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A former Salesforce VP has raised 4 rounds of funding in 18 months for a startup called Kustomer. His model: Salesforce.
- Former Salesforce executive and customer relationship management software veteran Brad Birnbaum wants to modernize customer relationship management software with his latest startup Kustomer, founded in 2015.
- Birnbaum previously founded Assistly, a company that offered an instant customer-service help desk hosted in the cloud and was focused on small businesses and startups. It was acquired by Salesforce for $50 million in 2011.
- Now with Kustomer, Birnbaum wants to modernize the tools customer service agents use to help them. And it's looking to grow rapidly- the startup just raised $60 million in Series E funding, it's fourth time raising funding in the last 18 months.
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Former Salesforce executive Brad Birnbaum thinks it's time to modernize customer relationship management software and that's exactly what he is looking to do with his latest company Kustomer.
"We've modeled ourselves to become a modern Salesforce," Birnbaum told Business Insider.
Birnbaum is a veteran of the customer relationship management software space. In 1995 he founded his first service company called eShare. At the time, the company was providing enterprise internet-based customer support, when not many were working in that space. Eshare provided services to companies like Microsoft, Dell, AOL and Sprint.
Fast forward to 2009, he co-founded a customer service company called Assistly, and served as its CTO. The company offered an instant customer-service help desk hosted in the cloud and was focused on small businesses and startups. Two years later, in 2011, it was acquired by Salesforce for $50 million.
Salesforce eventually renamed Assistly as Desk.com and it came its product offering for small businesses inside of Salesforce's larger platform. Birnbaum worked at Salesforce for three years after as a VP of engineering.
And now Birnbaum's looking to disrupt the market again.
"I've spent my whole career in the customer service space, I've seen it evolve and I've seen that the world is looking for a modern solution. They are looking for something that knows everything about the customers," Birnbaum said.
Treat customers like people and not tickets
When Birnbaum started Kustomer in 2015, he said he saw an opportunity to do it better than legacy companies like Salesforce, Zendesk and Oracle. It's a cloud based customer service platform, not dissimilar to Salesforce.
"We actually don't see it as a crowded space, we see it as a space with a lot of traditional products and it's really hard for them to modernize because they were built in a different generation ... so the opportunity is quite large." He adds that the market for customer service itself is growing rapidly so there is space for new players like Kustomer.
He thinks customer service platforms now have to treat people like people and not tickets, and they have to leverage artificial intelligence and automation to automate some tasks customer service agents have to do, in order to more quickly solve customer's issues.
Kustomer is hoping to be that modern offering. And the company is investing in that goal. It just raised $60 million in Series E funding, led by Coatue with current investors Tiger Global Management and Battery Ventures. It's the fourth time the company has raised funding in the last 18 months, taking in a total of $161 million from those four rounds and bringing the company's total funding to $173.5 million.
Kustomer offers customer service support across all types of platforms customers might be using to communicate and interact with brands. This includes phone, email, social media channels like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.
He said what makes Kustomer different is that in their platform, the conversation a customer is having with a business can span multiple channel types at once. For example, a customer can be using calling, texting and email to address a single issue in a continuous conversation, which Birnbaum said "no one else does" that way.
Salesforce recently announced updates to its platform that focused on helping businesses get a "360-degree" view of their customers - ie. This means tracking customer's actions, preferences and habits across devices.
Birnbaum said he is looking to keep building and innovating on the platform Kustomer has built thus far. "As we progress we will build more apps on top of the platform and you might see us doing things like marketing and engagement over time as we continue to expand," Birnbaum said. "But right now we're very focused on customer service because it's such a huge opportunity and the current solutions are pretty ancient."
The new funding will be used to work towards that growth by hiring more employees and expanding internationally. Birnbaum said some of Kustomer's customers are brands like Glossier, Ring, Sweetgreen, and Third Love.
"We've modeled ourselves to become a modern Salesforce. As our platform continues to evolve and as our service application continues to broaden and as we start to launch additional applications on top of that platform you'll see that transformation occur," he said.
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Nigerian Military and Tackling Violence
By Mahmud Abdulsalam
The Service Chiefs appointed more than a hundred days ago by President Muhammadu Buhari met an alarming level of insecurity and social tension across the land, which had bruised and mercilessly battered every sector of the economy.
The reason the Defence Minister, Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), was quoted as saying, “the nation is bleeding”.
So terrible is the state of affairs, that President Buhari’s did not mince words when he told them to speed up actions towards liberating the country from the current grip of insecurity. He said they have a short time to deliver.
With a very clear understanding of their mandate, visits were made to the North-East where they met with Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, senior government officials, traditional leaders, troops and other key stakeholders, where they had brainstorming sessions with a view to finding solutions to the insurgency.
The military has also been geared towards a new ‘leadership philosophy’ laden with the potential to rebrand approach towards contemporary issues.
The philosophy of the CDS envisages a knowledge-driven, skill-based, object-focused, fiscally responsible, systematic, creative, forward-looking, ethical and citizen-minded, conscientious and caring armed forces.
He said he is looking forward to a defence organization where personnel contribute on the basis of their knowledge, hard and soft skills, as well as humane aptitudes.
The CDS, said he would advocate for competence, skills and experience, diligence and commitment, decisiveness, honesty, integrity, trust and passion for service.
According to him, expected results are best achieved out of a clear vision of success and a well-articulated plan of action.
This, he said, shall involve a controlled system of shared and expanded responsibilities across the entire system, but pinnacled at the office of the CDS.
He stated: “Devolving from national grand-strategic direction, I shall give military strategic and operational guidance to the AFN.
“In this regard, the broad outline of my leadership focus shall be “To foster a Professional Armed Forces capable of effectively meeting constitutional imperatives”. This broad focus shall be anchored on PEARL as tenets going forward.
“I shall seek to build the AFN which is Professional, Effective, Agile, Result-oriented and Loyal to the constituted authority as emplaced by the Constitution (PEARL), in concept, shape and outlook.
“I am convinced that the AFN under my leadership can and will emplace a suitable security environment in the shortest possible time, if we act collectively, decisively and clearly with passion, commitment, integrity and perseverance to achieve our aims and objectives.”
In view of the transnational nature, scope and implications of many contemporary national security challenges, Irabor assured that he will promote international military cooperation and collaboration, as well as combined responses and action, through proactive and virile defence diplomacy.
In all theatres of military engagement, he pledged to consult with relevant stakeholders to set Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Bound military objectives.
He also vowed to promote synergy and mission command as essential elements for operational planning and execution for all security challenges requiring military intervention across our dear nation.
His words: “I shall also promote active cooperation and collaboration between the military and other relevant stakeholders, key players, departments, agencies and organisations in aggregating our overall national resource endowments to comprehensively deter, counter, overcome or resolve all security challenges across the nation requiring military intervention.”
Stakeholders have also met during a one-day ‘National Defence and Security Summit’, at the DHQ, in Abuja to chart a way out of the security challenges.
The CDS at the summit with theme: “Promoting Kinetic Operations as a major Plank for Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency in Nigeria,” stressed the need for kinetic operations to deal with prevailing security challenges confronting the nation.
Again, the DHQ, under Irabor, recently endorsed the Armed Forces Gender Policy, clearly targeted at giving female military officers and soldiers optimal regard and consideration in both recruitment, and promotion exercises, together with leadership appointments in the armed forces.
Taking a humanitarian perspective, the Armed Forces has also pledged support to organisations working towards programmes that will enhance troops’ physical, psychological and mental wellbeing.
The physical and psychological well-being of the officers and men of the military, without doubt will make or mar ongoing operations.
Therefore, the initiative of Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) towards executing humanitarian programmes that would be beneficial to families of military personnel is highly welcomed.
Prime among these projects are the establishment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) centre for military personnel and families, as well as a Diagnostic centre in honour of Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, who diagnosed the first Ebola case in the country.
No doubt, personnel who face traumatic experiences will feel happy with the proposed PTSD project, which would significantly shore up the fighting spirit and psychological well-being of military personnel.
In crisis times, both troops and their families undergo emotional trauma in the task of defending and protecting the nation against adversaries.
The morning after Gen. Irabor’s emergence as CDS did not see to the swift extermination of lingering security challenges bedeviling our country, but it has seen the advent of deliberate and intelligent measures evolved to address insurgency, kidnapping and other sundry crimes. It is only a matter of time before the results become evident.
Till then, he needs the support of not only the officers and men of the armed forces, but the fervent prayers of all patriotic Nigerians.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – this feeting on special Mexico bills singed or vetoed by Gov. Susana Martinez (all time regional):
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Modern Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez on Thursday refused brand-new requirements that lobbyists submit costs under $100 which are often assigned to lawmakers as well as other available bodies.
In a veto interaction, Martinez says she giving support to the aim associated with the spending but anxieties it might provides numerous unintended ramifications, without extra reasons.
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Brand new Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez states she vetoed an announcement made to control utilizing solitary confinement in jails and prisons considering that it could have endangered the life of inmates and safeguards.
Martinez on sunday vetoed an expense that might posses actually constrained the keeping women that are pregnant and juveniles in depressed confinement. The balance also will have restricted having depressed confinement on inmates experiencing mental illness.
The Republican governor and last area lawyers says in a veto message which invoice misconstrues separated confinement and would overcome recommended mobility for modifications representatives.
She describes a situation which a vibrant culprit might-be sentenced to a grown-up detention institution – being a risk all over kid or other inmates without liberty to make use of restricted residential property.
Original Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has actually really completed leastwise 65 expenditure and vetoed above twelve further as a due date means for performing on guidelines.
The Republican governor on wednesday vetoed a measure intended for curbing the advantages of utilizing individual confinement in jails and prisons across unique Mexico, while finishing various different legislation inside the Democrat-controlled Legislature.
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Martinez likes until noon tuesday to behave on a $6.1 billion investment charge and connected taxation measures. She really is encouraging to veto suggested tax elevates.


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This is the story of the metamorphosis that my dining room went through last year. When we built our home fourteen years ago I was using the jewel tones throughout my home. That was the "in" thing back then. I have always loved navy blue and so I decided that was going to be the color in the dining room. I even painted the ceiling navy because that was the "in" thing, too, to paint the walls and ceiling the same color. That was actually a new design thing instead of the normal ceiling white color. So I was brave and did the ceiling in navy. I did actually love this color for quite a few years. Even my husband did not want me to change it, but it was time. Here is how blue and dark it was. This was not our original furniture. I don't have pics of that. Just imagine dark shiny cherry table and hutch.
Even the rug has been changed. I did like the rug. It was a nice rug from Pottery Barn, but when it got warm from the sun shining in on it it would begin to smell. It sort of smelled like burnt rubber!! We finally sold the smelly rug and replaced it with a sisal rug from Overstock.com. Best prices on area rugs that I have found.
I went to the Benjamin Moore paint store and bought Stuart gold for the walls and York Harbor yellow for the ceiling. They look almost the same, but the ceiling color is a little creamier. Oh, and I see Bailey decided to be in this picture, too. That is usually where I can find her.
I bought this table and eight, yes I said eight chairs for less than $700.00.!!! I could not believe it. It was at a store in Jefferson, Ga. called REAL DEALS. This was a real deal!!
This table and ladderback chairs and the hutch go so much better with the Country French style that I love.
This is the first antique that my husband and I bought at a little junk shop in Suwannee many many years ago and it was quite the bargain at $130.00. It is solid oak and is from England. It even has an antique hanger in it. I have several blue and white pieces on top and a white Pottery Barn jug.
These next photos are of some artwork I have collected. I found these in different stores and I just loved the whimsical faces of these pieces. The artist is G. Rodo Boulanger. The first two are signed and numbered lithographs from a calender that the artist did. The other two prints were found in some local stores.
Sorry about the glare on this one it is across from the windows and then it picks up the chandy lights, too.
This is a close up of the hutch which is just filled with things I have collected
This buffet was part of my old dining set and we decided to keep it when we bought the table and chairs and hutch. The top of this folds open to give room for serving desserts or whatever.
This is one of the chairs beside the hutch. I recovered the cushion with this toile fabric that I love and it is the same as the drapery panels. Had to have monogrammed pillows, of course since this is the south. The pillows are from Ballard's. There is one of these on each side of the hutch.
This is our chandelier which originally came with crystal globes, but I removed them and replaced them with shades to have a more casual feel. This room really isn't formal. I would like to replace or paint this chandy sometime down the road.
This photo is the view from the kitchen. The plantation shutters were added last fall after Miss Bailey chewed up the bottom of our blinds when she was a puppy! I was sure glad to have an excuse to get the shutters though. I have always loved plantation shutters.
This is a close up of some trim I added with glue to Sure Fit slipcovers for my two parsons chairs I had. I had red covers with cream trim on these during the Christmas holidays.
Here is another full shot of the room. Nice and bright and sunny and we love it. My husband who did not want it changed loves it, too!!
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Mormons acknowledge early polygamy days at renovated museumBreaking News
tags: religion, polygamy, Mormon
The Mormon church’s renovated history museum set to reopen this week features a small and surprising display about an uncomfortable part of the faith’s history that for generations has been glossed over: polygamy.
The display is tucked inside a modern revamped museum that tells the story of how the church was founded and formed in the eastern U.S. from 1820-1846 before Mormons trekked across the country to settle in Utah. Inside a special 220-seat theater, visitors can watch a theatrical dramatization of founder Joseph Smith’s much-dissected visit from God and Jesus in 1820 in the woods of upstate New York that led to the foundation of the religion.
The decision by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to provide more details about what is known as this “first vision” and acknowledge the early days of polygamy — a practice that has been outlawed by the mainstream church since 1890 — marks the latest illustration of the religion’s push for transparency over secrecy when it comes to its history and beliefs, religious scholars said.

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text: MacKenzie-Childs Navy Floral Square Pillow Details Handcrafted. Covered in cotton, rayon, and rayon velvet. Feather/down insert. Dry clean. Variations are due to the nature of handcrafting. 16"Sq. Imported. Designer About MacKenzie-Childs: Established in 1983, MacKenzie-Childs combines vibrant colors and patterns to create a whimsical collection of tableware, furniture, and decorative accessories that epitomize "tradition with a twist." The company's designers draw inspiration from the ...

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Złote myśli /10 złotych myśli angielskich/ cz.4
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02.The rest is silence.
03.God is dead.
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06.There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
07.Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
08.The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.
09.Learn, learn, learn!
10.Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.

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Albany P Jones is one of Greensboro’s Top Real Estate agents, For Those looking to buy a home in the Greensboro area — We sat down with Albany to get a pulse on if now is still a good time to buy.
The Greensboro Real Estate Market
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Out of State Buyers & Investors
Albany also went on to share some of the benefits for out of state buyers looking to move to Greensboro, North Carolina. Jones shares that Greensboro is a beautiful place to live with a great quality of life. The town has excellent schools, beautiful parks, and a variety of shopping and dining options. By purchasing a home in Greensboro, you will not only be investing in your future but also in the community.
Buying a home is a long-term investment. It is essential to look beyond short-term fluctuations in the market. When you purchase a home, you are investing in your future. Not only will you have a place to call your own, but you will also be building equity. Over time, the value of your home is likely to increase, and you will be able to take advantage of that appreciation when you decide to sell.
In conclusion, Albany shares that despite higher interest rates, now is still a good time to buy a home in Greensboro. Additionally, interest rates are still historically low, and buying a home is a long-term investment in your future. As a real estate expert, Jones encourages potential buyers to consider purchasing a home now.

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CLEVELAND (VIP NEWS) — The original members of Guns N' Roses will come back together in April, keyboardist Dizzy Reed has revealed.
The band will appear together to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland.
"I know that all the original band is going to be there," Reed told Billboard. "I'm just going to go in with a good attitude and a clear head and a grateful heart."
It's not yet clear whether the band will perform at the event.
"I don't know exactly what's going to go down," Reed added. "It's one of those things I'm sure will all come together and be really cool."
Guns N' Roses have been through multiple line-up changes in the last few years.
Dizzy Reed is the second longest-standing member of the band after lead singer Axl Rose.
The other original members are bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Steven Adler and guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin.
The current line-up of Guns 'N Roses last performed in the UK in 2010.
They were bottled off stage at a concert in Dublin after they arrived on stage nearly an hour late.
Dizzy Reed Dizzy Reed joined Guns N' Roses in 1990 during Use Your Illusion period.
The gig was preceded by a controversial headline slot at the Reading festival, where their set was cut short after they played past their curfew.
The band released their debut album Appetite For Destruction in 1987, which topped the UK album chart.
All of their albums have charted in the top five since then, including their most recent release Chinese Democracy.
The band's current line-up is due to return to Europe later this year including dates at Dublin's 02 on May 17.
When asked about a possible new album, Reed said: "There are some clamouring and rumours that we might be getting some material together after we do this so we'll see what happens."
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Last Saturday I went to London with one of my best friends, Beth. It was one of the best days I have had in a long time and I feel so at home in London, I wish I could spend every weekend there.
We drove to Westfield and did a bit of shopping until we got peckish, when we then headed on over to the KERB food market in Camden. It is the busiest place on earth but oh my, all of the food is just incredible and definitely worth being hit in the face multiple times by an array of strangers backpacks.
I went for the pulled pork burrito bowl which was seriously heavenly and Beth went for a mac n’ cheese topped with truffle…oooh fancy.
Unfortunately I completely forgot to take a photo and wolfed my food down in about 0.2 seconds. BUT I did go to this same market a couple of months ago so I thought I would share my food photos that I got from that instead.
Oh my god, doesn’t it all look so good?! And everything I ate was gluten free, yipee!
After stuffing our faces we went on to do a bit of shopping on Oxford Street and bought even more products that I really didn’t need but we were both in need of some retail therapy so it’s justifiable…right?
Shopping is pretty much a sport so after our second spending session we were in need of some more food and made our way back to Westfield where we had a meal at Ping Pong which is a brilliant Chinese restaurant that have a lot of delicious gluten free options. I would highly recommend taking a trip to this place, the atmosphere is great and the food really is mouth watering.
Here is just a little sample of what I had:
(Ooof, that photo quality though)
I am planning on doing post about what I bought in London so keep your eyes peeled for that!

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A recruitment office owner and his female employee suspected to have locked up a maid who decided to commit suicide walked free on Wednesday.
An officer of the General Department of Criminal Investigation at Dubai Police saved a European man’s life after he tried to commit suicide in his rented room in a villa in Dubai.
The toll was likely to rise as scores of people were rushed to hospitals, government spokesman told the media. Earlier, the director of the Aamin Ambulance service, confirmed the 76 dead and said more than 50 others were wounded.
Four members of a family were found dead in a rest room of a water park in Indore, police said on Friday.
The celebrations turned into gloom when a 21-year-old techie hanged himself at his marriage function minutes before starting a new journey of life, in Medchal district.
The police consider cyber violence a serious crime and have an active programme educating the public how not to fall prey to online attacks, or to become the perpetrator.
Brigadier Saeed Hamad Bin Sulaiman Al Malik said that the jumper tricked the watchman and claimed to be looking for an apartment to rent. He then headed to the apartment alone, took his shoes off and left his phone behind in the balcony, before jumping to his death.
Thomas Schaefer, the Finance Minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said on Sunday.
The girl’s father is in India at the moment and was expected to arrive in the UAE for tomorrow’s funeral.
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's brother-in-law O.P. Singh, who is the Additional Director General of Police and posted as Special Officer in the Haryana Chief Minister's Office, suspected some foul play in the crime, it is reliably learnt on Monday.


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The Russo Brothers are back with the final Captain America movie in the franchise and GODDAMN. I'm damned. It's damning that they managed to make a Captain America movie better than Captain America: The Winter Soldier and an Avengers movie better than Age of Ultron.
Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps-one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Where in Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon added characters to move the movie along, Civil War introduces characters that perfectly set up their solo films and display their background. It really gets you excited for Infinity Wars just by the fact that these directors can fully pull it off. If you thought the first Avengers film was one big WWE fight, Civil War [in terms of internal Avengers action] has it beat. You get match-ups that you thought you'll never see and its so awesome. One thing the Russo Brothers are magnificent is directing action. They never find a way to make it boring because you're constantly dodging with oohs and ahs.
With characters let's start with Black Panther who is no doubt about it the best character in this film. You see him go through the most character development throughout the movie and this is the 1st marvel film we see him in. He is badass and he is frightening, but Chadwick Boseman's portrayal as the King of Wakanda is stellar. The African accent he puts on is not over the top and in your face but has a natural tone to it that it sounded perfect. Like in other Marvel media I hear Black Panther his African accent is way over the top but here it is just perfect.
Okay Let's get to it. I know that all of you wanna know. HOW IS SPIDERMAN?!
Two Words: Freaking Amazing [pun intended].
This is Tom Holland's first film as Peter Parker and if the 2017 film can carry him home [pun also intended] then he might be the best Spiderman to date. This movie introduces him perfectly into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When he's introduced he's immediately playing with the big boys. It's as if when Disney got the rights back from Sony, the studio went "oh shit we got the rights back, let's have Spiderman fight with the Avengers now, now, NOW!!!" You see him interact with nearly everyone and you will love it and you will love Holland. What makes Holland great is that he's a kid. He looks like a kid, he sounds like a kid, and he acts like a kid. When he is introduced to Tony Stark and the way he reacts you can smell the Peter Parker radiating from the screen. In every moment he's in he shines by cracking jokes, kicking butt, and ribbing with other characters in cleverly written dialogue.
The political undertones in the film works amazingly into the story. Where in every Marvel movies you clap for Avengers when they save the day, the way this film shows the collateral damage and how much lives were lost you personally regret clapping for those films and genuinely make you feel like shit. The conflict between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers is set up like a presidential debate where it is hard to choose who to root for and if you did beforehand this movie will have you constantly switching sides. These are different factors that are conflicting these characters [that we spent so much previous films getting to know and love] from being on the same side and you genuinely feel for them to a point the last act is like a superhero opera that you actually give a shit about. There are several scenes that will tear you up and its very human they way you feel for these characters.
I don't really have much bad things to say about this with one major mislead. The villain['s]. We spent since Winter Soldier setting up one of Cap's famous and formidable enemies and he's here for a quick second. He's in and out and you want to see more of him. The main villain [Helmut Zemo] is no Loki, but is the Lex Luthor that was needed for Batman V. Superman, because he perfectly sets up the Civil War with his plan and when you get down to it he isn't a villain, but a man with a personal agenda. There are no REAL villains in this film but just characters with dimension and motives. Where in Ultron the robotic foe claims "to tear the Avengers apart from the inside" Zemo does a much better job than any other Marvel villain has ever done [apart from Loki]. The film is very long, but moves so damn swiftly. You don't feel the length because it's constantly engaging and it never feels dull due to the fact the action is unlike anything you seen before on film.
The film is nearly 3 hours long but this moves so fast and paced perfectly. It sets up a villain who is just an average person that genuinely gets the war started. And has you squealing in happiness. Seeing Spiderman, Black Panther, and Ant-Man fight alongside the Avengers and had me legitimately crying in joy. Because it has been every Marvel mogul's dream to see these characters come into play and seeing it turn into reality is amazing. I love this movie and I see myself watching this again and again for years to come.
With top notch direction from the Russo Brothers, Captain America: Civil War is a game changing Marvel film that takes us into depth with our favorite heroes even when they're stripped of their powers while perfectly building up new ones that delivers for general and comic book audiences alike. This is Marvel Studio's best film to date bar none.

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(CNN) “Bruce Lee was training a friend one day when he did something unexpected.
He never apologized for being Asian
Taking out Sammy Davis Jr.’s bodyguard
Miller says Lee was……”
Emily Blunt on the pressure of playing Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins is a woman with a talent for putting things back together again.
“Which is why it’s rather apt that after 50 years, she’s returning to our screens at a time when the world is arguably most in need of being put back together.
And, Emily Blunt — who plays Mary Poppins in the upcoming sequel Mary Poppins Returns — is well aware of the impact her character has already had on the lives of those who watched the 1964 movie starring Julie Andrews.
Standing in full Edwardian get-up inside Shepperton Studios, Blunt told Mashable that she has fond memories of watching the film as a child. “The film, for me, and I think for most people, is one of those films that is seared into people’s memory, an emblem of their nostalgia in many ways,” says Blunt…………………………………………………”
How Willem Dafoe Learned to Paint like Van Gogh
Midway through artist-director Julian Schnabel’s new film At Eternity’s Gate, we see Vincent van Gogh, portrayed by actor Willem Dafoe, entirely consumed by the compulsion to paint. In the scene, the Dutch artist opens the door to his yellow-walled apartment in Arles, France, to find his friend, fellow artist Paul Guguin, sketching Madame Ginoux, a local café owner. Instantly compelled by what he sees, Van Gogh lunges into action, assembling his easel and grasping several paintbrushes in his left hand, while using his right to commit bold, feverish brushstrokes to canvas. His passion is enthralling—so much so, we forget that Dafoe is not a real painter at all.
At Eternity’s Gate envisions the final years of Van Gogh’s life, through a series of vignettes that straddle truth and fiction (much, though not all, is based on the trove of letters the artist left behind). We see his plight as an artist in Paris, his infatuation with the light and landscapes of Arles, and his declining mental health—including when he famously cut off his ear. But it’s not a straightforward account. “This isn’t a biopic, it doesn’t explain his life,” Dafoe recently explained at the New York Film Festival. “It’s really about painting.” Indeed, it is, first and foremost, the story of a painter as told by a painter: Schnabel, who is known for an idiosyncratic painting practice ranging from canvases covered in shattered plates to inkjet prints painted with purple-hued goats…………………………….”
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‘Love Actually’ turns 15: Fun facts about the movie
“Often imitated, but never duplicated, ‘Love Actually’ and its star-filled cast have tugged at movie lovers’ heartstrings for well over a decade.
As we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the release of the film, take a look back at some of the fun stories, trivia tidbits and other notes about the film and its stars.
1. It was Richard Curtis’ directorial debut
The prolific screenwriter went on to direct ‘Pirate Radio,’ ‘About Time’ and the reunion short.
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The Manchester Storm brought NHL style match night presentation to the UK. Hanging over centre ice was the giant four sided scoreboard and video wall. This showed not only live action and replays .. but also especially produced match night videos for playout at key times of the game.
The opening sequence for the Manchester Storm remains unrivalled in British hockey, but there were many other “shorts” that delighted and amused fans.
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Learning in health and wellbeing is structured in such a way as to allow young people at Bell Baxter to develop the knowledge and understanding, skills, capabilities and attributes which they need for mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing now and in the future.
DEPARTMENT OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT - DEVELOPMENT OF WELLBEING GARDEN
This week (21st June 2021) saw the Department of Additional Support looking to the new session and taking forward plans for the development of a wellbeing garden for the young people. Click on the video below to hear more about this project. We are grateful to our community partners and parent council for supporting this project. With thanks to CuparNow for support in making this video clip in conjunction with the school and Parent Council.


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The June 2023 Primary Election is fast approaching! This June, NYC will vote on candidates for local offices, including City Council, District Attorney (Bronx, Queens, Staten Island), Civil Court, Delegates to the Judicial Convention, and Party positions. Make your plan to vote!
To vote in the June Primary, you must have registered to vote by June 17; then, you can either vote in person during the early voting period or on Election Day, June 27. You can also vote by mail requesting and mailing an absentee ballot on time.
- Request an absentee ballot: online by June 12, in person by June 26.
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CRISIS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL PROGRAM
Assisting and connecting low-income individuals and families with the
resources, institutions, and agencies that can best serve them. The most
pressing needs are rent and mortgage assistance, medicine, transportation,
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program assists low-income persons with tax preparation
services free of charge. The goal of the program is to help families receive all of their
tax refunds and build assets.
Serving the uninsured and the underinsured, the clinic provides free physicals
and illness and minor injury care to all ages. The clinic is staffed by
volunteer physicians and healthcare providers, working collaboratively
with community agencies to provide services and education that promote
health and wellness.
Thursdays: 6pm - 8pm.
Rites of Passage
The objective of the program is to empower young African American girls in
grades three through eight to direct their energies toward positive goals throughout
their lifetime. The girls who have already participated in their program learned to
never give up on their dreams, no matter what obstacles they encounter. They learned
the value of speaking the truth, to believe in self worth, the importance of a
spiritual relationship, how to build personal relationships, basic etiquette, anger
management skills, and the importance of having good character. Soon there will be a
boys version of this program.
Achieving Self Sufficiency and Excellence Through Support helps families break
from the cycle of poverty by developing life-skills to achieve self-sufficiency. The
program strives to promote economic stability, education/career development, and
psychological health stabilization to help families overcome behaviors that
perpetuate generational poverty.
Iowa Career Access Point (ICAP)
With Iowa Workforce Development, the EMA provides computers to those who need to search
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What might histories of Islamic law in the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf gain from a focus on economic life and vernacular legal cultures? Until the influx of oil wealth and the development of modern state institutions in the second half of the twentieth century, the legal landscape of the Gulf sheikhdoms was pluralistic and fragmented. In a context where justice was more often requested than enforced, local rulers settled disputes alongside sharī‘a judges, pearl merchants, tribal shaykhs, and British agents. In this pluralistic legal landscape, the Gulf’s central economic activity, the pearl trade, was shaped by a mixture of customary practice, Islamic law, and – from the nineteenth century onwards – British imperial policy.
In this conversation, Alexandre Caeiro and Nathan Brown discuss the legal regulation of the pearl trade in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; the effects of British attempts to re-organize the pearling industry and reshape the legal systems of the Gulf sheikhdoms; and the relationship between “ruler’s courts”, “merchants’ courts,” and “Islamic courts”. They also debate the advantages and limitations of a territorial/national perspective versus a regional/transnational one, and the sources and archives that are available for re-writing legal histories in the Gulf.
Alexandre Caeiro is Associate Professor at the College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He was trained in sociology and in Islamic studies in France, the Netherlands, and Egypt. His research deals broadly with the transformations of Islamic law in modern contexts. He is currently working on the legal history of Gulf sheikhdoms, focusing on the interaction between emirs, shari’a judges, merchants, and British agents in the context of the development of an oil economy and modern state institutions.
Nathan Brown is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University. His research focuses on religion and politics, authoritarianism, constitutionalism, comparative judicial politics. Dr. Brown received the Oscar and Shoshana Trachtenberg Award for Scholarship from George Washington University in 2015 and the Harry Harding teaching award from the Elliott School of International Affairs in 2014.

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Coloring books for adults have gone mainstream with millions of grown-ups unabashedly enjoying the hobby worldwide. Now, for the first time, a leader in the recovery field has created a coloring book specifically for the millions of people who are living healthier, more fulfilling lives using the Twelve-Step principles. And while everyone could use a little "inkspiration," coloring offers unique benefits to people in recovery. For example:
- A primary issue for those in recovery is the inability to find peace without the use of alcohol or other substances; coloring calms the mind and helps you de-stress.
- Coloring is meditative--it allows you to stop overthinking and to simply "be" in the moment.
- Many children who grew up in chaotic alcoholic homes missed out on the simple creative pleasures of childhood, like coloring; this allows anyone to explore their playful, creative sides.
- Once free of addictive substances, people often experience a tremendous void--a new hobby like coloring can help fill the void in a healthy way and spark interest in other artistic avenues.
- For people who struggle with negative self-talk or the need to be perfect, coloring is great because there are no rules! It's an artistic activity that requires no skill set or mastery--it's just fun.
You'll find original art with diverse imagery, from mandalas and meditative patterns to nature scenes, animals, and mantras with room to create custom patterns and doodles. Encouraging quotes and affirmations will help quiet negative thoughts and a "how-to" to section by illustrator and artist Judith Clement Wall guides readers in how to customize the art or to take their interest further by doodling or patterning within the pages. We've even included blank journal pages for self-expression.
Thick stock paper allows readers to use colored pencils, markers, or watercolors. Pages are perforated for easy tearing and sharing, to frame or hang on the fridge. We've also used "lay-flat" binding to manufacture the book which eliminates that annoying bulge in the spine when you open a book.
About the Author
Judy Clement Wall is a freelance artist/illustrator, writer, and intrepid doodler. In addition to her commissioned artwork and illustrations, Judy creates unique cards and original art that celebrate life and inspire creativity. To see more of her art and read her published work, visit her website at judyclementwall.com.
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Life is a canvas and we are the artist; it's up to us to paint a beautiful picture.
Congratulations on taking the bold steps to make your life the best that it can be. Making the commitment to living a healthy life is exciting as you grow into the person you were meant to be, whether it's your first month in recovery or your first-year anniversary. But recovery doesn't only mean becoming free from a substance; recovery means finding a way of living that works: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. With each new day, you are discovering new strengths and gifts and exploring life-affirming ways of finding joy and well-being.
Living free of any addiction means you are no longer dulled by a substance or constrained by a behavioryou are seeing life through a crystal-clear lens, in all of its brilliance and richness. Just like looking into a kaleidoscope of blending colors, you might feel a mix of emotions togetherintense joy with pain, vulnerability with excitement, loneliness with connection, and uncertainty with possibilities.
Coloring can quiet your mind, calm your thoughts, and allow you to simply be. Sometimes the silent moments can be the loudest, and coloring can help you fill the silence by putting pen to paper.
As children, some of us grew up in families where we couldn't relax or express our creativity. But expressing ourselves creatively is good for the soul. It allows us to play and to reconnect with the part of ourselves that is pure joy. And the best part about coloring? There are no rules or wrong ways to do it. Some people just like to get lost in the rhythm while others like to customize the art with patterns or doodles.
By getting into the habit of coloring each day, you carve out time for yourself, tap into your creative energy, and remind yourself that you are important. Taking time to honor the creative side of ourselves is not selfish or sillyit's self-care!
You can color in the morning and focus on creating a specific thought or mind-set for the day or end your day as a way to unwind and reflect on the new patterns that you are creating in your own life.
We've included original artwork that we hope will inspire you: mandalas, nature scenes, and animals, as well as powerful affirmations to encourage you. Affirmations are positive statements about the way we want to think, feel, and behave. By reading them aloud and focusing on the words, you help to paint a mental portrait of what you want to become. The messages we give ourselves are the most important messages we hear. What we choose to believe will ultimately rule our world. You can read the affirmations aloud or to yourself, you can think about them as you color, or you can just color without thinking about anything at all. Inspired by the principles of the Twelve Steps, these mantras reflect how you are mindfully living each day and the philosophies you are putting into practice with every choice you make. With powerful themes of honesty, surrender, integrity, forgiveness, perseverance, courage, and more, let these be daily reminders of your commitment to living your life one day at a time, giving space to the creative spirit that lives within you.
Just like the blank spaces in this book, every day is a blank slate from which to begin anew. The art you create will be unique to you, just like the journey you're making is yours alone, so go ahead and make your mark! We wish you a joyful and enlightening exploration.
The word mandala means 'sacred circle' in Sanskrit. Both Tibetan Buddhist monks and Native American Indians used mandalas as a way of evoking spiritual energy, meditation, and healing. Circles symbolize wholeness, unity, and the cycle of life, and appear in nature as flowers, snowflakes, the sun, the moon, and more. Research has shown that creating and coloring mandalas can relieve stress, reduce anxiety, and calm your mind. Each mandala was specifically designed to help you focus your energy inward and inspire a sense of tranquility. At the end of the book, we invite you to create your own mandala using the instructions as your guide.
Choose Your Tool
Markers and gel pens are great for adding bold, defined bursts of color. Markers are best for filling in larger spaces while gel pens allow you to color smaller areas or doodle in tiny details of your own. Colored pencils are perfect for adding shading or for blending two colors together, both of which add interest and depth to any design.
TIP: Use scrap paper to test when you blend colors to make sure the final result is what you envisioned. While the paper in this book is designed not to bleed through, by adding a piece of scrap paper under each page as you color, you guarantee no bleed-through.
A Note from the Illustrator
Thank you for allowing my art to be a canvas for your coloring adventures. Here are my instructions for how to use this book:
1. Pick a page.
2. Pick a medium (markers, colored pencils, gel penswhatever you like).
I created every illustration with that third instruction in mind because what's the point of a coloring book if you can't have fun with it?
Each page is filled with details which you can approach in many different ways. You can individually color each tiny shape, or you can group them together into bigger sections, which all come together to form the whole. You can leave parts blank for little pops of white space, experiment with color combinations, and play with different palettes, tones, and hues.
Try doodling sections instead of coloring themyou can copy my patterns or make up some of your own. You'll notice that some of the pieces include inspirational words or quotes within the artwork. Feel free to write your own words into the
spaces or freehand your favorite inspiring quote around the outside of the mandalas. Choose words that are personally meaningful and powerful, and think about them as you explore your own creativity. (I often do that when I draw, making art a form of meditation for me.)
Each page is designed to stir your imagination, and really, the possibilities are endless. The right way to use this coloring book is YOUR way, and I encourage you to relax, have fun, and enjoy the creative process!
©2016 HCI Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Inkspirations for Recovery: A Coloring Companion that Celebrates and Supports Living One Day at a Time. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
What an inspiration! For relaxing and rejuvenating yourself while trying to cope or recover. I love the inspirational quotes and sayings on each page and the beautiful multitude of different and various designs to color. This is a very sturdy book - not cheaply made. This is one of my better coloring books and I will continue to return to these for more.


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(Life’s latest hidden lesson.)
Whenever we go to the beach, I literally get stuck holding a bag that doesn’t complement my manhood very well. It’s also usually accompanied by some kind of admonition.
“You need to carry your share of the load,” I’ve often heard.
Deep inside, I know she’s right. I invariably walk away embarrassed by both my thoughtlessness and the scarlet letter of a bag that drives home the point.
After careful planning which began months ago in the States, I decided to man-up and take responsibility to pack and carry our beach stuff. That way I can carry my fair share of the load in our relationship and do it with a proper looking back pack in the process.
I was so excited about my new initiative, I even packed everything up last night for today’s trip to the beach. You can imagine my disbelief then when I saw my woman toting this beauty of a bag with us. Of course, you just knew my disbelief would eventually turn to horror and I would get stuck with the bag. I’m not sure what the Universe is trying to tell me. There’s a message in all this that still remains hidden to me.

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Aware that a book can be a powerful weapon for good and the ideal refuge from a reality that is too difficult to face, Livraria Lello has published one of the best-selling works in its collection of classics in Literature, The Little Prince, in Ukrainian. The translation, pagination, and revision of the work were in charge of Ukrainian professionals, who did the work while experiencing, in the first person, the escalation of the conflict.
Livraria Lello was not indifferent to the devastating humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine and, a few days after the start of the conflict began preparing the launch of the Ukrainian edition of one of the most inspiring books of all time. Two months after the start of the war, it announces the campaign that supports the world's leading humanitarian agency working to promote and defend children's rights – UNICEF. The value of €10 for each book sold will be donated to UNICEF, supporting the organization in its work with Ukrainian children.
How to Contribute?
You can purchase the book The Little Prince, in Ukrainian at Livraria Lello or in the online store, for €15.90, and €10 will be donated to UNICEF.
The Little Prince in Ukrainian
Ukraine: There are 7.5 Million Children at Risk
The escalation of violence in Ukraine is putting millions of children and their families at imminent risk. The conflict in the east of the country – which enters its eighth year – had already affected the lives of more than half a million children. Now, the situation of 7.5 million children is getting worse by the minute.
The conflict in Ukraine has already destroyed critical infrastructure such as homes, hospitals, water distribution networks, schools and orphanages. A country where landmines pose a major threat to children's lives.
There are children among the fatalities. Injured children. Children who are separated from their families. Some get lost being unattended. Many suffer from trauma due to the violence around them. Source: UNICEF
UNICEF action in Ukraine:
The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - was created after World War II, by the United Nations General Assembly, with the aim of responding to the emergency facing European children.
Currently, UNICEF is the only United Nations humanitarian agency working specifically for the promotion and defense of children's rights. territories. The organization's work is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from Governments, foundations, companies and individual donors.
In Ukraine, UNICEF is working 24 hours a day to respond to growing needs on the ground, helping some 7.5 million children and their families. UNICEF has several teams distributed throughout the country, namely in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kramatorsk, Mariupol and Kiev. The organization also has employees at the borders with Poland, Romania and Moldova to receive and support refugees, who are mostly women and children.
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T-Bird win sets up showdown with Barton County
Cloud County tuned up for its showdown with Barton County by shutting out Independence Community College 5-0 in a home match on Thursday.
The seventh-ranked Thunderbirds now 14-3 overall, and ninth-ranked Barton County, 11-2-1 overall, are both 8-0 in Jayhawk Conference play and will meet at 4 p.m. Saturday at Great Bend.
“It will determine the Conference championship,” Cloud County coach Steve Ralos said.
Cloud County led Independence, (1-14 overall and 1-9 in the Conference), just 1-0 at halftime.
Freshman Chris Lavery scored the first half goal for the T-Birds.
Lavery added a second goal in the second half to give Cloud County a 2-0 advantage.
A goal by sophomore Jake Currie extended the T-Birds’ lead to 3-0.
Lavery would score two more goals in the match to give Cloud County the 5-0 win.
“They were a very, very poor team and we didn’t execute things the way I wanted them to be executed to get ready for this weekend, and the postseason,” Ralos said.
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The Cloud County women gave up an early goal, but responded to knock off Independence, 5-1.
Independence scored first in the match.
Cloud County answered with three goals in the first half.
The T-Birds tacked on two more goals in the second half to make it 5-1.
Freshman Georgia Walters scored two goals for the T-Birds.
Beth Millican, Katy Plummer and Chanelle O’Dwyer scored one goal each.
The T-Birds, now 8-8 overall and 6-4 in the Conference, play at Barton County on Saturday.
“We have three Conference games left, and we need to win at least one of those to get sixth in the Conference. They are going to be tough games,” Ralos said.
Rolling Hills, Belleville, defeated Funk Pharmacy 16-4 in Concordia Recreation Girls' Softball play Tuesday night at the Concordia Sports Complex. Funk Pharmacy trailed 4-2 after one inning of play. Four runs in the top of the second inning gave Rolling Hills an 8-2 advantage.... [More]
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Doing their “thousand dollar repairs” on a combine, farmers Galen Deneault of D and G Farms and Mark Boley prepare for another long hot day of wheat harvest. “Farmers don't really like to give out yields because it can affect prices. You don't want to brag,... [More]
District Court CRIMINAL Harold George Mildrexler appeared in person and by his court-appointed attorney James M. Johnson, June 13, and was convicted of Battery. He was sentenced to six months in the Cloud County Jail and ordered to pay costs of the action, $158, an alcohol/drug... [More]
Nick Coil, Trade Wind Energy Development Manager, discussed the Skyview Wind Project at the Monday morning meeting of Cloud County board of commissioners. Coil said typically, it takes approximately five years to develop a wind farm. The project in the Glasco area would... [More]
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Business Comment: Terry Murden
HSBC: the reasons for leaving UK are mounting
Each of them, in one way or another, are factors in the bank taking a hard look at itself and where it wants to position itself as it marks its 150th anniversary and looks ahead to the next 150 years. There has been some talk of it selling off the high street bank and, in a move similar to the revival of TSB and Williams and Glyns, restoring the Midland Bank brand which it acquired in the 1980s.
Clearly, its focus on emerging markets remains at the heart of its thinking and the huge shifts that Mr Flint outlines give it much to contemplate as it considers whether it would better serve these markets by moving out of London.
It is also clear that the bank may feel the new regulatory environment in the UK – and the US for that matter – may be too restrictive and too punishing.
Mr Flint also notes the bank’s concern over membership of the European Union and the risks of going it alone. It is another tick against the list marked “reasons for quitting Britain”.
There is a sense of hand-wringing angst in his address as if it were a speech he would rather not have delivered. Obviously, he would have preferred not to have been put in a position of having to apologise to shareholders for past misdemeanours.
The City is now on tenterhooks about whether one of the oldest members of the family is about to flee, but all the clues are here.
“History tells us if we treat every challenge as an opportunity to regroup and build a stronger and more resilient HSBC we will emerge in better shape to deal with whatever comes next,” Mr Flint said.
A fresh start for HSBC looks now looks likely.

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is a comic book anthology
released by America's Best Comics
. Each issue contains four self-contained stories written by Alan Moore
and a different artist for each character. The least loved of America's Best Comics
, the intriguing part of the comic is the fact that it is self-contained
. Each issue has four main characters that are in it, and one can pick up any issue of Tomorrow Stories and read it. All of the stories are rather humourous, except for perhaps Greyshirt
, which follows a more serious mood.
- The Cobweb
This rather sultry heroine operates out of Indigo City. She has no super powers, nor is she incredibly intelligent. She is, however, rated as one of the highest bachelorettes in Indigo City. She battles crime, and seems to be ambigously lesbian. Not normally my favorite featurette, but amusing none the less.
- The First American and U.S. Angel
One of the funniest features in the anthology. The First American is the highest parody of the stereotypical superhero. Genetically engineered to fight for America, he's quite at a loss for morals. His sidekick, U.S. Angel isn't much better off either.
A very much Spirit inspired character. He is also a crimefighter of Indigo City. Dressed very much like a gentleman with a cane, except for the red cloth that covers his mouth and nose. He closely works with the police on cases. Throughout the criminal world, he is known to be bulletproof. An image that Greyshirt has created, by the fact that he always wears a chainmail shirt. A great nostalgic trip to the Spirit. One of my favorites from the anthology.
- Jack B. Quick
Small-town boy genius, Jack is the boy that disturbs so many scientific theories. Watch him create a new universe! Help the sheriff arrest drunk light rays! Butter a cat's back! A humourous voyage into the insane small-town science.
- Splash Brannigan
Created by a comic artist when he wanted to draw three dimensional comics, Splash is a living inkblot waiting to happen. Splash Brannigan was introduced in issue six, as Jack B. Quick took a hiatus.


Having won the prestigious ‘Young Scottish Folk Mucician of the Year’ prize, Mairearad was asked to write a piece, to be performed live, at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow.
She asked if we could package and record that process. Her piece ‘Passing Places’ records a journey through her homeland of Sutherland in Scotland.
The journey film was projected behind the players on stage. We therefore proposed a filmic rendering of passing slides as a base graphic. This informed the rest of our thinking.


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on the other hand, if you are completely and helplessly addicted, as i am, then you may get as big a kick out of this video as i have. it is the cast of downton abbey "speaking" the song "What Makes You Beautiful" by Britain's own One Direction. it is very well done, and i can't stop watching it. downton fans, you're welcome.


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So this is what Aidan Baker is up to when he's not creating Foucault-does-doom via the Cure's “Pornography” in Nadja with partner Leah Buckareff. With THISQUIETARMY (aka Eric Quach of Destroyalldreamers) at his side this time around, Baker creates airy, pillowy-soft, self-regenerating ambient bliss. Creating music that makes “Music For Airports” seem downright noodly, Baker and THISQUIETARMY manipulate sparse patches of watery guitar fuzz, cloudbursts of synth, and naturally occurring electronic sinewaves and pulses to create music that seems like microtonal flowers continually bursting to life, before slowly closing again. Closer listens reveal a much more lyrical bent to this music. The sound manipulators are very much in synch, each trying to out-sad the others with the most melancholy innervision, songs build, but so subtly and quietly you might not even notice it. Gigantic compositions and emotions rendered in quiet miniature. For fans of Brian Eno, Lycia, Harmonia.
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Rayon Sports 2-1 APR
Amagaju 2-0 Espoir
Musanze 2-1 Marines
AS Muhanga 1-2 SC Kiyovu
Police 2-0 Mukura
Etincelles 1-1 Gicumbi
DEFENDING champions Rayon Sports boosted their chances of retaining the league title after recording a comfortable 2-1 win over archrivals APR yesterday, to climb to the summit of the Turbo King Football League.
It was a memorable evening for the blues faithful as the champions, who have been in impressive form for most of the season, sealed a badly needed win against the 13-time champions at Kigali regional stadium.
Rayon Sports have the same number of points as APR (49) but lead the standings thanks to a solitary goal difference with five matches left to the end of the season.
Djamal Mwiseneza opened the score sheet for the blues with a well taken shot in the 13th minute after he was left unmarked by Michel Rusheshangoga and Emery Bayisenge to dribble past Ismail Nshutiyamagara before unleashing thunderbolt past goalie Olivier Kwizera which sent the full to capacity stadium into jubilations.
APR responded by leveling the score line in the 30th minute with a perfect header from striker Michel Ndahinduka off a brilliant Rusheshangonga cross.
Thereafter it was a balanced duel with both sides attacking with intent, but the blues had the final laugh with left back Abouba Sibomana settling the contest with a sharp drive from the edge of the area in the 41th minute.
Sibomana’s winning goal came after Rusheshangoga failed to clear a Mwiseneza set-piece which was met by the imposing defender who made no mistake but blasted a sharp ball into the right upper corner of the goal.
Rayon Sports made APR play most of the balls in their half for most of the game. The championed kept up the pressure on the military side but were denied by the backline.
APR’s goal keeper Olivier Kwizera needed to be at his best to spare his team a humiliation.
He was forced to put away two attempts from Cedric Amissi as Rayon Sports surged forward for more goals midway through the second half.
In the 60th minute, Amissi beat APR’s defenders to head a cross from Mwiseneza only to be denied by the former Isonga shot-stopper’s goal line clearance.
Six minutes later, Amissi made another excellent volley attempt off Mwiseneza’s cross only to be cleared by Kwizera’s right foot at the edge of the goal line.
On the side of the pitch, in the 70th minute, Jean Baptista Mugiraneza tested Jean Luc Ndayishimiye with a fine header from Charles Bayingana’s corner but the former APR custodian made a superb reflex save.
Three minutes later, Ndayishimiye ensured another fine save, this time putting away a curvy free kick from Papy Sibomana following Barnabe Mubumbyi’s foul at the edge of the goal area.
APR lost Isaie Songa to a knee injury with only his first touch after replacing Yannick Mukunzi. He collided with Arafat Serugendo, prompting coach Vincent Mashami to bring on Albert Ngabo.
This was Rayon Sports’ 16th win of the season as APR succumbed to its second defeat.
Contrary to earlier concerns by football governing body, Ferwafa, there were no security incidents at the stadium with the national police fully in charge.
Elsewhere, Police jumped to third spot (38 points) after recording a 2-0 win over Mukura at Kicukiro turf, while SC Kiyovu beat hosts AS Muhanga 2-1 to move to fourth spot, with 37 points.
In Nyamagabe, Godfrey Okoko’s relegation battling Amagaju registered their third win of the season, with a 2-0 victory over visitors Espoir, while Musanze moved into sixth (36 points), with a 2-1 win over Marines.
On Saturday, Etincelles were forced to a 1-all draw by visitors Gicumbi.
Amagaju and Esperance are in the relegation zone.
With the country heading into the Genocide commemoration week (April 7-13), the next round of the Turbo King Football League games will be played on the weekend of April 19-20.


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ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – A Rocky River man involved in a six-hour standoff with police was sentenced to receive mental health treatment.
William Lin, 49, who police said barricaded himself into the bedroom of his apartment and threatened to shoot a police officer, was initially charged with aggravated menacing and inducing panic.
As part of a plea deal, the inducing panic charge was dropped and Lin pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of aggravated menacing.
Lin was also given a 90-day jail sentence Friday. That sentence was suspended, meaning he won't serve any jail time.
“He'll be moved to a long-term residential care facility,” Lin's attorney, Lindsey Wilber said Monday.
The court is still trying to determine which facility Lin will be sent to, Rocky River Prosecutor Mike O'Shea said Monday.
He called Lin's treatment “badly needed.”
On Jan 11, Lin's father, Thomas Lin, called Rocky River police and said he needed help convincing his son to clean his apartment after the younger Lin received a notice from the health department saying the clutter in his residence made it a fire hazard, according to a police report.
When officers arrived at Lin's Oaks River Drive apartment, he barricaded himself in his bedroom and threatened to shoot an officer, the report said.
An empty gun case and gun lock were found in his living room, the report said.
Lin surrendered peacefully after a six-hour standoff with police.
His case was put on hold in January while he received mental health treatment at North Coast Behavioral Healthcare in Northfield.
On Friday he was ruled competent to stand trial, but was instead offered a plea deal.


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Church to send a Christmas card to every home in Soho
Soho Ho, Merry Christmas!
Thousands of Soho residents will get an extra surprise this Christmas after their local church, St Anne’s, Soho, pledged to hand deliver a Christmas card to every home in the area.
St Anne’s hopes that receiving the card will help residents feel part of the local community and remind people of the variety of Christmas events run during the festive period by the church and other local groups.
Revd Simon Buckley, Rector of St Anne’s, said:
“There are about 3,500 residents in this parish, and whilst many of them have lived in Soho a long time, there’s also a significant number of recent arrivals – as is common in central London where there is a frequent turnover of residents. I hope that receiving a card from this church will prove to be a real gift to someone this Christmas”
The specially designed Christmas card is decorated with the church’s curious clocktower and features a personal message from the Rector of the church, the Revd Simon Buckley. The card also serves as an invitation to the wide variety of community events taking place at St Anne’s this year, which start with the switching on of the Christmas Tree lights on December 5th to the sound of the Soho Parish School Choir.
This year all St Anne’s services will be promoting and supporting the work of Centrepoint, a charity working to support homeless young people which was founded 50 years ago by the Revd Ken Leech when he was a curate at St Anne’s. In addition to the collections from services, the church entrance will be used to promote Centrepoint’s work and a sequence of five display cases in the entrance corridor are being given over to Centrepoint to show artefacts from their history.
More information about the support Centrepoint offers to young people across the UK is available here: https://centrepoint.org.uk/


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The Parish of Crailing incorporates the villages of Crailing and East and West Nisbet and is located in the centre of the northern half of Roxburghshire with Roxburgh parish to the north; Eckford parish to the east; Jedburgh to the south and Ancrum to the west. The area covered by Crailing parish is 4 miles from north to south and 3 3/4 miles from east to west and has Jedburgh as its postal town. The river Teviot wends its way through the parish dividing it into two nearly equal parts.
Crailing Parish Church There are two churches in Crailing - the most obvious one is the former Free Church which faces you as you turn into the village from the A698 this church is now in fact the village hall known as "Lothian Hall" it is signposted from the A698 "Lothian Hall". (For further information on the village hall - see the Halls tab of our website. Church services are held in the parish church which is also signposted from the A698 and sits several hundred yards back from the main road. This church dates from 1775, but was substantially redesigned in the late 19th century by the famous High Kirk architect Peter McGregor Chalmers. The curved apse is particularly impressive. For information on Crailing Church Services please visit http://www.aleandteviot.org.uk/about-us/crailing
Crailing Community Orchard is a group of old apple, pear and plums varieties that once belonged to Crailing Hall, near Jedburgh. The land belongs to Lothian Estates with a 25 year management agreement between the estate and Borders Forest Trust. The site is one of the most recent community projects being managed from 2005. Local tree wardens provisionally look after the site but the local community have helped with pruning and hedge planting.
The long term vision is to establish a working orchard and conserve the old varieties found within the Borders. The orchard is 0.4 Hectare and is in need of scrub control. Volunteers are always welcome. Visit the Crailing Community Orchard facebook page for further information https://www.facebook.com/crailingcommunityorchard/
The 2016 Jethart Callant, Garry Robert Hogg, was presented with a Quaich, by Ron Leddy, Vice Chairman of Crailing, Eckford & Nisbet Community Council to commemorate the Crailing Rideout. Following their stop at Crailing where the Callant and his immediate entourage also visited the war memorial to lay a wreath the cavalcade continued on to Nisbet for a refreshment stop.


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Protease production by thermophilic Bacillus sp strain SMIA-2 cultivated in liquid cultures containing trisodium citrate reached a maximum in 9h, with levels of 1.93U/mg protein. The microorganism utilized several carbon sources for the production of protease. Starch was the best substrate, followed by trisodium citrate, citric acid and sucrose. Among the various organic and inorganic nitrogen sources, ammonium nitrate was found to be the best. Studies on the protease characterization revealed that the optimum temperature of this enzyme was 60ºC. The enzyme was stable for 2h at 30ºC, while at 40ºC and 80ºC, 14% and 84% of the original activities were lost, respectively. The optimum pH of the enzyme was found to be 8.0. After incubation of crude enzyme solution for 24h at pH 5.5, 8.0 and 9.0, a decrease of about 51%, 18% and 66% of its original activity was observed respectively. A stronger inhibitory effect was observed in the presence of K+, Hg2+and Cu2+. Hg+ resulted in the complete loss of activity at 1mM concentrations. Activity was stimulated by Mn2+ and Ca+2, indicating that these ions had a functional role in the molecular structure of the enzyme.
protease; thermophilic bacterium; Bacillus sp.

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-> Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has raised $100,000 for his new political action committee, Red Rock PAC, and spent half of that on starting it up. [Trib]
-> Rep. Chris Stewart faced a town hall meeting with a polite but skeptical crowd, eager for answers about his views on certain policies. [Trib]
Outside the town hall, though, protestors raised concerns about his views on climate change. [Fox13]
-> State Sen. Luz Robles will announce next week her intention to challenge Stewart for his congressional seat. [UtahPolicy]
Tweets of the day: From @JennyJohnsonHi5: "The prison guard in charge of watching Ariel Castro must've become distracted by the online poker game he was playing with John McCain."
From @JonahNRO: "It's amazing how many people on the left and the right think 'policy I don't like' = 'unconstitutional.'"
Happy birthday: To gun rights advocate Clark Aposhian and lobbyist Jeff Rogers.
In other news: Sen. Mike Lee warned that a missile strike against Syria could be a dangerous move and he still hasn't decided how to vote. [DNews]
-> Gov. Gary Herbert hosted a social reception in the Governor's Mansion with Log Cabin Republicans. [KUTV]
-> The U.S. Department of Interior said that the proposed West Davis Corridor would significantly damage Great Salt Lake wetlands. [Trib]
-> Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams unveiled a new recycling campaign. [Trib] [DNews]
-> Saratoga Spring's Mayor Mia Love appeared on the Glenn Beck Program to discuss the American dream. [Blaze]
-> After seven months, Murray Mayor Dan Snarr gets his SLC traffic citation dismissed but he still isn't satisfied. [Trib]
-> Bryan Schott says that if the feds decline to prosecute AG John Swallow, he'll start a charm offensive despite the other ongoing investigations. [UtahPolicy]
-> Leaders from several faiths protested outside Herbert's mansion to raise issues about his stance on Medicaid. [Trib]
-> Herbert orders U.S. and Utah flags to be lowered on Friday to honor slain Draper Police Sgt. Derek Ray Johnson. [StandEx]
-> Rep. Jim Matheson visited the Mt. Pleasant library this week and donated a bunch of books that were leftovers from those sent to the Library of Congress. [Herald]
-> Pat Bagley gives his take on the dog of war. [Trib] -> And Bagley urges Utahns to grade their lawmakers like they're doing with Utah schools. [Trib]
-> The backlash over the school grading system is coming for state lawmakers. [UtahPolicy]
Nationally: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution calling for a limited strike on Syria; the resolution will now go to the full Senate. [WaPost] [Politico] [NYTimes]
-> Two prominent liberal advocacy groups have announced their position against the president and the attacks on Syria. [Politico]
-> Members of the Bush family are fighting for immigration reform. [NYTimes]
-> Former President Bill Clinton urged opponents of the Affordable Care Act to stop trying to repeal it and to work together to improve it. [WaPost]
-> Corporations are losing clout with members of the GOP. [NYTimes]
-> Heritage Action for America is using grassroots movements to try to defund Obamacare. [WaPost]
-> A Massachusetts court will review the wording "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance for elimination because of discrimination. [CNN]
Where are they?
Gov. Gary Herbert attends "Beat Hunger by the Mile," declares September as Hunger Action Month, attends the Greek Festival and the Utah State Rodeo and judges a muffin contest.
SL Co. Mayor Ben McAdams hits a United Way of Salt Lake board meeting, hosts a mayor's Twitter chat and meets with Deputy Mayor Nichole Dunn.
SLC Mayor Ralph Becker meets with U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Javier Palomarez, dines with community leaders, attends the Salt Lake Council of Government meeting and a Greek Festival ribbon cutting.
WVC Mayor Mike Winder heads to the Salt Lake Council of Government meeting.
President Barack Obama meets with Swedish royalty, travels to Russia, meets with Prime Minister Abe of Japan and participates in various G-20 sessions.
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The blonde beauty found fame on the hit MTV show thanks to her no nonsense attitude. Oh, and love of getting naked.
Along with her sister Leonie, the blonde beauty strutted about the villa like she owned the place, before letting rip when co-star Max Morley told her he'd rather bed Georgia Crone than romp than her.
So we shouldn't really be surprised that she's now shared a fully naked snap with her fans.
Taking to Instagram, Ché gave Liam Payne's baby-mama Cheryl a run for her money by exposing her epic rose tattoo.
Her left butt cheek has a huge flower inking much like the X Factor star's infamous etching.
Posing on a bed in her birthday suit, Ché can be seen kneeling with her back to camera as she flaunts her impressive body.
Letting the picture do the talking, the star simply captioned the snap: "Send nudes."
However, fans may want to be careful sending X-rated images online.
Daily Star Online recently revealed how Max Morley was left red-faced after his naked Snapchats hit the web.
In a series of videos and pictures, the northern hunk can be seen posing fully naked as he fondles his manhood.
While confirming the images were indeed of Max, a rep declined to comment on the leak.


With Intel’s Core i7 and Nehalem processors being out and about; Intel’s “next-gen” processors are already here today. AMD hasn’t been sitting still, and launched the Phenom II earlier this year. Ars decided to take a look at how the competition will go this year, and overclocked a Phenom II to 4.2Ghz, and benchmarked it against Intel’s latest and greatest.
The results of the benchmark are promising for AMD, but raise a lot of doubt and questions as well. Ars concludes that Phenom II can compete head-on with Intel’s Core 2 Quad, and that considering its price point, it’s an excellent choice for gamers as well. However, the problems start as soon as you compare Phenom II to the Core i7.
Even overclocked to 4.2Ghz, with the IMC running at 2.53GHz (1120MHz memory clock), the Phenom II can not always outperform the lower-end Core i7 which runs at 2.67Ghz. Ars concludes that AMD will face problems in the future that it cannot solve with ever increasing clock speeds. AMD’s next 45nm refresh will need to be accompanied by architectural changes resulting in “significantly higher performance clock-for-clock”.
Concluding, Ars writes:
Today, right now, Deneb is great, especially for gaming. AMD could conceivably relaunch a gaming-centric Phenom II FX chip without watching it get laughed off the market (provided it was relatively cheap). Down the road, things don’t look even half so certain. Even if Deneb picked up an additional 15 percent performance clock-for-clock right now, it still wouldn’t be enough to put the chip on an even footing clock-for-clock with the Core i7-965. That’s a problem AMD has to solve on a shoestring budget in the worst economic conditions we’ve seen in decades.


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