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End of the commodity super cycle, with cotton prices touching record lows, adds to growers' woes in Telangana
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Hyderabad/Warangal: On New Year's eve, Jinukula Rajasekhar, a young farmer from Shamirpet village in Warangal district of Telangana, consumed a lethal combination of alcohol and profenofos, an insecticide sprayed on crops to kill pests. He died four days later in hospital.
"On the evening of 31 December he called me from the field to say he drank pesticide," said his elder brother Jinukula Raju. "He wanted me to pick him up and save his life."It was too late. Jinukula Rajasekhar's family cremated him on the arid patch of land they owned. This was the land where the family was to sow the winter crop of paddy—something that didn't happen because the bore well the family dug to water the crop turned out to be dry.
Not only was the family not able to procure water for the field, forcing it to abandon the rabi planting, it ended up with an additional debt burden of Rs.1.20 lakh on account of three failed bore wells. The family owes Rs.5 lakh in all.
The story of Rajasekhar is all too familiar in the cotton growing regions of Telangana, which became India's 29th and youngest state in June when it was carved out Andhra Pradesh.
The tale of distress has been more pronounced this time. Not only have the region's farmers had to deal with an errant south-west monsoon, they have confronted the end of the commodity super cycle that has seen cotton prices plumbing record lows.
Rajasekhar's family invested Rs.2 lakh in the cotton crop and harvested less than five quintals from as many acres in the summer. Forced into distress sales that earned only Rs.17,000, Rajasekhar finally decided to kill himself one day before 2015 dawned.
So far, 536 farmers have committed suicide in Telangana since 2 June 2014, according to Rythu Swarajya Vedika, a network of grassroots non-profit organizations—a toll that's at vast variance with the official estimate of 82 deaths.
With 124 farmer suicides, Warangal is the district worst hit by agrarian distress, followed by Nalgonda (115) and Medak (86), according to the organization.
The making of a crisis
The odds were stacked against farmers from Telangana in the June 2014-May 2015 crop year. The south-west monsoon, the principal source of water for growing cotton, was not only delayed but was deficient.
The overall rain deficit in the June-September monsoon season was 34% of the long-period average, compared to 12% for the entire country. To make matters worse, the entire crop season experienced prolonged dry spells. Even the north-east monsoon, from October to December, crucial for the rabi crop, was deficient by 52% in Telangana (compared to 33% for the entire country) and 56% of land was unsown as of 14 January.
The electoral promise of farm loan waivers compounded the problems for farmers. Banks started turning away farmers, who were already under pressure from accumulated debt, applying for fresh loans, forcing them to fall back on local moneylenders who charge interest rates in the range of 24%.
According to the latest National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) report, Key Indicators of Situation of Agricultural Households in India, released in December, over 89% of all farm households in Telangana, are indebted (compared to 52% for the country) with an average debt of Rs.93,500 (compared to Rs.47,000 for all India). The debt situation of farm households in Telangana is the second worst in the country, next only to Andhra Pradesh, where 93% farm households are indebted.
Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh after a five-year campaign for statehood led by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which came to power in the first assembly elections in the state last year. "The Telangana Rashtra Samithi banked on farmers for their support in the statehood movement and during the elections. The party promised to review all farmer suicides since 1999 blaming the earlier spate of suicides on an insensitive political administration from Andhra Pradesh. Little has changed after it came to power," says Kondal Reddy, a Right to Information activist who has been tracking suicide cases in the state over the past decade.
Not everyone concurs.
"The present government is yet to announce an integrated agricultural policy but we are seeing noticeable changes," says M. Kodandaram, a professor of political science at Osmania University, Hyderabad, and a leading ideologue of the Telangana statehood movement.
The government announced an ambitious plan to revive traditional minor irrigation tanks in Telangana (over 46,000 have been identified) and is revamping public health and education infrastructure, the lack of which forced families to fork out more money to avail themselves of these facilities from the private sector, Kodandaram notes.
"In the absence of government extension services in agriculture, private dealers have aggressively marketed input intensive Bt cotton. There was no one to tell the farmers that they should diversify crops. Limited success stories like the non-pesticide management was overshadowed by intense campaigns by companies," adds Kodandaram.
Fatal attraction
Interestingly, farmer suicides are rife both in Telangana and in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, where cotton is grown without irrigation and hence the crop is entirely dependent on the monsoon.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)'s data for 2013 shows that undivided Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, with 2,014 and 3,146 farmer suicides, respectively, together accounted for 44% of the 11,744 farmer suicides in India.
"The initial shift to cotton was in resource rich areas with assured irrigation (after Bt Cotton was introduced in 2002). Post Bt, cotton area went up from 20% to over 40% of kharif acreage replacing red gram and millets that are resilient to drought," says G.V. Ramanjaneyulu, a former scientist at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and presently director at the Hyderabad based non-profit Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. "Areas with shallow soils unsuitable for cotton were added based on perceived high yields and soaring price of cotton in the international market," he added.
Numbers from the state irrigation and agriculture departments show the lopsided crop choices. In spite of the severely deficient monsoon, more area was brought under cotton last year (cotton acreage was 109% of the normal cotton sowing area). Similarly, 42% of kharif acreage was devoted to cotton in a state where only 26% of the cultivable land had any source of irrigation.
Officials at the district level refuse to admit that all farm suicides are linked to agrarian distress and list family disputes and consumption loans as major reasons. "This year the situation is severe due to poor rains but then farmers don't listen to us when we advise them to diversify crops—they are obsessed with cotton. Growing cotton is like a gamble and every year the groundwater level is dipping by two-three metres due to new borewells," said G. Kishan, district collector of Warangal.
"There has been no significant effort from the government to encourage ID (irrigated dry) crops like oilseeds and pulses while India keeps importing them. A serious fallout of cotton monocrop is that (since the crop yields no fodder) households are unable to rear livestock which are an insurance in times of crisis," says Beeram Ramulu, a grassroots activist with Rythu Swaraj Vedika.
Industry denies it is pushing Bt cotton in areas unsuitable for its cultivation. "The issue of Bt cotton being planted in poorly irrigated areas needs to be looked at from the fact that out of the hundreds of Bt cotton hybrids approved for use, some are suitable for irrigated areas and some are suitable for rain-fed areas," said Ram Kaundinya, chairman of ABLE-AG, the association of agri-biotech companies in India. "Poor yields may be a result of lack of rains and various other agronomic practices including pest control. There is no additional distress because of Bt cotton."
"There is always competition between different categories of pests in nature. While bollworms are well controlled by Bt," said Kaundinya, "it is not meant to control other pests including sucking pests. Due to lack of natural competition other pests could come up and they need to be controlled by farmers."
Details of farm suicides show an overwhelming number of farmers killing themselves are in the age group of 25 to 40 years. Experts say the numbers are concentrated among tenant farmers who pay between Rs.10,000 and Rs.15,000 upfront to the landlord towards the lease.
Their only hope is that a good harvest of cotton can help repay past debts and relieve some of the fiscal pressure. In dry and arid Telangana, hope and reality seldom match.
For Chekkala Pochavva, a woman in her mid-forties from Cherial mandal (an administrative unit) in Warangal, this will be another year of mourning. Her son committed suicide in 2011, leaving the family with debt of Rs.2 lakh. Pochavva and her husband took 2 acres on lease hoping to repay loans with a good harvest—they paid Rs.20,000 for the lease and spent another Rs.80,000 to dig bore wells by borrowing from local moneylenders at 36% annual interest. After a failed crop this year and repeated visits from lenders, her husband consumed pesticide (Thymate) in September 2014.
After two consecutive deaths in the family Pochavva moved out of her house. Her daughter-in-law rolls bidis for a living and her youngest son is an auto-rickshaw driver. Pochavva will be the last farmer in the family.
To be sure, not everyone in the ecosystem of cotton farming is badly off. Kandukuri Manohar, 38, is a success story, albeit rare.
His shop stocking fertilizers, pesticides and seeds caters to farmers from twenty villages in Raghunathpally mandal of Warangal; he advances inputs on credit and sometimes cash loans. This year, on account of repeated sowing, his seed sales shot up by 20% but sales of fertilizers and pesticides nearly halved. By his own admission, he clocked sales of Rs.2.6 crore.
Kandukuri believes the Telangana farmers have seen some money only after Bt cotton was introduced, but refuses to comment on the sensitive issue of farmer suicides.
A ray of hope
Ironically, in a year when farmer suicides are continuing unabated, a significant experiment, the largest of its kind so far in India, is gaining momentum.
In response to the continuing farm distress, the undivided Andhra Pradesh government introduced a programme on non-pesticide management and crop diversification in 2005. The community managed sustainable agriculture (CMSA) programme, under an autonomous government agency, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), now covers an area of 1.5 million acres in Telangana and 1.9 million acres in Andhra Pradesh.
The programme has managed to convince 800,000 million farmers in Telangana and another 1.9 million in Andhra Pradesh to reduce use of chemical pesticides and move away from mono crop cotton to poly crop—mixing cotton with red gram, sesame or castor.
"Unlike the agriculture department, which focuses on production, we concentrate on improving farm incomes," says D.V. Raidu, director of SERP, "We teach farmers how to substitute chemical inputs with organic inputs produced locally, thereby reducing costs of farming. Additionally, intermixing cotton with other crops evens out the risk of a total crop failure."
Instead of using broad spectrum pesticides which do not spare friendly insects, under CMSA farmers use pheromone traps, border crops, sticky plates and bonfires to target specific pests. Raidu claims that this reduces pesticide costs by 80%.
This has also other benefits. A study published in 2008 in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry compared villages in Khammam district of Telangana which do not use pesticides with villages where chemical pesticides are employed.
The study showed a declining trend of suicides in the former and concluded that this was because of reduced access and availability of pesticides. It further observed that with declining cost of cultivation, net incomes have increased and farm households have been abe to pay off debt.
Muddam Mallikharjun, from Akkampeta village in Warangal, testifies to this. By cultivating Bt cotton without chemical pesticides, he saved Rs.11,000 on five acres of land and got an impressive yield of 13 quintals per acre.
He mixed cotton with sesame and red gram and is growing onions, brinjal, maize, watermelon, bottle gourd and turmeric as intercrops in the same cotton field.


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General John Buford, commander of the Union army 1st cavalry division arrived at Gettysburg on June 30, 1863. With 2 brigades of over 2,000 men under his command, he was greeted warmly by the citizens of Gettysburg who were anxious the battle would come to their homes and saw the Union cavalry as saviors.
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Buford had known the bulk of the Confederate army was in Cashtown, PA under General A.P. Hill and he had positioned his men perfectly knowing they would have to come up the Chambersburg Pike to reach Gettysburg. Under Hill's orders, a large mass of Confederate troops converged on the small town from the west up the Chambersburg Pike around 7:30am on July 1, 1863 with close to 8,000 men under Confederate Major General Henry Heth. The initial attack hit Buford's skirmish line and the Confederates thinking they were facing militia had no idea that Buford and his dismounted cavalry lay ahead of them.
Buford's men fought with tenacity and skill from behind rock walls and fences with their Sharps carbine short rifles that could be fired at 5-8 rounds per minute as compared with the muskets of their enemies that could only fire 2-3 rounds per minute. John Buford was able to move his men around quickly as they would mount and ride to an area that needed defending, then dismount to fight. Buford also had 6 artillery pieces which fired incessantly on the enemy as they struggled to form their 8,000 men into attacking formations.
His goal was not to stop the Confederate advance, but rather delay until Major General John F. Reynolds' I Corps could complete the march into Gettysburg, and reinforce. At times, Buford would go to the cupola of the Lutheran Theological Seminary to gain a better view of the battlefield. From that vantage point he could see in every direction and as he viewed the battle, Reynolds arrived on the scene calling up to Buford and said, "what goes John" to which Buford replied "the devil's to pay" as he motioned toward the advancing Confederates. Reynolds then asked, "can you hold John" to which Buford responded "I reckon I can".
John Buford and his men were able to hold until infantry support arrived around 10:30am and Reynolds quickly formed his men into defensive lines. As the day wore on, the Confederates continued to pour in troops from the west and the north, and the Union troops did their best to defend in a semi-circle formation with lines stretching 6 miles long. The Union army continued to reinforce from the south and deploy where needed.
During the fighting Reynolds was mortally wounded and the Union defenses were pushed back through the town by overwhelming Confederate forces toward Cemetery Hill. The first day's fighting was over and John Buford would thereafter be known as the commander that selected the ground on which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. The Union army had gained the early advantage as over the remainder of the battle, the Confederates would fail at driving them from the high ground.
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Sen. Marco Rubio crudely dodged the most important question of his entire career, which was asked by a host at the 2016 GOP debate in front of millions of likely GOP voters.
But so did all the other GOP candidates, including Donald Trump, who has built his campaign on the public's worries about mass-immigration.
"Under current law, the U.S. is on track to issue more new permanent immigrants on green cards over the next five years than the entire population of South Carolina. Your 2013 immigration bill would have increased [legal immigrant] green cardholders by another 10 million over 10 years," host Maria Bartiromo told Rubio, whose political support has been deeply damaged by his support for the 2013 "Gang of Eight" immigration bill.
"Why are you so interested in opening up borders to foreigners when American workers have a hard enough time finding work?" she asked.
"Well, first of all, this is an issue that's been debated now for 30 years," Rubio dodged, before he crudely shifted the subject to Islamic jihad.
"For 30 years, the issue of immigration has been about someone who's in this country, maybe they're here illegally, but they're looking for a job. This issue is not about that anymore. First and foremost, this issue has to be now more than anything else about keeping America safe."
Rubio's well-rehearsed getaway prompted guffaws from journalists and advocates, including Roy Beck, the founder of NumbersUSA, a a group that pushes a pro-American reform of immigration laws.
"Instead of dodging & misdirecting, Rubio better off to admit he's re-thought Gof8 & no longer thinks Am. needs huge immig. increase … but Rubio seems to be assuring us that he has NOT changed his position of doubling legal immig. to 20 million a decade," Beck also said, via Twitter.
Rubio helped get the gang's amnesty-and-cheap-labor bill through the Senate in 2013, with massive support from Democrats — including Sen. Chuck Schumer — and many business groups. But public opposition stopped the GOP-majority House — and amnesty enthusiast Rep. Paul Ryan — from passing Rubio's bill, which would have bumped up total immigration to roughly 30 million over next decade.
That would have been roughly 25 million extra foreign workers, mostly unskilled, most on welfare, arriving during the next 10 years. Forty million Americans will turn 18 during that decade, and they Rubio's bill would have forced them to compete for jobs and wages against 25 million foreign migrants.
Dan Horowitz, the editor of Conservative Review, noted that the other GOP candidates kept a low-profile, rather than declare if they're for or against the large-scale legal immigration which has done so much to reduce Americans' wages for at least 16 years.
Bartiromo asked two important questions on immigration, and frankly, all of them danced around it.
— Daniel Horowitz (@RMConservative) January 15, 2016
Throughout Rubio's evasions — which included a criticism of Ted Cruz's shift from a pro-business stance favoring high-immigration, towards a lower-immigration policy – Trump kept quiet. So did Jeb Bush, Gov. Chris Christie, and even Cruz refused to push the conversation back to the original topic of large-scale legal immigration.
But Cruz intervened to ridicule Rubio's attempt to focus on jihad, saying:
Radical Islamic terrorism was not invented 24 months ago; 24 months ago, we had Al Qaida. We had Boko Haram. We had Hamas. We had Hezbollah. We had Iran putting operatives in South America and Central America. It's the reason why I stood with Jeff Sessions and Steve King and led the fight to stop the Gang of Eight amnesty bill, because it was clear then, like it's clear now, that border security is national security.
But Cruz, like Trump, declined to grapple with Bartiromo's question about the impact of legal immigration — roughly 1 million people per year — on the ability of Americans to get well-paying jobs.
Rubio's evasion invited merciless ridicule from pro-American and pro-migrant activists.
Author Ann Coulter jumped on Rubio, who continued to push his 2013 "Gang of Eight" amnesty-cheap-labor bill, even after two migrant jihadis detonated a bomb at the Boston Marathon.
Biggest liar ever to run for president: Rubio Hits Back at Rep. Steve King on Bombings, Immigration – https://t.co/jrgX4F203H
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 15, 2016
Michelle Malkin, author of a new book on how white-collar Americans are hurt by foreign cheap labor, titled "Sold Out," also slammed Rubio..
Disingenuous Rubio answer. Says national security is only an immigration issue over past 24 months. He pushed Gang of 8 after 9/11.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 15, 2016
Rubio next tried to defend himself by arguing that Cruz is worse, declaring
Ted Cruz, you used to say you supported doubling the number of green cards, now you say that you're against it. You used to support a 500 percent increase in the number of [H-1B white-collar} guest workers, now you say that you're against it. You used to support legalizing people that were here illegally, now you say you're against it. You used to say that you were in favor of birthright citizenship, now you say that you are against it.
Rubio's diversionary criticism — however true or false — just produced more jibes from experts.
Just for the record: Rubio also thinks it's a bad thing for @sentedcruz to change his mind in the RIGHT direction on H-1B. #gopdebate
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 15, 2016
Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which favors a reduction in the annual inflow of million migrants and 700,000 guest-workers, also scoffed at Rubio.
Rubio suddenly dumping his whole oppo file on Cruz shows how scared he is of discussing his role as front man for Chuck Schumer's amnesty.
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) January 15, 2016
Rubio is grasping at every possible issue other than immigration.
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) January 15, 2016
Rubio's escape-and-evasion tactics also inspired some hatred from advocates for foreign migrants, including this tweet from Gabe Ortiz, at the pro-migration group, America's Voice.
Marco Rubio does Trump's work for him and twists the issue of immigration reform into something about scary terrorists. #GOPDebate
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BATMAN's Gotham Gang: His 10 Best Supporting Characters
Where does he get these wonderful supporting cast members?1 of 12Bruce Wayne may have all the gadgets money can buy, but the one thing he can't fit in his utility belt is friends.
From the introduction of the original Robin, the Boy Wonder to his partnership with James Gordon and even his on-again/off-again relationship with Catwoman, Batman has a select group of people he relies on. This extended Bat-family help make Batman who he is, and help define him by their associations.
Now, Batgirl is once again stepping into the spotlight (Batsignal?) with a solo feature film reportedly in developmentwith Joss Whedon on board. All of that combined with talk of a Nightwing movie makes this the perfect time to get to know some of Batman's best supporting cast – and not just his sidekicks.
DR. LESLIE THOMPKINS2 of 12With all the fights Batman gets into, duct tape and stitches from Alfred can only get you so far. Dr. Leslie Thompkins is in effect the Wayne family physician, often dealing with Batman and his associates wounds from their war on crime. But she's more than that.
Introduced by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Giordano back in 1976, Thompkins was revealed to be a family friend and medical colleague of Bruce Wayne's father, and was one of several stand-in parental figures after Thomas and Martha's murders. And it was that tragic event that pushed Thompkins to set up her own street clinic to help the poor and indigent of Gotham City.
And she's not afraid to stand up to Batman, taking him to task on more than one occasion for his deeds and working outside the law. She's criticized him for his penchant for bringing children such as Robin, Spoiler and Batgirl into dangerous situations, while still being an open door whenever he needed it.
Thompkins had a diminished role in the "New 52," but has seen a bit of a reinvention as a younger woman running a secret clinic in "Rebirth."
TIM DRAKE3 of 12To some, Tim Drake is just one in a long line of boy wonders to take the mantle of Robin and fight alongside Batman. But for fans who came of age in the '90s and 2000s, Tim Drake is the definitive Robin.
"[Tim Drake] is "the smart one" of the Bat-family, the thinker and planner, writer Fabian Nicieza told Newsarama back in 2010. I mean, of course Bruce Wayne/Batman is what he is, and Tim isn't quite there yet, but Tim at 17 has a more developed intellect than Bruce at 17 did. That's not to say Dick Grayson or Barbara Gordon are dumb, of course they're not, but Tim's level of thinking is a bit... thicker... than theirs. For me, Dick is about superior reflexive thinking, Barbara about superior operational thinking and Tim is about superior comprehensive, or all-encompassing, thinking.
Unlike his predecessors, Tim Drake's time as Robin (and currently as Red Robin) showed him as a more holistic hero, soaking up experiences and training like a sponge no matter what the source. At age nine he was able to figure out Batman's secret identity as Bruce Wayne, and as a teenager he grudgingly earned the respect of Batman arch-nemesis Ra's al Ghul.
Current continuity has established that Tim was never Robin and always Red Robin. However, he's a major part of the ongoing mystery of "Rebirth," having been taken prisoner by Mr. Oz.
DAMIAN WAYNE4 of 12Bruce Wayne's single-minded war on crime as Batman all began when he found himself an orphan in the bloody shadow of his parents' murdered bodies. The presence Bruce's parents has on him to this day play a big part in who he is in a man, so what would he be like as a father? And what kind of son would he raise?
Those are the kinds of questions raised by Damian Wayne. Introduced by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert in a 2006 issue of Batman, he literally was the son that Bruce Wayne never knew he had. Conceived from a one-night tryst between Batman and Talia al Ghul and subsequently kept a secret from the world, Damian was raised by the League of Assassins to be the ultimate warrior. Impetuous and unrefined, Damian still sees the truth in his father's quest and abandons the League to fight by his father's side and try to gain his approval.
Damian is the current Robin, adventuring alongside his father, as well as forming a bond with Superman's son in Super-Sons, and leading the Teen Titans.
BARBARA GORDON5 of 12Although she's genetically the daughter of top cop James Gordon, Batman is another kind of father figure to Barbara Gordon, who has fought crime as both Batgirl and Oracle.
Barbara Gordon was originally created back in the mid-1960s when the Adam West Batman television show was clamoring for a female perspective on being a hero. Barbara was ushered into comics continuity in 1967's Detective Comics #359 under the sizzling story title The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl, showing her as a police commissioner's daughter who dressed up as a female Batman for a costume ball and ends up halting a kidnapping attempt while in costume. Although admonished by Batman to stop her costume crime-fighting, Barbara's days as a hero were only just beginning.
Working as a librarian by day, for decades Barbara fought crime first-hand as Batgirl in both solo adventures and team-ups with Batman. In 1988's Killing Joke, she was targeted by the Joker in an attempt to punish James Gordon and left paralyzed after being shot at point-blank range. That tragic event took a while for readers and even DC's comic editors and writers to process, but a year later writer Jim Ostrander started a new chapter for Barbara as wheelchair-bound but highly capable Oracle. One part hacker, one part traffic control, Barbara became the key source of information for Batman and other heroes while adapting to her current situation and learning combat techniques she could use from her wheelchair.
In the "New 52," Barbara regained the ability to walk, and eventually moved to a new neighborhood, Burnside, where she forged her own Bat-niche. Since "Rebirth," she's also reunited the Birds of Prey, only this time she's in the field alongside Black Canary and Huntress as Batgirl.
JASON TODD6 of 12It's hard to measure up when you're constantly compared to someone else. And it's harder yet to come back from the dead. But Jason Todd has done both and lived to tell the tale.
Originally introduced in the '80s as a replacement for Dick Grayson (moving on to his current Nightwing identity), Todd first met Batman when he was caught trying to steal the wheels off the Batmobile. Admiring that spunk, Batman took in the indigent Jason Todd and groomed him to become the second Robin. Although less acrobatic than his predecessor, Todd had more of a fighter's spirit having grown up on the street. But at the end of the day, Todd could never be the original Robin and fans voted via 1-900 number to have him killed off by the Joker.
But Jason Todd wouldn't stay dead, and the character returned to life post-Infinite Crisis. Since then, Todd has been the prodigal son of the Bat-family that never came home, fighting on his own as a violent antihero and never quite fitting into the mold of the traditional Batman supporting cast.
Recently, DC gave Jason Todd space to breath on his own as the leader of a team in Red Hood and the Outlaws, one of the few "New 52" staples that made it to "Rebirth."
CATWOMAN7 of 12Who else can get under Bruce Wayne's skin and still remain on his good side as much as Selina Kyle? Through her years fighting against and fighting alongside Batman, she's shown him that she's more than just a villain, and more than just one in a long line of women to stand beside Bruce Wayne.
Originally inspired by actress Jean Harlow, Catwoman has grown from skirted Betty Page type to be a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts, using her full arsenal of skills to stomp out injustice through frequently less-than-legal methods.
As far as Bruce and Selina's relationship goes, it's complicated. Frankly, they're not on defined terms. We've seen them fall into each others arms as many times as we've seen them come to blows, making for one of the most unique dynamics in comic book history.
The Earth 2 Selina and Bruce, however, married and had a child - some versions of which have taken on the identity of the Huntress.
Catwoman has been somewhat scaled back with "Rebirth," but recent encounters with Batman may have the spark they share rekindling.
DICK GRAYSON8 of 12Trust is a big issue. And it seems of all the heroes that Batman has chosen to fight alongside, it's Dick Grayson he trusts most. Trusts with all his secrets, and as we've seen on more than one occasion, trust to take on the mantle of Batman when Bruce could not.
Originally introduced in 1940 as a pint-sized injection of youth into the often dour Detective Comics, Dick Grayson was the first Robin and, to many, the best. Far from being a simple junior version of Batman the way some sidekicks are, Dick Grayson-as-Robin was a spry and energetic soul with tremendous athletic ability.
Through the years as Grayson discarded the Robin guise for the more adult Nightwing, he showed he learned from the guidance of Batman but wasn't afraid of being his own man. Although he's had adventures on his own and with the Teen Titans, Nightwing's best place remains at the side of Batman as more than a sidekick but as a partner.
After a short stint as a secret agent in the "New 52," Dick took back his Nightwing identity and is flying solo once again in "Rebirth."
COMMISSIONER GORDON9 of 12Batman fights crime outside of the confines of the law, and police commissioner James Gordon is the one who might balance the needs of the law with the needs of Gotham City as a whole.
Introduced way back in Batman's first appearance, 1939's Detective Comics #27, Gordon is one of the Caped Crusader's oldest confidantes and allies. Much like Inspector Lestrade to Sherlock Holmes, he's Batman's man inside the system whether he likes it or not. On most occasions it is Gordon who calls Batman in via his trusty Bat-signal to consult on a case the police can't solve on their own, but on several occasions Gordon has served as a surprising back-up just when Batman needed him.
The best example of this was one of the final "New 52" Batman arcs, in which Bruce Wayne is presumed dead and Gordon actually takes his place as Batman - complete with mechanized Bat-armor.
ALFRED10 of 12Whatever you do, don't call Alfred Pennyworth a mere butler. In various stories he's shown to be a former actor, combat medic and British Special Forces agent. But most of all he's Batman's chief confidante and Bruce Wayne's primary father figure.
Although originally introduced as a comedic funnyman to offset Batman, Alfred grew to become a multi-faceted and stabilizing force for Master Bruce. And of all the people we've listed so far, he's one of the only ones who are unafraid for disagreeing with Batman, providing a cynical view on Batman's high-minded goals and providing some much needed grounding when he needs it.
Back in 2005, a review of Batman Begins by The Guardian's Rob Mackie characterized Alfred as Batman's batman, underlining just how essential Alfred is to both Bruce and to Batman himself. Although he'll like never don a costume and go out crime-fighting on his own, Alfred confronts injustice in his own way and makes Batman as good as he is.
THOMAS & MARTHA WAYNE11 of 12How can a pair of characters only seen in flashbacks be the most important supporting characters in Batman's life? It's all about the effect they've had And the Waynes, through their life and their tragic death added the spark and the motivation for Bruce Wayne to go from rich kid to vigilante. Take out any other character from Batman's life and he's still Batman but if Thomas and Martha Wayne weren't who they were in the comics, Batman would never exist.
Thomas Wayne was a gifted surgeon and one of the foremost philanthropists in Gotham City. With Martha, they were one of Gotham's de facto royalty. Their deaths outside a crowded movie house set Bruce down a path that would eventually lead to becoming Batman. In Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Batman: Dark Victory, the duo proposed that the murder of such a prominent family set off a chain of events that led Gotham to become the dark city that we know today, showing criminals what that no crime was off-limits and showing cops that they couldn't solve everything.
In several outside-continuity stories they've shown that perhaps Bruce got a bit of his costumed crusader-y way from his father, as Thomas Wayne is shown to have dressed up and fought crime in Flashpoint and The Untold Tales of the Batman, and even in the "New 52's" Earth 2.


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Generates a stickiness policy with sticky session lifetimes controlled by the lifetime of the browser (user-agent) or a specified expiration period. This policy can be associated only with HTTP/HTTPS listeners.
When a load balancer implements this policy, the load balancer uses a special cookie to track the instance for each request. When the load balancer receives a request, it first checks to see if this cookie is present in the request. If so, the load balancer sends the request to the application server specified in the cookie. If not, the load balancer sends the request to a server that is chosen based on the existing load-balancing algorithm.
A cookie is inserted into the response for binding subsequent requests from the same user to that server. The validity of the cookie is based on the cookie expiration time, which is specified in the policy configuration.
For more information, see Duration-Based Session Stickiness in the Classic Load Balancer Guide.
For .NET Core and PCL this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicyAsync.
Namespace: Amazon.ElasticLoadBalancing
Assembly: AWSSDK.ElasticLoadBalancing.dll
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public abstract CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicyResponse CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicy( CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicyRequest request )
Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicy service method.
|The specified load balancer does not exist.
|A policy with the specified name already exists for this load balancer.
|The requested configuration change is not valid.
|The quota for the number of policies for this load balancer has been reached.
This example generates a stickiness policy with sticky session lifetimes controlled by the specified expiration period.
var response = client.CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicy(new CreateLBCookieStickinessPolicyRequest { CookieExpirationPeriod = 60, LoadBalancerName = "my-load-balancer", PolicyName = "my-duration-cookie-policy" });
.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5
Portable Class Library:
Supported in: Windows Store Apps
Supported in: Windows Phone 8.1
Supported in: Xamarin Android
Supported in: Xamarin iOS (Unified)
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Modular Instruction in Higher Education: A Review.
Goldschmid, Barbara; Goldschmid, Marcel L.
This paper reviews the principles, implementation, management, formats, problems, and research in modular instruction. A module is defined as a self-contained, independent unit of a planned series of learning activities designed to help the student accomplish certain well-defined objectives. The learner is able to proceed at his own rate, choose his own learning mode, select among a variety of topics, identify his strengths and weaknesses, and recycle if necessary. Ideally modules should include a pretest, objectives, criteria for success, instructional activities, a posttest, and remedial instruction. When designing a module, the following steps are recommended: a) identification of the subject matter to be taught, b) definition of a set of objectives and evaluation items, c) a decision upon the hierarchy of the objectives and sequence of instruction, d) statement of rationale, e) development of a pretest, f) design of units of written instruction and selection of study materials, g) provision of instructional options, h) design of a posttest, and i) arrangement for a resource center. Examples of five actual formats are included; student, instructor, and administrator problems are indicated; and there is a brief review of research, a glossary, and a bibliography. (MBM)
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We've all heard of the condolence greeting card, this is where someone has suffered a tragedy and you send them a card to express your sympathy.
But a condolence card doesn't necessarily have to be over something really sad like a death in the family, it can also be for something that is not all that sad, but still shows the recipient of the card that you care and are thinking about them.
For example, what if you unthinkingly ate your roommate's last piece of cake, you're just human after all, you were hungry and here in the refrigerator is that gorgeous piece of chocolate cake and there was nothing else left to eat in the refrigerator because you and your roommate never restock the shared food supplies.
She had clearly left a small note on the piece of cake that said, "Jeanne, don't eat."
You ate the cake anyway.
What better way to make up than to buy a MemoryTag card for as little as $3 the one that says "I was Hangry, Forgive me." https://memorytag.cards/collections/sorry
You could use the card's video capability to take your smartphone and record a message of apology, downloading the MemoryTag app and placing the video recording on the small patch on the card. Your roommate uses her smartphone, opens the card and plays back your message.
You could say something like, "All my life I have felt deprived and tried to make up for it with heartless acts of insensitivity. I don't deserve a friend like you…." Then promise to buy some more cake. Your roommate will forgive you.
Or how about celebrating a friend's half birthday? Perhaps your friend is getting older and doesn't like getting old. What better way to celebrate not being that much older than they were on their last birthday than by celebrating a birthday that isn't…….yet? You were 67 years old on your last birthday, and you could never ever envision being this old before, and you're going to be 68 in just six months…but you're not there yet.
That's good news.
You're still 67…….and a half. Let's celebrate. Let's go out and have a drink.
A MemoryTag card that says, "You're Old, but I Don't Carrot All" is the perfect non-birthday pre-birthday card. https://memorytag.cards/collections/birthday. In the video on the card you can give encouragement for example something that says getting older isn't all bad, for instance, have yourself saying, "Hey, you know what, when you get this age, they stop calling you a stupid (F…ing) idiot and instead call you "Eccentric!"
Do you have someone from your high school class of whom you were once insanely jealous? They were the football hero on the high school football team and won a roomful of trophies and they were practically worshipped as a living god. But then, when they tried to continue the glory after high school, they faded out. They didn't make it in college football.They didn't make it to the pros.
Life for this guy stopped at high school. No matter what he did in the years afterward, it could never compare to the glory of high school.
The only photos of friends on his Facebook page are old high school friends (now all of them are grey- haired).
Or maybe it's that blonde vixen cheerleader who was so gorgeous and who all the guys panted after and you saw her on her Facebook page today—and oh my God! She's turned into a dumpy little old lady.
Unlike the ex-cheerleader, you haven't changed much at all.You're still as ugly as you were in high school.
In other words the high school football star and the cheerleader went from hero to zero in just two months of time (from a senior in high school to starting college).
This is your chance to get even without being cruel. Send one of MemoryTag's "Sorry" cards for example the one that reads, "Sometimes Sh't Doesn't Go as Planned." https://memorytag.cards/collections/sorry.
You don't have to be specific about what you mean about their fall from the heights of idolatry. It's just a delicious subtle way (like a whisper in the ear) you can enjoy their being brought down from the heights of glory to having to stumble around in the horse manure like the rest of us.
How about Cynthia, a stuck-up prude, who is often a bitch, and you don't know why you have her as a female friend? Cynthia is pretentious, arrogant, pompous, she knows she is better educated than you (she can recite all of the English kings), and she often refers to you as a "Tart" (that's an unkind word for a female).
Her father died in Hawaii and Cynthia went there to attend the funeral and you forgot that was the purpose of the trip thinking it was a vacation and innocently asked her at a party, "How was Hawaii?"
Cynthia flew into a rage.
To make up, send her a MemoryTag card that says, "Sorry for Being Such a Little Sh't." https://memorytag.cards/collections/sorry.


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BNY Mellon Careers
Senior Relationship Manager
Job Description
BNY Mellon Investment Management is one of the world's leading investment management organizations and one of the top U.S. wealth managers. Our business encompasses BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms, wealth management organization, and global distribution companies. Our goal is to build and deliver investment and wealth management strategies and solutions to meet our clients' needs.
Drawing on deep expertise, we collaborate with our clients to tailor our best ideas and resources to meet their specific requirements. Through our global network we have developed a significant understanding of local requirements. We pride ourselves on providing dedicated service through our teams.
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- Develop and implement holistic strategy for each strategic relationship
- Work with internal partners to identify and prioritize overall product opportunities and coordinate distribution efforts.
- Communicate all of BNY Mellon's products and distribution capabilities to our strategic relationships
- Partner on internal communication to sales teams, product, marketing, BI and senior leadership
- Cover home office research teams including product placement, recommended list additions, discretionary models and for servicing of existing mandates
- Introduce key boutique personnel to analysts and key product teams at focus firms
- Communicate weekly with RM, PSG and CEBD to ensure we are responding in timely manner to client needs for existing mandates and new opportunities
- Negotiate revenue sharing agreements in conjunction with executive management and CEBD
- Work with National Sales Manager and Divisional Managers to develop strategic plan for key centers of influence and help facilitate introductions when appropriate
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- NASD Series 7, 63/65 or 66 licenses required (or must obtain within 90 days)
Preferred Qualifications:
- CIMA, CFA or CFP
For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments & safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.
As one of the world's leading investment management organizations and one of the top U.S. wealth managers, BNY Mellon Investment Management combines agility, insight and scale to create and deliver strategies and solutions to address our clients' needs. Encompassing BNY Mellon's investment management firms, wealth management organization and global distribution teams, we draw on deep expertise to collaborate with clients and tailor our best ideas and resources to meet their specific needs. We pride ourselves on providing dedicated service through our network of global professionals who have a deep understanding of local requirements. With our extensive experience in anticipating and responding to the investment and financial needs of the world's governments, pension plan sponsors, corporations, foundations, endowments, advisors, intermediaries, individuals and families, and family offices, BNY Mellon Investment Management is dedicated to helping clients reach their goals.
BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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I've read some good articles recently about marketing & advertising for independent software developers. Of note, a post from Desk app developer John Saddington gave a detailed view of his own particular situation, with Desk, asking Does Sponsoring Daring Fireball Actually Work? Very interesting.
Throughout all of this discussion there's a general theme that, as developers, we need to pay more attention to marketing. I agree.
Still, the recent coverage of this idea seems to be built on the following assumption:
You've built an awesome product that's worthy of marketing effort.
This gives me pause. Based on my own experiences with apps, "building an awesome product" isn't straight forward.
First, the bit most developers are wont to focus on, it's not easy to build a beautiful, well crafted app with great workflow, features, interactions, etc. Something that grabs the attention of people; something that they talk about.
More fundamental however, before the bulk of the development, you've got to build the right product. Does it solve a meaningful problem? Does it entertainment people? Is there a market for it?
My simplified view:
- You need to build something that people want or need
- You need to do a great job building it
- You need to market your product
The thought of marketing, if it's a significant investment of either time or money, makes you evaluate what you've built. How many people want this? Has it been done well? Is the pricing sustainable? etc.
Like John said in that article, a large investment always carries a risk. But perhaps that makes the following question a useful one to ask:
Would you pay money to advertise your product?
(Currently, for my apps, the answer is probably not.)
Personally, I'm most often consumed by the first two challenges: what to build and making it good[1]. This can (and does) defer thinking about marketing until later.
Yet, a good product development strategy should consider all three of those elements from the beginning. Thinking about your approach to marketing/advertising sooner rather than later might ask questions that lead to a different perspective on things…
- Hobbyist developer…


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Fox News Host Interrupts President Obama 16 Times!
Last night, President Barack Obama was interviewed by Fox News' anchor, Bret Baier, on the touchy topic of health care reform. Baier interrupted the president 16 times during the testy interview!
When Baier accused Obama of dodging his questions, he responded, "Well, I'm trying to answer your questions and you keep on interrupting." This is not the first time Baier has interviewed a sitting president, so why was he such a spaz with President Obama?
Check it out clips of the rude interruptions in the video below:
See the full interview below (in two parts):
What do you think—Was Baier out of line?


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You're the Worst
American Horror Story: Hotel
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Affair
If you haven't been watching, you're missing out. This romantic drama is a whirlwind of action and has already won two Golden Globes! One of my favorite parts of this was that the viewer was able to see all the action from two different points of views. Teaser: This season will add Helen's point of view too! Returns Sunday, October 4, at 10 pm Eastern on Showtime
Scream Queens
Okay, so I debated not adding this in, but this show is ridiculous in all the good ways. With a cast including Lea Michele, Emma Roberts, and even Ariana Grande in it, Scream Queens is sure to impress. The series is produced by Ryan Murphy who created Glee and is all about a college sorority murder mystery. Catch it on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox.


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Dr. Anil Potti Has Made Significant Contributions In The Development Of Several Cancer Programs
Dr. Anil Potti is a Certified Oncologist who received his Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) in 1995 from the Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India. A well-known clinician based in the United States, Dr. Potti is known for taking care of patients suffering from cancer and has been a part of a large number of programs in lung, breast and colon cancer.
Over the past few years, Dr. Potti has been a member of the CALGB and was also a member of the scientific executive committee with the National Lung Cancer Partnership.
Some of his selected research papers include Age-and-sex-specific genomic profiles in non-small cell lung cancer, Characterizing the Clinical Relevance of an Embryonic Stem Cell Phenotype in Lung Adenocarcinoma, A genomic approach to colon cancer risk stratification yields biologic insights into therapeutic opportunities, etc.
From 1996-2000, Dr. Anil Potti attended the Department of Internal Medicine at University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine, Fargo, North Dakota, to receive his Residency Training.
He has worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine of the Duke University. Besides this, Dr. Potti is an active of several reputed organizations like Alpha-Omega-Alpha (AOA) Honor Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and American Association of Cancer Research (AACR).
Over the years, Dr. Anil Potti has been a thorough and dedicated clinician and Oncologist and has earned numerous accolades. He has been honored with prestigious awards like Joseph Greenfield Mentoring Award, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award – Medical students, Leonard B.
Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Robert Silber Research Prize, ASCO IDEA Mentor Award, Lisa Stafford Clinical Research Prize and more. In addition to being a renowned medical professional, he has also been able to build a reputation for his contributions in various humanitarian deeds.
With a strong belief in working for the welfare of the weaker sections of the society, Dr. Potti regularly donates his time and money to the local school system and the local church. During free time, he involves himself in volunteering and several outdoor activities.


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This book is dedicated to giving you a marketing strategies that work extremely well that you can put to use for your mobile apps.
We want your app marketing to allow you to generate 6,180 new installs per day ? Here's the proof form one of our apps
App Marketing and SEO is the most misunderstood aspect of how app developers make money with their apps.
And we don't blame them, it's very hard to be good in programming and in marketing.
The smart devs understand that there is a need for app marketing, this is why you read this page after all, but very few know from where to start. Even worse they spend money creating useless campaigns that give them 1 install per $10 spend.
Examples of interstitial ads on app exit from 2 very popular ad networks
This is an example of bad revenue. as you see per 1,712 impressions the revenue is only $0.74
This is an example of good ad network. as you see for 7,737 impressions the revenue is $72
We cover the most important topics:
Ratings & Reviews
were we talk about how to get good reviews. what motivates people to give reviews (bad or good) and how to avoid beginners mistakes. (see bottom of the page for a sneak peak)
The journey of a fresh published app
here we talk about what you should first do after you published a fresh app. Step by step with clear and easy instructions.
Apps after publishing
so you've published an app and after 1 month you still don't get the downloads that you wanted? here we discuss what's to be done
Making Money with an App
this book wouldn't be complete without this chapter. we talk about where the revenue comes from, what model works the best and where and even what other platforms for selling your mobile apps are
Random Tips & Tricks
does your apps are in danger of being suspended ? are you using how you should google plus ? what's the optimum size for an app ? that does "trending apps" mean and what you should do when your app gets suspended!
Are you convinced already ?
The book is short. something like 30 pages on paper, but if only 1 advice, sentence (ONE) saves you $ or makes you gain more, the money are totally worth it
After you click, you will be redirected to paypal website. Make the payment and wait, don't close the browser. You will be redirected to the book's page where you can read it. Remember the link. Everytime I will update the book you will be able to freely see new content.
If you have any problems, just email me
If you have any problems, just email me
Because we are sure that you'll like the book, we give you a sneak peak into the first chapter:
Before you begin
Advertising mobile apps has few rules, lots of opportunities and things change fast.
While I was working as a freelancer, I often encountered clients that wanted to start with an app that had banners + in-app purchases or worse, a paid app directly. They broke the first rule of this book.
Rule nr. 1Do not try to get $ until you have at least 10.000 users.
Let me explain. If you start to sell things too fast what you will get is something like this.
Requests: 1000 for you ad
Clicks 10
Revenue: $0.5
New installs per day: 5
Change of appearing in top new apps page: inexistent
The revenue you'll get if you start too soon is so little, that it doesn't justify the trouble.
What you should be concentrating about is RATINGS
1. Make premium features free.
Everybody loves a good app that is free. Chances that you'll get good ratings are increased a lot
2. Don't put banners
We all hate them. Unless the banner gives us a very good product that we really need (very small chance) we hate it. It takes space in the small space of the mobile device. It is ugly, it is intrusive etc. Usually, you receive 0.5 stars less in rating if you have banners in the app.
3. VERY IMPORTANT: Ask users when they exist the app to rate it:
Example for android:
SharedPreferences prefs = mContext.getSharedPreferences("HasRated", 0);
has_rated = prefs.getBoolean("rated", false);
if (!has_rated) {
DialogInterface.OnClickListener dialogClickListener = new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
switch (which) {
case DialogInterface.BUTTON_POSITIVE:
Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
SharedPreferences prefs = mContext.getSharedPreferences("HasRated", 0);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
editor.putBoolean("rated", true).commit();
case DialogInterface.BUTTON_NEGATIVE:
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setMessage("Please rate the app if you liked it ").setPositiveButton("Yes", dialogClickListener)
.setNegativeButton("Later", dialogClickListener).show();
} else {
what this code does:
- Remembers if the user clicked the rate button. There's no need to re-display the ask for rating dialog if the user already clicked the rate button (we can't verify if he/she rated or not).
if he didn't rate, display a dialog asking him/her to rate. something like
""Please rate the app if you liked it " Ok | Later
on "Ok" - redirect user to rating page & store the "has_rated" variable not to display the dialog again.
4. Target USA
This will give you the most income from all other countries.
5. Use family members for testing
If you're non-tech wife can't navigate and use the app easy, it means it has a problem of usability. Address those issues before you publish it.
best practice: put it when user clicks the back button or want's to exit the app.
optional: remember how many times the user started the app. you may ask the user to rate it after the 5th run of the app.
Pay for ratings.
There are users on fiverr.com & other websites that are willing for $5 to give you ~25 positive ratings.
My experience:
I received 25 positive ratings from 2 devices, at an interval of 1-2 minutes one after another with dummy google accounts. Result: the app didn't changed at all in new downloads. It's like those reviews didn't even count.
If you pay for reviews, make sure that:
they are from real persons, they have time interval between them. They are from different geographical locations and they are not all 5 stars.
This is expensive and almost impossible to get. Better be 100% legal in this reviews.
yesterday I received an email saying:
we sell 10.000 reviews for apps. Contact us at ….. You'll simple when you'll get emails like this
The mechanics of reviews:
A user will leave a review on your app for the following reason:[...continues]
Buy it now and continue reading
After you click, you will be redirected to paypal website. Make the payment and wait, don't close the browser. You will be redirected to the book's page where you can read it. Remember the link. Everytime I will update the book you will be able to freely see new content.
If you have any problems, just email me
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Leeds - City Overview (Large Update)
Entry posted by Big_Tree_Z ·
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- Greater Leeds -
Hi again, I know it's been a while since my last update, I've been busy trying to cope with the ramped-up workload at school and stuff.
I've tried making up for the lack of posts with this larger one, personally I think its my best post yet. Although this contains some pictures featured in earlier updates, I have tried to cherry pick the best; most are new. This'll be my last post for a long while; if I do make any new update, it'll probably be on a new city. This update features my favourite parts of the entire Greater Leeds Region.
Anyway, thanks for the view, remember to +1, Rate and Comment
- Central Leeds -
Well I thought I'd start off with my favourite, perhaps it'll keep you interested...
Leeds Harbour (East Port Wales) at night...
...and the CBD in daytime
Large numbers of wealthy sims live on the harbour's eastern shore. Most enjoy spectacular city views.
The West Side Promenade has been recently completed.
Here the Elland Rd. Stock Exchange is shown as well as the city's convention centre.
The Tareux-Merren Avenues are both highly used roads. As such, the traffic has led to it becoming a popular cafe and business district.
- Getting Around -
So how do you get around? It is a large city...
There are many transport options available in Leeds, and they all operate 'round the clock...
- Industrial Centres -
Ever wondered where your computer comes from? Perhaps its made in a manufacturing district in Leeds, or maybe it passes through Port Wales...
Leeds is a centre in production of High Tech and Industrial Intensive goods. The industrial sector makes up a large portion of employment available to sims in Leeds.
High Tech products are generally shipped from the more specialised Port Wales East.
Most other products pass through the larger Port Wales West.
The West Point Light house is essential to the function of the entirety of Leeds' ports.
Here the newly completed LRMS (Loidis Republic Merchant Ship) Erebus, part of Evergreen's next generation freight ships, is being escorted out to deep water to make its first first pick up from the far away river port of Jallin'Errel.
- Places to go, sights to see -
So what's to see in Leeds?
The Cultural and Governmental heart of Leeds, located close to the city centre. Catch a tram or bus here and enjoy the wide variety of creative opportunities available here.
Feeling Lucky? Try your hand at a game of poker at the Galaxy Casino, or stay the night at the Galaxy Casino Hotel, located directly across the road.
Leeds is famous for its nightlife, the Maisonette Nightclub is just one destination.
Drive out to Jervis Bay and Malabar Head, a popular destination for inner-city dwellers looking to cool off.
Perhaps, you're tired of the city, travel out to Lake Dannen for the weekend.
Want to reconnect with nature? Journey out to the East River Basin reserves: The East Mountains National Park, and the Falkland Hills Wildlife Reserve.
- Rural Surrounds -
The Leeds region isn't composed only of Urban Areas and National Parks, it also hosts a sizeable agricultural industry.
The Southern Plains are a major food producer for Leeds itself and Loidis on a larger scale.
Take the quick and efficient Highway, or the less traveled winding roads.
Many crops double as food (either for livestock or sims) and as a source of biofuels.
Settle down for the night at a ranch, most locals are happy to house you...as long as you've got cash.
- Housing -
So, you've traveled all around, eh? Oh what's that, you want to stay here now, its the best place you've ever been!? Well lucky for you Leeds has a wide range of housing that caters to a similarly wide range of people.
Although Leeds is a modern city, it has its roots in a working class history. These terrace houses were built to house large numbers of workers at the Old Docks which where located where the CBD is now. They have recently become highly desirable due to their close proximity to the CBD.
Most modern housing that is built is High Density. Fortunately there are good transport links to and from these areas, and a park is never far away.
What if you haven't got enough to afford the high life? Well there's always the Lexington Housing Estate. The Government runs these large apartment blocks, built during the post Avalo-Loidic war period.
Oh, and don't worry, its not all apartment living. Although Leeds is densely populated, there are large suburbs with larger 1 or 2 story houses, unfortunately you will have to pay a premium as they are highly sought after by young growing families.
Well! Thanks again for viewing, I'm happy you made it this far.
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Jon Stewart may have taken the summer off from his Comedy Central gig on The Daily Show, but apparently he was keeping up on the president's string of broken promises.
This week, Stewart laced into President Barack Obama for his Syria policy, but what's most notable about the comedy assault is how the host nails a factor the mainstream press can't be bothered to chase–the string of broken promises Obama casually leaves in his wake.
Stewart played a clip of Obama during the 2012 presidential election campaign where he described a "red line" in Syria should the country use chemical weapons.
"That … that turns out to be the campaign promise Obama's decided to keep," Stewart says.
The host moved on to the comical misadventures of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, whose clumsy speaking actually helped the world avoid war–for now.
"What kind of Magoo-esque accidental genius could bumble fuck their way into diplomatic success? It's John Kerry to the rescue!"
The rest of the segment attacks Fox News for reporting on the imbroglio, one which few would disagree handed the reigns of power to Russia. Even Stewart is chortling his way through the comedy of errors put on by the Obama administration, but he must throw red meat to his progressive choir.
So Stewart saw fit to slap Fox News for daring to say the obvious–even if a conflict is avoided, and that's far from certain–the U.S. emerges as a weaker power.


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Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend Ft. Beyonce (Ash Remix)
New Coldplay has officially dropped, let the remixes start pouring in. Ash's take on this Coldplay / Beyonce joint effort has a lot going on. There's that riffy guitar, some glitchy dubstep elements, and an unexpectedly funky instrumental break. It all comes together into a tune that's pretty hard to stop listening to.


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Healing Promises by Joseph Prince
Tags: Health And Healing, Book, Health and Wellbeing
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Product Format: Book
Content Type: General book
Cat. Code: 9781621360100
Healing Promises takes you into the heart of our Lord Jesus and shows you page after page His compassion and willingness to heal you.
See from the Word how its not about what you must do to be healed - its all about resting in the grace of our Lord, who has done everything for you to be healed.


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Distribution data supplied by the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS). To interrogate UK data visit the NBN Atlas.
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|Penny Avant
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|(Linnaeus, 1758)
|Other common names
|Kirchenpaueria echinulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cornelius, P.F.S., 1995b. North-west European thecate hydroids and their medusae. Part 2. Sertulariidae to Campanulariidae. Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council. [Synopses of the British Fauna no. 50]
Fish, J.D. & Fish, S., 1996. A student's guide to the seashore. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hayward, P., Nelson-Smith, T. & Shields, C. 1996. Collins pocket guide. Sea shore of Britain and northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (ed.) 1995b. Handbook of the marine fauna of North-West Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Atlas website. Available from: http://www.nbnatlas.org. Accessed 01 April 2017
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grandmasteralex@grandmasteralex active 5 years, 11 months ago
grandmasteralex posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
@aktress unlocked badge, "A Winner Is You." For details, check out the newest News & Updates announcement or your private messages. Remember, though, if you reply to the message, it's Reply To All.
grandmasteralex commented on the post, Post-Challenge Update #1: Frozen leaderboard, and pick up your pins! 5 years, 11 months ago
You'll find out who the winner is…soon. (Can't be more definite than that, sorry.)
The website will probably go down some time after the announcement, but the Grand Master Committee is pretty certain that it […]
In reply to: jimbob posted an update @grandmasteralex When will we find out who won the ipad? View
In time. It's tough waiting it out, but we've got to make sure everything is in order before we go announcing.
grandmasteralex commented on the post, Post-Challenge Update #1: Frozen leaderboard, and pick up your pins! 5 years, 11 months ago
Patience. In time, all things will be revealed. We'll release that information when we're ready.
grandmasteralex added, Post-Challenge Update #1: Frozen leaderboard, and pick up your pins!, to the site 5 years, 11 months ago
Whoo! What a ride that was! Thank you all for your participation in the Teen Summer Challenge this year. We have immensely enjoyed your contributions, and we've collected a lot of information and suggestions on […]
In reply to: jimbob posted an update @grandmasteralex When do we find out who wins the coveted ipad? View
First things first, we've got to get all the badges awarded for the claims that came in – once the leaderboard is frozen, then we'll be ready to pick the winner. If everything goes according to plan, the winner should know by next week. I'm sure there will be some announcements around, too.
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*checks leaderboard*
O, hay! When did @inuyasha4ever take the top spot away from @jumper339 ? (And is there scheming already in the works by @jumper339 to take the spot back?)
I just noticed that too! I didn't think anyone could beat @jumper339!
I've been very busy with pierce county fair, fashion revue, tacoma youth symphony try-outs, and more.
@grandmasteralex I am scheming to get the spot back, I put in a request for the master Science and Technologies badge
That's what we like to hear – friendly spirited points-grabbing competition. Go for it!
Good job @jumper339! lol I didn't think I'd get first place myself X3 oh well but hey just wondering how do you get more points?? i thought i did all the badges already XD
I got 2 badges called 1st kudos and 2nd kudos for helping people find out how to do things on Teen Summer Challenge, I hadn't realized that they had those badges until I got them
Yeah, same here, I got first Kudos. Well I guess I gotta try to get the 2nd, but if I don't that's fine. At least I got to be first even for a little bit Thanks!
It was great to have some competition besides @bettafish, because I know her REALLY well and didn't really care whether she beat me or not
Some of us (okay, at least me) are thinking about what kinds of things might make the challenge interesting for people at the top of the board as well as those fighting for the last qualifying spots. If you've got some ideas, we can think about incorporating them into the next session. You're all going to be back next year, right?
When I have any ideas, I'll let you know, and yes I do plan on being here next year!
I so plan coming back next year AND have my friend join! I'd think she'd have fun. Anyways if I have any ideas I'll let you know! Thanks for letting me be apart of this!!!! X)
I thought of an idea for next year. I already told a librarian on the "Ask Us" section, but my idea was to have a contest for the person who wrote the most book reviews, and then a small prize for the winner. That way there would be something for people who have already finished all the other challenges to do. There would…[Read more]
That sounds like a good idea. We'll take it under consideration for next year's plans. Thanks for using the "Ask Us" form, too, so that the idea doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
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That sounds like a good idea. We'll take it under consideration for next year's plans. Thanks for using the "Ask Us" form, too, so that the idea doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
grandmasteralex commented on the post, Spam from this Morning / Challenge Wrap-Up 5 years, 11 months ago
So long as you put your claim in before the deadline on Sunday, the Grand Master team will review and award badges and points based on what you've given us.
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And that's a wrap! You've got the last one for this year, and 75 more points to see if you can make it to one of the coveted drawing spots.
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Hooray, you! That's a category clear, and some very valuable points to help you toward your drawing ambitions.
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Nicely done! That's a stage clear for you, even if it seemed a bit rocky along the way. Have some points toward staying in the standings for the drawing!
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Nice job! You get the final award for this year in the category. The pin will be available for you at your home library in a couple days.
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Good work! You'll still be receiving the most excellent pin at your home library in a couple days time. Enjoy!
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Well done. You get the last of this badge for this year. There will be no more of these awarded until next time.
Quentin Blake would be proud. You've certainly captured the whimsical essence of Mr. Wonka.
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Excellent work! Your pin should be on its way to find you at your branch in a couple days. There's still a little time left to do the Master challenge, but only if you hurry!
In reply to: kmcgraw posted an update #gameon i brought apples to apples to the library and there was a person who wanted to play so they joined in! it was super fun! View
That's great! How do you play Apples to Apples?
In reply to: frodo posted an update #letterbox , #outdoors I went to Fort Steilacoom Park to search for these 2 letterboxes: Washington Territorial Insane Asylum @ Steilacoom Letterbox, and Bob the "Mato". And found neither […] View
Awww, that's no fun. Although it's often a common problem for boxes to not be there, even if you follow them to the letter.
In reply to: jimbob posted an update #artgallery I wasn't able to do tumblr so I'm posting them here. The first 5 are things I've done on my wall. View
Is that Pearls Before Swine on your wall there? (The balancing Jason is a nice touch – would that I had the artistic skill…and walls not covered by bookshelves…to do something like that.)
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Author: Helena
They think it's all over….
17th October 2013
Yesterday as I was clearing out the attic at home in France I stopped myself from throwing away one of Leo's favourite baby toys. My reasoning was that it might come in useful for my grandchildren. At the time, it was a terrifying thought. Not that I a …
Sticks and stones…
1st October 2013
This is not usually a forum for serious topics, but I want to highlight Vicki's story. She is a friend of a friend, who is in the process of escaping from her husband and emotional abuser. They have three small children, twins aged four and a toddler b …
The great style conspiracy…
30th September 2013
Is it purely coincidence that when 50 Shades of Grey topped the bestseller lists all over the world, leather was suddenly back in fashion? Even M&S has now come up with a pervy underwear range. I sometimes wonder if there is a conspiracy by some al …
Good Housekeeping yummy mummy column
26th September 2013
Mothers no longer have the luxury of looking like slobs and blaming it on their children. No, these days we are all expected to be yummy mummies; back in our skinny jeans minutes after giving birth, our nails manicured and our hair perfectly blow-dried …
Give this woman an Oscar…
15th September 2013
I have just read in Muscat Daily the amazing story of Haifaa al Mansour, Saudi Arabia's first female film director. Her film, Wadjda, is the first Saudi film ever to be up for an Oscar. It is the story of a young girl's desire to own a bicycle, a commo …
All I want is a room somewhere…
9th September 2013
I am trying to organise Christmas. I know it's only September, but when you're coordinating children, a husband and houses in different continents there are no prizes for leaving everything to the last minute. This summer for example I booked our fligh …
The Times today…
7th September 2013
The Times and The Sunday Times e-paper – Weekend – 7 Sep 2013 – Page #1
The greatest soap opera of them all
30th August 2013
Last night I dreamt about Ashley Cole. The night before I dreamt that we were no longer in the Champion's League. They say that women discover either God or gardening. I have discovered goals. More specifically goals scored by men wearing a dark shade …
French emergency
5th August 2013
As I dropped Leo off this morning at the hallowed Chelsea training ground in Cobham I was more than usually relived. It is always a joy dropping him off at any sporting venue, but this was particularly poignant because only a few days ago he was lying …
I vow to thee my country…
1st July 2013
It is a truth universally acknowledged that only a foreigner (like me) can have such a ridiculously romantic view of England. I am at my happiest when in England, especially now with Wimbledon in full swing, the sun shining and Pimm's flowing. When I a …
Helena Frith Powell was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Italian father, but grew up mainly in England. She is the author of eleven books, translated into several languages including Chinese and Russian. She wrote the French Mistress column The Sunday Times about life in France for several years. She is a regular contributor to the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Times, Daily Telegraph, Tatler Magazine and Harper's Bazaar.
Helena has been the editor of four magazines, including M Magazine, a supplement for the Abu Dhabi based National Newspaper and FIVE, a high-end fashion glossy, also published in Abu Dhabi. Helena was also editor in chief of 360 Life, a quarterly glossy magazine published with the Sports 360 Newspaper in Dubai, part of the Chalhoub Group. She writes a beauty blog wwwbeautyorbeast.uk.
Her third novel, The Arnolfini Marriage, based on a romance that evolves around a van Eyck masterpiece came out in 2016. As well as writing regularly for newspapers and magazines, Helena is also working on a thriller called Welcome to Sweden that will be published in spring 2018. Her latest non-fiction work Smart Women Don't Get Wrinkles came out in hardback in 2016 and came out in paperback in April 2018.
Helena was educated at Durham University and lived in the Languedoc region of France for eight years, where the family still have a home. She lives between there and London with her husband Rupert and their three children.
More France Please, we're British; Gibson Square 2004
Two Lipsticks and a Lover 2005; Gibson Square (hardback)
All You Need to be Impossibly French; (US version of above) Penguin 2006
Two Lipsticks and a Lover; Arrow Books (paperback) 2007
Ciao Bella Gibson Square; (hardback) 2006
Ciao Bella Gibson Square; (paperback) 2007
So Chic! (French version of Two Lipsticks) Leduc Editions 2008 (also translated into Chinese, Russian and Thai)
More, More France; Gibson Square 2009
To Hell in High Heels; Arrow Books 2009 (also translated into Polish)
The Viva Mayr Diet; Harper Collins 2009
Love in a Warm Climate; Gibson Square 2011
The Ex-Factor; Gibson Square 2013
Smart Women Don't Get Wrinkles; Gibson Square 2016
The Arnolfini Marriage; Amazon Kindle December 2016
Smart Women Don't Get Wrinkles (paperback); Gibson Square spring 2018
Welcome to Sweden; Gibson Square summer 2018