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[This story contains spoilers from the season finale of Dave, “Looking for Love.”]
DaveThe list of guest stars now includes Brad Pitt.
The movie star hosted the FX comedy’s season 3 finale as a version of himself with creator/star Dave Burd. Filmed over several days, many of which are shot at night, Pitt’s role is much more than a cameo. In fact, FX presents him for an Emmy Award in the Guest Actor category.
Kept shrouded in secrecy for several months, Pitt’s appearance began with an emotionally personal letter from Baird to Pitt. In an interview earlier this year, showrunner Jeff Schafer admitted that he and his fellow producers wrote it off as another one of Borde’s crazy dreams. “None of us thought it would work, except for Dave,” he said, noting that it was another reminder that Board and his noble ideas and statements should not be dismissed. In this case, Pitt was rumored to be a fan of the more than half-biographical comedy Byrd, which follows his private life and success in the real world by a few years.
Without giving too much away, the episode, which Byrd wrote with Vanessa McGee, puts Pete (and Burd) in a particularly high-stakes environment, where audiences can watch his chops as both a dramatic and comic actor. While the two-time Academy Award winner has played a prominent role behind the scenes in TV series Underground Railroad, High School And Organic AgricultureThis is the first time he has guest-starred in a scripted comedy since the 2001 episode of friends. By all accounts, he has committed to the role and the experience.
Pete joins a long list of well-known names to have previously hosted on FX series, most of them with cameos. In the third season, they include Rachel McAdams, in a more significant role (she was also submitted for Emmy consideration), as well as Usher, Don Cheadle, Demi Lovato, Jack Harlow, Killer Mike, and Rick Ross, among others. Previous seasons have featured spin-offs of varying lengths from Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, Kendall Jenner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charlamagne Tha God, and Macklemore.
Of course, to hear Bird say it, it wasn’t always easy to secure bold-faced names, despite the show’s roster of producers including manager Scooter Braun and comedian Kevin Hart. In fact, during the first season, there were two booked rappers who simply didn’t show up, leaving Board, who performs under the rap name Lil’ Dicky, scrambling to find replacements. “I have to call, like, every rapper who lives in L.A. and say, ‘Do you want to come over someday?'” And the show hasn’t come out yet, so they have no idea what it is, and some of them are like, ‘Yeah, I guess I’d be on your show. ‘ And I’m like, ‘Okay, could you come out like now? And they’re like, “What?!” , he recounted with a laugh back in March, before adding, “And I’ll be there with, like, $20,000 in a backpack to give to whoever comes in that day.”
In the show’s third season, those bookings became easier, largely because the series is a known quantity and, particularly in the comedy community, has a large cache. Plus, increasingly, guest stars can’t help but feel like they’re in good company, looking at other people who’ve already been through — or rumored to be next. Board said, “I don’t think the show is about celebrities, but they are part of entering the zeitgeist and climbing the ranks of the entertainment industry,” which Dave Bird, like Dave Board, a performer, has already done. “That’s, like, the DNA of the show, and so I’ll just say that the people who come to play at the end of this season are the holy grail of iconography. It’s like, where do you go from here?”
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By Eric Prisbell
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 23, 2008
A day that began with Maryland officials sneaking peaks at ACC scores ended with players cringing at the sight of two Byrd Stadium scoreboards, a snapshot reflecting a lost opportunity in a ghastly home finale they won't soon forget.
Florida State's 37-3 victory over Maryland last night, coupled with Boston College's victory over Wake Forest earlier yesterday, eliminated Maryland from ACC title contention. In a span of eight hours, the 22nd-ranked Terrapins went from division favorite to non-factor.
After the game, Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen, appearing beaten and talking in a solemn tone, said it "boggles my mind that we can play so poorly in such a big game." Friedgen placed the blame squarely on his players, saying they "did not compete, did not play with any effort."
A spirited crowd of 51,620, who were asked to wear black to create a "blackout," braved near freezing temperatures to cheer on a team that for three months has baffled fans and coaches alike with its unpredictable, erratic personality. And in one of the most significant games in Friedgen's eight-year tenure, the Terrapins (7-4, 4-3 ACC) reassumed their non-competitive persona, looked overmatched in every respect and lost their first home game of the season in decisive fashion.
"It is very depressing," said Maryland center Edwin Williams, one of 30 seniors playing in their final home game.
Maryland's offensive line, which had carried the Terrapins in the previous game against North Carolina, could not contain Florida State's speedy pass rushers, who sacked Chris Turner six times, five in the first half. The Seminoles (8-3, 5-3) battered Turner from every angle and hurried and harassed the junior more than any opponent had this season.
Turner, who said he was hurting a "little bit" after the game, said Florida State's defensive linemen were probably the fastest he has seen this season, but said defensive players "played dirty. They take a lot of cheap shots."
Turner, who had not thrown an interception since Oct. 4, threw two. Running back Da'Rel Scott fumbled twice. And the Terrapins never challenged in a game their seniors viewed as a potential "perfect ending" to their careers.
Williams did not feel effort was as big a problem as execution, adding: "Everyone knew what the stakes were. When you have bad communication at home, that's bad. I didn't expect so many turnovers and mental errors. Things you would expect in the first game rather than the 11th."
The small pockets of Seminoles fans had plenty to cheer about during a first half in which their team forced three turnovers and took a commanding 21-0 lead. They had even more reason to rejoice when they first spotted a late-arriving guest, junior safety Myron Rolle, who hours earlier had won a Rhodes Scholarship.
After learning at 5:25 p.m. that he had won, Rolle took a charter flight to Baltimore and arrived at Byrd Stadium at 8:34. Florida State fans gave Rolle a standing ovation as he approached the Seminoles sideline.
Maryland's sideline offered a far different tenor. Trailing 21-0 late in the first half, wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey stood in the middle of a team huddle, pumping his feet, jumping and emphatically imploring teammates to respond. His rally cry fell on deaf ears.
By the time Scott fumbled for the second time early in the fourth quarter, all hope was lost. Williams walked from the field and threw his arms in the air.
Over the last three months, Maryland had suffered inexplicable losses at Middle Tennessee and Virginia and lost in the hostile confines of Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium. But the Terrapins, who have lost all four night games this season, last night looked utterly outclassed despite having so much for which to play.
"I had a feeling that their win last week [over North Carolina] might hurt them in regard to this week," Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden said. "I thought we might catch them a little flat."
In the past, Friedgen has sensed when his team was not ready to play because of performances in practices or walk-throughs. Throughout this week, Friedgen was displeased with some practices, so he brought a few players into his office to speak to them.
"They assured me they would be ready to go," Friedgen said. "That was not the case."
Turner said there was no indication of a letdown before the game, saying the locker room mood was "electric." And the Terrapins looked formidable early, but had no points to show for it.
Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder, meantime, relied on his arm and legs while engineering a 16-play drive that led to the game's first score. Ponder got the ball into the end zone when he hooked up with wide receiver Preston Parker for a seven-yard touchdown reception.
A little more than five minutes later, defensive end Everette Brown jarred the ball loose from Scott. Linebacker Derek Nicholson scooped up the ball and raced 22 yards into the end zone to give the Seminoles a two-touchdown lead.
Late in the first half, Florida State hammered Turner on consecutive plays (the first resulted in a personal foul on Florida State linebacker Dekoda Watson). On the next play, Turner threw his second interception.
"My mental state is not good," Friedgen said.

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Compounding pharmacies are in the news once again. Months ago, the presence of mold in products from a Massachusetts-based facility led to fatalities across the country, and the incident prompted lawmakers to take another look at how the operations of compounders are overseen by local and federal officials. The Food and Drug Administration vowed to strengthen its ability to oversee these companies, which oftentimes act more like drug manufacturers than pharmacies.
Now, the threat of mold in compounder-based products has reared its head again, and only time will tell if it renews fervor to crack down on these entities. This time, the Tinton Falls, New Jersey-based Med Prep Consulting announced the recall, which affects all products that were compounded and distributed by the company.
The recall comes on the heels of a Connecticut healthcare facility reporting a mold contamination that had compromised the safety of Magnesium Sulfate 2GM in Dextrose 5% in Water, 50ML for Injection. Five of these 50 ML bags were shown to be impacted, but because the incident prompted concerns about the sterility of all products from the company, the all-encompassing recall was issued.
Thankfully, no injurious incidents have been reported yet in conjunction with these items from Med Prep. If patients are given a contaminated intravenous medical item, they could suffer from a potentially deadly infection. Healthcare centers across the country that received the products are being asked to cease patient administration and ship the items back for a refund. A full list of items is available at the link above.


Millionaire tech entrepreneur Jack Hidary, a former candidate for New York City mayor, contributed more than $300,000 to his unsuccessful campaign in a possible violation of city campaign finance law, according to records released Monday.
Mr. Hidary, who received less than half of one percent of the vote in the Nov. 5 general election, loaned his campaign $300,000 in four installments between August and October, a report filed with the Campaign Finance Board showed Monday. The entirety of those loans are outstanding as of Nov. 28, according to the report.
A week after his father was elected the next mayor of New York City, 16-year-old Dante de Blasio received his own special distinction — Time Magazine named him one of the 16 most influential teens of the year.
The teen’s appearance in a campaign ad has been largely credited for his father’s jump in the polls and turned the Brooklyn Tech student into a celebrity. The magazine declared Dante, renowned in part for his eye-catching Afro, the “city’s latest fashion icon.” (Not stoking sibling rivalry, the magazine notes that big sister Chiara, who appeared in an ad of her own, is known for her floral headbands.)
The magazine quotes President Obama as saying, “Dante has the same hairdo as I had in 1978. Although I have to confess my Afro was never that good. It was a little imbalanced.”
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to select New York City’s next mayor, comptroller, public advocate, Brooklyn district attorney and other elected officials. New Jersey residents will be voting for governor and other offices. The Wall Street Journal’s reporters are out around the city with candidates and voters.
Who is writer (and New York City voter) Jonathan Franzen planning to vote for?
“Not Joe Lhota,” Mr. Franzen said. “The other one.”
The "Freedom" author was attending the New York Public Library’s annual Library Lions gala Monday night, the eve of New York City election day. Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- who showed up with his girlfriend, Diana Taylor, but did not make any remarks -- was honored.
“But who would want to be mayor of New York City?” Mr. Franzen added. “Why? Unless you have billions of dollars.”
His hang-ups with the job aside, Mr. Franzen said he would “of course” be voting. “I’m a citizen,” he said.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz was honored alongside Mr. Bloomberg. Mr. Diaz, who maintains a residence in Manhattan, said he isn’t registered to vote here, but he “would vote for [Bill] De Blasio,” the public advocate. (Mr. Diaz, an M.I.T. professor, said he is registered to vote in Boston.)
His expectations are low.
“Ever since my hope around Barack Obama cratered, I’m a jaded, old man,” Mr. Diaz said. “So these days I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s vote for a progressive, and let’s hope something happens.’”
Joe Lhota has a daughter, too, you know.
Kathryn Lhota, the only child of the Republican nominee for mayor, hasn’t turned up in television ads like Chiara and Dante de Blasio, the offspring of Mr. Lhota’s Democratic opponent Bill de Blasio. But Ms. Lhota, 22 years old, has been on the campaign trail, helping with everything from fundraising (“if someone had a check, I went to go get it”) to optics (“[I told him to] smile more”), she said.
The recent Georgetown University graduate sat down for an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday at Pershing Square. Over iced tea, Ms. Lhota chatted about her role in her dad’s mayoral bid.
In one of their only joint appearances on the general election campaign trail, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and his former deputy, candidate Joe Lhota, called on rival Bill de Blasio to apologize to the New York Police Department and others for his opposition to its controversial stop-and-frisk tactic.
While touring two senior centers in Staten Island, Mr. Giuliani used Thursday’s federal appeals court ruling that blocked sweeping changes to the police tactic to attack Mr. de Blasio, saying that the centerpiece of his campaign was based on “phony” thinking.
“This has been the whole rationale for his campaign; this is how he defeated all the other people,” he told reporters, referring to Mr. de Blasio’s primary victory. “The court of appeals has just basically said to him ‘that is a bunch of malarkey.’ And we know it’s a bunch of malarkey.”
“Stop-and-frisk is being done by the greatest police department in the world, in a city that should every day thank that police department that we don’t have the kind of crime rate we used to have the last time Mr. de Blasio was in City Hall,” he added, a reference to the candidate’s role in the administration of David Dinkins.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday lauded a federal appeals ruling to block sweeping court-ordered changes to New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy, declaring he will continue to run the New York Police Department during his final two months in office as he sees fit.
Mr. Bloomberg, who was stung by U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin’s ruling that found the NYPD’s use of stop and frisk violated the constitution, reveled on his radio show Friday morning in Thursday’s 3-0 ruling from the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that removed Judge Scheindlin from the case and halted the changes she ordered.
New York City mayoral frontrunner Bill de Blasio holds a nearly 40 percentage point lead according to a recent poll, but the candidate claims he is taking nothing for granted ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
At a campaign stop Thursday in the Fordham section of the Bronx, Mr. de Blasio–surrounded by local elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel–vowed to eclipse his primary election get-out-the-vote effort in the run-up to Tuesday.
“We are going to work as hard, or harder, than ever for these last six days,” he told reporters.
“We have a volunteer army–it is literally an army–that has gathered. If you think what we put out there in the primary was something special, wait ’til you see what you’re going to see in these next few days.”
The Wall Street Journal is sponsoring its fourth and final debate Wednesday with NBC 4 New York and Telemundo Nueva York. This will be the final debate featuring Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota before the general election on Nov. 5. Watch the full debate and read a live blog about the issues that were raised.
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Another New York City mayoral race poll, another crushing lead for Bill de Blasio.
This time, it’s Quinnipiac University, which found that Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, leads Republican nominee Joe Lhota 65% to 26% among likely voters. And they have their mind made up: 83% of likely voters say they’ll “definitely” vote for the candidate they’re currently backing.
Voters see Mr. de Blasio favorably, with two-thirds of likely voters telling Quinnipiac they have favorable opinion of him. Aside from Republicans, his weakest demographic is voters who aren’t in a party; 46% of them say they view Mr. de Blasio favorably while 42% view him unfavorably.
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly denied there was a rift between the police and average New Yorkers, addressing in his most direct language a prominent campaign theme of Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio.
“I think that the notion that the relationship between much of the community and police has frayed is a lot of political talk,” Mr. Kelly said in an interview Thursday evening at a fundraiser for the New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. “It doesn’t bear out when you look at the polls or when you walk down the street. I’ve been around a long time. I think our relationship with the community is stronger now than it’s ever been.”
Mr. Kelly didn’t address Mr. de Blasio by name, and his comments were directed generally at the political conversation happening in the city. Mr. de Blasio has spoken often of a frayed relationship between the New York Police Department and communities, especially those in black and Hispanic neighborhoods where the department’s stop-and-frisk tactic has become controversial.


Mani Ratnam and Ilayaraja, two of the greatest legends in Indian cinema, are celebrating their birthday today. Ilayaraja has been enthralling us with his soulful music for nearly four decades now and Mani Ratnam has proved again and again why he’s one of the finest filmmakers in contemporary Indian cinema. Given their glorious legacy and achievements so far, neither of them need an introduction to anyone who is well versed with Indian cinema, especially Tamil and Telugu cinema. Both of them have become symbols of our glorious past and their works have been subject of great discussion among movie lovers.
On the other hand, it’s interesting to note how the work of Mani Ratnam and Ilayaraja is being perceived by the current generation. Both of them were at their zenith in the 80s during which Mani Ratnam went on to make films like Mouna Ragam, Nayakudu and Geethanjali, while Ilayaraja composed out great songs in countless films. The duo had worked closely till early 90s and Dalapathy was the last film in their combination. From Roja onwards, Mani Ratnam has been collaborating only with A R Rahman. Interestingly, it was Roja which made Mani Ratnam a renowned filmmaker across India and since then, he has made quite a few films in Hindi. There has been a big change in the works of both these legends in the past ten years and the accolades that used to pour in instantly until the 90s, seem to be not so obvious these days. There’s no doubt that Mani Ratnam and Ilayaraja will continue to inspire countless people to walk down their path, but there’s no doubt that their fans are desperately hoping that they repeat the magic once again in near future.
123telugu.com team wishes the duo a very happy birthday.
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Congress won’t review a DACA replacement until 2018, and it could affect thousands of people
After President Donald Trump announced his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, immigrants and their allies called for the government to keep immigrant families together with a DACA replacement. But progress has been continually delayed, and this month is no exception. Senator John Cornyn told reporters on December 18th that an immigration bill was not part of the Senate’s agenda before the holidays.
Cornyn said that, instead, legislation to protect Dreamers would be introduced in January. In response to concerns that Congress might miss the early March deadline for passing the bill, he said that Trump could extend the deadline.
The Trump administration repealed DACA in September. And while Congress has until March 5th, 2018 to pass a replacement, immigration legislation has taken a backseat to the Republican tax bill in the last few days before Congress recesses for the holidays.
More than 800,000 people rely on DACA to remain in the U.S. But due to the cancellation of DACA, many are at risk of losing job permits or other qualifications. Trump gave DACA recipients who were about to lose protection one month to file for renewal, but many missed this deadline, and about 22,000 people are expected to lose their status between September 5th and March 5th as a result. The Center for American Progress estimates that about 122 people lose their status each day that Congress delays action.
The immigration legislation to be considered is known as the clean Dream Act. This bill, introduced in July, would grant permanent residency to those who once qualified for DACA.
Dreamers and other supporters of a DACA replacement have taken to the streets to demand that Congress include a clean Dream Act in its year-end legislation. Most recently, seven former DACA recipients and one ally were arrested on December 16th in these protests and are currently participating in a hunger strike from jail until they are released.
It’s not enough for Congress to say that they will eventually pass immigration legislation. With Dreamers losing their status and being deported every day, the longer that the Dream Act is delayed, the more people will be affected. If you want to support Dreamers there are several important organizations you can donate to. We hope that the Dream Act is passed as soon as possible, and we will stand with all Dreamers until it is.


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September 11, 2000
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Treasure has had an odd history over the years; it’s created some incredible games and some real stinkers. This is one of the former and one of their first ever games, many touted it at the time as a game too ambitious for that generation of console but that never stopped them making one of the best run and gun games I’ve seen for a long time.
I still hate Curry and Rice though.
The premise is simple enough, colour-coordinated characters battle an evil empire that has found some gems and using them to bring back a super powered robot monster with another colour based name. Your playable characters, Red and Blue, will fight Black, Pinky, Orange and Green (several times, several several times in Green’s case) in a series of levels to then fight Golden Shower (Sorry, Golden Silver). I’m really not selling this am I.
I don’t think there is any real way I can describe this game without just saying how mind-blowing it is to witness what is done here. Let’s try again.
Your player character, using 8 directional shooting and running, utilising a combo system of 4 possible guns where picking up 2 items will combine the output of the firepower from a high power machine gun, to homing weapons, massive flame throwers, laser beams and multiple combinations of the 4 (i.e. homing machineguns, beam swords, explosive shots and remote control flamethrowers to name but a few) will run, jump, climb, cling, flip, punch, kick, slide, throw, drive, anti-grav, spaceship, dice roll and view-screen their way through a plethora of levels and many MANY over the top bosses and enemies (all of which pretty much explode, excessively).
From the Bravoo man made of blocks, to giant plants, robot crabs, a creature made of curry in a non-firepower room (hate... hate you...) to farting military commanders, airships, tiny soldiers, a jelly, time changing rockets... It’s one of the first boss rush games to exist and every fight is just stunning to watch and reveal. Particular focus and mention to the Green boss fight (first time round) where you travel along mine carts that look like knock-off fujikomas from that anime with cyborgs... I know, not being very descriptive here... Ghost in the Shell I think. Switching gravity to overcome lots of enemies and chasing a train (down a wall at times) until you fight a boss that is several bosses at once. Each boss phase made up of segments used in different ways to create very different bosses to an impressive and pulse-racing soundtrack.
Even now, I’m not getting close to describing this. Compared to what was around at the time, there was little that could hold a candle to Gunstar Heroes when it was released, even today there’s few games that could be as busy, action packed, and FAIR (bullet hell games... I’m watching you) where you could run your way through, or you could just melee and ninja your way through like a thing possessed. Standard enemies would keep appearing while you travelled the level until you reached a checkpoint battle or the boss. All bosses had a health value that waned as you (and maybe your partner) fought it until it ran out of health and blew up.
There is a lot of replay value in the game, for a start the first 4 levels can be taken in any order at all. The combination of guns alone can be worth of several runs through the game just to see them all let alone pick your preferred combo. Given there’s shot, flame, homing and laser and any combination of any 2 including the same twice, there’s plenty for all to enjoy. Later levels are linearly approached however but even after gunning your way through the game, you can still attempt to just melee attack your way through, in some places you MUST (curry and rice...). Black’s dice maze will take several replays to get every boss fought there in what is a boss rush section of a boss rush game. On top of this there’s the co-op way to play it with just as much action and multiple difficulty settings and changes in game play from run/gun, spaceship, mine carts, board game and an odd variation on where you’re watching yourself through a screen the bosses are watching.
This game turns you into Arnie. A 2D Arnie from his hay-day doing films like Commando, Raw Deal, Terminator 2, where he turns up with a huge amount of firepower and just lays waste to everything in short order. Standard grunts and enemies with no names drop like flies and die to the mildest touch while the tougher opponents take a bit of tactical dodging or exploiting of weakness before being rent asunder in a fiery blaze of glory and overkill.
The game is not perfect, far from it. In some places and cases, your choice of weapon and combination may be entirely ineffective against a boss and you’re left to slowly ping its health down in a slow pattern that will drive you mad long before you’re half way to killing it. In fact, dying and then hoping to get better weapons might be the more preferable alternative to a long drawn out fight.
In some cases the controls can be a little off when jumping from walls and hanging from ledges, not enough to be a problem but it can catch you off guard if you’re not expecting the result. Most awkward though is when you’re caught in a stream of attack that hits and hits and hits for consecutive damage and just slaughters you when other attacks knock you aside for just one mild hit. If it’s intentional then it’s quite the dick-move but if it’s a bug, it’s a rather detrimental one.
Aside from that, there’s really little else I can find fault within the game. A thoroughly enjoyable run and gun romp with such a varied source of bosses and enemies that will leave you wanting a few good runs through the game and trying out various combinations and possibilities.
It certainly won’t be my last Treasure review.

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This custom garage is a pole building with attic trusses, a metal roof with snow guards, and board and batten siding. The customer wanted a detached garage that would fit in with their log home in the woods. The custom garage door openings create a very attractive front, and the stained board and batten siding complete the look the owners wanted to fit the building in with a stunning log home.


Pakistan denies receiving weapons and security equipment from Israel
Liberal newspaper claims Jewish state exported arms to four Arab countries
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Pakistan has denied that it has imported weapons from Israel after British documents, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), suggested that Israel had sold arms to Islamabad, and a number of other predominantly Muslim countries.
Pakistan’s denial comes as the liberal Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, reported that a number of Muslim countries, some without even diplomatic ties with the Jewish state, had received the weapons. BIS publishes a list of export licences that it has approved for arms sales, including where it is intended that the arms, or weapons components, will be passed on to a third country as in this case.
The UK has on occasion stepped into block arms sales to some regimes, but has also come under fire in recent years after allowing various devices to be exported where they could have been used by oppressive regimes. The government came under fire two years ago when it was discovered that the UK had exported ‘crowd control measures’ to Bahrain, just as the Bahraini security forces were supressing popular protests with similar devices.
According to the Haaretz report, the deals for which permits were granted included arms and security equipment to be exported by Israel to Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Pakistan. The Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations department issued a statement saying that it, “categorically denied a news report which appeared in a section of media stating that Pakistan purchased any defence equipment from Israel. The report is misleading and not based on facts.”
The idea that Pakistan was receiving arms from Israel would be deeply unpopular among the country’s religious conservatives.
The BIS licence shows that British components used in radar systems and parts for fighter jets were sent to Israel and eventually passed on to Pakistan. Egypt and Morocco received Israeli electronic warfare systems, which included British parts. Britain refused to issue licences for systems that Israel intended to export to Russia, Sri Lanka, India, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.
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by Sir Knight Ivan Tribe
William Boyd McKechnie was born of Scottish ancestry in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, on August 7, 1886. His parents, Archibald and Mary Murray McKechnie, had immigrated to the upper Ohio valley from the greater Glasgow area. It was said of young Bill that he inherited from his parents the typical Scottish characteristics of being "dour, thrifty, and canny." Like many American youth, especially those in the greater Pittsburgh area, McKechnie fell in love with baseball. After some semi-pro experiences, he entered the minors in 1906, via the Washington franchise in the Pennsylvania-Ohio-Maryland League, a Class D loop with teams extending from Zanesville, Ohio, to Cumberland, Maryland, with most of the teams in the Keystone State. His major league baseball career began in 1907 when the near-his-hometown Pittsburgh Pirates called him up in late summer to play third-base. He made his debut with the Bucs on September 8. It was hardly a spectacular beginning. Bill appeared in three games getting one hit in eight times at the plate for a .125 average.
Over the next five years McKechnie divided his time between the Pirates, Canton of the Ohio Pennsylvania League where he played regularly and hit a respectable .274, and St. Paul of the American Association. His best year with Pittsburgh came in 1911 when he hit .227 appearing in 104 games. Not long afterwards, he went briefly to the Boston Braves and then to the New York Highlanders, then managed by Frank Chance, once famed as the "peerless leader" of the Chicago Cubs. By this time, Bill was gaining a reputation as one of the shrewdest baseball men around in spite of his limited talents as a player. Fred Lieb (a Mason), one of the best-known baseball writers, is alleged to have asked the manager why he kept a .134 hitter like McKechnie next to him on the bench. Chance replied "because Bill McKechnie has more brains than the rest of this dumb club put together."
In the meantime the young Scotsman married Berlyn Bien in 1911. She passed away in 1957. The McKechnies had four children including Bill, Jr. who went into the business side of baseball and served in various capacities including Director of the Cincinnati Reds farm system and President of the Pacific Coast League from 1968 until 1973 and also became a Mason. The other children were James, Beatrice, and Carol.
In 1914, William Boyd McKechnie joined Orient Lodge No. 590 in Wilkinsburg, ironically giving his occupation as "salesman," which must have been his off-season job. He received his degrees on May 26, 1914, November 17, 1914, and December 20, 1914. He also belonged to the Scottish Rite, joining the Valley of Pittsburgh in November 1915. His other Masonic affiliations included Syria Shrine Temple in Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Court No. 2 of the Royal Order of Jesters. On February 2, 1940, he received the 33° by special dispensation in Pittsburgh. On June 2, 1964, he received his fifty year pin from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Known for his regular attendance and choir membership in the local Methodist church, he earned the nickname "Deacon."
McKechnie soon got the opportunity to play regularly when a new major league, "the outlaw" Federal League entered the picture. Bill joined the Indianapolis club and experienced his best season as a player, playing regularly at third base, compiling a .304 average in 149 games, and chalking up 47 stolen bases. The team was loaded with talent; five players hit over .300 with Benny Kauff as their top star and another future Hall of Fame member Edd Roush leading the way to a first place finish. Nonetheless, the club lost money, and the owner transferred the franchise to Newark, New Jersey, in 1915. McKechnie hit only .257, but in mid-season he got his first shot as a manager. His team compiled a winning record but proved unable to lift the team out of fifth place. Nonetheless his reputation as being baseball smart continued to grow and improve. With the demise of the Federal League, Bill returned to the Nationals with the New York Giants.
A Giant for slightly more than half a season, McKechnie with Edd Roush and Christy Mathewson was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on July 20, 1916. The latter became the Reds manager, and Bill continued in his familiar role as a utility infielder. By 1918, he was back with the Pirates where he experienced one of his better seasons, hitting .255. Closing out his major league career with the Bucs in 1920 with a .216 average in 46 games, Bill had one more year as a player hitting .321 with Minneapolis of the American Association; he came back to Pittsburgh as a coach in 1922. When Manager George Gibson had problems maintaining discipline, he resigned and McKechnie became the Pirate skipper. The stern Scotsman had more success, and despite the antics of such rowdy players as Rabbit Maranville and Moses Yellowhorse, brought the team in for a third place finish. Two more similar seasons followed, and then in 1925, the Pirates won their first pennant since 1909. With future Hall of Famers like Max Carey, Harold "Pie" Traynor (also a Mason), and Hazen "Kiki" Cuyler, the Pirates also took the World Series over the Washington Senators.
The 1926 season proved a disappointment for both McKechnie and Pirate fans. Much of the problem resulted from a feud between star player Max Carey and former Pirate manager and club Vice President Fred Clarke. Carey was released on waivers to Brooklyn on August 18. The team slipped to third and, Bill's "contract was not renewed for 1927." He closed his career as Pirate manager with 409 victories against 293 defeats. Needing a job, the Wilkinsburg native signed with the world champion St. Louis Cardinals as a coach for 1927.
The Redbirds slipped to second place under new manager Bob O'Farrell and in 1928, the front office elevated McKechnie to become manager in 1928. Bill led the Cards to another pennant but lost the World Series to the virtually unstoppable New York Yankees club. Owner Sam Breadon sent McKechnie to Rochester and brought in Red Wing manager Billy Southworth to St. Louis. However, Southworth wasn't ready for the big time yet, and by July, the owner brought McKechnie back to St. Louis to finish the season. This time Breadon admitted his error and offered the Deacon a two year contract. In essence Bill said "thanks but no thanks" and signed a longer management contract with the Boston Braves.
Although Brother McKechnie's eight-year tenure in Boston did not bring any pennants to Braves Field, the manager received numerous positive marks for doing as well as he could with what he had. The franchise tended to be both cash-strapped and talent-limited during those depression wracked years. At his best, the Deacon provided Beantown fans with three winning seasons and another break-even year. At his worst, the 1935 Braves team had one of the poorest seasons in National League history winning 38 and losing 115 (being just slightly worse than the 1961 New York Mets). It was his only managing job in the majors where his teams had an overall losing record, and many considered him a virtual miracle worker for doing as well as he did. In 1936, the new owner renamed the team the Boston Bees, but it did not bring about substantial improvement. Bill received Manager of the Year honors in 1937, just for bringing in a winning record (79-73) and a fifth place finish.
After the expiration of his last contract with the Boston Bees, Bill McKechnie received several managerial offers but accepted that of the Cincinnati Reds. The latter franchise had also endured hard times during the depression years, but some seeds of improvement had already been sown. Local business tycoon Brother Powell Crosley had bought the bankrupt club in 1933 and hired Brother Larry McPhail to run it. After finishing in the cellar for four consecutive years, the team had climbed to sixth and fifth in 1935 and 1936, but fell back to the bottom in 1937. They had a nucleus of a better team, however, with solid performers like Ernie Lombardi, Paul Derringer, Frank McCormick, and IvaI Goodman. McKechnie induced Crosley to buy pitcher (and Brother) Bucky Walters from the Phillies in mid-season, and he went on to win eleven games for the Reds. Johnny VanderMeer pitched a pair of back-to-back no-hitters in raising the Reds to fourth place, finishing only six games out of first. As Reds historian Lee Allen recalled, "Writers tabbed the Reds as the team of the future."
The future came to pass in 1939 and 1940. Walters and Derringer were at their peak winning a total of 50 games the first year and 42 in the second, while rookie, Junior Thompson, proved to be an able starter. Billy Werber held down third base while Lonnie Frey and Billy Myers patrolled the middle of the infield, and Harry Craft gave the Reds their best center fielder since Edd Roush. In 1940, McKechnie found a fourth able starter in veteran Jim Turner who had won twenty games as a thirty-four year old rookie in Boston for the Scotsman in 1937. The Yankees humiliated the Reds in the 1939 World Series, but in 1940, the boys from Cincinnati defeated Detroit in a seven game series and became the champions of baseball. Derringer and Walters won two games each in that series.
While the Reds were at their peak in those years, one might take note that Masonic influence was strong. Club owner Powell Crosley belonged to College Hill Lodge No. 641. In addition to manager McKechnie, coaches Hank Gowdy and Jimmy Wilson both held membership in the fraternity. Team members who were or eventually became Masons included Bucky Walters, Bill Werber, Billy Myers, and Junior Thompson.
Thereafter, he retired to Bradenton, Florida, where the Pittsburgh Pirate spring training ballpark was named McKechnie Field in their former manager's honor. In 1962, as the only manager ever to win pennants for three separate franchises, Brother McKechnie was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. After his death on October 29, 1965, "due to complications caused by a lingering illness of leukemia and virus pneumonia." his services were held in the Trinity Methodist Church in Bradenton on November 1 with many baseball dignitaries in attendance. Burial took place in Manasota Memorial Park in Oneco, Florida. Election to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame took place in 1967.
Brother Bill McKechnie was remembered as one of the best National League managers. His teams won four pennants and two World Series. All of the teams he managed had winning records except for the Boston Braves, and his work there was considered a tribute to what a good skipper can do with a weak team. According to the Baseball Encyclopedia, Bill McKechnie stood only five feet nine inches tall; his obituary in the Scottish Rite records quoted a long-time friend as saying he was "a humble but great man, a devoted husband, and an ardent believer in prayer." But as a man and as a Mason, he stood much taller
Bill McKechnie lacks an adequate biographer, but much information may be gleaned from the histories of teams that he managed. Among the best are Brian Mulligan, The 1940 Cincinnati Reds (McFarland & Co., 2005) and Lee Allen, The Cincinnati Reds (Putnam, 1948). Others include Frederick Lieb's two classics, The Pittsburgh Pirates (Putnam, 1948); and St. Louis Cardinals: The Story of a Great Baseball Club (Putnam, 1944); and Harold Kaese, The Boston Braves (Putnam, 1948). For McKechnie's Masonic records, I am indebted to the staff at the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, NMJ. Thanks also to Sir Knight Roger E. VanDyke for his careful proofreading.
Sir Knight Tribe is a professor of history at the university of Rio Grand in Ohio, a holder of the KCT, KYCH, and 33o. He has been a regular contributor to the Knight Templar magazine for many years and resides at 111 E. High Street, McArthur, OH 45651

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At the full council meeting on Feb 2014, I tabled this motion, (seconded by Cllr Catherine Webber of Marcham):
Council resolves to fulfil its legal responsibility to create Air Quality Action Plans for Botley and for Marcham.
We ran out of time at that meeting, so the motion was carried forward to the next one, on 14 May 14, where I had this to say:
Botley AQMA was created in 2008.
In 2009, the official report said nitrogen oxide levels needed to be reduced by 40%. The plan was to hope that improved emissions control in new vehicles would bring air pollution to acceptable levels by 2014.
In April 2012, the Air Quality Updating & Assessment report concluded an AQMA plan was required. (It was clear at that point that hope as a strategy wasn’t enough.)
In May 2012, I asked, ‘With planned growth comes increased cars, street deterioration and air pollution. Botley is an AQMA. How will the Vale manage the impact of more development on air quality?’ I had no reply.
In July 2013, I asked the Cabinet member for Environmental Health to report on the efficacy of the Action Plan and where the public could see it. There was no plan, but the Cabinet member said he had asked officers to create one for the Oct 2013 Cabinet briefing.
In Sep 2013, I was sent a DEFRA report that said the AQAP for Botley was in draft form and would shortly go for consultation.
In late October 2013, I again asked in full council meeting how the Vale would mitigate against the anticipated air pollution brought about by the major new shopping centre where Elms Parade and West Way now stand. The Cabinet member said he would reply in writing, but I never got anything.
Here it is February May 2014, and I don’t see an Action Plan – nothing on the Vale website, nothing in my inbox.
We’re legally required to create this Air Quality Action Plan. We also have a moral responsibility to the people who live and work in Botley. Please support the motion.
This motion passed, and the Cabinet member for Environmental Health has said he’s trying his best to get it done.
Since then, officers have published an AQAP for South Oxfordshire, and I hear one for the Vale is due soon. It covers all the bad air areas in the Vale, and will be open for consultation as soon as it’s published. Any day now, I’m sure. Really.


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The Senate COVID-19 economic stimulus package includes a provision that could affect life insurance professionals who handle executive compensation and executive benefits arrangements.
Members of the Senate passed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” bill, which is packaged as an amendment to H.R. 748, by a 96-0 vote late Wednesday.
- A copy of the legislation the Senate approved is available here.
- An article about the legislation is available here.
The main goal of the bill is to rush $2.2 trillion in aid to people, businesses and communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
To become law, the bill still must still pass in the House and get the signature of President Donald Trump.
Some lawmakers have objected to the idea of companies that receive COVID-19 emergency loans, or loan guarantees, using the money to make shareholders richer, by buying back shares of stock, or to increase the executives’ pay.
Section 4004 of H.R. 748 addresses that concern by imposing a “limitation of certain employee compensation.”
The section affects businesses that receive loans or loan guarantees through H.R. 748 emergency business aid programs.
The section imposes one set of restrictions for an officer or employee of an eligible business who made more than $425,000 in 2019, and another set for an officer of employee who made more than $3 million in 2019.
If an officer or employee at an aid recipient company made more than $425,000 in total compensation in 2019, then that officer or employee cannot earn more total compensation in the 12-month period after the emergency aid is received than in 2019, according to the text of Section 4004.
If the officer or employee with $425,000 in 2019 compensation gets fired, the individual’s severance package cannot be equal to more than twice the individual’s 2019 total compensation.
If the officer of employee at the aid recipient company made more than $3 million in 2019, then the maximum amount the individual can earn in the 12-month period after the emergency aid is received is $3 million plus 50% of the amount of income the individual had in 2019 that was over $3 million.
If, for example, an individual earned $5 million in 2019, and the individual’s employer received a COVID-19 emergency loan, the individual’s maximum total compensation in the year after the employer received the aid would be $3 million plus half of $2 million, or $4 million.
If the individual earned $10 million in 2019, then the individual’s maximum compensation in the year after the employer received the aid would be $3 million plus half of $7 million, or $6.5 million.
The bill defines “total compensation” as including “salary, bonuses, awards of stock, and other financial benefits.”
The bill does not say whether health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, or various types of retirement benefits would be included in the compensation total.
— Read ACA: IRS Interprets “Excess Comp” Rules, on ThinkAdvisor.

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Read about the city
Košice is Slovakia's second largest city and the regional metropolis in the eastern part of the country. It is a beautiful city located on the river Honrád and relatively close to both Poland, Hungary and Ukraine. The location offers good opportunities for exciting trips in the area.
In the center of Košice there is a lot to see. The well-preserved old town is quite large and with nice variety in the sights. This is where you can see Slovakia's largest church, the Gothic Saint Elisabeth Cathedral, which stands in the middle of the city.
A stroll down the street Hlavná ulica is a must during a visit to Košice. It runs through the entire city center and many of the city's beautiful houses in art nouveau and other styles are located here. There are also several churches and many lovely cafes and restaurant for a wonderful break on the walk. It is also nice to see the narrow side streets.
There are many interesting things to see around Košice. The town of Prešov is located to the north, and from here it is not far to the ancient churches on the UNESCO World Heritage List and to the unforgettable and beautiful Tatra Mountains on the border with Poland. A trip to Hungary and Ukraine are also options.
- Immaculata: This is a Baroque plague column, which was erected in 1723 in gratitude for the end of the plague epidemic that ravaged Košice in 1709-1710. The 14 meter/45 foot high pillar has a Virgin Mary figure on top.
- Mikluš Prison/Miklušova väznica: This former prison was housed in two Gothic buildings from the 17th century to the 19th century and used for both detention and torture. Today, there are historical exhibits in the buildings that are part of the Eastern Slovak Museum.
- St Urban Tower/Urbanova veža: St Urban Tower is a bell tower dating from the 14th century. The St Urban Bell hangs in the tower, which was given an extension with arcades around it in 1912. Here you can see tombstones from the 14th and 15th centuries.
- The Eastern Slovak Museum/Východoslovenské múzeum: At the Eastern Slovak Museum in Košice you can take a closer look at history, art, archeology and much more from the region. The museum is located in different houses, and by the main building you can see an old wooden church that once stood in the village of Kožuchovce.
- The Old Town Hall/Historická radnica: Košice's old town hall was built in the years 1779-1780. You can see it on the city's main street, and inside there are beautiful rooms and halls that were supposed to represent the mayor and the city.
- St Michael's Chapel/Kaplnka sv. Michala: St Michael's Chapel is a Gothic chapel believed to have been built in the 14th century. The chapel served as a Slovak church, while the nearby cathedral was used by the German and Hungarian congregations.
- The Lower Gate/Dolná Brána: The Dolná Brána is a preserved part of Košice's ancient fortifications and city walls, which were originally built in the 13th century. Dolná Brána means The Lower Gate, and ruins were excavated in the 1990s and are today open for visits with a location under the city's main street, Hlavná ulica.

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He kept in mind how he was when he fought Lexus. In the past, he dropped eyesight of everything and everyone nevertheless the dragon well before him that when the battle was around, he was surprised because of the mountain peak of old body systems around him.
Every person viewed when the she-dragon flew upwards, purposely smas.h.i.+ng one side of her confront in the ceiling along with the intention to squash Alexander with the difficult top. However, Alexander estimated what she would do and this man swiftly dodged, bouncing from the dragon’s cheek towards her mind, getting hold of one of the protruding scales. The discouraged dragon then dove, spiraling toward the abyss as she shook her top of your head extensively, wanting to shake Alexander off her.
But this girl was diverse. He could see natural emotion in this dragon’s view. Alex could see rage and dislike and bloodl.u.s.t, feelings which had been pushed by her human being nature. Dinah was fully aware and entirely in command of herself, contrary to Zeres, however like him. Alex recognized why that had been. He was certain that it had been since this woman had drunk Abigail’s bloodstream, the dragon keeper’s bloodstream, and that was why she surely could hold her human being consciousness about the foreground, stomping across the dragon’s animalistic intuition from overtaking.
Because they spiraled down into the abyss, Alex could listen to Zeres’ moans, which recommended people were finding around striking the terrain. Alex instantly recognized what Dinah was organizing – to break her brain on the floor to bury Alex and herself under the rubble right before enabling loosened a popular, hot great time of flame. Alex well prepared himself just for this and kept onto his sword till the very final secondly.
Alex retained on, dealing with to hook your hands on his sword just as before. He gripped it tough and he used it just as one anchor with the sharp, immediate exercises in the dragon, even hoping that every her activities is needed him dislodge it from her vision. However, it didn’t assistance. His sword was well and truly jammed.
Alex could actually feel Dinah’s energy. This women, this dragon, was extremely effective. Her energy gifted him a sense of deja vu. Alex noticed that her energy appeared to be similar to that from Lexus when Lexus had gone berserk after Abi-
Alex could sense Dinah’s ability. This women, this dragon, was very powerful. Her strength gifted him a sense of deja vu. Alex noticed that her energy seemed to be similar to those of Lexus when Lexus possessed eliminated berserk after Abi-
No, he couldn’t imagine that now. He were forced to maintain those sorts of thought processes under control. He looked at Dinah once again and that he established his views. Her potential believed the same as Lexus’ toughness, as well as the distinction between her and Zeres’ energy was good. That significant difference was more than likely due to the fact, as opposed to Zeres, this lady was completely wicked. She was attacking to eliminate, to kill. She was actually a actual monster from h.e.l.l with no remorse without conscience and due to that, she didn’t keep back. That was why she was that highly effective.
He remembered how he was as he fought Lexus. Back then, he suddenly lost view of all things and everyone even so the dragon right before him that after the struggle was more than, he was surprised via the mountain peak of gone physiques around him.
Prior to when the dragon’s top of your head could impression the earth, Alex get rid of his sword and jumped apart, obtaining gracefully on the floor in a crouching place, dealing with the she-dragon. He seen as she smashed her head on the difficult soil prior to she breathed out a hot breathing, melting the rocks around her. Dinah raised her travel coming from the molten rubble, and Alex noticed she didn’t even suffer any damages through the accident. She looked great, apart from the indisputable fact that Alex’s sword was nonetheless completely pierced through considered one of her sight.
Alex could sense Dinah’s power. This girl, this dragon, was very powerful. Her ability offered him feelings of deja vu. Alex observed that her ability seemed to be comparable to that of Lexus when Lexus obtained gone berserk after Abi-
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The dragon wailed as Alex pressed the blade even much deeper till the hilt of his sword handled her eyeball but Alex was aware that however frequently he reduced and stabbed those two dragons, they could not kick the bucket. They bled and growled in ache but he would be unable to remove them. It shown up that they were immortals even just in their dragon kinds, and this was something that was totally surprising.
Alex could experience Dinah’s potential. This woman, this dragon, was extremely effective. Her power gifted him a sense of deja vu. Alex sensed that her power seemed to be much like that of Lexus when Lexus possessed went berserk after Abi-
Adding to that anxiety, Alex also couldn’t fully aim himself for the fight as he was watching Abigail most of these days. He was beyond skeptical, thorough as if he recognized that anything might occur the second his accomplish interest would be focused entirely on his combat the dragons.
Everyone viewed as being the she-dragon flew upwards, purposely smas.h.i.+ng one section of her face about the ceiling together with the motive to squash Alexander resistant to the tricky top. Nevertheless, Alexander estimated what she would do and he swiftly dodged, leaping out of the dragon’s cheek towards her brain, getting hold of one of the protruding scales. The discouraged dragon then dove, spiraling toward the abyss as she shook her top of your head extensively, attempting to shake Alexander from her.
Prior to the dragon’s mind could impression the earth, Alex get rid of his sword and jumped gone, landing gracefully on the floor within a crouching position, confronting the she-dragon. He watched as she smashed her directly the difficult surface right before she breathed out a hot breathing, melting the stones around her. Dinah raised her top of your head in the molten rubble, and Alex saw that she didn’t even undergo any problems in the accident. She searched excellent, besides the fact that Alex’s sword was even now completely pierced through one of her eyes.
Alex organised on, controlling to capture your hands on his sword once more. He gripped it tough and he used it for an anchor resistant to the distinct, immediate activities of your dragon, even hoping that each her exercises is needed him dislodge it from her eye. The fact is that, it didn’t assistance. His sword was well and truly caught.
Alex was a minimal reluctant to go against Zeres since he could however experience the dragon’s confusion. He could believe that Zeres, the dragon, was just puzzled. His rationality and opinions acquired disappeared, and he was basically just an puppy now who didn’t understand what was going on. His individual mother nature has been drowned out along with the wildlife intuition needed in excess of.
Since they spiraled into the abyss, Alex could discover Zeres’ moans, which recommended these people were obtaining around striking the land surface. Alex instantly believed what Dinah was preparation – to break her brain on a lawn to bury Alex and herself within the rubble just before permitting loose a popular, hot great time of flame. Alex equipped himself for this and performed onto his sword until the very last 2nd.
Every person observed being the she-dragon flew upwards, purposely smas.h.i.+ng one facet of her encounter about the ceiling using the objective to squash Alexander up against the tough floor. Having said that, Alexander estimated what she was going to do in which he swiftly dodged, leaping from your dragon’s cheek towards her travel, capturing your hands on among the list of protruding scales. The aggravated dragon then dove, spiraling toward the abyss as she shook her head vigorously, seeking to shake Alexander off all her.
For just a moment, the excitement of combating some thing this strong began to petrol the fireplace within Alex. He acquired not fought a real combat in this way for thousands of years, and this man believed the enthusiasm circulate through his veins. On the other hand, he fought these feelings for the reason that that wasn’t why he was here. This time, he ended up being paying attention so hard never to get rid of himself and just let himself be eaten through the enjoyment on the battle just like he managed, he may fail to remember it is important that he was required to do. He wasn’t on this page since he needed a fight or overcome the best being on Earth. He was right here for starters – to prevent his precious spouse, Abigail, risk-free. There had been no way he would eliminate her again. Beating these dragons could be worthless if…
But this lady was different. He could see fresh sentiment on this dragon’s eye. Alex could see rage and despise and bloodl.you.s.t, sensations that were driven by her man mother nature. Dinah was fully sensitive and entirely in charge of themselves, unlike Zeres, but like him. Alex was aware the reason why that has been. He was certain that it was actually simply because this woman experienced drunk Abigail’s blood flow, the dragon keeper’s blood vessels, knowning that was why she managed to hold her our awareness on the foreground, stomping down the dragon’s animalistic intuition from overtaking.
So, whilst Alex was resistant to that strike, he no longer got his weapon.
Alex was nonetheless on Dinah, continue to keeping the sword, that has been deeply rooted in Dinah’s eyeball. Dinah, the dragon, shook her brain back and forth, looking to dislodge Alex from her brain but Alex kept on limited. With a noisy growl, she dropped down on all fours then presented an almighty drive together with her hind feet. She catapulted herself up wards, wings flapping hurriedly as she tried to gather as much speed as she could as she going towards the roof of the cavern.
No, he couldn’t imagine that now. He was required to keep those varieties of thought processes under control. He considered Dinah once again and then he established his feelings. Her power observed comparable to Lexus’ power, and also the distinction between her and Zeres’ energy was terrific. That change was more than likely since, compared with Zeres, this woman was completely bad. She was attacking to eliminate, to eliminate. She had been a serious monster from h.e.l.l without having remorse with no conscience and because of that, she didn’t hold back. Which has been why she was that effective.
For a moment, the excitement of battling with something this strong started to gasoline the fire within Alex. He got not fought a real struggle in this way for hundreds of years, and that he experienced the thrills movement through his blood vessels. However, he fought this feeling mainly because that wasn’t why he was on this page. Pretty much everything time, he ended up being centering so hard not to ever reduce himself and let himself be taken from the thrill of your deal with if he did, he might fail to remember it is essential he needed to do. He wasn’t on this page while he wished for a battle or even defeat the best creature in the world. He was in this article for starters – to keep his beloved spouse, Abigail, safe. There is no chance he would lose her just as before. Beating these dragons will be pointless if…
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Aside from that anxiety, Alex also couldn’t fully concentrate himself in the battle while he was enjoying Abigail most of these times. He was beyond skeptical, watchful just as if he understood that anything might occur the time his accomplish attention could be centered on his combat with the dragons.
Alex had been a minimal hesitant to go against Zeres as he could however notice the dragon’s confusion. He could assume that Zeres, the dragon, was just perplexed. His rationality and views got faded, and that he was basically just an animal now who didn’t know very well what was taking place. His human being characteristics were drowned out along with the animal intuition took above.
While they spiraled down into the abyss, Alex could listen to Zeres’ moans, which designed they were finding around hitting the land surface. Alex instantly understood what Dinah was planning – to smash her head on a lawn to bury Alex and themselves beneath the rubble prior to allowing free a warm, fiery great time of fire. Alex ready himself because of this and held onto his sword up until the very final 2nd.
But this gal was unique. He could see uncooked sentiment on this dragon’s eyeballs. Alex could see rage and loathe and bloodl.you.s.t, thoughts which were driven by her our aspect. Dinah was fully concerned and entirely in control of themselves, as opposed to Zeres, but merely like him. Alex realized the key reason why which had been. He was certain that it was simply because this gal got intoxicated Abigail’s blood stream, the dragon keeper’s blood, which was why she managed to retain her human being consciousness around the foreground, stomping over the dragon’s animalistic instincts from overtaking.
Before the dragon’s mind could impression the soil, Alex get rid of his sword and jumped away, getting gracefully on the ground inside of a crouching position, going through the she-dragon. He observed as she smashed her directly the difficult land surface before she breathed out a hot breath, melting the stones around her. Dinah heightened her mind from your molten rubble, and Alex noticed that she didn’t even suffer from any destruction out of the crash. She looked high-quality, besides the undeniable fact that Alex’s sword was nevertheless completely pierced through certainly one of her eyeballs.
Alex didn’t have time to consider the best way to beat these dragons forever. He was too active looking to immobilize them. He stabbed them with his sword every chance he reached uncover their lack of strength. He moved for their thighs and legs, their wings, their heads, but even a sword from the eye didn’t have the desired effect.
He recollected how he was when he fought Lexus. In the past, he shed sight of all things and everybody but the dragon right before him that when the combat was above, he was stunned via the mountain / hill of deceased bodies around him.
Adding to that fear, Alex also couldn’t fully aim himself for the battle as he was enjoying Abigail these times. He was beyond cautious, cautious just like he recognized that some thing might transpire the moment his complete consideration can be focused entirely on his combat against the dragons.
Alex could experience Dinah’s power. This lady, this dragon, was powerful. Her power gave him a sense of deja vu. Alex felt that her ability appeared to be very much like those of Lexus when Lexus possessed removed berserk after Abi-
Alex was actually a very little reluctant to go against Zeres while he could nevertheless feel the dragon’s frustration. He could feel like Zeres, the dragon, was only bewildered. His rationality and views had disappeared, in which he was basically just an dog now who didn’t understand what was developing. His our nature was perished out plus the pet intuition had taken above.
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In addition , panic, Alex also couldn’t fully aim himself about the deal with since he was enjoying Abigail all these times. He was beyond wary, thorough just like he knew that anything might take place the moment his accomplish focus would be focused entirely on his fight against the dragons.

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I WAS TIPSY WHEN I WROTE PERU!
Written by faithmueni on April 8, 2022
Nigerian singer, Adedamola Adefolahan, aka Fireboy DML, Fireboy DML, landed in Kenya on Friday 8th April for a much-awaited concert in the city at the Ngong Racecourse, Waterfront Park on Saturday 9th April.
The event will feature Kenya’s top artistes including Nviiri the storyteller, Bensoul, and top DJs namely DJ Grauchi, DJ Shinski, Moh Spice, DJ Kym and K The DJ.
In a press conference today, Fireboy DML described his sound as “Afro-Life” and said he writes songs that audiences can relate to. His sound has been characterized as “slow-groove pop” and is said to tell stories centered around love.
Has stated that he was tipsy the night he created his hit song, Peru. Fireboy made this known during Today’s press Conference interview. He said, “Peru was written and recorded in San Francisco, California.
“It was my first time in the United States and I was supposed to go and see my associates at the empire and just vibe; pay a courtesy visit to Shizzi who produced the song in his studio.
“At the studio that night, I was tipsy and I just got in the booth. He played the beat. I was like, ‘Um, that’s a vibe.’ And in 30 minutes to 45 minutes, I was literally just singing my story. But I advocate for responsible drinking. Said FireBoy.
Guinness Marketing Manager, Wanjiru Murage, had this to say, “We are excited to host Fireboy in Kenya for the first time and give an electric performance to our loyal consumers who are looking forward to meeting him.
“The artist is also part of the ongoing Guinness campaign dubbed “Black Shines Brightest” a Pan African campaign celebrating the iconic black liquid enjoyed all over the continent for over a century.
Fire boy also stated that he loves listening to Nviiri, Bensoul and the whole Sol generation and promised that something was cooking with Sauti Sol!

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The Residential Tenancies Board has seen a 160% increase in the number of cases being taken by tenants in relation to rent, since the introduction of the 4% cap in rent pressure zones last year.RTÉ
reports that according to the RTB's annual report, renting is now the dominant housing tenure in many urban areas.
Since the introduction of Rent Pressure Zones in December 2016, the number of calls to the Residential Tenancies Board has increased from 600 to 1,000 per day.
According to the State body's annual report more than half of all tenancies across the country are now covered by Rent Pressure Zones, and a 4% rent cap applies.
It has resulted in an increase in dispute applications by tenants about rent reviews with around 350 cases coming before the board, 75% of which were found in favour of tenants.
The RTB is encouraging existing or new tenants who are faced with increases above the rent cap to contact them.
It says that even if a tenant has agreed to a rent and signed a tenancy agreement, they are still protected under the law.

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Psychologists have uncovered a connection in between despair and an acceler…
Psychologists at the College of Sussex have discovered a url between depression and an acceleration of the fee at which the mind ages. While scientists have beforehand reported that people with despair or anxiety have an greater chance of dementia in later on lifetime, this is the 1st examine that supplies detailed evidence for the effect of melancholy on drop in total cognitive perform (also referred to as cognitive state), in a general inhabitants.
For the review, released right now, Thursday 24 May perhaps 2018, in the journal Psychological Medication, researchers performed a strong systematic overview of 34 longitudinal experiments, with the emphasis on the url in between despair or stress and anxiety and decline in cognitive purpose over time. Proof from additional than 71,000 individuals was combined and reviewed. Which include people who presented with indications of melancholy as well as these that had been identified as clinically depressed, the research seemed at the fee of decline of general cognitive condition — encompassing memory reduction, govt functionality (such as final decision producing) and information and facts processing pace — in more mature adults.
Importantly, any experiments of individuals who were diagnosed with dementia at the begin of study were being excluded from the assessment. This was completed in order to evaluate far more broadly the affect of despair on cognitive ageing in the common population. The analyze located that people with depression seasoned a bigger decline in cognitive state in more mature adulthood than individuals devoid of depression. As there is a prolonged pre-medical time period of a number of decades before dementia may possibly be identified, the findings are crucial for early interventions as now there is no heal for the disease.
Lead authors of the paper, Dr Darya Gaysina and Amber John from the EDGE (Setting, Growth, Genetics and Epigenetics in Psychology and Psychiatry) Lab at the University of Sussex, are calling for better consciousness of the importance of supporting psychological health and fitness to guard brain well being in afterwards life.
Dr Gaysina, a Lecturer in Psychology and EDGE Lab Direct, reviews: “This examine is of good worth — our populations are ageing at a speedy amount and the quantity of men and women dwelling with reducing cognitive skills and dementia is anticipated to increase substantially above the next thirty many years.
“Our findings ought to give the government even far more explanation to take psychological wellbeing problems significantly and to ensure that health provisions are correctly resourced. We require to shield the psychological wellbeing of our older older people and to deliver robust support escort services in Washington DC to those people experiencing melancholy and stress in get to safeguard brain perform in afterwards life.”
Researcher Amber John, who carried out this investigation for her PhD at the College of Sussex provides: “Depression is a frequent mental well being difficulty — just about every 12 months, at least 1 in 5 people today in the United kingdom working experience indications. But people today living with depression should not despair — it’s not inevitable that you will see a higher decline in cognitive capabilities and getting preventative actions these as performing exercises, working towards mindfulness and enterprise suggested therapeutic treatment options, this sort of as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, have all been shown to be useful in supporting wellbeing, which in flip may well enable to shield cognitive overall health in more mature age.”
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|Mother*||Sarah PENFOLD b. 1750, d. 29 Dec 1831|
|Birth||Levi WELLER was born circa 1786 at Cuckfield, Sussex.|
|Baptism*||He was baptized on 23 June 1786 at Cuckfield, Sussex.1|
|Marriage*||He married Sarah BUDGEN on 7 December 1812 at Cuckfield, Sussex, England.1,2|
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|Death*||He died on 30 June 1838 at Cuckfield, Sussex, at age 52.3|
|Burial*||He was buried on 3 July 1838 at Cuckfield, Sussex.3|
|Sarah BUDGEN b. circa 1785, d. circa 1820|
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While I do agree with a number of his criticisms - especially that supermarkets attempts to remedy unhealthy eating habits are akin to supplying clean needles to drug addicts - I seriously wonder to what extent I can trust a foodie who is constantly obsessed with eating pork belly and offal.
For me to take him seriously, he'd need to fully acknowledge the benefits of becoming a veggie. Not only would his own chances of a longer life improve markedly ( and the opportunity to eat more excellent meals!) with both bowel cancer and heart disease much less likely, but arguments for a more economic dietary pattern would follow, with fish and meat being the most expensive items on most people's food bills.
In addition, if more people took up vegan and vegetarian diets the plight of the Third World could be altered considerably, as more land could be allocated to growing crops for their own countries' subsistence as opposed to their use and export of animal feed. Moreover, the vast areas of rainforest chopped down and then turned into grazing for cattle to feed the world's burger-snorters, would be deemed unnecessary.
To adapt George Orwell's dictum about socialists : 'Food critics should be encouraged to live out their ideals.'
I have blogged previously about the insidious influences of supermarkets, though perhaps haven't made my views completely clear. Despite all their faults, they have still become meeting-places for people to chat, like the High Streets of yesteryear.
While supermarkets like Tesco in Merthyr have sucked the life-blood out of our town centre like some giant concrete vampire ( now I see young Goths wanting to congregate there), others such as the Co-op have tried to set a better example.
Unfortunately, the latter cannot compete in terms of prices and there is a real need for another kind of co-operative which sells local goods as well as Fairtrade products from the Third World in particular.
My friends in the States were greatly involved in such a venture over there ( why do we copy all the worst aspects of that culture?) and it could be both 'green' and sustainable, using allotment surpluses.
A suggested name could be 'Cyd-Fwyd Cymru', to take 'cyd' from the togetherness of the co-operative ideal and combine it with 'food'.
It is absolutely vital that alternatives are set up to challenge the hegemony of the multi-national supermarkets.
Sadly, I don't believe that small shops can do this any more, with high street rents and business taxes being too prohibitive.
Such a Wales-wide co-op could utilise local skills - from bakery to micro-breweries - and could offer an online service as well.
Farmers' markets are all very well, but they are sporadic and tend to be too pricey.
Supermarkets are places where junk food mania is perpetrated and where shoppers are tempted with ridiculous offers (Rayner is right to decry the Bogoffs on so many unhealthy options).
Amongst a plethora of sugar-high goods in Merthyr Tesco you might just spot a charity box for Diabetes UK on the counter.......the ultimate irony!
Of course, they are also places which reflect and encourage prevailing propaganda as witnessed last year, with masses of Union Jack products and monarchist regalia. I always expected a Loyalist marching band to appear from behind the cheap offers, drumming down the aisle with the baton-wielder tossing, instead of a staff, a long bottle of Coke!
Rayner's reviews focus on restaurants which are way beyond the means of most and I'd sincerely hope that 'Cyd-Fwyd Cymru' would offer opportunities to avoid Value products and their very dubious nutritional and taste benefits (even if you're a fan of horse!), yet at reasonable prices.
Rayner believes we can reform these supermarkets, but he is naive. They will merely come up with ever more subtle ways of exploitation.
CITY OF FOOD
I need my sugar fix,
I need it desperately.
My gut is dragging on the floor,
I've got to take it with me.
The supermarket is my dealer,
all there for me to see:
soon as I enter, towers of doughnuts,
malls of Coke facing me.
Then there are many Bogoff deals
celebrating Second Cousin's (or somethings) Day.
Skyscrapers of lager cans and packets
of crisps the size of window displays.
Hurry through fruit and vegetables,
I'm looking for pies and pasties.
They're there, whole aisles of them,
not sweet but lying seductively.
The real business, streets of cakes
and huge blocks of lovely chocky.
I'm shaking now, bars by the till,
I slip a couple in my trolley.
Can't wait for my city of food,
when I settle in front of the telly.

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