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Best NFT Development Company
This is a question that many people ask themselves when they are looking for a company to hire for NFT development services. Many companies claim to be the best in the industry, but it's good for your business to have a variety of options. But, what makes one company better than another?
The best companies provide unique and innovative solutions that make their customers happy and help them grow their businesses. They also have a team of experienced and talented developers who can take care of your project from start to finish.
Introduction: What is an NFT and What are the Benefits of Using One?
NFTs are digital assets that are designed to be owned by the user, who can then exchange them for other digital assets or use them to purchase products and services.
NFTs come in all shapes and sizes. You can buy, sell, trade, or collect them from different sources. Some of these sources include games, websites, applications, and more.
There are many benefits of using NFTs over traditional currencies including:
- It is a decentralized system that allows you to trade with anyone in the world without borders or restrictions;
- It is more secure than fiat currency because it cannot be counterfeited;
- You get access to exclusive content and experiences that you wouldn't have access to otherwise;
- NFTs have no inherent value and can be bought and sold at any time;
- It is a new, exciting, and innovative type of asset that can be traded in the same way that other assets are;
- You can use NFTs to pay for goods or services without having to go through a bank or credit card company.
How to Choose Which NFT Development Company is Best for You & Your Business
There is a lot of confusion about which crypto development company to choose. This is because there are so many companies out there and it can be difficult to figure out which one is the best for you.
The best way to choose which NFT development company is best for you and your business is by knowing what your goals are, what type of nft do you want to develop, and what kind of skills you need, you can read more about it here https://whimsygames.co/blog/10-best-game-art-outsourcing-companies-whimsygames/.
NFTs have different use cases that can make them suitable for different types of businesses or projects. For example, a decentralized gaming platform may not need the same skillset as a cryptocurrency exchange.
NFT Development Company Cost
The cost of an nft development company can vary depending on the level of complexity.
NFT Development Company Cost: The cost of an nft development company can vary depending on the level of complexity and the size of the project. Some factors affect how much it would cost including:
- The number of developers involved in the project
- How many times do you need to make revisions during the process
Conclusion: Which is the Best NFT Development Company?
This article concludes that there are no clear-cut winners in the NFT development market.
We have seen that:
- NFTs have a wide range of use cases, and each company has its strengths and weaknesses.
- It is hard to establish which company is better than the other because it depends on the industry, customer needs, and many other factors.
- We would like to conclude by saying that it is important for companies to be aware of these benefits and drawbacks before making a decision on which company to choose.
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The Founding and History of Pompeii until 79 AD
Paradoxically perhaps, it is to Mount Vesuvius to which Pompeii and her neighboring towns owed both their livelihood and ultimate destruction. Pompeii's history dates to the 7th century BC, when the Opics created an agricultural society in the Sarno Valley, whose soil was made fertile by the presence of volcanic ash from Vesuvius. 1 There was a strong Greek influence in the region following cultural and commercial exchange with the Greek colony of Cumae in Campania. 2 The Etruscans of Southern Italy also influenced Pompeii's early development, building a walled city on a hill at the mouth of the Sarno River. 3 While Pompeii's location complicated the obtainment of fresh water, it allowed for the control and monitoring of river traffic. The collapse of Etruscan society followed their defeat by a coalition of Greek colonies in 474 BC during the Battle of Cumae. 4 A mountain people known as the Samnites, who spoke Oscan, arrived shortly after the Etruscan defeat in the late 5th century BC, incorporating Pompeii into the Samnite confederation, along with the neighboring towns of Herculaneum, Sorrento, Stabiae and Nocera. 5 During the Samnite period, the Samnites rebuilt the city's aging ramparts city defenses were likely fortified in the wake of Hannibal's military campaign in Campania which ravaged the region at the end of the 3rd century BC. 6 As the people of Nocera fled for neighboring cities following its destruction by Hannibal's army, Pompeii experienced much growth with the creation of small houses. 7 Following an alliance with the Romans, Pompeians experience prosperity in the 2nd century BC when the Romans opened new Eastern markets to their Italic allies. 8 Several public works projects were undertaken during this period, including renovations to the Temple of Jupiter and the Doric Temple. From 90 to 89 BC, the Social War broke out the in the region, leading to the siege and subsequent defeat of the Pompeians by the Roman army under Lucius Cornelius Sulla. 9 Pompeii became a Roman colony during the Republican period, heavily relying on Rome politically, administratively, socially and economically. Sulla stripped Oscan aristocrats of their power and divided up their estates in their place, villas were built for a Roman elite. 10 During the Augustan era (27 BC to 14 AD) Augustus, the great nephew of Julius Caesar, led the transition of Rome from a republic to an Empire. 11 To do this, he earned the support of his subjects in Pompeii by reincorporating ousted noble families into the power structure, as well as through the use of propaganda architecture. 12 Pompeii successfully integrated into the Roman Empire, but was shaken by a series of violent disputes with Nocera in 59 BC, which were followed by a devastating earthquake in 62 AD. 13 The emperor Nero and his wife Poppaea Sabina, a Pompeii native, supported efforts for reconstruction, which were sadly never completed. 14 After a series of earthquakes following 62 AD, Pompeii was ultimately destroyed by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
1. Lessing, Erich, and Antonio Varone. Pompeii . Italy: Editions Pierre Terrail, Paris, 1996,1-65.
2. Museum of Fine, Boston. Pompeii AD 79: Pompeii and the Exhibition. Rochester: Case-Hoyt, 1978, 33-38.
4. Museum of Fine, Boston, Pompeii AD 79: Pompeii and the Exhibition, 33-38.
6. Berry, Joanne. The complete Pompeii . London : Thames & Hudson, 2007, 6-51.
9. Museum of Fine, Boston, Pompeii AD 79: Pompeii and the Exhibition, 33-38.
13. Amery, Colin, and Brian Curran. The Lost World of Pompeii . London: Frances Lincoln, 2011, 36-37.
Aerial View of Pompeii - History
Pompeii is located in the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. The city lies in the foothills of Mt. Vesuvius.
Pompeii, at one time, was a wealthy town in the Bay of Naples with a population of nearly 20,000 (8,000 slaves, 12,000 free). A wall encircled the town that contained a forum, public and private baths, an amphitheater, and luxurious private residences.
On August 24, 79 A.D., Mt. Vesuvius erupted and threw white hot stones down upon the city. Ash followed quickly - blinding, choking, and burying most of the inhabitants. The ash continued to pile and before long had buried the rooftops of the town, completely covering the remains of Pompeii.
The town remained virtually forgotten until excavations began in the early 1700's. Unfortunately, the initial excavators wanted nothing more than statues and destroyed architectural sites, pillaging walls covered with paintings. It was not until the middle of the century that excavations were coordinated and began to uncover the entirety of the site.
News of the emerging ruins spread quickly through Europe and scholars began to visit Pompeii. The excavations eventually played an important role in the Neoclassical revival as artists, architects, furniture makers, and potters drew inspiration from Pompeii.
* The Forum: The forum was the religious, political, and commercial center of Roman colonies at the time Pompeii was buried. The Temple of Jupiter, the Temple of the Lares, and the Temple of Vespasian are all found in the forum.
* Stabian Baths: The oldest of the public baths and an essential part of daily life, the Stabian baths are located at the Holconius crossroads. These baths, like the others in Pompeii, were located in the busiest and most accessible parts of the city. (A sundial had to be used to regulate the opening times for men and women.) After bathing, patrons were able to enjoy the relaxation offered by perfumers and masseurs who constituted a small portion of the large staff at the baths.
*The Amphitheater: The amphitheater, dating from 75-70 B.C., seated twenty thousand spectators. A strict social hierarchy dictated the seating arrangements at the gladiator games. Venatio duels, fighting between men and lions, between wild and domesticated animals, or between lions and gazelles, often comprised the second half of these games. The games became so popular that part of the theater was converted and used as barracks for the gladiators.
*Temple of Capitolin Jupiter: Worship of the gods was a central part of Pompeian life as is illustrated by this temple (located in the forum). Here Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva are worshipped in support of Roman sovereignty.
This image shows a street in Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the background. The street is somewhat mundane, a necessity in a city as busy as Pompeii. Mt. Vesuvius, looming quietly outside the city walls, seems peaceful and removed, nothing more than scenery. The juxtaposition of innovations of city life with the unpredictable forces of the natural world seem to encompass the story of Pompeii.
What would the city have become if Mt. Vesuvius had not erupted?
How was this city able to establish such equality between men and women, rich and poor, slaved and free?
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Woman on top was the favorite sex position in the Roman erotic art
As you've noticed by now, all three of the above images depict a woman on top of a man. The 'riding' position was the most popular sexual position in Roman erotic art.
There are two theories about why the Romans favored this sexual position. One theory says the 'riding' position was a sign of the sexual emancipation of the Roman woman. Another theory claims that woman had to service a man by pleasing him while the man was just lying on the bed.
Take a tour of Pompeii home as it was BEFORE volcano eruption completely destroyed it thanks to 3D technology
Amazing 3D technology has allowed researchers to reconstruct a rich man&aposs house in Pompeii to show us exactly how it would have looked before the volcano.
By combining the modern tech with traditional archaeology , researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created the incredible digital replica - complete with features including a money chest.
Researchers have managed to complete a detailed reconstruction of a large house, belonging to a member of the wealthy political elite, Caecilius Iucundus, and show what it looked like before Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.
Nicoló Dell&aposUnto, digital archaeologist at Lund University , said: "By combining new technology with more traditional methods, we can describe Pompeii in greater detail and more accurately than was previously possible."
He added: "We can understand more deeply what life was like in Pompeii of the past."
In the reconstruction, the owner&aposs garden room, his money chest and his area for entertaining guests can be clearly seen, in all their original glory.
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Among other things, the researchers have uncovered floor surfaces from AD 79, performed detailed studies of the building development through history, cleaned and documented three large wealthy estates, a tavern, a laundry, a bakery and several gardens.
In one garden, they discovered that some of the taps to a stunning fountain were on at the time of eruption – the water was still gushing when the rain of ash and pumice fell over Pompeii.
The researchers occasionally also found completely untouched layers. In a shop were three, amazingly enough, intact windows (made out of translucent crystalline gypsum) from Ancient Rome, stacked against each other.
By studying the water and sewer systems they were able to interpret the social hierarchies at the time, and see how retailers and restaurants were dependent on large wealthy families for water, and how the conditions improved towards the end, before the eruption.
An aqueduct was built in Pompeii, enabling residents to no longer having to rely on a few deep wells or the tanks of collected rainwater in large wealthy households.
The complex research and end 3D product originally began back in 1980 after an earthquake in Italy.
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As a result, the Pompeii city curator invited the international research community to help document the ruined city, before the state of the finds from the volcano eruption in AD 79 would deteriorate even further.
Pompeii history
Pompei was founded in the VII century B.C. by the Oscans who settled on the slopes of Vesuvius and in an area not far from the river Sarno. The first settlements are dating back to the Iron Age (IX-VII centuries B.C.).
In that period Pompei was an important trade centre so it became object of the Greek, Etruscan and Samnites expansionistic aims. Afterwards in the third century B.C. Pompeii was conquered by the Romans and in a short time it became very important for the Roman trade exchanges as it started to export wine and olive oil even to Provencal and Spain.
This was an excellent architectural period, the rectangular and triangular forums were rebuilt, and important buildings such as Jupiter&rsquos Temple, the Basilica and the House of the Faun were erected.
To this same period belongs the Temple of Iside which is clear evidence of the trade and cultural exchanges between Pompeii and the middle east countries. Under the Roman domination Pompeii became at first a &ldquomunicipium&rdquo and then a colony &ldquoVeneria Cornelia Pompeianorum&rdquo, as it was ruled by the dictator Publio Cornelio Silla who conquered it in 89 B.C.
In this period Pompeii was inevitably influenced by the Roman architectural and cultural styles and during the imperial age many families belonging to the Roman patriciate sojourned in Pompeii where they built the Temple of Augustus and the Building of Eumachia.
In 62 or 63 A.D. Pompei suffered heavy damages from an earthquake and the Roman senate ordered immediately the reconstruction of the town, but this was in vain because, while many works were under construction, on August 24th 79 a tremendous eruption of the volcano Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplonti.
Pompeii was completely submerged by a flow of lava which cancelled all forms of life.
Vesuvius: FROM 79 A.D. TO NOWADAYS
Besides the eruption of 79 A.D. another devastating eruption took place in 472, but it was only after the eruption in 1631 that the authorities and the experts understood the real danger represented by Vesuvius.
For the first time the local authorities enacted an edict in which the population was invited to evacuate the area in the presence of an active signal of the volcano.
The last eruption happened in 1944. Today, even though people are fully aware of the of the gravity of the situation, the area around the volcano is densely populated and as of today political have yet to prepare complete precautionary measures which involves the inhabitants, schools, scientific departments.
Crazy rich ancient Romans
The villa was certainly not hidden when it was built, around 50 B.C. Back then, before the Italian coastline was transformed by the massive lava flow from Mount Vesuvius's eruption, it sat like a shining jewel on a high bluff, overlooking a beach and the Bay of Naples. Oplontis was part of a luxurious string of vacation properties built by wealthy Romans, which included the San Marco and Ariana villas, in Castellammare di Stabia, and Villa of the Papyri, in Herculaneum.
Cool ocean breezes, gentle hills, and fertile farmlands inspired this location's name, Campania Felix (Happy Land). This was the ideal spot to indulge in otium—Latin for a style of leisure that combined rest, study, contemplation, exercise, and, of course, feasting and entertainment.
Here, Romans—who knew each other from their serious work in the city—could cut loose and also be seen with other high-status folks, creating an atmosphere somewhat like today's Hamptons.
Party guests invited to Oplontis would arrive at the villa's private port, then be escorted up ramps to be awestruck by the sheer expanse of the place—which would have been twice the size of the 99 currently excavated rooms, backed by vineyards and olive groves that sloped up to Mount Vesuvius. Once inside, an orchestrated interplay would ensue between guests and enslaved people, who would appear out of hidden alcoves to offer massages with precious ointments and perform acrobatic feats.
"I love how the wall paintings were designed to move people around the villa," says art historian Regina Gee, of the University of Montana. "Frescoes of birds and lush plants bordering the pool inspired thoughtful strolling, while the interior zebra-striped hallways directed fast movement, useful for workers."
Some believe the villa was owned by the intriguing Empress Poppaea Sabina, Nero's second wife. It was her name that was found inscribed on an amphora during an excavation, prompting archaeologists to call the site Villa Poppaea. With not enough evidence to prove her ownership, subsequent scholars settled on calling the site Villa A. Still, Torre Annunziata locals stick to Villa Poppaea, proud that an empress may have once lived among them.
Poppaea does fit the profile of crazy rich ancient Romans who owned such villas. She was said to be highly ambitious and sexually adventurous, or as the historian Tacitus put it, "endowed with all gifts but that of integrity of the soul." Her beauty was highly praised, and so precious to her, that, according to Pliny, she demanded to be bathed daily in the milk of 500 asses. Emperor Nero was Poppaea's third husband, and to snare him, she went to great conniving lengths—convincing Nero to murder his mother, then divorce and execute his first wife.
After finally marrying, things did not go well for Poppaea. While she was pregnant with their second child, the emperor flew into a jealous rage, accusing her of flirting with gladiators, and kicking her to death. Her legacy endured, as Nero felt guilty for his violent fit, and ordered an elaborate funeral, elevating Poppaea to divine status. To add to his display of devotion, he even had a slave who resembled Poppaea castrated so he could marry him.
Once you understand the dramatic characters who may have run the villa, you can picture banquets that would begin in the afternoon and carry on until the wee torchlit hours of the morning. Men in togas stretched out on couches, welcomed by servants who trimmed their toenails and offered them snow-chilled water from Mount Vesuvius for hand washing. Honeyed wine was poured into silver goblets cymbals crashed as trays of delicacies such as dormice, oysters, and flamingo tongues appeared. Scantily dressed performers jumped through burning hoops, gyrated on tabletops, or dressed as Bacchus with laurel crowns, reciting Greek poetry.
Aerial view of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background - stock photo
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The city of Pompeii was a major resort city during the times of Ancient Rome. However, in 79 AD, disaster struck the city when it was buried under 20 feet of ash and debris from the eruption of the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius.
Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century BC by the Oscan peoples. The port city was in a prime location for trade as well as farming. The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees.
In the 5th century the city was conquered by the Samnites and was later taken over by the Romans. It became an official Roman colony in 80 BC called the Colonia Veneria Cornelia Pompeii.
The city of Pompeii was a popular vacation destination for the Romans. It is estimated that between 10,000 and 20,000 people lived in the city. Many wealthy Romans had summer homes in Pompeii and would live there during the hot summer months.
Pompeii was a typical Roman city. On one side of the city was the forum. It was here that much of the business of the city was carried out. There were also temples to Venus, Jupiter, and Apollo near the forum. An aqueduct carried water into the city to be used in the public baths and fountains. The rich even had running water in their homes.
The people of Pompeii enjoyed their entertainment. There was a large amphitheater that could seat around 20,000 people for gladiator games. There were also a number of theatres for plays, religious celebrations, and musical concerts.
The area around Pompeii experienced frequent earthquakes. In 62 AD there was a huge earthquake that destroyed many of the buildings of Pompeii. The city was still rebuilding seventeen years later when disaster struck.
On August 24, 79 AD Mount Vesuvius erupted. Scientists estimate that 1.5 million tons of ash and rock shot out of the volcano every second. The ash cloud likely towered over 20 miles high above the mountain. Some people managed to escape, but most didn't. It is estimated that 16,000 people died.
Did they know what was coming?
The days prior to the eruption were recorded by a Roman administrator named Pliny the Younger. Pliny wrote that there had been several earth tremors in the days leading up to the eruption, but Roman science didn't know that earthquakes could signal the start of a volcano erupting. Even when they first saw smoke rising from the top of the mountain, they were merely curious. They had no idea what was coming until it was too late.
A Great Archeologists Find
The city of Pompeii was buried and gone. People eventually forgot about it. It wasn't discovered again until the 1700s when archeologists began to uncover the city. They found something amazing. Much of the city was preserved under the ashes. Buildings, paintings, houses, and workshops that would never have survived all these years remained intact. As a result, much of what we know about everyday life in the Roman Empire comes from Pompeii.
Fate of Pompeii, The
Yes, no change will be found in Allah's way (rules). Everybody, who stands against his laws and rebels against Him, is subject to the same divine law. Pompeii, the symbol of the degeneration of the Roman Empire was also involved in sexual perversity. Its end was similar to that of the people of Lut.
The destruction of Pompeii came by means of the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius.
The volcano Vesuvias is the symbol of Italy, primarily the city of Naples. Remaining silent for the last two millennia, Vesuvias is named the 'mount of warning'. It is not without cause that Vesuvias is known as such. The disaster that befell Sodom and Gomorrah is very similar to the disaster that destroyed Pompeii.
To the right of Vesuvias lies Naples and to the east lies Pompeii. The lava and ash of a huge volcanic eruption, that happened two millennia ago, caught the inhabitants of that city. The disaster happened so suddenly that everything in the town was caught in the middle of everyday life and remains today exactly as it was two millennia ago. It is as if the time had been frozen.
The removal of Pompeii from the face of the earth by such a disaster was not purposeless. The historical records show that the city was exactly a center of dissipation and perversity. The city was marked by a rise in prostitution to such an extent that eventually the number of brothels was not known. Male organs in their original sizes were hung on the doors of brothels. According to tradition, rooted in Mithraic belief, sexual organs and sexual intercourse should not be hidden but displayed openly. (Archeologists first excavated the city during Victorian times, shocked by the open sexual perversity of the people, a secret museum was formed to house some of the artifacts found. These included many falic symbols, images of homosexuality and even bestiality, to be viewed only by a select 'League of Gentlemen' who Victorian society deemed to be capable of dealing with the images.)
But the lava of Vesuvias wiped the whole city off the map in a single moment. The most interesting aspect of the event is that nobody escaped despite the terrible violence of the eruption of Vesuvias. It is almost like they did not even notice the catastrophe, as if they were charmed. A family eating their meal were petrified right at that moment. Numerous petrified couples were found in the act of intercourse. The most interesting thing is that there were couples of the same sex and couples of young boys and young girls. The faces of some of the petrified human corpses unearthed from Pompeii were unharmed. The general expression on those faces was bewilderment.
Here lies the most incomprehensible aspect of the calamity. How did thousands of people wait to be caught by death without seeing and hearing anything?
This aspect of the event shows that the disappearance of Pompeii was similar to the destructive events mentioned in the Qur'an, because the Qur'an particularly points to "sudden annihilation" while relating these events. For example, the "inhabitants of the city" described in Surah Yasin died all at once in a single moment. The situation is told as follows in the 29th verse of the Surah:
In the 31st verse of Surah al-Qamar, again the "instantaneous annihilation" is emphasized when the destruction of Thamud is recounted:
The death of the people of Pompeii took place instantaneously, just as the events recounted in the above verses.
Despite all these, things have not changed much where Pompeii once stood. The districts of Naples where debauchery prevails do not fall short of those licentious districts of Pompeii. The island of Capri is a base where homosexuals and nudists rule. The island of Capri is represented as a "Homosexual Paradise" in tourist commercials. Not only on the island if Capri and in Italy, but in nearly all the world, a similar moral degeneration is at work and people insist on not learning form the awful experience of past peoples.


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My job was to save lives.
I did a pretty damn good job until a woman was rolled into my ER seven months ago. She should have been dead on arrival. Under the bright exam lights, strapped to a gurney, she whispered her final words. I shouldn't have leaned in.
My world was changed forever.
Bars were my hunting ground. Drink after drink. Man after man. I fed the eight-legged monster that lived inside of me. Or hundreds of monsters. They tended to pour out of me when I gave in.
I almost gave myself over to the urges. That was until I met them: a quirky alpha wolf shifter with a pocket-sized monkey, a fallen angel with a mermaid obsession, and the devil that had more baggage than LAX.
Will they help me fight the darkness that lurks inside of me, or will they let it consume me?
Reverse harem, full-length novel
Multiple POV
Medium burn, 18+ recommended
M/M touching
Foul language
Although this is a standalone novel, it is a spinoff of my Celestial Academy trilogy, which features Lucifer as the father of the female main character. The original Widow, Alaric, and Kai all make appearances in the series as well. Check out my author page to read Ascend (Celestial Academy Book 1).
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Police In US Killed Over A Dozen People In Week Leading Up To Ferguson Verdict
Every single day there are cases in the news showing police officers abusing their power. On a daily basis people are bullied, assaulted, robbed and many times unfortunately killed by police.
The case of Michael Brown and Darren Wilson has stood out in the news recently, but police in America have been systemically taking and destroying the lives of non-violent people for decades. In fact, many of the other cases where police murders occur, the evidence is far more clear cut, and less controversial than seen with Ferguson.
For example, in the week leading up to the Darren Wilson verdict, over a dozen different people throughout the United States were killed by police. Aljazeera published a report this week, documenting a number of the people who were shot by police from Monday, November 17 to Sunday, November 23. Since there are no official statistics for police shootings, this was all independently conducted research, meaning that there are likely many other cases that have slipped through the cracks.
"Officers assaulted and killed by citizens — well they're very eager to collect and report that data, but they don't report the other side of the equation," Samuel Walker, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska and author of In Defense of American Liberties, told Al Jazeera.
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This report indicated that a minimum of 12 people were shot and killed by police within this time-frame.
The victims of these shootings included 12-year-old Tamir E. Rice, who was shot by police for playing with a fake gun in a park. That same week in New York City, a police officer accidentally shot 28-year-old Akai Gurley, a man who the police department later admitted was completely innocent, and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The report also included other police murders in California, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey and Utah.
According to D. Brian Burghart, founder of Fatal Encounters, a project which hopes to build a complete and searchable database of police killings, there are roughly 1500 police killings every year, although the official number admitted by police is somewhere around 500. Burghart also said that there were at least 9,000 police murders between the years of 2000 to 2014.
John Vibes is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war. In addition to his writing and activist work he is also the owner of a successful music promotion company. In 2013, he became one of the organizers of the Free Your Mind Conference, which features top caliber speakers and whistle-blowers from all over the world. You can contact him and stay connected to his work at his Facebook page. You can find his 65 chapter Book entitled "Alchemy of the Timeless Renaissance" at bookpatch.com.


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Liverpool FC Women have appointed Russ Fraser as the club's first Managing Director, taking up the post in early November.
He will take up his new role after completing a successful 18-month period at Leicester City Women, where he helped oversee the team's move into full-time professionalism.
That followed two years at West Ham United Women where he worked alongside current Reds manager Matt Beard, prior to which he was with Reading as general manager for the women's and girls' set-up.
Liverpool FC's director of communications and executive director of Liverpool FC Women, Susan Black said: "We are delighted to appoint Russ to the position of Managing Director of our women's section and are looking forward to him bringing much needed skills, knowledge and experience to this newly created role.
"In seeking a first managing director for LFC Women, our key priority was to find someone with a significant track record of multi-year delivery within women's football and we certainly found that in Russ.
"His appointment builds on the solid foundation changes already put in place at LFC Women, giving us a structure led by an experienced Women's football leader who can take us forward and continue our rebuilding journey step by step."
As managing director, Fraser will have overall responsibility for player recruitment, welfare, medical, operations and facilities for the LFC Women first team, academy and RTC.
Fraser said: "It's a great opportunity to join one of the biggest clubs in the world. I'm really looking forward to getting started and developing the women's team further.
"The restructure the club is going through shows its intent and the direction it wants to go in.
"I've worked with Matt before at West Ham so hopefully we can continue that great working relationship and take the club forward.
"Without putting too much pressure on, the aim is to get promotion as quickly as possible. We not only want to be playing in the WSL we want to be competitive in it."


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Pro-democracy, good governance and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians has condemned the declaration of Fatwa on its Convener, Deji Adeyanju for calling for the investigation of the Minister of Communication, Sheik Isa Pantami over sympathetic comments on terrorist groups.
Adeyanju had written the US embassy, as well as the Nigerian secret service, SSS, to investigate Pantami and advise President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Pantami.
According to a statement by Theophilus Abu Agada, the Spokesperson of the group, Adeyanju's calls seem to have irked the followers of Pantami who declared Fatwa on him.
The statentment reads thus:
"Concerned Nigerians for the protection of Human Rights and Rule Law initiative condemns in strong terms, the 'Fatwa' declared on our Convener, Deji Adeyanju over our group's petition to American Embassy to investigate allegations of Terrorism and Extremist views against Nigeria's minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami.
The Minister of Communications has been under fire since the visual and audio clips of some of his teachings resurfaced over a decade later, some of which showed he was sympathetic to Islamic extremist sects like Al-Qaeda and Taliban.
The followers and supporters of the Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami have declared our convener, Deji Adeyanju an 'Enemy of Islam', an action capable of endangering his life. They have taken to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to circulate the picture of our convener with a caption, 'Enemy of Islam'. We are horrified by their threats to harm our convener for no just cause. This action goes further to show, how dangerous, Isa Pantami and his followers are. We are not surprised by their actions as they are simply following the footsteps of their leader, Dr. Isa Pantami.
We condemn, in the strongest terms, this extremist views and actions of his followers and supporters which are against all human and Islamic norms. The Noble Laws of Islam forbids all forms of attacks on the innocent.
We enjoin All Muslims to be united against all those who terrorize the innocent, and those who permit the killing of non-combatants without a justifiable reason. It is worthy of note that Islam has declared the spilling of blood and the destruction of property as absolute prohibition until the Day of Judgment.
Moreover, we are calling on Dr. Isa Pantami to call his followers he has indoctrinated with his extreme views to order."


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Growth of American Propaganda Media
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The Ability of Communists to make propaganda capital, alike out of their own accomplishments and out of the failures of others, has been brought home anew in recent days. Through skillful use of radio and television, speeches and statements, and public demonstrations, the governments of Communist nations—aided in many cases by Communist partisans in other countries—have exploited to the full both Soviet Russia's man-in-space achievement and the abortive attempt of Cuban rebels to spark an anti-Castro insurrection. Whether the task is to boast of Communist prowess or to denounce and embarrass capitalist adversaries, the Reds can be relied on to do an impressive propaganda job. In this field they present a challenge that free nations find particularly hard to meet.
Critics of propaganda efforts of the United States have often asserted that no other nation ever had a better story to tell but failed so lamentably to tell it effectively. The Kennedy administration, seeking to revitalize the country's propaganda programs, chose Edward R. Murrow, prominent television and radio commentator, to take over direction of the United States Information Agency. Murrow's task is to devise means of getting the American story across to the masses of people, notably in the underdeveloped countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, who are targets of intense Communist efforts to discredit the policies and motives of the United States.
Although opinions have differed as to whether U.S.I.A. should merely let facts speak for themselves or should dress them up in propaganda trappings, the agency's operating functions have been clearly defined. The U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, a group created by statute in 1948 to examine the work of the information agency and submit evaluations to Congress, said in its latest report, Feb. 13, that the duties of U.S.I.A. were to:
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Vin Diesel has been talking for some time about trying to get a third film started featuring his future mercenary character Riddick. First introduced in the low-budget action film Pitch Black, Diesel reprised the role for the 2004 sequel The Chronicles Of Riddick, although its sprawling storyline turned off most critics and failed to attract an audience. Diesel has stated previously that he and writer/director David Twohy have been working on a third film that would pick up after the second film but address some story threads left tangling at the end of the first film.
Moviehole is reporting that the film, at one time titled The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking but now going simply as Riddick, has begun casting. Note, however, that Universal has not confirmed this story, so I would suggest keeping this in the "rumor" category for the time being.
The new film will once again feature Riddick stranded on a barren planet on the run from numerous mercenaries and monsters who would like to see him dead. According to Moviehole, there may be cameos from the surviving characters from Pitch Black as well as some folks from Chronicles Of Riddick. New characters added for this film include Boss Johns, Santana, a "sexy female merc" named Dahl and "the smug commander" Krone.
While I really enjoyed Pitch Black as a great little science-fiction/thriller in the vein of Ridley Scott's Alien, I found Chronicles Of Riddick a bloated bore. If the franchise is moving back towards the feel of Pitch Black as Moviehole's reporting suggests (I've actually had a 2009 draft of Dead Man Stalking for some time that I haven't gotten around to reading. Perhaps I might it move up higher on my "To Read" pile this weekend.) I would say that is a step in the right direction.


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Things are moving in the pizzerias! This dish, whose authenticity is strictly monitored and for which a misplaced piece of pineapple can lead to conflict, is in the process of development, especially here.
Pizza is an iconic dish in culinary history. Like many popular dishes, it comes from a time when food was not as plentiful as it is today. Therefore, it was necessary to find creative solutions so that nothing was lost. His recipe that finds its own origins in the slums of Naplesallowed the mother to use the leftovers from the previous day's meals.
In the middle of the last century, this delicacy was exported outside La Botte, to conquer the whole world. The soldiers there loved the liberation of Italy, and the many Italian workers who migrated to the rest of Europe and throughout America took their love of pizza with them. Since 2017, the Neapolitan, with its delicate and easy-to-fold dough, has been on the list of UNESCO Universal Heritage.
But as is always the case when it comes to food culture, with that popularity comes a lot of change. With us, the quality of pizza has never been so high, thanks to the authentic ovens brought from Italy, but also thanks to the qualified pizza makers who are increasingly developing their creativity.
It needs a facelift
Let's start with the basics. Most pizzas rely on one of two original classics: the marinade with tomato, garlic and oregano, or Margarita with tomato, mozzarella and basil. From there, variations are made by adding different ingredients: olives, anchovies, capers, mushrooms, sausages…. And it is in this topping that the pizzerias give free rein to their imagination.
Known in Leuven for its innovative Ristorante Rossi, Italian chef Felice Miluzzi opened a pizzeria last year under the name Gutsi with which he was "determined to revolutionize pizza". "Since my childhood in Italy, this dish has always been my biggest passion. However, I felt that this historic dish needed a facelift without denying the tradition. Above all, I wanted a tastier dough thanks to the yeast, leaving it to rise for 48 hours to make it more digestible. I also wanted customers to find the full range of flavors from my restaurant in one pizza." To do this, he creates new combinations of ingredients. Such as a gastronomic version with cherry tomatoes, Sicilian red prawns and prawn bisque. Or the one with fresh and dried mushrooms and homemade fennel flower sausage. Another with parmesan, black truffle, lardo, shiitake and arugula. And even a variation topped with burrata, yellow tomatoes, marinated mackerel, tuna roe and some lemon zest. "But be careful, he warns I'm not one of those chefs who thinks you can put anything and everything on one pizza. The pizza maker must also follow the essence of Italian cuisine: to obtain maximum flavor with a minimum of ingredients. Without forgetting to respect the seasons when choosing his products."
Organic and local
As for the ingredients, organic and local trend also penetrated this area. After working as a banker in London, Belg Sebastian Dupont was inspired by the modern pizzerias of the British capital to open Nona, in the heart of Brussels: "From the beginning, I wanted to connect the tradition of Italian pizza with Belgian organic products, in particular those of the producer Dries Delanote, who also supplies starred restaurants."
Not far from the 2-star restaurant Janein Antwerp, Pizzeria Standard uses organic vegetables and herbs from local rooftop gardens.
Besides the toppings, the base of the pizza is crucial. And the trend of sourdough bread also appeared in special addresses. Like Lapiolain Brussels. "A self-respecting pizza maker today uses slow-rising sourdough dough instead of yeast for its base," explains owner Francesco Paolo Martini. Only then can you achieve the desired result after a few minutes in the oven at 300 or 400 degrees.» Moreover, the person in question reached eighth place in the European ranking of the 50 best pizzas last year.
This reward cannot be obtained without perfect dough and crust. "Even among Italians there is a debate about the aspect of the base and the edgehe says. Most Belgians prefer a crispy crust, but this is actually a Roman tradition. In Naples, where I come from, pizzas have a soft, springy base and rim that some find too soft. I'm looking for a flavorful, creamy center and soft-crisp dough contours. I am a bit between Rome and Naples. Our guy also makes pizza chia the edge of the dough is filled with ricottaa, great example of pizzaiolos know-how. And some customers come to him specifically for his calzone, that lesser-known folded version.
Perhaps the ones who have gone the farthest in disrupting pizza tradition are the former owners of Ellis Gourmet Burger. So they imagine a creative concept under the name ofAutomatic, in collaboration with the brand Duvel, whose brewer's yeast is used to leaven the dough. The toppings are original and sometimes typically Belgian, such as vol-au-vent and waterzooi. They're not even afraid of pickled pineapple or the chocolatier's "triple chocolate" version Dominique Person… Blasphemy for the Italians, but the young audience likes it.
Shared pleasure
Although many restaurants are struggling to keep their heads above water during the pandemic, pizza remains ultra-popular. It's a perfect take-out dish and for many it ranks well in the comfort food section. In the United States, demand was such that the Domino's chain had to hire 30,000 additional employees.
Even today, after the health crisis, the pizza meets all the requirements of modern catering: simple, fast, cheap, nutritious, divertable, shareable, portable and deliverable. Valentina Gattia former fashion journalist knows this very well, she who founded the pizzeria Eat love, in Ghent, and always keeps a close eye on new trends. For example, she was the first to serve pizza with two different toppings. A precursor, in a sense, to the sharing trend, which pizza also lends itself to perfectly. More and more often we see tables of four people getting a different pizza, who then all split up so everyone can try everything.
Besides, what better place than a pizzeria to satisfy everyone from carnivores to vegetarians, including flexitarians and vegans? The dough itself is prepared with only flour and water, and the filling can be adapted according to individual wishes. No other kitchen offers this option. Finally, things got moving wine country. If in the past pizzerias did not pay attention to this, displaying only low-quality drinks, now more and more of them offer good selection of bottles. Adding even more to the enjoyment of delicious pizza.
Meanwhile in the world
From Buenos Aires to Chicago and from Singapore to Reykjavik, pizza has taken the world by storm. Of course, many pizza makers follow the classic Neapolitan rules, but the dish is also adapted to local tastes and customs. In Rome, for example, the pizzas are much crispier and thinner than in Naples. The capital offers a wide selection of takeaway squares for those who prefer to eat while walking around the city, this is called the art of passeggiata. At Bonci they are eaten with pumpkin and squid, potatoes, burrata with smoked salmon or even steak. While in Naples we value authenticity, Roman chefs venture into more radical innovation. The bianco pizza with mortadella rochioli, without a gram of tomato, is legendary. Restaurants like La Gatta Mangiona, Sbanco and Giulietta are experimenting with gourmet toppings: figs marinated in chili butter, caccio e pepe with a centimeter and a half of grated pecorino, or zucchini tapenade, anchovies, bottarga and courgettes.
When pizza crossed the Atlantic, the new pizzaiolos brought their touch. In Chicago since 1943, we've been enjoying a deep version, with a thicker base that would make the city's winters more bearable. Hawaiian pizza was invented in 1962 by a Greek immigrant to Canada. Recently, chefs like Nancy Silverton of La Mozza in Los Angeles have perfected this simple dish with Italian inspiration. Its version with cream and fennel sausage is legendary. Chefs around the world adapt pizza to local cuisine. In France, they choose a cheese like Comté or use baguettes instead of dough; in Japan, miso is used in the sauce and eel is a popular garnish; in Argentina, chefs are generous with cheese, and Scandinavia is known as the region with the strangest flavors. We're thinking options with banana, ham, peanuts and curry powder… or smoked venison.
The "gastronomy" of pizza is a trend that is happening all over the world. While toppings were once as cheap as they come, today's chefs are daring to offer complex ingredients. Heed this advice from Gabriele Bonci, the great Roman pizza maker: choose a maximum of three ingredients, otherwise it gets too complicated.
Do you want to know more? The Modernist Pizza Compendium tells you everything you ever wanted to know about this dish in 1,708 pages, and 1,016 recipes range from the most authentic to the most experimental. "Pizza is multicultural because we find this dish in all countries of the world, each with its own version," can we read. But it's also magical. "Flour, water, yeast or sourdough and a few simple ingredients produce something much more complex than the sum of the parts." From Japan to Brazil and from plain to gourmet, this book truly takes you into the world of pizza.
By Nathalie LeBLanc
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5x4 nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in 1941. Image of the crew putting a sail in a sail bag on the foredeck of KIRAWAN II (HOTHER). View from onboard aft. Stamped; "101409F / "New London -Virginia, 1941 / [Box] 4686".
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The Three Arrows Capital saga is far from over after it was revealed that the now-defunct crypto hedge fund is part of an international criminal conspiracy involving massive financial fraud.
An obscure legal entity, reports indicate, continues to aggressively trade digital assets and is possibly shielding some of them from recovery.
"While Three Arrows Capital used its tens of billions of dollars of assets under management to invest in new projects and take large market positions, it also operated an over-the-counter trading desk called Tai Ping Shan (TPS) Capital," Coindesk's Sam Reynolds explains.
"The entity was once described on LinkedIn as 'the official OTC desk of Three Arrows Capital,' according to a scraped version of the site by Google, but the language has since been changed, distancing the two firms."
Even as its parent company faces liquidation in the British Virgin Islands along with an investigation in Singapore, TPS Capital is trading as though nothing has changed.
Those suing and seeking restitution from Three Arrows Capital face serious barriers to recovery because of this legal separation. TPS Capital, named after Tai Ping Shan Mountain in Hong Kong, is registered in Singapore but domiciled in the British Virgin Islands.
"The parent company is now facing a lawsuit but, according to corporate filings, TPS Capital has a different ownership structure and hidden directors," Reynolds adds. (Related: Check out our earlier coverage on Three Arrows Capital.)
So much of the crypto world is a massive scam (just like Wall Street)
The Singapore filings of Three Arrows Capital convey a much different financial situation than the one the company claimed publicly. The alleged billions of dollars that were supposedly being managed by the fund do not match its reported income in Singapore – so where is the money?
A 2020 fiscal year end filing shows that Three Arrows Singapore reported S$3.3 million (U.S.$2.36 million) in total assets, along with S$1.15 million (U.S.$823,015) in profit for that year. Two of the company's directors also received S$6.33 million in dividends.
A Singapore-based person involved in the institutional digital assets industry, who spoke to CoinDesk on the condition of anonymity, said TPS held and traded most of Three Arrows' treasury," reports explain.
"Another person, in a similar position at an Asia-based institutional crypto firm, also speaking with CoinDesk on a condition of anonymity, said that TPS is 'where the action was' for Three Arrows."
The government of Singapore is not at all happy with Three Arrows, which misreported the size of its holdings. The Monetary Authority of Singapore also called into question the solvency of the fund, revealing that an investigation is underway to determine "if there were further breaches."
"But while Three Arrows has filed for bankruptcy in New York (it has yet to declare bankruptcy in Singapore as of July 2), TPS continues to use capital to trade, the people with information said," reports further explain.
"The question is, can regulators or plaintiffs in the suit pierce the corporate veil between the two firms?"
The LinkedIn page for TPS Capital, meanwhile, no longer shows any connection to Three Arrows Capital. Someone went in there and sanitized the page to make it seem as though there was never any connection between the two firms.
"The world is run by criminals," wrote someone who reads Natural News. "Be careful trusting them with your money."
"And over 90 percent of all crime is committed in the U.S. dollar," noted another about how fiat currency is arguably the biggest scam of all.
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TOKYO – Global geopolitical attention remains focused on the war in Ukraine. But a significant shift, potentially even more serious in the long run than Russia's invasion of its neighbor, seems to be occurring in East Asia as a result of President Vladimir Putin's war.
US President Joe Biden has explicitly ruled out sending American troops to Ukraine or establishing a no-fly zone over the country. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, a no-fly zone "would require, essentially, the US military shooting down Russian planes and prompting a potential direct war with Russia, the exact step that we want to avoid." In other words, the United States has admitted that it would not want to risk a direct confrontation with another nuclear power.
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