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Pay-as-you-go insurance platform for gig economy delivery drivers raises £1.225M
Zego, who offer scooter drivers insurance from as little as 65p an hour, will use the funding to expand its tech team and tech development
by Shane Donnelly
Updated: Jan 25, 2019 Published: Jul 20, 2017
Zego, a pay-as-you-go insurance platform for gig economy delivery drivers, has raised £1.225m in seed funding.
Backed by LocalGlobe, Zego aims to help businesses that operate in the gig economy attract more couriers by proving them with flexible and cheap insurance for their bikes, mopeds and eventually cars.
Targeting food delivery drivers who work from their own homes on a flexible basis, Zego is currently used by scouter drivers for the likes of Deliveroo, UberEats, Amazon, Jinn, and Quiqup.
Fees for the scooter policy start from just 65p an hour up to £25 a week, while insuring a car can cost just £1 an hour.
Operating via an app, drivers top up their account much like an Oyster card or pay-as-you-go mobile – with the account then debited after a shift is completed.
Co-founded by Harry Franks, Stuart Kelly, and Sten Saar, the trio have a wealth of experience in the start-up scene – particularly the gig economy.
Both Franks and Saar previously worked for food delivery giant and Startups 100-ranked Deliveroo and Young Gun-founded onefinestay, while Kelly worked as head of engineering at Startups 100-listed Hubble.
Becoming increasingly synonymous with workers' rights disputes, the gig economy has seen the lines between self-employment and employment become more blurred in recent years.
The Taylor Review, a recent government-backed employment report, has suggested that gig economy workers be renamed "dependent contractors" in a bid to better distinguish them from people who are genuinely self-employed.
The report suggested that a "one sided flexibility" exists in the relationship between businesses that operate within the gig economy and their delivery drivers, that gives too much power to the employer and not enough rights to the employee.
In October 2016, the Employment Tribunal ruled that Uber drivers were not self-employed and were in fact entitled to an array of basic employment rights including the right to be paid the national living wage, the right to join a company pension scheme, and the right to statutory holiday pay and rest breaks.
The insurtech start-up will use this latest injection of cash to expand its tech team and tech development.
Franks said:
"We want to empower people across Europe to work in the way that suits their life and commitments. We're targeting part-time drivers with a product that is particularly tailored to help them get the most out of work.
"Buying insurance should be quick and easy, mobile, flexible and transparent. You should only have to pay when you earn and that way our insurance helps you to work and take control of your expenses."
Robin Klein, partner at LocalGlobe, said:
"The world of work is changing fast and services like insurance have a long way to go to catch up. Zego is a simple idea but it has the potential to free millions of people around the world to work in a way that suits them.
"As Zego collects more data about delivery drivers it will also help the insurance industry price premiums more effectively, which ensures that sharing economy jobs really do pay for those who rely on them."


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International Solidarity
International Calling to Mobilize before the G-20 and the IMF. For the political, environmental, cultural and economic sovereignty of our people and our bodies.
We are organizations, international processes and movements, national and regional, of the working people, peasants, natives, Afro-descendants, feminists, retired, immigrants, students, defenders of the people's rights, defenders of the environment, common goods and climatic justice, and defenders of the rights of childhood and gender, among others, who fight the advance of Capital over our lives, bodies and territories from our different bodies and standings. We call all peoples and movements of the world to mobilize in Argentina and all our countries on November 30, 2018, and to join the Week of Action against the G-10, the IMF and their agenda of domination on November 25-December 1.
Between November 30 and December 1, the G-20 Summit will take place in the South American country, where the Chiefs of State of the member countries and bodies will discuss transcendental issues, including the state of world economy, the future of labor and food, and infrastructure for development.
Those of us, who know that this type of enclaves work to determine new forms of exploitations of the life of our peoples, express our rejection to this Summit, which comes to reinforce the brutal setback imposed by Mauricio Macri in his country and intends to extend it throughout the region and the world. Today, Argentina is a lab for liberalization, debt and privatization policies pushed by the G-20, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, among others, which have jeopardized the future of the country and condemned millions of workers and their families to exclusion and misery.
The G-20 Summit groups the most powerful countries of the world and the "emerging" ones, and works based on the legitimacy it claims due to its size and power. It will work as a new platform to push public policies against the international achievements in human rights, peace, sovereignty of the peoples, environmental and labor rights, among others. The neoliberal capitalist offensive consolidates through this forum, and leads to impoverishment, hunger, exclusion and repression of the social majorities, undermining the possibilities of democracy and perpetuating impunity in service of transnational corporations. For this, it is our duty to express firmly against it, highlighting the urgency and possibility of real alternatives.
We cannot allow the future of our labor rights, social security, public and free education and health, food sovereignty, and the integrity of our lands to remain in the hands of the elites that despise our people and profit from our precarious situations resulting from their decisions. It is our future, that of the new generations of all the people and the life on this planet which are at stake.
For these reasons, we call to mobilize. We summon all the peoples and their organizations, united in diversity, to demonstrate that we do not accept the policies pushed and applied by the G-20, and we will work with solidarity between countries and specificities to self-determine our future, and face the impositions from the powerful economic and military elites. Before the fierce advancement that intends to achieve complete domination over our lives, we must give a firm global answer based on the right to protest, which they have wanted to disregard, to repress and deny the legitimate expression of our resistance.
For a world without domination of transnational corporations and their model of trade liberalization and debt. For a world that respects the rights of the people and nature, and enables the building of democratic alternatives based on our sovereignty and integration as peoples. We call to participate in the great Week of Action from 11/25 to 12/1 and to mobilize in Argentina and all around the world on November 30th against the G-20 and the IMF.
Out with the G-20-IMF Convergence
Continental Day for Democracy and against Neoliberalism
Brazil | With Bolsonaro's Support, the Amazon Suffers Another Gold Rush
Chile | We Defeated Kast at the Ballot Box! What Should We Expect from Boric's Government?

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After two loads of washing we needed to top the water tank up before going too much further. Once up through Banbury Lock there would only be one tap we'd be able to use, just above the lock, and this would mean reversing to it as the canal ahead is currently closed. As we were finishing our breakfast the boat that was having engine trouble came past, they pulled onto the water point below the lock. Good job there's the one above, so we pushed off and emptied the lock.
No matter what time of day there are plenty of people around at the lock and despite the number of signs up saying not to cross the top gates, many people do. Some ask, others don't. The locals may well be aware to tread carefully as they cross and it does save a walk round to the handy footbridge put there for the purpose. Two more crossed just as the gate was about to be ready to open.
The pound through Banbury was full, so much that the water was over topping the top gates of the lock. There must be a bypass with water being pumped around the closure or a feed into this pound, at least it means that no matter how many boats go through the lock our boat will remain afloat.
Soon the other boat was coming up the lock and as we were still filling with water Mick walked up to raise the lift bridge for them. They hadn't noticed that that was what was happening and pulled over expecting us to go through first, Mick waved them on. Our tank was now full, so no need to drop the bridge, we packed away our hose quickly and followed them through. Tooleys were going to work on their engine problem and they called the boat yard to see where to pull in, luckily there was space for us to pass as they were directed into a space.
Next thing was to find a mooring suitable for Tilly to be able to go out. The Castle Quay moorings are surrounded by car parks for the shopping arcade and not somewhere we'd be happy to let her out. I walked on along the towpath to see if there was space by Spiceball Park. I passed a few boats that had come past us in recent days, all waiting for the stoppage ahead to finish to carry on northwards like ourselves. There were also a few familiar boats, those from permanent moorings on the other side of the closure. They had moved down so as to have access to the water point. I walked up almost to the closed bridge, but there was only one space available. This was alongside the park, but also right next to the busy road bridge. If I could have got five boats all to nudge up tightening up their modesty gaps, then we'd have just fitted by the park. So I walked back to Mick and gestured to reverse back to Castle Quays. There was just enough space for us to tag on the end of the moorings before the disabled bollards.
This will do for the next few days. This outside has no view! Just what were they thinking?
Banbury is the last reasonable sized town we'll see before Christmas. So presents and festive items need to be bought whilst we're here. No popping into town whilst we're on the summit pound for crackers!
1 lock, 0.3 miles, 120ft reversed, 2 taps, 1 beaten to, 1 lift bridge, 5 dogs still woofing, 2 compost boats together, 1 shopping list compiled, 0 shore leave, 0 view! 1 sulky cat.
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The clients desired a country home on a manageable site in which they can retire and enjoy their hobbies of tree collection and gardening. It is a home which requires planning for the future and can therefore adapt to allow them to live out their daily lives within a self-generating environment. The final briefing requirement was for a house which had strong environmental principles and terms of passive design and ongoing costs with minimal future maintenance. The landscaping, gardens and external living spaces are a high priority. The interaction with these begins with the long driveway approach and arrival at the carport. The journey from the car to front door is punctuated by moments of directed views and seating to pause under shelter where one can rest, watch, drop shopping and appreciate the surrounds. The landscape is driven into the interior of the house through the winter gardens and large windows used to frame views and create internal artworks. Landscaping has also been employed as the shading device for the entry winter garden (virginia creeper) and the east and west facing windows (deciduous ornamental pears). Water collection from all roofs will be used to irrigate along with grey water recycling. The house plan was strongly derived from the future proofing requirements of the brief. The two wings, while operating as a family home currently for visiting relatives,
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On a 3.6ha site, Heathmont Gardens, is a cluster subdivision and master plan of 66 house and lots. Predominantly detached housing, the medium density yield gross is 33 houses per/ha. The design objective was to increase occupant amenity through the inclusion of 3 semi-private communal open spaces for all to share. Heathmont Gardens strives to provide a village environment in which a community can develop to responsibly share a lifestyle characterised by a stimulating aesthetic of integrated landscaping, open space and built form. The proposal draws from earlier cluster project models making a relevant contribution through increased density and comprehensive environmental design elements. The language of the built form references the neighbourhood.
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PDP speaks on being in 'dilemma' over picking Presidential candidate
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has maintained that it's not in dilemma over picking a Presidential candidate, ahead of 2019 election.
Spokesperson of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan said contrary to insinuation, PDP was happy with the development rather than been confused.
Speaking with Daily Independent, Ologbondiyan said the opposition party was willing to welcome more Presidential aspirants.
According to the party's spokesperson, "It is wrong for people to say our party is in a dilemma due to the increasing number of presidential aspirants that we have. We are not in a dilemma by any measure.
"If anything, the number of aspirants seeking to be the presidential candidate of our great party, the PDP, is a healthy development.
"It has enabled Nigerians to realise the fact that majority of Nigerians are aligning with the PDP.
"That is why a lot of people, especially politicians, are deserting the disintegrating and dysfunctional APC, and coming to the PDP.
"So, there is no dilemma of any sort in our having more presidential aspirants. As a matter of fact, nobody can aspire to be president on the platform of the APC because the party is presently stuck with a candidate that cannot win an election.
"As at today, the only party that can provide the opportunity and give Nigerians the right of choice as to select a credible presidential candidate that will restore Nigeria to the right track is the PDP.
"That is why many of these presidential aspirants are trooping to the PDP and, as a democratic party, our doors are wide open to accommodate them. To us, it is the more, the merrier."


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Q: Is there a downside to using AggressiveInlining on simple properties? I bet I could answer that myself if I knew more about tools to analyze how C#/JIT behaves but since I don't, please bear with me asking.
I have simple code like this :
    private SqlMetaData[] meta;

    private SqlMetaData[] Meta
    {
        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
        get
        {
            return this.meta;
        }
    }

As you can see I put AggressiveInlining because I feel like it should be inlined.
I think. There's no guarantee the JIT would inline it otherwise. Am I wrong?
Could doing this kind of thing hurt the performance/stability/anything?

A: You are right - there is no way to guarantee that the method would be inlined - MSDN MethodImplOptions Enumeration, SO MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining vs TargetedPatchingOptOut.
Programmers are more intelligent than a compiler, but we work on a higher level and our optimizations are products of one man's work - our own. Jitter sees what's going during the execution. It can analyze both the execution flow and the code according to the knowledge put into it by its designers. You can know your program better, but they know better the CLR. And who will be more correct in his optimizations? We don't know for sure.
That's why you should test any optimization you make. Even if it is very simple. And take into account that the environment may change and your optimization or disoptimization can have quite an unexpected result.

A: Compilers do a lot of optimizations. Inlining is one of them, whether the programmer wanted or not. For example, MethodImplOptions does not have an "inline" option. Because inlining is automatically done by the compiler if needed.
Many other optimizations are especially done if enabled from the build options, or "release" mode will do this. But these optimizations are kind of "worked for you, great! Not worked, leave it" optimizations and usually give better performance.
[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]

is just a flag for the compiler that an inlining operation is really wanted here. More info  here and here
To answer your question;

There's no guarantee the JIT would inline it otherwise. Am I wrong?

True. No guarantee; Neither C# has a "force inlining" option.

Could doing this kind of thing hurt the performance/stability/anything?

In this case no, as it is said in Writing High-Performance Managed Applications : A Primer

Property get and set methods are generally good candidates for inlining, since all they do is typically initialize private data members.

A: Compilers are smart beasts. Usually, they'll automatically squeeze out as much performance as they can from anywhere they can.
Trying to outsmart the compiler doesn't usually make a big difference, and has a lot of chances to backfire. For instance, inlining makes your program bigger as it duplicates the code everywhere. If your function is used in a lot of places throughout the code, it might actually be detrimential as pointed out @CodesInChaos. If it is obvious the function should be inlined, you can bet the compiler will do so.
In case of hesitation, you can still do both and compare if there is any performance gain, that's the only certain way to now. But my bet is the difference will be neglegible, the source code will just be "noisier".

A: EDIT: I realize my answer didn't exactly answer the question, while there is no real downside, from my timing results there is no real upside either. The difference between a inline property getter is 0.002 seconds over 500 million iterations. My test case may also not be 100% accurate since its using a struct because there are some caveats to the jitter and inlining with structs.
As always, the only way to really know is to write a test and figure it out. Here are my results with the following configuration:
Windows 7 Home
8GB ram
64bit os
i5-2300 2.8ghz

Empty project with the following settings:
.NET 4.5
Release mode
Start without debugger attached - CRUCIAL
Unchecked "Prefer 32-bit" under project build settings

Results
struct get property                               : 0.3097832 seconds
struct inline get property                        : 0.3079076 seconds
struct method call with params                    : 1.0925033 seconds
struct inline method call with params             : 1.0930666 seconds
struct method call without params                 : 1.5211852 seconds
struct intline method call without params         : 1.2235001 seconds

Tested with this code:
class Program
{
    const int SAMPLES = 5;
    const int ITERATIONS = 100000;
    const int DATASIZE = 1000;

    static Random random = new Random();
    static Stopwatch timer = new Stopwatch();
    static Dictionary<string, TimeSpan> timings = new Dictionary<string, TimeSpan>();

    class SimpleTimer : IDisposable
    {
        private string name;
        public SimpleTimer(string name)
        {
            this.name = name;
            timer.Restart();
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            timer.Stop();
            TimeSpan ts = TimeSpan.Zero;
            if (timings.ContainsKey(name))
                ts = timings[name];

            ts += timer.Elapsed;
            timings[name] = ts;
        }
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 4)]
    struct TestStruct
    {
        private int x;
        public int X { get { return x; } set { x = value; } }
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 4)]
    struct TestStruct2
    {
        private int x;

        public int X
        {
            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
            get { return x; }
            set { x = value; }
        }
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 8)]
    struct TestStruct3
    {
        private int x;
        private int y;

        public void Update(int _x, int _y)
        {
            x += _x;
            y += _y;
        }
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 8)]
    struct TestStruct4
    {
        private int x;
        private int y;

        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
        public void Update(int _x, int _y)
        {
            x += _x;
            y += _y;
        }
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 8)]
    struct TestStruct5
    {
        private int x;
        private int y;

        public void Update()
        {
            x *= x;
            y *= y;
        }
    }

    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Size = 8)]
    struct TestStruct6
    {
        private int x;
        private int y;

        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
        public void Update()
        {
            x *= x;
            y *= y;
        }
    }

    static void RunTests()
    {
        for (var i = 0; i < SAMPLES; ++i)
        {
            Console.Write("Sample {0} ... ", i);
            RunTest1();
            RunTest2();
            RunTest3();
            RunTest4();
            RunTest5();
            RunTest6();
            Console.WriteLine(" complate");
        }
    }

    static int RunTest1()
    {
        var data = new TestStruct[DATASIZE];
        var temp = 0;
        unchecked
        {
            //init the data, just so jitter can't make assumptions
            for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                data[j].X = random.Next();

            using (new SimpleTimer("struct get property"))
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                {
                    for (var i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; ++i)
                    {
                        //use some math to make sure its not optimized out (aka don't use an incrementor)
                        temp += data[j].X;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        //again need variables to cross scopes to make sure the jitter doesn't do crazy optimizations
        return temp;
    }

    static int RunTest2()
    {
        var data = new TestStruct2[DATASIZE];
        var temp = 0;
        unchecked
        {
            //init the data, just so jitter can't make assumptions
            for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                data[j].X = random.Next();

            using (new SimpleTimer("struct inline get property"))
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                {
                    for (var i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; ++i)
                    {
                        //use some math to make sure its not optimized out (aka don't use an incrementor)
                        temp += data[j].X;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        //again need variables to cross scopes to make sure the jitter doesn't do crazy optimizations
        return temp;
    }

    static void RunTest3()
    {
        var data = new TestStruct3[DATASIZE];
        unchecked
        {
            using (new SimpleTimer("struct method call with params"))
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                {
                    for (var i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; ++i)
                    {
                        //use some math to make sure its not optimized out (aka don't use an incrementor)
                        data[j].Update(j, i);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    static void RunTest4()
    {
        var data = new TestStruct4[DATASIZE];
        unchecked
        {
            using (new SimpleTimer("struct inline method call with params"))
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                {
                    for (var i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; ++i)
                    {
                        //use some math to make sure its not optimized out (aka don't use an incrementor)
                        data[j].Update(j, i);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    static void RunTest5()
    {
        var data = new TestStruct5[DATASIZE];
        unchecked
        {
            using (new SimpleTimer("struct method call without params"))
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
                {
                    for (var i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; ++i)
                    {
                        //use some math to make sure its not optimized out (aka don't use an incrementor)
                        data[j].Update();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    static void RunTest6()
    {
        var data = new TestStruct6[DATASIZE];
        unchecked
        {
            using (new SimpleTimer("struct intline method call without params"))
            {
                for (var j = 0; j < DATASIZE; ++j)
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        DumpResults();
        Console.Read();
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    static void DumpResults()
    {
        foreach (var kvp in timings)
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Hardham has very high hopes for his wing technology. He believes that in ten years time, thousands of Makani wings could be flying above the U.S. coastline, replacing fossil fuels to power millions of homes with clean, sustainable energy.
This idea has a lot going for it. We know that winds are much stronger and more consistent at higher altitudes, but building a 400-meter (or taller) windmill is just not a practical idea. Here we allow the wind itself to empower a solution to that challenge. That's elegant.
There are unanswered questions about how "permanent" a kite can really be and how thousands of kites along the coastline would impact, our be integrated into, current flight patterns. But this is a very innovative and promising idea -- one that we can expected to see implemented (or at least some variation thereof) in the near future.


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Janique Charles shines in new Lion King video
Winterson's actress Janique Charles, who plays Nala in The Lion King, shines in this stunning new video released this week by the official Lion King Musical team. Charles appears recording a studio version of the popular show hit 'Shadowlands' in a clip that gives a flavour of the show.
You can view a short clip from the video below or for the full version simply head over to The Lion King Musical Facebook page here.
Appearing at the West End's Lyceum Theatre, The Lion King is now almost in its 20th year and continues to go from strength to strength. The show's Facebook page alone has over 2.5m followers, and great content like this continues to give online audiences a flavour of the hugely impactful show.


I will be traveling with friends to Nice this August. We would like to take a day trip to Portofino. Has anyone done this? We would like to travel via boat or train (we will not be renting a car) and are looking for the best way to go.
Any help or advice is appreiciated.
Is there any way you could do an overnight instead? This is an awfully long day trip. The train from Nice-Genoa is just under three hours. There are only a few of these trains each day.
From Genoa, you would need to wait for a local train down to the Portofino area. I don't know what the closest stop is, but it may be Santa Margherita, which is a few miles away from Portofino.
Driving time to Portofino from Genoa is about 45 minutes- 1 hour depending on traffic, but a local train, of course, may be longer.
I agree with Weadles - it's really not a viable day-trip unless you want to spend 10 hours on the train.
I drove Nice to Portofino, you should definitely stay the night. I stayed in Santa Margerita Ligure - a few kilometres from Portofino. It is beautiful and well worth the trip - although I would do it by car.
I second lexluther. I have done the same by car.
Other posters may not agree with me---but I would not make a journey all the way from Nice to just see Portofino, even if I did have a car.
What you may have seen in the photos of this tiny and picturesque, but overcrowded and ultra-expensive vacation spot is pretty much all there is -----overpriced shops and cafes circling a very small boat harbor, which you can walk around in 20 minutes, including the hike up the adjacent hill for a photo op.
(We were there 3 years ago and the only parking garage in the village was charging $10.00 per hour.) There are a few (about 20)street spaces, but these are all reserved for "residents".
If it is important to you to say that you were in "Portofino" would be the only reason for enduring this length of journey (even when including an overnight in Santa Margherita).
Remember, too, that you are talking about going in August---when all of Europe will be at their annual vacation spots. It might take you as long as an hour or more just to get from Santa Margherita on a bus, or by car, to Portofino----and it is only about a 3 mile ride.
Why no wait until you are in the neighborhood----such as the Cinque Terre--and then add this as a sidetrip.
Thank you all for your messages. It sounds like Portofino is out. We definitely do not want to rent a car, and plan on only using public transportation.
While in the area, we will be visiting Nice, Cannes and Monte Carlo. Does anyone have suggestions for another day trip?
Eze and St. Paul de Vence come to mind for great day trips, although in August, they will be CROWDED and hot.
Ferry from Rhodes to Crete?


Fact - one in five Australians are affected by mental illness every year.
What's worse is that many of these people struggle to seek help due to stigma.
This World Mental Health Day, on Wednesday 10 October, the 'Do You See What I See' Campaign will be launched to encourage Aussies to make a #MentalHealthPromise to themselves.
More than 700 organisations have engaged with the campaign, which has received more than 20,000 mental health promises already made online.
Wagga Wagga City Council and Bunnings Warehouse have shown their support by participating in the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of people wearing high visibility vests in one location.
The aim is to shed light and raise the visibility and awareness of mental health in the community, particularly amongst young men.
Mental Health Australia CEO Frank Quinlan said this year's response has been the biggest ever.
"Year-on-year, the interest in World Mental Health Day continues to grow – to me that's a clear sign that we are reducing stigma, and more and more people are prepared to talk and hopefully seek help," Mr Quinlan said.
"We've seen a huge increase in the participation of workplaces over the last two years and have tailored our messaging accordingly to encourage people to shed a more positive light on mental health at work.
As part of Queensland Mental Health Week, both the Story Bridge and Victoria Bridge will be lit up purple at 6pm on Wednesday 10 October.
If you or someone you know needs support, contact Lifeline on 13 1114.
For more information on mental health initiatives, check out Henry Crew and his motorcycle journey around the world.


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Our guest blogpost this week comes from Clearhaus, an acquiring company who offer payment solutions and process millions of transactions from over 8000 online shops across Europe.
This infographic is an analysis of our 2017 transaction data and shows you how the "Black Friday mania" impacted sales and buying behaviour.
Black Friday is just around the corner and maybe you've already made your first preparations for the big e-Commerce day. The American phenomenon started to become "a thing" this side of the pond somewhere in the mid-2010's and has since then grown almost exponentially. All online stores want in on the lucrative opportunity that is Black Friday, which means increased competition. But don't sweat - there's so much potential to be gained.
The early bird gets the offer!
Black Friday doesn't benefit everyone equally, and last year hobby, games, and toys retailers were the biggest winners - probably because these types of shops offer very attractive discounts. Online shops selling these items sold for 805% more on Black Friday than on an average day.
Clothing and home furnishing shops also made huge wins, whereas travel only saw a limited boost in sales. If your shop doesn't fall in one of the top categories that doesn't mean that you can't benefit on this day. You can run clever campaigns to boost sales, but also leverage Black Friday to capture more subscribers and permissions.
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Sports Media Watch: Darren Rovell: Miami Heat's NBA Title Being Marketed Wrong. Huh?
Darren Rovell thinks the Heat are NOT two-time NBA Champions. Or something like that.
By Chris Celletti Jun 22, 2012, 11:38am EDT
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There are a few things in this world I don't really get, as hard as I try to understand them, and one of them is why people listen to, follow on Twitter, care about where he's working, and in general don't just simply ignore Darren Rovell. The sports business news reporter got some headlines this week when he tweeted (Darren Rovell is the Twitter GOD, if you hadn't heard already) that he'll be returning to ESPN after seven years at NBC. Does anyone even remember Rovell's ESPN tenure? I don't, and I like it that way.
But the real reason I bring up Rovell is that on Friday, he took to the social media site and claimed this gem:
Not sure 2-time NBA champs was the right way to market the Heat title. Totally different squad. Probably different fans too.
Perhaps this is Rovell's way of taking a jab at the Heat's lack to real "fans", which is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination. It's not just since LeBron James came to town, the Heat have always had a gimmicky fan base - all Miami sports franchises do. But if Rovell is serious, then the marketing collateral the Heat shove out to the world should read something like: "2012 Miami Heat: Where LeBron Finally Won! (But we also won in 2006 before everyone hated us)"
Related: Tough Day To Be A Knicks Fan
So if we take Rovell's logic, the New York Yankees' 27 World Championships should really only count for like, seven. I mean, certainly the Yankees' four titles from 1996-2000 can all be considered one large Super Duper World Series title, because each of those teams had Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams. But that 2009 title - whoa boy now the Yankees have Alex Rodriguez and a whole new legion of A-Rod fanatics and 8-year-olds who don't know who Graeme Lloyd was and so no, this is not title 27...this is A-Rod Money Title Number 1!
Ladies and gents, Darren Rovell, your soon-to-be-again ESPN Sports Media expert. Good lord.
Quick Hits and Misses
CBS Sports Radio: CBS announced this week that it's creating a national radio network that it claims will be the most listened to network in the country. Basically, think ESPN Radio, just CBS' version. There will be national shows that local affiliates can choose to broadcast, and there will also be national hourly updates that CBS stations will air. How does this affect New York? Well, 660 WFAN is CBS owned, so our favorite local sports talk shows could be sounding a bit different soon.
I doubt CBS will make any major changes to WFAN's lineup. Sorry, Mike Francesa isn't going anywhere. But even worse off, maybe this means no more John Minko on the 20/20 update. Maybe WFAN will beam in a national update instead, which will suck because nothing's better than hearing Francesa berate a caller and finish off a rant with "Here's da Mink Man..."
Lampley's Call To Action: HBO Sports continues to pump out great sports programming, including the new show The Fight Game with Jim Lampley. The second episode aired last weekend and went deeper into the shocking and controversial decision victory by Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquiao. Lampley interviewed judge Duane Ford, who scored the fight dubiously for Bradley, among others. But the highlight of the show came at the end, where Lampley went on a bit of rant imploring fans to "Occupy Boxing"; basically to boycott bad fights and make their voices heard about the sport's bad practices. It was really quite compelling given that, obviously, Lampley calls most of HBO's major fights, and telling fans to stay away from bad fights (his network puts on its fair share of stinkers) was a bold statement. It probably won't happen, and wouldn't work in boxing's corrupt old boys club, but well done Jim! Also, keep wearing those awesome hipster glasses.


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Star Trek: Klingon Academy est un jeu vidéo de simulation de vol spatial développé par 14 Degrees East et édité par Interplay, sorti en 2000 sur Windows.

Système de jeu

Accueil
Computer Gaming World : 4/5

Notes et références

Jeu vidéo sorti en 2000
Jeu Windows
Jeu vidéo de simulation de vol spatial
Klingon Academy
Jeu vidéo développé aux États-Unis
Jeu Interplay
Jeu vidéo avec une musique composée par Inon Zur

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MENDELSON
LE DERNIER ALBUM (ICI D'AILLEURS)
Mendelson is a literary adventure and yet endowed with an exceptional musicality, often hard, sometimes deadpan, always moving.
It will soon be too late to find out why and how such an "unknown" band was able to achieve "cult" status during its lifetime.
The song Le dernier disque (The Last Record) is a manifesto for this ultimate gesture, to which La dernière chanson (The Last Song) comes to an end, surprisingly with more gratitude than regret or bitterness.
Only five tracks with the bitter and caustic but also strangely soothing autobiography Les chanteurs, unlike the poignant Héritage.
And with Algérie, a river-song as only Mendelson has, had the secret. Without doubt the masterpiece of this final record, a moving blow where Pascal Bouaziz manages to mix the very political subject of the previous album with the most intimate speech of a deep nostalgia: as in 1983 (Barbara) his most celebrated work, it is when he tells his own story that he reaches the top.
"His bravura piece is called Algérie [...] The strongest thing we've heard on a French album for ages".(Télérama - ffff ) "The kind of record for which one will inevitably invoke Bashung's L'Imprudence to grasp its height and beauty" (Les Inrockuptibles) "Something visceral and strongly involving" (Novo / 67) (Novo / 67) "It's a dizzying page that turns" (Gonzaï) (Gonzaï) "A monument" (IndiePopRock)
1.1. LE DERNIER DISQUE
1.2. ALGERIE
1.3. LES CHANTEURS
1.4. HERITAGE
1.5. LE DERNIERE CHANSON


Single-Player RPGs / Re: Will any trails games be on NA ps4?
Single-Player RPGs / Will any trails games be on NA ps4?
Single-Player RPGs / Re: Which "Tales of" games have you played more than once?
Abyss. Start the second play-through immediately.
Still think it's the best entry in the series.
Abyss had a deep solid plot with good characters and I loved the pacing. it was a grand adventure and a fun one at that. felt the first 6 hours were pretty slow but other than that it was the best tales I have played.
I still need to open graces but felt Abyss had the best story out of all them. And It was longer than I expected, did no sidequests and took me 60hours!!
Solid game, Story gets better and better in Abyss.
Vesperia might be a slight edge over abyss gameplay wise, but the story is pretty good. the 3rd part is the weakest, its still solid, just felt like 5 hours of going around chasing the end game boss knowing quite well who the end boss is.
seems like DDS it is then. I l have to pick them up then. I know SMT are usually dungeon crawly, but do nejoy story and since DDS is more story/cutscene weighted than Noctourne, I ll opt for DDS.
lots of good replies. I thought deluxe box set was both games in one but its only the first game.
Euris, I would rather have the game with more "meat"and dialogue.
so then DDS would be more my style since I prefer atleast some plot/diologue into games??
No, but the final dungeon is an massive tower. Massive by video game standards.
is the box set both games in one??
actually maybe DDS might be more my style.
but are you traveling through a huge tower the whole game??
Took a break off P 2 because I got fed up with needing the EXACT persona for JUST that BOSS fight. I didnt like how grindy and how many dungeons there were in the game.
but my main issue is if you dont have THE RIGHT persona for a boss battle or any boss battle for that matter. you will get wiped. soo ******. but I loved Persona 2 Story.
How hard is SMT Noctourne? Is the story as good as everyone says?
FOR THOSE OF YOU whO HAVE PLAYED PERSONA 2 and SMT Noct.
is the plot progression kinda the same?
my persona 2 blog post.


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The MARTAN film was inspired by the limiting stigma of spirituality. Together with photographer Jasper Abels, Daan Groot portrays an eclectic and hedonistic youth cult performing drug fuelled rituals of Dionysian nature. Exposing their ever growing bond in the flaming light of their mutual and somewhat sexual quest to explore each other, their spiritual being as well as their shared role in a world where religion tends to radicalize or disappear.
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Storm Cloud – Sample
Chapter One: Predictions
They say that sunset in the tropics is instant. One moment it's daylight and then it's dark. If you're lucky, in between you can see the "green flash." I'm convinced that the so-called green flash is a myth based on the way the light appears at sunset some nights. And as for instant — hardly. Sure, twilight doesn't last forever like it does in a Canadian summer, but it happens. I know it does, because there I was, sitting on the beach in Mo'orea, watching the sunset's colours illuminate the few clouds dotting the sky out to sea.
The party was in full swing behind me, people laughing and eating, the twang of a guitar as someone started up a song.
"I was wondering where you'd gone to." That non-existent twilight managed to cast a shadow over me as Isaac settled into the sand next to me. He wasn't even ten years older than me, but he felt like a kindly uncle. As the mate on the ship I served aboard, Isaac kept both the boat and the people working.
I smiled at him. "I'm fine," I said, "just enjoying the view."
"Hmm," he said, "it is beautiful." I could just make out him gesturing back to the party. "They sure know how to have a good time."
He wasn't referring to our shipmates, although the sentiment applied to them as well. We were enjoying our last night in the area, which was often an excuse for a party. But this time it was especially worth noting, as our hosts were Tulia's extended family.
She was one of the deckhands and Mo'orea was her home. When we'd arrived two weeks previously, they'd tried to convince her to stay. It had been touch and go for a while, but she'd eventually convinced them that she wasn't ready to quit sailing yet. The captain, Mat, had agreed to stay in the area longer than usual to let them spend a little time together, but we had to get moving. At least, that was what she said. I didn't completely understand our schedule, but I did understand that Mat got squirrelly if we stayed in one place too long. At first I thought it was part of our business model but now I wonder if it had more to do with the captain's personality.
"They're going to miss her," I said.
"They will," Isaac agreed. "I'm going for another plate of ham. You coming?" He stood, brushing sand off his butt. I watched as the dying colours deepened in the sky.
Rainui Laille, Tulia's brother, had laid in a proper Polynesian spread for the party, including a whole roast pig. I wasn't a vegetarian or anything, but honestly it put me off. I tried not to look it in the face as I took a plate. I stood next to a young Polynesian woman, one of Tulia's cousins, waiting for my turn at the salads. She was tall, with long wavy hair that fell almost to her hips, and even in the dim light I could make out the swirl of a tattoo on her upper arm. She caught my eye, and said in accented English, "You sail with Tulia?"
I said I did and introduced myself. "I'm Devi."
"I'm Marie. Nice to meet you." She scooped a large helping of something that looked like coleslaw onto her plate, then gestured to me. I nodded and she gave me an equally generous portion. "How long have you been sailing?"
"I joined the crew…" I had to mentally count the days, "… a couple of months ago."
"Oh. And before?"
Before I was on the boat I was a regular university student in Vancouver, and I'd ended up on board the Byte Bucket as my internship working for a company that offers clients untraceable, remote data storage. Explaining cloud data storage was hard enough; explaining that I administered servers installed on a boat that most of the time was sailing in some of the remotest parts of the world, when even I didn't really understand why we did what we did — well, it wasn't exactly easy small talk for me.
"This is my first time on a boat." I left it at that, and she seemed surprised but accepted what I'd said without question. We took our plates to a nearby table and sat.
After we'd each had a mouthful, she said, "There are a lot of ladies on your boat, no?"
I couldn't help myself and I laughed. "Yup."
"I work with Rainui at the company." Tulia's brother and his wife ran a local tourist charter firm; they'd just added a float plane to their fleet of jeeps. "We see many of the cruising yachts. There are not so many ladies on other boats, I think?"
I nodded. "We are unusual, it's true. There are lots of couples, a few families. The big, fancy boats have crew; they're mainly guys."
She nodded, thinking it over. "It's good," she said, finally. "It's hard to be the only lady."
"It is." I knew it wasn't as bad as it used to be in computer science, but I'd still had plenty of experience being the only woman in the room. "What do you do?"
"I'm the pilot," she said, grinning. I grinned back.
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The Voice judges to not look at the contestants while they perform. This image was taken in July 2016.
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What it takes to be a "star" in the modern music world
From tabloids and talk shows, all the way to television, we constantly dwell on this underlining factor of stardom and what it really takes.
What does it really boil down to? Is it the way you dress? Are you a certain age? Do you fall within a certain demographic, bracket, or class? All of these overwhelming factors that tie into stardom have shaped the music industry as a wholedrastically throughout time.
American Idol was one of the first reality musical television shows in the United States to break ground. American Idol is in fact one of the most successful talent shows in American history according to The Washington Post.This show, first airing in 2002, set the platform for the other various talent series to follow. The musical talent show gave us stars such as Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Adam Lambert, etc. Shows like American Idol specifically, have created an unhealthy and stereotypical ideology of stardom in modern day music.
Ideology in terms of fan base and stardom can really have an impact on the viewer, especially the younger more impressionable generation. Seeing the same star come out of a musical talent show can create a negative stigma or stereotype for the viewer. The issue with American Idol is that there are judges who pick these stars and decide who essentially comes out on top. The Voice and America's Got Talentare breaking this stigma.
In this past season of America's Got Talent, the winner was a young-man named Cody Lee. Lee was born deaf and autistic, but despite these struggles, he is nonetheless a fantastic entertainer.Lee was able to try out for the show, leaving the nation in awe. He ended up receiving the Golden Buzzer for his audition, his one and only audition, bringing him all the way to the final round. He then came out on top as the winner of season 14 of America's Got Talent. This creates a sense of inspiration and aspiration for our nation as a whole. It shows us that anything is possible in this life, even if there are odds that have not been in your favor.
The Voice is another example of a musical talent show that has gone above and beyond in terms of set up and execution of determining talent in an unbiased way. The show has a total of six judges who are placed in giant, motorized chairs that are turned from the stage; so, they cannot see the performer. It is then their job as talented musicians themselves, to solely base the performer off of their "voice," hence where the show gets its name.
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Raymond Decary est un scientifique français, né le  à Méry-sur-Seine (Aube) et mort le  à Paris.

Biographie
Il est difficile de classer Raymond Decary dans une catégorie de chercheurs. D'une très grande érudition polyvalente, il était doué d'une puissance de travail peu commune qui lui permit de faire face à des tâches multiples. Tour à tour naturaliste, ethnologue, géologue, historien, linguiste, il aborda pratiquement tous les domaines de recherche à Madagascar. Son œuvre de naturaliste est prodigieuse. En ce qui concerne la botanique et la zoologie, une dizaine de genres et des centaines d'espèces lui sont dédiées. Au Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, l'herbier qu'il a constitué rassemble plus de  échantillons de la flore malgache. Il rédigea plus de 400 articles et une vingtaine d'ouvrages. En cela, il a pris la suite de l'œuvre monumentale d'Alfred et Guillaume Grandidier.

C'est parce qu'il fut administrateur des colonies – proche de ses administrés avec qui il conversait en malgache – qu'il lui fut possible de produire, en marge de ses fonctions civiles, une œuvre scientifique originale. Son Journal quotidien, rédigé à Madagascar de 1916 à 1945, l'atteste :
Administrateur est le plus beau des métiers pour celui qui l'exerce à la fois avec son esprit et avec son cœur... Pour moi, l'administration se combinait avec les sciences naturelles, sans que ce fût au préjudice de l'une ou des autres... Toutes ces tournées, comme aussi les fonctions administratives exercées un peu partout dans l'Île, m'ont permis de bien connaître le pays et je suis certainement de ceux qui l'ont le plus parcouru. Je suis allé à peu près partout, ne cessant de chercher, de noter et de collecter... Je suis un collectionneur, mais j'ai vite compris, une fois arrivé à
Madagascar, que la collection ne doit être qu'un moyen et non un but. Un moyen de faire progresser la science et nos
connaissances.

Raymond Decary fut membre de nombreuses sociétés savantes et institutions, en particulier l'Académie malgache ; la Société de géographie ; le Muséum national d'histoire naturelle auquel il légua ses dossiers manuscrits, son Journal et la majeure partie de sa collection de clichés photographiques ; l'Académie des sciences d'outre-mer à laquelle il légua sa bibliothèque de  publications relatives à Madagascar ; le Musée de l'Homme auquel il légua une importante collection d'objets ethnographiques malgaches.

Quelques dates
 1891 : naissance à Méry-sur-Seine (Aube)
 1912 : licencié en Droit
 1914 : gravement blessé au début de la bataille de la Marne, déclaré inapte à servir aux armées.
 1916 : se porte volontaire pour aller à Madagascar où il faut des militaires de réserve pour prendre la relève des officiers d'active partant rejoindre le front. Conquis par la Grande Île, il décide d'entreprendre une carrière coloniale.
 1921 : élève à l'École Coloniale.
 1922 : revient à Madagascar en qualité d'administrateur des colonies. Il fait d'innombrables tournées dans toute l'Ile, et sept missions scientifiques lui sont confiées entre 1923 et 1930.
 1933 : directeur adjoint du Cabinet du gouverneur général à Tananarive.
 1937 : directeur de la Recherche scientifique à Madagascar.
 1939-1944 : mobilisation sur place, entrecoupée d'un rappel par l'Administration.
 1944 : retour en France (14-)
 1945 : démobilisé. Admis sur sa demande à faire valoir ses droits à la retraite, il quitte l'Administration pour poursuivre ses travaux personnels dans sa maison familiale de La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (Seine-et-Marne).
 1973 : décès à Paris (hôpital du Val de Grâce).

Bibliographie
 L'Androy, essai de monographie régionale,  Paris, Société d'Éditions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, 2 vol., 1930-1933.
 L'Établissement de Sainte-Marie de Madagascar sous la Restauration et le rôle de Sylvain Roux, Paris, Société d'Éditions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, 1937.
 Plantes et animaux utiles de Madagascar, Marseille, Annales du Musée colonial, 1946.
 La faune malgache, Paris, Éditions Payot, 1950.
 Mœurs et coutumes des Malgaches, Paris, Éditions Payot, 1951.
 Madagascar, (collection Terres lointaines), Société d'Éditions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, 1952.
 Histoire des populations autres que les Merina, (en collaboration avec G. Grandidier), fasc. I, in : "Histoire politique et coloniale de Madagascar", Tananarive, Imprimerie officielle, 1958.
 L'Habitat à Madagascar, Paris, Larose, 1958.
 Les ordalies et sacrifices rituels chez les anciens Malgaches, Paris, Larose, 1959.
 L'Ile Nosy-Bé de Madagascar : histoire d'une colonisation, Paris, Éditions maritimes et d'outre-mer, 1960.
 Les voyages du chirurgien Avine à l'Ile-de-France et dans la mer des Indes au début du , Port-Louis (île Maurice), 1961.
 La mort et les coutumes funéraires à Madagascar, Paris, G.-P. Maisonneuve et Larose, 1962.
 Contes et légendes du sud-ouest de Madagascar (collection "Les Littératures populaires de toutes les nations), Paris, G.-P. Maisonneuve et Larose, 1964.
 Coutumes guerrières et Organisation militaire chez les anciens Malgaches, Paris, Éditions maritimes et d'outre-mer, T. I : Les anciennes pratiques de guerre, 1966. T. II : L'Histoire militaire des Merina, 1966.
 Souvenirs et croquis de la terre malgache, Paris, Éditions maritimes et d'outre-mer, 1969.
 Madagascar, passion d'un naturaliste - extraits du journal de Raymond Decary - 1920 - 1939, extraits présentés par Yvonne Decary, Saint-Égrève, Éditions Alzieu, 2012
 Madagascar, entre la fleur et le képi - extraits du journal de Raymond Decary - 1939 - 1944, extraits présentés par Yvonne Decary, Saint-Égrève, Éditions Alzieu, 2012
 Raymond Decary de Verdun à Madagascar, lettres de guerre (1914) et extraits du journal de Raymond Decary présentés par Yvonne Decary. Saint-Égrève, Éditions Alzieu, 2017

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Botaniste français
Naissance en novembre 1891
Naissance à Méry-sur-Seine
Décès en décembre 1973
Décès à l'hôpital du Val-de-Grâce
Décès à 82 ans


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Mario Cuomo and the Liberals – By George J. Marlin
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I first met Mario Cuomo in 1970 when I was a college freshman. He was introduced to me by his good friend and former law school classmate Republican Assemblyman Jack Gallagher. Moments after meeting him, I realized Cuomo was a sharp, fast-talking guy.
My first impressions were confirmed a year later when I sneaked into a law class he taught at St. John's University. Using the Socratic method, Prof. Cuomo went for his students' jugulars. He made John Houseman's character in the movie "The Paper Chase" look like a pushover.
During his unsuccessful run for mayor in 1977, I couldn't help but admire the tenacious Cuomo, even as I campaigned for his Conservative Party opponent. Not since conservative William F. Buckley Jr. ran for mayor in 1965 had voters been exposed to such an articulate debater.
Five years later, Cuomo proved his mettle when he went on to beat Mayor Edward Koch in the Democratic gubernatorial primary and then defeat my candidate, Lew Lehrman.
As New York's chief executive, his son rightly described him as a "pragmatic progressive." In the 1980s, New York was not dark blue. A U.S. senator and the state comptroller were Republicans and the state Senate was solidly in GOP hands. Cuomo promoted as best he could his leftist ideology and stuck to his guns on the issue that cost him the gubernatorial election in 1994: his opposition to the death penalty.
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Rani Yahya (26-9 MMA) entered tonight's contest on a three-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission win over Luke Saunders this past August in Nebraska.
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Round two of this UFC 234 main card contest begins and Yahya backs up Simon with pressure. Ricky Simon has a cut around his right eye. Yahya lands a right hand but Simon comes back with one of his own that appears to do more damage. Yaha with a body kick off the cage and an then a flurry. Rani dives for an ankle but Simon avoids. Yahya backed into the fence but comes back swinging. A big right hand from Yaha lands. Simon leaps in with one of his own. Both men seem happy to stand and trade. Yahya lands a beautful counter punch that rocks Simon. Yahya chases after Simon with punches. Simon hits a counter elbow that sends Yahya down to the canvas. Simon lets Yahya up and Rani answers with a high kick. Simon with a lunging left. Another takedown attempt and this time Simon allows Yahya to pull guard. Round two comes to an end.
Round three begins and Simon is able to get Yahya down again. Yahya scrambles back to his feet and cracks Simon with an overhand right. Yahya with a double leg attempt, Simon sprawls him out. Both men seem happy to trade now. Yahya once again shoots for a takedown but it is not there. Simon catches a kick and lands a right hand. Yahya breaks free and lands a combination of his own. Simon catches Yahya coming in and scores a poweful takedown. He controls Rani while landing some ground and pound to close out the third and final round.


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