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"I'll start things off simply. Tell him what he wants to know and I'll make him play nice."
"Go to hell."
"Gladly."
I start things off simple, a broken left leg to kickstart the interrogation. People always feel more inclined to talk when they have no chance of escaping. With his leg broken I lift my boot off his torso. Last thing I want is him to be unable to talk properly. No good getting the answers if you can't hear what they have to say.
"You fu..."
Tim pulls out his staff and hits him across the face. He never was a big fan of foul language.
"Now now. None of that here big boy. So how about answering those questions of ours?"
"What questions?"
"Where's the Crimson Knight."
"The Crimson who?"
"Wrong answer."
The right leg quickly suffers the same fate as the left. Predictably he screams out in pain but not before Tim covers his mouth with his hand.
"Come on now it's your fault really. He gave you a chance to tell the truth. So how about we try that again eh?"
"Where's the Crimson Knight?"
"He's.......he's....."
"He's........?"
"He's....in Gotham."
Curious, two broken legs would be enough to break most men into talking. Heck it's rare I've had to go beyond breaking one leg, this guy certainly is resilient to say the least. Sadly for him though I don't have time to test his resilience. I lift him up off the ground and he grasps hold of my hands, despite how hard he tries to hide it I can't help but notice they're shaking. Resilient but not without fear. At least they're human in some regards.
"Where in Gotham?"
He smirks as he speaks the next few words to come out of his mouth.
"I dunno. Maybe he's in the Iceberg lounge?"
"Oh really?"
It's at this moment the Batmobile arrives. Perfect. With that I throw him down on the ground ensuring his legs feel most of the impact. He screams out in pain just as I hoped. With that I activate the remote control for the bat mobile and raise the forward suspension. Enough so that his body will fit just below the car. Then I bring the bat mobile in close.
"Where's the Crimson Knight."
"I already told you!"
Still playing the fool. A brave gesture but bravery only gets you so far. As such I trigger the bat mobile to slowly lower the suspension applying more pressure to his legs. I don't turn to look behind but I can feel Tim's eyes watching me, disapprovingly no doubt. He's never a big fan when I cross the line to get answers. Yet he still wonders why he never gets to play bad cop.
"Shiiiiiiiiiii....."
"Had a change of heat?"
"He's.....he's....."
The bat mobile continues to press down on him. I refuse to call it off until he tells me where his boss is.
"ARGH!"
"Batman stop!"
"When he's told me what we need Robin."
"You're crushing him to death!"
"Then he better start talking."
"OKAY OKAY I'LL TALK!"
"WHERE?!"
"He's at 23....Harper Avenue!"
"Thank you."
With that I order the bat mobile to raise it's suspension and reverse off him. As I plug the co-ordinates into the bat mobile's nav computer Tim handcuffs the mere to the nearest lamppost. The merc screamed for every centimetre that Tim moved him. Nice to know my methods left it's mark.
"I'm sorry for what he did to you."
"Piss off you bastard."
"How delightful. Do you want me to call him over?"
"NO! PLEASE!"
"Then watch your language please. I'm sure momma beard wouldn't be pleased at all if she knew her son was using such language."
"Robin I've got a hit on the address."
"Roger."
Tim takes one last look at the mercenary and decides to dish out one last threat. They always like to have the last word.
"Now you be a good boy when the GCPD show up to arrest you. If you're not then I'll be bringing el diablo around for a visit and this time I won't be there to hold him back."
Remarkable really. Tim barely lays a finger on the man but with a few simple words crafted into a sentence he has the man trembling with fear. Boy do I wish I could manage that. Tim quickly climbs into the passenger seat of the bat mobile and I roar off to the address.
"So you think he was telling the truth?"
"I have no reason to doubt him. The man was worried for his life and he knows that if he's told us a lie that we'll be coming for him."
"So what info have you got on 23 Harper Avenue?"
"It's an old church. Been closed for two months."
"How come?"
"No clue. Apparently the priest just decided to close the church one day and it's been abandoned since."
"Sounds like the perfect place for a trap."
"Indeed.
"You think we're heading into one?"
"Absolutely."
"What makes you think that?"
"The attack on the Iceberg lounge was illogical. It wouldn't have given the Knight any tactical advantage if his men had taken it so...."
"So it was a deliberate ploy to get our attention."
"Exactly. Alfred told me that MI6 spent months trying to make some of Santa Prisca's warriors talk and none of them broke, so the fact that one of them suddenly decided to talk to us so easily has me suspicious."
"You call nearly crushing legs to the point where he wouldn't be able to walk easy?"
"Compared to some of the ways MI6 tortured them according to Alfred, yes."
"Geez, remind me to never get on the wrong side of Alfred."
"Duly noted."
"So how do we deal with this trap?"
"We walk right into it."
"What is it with you and walking into traps you already know are traps."
"Call it a hobby."
"More like an addiction."
"Maybe. When we get there I'll walk in by the main door. You take to the roof, watch from above."
"Roger, and if this trap turns out to be a bomb?"
"Then I hope you brought a shovel."
With that we pull up outside of 23 Harper Avenue. Alright. Let's see what you've got planned for us.....
Credit to this perp, he manages to make it all the way to Sunset boulevard a good ten blocks away from the Iceberg lounge before he begins to tire. Despite his great endurance he clearly indicates that he knows I'm following him. Then again looking up at the rooftops is a give away, oddly though he doesn't try to fire on my position despite still having his firearm in hand. Granted it is still jammed but there's no way he can know that's a permanent effect either way as he pauses to catch his breath Tim finally makes to my position.
"You took your time."
"Sorry the traffic was brutal."
"Right."
"Don't sound so unconvinced. We both know you and I aren't the only ones who have prowled these rooftops."
"You could of called the Batwing in if you wanted."
"What and spoil the fun? Besides I needed the exercise. Is that him then?"
"Indeed. His endurance is remarkable. He ran ten blocks before he had to catch his breath. The only other two people I've known capable of doing that are..."
"Big blue and speedy gonzalez?"
"You know he doesn't like it when you compare him to the mouse right?"
"Oh I know. Why do you think I do it?"
"Just don't say it to his face."
"Why not? He still calls Arthur fishboy doesn't he?"
"That's not the point. "
"Oh chin up I'm just trying to have some fun."
"You're that worried for her?"
I know Tim. He's never like this unless he's upset. It's his attempt to hide from the world his pain. He kept up that front up after his father left for three weeks before he finally opened up to me about it. Unfortunately that's just how he was raised. Jack always had issues of some sort so Tim always kept his feelings buried, not wanting to add to his problems. I'd hoped Tim had managed to get it out of his system but it appears to have made a reappearance. Perhaps it has something to do with his father being back on the scene though I can't be sure. Or he cares for Stephanie even more than Alfred suspected.
"I'm always worried about her."
"We'll find her Tim. Once this is all over you and I will find Stephanie. She'll be alright, I promise."
"Thanks Bruce. It means a lot."
"How's your father?"
"Oh you know same old same old. Busy. But it keeps him out of trouble so that's good I guess."
"How's the excavation going?"
"Good. He thinks they're on to something major. Apparently one of his men stumbled across an underground labyrinth."
"Huh."
"Something up?"
"No just thinking back to an old fairy tale my father used to tell me about a labyrinth buried beneath Gotham."
"You wondering if it's true?"
"Or course not. There's a reason it's a fairy tale."
As I say those last few words the mercenary prepares to move on. Unfortunately for him both and I spot it immediately.
"Do you want to take this one?"
"I suppose considering our roles it should be me that does it."
"After you."
With that I leap off the rooftop and glide towards the mercenary with Tim close behind. As I come closer Tim calls out to him as I reposition myself to deliver a kick to his torso.
"Oi beardo!"
With that he turns around just in time to see my feet connect with his chest and send him flying back. As I scramble back onto my feet Tim glides past me and quickly places the mercenary into a submission hold. At first the commander tries to resist until I intervene by pinning him under my boot. Perhaps I forced down with a bit too much force as I hear a groan as my boot connects with his back. With the mercenary pinned Tim takes the moment kick away his gun as I call in the bat mobile. For some reason people always feel more obliged to talk when they've got the sports car equivalent of a tank in front of them.
"Release me Diablo!"
"Ooft don't call him Diablo that might make him happy, and trust me you wouldn't like when he's happy."
"Liberarme que poca mierda!"
"You kiss your mother with that mouth?"
"You don't even know what I'm saying do you cabron?"
He says that last word and I kick him in his face.
"Mierda!"
"Yo entiendes tú escoria. Now you're gonna answer our questions, or I'm going to have some fun."
"Oh boy I'd hate to be you right now."
2017 Liverpool Pride event.
I'm guessing that these young questioners were carrying out some sort of school/college project they had been set
Lego Pumpkins debate high finance, immigration, the elf service and religious extremism:
Rules of engagement:
Blame anything and everything on another Pumpkin.
Promise everything or nothing.
Any resemblance to any Pumpkins, living or dead, is purely coincidental but some could shortly be asking for your vote.
16/06/2021. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks up a staircase just before leaving for PMQ’s in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
I thought i would try out this social experiment seeming as everybody is asking and telling anything to people here on flickr. I think i am actually quite good at offering advice and solving problems for people on the Internet and in real life. Obviously this form which can be found on FormSpring is completely anonymous. It is basically just a web online form where i get random submissions off strangers and it is also a great way to collect data/information.
*Update - The link has now gone, so i have now closed the FormSpring web online form and thank you all for the submissions in which i answered them all. Please read right at the end of the long comment where i have written a short paragraph explaining what i have learnt from this social experiment.
I am now going to be taking out a bit of time for myself and stop uploading for a while. I have loads of updating to do on my whole photostream so i am going to try to focus on that. I also think that the fact my creative concepts/ideas have just gone has not helped. So i am now taking the time to be a better contact/friend and hope to gain inspiration from all you lot on flickr. I recently also came across the amazing work of Simon Pais Thomas whose fashion photography work is just incredible. It looks like i will have to do one of those contact/friend showcase things very soon again but i don't want my photostream being full of them. Looking at the work of Simon Pais Thomas has made me realise that it's about treating self portraits like a journal really. I want to find the time to be more expressive within myself and find other ways to communicate to the audience about the way i am really feeling inside me. There are many more photographers who inspire me on flickr, some know who they are and the list contains too many to mention.
So i will be back in time with hopefully some very new fresh concepts/ideas which are exciting, original, and perceptive. Hopefully even extending my skills to build up a beauty portfolio which is totally new to me. Also having the time to make my fashion work even stronger in time as well as working on all other areas of moving image and photography. I need to stop making comparisons to the work of others and just focus on my own art/moving image/photography. I was given this sound advice by buttonheart (Chloe) and she is totally right. Also another thing i have learnt about myself is that i need to plan more in advance when i get a concept/idea as i always seem to get excited and rush everything. I need to realise that i can't expect things to fall into place for me straight away and i really need to stop being so negative about my photographs. I need more confidence and self belief so that is my main reason for needing time to myself. Lastly i will stay in touch with only my flickr contacts/friends photographs and i hope you all enjoy the rest of the holiday summer season.
Question Time at Camp Hill Girls School
"Earlier this week I took part in the BBC Question Time Schools Competition. The Question Time team judge different schools wanting to host the programme and then pick the best to jointly produce an edition.
Last year I was invited by Holte School to be a panellist. They turned out to be one of the winning schools. This year I was invited by Camp Hill Girls School to be part of their effort. I was happy to oblige. I am a former student of Camp Hill, plus it is in the Hall Green constituency, so it was also an opportunity to speak to many parents.
The panel consisted of BBC broadcaster Ed Doolan, Emma Reynolds (Labour), Karen Hamilton (Lib Dems), Keely Huxtable (Conservatives) and myself. About 200 people attended.
Westminster sleaze, politicians lining their pockets, and whether it was even worth voting, took up the most time. And things got heated when it transpired that the Labour representative was an ex-adviser to Geoff Hoon! As you would expect, the economy also featured. I got a warm response from the audience when I outlined an alternative to the cuts agenda of the mainstream parties. And the Labour candidate got booed when she tried to interrupt and challenge me. Perhaps a little bit stung she justified by saying ‘Salma always likes to have the last word’, to which Ed Doolan retorted ‘there is a good reason for that – she talks sense’! Indeed, Ed and I were on the same ground on many issues. He spoke powerfully in defence of an education system that is free for all.
Congrats to the students and teachers at Camp Hill for their efforts. I thought it was a really well organised event and I predict they will do very well in the Question Time competition."
LINK: www.salmayaqoob.com/2010/03/question-time-at-camp-hill-gi...
Date: Friday, 26 March 2010
Gavin Newsom with a stack of questions submitted by Town Hall attendees, almost none of which were actually read or answered.
Give me one 'cause one is best
In confusion, confidence
Give me peace of mind and trust
Don't forget the rest us
Give me strength, reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
Tell me your own politik
And open up your eyes.
Coldplay
Today (or rather, the day that this photograph was taken, Thursday 22nd October, 2009) a programme was broadcast in Britain on BBC - Question Time - that has caused a few ripples. For those unaware, most likely those on the far side of the pond, Question Time is a political debate programme, tackling current issues, debated by the great and the good of the political, cultural and academic spheres.
Today, for the first time ever, the leader of the British National Party, Nick Griffin, was on the panel. The BNP is a far right minor political party, but has recently won two seats on the European Parliament. The BNP is "committed to stemming and reversing the tide of non-white immigration and to restoring, by legal changes, negotiation and consent the overwhelmingly white makeup of the British population that existed in Britain prior to 1948". They are considered by a majority, including this writer, to be a thoroughly detestable gang of racists, bullies and criminals.
The programme was a fascinating spectacle, and it should be easily available to watch via the wonders of the internet; it is definitely worth watching. There have been claims of bullying and victimisation of Nick Griffin, and while it is certainly true he was not given the fair audience that he has never earned the right to, he showed himself to be ignorant, arrogant and generally unpleasant. He has a very effective PR machine that glosses over his Holocaust denial, his ties to the KKK and his many previous crimes against decency, morality and humanity. But when faced with direct questioning, without time for preparation he came across as unintelligible and petty.
However, there are a few points I found myself wanting to make regarding the discussion in the programme. The first was regarding Islam, where he was asked to defend his opinion of Islam as a "wicked, vicious faith". He talked about the denigration of women, treatment of them as second class citizens and incitement to violence against non-believers. What he has clearly misunderstood, and which nobody, sadly, bothered to point out to him, is that these are not matters of the faith - the Qur’an does not mention these behaviours. These are cultural and social behaviours, present in only some countries, perpetrated under the banner of religion, in the same way that evil deeds have been committed throughout history under the banner of most religions.
The second was his concept, that was repeated regularly, of the indigenous peoples of Britain, the population he wishes to return to. There is no indigenous population of Britain, nor northern Europe for that matter. 17,000 years ago, we were covered in ice, and as one of the panel mentioned, we didn’t live on the ice. When this receded, people moved north into these areas. These were our first settlers - a celtic pagan society. Since then, we have been invaded by the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans. Our religions, cultures and language have been added to, shaped and altered by these successive invasions. There is no “aboriginal” (Griffin’s word, not mine) religion or culture. Even the concept of Christianity, the society they wish to return to, was introduced to our country by an invasion, which they are theoretically trying to now prevent.
The BBC were heavily criticised for allowing him onto the programme. There were major protests outside the studios. Even the Government suggested that the BBC shouldn’t have allowed it to proceed. I am on the side of the BBC. I think they did the right thing in allowing him to reveal his true self, as a small, insignificant, unpleasant racist. And as they responded to the Government’s condemnation, if they feel it’s so wrong for him to voice his opinion, they have the power to ban the party.
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Hon. Tony Abbott Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Representatives (110061).
Demonstrators make their feelings clear about the BBC's decision to allow Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time.
Well the Gloucestershire County Council's version of question time. As part of Democracy week, they wanted to have a question time session for young people. This would allow young people to be able to ask tough questions directly to them in charge. Well this was all well and good in theory. But to me it seemed that the questions that were asked weren't really the kind of questions a young person would ask. Also some of the answers bore the pants off me (for example going into great detail about the budgets of schools). So I can't see how the young people would be captivated. Maybe I'm wrong though. Maybe young people aren't as jaded and bitter as me.
We had about 8 of our volunteers take part - I need to get some feedback from them.
Twitter's trending topics 6 minutes after question time finished. Question Time related tweets are at numbers 1, 2, 4 and 8!
YAY I VOTED! I am so ridiculously enthusiastic about most things these days. It's getting a little silly.
My Dad registered me to vote when I was 16 (I didn't even know you could do it that early, but apparently you can, you just have to wait til you're 18 still). When Andrew Collinge was working in this area (before he got famous) he was doing Margaret Thatcher's hair, & he mentioned that he didn't think he'd vote, & she turned around & told him that people had died for the vote, & he's voted ever since then. That is why you must always vote. I am so curious to find out what my friends voted, but the sad thing is they probably haven't voted, and if they told me that I'd call them ignorant to their faces. I am so passionate about this. & I think it's ignorant not to vote. Oh it makes me so angry just thinking about it!!!
I bought this pin in Missouri last summer for 50 cents. The woman who sold it to me told me it was appropriate, as their local elections were that week. I had no idea, but just smiled anyway. Oh, do you remember when Paris Hilton was part of that 'Vote or Die' campaign, & it turned out she hadn't even registered to vote herself? Moron.
ANYWAY, this morning I was sooooo annoyed. I got up, & I couldn't take a shower because Barbara was cleaning it, then, when I was just about to get into the shower Kevin from Kepow TC called, & THEN, while I was in the shower, Tristam called. Ugh. It put me in a bad mood for ages.
I'd promised my Mom I'd go for a walk around the Mere with her today, but I insisted on wearing these 3 inch heels & I was in agony!! But she bought me a Twister lolly, & I'd totally forgotten how much I love them! && then we came home & I went up to school to see Paul about getting a job in school, then I played the piano some more & took this photo.
We went out just after 6pm to vote, with my brother too, && while we were voting Mrs Allen arrived! She'll have voted Green probably. She is massively involved in the Green aspect of the school. She saw me & was like "Oh, this'll be your first time!" I just beamed back at her. She'd registered to vote 10 days ago online, but when she got there it said she wasn't registered, so I don't know what happened there. My Mom got confused & put down the party she wanted to vote for in Europe as her vote for the local elections, so she was annoyed afterwards. Labour didn't even bother to stand in our local area. & I waited till I was safely inside the car but telling her who I voted for, otherwise she may not have given me a ride home! =p
&& then the 3 of us went for dinner at The Narrow Boat Inn, which is lovely in the summer, before heading on home. I played the piano again & then, totally randomly, started playing on my brother's old Nintendo. I chose to play Pokemon Puzzle!! I used to love that game. I finished the hard setting (I got stuck on one of the last levels & had to retake it over 10 times) & then moved onto the Very Hard setting, where I'm now stuck on one of the levels, & despite having retried it at least 30 times I still haven't managed to advance!! I was so addicted. I tried watching QuestionTime, but after hearing another inane & idiotic question for a member of the public I got annoyed & walked out. && then I watched the BBC News channel until 1.05am. Because I am a keeno.
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Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Malcolm Turnbull, Leader of the Opposition with Shadow Treasurer Julie Bishop during Question Time in the House of Representatives
Malcolm Turnbull - during Question Time in the House of Representatives after winning leadership of the Liberal Party with Peter Dutton
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Joe Hockey, Liberal Member for North Sydney and Malcolm Turnbull, Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Representatives
Been on the sofa for the last week recovering from a knee operation. Until yesterday I hadn't shot a picture for 10 days, apart from these. Am slowly on the mend. But it's meant I've missed my screen printing class, some freelance work, and a London photo walk.
During BBC TV’s ‘Question Time’ on 23 March 2023, presenter Fiona Bruce told the 120-strong audience in Newcastle under Lyne that "there are more people in this audience who voted for Boris Johnson, for the Conservative Party, than for any other single party here".
She then asked the audience to raise their hand if they "believed" the former Prime Minister was speaking truthfully the previous day when he appeared before MPs on the Privileges Committee.
Not a single person in the audience thought Boris Johnson was telling the truth at his ‘partygate’ hearing.
Malcolm Turnbull, Liberal MHR and Leader of the Opposition during Question Time in the House of Represenatives.
Kevin Smith pointing off stage to cue a question from another fan from the floor of the State Theatre. Minutes earlier, the premiere Sydney on screen action of a donkey show in CLERKS II.
Night itself is a long and entertaining round of questions, answers and sticking it to the idiots in the crowd who ask and subsequently answer their own questions.
In the end, it was the State Theatre calling it a night, kicking out the some thousand in attendance into the streets. Midnight that is.
A protester with a Nick Griffin mask giving the infamous Nazi salute outside the BBC's Television Centre.
Rohit Mohan Photography (c) 2008
Taken is Kanchipuram, along with my good friend Chinnasamy Velmurugan.
Kanchipuram is located on the Palar River, and known for its temples and silk sarees. There are several big temples, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kumara Kottam, Kachapeshwarar Temple, Kailasanathar Temple and many more.Kanchipuram is also called as "City of 1000 Temples". Kanchipuram is also famous for its silk sarees, which are hand woven. These were some awesome Sandstone carvings, we found at a smaller temple (Kailasanathar Temple).