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Proof of Concept – Emulate NES Classic Using Raspberry Pi 3
4/17/17: Initial release.
Hey guys,
If you haven't heard, Nintendo discontinued the NES Classic! I was thinking of getting one for the longest time, and now it will be super hard because I am not going to fork over $200+ USD for 30 games!
Well, I have a raspberry pi 3, and I followed a few tutorials and within an hour, maybe less, I was running my own NES Classic version! For a preview of what I did, check out my video below, and in the near future I plan to do a full tutorial series on my youtube channel. Enjoy!
Halo 2 PC Online – Project Cartographer Tutorial (November 2016)
11-23-16 Initial release.
Hey guys,
Recently I got a lot of gamers telling me that in my previous Halo 2 Project Cartographer video that the files linked didn't work, or maybe they had issues on Windows 10. All of that didn't make any sense to me at all, so earlier today I reinstalled the game, got the Halo 2 Launcher file from h2v.online, and it got my game online on the first try!
So how does it work? Here is the quick text tutorial:
- Install Halo 2 Vista PC on your computer. It works fine on my Windows 10 64-bit machine.
- Get the Halo 2 Launcher from h2v.online/install. Link here.
- Put the .exe in the root of your Halo 2 folder.
- Run the .exe, make an account, and then sign in and play!
For the visual learners out there, see my video tutorial below. Enjoy!
Video Tutorial
NOX – Free Game on Origin!
6-2-16: Initial release.
Right now for a limited time, if you go to the Origin software, the next free game on the house is NOX! I remember playing this game ages ago when Westwood Studios was still alive, the same guys who brought you Command and Conquer.
If you are not familiar with NOX, it is like a Diablo like clone, but with its own twist on the RPG scene. It still has LAN, so you can definitely play it local or online with a program like Tunngle or Gameranger. If you are into free games, I suggest you at least get this game to add to your Origin library before it is too late! Enjoy!
How To Play PS1 USB Games on Modded PS2 Using Popstarter
3-24-16: Initial release.
Hey guys,
So recently I finally got the time to do a proper popstarter USB video. If you are not familiar with Popstarter, basically what it does is when you have the proper files, you can play your PS1 games via USB on the PS2 that is modded (can be modchip or FMCB) and the game compatibility is very high. See the video tutorial at the end of this post for exact process details. But in a nutshell, the process is as follows:
- Get the all the correct software from Assemblergames: Link
- The software is Cue2Pops v2.0 along with the gui program
- Get the stable and beta version of popstarter.
- Extract Cue2Pops program into its own folder. Extract the GUI program and put that into the Cue2Pops root folder.
- Get the PFS_WRAPS.BIN file from the WIP 05 zip file and extract that to the desktop.
- Get the POPSTARTER.ELF file from the WIP 06 zip file and extract that to the desktop.
- Format a USB thumb drive or external hard drive as FAT 32.
- Create a "POPS" folder without quotes on the root of your FAT 32 usb device. Inside this "POPS" folder, put the PFS_WRAPS.BIN file in there. You also want another file called "POPS.PAK". Use google to find it, or check out this boring link here.
- Now find a PS1 game that is a .bin and .cue file extension. Run the CUE2Pops gui program, give it the input file of the .cue, and the output path should be your POPS folder on your usb device. Convert it over.
- Now take the POPSTARTER.ELF file from the desktop, and put that into the root of your usb device (or in a folder), and name it like this without quotes "XX.nameofgame.elf". For example, "XX.Marvel vs Capcom.elf".
- Now eject the hard drive, plug into the PS2. Turn it on, navigate to Ulaunchelf and then go to your MASS drive and run the .elf file for your game. If all done correctly, the game will load and you will have a good time! Enjoy!
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Street Fighter V – Live Action Performance?
2-07-16: Initial release.
So earlier today I was checking out my Appy Gamer app, and Street Fighter V is coming out this month. As part of the Marketing promotion, Capcom made a Street Fighter V Live Dance performance where seeing is believing. Check out the video below and let us know what you think!
Happy Thanksgiving 2015!
For those of you today who are celebrating Thanksgiving, I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the holiday season, and if you are going out shopping on Black Friday, let us know what you are planning to get!
Do It Yourself – Make Your Own Computer Desk!
10-25-15: Initial release.
So its been awhile since my last blog post, but here is a project I'd like to briefly touch upon that I think most of you guys will get a kick out of it, unless you saw the youtube video already. 🙂
For the longest time, I wanted to build my own computer desk that was minimalist, while at the same time, had enough functionality to it so I could do a 2 workstation setup, which would work great for LAN play, or having another machine near by so I could do video tutorials easier.
A few weeks back, I did exactly that and had a lot of fun making my own computer desk. The total cost was less than $40 USD, using two file cabinets I had handy to make it as my stand, and then the rest of the desk was wood and hardware that I got at Menards.
See the video below to see my before and after, it is quite shocking!
Gmyle Black Silicon Cover Keyboard Review
8-29-15: Initial release.
Recently I got an Acer 11.6″ Chromebook (CB3-111-C8UB) model, and one of the things that I wanted to do from the beginning is protect my investment.
An easy way to do this is protect the keyboard from your daily interaction whether that is grime, dirt, germs, etc from your hands. If you care about your machine and want the keyboard to last as long as possible (and look good), then consider a Gmyle keyboard protector. You can get this from Amazon or Ebay for about $10USD, and I think its a stellar deal.
For more info, see the youtube video I did. Enjoy!
Starfriend – Dedicated Server/LAN Emulator for Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm
8-23-15: Initial release.
Hey guys,
With the third game coming out this Winter, I thought it be fun to get back into Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm and investigate the Starfriend method for the game. If you are not familiar with Starfriend, it is an emulator that originally came out for Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty that will allow you to play the game online via dedicated servers outside of Blizzard, or even let you play on your own hosted server online or through LAN!
For those that don't know, the game does not support LAN so of course this is a major breakthrough!
I recently did a video tutorial on this topic, and I will summarize high level what is involved to get Starfriend to work with your copy of Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. The main forum tutorial link will be at the bottom of this post as well.
High Level Tutorial Summary:
- Obtain the game and install. You can login to the Battle.net service, and download a free copy of the Starcraft 2 Starter Edition. If you do this method, make sure you login to the game once, and then log out back to the Desktop.
- Get Starfriend 1.x.
- Get map cache.
- Extract Starfriend anywhere on your computer.
- Extract the map cache contents into the root of your Starfriend folder.
- Run the Leatrix Latency Fix 1.23.
- Start the Starfriend emulator. From the GUI, you can host a server, or join a game that is either your friends/own server or an existing lobby on a dedicated server.
- When you login, the username is "firstname.lastname@example.com" without quotes, and the password is "gg" without quotes.
- The person who logins first will have a set of stars around the Username which resembles this is the host.
- Any person who logins afterwards will be just clients, and they will need for the host to invite them to play.
For more details and to get the files, see the video tutorial and the forum link below. Enjoy!
Youtube Video:
Forum Tutorial with files: Link
PS3 Homebrew App – Movian – Great Way To Play Any Movie File Format
7-6-15: Initial release.
If you are a PS3 user and you are one of the lucky few with a CFW or modded (jailbroken) PS3 console, you will find out that it cannot play every single movie file format from a usb device. For example, it cannot play .mkv natively, or it doesn't support .srt subtitle files that are in the same directory as your movie.
The old school method involved converting your videos to .mp4, and hard code your subtitles into the movie (if you want subtitles) so it can play on the PS3 properly. Well, I found a new app called Movian (formerly known as Showtime) that turns your PS3 into the ultimate home theater machine. Think XBMC, but changed for PS3.
There are so many features I could rant about, but there are my favorites:
- Plays variety of movie and audio formats
- Stream online television, audio, and movies using plugins
- Can automatically download subtitles for your movies
- Easy to use interface
Installation is a piece of cake. Basically you download the latest .pkg file, put it on your usb fat32 device, plug it into the PS3 front usb port, run the pkg file installer, and then run Movian under the TV Services section on the main XMB screen.
It is a great program that does a lot. I highly recommend it. Don't take my word for it, see my video tutorial below as well. Enjoy!
Movian: https://movian.tv/
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There were no arrests this week.
3/5 at 8:10 p.m. Chad Coleman, 24, of Leighton Road, Falmouth, was issued a summons by Officer Kevin Conger Jr. on a charge of operating while license is suspended or revoked.
No sleepovers allowed
2/28 at 7:02 a.m. A woman who was checking her father's residence while he was away called police to report a strange SUV parked in front of the garage, which was open. When officers investigated, they found a 17-year-old boy in the house who turned out to be a relative of the father's girlfriend. He claimed he and three of his friends needed a place to spend the night after a party. He had rigged the door so he could gain access to the inside. He was told to leave and the woman was going to contact her father.
Goose still on the loose
3/1 at 4:02 p.m. A friendly Canadian goose, perhaps the same bird that has been spotted all over the area during the past couple of weeks, refused to move from a parking lane at Shaw's. But by the time the animal control officer responded, the goose had flown off, last seen heading southwest.
Does not compute
3/3 at 9:45 a.m. A woman who had been a victim of identity fraud several years ago received a call from Toshiba asking if she'd ordered a computer to be shipped to Virginia. The order was placed using a credit card she'd canceled back when the initial fraud took place. She called police to report the incident.
Fire calls
2/27 at 1:10 p.m. Motor vehicle crash, I-295.
2/27 at 9:48 p.m. Carbon monoxide alarm, Fieldstone Lane.
2/28 at 11:05 a.m. Vehicle fire, Richway Road.
3/1 at 3:16 p.m. Fire in garbage disposal, White Rock Drive.
3/4 at 5:24 a.m. Fire alarm, Blueberry Lane.
3/4 at 3:45 p.m. Fire alarm, Clarwater Drive.
3/5 at 2:54 p.m. Life safety inspection, Clearwater Drive.
3/5 at 4:57 p.m. Assist police, Town Landing Road.
Falmouth emergency services personnel responded to 29 calls for service during the period reported.
3/8 at 1:23 a.m. Peter Jankowiak, 36, of Lester Drive, Portland, was arrested on Gray Road by Officer Ryan Martin on a charge of operating under the influence.
3/5 at 11:13 a.m. A 15-year-old Cumberland boy was issued a summons at Greely High School by Officer John Dalbec on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Fire calls
2/27 at 9:40 p.m. Lines down, Blanchard Road.
2/27 at 9:48 p.m. Lines down, Mill Road.
2/28 at 7:07 a.m. Lines down, Blackstrap Road.
3/1 at 3:18 p.m. RIT activation, White Rock Drive.
3/1 at 5:36 p.m. Fire alarm, Hillside Avenue.
3/4 at 5:01 p.m. Gas leak, Hillcrest Drive.
3/4 at 5:22 p.m. Lines down, Hillcrest Drive.
3/5 at 5:35 a.m. RIT activation, Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth.
3/5 at 5:37 a.m. Smoke in building, I-95 Mile 58 Service Plaza.
3/5 at 6:29 a.m. Smoke in building, Main Street.
The rescue department responded to eight calls for emergency medical services during the reported period.
3/5 at 11:24 p.m. William D. Welch, 50, was arrested by Officer Kevin Pedersen on a charge of criminal operating under the influence.
3/7 at 1:16 a.m. Nicholas Michael Dibiase, 20, of Portland, was summonsed on a charge of illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.
Fire Calls
3/2 at 4:57 p.m. Lines down, Spring Street.
3/4 at 12:08 p.m. Lines down, Main Street.
3/4 at 1:35 p.m. Chimney fire, Hillcrest Avenue.
3/4 at 10:10 p.m. Assist rescue, Portland Street.
3/5 at 5:31 a.m. Structure fire, Forest Falls Drive.
3/8 at 2:56 p.m. Lines down, Yankee Drive.
3/7 at 2:33 p.m. Robert M. Prevost Jr., 28, of Portland, was arrested by Officer Jason Bartlett on charges of operating after license suspension and speeding 15 to 19 miles per hour over the speed limit.
Charitable theft?
3/4 at 12:15 p.m. A resident contacted police when he began receiving mail from a credit card company requesting payment on his father's credit card. Although his father has been deceased for many years, someone had found the man's name and personal information and used his identity to obtain a credit card. Police said the card was then used to make small donations to an organization to test the card's validity. The son was given an identity theft packet and police helped him sort out the problem.
Fire calls
3/3 at 12:10 a.m. Smoke in building, Lunt Road.
3/3 at 5:00 a.m. Carbon monoxide alarm, Schooner Lane.
3/6 at 9:31 a.m. Smoke in building, Main Street.
3/7 at 6:43 a.m. Alarm, Old South Freeport Road.
3/7 at 8:45 a.m. Carbon monoxide alarm, Somerset.
There were 11 calls for emergency service from March 2 through March 8.
North Yarmouth
There were no arrests or summonses during the period reported.
Fire calls
3/2 at 12:14 p.m. Chimney fire, Walnut Hill Road.
There was one call for emergency medical service from March 2 through March 8.
Chebeague Island
There were no arrests or summonses during the reported period.
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I just came across this entry in my notebook, dated 17/6/11. It seemed appropriate.
Having filled in four pages - no, six pages - of questions about my experience traveling with London Midland today, I rebelled only on the final section. I had been generous with my answers, despite frequent disappointments regarding lateness, slow-running services, and entire service cancellations seemingly at random. I had been generous. But I lost patience when I got to the end, where it asked whether my gender was Male (M) or Female (F).
Needless to say, I didn't answer. Then it asked for my name, and I didn't answer that either. My reasoning went something like this: my gender is not something I can limit to male (m) or female (f), so I won't answer. My name, whilst to me signifying little more than a convenient way of attracting my attention, may well be used by well-meaning data-inputters as a way of gendering me. They would probably assume I had accidentally missed the gender question, and fill it in for me. My email address would prompt the same response. So, no personal information for you, London Midland.
Which brings me to the real question: why do they need personal information? What could it add to their data to know my gender, my name, my email or my address? I suffered a slight twinge of guilt, thinking "perhaps they won't be able to use my form, since I didn't fill it in fully." Then I thought, "if that's the case, fuck 'em." Serves them right. That'll teach them.
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The series of legendary army manuals by a Swiss military expert major Hans von Dach is published in Ukrainian for the first time.
Hans von Dach (1927–2003) is the best known Swiss military theorist and tactician. His manuals is notable for their not only well founded and easy to understand exposition of the tactical educational material but also the author's deep understanding of human psyche, ability to convince of necessity and justifiability of fight for one's own and national freedom in all circumstances. Even when an enemy is considerably more powerful! That is what became one of basic reasons for the Astrolabe Publishing and the environment formed round the Lviv military almanac Citadel to publish the series of this author's books under the conditions of the war waging today against us by Russia. The series includes the best known work by Hans von Dach ― Total Resistance (already published) as well as his manual Combat technique (in 8 volumes, being prepared for publication).
The edition of Hans von Dach's works in Ukrainian is authorized by the rightsholder — HVD Buchverlag S.F.Trade GmBH, Zürich
ATTENTION! Books contain some effective armed, combat and defensive technics which, obviously, are dangerous, and their illegal application can have serious consequences and result in criminal pursuit. The edition should not be passed to the hands of the persons who have not attained the age of 18.
Summary of the books Total resistance (in 2 parts) and Combat technique (in 8 volumes of which volumes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 are each in 2 parts)
Operative, tactical and technical basics of guerilla, its organization and waging. Civil resistance movement. Counteraction to operations of guerilla. Command of subdivision and platoon. Combat actions in a settlement, forest and mountains, at night and in winter. Combating entrenchments. Combating prevailing hostile forces. Defeating diversionary attacks. Combating tanks at a short range. Combating airborne force. Attack and defence. Organizing defensive position. Antitank and antiaircraft defence. Artillery employment. Reserve force. Supply. Life on station. Conduct of defensive combat and its psychological aspects. Stationary combat actions. Infiltration. Fight for defiles. Wreaking destruction. Containment. Bearing the brunt of attack at main position of military forces. Retreat. Conduct of combat in hostile blockade. Nuclear weapon and tactics of its employment on a battlefield. Raid. Ambush. Attack. Barrier. Strong point. Guard. Operational reconnaissance. Commander as an example in combat. Mines. Explosive traps. Arrangement of passage-ways. Camp. Troop movements. Counterattack. Blocking an undestroyed bridge or street. Disguise. Entrenchments. Patrolling and observation points. Front and front-line zone. Quartering. Marching troops. Sanitary troops in combat. Uniform, supplies and equipment for combat.


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Sleep Laughing Baby
I'm waiting for my little time bomb to wake up anytime for his milk feed before I can ko.
He just laughed in his sleep!! I wonder what can make a little baby who is 3 months old laugh in his sleep?
Do babies start dreaming at such a young age? Milk, perhaps. =.="
Anyway it's ultimate sweetness to see him smile and laugh. Just can't resist documenting this. It's a pity that it's too dark and unpredictable to take a photo of it.
But, yes, another little joy in life after a tiring day. No wonder we celebrate Mother's Day!!!! Motherly duties for life…. Still can't believe that I've signed up for life duties. Haiz…


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The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?
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How To Make A Popsicle Stick Mini Adirondack Chair
|Posted on April 23, 2012 at 6:10 PM
In this blog, I am going to show you how to make a mini Adirondack chair like the one seen in my 800 Popsicle Stick Birdhouse w/ Mini Adirondack Furniture.
First, you are going to need tools and material for the chair.Here is what you are going to need:
- about 10 standard size (1/16 x 3/8 x 4 1/2") popsicle sticks
- saw, knife, or scissors to cut the popsicle sticks
- ruler and/or square to measure and cut square cuts
- pencil
- super glue or hot glue
- PDF pattern can be downloaded by clicking this picture below:
- If that doesn't work for you, click here.
Step 1:
Cut one popsicle stick in half and use the pattern to make the back legs.
Step 2:
Use the pattern and cut out the front legs, by cutting one piece to length and then cut it in half to make two legs.
Step 3:
Use the pattern and cut the front support and glue it 13/16" from the bottom of both the front legs.
Step 4:
Glue on the back legs and make sure that all the legs lay flat on a flat surface.
Step 5:
Use the pattern and cut out the back supports, which are the same size as the front legs. Use 2 popsicle sticks as spacers from the front legs to the back support and glue it on.
Step 6:
Use the pattern to cut out the back rest pieces using the rounded ends of the popsicle sticks as the tops of the back rest.
Step 7:
Use the pattern to cut out the seat slats, by cutting 2 pieces to length and then cut them in half.
Step 8:
Glue on the back rest, keeping them centered and square with the bottom back support. Then glue on the seat slats, starting with the front and evenly spacing them to the back.
Step 9:
Use the other back support cut in step 5, and glue it 3/4" from the bottom back support to the top of this back support.
Step 10:
Glue on the arm rests onto the front leg and upper back support. The best way to do it, is to eyeball it and get it in the best looking location, leaving room for the arm rest support in the front, which could also be glued on.
And you're done!
You can also apply a finish, paint, or keep it just plain wood.
Thanks for reading,
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Thanks so much!
I sent you an email with the file. Sorry that it did not work when you tried downloading it.
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I could not open the pattern.
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….seriously. Just testing, what happens if the accuracy of the GPS is not that good. And how it would be, if hundreds even thousands of tracks with different accuracies should be recognized as located on the current street. Well, it was quite a task, to find an algorithm which recognizes all current tracks, for every direction around the driver (think of crossroads). I'm proud to present this progress, because it is one of the critical points of this project. Now I'm able to process tracks from a remote database, to visualize their economic impact on the current street. The amount of tracks doesn't matter any longer for the visualization, which shows an aggregated track of all tracks and their economic value.
Next steps:
- Calculate the current difference between the driver's and the community's driving behavior
- Visual Design
- Car Data Calculation Improvements
- Stability Improvements
Here's a small preview:


text: Nobody can deny that plastic is one of the most useful materials ever developed. It is used for all sorts of things, from wrapping food to making automotive components. Unfortunately plastic has two major disadvantages; it comes from a non-renewable resource, ie petroleum, and it is basically non-biodegradable. An item from the Journal of the Natural Heritage Trust reports that Australians use about 6.9 billion plastic bags annually, enough to stretch around the world 37 times if tied together. Unfortunately up to 80 million of these bags end up as litter – in our streets, parks and waterways. Plastic bags can take years to break down after use and, because they are so lightweight, they easily blow out of rubbish bins and travel large distances. It is estimated that more than 100,000 animals and birds die every year as a result of plastic bag litter. One way of reducing plastic litter is to recycle your plastic bags. Another option is to take your own calico or string bag when shopping.


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I love food. There is no subtle way to say this. When I go home to my mother in Kolkata or I go to my best friend in Delhi, I gain a few happy pounds and come back. Not to offend my present city but Kolkata and Delhi food is to die for.
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Financial Institutions are tasked with implementing mitigation strategies for numerous
risks through ever-evolving governance and regulatory frameworks; each must keenly
focus on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing ("AMLTF") as the awareness
between non-compliance and reputational risk becomes clear. AMLTF is a global responsibility
and while there may exist varying degrees of adoption in different countries, laws
and regulations continue to expand and financial institutions in every country must
adhere to acceptable standards and means to protect themselves against money laundering.
Datasoft Compliance Suite's functionality spans from client on-boarding through
regulatory reporting and delivers a complete AML solution. The risk-based methodologies
combine with workflow and business modeling modules to enforce desired policies
and procedures of the Compliance Regime. A flexible and fully customizable risk scoring
engine derives level of risk on the basis of client information and perpetually
computes as transactions occur. Risk scoring combined with automated real-time black-list
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The ability to handle multiple product lines with enterprise-wide reach combined
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3 Stars – Sobering
In any war there are casualties among the innocent. "Collateral damage" is an ambiguous term when we hear about in a country far away, but what does it mean when it affects your own family?
"Snitch" is a sobering look at how small acts can have big consequences. In all of our lives we can recall things we have done that seemed small at the time, but the potential damage that could have resulted from our behavior is hard to imagine. One person has a couple of drinks and goes home with a headache. Another has two drinks and their impaired vision causes them to kill a mother in a crosswalk. One teenager takes drugs for years and eventually grows up and stops using substances. Another can make the seemingly same choice and find themselves in jail for years. Such is the case with the film "Snitch." Based on true events, we are witness to the impact of the world of drug trafficking and how it affects one family in horrendous ways.
John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson) owns a growing trucking business and has provided well for his current family and his previous wife and teenage son, Jason Collins (Rafi Gavron). In one seemingly minor event in this teenager's life, he halfheartedly agrees to accept a package for a friend and keep it until the friend can get there to pick it up. Little does he realize that he is being set up for a Federal sting operation that lands him in jail and a possible incarceration that will be more than a decade long.
What follows is a look inside a drug war that is insidious and evil in every way possible. This is a war that surrounds us every day. The innocence of most teenagers provides little protection for the consequences of collateral damage in this war. The current laws on the books attempting to bring down the drug lords that are invading the United States are a wide sweep of anyone involved with little chance for compassion for the innocent or first-time offenders.
Knowing that his son has little chance of survival in a Federal prison, John decides to trade his life for that of his son's. Although startled by the offer, Joanne Keeghan (Susan Sarandon) the Federal Magistrate, makes a deal with him to allow him to go under cover with his trucking business and to help capture a drug middleman transporting large amounts of drugs. What is uncovered, though, is a much larger connection to the drug cartels of Central America, and the Federal deal is not honored as proposed. Now both the son and the father are trapped in an international war of drugs. What comes next is a cascading series of events that will never allow John Matthews' families, past and present, to regain their lives as they once knew them.
"Snitch" is a chilling look at the drug wars going on in every community in America. More chilling is the fact that anyone who is a parent of a teenager needs to understand how valuable their role is in rearing a child to respect the law and to build wisdom and discernment around the friends they keep and the impact of the influences that touch them. It is not a safe bet that our culture will teach our children values. It is only with recognition from every parent that they have a unique responsibility to live out a life of moral and ethical excellence in front of their families that will ever give them a chance of surviving the plagues that affect this current generation.
Discussion for those who have seen this film:
1. The loss of innocent life is the impact evil most often has on human beings. How has this been true or not true in your own life?
2. Expecting a teenager to make a wise choice would not usually mean not helping a friend in need. How do we help our developing young adults to understand the possible dangers and know when helping is wise and when it is not? Do you believe the behavior of the father was wise?
3. Most parents will do anything for their children. How far would you go to keep your child out of prison?


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Amazon's service aims to enable users to instantly watch movies or TV shows via a Web browser on their Mac OS or Windows machine. The online retailer is also teaming up with Sony to enable users to purchase or rent movies and TV shows directly through Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link device on the Bravia TV sets.
Amazon will continue to offer movies and TV shows for download via its Unbox application. TV shows and movies added to Amazon users' Video Library accounts can be accessed and streamed to a Web browser.
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My MP, Michael Gove, has responded to my letter about the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill. Overall it's a pretty satisfactory response, I think.
I have some concern about the level of 'concession' that he, and by extension, the Tories, would deem appropriate, but that remains to be seen
16th March 2006
Dear ()
Thank you for your letter dated 25th February concerning the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.
The Government claims that the Bill is designed to reduce regulation, red tape and bureaucracy. I believe that we would all support this aspiration, but unfortunately the Bill fails to deliver. There is no reference in it to deregulation. Instead, a wide power is granted to Ministers to amend, repeal or introduce new law, using a fast track Order making power. It extends the powers available to Ministers, whilst relaxing the constraints of Parliamentary scrutiny.
Conservatives have been active in the debates in Parliament about this Bill. Oliver Heald MP, Shadow Constitutional Affairs Secretary, has called for clear safeguards, so that the Bill concentrates on deregulation and only allows Ministers to use the powers in the Bill for non-controversial changes. The Bill is currently before a Committee of the House and it is possible to follow these proceedings via the Parliamentary website, www.parliament.uk. Oliver Heald has described the Bill as "a major move away from primary legislation towards Government by Ministerial edict" That is why our Team is putting forward dozens of amendments to the Bill and arguing strongly for their inclusion.
Following concerted pressure from Oliver Heald in Committee, and his letter published in The Times on 28th February, the Government has agreed to table amendments to write a clear veto for the Regulatory Reform Committee over any order into the Bill. This was described by the Minister in charge of the Bill, Jim Murphy MP, as a "great concession", and certainly goes some way towards allaying my concerns.
I can assure you that we are continuing to work hard to ensure that the necessary safeguards are built into the Bill and that Parliament is not sidelined.
Yours Sincerely
Michael Gove MP
I looked at the Times, and am probably missing the obvious, but I could only find this letter which was published on the 2nd March from Oliver Heald. On the 1st, Jim Murphy writes a case for the bill, which makes me wonder if he's looking at the same draft as the rest of us.
The only article I could find for the 28th was this one, which concludes:
Until now, ministers have recognised that the parliamentary process is a necessary element of a democracy, and that it may even improve the quality of legislation. It speaks volumes for the ever-increasing arrogance of this Government that it has introduced the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill and does not even understand the opposition to it.


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I'm so excited to introduce this new feature, putting the spotlight on members of Club Marmalade Moon and their creative projects! This month we're kicking off by getting to know Wini Dougall. In just four months she gained 800 followers on Instagram, and she's put her beautiful mandalas on products like iPhone cases, cushions and tote bags. Find out more about Wini and her exciting Instagram project!
Welcome Wini! Could you tell us a bit about your new creative project?
A few months ago, I set up a public Instagram account to share my artwork. Prior to that I had a private IG account, but a friend encouraged me to go public as a way to connect and share with a wider audience, as its become really popular.
Were there any obstacles setting this up or have you had any unexpected positive experiences?
No I did not experience any obstacles setting it up. It seemed to take off from the get go which was a pleasant surprise. I discovered that the IG community is welcoming, supportive, and engaging. I also found a group of people with similar interests and its since become my new favourite online hang out.
Last year, I began a regular practice of drawing mandalas and I shared some of them on my IG feed, which was then reposted by several other members which was a lovely honour, and it brought new followers along for the ride too.
With your mandalas, you've created products like smartphone cases and tote bags? What does it feel like to see your artwork on a tangible product that you can use in your daily life?
I think its fun to see your designs on products, and exciting when someone buys it. Its a nice feeling and rewarding to know that someone has chosen your design to brighten up their lives and that they will enjoy it as part of their daily life.
What are your tips for others who feel inspired by your project?
I'm still finding my way on IG, but I think its important to share in a genuine manner. Take nice photos, and show work in progress shots of your artwork as well as finished ones, because people enjoy seeing how your artwork is created, along with the materials you used. Spend some time to engage with your community as well. Read and respond to comments on your posts, and visit other members and interact with their accounts as well.
To help grow your audience, use popular and relevant hashtags to help expand your reach. You can also participate in group challenges, competitions and projects, and sometimes these activities have official hastags you can use as well. There are some large accounts who may feature your work if you use their designated hashtag to submit to them, thereby attracting more attention to your work.
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Episode 18: Stephen Belyeu
Texas filmmaker Stephen Beyleu discusses his background, influences, and working as an independent filmmaker in Austin, Texas. Topics include the making of his first feature, Dig; his new film in pre-production, The Father; digital vs. practical effects; and his interest in shooting on film.
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Well, as I am still getting the hang of this blogging thing I am making some mistakes. I did not write down the info on this paper and these embellishments! Opps! That might happen with some other things too because I have so many things already out of their packages and in other storage, but I promise to try and be more careful about that as I buy new product! I know I purchased this paper individually, not as part of a stack, and I believe it was at Michael's.
Anyways, I love the way the colors in the paper and the embellishments worked together! I just buy product I like, and then start playing with it when I'm ready, and sometimes things just happen to match really well! I will also sometimes buy coordinating kits, but most of the time the matches just sort of happen from playing around. I could not be happier with the way the page and the embellishments came together here! Sometimes I find it worth it to splurge on individual papers or more expensive embellishments because sometimes they really do give an effect I wouldn't have otherwise gotten. I think that's the case here! High quality stuff that was well worth the price!


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Nellie: A Cat on Her Own.
Babbitt, Natalie.
New York: Michael di Capua Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. First edition 4to. (unpag) Light sunning, minor shelfwear to edges. Spine pressed open at title; signed by Babbit on title page. Jacket rubbed, 1-1/2" tear on front panel, sl. crease, 1/4" tears at spine. Ink marks on reverse. A cat marionette discovers new friends. Charming color illustrations. Near Fine in Very Good dj Cloth 0374355061 (Item ID: 16954)
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The decision of eight senators to work together on immigration reform across party lines looks like it is truly working out.
Over the weekend a critical part of their discussion reached fruition when the county's largest unions and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reached agreement on a new guest worker program.
Such an agreement should not be underestimated. A huge part of the problem concerning recent efforts at immigration reform involved guest workers, which union leaders felt threatened American workers and Republican groups maintained were necessary for employers, especially in the agricultural area.
One by one it seems each obstacle to comprehensive immigration reform is being tackled successfully. It is great credit to the senators involved.
None have been more resourceful than New York Senator Charles Schumer and his Republican counterparts, Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain.
It now looks likely that a bill, agreed by all sides, will be offered when Congress returns from its Easter recess, though Senator Marco Rubio of Florida cautioned about problems still remaining.
There seems to be an irresistible momentum in the Senate, however, to send an agreed plan to the House and the White House.
Some optimists believe that over 70 senators could sign on to the final bill, a massive number that sends a clear signal.
The House, of course, is Republican controlled and is likely to have a more hardline bill emerge; eventually a conference between both sides would take place.
From the Irish perspective, the latest developments after years of delay and frustration seem almost too good to be true -- and they may well be.
Remember, Senators Edward Kennedy and McCain worked on a similar bill several years back. They seemed to have reached agreement and earned enough backing to clear the Senate, but it all fell apart very rapidly.
That is why no one is counting their chickens just yet, and why the harsh reality that a week is a long time in politics still prevails. But the signs are very hopeful.
Underpinning all this is the reality that elections have consequences and that Republicans now recognize that the White House is essentially out of their grasp if they cannot begin to win back Latino voters.
In the end politics is very much about self-interest, and the political stakes for the Republicans in particular are very high.
If they somehow fail to deliver it will alienate even more Hispanic votes and surely damage their brand.
If you consider California, where both houses have massive Democratic majorities, initially because of anti-Latino policies by the GOP, the Republicans can see the bleak future if there is no effort to woo the Hispanic vote.
It seems they have come to their senses, but it still remains a major undertaking to pass comprehensive reform.
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December 7, 2016
Eritrea: Coming in from the Cold
By Bronwyn Bruton
Now is the time to rethink that relationship, argues Atlantic Council Africa Center Deputy Director
Bronwyn Bruton
in a new issue brief entitled "Eritrea: Coming in from the Cold
In the brief, Bruton traces the contours of the US-Eritrean relationship since the country's independence in 1991, before making the case that a number of recent, surprising developments in the country illustrate its determination to constructively reengage with the international community.
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Bruton points out that the US insistence on perpetuating Eritrea's isolation has not had the desired effect on the widely-criticized human rights situation in the country. Instead, she argues, continuing the policy of isolation creates a host of medium-term risks for the United States, as Eritrea pivots away from the West and deepens its relationship with China and the Gulf. Furthermore, with rising instability in Ethiopia and ongoing state failure in South Sudan and Somalia, Washington's strategic interest in engaging with Asmara has never been stronger.
Bruton concludes the publication by making the case that it is not too late to repair the US-Eritrea relationship, and lays out recommendations for how US policymakers in the upcoming administration could begin to move the relationship onto a more constructive footing.
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Sophia Miller has been teaching voice and guitar lessons for about two and a half years now and absolutely loves it and her students! She is also a professional musician outside of teaching and have performed over both locally and out of state with major touring acts. She is excited to teach voice and guitar at The Professional Voice!
Brittany Cody
Certified Instructor
Brittany Cody is a vocal and piano teacher at The Professional Voice. She has a music degree from William Jessup University with an emphasis on voice, vocal and stage performance and worship. She participated in their University Choir and Orchestra and has toured around California and Oregon singing at several churches and outreach events. She is a worship leader for her home church and also performs at other churches in the area. She is looking forward to working with you at The Professional Voice!
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Certified Instructor
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Ryan De Boer
Certified Instructor
Ryan has a bachelor of music degree in Vocal Performance and a Master of music degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. He began teaching as an undergraduate. A promising young teacher, Ryan was awarded a graduate assistantship at Penn State University to study pedagogy. At Penn State, Ryan managed a private studio of undergraduate voice students and taught collegiate voice classes for music majors. Ryan also loves performing; his favorite roles have been Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, and Fabrizio Nacarelli in The Light in the Piazza.
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Ben Taylor
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Ben is a 24-year-old singer-songwriter, recently graduated with a degree in music from Sierra College. You can find Ben at local venues, events or collaborating in studio with other artist. He is excited to be a certified voice instructor and artist developer at The Professional Voice.
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Cassidy Redfern has been singing as long she can remember. She has taken singing lessons since she was 10 years old and has performed throughout Northern California in an all girls pop group. Cassidy enjoys singing and teaching Pop, R&B, Country, along with many other genres of music and is the 2018 winner of the NorCal singing contest. Cassidy has had several years of choir experience and is currently a member of the award winning Colfax High School chamber choir which will be performing in Carnegie Hall in March of 2019. She also sings the national anthem at various events, is a Jr cheer coach and cheerleader with 5 years experience in choreography. Cassidy is thrilled to be teaching at TPV, while expanding her career, sharing her joy and passion of singing/music and helping others to do the same.


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Glyph 11 | Year 1833
Wičháȟpi hiŋȟpáya
(Star-Nation to-fall-down)
The stars fell down.
This glyph depicts the Leonid Meteor Shower which occurs every November when the earth passes through its orbit around the sun. Every thirty-two and a half years it is more intense when it is closest to the earth. There are accounts from various groups of people throughout the United States from the shower of 1833 when many believed the earth was coming to an end or that it was Judgement Day due to the intensity of the shower. The name "Leonid" comes from the apparent place of origin of the shower, a constellation known as Leo, or Lion. The shower of 1833 is depicted on most winter counts and is used for determining which years are covered by counting forward and backward in time from 1833.
Elsewhere in the world:
Charles Darwin was on the years-long global voyage from which his experiences led him to produce his theory of evolution.


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O.C. Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting 2 Boys, Videotaping Incidents
A 39-year-old Anaheim man was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting two boys and using a video camera to record the incidents.
Oscar Manuel Vaquera assaulted an 11-year-old boy once between 2007 and 2008 while the victim was visiting a family member at a home where Vaquera lived in a room, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
Prosecutors said the victim was sleeping at the time and that Vaquera recorded the sexual assault with a video camera.
Vaquera also was convicted of sexually assaulting a boy who was between 9 and 11 years old and recording that incident. That took place between 2009 and 2011, prosecutors said.
Click here to read the full story at LATimes.com.


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Dr Alison Poulton
Senior Lecturer Paediatrics
Paediatrics &
Child Health, Nepean Clinical School
|+61 2 4734 3363
Website with patient/parent information
Poulton on ADHD
Poulton on ADHD
Biographical details
I am a paediatrician specialising in treating children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I studied medicine at Girton College Cambridge and Guy's Hospital London, qualifying in 1982. I trained in paediatrics in Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham UK before migrating to Australia. I completed my advanced training in Melbourne and Sydney and gained the FRACP in 1993. I work at Nepean Hospital, at Penrith Child and Youth Mental Health Service and in private practice in Penrith and have raised a family of four children.
I was awarded my MD from the University of Cambridge in 2011. This was based on research into the collateral effects of stimulant medication on children's height, weight, physical maturity and body composition.
Research interests
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
I have been studying the effects of stimulant medication in children with ADHD since 1996. The initial period of weight loss associated with the appetite suppression that occurs on a stimulant leads to transient slowing of growth and in the longer term, to slower progress through puberty [1] [2]. Stimulant medication improves the symptoms of ADHD, enhancing motivation; it also stabilises the negative mood in oppositional defiant disorder.
Around 40% of children with ADHD also meet diagnostic criteria for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), which is far higher than would be anticipated by a chance association. I have developed a clinical model, the Mental Effort-Reward Imbalances Model to explain this [3]. The model describes the clinical characteristics of ADHD as the outcome of an interaction between executive functioning deficits and a lack of the subjective experience of reward. In my current research with children with ADHD I am collecting data to test the model and also comparing the clinical effects of dexamphetamine and methylphenidate on the symptoms of ADHD, ODD, mood, appetite and weight.
There is substantial overlap between ADHD and obesity; symptoms of ADHD, such as inconsistent motivation and impulsiveness, with lack of meaningful consideration of the consequences of an action, are also common in obesity. The efficacy of the stimulants for treating obesity has long been recognised, but they are not generally considered appropriate due to their abuse potential [4]. However, similar arguments have not prevented their ongoing use in ADHD; moreover opiates are far more addictive but still have an important role in clinical medicine. I am working towards developing an inexpensive intervention that emphasises establishing a healthier lifestyle with the help of a 6 month course of treatment using the stimulant medication dexamphetamine to target the behavioural characteristics that can make weight loss almost unachievable for people with obesity [5].
Population based research and Data linkage
I am interested in the long-term effects of ADHD and stimulant medication at a population level and have been carrying out a data linkage study of the reproductive outcomes of women with previous stimulant treatment for ADHD. I am planning a study of the cardiovascular effects of long-term treatment.
Full text links
[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549744/pdf/1687-9856-2012-30.pdf
[2] http://journals.lww.com/intclinpsychopharm/Fulltext/2016/03000/Stimulant_medication_effects_on_growth_and_bone.5.aspx
[3] http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/therapy-for-adhd-directed-towards-addressing-the-dual-imbalances-in-mental-effort-and-reward-as-illu
Teaching and supervision
I am interested in teaching about ADHD. As a paediatrician specialising in the treatment of ADHD, one of the skills I have developed is in explaining ADHD and its effects in simple terms, with pictures that parents and children can understand. These explanations can be found on my website:http://www.poultonadhd.com.au/
Current research students
|Project title
|Research student
|A randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of dexamphetamine compared to placebo for treating obesity complicated by obstructive sleep apnoea
|Natalie GAUCI
Current projects
Current projects
Randomised study comparing the effects of the stimulant medications dexamphetamine and methylphenidate for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
· This is being carried out as an MD project with University of Sydney medical students
Planned projects
ADHD, stimulant medication, crime and mortality
Qualitative study of children's perceptions of stimulant medication for ADHD
What actually happens to your attention in ADHD? Qualitative study of the experiences of adults with ADHD. I need a student with excellent typing skills to assist me with a data-collecting workshop on Saturday 7th September 2019. This could also involve qualitative analysis of the data and writing the paper.
Australian ADHD Professionals Association
Neurodevelopmental and Behavioural Paediatric Society of Australasia
Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease; Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health; Neurosciences and Mental Health
ADHD/Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Child health
Clinical Specialty
PhD and master's project opportunities
Selected grants
- Evaluating the effects of Stimulant Medication use in childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity discord (ADHD) on cardiovascular health in adults; Poulton A; Australian Women and Childrens Research Foundation (OZWAC)/Medical Research Project Grant.
- Nicotine induced foetal growth restriction: is it related to changes in endocrine pancreatic function?; Poulton A; Nepean Medical Research Foundation/Project Grant.
- Investigation of the effect of a single dose of stimulant medication on appetite and on fasting and; Poulton A; University of Sydney/Internal Scheme.
Selected publications


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No, of course not, but he is in the news again. The article mentions the power the Top Gear guys have and if the Beeb drops him he will just move to another network and make them rich. He doesn't seem to be taking it all very seriously of course. If they strike him down he will only become more powerful.
2 thoughts on "Mother of Mercy is This the End of Jeremy Clarkson!"
Looks like he's signing with Netflix. May not have the pull of the Beeb, but they're not too shabby. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/30/top-gear-clarkson-hammond-may-amazon-deal-bbc
Correction- Amazon.


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Noble Gentleman Qing Lu
Walking out from the little public house, Pang Wan's face is flushed red, her steps staggering.
"You asshole!" She hiccups, kicking at the rubble by the side of the road.
"You wooden block!" She then mercilessly stomps at the pile of innocent stones a few times.
"I hate you to death la!" Stomping her other foot onto it too, she makes a few jumps on the rubble pile.
"Ow!" Crouching down to hold her ankle —— got too worked up that even her joint had been twisted.
"Where did this little lady come from, why are you here all alone?"
The moment she lowered her head to inspect her injury, three big burly men armed with knives had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Pang Wan locks her brows together, and does not answer.
"Tut-tut, little lady here has quite the pretty figure, raise your head for me to see?" A hairy arm reaches over, intending to lift her chin.
Pang Wan moves her face away without losing composure.
"Oh? A shy one too!" The owner of the arm widely grins, speckles of spit accompanying a stinking fishy smell comes spewing out, "Old man, I, just values the shy ones most!" As he says this, the tip of his knives picks at Pang Wan's collar.
Pang Wan was just distressing over having no place to vent her anger, when her eyes see that group of perverts voluntarily send themselves forward, desperately asking for misfortune to fall upon them, her one flip of a hand knocks the handle of the knife and sends it flying to the ground.
"A clear path leading to heaven, yet you don't go; hell has no doors, yet you insist on coming!"
Under the bright and clear moon, she raises the golden whip as she stands straight, expression at freezing point like the frost in the twelfth lunar month: "Great-Aunt shall teach you all a lesson today!"
The burly men holding knives were initially stunned, but then mutually eyes one another meaningfully, with one roar, they all come lunging towards Pang Wan at the same time.
The four people embroiled in a fight, Pang Wan relies on her tipsiness to execute her attacks mercilessly, with great accuracy, very quickly gaining the upper hand.
In the dark corners of the alley, not far away, there is a pair of raptured eyes quietly watching this entire scene.
In the end, just before one hooligan was going to fall to the ground, the owner of that pair of eyes suddenly speaks up:
"Add five people, top class."
Eyes seeing victory in sight, Pang Wan had just wanted to withdraw her hands and leave, when another several men in black of unknown identity, suddenly appears. They do not even say a single word and come launching their attacks at her, each and every move deadly and vicious, aiming for an absolute kill.
The martial arts of these few people are far above the hooligans from before, Pang Wan had sprained her ankle, her fired up impulse from alcohol influence, is gradually straining her energy as she continues to cope.
Her mind slightly sways, and suddenly a sword diagonally brushes past her cheek, cutting off half a strand of black hair.
A moment of panic flashes within those almond eyes, before it shoots out raging flames —— dares to attack her face? These people actually dare to harm her cute and beautiful face? One must know that bad guys can hit anywhere, just aren't allowed to harm the face which she needs to fulfil the accomplishment of obtaining a dominant position!
Only hearing a sound of "pa", the golden whip mercilessly lashes out towards that person who had almost cut her, that person is shaken into taking around ten steps back, a big mouthful of blood spraying out.
"Cut her face!" That person covers his chest as he shakily shouts out, heroically falling to the ground.
The remaining men in black instantly changes their tactics, manoeuvring all sorts of weapons in consecutively striking towards her face —— sword, sabre, claw, hook, pin, stick, club, spear, trident, hoops —— very much carrying the meaning of definitely not giving up unless they manage to tear up her face.
With her weakness seized, Pang Wan can only sway left and flash right to try her hardest in avoiding the attacks, the alcohol in her stomach practically about to be thrown up from the excessive movements, the moment she could no longer tolerate it anymore, the little red needle in her sleeve quietly slips out.
A sudden burst of chilly wind sweeps past, the men in black on scene are rendered absolutely motionless, as though they had an immobilising curse casted on them.
"Lady, has been startled." A pale faced male in grey clothing lands on the ground and turns around, slowly holding his clenched fist out in salute to Pang Wan.
Pang Wan does not answer, only tightly clenching her teeth as her chest rises and falls, constantly exhaling in heavy breaths.
"I have already hit their acupoints, the culprits have been subdued now, lady needs not worry."
The man in grey once again respectfully salutes her, refined and well mannered.
"Why save me?" Pang Wan coldly looks at him, maintaining her on-offense posture, expression yet to show the slightest of easing.
The man in grey sounds a coarse "ha-ha" laugh, pointing his finger behind her: "This is the command of my Young Master."
Eyes following his finger, Pang Wan finds that at the end of the alley, don't know when a grandly sized horse carriage had quietly stopped there. That carriage is very strange, from the horses to the carriage itself, all is completely black, even the coachman's face is covered in a black hood-mask, the entire carriage looking just like a ride for a ghost king, having just travelled out from hell.
"Reporting to Young Master, the person had already been saved, brought to you safe and sound."
The man in grey reports to the horse carriage from a distant.
After a moment of silence, a corner of the black as ink curtain is suddenly lifted, exposing the rays of dim yellow lighting inside.
"Lady, please." The man in grey respectfully gestures to Pang Wan.
Pang Wan looks back at the man in grey, lips spreading into a smile as radiant as the flowers in spring.
Closer, closer, she already sees the dim candlelight inside the carriage.
A bright light flashes past her eyes.
Closer, closer, she already gets a clear view of that hand like white jade, holding the curtain.
Only hearing a sound of "peng", Pang Wan leaps into the carriage like a proud swallow soaring into the sky, at the same time pulling out the golden whip in hand, firmly locking onto the person in the carriage's throat.
"Who are you? What motive do you have? Speak!" She glares at the person like a hungrily ferocious tiger, eyes menacing, tone swift and fierce.
——the entire action carried out in no more than a lightning flash of a moment, a smooth flow like a passing whirlwind, not giving anyone the slightest chance to intervene.
That person's body freezes, then slowly turns his face.
"It's you??" Pang Wan is stunned, slightly loosening the strength in her hands, the whip also slides down half an inch from the person's long and slender neck.
It is the golden coronet gentleman who was peeking at her in the inn a few days back.
"Lady! What is the need for this?!"
The man in grey loudly shouts out from outside the carriage, looking anxious, but for some unknown reason, does not dare to enter the carriage, and could only falter in his original spot.
"Move it away." The gentleman glances at the weapon under his neck, slight disdain sweeping past his face.
Pang Wan's eyes sparkles, her red lips presses together, the golden whip in hand once again pulled tight: "Who are you?" The tip of her nose practically about to touch the person's face.
"Our Young Master extended a helping hand upon witnessing injustice whilst passing, lady must most definitely not return a good deed with resentment!" The hoarse voice once again sounds from outside the carriage.
Pang Wan takes a look at the gentleman, seeing him remain calm since the very beginning, she ponders for a moment, before finally pulling the whip away.
"You followed me?" She retreats to the soft seat, turning to inspect him.
The gentleman does not speak, only adjusting his own wrinkled collar, in an extremely elegant manner.
"You really only just happened to pass by?" Seeing him remain silent, Pang Wan stands, wanting to lean even closer.
But did not think she had moved her sprained joint, exclaiming with a sound of "ah".
"Injured?" The gentleman speaks up, voice reserved just like his character.
"Injured my ankle." Pang Wan sulkily moves aside her skirt, taking off her shoe and sock, revealing a little snow white foot, five toes pink like flower petals.
The gentleman very quickly averts his eyes.
"Do you have any medicinal liquor?" Pang Wan does not care, she gently kneads at the swollen area with her hands.
"No." The gentleman frowns, seeming to despise her behaviour.
"Then I'll trouble you to offer another helping hand, send me to the physicians."
Seeing that her body of clothes is full of holes, Pang Wan sorrowfully pouts —— other than the face being perfectly fine with no harm done, the bruises, swelling, and fractures everywhere else makes up ten places at least right? She should hurry and find a place to apply medicine, most definitely cannot leave any scars!
"It's the hour of the tiger right now (3am – 5AM), the physicians have long been closed."
The gentleman indifferently answers.
Pang Wan raises her head upon hearing this, widening that pair of almond eyes to look at him, glistening like water, batting her eyelashes.
The gentleman says nothing.
Her big eyes once again persistently tries harder, once again blinking a few times.
Being stared at with such burning eyes, the gentleman clears his throat in the end, saying: "Should lady not mind, you may stay on the carriage to my estate for medicine."
Almond eyes curving into crescent moons, the corners of Pang Wan's lips rises high, sweetly showing her dimples: "Very well, very well, Wan Wan first sends her gratitude to gentleman." I was just waiting for such words of yours.
The gentleman looks at the cheery expression on her face after her silly scheme had succeeded, deadpanned, he says not a single word.
"Dare I ask of benefactor's honourable name?" Pang Wan seeing that he is finally willing to look directly at her, quickly grins as she wraps her fist in salute, "Today's saving grace, Wan Wan is sure to earnestly repay[1] in future!"
"……He Qing Lu."
Seeing the bright smile, sweet like honey, before him, the gentleman quietly raises his brows.
"My name, may lady remember it well."
Must most definitely, not carelessly forget it.
[1] To earnestly repay someone for their saving grace is actually an idiom in Chinese called dī shuǐ zhī ēn, dāng yǒng quán xiāng bào / 滴水之恩,当涌泉相报 which literally translates to the saving grace of a drop of water, is to be treated as surging spring water. This means that even the smallest of favours must be treated with great gratitude, and is to be repaid with such manner of thinking. When expressing your sincerity in wanting to repay someone, you would only need to say the latter half of the idiom, which is what Wan Wan does here.
Guess who~~??? Hehe


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Jack Cork appeared as a substitute for the Clarets when they suffered their heaviest defeat in the Premier League against Manchester City almost eight years ago.
Burnley, then under the governance of Brian Laws, were heading back towards the Championship at the time after Emmanuel Adebayor's double was added to by Craig Bellamy, Carlos Tevez, Patrick Viera and Vincent Kompany.
Steven Fletcher netted the home side's consolation at Turf Moor in the 6-1 loss as Roberto Mancini's side went on to claim fifth spot and a place in the Europa League.
But Cork, who replaced Kevin McDonald that day, believes that the latest version of the Citizens is the strongest opposition that he's ever faced in the top flight.
With 12 games of the campaign remaining, Pep Guardiola's men hold a 13-point advantage over neighbours Manchester United, though Johann Berg Gudmundsson stalled their title charge temporarily.
"This Manchester City team is the best that I've ever faced in the Premier League," confirmed the midfielder. "It seems like in these last couple of seasons that teams are changing.
"There's a lot more running and a lot more power, there are more tactical sides than there used to be.
"They were good. When we thought we had them sometimes, we tried to get them in the corners too, and at their keeper, but they managed to get through or were clipping balls in to little spaces that we thought we had covered.
"They're top quality, they're a club that's spent a big amount on players, that's why they've got quality all over the pitch.
"For me this is the best team in the Premier League and the best team that I've played against."
It was the first time in the league this season that the table toppers had failed to go on and win in a fixture where they'd taken the lead.
That ultimately made Burnley's point even more impressive as they refused to park the bus against a team that had scored 102 goals in all competitions.
Ederson made two excellent saves in the game to deny Ben Mee and Aaron Lennon after Danilo had put the away side ahead.
And Cork was delighted with that attitude. "It's a massive point," he said. "We didn't give up after going 1-0 down. We kept going, kept plugging away and we had a lot of good chances.
"I think a point was deserved in the end. We worked hard throughout the whole game and didn't let our heads go down.
"We've been on a run without a win for a while, we've had a tough run so to it's good to come away with a point at home."
He added: "We've been unlucky at home against the bigger teams. We were due that one today.
"Burnley, especially, is known for that spirit and that 'never say die' attitude. We showed that today. To finish like that is great."


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Dan Brach is President of Insurance Damage Repair. He is a hands on individual who still personally does many of the site inspections.
- 28 years of construction work experience.
- Employed by Insurance Damage Repair for over 25 years.
- Owner of Insurance Damage Repair for the over 18 years.
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