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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 04/02/07

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monkeyslave
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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 04/02/07
Cahill Confesses, Sente Sprung

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Cahill Confesses, Sente Sprung

By CORWIN JONES

Master of the Academy Sente Kiteway was released from prison earlier today as the PCAG has withdraw all charges against him. His freedom came because the former PCAG champion, Ryan Cahill, has issued a full confession detailing his use of drugs to reach his first championship title in 267. All charges against Kiteway have been dropped.

Kiteway said that he has maintained his silence even while being held on drug charges out of conscience. "I discovered Ryan's drug problems by virtue of my personal relationship with him," he said, "and though my duty as an official of the Academy would have been to turn him in, he never spoke to me about it as the Master of the Academy. ... I'm more than my office. I knew he would do the right thing, in time."

Cahill's written confession is nearly 30 pages long, and details a conversation he had with Kiteway the night he was formally crowned. "Sente accused me of cheating, and urged me to step forward," he said. "I never meant any harm to anyone, but the pressure to succeed at that level of play is enormous." According to his confession, his second championship win was achieved with no chemical assistance whatsoever.

Police say Cahill has agreed to work with authorities to locate and bring to justice his drug sources. In his confession, he writes about first being approached by a dealer selling cognitive enhancers guaranteed to be scrubbed of their characteristic markers in testing. "He just said that his goods came through Gloria," he wrote.

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When the Academy Oversight Committee checked Kiteway's personal key records against the Academy's own security systems, they discovered that the Academy systems had been tampered with to erase any record of that meeting. According to Garnet Reed, the member of the committee who discovered the discrepancy, this was the red flag that led to Kiteway's and Cahill's arrest. "Intentional tampering like that shows someone has a secret," Reed said. "Given the evidence the PCAG had already accrued against Cahill, it was no big leap to guess what that secret might have been." Reed also said he has "personal regrets" about his role in the case.

Paula Ching of the PCAG Substance Compliance department said that it is continuing its investigation to determine the accuracy of Cahill's account. It is also looking at further punitive actions, including the possibility of stripping Cahill of one or both of his PCAG titles.

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Futures
By Madame Bianca, for the week of February 5

The Hand (January 11 - February 10)
A chance sighting of an early spring bird makes you take a good, hard look at where you're going and how you plan to get there. The future is a big, beautiful place, darling, but always a little out of reach. Better focus on the present.

The Baby (February 11 - March 10)
All good things come in multiples of three for you in the coming days. Don't be tempted into excess, though, muffin; you'll find yourself well served if you stow away some of those good things for a rainy day.

The Eagle (March 11 - April 10)
The chill in the air is only temporary. Don't let it freeze you into some sort of winter paralysis, though, or you won't have any spare time to enjoy the warm weather once it finally arrives.

The Spider (April 11 - May 10)
Things rarely go the way you plan, sweet pea, so don't take it too hard that your plans have gone awry, too. Just take a deep breath and forge ahead. I'm not saying the times you're coming into will be easy or fun, but they will be very interesting.

The Wave (May 11 - June 10)
That expensive purchase of yours turns out to be significantly less worthwhile than you'd hoped. You're going to want to take it back, darling, so hop to it before the returns period has expired.

The Archer (June 11 - July 10)
Rest, pumpkin, and recover. It won't be simple, and you'll be hurting for a long while to come, but with time you'll lose that sense that nothing can ever be right again. It won't be the same as before, but it will be right.

The Half-filled Jug (July 11 - August 10)
A celebration turns unusually pensive once everyone's had a little bit of festive beverage. It's all right, though, a thoughtful sort of gathering can serve to bring all of your friends closer together.

The Dragon (August 11 - September 10)
Nothing is ever fair, is it, doll? And you feeling like you should be the one to get the worst of it. Well, don't fret over it too long. Sometimes people become stronger because of the burdens they carry; but you knew that, right?

The Three Balls (September 11 - October 10)
Through the caprice of fate, you will find yourself with a lot of free time on Thursday. Use it wisely, dumpling, on being good to yourself. I'm thinking a bubble bath, a nice book, some fine chocolate, and a small glass of the expensive fizzy stuff.

The Dice (October 11 - November 10)
If your nerves were strung any tighter, they'd be able to play you as a new musical instrument. I'd tell you to try to relax, but you and I both know that would be disingenous, so just try to focus on deep, slow breaths once in a while.

The Maze (November 11 - December 10)
I've never pegged you for the type, but apparently this week you're going to be getting all weepy and sentimental on me. Gain some perspective, bright eyes. It's nothing like all over for you.

The Apple-Thief (December 11 - January 10)
You ask how many friends I have? Water and stone, bamboo and pine. The moon rising over the eastern hill is a joyful comrade. Besides these five companions, what other pleasure should I ask?

And remember, patience brings rewards unattainable by any other means.

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:56 pm

monkeyslave
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Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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This weeks Apple-Thief is from Yon Son-do (1587-1671):

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You ask how many friends I have? Water and stone, bamboo and pine.
The moon rising over the eastern hill is a joyful comrade.
Besides these five companions, what other pleasure should I ask?

Called SIJO - more ancient than haiku, the Korean SIJO shares a common ancestry with haiku, tanka and similar Japanese genres. All evolved from more ancient Chinese patterns.

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The sijo may be narrative or thematic, introducing a situation or problem in line 1, development or "turn" in line 2, and resolution in line 3. The first half of the final line employs a "twist": a surprise of meaning, sound, tone or other device. The sijo is often more lyrical, subjective and personal than haiku, and the final line can take a profound, witty, humorous or proverbial turn. Like haiku, sijo has a strong basis in nature, but, unlike that genre, it frequently employs metaphors, symbols, puns, allusions and similar word play.

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:59 pm

Scott
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Re: [UPDATE] Senitnal - 04/02/07
Cahill Confesses, Sente Sprung

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"He just said that his goods came through Gloria,"

I'm probably the only person who thought of the polari meaning of Gloria, I suppose.

Gloria deliver us fFrom these bent naffs!

Oh, and we'll just be taking back that key to the city.

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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:08 am

PuzzledPineapple
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Reed also said he has "personal regrets" about his role in the case.

That makes me giggle. It's always tough when you get your boss arrested to boost your career and then he gets let off. I would not want to be in his shoes right now.

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:18 am

ALISDAIRPARK
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PuzzledPineapple wrote:

It's always tough when you get your boss arrested to boost your career and then he gets let off..

that sounds like it's a regular career move for you!

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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:44 am

PuzzledPineapple
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ALISDAIRPARK wrote:

PuzzledPineapple wrote:

It's always tough when you get your boss arrested to boost your career and then he gets let off..

that sounds like it's a regular career move for you!

My 'career' started on Monday (first job since graduating last summer) and my boss is my dad. So I'm thinking about it.

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:41 pm

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