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The Semipalmated Plover is among the few plovers whose numbers are apparently increasing, perhaps owing to its versatility in food and habitat choice, its wide-spread coastal winter distribution, or its habitat expansion in the sub-Arctic as a result of disturbance by both humans and arctic geese. A 2012 study estimates a North American breeding population of 200,000. Semipalmated Plover is not on the 2014 State of the Birds Watch List. Back to top
Andres, B. A., P. A. Smith, R. I. G. Morrison, C. L. Gratto-Trevor, S. C. Brown, and C. A. Friis (2012). Population estimates of North American shorebirds, 2012. Wader Study Group Bulletin 119:178–194.
Lutmerding, J. A. and A. S. Love. (2019). Longevity records of North American birds. Version 1019 Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Bird Banding Laboratory 2019.
Nol, Erica and Michele S. Blanken. (2014). Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.
North American Bird Conservation Initiative. (2014). The State of the Birds 2014 Report. US Department of Interior, Washington, DC, USA.
Sibley, D. A. (2014). The Sibley Guide to Birds, second edition. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, USA.


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Turkish President receives Secretary General of CCTS
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) Ramil Hasanov.
"CCTS stands by the Turkish government and people after a failed coup attempt in the country," said Hasanov.
The Secretary General said member countries of the council sent a lot of messages of support to Turkey in connection with the attempted coup.
Erdogan hailed support "that came from the brotherly countries in our difficult days".
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How to Successfully Enjoy a Strip Show for a Bachelor Party
The result in hosting a successful Bachelor Party when hiring a stripper is a memory that will last for eternity. In order to do that, however, many small actions need to be taken. Quality Bachelor party strippers usually have other parties to attend the night of your party, so time flexibility is important to have. Giving them a time range is recommended. It's also preferred to have armless seating during the stripper's performance as your bachelor party stripper can do a lot more for the men. Make sure to keep children away from the event and have all devices with sound or music off. It's also great to save a parking spot for the stripper, have some water ready, and have your tip money ready so she could focus on putting on the performance of your lifetime.


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Wiig presentin Welcome to Me at the 2014 Toronto Internaitional Film Festival on September 5, 2014
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Kristen Carroll Wiig (/ˈwɪɡ/; born August 22, 1973)[1] is an American actress, comedian, writer an producer. She is kent for her wirk on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (2005–12), an such films as Knocked Up (2007), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Paul an Bridesmaids (baith 2011), Girl Most Likely (2013), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), the animatit Despicable Me film series, The Skeleton Twins (2014), The Martian (2015) an Ghostbusters (2016).
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Date: 28th October 2012, Sunday, 9 p.m.
Location: U26 - Bisztronómia fakultáció
H-1062 Budapest, Teréz körút 55-57.
Eiffel square (Next to Westend train station)
Those sweet 70's and 80's!
The golden age of the disco era!
Who would not know the YMCA from the Village People, the Abba or Bee Gees?!
Let's recall it again!
Let's bring back this era for only one night!
With some SWING music! What a night will it be!
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Take your trapeze jeans and jersey shirt!
Let's have an unforgettable party night on 28th Oct. 2012 on funky and swing music!
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This video is one of my favourite videos. It might be difficult to understand but I think it's hilarious. The Little Miss Jocelyn series was referred to me by a friend who migrated to the United Kingdom, but since watching a few episodes and clips on Youtube I can't stop watching this skit. It cheers me up when I am sad and no matter how many times I watch it I can't stop laughing.
Gladys Kingston – an old Jamaican woman who is going through a divorce because her husband cheated on her. This makes her hate men or anyone of the male gender, whether young or old.
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Is there anyone of you that know a console mac-telnet tool for linux users?
Is really stupid that Mikrotik make a fully functionality winbox only for windows and not for linux :-/////
I am wrong or Mikrotik firmware is based on linux kernel?
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We launch Erasmus Epidemiology Resources
Thursday 20 August 2015 marks a monumental milestone for the Erasmus MC, department of Epidemiology, and the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences NIHES as they celebrate the establishment of their spin-off company Erasmus Epidemiology Resources. By combining their unique resources they have created the momentum in a company to share scientific knowledge and expertise with a growing number of professional partners globally.
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Critics gave Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald the Harry Potter franchise its first Rotten movie rating. Judging by this weekend's box office results, audiences remain relatively on board. But what will the future hold?
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald topped the box office this weekend easily, but that's about the only domestic victory the film can claim. It can't even boast having the best start of the 2018 holiday season so far, falling behind The Grinch's $67.5 million last week. By the time the final estimates come out it may not even be a Top 25 November opening. (However, it's international numbers are more than solid with a worldwide tally of $253 million just this weekend.)
The $62 million opening is the lowest in the entire Harry Potter franchise. The previous low: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them with $74.4 million. Before that it was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, though that posted the second-highest multiple of the series with a 3.78x.
Fantastic Beasts is scheduled to be a five-part series, and critics are bailing on just the second movie. Will audiences? Anything less than $234 million domestic (likely) equals declining territory. And less than $200 million domestic will be a major disappointment for WB. So is it the international haul that truly matters? Like the Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises, American audiences may have grown weary, but as long coffers fill overseas, we will see more of them yet.
Paramount got strong reviews from critics for Mark Wahlberg-starring Instant Family, but the $48 million production from Sean Anders did not have that sweet Daddy's Home connection with Will Ferrell. Confident that audiences would be looking for a potential feel-good film for the holidays, the studio moved the film up from February into this weekend and was rewarded with just $12.5 million. Since 1990 there have been a dozen films that have started between $13.7-$15.7 million, and only three of them have reached $50 million: The Jackal (1997), Horrible Bosses 2, and Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, which benefited from an awards run. If word-of-mouth cannot build Instant Family this will go down as the seventh straight film that Mark Wahlberg has headlined that has ended up on the losing side of its budget. Steve McQueen's Widows seemingly is in the same boat as Instant Family with just a $12.3 million opening and $42 million budget. But as a potential awards player, there is a room for longevity.
Illumination's animated adaptation of The Grinch finds itself in a pretty good position, pulling ahead of The Lorax (also from Illumination) with a 10-day gross of $126.5 million. That puts The Grinch at a total end estimate in the $230-$240 million range. Meanwhile, another box office song going on: Bohemian Rhapsody, which looks to end in $170 million range. It is over $384 million worldwide to date, making the film a tremendous success for Fox.
Non-Grinch, not-Queen movies have less to sing about. With respective budgets of $38 and $43 million, Overlord and The Girl In the Spider's Web are at a mere $17.7 and $13.2 million. The new Dragon Tattoo Story is only at $26 million worldwide. Overlord is not much better at $32 million, but it is safe to say we have have seen the last of Lisbeth Salander on the big screen. Disney and theaters are bailing fast on another overpriced failure: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms ($43 million domestic, $116 million worldwide against a$120 million budget), which vanished from over 1,100 theaters in just its third weekend.
Julian Schnabel's At Eternity's Gate had the best per-theater-average of the weekend, with $92,000 in four theaters, though it is not much of a number to crow about. Another awards hopeful, Green Book, played 25 theaters, driving up $312k before it will expand into over 1,000 on Wednesday. For the MST3kers out there, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie opened in 26 theaters to $206k. (Enjoy the new season on Netflix this Wednesday!)
This time last year, Justice League led the way with $93 million but the film was ultimately a major failure, grossing just $229 million and presenting lingering questions about the DC Universe. The true success was the performance of Wonder, the heartwarming tale starring the great Jacob Tremblay, which opened to $27 million, going on to earn $132 million domestic and over $305 million worldwide. Its 4.8x multiple was the sixth best ever for a November release opening in over 3,000 theaters, behind The Blind Side, The Polar Express, Frozen, Elf, and National Treasure.
The top 10 films last year grossed $192.8 million and averaged 59% on the Tomatometer. This year's top 10 grossed an estimated $160.7 Million, averaging 60% on the Tomatometer.
Thanksgiving is going sequel- and reboot-heavy this year. Disney is likely to win the holiday weekend for the third straight year with Ralph Breaks the Internet, which is on its way to being Certified Fresh. Creed II is on the bubble for the same certification. Then, believe it or not, we have another Robin Hood film coming, this time with Kingsman's Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx. Green Book and The Front Runner will also be expanding into more theaters (though the latter has made a paltry $162,169 in two weeks) and we'll have the first numbers for Yorgos Lanthimos's The Favourite.
Erik Childress can be heard each week evaluating box office on WGN Radio with Nick Digilio as well as on Business First AM with Angela Miles and his Movie Madness Podcast.
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Dontnod Entertainment left their mark on gamers hearts with Life is Strange, a vibrant, linear and episodic narrative game that focused heavily on player choice and the consequences of those choices. Anybody familiar with Life is Strange may find Dontnod's most recent effort, Vampyr – a dark and gritty open world adventure – to be a complete one hundred and eighty degree turn for the studio. Where Life is Strange was headlined by prominent female characters set among modern day Arcadia Bay, Vampyr focuses instead on the quite undead Dr. Jonathan Reid, a pioneer of blood transfusion technology residing in London during the Spanish Flu epidemic. Life is Strange, while dealing with decidedly dark subject matter, takes place in a world that is colorful and well lit, whereas the world of Vampyr is plunged in darkness due to Dr. Reid's condition as a vampire. Despite their differences, however, there is one thing that makes it glaringly obvious that the masterminds behind Life Is Strange are likewise responsible for the intriguing world of Vampyr: Dontnod's immaculate grasp of cause and effect storytelling.
After a tragic introduction to the good doctor, players can begin exploring the streets of London, but not without being forced to make their first difficult decision. Because of his vampiric condition, Dr. Reid needs to feast on blood, naturally. Every NPC that players encounter have complicated storylines and a multitude of narrative hints that weave and mingle with the other NPCs and their stories. Some have vital information that can help Dr. Reid with his various investigations, or additional side quests that can provide valuable items or currency to help the player out later down the road. However, that's not an argument to avoid consuming NPCs, as each one also has a blood point value. The more Dr. Reid knows about a potential victim, the higher the victim's blood point value becomes and the more worth the player's while to risk taking the NPC out of play. This adds a predatory stalker notion to the narrative gameplay, almost as if you're playing with your food. If careful, players can ultimately maximize a NPCs blood point value by uncovering all of their narrative hints and completing their side quests and then embracing them. These blood points can then be exchanged for valuable skills and abilities.
Abandoned quest lines and narrative hints are not the only consequence to embracing the citizens of London, however. London is broken down into a variety of districts, and if a player is careless enough to hunt for citizens in any one district they risk plunging the status of that particular district into chaos. The more chaotic and unhealthy an area, the more dangerous it becomes for Dr. Reid. This creates a cycle of viciousness, since Vampyr's difficulty is adjusted by the decisions the player makes. Killing civilians allows you to acquire the aforementioned blood points for special abilities, but throws a district into chaos resulting in more difficult encounters that will require even more blood points in order to upgrade enough, so on and so forth. It's all a part of the system of consequences and its vital to fully experiencing Vampyr's narrative. It can be crushing to work hard on your relationship with a character only to find yourself in a position of needing to upgrade quickly.
Just as important as Dr. Reid's need to feed is his need to assist. Jonathan is a doctor, after all, and the spanish flu is tearing London apart even without the help of the supernatural. Many citizens are plagued not only with influenza but with a myriad of other complications such as migraines and fatigue. Players can choose to craft cures for these ailments, and then upon performing a check up on an ill citizen they can likewise choose to provide relief with medicine. Much like over hunting can cause chaos, choosing to heal can improve the status of various districts and should the player be patient enough they can even be made completely healthy again.
The various districts of London cover an impressively large map area, giving players plenty of exploration opportunities, but this does lead to Vampyr's biggest downfall. There's no means of fast traveling around from district to district, despite the fact that each district has a hideout available for crafting and upgrading. Dr. Reid's natural gait is quite slow, and though it is possible to run by holding down the B button doing so comes at the cost of stamina. It's risky to take off running for an extended period of time, as it could lead to accidentally finding yourself face to face with a gang of vampire hunters while Dr. Reid is out of stamina. While Vampyr's combat mechanics are built on fairly simple combos of dodges and attacks, players do need to micromanage their stamina and blood availability in addition to keeping an eye on their own health bar.
While embracing citizens and draining them of blood points is a viable strategy for upgrading Dr. Reid, it is important to note that the game does allow players to forgo indulging on citizens and instead have Jonathan take a bite out of enemies during combat. Oddly enough, Jonathan can not immediately drain an enemy while in a fight. Instead it is only possible for him to take a quick bite which will fill a small blood meter. The available blood in this meter can be spent to use special attacks or for short bursts of health. With enough of the right upgrades, it can be possible to have Jonathan gain a burst of health simply from biting enemies, as well. If chowing down on other humans is just too much for your sensibilities, however, there is always the option to grab rats for dinner. Be warned, however, that Jonathan will let you know he's not happy with his lower quality meal.
Many of Vampyr's missions can leave players making countless trips from one side of London to the other, thus a good chunk of the game's runtime is simply mundane travel. Additionally, crossing between districts will occasionally trigger a microfreeze while the game is loaded on the Xbox One S. Vampyr's environment is stunningly detailed and worth exploring if for nothing more than to just soak in the scenery, but the game freezing with the exception of a rogue 'loading' emblem in the corner can be jarring. Likewise, the game does suffer from longer load times overall. To some extent these lengthy load times can be forgivable given the size, scope, and detail of the environment, but it does ultimately leave you disheartened when you're whipping out your phone to browse social media for several minutes while the game loads.
Long load times and the absence of a much needed fast travel system aside, Vampyr stands strong as a powerful narrative experience. Every encounter with a civilian, for better or worse, can have lasting effects over the course of a playthrough, meaning players will regularly be in a state of mind where they wonder what might have been if they only they chose to do things just a little different.


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The Anemone Tea Bowl is named after the genus of flower, not the sea animal. The chawan is a large size tea bowl traditionally used for drinking matcha. The ripples on the body represent the petal separations and the bright blue dot is a call to the blue center of the white anemone flower. Also called a wind flower, the anemone means 'sincerity'.
The body of the Anemone Tea Bowl is high-fire iron rich stoneware with a gloss white glaze interior and exterior and a bright blue touch.
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Heather Morris, Maksim Chmerkovskiy on DWTS Elimination: WTF?!
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CRCPD's public lecture by Prof. John Paul Lederach – 'Mobilizing the moral imagination'
|30 November 2016
|Religion Factor
Tomorrow, 1st of December, Professor John Paul Lederach will, in a lecture organised by The Centre of Religion and Conflict in the Public Domain, talk about 'Mobilizing the moral imagination: Religion in the landscape of fragmentation'. Join us for the lecture and the discussion with great panel of expert respondents: dr. Michelle Parlevliet, specialist in Conflict Resolution and Governance at UVA, Fulco van Deventer, director at the Human Security Collective in the Hague and Simone Filippini, previous CEO and current advisor at Cordaid.
A secular saint? The Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela
|09 December 2013
|Religion Factor
The inevitable moment of Nelson "Madiba" Mandela's departure from this world came last Thursday evening, 5 December. Given that he had been so frail for some time, his death was not unexpected, yet that does not lessen the impact of his loss. As South...
Globalization, Religion and Humanity Beyond the Nation-State
|05 November 2013
|Religion Factor
Recent tragic drownings on migration routes to both Europe and Australia highlight more than ever the paradoxes of globalization – more open borders when it comes to trade and finance, tighter restrictions when it comes to people; immense wealth, privilege...


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Re: Golf for BusinessLUCKIEST Jan 30, 2008 2:42 PM (in response to Y Golf)Golf is big Business. YES golf is a method to meet new business clients and nurture existing business
relationships. So where are you going with this. Tell us more.
Re: Golf for Businesssosnmass Jan 30, 2008 8:00 PM (in response to LUCKIEST)Sorry everyone...luckiest trying to get a hold of you please contact me
Re: Golf for BusinessY Golf Jan 30, 2008 3:14 PM (in response to Y Golf)Hello Luckiest,
The goal is to see how many small business owners are maximizing the opportunities to meet and cultivate business relationship on the golf course. I plan on providing them guidance on arranging the outing and do's and don'ts on the course. The A-Z on maximizing the time.
Hope this helps,
Y Golf
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Re: Golf for BusinessLighthouse24 Jan 30, 2008 3:49 PM (in response to Y Golf)
I learned to play golf very late in life, and the only reason I took it up was because I kept being invited to speak at business functions and facilitate retreats that were being held at golf resorts. There is often a half-day set aside for a golf event at these types of meetings, and participating in these has helped me to strengthen some existing business relationships.
I use sailing (my favorite hobby) as a background activity to get a creative team together to brainstorm -- but I use golf for that, as well (golf courses are everywhere, sailboats aren't).
As far as using golf to win new clients or new business from existing clients, I don't -- too time-consuming. It takes 4 to 5 hours to play 18 holes and I'd only have extended contact with one other person that whole time (my cart partner). There are a lot more efficient ways to grow and expand my business.
As far as attire, I wear the requisite logo golf shirt (either my firm's, or one provided by the client or event).
Good luck with your new enterprise!
Re: Golf for BusinessY Golf Jan 30, 2008 4:46 PM (in response to Lighthouse24)Hey Lighthouse. I agree that 18 holes of golf can take awhile 4-5 hours but in those hours you can determine a lot about a person character, temperment and problem solving. One alternative to playing 18 holes is to play 9 holes early in the morning, doing this you can determine if a client is punctual and detail oriented, or a relaxing 9 holes in the evening. Usually the evening 9 holes are used to close deals with new clients or really learn more about a person or business once they are relaxed. Another nice alternative is to invite a new or existing client to the driving range for a little practice and lunch. Golfers always love to practice and just like you business owners are always busy. Another thing to remember is to get their early and have everything paid for, down to the water/sports drink.
Just My Thoughts Y Golf. www.yootopea.com www.greatgolfdialogue.blogspot.com 2008 line to be unveiled 4/15/08 "Monday After The Masters"
Re: Golf for BusinessEd O'Gee Jan 30, 2008 4:55 PM (in response to Y Golf)As a sales professional, half my life is spend on the golf course. I agree with Y Golf, 3-4 hours of golfing you can get to know a person, better yet you can get a client to know and trust you.
I don't think any other activity bonds business professionals more.
Re: Golf for BusinessLighthouse24 Jan 30, 2008 5:31 PM (in response to Ed O'Gee)
Good points, Ed and Y. Now that I think about it, every round of golf I've played within 50 miles of home the past few years has been at the invitation of a vendor rep or salesperson -- so while it may not be an effective way for me to get a client, it can be an effective way to get me as a client!
Re: Golf for BusinessEd O'Gee Jan 30, 2008 7:30 PM (in response to Y Golf)Hey Yootopea,
Something funny I just realized, I have on of your shirts. My brother in law runs a small take out restaurant in Northern Baltimore. We golfed in Hunt Valley over the summer and I gave me one of your shirts. Nice quality.
Re: Golf for BusinessY Golf Jan 31, 2008 10:55 AM (in response to Ed O'Gee)Hey Ed O'Gee Glad you like the product and please mark your calendar to check our site www.yootopea.com for the release of the 2008 line on 4/14/2008 "Monday After The Masters." We have lots of new headwear and practice gear coming in 2008. We are extremely excited. Also voice your opinion on who is the BEST GOLFER OF ALL TIME www.greatgolfdialogue.blogspot.com
Re: Golf for BusinessQMoney Jan 31, 2008 1:11 PM (in response to Y Golf)You can learn a lot about your customer, partner or prospect by how they play the game! Golf is so much more than just hitting the ball. Spending 4 to 5 hours on a course getting insight into how they respond to pressure and adverse situations is worth more than the green fees. Engage in observation on the course and you'll see why those who use it as a tool, not just a game, are WISE!
Re: Golf for BusinessY Golf Feb 1, 2008 9:38 AM (in response to QMoney)Hey Q Money. I agree 100% with your assessment. When playing with potential clients, partners, etc. it is very important to observe their temperment, problem solving skills and how comfortable they are socially. When I play with friends the round is more relaxed. Before heading out to play 18 or 9 holes we must remind ourselves what is the goal for this round of golf? The practice putting green is sometimes a place to set priorities for the day.
Re: Golf for BusinessUncle Leon Feb 6, 2008 7:20 PM (in response to Y Golf)I don't play golf. I tried it once and got a score of 92. I was so discouraged, I never played again.
I knew if I tried to play again I'd probably do just a poorly on the second hole. (;>)
Re: Golf for BusinessLighthouse24 Feb 6, 2008 9:01 PM (in response to Uncle Leon)Hey Leon, the number of strokes on your first hole doesn't matter -- the real question is did you ever have to go back to the pro shop and buy more balls? If you connected well enough to lose a few, you'd have been playing as good as half my friends by the back nine!
Re: Golf for BusinessY Golf Feb 7, 2008 9:55 AM (in response to Uncle Leon)Hey Uncle Leon. Don't get discouraged because golf is challenging. One thing I like to do with individuals who are new to the game or with groups to have a fun relaxing day is play from 150 yards to the hole. There are usually markers on the course to inform you of the distance. Doing this takes the fear of playing long holes and having to hit drives from the tee box with all eyes on the group. One really nice advantage of doing this is the time to talk with friends or future business partners while we wait for the greens to clear. Also the group can really take in the scenery of the course, some of the most spectacular views are from the golf course.
Give the "150 yards In" outing a try and I am sure it will be fun for all. Let me know how it goes. www.greatgolfdialogue.blogspot.com
Re: Golf for BusinessLighthouse24 Feb 7, 2008 2:40 PM (in response to Y Golf)Good idea, Y Golf. My favorite option when you have less-skilled golfers is scramble play (best ball). It gives the foursome a common goal to work toward, puts everyone together more frequently, and speeds up the game (and avoids embarrassment) by not forcing the least skilled person to continually play out of the most challenging situations. Even so, it leaves in the main elements of competition (to make the shot you're trying to make and have the best ball) -- only in this case, it's not just to benefit yourself, but the whole "team."
Re: Golf for BusinessUncle Leon Feb 7, 2008 3:42 PM (in response to Y Golf)One thing I like to do with individuals who are new to the game or with groups to have a fun relaxing day is play from 150 yards to the hole.One thing I like to do with individuals who are new to the game or with groups to have a fun relaxing day is play from 150 yards to the hole.
When I tried to play, I was always 150 yards from the hole. After 10-12 strokes...Yep...still 150 yards from the hole.....and it was only a 135 yard hole. (;>)
I had a orangatan with very long arms that could hit a drive 320 yds straight down the fairway, every time. Unfortunately, he putted the same way. Snicker, snicker
Re: Golf for BusinessY Golf Mar 7, 2008 6:04 PM (in response to Y Golf)Hello All,
What creative ways have you all tried to incorporate golf in your marketing plans?
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Does anyone us golf as a method to meet new business clients or nurture existing business relationships?
What you wear on the course can tell a potential client a lot about you and your business?
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I use sequential capturing on terminal count of Counter_1. Then I calculate difference between two neighbor FIFO values.
See attached setup.
If I use as test signal internally generated Clock2 everything works fine.
But in any case of using external signal from the port pin(doesn't matter as digital input or analog with comparator) lead to zeroes in FIFO status bits.
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I read in the Wall St Journal article that Terry or some use a frog kick with their butterfly. I swam breast stroke in college (42 yrs ago) and never could do the dolphin, only the frog (or whip as we called it then). In fact had no distance durability in free either, breast stroke was it for me. Does anyone know if those using it are using a one kick to one stroke or a double beat like the dolphin? Haven't been swimming much for workout in decades, bike, run, ski. But the Fly article has me intrigued. If you haven't read it:
Butterfrog! Yes, I came across this myself several weeks ago. Terry does a 1-stroke to 1-kick cycle here: http://www.youtube.com/user/tiswim?b...30/xW_d3XpXltY
It's fun, I can't do butterfly yet so butterfrog makes me feel like I'm almost there.
If you swim butterfrog in competition (it's only permitted in masters swimming) you are allowed only one frog kick per arm pull. It used to be the case that the FINA rules had a loophole that allowed masters swimmers in Britain (and perhaps elsewhere) to use two frog kicks per stroke. Unfortunately that has now been changed and the FINA rule expressly forbids two frog kicks. You can use one frog kick and one dolphin kick, though, which seems illogical to me, but that's the present situation to the best of my knowledge.
There was some discussion recently on the USMS site about whether you can in fact swim butterfly almost entirely with dolphin kick alone, because the rules do not specify how many dolphin kicks you can take per arm stroke. Obviously it would be slower with just dolphin kicks but if like me you find it difficult to get the arms cleanly out of the water it could mean the diference between finishing and not finishing. My conclusion is that in theory one could swim legally with only one pull per length, but obviously that would not be very competitive and we are unlikely to see it in the Olympic Games.
I'm hoping USMS will join the real world and go to 2-dolphin butterfly ONLY, and stop allowing the butterfrog ever. Butterfrog isn't butterfly anywhere else in the world, it's called DQ.
The reason for allowing it in masters meets is, presumably, because breaststroke kicking was originally allowed in butterfly (in fact, when butterfly was still called breaststroke, breaststroke kicking was required). So I'm guessing that they don't want to require 90-year-old butterfliers to learn a new way of kicking just to keep doing the stroke.
SW 8.3 All up and down movements of the legs must be simultaneous. The legs or the feet need not be on the same level, but they shall not alternate in relation to each other. A breaststroke kicking movement is not permitted.
You were saying Bob? Why would FINA violate their own rules?
MSW 3.8 A breaststroke kicking movement is permitted for butterfly. Only one breaststroke kick is permitted per arm pull except that a single breaststroke kick is permitted prior to the turn and the finish without an arm pull. After the start and after each turn, a single breaststroke kick is permitted prior to the first arm pull.
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Finding Common Ground
Take these three steps to help you and your partner resolve money conflicts.
By Donna Hein • Photos by Hartman Benzon
In the early years of their marriage, Mike and Cindy Parker were on opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to money.
"Mike was brilliant with wisely handling our money, and I was brilliant with spending it," Cindy says. "He'd have the budget, and I thought that as long as we had the money, we should be able to spend what we want."
The Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, couple isn't unique when it comes to having different opinions about how each spends money. Many couples struggle with getting on the same page with finances.
So as a couple, how do you figure out the steps to take, even the questions to ask, to find agreement on money issues?
Step 1: Identify Your Values
It's nearly impossible to talk about money without talking about values.
"It sets the foundation of how your decision-making process works," says Erich Lehmann, a Thrivent Financial professional in LaGrange, Texas. "I like to ask questions like: What brings your heart to life? What's important to you?"
How you answer those questions often ties back to how you were raised.
"We all grew up in an environment that shaped how we think about money," says Jamie French, the Parkers' Thrivent Financial professional in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. "What was your experience with money growing up? How did your family make decisions, and how is that forming your decisions about money?"
Couples need to talk about their experiences, and it may help to talk with your financial professional. These conversations can be tough, and there may be disagreement, but they're important and healthy.
"A financial professional can set up the questions and help you deep dive into your faith and values," Lehmann says. "When talking to couples, we help look for common ground and agreement, and we can start to build from there."
The Parkers had different childhood money experiences. Based on his experience, Mike believed in having a little fun after the bills were paid, but the majority of his money should go to savings and investments. Cindy thought the money left over from bills was OK for spending.
They were several years into their 21-year marriage when a tough conversation helped them begin to understand one another's money perceptions. Mike shared with Cindy his hopes for retirement and what he felt the couple needed to do to get there. "
He was patient, and he presented the facts," Cindy says. "I realized it wasn't fair he was working so hard and I was going out spending money on things we didn't need."
Step 2: Prioritize
Once you've identified what's important to you, it's time to prioritize. It's clear that things like food, clothing and shelter top the needs list. But even within these needs, there can be wants: hamburger or prime rib, rent an apartment or buy a house.
"It's really hard to say that any category is an indisputable need when there are so many options within it," French says.
And where do spending categories like giving to church, buying a vehicle, taking a vacation or caring for a loved one fit in?
"It's also very important to understand our own tendencies," French says. For example, both spouses may be more savers than spenders, but they may differ in how they spend. One may prefer material things, while the other prefers experiences.
"These are important conversations to have," he says. "Our powers of rationalization are amazing; we can justify a want as a need so easily."
French uses a resource from a Thrivent workshop for teens with his kids to help them prioritize needs and wants. But it also can work for adults. Called the "Gotta-Have-It Gauge" (see sidebar at left), it suggests you create a list of things you want or need. Run each item through a list of questions, including: Do I need this? If not, do I at least really want it? When you're done, rewrite your spending list in order of priority.
A written budget is essential for the Parkers, who also try to have monthly budget meetings. "Cindy's now beyond where I am when it comes to sorting out needs and wants," Mike says. "We're not cheap, but we do prioritize what we really want."
For the Parkers, tithing, insurance and retirement savings, for example, are needs. Money is always set aside for these items.
But there is also a list of wants, and sometimes, Cindy needs to transfer between categories to meet an unexpected need. But they're firm about living within their means. "When the money's gone, it's gone. We're not going to put it on the credit card," Mike says. "And sometimes it really stinks to not get what you want."
Step 3: Compromise
What happens if your priorities change, for a season or forever? Or if you and your spouse just can't agree? It's time for compromise.
"This is where the toughest conversations happen," Lehmann says. "It's where we draw the line to connect values and reality. And it's where we go back to our fundamental values."
Sometimes the compromise is within your spending plan—what can I give up to do something else? But other times you have to find the middle ground with your significant other.
The Parkers have two sons, 17 and 16. "Our boys hear us having those conversations as we wrestle back and forth on budget items," Cindy says. "They see it in action. But they also see that if you don't control the money, it will control you."
With their sons nearing the end of high school, Mike and Cindy have chosen to compromise their original spending plan. They wanted to create some additional family time—a trip across the country a few years ago, a cruise this year.
"These were big dollar items for us, so that meant things from other categories needed to be cut down," Mike says, and the two had to come to agreement on it. "It's not that we're going without, but we're shifting to do what we want at this time."
Gotta-Have-It Gauge
We've all got that list of things we'd like to buy. But do we need to buy them? This is where the "Gotta-Have-It Gauge" comes in handy. Create your spending list, then ask yourself these questions:
- Do I really need this?
- If not, do I at least really want it? (Will I still really want it tomorrow?)
- Is this something I must buy now? (Or can I take some time to think about it?)
- Am I sure that it will get used or worn frequently?
- If I buy it now, will I have enough money left over to buy the other things I'll need soon?
When done, you may need to reprioritize your spending list.
Source: Parents, Teens & Money Matters® workshop
Starting Kids Young
Members Mike and Cindy Parker started teaching their sons—Luke, 17, and Ryan, 16—about needs and wants when they were each in first grade.
Each boy was given several envelopes monthly with labels including tithing, clothing, saving, gifts and spending. In each envelope, the Parkers placed the money allocated for that area. When the money was gone, it was gone. It taught the boys how to budget.
"As they got older, the labeling got less and their decisions about how to spend their money got greater," Mike says. "The only areas we still enforce today are tithing and savings."
The boys haven't always made the right decisions. One month, money that should have purchased a pair of shoes didn't.
"Someone at church asked us if everything was OK at home since our son had holes in his shoes," Mike says. "It was embarrassing that people thought we were having financial issues, but I explained this is how they learn to allocate their money.
"There are ramifications and making those mistakes now is less costly than when they become adults."


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If what we hear is true, then luxury brand Cartier were royally screwed recently. To many, especially the real and wannabe local celebs who rocked up to the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Hong Kong a week ago for a function to launch the Resonances de Cartier Collection and expecting to see a short and exclusive performance from Bruno Mars, well, they, apparently, were short changed.
Disliking all the iPhones going off with most present wanting to show that they were there and actually saw the Mars man, Bruno, who is known for wearing Cartier items, especially his shades. wanted people to get up and just dance- to party on.
When this didn't happen, and despite what we hear was a huge appearance fee, he's said to have stood behind his laptop and tapped on a few keys for his half hour "set". And then left. In the end, according to some still there, a DJ was hauled in to play Bruno's greatest hits to a stunned audience and organiser.
What we do know is that Bruno and his posse headed uptown for an after-show party at Dragon-i where there were more of his kinda party peeps.
It was another personal appearance with regulars and irregulars happy to pay a pretty exorbitant entrance fee just to catch a glimpse of the great man and be seen with local trendies.
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Since today's #Blogtober14 prompt is "the best/worst vacation ever", I thought I'd share a snap shot of the best vacation of my LIFE! For those of you that weren't around in the beginning, this summer my grandfather took my family on an incredible Alaskan adventure. We spent two days in the Yukon, then cruised the Alaskan coast for seven days and ended up in Vancouver, CA. My family left from Vancuvour, but Le Husband and I extended our trip and finally took our honeymoon. We did Revelstoke, Banff and Calgary and had an amazing time. The whole trip was just incredible and I highly, HIGHLY suggest everyone drop their next vacation and book one to Alaska.
Seriously, Alaska is the most beautiful state in the United States and offers so much that we lack here in our concrete jungles. I honestly would LOVE to live there, despite the cold. Yes, Miss I Like It Hot wants to live in the cold.
On our Alaskan vacation we ATV-ed, stayed up with the sun until 2am, rode the famous Alaskan railroad, arctic white water rafted, saw Denali mountain, visited a nature preserve, saw moose, eagles and bears, cruised the most beautiful ocean ever, zip lined the fastest zip line in North America, ate delicious food, saw whales, rode in an helicopter, went on a dog sled ride on a glacier, participated in fun events on the ship, watched the USA World Cup game, ate some more, hiked multiple trails, rode a tram, got a massage, went in the hot tub, watched planes take off from the water, toured amazing ports, ate and ate and ate and had the most amazing trip.
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Banking sector development is one of the key elements benchmarking economic growth. Several empirical studies for several instances have indicated a positive relationship between banking sector development and economic growth. This study intends to examine the sources of banking sector development of Pakistan, using capital formation, interest rate, trade deficit, general price level and remittances as the proposed indicators. There is a lack of studies which investigated the impact of investment and trade deficit on banking sector development. The empirical data for the study is taken from world development indicators for 38 years. For the reliable estimates, ARDL cointegration technique has been used to estimate the long run determinants of banking sector development. Domestic credit to private sector has been used as a proxy for the banking sector development because of its market orientation. The results show that increase in the investment, imports and general price level leads to increase in the provision of domestic credit which leads to banking sector development.
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K-Pop has experienced double digit growth rates over the past decade and in 2012, Time Magazine declared it South Korea's greatest export when it injected roughly $3.4 billion dollars into the country's economy. With those type of numbers, there's no denying the fact that a seismic shift is happening in K-Pop, and it's beginning to stretch far beyond it's origins of Korea. It's becoming global, and YG Entertainment has earned it's spot at the forefront of the wave thanks largely in part to Psy, 2NE1, G-Dragon, Big Bang and the man of the hour himself, Taeyang. In addition, they all work collectively within the YG Entertainment imprint ran by Yang Hyun-Suk. So at last, we had the opportunity to chat with Korea's #1 R&B singer and discuss his new album which not only made Billboard's top 200 chart worldwide, but it also made Rise the highest ranking album ever by a male Korean soloist. Check out what Taeyang had to say about that and his musical journey during our discussion below.
Tell us about how you first got into music?
I got into music at a very young age. My introduction to music was through playing the Piano. Way back then I loved Beethoven and Schubert.
In Korea, there's a "trainee process" when entering the music industry. Can you tell us about how that began for you and your first involvements with YG?
My first opportunity in the music industry was when I was chosen as an extra in Jinusean's "A-Yo" (YG artist at the time) music video. Hip-hop inspired me, and it was after that I decided my future was to be a musician with YG Entertainment.
What are the difficulties when deciding to "play it safe and cater for your following or trying something new?
My first priority is to always show something new, but even in doing so, the important thing is finding the right balance. There's a constant fight between the two.
How would you compare the U.S. and Asia music scenes?
There really is no difference, I find that music is music.
You're winding down from a long day, you go home, turn on music, what's on your playlist?
It changes every day depending on my mood and I'm always discovering new music. I always love Michael Jackson, the new Xscape album is good. Presently, a few artists I like right now are SZA and Sam Smith.
How did it feel to release an album after four years?
It feels great but I'm already anxious for the next album and for the next chapter in my life. This album is a compilation of different moments in my life from the past four years – that's how long it took to make this album.
If you were to create music, with no filter, that's true to yourself, with no agency involved, what would it be?
I don't know but maybe there would not be any album delays.
If you had a chance to collaborate with anyone past or present, who would it be, and why?
Drake, I like his song-writing and the way he sings.
The lady fans want to know…thoughts on relationships?
A person's greatest achievement is falling in love.
Define the term "fashion?"
I don't like brands, I like style.
On the note of style, you were recently the face of CK One's global campaign, how did it come about, do you have any collaborative projects coming with them?
We made it happen and I was very happy to be a part of it. No projects at the moment, but I would love to work with CK again whenever that might be.
If we were to hang out in Seoul, where would you take us, any recommendations?
I would definitely invite you over to my house because I love to cook. Then maybe after we can check out YG studios.
Final words for the fans?
There's nothing more to say. I love you.
Taeyang's lead single "EYES NOSE LIPS" recently had a music video and can be seen here, while his Rise album is out now and available through iTunes.


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02-11-2017 by redazione
With a meeting between the Minister of Mineral Resources and Malindino parliamentarian Dan Kazungu and the director of Malindi Walter Agong airport, yesterday officially began the "phase two" of the adaptation of the international airport badly meeting the standards to accommodate boeing coming directly from other nations and other continents.
The Kenya Airport Authority has confirmed that it has paid 300 million shillings to residents of the Kwa Chocha Sud suburb as compensation for the land and housing to be removed as part of the runway extension, and that the remaining 200 million will be donated in December.
The airport apron will also be ready by the end of the year,"Mr Kazungu said,"and the boeing could already land.
Good news for those airlines, Ethiopian Airways in the lead, but also Rwanda Air and Qatar, who are already thinking of Malindi as an international route or stopover to be added to the possibilities of routes in Africa.
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The expansion of Malindi International Airport marks another significant step towards its complete upgrading.
Yesterday Mohammed Swazuri, Director of the National Land Commission, Kenya's cadastral corporation, declared that he had compensated the owners of 25 acres of land in
by Freddie del Curatolo
The hoteliers of Malindi and Watamu agree with what Flavio Briatore said in the interview of day before yesterday:...
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Malindi International Airport: a Scandinavian manager will be responsible for enforcing the execution time of the project.
Norwegian Jonny Andersen was appointed director general of the Kenya Airport Authority (KAA), three months after the dismissal of former Lucy Mbugua managers who,...
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The government has resumed talks to complete the work of the Malindi international airport.
In a meeting with the top management of the KAA airport authorities, the Kenyan Ministry of Transport in recent days reaffirmed that Malindi is one of...
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Work on the Malindi International Airport adjustment continues (almost) according to the schedule. In recent days, it was approved the so-called finishing "apron" (strange name for an airport expansion, we could translate it as "bathrobe") which will be used for...
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Among the many delays and suspensions of works and projects that the Covid-19 period...


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Why have I been surprised at the way that many teachers use the word "strategy"? And why does it bother me when teachers refer to "tricks"?
Well, I'm glad you asked, so I'll tell you why I believe that in both cases these teachers should say "techniques."
First, let's talk about strategies. This blog is called Learning Strategies, because that is the name I gave to my part-time consulting business 22 years ago. I conceive of strategies as big-picture ideas. Maybe it's because of my training in ancient Greek, where στρατηγία is what the general does, not what the sergeant does. It's something significant that will help you achieve your goals. When planning a course, the idea of beginning with the end in mind is a strategy; putting an agenda on the board is merely a technique. So I was taken aback to discover that many teachers call the latter a strategy.
How does Google define the word?
A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
OK, that sounds right to me. Now let's try the American Heritage Dictionary:
A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal.
Still pretty close…though the recursive use of "strategy" bothers me. Finally, we'll check the Advanced English Dictionary:
An elaborate and systematic plan of action.
Fine…so why do so many people say "strategy" when they mean "technique"? It's confusing and misleading!
But let's move on to "trick." Too many math teachers say things like "The trick here is to isolate the variable on one side of the equation." But that's not a trick, which makes it sound like a bit of magic that will fool you into solving the equation. It's a technique, not a trick! (In fact, it's a technique that's close to being a strategy, but it's not worth arguing about where the line is.) A trick will lead you to say "Where did that come from!?"; a technique will lead you to say "Yes, I understand that step, including how it works and why I'm doing that." You might, of course, not say that right away, but eventually it's what you should be saying. Every time we say "trick," we undermine what we're doing; we make mathematics look like a collection of magical methods that work in incomprehensible ways. Words matter. Let's use the right ones.
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A call to Power & Sail in Antibes brings news of a €350,000 price drop on Jonathan Browne's central listing, the 26.21m motor yacht Mosafa.
An immaculate example of Azimut's 86S range of motor yachts, she was built by the Italian yard in 2007 and has been carefully managed and maintained. The design is by renowned Italian stylist Stefano Righini with an interior by Carlo Galeazzi. She can accommodate 8 guests in a master, double and two twin cabins. Arneson surface drives linked to a pair of 2000hp MTU diesels give her an impressive top speed of 40 knots.
Mosafa is now down from €2.45 million to €2.1 million.


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Bower Park's golden girls in handball haul for Havering; boys bounce back for bronze
PUBLISHED: 15:12 05 April 2018 | UPDATED: 15:12 05 April 2018
Bower Park Academy pupils went into their Easter break on a high after enjoying more sporting success.
The under-13 girls' handball team won gold for Havering at the Lonndon Youth Games finals, as the under-15 boys took bronze.
And the under-15 girls were third at the Essex Indoor cricket finals, while the under-13s were fourth.
The handball boys won their opening group match 4-1 against City Heights (Lambeth) and came from 2-0 down to lead favourites Carshalton (Sutton) 4-2.
But after missing a good chance for a fifth goal, they conceded three times to lose the match, before edging past Southwark's Harris 3-2.
That set up a semi-final with St Aloysius (Islington) and Park fell 3-0 down on the way to a 4-3 loss. But they beat Hillingdon's Vyners School 5-3 to take bronze.
The girls started with a 6-0 victory over St Augustine's Priory (Ealing) and then beat Waltham Forest's Holy Family 6-1.
After beating Charter Academy from Southwark 3-0 to win the group, Park played Lambeth's Northwood in the semi-finals and came from a goal down to win 3-1.
The gold-medal match was against Charter Academy and Park started well but could not beat an in-form keeper.
They fell behind, but refused to panic and continued to press forward, moving the ball well and creating openings, only to miss two penalties.
With two minutes to go captain Bella Hughes scored the equaliser and then, with just 45 seconds left on the clock, she added a powerful winner to secure gold and a trip to the National finals in June.
Bower Park's delighted head of PE Chris Baker said: "Both teams played strong handball throughout the day but it was the girls who were the real stars of the day.
"They looked supreme in their speed and movement and looked a better handball team than any of the teams – boys and girls – that I saw throughout the tournament and thoroughly deserved the honour of beating around 200 schools to the title."
Squads, Bower Park girls: Tahani Towe, Gracie Hickman, Bella Hughes, Daisie Stuart-Evans, Naimh Scannell, Abigal Lincoln, Chelsie Charles, Lily Chapman.
Bower Park boys: Toni Vascan, Ethan Tisbury, John Thain, Charlie Pumbridge-Briggs, Infamara Fati, Harley Keppell, Travis Boxell-Key, Lydnon Mukandaire, Michael James-Akerele.
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Chinese Barbecue Pork
Saturday, March 23, 2019 Edit
You might have a big question mark popping up in your mind, like, why is it red? This is not a confirmed history, because I can't read Chinese, but I've been told that Char Siu originated from Cantonese Chinese. The original red color was from fermented soy bean curd or, if you want to call it fermented tofu, you can. The fermented tofu has red color because of the red yeast rice in it.
- Pork butt or pork shoulder 2 lb.
- Ketchup 1/2 cup
- Cilantro root 3 roots
- Green onion 3 stalks
- Garlic 10 cloves
- Palm sugar 1- 1-1/2 tablespoons (or granulated sugar)
- Salt 2 teaspoons
- Sweet soy sauce 2 tablespoons
- Light soy sauce 2 tablespoons
- Seasoning sauce 2 tablespoons (I used Maggie 1 tablespoon and Golden label 1 tablespoons)
- Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons
- Sesame oi l 2 tablespoons
- White pepper 2 teaspoons
- Maltose syrup, glucose syrup or corn syrup 3 tablespoons
- Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons
- Chinese five spices 1 tablespoon
- Honey 3 tablespoons
- Red Yeast Rice 1/8 teaspoon (I put a little too much this time, nearly 1/4 teaspoon so the color is too deep red)
Ingredients for the final dipping:
- Water 1 cup
- Honey 25g
- Sugar 50g
- Glucose 125g
- Put all of the ingredients except the pork in a blender and puree all of them to the finest level.
- Cut the pork in to thick strips.


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EDIT: MY FIRST AMATEUR SHORT STORY THAT I WROTE AND NEVER POSTED. ILL IMPROVE !!!! LOL Let me set the mood. Its approximately 12:07 AM Eastern time. The room is dimly lit, The only light is coming from the TV. This track is playing in the background
A king is sitting on his throne. Sitting in front of his flat screen. The TV is on but hes daydreaming,reflecting on the hardships he had to endure during his journey for the crown. In fact hes wearing the crown as he sit. He never removes it from the top of his freshly cut Cesar fade. Topped off with a perfect line. His waves would make you sea sick. Perfect 360's. His head was so perfect that it would make Nas cut look like Obama's. It was definitely fit for a king.
By his side is his lady. Well not really his wife but a whore whom he flown out to sleep with. Shes in sexy lingerie. Brest exposed, bottom covered. He just want sex and a trophy to parade around the city. Hes not a total monster, he wants some companionship to help alleviate the loneliness he feels. But she get benefits out of the brief weekend relationship too:shopping sprees, riding shotgun in his convertible rolls Royce, incredible views and the experience of being in the intimate company of a winner. He didn't even know her name, nor cared. Shes just a tool to him, another piece on his chess board. She knows her role and keep her mouth shut as the king is reminisce quietly.
Hes thinking about what led him top this pint of "success" He remembers all of the unfortunate men that stood in front of the barrel of his gun. He still hear all of the screams and pleads for mercy "Please king I have a family" "no no no my girl is pregnant with my first born" he remembers from one man in-particular. He put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger with no hesitation or remorse. He even kick the man lifeless corpse for getting blood on his expensive custom made Guisepi kicks.
The King is feeling wary in his blood stained throne. That's right, he never cleans his throne or blood stained crown. He enjoy the smell of his victims blood. Sometimes he go as far as licking it get another taste of his enemies cold defeat. The kind is a rather sadistic man. He gets sexually aroused by tying woman up making them drink his victims blood as he penetrate them. The event is so depraved it usually leaves t girls traumatized afterward. psychologically damaged for life as he send them back in the "real world" broken, a shell of their former optimistic self. They wanted the fast life and got more then that bargained for. Cold world I suppose.
The King is having an unusual night. Is he have regrets? Hes in his throne slouched over asking himself questions that he never ask himself before. "Was it all worth it?""The money, the whores, the power, the luxuries?""What about the afterlife, there's not such thing as god? that's just some bullshit that some cracker made up to keep those dumbass african's slaves right?""what if god does exist? I'm surely destined for hell" He grins "Bring satan on, I'll kill his ass too"
He gets up in and wipe the sweat off his face. It does no good because more sweat replaces it right away. He taps the whore sitting beside him aggressively and tell her to go to the bedroom. "Bitch get up. I'M READY!!! he screams. Hes ready to have sex before bed. But doesn't want to have sex because hes horny, he just needs sometime to temporarily rid the demons on his mind.
Fast forward. They 2 have a quick sex session. He ravish the poor young lady, she laid there belt marks on her wrist and ankles. The king have a thing of doing sick things to naive woman. The more naive they are, the more diabolical the act he'll commit.
Shes alseep beside him. Hes sitting at the edge of the bed with his face in his sweaty palms. They demons still wont go away. More screams of his victims. Faces of all the people killed. A the innocent ones are eating at him the most. The 3 kids at the play ground that he with his sub machine gun because they where in the way of his target. The pregnant lady he murdered to avoid child support. He strangled her with a belt and life her naked on the cold dingy bathroom floor. With her face spread across the worn tile.
The king always thought he was the smartest man on the planet because he was able to practically get whatever he wanted and never get caught or lose. But tonight It seems like this is the day. The day he never thought was possible. The day his past is coming to haunt him.
He marches to the bathroom swiftly. He opens up the medicine cabinet to find some pills. He figured if sex couldn't stop the pain, maybe drugs will. He popped 3 pills and downed a shot of liquor. But the voices became louder and louder. "KINGGG KINGGG KINGGGGGG" He dropped to his knees with his forehead on the ground pleading with himself "Stop! Stop! I had to do it!""Y'all would've done the same to me" The voices grow stronger "Why you kill me?" "was it worth it?" The kings is in tears,, shaking like an earthquake, balled up in a fetal piston in a pool of sweat. "This is your fucking god , you gave me no choice. I just wanted to make it, Its your fault motherfucker" he screamed loudly. The bathroom windows are opened and the strong howling winds are blowing the curtains. The king goes to shut the window and turns around slowly only to be greeted by the young lady whom he thought was just another weekend plaything. Shes holding his pistol in her right hand and a her own blade in her left.
The king is speechless and is at a utter lost for words. Shes grinning and even mocking the king "You're the supposed to be the King, I've been fucked better in grade school" The king is shaking, stuttering and pleading "no, wait, wait , please, I have money…anything you want baby just please don't" Suddenly he knows what it feels like to be on the opposite end of the gun. The lady smiles and speaks "You still down get it do you?"I don't want your money" The king retort loudly in a panic "THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT !!!!!????" "your soul" she replied. She shoots him in both legs and pennis. As the king is laying in a pool of blood screaming in agony. She places her legs around his waist from behind him. She kisses him on the forehead and slits his throat to finish the job.His spirit leaves his body, as his flesh shell lays dormant in a puddle of blood.
Suddenly A man in an small Brooklyn apartment wakes up from a horrible night mare. He had a dream that he was a king and died a horrible death. This man life is vastly different in contrast. Hes a lower middle class UPS package handler and have a wife and 2 kids.
Not exactly a life fit of a kid huh? But he feels something wet underneath him and he looks down. Its blood. He looks to his left and his wife was naked laying in the couples bed shot to death. On the her right was his co worker and friend. He was also shot to death. They were having an affair and the man murder the 2 in a fit of rage. After the deed he must've past out.
He stumbles to the bathroom to take a piss and get his head straight. He feels faint. After exiting the bathroom he sit down to collect himself. He quickly gets over the act that was just committed and starts to plan his new life. Hes finally free to live a life of freedom and world travel. But he still feels faint. The man looks down and he sees a gun wound. He just remembered that he shot himself in the torso in the moment. He falls out the char and lays the ground staring at his wife lifeless body. His almost dead eyes make contact with her dead eyes and he starts choking up blood and slowly fade to dead .


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Russia's friends in black
Why Europe's populists and radicals admire Vladimir Putin
IF EUROPE'S far-right parties do as well as many expect in May's European election, no world leader will be happier than Vladimir Putin. For a man who claims to be defending Russian-speakers in Ukraine against fascists and Nazis, the Russian president has some curious bedfellows on the fringes of European politics, ranging from the creepy uniformed followers of Jobbik in Hungary to the more scrubbed-up National Front in France.
There was a time when Russia's friends were principally on the left. There are still some pro-Moscow communists, for instance in Greece. But these days the Kremlin's chums are most visible on the populist right. The crisis in Ukraine has brought out their pro-Russian sympathies, most overtly when a motley group of radicals was invited to vouch for Crimea's referendum on rejoining Russia. The "observers" included members of the National Front, Jobbik, the Vlaams Belang in Belgium, Austria's Freedom Party (FPO) and Italy's Northern League, as well as leftists from Greece and Germany and an assortment of eccentrics. They declared that the ballot, denounced by most Western governments as illegitimate, had been exemplary.
So what does Europe's far right see in Mr Putin? As nationalists of various stripes, their sympathies might have lain with their Ukrainian fellows fighting to escape Russian influence. In fact, argues Peter Kreko of Political Capital, a Hungarian think-tank, beyond favourable treatment in Russian-sponsored media, many are attracted by Mr Putin's muscular assertion of national interests, his emphasis on Christian tradition, his opposition to homosexuality and the way he has brought vital economic sectors under state control. For some, pan-Slavic ideas in eastern Europe play a role. A common thread is that many on the far right share Mr Putin's hatred for an order dominated by America and the European Union. For Mr Putin, support from the far right offers a second channel for influence in Europe.
那么,欧洲极右派究竟从普京身上看出了什么?作为各国的民族主义者,他们对俄的怜悯之心或许是因乌克兰伙伴努力挣脱俄罗斯影响而起。实际上,匈牙利诸葛亮——政治资本研究所的研究主任彼得·科瑞克(Peter Kreko)发表说,多数人支持俄罗斯,不止因为受到俄罗斯媒体友好相待,还因为受到普京的鼓舞,他信誓旦旦地表态一切以国家利益为重,强调发扬基督传统美德,反对同性恋,且成功实现国家对重要经济行业的有效控制。对另外一些人而言,东欧的泛斯拉夫主义也起到一定促进作用。当然有一重要连线就是许多人和普京一样憎恶当下由美国和欧盟掌控的格局。对普京而言,有了极右翼分子的支持,俄罗斯又多了一种影响欧洲的新途径。
The flirtation with Russia first became apparent in eastern Europe some years ago, despite memories of Soviet occupation. Jobbik, which took 20% of the vote in Hungary's recent election, denounced Russian riots in Estonia after the removal of a Soviet war memorial in 2007. But a year later it backed Russia's military intervention in Georgia. Far-right parties in Bulgaria and Slovakia also supported Russia. Since then, Russian influence has become apparent in western Europe, too. Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front, has been given red-carpet treatment in Moscow and even visited Crimea last year. At December's congress of Italy's Northern League, pro-Putin officials were applauded when they spoke of sharing "common Christian European values". Among those attending were three nascent allies: Geert Wilders of the Netherlands' Party for Freedom, Heinz-Christian Strache of the FPO, and Ludovic de Danne, Ms Le Pen's European adviser.
最先和俄罗斯套近乎的是东欧地区,发生于数年前,尽管它有过被苏维埃侵占的历史。不久前的匈牙利选举大会上,选民占20%的"为了更好的匈牙利运动"曾在07年当全国已然忘却苏维埃对其的侵占史后,公开谴责俄罗斯在乔治亚州发动的暴乱。然而,一年过后,格鲁吉亚转而赞同俄军事干涉乔治利亚。保加利亚和的极右党同样也支持俄罗斯。从此,俄在西欧的影响力也已显露无疑。 法国民族阵线领袖马琳·勒庞(Marine Le Pen)去年已在莫斯科受到红毯待遇,甚至还访问了克米利亚。12月,意大利的北方联盟国会上,当亲普京官员发言共同拥护欧洲基督教价值观时,博得阵阵掌声。当时的参会人员为三大新生盟友:荷兰右翼自由党领袖威尔德(Geert Wilders)、奥地利自由党领袖海因茨.斯特拉赫(Heinz-Christian Strache)和马琳·勒庞的欧洲顾问Ludovic de Danne(没查到译名)。
For Mr de Danne the parties share an aversion to the euro and, more widely, to the EU's federalist dream. They oppose globalisation and favour protectionism. They seek a "Europe of homelands", stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok. As for Ukraine, he calls the revolution in Kiev "illegitimate" and says the referendum in Crimea was justified by the pro-Russian sentiment of the Crimean population. By attaching themselves to the EU and America, Ukraine's new rulers expose their country to IMF oppression and the pillage of its natural resources. Such dalliance with Mr Putin may create trouble for Mr Wilders, who sees the EU as a monster but is a strong supporter of gay rights. According to Mr de Danne, the Eurosceptic alliance has agreed to co-ordinate only on internal EU matters, not international affairs.
在(Mr de Danne)看来,这些党派均憎恶欧元,或说得更广些,均不认同欧盟未来的联邦蓝图。他们反对全球主义,支持保护主义。他们在寻找"欧洲家园",该版图横跨里斯本至符拉迪沃斯托克(俄罗斯一城市)。至于乌克兰,他称的基辅革命(乌克兰共和国首都)是非法的,克里米亚的公投因本国的亲俄情感是合理公正的。乌克兰新任领导人亲附欧盟与美国,实质上是置本国于国际货币基金组织压迫之下,置国内自然资源于遭掠夺境地。如此与普京拉近关系,之后或许会给那位视欧盟为禽兽却大赞同性恋关系威尔德(Mr Wilders)带来诸多麻烦。据(Mr de Danne)透露,反欧联盟已达成协议,仅就欧盟内部事务展开合作,国际事务不在合作范围之内。
A degree of admiration for Mr Putin also stretches to Britain's UK Independence Party (UKIP). It sees Ms Le Pen and Mr Wilders as too tainted by racism and is parting ways with the Northern League. But UKIP's leader, Nigel Farage, while insisting he dislikes Mr Putin's methods, thinks the Russian leader has skilfully wrong-footed America and Europe. The EU, he declared in a televised debate, "has blood on its hands" for raising Ukraine's hopes of EU membership and provoking Mr Putin. Mr Farage's critique is perhaps a way of attacking the EU's enlargement policy, which is now linked by many to immigration. Yet it is also an implicit admission that the club remains attractive to those outside it.
追捧普京热潮已袭至英国独立党(UKIP)。它认为马琳·勒庞 and 威尔德已被民族主义冲昏头脑,正和北方联盟分道扬镳。英国独立党领袖奈杰尔·法拉奇(Nigel Farage)尽管不认同普京的处事方法,但仍觉得这位俄罗斯总统巧妙地将美国和欧盟打得措手不及。一次,他在电视辩论上曾批判欧盟"双手沾满血腥味儿",因为是它挑起俄米争端进而引发战争,是它鼓吹乌克兰心生独立入欧的想法并迫害普京。奈杰尔·法拉奇如此批判欧盟,或许意在攻击欧盟的扩张策略,这种策略现多和移民相关联。然而,无可否认的是,正如城外人总是想往城内挤,许多非欧盟成员仍是热切希望加入该组织。
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Mr Putin is too clever to rely only on Europe's insurgent parties, successful as some may be. So as well as cultivating anti-establishment groups, he has worked to entice national elites. While Jobbik advocates closer economic relations with the east, Hungary's Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, is already doing it. A veteran of the struggle against communism, embodying the catchphrase "Goodbye, Comrade", Mr Orban recently signed a deal with Russia to expand a nuclear-power plant, financed by a 10 billion ($14 billion) Russian loan. He has sought to weaken European sanctions against Russia. In Italy the Northern League's leader, Matteo Salvini, may shout "viva the referendum in Crimea", but Matteo Renzi, the centre-left prime minister, has also been assiduous in resisting tough sanctions.
虽然单靠欧洲那些叛党,普京或许就能实现自己的目标,但他非常精明,在这过程中还动用了其它力量。一方面鼓吹建立反欧盟组织,另一方面还诱使国家精英为其所用。尽管还在提议加强与东欧的经济联系,匈牙利总理维克多·奥班(Viktor Orban)早已将其付诸实践。维克多·奥班驰骋打倒共产主义战场多年,充分阐述了"再见,战友"这一短语。近期,他与俄签署了扩建核发电站的协议,将得到俄100亿英镑(140亿美元)的经济援助。他竭力削减欧盟对俄罗斯的国际制裁。意大利北方联盟领袖马特奥·萨利维尼(Matteo Salvini)也许会呼喊"克米利亚公投万岁",但中左翼总理马特奥·兰奇(Matteo Renzi)也在奋力抵制严格的国际制裁。
Anti-EU parties will no doubt become stronger and noisier, but they lack the numbers and the cohesion fundamentally to change EU business in the European Parliament. Their effect will be more subtle. They may force mainstream parties in the parliament into more backroom deals, deepening the EU's democratic deficit. Their agitation is more likely to influence national politics and to push governments into more Eurosceptic positions. And they will provide an echo chamber for Mr Putin, making it harder still for the Europeans to come up with a firm and united response to Mr Putin's military challenge to the post-war order in Europe. There is more at stake in May than a protest vote.
反欧各党必然会逐日强大,反对声音也会日渐加大,但他们的盟友太少,且眼下缺少彻底改变欧盟大事在欧洲议会地位的凝聚力。但,他们也将产生更微妙的影响力。他们或许能够迫使议会主要党派进行黑箱操作,加重欧盟民主危机。而且,他们这种不满情绪很可能会波及各国政治,诱导各政府开始反欧。与此同时,他们还会提供普京"回音室",这样使得欧洲更难坚定一致地对抗普京敢于改变欧洲格局的军事行动。五月,不仅仅只是抗议投票遭遇重重危机。翻译:徐珍 校对:王颖
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