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General Election 2019: UKIP Promises Extra £7bn Per Year For Defence
The UK Independence Party has launched its manifesto ahead of polling day on 12 December.
The UK Independence Party has pledged an extra £7 billion per year for the Armed Forces, as it launched its manifesto ahead of the 2019 general election.
Extra funding for the military would come from getting rid of the foreign aid budget, the party claims.
The money would be used to boost numbers of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force personnel.
The party's manifesto was launched in Westminster by interim leader Patricia Mountain.
UKIP also promises to launch an independent Veterans Administration Department, "organisationally independent and financially separate from the Ministry of Defence".
It would cover the likes of housing, healthcare, education and training for former personnel.
UKIP has also pledged to maintain the Trident nuclear deterrent, while ending arms sales to countries that have "low standards in human rights and/or export Islamist or Marxist ideology around the world".
Furthermore, it has said it would look to guarantee job offers in the emergency services, prison service or UK border force for veterans with 12 years of military service.
It also outlined plans for a "Boost to Business" scheme to support former service personnel who wish to set up and run their own enterprises after leaving the forces.
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The U.S. Futures Are Pointing Lower In Early Thursday Trading
The U.S. futures are broadly lower in early Thursday trading as trade woe and earnings weigh on sentiment. The NASDAQ Composite is in the lead in premarket trading with a loss of -0.16%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 are both down about -0.10%. Netflix is the day's biggest loser after it reported weaker than expected subscriber numbers. The world's leading streaming service says net new global subscribers rose about half the expectation, shares of Netflix fell more than -10%.
In trade news, U.S. President Donald Trump raised concerns a deal would not be forthcoming with Tweets sent out earlier in the week. Negative sentiment was increased on Wednesday when reports hit the wire negotiations were stuck on issues surrounding Huawei. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the two sides will hold a phone meeting today to discuss remaining complicated issues.
In earnings news, CSX, United Health, and Morgan Stanley have all reported since Wednesday's close. Shipping giant CSX reports a top and bottom-line miss due to trade issues, shares fell -10% on the news. United Health reported a top and bottom-line beat and raised full-year guidance, shares rose 1.0%. Morgan Stanley also beat on the top and bottom lines but reported weakness in iBanking, sales, and trading revenue. Shares of MS are flat in early trading.
Europe Moves Lower On Trade, Earnings
European indices are mostly lower at midday as trade woe and earnings drag on sentiment. The DAX and FTSE are both down about -0.50% while the French CAC is hugging the flat-line. Tech is in the lead with an average loss of -1.6%. Healthcare stocks are bucking today's trend with an average gain of 1.0%.
In earnings news, German tech company SAP fell -5.6% after it missed revenue estimates and gave a weak outlook. Shares of Novartis rose nearly 5.0% after it reported better than expected and raised full-year guidance. Danske Bank saw its shares trend flat from Wednesday after it reported a slight miss in its revenue report. On the economic front, UK retail sales rose much stronger than expected. The headline figure rose 0.9% MOM versus an expected decline, sales rose 3.6% YOY at the core level.
Asia Lower After Weaker Than Expected Data
Asian markets closed the Thursday session lower after weaker than expected labor data from Australia. Australia reports net job gains of 500 versus an expected gain of 10,000. The data reinforces expectation for a second RBA rate cut later this month. The Australian ASX fell -0.36% on the news but was not the worst performing index for the session. The Japanese Nikkei fell nearly -2.0% after it reported a much larger than expected decline in exports. The Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng fell -1.04% and -0.46% while the Kospi shed -0.37%. In South Korea, the central bank cut interest rates by 25 bps for the first time since 2016.
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Toulouse hosts Bordeaux in a match from the second round of the French Ligue 1.
We are about to examine this game in our winning soccer predictions for today.
Toulouse had a pretty bad start of the new season, conceding a heavy 0-4 loss during the visit to Olympique Marseille. Alain Casanova's team was totally outplayed by Marseille, who did a lot better on the pitch and the final score shows it.
Last season Toulouse barely survived in the Ligue 1. They finished 18th in the league standings and had to participate in the relegation playoff. Luckily for them, they survived and kept their place in the league. But now they will have to try to do a lot better and stay away from the relegation zone.
Bordeaux also started the new campaign in France with a loss. Gus Poyet's boys conceded a dissapointing 0-2 home loss against Strasbourg. For Poyet this was a first Ligue 1 game with his new club, but it didn't go too well. It's obvious that Malcom's transfer to Barcelona weakened the team, because he was clearly Bordeaux's best player. How can they deal with his absence? This is something which we have to see in near future.
Of course, the biggest impact for Bordeaux's loss was caused by Pablo's red card. The Brazilian defender was sent off after just 13 minutes of play, which made the home team play with ten men on the pitch in almost all of the game.
These are our winning soccer predictions for the Ligue 1 clash between Toulouse and Bordeaux. Both teams started the new season with losses, so now they will try to improve and win their first points for the new campaign. Who is about to do it? Let's see, it shall be an interesting game.


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Student of High School Class of 2021, SAMIKSHA GOLANI, writes from the Bay Area, California, on what she gleans from the Bhagwad Gita
With every action we perform every day, we have one goal: happiness. But, when we work hard for a certain outcome and the end result is not what we pictured, we get upset. Even when we do get what we want, something else gets added to our list of desires, and we are never 100% satisfied. Even the most famous, wealthy people are not the happiest, nor those with the most family and friends, because we always want more than we have.
This means that there must be something inherently wrong with the way most human beings approach happiness, and that real happiness must feel a lot better than we think it does. The Bhagwad Gita discusses this phenomenon using the context of the story of Arjuna, a warrior-prince. As Krishna describes to Arjuna what the real meaning of life is, we realise that our idea of happiness is quite superficial compared to the eternal bliss that one can achieve.
Arjuna has to fight a war, but as he looks out on the battlefield, he begins to regret his decision to participate in the conflict.
Realising that either outcome of war would be disagreeable — as both sides involved family — he becomes anxious about which side will win. Finally, he experiences confusion about what his role is and whether or not he should even fight
I am not a warrior, so my personal experiences are of course not exactly the same, but I feel these emotions very often as well. What we don't realise, and what I have not realised in so many situations, is that with every action, the past and the future don't matter at all. What matters is the present, specifically what our job is in the moment and what we need to do in order to complete it. Both the Gita and my own experiences have taught me that by focussing on the present, we avoid agitation, which allows us to stay focussed so that we don't mess up, and stay confident as we complete a task.
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Another example involves something I've learnt about myself in high school: that I have a horrible test-taking habit of calculating the score I might get after seeing a question that I don't know the answer to. I then count how many questions I need to get right in order to get the score I want, all in the middle of an exam. By doing so, I not only lose track of time and decrease my chances of getting a high score, but I also become agitated about the test, increasing the chance that I will forget something while tackling a later question. I think that people are always worried about the results or fruits of their actions, and then when we don't get what we want, we are quick to lose temper and sight of what is really important.
In the Gita, this phenomenon is called 'The Ladder of Fall,' whereby our attachment to an outcome leads to creation of desire for it. If we are unable to achieve it, we become angry, deluded, and lose the ability to think rationally. As we fall down this 'ladder,' it becomes harder to climb back up. Krishna recommends that it is best to avoid starting to fall in the first place, which essentially means not having any desires.
Yet, I have wondered, how can we get rid of all our desires, and why should we even do that? However, if we imagine our initial goal in life — happiness — the answer becomes clear. The best equation to represent happiness is on a percentage scale, setting it equal to (desires fulfilled) over (total number of desires). If we have a number of desires, and fulfil none of them, our happiness equates to 0, so this is obviously not the right method. But, as the numerator increases, the happiness level goes up, until the two are equal, and happiness is at 100%.
But I already know that as I get something I want, I start to want more things as well, and it is unrealistic to be able to get everything I want. So there is one equation left. Leaving the number of desires fulfilled aside, if the total number of desires is 0, no matter what the numerator is, happiness equates to infinity. This is the best outcome, resulting in infinite happiness, but it seems as unrealistic as the previous equation. Even though I haven't achieved such a state yet, I think as per the Gita's guidelines, attaining to such a state is possible.
As Krishna tells Arjuna, "Thy right is to work only, but never to its fruits" (2.47). This means that no matter what we do, we should approach it without the results being our motive; we shouldn't work solely for material benefits. We should not let attachment cause us to become inactive; we should selflessly do our duty in every situation. I find this verse one of the most applicable in my life because it is something I can consciously do every day that will make me a better person over time. Obviously, I will not lose all my desires overnight, but I have had my own experiences of working purely out of joy, rather than for joy.
The best example is the community service I do, specifically when I work with kids at the library, helping them with homework and teaching them new things, with no materially beneficial motive.
Although the Gita discusses several abstract topics that I haven't yet fully understood or agreed with, certain aspects of it are applicable in my life. I have learnt that living in the present and approaching all actions without attachment to the results can help make me happier, especially in my high-pressure high school life. I plan to keep applying the principles that work for me in my daily duties as a child and student and I hope they can help me live a better life as I grow older. ■


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Théorie des élites parétienne et moment machiavélien comme principes explicatifs de la dynamique sociale : les limites de la méthode des approximations successives
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Silver Lining, Debt Ceiling & Quant Easing
A new record high in gold, lack of progress in US Debt talks, lack of long term term solutions in Europe; all are strong reasons for Silver to catch up
I'm an investor in mint silver coins which , I belive the coins I buy at the spot price say at..$ 39.88 Cn tomarrow Sept. 16 , 2011 will triple in value within the next 2 years. This increase in the value of silver is many reasons mainly caused by the the insecurity in the Euro and the general demand for silver for industry use. Bottom line. Gold & silver is " real money " not paper which the U.S. Treasury keeps the money presses running 24/7 which in turn brings inflation to the fore front. To all...Good investing.
no one reply properly on silver where is going.....?
"What Next for Silver?" 44.55 what is Hurdale or target. tell me what isnext 4 SLV.
chandra, resistance for ABC (or gartley) pattern worked fine for silver at the 42.2 spot high
imo gold silver rally not triggered by US downgrade but by Ezone in danger of breakin up.
With SNB intervention EUR won a bit of time and gold silver will drop.
Problem still remains with french italian bank stocks they recovered a bit but still in emergency zone.
no body know where is going to silver no support resistnce r properly work
break 39$ then major bulish rally support 37.50-37-36.50 ZONE.
nah, Ashraf seeing silver going up every day. Perhaps he needs to refresh his chart data ?
Ashraf, why is silver declining while gold goes parabolic? All the other currency movements over the past few days make sense to me, but this one has me baffled.
Is Silver still a good LONG under 38? Would lower Bollinger Band (20) or DMA (50) in the 37 handle look like a reasonable support levels?
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Within a spartanly furnished and almost entirely dark room, with little more than a metallic bed on which to sleep and a weapon stand on which a large ornately crafted sword hangs along side a dust covered bolter, sits an Astartes in complete silence and the only sounds that can be heard within the room are the low dull rumbling of the ship the room itself is seated in and the scratch of a quill upon parchment. After several long minutes the Astartes stop writing and places down his quill before he lets out a breath that escapes from between his lips in the form of a small sigh before he reaches down and picks up the book that he was writing in to read all that he has written.
My name is Xandrek Kealisar. Once Captain of the Night Lords Fourth Company, Known as the Lord of Lies by my brothers and Father, Commander of the battle barge: The Maiden of Sorrow and son of a broken god. Now I am little more than a leader of a band of traitors, murderers and psychopaths that are happy to murder their way throughout the galaxy until they themselves are killed.
I write this so that those who will find this book will read and understand what it is that I am trying to do. All men should be remembered for the deeds they have done be they good or ill and while personality I do not care if I am remembered or not after my death I write this so that it is my closest brothers are the ones who are remembered from the times when they first turned from the Corpse-Emperors Light to when they fell into the darkness of Death.
I guess then that I should start at the beginning but those are times that we would much rather forgot as the shame of our legion is for us to remember and us alone. So I shall start at the turning point of history when an empire fell into civil war, where brothers turned against brothers, where mortals ascended and gods fell. So my dear reader I shall start at a place you may well know as Isstvan.
Isstvan V...The site of the greatest massacre of Astartes through out the rebellion, orchestrated by a single man and when I say Man I use the term quite wrongly. Horus Lupercal, the Warmaster, Primarch of the XVI Legion The Arch-Traitor himself. He lured three of his brothers and their legions to their deaths upon this world where they had no idea upon landing to confront Horus that they would be betrayed by those who called themselves their brothers.
Upon Isstvan V the traitor legions of the Sons of Horus, Death Guard, World Eaters and Emperors Children battled their brothers of the Iron Hands, Salamanders and Raven Guard to a bloody stand still while four other legions tore their way through the warp to add their battle weary brothers. We, The Night Lords, along with the Iron Warriors, Word Bearers and Alpha Legion, were to arrive at the drop sites cleared by our brothers the Salamanders, Iron Hands and Raven Guard to reinforce and resupply them before crushing the four traitor legion for the glorious Imperium and the Emperor.
That of course is a lie.
Yes we made planet fall in the drop zones cleared by our brothers. Yes we took up defensive positions where the Salamanders and Raven Guard then began to fall back to. But we did not come to aid them, we came to aid Horus as our beloved Fathers had secretly joined him in rebellion and now was the time to show our true colours
But before I get ahead of myself and tell you the bloody details of the Drop Site Massacre itself. Allow me to introduce our heroes of this tale, my dear Brothers who even now make ready for yet another battle field in which to bloody their blades. So I shall begin the tale of our Heroes several ours before making planet fall with the rest of the legion and who better to start with than my sword-brother, my right hand, my companies blade. Azrael.
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Azreal Metun, my Sword-Brother and personal Company Champion. Of all those I call my brothers he is only one of two who come from the Throne-World itself and isnt considered a Son of a Sunless World and for this he, like Fundae and a few others within my company are hated for not being Nostraman in birth. But what Azreal lacks in birth right he makes up for in loyalty and skill with a blade. Although I will never tell him I would never choose any other warrior from within the rank of my company to be my champion for I know when all others fail, he wont.
You are currently stood in the near-dark hold that makes up the training hall of the
Maiden of Sorrow
overseeing the fights of your fellow battle brothers and the last batch of recruits that had come from Nostramo just before its destruction not that long ago but while you watch your other brothers train, mainly the Young Blood fighting against Sergeant Xho Zhen of Fifth Claw you cant help but think how the destruction of Nostramo has affected Xandrek as you have barely spoken to him save for receiving your orders and he has rarely left the bridge or removed his armour. Clearly he has either been deeply affected or he is too focused on what is going to happen at Isstvan, sighing to yourself you look back to the Young Blood as he puts Xho on his back at third blood with his deactivated lightning claw and wonder if you should give the young brother some advice or try your luck with going to find Xandrek.
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Jaekal Sarn, Fourth Companies resident Chaplain and member of First Claw. Like me he was from Nostramo but unlike myself and most of my other brothers he is far more zealous and has more in common with those pathetic Word Bearers with his constant preaching and sermons. For now he is tolerated by the rest of us for he is a fierce fighter and can for the most part, be counted on to rally those elements of my company who would rather run to fight another day after the death of their sergeants rather than carrying out there duty.
You are currently stood at the front around sixty of the newest members of Fourth Company preaching to them about how the False-Emperor will be replaced by the true leader of mankind, Horus. Fifty pairs of pure black eyes matching your own stare at you in mild awe as while these recruits have only had the first few implants that will make them into Astartes they are the future of the company and therefore the legion so it is wise to have them utterly and fanatically loyal to the Primarch and Warmaster and you smile inside of your helmet as you think of how you are in a way undermining Xandreks command over these future warriors. After finishing your sermon that lasts another hour you dismiss the recruits to return to their normal training and those who are ready for the next stage or implantation towards the Apocatherion where you have no doubt Veptus is busy carving up fellow battle brothers who are injured for the fun of it. Now you have some free time on your hands to do with that you wish which includes visiting any fellow members of First Claw so what do you do?
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Veptus Szland, the Corpse-Master, Primus Medicae of Fourth Companies Apocatherion and First Claws own Apocathery. Perhaps the most feared Astartes onboard this ship other than myself and Azrael and it is he who always puts us back together after every battle and every war that we fight in under the orders of our Primarch. If it was up to me and I had the power I would change the meaning of the word Madman to include the name and picture of Veptus though while he isnt as bad as that bastard Fabius Bile he loves nothing more than to carve up any Astartes that he can get his hands on. But without Veptus it is a definitely that myself and many other members of my company would of died many years ago.
You stand in the Apocatherion smiling to yourself as you work on adding the next several organs needed to turn some of the latest recruits into Astartes to replenish losses that will occur during the next battle on Isstvan V. You currently stand wearing only black fatigues with a blood stained white medical apron and sterile elbow length medical gloves and you cant wait to see if Xandrek allows you to gather up some wounded Astartes from other legions to experiment on and see what the difference between each legion. While you continue to work on the young recruit infront of you, your attention shifts to Battle Brother Shen currently writhing around on the slab at the end of the Apocatherion as he is badly burnt and missing both his legs below the knees and his entire left arm and while other Apocatheries could be working on him he had his gauntlets painted red for failing Xandrek and the Captain has told you Shen has not earnt the right to die and therefore has earnt himself a walking tomb which makes you smile even more. (Finish up on adding the latest organ to the recruit infront of you and its your choice of which organ, and then feel free to go see your brothers or start on Shen.)
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Corvis Sejanus.
Xandrek smiles to himself.
The Young Blood, the youngest member of First Claw he lacks the ability to bond with his brothers to gain atleast their loyalty and he would have been better off in the recon squads always ranging out alone without the aid of others just doing what was require of him and that ever else he desired. The Young Blood definitely has much to learn even though he is almost eight decades old he still has plenty of time in which he could improve his dismal social skills and increase his skill with a blade. I often wonder that if he had the correct mentor within the company he might be able to accomplish something great with his life but for now I see him simply as another tool to be used in war.
You stand in one of the many training pits in the training hold of the
Maiden of Sorrow
which as usual is in near darkness as your deactive lightning claw raises and falls to parry and lash out against the Sergeant Xho of Fifth Claw who is as usual wielding his two-handed chain-sword as the bout is to third blood and so far Sergeant Xho has wounded you once slicing part of your cheek away and you have wounded him twice by having punched the four blades of your gauntlet into his left shoulder and then having carved four red lines down the front of his chest. You smiling to yourself as you match strikes against the Sergeant of Fifth Claw as all those gathered around the pit shout encouragement to you and the Sergeant to not only carry on with the fight but to turn it into a Murder Duel where one of you would die however you know that Azreal would step in if such a thing were to happen and no-one within the training hall can beat him with a blade. Sergeant Xho then swears several times in Nostraman as you manage to side step his sword and hammer your lightning claw into his chest sending him crashing down onto his back with blood pouring from his chest as the gathered crowd erupts into cheers and roars of approval. Turning from Xho you see Azrael standing there watching you for the moment. (If Azrael approaches you then feel free to work out a conversation with him through PMs, if not then you may do what you wish.)
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Jallus where do I start with the warp-tainted psyker? Our legion has no love of Psykers, something which we share with the World Eaters, Death Guard and even those feral Space Wolves though as much as we hate them their otherworldly powers do come in useful when you need them to conjure up terrifying images of hell-spawned beasts or make defenders spontaneously combust amidst their own forces. While none of First Claw could say they like Jallus, he has his uses so he is tolerated by Myself and the others though I cant help by get minor head aches within his presence and not even Veptus can figure out why.
You are currently knelt in what serves as the Librarium aboard the
Maiden of Sorrow
as you meditate and prepare yourself for the coming slaughter of Isstvan V and while you meditate your fellow brother librarians do the same either next to you or are different points within the chapel like room. Taking a deep breath you then exhale before opening your midnight black eyes to look at those around you who are still deep within meditate and of all of Fourth Company you feel more kin-ship to these fellow battle brothers than you do the rest of First Claw and you know that it is because all others regard you as warp-tainted and avoided at all costs unless absolutely necessary. Pushing yourself from your sitting position you move to retrieve your weapons from your weapons locker to the right of the room as all librarians within Fourth Company may only live within the Librarium instead of having their own cells. After retrieving your war-gear you decide that you should go and find Xandrek and the rest of Fourth Claw having sensed the
will actually arrive ahead of most of the Eighth Legions fleet.
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Zhasal is a battle brother who never should of risen as far as he should of, He is far to independent and hardly ever listens to the orders that he is given so I have found that it is often best to point him in the general direction of where he needs to go then just leave him to it, while he runs off on his own I wouldnt be surprised if he gets wounded or killed one day for not staying with his battle brothers but for now Zhasal has his uses in that he always gets the job done one way or the other.
You are currently stalking through the darkness of the lower decks that has been turned into
the labyrinth
by legion tech-marines under the order of Xandrek to give his warriors something to do while travelling between systems and battles which involves hunting down what ever prey has been captured and released within. The blades of your lightning claws are sheathed for now as you hunt the fifteen man strong unit of imperial guardsman who were just unlucky enough to be near Xandrek, Azrael and Veptus during the last battle you served in under the guise of being a loyalist. Smiling to yourself you cant help but think of capturing some Astartes during the up coming battle and releasing them within the Labyrinth to give yourself and your fellow battle brothers an actual challenge during your hunts which you do not get from mortals. Stopping before turning around a blind corner you hear the terrified and quiet voices of the guardsman echoing along the corridor as you home in on your prey.
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Raskreia like Azrael and Veptus is perhaps one of the few members of First Claw that I would consider a true brother of mine as since his elevator to First Claw he has been a loyal brother as any son of Nostramo could be called loyal and it is he who carries the company standard into battle which often marks him out as a high priority target for who ever it seems we are to be fighting. So when ever you see Raskreia in battle holding the standard high you will often find myself and Azrael near by aswell as that is where the fighting will be bloodiest. However though I find Raskreia talked too much and I have often though of having Veptus remove his tongue and vocal cords and not have them replaced something I know which will greatly please the Corpse-Master.
Sitting within your assigned room you are once again painstaking and carefully etching and painting on yet even more lightning onto your armour, this time onto the edging of your right shoulder pad and as you look up from the piece of armour in your hands to the far wall where the rest of your armour and war-gear hangs you smile as you see the company standard leaning against the wall. A banner of black cloth depicting a Night Lord stood upon a pile of bones with lightning splitting the sky in the background. Turning back to the piece of armour in your hands you finish adding the lightning before donning your armour and gathering up your war-gear including the Company standard which you then use like a walking cane as you make your way to find Xandrek, who you know is obviously on the bridge of the
like he usually is, and on the way you may find yourself walking alongside Company Champion Azrael. (IF Azrael is heading to the bridge aswell then feel free to work out a conversation with him via pms before posting.)
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Var, or in full: Varius Montangro. Tech-Marine and least trusted member of First Claw, We often think that all failures of our wargear happen because of some perceived slight against Var but so far none of us have been able to find any evidence of him sabotaging our war-gear, quite the opposite is usually found however as he is perhaps the most gifted master artificer within Fourth Company having repaired bolters and armour which other tech-marines would of consigned to the scrap heap into full working order within a matter of hours or days. And it is for this gift that I elevated him to First Claw though as much of an asset that Var is to this company and squad I will continue to keep an eye on him as I trust him as much as I trust Veptus not to carve up a freshly discovered corpse.
Sat deep within the vaults of the
Maiden of Sorrow
that serve as the armory of Fourth Company and surrounded by servitors, brother tech-marines and the Tech Adepts of Mars you stare at the schematics of the plasma gun on the board infront of you before your eyes drift down to the mangled and half melted mess of the weapon infront of you as you decide whether or not it is actually worth trying to save a weapon that has half been destroyed due to overheating and a subsequent explosion that took Brother-Sergeant Thengs right arm and eye from him and thinking of the Brother-Sergeant your head turns to the half built bionic arm and eye to your left which were commissioned by the Corpse-Master Veptus. Shaking your head you decide to leave the bionic replacements for that idiot of a Sergeant until after the battle of Isstvan and return your focus to the plasma-gun infront of you as your four servo-arms raise up with the barest thought to help you try and repair the weapon but before you can even start you hear the familiar voice of Fundae behind you. Var, I hope you have repaired by flamer by now.
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Fundae, my heavy weapons specialist and like Azrael one of the few terrans left within the Fourth Company and if it wasnt for him then the Ork Warboss Gragsnask would of ended my life and service to my Primarch just over thirty years ago. Fundae is a pyromaniac without compare who I always seem to find charging into some of the thickest fighting and incinerating anything within range before finishing off those unlucky enough to still be alive with that brutal double headed chain-axe of his.
You are currently stalking through what passes as Fourth Companies armory to find the Tech-Marine of First Claw: Var, who has since the burning of Nostramo been repairing your beloved flamer after having most of it destroyed when the fuel canister ruptured when a stray found hit the fuel line during the last loyalist engagement and if it wasnt for the Corpse-Master and your own reinforced armour you would of likely lost your life or maybe a couple of limbs. Kicking one of the scurrying minor tech-adepts out of the way with your boot which elects a smile from you as he yelps as you break his left leg you see Var at the far end of the armory hunched over the half melted remains of a plasma-gun and after getting within a few feat of him you decided to find out if your beloved weapon has been repaired. Var, I hope you have repaired my flamer by now. (Feel free to work out a conversation with Var via pms before you post up.)
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If you have a nose for content, you best stay ever vigilant. So just because it's July, just because it's the NFL's dead period, just because Senator Phil Perry and I were blowing a commanding lead in our golf match against Ted Johnson and big-hitting Tim Curran, that doesn't mean I was asleep at the switch when Ted observed that the 1995 Patriots draft has GOT to be the best draft the Patriots ever had.
"I don't know about that," I said. "I think there were a couple in the '70s where they cleaned up too. And the draft after you came in was pretty good too."
And that's how you wander right into content.
Take Ted's statement, my pushback, do a little research, throw together another Great Patriots Debate and let the people decide.
Which was the greatest draft in Patriots history?
There have been plenty of good draft classes over the years. And in the past decade, the ones that stand out came in 2009 (Patrick Chung, Sebastian Vollmer and Julian Edelman), 2010 (Devin McCourty, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez), 2011 (Nate Solder, Shane Vereen, Stevan Ridley and Marcus Cannon) and 2012 (Chandler Jones, Dont'a Hightower, Nate Ebner).
But when we're talking about the most impactful hauls, there are four that stand out.
Ironically, the draft that clinched Bill Parcells' decision to jump ship after the 1996 season is one of them.
The first-round pick in 1996 was wide receiver Terry Glenn (7th overall), and the draft class also included safety Lawyer Milloy (36th overall) and linebacker/DE Tedy Bruschi (86th overall). Glenn, despite all his issues later in his Patriots career, helped the Patriots get to the Super Bowl that season with 90 catches for 1,132 yards. In his five seasons in New England he had 329 catches for 4,669 yards and 22 touchdowns. And that was in 63 games.
Milloy was very much the emotional leader for the Patriots secondary from 1996 through 2002, being selected to three Pro Bowls, once being All-Pro and helping the team to its win in SB36.
Bruschi, of course, is a Patriots Hall of Famer and was with the team until 2008, winning three Super Bowls.
Now for 1995. And Johnson makes a damn good point.
Ty Law was the first pick the team made, 23rd overall. He went to four Pro Bowls, was a two-time All-Pro and will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame next month.
Johnson was a force in the middle of the defense, one of the best run-stopping linebackers in the league with 758 tackles in 125 games.
And Martin, though his career in New England was too short-lived because of the poison-pill offer sheet the Jets signed him to in 1998, had 3,799 yards in 45 games over three seasons with 37 touchdowns (32 rushing).
The Patriots also got a solid center, Dave Wohlabaugh, in the fourth round of that draft and a serviceable corner named Jimmy Hitchcock in the third round.
Another Parcells draft, his first, also was stacked. The haul in 1993 included Drew Bledsoe with the first overall pick, Charis Slade (31st) and eighth-rounder Troy Brown. The team also spent second-rounders on serviceable players Todd Rucci, a guard, wide receiver Vincent Brisby and special-teamer/safety Corwin Brown.
The other two drafts in the mix came in the mid-70s.
Patriots Hall of Famers Raymond Clayborn (16th overall) and wide receiver Stanley Morgan (25th) were the first two picks in 1977, followed by shifty running back Horace Ivory and tight end Don Hasselbeck in the second. The latter two were bit players but talented. The first two were brilliant.
Finally, there's 1976. The Patriots had three first-rounders that year and they hit on all of them with cornerback Mike Haynes (fifth overall), center Pete Brock, safety Tim Fox and role-playing running back Ike Forte.
Haynes, like Martin two decades later, had the best years of his career elsewhere. But Haynes was outstanding with the Patriots from 1976 through '82, making six Pro Bowls, picking off 28 passes and having one of the best seasons a punt returner's ever had in '76 with a 13.5 yard average on 45 returns and two touchdowns. Brock was the 12th overall pick and he played his entire career in New England before retiring in 1987. Fox was the 21st overall pick and he was consistently one of the league's better defensive backs. He was a Pro Bowler in 1980 before being moved to San Diego.
So you have 1996 with Glenn, Milloy and Bruschi as the headliners. 1995 with Law, Johnson and Martin. 1977 with Clayborn and Morgan as the headliners. And '76 with Haynes, Brock and Fox.
In the end, I have to agree with Ted Johnson. The 1995 draft is the best draft in Patriots history. Who do you have?
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Somali Oral Poetry and the Failed She-Camel Nation State
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Deelley Poetry Debate (1979–1980)
Ali Mumin Ahad
Somali Oral Poetry is the first critical discourse analysis of the connection between oral poetry and politics in Somalia. The book brings out contradictions and conflicts between the ways of thinking of a society structured in clans and a rightful claim for nationhood and the state of law. In addition, it highlights the difficulty the society finds in renouncing clan mentality that requires loyalty to the clan rather than to the State.
The present volume illuminates, through the critical analysis of the Deelley poetry debate, the circumstances and issues that preceded the civil war in Somalia. Therefore, the book is of particular interest for its original explanation and understanding of the extraordinary subsequent failure of the State in Somalia.
Twice a migrant, having lived almost two decades in Italy before moving to Australia, Dr Ali Mumin Ahad has carried out a study of the root cause that has led to the dissolution of the nation state of his native Somalia extending over at least two decades. Somalia appeared to have advantages that few if any African states enjoyed at birth: a fairly uniform common language, religion and culture. These advantages, in the event, were nullified by the clan rivalry on which the society was structured. The nascent nation State was metaphorically conceived as a bountiful she-camel for whose bounties and, ultimately, for whose possession, powerful clans competed, ultimately resorting to armed force.
Before the armed showdown came to a head, and while Siyad Barre was still in control, the regime convened a debate among the nation's cultural elite to discuss the key problems which it faced. This debate was conducted in traditional Somali style, that is, in the form of poetic orations by forty-nine participants (including one sole woman). The orations were intensely figurative and allusive in style and alliterative in diction: for this poetic debate the alliteration was based on the letter D, denominated deel in Somali. The debate was therefore collectively titled Deelley, and the alliteration in D was required three times in every single line of every single poem recited in the debate. The imagery of the bountiful she-camel and of the smouldering fire of tribal and clan rivalry pervaded the debate...
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