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It may sound a bit clichéd but there really are no easy matches at the grand slams and my opening round on Tuesday proved it.
Alexander Zverev is only 18 and while he's young, he's also one of the best young players in the world and he's going to be around for a long time. He fought right through to the last point so that made it very competitive at the end so I was glad to get it done in straight sets.
It doesn't get any easier either because today I'm playing Sam Groth. He's a big guy. He serves big, he likes to serve and volley. He tries to get forward as much as he can and you don't see many players like that now. But I'll be ready for that. I normally enjoy playing against the guys that come forward so hopefully I can return well and pass well. I'll need to if I want to win.
Unfortunately, no one seems to be talking about the tennis this week and all the attention is focused on stories about match fixing. As soon as the BBC back in the UK said they were going to run a documentary on corruption in tennis, everybody has been asking me, and all the other players, what we think about it and what we know.
And that's the thing – we don't know that much. But I want to know.
I haven't personally played a match where I've thought something was up. And I haven't really watched a live match and thought 'this is being fixed'. I would actually like to know if there was any match that I was involved in that had had irregular betting patterns around it or anything like that.
If there is corruption in any sport, you want to hear about it. I read the story on the website BuzzFeed and some of the stuff I wasn't aware of, like I didn't know that so many matches had been flagged up as suspicious with the betting companies. As a player, you just want to be made aware kind of everything that's going on. I think we deserve to know everything that's out there. Some of it will be true; some of it might not be true. But I think sports could in general be much, much more transparent.The BBC story made lots of allegations but it didn't name any names and that's a hard one. As a player I would really like to know.
Selfishly, I would like to know the names and the matches that are being looked at so that I could watch the matches myself and make up my own mind about them. But obviously, unless you have concrete proof which is very hard to get, you cannot just start naming players. Legally, you can't do that.
Obviously, the story is not good for the image of the sport but from my point of view as a player, I don't think everyone is being tarred with the same brush. It' not like everyone thinks we are all cheating. I feel comfortable with myself so that's not something I'm worried about.
I'm more pro 'let's get all of the information out there, get all of the evidence out there' and as a player I want to know. I don't want anything to be withheld. I just want to know everything that's going on and I think a lot of the players do. If you're innocent then you want to find out about the players who have been doing stuff, if there are any, and we want them to be prosecuted.
I don't care whether the tennis authorities are seen to be doing enough; I care whether they are [itals] doing enough. And I don't know if they are because I have no idea how much money is invested in the Tennis Integrity Unit. So much money is gambled in tennis during a year – it's a huge industry. Maybe more could be done prevent corruption but I have no idea how much money tennis spends in comparison to other sports.
I do think it's important that from a younger age players are better educated and are made more aware what goes on out there and what they should do in those situations, how a making a bad decision can affect your career, can affect the whole sport. Across all sports, I don't think that that's done particularly well. I think you should be learning about those things from 15, 16, 17 years old and being warned about it.When you come on the tour, players need to be educated and have the right people to support them in those situations, I think.
A lot of people can gamble responsibly but some people cheat and people take things too far. And not just in tennis but in all sports. There's been problems in cricket and cycling, athletics, football – and it's at the highest, highest level. That stuff happens and when it does you just want to make sure that the people involved are prosecuted and are banned.

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The Republic of Aksum, also known simply as Aksum (or, alternatively, Axum) is a powerful nation based in eastern Africa and on the southwest corner of the Arabian peninsula. It is a populous and influential state - far and away the most powerful in Africa, and a major player on the world stage. It is also one of the oldest nations on the planet, existing in some form or another from 100 BC all the way to the present day - an impressive run of more than 2000 years.
The nation was originally a trade nation on the Ethiopian coast, little more than a way station for major trading powers. However, over time the nation gained power and wealth, and over a period of 500 years went from a small nation to a powerful Empire. Since that point, Aksumite history has wildly varied, from a powerful Empire to a collection of city states, before settling into its current state as a Republic.
In the modern day, Aksum is one of the richest and most developed nations, with the 7th largest economy and the 44th highest HDI. Not only that, but its massive economy and powerful trading fleet allow it to project economic influence across the world, notably across Africa and the Indian Ocean. Their powerful military is also respected, and the army has been used multiple times in recent years, mostly for peace keeping missions in Arabia.
Throughout history, Aksum has often been powerful, but even when it wasn't the nation's ability to survive almost anything is unquestionable. Even in the present, this trait shows across the board - such as the 2000 economic crisis, where Aksum was hardly affected. The nation's military, political and economic strength, and most of all, its ability to survive, have always been part of the nation's culture, and continue to be into the present day.
- See main article - History of Aksum
Early Aksum
Aksum started as a trading nation situated between the powerful empires of the west and the resource rich kingdoms of the east. While it originally served as little more than a way station before Egypt, effective taxes and even smarter leadership allowed them to become increasingly wealthy. In fact, by the year One AD, it was supposedly the third richest nation on earth, though to be fair, records from that era are generally unreliable, and often forged entirely. However, whatever the exact case was, it was defiantly fair to say that Aksum was a wealthy nation.
At the beginning of the first millennium, Aksum began to take advantage of its wealth and expand its influence. A powerful army was created, meant to secure the Aksumite frontier, and expand it in many places. Using the newly centralized military, the kings were able to gain far more power over their nation. Another thing the expansion allowed for was increased economic development and access to more resources. This centralizing trend was a huge boost for Aksumite trade, and even allowed them to trade the aforementioned resources, rather simply serving as a way station for other nation's trade routes.
This massive increase in wealth attracted the attention of nearby nations, notably raiding tribes in Southern Arabia, who despised the Aksumite settlements om the Arabian coast. During this time, the monarchy decreased in power, and the army's power increased in a corresponding way, mostly because of the Arab attacks in Yemen. In 390 AD, these attacks moved from small raids to a full fledged attack on the cities. Of the four major cities in Arabia, two fell within a month, while the other two barely managed to hold their ground. The overall general at the time, Dakkar, rallied his army, and for eight bloody years fought, and eventually pushed back the Arabs, and recovered both cities.
The First Empire
After Dakkar returned from his conquests in Yemen, he was applauded by the local populace, and welcomed as a hero. using his popularity and the weak monarchy to his advantage, he quickly set a coup in motion that allowed him to become Emperor of Aksum. While Aksum had technically been an Empire before this, under Dakkar, it exponentially increased its power and it began to take on more of the hallmarks traditionally associated with an Empire, such as semi-autonomous provinces, and a much more powerful military. This quickly allowed Aksum to become a much larger trading power, which in turn made further expansion into Africa possible.
For a long time, this proved to be a successful model, and Aksum grew in both wealth and power, eventually taking up large parts of east Africa, as well as most of the southern Arabian Coast. However, by the late 1100s, chinks began to appear in the massive empire. The main problem was increasingly large revolts in eastern Yemen, as well as smaller scale revolts in the northern parts of the Empire. This caused massive tensions, and drained huge amounts of national wealth, and destroyed moral. Over the next 100 years, these chinks continued to grow until the Empire cracked apart, creating several smaller states.
Following the collapse of the first Aksumite Empire, the region fell into a mixture of small states. The most powerful of these was still Aksum, but its power was greatly diminished, to the point where it could hardly effectively project it. Europeans also began to show interest in the region, looking to expand their growing colonial Empires. However, this all changed in 1690, when the military achieved a major victory, allowing them to conquer long stretches of the coastline. This gave Aksum a huge advantage among its competitors, and over the next two decades, it would repossess much of its former lands, recreating the empire 500 years after its fall.
The Second Empire
Following the reclamation of the lands that the Aksumite Empire had once controlled, the logical to do thing appeared to be re-establishing the Empire. This decision would mark one of the shortest and most bloody period in Aksumite history, a period that most historians consider the worst time for Aksum. The new Empire let corruption run rampant - even the emperors were subject to common bribery, to say nothing of lower level government officials. The populace was far too highly taxed, and as a further result of corruption, they saw little benefit from these massive taxes.
The only thing that could really be said to have flourished during this era is the military - it grew to massive, and probably excessive, proportions. In fact, almost 60% of the tax money that wasn't skimmed off by corrupt officials went to this area, and by the end of the Empire's era, Aksum would have a military on par with some of the weaker European powers. However, the size and power few their military apparatus eventually proved to be their downfall. With so much military power, and an unstable empire, rebellion soon followed and the Empire collapsed for the second time, this time without any chance of revival.
Creation of the Republic
After the fall of the second empire, Aksum remained united, but was in massive chaos with the military serving as the closest thing to a government. Over the next 18 years, various politicians and intellectuals would gather in Aksum to discuss the future of the nation. During this time, the military gravitated towards this group, falling under their control. Eventually, they came to the conclusion that a third empire would never work, and decided to form a republic. With this in mind, they put the military under their control, and elected their first President, named D'mator.
Immediately after its inception, the republic began to flourish, making life in the nation better in every way. It got rid of most of the problems the second empire had, notably cutting the excessive military spending and corruption. It also turned Aksum from something of a backwater to a center of trade and eventually, business, technology and even medicine. The republic would bring to Aksum by far the highest standards of living and highest income that had ever been seen in Aksum. From that point on, Aksum would continue to improve in many ways, and probably will in the future. In the future, Aksum, its neighbors and much of the world will continue to benefit from the most stable government Aksum has ever had, and will continue to do so as long as it exists.
Government and Politics
- See main article - Government and Politics
National Administration
The National Administration - officially the Aksumite Federal Government - is the centralized body that governs Aksum. It is made up of three main components, the President, Congress and the Courts. However, the courts are much further removed from actual policy than the other two, though they do often influence the way it is interpreted. Generally, the National Administration is successful in governing its people, though corruption accusations would hardly be unfounded. Ultimately, regardless of how corrupt the government is, and is for the most part successful.
The President
Unlike in other countries, the term "President" is not generally used to refer to the holder of the president's office. Instead, it is used to talk about the Presidents themselves, the Foreign Secretary, the Domestic Secretary and various other offices associated with these. Most of these positions are elected separately, such as the Treasurer and the Defense Secretary, while other minor positions are appointed by the office they are closely associated with, and generally answer to the person that appointed them. The main duties of this conglomerate include submitting Presidential Legislation, which must be approved by the Executive Congress, and their other main duty is to carry out legislation passed by Congress, and, on occasion, vetoing legislation it disapproves of.
Despite these powers the President actually has a surprisingly small amount of control over Aksum, outside of occasionally influencing the Congress. However, regardless of the political realities, the President at the center of many corruption charges, and on occasion, conspiracy theories. As such, it is the of the most monitored branch of the National Administration, though much more progress happens in Congress. A combination of this close supervision and an often unwilling congress only allows the President to get stuff done by correctly influenced - something that is generally looked down upon. Overall, while the President has a lot of influence, the organization is often limited in what they can accomplish.
The Congress is probably the most powerful institution in the National Administration, and is made up of four houses - The National Congress, The Unitary Provincial Congress, The Congress of Representatives and the Executive Congress. While individually, none of these houses is more powerful than the president, a 51% majority in any two of them can stop presidential legislation or overturn a veto. This ultimately gives the Congress final say in most national issues, despite the presidency being much more notable and generally much more closely watched. While the terms are six years no matter what congress you are in, but the elections are staggered. The only exception to this is the Executive congress, which is elected by the three congress' every two years.
The Congress is responsible for almost every aspect of legislation, and can overturn a presidential veto with relative ease. This allows them to make some broad policy decisions, but they are mostly responsible for operating the nation day-to-day, leaving the President to concentrate their effort on larger issues. They are generally considered the "Get stuff done" branch of the National Administration, despite a partisan divide and long periods of relative stagnation. However, citizens tend to be very cynical about how it is run. Recently, these complaints have been given weight, as the Congress has become less effective, probably because of the rise of several more extreme parties, on both the left and the right. Ultimately, though, it is easily the most effective Congress in Africa, and effective overall.
The courts are the farthest removed part of the National Administration and the least funded by far. It is generally responsible for determining the content of laws, or at least the finer points of them, and determining the punishment if they are broken. The most common method of this is trial by jury (size varies depending on the accusation), but in limited cases, a panel of judges is used instead. This system is subject to much corruption, especially in the Yemeni provinces, where they are practically run by various outside parties, from drug dealers to huge corporations. Despite these flaws, the courts are by far the least berated wing of the National Administration, probably because of their overall effectiveness despite corruption.
Provincial Administration
While the National Administration is a single entity managing the nation as a whole, the Provincial Administration is a collection of smaller governments, each one managing one of the 11 Provinces of Aksum. While ostensibly these governments have smaller amounts of power than the National Administration, they can combine their power to influence - or even overturn - the decisions of the Congress, vastly affecting national policy. However, this is incredibly rare. For the most part, the Provincial Administration run their respective provinces. For the most part, they pass minor laws, managing infrastructure, and generally keeping things running on a smaller scale. What makes this set of governments so interesting, is that each one shares the same general structure, but have vast differences between the specifics.
Unlike the term President, the term Governor refers to a singular office or person, in most cases the most powerful politic office in any given province. However, outside of that, very little can generally be said about this position, on account of the vast differences between the provinces. They have terms of anywhere between a year (in Africa) to ten (Yemen), though most fall into the four to eight year range. The only other thing each government does is attend an annual gubernatorial meeting, where the 11 governors and their various deputies have a conference, generally held in New Cairo, or Aksum, and on one occasion Aden, where they discuss increased cooperation and trade between their provinces. Everything else is determined on a Province to Province basis, giving each Governor a vastly different job.
List of Current Governors
|Term Length
|Five Years
|Aksum Unity Party
|Four Hears
|Aksum Unity Party
|New Cairo
|Three Years
|Aksum Unity Party
|Four Years
|Yemen National Party
|Ten Years
|Republican Party
|East Yemen
|Nine Years
|Yemen National Party
|Governor essentially serves as a monarch, no Congress exists
|Four Years
|Aksum Unity Party
|One Year
|Republican Party
|Largely a ceremonial position - very little actual power.
|Eight Years
|Republican Party
|Seven Years
|Populist Party
|Three years
|Populist Party
Provincial Congresses
While these Congresses often fall by the wayside of the governor, they are in truth vital to running most of the Provinces in Aksum. For example, they are generally responsible for taxes at a local level, and to some extent, managing the budget. This gives them some control over the governors, and allows them to prevent them from carrying out their wishes. Other than this, however, again, it is hard to make such sweeping generalizations because of the massive cultural differences between the provinces. In fact, the two extremes show this perfectly, with East Yemen's Congress having almost no authority at all, while Africa's has most of the legislative power and controls the governor.
- See main article - Law
Citizenship is one of the few relatively simple and well defined parts of Aksumite law. There are two ways to legally be a citizen of Aksum by birth, detailed below.
- If one of the child's parents is a citizen of Aksum, the child will also be a citizen of Aksum, provided they are born in Aksum.
- If both of the child's parents are citizens of Aksum, the child will also be a citizen of Aksum, regardless of where they were born.
However, not all citizens were born into it. It is possible - and relatively easy - to become an Aksumite citizen without being born as one. In order to become a citizen, you must fulfill all the below requirements, or get special permission from an appropriate authority.
- Present a reason why you should be an Aksumite citizen*
- Show that you have some form of regular income, and get registered for appropriate taxes
- Pay a small administration fee**
- *Having a residence in the nation or running a business in the nation are the most common reasons
- **Typically between 50 and 150 Endubis (75 - 225 US dollars)
Law enforcement
The main unit of law enforcement is the National Aksumite Police Commission (NAPC). It is made up of two distinct parts - Individual city police forces, and the national police force. The local city police forces are, somewhat obviously, responsible for stopping crime within the cities they operate within. They generally run small prisons, mostly used to apprehend criminals until their court date, or for short sentences (100 days or less). In most cases, these police forces are relatively well funded, though in some of the largest cities, it could be argued that they need more due to high crime rates. Generally, the local police forces are effective enough and have a high success rate at stopping most types of crime.
The National Police Force, also known as the NPF, are responsible for preventing more violent, organized, or generally far reaching crimes. When the organization was first formed, this implicitly meant the illegal slave trade - which was a fledgling industry in Aksum until at least 1868, and on a smaller scale until 1874. However, recently this organization has been mostly devoted to stopping terrorism and the drug trade in Aksum. They have done this job amazingly, however, and for the most part, these activities have been regulated. In terms of terrorism, it rarely exists outside of Yemen, and the drug trade has been going down rapidly in recent years. Because of these successes, the NPF is increasingly keeping track of lower level crime, and often assists local police forces.
Prisons in Aksum are pretty much the most standardized system in regards to the justice department. In fact, of the 654 Prisons in use currently, each one uses one of five designs. While there is obviously slight changes in the fine details, these differences are small enough that a guard could be stationed at any given prison and have a good idea about how it operates and what they need to do. However, while the design doesn't vary much, the conditions in the prisons do. While there are minimal standards, some prisons with bad funding situation can't meet them, and as a result become pretty terrible places. Other prisons, mostly the ones in the rich provinces (Such as New Cairo, Aksum, and Ethiopia) are funded much better, and as a result have some of the best prison conditions in Africa.
Slavery in Prisons
- See main article - Military
Air Force
- See main article - Economy
Coffee Trade
- See main article - Demographics
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- See main article - Infrastructure
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To all the ladies who have tried online dating, What topic do you prefer men to try and talk to you about that would warrant an enthusiastic response from you and maybe just maybe even give you the desire to want to find out stuff about them? I ask this because after trying to initiate conversations with about 200 women on pof.com and other dating websites, about their interests I ALWAYS get painfully short and dull unenthusiastic responses and NEVER any questions about anything that has to do with me. Thank you in advance for any feedback.
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I would try the ones you pay for because the majority of the people on the free ones don't take it very seriously. Some people are on there for the wrong reasons. For me anyway sometimes its easier to communicate on the computer because there's no awkward silence and you should have things to talk about especially if its new and fresh. If they really were looking for someone to get to know they would take more interest00|00|0
If you don't mind me asking and In your opinion why do you think a woman would take the time to setup an online profile and check it daily if they weren't going to take it seriously?
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To get attention. Kind of like Facebook. I tried the free ones because I couldn't afford the ones you had to pay for at the time but I used to get men that didn't take it seriously and would say how sexy cute and hot I was without taking any time to get to know me and also got the occasional men that had the one or 2 answers. I became frustrated and stop with them because they didn't take it serious and they wanted to add me as a friend just to rack up their list.


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|Blow Me Up Tom!
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|Veggie Dongs
|An Ode to New York!
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IT'S BEEN a while since Maria Bamford has been on the show and this time she's unexpectedly joined by the one and only Tom Leykis. Maria shares her love of community building and what she's been up to, including her stand-up special, "Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special!" until Tom interjects to tell us about his breakfast eating habits and gives us a glimpse into his shocking family life. Suddenly, through the power of meditation, Tom channels another friend of the show who we haven't seen in a while.
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Nice to see you, to see you...? Bruce Forsyth, the consummate performer and much-loved face of British entertainment, invites you to share with him in a collection of his favourite photographs, through which he tells the story of a remarkable life lived to the full.
A dancer, comedian, singer, actor, musician and all-round entertainer, Bruce achieved national recognition as the host of Sunday Night at the London Palladium in the 1950s.
With his classic one-man shows, appearances alongside some of the world's greatest performers, and hugely popular TV shows ranging from The Generation Game to Strictly Come Dancing, he is a household name renowned for putting a smile on the nation's face.
Charting his life story from talented young lad growing up in north London to achieving national treasure status, Strictly Bruce is full of dazzling photographs and warm anecdotes spanning eight decades of Bruce's life, man and boy.
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Newport Beach-based Mindspeed Technologies, the provider of networking semiconductors, said today that it has scored a win with OKI Electric Industry. The firm said its Comcerto processors have been selected to create an ultra-low-power home gateway device by OKI. Shipment volumes and financial details of the win were not announced.


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Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium – Venezuelan Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado will have a 10 place penalty on the starting grid for next weekend's Italian Grand Prix after making a false start and then causing a collision on Sunday.
The Williams driver has collected more sanctions than any other driver this season and started Sunday's race at Spa with a three-place penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg's Force India in qualifying.
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Secret Salt – what are the health risks?
With eating out now more popular than ever (one in six meals are eaten out in the UK), a new survey has put some of our favourite eateries under scrutiny, with researchers revealing high salt levels in a staggering number of meals and restaurants.
The survey, carried out by the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash), measured the salt content of 664 main meals from 29 popular High Street restaurants, fast food and cafe chains. Out of the 700 popular meals served, the survey found 50 per cent were high in salt, equivalent to a red traffic light label on a supermarket product. Even more shocking, 13 of the meals contained more than 6g of salt, which is an entire day's recommended allowance.
As consumers, we often look at our food labels for calories and fat content, but often forget that salt levels are just as important to be aware of. The irony is, that low fat and low calorie meals are often higher in salt, sugar and artificial flavourings, and experts are now suggesting that we compare full fat and low fat options, as we may find the full fat options are more nutritionally balanced.
Salt - The health risk
Diets high in salt can have a detrimental effect on your health, leading to life threatening illnesses. Salt is known for raising blood pressure, and as a result, thousands of people die unnecessarily each year from strokes, heart attacks and heart failure. Too much salt can lead to being overweight, which in turn creates a lot of secondary health issues including: stomach cancer, osteoporosis and kidney disease.
However, cutting out salt completely from your diet is not an option. Ingesting the correct amount of salt is important, as we lose natural salts in the body throughout the day and through perspiration and this needs to be replaced.
Foods that are typically high in salt:
Whether you are in the supermarket, in a restaurant or just grabbing a sandwich on the go, here are a few tips to help you spot foods that are typically higher in salt.
These foods include:
- Bacon, gammon and pork
- Smoked foods- smoked salmon and bacon are prime examples of smoked foods that are high in salt
- Bread- an average piece of bread contains around 0.5g of salt which is almost a tenth of your daily allowance so always check different brands to see which has the least salt
- Crisps and salted nuts
- Takeaways are renowned for being high in salt as many restaurants add extra for flavouring
- Ready Meals are also well known for being high in salt, and often sugar too. Look at the label as these will typically have a lot more salt than if you were to make the meal at home
- Low fat alternatives – ready meals and low fat alternatives often have more salt in than its full fat counterpart, so always check the label. The full fat option may be better for you as it is more likely to have natural ingredients and not be full of salt and other artificial flavourings – you just need to eat less of the product so you stick within your calorie guidelines
How to reduce your salt intake
Salt is a vital aspect of our diet and we need it in our bodies to function. However, like anything, moderation is key, so be aware that your favourite sandwich or pasta dish may contain more salt than you originally thought. When in a restaurant, don't be afraid to ask the waiter what goes into your food and definitely think twice before you add extra salt to a meal.
At home, avoid using salt when cooking and try to use herbs, as these are a much healthier alternative.
The Department of Health has previously said that reducing your salt intake by just 1g per day - a pinch of salt - would save 4,147 preventable deaths and £288m to the NHS every year.
The amount of salt that goes into our food is something that needs to be addressed urgently. Always read food packets when in the supermarket and don't be afraid to try something new as a healthier alternative. Home cooked meals are the best way to control salt levels but be aware of cooking with ingredients that are known for containing more salt such as bacon and smoked salmon. There is no need to cut these out of your diet completely, merely eat in moderation.
Ultimately moderation is key and the sooner we get to grips with salt levels in food, the better.


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Everywhere I go I see people struggling with something and I just feel the need to protect them and help them out, even animal's, I ran after multiple dogs and returned them, I've saved babies from falling or getting hit by something I've helped old people I've helped just about everyone even my enemies... Why do I feel like I need to keep the people I don't know and animals safe? I'm joining the military soon, and I'm a bodybuilder so maybe that's why?
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I don't know why, but that's awesome, it'd be great if there were more people like you. Be proud of that :)10|10|0
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Why question it? It sounds like a very good set of qualities. Are you going into the military to help and protect people or for other reasons. Whatever you end up doing should suit your qualities.00|00|0
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I know that. It's sad to see such people so poor that they only want money


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I don't know how many people here actually like me and i don't really care but i'm getting very close to just leaving. all this shit about the blogging policy is annoying me for many reasons which i will list:
- Bord you believe the mainspace has been ignored latley...well no shit sherlock since we have pretty much run out of everything to edit about and the only way we can get edits without making stuff up or beings fags and studying maps and weapons like total keeno's is by blogging.
- everyone is at each others throats in blogs over random shit like jeeesus
- there is a lack of democracy here as we have to give out proof if we say we do something which is way out of order. your a wiki not MI5! we also don't vote on anything we just let the admins decide whats "best" for us all
- people contradicting what i know as fact and telling me its "fiction" don't tell me that i've spent 2 years learning about this shit and you know shit all about it but decide your an expert!
- we are ot aloud to ask each other about our problems. i don't know about you but i use this wiki not only for info but as a way to get help without asking people you know and may feel embarrased to ask
thers loads more but i want this blog up and running pretty soon. i really am running out of patience for this wiki and hope, get it sorted and make it so we actually have a community in which we share knowledge and socialise at the same time
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if you think for some months you were suffering from testosterone deficiency at 16....but seem to be bact to normal.....should you still get your levals checked... and what happens if for a year during puberty you became testosterone deficent.... any permanent damages/changes thanks
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Why did you suspect having a low testosterone level? Did you get investigated. If you a low level was indeed established by investigation then it depends on the cause.
Testosterone deficiency may result from disease or damage to the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, or testicles that inhibits hormone secretion and testosterone production, and is also known as hypogonadism. Depending on age, insufficient testosterone production can lead to abnormalities in muscle and bone development, underdeveloped genitalia, and diminished virility.
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My overall experience of the Fitzwilliam Hospital was excellent in every aspect - from initial consultation, admission for surgery, care and attention throughout my stay and finally at the point of being discharged. At every point I was looked after in a most professional manner and I have to say that every member of staff was lovely - all introducing themselves to me and giving such wonderful care. Each stage of my care was explained to me thoroughly by a relevant member of staff which obviously alleviated any of my concerns.
Needless to say my above comments should also reflect the care I received from my Consultant, the Anaesthetist and his team, and those of the Physiotherapy Department.
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Negative Numbuh 1 is the counterpart of Nigel Uno a.k.a. Numbuh 1 of Codename: Kids Next Door. As Nigel's opposite, Negative 1 is shy, weak-willed, and easily manipulated, unlike the bold, strong-willed leader that Numbuh 1 is. Most of the time, Negative Numbuh 1 lets himself be bossed around by his ex-girlfriend Eizzil Enived; it was she who convinced him to help her capture Numbuh 1 after she already captured Lizzie.
- Since Eizzil's name is backwards for Lizzie, than its apparent that Negative 1's name is Legin Onu.
- However Eizzel once called Numbuh 1 "Positive Nigie". Suggesting thats his name in this reality.


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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- There is the meal and there is the parsley that simply rides along on the plate.
Whatever becomes of the 2014 season for the Denver Broncos, the team's offense, coming off the highest-scoring season in the league's history, will fuel much of the discussion as well as the team's fortunes along the way.
But as the Broncos get down to some of their offseason business this week, the team's defensive players have decided they don't want to just be ornamental. They want to have an impact.
"We just don't want to be that defense that does enough to get by and the offense is putting up 40 points," said Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton. "We just want to be that defense that goes out there and dominates and be talked about."
On the way to their second 13-3 season in a row, their third consecutive AFC West title and a Super Bowl appearance, the Broncos offense scored a record 606 points and quarterback Peyton Manning set NFL single-season records for touchdowns (55) and passing yards (5,477). And the defense? Well, five starters finished the year on injured reserve as the unit finished 19th in the league in yards allowed per game (356.0) and 22nd in points allowed per game (24.9).
When all was said and done, 10 opponents scored at least 21 points and the Broncos surrendered 61 pass plays of at least 20 yards.
"I think last year we made a mistake of just having the guys we had thinking that was enough and not putting in the effort to be great," Knighton said. "That's something we're not talking about this year, the talent we have. We just want to go out there and put out the work. Like I said, just be a top defense and not be dominant in certain spots."
The Broncos lost three defensive starters in free agency -- linebacker Wesley Woodyard, cornerback Champ Bailey and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie -- but they responded with urgency, signing cornerback Aqib Talib, defensive end DeMarcus Ware and safety T.J. Ward. They used a first-round pick on cornerback Bradley Roby. And the players themselves, the new arrivals and the holdovers, have kicked around the idea of being more than some high-profile passengers on the Broncos express.
So much so that when the Broncos' strength and conditioning coach, Luke Richesson, gave the players a day off Tuesday from the usual conditioning sessions, the defensive players all showed up for work any way.
"Everybody has that mindset," said cornerback Chris Harris Jr. "We thought we had better talent than how we played sometimes last season and we think we have a lot of talent this year."
"It's always exciting to start over," said defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. "When you have a collection of guys coming back like we do -- a very talented group returning from injury, we also have a very talented group that we brought in -- free agency and draft picks. So getting all of those guys back out on the field, it's an exciting time of year."
When the Broncos sifted through what went wrong with the defense, the injuries to linebacker Von Miller, Harris, Rahim Moore, Kevin Vickerson and Derek Wolfe certainly played a part. But executive vice president of football operations/general manager John Elway has also consistently referenced a hole in last year's roster-building.
"We never really replaced Elvis [Dumervil]," Elway said.
Dumervil, who led the NFL in sacks in 2009 with 17 and had 63.5 sacks in six seasons with the Broncos, signed with the Baltimore Ravens last season after a fax fiasco forced the Broncos to release him to avoid paying him a bonus. It's why the Broncos were so persistent in their pursuit of Ware, who got a three-year deal worth $30 million, because they wanted the same kind of pressure package Dumervil and Miller provided when the Broncos were a top-five defense -- second in yards allowed per game and third in scoring defense.
They believe a nickel package with Ware and Miller rushing the passer -- in which offenses have to decide where and how to slide their protection plans -- with Talib, Harris and Roby at cornerback is faster and more athletic than last season's defense. The defensive players have already shown more edge as they work through the non-contact portions of the offseason program.
"The biggest way is as coaches, we provide a blueprint, we provide kind of a map for them," Del Rio said. "But then [the players] have to take it and make it their own. So the interaction they have, the time they spend lifting weights and running, different guys emerge. Guys earn the respect of their peers and I think as you play and you're here and as you show you're a guy that can be counted on, then your voice becomes a little more important. So that's how I think you kind of grow into it. Very rarely does a guy just plug himself and say, 'Hey I'm the leader.' So as coaches that's something that we encourage obviously, for guys to step up and take charge and be accountable and take responsibility for each other ... I feel good about our group."


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Is "Rolex Tourism" an Idea well thought out?
When a Government official drapes himself in the very colors of the flag of a country, holds a press conference and announces "Government Policy", we are supposed to take it seriously. By the time the Minister is holding a press conference, common assumption is that many people within the ministry have brainstormed, turning inside out an idea to find the whys and wherefores. Once satisfied that: The Idea is to the greatest positive interest of the country The Idea is viable The idea will create growth in the Sector which…Read More


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Day 18: Intro to Infographic
Today I introduced the Infographic project. What I am learning quickly is that while we talk about how much students are of the "digital era" and are "technologically literate" it does not mean they know everything about technology. I began the day with that thought in the back of my mind.
One thing that I made sure of was read over the directions, and explain the directions fully before letting them loose on the project. One thing I did, which was from the advice of my host teacher, was make sure to show them examples and have a few links with the do's and the do not's about how to make an info graph. Most students when I introduced them to the document on their computers seemed to be doing fine with that. Within their groups they looked at the different examples and had to compare and contrast between the good and the bad ones. Then as a class I pulled up the same examples. I told the students what I was looking for and tried to make my directions as clear as possible.
One thing I learned came from this experience. In my last period class, I had left the document in google drives to edit, so that all the students could change things on the page. This was my first mistake. The next time I given them just something to look at, I need to make sure that they would just look at the document and do not edit. The reason was that some students switched around my headings for the good and the bad info graphs and it was not until another student pointed it out did I know. I addressed it right away in class, saying that while I don't mind sharing this stuff with them, this was to help aid them in the project process, and if they don't understand later because they were messing round, then their grade might suffer.
After that I did see a change right away with what the students were doing, which honestly surprised me. But all I kept thinking through out that is that, I am the alpha and what I say goes.


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Monster DNA White Tuxedo headphones unboxing gallery
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We are hard at work on our Monster DNA headphones review (it'll appear later roday!), and while putting the headphones through their paces, we snapped a bunch of images of the striking cans. The new White Tuxedo color debuted at the MTV Movie Awards this past weekend where a bunch of stars signed a pair to be auctioned off for charity, and went on sale today at the Apple Store and the Monster Products store. Head on over to the Monster DNA headphones unboxing gallery for a look at all the shots.
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In my previous story, a swimming pool encounter, dated: Sun, 28 Jan 2007, I recalled how I used to go swimming aged 18 in a size too small speedos I 'd had since I was 14. This was to show off my body and hopefully get me
noticed. My body was never anything special. I grew up climbing trees and
ropes, so it was defined but never as buff as I would have liked it lol. I didn't grow up in a gay environment and I would have been treated an
outcaste if I had let on I was gay. So I used to tease instead whilst
acting the innocent. I was never camp or feminine, I just hoped other
males would look at me and wish they could have me no matter how straight
or bent they were lol. If anything should happen in my favour and I scored then wow, that was a great bonus! And in this chapter of life that
follows I did score and it was wow!
This was a neighbouring swimming pool. Not as big as the one in my home
town and fairly new. So I went there to try it out for a change. It was
early in the morning about 7:30am and not too crowded. Again at that time
of day it was lane swimming for those out exercising before school or
work. Having changed into my speedos I put my stuff in a locker and made
my way to the pool. Because it was new to me I seemed to feel hornier
than usual, so showed more of a strain than usual with my bulge. The
extra pull this had on my speedo's fabric meant they were less slack to
cover my pubes as comfortably as usual. At best the tops of my pubes are
always exposed. I was aware this time I had more bulge and bush on
display than was comfortable. I wasn't sure if I 'd even get away with it
in my local pool where others might have been getting used to me and my
appearance by now lol. Even so, I quickly made my way to the pool hanging
me towel in front of me for safe measure.
I sensed the water was going to be cold, but once the towel had been cast
aside I knew I had to get in quick to hide my growing embarrassment. Plus
one of the life-guards had noticed me approaching the pool. Eyes sharp
for anything new or different from the norm, as trained eyes are with
those watching out for others' safety. So I had to get in quick before he
decided to deny me entry. Holding my breath and thinking of england I dived in with a splash. The water was very fresh and invigourating. So
much so it snatched my breath away. I almost panicked, but hide my
difficulties as I thought I had, I must have looked in trouble. As my
head broke the surface and I opened my eyes again, I noticed the
life-guard watching me with eyes that showed concern. I tried to ignore
this discomfort as if everything was as it should be and got myself into
a steady rhythm of breath-stroking.
Once I reached the end I stopped to get my breath back and scanned my
eyes around to weigh up any potential teasing targets lol. The average
age range seemed obviously younger than in my local pool and the bodies
certainly fitter looking. I was enjoying this pool already. The
life-guard too caused my eyes to lock. I looked at him mainly to see if I had escaped his decision and whistle to exclude me from the pool.
Fortunately he showed no sign of concern. Instead though I noticed a
little smile aimed at me. I assumed this was because he saw through what
was supposed to be my cool calm macho'd entry into the water throw any
street cred I may have thought I had out the window. Recognising this I hoped he hadn't noticed how red faced I became at my self conscience. I quickly launched myself from the edge to swim another length to hide my
I love swimming and grew up with it, but I 'm no dolphin in the water and
neither am I a struggling worm trying to at least reach the doggy-paddle
stage. If anything I try and swim as hard and as fast and as swiftly as I can in order to feel the effects on my chest and arm muscles. My
comfortable style is breath-stroke, but I have to put power behind it to
make progress, because I 'm too lazy to dither in the water, if that makes
sense lol. But one length at a time is about enough for me before I 'm
panting for air. After all these years I 've still not got the breathing
rhythm right. I tend to hold my breath and go for it. If I 'm aware others
are watching and thinking how silly I look, I tend to try my lengths
under water. I 'm quite good at holding my breath and am probably as quick
under water as on the surface. I noticed the life-guard was still looking
at me and still had the shadow of his previous smile on his face.
I was 18, I guessed him to be in his early 20s. He sat in his
life-guard's chair over-looking the swimmers below him. He looked slim,
well built, around 5' 9 or 10', probably heavier than me too, around 11
to 11 1/2 stone, short fine brown hair and shiney glassy looking eyes. He
wore a red uniformed t-shirt and baggy blue shorts and flip-flops. The
whilstle hanging round his neck seemed to always be in his hand ready to
put to his mouth as and when. In short he was fit and my groin strained
me speedos all the more. And his eyes, those dark glassy eyes, kept
looking at me. It was time to show off.
As I stood on the ledge at the end of the pool, preparing to push myself
out for another length, I noticed his eyes were watching me again. So
instead of pushing myself out I just went under and sank. I let myself
reach the bottom then push myself away from the edge from there. I let my
stomach caress the floor of the pool the whole length to ensure I was
below the surface and deep all the way. When I reached the end I allowed
myself to skim up the tiles to the surface. When my head broke clear and
eyes had focussed I noticed the life-guard staring obviously towards me.
He had a big grin across his face as he readjusted his position in his
high-rise chair. I returned the smile and he winked.
My cock was now rock hard. I had to try and adjust it in my speedos to
make sure it hadn't and wouldn't pop out. I had to position it sideways,
but the sideband on speedos aren't very wide or tight. As I tried to
reposition it I was also aware of precum. This was great as far as I was
concerned. And if anyone noticed then kewl, especially if they were male.
Even more so if it was the life-guard. I wanted to make sure he knew
about it, but not that I was obvioulsy flirting at him. But I was, so it
became harder to try and act all innocent lol. Oh fuck it, I thought,
what's the point?
I started my next length, this time slow calm and relaxed. As I got level
with the life-guard I turned away from him towards the side of the pool
opposite him. An image I love is the physique of the male form lifting
himself out of the water. His skin soaked and lifting the water with it.
The water glistening against his skin as if oiled all over. Then running
back down his body pouring from any protrusions of muscular definition.
And finally the little beads of wet clinging to the skin surface like
condensation round a cool refreshing beer. I raised my hands to the
pool's edge and lifted myself up and out in one smooth action. Perfect,
but more so for one unxepected mishap. As I pulled myself up and out the
weight of the water pulled on my speedos who's cord had loosened in my
fiddling with my cock. So as I prized myself out, bending my knees to
place my feet on the edge below me, my bum slipped out me speedos and was
exposed to all who by chance may have witnessed my watery exit. The one
who certainly witnessed the event was the life-guard.
I kept calm and casually pulled them back up as if no great deal and
turned round. The life-guard was staring hard and had to me what seemed
like glea in his eyes and still that smile. I smiled back which broke
into a laugh. It could have happened to anyone and in such occassions
it's ok to be embarrassed. I automatically reached round to adjust my
front as well. My boner was obviously as hard as it was ever likely to
get and as hidden under the fabric of my speedos as efficiently as a cock
in a condom. I looked down, looked up into the laughing eyes of the
life-guard, and looked down again, pubes on full show. I jumped into the
water again. I held onto the side and quickly looked around. Had I made a
spectacle of myself. Fortunately not. Not that anyone was willingly
letting on anyway lol. Then I looked at the life-guard again. Was he
about to blow his whistle this time?
His look was focussed and direct. He twiddled his whistle in his hand
smiling that cheeky smile I was beginning to melt to. Then his other hand
reached to his cock, probably subconsciencely, and made an adjustment.
Straight or not, in my mind he was aroused lol. I winked at him then
submerged, breathing out every last bit of air to allow myself to gently
sink to the bottom where I just sat legs crossed and waited how long I could stay under. I had no goggles so any images were blurred. I had
noticed that there were far fewer people in the water now. I gathered
time must be nearing the end of lane swimming and supposed the pool would
be clearing up to prepare for school classes as with my local pool.
Still, I was in no hurry. Under the water I was away from everything and
relaxed. I tried to straighten my cock out with the intention that if the
pool was emptying, I 'd try swimming back-stroke with me bulge as raised
as a periscope for the final ultimate tease lol. But my plan was dashed
by a massive splash in front of me. I looked ahead and saw amongst the
swirl of air bubbles a mass of red. From the blur I recognised the shape
of the life-guard swimming towards me.
Fuck! Had he thought I was drowning? As he approached I smiled and held
up my thumbs to indicate I 'm alright. He looked like a male mermaid in
front of me. It's an image I 'll never forget. He held two thumbs up in
reply to mine and smiled. But with that he didnt surface. Instead he
reached down and grabbed my bulge and leaned in to plant a kiss on my
lips. My heart raced and suddenly I needed to surface. I felt his hands
under my pits helping me up. I feared responding all gobbledygooch so as
we surfaced I just said: 'saved!'
He relplied: 'anytime, but it's time to clear the pool now'.
I told him: 'i nearly drowned, you'll have to assist me back to the
'Yeah right,' he said, then squeltched his way flip-flopping in the
direction of what I assumed was the staff quarters.
Dissapointed, I grabbed my towel and headed for the showers alone. I was
alone in there so lathered myself up pretty well, especially inside my
speedos. My cock was raging and still oozing precum by the gallon it
'I've come to assist you,' I heard the life-guard's voice say.
'Kewl, just in time,' I replied, 'i was close to having a wank!'
'I can't allow that,' he said, and began to remove his saturated
I was surprised when he removed his shorts he had nothing beneath. But
then again I gather they must have been swimming shorts.
My eyes bulged like organ stops. I must have stared too long.
'What's up? Don't tell me you ain't seen cock before?'
Course I had, but he was stunning. And like me his cock was cut. He
reached over and began to lather up my shoulders again. I turned round to
face his and got to my knees. His cock was awesome and throbbing on me
face. I took it in, gliding his nob along my tongue. I then closed my
lips around it and sucked deep, moving my head up and down his length. I had no idea what time we had, so I worked at it fast, exploring every
milimeter of it with my tongue. As I sucked I let my fingers reach round
and probe his butt-hole. It was very tight. He groaned and pulled me up
again and we snogged. His mouth tasted great. I love kissing and playing
with tongues. He then pulled away and turned round, pushing his bum into
my groin.
My cock was aching for action and here it was offered before me. I quickly stepped out of my speedos. He bent over pushing his face up
against the tiles. I leaned in on top of him biting gently on the back of
his neck. I rubbed my nob head against his hole, lubing it up with
precum. I thought I would explode before I got round to entering, he was
soooo fit and hot. Eventually I pushed against his entrance. A short
sharp groan escaped his lips and I was in.
His arse felt like a red hot fist had clasped my dick. I felt spasms
running up and down my shaft. I started pumping away between his
vice-like cheeks in long slow motions, savouring every moment. If I went
too fast it would be over in seconds. I had no idea of the likelihood of
being caught, I just took his relaxed attitude as an indication time was
on our side. So slowly and meaningful it was. I pushed him hard up
against the shower tiles so he was straightened and plastered between me
and the walls. His head was turned so our mouths could connect and our
tongues intertwine like mating snails (only faster lol). Eventually I had
to shoot. I couldn't hold back any longer. I told him I 'm goin to cum,
but he gave no indication for me to withdraw so I just filled him and was
more than ready too. I kept pumping till I felt every drop that could be
expelled had been and pulled out exhausted.
'That was awesome!' he exclaimed with that broad dimpled smile he had.
'Now my turn'
I turned round and found myself almost slammed into the wall. Before I had a chance to prepare myself he was thrusting himself into me. I screamed but he was hard in before I knew it. Fuck did it hurt! But
because of my scream he quickly clamped a hand over my mouth and thrust
harder and faster. I wanted him to stop yet at the same time to continue.
It hurt like hell yet at the same time was shoving me into ecstasy. I thought I was going to die, yet I was already in heaven. After a
fantastically scary ride through what risked being an eternity he shot
his load. I felt the heat and soothness of his cream inside me. The
friction died down and the pleasantries increased. He withdrew and turned
me round. His tongue rammed back down my throat. Eventually he stopped to
give me air. 'Are you alright?' he asked. I was exhausted but loved every
bit of it. I just grinned back.
'We've got to go,' he said, 'the next shift will be here soon'.
We dried each other off and he wrapped his towel round him and
disappeared. I got myself dressed going through in my mind all that had
happened. Today was a winner. Why couldn't every morning be as good?
As I entered the refreshment section for a coffee before my cycle home,
then to work, I saw him waiting in the hope he'd catch me. He grinned and
paid for my coffee for me. As we drank we shared the morning again and he
too wanted another go at this. He invited me back to his place after
work. I told him I didn't even know his name, so he introduced himsellf. I can't remember his name but it might have been alan - it rings a bell
after a kewl dude of the same name added me to his msn yesterday.


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- unguardedness
- noun see unguarded
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unguardedness — index danger Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unguardedness — noun The state or condition of being unguarded … Wiktionary
unguardedness — unguardˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑unguarded … Useful english dictionary
unguarded — adjective Date: circa 1593 1. vulnerable to attack ; unprotected 2. free from guile or wariness ; direct, incautious < unguarded remarks > • unguardedly adverb • unguardedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
unguarded — unguardedly, adv. unguardedness, n. /un gahr did/, adj. 1. not guarded; unprotected; undefended. 2. open; frank; guileless: an unguarded manner. 3. exposed to attack or capture by the opponent without recourse by the player, as a card, chess… … Universalium
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