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    Leash Your Dog Today is the fourth anniversary of the Central Park Birdwatcher Incident. Amy Cooper, a white woman, called the police on Christian Cooper (no relation), a Black birdwatcher, after he asked her to leash her dog in Central Park, as required. Ms. Cooper dragged her dog, a cocker spaniel, by its collar. She called the police and lied, stating her life was threatened by an African-American man. His video of the encounter was posted to Twitter by his sister, and Ms. Cooper's actions were widely criticized. She was convicted of filing a false felony report and lost her dog and her job.
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    May his memories be a blessing, sir.
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    On this day in 2019, the deepest point on land on Earth is identified under the Denman Glacier in east Antarctica at 3.5 km (11,500 ft.) below sea level.
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    Chuck Norris doesn't wear Sunblock - the Sun wears Chuckblock.
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    Bruce Lee had a vegan brother - Broco Lee Happy Thanksgiving
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    Today, The Lone Ranger drama television series debuted in 1949 on the ABC network. The American Western drama continued to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, played The Lone Ranger's Indian companion Tonto.
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    On this day in 2020, astronomers report possible sign of life on Venus, after detecting phosphene in the planet's atmosphere by telescope.
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    On this day in 1773, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "There never was a good war or bad peace."
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    1837: pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins manufacture Whatsthishere sauce, ok, ok, Worcestershire sauce for the first time. Store brand, other brands and private label versions are often inferior, because their main ingredient is water.
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    1949: Captain Video & His Video Rangers debuts on DUMONT-TV. It is television's first science fiction series.
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    Give the Players What They Paid For Example 2: I bought two levels of Striking Appearance for my Player Character, The Lady of the Lake, last Autumn. I mentioned to our crew that she is very attractive, moreso than most have met in person, adding an excerpt from Lord Byron: She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. We have seen her repeatedly in combat wielding a sword, without ever taking it out of the scabbard. She hosts monthly dinner parties. Among the invitees are underemployed migrant workers. Leftovers to go are always available. She performs a wide range of solo fantastic live music there, a different theme each month. Did any of this provoke overt admiration? Not in the slightest. Who should take the lead in this role-playing opportunity? The Game Master. This could include; abnormal lack of use of cell phones near her, except taking her photo children asking her to wait for them to grow up so they can marry her staring at her with dilated pupils stuttering when talking to her someone heard asking her for a date _____________________ (fill in the blank) Art: Lady of the Lake 2 by janaschi Update: just now, our GM agreed to take this into account.
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    Give the Players what they paid for. Example 1: I played Captain America, with a positive Reputation: WW II hero, strives for the American dream. Another Player chose Super Patriot, aka John Walker, an additional character from Marvel Comics. Super Patriot has superhuman strength and stamina. He mocks Captain America, saying Cap is an tired old warhorse who should be put out to pasture. Super Patriot makes such snide remarks every game session. Our Game Master privately expressed concern about these slurs. "Hey, that's on you, GM," I replied. "You knew what personality Super Patriot has before you allowed him in our game. There's some slack on your part, in not having Non Player Characters express their admiration of Cap - ever. You should do so at least once every game session- large amounts of daily fan mail, a cop directing traffic sees Cap and says thank you for helping his grandfather who served in Europe with the Big Red One, etc.
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    Game Masters should only call for a Player dice roll if the outcome of it provides an interesting result to the game. Example 1: our heroes are leisurely Climbing a building, with tools, out of combat. All else being equal: automatic success. In the above example, there is no time specified. Remember, certain tasks take more than a Phase to complete unless a penalty is included. Example 2: Gone in 60 Seconds, car theft; no penalty to Security Systems roll if a minute or more is allotted to this task. If there is no car alarm, surveillance, time constraint, etc, automatic success for taking a minute plus to steal the car.
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    1844: Samuel Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" in the world's first telegraph message.
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    1994; Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
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    1835; the first installment of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Told For Children is published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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    The Blind Man: It's hard to kill a horse with a flute. Yes, I saw and enjoyed this movie decades ago.
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    Sounds reasonable.
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    1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy.
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    Trivia Time: When martial artist turned actor Jean-Claude van Damme first came to Hollywood with the dream of becoming an actor, one of the first roles he was cast in was as the monster in the Arnold Schwarzenegger-helmed sci-fi/action movie "Predator." According to the man himself, at first he was excited about the role because he figured he'd be fighting Schwarzenegger as the monster, and didn't realize that he would be unrecognizable once the makeup and the costume was applied. In addition, the suit was heavy and difficult for van Damme to move in. The actor has called the costume "an impossibility." In his own words, "The costume took about half an hour to put on, and the makeup was another four hours. It was all thick rubber and I couldn't see anything, there was just a small tube to breathe through. I needed cables to move my jaw and head, and it was hard to keep my balance. At one point, they wanted me to make a big jump off of a rock, and I told them, ‘It’s impossible from that height. I know my limitations, and I’ll break my legs.'” Actor Bill Duke, who co-starred in the film, added that Van Damme had twice passed out during stunts due to dehydration during his first two weeks of filming. According to Duke, "The producer said, ‘If you pass out again I’m gonna fire you!’ Two weeks go by and the guy passes out and the producer goes over and fires him." A stuntman was brought in to wear the Predator suit and do the jump that van Damme refused. Lo and behold, Van Damme was correct -- the jump was dangerous and the stuntman broke his leg. In the end, van Damme was replaced with the late Kevin Peter Hall, who stood at 7' 2" (a foot taller than Arnold Schwarzenegger and 16" taller than van Damme). Hall was a trained mime and a brilliant physical actor, and his talents turned the Predator into more than just a muscle-bound fighter in a suit. Hall was fresh off playing Harry in "Harry and the Hendersons" when cast in Predator. In addition, Hall also makes a very brief appearance out of costume as the helicopter pilot who rescues Arnold at the end of the movie. - Jack V. Butler Jr.
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    On this day in 1872, it is written, Yellowstone became the world's first national park. However, Bogd Khan Uul (Mongolian: God-Emperor Mountain), conservation dates back to the twelfth and thirteenth century when the Toorl Khan of Mongolian Ancient Khereid Aimag prohibited logging and hunting activities and proclaimed the Bogd Khan a holy mountain. In 1778, Ming charter protected it's natural beauty.
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    Thanks for the critique!
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    I designed a martial arts campaign, Sons of the Dragon. Our friends did me one better, actually running campaigns. James Stafford ran Ho Dynasty. Ollie Washington ran Dragon Sun, Tiger Moon. We used a Rule of X for at least two of these.
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    Let's try these! Y'all critique them for us, please. Martial arts movies / by Jim Ollhoff Chasing dragons : an introduction to the martial arts film / David West The encyclopedia of martial arts movies / Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, and Ric Meyers Films of fury : the kung fu movie book / by Ric Meyers Muhyŏp ŭi sidae : 1966~1976 / Song Hŭi-bok chiŭm Affekt und Zitat : zur Ästhetik des Martial-Arts-Films / Tim Trausch 424 pages : 62 photos ; Thesis (doctoral)--Universität zu Köln, 2017.
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    Good points, Ninja-Bear. It's on short lists for best martial arts films.
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