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Tech College Board Recognizes Marten Machining as "Futuremakers Partner"
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The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board awarded its "Futuremakers Partner" award to Marten Machining on Tuesday evening, in partnership with Mid-State Technical College.
The award recognizes the dynamic and enduring partnerships between Wisconsin's technical colleges and their community and employer partners.
What started as a one-person machining operation in 1984 in company president Alan Marten's garage has grown into a widely-recognized precision tool manufacturer in Stevens Point. In an era of shifting workforce needs, Marten developed a comprehensive plan to actively support education and skill development at the K-12 and postsecondary levels.
"When visitors come to our facility, we always get the same question," said Marten. "How did we develop a young and highly skilled workforce?"
Marten said the answer is Mid-State Technical College and the Stevens Point community.
"It's humbling to receive this award from a valuable organization that plays a critical role for education in our community," he added.
Marten Machining is a regular contributor to Mid-State scholarship programs. In addition, Marten and his son, David, both serve on Mid-State's Machine Tool Technician program advisory committee. The pair also devote significant time and energy to enhance the image and awareness of technical education, attending college open house events, speaking publicly about the impact of Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program on their business, and collaborating with local workforce development partners to host tours of their facility.
"Alan mentioned tonight that 55% of his team came to the company from Mid-State," said Mid-State President Sue Budjac. "We take a lot of pride in the skills and value our students and graduates bring to the Martens' operation."
"This is a company that doesn't just support Mid-State," said WTCS Board Vice President Mark Tyler. "But in partnership with the college and many others, they're part of the fabric of this community."


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John Connolly Turns to Children's Fiction
John Connolly isn't the first adult crime novelist to try his hand at writing for children, but no doubt he's the first to have his own soundtrack albums of the music featured in his books – three so far – which is way up there on the cool scale. His crime fiction is that magical combination of the critically acclaimed, award-winning and best selling. To get to grips with him as a writer of children's fiction, Graham Marks interviewed Connolly for Books for Keeps.
If you didn't know otherwise you'd think, reading one of John Connolly's adult Charlie Parker novels, that Connolly was an American writer, not Dublin born, bred and educated. Had he set out to beat the Americans at their own game, and was he surprised that he'd managed to do it so successfully? 'Yes,' he sits back, smiling. 'I set out to do it, at least to write a version of American crime fiction, and yes, I'm surprised I was successful. Americans do it perfectly well themselves and don't really need English and Irish people going over there and doing pale imitations of it.'
The reasons he set out on this path are complicated, he goes on, in that most writers write what they read and what he read was American fiction – not just crime fiction but all kinds of American fiction. 'I did this because I had a generational turn against Irish fiction, which was very insular, very concerned with the nature of Irishness, and that's true of a young nation. People sometimes forget that we haven't had a hundred years of independence.'
One of the first things that happen when you achieve that status is you begin a process of self-examination, Connolly continues, and in Irish fiction that went on for a very long time, with part of that process being the almost complete exclusion of genre. 'We didn't write crime fiction and we largely abandoned fantasy fiction, which was Ireland's own literature. And so if you were a writer like me, who is fascinated by genre, there were no models and I didn't feel that I could import the tropes of US crime fiction into Ireland and make them work, no more so than you could into England.'
The private eye novel, posits Connolly, has never really worked in England. It comes out of the Western, and also the distrust of institutions, the establishment and the forces of law and order, because there's the perception that they're all corrupt. 'They've been bought and paid for, and if you're poor or vulnerable and you need help, you need someone from outside. In England there's never been that degree of disenchantment with the forces of law and order and the establishment. Even though someone like Hercule Poirot might seem like an outsider, he's not really.'
From Connolly's point of view, you can never shake off your social and cultural baggage, but he thinks this has allowed him to bring something different to the American crime novel because the language he uses is not the language an American novelist would use. 'And I also brought my Catholicism with me.'
In my head, I told him, I had been calling it his spirituality, but he says that that's a word which has become debased, because it's been hi-jacked by people who think angels look like fairies. 'I use the word Catholicism deliberately. It's all about a journey towards redemption. And redemption, if you are from a Catholic background, comes freighted with spiritual baggage. You can't separate the two, and I guess I took some of that along.'
So what made this hugely successful Irish writer of American crime fiction decide to add 'children's author' to his CV by writing The Gates, and then its sequel Hell's Bells: Samuel Johnson vs the Devil? 'Two reasons: firstly it doesn't seem as big a departure to me as it does to other people, because childhood constantly recurs in the books – it's there throughout the Parker novels. Parker is fascinated by the sins of one generation being visited on the next. Children are in all the books and in The Lovers, Parker is the child. And The Book of Lost Things was an exploration of childhood for adults, very much concerned with the formation of the adult through that period, and I didn't see a big jump in finding another way to write about childhood. And secondly, one of my stepsons, Alistair, was turning eleven and it was simply the urge to write something he could read.'
Connolly, an Olympic expounder of ideas, stops for a moment to gather his thoughts, which gives me time to observe the man behind the words. Compact, casual, amusing and enthusiastic, he's not what I had visualised, given how he writes crime fiction; what you see is more what you get in his children's fiction.
'I think I'm probably slightly defensive about the kids' books,' he says, taking up the reins of our conversation, 'because I think there's a perception that kids' books are a cash cow, and I've certainly heard adult authors say that "children's books are where the money is". But the reality, for me, is that I get paid a fifth, sixth of what I get for an adult book. And it kills my adult sales.
'The reality is that if you want to be a Number One crime author, you have to write the same book with the same character, publishing at the same time every year. When crime writers deviate from a series, readers get a bit antsy. So there's a price to be paid for experimentation, and when people say you're jumping on the bandwagon I kind of want to tell them that I jumped off the bandwagon and now, when I want to get back on, it's disappeared! But the fact is, I really wanted to write something for Alistair.'
As a writer, says Connolly, you find that there are ideas which simply don't fit into what you're doing, but you become so enamoured of them that a way has to be found to try and use them. And then, he says, there's the magpie-ish nature of writers which impinges upon things as well, because writers – and, he points out, journalists – are always on the lookout for shiny objects to power the work along and decorate the piece. And the shiny thing which caught his eye a couple of years ago – in the way that it can do, he says, when you feel you've missed something as a child – was physics. 'Mainly because I was doomed by a terrible physics teacher at school.'
And then there was 'The Idea', about a boy who opens the gates of Hell, which had been gathering dust in his ideas box. It was only when he started reading about the Large Hadron Collider, and hearing that people like Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, really thought that if it was switched on it would create a black hole and destroy the world, that he put the two elements together and realised he had what he calls 'a functioning mechanism' for a plot.
'I looked at it, saw how it worked and then it was written quite quickly, which rarely happens for me, because everything came together and all the cogs meshed… there's a great pleasure in writing them, these books allow me to be funny in a way I can't be in the adult books, they allow me to be silly.'
There is a distinct and distinctive sound to the voices in his adult and children's books, the sound in the latter being, to my ear, more that of a storyteller; Connolly sees it slightly differently. 'The voice in the children's books is closer to my voice; that is my voice. I would have said it was the other way round, the Parker books are more, posed and self-conscious in the way they're written.' Actually, what I meant was that when I read the children's books I felt like I was sitting down having a story told to me, while with the Parker books the experience is much more visceral. 'Ah, I see what you mean… I do find the Samuel books easier to write, simply because that's my default mode or way of talking. I think when I'm in company I probably sound a bit like that, with random digressions and jokes. All of that I slipped into quite naturally, whereas with the Parker books I'm probably a little bit more restrained and channelling it in a slightly different direction.'
There is, Connolly says, a great deal of satisfaction in writing something funny and getting a joke right, but probably a deeper satisfaction in the Parker books, in the exploration of themes and going into them in depth. 'The language is more worked upon in those books and they go through ten, eleven, twelve drafts before the publisher sees them. I think, especially with comedy, if you start working on it too much you kill it, so you have to go with the first impulse.'
I wondered if Connolly found it at all odd, not to say bi-polar, to be writing in these two quite dissimilar ways; to inhabit, on the one hand, Charlie Parker's 'real' made up world, where rules we all understand apply, and on the other to be in Samuel Johnson's fantasy, made up world, where he is the law. 'There is a kind of freedom, being in complete control, but just because anything can happen doesn't mean that everything should happen,' he says. 'You begin imposing limitations on your story. Even Hell has rules, if you're basing it on Dante. And once you begin creating a geography for your world, that in itself puts a frame around it within which you're going to work.'
Hell seems to be, although not uniquely, Catholic territory. Was this where his own Catholicism came into his writing? Inevitably, he says, the moment you bring up the concept of Hell it does come in. But, he goes on, he is very careful what he imposes on the reader. 'What I was interested in, in these books, was exploring the concepts of good and evil; if you look at the footnotes, they're peppered with questions: what is it to be good, what is it to be evil? Samuel is surrounded in the book by examples of particular notions of evil – he sees Greed, he sees Vanity, he sees Wrath, he sees Deceit and Disloyalty. The great virtue in the book is loyalty, to your friends, to concepts; but these notions of good and evil are explored in non-religious ways, the footnotes continually jab at the fact that evil feeds upon itself.'
For books that are fiction – and, on top of that, fantasy fiction – the footnotes speak of an enormous amount of research, to my eye giving the books a quasi-academic feel. It was a device he decided to use after observing his stepson Alistair's reading habits, and remembering reading Nabokov's Pale Fire at college. 'This is going to sound so pretentious, but Pale Fire is essentially a commentary on a poem, but you realise that you have two different narratives at work: there is the voice of the poem and the voice of the person commentating on the poem. And I realised the footnotes didn't have to be in precisely the same register as the book itself.' And they're not, they're slightly sarkier, with a voice, as Connolly puts it, like your uncle who's younger and cooler than your dad. I think he's also right when he says that the only people who have any difficulty with the footnotes are adults, who associate them with hard work. Guilty as charged.
It's not at all hard to see John Connolly as a successful children's author. He has the same Celtic ease and oratorical skills that have made Eoin Colfer into such a hit, off as well as on the page. Is he going to carry on writing for a younger audience? 'I like the character [of Samuel], and I like the voice he allows me to write in, there's a real pleasure in that,' he says. 'But I think it'll probably be two years before there's another one. I've been prevaricating about what to do next, so I started two books on the same day… I wasn't making the decision, wasn't writing anything at all, so I wrote a thousand words of a new Parker and a thousand words of a kids' book. And it worked. I didn't think I wanted to write a Parker book, but actually, I do, it's the right one.'
The Gates (978 0 340 99579 2) and Hell's Bells: Samuel Johnson vs the Devil (978 1 444 72494 3) by John Connolly are published by Hodder & Stoughton at £12.99 each.
Graham Marks is a writer and journalist; his latest book is Mean Streets: The Chicago Caper, published by Usborne (978 1 4095 2252 2) in pbk at £5.99.


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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) hosted its inaugural networking event for Christian business professionals, Faith at Work, in an effort to equip and encourage Christian business leaders to value and utilize their work as ministry for the glory of God.
James "Jim" Morgan, former President and CEO of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (2005-2016), delivered the keynote address. Morgan's arrival at Krispy Kreme was anything but easy. He stepped into a failing company and an unhealthy culture. However, Morgan had resolved to put Christ at the center of his approach to business. In practice, this looked like his implementation of Faith, Family, and Community Days, or FF&C Days for short. This was a step at creating a healthier work culture in which employees were encouraged time to nourish their faith, spend time with family, and serve the community. He also allowed employees to start an optional Bible study and email devotionals to staff as a way to implement faith in the workplace in a non-coercive way.
Morgan also pushed back on simply selling more doughnuts as a motivator for getting the business back on its feet. "Let's find a vision bigger than selling doughnuts," he remembers telling his Krispy Kreme staff. This led to the creation of their current mission and vision statements, "Our mission is to touch and enhance lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme. Our vision is to be the worldwide leader in sharing delicious tastes and creating joyful memories."
To fulfill the new mission and vision of Krispy Kreme, Morgan developed core values that demonstrated a greater mission than simply selling doughnuts. These values included pursuing excellence; growing as a cohesive team; becoming servant leaders and stewards; and becoming passionate about faith, family, the community, and Krispy Kreme. By 2013, Krispy Kreme had made a significant turnaround as a company. All of this, Morgan noted, was a testament to culture change within the company rooted in rooted in his approach to creating a Christ glorying culture that values people.


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Tierra Verde means "green land" in Spanish; the definition also serves as an accurate description of Tierra Verde Golf Club. Tierra Verde began with the end in mind of creating a sustainable, eco friendly golf club. The City of Arlington had land available for a new course in the far southern reaches of town and the decision was made to develop a sustainable golf club. Gary Stephenson with Graham and Panks International worked in conjunction with the parks golf division, Audubon International and local groups to create the first Audubon Signature course in Texas, and the first municipal course Signature certified by Audubon International.
The Audubon Signature Program is designed to assist landowners in following sustainable resource management principles in planning, constructing and operating the facility. Before construction ever began on the golf course or sports center, a Natural Resource Management Plan was devised to ensure that all site information and proposed methods of operation met Audubon International's guidelines. In addition, the plan is considered a "living document" which ensures that short and long-term operational requirements are followed according to the original plan and is updated as needed. The primary areas of environmental focus of the program are wildlife conservation and habitat enhancement, water conservation and water quality protection, chemical use reduction and safety through integrated pest management, waste reduction and management, and energy conservation. Tierra Verde Golf Club encompasses a total of roughly 260 acres. The 18-hole golf course, three practice holes, driving range, and structures comprise only about 95 acres of the site. An additional 165 acres including creeks, bottomland hardwoods, native grasslands and vegetation have been preserved. Corridors and vegetative buffers exist between every hole of the golf course. Wildlife species are able to travel from one end of the park site to the other without having to traverse maintained turf areas. The added benefit is that golfers get the feel of "having the place to themselves" as you only are able to see other holes from a few vantage points on the course. Over ten acres of ponds and 10,000 linear feet of shoreline were created to provide habitat and water sources for migratory waterfowl and the diverse, native population of wildlife found at the course as well as providing added challenge and beauty for the golfer. The structures on the property also utilize many energy saving features: the clubhouse uses geothermal heating and air conditioning to maximize efficiency.
The golf division in Arlington is part of an "enterprise program" meaning that the users – not the tax payers – foot the bill for the operation of the four Arlington municipal courses, even paying for the design and construction of Tierra Verde. The efficient design allows the maintenance practices to be performed by a staff of seven including the superintendent, assistant and mechanic, adding only two part timers in peak season.
Related: Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses: More Relevant than Ever
Bob Best CGCS was hired to complete the grow-in at Tierra Verde Golf Club in 1998, and was quickly followed by assistant Tami Busby. Evonne Sandas CGCS is the Director of Golf for Arlington and oversaw the primary construction, while also overseeing the other three Arlington facilities. Bob and Tami fought the finish out, the drought and the mulch pile fires to open Tierra Verde in November 1998. The construction company actually preserved much of the existing landscape only disturbing a few acres not being used for golf today. The preservation of large trees and native spaces allowed the course to open with a mature look and feel. I was employed at the time at nearby Riverside Golf Club in Grand Prairie, coming over often to enjoy the new competition in the area. I really enjoyed the concept and layout of the facility.
I began my career in the green industry like almost everyone else: mowing lawns and picking up range balls at the local golf course. My first formal internship was working at Barton Creek Golf Club in Austin, Texas for Superintendent Dale Miller. Barton Creek was in innovator in utilizing eco friendly practices to placate a concerned citizenship in Austin and to protect Barton Springs. I didn't fully understand at the time how much the practices I learned there would stay with me this far into my career. After leaving Texas Tech to go get my golf course management degree at Western Texas College, I moved to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to be with my future bride and began working at a large landscape company. I managed many large corporate campuses including JC Penny's world campus and the property across the street which was the national headquarters of Frito Lay. Frito Lay used an all-organic approach when hardly anyone in the business had attempted to have a high-profile landscape managed organically. We used vinegar for weed control and the main source of fertilizer was bat guano – awesome on a hot summer day! The landscape company I was working for sold out to a larger company and changed philosophy, so I decided it was time to get back to golf. I started at Riverside Golf Club taking a major step down as an irrigation technician while completing my bachelor degree at The University of North Texas. Within a little more than a year, I become the Superintendent at Riverside. Growing Bentgrass in the north Texas heat on a course that had been flooded countless times was a trial by fire. I made it 3 years at Riverside without losing any grass and had some of the best times of my life learning how to become a superintendent on the job.
The Director of Agronomy for American Golf was now Dale Miller from my time at Barton Creek and he asked me to move out to Woodstock, Georgia to work at a course called The Golf Club at Bradshaw Farm. The course had 9 new holes that really weren't ready to be open and were recovering from a misapplication of Round-Up on 10 of the other greens of the 27 hole facility. The course was a great challenge and developed a fantastic staff. I really liked the golf course and the people and members there were great, but after several years there I knew we needed to be back in Texas. My wife and I made a short list of courses that I would apply for if the opportunity became available back home. Tierra Verde was near the top of that list. In 2003, Bob Best moved on to his dream job in Colorado and I applied for the job. Many Divine interventions later, I became the Superintendent at Tierra Verde, probably in no small part to my experience at Frito Lay-the bat guano paid off.
I started at Tierra Verde in February of 2004 and dragged the family back to Texas from Georgia. The Bermuda came out of dormancy that year with the worst Dollar Spot you could possibly imagine on the greens. I was asked to try to heal the disease using no fungicide or other chemicals. I have to admit I was pretty skeptical that anything would heal those greens. I first tried cornmeal from a local recommendation followed by hydrogen peroxide and that seemed to halt the progress of the disease. We spread a powdered corn gluten meal across the Tifeagle greens and they healed up. I first suspected that it was the nitrogen alone that healed the disease and matched the amount of nitrogen put out on the recovered greens with synthetic fertilizer. The greens responded but ghosts of the Dollar Spot remained on the greens which were fertilized synthetically for weeks. I knew that there was something different about the organic approach but wasn't ready to be covered by bat guano again in the summertime. We have utilized organic fertilizers and amendments for the past 5 years on the greens and have not had to use a synthetic fungicide or pesticide.
Related: Doctor Turfgrass aka Dr. Richard Hurley, Does it Again
The other Arlington courses; Meadowbrook, Lake Arlington and Ditto Golf Course and I have experimented in some way with almost every organic or natural product on the market. It seems like every year something new is available as more people tinker with organics. We fertilize with a poultry manure product on the fairways, tees and roughs and have had great success. To match the same amount of nitrogen in tissue tests using synthetic fertilizers on our practice holes we have found that we typically have to use 60-70% more input. Compost and other organic amendments are put on our high traffic areas and divots and we have seen excellent turf recovery. We still use seven synthetic herbicides on the turf as part of our natural resource management plan. There are simply too few cost-effective alternatives to synthetic pre-emergent and no replacements yet for some commonly used herbicides. I know that as this market expands there will be more opportunities to replace even those few chemistries we use. To do a program like this it really helps to have everyone on board like we do here in Arlington from my assistant superintendent Tami Busby and the experienced staff here at Tierra Verde Golf Club, I have been really blessed. My fellow superintendents Gary Archer, James Burnett and Brick Scott have done the hard work and shown the patience that makes the same program work at their facilities.
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very nice mike. tempted to have ago myslef!
Nice looking piece of kit Mike, der whats it do again
Mike, that looks superb! Im sure it will fight as good as it looks and in time for the first boxing exhibition bouts at the UK Robotic Games show, NEC on 18-21 November then. We shall make sure we take some video footage of it in action.
We are still taking applications for the 2005 UK Robotic Games (closing date end of Nov) and entries for boxers are very welcome.
Its brilliant! I spoke to the organiser at the NEC today and they cant wait to see it. Do you plan to put gloves on it?
Im buying a bell this week to hang at the side of the arena.........Hows the other one coming on?
Its a pity we couldnt use your head on it...it would be much scarier then!! (see you at Kings Lynn...Ill be the one hiding in the corner waiting to get slapped)
Ian, oh boy, are you going to get so slapped. In fact slapped sillier that you are already.
Yes, it will have boxing gloves on. Pual Cooper is kindly donating a pair.
The other one is already finished however Simon has no decided to build another head for his.
I use it at 20 psi and event at that pressure its powerful. At 100psi ( not had the courage to wind it up to 10 bar (150 psi)) its awesome!!!!!
Terry, its a robot designed along the line of Technogames for boxing. It has correct moving arms and is a rough copy of a kneeling human.
This one is named Nemisis Simons is called K.O.
They are cheap, simple and easy to make. They are not powerbots nor should they punch too hard. Just a good fun machine.
It looks great Mike - cant wait to see it in action.
All I get is a brief flash and then my AVI viewer dies. Have you got it in wmv or mpg form?
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GTA Online's long-awaited casino opens its doors later this summer
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The Diamond Casino & Resort, situated in the heart of Vinewood, is described as "a brand-new luxury destination and the largest mass entertainment complex of its kind in Southern San Andreas".
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Release Date : 17th June, 2016
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Some celebrity with scandal, few slangs, a vulgar scene (Shahid's pissing!!), big controversy & Bingo! You have a formula for minting on any script.
With the Director of Ishqiya fame and the ruckus over the film's release, Udta Punjab was definitely merchantable long before the D-day, expectations too soared high for obvious reasons, but the film badly falls prey to it's crisp, otherwise dull script. There were dialogues and scenes that seemed totally undemanding of the script. Shahid's pissing looked so very vulgar, I was reminded of Holy Smoke where it was Kate's call, the scene was so convincing, I never felt anything wrong in it!! The ending was too frivolous to digest, not even in my wildest of dreams will I ever imagine walking through the sea shores and then jump in a swimming pool!!
Shahid Kapoor didn't have to act he actually looked like a FUDDU, blame it on the Director. I kept wondering what made him think making eye balls big & wide would help his case of a drug addict, found Balli more convincing then Shahid!! Kareena Kapoor is just passable, a character like Preet Sahni should have had some more potency, but yes Alia Bhatt is commendable, she worked real hard to make the unnerving character so so very plausible & Diljit Dosanjh was adorable, his simplicity won my heart.
It is just for the strong message & some incredible sound tracks (my favourite being Allah-hu) I would give this film a 2.5 out of 5
Director : Abhishek Chaubey
Story : Sudeep Sharma, Abhishek Chaubey
Producers : Balaji Motion Pictures, Phantom Films
Distributors : Balaji Motion Pictures
Music : Amit Trivedi, Benedict Taylor, Naren Chandavarkar
Cinematography : Rajeev Ravi
Editor : Meghna Sen
On this article we try to remember some milestone movies which is never be forgotten. We really should know about these films.
Shahrukh Khan went full frontal with his butt and this has to be the only film in the history of B town
We all know he was a great director, a super story teller. But from the very first film in his direction he used short dresses and intimate scenes in his films.
There was a mirrakle in the year of 1950 on 12th December in India. The living legend, The Super Human Being Rajnikanth was born.
Rajesh Khann the First Superstar of Hindi Film was said the most famous dialogs of Amitabh Bachchan. Just watch the images it will fresh your mood.
We all know about Raj, Rahul but who knows He is only Actor who play as himself in 10 films during his carrer. Here is the LIST
Being a Rockstar in Rock On to a Millitary Man in Wazir with Mr Amitabh Bachchan.
Salman Khan The Boss of Box Office is also Known as Sallu Bhai. He belongs from a Well Established Bollywood Family. His Father Salim Khan was a Writer Poet. His Two Brothers are Producer and Director.
Akshay Kumar - The Khiladi of Hindi Film Industry is belong from Army Family. His Father was an Army Man. He had no Connection with Film Industry.
In 1980 Mithun and Sridevi came closer during the set of Jaag Utha Insaan. Rumours said that Mithun married Sridevi secretly but Yogeeta refused to giving divorce and Sridevi did not want to stay with a Man who had another wife.
Anil Kapoor is not the First Member from his family in Film Industry. He is the second generation.
In Hindi cinema, we mostly watched Corrupt or Bad Police in our department. In reality, it is true most of the time but There are also Honest Capable and Smart Police in our Society.
Daily Thousand of People Search 'Top Ten Hot Actress' or 'Top Ten Sexy Actress' and They got their Result. But they didn't happy. They want to see their favorite Actress in the list.
It is very difficult to select the Most Talented and Most Popular Actors in Bollywood. But we did research and ask many people by social media and got a result.
Actresses are coming to break the rules of conventional concept of heroines.
Zindagi - The hindi word is very popular in poetry. Hindi films used the word several times on various songs. Here we bring most popular zindegi songs for you.
Here you find top ten pair in bollywood from black & white era to now.
Top Ten Rain Songs in Bollywood Ever. Pyar Hua Iqraar Hua to Tip Tip Barsha Pani.
From 1973 to 2016 he has done many films. Here we select the 5 must watch films of Amir Khan


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Pretty common question when dealing with lists (arrays, vectors or whatever is used in you favorite programming language) is to find duplicates and list the as a hashmap.
Example (Python). From the list like this
lst = [5,5,4,4,4,3]
get a dict
dupls = {5 => [0,1], 4 => [2,3,4]}
The question was raised on the SO here and got some standard solutions which basically do the job with O(n) time.
I wanted to suggest another solution, which is slower — O(n*log(n)) but it allows generating an interesting structure.
The solution for original problem is this:
def dupl_rbespal(c): alreadyAdded = False dupl_c = dict() sorted_ind_c = sorted(range(len(c)), key=lambda x: c[x]) # sort incoming list but save the indexes of sorted items for i in xrange(len(c) - 1): # loop over indexes of sorted items if c[sorted_ind_c[i]] == c[sorted_ind_c[i+1]]: # if two consecutive indexes point to the same value, add it to the duplicates if not alreadyAdded: dupl_c[ c[sorted_ind_c[i]] ] = [sorted_ind_c[i], sorted_ind_c[i+1]] alreadyAdded = True else: dupl_c[ c[sorted_ind_c[i]] ].append( sorted_ind_c[i+1] ) else: alreadyAdded = False return dupl_c
Now what I want to get is a following structure:
From the list like this
lst = [5,5,4,4,4,3]
get a dict
dupls = {0 => 1, 2 => 3, 3 => 4 }
That is I want to get a dict where key points to the next index with the same value.
With a slight change of the above algorithm we get:
def nextDuplicates(c): dupl_c = dict() sorted_ind_c = sorted(range(len(c)), key=lambda x: c[x]) for i in xrange(len(c) - 1): if c[sorted_ind_c[i]] == c[sorted_ind_c[i+1]]: dupl_c[ sorted_ind_c[i] ] = sorted_ind_c[i+1] return dupl_c
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15 thoughts on "Culper: November As Trigger Point"
Just wait, hold back and observe what is going to happen. There is nothing anyone can do to stop events unfolding, but, there's no lack of effecting what happens in epic fashion.
Events have now passed out of the realm of reason and rational affectation. Its a freight train with no brakes on a 7 percent grade.
Honk! Honk! The clown globo=pedo car from cloud cuckoo land is here.Not that it matters they do so, be a miracle any of them grok TINVOWOOT, yet lot of scared white democrats are going to vote for Trump in November thanks to Burn Loot Murder.
The political dynamics of them secretly voting for nazi orangemanbad so their peers do not know they are betraying the trump deranged NPC herd are guaranteed to have epic unintended consequences because those who count the votes count also who vote for whom.
The other effect is this "white flight" will cancel out the margin of vote fraud created to beat those damn Deplorable's this time.The smell of turning traitor on election day will permeate the inner sanctums of globo=pedo like explosive diarrhea on a passenger jet stuck broke down on the tarmac in Arizona during July with the air conditioning off.
Globo=pedo will double down. Doctrinal plans never survive contact with the enemy. They can't do anything else. They have no other plan. Agenda is not strategy. The effects of doubling down more, reinforcing failure with more failure will cause more among the hive collective to flee. Its a cascade flight reaction, it can't be stopped. Which will facilitate more double down.
On the operational front no amount of counter insurgency operations can stop grass roots open source leaderless individual independent action.
All 20th century 3G War military mindset derived counter insurgency tactics and strategy is based on countering insurgencies and insurgents who are supported by a remote Nation State.
American Freefor is totally self supported. It is self dependent, requires no long supply line down a Ho Chi Min Trail, or thru woke operatives of the amerikan political class, soros's minions, operatives infiltrated into state level and local governmental offices. In fact no supply line of any kind is required. At the lone wolf and buddy pair tactical level Resupply and Refit is as home grown as a back yard tater patch and a couple cases of stockpiled 55 grain .223 from the local fish bait and tackle store and army navy surplus field gear. Remember when the obot regime FBI sent BOLO's out to military surplus stores regarding all the "domestic white terrorists" buying bayonets and canteens? Good days.
Nobody but the Brits, and only at the last months of the first war of secession, and the French/Indians, (can't forget great insurgent Confederate warriors like John Mosby who held back an entire federal army with about 300 regulars), have ever faced and fought, never mind won against such American grass roots insurgents and their style of insurgency.
All the fancy manual and training for COIN is predicated on COIN operations against nation state proxy insurgents.
Those behind the tactical level operations of Burn Loot Murder may very well be unawares of this unique, organic American exception to classic insurgency warfare, low intensity conflict, 4th G warfare.The advent of "white liberal flight" self depopulating mob will effectively create concentration of a radical plurality within the ranks of the woke anarchists, only the most radical will stay behind, they will be empowered by becoming the majority, they will see it as winning, a false sense of superiority aka barn blindness will inspire them to ever more debauchery subversion and destruction.
The loss of such numbers of "moderate" white liberal cannon fodder creates a closed loop black racial supremacy feedback cycle which sees itself as unstoppable, a victorious false euphoric sense of power will inspire them to higher fits of radicalism, free to commit any atrocity, no limits, they will reject all other voices but the siren call of committing acts of full blooded racial genocide and out of this will be created the seeds of their demise.
They where doomed from the moment they agreed to a faustian compact with globo=pedo. Cannon fodder from the beginning, raise and bred in the neo=bolshevik white liberal/amerikan jew created plantations of the 3rd world blue shitholes cities they control, as human petri dishes with the intent to create an army of feral ghetto rats born and raised in a live fire cultural combat zone, black blooded feral berserkers, nothing could be as poetic and ironic than being bred and raised as cannon fodder for the real and only genuine white supremacists.
Nothing but not having the cognitive capacity to see you are a tool.
That the only white people who where ever your friends and fellow countrymen, you been brainwashed and suckered into killing, for the slave masters you work for that you are incapable of understanding as such.
Divide & Conquer never had it so good-bad.-
Another great essay Mt Man.
You have gotten better and better over the years. Kudos and Laurels!
I do so hope you are right re: the Will of the Men of the West, and good folks in general.
"Men of the West, and good folks in general."
that must be why murka is soo blessed with sooo many "good folks in general"
you should be a comedian- NOT!
fact is they are evil and conniving to the point they will expend energy trying to bring others down to their puddle of piss level instead of striving to achieve the heights tfA-t has risen to
Mtnforge is right, Ought Six. I see it every single day. Those in my tribe see it too.
Good that we do, of course, but hardly addresses the problem. Those that need to see, won't for some time, if ever.
And you, mtnforge, are greatly appreciated.
Meanwhile outside the glass dollhouse of delusion Russia and China are testing new weapons and upgrading old systems.
Russia is renovating the Tupolev TU-160 Mach 2+ White Swan bomber with its 88,000 pound carrying capability.
They still have the Satan and Satan II ICBM's which are the biggest ballistic missiles ever made.
China has a stealth submarine that is even better than the one that surfaced unannounced right in the middle of US Navy exercises a few years back.
Are they strong enough to attack now? Probably not but with the internal rot of a fifth column of traitors they will eventually make a move. Plan accordingly. -
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Perhaps the most intriguing of his arguments is what happens to a civilization, in this case the West, after protracted moral decline and cultural decay. Citing historian Caroll Quigley, Huntington writes that decay occurs "when the civilization, no longer able to defend itself because it is no longer willing to defend itself, lies wide open to 'barbarian invaders.'"
That we live in an age of 'protracted moral decline and cultural decay' is beyond dispute. But we have been for quite some time. 500 years, to be exact. The first blow came in October 1517. The second blow came approximately 10 years later. Christendom has since been on a slow, downward spiral, the acceleration of which has been rapidly increasing over the past 50 – 100 years. We are approaching the bottom.
Interesting that this was posted on Bastille Day, the day the French celebrate the 1789 storming of the Bastille by the Jacobins, the fortress-prison in Paris, which at that time contained only seven prisoners, the most known being the deviant Comte de Solages. That, and the prior storming of the Hôtel des Invalides, lead to the Jacobin's First French Republic, which itself was responsible for the unprecedented anti-Catholicism and the bloody and lawless Reign of Terror that followed.
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The purging of charity from one's soul inevitably yields a hatred of truth.
Satan is a liar and the father of lies because God is Himself Truth, and thus satan, in his warped desire to be God, and resulting hatred of God, can only ever pervert truth in an effort to lead others away from God, and into eternal hell with satan himself.
tFat = Satan's little helper
Election indecisive. Mail fraud by left. Allegations of voter suppression. Massive MSM campaign. Riots in major cities. Election somehow winds up in SC. Major rioting all over the country in order to threaten SC. SC cucks and gives election to left.
Right begins turning off electricity to and blockades of major US cities. Armed forces mobilized. Defections mount. dot mil in chaos. Joint Chiefs try to align with left, rank and file refuse then start killing generals. Conflicted Ohio-class boomer CO's scared shitless, not knowing who to trust, who to run from or whose orders to follow, and running out of food. Clock ticking.
Small scale (at first) armed food raids into rural areas from cities commence. USD collapses. EBT system collapses. Gangs start to take over urban areas. It is now April 2021.
DJIA is 40,000.
Helluva crystal ball, sir.
Hope you are wrong.
Know that you are very likely much more right than wrong.
Tempus fugit.
What Culper fails to note is that the Postal service is one big left wing public union. And that one of the main reasons the dems want an all mail in ballot is that they control the mail. There are videos showing postal workers tossing ballots. It only takes postal workers a few minutes on google to find the counties and precincts that vote left or right and they know where all the cameras are now. The deep state includes blue collar workers….
Whatever happens, and it'll be nasty, you can bet on that, Stay Focused. If you've ever had a crisis in your life, if you've ever weathered a storm at work, at home, anywhere, at any time, you stayed focused in order to come out on top, ja? Keep at it, whatever your preps, at what ever level, and don't quit! None of it will be easy, and none of it will be comfortable. Make things as easy as you can by using your brain. Use your wits. Never, ever, ever, stop thinking. You can win. It may look very bad. If you are alive you can win.
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BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan expressed his disappointment over the failure of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) to solve the series of killings that transpired in the different parts of the city after the present administration embarked on an aggressive anti-drug campaign.
The local chief executive admitted some individuals and groups are taking advantage of the government's anti-drug campaign to get back at their alleged competitors in the drug business or for other reasons only known to them.
"The recent killings in the city is one of the negative effects and downside of the government's anti-drug campaign and law enforcers must pinpoint the motives of the murder of certain individuals in the guise of them being alleged drug pushers or users. We are disappointed over the failure of our local police force to come out with timely findings on the motive behind the series of killings,"Domogan stressed.
Earlier, concerned residents expressed alarm over the series of killings around the city where one of the victims was even beheaded right inside his residence.
Domogan pointed out the relief of the BCPO chief does not solve this series of killings but a close coordination among concerned law enforcers to go after the perpetrators.
He requested the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Regional Intelligence Office to help the BCPO identify the killers and ascertain their motives behind such incidents and prevent the occurrence of similar incidents.
He urged the BCPO to intensify its intelligence network to address threats to the city's peace and order and erase the impression that nothing is being done to solve these killings.
He claimed no one has the monopoly of skills and knowledge in solving crimes thus it is best to have closer coordination among law enforcers to solve the crimes to prevent conclusions that the killings are extra-judicial killings due to the cleansing process among those involved in the illegal drug trade.
He said the local police force must present concrete findings on the motive behind the killings to help abate the fear among local residents of the presence of vigilantes in the cityaffecting the image of the police and the city as a whole from the various sectors.
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It has emerged that a second nun of the Missionaries of Jesus has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur of sexual harassment. The bishop has been charged with raping a nun repeatedly over the course of two years, allegations he denies.
The first nun, who is a member of the Missionaries of Jesus, has said that Bishop Mulakkal, 55, raped her during his May 2014 visit to her convent in Kuravilangad, in Kerala. In a 72-page complaint to police, filed in June 2018, she alleged that the bishop sexually abused her more than a dozen times over two years.
The Missionaries of Jesus is based in the Diocese of Jullundur, and Bishop Mulakkal is its patron.
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Marmoris helps giving coral reefs a fighting chance with use of satellite data
Marmoris, the latest addition to ESA BIC Noordwijk's incubation program for space based businesses, uses space technology like radar and optical remote sensing to make coral reef restoration and conservation efforts easier, faster and cheaper. The startup combines remote sensing, GIS and AI to create a warning tool and a decision support system, in which stakeholders can take data-informed measures. For instance, one can set a trigger when temperatures near reefs are getting unusual. For those who just want the data like statistics, graphs or maps, Marmoris is offering insights through geospatial analysis.
The founding team of Marmoris consists of Parya Pasha Zadeh (Strategy & Management), Samantha Krawczyk (Product Research & Development) and Angela Sindic (Technology & Methods). Parya and Samantha, both having a background Geoinformation Science already worked together before on several remote sensing projects and proposals. During SBIC's space hackathon, they met Angela, a Computer Scientist (bioinformatics), specialised in AI and data analysis. The cooperation went very smoothly and it just clicked. They ended up winning the hackathon!
Right after the hackathon, the synergy of the team fuelled an entrepreneurial spark that was fully ignited during the Ignition Program, a pre-incubation program where founders can tweak their space business idea. Parya: "It offered us validation and proof that we can have the desired impact. There, the idea of a business with the three of us became serious."
Eventually, Marmoris is aiming to scale up to other markets within coastal ecosystems. The focus on coral reefs though is something that matters to the founders foremost. "It is necessary as the survival of reefs all over the world simply is in grave danger due to the climate crisis and mismanagement. That's why we want to be impact oriented first with a focus on coral reefs", says Parya. "The technology and products we will develop can then be applied to businesses like aquaculture and tourism or the monitoring of adjacent coastal habitats like kelp forests and mangroves."
Marmoris will be pitching during the next NL Space Campus Network & Drinks on Thursday 24 June. They will explain more about their activities during their 3 minute pitch. You can also join them during the social network part of the event, where they will have a dedicated table for further discussion.
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Finding little ways to save and make money can add up and help you transform your finances. During Week 2 of the One Month Finance Challenge we want to give you 7 strategies that we use to save money and make a little extra cash.
During this One Month Finance Challenge we want to share with you the different methods that have worked for us. Over the past few years we have gotten ourselves completely out of debt, have paid off our mortgage (in 2 years) and have significantly increased our net worth.
The fact that you are reading our blog post about transforming your finances shows that you are ready to make some changes in your life too. This Challenge is a great way to start. I know for a fact that you will benefit from all of the ideas that we provide to you. And if you haven't already, check out WEEK 1 for even more suggestions.
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1. Sell Unwanted Items Online
It actually feels really good to declutter our home and to get rid of material things that we just don't need or want anymore. If you are like us, you have a house full of stuff that is just taking up space. Why not sell your unwanted items and kill two birds with one stone: Declutter and Make Some Money while you are at it.
Yes, we all have that one friend who had a horrible experience, meeting that weirdo from Craigslist. But, I have never had a bad experience selling (or buying) an item online.
For larger items we use OfferUp, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. One thing that I like about OfferUp is that you rate (and get rated) as a buyer/seller, all correspondence happens on the app, and everyone has a profile. Ebay is also a great resource to sell smaller items that will not cost too much to ship.
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5. Create a Budget
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Void devil beast Xu Baisheng also did not employ a shred of godforce, nor his corrosive devil qi.
He purely used his physical force, but he kicked a little harder than divine elephant Xiang Xun.
In the distant pond, three clusters of bubbles gurgled on the water surface, sending out patterns of ripples.
A while later, Zhu Feng climbed out from the pond splashing water all around him.
His wet hair stuck to his face along with dirt and algae from the pond.
Zhu Feng laid listlessly on the edge of the pond as blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
Xiang Xun\'s kick was hard enough to jumble his internal organs upside down, and he felt as if his body was going to collapse.
Not long after Zhu Feng, Lu Tai and Sun Yao also climbed out of the pond with a great effort.
They looked more miserable than Zhu Feng, with blood continuously flowing out of their mouths.
Xiang Xun and void devil beast Xu Baisheng looked at the three figures coldly.
If Huang Xiaolong would have ordered them to kill these fools, they would have been nothing but ashes by now, instead of lying there and still breathing.
Yet, the kicks were enough to leave them debilitated for a good while.
Zhu Feng, Lu Tai, and Sun Yao were able to lift their heads after coughing up some more blood.
They looked fearfully at the elephant and black beast at Huang Xiaolong\'s side.
These two beasts! Especially that elephant!
Zhu Feng\'s eyes dilated in fear.
Are they high-level Ancestor God Realm beasts
These two beasts surely had the strength of the high-level Ancestor God Realm masters; there was even a chance they had reached Eighth Order or Ninth Order Ancestor God Realm!
Zhu Feng, Lu Tai, and Sun Yao had this same thought almost simultaneously.
Huang Xiaolong, I am the Vientiane World\'s Fortune Gate\'s Young Lord.
And yet you intentionally induced your subordinates to attack me and heavily injure me! Zhu Feng suppressed the fear in his heart and shouted angrily.
I\'m going to sue you in front of Father, just wait for your punishment! Not even Golden Brow or Blood Knife can save you this time, you\'re going to be squatting inside the dungeon for thousands of years!
Void devil beast Xu Baisheng lifted one of his legs.
Seeing this, Zhu Feng panicked and scrambled to flee towards the sky.
Forget it. Huang Xiaolong said to Xu Baisheng.
Void devil beast Xu Baisheng complied respectfully, and did not pursue Zhu Feng.If Huang Xiaolong wouldnt have stopped him,
Void devil beast Xu Baisheng had intended to shut this fart of a Young Lord up for a few hundred years with one kick.
Zhu Feng, Lu Tai, and Sun Yao ran back in a fluster to Zhu Fengs residence.
He Fang and Chen Xuguang were waiting for them on the balcony; only then did Zhu Feng, Lu Tai, and Sun Yao felt safe in the company of these Fortune Gate headquarters disciples.
Zhu Feng subconsciously felt that Huang Xiaolong won\'t dare to harm He Fang and Chen Xuguang no matter how arrogant he was.
Huang Xiaolong should have known very well that if he were to harm them, then he won\'t need a coffin.
Of course, he was also aware that He Fang and Chen Xuguang were high-level Ancestor God Realm masters, late-Seventh Order Ancestor God Realm and peak late-Seventh Order Ancestor God Realm respectively.
They probably could deal with the two high-level beasts by Huang Xiaolong\'s side, right
Zhu Feng had already realized that the big elephant was not a joker.
He now wondered where Huang Xiaolong bought him from
Senior Brother He Fang, And Senior Brother Chen Xuguang, Zhu Feng made a bitter face and complained when he reached the balcony of his residence, That Huang Xiaolong, he…! He pretended to be saddened by Huang Xiaolongs response to his invitation and he coughed up blood before he could say anything further.
He Fang and Chen Xuguang\'s faces were sullen.
They were seated on the balcony this whole time, therefore they had seen and heard everything very clearly.
He Fang and Chen Xuguang\'s body exuded cold air as they thought about the incident they had just witnessed.
That elephant had actually suggested that they could roll over to the Fortune Divine Kingdom to see Huang Xiaolong tomorrow, since Huang Xiaolong had no time to see them today!
Even more infuriating was that the elephant had actually said that not even their Grand Elders and Ancestors had the qualifications to tell Huang Xiaolong to roll over!
A mere Vientiane World\'s Fortune Gates disciples was audacious to this degree! Huang Xiaolong had not only disrespected the two of them but also the Grand Elders and Ancestors from the Fortune Gate headquarters
The two of them ripped the fabric of space and appeared ten meters away from Huang Xiaolong, almost in an instant.
He Fang\'s eyes narrowed as he looked at Huang Xiaolong.
He then looked at Huang Xiaolongs group, and his gaze lingered a little longer on Xiang Xun and Xu Baisheng.
Feng Ers beauty amazed him for a moment.
The Fortune Gate\'s headquarters had many beautiful female disciples, but they were miles away from Feng Ers beauty.
Huang Xiaolong, we\'re the disciples of Fortune Gate\'s headquarters.
You disobeyed our order even though you were made aware of our identities! Chen Xuguang barked.
His piercing cold gaze was fixed on Huang Xiaolong as he continued, As a disciple of Fortune Gate, don\'t you know the Fortune Gate\'s rules! How dare you rebel against your seniors!
Rebel against seniors Huang Xiaolong repeated calmly, Which Fortune Gate\'s rule states that the headquarters\' disciples could issue an order to the branch disciples
He Fang and Chen Xuguang were taken aback.
Only then they remembered that there was no such rule in the Fortune Gate.
However, disciples from the Fortune Gate\'s headquarters had an otherworldly air about them, that they were respected by all the Fortune Gate\'s branches no matter what.
No branch disciples dared to defy them, and the Gate Chief and Ancestors were always agreeable with them.
Thus, He Fang and Chen Xuguang inevitably expected Huang Xiaolong to obey them since he was a branch disciple; failure to do so was haughtily considered as a rebellion by them!
For a moment, they couldnt retort to Huang Xiaolong.
Let\'s go! Huang Xiaolong said to the rest of his group.
As he passed by He Fang\'s side, he said to him, If you want to see me, come to the Fortune Divine Kingdom tomorrow.
At the end of the day, these two were disciples from the Fortune Gate\'s headquarters.
Not to mention, these disciples normally had big backings behind them.
At the moment, Huang Xiaolong preferred avoiding conflicts with them, therefore, he did not tell them to roll over to the Fortune Divine Kingdom.
However, He Fang and Chen Xuguang were enraged.
A branch disciple had told them that he had no time for them!
Insolent! He Fang bellowed and his fingers bent into claws with swirling green energy as he leaped forward to capture Huang Xiaolong.
This was one of the Fortune Gate\'s divine arts named Green Light Power Claws.
But no sooner, a pair of hands reached out and locked his hands in mid way.
He Fang turned to look fearfully, and saw that a young man in black robes had blocked his attack.
It was Gui Yi.
Gui Yi\'s cold gaze met with He Fang\'s gaze.
Gui Yi twisted He Fangs hands, and a split second, He Fang was screaming as he staggered back multiple times.
He regained his balance and looked at his ten broken fingers.
Chen Xuguang was about to attack as well, but forcefully stopped himself, after seeing He Fang\'s sorry state.
He looked at Gui Yi in astonishment.
Another powerful character!
He…! A Ninth Order Ancestor God Realm Or late-Ninth Order Ancestor God Realm
How is that possible! Huang Xiaolong was just a branch disciple, how could there be so many high-level Ancestor God Realm masters by his side!
This is a warning, if you don\'t want to die, behave! Gui Yi warned coldly.
Huang Xiaolong and the rest didn\'t even give He Fang or Chen Xuguang a second look as they sped away flying in the air.
Chen Xuguang\'s face turned green as he was rooted in the same spot for a long time.
He didnt dare to move even an inch.


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ESFA under 18 Boys: The Magic in the Middle
Wednesday 07 February 2018By ESFA Office
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Yesterday we introduced you to the defenders and goalkeepers in our Under 18 Boys England squad and today we are going to pick up where we left off. With today marking the half way point of National Schools Football Week, we're looking to the boys that control the middle of the park let's meet the midfielders!
Kyle O'Connor-Ajayi
Kyle is a man than can play in any part of the pitch from centre midfield to left back or striker. While playing for Oakland College and Bedfordshire County, Kyle represents his school as a 6th year prefect as well. His versatility and tireless application saw him stand out to coaches during the trials process. K-splash (quite the nickname, we think you'll agree!) is an Arsenal fan and sees Thierry Henry as his favourite player for his football intelligence and his style of play. He also spoke about his admiration for Cyril Regis, one of the first prominent black footballers, for his passion for football and his combination of physical play and supreme football ability. Kyle also holds Nigerian and Irish nationalities and is most looking forward to the game against the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish roots.
Ryan Penny
Ryan represents Sparsholt College and Hampshire County when not playing for the ESFA. Ryan is known to his teammates as Rhyno and is most looking forward to the game against the Republic of Ireland, as it is taking place at Luton Town FC. Ryan grew up playing football with his brother and watching Chelsea play. The two players Ryan told us he admired most were Iniesta and Ian Wright, for their technical ability and understanding of football. When we asked Ryan if there was anything he thought used to be really cool but isn't any more, he said chinos which I think we can all agree with.
Emmanuel Ogunrinde
Emmanuel plays for Trafford College and Greater Manchester, playing on either the left or right wing. Manny grew up playing football in the park with his friends, which he credits with developing his attacking skills. He admires Lionel Messi for his entertaining style of football and sublime technical ability. In the world of football, he also admires Ronaldo and notes Will Smith outside of sport, as role models, due to their charity work and desire to help others. Eman – as he's nicknamed – also has Nigerian and Irish nationalities and is most looking forward to the Northern Ireland international.
Robert Deda
Robert plays for Hove Park Sixth Form and Sussex as a central midfielder, with terrific all round football ability. As well as being a keen footballer, Rob is also a keen futsal and basketball player and a very good 100 meter sprinter. Rob is an Arsenal supporter and idolises Christiano Ronaldo for his hard work and desire on the pitch combined with his charitable work off the pitch. Outside of football he looks up to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, for his charisma, charm and hard work. Rob also holds Albanian nationality and is looking forward to the match against Northern Ireland at the beginning of April.
Cieran Jackson
Cieran is a talented attacking midfielder or left winger who represents South Tyneside College and Durham County to an impressive level. A Manchester United fan, who was introduced to football by his father, he has a clear ambition to play and watch excellent football. He lists Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba as two of his footballing idols. He particularly emphasised the way in which both players looked to utilise the ball to the best of their ability and to always looks to push forward and attack. When not on the football pitch Cieran is a keen cricketer and the discipline of cricket is something that he brings to all aspects of his time with the ESFA.


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England had the greatest stages of excess deaths in Europe in between the end of February and the center of June, official examination demonstrates.
The Place of work for National Studies suggests England noticed the next best peak charges of dying in Europe, just after Spain.
But England had the longest interval where fatalities had been previously mentioned average, and so total had the greatest stages.
Spots in Spain and Italy, like Milan and Madrid, had been harder hit than metropolitan areas in the Uk
But the ONS investigation reveals the epidemic in the British isles was far more common than in other nations around the world, with Scotland seeing the 3rd maximum death amount in Europe.
By 23 May, the dying rate in England was 7.5% higher than it has been in current many years.
Spain's boost, 6.7%, was the next greatest in the nations analyzed adopted by Scotland's increase of 5.1%.
This examination provides to preceding studies of surplus deaths by having account of the ages of the population in every single nation.
At its worst, the dying price in Spain was worse than in England.
But fatalities in Spain returned to standard stages speedier, so around the full calendar year so significantly, England has seen far more deaths compared to past years.
The investigation also appeared at cities and areas in just nations.
Madrid, Barcelona and Milan all observed increased peaks in loss of life rates than cities in the United kingdom.
But the ONS said that the epidemic was extra common in the British isles than in other nations.
7 of the 15 cities that saw the major rise in deaths costs have been in the Uk.


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15 Alumni and their family members enjoyed a great day onboard the SJCAA boat trip.
Some of them had a chance to learn how to wakeboard for the first time, while the other alumni got a chance to enhance their skills in both wakeboard and water skiing.
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"The tragedy of Richard III lies in the progressive isolation of
From the very opening of the play when Richard III enters "solus",
the protagonist's isolation is made clear.Richard's isolation progresses
as he separates himself from the other characters and breaks the natural
bonds between Man and nature through his efforts to gain power.
Thefirst scene of the play begins with a soliloquy, which
emphasizes Richard's physical isolation as he appears alone as he speaks to
the audience.This idea of physical isolation is heightened by his
references to his deformity, such as "rudely stamp'd…Cheated of feature
by Dissembling Nature, deformed, unfinished.This deformity would be an
outward indication to the audience ofthe disharmony from Nature and
viciousness of his spirit.As he hates "the idle pleasures of these days"
and speaks of his plots to set one brother against another, Richard seems
socially apart from the figures around him, and perhaps regarded as an
outsider or ostracized because of his deformity.His separation from is
family is emphasized when he says "Dive, thought's down to my soul" when he
sees his brother approaching.He is unable to share his thought with his
own family as he is plotting against them.Thus, we are given hints of his
physical, social and spiritual isolation which is developed throughout the
play.But despite these hints,he still refers to himself as part of the
House of York, shown in the repeated use of "Our".
The concept of Richard's physical isolation is reinforced in his
dealings with Anne in Act I scene ii.She calls him "thou lump of foul
deformity" and "fouler toad" during their exchange.Despite these insults,
she still makes time to talk to Richard, and by the end of their exchange,
she has taken his ring and been "woo'd" by him.After Richard has
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Firewalls are another protective device for networks that stand in the way of a penetration tester or attacker. Firewalls represent a barrier or logical delineation between two zones or areas of trust. In its simplest form an implementation of a firewall represents the barrier between a private and a public network.
When discussing firewalls, it is important to understand how they work and their placement on a network. A firewall is a collection of programs and services located at the choke point (or the location where traffic enters and exits the network). It is designed to filter all traffic flowing in and out and determine if that traffic should be allowed to continue. In many cases the firewall is placed in such a way as to be distanced from important resources so that in the case of compromise key resources are not adversely impacted. If enough care and planning are taken along with a healthy dose of testing, only traffic that is explicitly allowed to pass will be able to do so, with all other traffic, dropped at the firewall.
Some details about firewalls to be aware of:
- Firewalls are a form of IDS since all traffic can be monitored and logged when it crosses the firewall.
- A firewall's configuration is mandated by a company's own security policy and will change to keep pace with the goals of the organization.
- Firewalls are typically configured to allow only specific kinds of traffic such as e-mail protocols, web protocols, or remote access protocols.
- In some cases, a firewall may also act as a form of phone tap, allowing for the identification of attempts to dial into the network.
- A firewall uses rules that determine how traffic will be handled. Rules exist for traffic entering and exiting the network, and it is possible for traffic going one way not to be allowed to go the other.
- For traffic that passes the firewall, the device will also act as a router, helping guide traffic flowing between networks.
- Firewalls can filter traffic based on a multitude of criteria, including destination, origin, protocol, content, or application.
- In the event that traffic of a malicious nature tries to pass the firewall, an alarm can be configured that will alert a system administrator or other party as needed.


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A tattoo is a commitment for life! And, no matter how conflicted we are about them, tattoos have their own swag factor always. Some people, men and women alike, find pride in their tattoos, while some live for it. Well, whatever your reason, if you've made up your mind to get inked, then best do so with some ultra cool designs that won't go out of trend for a long long time.
For women especially, tattoos add a pinch of eccentricity and mystery. While going for masculine design may not be the best choice always, you ladies can opt for designs that truly suit your body type and size. Maybe soft colors, flowers or even neatly done skulls. Your pick!
To make your decision easier, we've just curated a list of the best forearms tattoo ideas for women in 2019. Check them out below!
#1 Rose tattoos and other flower tattoos
Women generally go for a feminine rose or other flower tattoos. Call it a reaffirmation of themselves, flowers stand for everything that is feminine right from beauty, grace, and growth.
#2 Dreamcatcher tattoos
Who is not spellbound with the idea of a dream catcher! These exotic and magical items are known to ward off malevolent beings and ensure your sleep well with sweet dreams. Dreamcatchers have an awe factor that is undying.
#3 Sailor Jerry tattoos
Here's a piece of historical information. These tattoos are deeply based on the history of American servicemen, hence they include seas, anchors and everything related to sailing. They're usually colored yellow, red and green and were pulled off only by men earlier. Now, however, Sailor Jerry tattoos are a definite rave among both the sexes.
#4 Bird tattoos
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#5 Butterflies, moths, and other insects
These are beautiful totems for the life, death and rebirth cycle. They also stand for intuition and higher powers. Often tying into the supernatural, tattoos of butterflies and other insects have deep significance.
#6 Arrows tattoos
For a chic and elegant look, most women opt for an arrow tattoo. This is usually of medium to a small size and can be pulled off on any part of the body.
#7 Heart tattoos
The classic heart tattoo is filled with emotion and stands for love and compassion. It can be designed to represent whichever emotion you want and is generally a kickass option as a forearm tattoo for women. Not only does it add grace and warmth but also makes you look tough.
#8 Faerie tattoos
For a dash of magic and mysticism, faerie tattoos are a must!. Some cultures believe in the power of faeries and their ability to sway good luck your way. Irish folks especially.
Nevertheless, setting aside the luck aspect, getting a faerie tattoo truly adds dimension to a woman's look. It can also be something you hold dear, it can be a tinker bell too!
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Unpacking the Draft EB-5 Memorandum PM-602-0121
By Robert C. Divine, Vice President, IIUSA; Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C.
After years of considering the issues presented squarely by stakeholders, on August 10, 2015 USCIS issued a draft policy memorandum, PM-602-0121, to provide guidance to EB-5 adjudicators on certain requirements for job creation and "sustainment of the investment." The impetus for the draft is the industry's anticipation of the impact of visa number retrogression in expanding the period from I-526 filing to I-829 adjudication for mainland-China-born investors, but the issues have needed resolution regardless of that phenomenon. USCIS is using its admirable policy of publishing a draft policy for stakeholder comments before it finalizes and implements the policy. Comments are due by September 8, 2015.
This article assesses what the draft memo would do and not do, with implications for how it might be changed in response to expected comments. The article does not repeat the memo and presumes the reader has at least briefly read the memo, linked here. With hope the article will spur useful comments to USCIS.
The memo seeks to address two problems posed by the unpredictable and increasingly protracted time period between I-526 filing (after investment) and I-829 adjudication:
1. Whether to allow, at I-526 stage, more time for jobs to be created, since the current policy of 2.5 years after I-526 approval is likely to undershoot the real time for the majority of investors who were born in mainland China and must wait increasingly longer for a visa number before processing for and beginning their two years of conditional residence in the U.S.
2. Whether to relax what appears to be the current policy, reflected in the May 2013 policy memo, requiring investors to sustain the investment at risk in the job creating enterprise until the end of conditional residence, and whether to require created jobs to remain in place to the end of conditional residence.


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Topic:Ethics in human actions; Ethical concerns and dilemma
8) You are heading a district administration in a particular department. Your senior officer calls you from the State Headquarters and tells you that a plot in Rampur village is to have a building constructed on it for a school. A visit is scheduled during which he will visit the site along with the chief engineer and the senior architect. He wants you to check out all the papers relating to it and ensure that the visit is properly arranged. You examine the file which relates to the period before you joined the department. The land was acquired for the local panchayat at a nominal cost and the papers showed that clearance certificates are available for the two of the three authorities who have to certify the site's suitability. There is no certification by the architect available on file. You decide to visit Rampur to ensure that all is in the order as stated on file. When you visit Rampur, you find that the plot under reference is a part of Thakurgarh fort and that the walls, ramparts, etc., are running across it. The fort is well away from the main village, therefore a school here will be a serious inconvenience for the children. However, the area near the village has potential to expand into a larger residential area. The development charges on the existing plot, at the fort, will be very high and question of heritage site has not been addressed. Moreover, the Sarpanch, at the time of acquisition of the land, was a relative of your predecessor. The whole transaction appears to have been done with some vested interest. (25 Marks) (250 Words)
(a) List the likely vested interest of the concerned parties.
(b) Some of the options for action available to you are listed below. Discuss the merits and demerits of each of the options:
(i) You can await the visit of the superior officer and let him take a decision.
(ii) You can seek his advice in writing or on phone.
(iii) You can consult your predecessor/ colleagues, etc, and then decide what to do.
(iv) You can find out if any alternate plot can be got in exchange and then send a comprehensive written report.
Can you suggest any other option with proper justifications?


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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is ready to tax the rich to make her Green New Deal a reality.
"People are going to have to start paying their fair share in taxes," the recently elected New York Democrat told TV show "60 Minutes" in an interview set to air Sunday.
Speaking of prior decades' taxation rates in the country, Ocasio-Cortez added, "Once you get to the tippy tops, on your 10 millionth dollar, sometimes you see tax rates as high as 60 or 70 percent."
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests taxes as high as 70% on the wealthiest to pay for a "Green New Deal."
"If that's what radical means, call me a radical," @AOC tells @AndersonCooper. pic.twitter.com/fcw2YtdeSD
It shouldn't be a surprise that the avowed "democratic socialist" went with the predictable "tax the rich" formula in order to pay for a massive government program to combat climate change.
But it would hardly be good news for most Americans if Ocasio-Cortez got her way.
In fact, such a scheme would mean that her constituents in New York City would pay a max income tax rate of 82.6 percent, as Americans for Tax Reform was quick to point out. Perhaps New Yorkers deserve what they voted for, but does the country?Read the rest of the story HERE.
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Thanks to the massive cutting of trees, all around the world, the global warming today have become the biggest challenge for all of us. The situation has gone so worse that, the whole world is talking about innovation to fight pollution and effects of global warming. It's not that the outside environment is polluted, pollution is right here in our home and office. And we have to act fast and do whatever we can do to fight it out. One simple and effective solution is to plant trees, in your garden, inside the house, in your cubicles and on your desks. And I promise to help you find trees that are easy to plant and maintain and that can surprisingly purify the air around you. Today I will help you choose surprisingly great air purifying houseplants that can be easily planted in your home and garden to clean the air and beautify the space. Continue reading 13 Best Air Purifying Houseplants to Clean the Air and Beautify Your Home
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How to Maintain Garden at Home and Keep It Healthy Easily
Most of us love decorating our homes and one thing that adds to the beauty of your home is a garden. The lovely trees and flowers make the whole house look beautiful. We mostly have garden in the front of our homes which kinds of make the entrance look all the more gorgeous. Also, having trees all around actually lessen the pollution and make the surrounding air fresh and healthy. But, if your garden is all untidy and messy, then the whole thing can actually have a reverse effect. It will actually make everything look very shabby and become the hotbed of germs and insects. So, timely maintenance of your home garden is very important and you must take up proper means to do it. I personally have a garden at home which I and my father takes care of. In fact, gardening is a kind of part of my cleaning schedule and I am really serious about it. If you love your garden and wondering about how to maintain garden at home to keep it clean and healthy, then here's the post you must check. Today in this post, I am sharing everything worth knowing about maintaining a home garden. These essential tips and tricks will help you to maintain your home garden much efficiently. Continue reading How to Maintain Garden at Home and Keep It Healthy Easily
Garden Pest Control: How to protect garden from pests
A beautiful and colourful garden surrounding your house is a blissful scene. A garden is not just the abode to various kinds of plants but also insects and pests. Sharing is a good aspect in one's character, but it certainly does not mean that you should share your garden with the unwanted creatures like insects and pests. You must prevent pest infestation so that you can retain the beauty and health of your garden. In this post, I am going to discuss about garden pest control and various ways to protect garden from unwanted pests and insects. Continue reading Garden Pest Control: How to protect garden from pests
Rooftop Gardening: 5 simple steps to setup a rooftop garden
People nowadays tend to have limited space due to the modern urban structures. I believe that limited space should not erase your passion for gardening because if not in the backyard, rooftop gardening is always an option. Where there is a will, there is a way. You may not have a proper garden, but if you wish to start gardening and have access to your roof (usually available in independent houses), you can start rooftop gardening. You can use this rooftop to follow your passion of gardening. Rooftop gardening can help you make your unused and empty space look beautiful and lively. But while doing rooftop gardening, there are a few things that must be kept in mind and that's what we'll be discussing in this post. Continue reading Rooftop Gardening: 5 simple steps to setup a rooftop garden