Longest Walk website up and running after being hacked

By Brenda Norrell

The Mohawk Nation News website was sabotaged this week and the Longest Walk website was hacked.
Rudy Preston writes at the Longest Walk site, "Sorry we were down all day. A hacker got into our server and added a piece of malicious javascript. It was deleting important files from our server. It is probably because of our public forum. We were trying to respect your private information by not collecting any. Unfortunately that allowed just anyone to post things in our forum and comment section. They were able to completely destroy a few things. Luckily I had a backup of the website.
"We are back up and running but we will have to start having people register to the site to post forum items and comments. It will also mean we will be moderating the forum. No longer will anything be instantly posted. A moderator will have to check them to be sure there is no malicious javascript in them. Sorry for the red tape, but I unfortunately have no other way to go at this point."
Preston is preparing a login form now to prevent future problems. Meanwhile, the Mohawk Naton News website is also back up and running after ownership of the website was seized away from Mohawk publisher Kahentinetha Horn. Likely the governments of Canada and Quebec are not too happy about MNN. On Tuesday, MNN exposed Canada's $40 million militia covert Op to destroy the Kanehsatake Mohawks. It took three years to obtain the government documents.
Meanwhile, the Longest Walk is preparing events and concerts for Feb. 8 -- 11. The Alcatraz ceremony is February 11, which follows with the kickoff of the two routes across America, the northern and southern routes.

Chuck Billy, Pomo and lead singer of legendary thrash metal band Testament, will perform at the Longest Walk Kickoff Concert on Saturday, February 9. The concert begins at 5:00PM at the Eastside Cultural Center in Oakland. Chuck Billy will perform alongside his brother Andy and 2006 Native American GRAMMY & NAMA recipient Star Nayea.

The Longest Walk Kickoff Concert also features performances by 7th Generation Rise, Blackhorse Blues Band, Jeremy Goodfeather, and others TBA. Tickets range in price from $25-$40.The concert is a benefit for the Longest Walk 2, which kicks off on Monday, February 11. The Longest Walk 2 is being organized and led by American Indian Movement co-founder Dennis J. Banks. Participants will embark on a 5-month journey across America, walking over 4,400 miles to Washington, D.C. arriving on July 11, 2008. It is an extraordinary grassroots effort on a national level to bring attention to the environmental disharmony of Mother Earth.

Longest Walk 2
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Felt Therapy

Sometimes after a long, draining day, nothing does me better than to come home and do a project that requires so little in effort and materials but results in something sweet and mindful of the important things in life. Today was just that day. A short day at work (daughter had a doctor appointment) but stressful with so much left behind at the office, lots of driving (and in the rain!) during rush hour traffic, and a State of the School this evening, then home to help my girl to study for a big test tomorrow. Dog and child tuckered out for the evening means that mom can sit at her table in the study, Paul Potts on the stereo (how can anyone NOT love this man) and make something gentle out of a rather hurried day. And with just a pair of scissors and some felt (and a few dots of glue and some embroidery floss to tie here and there), ta-da . . . the day's lovely outcome. Topped off with a butterfly. I'm off to bed. Sweet dreams.

Apache resisters in Texas: Homeland Security's Nazi genocidal tactics

City of Berkeley condemns construction of border wall, supports Apaches at the border

By Brenda Norrell

EL CALABOZ, Texas -- Lipan Apache resisting the seizure of their land for construction of the United States’ border wall in Texas said Homeland Security is repeating the actions of the Nazis, as it seeks to seize land in the systematic genocide of indigenous and impoverished peoples.
Homeland Security filed suit against Eloisa Garcia Tamez on Jan. 29, who has been leading the resistance to the seizures of private lands in Texas. However, Homeland Security did not notify Tamez or other family members, who found out through the media.
Tamez’ daughter Margo Tamez said, “When they listed our relatives in public newspapers, without serving papers to them in person, or through the mail, they repeat the actions of other hate-filled regimes of the past who purged out the 'unwanteds' and 'undesirables' from their societies -- such as the Nazi expulsion of the Jews in Germany, France and Italy.
“These daily 'hit lists' of DHS in our community are sending clear messages to our people that again, we are the targets of genocidal thoughts and actions.”
Eloisa Garcia Tamez has been ordered to federal court in Brownsville on Feb. 7.
Margo Tamez’ comments came in a message of gratitude to supporter Wendy Kenin, after the Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to support the Lipan Apaches’ resolution on Jan. 29. The City’s resolution condemned the construction of the US/Mexico border wall.
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"PSYCH"-TOONS

Several TV shows have found themselves with new lives over in the Tooniverse; not always in faithful translations from live action:

'Star Trek'
'Happy Days'
'The Brady Bunch'
'Punky Brewster'
'Batman'
'The Lone Ranger'
'I Dream Of Jeannie'
'Lassie's Rescue Rangers'
'My Favorite Martians'

among others....

Now a new one has joined that universe, seen online as well as on TV in tasty bite-sized nuggets.
An animated version of 'Psych' featuring "Li'l Sean" and "LI'l Gus" have been playing out since the series returned to the USA Network a few weeks ago. They don't have much of a claim on realism, which is fine - that way we don't have to worry about these Psychtoons are just animated versions of what really happened in their lives.

BCnU!
Toby OB

Ripple In Still Water

R.F.K. Stadium (1989)

Kool-Aid Acid Test

"I'm freakin' out...man!"

Champagne Supernova

Christian Hosoi is Mongo's guy when it comes to skateboarding legends. He built on the foundation of Adams, Alva, and Peralta...and took it to the air.

His life story has been well chronicled, including drug use and prison time, but he has emerged as a man with a strong faith and a sturdy character.

With veterans like Miller and Caballero and Mountain still ripping in pool contests, there's no reason that Hosoi shouldn't be right there as well.

It Isn't About The Trophies

When Tom Boonen wins the Tour of Qatar this week, and Tiger Woods probably wins the Dubai Desert Classic the same week, they'll both be smiling as they climb aboard their G 5's.

It won't be because of momentus acheivements in their respective sports...They will be smiling because they got "Paid!"

Massive appearance fees for these superstars fuel the seemingly out of place events along the Gulf Riviera. Dubai and Qatar are rich countries...I mean really rich! These people have shacks that put Master P's crib to shame.

I'm not hatin' tha playa or da game... but it is what it is! The only way to get world-class athletes to this part of the world is to create silly events and then overpay the big stars to show up.

I'm pretty sure that in Boonen's trophy case his Paris-Roubaix victory is displayed a little higher than his Khalifa Stadium-Camel Race Track win.

PHANTOM OF THE INNER TOOB

Currently, Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber is appearing as himself in several episodes of the British soap, 'Hollyoaks'.

Summer Shaw basically stalks the composer in order to score an audition with him. Despite several setbacks, she makes such a good impression that Lloyd-Webber hires her for his next production. And that's how Summer gets written off the show.

The composer was a long-running obsession with Maxwell Sheffield on 'The Nanny'. And although he was played by an actor, Lloyd-Webber showed up in the "Yetta's Letters" episode. (He was seen in Paris wooing Fran's grandmother into signing over her letters so that he could mount a musical based on them.)

So the argument could be made that 'Hollyoaks' is now linked to 'The Nanny' in Toobworld.

BCnU!
Toby OB

ROBOTS, THE BOY WONDERED...

I always enjoy reading essays and comments around the Internet that seem to subscribe to the Toobworld line of thought - i.e., that what we see on TV is an alternate universe and thus should be subjected to serious scrutiny as to its inner reality.

This is a post from a 'Star Trek' fan at coolscifi.com:

We have sentient computers, sentient holograms, FTL, teleportation technology, fusion technology, replicator technology and yet they still have human(oid)s push and pulling and carrying stuff about ships with nary a robot in sight. Forget Data-esque androids, how about basic droids? ...Sure, there was that whole M5 ... "incident" ... but is there some story or episode that explains why the robophobia? Is there some Butlerian war, some kind of Joshua incident, some kind of Skynet takeover attempt that explains why, not just Earthers, but the Klingons (altho they have a culture that kinda explains direct action), the Romulans, the Ferengi (less fellow Ferengi to share profits if you have robots), Betazoids, Andorians, Cardassians, Bajorians, Vulcans, pert near every alien encountered rarely if ever used robots, even the Borg are hybrid organic / technoid, why?

I feel a kinship with this guy!

Sure, there's probably a reality-based splainin behind the scenes. More than likely the use of robots was cost-prohibitive back in the sixties. But when such technology did seem to present itself in classic 'Trek', it was always treated with contempt - the androids and robots always turned out to be villainous or just generally harmful to humanoid life.

As someone else responded to that comment pointed out, perhaps the Skynet situation found on Earth Prime-Time was not limited to just that world. Perhaps other planets suffered through their own battles with Skynet-like organizations, and with Sentients and Synthetics, like in 'Odyssey 5'.

We did see initial suspicion and resentment towards Data in the early stages of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'. Could this robo-bigotry have been carried over from earlier clashes between humans and robots?

Then again, it could all come down to the type of personality they had installed......

BCnU!
Tobor OB

TIDDLYWINKYDINKS: THE BELGIE MEETS FATTY

The televersion of Hercule 'Poirot' once again found his Toobworld life melding with real world history in the episode "The Theft Of The Royal Ruby" when he took on a case for Prince Farouk, who would become the King of Egypt in 1936 until 1952.

Here's the Wikipedia summary:

Farouk I of Egypt (Faruq al-Awwal) (February 11, 1920 – March 18, 1965), was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936. His sister Fawzia was Queen of Iran for 8 years. His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and of Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur." He was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and was forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son Ahmed Fuad. He remained loyal to his country even after his exile. He died in Italy.

According to Wikipedia, David Suchet modeled his mustache for detective Hercule Poirot on King Farouk's.

But in Toobworld, Farouk has no mustache when he meets Poirot. So I think something of the reverse was in effect within the TV universe. The Prince liked the Belgian detective (who could not return the sentiment), and so perhaps he was inspired to grow his mustache based on Poirot's example.

Again, from Wikipedia:

In 2007, the Arabic satellite channel MBC produced an Egyptian television series titled 'El Malek Farouk' about the life of Farouk. The series starred a wide array of popular and talented Egyptian actors, though the lead role was played by Syrian actor Taym Hassan. The series aired daily on MBC during Ramadan.

Getting the free pass afforded by aging when it comes to recastaways, a link could then be made between 'Poirot' and 'El Malek Farouk'.

BCnU!
Toby OB

SKED ALERT! "LOST", ENHANCED!

Just a reminder that the third season finale of 'Lost' is re-broadcast tonight on ABC, in preparation for tomorrow night's return of the series to the airwaves.

What's special about this rerun is that it's "enhanced" - there'll be a box along the bottom of the screen containing clues, trivia, and added information... information... information....

It's the type of thing one might expect to find later in the next edition of the boxed sets, but just in case, you should probably record it as a keeper.....

BCnU!
Toby OB

Wii CAN BE "HEROES"

Until 'Heroes' comes back on the air at NBC, fans of the non-costumed superheroes will have to content themselves with "Heroes: Evolutions", which is the online site full of games and puzzles as well as a continuing story. As proof that the online world must become the new frontier for Toobworld, NBC promises more interaction between the show and the online comic. This would include more plots crossing over between each medium.

Once the strike is over, of course.

BCnU!
Toby OB

Mohawk Nation News website sabotaged after Canada's covert op exposure

WHO “CRASHED” MNN WEBSITE?
WAS IT HURT FEEEELINGS OVER “NICKNAMES”

By Kahentinetha Horn
Mohawk Nation News

Jan. 30, 2008. The gross corruption revealed in “Access to Information” documents from Public Security and Emergency Preparedness Canada and Indian Affairs has not made the front pages of the corporate media. [Dossier No. 1336-A-2006-0034]. Instead they’ve temporarily sabotaged MNN. It appears to now be owned by 1599754 Ontario Limited!! How could this happen? How could we lose ownership of our website without our knowledge or consent. Ernie Hilts, the website host, at 705-429-4792 email ernie@9thdegree.biz won’t answer our calls or emails, that I never gave up ownership of my website. We can’t think of anyone who would have a motivation for doing this. [“Canada’s “Indian Affairs” financed war machine to attack Mohawks on Jan. 12, 2004” – Jan. 27, 2008]. We know that the Canadian government is riddled with corruption. They aren’t as careful to cover their tracks because they don’t see us as people. They think we are powerless, have no voice and are blind. They have secret meeting about us. We have no rights. They can plan to deprive us or even kill us. The people written about are objecting to the nicknames we gave them, such as “ambulance chaser” and “turn coat”. They are not denying the factual substance of the information found in the documents we reviewed.

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http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/mohawk-nation-news-website-sabotaged.html

Canada and Quebec financed $40 million militia to destroy Kanehsatake Mohawks:

http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/canadas-indian-affairs-financed-war.html

PASSAGES: MARGARET TRUMAN

From the New York Times:

Margaret Truman Daniel, the president's daughter who achieved renown in her own right as a concert singer, radio and television host, and author of best-selling biographies and mysteries, died on Tuesday in Chicago. She was 83 and had lived until recently on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Her death was announced by her oldest son, Clifton Truman Daniel. Mrs. Daniel died after a brief illness in an assisted living center, where she had been on a respirator, according to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Mo. A library spokeswoman said Mrs. Daniel had been preparing to move from her Park Avenue home to Chicago to live near Mr. Daniel.

I may not have mentioned her passing had I only her appearances on talk shows, game shows, and variety programs from which to build her Toobworld presence. But I was surprised by the number of actresses who have played Ms. Truman over the years. (However, her character was always in the shadow of her father in these productions:

Amelia Campbell (Margaret Truman)

. . . Truman (1995) (TV)

Lee Kessler (Margaret Truman)

. . . Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) (TV)

Tasha Lee (Margaret Truman)

. . . Man from Independence, The (1974)

Nancy Morgan (I) (Margaret Truman)

. . . "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) (mini) TV Series

Leni Parker (Margaret Truman)

. . . Hiroshima (1995) (TV)

Beverly Washburn (Margaret Truman)

. . . "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) {Jack Gets Robbed (#3.3)} TV Series

BCnU and may God Bless.....
Toby OB

JOSEPHINE BAKER IN TOOBWORLD

From 1928 to 1930, Josephine Baker embarked on a twenty-five-country tour, which included both the United States and Argentina.

I think the televersion of Miss Baker returned to Buenos Aires to perform in October of 1934 (the same year in which she made the movie "Zou Zou"), as seen in the 'Poirot' episode "Yellow Iris".
This character is only identified in the credits for the episode as a "Singer", so who's to deny that it could be the televersion of Josephine Baker?

Josephine Baker was also played in Toobworld by the following actresses:

Jenny Alpha (Old Josephine Baker)

. . . "Une femme, une époque" (1978) {Josephine Baker} TV Series

Katy Amaizo (Young Josephine Baker)

. . . "Une femme, une époque" (1978) {Josephine Baker} TV Series

Maddly Bamy (Josephine Baker)

. . . Vie rêvée de Vincent Scotto, La (1973) (TV)

Emilie Benoît ((episode "Josephine Baker"))

. . . "Une femme, une époque" (1978) TV Series

Quitéria Chagas (Josephine Baker)

. . . "JK" (2006) (mini) TV Series

Victoria Gabrielle Platt (Josephine Baker)

. . . Winchell (1998) (TV)

Natalie Rose (IV) (Josephine Baker)

. . . "Nova" (1974) {The Most Dangerous Woman in America} TV Series

Lynn Whitfield (Josephine Baker)

. . . Josephine Baker Story, The (1991) (TV)

Maybe not a Baker's Dozen, but plenty to go around for the many TV dimensions.

BCnU!
Toby OB

TIDDLYWINKYDINKS: LEAGUE STANDINGS

In "Yellow Iris", 'Poirot' is trying to enjoy his breakfast and morning paper. He's planning on reading the Daily Express which trumpets the headline "ITALY FOUND GUILTY".

The sub-heading is "League Assembly To Debate Sanctions Tomorrow".

Here is the story behind that headline, dated Tuesday, October 6, 1936:

The international community were astonished by Mussolini's aggressive behaviour towards Abyssinia, Eritrea, and Somaliland, which Mussolini proclaimed to be "Italian East Africa".

The League of Nations imposed economic sanctions upon Italy. Some historians argue that theimpact of these sanctions meant the war was a failure for Mussolini. Others argue the sanctions were not so effective because not all countries supported them and because vitalsupplies such as oil were not included. The fact that the League of Nations imposed sanctionson Italy (in a half-hearted way) encouraged Italy to look for other international allies - such asHitler's Germany.

Adolf Hitler had been inspired by Mussolini's achievements and once he gained power in Germany he sought a close relationship with Italy. In October 1936 the two men signed a non-military alliance.

Which means Hercule Poirot solved the "Yellow Iris" murder mystery on October 9th, a Friday. As this was two years to the day since Iris Russell was murdered in Buenos Aires, then she died October 9th, 1934, at the age of 32.

BCnU!
Toby OB

Lakotah Republic answers questions

Russell Means and the Lakotah Republic respond to questions and criticisms and describe the vision of the Lakotah Republic. The responses are from its new online forum: www.republicoflakotah.com/

By Russell Means/Lakotah Republic

"We are only the provisional government; we are serving as midwives for the rebirth of the Lakotah as a free people. The Lakotah people will decide on their own form of government. Remember, we are not starting from scratch. Before the white man came, Indians governed themselves freely for thousands of years. The white man used the Indian model to create the United States Constitution.

"The US government has done a tremendous job of training Lakotah people to be dependent. We are now in a transition period, during which those programs continue while we reestablish our independence. This was done in the Compacts of Free Association that the US government did when the former Trust Territories of the Pacific, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia, reestablished their sovereignty and freedom."
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Homeland Security sues Lipan Apache Eloisa Tamez for land for border wall

By Brenda Norrell

CAMERON COUNTY, Texas -- Homeland Security filed suit against Eloisa Garcia Tamez, Lipan Apache, on Tuesday, Jan. 29, to seize her land for the border wall in Texas. Tamez has been leading the resistance to the border wall in Apache communities. Tamez said she only has three acres, but it is all she has.
All across South Texas, mayors and legislators have united to fight the border wall. Since towns on both sides of the border rely on their neighbors' shopping, eating in restaurants and other commerce, business owners in South Texas say the already financially-strapped communities will suffer economically.

Photo: Eloisa Tamez by Jay Johnson-Castro

DHS continues to file lawsuits for proposed borderfence

http://www.themonitor.com/news/land_8546___article.html/county_government.html/

Laura B. Martinez and Kevin Sieff (The Brownsville Herald)

January 30
BROWNSVILLE — The federal government is continuing its effort to gain access to land in Cameron County for the proposed border fence, filingfive more lawsuits Tuesday.
Among those sued is Eloisa Tamez, an associate professor at the University of Texas-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, who has repeatedly denied the government access to her property. "We're building the wall because we're worried about terrorists, buton the border we're being terrorized by our own government," Tamez said Tuesday evening. "I'm still going to go forward. The land is still not for sale. They'll have to make an example out of me." ...

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Canada's 'Indian Affairs' financed War Machine to Attack Kanehsatake Mohawks

Canada's 'Indian Affairs' financed War Machine to attack Kanehsatake Mohawks on January 12, 2004

By Kahentinetha Horn

Government documents received through an “Access to Information” request prove that the attack on peaceful Kanehsatake Mohawks by a heavily armed 67-man paramilitary force was planned, financed and implemented by Indian Affairs, Solicitor General’s Office and the Prime Minister’s Office of Ottawa. The documents reveal that the initial lay out of over $900,000 was illegally provided by Indian Affairs to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness for this coup. [PSEPC Code 0880; Ref. Code5000020336]. The documents show that a total of $40 million was spent on this attack. [$20 million from Canada and $20 million from Quebec.] Secret bi-lateral agreements between Canada and Quebec laid out funding arrangements. Canada was to provide 52% and Quebec 48% of the policing funds. Indian Affairs has no authority in policing. It was strictly illegal –a blatant violation of Canadian law and a misappropriation of Indigenous resources and Canadian taxpayers’ dollars at a time,when many Indigenous communities are suffering from third world conditions, without even clean water to drink. Despite the huge number of blanks where crucial information was “whited-out” from the documents, it was still possible to piece together the ghoulish history that’s going to haunt the corporate government players to their graves.

Read article ...http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/canadas-indian-affairs-financed-war.html
(Photo via Atlantic Free Press: Mohawk warriors outside the police station at Kanesatake, Que. (CP photo)

After the orchestrated Canadian covert operation, 16 Mohawk warriors were sent to prison.

HUGH WHO

I've finished the run of episodes for the 'Cadfael' mysteries, and am basically ready to provide my splainin as to why Hugh Beringar looked like three different men.

Behind the scenes, there were thirteen episodes of 'Cadfael' over a four and a half year period. And during that time there were three different actors playing Undersheriff Hugh Beringar:
SEAN PERTWEE
One Corpse Too Many
The Sanctuary Sparrow
The Leper of St Giles
Monk's Hood
EOIN McCARTHY
The Virgin in the Ice
The Devil's Novice
A Morbid Taste for Bones
The Rose Rent
St Peter's Fair
The Raven in the Foregate
ANTHONY GREEN
The Holy Thief
The Potter's Field
The Pilgrim of Hate

When Edith Parteger, as Ellis Peters, wrote these stories, her Hugh Beringar was one man. If there was any alteration to his appearance, then it was due to age or wounds suffered in the course of a life prone to violence.

But that world she created is not the same world which was adapted for Television. For the Toobworld Dynamic, a splainin must be found as to why the facial features and bodily attributes of Hugh Beringar changed twice over so radically.

Plastic surgery is out of the question - the stories take place in the middle of the 12th Century! Quantum Leaping in general is out - the project didn't go online with Dr. Beckett's experiment until the 1990s and he could only leap within his own lifetime.

But the quantum leap aspect about inhabiting the aura of the original, so that the replacement casts a glamour that looks the same, might come into play. And time travel as a general concept is probably at work here.

I'm thinking Time Meddlers.

Notice I made that plural. Although Shrewsbury Abbey would be the perfect place for him to hide out until he could make his escape, I don't think the Meddling Monk is responsible for this recastaway - at least not directly.

Not all Time Meddlers should be considered villainous. The agency to which Captain Jack Harkness of 'Torchwood' and Captain John Hart once belonged probably meddled in Time to put right what once went wrong. That's what Phineas Bogg did in 'Voyagers!', and in fact, I think he worked alongside the Captains. (Probably under them as well, if you know what I mean - nudge nudge wink wink!)

There's another point about this recastaway I should bring up - I don't think we can consider this splainin to be like others in the recastaway category. Usually we accept the first actor established in a role to be that of the actual character. Then we have to find the reason as to why their facial features changed so radically within the "reality" of the TV Universe.

However, in this case, I think the first two actors to portray Hugh Beringar - Pertwee and McCarthy - were the imposters, the Time Meddlers. (And by Time Meddlers, I mean that they were Time Agents like Captain Jack.) It's not until Anthony Green came on the scene in those last three episodes of 'Cadfael' that we finally meet the actual Hugh Beringar.

So why were they there in Shrewsbury, and for so many years?

Here's where it goes back to the Meddling Monk.


"The Time Meddlers"
The TARDIS arrives on an English coastline in the year 1066. Exploring, the Doctor discovers that one of his own people, the Monk, is conspiring to wipe out the Viking fleet and thus allow King Harold to face the forces of William of Normandy with a fresh army at the Battle of Hastings. [Description from The Eye Of Horus]

It is hinted that the Monk was a Gallifreyan Time Lord like the Doctor, complete with his own TARDIS. When he arrived in England in 1066, it was with the intention of diddling with the events so that the Norman Conquest failed. And with that part of the timeline foiled, the rest of it would be rejiggered - the Dark Ages would disappear and Mankind's development would have accelerated. This would mean that powered flight, telecommunications, and (Ooh! Ooh!) Television would have arrived centuries before they were supposed to.

At the same time, weapons of mass destruction like the atom bomb would have come into existence far sooner than they should have - and into a world where Mankind might not have been ready to treat such technology responsibly. (Not that we are ready now, unfortunately.) The Monk may have simply speeded up the process by which we destroy ourselves. And so the Doctor had to stop him.
Having done so, the Doctor then made it impossible for the Monk to escape the time period by altering the relative dimensions of the interior of the TARDIS; making it too tiny for him to enter the "vehicle". Unlike the TARDIS of the Doctor, the Monk's TARDIS was now smaller on the inside than it was on the outside.

It's unknown how long the Monk was trapped on Earth by this ploy, but the passage of 70 years - from the Battle of Hastings to the Siege of Shrewsbury - would be a minor hiatus.

When the Doctor left the Monk behind in 1066, he said that he might - might! - come back to rescue him from the time period. However, the Doctor was surprised to see the Monk again in "The Daleks' Master Plan". Either someone else rescued the Monk, or the Doctor did it later in his own timeline, perhaps even by one of his own regenerations.

So what if somebody else was responsible for plucking the Monk out of that era? If this is feasible, then we might have the reason as to why Time Agents were hanging about Shrewsbury Abbey - they were lying in wait for the Meddling Monk.

Being a Time Lord himself, the Monk might have had a way to disguise his presence from notice by Time Agents. As such, they probably had to enact long-term plans in tracking him down. A study of the timeline may have revealed that Shrewsbury Abbey would be the most likely place for the Monk to reveal himself. Perhaps he might have even shown up there with the intention of killing Brother Cadfael in order to alter the timeline again. With his deductive skills and worldly reasoning, Cadfael saved many people from being unjustly executed for crimes they didn't commit. These people may not have been important in themselves, but their descendants could have had an impact on the Future.

It would have been like "The Terminator": remove that ancestor, and you can change the Future. Perhaps this was something the Meddling Monk had in mind for the fate of Brother Cadfael.

Up against a foe who could hide his presence from their sensors (probably a Lectric Chamber, as seen in 'Captain Z-Ro'), the Time Agents would have had no choice but to install an Agent near Shrewsbury Abbey to keep watch over Cadfael. (Having him disguised as another monk might have been better, to keep closer guard over Cadfael, but his arsenal of weapons for such a duty might have been hard to explain. Especially with Brother Jerome snooping about!)

Study of the time period would have yielded the perfect candidate for the Time Agent to impersonate - Hugh Beringar, a nobleman who once sided with the Empress Maude in her contention for the throne of England against her kinsman Stephen. His life path could have taken two different paths, with one of them leading to his death as a traitor to the King. It will be my contention that the Time Agency decided to send in one of their own agents to impersonate Beringar in order to make certain that he was accepted back into the good graces of King Stephen after the Siege of Shrewsbury.

Sean Pertwee portrays this first Time Agent, perhaps chosen because he most closely resembled the original Hugh Beringar. Of course, his appearance would be augmented by some kind of illusionary projection device which he would wear on his person. We as the audience would see him as who he really was - just as was the case with Dr. Sam Beckett of 'Quantum Leap' - but other characters would see the glamour of the real Hugh Beringar.

Another reason I chose Time Agents over Time Meddlers - their method of time travel would be contained in wrist devices, easily disguised as leather straps and close to hand in case of emergencies. Much better than being saddled with a TARDIS, especially when the plan is a long-term infiltration.

Disguised as Hugh Beringar, this unknown Time Agent was able to work his way into becoming the Undersheriff for the area in the summer of 1138 (as seen in the episode "One Corpse Too Many"). And as such, he was able to work closely with Brother Cadfael on several mysteries; all the while with an eye on the possible arrival of the Meddling Monk.

This Time Agent lived out the life of Hugh Beringar for about three years at most (probably less), waiting for the arrival of the Meddling Monk. However, as depicted in the episode "Monk's Hood", "Hugh Beringar" was stabbed by Meurig. Although he did survive, the wound was grievous enough that he needed to be taken off the assignment.

A new Time Agent was quickly chosen to replace him, but the Agency didn't have time to find someone who was also close in appearance to the original Hugh Beringar. The illusionary device would have had to work overtime in protecting his semblance to the Undersheriff. Because it might fail at any time without "Beringar" even noticing it, this new Hugh would be constantly testing its strength with challenges to Cadfael.

We first see this happen in "The Virgin In The Ice", in which "Hugh" tests his knowledge of Cadfael's past by bringing up the topic of Cadfael's former love in the Middle East, Miriam. Knowing Cadfael's personal history from the Agency files, this Time Agent probably brought up this topic to get Cadfael in the proper frame of mind for his coming encounter with his illegitimate son, Olivier de Bretagne. (Which makes for a good splainin as to why the subject was broached in the first place; without it, the scene is just clumsy exposition!)

We see "Beringar" test their relationship again in a later episode when he gets into an argument with Cadfael. His anger seems to come out of nowhere ("Don't test our friendship, Cadfael!") but the ruse proves that Cadfael is not displaying any doubts as to his identity. The monk quickly apologizes in hopes of salvaging their friendship, and we as the audience can see the satisfied smile on the face of this second Time Agent; his disguise is still safe.

And what of the original Hugh Beringar?

He finally returns in the episode "The Holy Thief". So at some point between "The Raven In The Foregate" and "The Holy Thief", the Time Agents completed their mission and removed themselves from that time period.

We know this is the true Hugh Beringar because his relationship with Cadfael is obviously not as close as it had been. And he subscribes to the old ways - for instance, he believes in the proof of a man's guilt by dunking him in the river to see if he floats or sinks. The first two "Beringar"s would have been more modern in their thinking.

(Although the second Time Agent had a little fun at the expense of Brother Jerome's beliefs when he says "You might as well suggest the Earth moves around the Sun with as little proof!" This happens in the episode "The Virgin In The Ice", and the Time Agent might have been feeling a bit cocky that his new disguise had fooled the locals.)

Where had the True Hugh been all that time? For my splainin to work, the Agency would have had to hold him prisoner outside of Time, all the while installing new memories to keep him updated on what his life was like without him there to actually live it out. (Whatever device was used by the Agency, it was probably similar in execution to that used by Madacorp. in 'Kyle XY' when implanting new memories into Jessie XX.)

Being outside of Time, the true Hugh Beringar would not have had to be imprisoned for all the years spent by the disguised Time Agents in Shrewsbury. From his perspective, he would have been abducted, imprinted with the false memories, and returned to his 12th Century life in a matter of days at most - even though he was placed at the point in Time years later when the Time Agents abandoned the project. So he would still look as young as he did when he first arrived in Shrewsbury in 1138. (And as mentioned earlier, his true visage would not be far off from that of the Time Agent first chosen for the mission.)

As for those Time Agents, if their mission had been to capture the Meddling Monk and remove him from that era, it appears that he somehow escaped their imprisonment. (Perhaps he was disguised as Father Christmas when he broke free.) Once on his own, the Monk tracked down the Doctor as was seen in "The Daleks' Master Plan".

I have a Wish-Craft when it comes to this scenario: I'd like for the Doctor to finally meet that first Time Agent (as played by Sean Pertwee). I think he might have seen in the Agent a "younger" version of himself.......
Once more I stress that there's no way Ellis Peters would ever have conjured up something like this for the novels. But it makes for a fun splainin as to why there are three Hugh Beringars in Toobworld!

SHOWS CITED:
'Cadfael'
'Doctor Who'
'Voyagers!'
'Quantum Leap'
'Torchwood'
'Kyle XY'
'Captain Z-Ro'
'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'
'Whirligig' (Sorry about that, Chief!)

BCnU!
Brother Toby OB

Tio virus

After a heated argument on MSN with Shengrong about Mac lovers evangelising (SR: "I just want to share something good with you!"), I PROMPTLY GOT A VIRUS!

STUPID DUMB PCs. I wish virus creators would go create viruses for Macs instead so they would shut up! I know the former 2 sentences are not connected, but yeah.

So this time, my newly-bought comp, which I had JUST finished installing all the appropriate programs on, decided that, after a viral infection, it has no programs and no files on it!

The start menu shows that I have zero installed programs, although I can still run them from the "run" option thingy.

SO I HAD TO REFORMAT! And I lost my downloaded photoshop brushes and cursors! -GROWLS-

Anyway, boring stuff aside.

I AM SO BORED! All that happened today that was exciting with the mass circulation of the Edison Chen and Gillian Chung (and Bobo Chan, whoever she is) sex photos.

JUICY CAN?!

For those of you who haven't heard yet, apparently Gillian Chung was caught in a very compromising position (Legs spread wide open. I call it the Byebye Camera Angle) with Edison Chen's head popping up from a corner of the photo looking very pleased with himself.

From what I can gather, Gillian Chung has a very disgustingly hairy bush (Honestly woman, SHAVE/WAX/IPL/EPILATE! I guess she doesn't bother coz she knows that even if she doesn't shave, men like Edison still want to go down on her), a small pussy (perhaps obscured by the massive amounts of hair), mediocre tits, and very clean feet.

The second porno photo is of Edison Chen with his ex-gf Bobo Chan going down on him.

Bobo Chan is acknowledging the camera and is licking the tip of Edison's shiny pink member in its full glory. Now I can die in peace. At least I know Edison's size now!! All that's left is for me to see Jerry Yan's and I'll be quite pleased.

I am linking Cowboy Caleb, whom I have no idea or not whether he is linking the scandalous photos. The stars have made a police report and they are catching people who are spreading the photos! (Since Cowboy is anonymous he ought to be safe...)

Initially when I got the photos yesterday (I have a lot of gossipy friends), my first thought was that this is a hoax.

However, the person who hacked Edison's comp/hp must have gotten very angry with his photos being labeled everywhere as fake, so he spread a new series of photos...

Of Edison going down on a very pleased Gillian Chung.

And this made everyone shut up.

Obviously I cannot post the photo without it being mosaic-ed, but look at the faces! How can anyone find so many photos Gillian, including a Cum Face?!

Well anyway, in this series, the first one had Edison touching Gillian's ahem, and the rest has his face at the peril of being drowned in her award-winning pubes. I must say, he seems to be doing a good job! Gillian looks really pleased in pic 4.

Proof no. 2 that this is real?

The bear, bed, toys that were seen in the photos all coincide with Edison's room shown in a MTV!

Have no idea why when freeze-framed Edison Chen looks disturbingly like Dick Lee.

Edison Chen is such a douchebag!

Before this incident, I've already heard rumours of people whom he had fucked before (and he ALLEGEDLY tries to film them too), and even a friend's friend who claimed who have had cybersex with him and saw his wee-wee via webcam.

Well, now we know... probably true!

That being said, he IS very handsome, so I suppose it is good that he is so willing to share his body and make many girls' wishes come true. My phone number is... -SLAPS SELF- ... is... erm... unavailable as I am attached. Ahem.

I was discussing with friends online and theorizing why Gillian Chung would be so stupid as to let Edison take such photos of her.


MAYBE she was high on something and couldn't think straight?

MAYBE she thought that Edison would never spread the picture since he is famous too?

MAYBE she didn't know the photos were taken? (Unlikely as Edison was clearly acknowledging camera)

MAYBE she is really a dirty slutwhore who was the one who spread the photos herself?! Well this seems impossible since if she were to plan on doing this she would have at least went for a good wax first...



Well, I guess we will never really know, will we?

And don't give me that bullcrap about pitying poor Gillian!! She, along with many examples of other celebrities who also took naughty pictures only to have them exposed later, had it all coming! If you don't want your vagina to be shown to the world and criticized, then don't take photos of it!! -_-

I am awaiting video clips.

Zzzzzzzzz. I can't believe I blogged about this. It's so stupid! Hahaha... But very juicy!

Next blog entry gonna be about my best purchases ever. I know I said that since long ago, but I already took and uploaded the photos! Soon soon!

p/s: While installing Picasa for the hundredth time I found a photo of myself circa March 2006... With a fabulous tan!! And my old nose, which is double of this size.

I'm totally inspired and shall force myself to go tan everyday till I look this colour again.

UPDATES UPDATES!!

CECILIA CHEUNG PHOTOS ARE NOW RELEASED!!

There is even a full-on byebye shot and the picture is so high-res, you can literally zoom in until your whole computer screen is just her vagina!!

She is super hairy leh... Maybe Edison just likes hairy girls?! That must be a 5cm pubic hair there!! (PS - that's a cut-out of one of her pics, but I obviously can't show the rest! Go find them yourself!)

NEW @ TOOBWORLD CENTRAL - 01/29/08

Another week, another shipment....

Here's what's new in the DVD library of Toobworld Central:

'The Adventures Of Sir Lancelot' - Volume 1

'The Buccaneers' - The Complete Series

Two collections that will help enhance the Toobworld timeline!

Also, after learning of the death of prolific mystery writer Edward D. Hoch, I ordered "The Velvet Touch" a collection of his Nick Velvet stories. The thief who only steals items of no value was a favorite of mine when I'd read Hoch's stories in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

The book arrived yesterday and I began reading it on the way to work last night. And already I'm getting an idea for whom I'd cast in the role of Nick Velvet, should they ever do a TV series about him. (Apparently the character has been under option forever!)

Not that anybody would ever ask me......

BCnU!
Toby OB

TWIDDLYWINKYDINKS: CATHERINE DE MEDICI

In the 'Poirot' episode "The Double Clue", a priceless necklace was stolen from the safe of Marcus Hardman, which he claimed once belonged to Catherine de Medici.

According to Wikipedia, Catherine de' Medici (April 13, 1519 – January 5, 1589) was born in Florence, Italy, as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici. Her parents, Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne, countess of Boulogne, both died shortly after she was born. Under the Gallicised version of her name, Catherine de Médicis, she was queen consort of King Henry II of France from 1547 to 1559.

Catherine de Medici was portrayed in Toobworld several times. For 'Elizabeth R', the role was played by Margaretta Scott in 1971; Pamela Brown assayed the part for an episode of 'Sir Francis Drake': "Mission To Paris", and in 'The Conquest Of America', it was played by Lisa Wolfinger.

The picture here is of Joan Young as Catherine de Medici in two episodes of 'Doctor Who' before his first regeneration.

BCnU!
Toby OB

A great day to read the news online

By Brenda Norrell

It is a great day to be alive and read the news. We all have to wonder if anyone will spend a dime to buy a newspaper again with so much incredible free journalism online. As I was out covering the Free Palestine rally in Tucson today, I checked my e-mail. There was Kahentinetha's latest column from the Mohawk Nation News, detailing the $40 million that Canada spent for a covert operation in 2004 to splice the Mohawks, beginning with an attack on their police station. The documents were gained after years of efforts to obtain them by way of freedom of access to information.
In the e-box, there were also requests from readers around the globe, all wanting to know more about the Republic of Lakotah. So here's one of the recent online articles, "Connect the Dots" by Hickory Hendrickson:
"I had a phone conversation with the web-master for the Republic of Lakotah in which we discussed an individual who was logging in to the Republic of Lakotah forum under one name and posting a new topic. The same IP address would then log right back on under another username and argue with himself. He did this constantly for hours."
http://www.nolanchart.com/article1365.html
There you have it, a great day to read the news. Brenda

I Never Knew How Bad It Was

Can you guess which one is the new 69'er from Trek?

They describe it as a reverse mullet..."Party in the front/Business in the rear"...I'm not kidding!

"PSYCH"-ING QUEST 2

Just replayed the USA Network video of last Friday's episode of 'Psych' - "Lights, Cameras, Homicidio" - in order to grab a picture of that Viking-garbed actor.

Turns out that there were several "Vikings" walking about that studio lot, so maybe 'Viking Quest' really has begun production again in Toobworld!
But I do have to complain about that USA Network video player. Really crappy in how it worked; nothing like the player at NBC.com!

At any rate, Toobworld Central can now substantiate its leaky claim that the fictional TV show 'Viking Quest' is back in the fictional world of 'Psych'.

And here's a bit of Wish-Craft: 'Psych' would be the perfect showcase for an 'Entourage' crossover. Maybe Johnny Drama could be accused of murder after he found out that his character of Thorvald was recast with someone younger, hotter, and even worse, a better actor. I think Shawn and Gus would mesh well with the crew of Vincent Chase for an hour!

Just sayin', is all.....

BCnU!
Toby OB

"EXTRAS"-DIMENSIONAL

CBS has announced that the Showtime hit 'Dexter' will be presented on the Eye Network as a strike contingency. O'Bviously there will be some tweaking to make the show palatable for broadcast standards and to placate the stupid FCC.

Basically the same thing happened with 'The Sopranos' when it moved to A&E, 'The Wire' when it was picked up by BET, and with 'Dream On' when it aired on FOX. If it's just a question of editing (say, bleeping objectionable words or excising scenes of nudity), then there's no need for action to be taken by Toobworld Central. Shows have been whittled down for decades to fit in more blipverts, but that doesn't negate the original action. Whatever was broadcast first, that's locked into Toobworld's history, good and proper.

But sometimes optional scenes are filmed to be shown in broadcast syndication - if a key scene contains nudity but is too important to edit out, then it's reshot with the nudity covered up. (For 'The Sopranos', this often happened with those scenes set at the Bada Bing club.) When that happens, it becomes an alternate Toobworld. (Not every alternate dimension has to be radically different from Earth Prime-Time; a cover-up with a bra and panties will suffice.)

Ah tol' yuh that cuz Ah wanted to tell yuh this.....

Leading up to the holidays at the end of 2007, HBO aired a Christmas special finale for the short-run series 'Extras' which was created by and starred Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. They showed it on December 16th, about a week or so before it was broadcast by the BBC. And because the cultural differences between the USA and the UK are about as pronounced as those found in our common language, Gervais and Merchant filmed several alternate scenes for each market.

Here are a few examples:

For the American market, mention of Ryan Seacrest was substituted for Ruby Wax, and Katie Couric was name-dropped in the Big Brother house instead of British newsreader Kate Adie (which made more sense and should have been left alone). Mentions of talk show hosts Richard & Judy, comic actress Catherine Tate and several characters from 'EastEnders' were just surgically sliced right out without any fiddling about.

The differences started right from the very beginning. Fans in the audience of 'When The Whistle Blows' (Andy's hit sitcom) were wearing T-shirts bearing slogans from the show. All except the last Tee, which was shown to be of Sigourney Weaver touting DirecTV.

In the British version, it's of Victoria Wood for ASDA (whatever that is. See? I'm proving the point!)

Then, in the department store while doing a bit of Christmas shopping, Andy and Maggie learn that the Kramer doll from 'Seinfeld' is selling better than his talking doll - even though it spouts racial epithets. However, for the UK market, they got to see the Jade Goody doll, who did the same thing - while appearing on camera in 'Big Brother'. (The Jade doll can still be seen in the display along with Kramer and Andy's doll.)

Next year, the manager of the department store was going to be stocking Sanjaya dolls - at least in the American version. The British version's manager was going to stock Same Difference dolls.

Now, the thing of it is, because the American version aired first, then that's the official version for Earth Prime-Time. And the British version has to be relegated to some alternate Toobworld, even though it's more in keeping with the original two seasons of 'Extras'. Sorry, Brits.

My thanks to Rob Buckley for first pointing out this dimensional discrepancy, and to Mark Wilkinson for pointing me towards a great little video on YouTube which lined up the differences for comparison.

However, that video by Venusice010 is no longer up, because of copyright violations. (A good lesson for me to get these posts written in a more timely manner!) Instead you can hear Ricky Gervais talk about the changes in a video from his website.

And so it goes in Toobworld, no matter what side of the dimensional veil you're watching......

BCnU!
Toby OB

University of Arizona students rally for Palestine

Photo: Protesters gathered outside the federal building in downtown Tucson today calling for an end to the occupation of Palestine and food for the hungry there. Photo Brenda Norrell

As the human rights abuses, violence and deaths continue in Palestine, the United States gives Israel over $10 million a day -- money that could be used instead for people who are hungry, sick, wounded, tortured and cold

By Brenda Norrell
http://www.bsnorrell.blogpsot.com/

TUCSON -- University of Arizona students are rallying for Palestinian human rights today and marched to the federal building at noon, Monday, January 28, 2008.
The Voices of Opposition began with an information booth at the center of campus this morning. Justin Mascouf was among the students who said that Americans are misinformed about Israel and Palestine.
"The most important thing for Americans to know is that most of the foreign aid is going to Israel," Mascouf said.
Further, although supplies were able to reach Palestine last night, Mascouf said that the preceding days showed the truth about where Egypt's alliances are. "People had to break through the wall for supplies, food and medicine."
Skylar Hijazi said there is a misconception in the United States that opposing Israel's actions in regards to Palestine represents antisemitism.
"This about people," added Steven Thorpe. "People are dying unnecessarily."
Hijazi pointed out that the ongoing collective form of punishment of all Palestinians is torture. "We are condoning torture," he said, referring to the United States' role in the widespread suffering in Palestine.
Referring to the United border wall under construction south of Tucson on the Arizona/Mexico border, known locally as the US Apartheid Wall, Hijazi said, "Walls in general are bad news."
In the pamphlets offered today at the University of Arizona campus, the group points out that Palestinians continue to suffer because of censorship.
AP is the major source of news in the United States. "Virtually all of AP's news reports about the Israel-Palestinian conflict go through its bureau in Israel," the group's pamphlet states.
Further, the media has censored the fact that there are 8,000 Palestinians in prisons who are routinely tortured and many have not been accused of a crime. The Geneva-based Defense of Children and Save the Children reported that 373 children under the age of 18 were being held in Israeli prisons in 2004.
The most heinous of crimes committed by Israeli soldiers is censored by AP. On October 17, 2004, an Israeli soldier shot a 14-year-old Palestinian in the stomach for no reason. An AP cameraman sent video footage of the unprovoked shooting to the bureau in Israel. The AP Israeli Bureau erased the footage.
The U.S. gives Israel over $10 million per day.

(Watch brief video of rally at the Tucson federal building/Video by Brenda Norrell)

TIDDLYWINKYDINKS: DATELINE NAIROBI

When Captain Black returned from Kenya to visit Jack and Susan Maltravers at their home Marsdon Manor, he brought them an African tribal mask wrapped in a Nairobi newspaper.
The date on that paper was July 27, 1935. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the events of "The Tragedy At Marsdon Manor" (a 'Poirot' mystery) took place soon after that. First off, some time had to be involved in Captain Black's travels to reach England from Kenya: a land trip, an ocean voyage, perhaps several connecting plane flights.

And then there's the fact that the newspaper may have been laying about Captain Black's Kenyan residence for some time before he decided to use it as wrapping paper.

There's no way the chronology for the 'Poirot' mysteries can be based on broadcast order - not with "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery", connected as it is with an historical event from May of 1936, being televised before "The Plymouth Express", which occurred just after Sir Malcolm Campbell setting the land speed record in September of 1935.

But I think that even so, "The Tragedy Of Marsdon Manor" does happen soon after the episode of "Wasp's Nest", which took place in early August, 1935 and which precedes this episode in the broadcast order.

Therefore, I'm going to say "The Tragedy Of Marsdon Manor" takes place the second week of August, 1935.

And as Dennis Miller says, "Of course, I could be wrong......"

BCnU!
Toby OB