BBC Articles Read: “Lion sighting reports disrupt rail service” (England), “Lady Gaga dominates MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast” (Northern Ireland), “QC Paul McBride leaves Tories after two years” (Scotland), “Presumed consent organ donation to be Welsh law by 2015” (Wales)
Sunday Bonus Article: “UK could give £40bn to the IMF, Danny Alexander says” (UK Politics)
Total Steps Taken in Operation Abe Lincoln Last Week: 12
Today I did the family tree of Cassandra's nemesis' chief advisor. I'm going to codename her "the Consigliere" because, if the main antagonist's gang was the mob, that's the position that is the most similar to hers. She's also the cousin of Cassandra's best friend, Schyla, but they get along as well as lions and hyenas. Yangvaadans aren't known for having good family relationships.
Also, since I took karate for seven years, I read an article titled "Fighters in L.A. for BJJ tournament stop a robbery at hotel." Basically, two mixed martial artists named Brent Alvarez and Billy Denney stopped someone from robbing a hotel in L.A.'s Koreatown. However, rather than seriously maiming the burglar, they simply restrained him using holds and talked him into giving up his gun and the stolen money. I am thankful that they have embraced the true spirit of the martial arts (self-defense) rather than use this situation as an excuse to injure someone for the sake of showing off their fighting prowess. When I was student at the American Karate Academy, I once heard a story from an instructor about a teenager who slashed up another karate student with kamas in a dispute over a girl. I am glad these two men chose the higher path, even though they could have done otherwise since they were preventing a crime rather than dealing with a personal dispute. You can read the article here.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Fighters-in-L-A-for-BJJ-tournament-stop-a-robbe?urn=mma-wp9093
