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The Blackbirds544
New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey delivers his next delectable erotic romance.
They call themselves the Blackbirds. Kwanzaa Browne, Indigo Abdulrahaman, Destiny Jones, and Ericka Stockwell are four best friends who are closer than sisters and will go to the ends of the earth for one another. Yet even their deep bond can't heal all wounds from their individual pasts, as the collegiate and post-collegiate women struggle with their own demons, drama, and desires.
Trying to forget her cheating ex-fiancé, Kwanzaa becomes entangled with a wicked one-night stand—a man who turns out to be one in five million. Indigo is in an endless on-again, off-again relationship with her footballer boyfriend, and in her time between dysfunctional relationships she pursues other naughty desires. Destiny, readjusting to normal life, struggles to control her own anger after avenging a deep wrong landed her in juvi, while at the same time trying to have her first real relationship—one she has initiated using an alias to hide her past from her lover. Divorced Ericka is in remission from cancer and trying to deal with two decades of animosity with her radical mother while keeping secret the desperate crush she has always had on Destiny's father . . . a passion with an older man that just may be reciprocated.
As the women try to overcome—or give in to—their impulses, they find not only themselves tested but also the one thing they always considered unbreakable: their friendship.
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About the Author
Eric Jerome Dickey is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty previous novels as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. Originally from Memphis, Dickey now lives on the road and rests in whatever hotel will have him.
Hometown:Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth:July 7, 1961
Place of Birth:Memphis, Tennessee
Education:B.S., University of Memphis, 1983
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The door to the airplane opened and the four women were so terrified they were unable to cry out. The fear was tangible. Legs were weak. Palms sweated. Hands trembled.
They were ten thousand feet in the air.
A second later, Kwanzaa Browne took a deep breath and yelled into the wind.
Destiny Jones and Ericka Stockwell looked down at the earth and screamed.
Indigo Abdulrahaman had done this several times, and still she had been anxious and quiet on the two-hour ride north. Her palms had been sweaty all morning, same as Ericka's.
Kwanzaa shouted, "For the last time, black people don't jump out of planes."
Ericka retorted, "Kwanzaa, I love you, but I will kick your rotund ass out of this plane."
Indigo snapped, "You're jumping, Kwanzaa. This is one of my birth- day requests."
Destiny laughed another nervous laugh. "Must we argue about every-damn-thing?"
Destiny, Indigo, Ericka, and Kwanzaa were attached to their instruc- tors with harnesses. They were moved toward the door, and one after another they rolled out, having paid to jump out of a perfectly good plane for no reason other than to do so for kicks, and were in free fall, accelerating toward earth, the ocean to the west, mountains here and there, the wind in their faces. They were flying, cheering, arms out like they were all Team Supergirl.
In that moment they were weightless, without problems, high above
Santa Barbara.
The g-forces were incredible. Intense. Emotional.
They all released that same orgasmic sound at the same moment.
It was a unified screaming, a shrill they imagined was heard around the world.
When they were together they were in their second childhoods. That was what Ericka loved the most, capturing what she had missed as a child. Everything she did, she did as if it she would never get a chance to experience it again. As she fell she looked at the world. She noticed everything. She wanted to remember every sight, sound, smell, every noise, and all that she felt. This was life. She took nothing for granted. Nothing.
She had thirty-five things on her bucket list. She planned to do them all before she died.
Some weekends they were all channeling Beyoncé, on the roof of the Standard Hotel, imbibing and dancing like they didn't care, dresses short and heels high. Some weekends they were indulging in a few cal- ories at the world-famous Hawkins House of Burgers in Watts, then down at Venice Beach bowling before Rollerblading to Santa Monica, maybe hiking the hills at Runyon Canyon. Most evenings, while Ericka was at her dining room table grading papers and doing lesson plans, Kwanzaa and Indigo were in the Crenshaw-Imperial public library studying until it closed. Destiny would come in from her job at FedEx and study until sunrise, nap, and then zoom to USC. A time or two, they were all broken-down Taylor Swifts, in someone's apartment in pajamas, hair every which-a-way, four bottles of wine from Everett Ridge Winery in Sonoma County on the table, bitching about men, or bitching about bitches, or giving their thoughts on thoughtless thots, drinking and doing shots, crying, hating the men they had loved and fucked, or had fucked with love, or laughing about the men they had stopped loving long after the men had already stopped loving them and were already fucking the fucking love out of someone else.
But there was more to them than conversations about men and love. Many days they had talked to each other and the topic or issue was not a man, so with flying colors they had passed the Bechdel test, that is unless the issue of oppression and blatant racism was considered a man.
When the need had arisen, wearing Guy Fawkes masks, they were with thousands of protestors, a multicultural protest that had kicked off at L.A. Live. There were black lives matter signs, fuck the police signs, people carrying upside-down American flags to symbolize that the country was in distress. They all held colorful motorcycle helmets in their hands as they marched arm in arm in the night through down- town Los Angeles toward Ninth and Flower, loud, boisterous, blocking traffic, while others in the demonstration carried banners that read stop the police terror! murders by police must be stopped now! LAPD tried to surround the protesters by circling the crowd. Kwanzaa was terrified, but Destiny held her hand. Indigo was yelling in Yorùbá and Ericka cursed the system in English. Sirens blared. Helicopters shined down lights. Kwanzaa, Destiny, Ericka, and Indigo fled by demonstra- tors cuffed with zip ties, being thrown in police buses to be taken to the grown folk's Hoosegow. They ran toward their vehicles. On normal days there were at least two helicopters patrolling the sky from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 a.m., looking for lawbreakers and people to criminalize, flying over corruption hot spots and disturbing communities with noise pol- lution, inspecting the infrastructure, and providing backup and eyes for officers who had boots on the ground. Every helicopter in the city was hanging over them at that moment, a thousand suns shining down, and that infamous Nightsun was maddening.
Destiny wasn't going to leave anyone behind to be taken to Hoosegow. Kwanzaa became the passenger on Destiny's colorful yellow, white, red, and blue CBR, Ericka became the passenger on Indigo's motor- cycle, hers too a CBR, only new and customized, painted bubble-gum pink with red rims to match her new hair color.
Two CBRs roared like lionesses.
Indigo sped away first, Ericka holding her waist. Destiny pulled away next, Kwanzaa her passenger. Kwanzaa had her face shield flipped up. Her middle fingers were flipped up as well.
Destiny's personalized tags on her motorcycle read: cunxtu
See. You, Next. Tuesday.
Of the four women, Indigo was the tallest. She was gorgeous, and what enhanced her loveliness were her confidence and an attitude born from two Nigerian parents telling her from her first breath how beautiful she was, which coupled with an understanding of her true unsullied beauty. She was given the African-born truth before American society told her she was too dark-skinned to be searched for if she ever went missing. Straight Outta the Prestigious Hancock Park, Indigo was the first of her family born in the United States, therefore she had dual citizenship and dual accents. She claimed Nigeria more than she ever would America.
Straight Outta Windsor Hills, Ericka was a hair shorter than Indigo and the oldest in the crew. She was recovering from a divorce, a mar- riage to a man of the cloth that had been a marriage from hell, and she in remission from cancer. She'd lost her once-wavy hair during chemo. It was growing back, but she kept it cut close on the sides and back, let it grow long on the top, had the hair dyed blonde and colored the tips of the top cancer-survivor pink. Ericka joked that she attracted Euro- pean men who didn't like their women too white, and black men who didn't like their women too African. She was the woman they loved to have on their arms. She joked about shallowness, but in the heart of her heart she hated both biased mentalities.
Destiny Jones was Straight Outta View Park, the land of doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and entertainers. She wore a thousand and one wavy sisterlocks, all bleached and cascading down her back. Destiny Jones had a face that looked the same now as it did when she was fifteen and attending private school in Bel Air and used her bleached dread- locks to conceal her facial features. She was the silent one in the crew, unless talking to her three girlfriends.
Kwanzaa was two inches over being five feet tall, but she packed seven feet of beauty into those sixty-two inches. Her complexion was smooth; Ghirardelli chocolate personified, with subtle orange under- tones, insinuating that her Middle Passage ancestry was amalgamated with the Trail of Tears. Two weeks ago she'd cut her hair in anger, was uncomfortable with having short hair, then immediately found hair that matched the texture of what she had mangled, and now she wore her top-shelf, custom handmade twenty-six-inch Brazilian hair with lace closure, flipping her mane every other second, as if a wind machine was always blowing in her mind.
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Livall has announced the product launch of the BH51M Neo to the company's current line of award-winning smart-helmets at the 2020 International CES. The new smartphone-connected helmet with new features of front and brake warning lights, auto-off, anti-loss alarm as well as all the existing features of the company's multi-award-winning predecessor, the BH51M.
Livall claims the new BH51M Neo is a robust, waterproof, fashionable smart helmet that is simple-to-use, comfortable, and packed full of useful smart technology that specifically addresses the needs of e-bike and e-scooter riders. New features exclusive to the BH51M Neo include:
Front and Brake Warning Lights.
The front warning lights work together with the 270° taillights, to protect the user's security in all directions. When the built-in gravity acceleration sensor detects a significant deceleration, the front and taillights will be highlighted for eight seconds to draw front and rear vehicles' and pedestrians' attention.
Auto-Off and Anti-Loss Alarm
Auto-off ensures maximum battery longevity, turning off automatically when the helmet is disconnected from the phone and inactive for 15 minutes. The anti-loss alarm is activated when the helmet is connected to your phone and the distance between helmet and phone exceeds 15m, both the helmet and phone will alarm.
Other key features of the BH51M Neo include smart lighting (automatic sensor lighting / wireless turn signals), fall detection, press for SOS, one-click answering, PTT walkie-talkie, voice navigation and stereo speakers.
"We are delighted to debut this game-changing new connected smart helmet at CES 2020; a show that has evolved to become the perfect fusion of technology and mobility in recent years," said Bryan Zheng, Founder and CEO, of LIVALL. "In all facets of transportation safety is the preeminent concern, and this is especially true for cyclists who are exposed and constantly in harm's way. LIVALL aims to create a safe cycling ecosystem; for us, safety is the ultimate luxury. The new BH51M Neo represents a quantum leap forward in safety and protection for the everyday cyclist, and all of us at LIVALL are proud to bring this breakthrough new safety innovation to the cycling and urban mobility community."
Livall's BH51M neo is also compatible with Strava, iHealth and Siri through the Livall riding app. The helmet will retail with an MSRP of $169.00 USD on Amazon.com and is available in graphite black or sandstone grey.

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People tend to install decorative accents like carpet or rug for a certain room. But, it should be thought well before deciding to add an item to any room, especially for the dining room. Usually, the dining space is located in a small area. Even, nowadays most of us love to design an open plan floor. So, it will be better for us to apply for a plain carpet for the dining room.
Grey Sure Looks Great
If you are a fan of contemporary style, this dining room might inspire you. Look at the great grey chairs that placed around a circular wooden table that pretty elegant. Then, a grey colored area rug completes its look.
A Natural Woven Carpet
This dining room has wooden furniture and flooring that everyone will love it. Others are done with white hues which make this space looked pretty stunning. It finished with a natural woven carpet for a warmer tone.
Shade Of Blue Carpet
What about a small dining space? Can it be as beautiful as the larger one? Yes, of course. Look at this super chic dining space that done with a shade of blue carpet. We love the white chairs that unique and modern.
Matched The Chairs And The Area Carpet
For the one who loves purple, this dining room is yours. The chairs and are carpet are matched well. It also looked warm by the application of light wooden flooring. White walls make this dining room appears larger and brighter.
With Woven Type Carpets
This contemporary dining space looks great with black furniture items. Then, some earthy tone elements keep it calm but energetic. The woven carpets upgrade this dining room to appear more wonderful.
With An Embossed Carpet
A plain carpet with print in the middle part looks perfect for a dining room. This picture shows us. It is basically a velvet plain carpet but looks decorative. We adore the lighting fixture over the seating as well as that modern and beautiful.
The Presence Of Contrasts
The application of the black, white and light browns color against each other in this dining room is pretty cool. Look at the big shelves that awesome and function as storage. You will love the chairs and a table for them too.
A Classy Dining Room With A Carpet
Seeing this dining room you will remember the Victorian era with classic tone here and there. See the chandelier, carpet, and chairs that work well for a sophisticated dining area. Then, will this dining room become one of your lists?


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HTC shared this statement regarding the HTC EVO 4G LTE:
"The US availability of HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order. We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval. HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE have both received enthusiastic support and we appreciate customers patience as we work to get these products into their hands as soon as possible."
Here's Information from Sprint:
The U.S. availability of the HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed. HTC is working to resolve this issue and appreciates your patience as they work to get products into Sprint channels. We can't provide specific timing for product availability at this time and we appreciate your patience as HTC works to get products on store shelves as soon as possible.
Delivery of products for pre-order are on hold and Sprint will provide a ship date as soon as possible. Sprint will maintain the promise for the preorder customers that they will be among the first to receive their HTC EVO 4G LTE units.
We are allowing customers to cancel their pre-order and receive refunds. If you need to cancel your order, you may either call care directly at 866-789-8292, refuse delivery, or request a return authorization kit once your device arrives. For a return kit, please call us at 866-789-8292 during the following business hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am EST to 11:00 pm EST, and Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am EST to 9:00 pm EST.
Again, I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this has caused.
5/31 UPDATE: Saturday's the national launch...please continue discussions in this post.
We recently learned that HTC devices have been released by U.S. Customs. We expect shipments of HTC EVO 4G LTE to enter the U.S. in the next few days. An exact availability date for HTC EVO 4G LTE will be communicated as soon as possible.
Customers who pre-ordered HTC EVO 4G LTE…Your wait is almost over! Sprint expects to begin shipping HTC EVO 4G LTE for arrival on or around Thursday, May 24 to customers who pre-ordered the device online from Sprint. We will provide details on the full national launch as soon as possible. To check the status of your pre-order, please visit www.sprint.com/myorder.
Since shipping is in process, we can no longer accept cancellations as noted in the 5/18 update above.
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Mine still says
No Status
WooHOO mine just got updated, I'm also getting it tomorrow by end of day (North of Austin). Thanks Sprint! LOVE YOU
forget the sprint tracker, go to ups and use theirs. It's better anyways because they are the ones actually shipping the package to your door.
Just got my shipping email from SPrint but I had found the tracking # from UPS earlier today. APparently I am upgraded to overnight, I am in northern New Mexico:
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Sweet, looks like Sprint has bumped the preorders up to early next day delivery. That makes me happy that I can finally ditch my ailing HTC Hero!
updated shipping info... now says 5/24 for early delivery
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|Origin Scan
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Just to add my voice to all those before (and to give confidence to the rest of you):
My order was just update:
Is anyone else not seeing theirs updated? I ordered mine <1 hour from the release of preorders.. The whole job thing and all.. any how, myorders is not updating anything other than on or around the 24th.. anyone else still getting this message too? No email from sprint yet either.
It's going to be amazing to sit back and see all the ones that were hating Sprint a few days ago, turn around a process their love for Sprint after their phone finally arrives.
Just give it time, it is likely that they're processing and scanning thousands of packages. One poster's phone showed as being scanned in at 12.30pm, mine showed as being scanned at 1.05pm.
USAMacFamily wrote:
Is anyone else not seeing theirs updated? I ordered mine <1 hour from the release of preorders.. The whole job thing and all.. any how, myorders is not updating anything other than on or around the 24th.. anyone else still getting this message too? No email from sprint yet either.
Go to UPS and go to track by reference number. In the reference number type your sprint account number. It will tell you your tracking number and probably tell you that your phone has been processed and give you a delivery date, or it will tell you that a shipping label has been made.
got min today UPS says it will be here tomorrow
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Fairbanks woman accused in stabbing spree pleads guilty
A women accused of going on a three day stabbing spree in 2017 pleaded guilty in court today.
Lindsey Preshaw, 36, entered guilty pleas to attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the first degree, and vehicle theft in the first degree.
She is accused of stabbing Jeanette Miller to death at the Alaska Motel in November of 2017. The next day police say she stabbed her fiancée, father of her children and stepbrother, John Preshaw III to death. Police suspected her in the murder but were unable to locate her.
The next day, she went to an Ester woman's house and asked for a dog leash. When the woman told her to leave she stabbed her. Then Preshaw told her to get into her own car, and then drove off with the victim.
Preshaw let the women out a short time later, she crashed the stolen car a short time later and was arrested near Anderson.
She pleaded guilty for stabbing the woman and stealing her car but still has two upcoming trials for the murders.
Preshaw did not plead guilty as a part of a plea deal. Because of this, sentencing is totally up to the court. She will face a potential sentence of 104 years.
Preshaw was in court today for a status hearing and was supposed to go to trial this week.
We will have more on this story as it develops.
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this story we stated that the crime took place at Alaska Motor Inn when the crime took place at the Alaska Motel.


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Varun is educated to a high level with an expertise of working in a non-profit organization setup. He is extremely passionate about creating a happy, independent, creative and socially empowered culture for girls through his brainchild, Hooria.
Varun began his social work journey as a 15 year old volunteer in the Rashtriya Swabhiman organisation – wherein he volunteered in the free rehabilitation projects and fund-raisers in Gujarat for villages adopted by the organisation for the earthquake victims.


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Saddleback is the ultimate fishing cabin as a large pond is right outside your door. This home is styled much like Hay Press with the same rustic charm. It has two bedrooms, one with a queen bed and the other with two twin beds. It also has two bathrooms, full kitchen, a dining room, a living room with a fireplace, and a sitting room. This is the perfect place to get away from it all with no TV, phone, or internet.
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15.06.11 Deenihan congratulates Colum Mc Cann on winning Impac Award
Jimmy Deenihan TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht congratulated Colum Mc Cann on winning the largest fiction prize in the World at the Impac Awards earlier this evening
At the award ceremony held in Dublin, Colum Mc Cann, winner of the 2009 National Book Award in the US and 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China completed the hat trick for his now world famous book 'Let the Great World Spin' and picked up the €100,000 prize money at the Impac awards.
Minister Deenihan described the book as a breathtaking and a brave novel. "I am delighted that an Irish writer has once again won this prestigious international award. This underscores the enormous esteem in which Irish writers and literature is held." said the Minister.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language. The Award, an initiative of Dublin City Council, is a partnership between Dublin City Council, the Municipal Government of Dublin City, and IMPAC, a productivity improvement company which operates in over 50 countries.


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This begins and ends with the last community of rope-makers who lived in a vast underground cave during the late 18th century. When the young Minnie goes to Sheffield to help her sick sister and the family she has married into, the life there is a sudden and awful contrast. The recreation of these historical worlds is marvellously done. The delicacy of the storytelling and the contemporary engravings are both a delight. It's a beautifully produced book.


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By Jacqueline Muchazoreka
MUTARE – Talented Mutare filmmaker – Thabiso Daudi Phiri's zero-budget film A Tale Of Old Lovers came third in this year's Hi5 Non Dialogue Short Film Competition held at the Zimbabwe International Film Festival in Harare recently.
Phiri walked home with $200 equipment hire voucher from Media Matrix in the Germany embassy sponsored event.
The young film maker rose to prominence in his college days after scooping an Inxusa theatre award for best playwright with his play Generation of Bondage in 2014.
Phiri who is currently employed as a screenwriter for popular ZTV soap 'Wenera' said he was elated after his work did well against over thirty other films that were entered in the competition.
"It's really great to gain that recognition from such a platform, it means I'm doing something right. It actually came as a surprise because from the way I made the film I never expected it to do so well," said Phiri.
The short film is an intriguing love story scripted around sculptors.
According to the writer, true love is marked by one's ability to love someone regardless of their flaws.
The film was produced by Red Carpet TV and FAME Magazine with the help of a production crew consisting of Samantha Tariro Chitapi, Blessing Chigwenhembe and Talent Silas.
He produced the film on a zero budget something he said was forced upon them because of the harsh economic climate and vultures in the Zimbabwean film industry.
"It's hard to survive from day to day let alone find resources to properly finance a production.
"At the same time this industry is full of people who monopolize everything from resources to opportunities. Working for someone they will just enslave you and not appreciate what you do for them.
"I honestly find it hard to single out one filmmaker or policy maker who is out there to better the industry they are all conniving to pursue and satisfy their selfish ends."
Derby Bheta took first price through her film 'Things we do for love' with Sydney Tarevashe coming second with 'A thousand men'.


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今天我们要学的词是 prank. prank 的意思是恶作剧。
Iranian state TV has aired what appears to be a prank call to a U.S. TV network from someone pretended to be a parent of a US soldier, trying to convince their audience that Iranian strikes on US bases in Iraq caused many casualties.
While a college student who attempted to illegally obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns argued that the act was a college prank, the Justice Department makes it clear that false attempts to obtain any citizen's IRS filings are a federal crime.


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A Milestone in China's Opening-Up by Law
The new foreign investment law will make China's legal system fully compliant with the WTO rules system and up to the same level as what is seen in most developed countries.
China's new Foreign Investment Law, subject to ratification at the current NPC Session on March 15, will mark a milestone in the history of China's opening-up by law. It will go far beyond the immediate consideration of responding to the concerns of American and European businesses, or a pending trade agreement with the US. Rather, it will bring China's opening-up in terms of its fundamental legal infrastructure up to a globally-advanced level.
WTO Core Principles
The three existing laws governing foreign investment in China include the Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Law, the Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Law and the Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise Law. These were formulated in the early years of China's opening-up and fall behind today's environment and needs.
The new law is anchored on the pre-establishment of national treatment (PNT) and negative list (NL). Under this clause, all businesses in China, including SOEs, private companies and foreign companies, are equal under the law when they are set up. The clause meets the core principles of WTO rules — unconditional national treatment and non-discrimination which aims at free, fair and open operation and competition on a level playing field, within and among nations. The new foreign investment law will make China's legal system fully compliant with the WTO rules system and up to the same level as what is seen in most developed countries.
This core clause leads to another clause — all government support and incentives shall be applied equally to all businesses, SOEs, private companies and foreign companies. It will thus dispel foreign business worries of non-access to, or unfair treatment, by the government as compared to domestic businesses, especially SOEs. The same principle has been reiterated repeatedly by Chinese leaders over the years. Now it will be written into and protected by law.
Four Important Highlights
The new law includes many clauses vital for foreign investors. Four clauses, among others, are worthy of special attention.
First, protection of intellectual property rights. China is a signatory to almost all the international conventions and treaties on IP protection. The legal framework of IP protection in China is relatively comprehensive. With fast progress, however, in internet-plus designing, manufacturing and trading, and the prospect of future AI advancements, IP cybersecurity is facing increasing challenges. The new foreign investment law addresses the latest developments, issues and upgrades to comprehensive IP protection, which will be vital to efforts to encourage high-tech investment in China, which is certain to be a crucial part of China's future growth.
Second, prohibition of forced technology transfer. The law stipulates explicitly that all deals involving technology transfer shall be decided through consultation between relevant business parties. Government agencies or their working staff are strictly prohibited from forcing its transfer. Since its WTO accession, China has scrapped regulations on technology transfer and currently there is no such law or regulation in the country on forced technology transfer. The new law, however, takes a positive step forward by prohibiting the government from that role. It shows that China not only has no law supporting forced technology transfer, but it also has a law expressly prohibiting it. The legal basis is thus further advanced.
Thirdly, the new law contains a national security clause. It is a common legal practice in most developed countries to have a legal tool safeguarding national security in foreign investment. While opening-up in almost all sectors, the national security clause is equally essential. Several years ago, a Chinese private company entered an acquisition deal with an Australian hospital. It was informed by the Australian government that their share in the hospital was restricted to no more than 20%, and no one from the company was eligible to serve on the hospital's board of directors. According to the relevant Australian investment law, there is no explicit share limit for foreign companies in the healthcare sector. The explanation given by the Australian government was that the patients' personal information is a national security issue. CFIUS of the US reviews foreign M&As of American companies and can reject any deal for national security reasons. China should also have a legal tool to review case by case if a pending M&A affects national security.
Fourth, the new law includes reciprocity. China's opening-up is not a one-way avenue, but is instead mutually beneficial. If China's investment projects (M&A or green field) are restricted in certain sectors of a country, China has the legal right to implement similar measures in return. It is not fair for China to continue opening a sector to a country when its own investment is restricted there. The reciprocity is by no means a closed-door principle. Rather, it is a principle of non-discrimination in national treatment, the core of WTO principles and the most fundamental aspect of the new Chinese law.
New Starting Point in FDI Robust Growth
China has been the world's second-largest destination of FDI inflows for many years. In 2018, total FDI to China reached $134.97 billion, second only to the UK. Total FDI stock reached $2.1 trillion by the end of 2018. China is the fastest growing of the world's leading economies, with an annual growth rate expected to be more than 6% for the next several years, thus providing infinite business prospects for investors the world over.
It can be anticipated that the adoption and enforcement of the China Foreign Investment Law will bring new and robust investment activities to China, not only supporting China's opening-up and high-quality growth, but also contributing to global cross-border investments and economic growth at large.
The author is a senior fellow at the Center for China and Globalization
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There is schadenfreude, and then there is schadenfreude, thanks to the recent Ashley Madison data breach that exposed the names of high-profile names of the Religious Right such as "family values" activist and reality TV star, Joshua Duggar.
Schadenfreude which is the German word that translates as "happiness at the misfortune of others" is the word that can best describe the amount of collective happiness and joy that many who have suffered under the hot-air Bible-beating, pro-life anti-gay messages, Christian conservatives have hoisted upon American society for the last 30-plus years.
Duggar, star of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" who was the executive director of DC-based non-profit political action and lobbying firm, The Family Research Council, that promoted traditional Christian family values and is against same-sex marriage, was classified as a anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, per GLAAD.com.
Duggar would resign from FRC after allegations surfaced that he molested four of his female siblings, which led to TLC cancelling his family's show. Clearly, this proved to be the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
Thanks to a recent data hack on the cheating and infidelity website, AshleyMadison.com that confirmed that Duggar had—not one, but two—paid accounts, the blindly loyal, holier-than-thou Christian "religious right" have been exposed for what they truly are.
Pious, ignorant, Bible-beating hypocritical charlatans, whose real motto is, do as we SAY, not as WE do.
What makes this the proverbial cherry on top for the non-white "non-Christians" and "patriots" such as minorities, gays/lesbians and women is that Duggar has been the one of the most prominent WASP male faces behind the Religious Right's ruthless guerrilla culture war against those who don't believe in anything other than the fact that Obama is a Kenya-born closet socialist anti-American hating Muslim, obsessively persecuting Hillary Clinton for the Lewinsky affair, Benghazi and Server-gate and that a raging misogynist and sexist blowhard such as Donald Trump may be their BEST shot at reclaiming the White House in 2016.
Duggar is the latest in a LONG line of so-called Christian conservatives that espoused and talked a big game about "family values" "protecting the sanctity of marriage"…or God's union or whatever else theological spiel they see fit to keep their low-information and under-educated lemmings—er, I mean voter base—brainwashed thanks to their own propaganda network of lies, Fox News.
As a fellow Christian(Roman Catholic) I am all about being accepting of all races, creeds and cultures in God's warm embrace. What really burns my proverbial bacon is when you hear and see so-called "Christians" such as Duggar, two-time mother to-be in abstinence advocate Bristol Palin(who tried to attack 'Girls' star Lena Dunham), the proverbial hellspawn of sometime, wanna-be politician in Sarah Palin, Sam Rader(who?), Baton Rouge councilman Ryan Heck, who said that he created a AM account as "a joke"(right!) as well as other possible top-level Republicans who may have been "playing around on the 'Net" have perennially pranced around on their pious high horse for so long.
Thanks to the Ashley Madison hack, the public got an early Christmas present, and Democrats can bash Republicans with and call out the "religious right" forevermore when they decide to open up their lying sewer-filled mouths of lies.
It's not too often that such a data leak such as Ashley Madison manages to make Watergate AND the Hollywood Madame leak look like child's play, then again none of those contained such high-level political and public officials of a certain party that has always tried to pride themselves and being for "real Americans", right?
Yes, infidelity in politics is as common as broken campaign promises and back-handed strong-arm deals a la Frank Underwood on both sides of the aisle, but the GOP's "house of cards" is beginning to show a few cracks as "family values" and "protecting the sanctity of marriage" are issues that are as hollow to them as what will be the rest of their bank accounts after their trophy wives divorce them.
In what will be a matter of time that die-hard Fox News viewers passionately come to the "defense" of Duggar as a vulnerable target by the atheist and evil non-Christian-controlled "lamestream media", the so-called No.1 cable news network that claims to be"fair and balanced" is likely running damage control and will probably be running a bit slow on their programming and editing as they are in pre-production script approval meetings with Duggar apologist and world-class Gumby-like contortionist, Mick Huckabee.
Before they even think of doing such a foolish thing, they may want to check themselves and their own glass house of two-faced house of lies and be sure that Duggar stays offline indefinitely and that Bristol goes on the pill first.
In this case, the religious right is clearly in the wrong.


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OK, the first thing to remember is that Google AdWords and Google Search are two completely separate entities, they are just displayed on the same search page when you make a search.
Many times you here "I removed Google AdWords and lost all my rankings" with people touting conspiracy theories on how Google makes them keep paying for AdWords otherwise they will lose their organic rankings. This is complete nonsense however!. Read Google's official line on this subject.
Just so you sleep well at night I would like you to know that there is no big Google AdWords conspiracy and anything that happens to your web sites rank in the organic listings is completely separate and unaffected by Google AdWords .
Google Organic search uses the search engine spider Googlebot. Google AdWords uses the search engine spider Google Mediapartners. Just check your server logs and you will probably see both at one time or another.
Google AdWords uses a completely different ranking algorithm and pricing model to rank Ads than the Organic search uses. Google AdWords uses something called Ad Rank which is based on a quality score and a cost per click value.
Another interesting fact is that you can have an AdWords account without your site being indexed in the Organic search. Surely this fact alone should convince people the two are not related.
So, you can rest safe in the knowledge that your Google AdWords (or AdSense for that matter) account has no effect positive or negative on your Organic Google search results.


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By Jann Wiswall
The Town of Ellicottville's January acquisition of the Cooperative Extension Service Building and the adjacent Nannen Arboretum prompted Town Supervisor John Burrell to call a special board meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Members of the Nannen Arboretum Committee, Cooperative Extension Service staff, the village boards, the town engineer and the town attorney also met with the board in the Extension Service Building to clarify policies and procedures, property maintenance, renovations and other topics.
Burrell specifically addressed a number of issues that had been posed by the Arboretum Committee at the February 20 meeting of the Town Board.
Arboretum Organization
Burrell suggested, and all agreed, that the Arboretum would be designated as a park and that the Arboretum Committee would continue to operate much as it has all along, but the committee would be renamed the Nannen Arboretum Society. The society's function and purpose would be to "use and maintain the Arboretum to benefit town residents and visitors." To ensure good communication, Burrell also suggested that a steering committee composed of a town board member, a village board member and an Arboretum Society member be formed.
The Arboretum, which was a non-profit organization associated with the Cooperative Extension Service, will need to reapply for 501 (c) 3 status. Town Attorney Kathleen Moriarty will advise the board and society on how to obtain that status as quickly as possible.
Financially, the Arboretum will retain all of its current funds and will continue to accept donations. The Arboretum will be able to seek grant funding, as well.
Property Maintenance
Mayor Charlie Coolidge informed the committee that the village will take over plowing and mowing the property, and Burrell said that the town Department of Public Works plans to repave the parking lot. The group discussed processes to get work done that is beyond the ability of the Arboretum Society. Burrell said some of that work would need to be contracted out and that decisions on these issues will have to be made on a case-by-case basis.
The last topic brought up for the Arboretum Society to consider was the possibility of locating part of the proposed recreational trail along or through part of the Arboretum. The Society welcomed the idea and said it will look forward to seeing plans when they become available.
Building Renovations and Management
Burrell shared a draft plan for the building that would include renovation of about 800 square feet of space for the Town and Village Courts. This plan depends to a great extent on authorization by the region's court system, which would need to redirect funds originally intended to make the Town Hall ADA accessible and instead use them for renovations at the Extension Service Building. Renovations may also include upgrades to the restrooms, lighting and appliances, along with reconfiguration of the auditorium, interior painting and other cosmetic fixes.
The town board hopes that, with these renovations, the building will be more appealing for weddings, special events and other revenue generating functions, as well as tenants.
The town board authorized Burrell to immediately begin a search for a part-time facilities manager for the property. The job requires someone with diverse skills who can perform custodial and maintenance duties, keep a master calendar, open and close the building, and manage all other functions of the property.


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72 percent of children in inner city America are born out of wedlock. Women and children are abandoned and rejected as a matter of course.
A recipe for fractured fathered males and females in their vulnerable years being groomed by gangs, thugs, terrorists, the sex trade and the drug trade instead of exceptionalist fathering of power monogamy.
Most street violence has been found to be done by young black men without fathers.
Nationwide, only 17 percent of African-American children reach 17 in a family with their married biological parents.
Studies show that more than 19 million children across the country, 26 percent are living without a father in the home. In Baltimore, among African-American children, the rate is 69 percent.
In 2012 the poverty rate for all blacks was more than 28 percent.
For married exceptionalist monogamous black couples the poverty rate was 8.4% and has been in the single digits for two decades right alongside whites. Just 8 percent of children raised by married exceptionalist monogamous couples of all races live in poverty, compared with 40% of children raised by single mothers of all races.
Fathers who come and go in their traumatized women's lives compound the problem. Abandoned women make for acquired sociopathic ideation, a recipe for troubled broken parenting and messed up children.
The real tragedy of the inner city fractured fathers is that all of the fractured fathers mostly had broken fathers themselves.
Induced sociopathic ideation (ISI) of abandoned and traumatized women and children furthers the inability to function in society at large. The only hope for inner city youth is exceptionalist fathering of power monogamy.
Trouble in the making: It has been found that more than one-in-four fathers of all colors with children 18 or younger now live apart from their children with 11 percent living apart from some of their children and 16 percent living apart from all of their children.


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May 01, 2017
Jacksonville, FL – Memorial Hospital is excited to announce it is entering the next phase of its $23 million ER expansion and renovation project. The project began in early 2017 and has now reached a significant milestone. For the past few months, construction crews have worked inside and outside the main ER to upgrade some of the patient care rooms and prepare the area for the next stage of construction. Now, work will begin outside the main ER entrance.
"This is a large step for us as we enter the heart of the project," said Chief Operating Officer Bobby McCullough. "This renovation and expansion project is driven by the community's increased demand for our emergency services. By expanding our ER, we'll be able to streamline care and treat patients even more timely and efficiently than we do today."
Starting today, the main entrance of the ER will close for construction. Patients and visitors will access the ER through a new, temporary entrance on the east side of the building parallel to University Boulevard. New signage has been installed to direct patients and visitors on where to park and how to access the new ER entrance and check-in area. The hospital has added free valet service at the new entrance to ensure the smoothest process for patients and visitors accessing the ED.
"We know that construction and detours can be challenging for patients and visitors, which is why we are doing everything we can to minimize any disruption, while allowing us to continue to provide the same excellent experience to our patients during construction," said McCullough.
Project improvements include:
- Addition of approximately 23,000 square feet of new building construction
- Renovation of existing main ED
- Relocation of the pediatric ER rooms, entrance and waiting area to the main ER building
- Construction of a new rooftop helipad
- Reconfigured parking for patients, visitors and staff
- Expanded and remodeled entryway to unite all adult and pediatric ER services under one roof
Each year Memorial treats about 120,000 ER patients, 90,000 of whom are treated at our main ER campus, making the Memorial Hospital main ER the single largest ER in Jacksonville.
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August 2nd, 2018 | Posted in Real Estate News
Dear Friends,
I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Fourth of July shared with friends and family. The recent release of Corcoran's Q2 Market Report reminds us that we're already past the halfway point of 2018, so what better time to take a look at what the Real Estate market is doing. There's so much floating around right now about what is happening and where the market is going, that it bears discussing.
The phrase on everyone's mind is "Buyer's Market" – without a doubt we are experiencing downward pressure on prices across the mid-level and luxury market. Median house prices in New York are down 3% to $1.143M due to both price drops in the upper end of the market as well as the increase in sales at lower price points. An increase in market share for sub $1M apartments is skewing the average price per square foot downward although a few key ultra-luxury closings helped keep the average high this quarter. We're also seeing very real price adjustments in the mid-to-luxury markets as new luxury construction floods the market. 50% of condos are priced over $5M, but only 30% of closings are happening over that price point. Potential buyers are waiting longer to make offers causing properties to stay on the market longer, and when they do we're seeing low-ball offers coming in more frequently.
One of the biggest mistakes people make is watching market trends and beginning to think that they can game the market. More often than not what happens is that you find yourself sitting on the sidelines waiting and hoping for the prices to come down – the apartments that are priced well are going to sell quickly. If you think you might want to buy in the next year now is the time to start looking.
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Whether magnanimity is essentially about great honors?
Objection 1: It seems that magnanimity is not essentially about great honors. For the proper matter of magnanimity is honor, as stated above (A[1]). But great and little are accidental to honor. Therefore it is not essential to magnanimity to be about great honors.
Objection 2: Further, just as magnanimity is about honor, so is meekness about anger. But it is not essential to meekness to be about either great or little anger. Therefore neither is it essential to magnanimity to be about great honor.
Objection 3: Further, small honor is less aloof from great honor than is dishonor. But magnanimity is well ordered in relation to dishonor, and consequently in relation to small honors also. Therefore it is not only about great honors.
On the contrary, The Philosopher says (Ethic. ii, 7) that magnanimity is about great honors.
I answer that According to the Philosopher (Phys. vii, 17, 18), virtue is a perfection, and by this we are to understand the perfection of a power, and that it regards the extreme limit of that power, as stated in De Coelo i, 116. Now the perfection of a power is not perceived in every operation of that power, but in such operations as are great or difficult: for every power, however imperfect, can extend to ordinary and trifling operations. Hence it is essential to a virtue to be about the difficult and the good, as stated in Ethic. ii, 3.
Now the difficult and the good (which amount to the same) in an act of virtue may be considered from two points of view. First, from the point of view of reason, in so far as it is difficult to find and establish the rational means in some particular matter: and this difficulty is found only in the act of intellectual virtues, and also of justice. The other difficulty is on the part of the matter, which may involve a certain opposition to the moderation of reason, which moderation has to be applied thereto: and this difficulty regards chiefly the other moral virtues, which are about the passions, because the passions resist reason as Dionysius states (Div. Nom. iv, 4).
Now as regards the passions it is to be observed that the greatness of this power of resistance to reason arises chiefly in some cases from the passions themselves, and in others from the things that are the objects of the passions. The passions themselves have no great power of resistance, unless they be violent, because the sensitive appetite, which is the seat of the passions, is naturally subject to reason. Hence the resisting virtues that are about these passions regard only that which is great in such passions: thus fortitude is about very great fear and daring; temperance about the concupiscence of the greatest pleasures, and likewise meekness about the greatest anger. On the other hand, some passions have great power of resistance to reason arising from the external things themselves that are the objects of those passions: such are the love or desire of money or of honor. And for these it is necessary to have a virtue not only regarding that which is greatest in those passions, but also about that which is ordinary or little: because things external, though they be little, are very desirable, as being necessary for human life. Hence with regard to the desire of money there are two virtues, one about ordinary or little sums of money, namely liberality, and another about large sums of money, namely "magnificence."
In like manner there are two virtues about honors, one about ordinary honors. This virtue has no name, but is denominated by its extremes, which are {philotimia}, i.e. love of honor, and {aphilotimia}, i.e. without love of honor: for sometimes a man is commended for loving honor, and sometimes for not caring about it, in so far, to wit, as both these things may be done in moderation. But with regard to great honors there is "magnanimity." Wherefore we must conclude that the proper matter of magnanimity is great honor, and that a magnanimous man tends to such things as are deserving of honor.
Reply to Objection 1: Great and little are accidental to honor considered in itself: but they make a great difference in their relation to reason, the mode of which has to be observed in the use of honor, for it is much more difficult to observe it in great than in little honors.
Reply to Objection 2: In anger and other matters only that which is greatest presents any notable difficulty, and about this alone is there any need of a virtue. It is different with riches and honors which are things existing outside the soul.
Reply to Objection 3: He that makes good use of great things is much more able to make good use of little things. Accordingly the magnanimous man looks upon great honors as a thing of which he is worthy, or even little honors as something he deserves, because, to wit, man cannot sufficiently honor virtue which deserves to be honored by God. Hence he is not uplifted by great honors, because he does not deem them above him; rather does he despise them, and much more such as are ordinary or little. In like manner he is not cast down by dishonor, but despises it, since he recognizes that he does not deserve it.
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@Kubatana: "A lawyer has reported that the army is "arresting"people in Harare on Sam Nujoma and loading them on to the back of army trucks. They also took vendors from Park Lane – bananas from the banana sellers are scattered on the road. We are NOT back to normal!"
Julius Malema on #Mnangagwa: "Anyone who unleashes soldiers on innocent unarmed people, you have declared those people an enemy of the state. You are a fool. You don't deserve my respect."
State security agents yesterday, January 23, 2019 raided the home of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Chairperson, Rashid Mahiya and confiscated passports belonging to his wife and children.
The state security agents stormed Mahiya's home at around midnight and threatened further action against the family. Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition condemns the continued raids and abduction of civic society and opposition activists at a time the government of Zimbabwe is trying to mislead the international community that things have normalized in the country.
Lynne Mudonhi: "Door to Door beatings, abductions, arrests et al continued in Bulawayo last night after
#ED Twitter account had called for dialogue already how "SINCERE" is #ED? Is it that the Twitter #ED is divorced from #ED at the helm of the affairs of our Great Nation? #ZimbabweAtrocities"
Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in South Africa: ""President Ramaphosa is faced with an easy choice, either he intervenes to stop civilian abuse by the military in Zimbabwe or his govt will be one of the parties that will answer to the ICC on why they failed to act to stop the human rights violation"
Makomborero Haruzivishe: "We are at a critical crossroads as a nation and historic juncture as a generation. My resolve for social, economic and political liberation for my generation is greater than my fear for the bullets of the oppressor. "
Lance Guma: "Terence Mukupe and Justice Mayor Wadyajena were craftily deployed on Twitter this week to hoodwink us into thinking a coup was underway and that #Mnangagwa was also a victim and the army was out of control in killing unarmed civilians. Well the president is back and its aluta continua… the crackdown and brutality persists as we speak in #Zimbabwe."
Tom Deuschle: "Spoke to one of Zimbabwe's fine nurse counselors yesterday. Stories of more than 23 children she had treated—all brutalized physically + sexually during recent political upheaval. They all identified police as perpetrators! Unacceptable! Cannot be swept under the carpet.
Welshman Ncube: "The following day they confessed that they didn't have the witness in their custody and asked for time to secure their attendance in Court. Pressed to provide their particulars they produced the FAKE ID Nos and the FAKE addresses which turned out to be none existent."
The Elders: "
#Zimbabwe authorities must immediately cease attacks on civilians, rein in forces & respect law & human rights. @edmnangagwa's government must urgently change course and step back from this escalating crisis."
@Baekithemba: "Youths in Bulawayo townships are still being brutalised by Mnangagwa's soldiers. Young men going about their activities are being targeted by the bloody regime. National stakeholders must insist Mnangagwa orders his soldiers back to barracks before any engagement commences."


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Blizzard Entertainment has officially announced the release of the next expansion for its popular fantasy MMO World of Warcraft. Warlords of Draenor, the fifth expansion for the game, sends players to Draenor "at a pivotal moment in history to fight against and alongside legends from Warcrafts brutal past."
Warlords of Draenor features player constructed strongholds, revamped character models and animations, a new level cap of 100, and a variety of new zones, dungeons, raids, scenarios, and battlegrounds. The expansion also enables any player to boost one character to level 90 so they can enjoy the new content as soon as possible.
With the 20th anniversary of Warcraft and the 10th anniversary of World of Warcraft taking place this month, now is the perfect time to re-explore the series rootsand to reinvent one of its greatest conflicts for a whole new generation of players, said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. Warlords of Draenor contains some of the most epic and thrilling content weve ever created, and the included level 90 character boost makes it easier than ever for anyone to jump right into the action.Warlords of Draenor sends Azeroths heroes beyond the Dark Portal on a desperate mission to save their world from the vicious Iron Hordea formidable army of the most infamous orc clans from Warcrafts battle-scarred history. As players explore the savage alien world of Draenor, theyll encounter fierce new foes, befriend unlikely new allies, oversee the construction of a mighty base to withstand the orc onslaught, and forge their own legend from the raw materials of the past.Warlords of Draenor adds new features and a worlds worth of exciting new content for World of Warcraft players:Explore a Savage World: Explore the hostile world of Draenor, home of the orc and draenei races, as it once existed, and adventure in all-new zones alongside characters central to Warcraft history.Build Your Garrison: Establish and expand your own customizable stronghold on Draenor, and gather NPC followers to collect resources and embark on missions under your command.Jump to Level 90: Boost one character of your choosing to be instantly ready to explore the wilds of Draenor, making it easier than ever to enjoy the latest content with your friends .*Adventure to Level 100: Reach new heights of power and unlock bonuses to further enhance your abilities on your way to the new level cap of 100.
And More: Take on an array of Dungeons, Raids, and Challenge Modes; seek out otherworldly pets and mounts to add to your collection; engage in exciting world PvP in Ashranno matter what kind of content you enjoy, new challenges and rewards await.Warlords of Draenor is available now in a digital and physical Standard Edition (SRP: £34.99) as well as a Digital Deluxe Edition (SRP £49.99), which contains the following in-game bonuses for World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games:World of WarcraftDread Raven Mount and Dread Hatchling Pet: Swoop down from the dark of night on the black-winged Dread Raven, a mortal progeny of Anzu, and devour your prey in your next Pet Battle with the adorably ferocious Dread Hatchling.StarCraft® IIWarchief Portraits: Summon the strength of two of the most fearsome Iron Horde warchiefsGrommash Hellscream and Blackhandas you clash in the Koprulu sector in StarCraft II.Diablo® IIIWarsong Pennant: Brandish this battle-torn pennant on your back, and channel the rage of the Warsong Clan against the demonic forces of Sanctuary in Diablo III.Hearthstone®: Heroes of WarcraftBlackrock Card Back: Outfit your champions deck with a custom card back forged in the fires of Blackrock.Warlords of Draenor is also available in a retail-exclusive Collectors Edition (SRP: £64.99), which comes equipped with the digital bonus items from the Digital Deluxe Edition as well as a full-color hardcover art book, a behind-the-scenes two-disc Blu-ray/DVD set, a CD soundtrack, and a Warlords of Draenor mouse pad. Players should check their local retailer for details and availability.All versions of the expansion come with one Level 90 Character Boost, making it easier than ever for new and returning players to experience Warlords of Draenors content alongside their friends and family. For more information, visit www.warlords.com.Warlords of Draenor is available now in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, and will be available November 18 in South Korea, mainland China, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.Warlords of Draenor has received a 12 rating from the PEGI. In addition to the English version, the expansion is available fully localized into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, European Spanish, Italian, Russian, Korean, traditional Chinese, and simplified Chinese.
Warlords of Draenor sends Azeroths heroes beyond the Dark Portal on a desperate mission to save their world from the vicious Iron Hordea formidable army of the most infamous orc clans from Warcrafts battle-scarred history. As players explore the savage alien world of Draenor, theyll encounter fierce new foes, befriend unlikely new allies, oversee the construction of a mighty base to withstand the orc onslaught, and forge their own legend from the raw materials of the past.Warlords of Draenor adds new features and a worlds worth of exciting new content for World of Warcraft players:
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From Surrey highs to topsy-turvy England ride – The Thorpe and Butcher story
Two stylish left-handers who helped rejuvenate the England team and bring silverware back to south London, Graham Thorpe and Mark Butcher look back on the highs and lows of international cricket, their trophy-laden days at Surrey and supporting each other through personal strife.
First published in 2014
Did the two of you spend much time together in your early days at Surrey?
MB: Hardly any time at all, in fact. Thorpey had a really great first full year in 1989, then he went on a couple of England A tours and I didn't make my first-class debut until 1992. In those days the second team and first team very rarely saw one another. We knew each other but that was about it.
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GT: I remember a Sunday League game against Glamorgan, I think Mark's dad Alan was playing against us, and Butch got some runs [48*] as an 18- or 19-year-old. That was the first time I came across him.
What were your first impressions of one another?
MB: Obviously Thorpey was a terrific player. He was very quiet though – he kept himself to himself. By the end of his career he was fantastically sociable and gregarious, the life and soul, but at the beginning he was almost the exact opposite. He was like two different people in that sense. It kind of paid to be that way at that time though, players weren't treated particularly well and you were always a bad knock way from getting dropped. It made people more insular, more selfish I suppose. He went through a real change in his outlook to other people and being part of a team.
GT: That describes me pretty well through the course of my career. I wasn't massively outgoing when I first came into the dressing room, I quietly went about my business. As a young player, when you're wanting to do well, wanting to score runs, you can get wrapped up in it. But as you go through life and things happen to you on and off the field, you don't take it quite as seriously and you're able to cope with the bigger occasions because you get some perspective. Certainly the last five years of my career I was very much wanting to do a lot more in terms of helping out other players and I liked a bit of fun in the dressing room. I always had a good impression of Butch as a batsman. He had a solid technique, he had some calypso shots off the back foot, and he was a handy bowler in those days too.
What was the culture of the Surrey changing room like in the early Nineties?
GT: Surrey was quite old-fashioned. We used to have two dressing rooms and you had to go and knock on the first-team dressing room door until you became a capped player.
MB: That didn't go away until 1996 when Dave Gilbert became coach. All the senior players very much looked out for number one and that perhaps accounted for the fact that Surrey had been a bunch of very talented individuals for a period of time but had never actually come together and won anything.
GT: It did change, though. When Adam Hollioake was captain and Gilbert came over from Australia one of the first things we wanted to change was to open up the dressing room. That was a big change.
MB: When Adam and I got into the side and started playing regularly together from 1993 or 1994, we were quite noisy really for a couple of youngsters and weren't afraid to give some of the older players a bit of jip. We very much believed that if we were going to be a successful side, and remember Surrey hadn't won a trophy since '82, we had to ditch this 'everything is about me' attitude.
And then the trophies started coming – three Championships in four seasons between 1999-2002 and also five one-day titles. What were some of your highlights together?
GT: Singing the team song was certainly one. Adam decided we needed one and we came up with it ourselves. We all had certain parts in the song and the main three performers in a win would get a mention in it. I used to play my part by hitting stumps together – those are some of the best memories. I remember when we won the Championship against Nottinghamshire at The Oval in 1999 staying in the dressing room long into the evening.
MB: In terms of partnerships, I remember a big one between us against Hampshire at Guildford in 1999 when we won our first Championship. We were asked to follow on and I remember we said in the dressing room that was a mistake. We scored 490 or something [Thorpe 164, Butcher 94] and then rock 'n' rolled them in the last innings to win the match. We gave them an absolute shellacking.
What are some of your fondest memories of playing together for England?
MB: We had such a blast on the tour of the West Indies in 2004. We won the first Test in Jamaica with Harmy's heroics and then moved on to Trinidad. We were chasing 120 or something [99] and Nass [Nasser Hussain] and I were not out overnight. We didn't have many to get the next day but it was still tense, as it always is when you've got runs to get the next day in a Test match, so Thorpey and I said, 'Sod this, let's have a couple of rum and cokes in the hotel bar'. We had two or three – maybe one too many.
GT: I remember Butch saying, 'Nass, you're better off having a few drinks because you'll only regret it if you nick off tomorrow' but he said he had to go to bed. Lo and behold, next day Nass walks out and nicks off second ball!
MB: Thorpey and I romped home, smashed it to all parts and wandered off grinning our heads off . There's a photo of us walking off laughing because I've just turned to Thorpey and said, 'We bloody told him!'
What made that tour so special?
MB: We were just starting to realise we were a bloody good side. We'd come back to win the South Africa series in 2003 and we'd seen off a few other sides. We had Harmison, we had Jones – some real firepower in terms of pace bowling – Tres and Vaughany at the top of the order who could go out and take the opposition on and then there was me, Nass and Thorpey in the middle – the old gits trying to put the fires out when required! We had a fantastic work ethic too. I remember during the South Africa tour in 2004/05 feeling a bit let down by the fact that it didn't feel the same as the West Indies tour. Already by then it had moved along. Fred and Harmy had become big heroes and it just felt as though the hunger that we had in preparation for the West Indies series wasn't quite there. Obviously they went on to win the Ashes without us in 2005 but we all saw how quickly it disintegrated after that. It felt to me as though we never got back to the great thing we had on that trip, but that's just my view on it.
Did you know the two of you never had a 100-partnership together for England?
MB: It's a strange one. Nasser and I used to have a lot of partnerships but Thorpey and I never seemed to be in nick at the same time – apart from that West Indies tour – and when he wasn't in the side I tended to be playing better! The odd thing is I played a lot of Test matches and he played a lot of Test matches but I don't think we played a great amount together for one reason or another.
GT: It did seem that Butch would score runs on one occasion and I wouldn't and then I'd score runs and he wouldn't, but I do know he was one of my favourite No.3 batsmen. He had a great temperament – he was very calm and laid-back. I remember at Sabina Park in 2004, Butch was facing Tino Best and Fidel Edwards and they were bowling quick. He just kept wearing them on the arm and when he came off at lunch he had three ice packs as these bruises the size of melons started to appear. He was a hard bugger was Butch and very phlegmatic in his approach to facing fast bowling. I wouldn't have wanted anybody other than Butch ahead of me at that stage – my ideal No.3.
When you first saw Mark play did you expect him to go on and play 70-odd Test matches?
GT: Butch wasn't a guy who was going to die wondering, or die stressed for that matter! That's a really important thing to have at Test level, having that temperament that allows you to handle yourself and stay calm. If he hadn't have got injured he would have comfortably played 100 Tests. His downfall was probably buying into the England fitness regime of that time. He always used to be able to train in his own way but he got into the fitness stuff in South Africa in 2004/05 and hurt his wrist doing some tricep dips. He should have stuck with a pint and a fag at the end of the day and not worried about the gym!
You both had to cope with personal issues during your playing days. Did you help each other out in those difficult times?
GT: Yeah, we both knew what it was like to be on the wrong side of some tabloid press and obviously both our first marriages didn't work out. When you're an international cricketer it puts strains and stresses on your life so we were very supportive of each other and understanding of the challenges which you face at that level. We certainly had our difficult moments as individuals.
MB: There was an odd episode, and I still don't quite understand to this day what happened, but there were phone calls being made behind closed doors and there was a falling out between our wives. Thorpey and I had a big row and the whole relationship seemed to break down, in 1999 probably. Later that year my whole life had been turned upside down and I remember having an absolute fit on the ground at The Oval, just completely losing it, throwing my bat up in the air and storming off. I was in a right state. I remember Thorpey and I coming together and chatting for an hour at the ground, talking about the fact that the relationship was fine, that we were mates and everything was ok.
GT: When you see a teammate upset you want to make it right and I think we are both pretty compassionate people. Occasionally you have fallouts with teammates but we realised that we were good mates and luckily it wasn't one that went on for a long period of time.
MB: He helped me out a lot and then vice versa in later years when he was going through his problems. We'd both been through similar things in our personal lives and that brought us closer together. There's a lot of mutual respect there – I still think that he was the best batsman I played with for all conditions.
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Change Your Life With the 30-Day Thank-You Challenge
|Posted by Karen M. Wyatt on February 24, 2015 at 8:35 PM
If you are looking for a way to boost your happiness, health and relationships with one simple practice, the answer to your search is this: Gratitude. Studies have shown that cultivating an attitude of thankfulness in your life correlates with well-being, strengthened relationships with romantic partners and other individuals, and health benefits like a stronger immune system, lower blood pressure and improved sleep.
Scientists have yet to explain exactly how gratitude produces these impressive benefits, but there are some theories that perhaps gratitude increases brain-levels of dopamine, the "feel-good" neurotransmitter. In addition the Institute of Heartmath suggests that the positive effects begin in the heart, because their studies have shown that the rhythm of the heart becomes smooth and harmonious when we experience appreciation and other positive emotions.
No matter how gratitude works to improve mental and physical health, there is plenty of evidence available to suggest that gratitude is a worthwhile practice to add to your daily routine. But how do you actually incorporate an attitude of thankfulness into your busy life—especially when you are coping with a multitude of stresses and struggles? Can you still feel grateful when things are not going as well as you would like?
One interesting study reported in the Journal of Positive Psychology showed that people who are aware of their mortality, such as those who have faced a life-threatening illness or near-death experience, are more likely to express gratitude than those who have not reflected on death.
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There are many excellent ideas for cultivating thankfulness in your daily life, like keeping a gratitude journal or reciting a gratitude prayer each evening before you go to sleep. But here's an idea for expressing your gratitude that will have additional positive benefits for you:
Write a thank-you note to someone in your life each day for 30 days.
The note you compose can be short and simple and may or may not actually be sent to the other person. The goal behind this practice is to focus each day on a person in your life, past or present, for whom you feel grateful and to express in writing why you are thankful for their presence on your life's path.
You should be able to think of 30 different people throughout your lifetime who have changed your life in some way. And not all of those interactions may have been positive when they occurred—sometimes people who have caused you pain in the past have actually helped you grow the most.
So the idea is to thank a variety of people for the help they have sent your way, even if some of it felt hurtful at the time. By doing this you will be sorting through your old memories of both joy and pain and healing many of the wounds you may have been carrying with you over the years.
Here is an excerpt from a thank-you note I wrote to my 4th-grade teacher:
"Dear Mrs. Ingersoll,
Thank you for challenging me to be the best person I could be when I was 10-years old. You inspired me to dig deep and see what I was capable of, even though I felt afraid and unsure of myself at times. Thank you for not settling for anything less than my best work—you helped me set my standards high and reach beyond my limitations."
This practice helps you build a convincing body of evidence that life is good and that you have been blessed, even during difficult times. By intentionally expressing your appreciation for 30 days you will be creating a "habit of gratitude" that will help you stay in a state of thankfulness for your life in every situation.
In addition, if you actually do mail some of the thank-you notes you will increase the happiness of the people you thank and strengthen your relationships with them, as well. Join me in this 30-day challenge to put your gratitude in writing and change your life, one thank-you note at a time!
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(Dr. Karen Wyatt is a hospice and family physician and the author of the award-winning book "What Really Matters: 7 Lessons for Living from the Stories of the Dying." She is a frequent keynote speaker and radio show guest whose profound teachings have helped many find their way through the difficult times of life. Learn more about her work at www.karenwyattmd.com.)
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