’t regain her human form. This bit of folklore also gives us the saying, “A cat has nine lives.” Because August is a yowly time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place. Also, nights continue to get longer. Cats, crepuscular creatures, are nocturnal hunters. Their superior night vision means that the nights belong to them CITATION https://www.almanac.com/fact/cat-nights-begin-the-term-cat-nights-holiday

Shannon Sharpe's Anti-Blackness was His First Downfall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIABN6WQx4Q my comment You saw it coming:) I enjoyed listening to a black womens voice speak of Shannon's dialog:) Exactly, from white written "Immitation of Life" to Black written " Devil in a blue dress" by walter Mosely or even better "Passing" by Nella Larsen or some short stories from her friend plus fellow mulatta Alice Dunbar Nelson, female mullatoes biggest attraction to most men in the United States of America historically is their bodies. The white man fetishes the black he abuses. The black man fetishes the white he wants to abuse. Both men are in denial to their passions. The woman true self is iirelevant. And it is interesting that Zora Neale Hurston + Nella Larsen + Alice Nelson who in my opinion are all great writers, but whose literary works were chastised by black male writers when originally published for having opinions different than them. Zora Neale Hurston to her view of the Southern Black town, while Larsen or Nelson to their view of the Black populace pertaining to colorism and the role of the Black women whether dark as the night or undeniably yella. 8:04 Yes, many black people , especially DOSers as James Baldwin said of his father, hate whites, heaven for them is absent white people, their public vision of jesus. It is a deep hatred that has only manifested for most black people privately. 9:16 exactly, the whole point of MeToo was from Black Women to say that they are not getting the same legal or media treatment as white women in similar scenarios and this scenario with Shannon sharp is the proof MeToo's original short term goal, to get attention to legal affairs and media inequally treating black women with the long term goal of Black women being treated equally to white women, is far from coming to pass. 11:48 You have such a serious tone in this video , correctly, so but I did love when you let an accent out to emphasize Shannon needed the village to step in:) Plus your correct, the great Bill Russell once said, that Black Athletes are pampered , they have not lived regular lives. So add the common Black inner dislikes to whites and men's desire to have a weaker person to abuse which is commonly a female to the life of an athlete and... danger. I end with, you have very pretty hair, face... and body:) 1800s Black Statian Literature https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/446-1800s-black-statian-fiction%C2%A0-free-to-read/ Blackfish https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/266-come-now-blackfish-05082025/ Bill Russell on Athletes https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/449-bill-russell-born-1934/ REFERRAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIABN6WQx4Q&lc=UgwzvnJI6Rg1rQ6pnAN4AaABAg

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Flopped at the Box Office, but It’s Breaking Records on Streaming Platforms I think what this shows is the theater business model is in trouble. I quote the article Even though the film did not perform well in theaters, it’s finding new life on streaming. On Disney+, Captain America: Brave New World has stayed in the Top 10 in the U.S. for an impressive 56 days straight. This information was reported recently and shows that people are still interested in the movie, just mostly after it hits streaming platforms. This trend isn’t too surprising. Superhero movies still have big audiences, but lately many fans prefer to wait for them to be available at home. Streaming services like Disney+ make it easy to watch these films over and over, which can give movies a second chance after a slow theater run. https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/captain-america-brave-new-world-flopped-at-the-box-office-but-it-s-breaking-records-on-streaming-platforms/ar-AA1JO0tv?ocid=BingNewsSerp Superman and why theaters are dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjN0xDN45E MY COMMENT thank you, I said it for years. When theaters were taken from the film studios that was when theaters went on this road. Theaters originally were owned by the film studios so that they were like the streaming services studios own today. Because theaters are separate financial entities, as well as cable/t.v./blue ray - dvd, I think studios see a return to their era when they owned theaters, so they had all the profits, and the rest can get lean. 18:06 thank you Apple doesn't own the theater. It has been discussed but it hasn't happened. One thing you missed is how from when the film studios owned theaters to today, the quantity of theaters has lessened. In NYC many many theaters closed from the past to now. And that matters in that, who is going to go miles to a theater. A movie theater must be local, it is an offline business. With so many movie theaters closed or closing, many people don't live near a theater which ends their viability. COMMENT URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjN0xDN45E&lc=UgxMNrpl5Iq-izWXPax4AaABAg

MY THOUGHTS the one word I didn't see in the post or comments is experience and that to me is the point cruise made to cavill. you can be young and studied but you need experience for these stunts. Jackie chan nor Tom cruise jumped off of buildings in the new first of fury or risky business... they both grew through experience, yes training, yes studying, yes conditioning, but experience matters and to me that is the source of cruise's statement to cavill. has cavill really had stunt experience to build up to a drop of the height mentioned? I recall Keannu reeves saying, with each john wick film he gets better. yes, training, yes studying, but experience is a great thing and I argue the greatest to know yourself. And experience doesn't require books or teachers, it requires opportunity. And yes opportunity to fail, but whether you succeed or fail you will learn. And to the care to the film or the collective art project and the various people paying their rent through it, I think Cruise has more experience than most in producing/directing/starring/preproduction preparing a movie to be made in the usa that has stunts that insurance companies detest. I am not suggesting a calamity can't happen. Highly Experienced stunt workers always get killed or badly injured in the history of film making. But I think cruise's experience should be treated with confidence. Ray Harryhausen's finest film is arguably clash of the titans and yet, he has decades of experience to build that film . Experience isn't some safety net. No. All things are possible in nature no matter how well anyone prepares. History proves that. But experience has great value and cruise has that and his comments to cavill prove he thinks cavill needs more experience, which is a very responsible thing to display. ARTICLE EXCERPT On the set of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Henry Cavill was eager to prove himself by performing the jaw-dropping HALO jump stunt alongside Tom Cruise. But when Cavill asked to jump from 25,000–30,000 feet, Cruise looked him straight in the eye and said, “Henry, I know exactly how you feel,” before firmly warning, “I can’t let you do it.” The reason? The stunt demanded specific, intense training, and one wrong move could have been fatal—for both of them. Cavill reluctantly backed down, joking, “I was like ‘OK, fine. I’ll sit this one out, Mr. Cruise.’” Curious how Cruise’s dedication sets the bar for Hollywood stunts? Click to read more! ARTICLE URL https://tinseltowntales.com/news/92891

Movies have LIED to you about what’s INSIDE castles Interesing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aIW6PvjGqs IN AMENDMENT Elements of architecture CONSTRUCTION What is cement? a binder, in the past limestone, today the most commercially used is Portland cement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement What is plaster? a binder + water [ binder is cement] it is meant to make smooth surfaces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaster What is Mortar? sand+binder+water [ binder is cement] it is meant as a binder for brick work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_(masonry) What is Concrete? aggregate+binder+water [ binder is cement, aggregate are stone pieces ground to some level ] to make bricks or large structures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete TEXTILES What are Textile arts? any art involving textiles: sew , knit, crotchet, felt, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_arts What is a Tapestry? It is a textile made as a design, usually to be seen on one side https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapestry What is Brocade? IT is a textile made as a design , usually to be seen on either side https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocade What is Brocade? IT is a textile made as a design , usually for clothing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesi_(tapestry) What is embroidery? A design stiched into a fabric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery What is Applique? pieces of cloth stiched on another to make a pattern [painting with cloth pieces to form an image] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appliqué WALLPAPER What is Wallpaper? Paper glued to walls to show a pattern or image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallpaper What is Wallpaper paste? glue for wallpaper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallpaper_paste JUST FOR YOUR VIEWING enameled steel homes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lustron_house enameling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_enamel What is THAT?! - Avatar fire and ash STUPID X BOW TESTED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBZ19AE7IQ

Superhero movies are dead and it may be a good thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3KaHmnXJuo my comment I wish you would had mentioned Blade. It all started with Blade, as Stan Lee said, a not well known comic book , that did great for a Black Thespian. And from that the industry jumped in, but it was fresh. The reality is no film genre dies. People say Westerns are dead, but they are not dead. No COntry For Old Men is a western. The film industry can't rely on westerns as a genre to support the whole industry. People say Musicals are dead, but they are not dead, Lala Land is a musical. The film industry can't rely on musicals as a genre to support the whole industry. Superhero films for a time was relied on by the film industry in the usa but now that is over. But no film genre is ever dead. From Film Noir to Slasher to Romance all film genres continue, with fewer entries but infinite possibilities. And the USA film genre isn't alone. Wuxia films and Gun fight films no longer are crutches for Hong Kong cinema but are still being made. So all film industries have these ebb and flows. The challenge in my eyes is the role of the theater. When television first came on the scene it meant a cheaper more private alternative to theaters for an ever growing number. But, theaters were not allowed to be owned by Film studios. I think with streaming/cable/tv the theater is in trouble but it will allow the theaters to go back into the hands of film makers, which it should never had been forced from by the government. I comprehend that film studios owning theaters meant independent films didn't have a place to show but independent films were not blockaded from owning theaters nor were theaters blockaded from not being owned by film makers. But, nothing beats seeing a film on the big screen it is another experience and really changes the interpretation of the craft for film viewers. so while I wish you had mentioned blade for the superhero genre, I concur that the life of films and the industry will be fine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3KaHmnXJuo&lc=Ugy8H6hVKZl6ZAZPrtR4AaABAgbanner image Banner made by ChristianP7676 https://www.deviantart.com/christianp7676/art/Blade-1999-Wallpaper-1143658177 Why Fantastic Four Was Doomed To Fail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYrC79v7fNs my comment I have heard or read many since Avengers endgame say that casting originally male characters as female is a negative factor in every single marvel film made that did it. I know you have never said casting alone is the reason for any of the weakenend receptions to any marvel film, but do you really feel that the decision to cast non white males, in comic book worlds mostly filled with white male characters in popular roles, would garner bigger audiences from non white males. I admit, I can see it , but I am not sure. How are you so certain? Your final point is that the Superhero Movie era is over, not superhero movies but their position as the industrial which was bound to happen. Westerns/Musicals went through this and Hollywood survived and thrived eventually. I wish you had mentioned Sinner , in my opinion the biggest winner this summer, and what does it have different than Superman or Fantastic Four, 2025. It isn't a reboot. So audiences can't be tired of the reboots to the film. It is a relatively small budget film, well done. So while it doesn't have all the wow moments only possible with a larger budget, it can get greater return on people who simply like it. And the special effects are done well even if they are not grandiose. It has an original story, so no one can argue about characters being changed as every character is original. It is naturally multiracial so many different humans based on various racial categories: age/phenotype/gender/language/body size/financial level are present in the story naturally, not forced, so various people can see representations of their community in the film within the storytelling. It doesn't have to gather the largest audience to make a profit or be lauded. Large budget films demand a large audience to make a profit or be lauded, that gets complicated. Small budget films absent total global fandom can win. lastly, I think Disney 20th Century Films is the tentacle of Disney to look out for in the future, as being the biggest tentacle. COMMENT URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYrC79v7fNs&lc=UgzrtXuIky5lJ70sLIJ4AaABAg

@aka Contrarian thoughts when 91 , remember her well and if you never knew her read on and be inspired. https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/11759-reflections/ my comment https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/11759-reflections/#findComment-75452

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