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The Game of Thrones finally came to its inevitable end, and we are left burnt and battered, curled up and convulsing in the corner of a cold dark dingy dungeon, trying to contemplate its legacy while trying to remember and forget why all our orifices are profusely bleeding.
It was a long night. Dark and full of terrors. But the Game of Thrones was always that. This was never going to be your run-of-the-mill good-versus-evil guy-gets-girl happily-ever-after love story. We knew what we signed up for. Sex, violence, betrayal, revenge, and the ending, as foretold, would be bittersweet.
So like a heavy broadsword across a nobleman’s neck, or a well-timed arrow penetrating a young boy’s back, we were struck down suddenly, violently, and left mortally wounded, traumatized, and in denial as to the severity and permanence of the deathblow. Then again, part of its legacy is that no one wants the Game of Thrones to end.
The Legacy of Game of Thrones – A World of Ice and Fire
Our watch began on Sunday, April 17th, 2011. The familiar white-static crackle-then-hum of HBO Television’s pavlovian intro sequence faded to black, and out of the darkness, a cold opening of ancient iron gates revealed a world of ice and fire. Like a naked babe lost in the frigid winter woods searching for safety or slaughter, we ventured carelessly, then cautiously, then ever more curiously, until we were captured and captivated by a tale of a bastard boy and his wolf and an orphan girl and her dragons.
On Bended Knee…
Over the next 9 years, we would claim a House, bend the knee, and swear our oaths. We would encounter cold kings and cruel queens, ancient swords and undead hordes, faceless assassins and formidable assholes. Game of Thrones was a human-centipede of sown together Shakespeare, Scorsese, Tolkien, and Tolstoy. Hamlet, Goodfellas, Lord of the Rings, and War and Peace. Everything to fulfill our adult high fantasy sadomasochistic fetishes. Those we knew we had, and those that lay dormant below the surface waiting for the calcified skin to be prodded, pulled, and peeled away.
Our watch ended on May 19th, 2019. For 9 years we traveled from the north beyond the Wall to the Dothraki Sea in the east, down to Slaver’s Bay in the south, and west across the Narrow Sea. We battled brutal bastards and bested many betrayals, only to get ambushed – stabbed in the heart, burnt and buried alive in the rubble-filled crypts of King’s Landing. It was not the finale we had hoped for but every man must die and every story must end. And with everything that passes, and perhaps taken before its time, we are left mournful and melancholy. But what is the legacy of Game of Thrones and how will we remember it?
The Legacy of Game of Thrones – The Story of Our Lives
Game of Thrones is an epic story. Our story. It both belongs to us and is about us. It identifies and defines the stark contrasts of the human condition, and puts the best and worst of human nature on full skull-crushing display. Life is not a fairytale. Sometimes the villain rapes the virgin and the hero gets his head cut off trying to do the right thing. And there’s nothing we can do to stop it. We just have to watch. Game of Thrones is a story about humanity. A story based on experience and imagination about the good and evil and everything in between that humans do to each other.
Burn them all…
It offered a glimpse of our true natures. Are we noble lords or back-stabbing scoundrels? Do we defend the helpless or sell them into slavery? Do we show mercy to our enemies or burn them all alive? Game of Thrones portrayed the complexities, conflicts, and contradictions of the human condition and gave us the option and allowed us the comfort of being imperfect. The truth is that we are all flawed, broken, or rotten to the core. But why can’t good people do bad and bad people do good for the right reasons? Why can’t we be noble lords defending the helpless by stabbing our enemies in the back and burning them alive?
The great legacy of any story is its shared experience and Game of Thrones was an experience we all shared. For 73 Sunday nights over 9 years, millions of people around the world of all races, religions, creeds, and complexions, tuned in, sat back, curled up, and shared the collective experience of a story. It was like being at Woodstock or in the Twin Towers when the planes hit. We were there, together. We saw it happen. The story is ours. We are bonded because we shared the same experience. We went on the same journey, met the same people, and fell in love with the same story.
The Legacy of Game of Thrones – The Greatest Show on Earth
Once in a while, something comes along and changes everything. Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee, Jimi Hendrix. A song, a book – a thought or idea manifested into reality that then shapes reality. Like a dragon’s birth or a lover’s first kiss. The paradigm shifts and nothing can ever be the same. The story of Game of Thrones was brought to life by the greatest television series ever produced. A show that has redefined the art of storytelling through the visual medium of television. There was never anything like it before in both scope and scale, ambition and achievement, and it will influence everything that comes after.
Once Upon a Time…
The legacy of Game of Thrones is that it rekindled and rejuvenated the magic and excitement we felt in childhood when we ventured into the realm of “once upon a time in a land far away.” For the first time on television, there was a show about fire-breathing dragons, undead zombie armies, and warriors wielding ancient swords, that had more political intrigue than House of Cards, more graphic violence than the Saw franchise, and more sex than a Cinemax After Dark movie marathon. There was magic in the world once more. And we returned as adults to a dangerous violent sexy land of make-believe.
And with all things dangerous, violent, and sexy, addiction and obsession quickly followed. Our 9-year love affair with Game of Thrones grew more and more codependent and abusive as each season passed. We became demanding and critical, forgetting that it was never going to be that kind of love story. It was like a series of passionate one-night-stands with a seductive lover. A long distance adulterous romance that left you craving for more. But nothing was promised except a fuck and farewell, and sometimes the only thing we have left of a great love affair, are scars and bittersweet memories.
The Legacy of Game of Thrones – Back Where it all Began
And now our watch has ended. A dragon flies east carrying his queen home. A lone wolf rides north into exile and a girl sails west never to return. The oaths we took are fulfilled and we are left heartbroken with the lingering emptiness of missing something that had become part of the anthology of our lives. The journey may not have ended the way we had hoped, but we had the time of our lives getting there. The legacy of Game of Thrones is much more than just one character, or one encounter, or one event. The legacy is the story.
The Books of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire is the seven-book series that the show is based on, and offers a chance for a deeper experience and exploration of the world of Game of Thrones. The seven-book series includes 5 completed volumes with 2 unfinished works on the way:
In addition to the main seven-book story, George R. R. Martin has also published 3 other books centered around the lore and legend of the world of A Song of Ice and Fire with material not touched on by the show:
Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows the adventures of “Dunk,” the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall, and “Egg,” the future king Aegon V Targaryen.
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat.
This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones.
This is not the end of the story. It is just the beginning of another journey. The world of ice and fire is alive and bursting with all the ingredients that made us fall in love with Game of Thrones. It simply needs to be explored again, and in new ways. There are countless stories left to be told, and hosts of new characters waiting to be encountered. The best way to experience the legacy of Game of Thrones is to return to the Wall and begin the journey again.
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Celebrate Light, Love & Revolution in film with the 16th Annual Berlin & Beyond Film Festival which starts this Thursday, Oct. 20 through Oct. 26 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
Take part in this illuminating and spirited adventure with captivating feature and documentary films from seasoned masters and up-and-coming innovators — along with short films from bright new talents.
Want a taste of NYC in San Francisco?
From Oct. 28 through 30, enjoy a taste of the Tribeca Film Festival at The Presidio Theatre in San Francisco. They will be screening six amazing indie films and throw an exclusive after party on opening night. Plus, don’t miss the post-screening Q&A sessions with the filmmakers including director Vincent D’Onofrio (Don’t Go In The Woods) and actor Dennis Farina (The Last Rites of Joe May). All sessions will include at least one filmmaker.
Tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices are as follows:
- Opening-night screening and after-party with cocktails: $12
- Weekend shows: $8 per screening.
Ticket proceeds will benefit the Tribeca Film Institute.
Can’t wait! I’ve got my tickets to opening night!
If you love watching documentary films, you won’t want to miss DocFest, the 10th Annual San Francisco Documentary Festival (the third part of SF Indiefest).
When: Friday, Oct. 14 – Sunday, Nov. 27
Where: Roxie Theater (3117 16th St., San Francisco)
The 10th San Francisco Documentary Festival kicks off with Dirty Pictures, a film about the Bay Area chemist who discovered the effects of MDMA and other psychedelics, and ends with The Stan Lee Story, about the most recognized name in comics.
Cine+Mas SF presents the San Francisco Latino Film Festival, from Sept. 16 through 25, showcasing the work of emerging and established filmmakers. It is a celebration of the latest work from 11 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, USA); including local filmmakers and several feature films made by women.
SF Shorts is the San Francisco International Festival of Short Films. The festival takes place this week, Sept. 8 through 10 at the Roxie Theatre (3117 16th Street, between Guerrero and Valencia). SF Shorts is about grabbing someone by the eyeballs and making them think, feel and react. It’s about what people see every day but now stare at in wonder.
For tickets, schedule and more information, visit www.sfshorts.com.

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After several years of beautifully packaged, deluxe remastered reissues of some of his most seminal works, we are delighted to announce the first brand new William Basinski album to be released on vinyl in over a decade! His previous album, Nocturnes (2013), was only available on CD/Digital as the extended track lengths made it impossible for vinyl format. For his new album, Cascade, Basinski made a special vinyl-only version that includes a different mix of "Cascade", plus two additional tracks that only appear on the vinyl. This special vinyl release is called The Deluge. It is pressed onto 180 gram white colored vinyl, and packaged inside a heavyweight, full-color cardboard jacket. This limited edition vinyl-only release will not stick around forever! You can pre-order it here: shop.temporaryresidence.com/trr258
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Willy Wonka -Shoot Em Up You were invited to the Chocolate Factory of Willy Wonka, but it isn't the dream you thought it would be. Now you have to kill the evil Oompa Loompas before they kill you.
SAS: Zombie Assault 3 Shoot the zombies as fast as you can before they get a chance to advance to the house and eat your brains ... shoot those guns now!
Doom Doom the classic video game can now be played online in your browser, more hours of entertainment as you battle off the enemies whilst searching for keys and the quickest route to the end of the map, this is also the triple pack so there's three games in one as an extra bonus.
Movement Key = W, A, S, D
Turn = Left/Right Arrows OR Click screen + drag or -
Fire = Spacebar
Use Door/Switch = R
Run = Shift
Menu = Escape
Map = Tab
Change Weapon = Number Keys
These controls can all be customized in the menu.
The Last Stand Survive the night fighting off zombies from your barricade
Bloons One of the most fun things to do in a kid's party is now online. Blow up all the balloons you can find with darts, just have to aim and shoot.
One shot one kill \"one shot one kill\"
- A sniper\'s motto
A fun sniper game with 8 missions. You work as a hitman for a shady crime syndicate, your bosses will provide you with various missions, many of which will need some brain power to solve.
Mouse to aim and left click to shoot.
When armed with the second sniper rifle press and hold Z to zoom in and X to zoom out.
Quake Quake one of the classic video games is name available to play in your browser, take on the hoards of monsters and shoot them all whilst finding your way around the levels looking for more ammo and keys. This flash remake of Quake was ported by the one and only Michael Rennie, so a big thanks to him from all us retro gamers
Gun Run You've always been told to not run with a scissor, or a knife, but nobody said nothing about guns. Run like a crazy man and shoot the machines along the way.
New Shooting Games
Hugo with AK47 You are homeless guy named Hugo and you must use your assault rifle to defend youself from hordes of crazy attacking enemies and bosses, try to aim and shoot fast in order to survive and complete each level.
Carlito's Spae Way Your back in the Bronx and walk into an old pall, Benny Blanco. This turns out into a intergelactic space war, can you survive?
Flying Witch This is a flight shooting game. Player need control witch to kill all the enemies, This game can shoot automaticly ,player can use mouse to control,when clicking left mouse button player can use special weapon to eliminate enemy's bullet.
Peppa Pig Jewels Crush Play with Peppa Pig to this fun game of Jewels Crush in wich you have to make disappear the maximum number of diamonds. Shoot the colored diamond to others of the same color to make them disappear.
With the help of the mouse direct and shoot every diamond to others of the same color. It is easy, visit the web www.gamespeppapig.com for more games.
Ex-Sniper All of you know who is a terrorist. They kidnap people with different goals. You are a military ex-sniper. You a lot fought in your life. It's time to take up arms and deal with terrorists. Try to kill a terrorist when he runs, then you get more points and money. Upgrade your ammunition.
Phantom Warplane It is a flight shooting game.Player can control plane to fight , also he has opportunities to get stage properties after defeating enemies.Player can improve the attack and HP of plane through collecting stage properties, and player will live longer. This game has 10 levels, the higher level the more difficult. Good luck.
Call to Action Use your tactical assault rifle to shoot enemy elite forces, try to aim and shoot as fast as you can in order to survive and successfully complete each level.
Amazing Sonic Scene Creator 2Sonic is extremely tired of being played over the same scenarios every time someone turn on the game. Be gentle and create new scenes with different characters and objects from his video games.
Bubble BreakerOnline puzzles aren't just about jigsaws anymore, nowadays you need to use your logic and think strategically, like in this bubble game. Clear the level by breaking the bubbles with same color.
Create A Saiyan V2Everybody wants to become a Saiyajin, but unfortunately we don't live in the Dragon Ball Z world. Don't worry, you still can create your own Saiyan, just like you would want to be.

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WASHINGTON -- Daniel Bongino, the former Secret Service agent and Republican candidate in Maryland's 6th congressional district, secured the endorsement Thursday of GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah.
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Maryland's congressional delegation cruised to victory in Tuesday's primary, leaving Democrats positioned to dominate the state's House seats even in a year that's shaping up to be promising for the Republicans nationally.
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Mark Newgent writes about education, nothing that with huge achievement gaps in our schools public education needs fundamental reforms.
Red Maryland Poll Still Open
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WASHINGTON -- Republican Daniel Bongino, the former Secret Service agent who ran an unsuccessful campaign for U.S. Senate last year, said Tuesday he is "95 percent" certain he will run in Maryland's 6th Congressional District in the 2014 election and...
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A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman.


Real Madrid have confirmed Rafa Marin has joined Deportivo Alaves on a season-long loan.
The 21-year-old is one of the most promising players to have emerged from the club’s youth academy.
He joined Madrid from Sevilla in 2016 and has made enormous progress in the last few years.
The young defender is yet to make his senior debut for debut, but he has impressed with his performances for the club’s reserve team Castilla.
He has made 69 appearances across all competitions for the reserve side, netting four goals.
Marin’s contract was set to expire in 2024, but Los Blancos recently tied him down to a new deal until 2026, per The Athletic.
He has plenty of potential and looks to have a bright future ahead of him.
Marin mainly plays in central defence but can also be deployed at left-back.
He has now joined Alaves on a season-long loan deal, hoping to gain some first-team experience.
El Glorioso suffered relegation from La Liga at the end of the 2021-22 season.
But they sealed an immediate return to the Spanish top-flight after beating Levante in the promotion play-off final in June.
- Fulham 0-2 Chelsea: Mudryk & Broja strike to earn Blues their second league win of the season
- Champions League: Laurent Robert wants to see PSG and Newcastle secure last-16 spot
- Liverpool & VAR: The stench of entitlement is off the scale
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There’s been a lot of conversation about domestic violence lately, thanks to the ongoing controversy over the way the NFL has responded to a surveillance tape of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee in the head. Public figures ranging from the newly crowned Miss America to the president of the United States have weighed in about the fact that violence against women is never acceptable.
Even as public opinion is moving toward sharp condemnations of domestic abuse, however, the right way to prevent these crimes from happening is less clear. But a team of researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School have one innovative idea: Start figuring out how to identify the men who are most at risk for abusing their partners.
An increasing number of medical groups — including the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which helps determine what services are covered under the health reform law — now recommend that doctors should screen all of their female patients for evidence of intimate partner violence (IPV). Since domestic violence leads to both short-term and long-term health problems, medical professionals are uniquely positioned to be able to spot the signs. The federal guidelines specifically apply to women of childbearing age, since they’re most at risk for becoming victims of domestic abuse.
But what if doctors shifted the focus and also started looking for potential abusers? Although very little work has been done in that field so far, the men who engage in IPV are regularly coming into contact with medical professionals, according to a new study examining the characteristics of abusers. It may be possible to teach doctors about the warning signs that suggest a male patient could be abusing his partner.
“Health care encounters provide an opportunity to identify and potentially intervene in IPV,” Dr. Vijay Singh, the lead author of the new report, told ThinkProgress via email. “Men who report perpetrating IPV seek routine health services. Of those who report perpetrating IPV, over half reported a routine health visit in the past year, and nearly one third had an emergency room visit in the past year.”
Singh and his colleagues also found some correlations between domestic abuse and certain health issues that could come up in a routine exam. According to their research, male aggression is linked to irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, substance abuse, and a history of either experiencing or witnessing violence as a child. While Singh noted that “people should not jump to the conclusion that men with irritable bowel syndrome are all abusers,” the correlation could give medical professionals more insight into the complex profile of a man who’s at risk to be too aggressive at home.
In general, there isn’t much scientific research on the people who perpetrate sexual violence and domestic abuse. But, when we turn our attention to the abusers rather than the victims, some important insights arise. For instance, a groundbreaking global study published last year discovered that rapists don’t fully understand what constitutes “sexual assault,” grow up feeling entitled to taking control of women’s bodies, and are often repeat offenders. Similarly, research into college-age rapists has challenged many popular assumptions about how campus sexual assaults happen, finding that the men who perpetrate assaults are making calculated decisions in order to carefully select their victims.
Singh’s study has similar implications for the way we think about men who abuse their girlfriends or wives. He and his colleagues found that IPV is very common — one in five men reported pushing, grabbing, shoving, or hitting their partners. Ultimately, abusers aren’t just the prominent people like Ray Rice who make the news; they’re men interacting with the average American. “It’s likely that we’ve all met these men in our daily environment. This is an issue that cuts across all communities, regardless of race, income, or any other demographics,” Singh explained in a press release about his findings.
This represents the first nationally representative investigation into domestic abusers’ routine health visits, and the study authors conclude there needs to be follow-up research to try to figure out how doctors can effectively screen men. But if we do get to a point where health professionals can start spotting the warning signs, Singh told ThinkProgress there are some existing community resources that can help.
Doctors start referring their patients to batterers’ intervention programs, which focus on reforming men’s behavior and holding them accountable for abuse. Experts in the field have pointed out that batterers’ intervention programs currently serve a very small portion of the male population, since they typically only see the men who are mandated by court to complete a program. Referrals from the health care sector could help widen that scope.


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We report x-ray powder diffraction and temperature-dependent infrared reflectivity measurements of (Na0.5La0.5)Cu3Ti4O12 and (Na0.5Bi0.5)Cu3Ti4O12 in order to investigate the origin of their lower room-temperature dielectric constants in comparison with the giant value of CaCu3Ti4O12. Substituting Ca with Na/La or Na/Bi is found to decrease all Ti–O–Ti angles by the TiO6 octahedra tilts, resulting in an increase of the local structural disorder on the Na/La and Na/Bi compounds. Further, several infrared-active phonon modes show a broadening in their linewidths, reflecting that the coherency in these vibrational modes is degraded by disorder. Additionally, the lowest-frequency mode of the Ca material is observed to strengthen dramatically at low temperatures, but to a lesser extent in the Na/La and Na/Bi compounds. These results suggest the important role of the local structural disorder on the anomalous low-frequency dielectric response in these materials.
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text: The terms plaisir/jouissance are used with a special signification by Roland Barthes in his book Le Plaisir du texte (1973), a discussion of the lisible/scriptible or readerly/writerly text. The writerly text, he opines, offers two kinds of enjoyment: plaisir, pleasure’; and jouissance, ‘bliss’. Jouissance carries connotations of ecstasy and sexual delight, and Barthes offers an aesthetics based on the pleasure of the body. To clarify his distinction he suggests that the plaisir taken in a text comes through the more or less straightforward processes of reading, while the jouissance, a heightened form of pleasure, derives from a sense of interruption, a ‘breakdown’ or gap, where, perhaps, something unorthodox or unexpected occurs. The comforts of plaisir are compatible with texts which are lisible; while the comforts and surprises of jouissance arise from the scriptible. He elaborates with a kind of erotic analogy, suggesting that the focus of erotic pleasure is the place where naked flesh meets a garment, where ‘the garment gapes’. This is analogous to jouissance. However, he also suggests that the ‘text of bliss’ may impose a ‘state of loss’; it is a text that discomforts and ‘unsettles the reader’s historical, cultural, psychological assumptions, the consistency of his tastes, values, memories, brings to a crisis his relation with language’.


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One of the most southern teas grown in China, it is from The FengHuang area in Guangdong Province. The tea comes from a type of plant that has a colorful and jocular title: Duck Shit. There are a few stories about the name. In any event, it is a different tea from our Fenghuang Milan tea. It has more body and less fruit flavors. Lovely tea with a name to remember.
Ingredients: Oolong tea.

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The multiple number of commands can be executed at once in Linux terminal using two different ways. Both the ways are too simple. The one way among the two introduce us to the Shell Scripting. Yes, I have been talking a lot about shell scripting. Well, it starts now! Let’s focus on how to run multiple command at same time. I recommend, if you are not familiar with the Linux commands see our other various tutorials which will make you familiar with the various Linux commands. Also, see the cool things that you can do in the terminal like watching games, playing movies and all.
This one is very simple. You just need to separate the commands which semi colon. After you are done, hit enter and all your commands will execute. The syntax is:
command; command; command; command
The commands ls, cat hello and ls -l are executed. The first command “ls” listed all the directories, “cat hello” read the file hell0 and “ls -l” commands listed all the files and directories in detail with permission. See, the various things you can do with ls command and cat command.
Instead of executing the command from terminal we will first store the commands in a text file and later execute that file. This is called shell script. Shell simply refers to terminal and script means command that do something. Thus, shell script is nothing just a bunch of commands written in a text file.
First let us create a file using cat utility with commands in that file:
We created a text file called shscriptexample and put three commands in that file. This file is now called script file.
How to execute script file:
The syntax for executing script file is:
As you can see, the result is same. The shell script makes the Linux shell more powerful. To perform specific task, you can create your own script file and execute that file. I am going to cover more tutorials on shell scripting.


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Damian Dovarganes, File, Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — A massive operation that mushroomed through the western Mexican state of Sinaloa last week netted the world's top drug lord, who was captured early Saturday by U.S. and Mexican authorities at a condominium in Mazatlan, officials from both countries said.
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, 56, arrived at the Mexico City airport in the afternoon, looking pudgy, bowed and much like his wanted photos. He was marched by masked marines across a tarmac to a helicopter waiting to whisk him to jail.
Guzman was found with an unidentified woman, said one official not authorized to be quoted by name, adding that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Marshals Service were "heavily involved" in the capture. No shots were fired.
Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam described an operation that took place between Feb. 13 and 17, presumably in Guzman's home state of Sinaloa, though he didn't say what city.
Mexican security agencies came upon several houses where Guzman was known to stay, Murillo Karam said, adding that they found tunnels connecting seven homes and the city's sewer system, presumably for escape. The doors were reinforced with steel, which delayed entry by law enforcement, presumably allowing Guzman to flee several attempts at his capture before Saturday.
Murillo Karam didn't say how authorities traced him to Mazatlan, but said they knew of his whereabouts several times. They were unable to mount an operation earlier because of possible risks to the general public, he added.
Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments in the U.S. and is on the DEA's most-wanted list. His drug empire stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. His cartel has been heavily involved in the bloody drug war that has torn through parts of Mexico for the last several years.
His arrest followed the takedown of several top Sinaloa operatives in the last few months and at least 10 mid-level cartel members in the last week. The information leading to Guzman was gleaned from those arrested, said Michael S. Vigil, a former senior DEA official who was briefed on the operation.
The Mexican navy raided the Culiacan house of Guzman's ex-wife, Griselda Lopez, earlier this week and found a cache of weapons and a tunnel in one of the rooms that led to the city's sewer system, leading authorities to believe Guzman barely escaped, Vigil said.
As more people were arrested, more homes were raided.
"It became like a nuclear explosion where the mushroom started to expand throughout the city of Culiacan," Vigil said.
Authorities learned that Guzman fled to nearby Mazatlan. He was arrested at the Miramar condominiums, a 10-story, pearl-colored building with white balconies overlooking the Pacific and a small pool in front. The building is one of dozens of relatively modest, upper-middle-class developments on the Mazatlan coastal promenade, with a couple of simple couches in the lobby and a bare cement staircase leading up to the condominiums.
"He got tired of living up in the mountains and not being able to enjoy the comforts of his wealth. He became complacent and starting coming into the city of Culiacan and Mazatlan. That was a fatal error," said Vigil, adding that Guzman was arrested with "a few" of his bodyguards nearby.
One American retiree living in the building, who did not want to give his name, said he has lived there for two years and never heard or saw anything unusual.
Vigil said Mexico may decide to extradite Guzman to the U.S. to avoid any possibility that he escapes from prison again, as he did in 2001 in a laundry truck — a feat that fed his larger-than-life persona.
"It would be a massive black eye on the (Mexican) government if he is able to escape again. That's the only reason they would turn him over," Vigil said.
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Rabbi Neil’s Weekly Sermons
Sensing the Sublime The book of Genesis speeds quickly from the creation of the universe to the expansion of humankind on the face of the earth. The story is not pretty. Before decent people like you and I appeared, society was corrupt. Extortion, theft and the abuse of power was common. It’s fascinating how history repeats itself and that sexual
Confessing Upon Our Greatest Sin Howard Schwartz (from Rosh HaShanah fame) came over to me a few days ago: “Rabbi I don’t know what to do. I haven’t missed a game all season. The Yankees are playing the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium Kol Nidre night. How can I miss that game?” I told him “Don’t worry, Howard, “That’s why
There's a Famine in the Land... Last night, we began with the words: (Page 339) By the authority of the Heavenly Court And by the authority of this earthly court, With Divine consent And with the consent of this congregation We hereby declare it permissible To pray with the transgressors Does that mean that the Democrats in our congregation will
Day Two: "The Old shall be Renewed, and the New shall be made Holy" David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine Monk, writes “Religion is like an erupting volcano: the lava flowing down the sides of the mountain is fiery, powerful, dangerous, gushing forth red hot from the depths of mystical consciousness. But the stream of lava quickly cools off. A couple hundred
Rabbi Neil’s Special Messages
June 29, 2017
Two events centering around Israel took place this week for which we need to take notice.
On Saturday at the Chicago “Dyke March,” Jewish women holding a rainbow flag embossed with the Star of David were told that they had to leave the parade because it made some people uncomfortable, some feel unsafe, and it made others repulsed by reminding them of “Israel’s oppression of Palestinians.”
See an opinion article about it in The New York Times.
Along with many other Jewish organizations, Manetto Hill Jewish Center finds the behavior of the Chicago Dyke March organizers deplorable. The Star of David is the symbol for the State of Israel because for generations it was representative of our ethnicity. Jews marching in this gay pride parade were sharing their pride in their ethnicity as well as sexual orientation. In a country that allows freedom of religion and speech, we denounce the actions of the leaders, and hope they will change their policy going forward.
Israel, the Kotel and the Religious Establishment
On Sunday, the Israeli parliament reneged on its promise to create a designated area near the Kotel for egalitarian prayer.
The following is from an email I received from the Worldwide Conservative Movement:
“Following Sunday’s announcement that the Israeli government had frozen a plan to create an egalitarian prayer section of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the Conservative/Masorti movement, as represented by the Rabbinical Assembly, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, MERCAZ Olami, Masorti Olami and the Masorti Movement in Israel, issued the following statement:
In January 2016 the government of Israel signed an agreement to create an egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall. Only 17 months later, the very same government voted to suspend that compromise plan. The Conservative/Masorti movement, speaking as a whole, deplores this action, yet another failure to uphold an agreement reached after years of negotiations.
Simultaneous to the government’s reneging on the Kotel agreement, a new conversion bill is moving toward granting official authority for conversion in Israel to the Rabbanut (Chief Rabbinate), thus risking placing in its hands power over the Law of Return, as well. Such action always has been viewed as unwise and counter to both Zionist and democratic principles and would be disastrous for world Jewry for generations to come.
Because we love Israel and see the rising influence of an intolerant religious establishment as an existential threat to its future and to the unity of the Jewish people we will not rest until these decisions not only are overturned, but also [until] Israel fulfills the promise of its Zionist origins and founding declaration to “ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex” and to “guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture.”
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Masorti Movement in Israel
Although we heartily support the growth of the State of Israel and recognize its importance for Jews everywhere, freedom of religion is not a building block of the State of Israel. Only Orthodox Judaism is recognized as legitimate. We at Manetto Hill Jewish Center believe all Jews need to be treated with legitimacy, therefore, when you speak to Israeli officials or have the ability to support lobbyists promoting religious pluralism in Israel, please do so.
If you are moved to action based upon these issues, contact our politicians, contact Israeli politicians, share your ideas on social media and join our Israeli and Jewish Affairs Committee.


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Ask an Eye Doctor and Get an Answer ASAP
Hello, ( I am so sorry hear about Dr. Dan's accident, I'll check in with him later).....but maybe I can help you with your question. As to the YAG....you can count on that procedure making your vision better. In 20 years of doing YAGs for posterior capsule clouding, I have seen only excellent patient satisfaction. It is safe and very effective.
As to your primary question, the momentary blur, in the presence of an eye exam that was reported as normal, sure suggests that your blur is coming from tear film instability ( a form of dry eye syndrome). If you were my patient, with similar complaints, I would suggest getting a good tear film stabilizer, such as Systane OTC and using a couple of drops up to four times a day .
There is also the remote possibility that you might be developing a mild lower lid aging lost of eye lid tone. That too could give momentary blurring as it may also disrupt the normal tear distribution over your corneas. A good quality tear film is very important in crisp vision.
I hope this information helps you. Please let me know how your symptoms are going after the YAG and the use of tear film stabilizations drops.

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Foods with a high content of animal origin ingredients (60% - 65%), combined with brown rice and a careful selection of vegetables, fruits and functional ingredients that ensure an optimal and balanced supply of nutrients.
We added functional ingredients under the name Opti Immuno +. Opti Immuno is a careful selection of functional ingredients that have proven to provide health benefits, helping the body to function correctly, leading to a healthier lifestyle and an increase of life expectancy
ERA contains high levels of protein, necessary to cover all the needs of each developmental stage of any type of dog breed, providing the advantages of a protein-rich diet without reaching excessive levels
The high inclusions of fresh meat contributes to a higher palatability of the recipes
In the ERA recipes you will find: • 60-65% of high quality animal origin ingredients (originally suitable for human consumption). • Fresh boneless meat as the first ingredient in all recipes. • Dehydrated sources of animal origin (turkey, lamb or herring) as the second ingredient. • Brown whole rice to provide energy with a low glycemic index. • Selected vegetables and fruits, rich in natural antioxidants (polyphenols and carotenoids) which provide energy with a low glycemic index. • Natural sources of omega 3 and 6 to improve hair quality and mental health. • Ascophyllum nodosum: algae with effect on dental health and prevention of tartar. • Natural sources of chondroprotectors (glucosamine and chondroitin), which provide joint health. • Prebiotics and probiotics that act together to provide good intestinal health. • Natural preservatives (tocopherol). • Vitamins and minerals that provide the essential micronutrients for a complete, balanced and healthy nutrition
In the ERA recipes you will NOT find: • Byproducts of animal origin. • Allergenic cereals neither with gluten (corn, wheat, barley or rye). • Artificial flavors • Artificial colorants • Artificial preservatives • Allergenic or non-sustainable vegetables (soy, palm oil). • Little digestible vegetables (potato). • Simple sugars

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Schaeffler Group has announced plans to extend its Fag Magyarország Ipari Kft. manufacturing plant in Debrecen, Hungary in response to increasing demand for rolling bearings in Europe.
The expanded production facilities will be equipped with machines featuring state-of-the-art grinding technology for manufacturing rolling bearings, which will increase production volume in the plant by approximately 50%. The number of employees will also increase by around 500 during the next few years, making Schaeffler the largest employer in the region.
Schaeffler is investing around 80 million Euros in the extension of the plant, with further support from the Hungarian government. The foundation stone is expected to be laid in the late summer of this year, with deliveries of the first parts produced in the new facilities to begin in the second half of 2017.
“With this investment in the Debrecen location, the Schaeffler Group is increasing its capacities for the European market. We will therefore be able to fulfill the growing requirements for rolling bearings from customers in the automotive sector even more reliably and quickly. Our objective is to become even more customer-focused”, says Dietmar Heinrich, Schaeffler’s CEO for Europe.


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Cabin crew urge Eva Air to resume talks amid week-long strike
Eva Air said a total of 368 flights, or 40%, will be cancelled from July 1 to July 5. Nearly 300 flights were already cancelled since its cabin crew went on strike on June 20, including flights from Taipei to Chicago, Paris, Seoul and Hong Kong.
The week-long strike, which is the longest in Taiwan's aviation industry where labour unrest is uncommon, has led Eva to estimate a revenue loss of about T$1.34 billion (34 million pounds).
The union representing Eva Air's flight attendants made several concessions on Thursday on its demands to improve work conditions and pay, having failed to reach an agreement with the airline's management after a months-long negotiation.
"The union has adjusted our proposal and is urging Eva Air to restart the negotiation as soon as possible," it said in a statement. "We have been hoping that Eva Airways would restart negotiations swiftly to resolve the dispute."
More than 2,000 flight attendants from Eva Air's all-female cabin crew took turns since June 20 to join demonstrations outside the firm's headquarters near Taoyuan International Airport, the union said. ■


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2AM THOUGHTS by Makenzie Campbell
I met you at dusk.
We loved till midnight.
Then, you left me.
2am found me at my lowest.
When the sun came up,
I dried my tears,
found my strength,
and went on with my day.
The poetry of 2am Thoughts condenses an entire relationship with its untamed emotions and experiences to a single day. As the long hours of the night drag on, so does the love, heartache, and loss. When the dawn breaks, the morning sun brings acceptance, healing, and recovery.
Makenzie Campbell grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has been expressing herself through poetry since grade school. 2am Thoughts was something she kept to herself until she felt compelled to share it with the world and gathered enough confidence to do so. Makenzie is pursuing a degree in psychology at Washington State University; and her little free time is spent traveling and exploring the wild trails of the Cascades.
Follows Makenzie on Instagram @makenzie.campbell.poetry
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12 king prawns, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon chipotle chilli powder
11/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
FOR THE CHUTNEY AVOCADO AND CORN:
1 avocado, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2-3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 ripe red tomato, seeded and cut
into 1/4-inch dice
1 spring onion, trimmed and chopped
1-2 jalapeño peppers or Serrano
peppers, seeded and minced
50g fresh coriander leaves, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
1) Rinse the prawns under cold water then blot them dry with paper towels.
2) Place the chilli powder, garlic salt, coriander, oregano, cumin and pepper in a bowl and mix. Add prawns and toss to coat. Stir in olive oil. Let marinate in the fridge, covered, for 30-60 minutes.
3) Cook the prawns until just cooked through. When done the prawns will turn pinkish-white and will feel firm to the touch.
4) For the chutney: place the avocado in a bowl and gently toss it with the lime juice. Spoon the tomato on top of the avocado. Add sweetcorn and spring onions to the bowl. Refrigerate it, covered.
5) Just before serving, add the jalapeños and coriander leaves to the mixing bowl and toss to mix. Taste for seasoning, adding more lime juice as necessary and season with salt and pepper.
6) Spoon the avocado and corn chutney into 4 serving bowls. Drape 3 of the hot prawns over the edge of each bowl and serve at once. Garnish with lemon wedge and coriander leaves.


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Is It Just Me or is GAAP Completely Broken?
Pardon me while I descend into the inner circles of business/financial hell and discuss accounting for a bit. As most will know GAAP, aka the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, forms the bedrock foundation of the US financial reporting system. The fundamental idea behind GAAP is a very good one: If everybody follows the same accounting rules, then all forms of business can be conducted with a reasonable degree of confidence that financial reports consistently reflect reality, or at least GAAP's version of reality.
Unfortunately, thanks to both the accounting profession's seemingly insatiable appetite for "continuous improvement" as well as creative CFO's equally insatiable appetite for financial obfuscation, GAAP's version of reality has become so convoluted that almost every public company now feels compelled to report not just "GAAP earnings" but also "non-GAAP earnings". What are "non-GAAP earnings"? Well they are basically whatever a company wants them to be and not surprisingly they usually make a company's "earnings" look a lot better.
Counting The Reasons
To get a taste of why everyone from companies to investors to lenders increasingly view GAAP as broken, let me give you a few choice examples:
- Intangibles vs. Goodwill Accounting: Intangibles are sometimes known as the "soft assets" of a company. They are composed of things such patents, customer lists, and trademarks. Goodwill is also considered an asset, but it is really just a book entry that accounts for the difference between the purchase price of an asset and it's actual value. For example, if GE buys a company for $1BN and that company only has $300M in identifiable net assets, then GE magically creates $700M worth of goodwill and books it to its balance sheet to keep everything in balance. Back in the old days (i.e. mid 1990s), companies were required to depreciate both intangibles and goodwill under the theory that the value of both decayed over time. That rule was changed after a bunch of people complained and now only intangible assets depreciate. Why does this matter (I warned you we were descending into accounting hell)? Because there's a fair amount of leeway for companies to do what is called purchase price allocation. This means that two companies buying the same firm for the same price might come up with different values for how much of their purchase price was spent on intangibles and how much was spent on goodwill. Why does this matter? Because the company that allocates more of the purchase price to intangibles will have lower reported GAAP earnings while the company that allocates more to goodwill will have higher earnings, yet they both purchased the same thing. Make sense? Well it doesn't make sense to investors and that's why they have increasingly tended to ignore intangible related amortization expenses. Investor's willingness to look the other way has in turn encouraged many companies to strip out all amortization expenses from their non-GAAP earnings. It's gone so far that some companies actually have the balls to exclude not just amortization but also depreciation of hard assets from their "non-GAAP" results.
- Stock Options: One of the more entertaining battles of the last few years was the battle between Silicon Valley and just about everyone else over stock option accounting. Up until 2006, most companies that granted stock options did not actually book any expenses for those options, they just disclosed them and included them when calculating what's called their "fully diluted" earnings per share. The accountants argued, rightfully so in most respects, that these options did in fact cost something and that companies should be forced to recognize an expense during the period they were granted even though there was no real cash expense occurred. The accountants won the day and since late 2005 all companies that grant options have had to include some kind of "stock based compensation" expense. How does one calculate stock option expense? Well, basically by making a lot of assumptions. While there are guidelines for these assumptions, the reality is that there are large differences in assumptions across companies. This means that even if two companies grant the same amount of stock options at the same relative price they could have dramatically different stock-based compensation expenses, not to mention that in both of their cases this expense is a non-cash expense. To make matters worse, this expense can change dramatically from year to year even if the same # of shares is issued at the same strike price. The final absurdity is that these expenses are required to be allocated to the individual line items such as Sales & Marketing or Research &Development which means these line items can see big jumps or declines based not on actual operating expenses, but on a highly volatile theoretical non-cash expense that may or not actually ever be realized. What has been the response of investors and companies to this? Typically to ignore them by reporting non-GAAP earnings that exclude stock-based compensation expense. In the end, non-GAAP reporting has made all the fighting over stock option expenses much ado about nothing. It's ironic to think that the one accounting change that FASB has fought the hardest for in recent memory has done more to increase the prevalence of non-GAAP reporting than anything else.
- Deferred Revenues: When a company receives payment for services they have yet to perform they end up having to defer revenue recognition on large portion of that payment. For example, if a customer pays a company upfront for 12 months of maintenance and support, the company typically only recognizes 1/12 of that revenue up front while the rest of the payment is booked as deferred revenue and recognized ratably over the ensuing months. This is a pretty elementary accounting concept but thanks to some new GAAP rules things can get pretty complicated in the event of an acquisition. Under the new rules, any deferred revenues that are acquired typically flow through the income statement at cost. That is the revenue recognized is equal to the cost of goods sold. The practical effect of this is to decrease both the revenues and the earnings of the combined company (sometimes very significantly), but only for a short time (usually 12 months or so). After that, revenues and margins shoot back up as the company renews its maintenance and support contracts (potentially creating the false impression of growth). This leads to the rather bizarre scenario where a $1000 yearly support contract is worth only $400 in revenues and $0 in gross margin one year, but $1000 in revenue and $600 in gross margin the next. What has this craziness led to? You guessed it, companies are now reporting non-GAAP revenues (which include the full amount of the deferred revenues) in addition to non-GAAP expenses.
These are just three choice examples that I run into almost every day as software investor, anyone with their own personal favorite is encouraged to leave a comment.
The Law of Unintended Consequences
The net effect of these convoluted accounting treatments based on idiosyncratic assumptions is that they encourage and indeed almost compel companies to report non-GAAP earnings because the actual financial health of a company can differ dramatically from what its current period income statement might suggest. Defenders of FASB may argue that all of the rules I have discussed have a solid theoretical basis (and indeed I admit they do… mostly), but they can't ignore the obvious: the rapid proliferation of non-GAAP financial reports is symptomatic of serious flaws in GAAP because if GAAP was really doing its job there would be no need for non-GAAP reports.
What's more, because there is no standard for non-GAAP earnings there is no way for anyone to compare "non-GAAP" performance across companies. As an investor I see this every day, especially when it comes it comes to Wall Street earnings estimates. For some companies, the analysts appear to have made some kind of secret pact to only make non-GAAP forecasts while for others they are still forecasting traditional GAAP earnings. This mismatch leads to a situation where trying to compare earnings estimates across companies is an exercise in futility. When some financial reporter solemnly intones about the "Forward PE" of this or that sector being at a record high or low I have to laugh because the sector PE probably has a 100 different definitions of earnings per share embedded in it.
There are other non-obvious consequences of this as well. For example, people wonder how in the world private equity firms can afford to pay 30 or 40 times earnings for a company. One of the biggest reasons (beyond cheap credit and lower underwriting standards) is that thanks to all these convoluted GAAP rules (and the large expense required to comply with them) there is such a huge disconnect between the income statement and cash flow statement that Private Equity firms can appear to pay huge earnings multiples when they are really paying much smaller multiples of normalized cash flow.
Is Cash Really King?
The result of all this chaos is that most financial analysts, and increasingly many customers and partners, seem to be spending a lot more time focusing on free cash flow. Valuation purists would argue this is where they should have been all along and it's true that the cash flow statement leaves much less room for interpretation, but income statements are there for a reason. Cash flow statements have their analytical limitations, especially when it comes to high growth companies that might consume a lot of working capital in their formative years. Regardless, the solution to GAAP's increasing flaws should not be to toss out the income statement altogether, but to try and fix it or at least create some additional standardized definitions of "adjusted net income" so that everyone can at least have a common basis for comparison.
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The first volume of simon schamas mammoth undertaking the story of the jews ended two and a half thousand years after it began with the spanish inquisition and the expulsion of jews from iberia the second volume entitled with more than a smidgen of irony belonging begins in the venice . Belonging the story of the jews 1492 1900 simon schama on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers brand new exactly same isbn as listed please double check isbn carefully before ordering. The story of the jews volume two belonging 1492 1900 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle learn more enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Shortlisted for the baillie gifford prize selected as a book of the year 2017 by the daily telegraph mail on sunday and observer a glittering gemstone of a book the times the jewish story is a history that is about and for all of us and i. Belonging has 140 ratings and 20 reviews paul said this second volume of simon schamas history of the jewish people begins in the ghettos of venice wh
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Snacking is not recommended in Ayurveda, especially if digestion is weak. But if you must.. these are good options!
- 500g rolled oats
- 200g wholewheat/rice flour
- 300g brown sugar
- 100g raisins
- 100g blanched almonds/peanuts
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger, nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 400ml oil
- 400ml water
- (optional seed, dates, nuts, coconut etc…)
Preheat oven to 200’C/gas 6. Oil 3-4 baking sheets. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, add the oil and mix thoroughly. Stir in enough water to make a firm mixture.
Take a spoonful of mixture, about the size of a ping pong ball. Roll it into a ball, place on a baking sheet and flatten to around 10cm in diameter. Repeat to make 24 cookies. Bake in over for 12-15 mins until golden at the edges.
- energy-balls75g raisins
- 50g unsalted nuts – almonds or hazelnuts
- 50g butter – melted
- 25g shredded coconut
Blend raisins and nuts separately to medium fine mixtures. Then mix together along with the melted butter. Mix well.
Form the mixture into small balls. Spread coconut on a plate and roll the balls in the coconut until coated. The can be eaten straightaway or chilled before serving.
Peanut butter or tahini for the melted butter
2 tablespoons honey for the raisins and double amount of coconut
½ teaspoon grated lemon rind
Toast coconut before rolling balls in it
Roll the balls in carob powder instead of coconut


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Alexandre Lacazette has revealed that one of the main reasons he signed for Arsenal from Lyon this summer was because Alexis Sanchez was at the club.
Lacazette has praised Alexis’ ‘mental attitude’, claiming that the Chilean is one of the reasons he signed for Arsenal in the first place.
“That’s also one of the reasons why I wanted to come to Arsenal – to play with players of [Alexis’] calibre,” Laca told Arsenal Player.
“Just seeing him in training, I like the way he plays and his mental attitude. His approach makes me want to play alongside him – hopefully for many years.”
The striker has already scored four goals in seven Premier League appearances this season compared to Alexis’ one in the Europa League. However, the forward has been playing at the top level for far longer than the 26-year-old so you can understand Laca’s admiration for his teammate.
Although, in terms of work rate and attitude, I’d say the former Ligue 1 ace edges it this term.
While Alexis has created 11 chances to Lacazette’s seven, the former Barca forward hasn’t got out of second gear this season. Whether this is because he’s tired after playing in the Confederations Cup this summer, he’s genuinely been struggling with an injury as Arsene Wenger says, or it’s because he’s annoyed that he didn’t complete his move to Manchester City at the end of the transfer window, it’s definitely noticeable.
Hopefully, Laca finds other players to look up to since, with under a year left on his current deal, it’s looking very likely that Alexis will either be leaving in January or on a free at the end of the season.


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The Bhand or Bhanr people get their name from the term in Sanskrit for 'jester' or bhanda. They are an occupational lower caste people who have been singers, dancers, actors and jesters since the days of feudal Kingdoms in India.
Today the Bhands are still known for their singing, dancing and story-telling in many areas of north and central India. The Damaleh Bhand in India are especially known for their folk-dance, folk-music and playing of the drum and flute. Most Bhand, however, can be found to have left their traditional occupation and moved into small business selling of household goods or toys. Being of a lower caste has forced some into rick-shaw pulling and begging for subsistance. The Bhands are Sunni Muslim and speak Maithili as well as Nepali and Urdu. Literacy is very low and many children are not able to attend school though the boys often attend some Islamic instruction.
Because of their prominent traditional position in the community in performing, the Bhand community ought to be more open to outside communication and likely the Gospel. Few have ever approached the Muslim Bhand in Nepal with the Gospel and consequently there are no known believers.

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I like the beach. I like the waves pounding the shore; the sun disappearing into inky blue waters. But I hate being on a ship. This was my discovery on a recent five-day cruise.
It was an exciting moment when we boarded the ship. It was late afternoon; our cabin was cute as a button as it was spick and span. We settled down nice and easy. The docked ship rocked ever so gently. As she sailed, the scenery improved. It looked like the beginning of another great vacation.
The next morning we walked around the ship enjoying the scenery. It was a beautiful sight watching the sun come up over endless waters, as the ship tore through dark-blue waters, throwing frothy white surf in its wake. The tranquility of all this did something wonderful to the soul.


The reunion of a North Carolina father and his daughter who was given up for adoption
A North Carolina couple featured on the 2011 season of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is back
Earlier this month, music fans were dealt a blow when Janet Jackson announced that she was postponing
Kym Whitley first hit the scene in the wildly popular national play “Beauty Shop” in 1989.
As we near the end of 2014, we take time to pause and reflect on the
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Health Canada is taking steps to reduce the amount of alcohol allowed in the potent, sugary, premixed drinks that the agency says are becoming a growing risk to public health, especially for young people.
A California bill wants to curb the amount of sugary drinks consumed by children by having restaurants provide two default choices – water or milk. Some parents are angry, saying the state shouldn’t interfere in the matter. The bill, which is aimed at tackling childhood obesity, would require that children are served milk or water […]
CANCER patients could be boosted in their fight against the condition by cutting back on sugary foods, scientists have revealed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Diabetes sufferers will probably be wondering whether they can safely consume sugary foods in the upcoming months, particularly with Halloween and Christmas on the horizon – and the answer is they can in moderation. Those with type 1 and type 2 forms of the condition are often told they need to be careful of the […]
DIABETES sufferers can still eat sugary foods, like chocolate, in moderation this Halloween and Christmas. But for diabetes sufferers enjoying sweet treats too often can cause heart disease and even amputation. Daily Express :: Health Feed
LOSING weight can be difficult at the best of times, but now experts have revealed drinking sugary drinks certain food combination could actually make you get fatter. Daily Express :: Health Feed
We’ve all been there – bad grade at school, tough day at work, or a bad breakup, and we find ourselves bingeing on life-saving ice cream or chocolate. It is not rare that mood swings influence our need for sugar. This happens since our serotonin levels decrease in negative circumstances, and being quick gratification creatures […]
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Black Celebrity Gossip - The beef between Khloé Kardashian and Jordyn Woods is starting to heat up. According to multiple sources, a close friend of Jordyn said that James Harden was plowing Jordyn and Kholé in the same week.
Black Celebrity Gossip - Kim Kardashian is being very shady towards her two sisters, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian. Two weeks ago, Kim Kardashian said that the blue eyeshadow that Kourtney and Khloé were wearing made them look like two clowns. Kim Kardashian embarrassed them both live on Keeping up with the Kardashians last night.
Black Celebrity Gossip - Tristan Thompson and Khloé Kardashian went out on a date last night, Tristan Thompson looked very excited while he live streamed on his Instagram account. This was a good look for Tristan Thompson considering the last date he went on with Khloé Kardashian didn't go so well. This black celebrity gossip is so funny coming from Tristan Thompson today. Tristan is getting real hyped up while listening to reggae music, Khloé Kardashian is chilling by his side but you can tell that she is not feeling the vibe at all. Is it because Chloe Kardashian doesn't like reggae music or is it because she is just not feeling Tristan Thompson's swag right now. Worldwide Spotlight is the only website that gives you exclusive breaking updates with Tristan Thompson and Kim Kardashian. Subscribe to the Worldwide Spotlight daily newsletter to get all the hip-hop news and black celebrity gossip straight to your email.
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“Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda – I greatly appreciate his support,” President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter late Friday afternoon as he endorsed the 8th District Congressman for reelection. “David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Get out and vote for David on Thursday, August 2nd. He has my full and total Endorsement!”
Congressman David Kustoff has been a champion for the Trump Agenda – I greatly appreciate his support. David is strong on crime and borders, loves our Military, Vets and Second Amendment. Get out and vote for David on Thursday, August 2nd. He has my full and total Endorsement!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2018
Kustoff is facing a challenge from Dr. George Flinn, who narrowly lost a multi-candidate race to Kustoff two years ago. Kustoff has been dealing with a new Flinn ad hitting him for criticizing three pregnant women who had challenged Kustoff for voting to fund Planned Parenthood as part of last year’s $1.3 Trillion Omnibus spending package. The endorsement from the President may get the Kustoff campaign back on offense.
Kustoff immediately aired a new television commercial promoting the Trump endorsement, which indicates that it was not unexpected.
Announcer: “Big news in the race for Congress. President Trump has endorsed David Kustoff. President Trump supports David Kustoff because David voted to build the border wall. Voted to defund Planned Parenthood. Has voted against Nancy Pelosi almost 700 times. Together President Trump and David Kustoff are fighting to drain the swamp.
Join President Trump, National Right to Life and the NRA and vote conservative David Kustoff for Congress.”
Kustoff: “I’m David Kustoff and I approved this message.”
Tennessee Star Political Editor Steve Gill pointed out that the endorsement of Kustoff may indicate that Congresswoman Diane Black, who had been hoping for her own endorsement by Trump, may be left on the sidelines. Black did get an endorsement from Vice President Pence earlier in the day on Friday, who also made his preference known by tweet.
“With early voting ending on Saturday both endorsements come with about half of the votes already cast,” Gill added. “They certainly are helpful, but how much they will move the dial in both races won’t really be apparent until Thursday night.”


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Folsom-based venture capitalist Lokesh Sikaria initially passed up an investment in a startup pitching a promising mobile app that was inducing college students to turn off their smartphones in class.
Why? He wasn’t certain the inventors of the Chico-based Pocket Points would be able to monetize the technology.
“We need businesses that very quickly have the ability to generate cash and thrive,” said Sikaria, the managing director at Moneta Ventures. “When we first met with them, we told them to come back in six months. ... Surprisingly, four to five months down the road, they called us and said, ‘Well, we hit the $40,000 mark.’ ”
Moneta Ventures invested $600,000 in the young company in April. Pocket Points creators Mitch Gardner and Rob Richardson launched their app in the winter of 2014 at Chico State, where Gardner was a senior business marketing major and Richardson was a junior computer science student. They have since taken leaves of absence from school to expand their mobile app business.
“In the spring of 2014, Rob and I were both students at Chico State University, and we were in class, and it was so obvious that there was a major problem,” Gardner told me. “While a teacher was giving a lecture, no one was paying attention. They were on Facebook or Instagram. They were literally looking at their phones with their heads down. They were paying to go to class, and they should probably be paying attention to the content that is being delivered.”
Gardner said he and Richardson were far from the model students, and that made them the perfect students to try to develop a solution. They came up with Pocket Points, a mobile app that students open when they arrive in class and then lock their cellphones. The app tracks the amount of time the phone is locked, and students start accruing points that they can later redeem at local or online businesses.
“Rob started creating the app, and I was going around signing up local businesses to offer discounts and incentives for students,” Gardner said. “Then in the fall of 2014, we launched at Chico State, and within a couple weeks, we saw 30 percent of the students on the app. It was pretty crazy. The next school that we went to was Penn State … and there were like 40,000 students there. Within a couple weeks, we had like 40 percent of the students on the app. It was pretty remarkable. Now we’re live in over 65 cities and over 100 schools. It’s been a pretty good ride.”
The two students had limited capital, but they were fortunate enough to have founded their business in the same city where Chico State grad Chris Friedland has grown build.com into an online home-improvement powerhouse and has become an angel investor. He read about their viral success with Chico State students, invited them to lunch and told them that he would invest $50,000 to see if they could repeat their success at five other schools.
Pocket Points has since secured roughly $1.5 million in investments. Gardner, Richardson and their financial backers continue to cultivate new investors to expand their share of a market that, by one count, numbers roughly 4,000 potential institutions and 17.5 million students.
Right now, Sikaria said, Pocket Points is probably burning through about $50,000 in investor funds each month, but that doesn’t surprise or upset him.
“They’re gaining so much traction. They could get profitable if they wanted,” Sikaria said. “But our position is that it’s OK if they’re not profitable. Essentially, what they’re doing is re-investing all their revenue dollars and venture money into growing the market. The key here is to have that first-mover advantage of being the app of choice for thousands of people. That creates a barrier for anyone else to come in. ... Our thought process is to help them raise even more money, so they can increase their spend and accelerate their growth into these colleges and schools.”
Gardner noted that Pocket Points has gone from zero to $60,000 in monthly recurring revenue in less than 10 months. The app is now available to 2 million potential students – including those at Sacramento State and UC Davis – and a quarter of them have downloaded it.
About 2,000 merchants offer deals through the app. They pay either a subscription or redemption fee to Pocket Points.
The mobile app relies upon geo-fencing technology, the practice of using either the Global Positioning System or radio frequency identification to create geographical boundaries. Dorm buildings are not included within the fence, Gardner said, but the rest of campuses are. So, students may not necessarily be in a classroom when they are toting up points, Gardner acknowledged, but he figures they will be in places where they feel it’s important not to be distracted by their phones.
Restaurateur Peter Horylev, co-owner of Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works in downtown Chico, was one of the first merchants to agree to sign on with Pocket Points. Horylev, who’s 61, said the technology didn’t really appeal to him personally, but many of his customers were Chico State students and he’d observed how much they used their smartphones. He liked the idea that they would be able to access his coupons on a device they always had with them.
Horylev said he loves the dashboard that Richardson and his team have devised for merchants because it allows him to change the deal whenever he wants and he can monitor how deals are doing. Every year, Horylev said, there’s a group of incoming freshmen that he has to entice to try his food.
“What’s great about this app is that I have complete control of what the deal is and the number of points they have to accumulate to get that deal,” Horylev said. “So, for example, at the beginning of the semester, I’ll give something totally away for free. There is no obligation. They can just walk in the door and get a free bagel with cream cheese. ... Then as the year progresses, I might say buy one, get one free, or I might increase the number of points it takes to get something, so it makes it a little more difficult.”
As a venture capitalist, Sikaria said, he frequently hears entrepreneurs making outsized projections on revenue growth, but that has never been the case with Gardner, 23, and Richardson, 22. The app has been so successful in colleges, Sikaria said, that the company has been contacted by high school administrators who want to use a carrot approach to get their students to turn off their smartphones. And, he said, because it is a mobile app, there’s the potential to develop technology to reward motorists for turning off their smartphones while driving.
“That’s a future market space that they could go after,” Sikaria said. “Just between colleges and high schools, it’s a vast enough market that they could be incredibly successful. They’re going after a demographic that is very highly sought after. When you look at the ages that advertisers and everybody wants to engage, the 18-30 group, that demographic is a huge part of their base.”