X-Morph: Defense | REVIEW - Use a Potion!
Do you like tower defense games? What about twin-stick shooters? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you're in for a treat – X-Morph: Defense blends the two genres together to offer an action-packed Earth vs. Aliens experience that offers as much strategy as it does all-out shooting. It makes for a thoroughly entertaining video game that might actually sway gamers who typically aren't fans of either genre.
X-Morph: Defense features a story that sees Earth taking on Alien Invaders that want nothing more than to destroy everything, kill everyone, and pretty much rule over the planet. It's what you'd expect from any Alien really (come on, we all know E.T. was a bit shifty). There's a twist though – rather than defending Earth, you actually take on the role of the Aliens yourself. It's a neat change to the formula that feels different to your traditional Alien invasion storyline, though that doesn't mean you should expect some big gripping narrative; it's still full of your typical clichés, even if it is seen from a different perspective to the norm. Still, the storyline does enough to accompany the hectic action-packed gameplay nicely.
In an unusual twist of genres, X-Morph: Defense combines tactical tower defense elements with twin-stick shooting, with the player able to co-ordinate all of their defenses whilst getting stuck into the action themselves. Now I've never been a huge fan of the tower defense genre, but I've always loved twin-stick shooters. The combination of the two has made for an experience that I've thoroughly enjoyed though. I've not just put minimal thought into my strategy and just focused on shooting either, with the game offering the most satisfying experience when you utilise a balance of both. Believe me, it's so rewarding to see a strategically destructive plan come together in-game, especially when you're taking part in the plan yourself.
Each stage of the game sees you taking on multiple waves of Earth's soldiers, with plenty of ground troops and assault units mixing it up with aerial fighters that are desperate to take you down. The main objective in each stage is to protect your Harvester Core that is sucking the planet of its life, so you've got to utilise both defensive units as well as your own offensive skills to keep it operational.
Each wave of enemies is made up of two phases: the planning phase and the attack phase. During the planning phase you'll clearly see where enemies are going to come from, so you can place down your defense units along their path to ensure you're ready for their onslaught. Then when the attack phase starts they'll start marching in, though fortunately you can dive right into the action to help out the defensive effort too. Interestingly, you can keep reinforcing your defensive units as well as build new ones during the attack phase too, so you'll never find yourself too overwhelmed – at least in the planning phase you can do it without the worry of enemies attacking you though.
X-Morph: Defense has some pretty clever elements in place to assist your defensive efforts, with the player actually able to block off enemy routes by destroying buildings or using special laser towers. It means you can force the enemy to follow a specific path, which if littered with your most powerful units will typically mean the end for them. It's a neat idea and places an emphasis on strategic thought, with X-Morph: Defense never simply relying on just the twin-stick shooting efforts of the player. You can't exploit the lasers though since the game doesn't allow you to block off all enemy pathways, so they'll always find a way through to you one way or the other – having a hand in dictating which way they go can be the difference between success or failure though.
That doesn't mean your ship itself isn't powerful enough to take down your enemies. You've got a wide array of weaponry available to you, each of which are effective at taking down the varying types of enemies that'll come your way. One of your weapons is particularly effective at taking down airborne enemies for example, whilst your bombs are great at taking out clusters of foes. You'll unlock new abilities as you progress through the game too, so you'll always feel empowered. It's a good job too, especially since the screen will get completely swarmed with enemies on occasions.
Visually, X-Morph: Defense is a really attractive game, with some slick unit design mixed in with some incredibly detailed environments. The game's destructive elements look superb too, especially when you're wiping out buildings and unleashing hell on the world around you. It really gives off this 'Alien Invasion' vibe that makes it feel like you're actually reaping destruction across the world and wiping out the human race.
The only disappointing thing about the environments was that they never feature any distinguishable landmarks that you could destroy. You go all over the world in the game and whilst locations do feel like a decent representation of the countless cities and environments you're visiting, you never see anything remarkable like the White House, Eiffel Tower, or Statue of Liberty. Still, it's just a minor issue, but it would've gone a long way in providing a more authentic experience.
Whilst X-Morph: Defense's blend of tower defense and twin-stick shooting is a lot of fun, it can feel quite repetitive over time. Don't get me wrong, you do visit different environments and utilise upgraded weaponry, but levels always felt the same from a gameplay perspective. It can be pretty long too, with a fairly lengthy campaign and plenty of optional missions for you to take on along the way. The fact they all consist of doing the same tasks over and over again could make some of them lose their appeal though, even if the gameplay is really fun for the most part.
At least playing in the game's local co-op mode adds to the fun. There's always something incredibly satisfying about unleashing destruction with a friend, so naturally X-Morph: Defense's action-packed gameplay suits it perfectly. Neither player is ever restricted either, with both being able to place defensive units as well as shoot down foes. It was just really enjoyable to play through, whilst the addition of an extra player could actually be incredibly useful – X-Morph: Defense can be tough at times, so having a helping hand can be the difference between a successful invasion or another victory for humanity.
X-Morph: Defense is a hell of a lot of fun, with the mish-mashing of genres proving to make for a thoroughly entertaining experience. It can start to feel a little repetitive at times, but the all-out destruction, tactical gameplay, and great co-op modes ensure that your time killing Ali- I mean, HUMAN scum – will be well spent.


Jul 26 - Washington, DC - The Anthem - D.C.
One punk and new wave group that has been the number one choice of fans is none other than Blondie. This group has been active on the music scene since the 70's decade and deserves the credit of bringing punk and new wave music to the US during this time. Till date the band has sold over 40 million albums all over the world. In 2006 Blondie got the privilege to be inducted in the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans come and watch this superb band perform live, get your Blondie Tickets only from us now before it's too late!
Blondie was formed in 1974 in New York City by two friends, vocalist Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. In 1973 Stein came to Brooklyn with a wish to play with a good rock band and he joined a group called The Stilettos, the groups singer was Debbie Harry. After about an year both Stein and Debbie left Stilettos and made their own band Blondie, they were further joined by other members like bassist Gary Valentine, drummer Clem Burke and keyboardist Jimmy Destri. Blondie continues to perform with the same line-up except Gary Valentine and Jimmy Destri who were replaced by Leigh Foxx on bass and Matt Katz-Bohen on keyboards.
Since debut Blondie has released nine studio albums, three live albums and thirteen compilation albums. In 1980 Blondie won the Juno Award for Best Selling International Single Heart of Glass. They have also been nominated twice for Grammy Award in the categories of International Single of the Year for their song The Tide is High and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and this time the song was Call Me. Their first album was self-titled and immediately got attention of the fans as it charted in UK at #75 and was certified Gold in Britain.
Mainstream success came to Blondie with their next two albums which were released in the same year in 1978, the name of the albums were Plastic Letters and Parallel Lines. Both these albums were released by Chrysalis Records, they were certified Platinum in UK and were the first albums of Blondie that charted in US. Parallel Lines was a bigger hit as it went to #1 position on UK Charts and was the first to earn Platinum status in the US. On Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Times Parallel Lines is placed at #140.
Blondie didn't stop here and continued their success with releasing yet another fine album in 1979 called Eat to the Beat. This album raced to the #1 slot on UK Charts, #17 on US and #9 on Australian Charts, it was again certified Platinum both in UK and the US but the album failed to impress the US fans as compared to the last one. The year 1980 saw Blondie again in action as they released their fifth studio album Autoamerican, the band had slightly changed its music style shifting from punk rock and new wave to more jazzy experimental tone which was not well received by the critics but the album still went Platinum. Blondie's sixth album The Hunter was released in 1982 but this time it failed to impress the audience and managed to chart at #9 and #33 in UK and USA respectively.
After 1982 the band went into hiatus and announced the breakup mainly due to illness of Stein and other members pursuing solo careers. After gaining full health Stein again joined hands with Debbie and Burke to revive Blondie and they have been active since 1999 with three albums already released. The latest album of Blondie is Panic Of Girls which was released in 2011. In 2006 the band was inducted in the Rock Walk of Fame.
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Minimum get in price is for Blondie tickets is $11 for the event being held at the BB&T Pavilion, Camden on 27/07/2019 , there are some venues that have a much higher get in price, for instance the cheapest seats at the Strand Theatre at Appell Center for the Performing Arts, York on 23/06/2019 will set you back $154.


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Legacy Australia is a charity that provides services to Australian families after the injury or death of a spouse or parent, during or after their service with the Australian Defence Force.
Axiom was engaged for this project because we understood Legacy Australia as an organisation, as well as offering them the full scope of services required within their allocated timeframe.
The staged fitout process included an audit and workplace strategy sessions, concept design, construction management and bespoke joinery solutions. Axiom was sensitive to Legacy Australia's staff requirements and offered a progressive approach, supported by their management, to help transform the organisation into a business focus, rather than a volunteer service. As part of our workplace strategy, we took considerable time to fully experience the culture at Legacy Australia and devise a design solution that would overcome the initial resistance of the employees.
Together with Legacy Australia, we streamlined and made collaboration — and movement — more efficient within their office.


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Tetraponera — род древесных муравьёв из подсемейства Pseudomyrmecinae (Formicidae). Обитают на деревьях, муравейники в ветках и домациях растений. Около 100 видов.

Распространение
Палеотропика. Тропическая Африка, Мадагаскар, южная Азия, Австралия.

Палеонтология
Известно несколько ископаемых видов, обнаруженных в европейских эоценовых янтарях: Балтийский янтарь (средний и поздний эоцен), биттерфельдский янтарь (средний и поздний эоцен), датско-скандинавский янтарь (средний и поздний эоцен), ровенский янтарь (поздний эоцен).

Описание
Рабочие как правило мономорфные (редко полиморфные). Усики 12-члениковые, булава отсутствует. Формула щупиков 6,4 (у  4,3; 3,3). Жвалы с несколькими зубцами (3—6) на жевательном крае. Формула шпор средних и задних голеней имеет 4 варианта: 2 гребенчатые, 2 гребенчатые; 2 (1 бородчато-простая, 1 бородчато-гребенчатая), 2 (1 бородчато-простая, 1 гребенчатая); 2 простые, 2 (1 простая, 1 гребенчатая); 1 простая, 2 (1 простая, 1 гребенчатая). Глаза крупные, хорошо развиты. Усиковые бороздки отсутствуют. Жало развито.

Живут в полостях живых деревьев и кустарников, в том числе на Barteria (Passifloraceae), защищая их от фитофагов.

Вид Tetraponera ledouxi отмечен в Камеруне в качестве временного социального паразита Tetraponera anthracina

Генетика
Диплоидный хромосомный набор равен 2n=42 или 44 хромосомы.

Классификация
Известно около 100 видов, которые объединяют в семь видовых групп.

Синонимы
 Pachysima Emery
 Parasima Donisthorpe
 Viticicola Wheeler
 Sima Roger

Видовые группы
  species group: Африка, Мадагаскар, от Индии до Китая, на юг до северной Австралии (Sima)
  species group: Африка, Аравийский полуостров, Мадагаскар
  species group: Мадагаскар
  species group: Африка, северо-западный Мадагаскар
  species group: Ориентальный и Индо-Австралийский регионы
  species group: Индо-Австралийский регион
  species group: западная и центральная Африка; от Индии до юго-восточной Азии (Pachysima)

Виды

 Tetraponera amargina Xu & Chai, 2004

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 Tetraponera avia Ward, 2001

 Tetraponera bita Ward, 2001

 Tetraponera brevis Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera buops Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera caffra (Santschi, 1914)

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 Tetraponera concava Xu & Chai, 2004
 Tetraponera conica Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera connectens Ward, 2001

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 Tetraponera convexa Xu & Chai, 2004
 Tetraponera cortina Ward, 2022

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 Tetraponera extenuata Ward, 2001

 Tetraponera furcata Xu & Chai, 2004

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 Tetraponera hespera Ward, 2009
 Tetraponera hirsuta Ward, 2009

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 Tetraponera inermis Ward, 2009

 Tetraponera inversinodis Ward, 2001
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 Tetraponera manangotra Ward, 2009

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 Tetraponera merita Ward, 2009

 Tetraponera mimula Ward, 2001

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 Tetraponera nixa Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera nodosa Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera notabilis Ward, 2001
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 Tetraponera parops Ward, 2006

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 Tetraponera phragmotica Ward, 2006

 Tetraponera polita Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera protensa Xu & Chai, 2004

 Tetraponera rotula Ward, 2001

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 Tetraponera tucurua Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera variegata (Forel, 1895)
 Tetraponera vivax Ward, 2001
 Tetraponera volucris Ward, 2001

Примечания

Литература

 Terron G. (1970). Recherches morphologiques et biologiques sur Tetraponera anthracina Santschi et sur son parasite social temporaire Tetraponera ledouxi Terron (Hym. Formicidae, Promyrmicinae). — Ph.D. diss., Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse. — 313 p.

Ссылки
 Древесные муравьи Pseudomyrmecinae
 Tree Of Life: Pseudomyrmecinae

Tetraponera
Насекомые Африки
Насекомые Азии
Насекомые Мадагаскара
Роды муравьёв

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'We want to keep fighting' - Qualification comes with new deal
By Ed Jackson Dec 2 2020 1:54PM
By Ed Jackson
Dec 2 2020 1:54PM
Ange Postecoglou has celebrated extending his contract with J-League champions Yokohama F. Marinos by leading the club into the Asian Champions League last 16.
Ange Postecoglou has celebrated securing a contract extension with Yokohama F. Marinos by leading the J-League champions into the Asian Champions League knockout stages for the first time.
The Japanese side confirmed their place in the last 16 with a comprehensive 4-1 win over South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Qatar on Tuesday.
It means the ex-Socceroos coach's team are through with a game to spare - against Sydney FC on Friday - in their group.
All-but-guaranteed to win Group H, Postecoglou's team will confirm top spot if they avoid defeat against the Sky Blues, who demolished Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG 4-0 in their own penultimate group-stage fixture.
Shortly after the match, Yokohama announced Postecoglou had agreed an extension to stay in charge of the club in 2021.
With the team's hopes of defending their J-League crown already over, Postecoglou says his aim is to go all out in pursuit of the Asian Champions League crown.
"This is the tournament. While there are still many areas where we can grow as a team, it is important," he said.
"We haven't achieved anything yet. It is important to evolve steadily as the games continue.
"It's been a difficult season this year, but we still have something we can grasp and we want to keep fighting."
Yokohama defeated Sydney 4-0 when the two teams met in Japan in February, before the competition was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Postecoglou's team will face an opponent from Group G in the last 16, most likely China's Guangzhou Evergrande or South Korea's Suwon Bluewings.
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What makes a good leader?! Leadership seems to be an innate characteristic for people but I do believe that strategies can be used and situations can be contrived to give students practice using leadership skills in a safe environment that will hopefully translate to their larger lives as the grow and mature.
I had the distinct pleasure of presenting at GEBG's annual national conference in New Orleans this past weekend. I was so nervous because it was my first national presentation and I wasn't sure what to expect, however, the presentation was received so well by so many attendees and I have since received some great feedback about my presentation.
My presentation was entitled Globalizing Your Curriculum: Promoting Global Citizenship by Bringing the World Into Our Classrooms. The purpose of this presentation was to address teaching global competencies to students and how they are an essential part of being an educator in the 21st century. The benefits of teaching these skills to students and, in turn, future generations are immeasurable. Global education develops a skill of being able to view the world from different lenses; to develop a sense of empathy that is essential as part of the human spirit. The question is, how do we do that? Where do we start? This presentation will give tips on how to incorporate global issues into curriculums with specific examples that have worked in a science classroom. From weekly "hot topics" to in-depth Project-Based Learning initiatives, globalizing your curriculum is a way to expose your students to life outside the walls of their schools and helps to foster curiosity of other cultures and countries. We live in a world that grows smaller every day, as advances in technology have shortened the distance between "us and them". It's important for our students to develop the perception that there is unity within diversity and give them a sense of belonging to a larger world community.
As educators, we need to make a commitment to real world learning for our students. We need to provide opportunities for our students that encompass authentic and meaningful learning experiences that will encourage our students to become the solution-seekers and problem-solvers of the 21st century. The development of students as global citizens is a monumental task turned over to the teachers that guide them through the learning process. There is no specific place within our curriculum that speaks specifically to "global education" because it is a fluid and all-encompassing focus that should be interwoven throughout. The question is then, how do I bring the world into my classroom in an authentic and meaningful way?
The secret to globalizing the curriculum is that it can be done in small pieces, one at a time, that add up to a comprehensive world-view by the end of the year. In my curriculum, I set aside time each week for my students to present their "hot topics". Hot Topics involve any topic pertaining to biology that is new and exciting around the world. The student researches and plans their mini-presentation (as a homework assignment) and is prepared to take questions after they present. Each presentation takes 2 – 3 minutes and inevitably leads to in-depth discussion about a region or the research that was presented.
I also use Project-Based Learning (PBL) activities to incorporate intensive global study. PBL is the tool that allows me to cultivate these essential skills with my students: collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and empathy. These skills are what will be useful to our students as they enter the global workforce. It is clear that they will be called upon in the near future to solve immense global challenges, and in preparation for these challenges, I ask them to solve real world problems in a very authentic manner. From designing a cell-based sensor for early detection of an Ebola infection, to creating recipes for the World Food Bank to aide the global food crisis, to using cellular respiration/photosynthesis as a platform to research and propose solutions to our energy problems, my students are thinking, designing, researching, and intelligently proposing solutions to very real world issues.
Because I teach biology and infectious diseases, the entire world has a place in my classroom. When we are talking about Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration, I can ask my students why deforestation in Brazil is negatively affecting Greenland; which allows for discussion of these regions and their ecosystems, the different environmental concerns for each region, global climate change and how much humans are contributing to it, and I can then ask my students to propose a solution to this problem. The Ebola outbreak has been a fantastic case study for my Infectious Diseases class in terms of immunology, epidemiology, socio-economic status and the relationship that has with access to appropriate medical care, medicine, ethics, the geography of Africa and specifically the "malaria belt" and why this area is so prevalent with disease. I ask my students to propose a solution to the late identification of an Ebola sickness or a solution that address the reintroduction of survivors back into their communities. The possibilities are endless when using strategies of project-based learning with students and these projects require a level of critical thinking, empathy, and collaboration from our students that other learning tools simply do not.
I have a number of specific examples that can be modified for immediate use in classrooms across division and subject area. This presentation will cover various strategies for incorporating global awareness into the curriculum that will be beneficial to students but will not be overwhelming for the educator. As with all things, this kind of teaching takes practice but, the difference in the classroom once it is implemented is incredible. The discussions that evolve from this globalization of the curriculum are so valuable to the student and to the educator.
Photosynthesis: How does deforestation in Brazil affect the poles?
This presentation also listed a plethora of ideas for educators to use to globalize their classrooms throughout the year.
Before I had even left the room, I was already getting supportive tweets from people that attended the session and found it helpful. I had one Head of School from North Carolina ask if his Department Head could contact me to talk about globalizing the curriculum and project based learning. I had another teacher ask if she and some of her colleagues could come observe me teach. And, I had one amazing non-profit group from California ask if I would be willing to consult with them on science curriculum for international trips. All in all, it was a great presentation!


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River Park resident working to spark change in the community
By: Julia Palazzo
Posted: Aug 29, 2017 7:59 AM EST
NOW: River Park resident working to spark change in the community
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-Sparking change in the community: that's one River Park resident's mission. He's working to bring South Bend together and keep crime out of his neighborhood.
Dusten Lyvers is a 24-year old graduate student at IU South Bend and a South Bend native.
He is heavily involved in community events and is working on joining a program that's helping stop crime in the city.
"I think we all have a personal responsibility for wherever we are in the world to look out for each other," Lyvers said. "I just thought this is one other way I can do that," Lyvers said.
The Neighborhood Watch program has been in place for some time at South Bend's Police Department.
Dusten will soon be a "Block Captain," a liaison between the people who live in work in a specific section of the city and the officers who are assigned to the area. Lyvers is assigned to the area between Wall and Logan Street in River Park.
Anyone who lives within city limits can form a Neighborhood Watch team. When a group forms, responsibilities include:
Selecting a block captain who is responsible for relaying information to members (EX: emailing crime reports)
Recruit members, keep track of new residents
Work with local government and law enforcement officials
South Bend Police hold monthly meetings for Neighborhood Watch groups on the first Thursday of every month at 6:45 P.M. Learn more about South Bend's Neighborhood Watch HERE.
Here's more about Neighborhood Watch:
Dusten is hoping to create t-shirts that say "#NotinMyNeighborhood". He would like the community to help him create the shirt's design. If you'd like to help Dusten in his efforts, click HERE for his information.


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Abortions Postponed Under Governor Abbott's Executive Order | The Texan
By: Daniel Friend
Texas Alliance for Life also noted the order on social media, asking anyone aware of violations of the order to send documentation to them.
Following Abbott's executive order, it remained unclear if abortions would need to be postponed, given the exemption in the order for non-essential procedures provided that they "would not deplete the hospital capacity or the personal protective equipment needed to cope with the COVID-19 disaster."
Over 5,000 Attend Texas Rally for Life at State Capitol | The Texan
The rally in Austin was organized by the Texas Alliance for Life, with several other Christian and pro-life organizations serving on the host committee, including the Baptist General Convention of Texas, the Christian Life Commission, Relevant Radio, and the Bridge Christian talk radio.
2020 March for Life Draws Enormous Crowd in Washington, D.C. | The Texan
"[T]housands of pro-life Texans, including Texas Alliance for Life Executive Director, Joe Pojman, Ph.D., will gather on the corner of 14th Street and San Jacinto to march to the south steps of the Capitol for the annual Texas Rally for Life," according to a media advisory from Texas Alliance for Life.
"Super Bowl Session" Produces Few Pro-life Victories | The Texan
By: TONY GUAJARDO
Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life responded to a request from The Texan to comment on Texas' pro-life accomplishments in the 2019 legislature.
Pojman said, "We view this as a successful session highlighted by the passing of HB16, The Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, SB 22 to defund Planned Parenthood at the local level, and increased funding for compassionate alternatives to abortion."
HB 16 would require a physician to preserve the life and health of a child born alive after an abortion, just as they would to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. The bill includes a requirement that the physician who performed or attempted the abortion immediately transfers the born alive child to a hospital.
A physician who fails to provide the appropriate medical treatment to a child born alive after an abortion would be liable to the state for a civil penalty of at least $100,000. The attorney general would also be authorized to bring a suit to collect the penalty as well.
But not all pro-life advocates see this as a major win.
Kimberlyn Schwartz, media director with Texas Right to Life, was tempered in her characterization of HB 16.
She said, "Although symbolizing pro-life values, HB 16 does not stop abortion."
SB 22 was enacted to prohibit taxpayer dollars at both the state and local level from being used to fund abortion facilities and affiliates. Exemptions are made for licensed hospitals, licensed physician offices that perform fewer than 50 abortions per year, state hospitals, teaching hospitals, and accredited residency programs.
Both Texas Alliance for Life and Texas Right to Life view SB 22 as a noteworthy pro-life victory.
Pojman also mentioned SB 24, which ensures women receive information on alternatives to abortion, and HB 902 which increase penalties for assaulting pregnant women, as significant wins.
Texas Heartbeat Bill Dies in the House | The Texan
Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life said, "Our goal is to completely protect unborn babies from abortion beginning at fertilization. However, at this time we are not recommending the Texas Legislature support the heartbeat bill and other bills that have little chance of surviving a federal court challenge."
He continued, "The bad precedent of a loss will be used to strike down pro-life laws in Texas and other states. The 2016 loss in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt in which the Supreme Court struck down safety regulations at abortion facilities has been used to strike down a number of laws in other states. It is heartbreaking to see that happen in state after state."


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After dinner, there was still an hour before he had to return to the palace, so Zhou Yun Sheng deliberately called Zhao Bi Xuan's younger brother, Zhao Ji Dong, over to ask about his schooling. Zhao Ji Dong was very knowledgeable, and his personality was impeccable, even though it was his first time facing a holy figure, he was neither overly humble nor overbearing, his attitude calm. Zhou Yun Sheng remembered that in the last life, he came third in the Imperial examinations, and with the Emperor's support, he climbed all the way to the top of his career. Although he didn't get the Marquess Wen Yuan title, he used his own abilities to become a high ranked official. However, while working for Zhou Yun Sheng, he also served the Gong Prince, even the order for the Gong Prince to send troops to the capital to rescue the king were his writings. Written with stunning rhetoric and enlightenment, he attracted a large number of literati followers.
In this rebirth, Zhou Yun Sheng intended to raise him up, directly giving him the Marquess Wen Yuan title. The title that should belong to the first wife's youngest son was snatched away by a common born son, and a concubine that was promoted to second wife was also openly suppressing the first wife, the arrogant Marchioness Wen Yuan would certainly not be able to take this lying down.
With abnormal treatment of sons of the first wife and common born sons as the source of family strife, Zhou Yun Sheng just needed to have the Wen Yuan March cut their interests from one another, brewing mutual hatred, then Zhao Xuan would naturally choose the best team. Zhou Yun Sheng didn't want to deprive his lover of his military power or suppress him, and although he currently didn't know the relationship between the Gong Prince and Zhao Bi Xuan, the man was smart, he would find out sooner or later. If he still insisted on supporting the Gong Prince afterwards, Zhou Yun Sheng would really have nothing more to say, he could only admit that he was his true love, and directly leave this world to save on embarrassment.
The more he thought about this, the more sullen he felt, Zhou Yun Sheng simply glanced over Zhao Ji Dong's schooling and ordered the imperial carriage to be prepared.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, how is Ji Dong's learning? Is he very undisciplined?" Zhao Bi Xuan walked up to his side and probed. Her younger brother would soon participate in the Imperial examinations, if he could get one or two compliments from the Emperor, it would definitely be an asset.
"Ji Dong is very knowledgeable and talented." Zhou Yun Sheng forcefully pulled up the corners of his mouth.
During their chat, the imperial carriage was prepared, Zhou Yun Sheng lifted a foot to step onto the raised steps then paused slightly, beckoning to Zhao Xuan, who was kneeling in front of the door, "Duke Yu Gou, come here."
Zhao Xuan frowned and walked over, bowing, "Your Majesty, is there something you need?"
"I am aware of my confused behavior today, my dear courtier has no need to agonize over this matter, forget as soon as possible." Zhou Yun Sheng lifted a hand to the man's shoulder and lowered his voice, "Do you understand?"
Zhao Xuan pushed down the anger in his heart and respectfully replied, "Yes, this small official understands."
Zhou Yun Sheng put on a smile that didn't reach his eyes and turned into the imperial carriage. Was Zhao Xuan really a virtuous person? In the past lives, before the two even expressed mutual love, the man would get hard as soon as he saw him, even while playing a virtuous character. In this 'virtuous' life, his indifferent reaction to his seduction made Zhou Yun Sheng almost bleed out while comforting himself with his own hand. This debt was written in stone, sooner or later, he'd make Zhao Xuan taste this torment!
"Back to the palace." He snapped out an order.
Openly promoting a concubine to a second wife, this was a challenge to the clan's system of rites, many officials wrote letters of admonition, but Zhou Yun Sheng suppressed them with his power, and things finally calmed down half a month later. Zhou Yun Sheng has always been industrious and hard-working, in his past life as the Emperor of Da Qi, he'd wanted to carefully manage the country, but he was helpless against the villain system, which only gave him outlandish tasks such as 'Summon Zhao Bi Xuan to wait upon you in bed', 'Send assassins after Qi Jin Yu', 'Provoke the Empress Dowager's hatred' and so on. Unexpectedly, time to manage the country's affairs were never set aside for him.
The system also made him hand over a few big cases to Qi Jin Yu, allowing Qi Jin Yu to earn fierce public approval, completely forcing Zhou Yun Sheng down the path of death.
This life, with no system to control him, as long as he sat on the throne he needed to manage this turbulent country to a state of prosperity. He spent a month probing, gaining a clear understanding of the direction the tide of civil and military officials was flowing, then began a bold and decisive rectification. As a result, the courtiers found their days becoming insufferable. In the past, the imperial court's morning roll call only required them to stand in the palace hall and fill the numbers, then the Emperor would casually ask for a few details and toss the important matters to a few ministers to deal with, then return to his palace to accompany his Imperial Consort. But now, the ministers had to hand over the account books within two minutes of the door opening and wait until he read them, then he dealt with each matter one by one in order of priority, and also handed the responsibility to a specifically chosen minister .
If the governmental affair was not resolved within the arranged time, the minister's name would be recorded by the Emperor and the Ministry of Appointments, then forget about a promotion, it'd be a blessing if they weren't demoted. In this way, after one month, the imperial court's atmosphere was changed beyond recognition, there was no more fishing in troubled waters and the disorder of sinecures, as long as the Emperor ordered it, it would be carried out, making the people concealing ulterior motives feel apprehensive.
This day, the Minister of Revenue fell into some bad luck. Because of clearly poor management, some of the sliver in the storehouse went missing, so the Emperor pulled him out front and was rigorously scolding him, he'd even smashed an ink stone during his ferocious outburst, dying the Minster of Revenue in ink. The Emperor's majesty was flourishing day by day, and his sharp words drew more blood than a blade. The reprimanded courtier resembled a lowly quail, and the rest all had dropping heads and shoulders, afraid to breathe.
However, Zhao Xuan was the exception, hidden behind the crowd of senior officials, he spied on the Emperor's face through the gap. He told him to forget the events of that day, but it was etched into his memories, how could he forget? Almost every night, he dreamt of that scene, allowing himself to push the incomparably beautiful Emperor down into that soft couch. He was the ruler of Da Qi, his bones were naturally very arrogant, he glared at him in indignation while crying tears of frustration, and sometimes, he'd bite his lips in-between uneven moans, red blood spilling, making Zhao Xuan's own blood boil, and he'd lose his self-control.
Once, he even dreamt that he made love to the Emperor on the large dragon throne, almost crushing his thin waist as he entered him from behind. The man glared back at him, his eyes burning with humiliation, but also ignited in desire. Zhao Xuan roared in madness and bit his neck then, leaving behind a mark that seemed to overflow with blood beads.
Despite the crazy dreams, he always woke up to emptiness and boredom, so Zhao Xuan felt very irritable recently, and only seeing the Emperor's handsome face every day and hearing his calm or angry voice in the imperial court could make him feel a little calmer. Currently, because of his anger, the Emperor's cheeks were flushed red, and his pitch black eyes seemed to glitter like cold stars, his expression was unexpectedly exactly like in his dreams.
If his frown had some pleasure with a hint of pain, it'd be even better. Zhao Xuan's expression was solemn, but his chest was burning with raging lust, if he wasn't using his internal force to suppress his body, he feared he would climax on the spot. The Emperor apparently felt his line of sight, so he immediately lowered his head, quickly curbing the fervor in his eyes.
Zhou Yun Sheng felt someone ogling him, but whenever he looked in his lover's direction, he always had his head bowed, his attitude resembling reverence, no different than the rest of the courtiers. After reacting a few times, he lost interest, withdrawing from the imperial court after punishing the offending courtier. The Emperor left, and the courtiers sighed in relief as if receiving amnesty, getting up from the ground and chatting in groups of twos and threes. Zhao Xuan walked up to the Minister of Revenue, gestured to his forehead where the smashed ink stone had left a red imprint, and asked, "Master Wang, are you all right?"
"It's nothing, the Emperor was being merciful." Master Wang laughed bitterly and waved his hand, noticed that his lapel was stained in ink, and quickly took his leave.
Zhao Xuan stood in place, pondering over that person's angry, flushed red cheeks and bright shining eyes, his heart throbbing, morbidly thinking, if he got angry at me, will he also reach for something to smash over my head? That would definitely feel amazing. He walked aimlessly, his mind filled with all sorts of erotic scenes, unconsciously arriving at the palace gate.
"This subordinate greets the Grand General!" A simple and honest young man enthusiastically approached him.
"Meng Kang, how have you been recently?" Zhao Xuan immediately put away his fantasies and looked the boy up and down, seeing his court dress, his pupils contracted for a moment. Imperial front guard, that person actually appointed Meng Kang as an imperial front guard? He was just a boy barely out of puberty, why did he fancy him so much?
"Replying to the Grand General, this subordinate has been in very good health recently. I just got an assignment, I'm on duty today." Meng Kang tugged on his new court dress, flushing in embarrassment. Serving as an Imperial front guard was like crashing headfirst into great fortune, and his speed of promotion and his opportunities were greater than others. Truly, as long as the Emperor said a word, rising up in the world wasn't difficult. Therefore, he lived very comfortably recently, and that previously infallible Wu Chang March was now too afraid to bother him, this kindness from the Emperor really was a great blessing.
"You're now an imperial front guard, you're no longer under my command. Since you're on duty, you need to quickly go back to work. We'll go out for celebratory drinks on your day off." Zhao Xuan smiled amiably and slapped the boy's shoulder.
Meng Kang nodded enthusiastically and turned away.
Zhao Xuan stared at his tall back for a long time, his easy expression gradually becoming gloomy.
Zhou Yun Sheng walked to Feng Yi Palace immediately after leaving the imperial court, but Zhao Bi Xuan didn't come out to greet him. She was reclining on a soft couch by the window, reading a title record, her posture very relaxed.
"What are you looking at?" Zhou Yun Sheng took the list and scanned it, not mentioning her discourteous behavior.
"I'm helping my sister find a betrothed. I think Ji Gou Duchy's eldest son is not bad. He not only looks proper, his talent and learning is very extraordinary, he ought to be a good match." Zhao Bi Xuan raised a lily-white hand to cover up her slight smirk.
Duke Ji Guo's eldest son? His looks and learning were indeed very good, and his mother was the noble Yu Min Princess. He really seemed to be a good marriage partner, but in fact, he was born impotent, he was incapable of sexual intercourse. In the whole of Da Qi, no more than 10 people knew of this matter, but Zhao Bi Xuan, who was buried deep inside the palace, was somehow aware of this, who would believe that she had no one backing her?
Qi Jin Yu's feelings for Zhao Bi Xuan was really awfully deep. He was fully aware that the person she was scheming against was Zhao Xuan's sister, but he didn't even try to stop her, who knew how Zhao Xuan would react if he found out.
Should he or should he not agree? Thinking of Zhao Xuan's coffin face, Zhou Yun Sheng smiled mischievously, then pointed to the list and said, "Then it's settled as the Ji Guo Duchy. I'll pass down an imperial decree in a few days."
"I thank the Emperor for his kindness in my sister's place." Zhao Bi Xuan put on an act of accepting a blessing, her lips pulling up in a slight smile of schadenfreude.
Zhou Yun Sheng was tired of seeing her gloating expressions, he tossed the list onto the table and sighed, "My sixth younger brother is already 18 years old this year, he also ought to take a wife. You have some time, why don't you visit the Empress Dowager and ask her if she has a suitable person in mind. I have already started making arrangements."
Zhao Bi Xuan's smile instantly froze, after taking two slow deep breaths, she whispered an agreement. Zhou Yun Sheng still refused to let her get away, without delay, he brought her with him to the Ci Ning Palace to have an audience. The Empress Dowager was resting her aged body on a couch, cuddling and playing with the chubby Second Prince, her smile filled with love. Noticing the two approaching, she kept the same expression, but the warmth in her eyes faded.
Zhou Yun Sheng observed her behavior and guessed that she knew about Qi Jin Yu and Zhao Bi Xuan's adultery, otherwise, she wouldn't be so doting on the Second Prince. Before Zhou Yun Sheng arrived, Qi Yi Ning already had a son, 5 years old this year, cute and sensible, but the Empress Dowager always put on a sour face when she looked at him. Whenever Su Jie Yu brought over the First Prince to pay respects, she pushed them away, claiming a headache, letting the two kneel outside the palace hall for a while before leaving. She couldn't truly accept Qi Yi Ning's heir, because she'd always felt that Qi Yi Ning had taken away the throne that should've belonged to her son.
She also didn't like Zhao Bi Xuan this Jezebel, but Zhao Bi Xuan could bewitch Qi Yi Ning, making him indulge in passion while neglecting politics. For that purpose, her value was quite high, so the Empress Dowager reluctantly accepted her presence. Qi Jin Yu no doubt loved Zhao Bi Xuan, forget about a wife and concubines, he didn't even keep a house girl, so the eager for grandchildren Empress Dowager felt very frustrated. Because of this, although the Second Prince's birth was a point on contention, she wasn't willing to quietly deal with him, contrarily, she always brought him to her side to personally feed him.
"Your Majesty has not visited for a long time, please sit down."
"This son wanted to ask something of Mother Empress. Do you have a candidate in mind for my sixth brother's marriage?"
"What are the Emperor's plans?" Under Zhao Bi Xuan's bewitchment, Qi Yi Ning's control over imperial court politics became increasingly loose, giving Qi Jin Yu many opportunities. But in recent months, something seemed to have awakened him, and he suddenly started governing properly, nearly clearing out all the connections Qi Jin Yu had set up in the imperial court. The Empress Dowager didn't know exactly how much he'd noticed, so her response was particularly guarded, she didn't dare reveal her true feelings.
"I've chosen these candidates, what does Mother Empress think?" Zhou Yun Sheng handed over the long ago picked out list of noble women, among these was former Qi Jin Yu's previous wife, the second branch of the Jing Guo Duchy's eldest daughter, Luo Lan.
The Empress Dowager glanced over the list and immediately noticed her grandnephew's daughter's name, then she held the list up, pretending to ponder.
Even without Qi Yi Ning's suppression, the Jing Guo Duchy would sooner or later decline, because the main branch raised a bunch of prodigals that only knew how to eat and drink. However, the second branch's Luo Zhen was a special case, he passed the imperial examinations at 16, and began an official's career at 18, now he was 40 years old, but he was already ranked 2nd in the Ministry of Appointments. His connections in the imperial court went very deep, and his reputation was quite clean, so it was better to go to him than a grand house with a title but no real power. In fact, although the past Qi Yi Ning held a grudge against Jing Guo Duchy, Lou Zhen's career was unaffected, this showed that his talent and capability was very high.
The Empress Dowager's heart had already settled on Luo Lan. Because she'd granted the marriage in the last life, she succeeded in raising up her maternal home, and also helped her son find a great ally in Lou Zhen.
Luo Zhen was a genius, he advised Qi Jin Yu and followed him everywhere, and in only 7 years, he helped him win over most of the imperial court officials. Without him, Qi Jin Yu's throne stealing wouldn't have been as easy. Luo Zhen worked so hard, one, because he was increasingly disappointed in Qi Yi Ning's muddle-headedness, and two, his daughter was joined by marriage to the Jing Guo Duchy.
Zhou Yun Sheng died early, so he didn't know if Jing Guo Duchy sailed smoothly to the other side on this ship named Qi Jin Yu, but he'd seen the fate of his daughter Luo Lan, so he could only guess that their outcome was also a tragedy. Luo Lan was married to Qi Jin Yu for seven years, but she was unable to bear children, and she suddenly died of illness on the eve of the rebellion. Qi Jin Yu treated her very kindly, and even though she was unable to get pregnant, he never thought about accepting a concubine or a favorite servant girl, always assuring her that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. As a result, he gained a reputation as a faithful husband, and Luo Zhen was even more grateful to him, becoming loyal and devoted. Luo Zhen had five sons, but Luo Lan was his only daughter, she was naturally the apple of his eye.
However, this was all just a funny joke to Zhou Yun Sheng. Qi Jin Yu really did want to spend his life with one person, but that person was never Lou Lan. Why was she infertile? Why did she die on the eve of the rebellion? Expect for making room for Zhao Bi Xuan to occupy the position as the Gong Prince's wife, there was no other reason. All her value had been squeezed out, she obviously needed to be dismissed, but the poor thing, till the very end, she thought she was the luckiest woman in the world.
That Luo Zhen was so capable, Zhou Yun Sheng absolutely wouldn't just give him to Qi Jin Yu, therefore, Luo Lan would become his excellent pawn. When he saw the Empress Dowager pretending to hesitate, he pointed to Luo Lan's name and said, "In my opinion, marrying within the family is best. Mother Empress, what do you think?"
The Empress Dowager's pupils twinkled as she nodded in agreement. The two of them chatted about the marriage, the harmonious atmosphere unprecedented. Zhao Bi Xuan sat beside them, smiling obsequiously, but her heart was throbbing in pain, if the Second Prince's crying wasn't disturbing her mind, she feared that she would cause a scene.
The news that Zhou Yun Sheng agreed to Zhao Bi Xuan's plan to marry her sister to Ji Guo Duchy spread.
Li-shi had been worried that Zhao Bi Xuan would give her daughter to a lousy home, she didn't expect the marriage candidate to be within the imperial household, Ji Guo Duchy. Immediately overjoyed, she knelt in front of the shrines and recited Amitabha. Old Marquess Wen Yuan was also very pleased, he immediately sent for his daughter to be brought back home.
Three days later, the mother and daughter met again and huddled together, weeping in joy.
"Everybody says that the Lady is always magnanimous, she would never scheme against you, now can you see? You've been granted a marriage decree, you should travel to the palace to thank the Lady for her kindness. If not for the Lady, our family would not be as well off as now." Old Marquess Wen Yuan cautiously advised.
"We know, I've already prepared gifts, Marquess, you should examine them." Li-shi took out a very generous gift list. Her husband was hopeless, so her children were her lifeblood, as long as Zhao Bi Xuan didn't hurt them, she was willing to submit to her.
Old Marquess Wen Yuan took a look, then gave her some gold tickets to purchase the gifts, but he also asked Fang-shi to pack up, so she could go along with them. Fang-shi already knew the mysterious intent behind the marriage proposal. Marriage was marriage, with such powerful in-laws like Yu Min Princess, Zhao Xin Ran could only swallow her misfortune and bear it. If she dared complain out loud, Yu Min Princess would make her life a living hell.
Fang-shi covered her smirk as she agreed, a touch of ridicule glinting in her eyes.
"Milord, the Madam has asked you to return home, she said that the 2nd Miss has returned." An imperial guard stood outside the door and reported.
"Okay." Zhao Xuan absentmindedly replied, his hand wrapped around a very fine brush, illustrating last night's dream on paper in full detail. After finishing, he looked over the drawing for a long time, waiting for the ink to dry before carefully packing it up. His body felt perpetually hot, especially his stretched taut to bursting groin. Every day, he needed to repeatedly rinse in cold water before going to bed and after waking up just to feel slight relief. Especially during imperial court sessions, seeing that man's more and more handsome face, there were several times when he almost couldn't hold back his tsunami like, landslide of desire. He was starting to feel certain that the man had drugged him, or perhaps did some witchcraft on him, to make him completely lose his self-control.
If he knew that things would become so unbearable, he would've taken him on the couch that day, then kidnap and imprison him in the Northwest, so only he could look at him, so only he could touch him, not Zhao Bi Xuan, not Meng Kang, and no demons and monsters could disturb them.
His mind whirling with all kinds of dark and outrageous ideas, Zhao Xuan washed the ink off his hands and left Yu Guo Duchy.
"Xuan-er, you finally came back. Xin Ran was standing in the doorway and looking out for so long, I fear that her neck has grown longer."
"Big Brother, Xin Ran missed you so much."
"Big Brother you came back! Can you take me out riding on the big pony?!"
Li-shi quickly walked over with her young daughter and son to greet her eldest son.
Zhao Xuan was indifferent, he just nodded slightly and walked into the back room, not even saying a greeting. But he'd always been reticent, so Li-shi was used to it. As soon as he sat down, Li-shi excitedly praised Zhao Bi Xuan's marriage arrangement with Duke Ji Guo's heir, saying that this was a good marriage, one in a million. Duke Ji Guo's eldest son got his looks from Yu Min Princess, in the capital, he was known as the Jade Prince, the dream husband of many young ladies.
"The Jade Prince?" Zhao Xuan raised an eyebrow, that title somehow reminded him of that man's jade white skin. Feeling his lower body waking up, he changed his posture and said in a heavy voice, "This marriage can't happen, I'll think of a way to reject it."
The warm atmosphere in the room instantly froze, Li-shi and her daughter stared at him in disbelief.
"Duke Ji Guo's eldest son is impotent." Although Zhao Xuan spent three years in the Northwest, he was well aware of everything that went on in the capital. As long as he was determined to find out, there was no secret this country could hide from him.
"Impossible!" Although Li-shi denied it out loud, her heart was already convinced. Her son would never joke about such a thing.
Zhao Xin Ran covered her face, on the verge of collapse, using her confused younger brother's arm for support, she cursed between gritted teeth, "I knew Zhao Bi Xuan would never let me go. An impotent, she even wants to marry me off to an impotent man, I'll have to live half-dead for the rest of my life! She wants to kill me, big brother you have to get revenge for me!" She knew that it was useless to ask Old Marquess Wen Yuan for help with such a thing, he not only wouldn't believe her, he'd definitely call her ungrateful.
Before Zhao Xuan could reply, Li-shi broke out in sobs, choking, "How can your brother get revenge for you? That slut is protected by the Emperor, no one can touch her. Don't make trouble Xin Ran, it's enough to let your brother quietly decline the marriage, there's no benefit to making a big scene. From now on, we'll stay far away from these people, we'll never provoke them." She was afraid, but her heart was also filling with resentment.
Zhao Xin Ran was helpless to vent her anger and hate, she flopped onto the couch and cried bitterly. The barely 6 years old, confused Zhao Xu also started crying, almost passing out from exhaustion.
Zhao Xuan's pupils darkened, leaving behind an 'I'll go talk to Ji Guo Duchy', he strode away. He and Duke Ji Guo talked for half an hour, the next day, Duke Ji Guo's eldest son suddenly fell seriously ill and was bed ridden. The invited senior monk looked over him and saw a shadow of approaching death, then urged for recuperation in the temple until the death shadow passed over. This could last three or five moons, or three or five years, they were unable to say, but passing through a death shadow really wasn't an easy matter, an unlucky man could die, and if that person was someone's betrothed, wouldn't that woman live a tragic life of early widowhood?
Fortunately, the marriage decree had not yet been passed down, there was still time to intercede. Yu Min Princess quickly visited the palace to explain the circumstances, persuading the Emperor to stop the marriage.
Zhao Bi Xuan seethed in anger when she heard the news, but when she later learned that Li-shi took her children and moved to Yu Guo Duchy, she felt a little better. With them gone, wasn't Wen Yuan March under her younger brother and mother's control?
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Fishing in troubled waters- take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
Sinecures- Wikipedia "an office that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service."
Su Jie Yu- The First Prince's concubine mother.
Born impotent- 天閹- Tian Yan- Heaven Castrated. I translated it as impotent, but I think he was born without (or with a really small) penis. Penile agenesis. I couldn't think of a way to convey that besides "dickless", so I went with impotent.
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Navleu
The ML is already suffering for his restraint, haha. You suffer, boy!
Kleepart
Lol. Dickless. Lol
Eyah
I was reading this part when my brother came down with his phone playing
'I'm dying inside to hold you' 😂😂
And me, this rotten girl almost died laughing xD
Fuck I thought he was making yun sheng's drawing or something but he was masturbating!!! XD
if he got angry at me, will he also reach for something to smash over my head? That would definitely feel amazing.
Kailyria20
Ah the nympho's soul woke up a bit, do i see sadism or masochism there lol make up your mind lover.
Loser Me
Hmmm… Is he a masochistic sadist, or is he a sadistic masochist?
I always thought there's a very thin linr between sadistic and masochistic 😂
ClosetFujoshi
Restrain yourself oi! Wahahahahaha
lucy43954
Finally ML return to his normal acting \(^ω^)/
Thank you for the translation
Silverlotus
Ohhhhh. So he was "dickless"……. When I first read "impotent," I thought he was a fellow gay there for a second. 😂
Thank you very much! <3
I laughed so hard at ZX. His masochism is really… *shakes head*
Zhao Bi Xuan is really dumb for driving away ZX's family. Wen Yuan March is only useful because of ZX's army. Now that she's lost him, Wen Yuan March is just an empty home.
MrsNyan
"…he got angry at me, will he also reach for something to smash over my head? That would definitely feel amazing."
Pfffff-! _:(´ཀ`) ∠):
Ich love dich! 😂
Leech-kun
Lol I found this chapter hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and also lol "dickless". 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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When Matt Mascarenas showed up at Manchester's Ringway International airport at 7.30am for his 10.05am flight, he was chuffed at how early he was.
"I should've gotten an award for being so early ... I was prepared to waste time on YouTube," he told the Northern Quota yesterday from his home in Utah.
On 25 March, leaving a week of unseasonable Mancunian sunshine behind him, Matt checked-in for the return leg of his first trip to Europe. He was in no rush, but continued through security and reached the duty-free area by 8am.
Matt was flying from Manchester to Philadelphia on American Airlines flight 735. His final destination was Salt Lake City.
Matt spent the next hour drinking coffee and browsing shops, looking for the perfect meal deal before making his way to the boarding gate around 9.35am.
That's when Matt said that gate agent snapped at him: "Its too late!"
"I glanced at the boarding pass and it clearly said 'doors close 10 minutes prior to departure'," Matt told the NQ.
Unfortunately, by the time he realized what was happening, the boarding door was shut. By 9.43am the flight had officially departed from the gate.
"They didn't say anything about the flight being full. They just said it's too late. I watched the gate agent shut the door," he said.
The agent then informed Matt of a rule which states passengers are required be at the gate 30 minutes before departure time to keep reservations valid.
"We have established a 30-minute cut off on international flights, you must be present at the gate 30 minutes prior to departure to keep your seat and reservation valid," American Airlnes representative Anita Jackson told NQ.
However, a look at the airine's international rules (AA RULE: 0087 for 'denied boarding') tells a different story: "All passengers must present themselves at the loading gate for boarding at least 10 minutes before scheduled departure".
AA's conditions of carriage states that passengers should be at the gate at least "30 minutes before departure for international flights. If you're not, we may reassign your seat to another passenger. The doors close 10 minutes before departure and you will not be allowed to board once the doors close".
Matt does concede it's possible they reassigned his seat to another passenger, and the flight departed early because it was full. However, these conditions do not mean that Matt loses his reservation, or that he should have to pay additional fees for rebooking. In fact, EU261/2004 would classify this as involuntary denial of boarding.
We were able contact an anonymous source at American Airlines who told NQ the flight did not depart full, and his seat was not reassigned. If true, this appears to be a clear breach of their conditions of carriage agreement.
The source added that American Airlines closed boarding at 9.51am on their internal Sabre system, somehow eight minutes after the plane departed. This was 15 minutes after Matt was escorted out of the terminal by security to have his documents re-checked by UK Border Force. Although NQ was unsuccessful in obtaining any official information from the privately owned Ringway airport, burden of proof remains on the airline.
Back at the check-in counter, they told Matt it would cost £1,400 to rebook his flight. After many hours on the phone with customer service, however, he was eventually rebooked for $303.
American Airlines continues to claim they are not at fault and maintain that Matt was late to the gate.
They claim gate agents off-loaded him at the 30-minute-mark; which would, in any case, constitute a breach of contract according to their own International Rules and Conditions of Carriage.
Matt is continuing his fight for full compensation.
"However, our ticket counter agents do not have this discretion as we ask them to strictly uphold the ticket counter cut-off time. While your client may have found the application of our cut-off procedure inconvenient this time, we hope he will understand the rationale behind it."
Ticket counters and gates are two entirely different functions of an airport.
"While you indicate that Mr. Mascarenas checked in at the airport at 7:36am, the time of check-in and the time that he arrived at the gate are separate issues."
At odds with the previous statement from AA.
"Despite the circumstances, our agents do not have the ability to override the check-in systems."
This has nothing to do with Matt's case, and how do they explain closing boarding at 9.51am despite a departure at 9.43am?
"While some elements of a particular flight may be unsatisfactory, we do not routinely provide compensation when transportation is provided."
"Accordingly, we established a 30 minutes for international flights which stipulates that you must be checked in and present at the departure gate at least 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of your flight to retain your reservation and a seat."
"We apologise to Mr. Mascarenas for the inconvenience he experienced. We are investigating further and are in touch with the customer's attorney."


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Waiting on an Angel – Chapter 18
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Talitha had not ever really met Emma and when Theo announced that he thought they should go and visit her she felt it rather odd. She had seen her at work a couple of times but she hadn't exactly had that much contact with Theo since she had returned and Emma seemed a recent addition to both work and his friends.
It wasn't that she felt threatened by her as a rival potential girlfriend for Theo, it was more that he seemed to be getting sucked into her church. She knew he had rejected his roots, but then his parents were a lot stricter than hers. But to switch from being a rebellious Jew to becoming a happy clappy Christian seemed too far fetched to comprehend. It was because of this suspicion, and the desire to stay around him and not let their hesitant relationship formation take too slow a course, that she had agreed to come along to the church with him. After their dinner Talitha could not decide whether he was playing hard to get, whether he had gone cool on her, or if he was just exhibiting typical guy weirdness at the thought of too intimate an emotional reaction.
Theo wondered if there would be any theatrics like last time, Emma had joked that it was the gift of prophecy in action, the pastor had seen in his mind that he was a thief and called him out on his actions. He was conversant with the prophets of the Torah, and some of them were pretty intimidating figures, but the pastor at Emma's church didn't really fit the bill, and he that was the that most worried him about setting foot in church. Difference is one thing, but weirdness is just a step too far. Far more likely he decided that the Pastor had caught him in the act, watched him reach into the basket and take the money, he also decided that Emma probably thought the same but was likely to be teasing him rather than expecting that he bought the line about prophets.
After the boat party he never expected to come to church, Theo had decided outright that he would rebuff Emma's evangelistic efforts and limit their interaction to social situations, and if that was a purely recreational church function then that was okay with him. Ingrid had teased him that next time it would be cucumber sandwiches with the edges trimmed and tepid quiche in the vicarage.
It was slightly accidental that he had ended up in the church service. Theo was at the time, and as he thought back realised he still was, looking for guidance about Talitha, and the person who seemed best placed to give it, even though she didn't know her was Emma. Theo had found that she understood his concerns he found her an easy person to talk with who uttered such profound wisdom and helped him along. In hindsight Theo reckoned he would have been better making the first move, but then he was not sure he would have yet done that, so unsure was he of his feelings. It was after work one Sunday when their conversation extended out of work and down the street and Theo kept following Emma, it was only when she walked straight past the tube that he queried their destination, "Oh, I'm going to church, it's a Sunday evening, I always do after work." Which perhaps had seemed pretty obvious to her but to Theo this suddenly left him with an intentional decision to walk away and end their conversation or enjoy her insights but feel obliged to stay for the service. Why else after all, as he recollected his thoughts, would he have walked all the way with her then to turn away and head home.
"Okay, I'll come along." It was not intended to be the beginning of anything and when he left he resolved to be more careful not to let himself slip into any such difficult diplomatic situations in the future. His disdain for religion did not end at his parents' faith. Any sort of belief was to be avoided.
It was his colleagues at work who had prompted this return visit, they'd wanted to know how Emma was getting on, when he had heard of her traumatic experience he had wanted to head straight around and see how she was. Emma had suggested that he came over on Sunday afternoon after she had been to church, even in the middle of this tortuous situation she managed to quip that not working had some upsides, it meant she could get to church in the morning. "You seemed to enjoy it last time you came, why not come this Sunday and then we can get some lunch together, it's a bit more normal in the morning if it freaked you out last time." Theo starred at his computer screen that mediated their conversation as he contemplated his response. In the end he decided why not, it hadn't been that bad after all.
It was the awkward conversation with Talitha that had led to her inclusion in the outing. Theo walked into church and wondered what she would think to it all. The previous evening they had been around her house and he casually retold Talitha of Emma's ordeal, and mentioned that he was going to see her, and joining her at church. And Theo was stumped when she volunteered to join him. He thought about saying no, but that would have aroused the deepest of suspicions. Instead he let her come along.
Theo decided that today was the day that he was going to decide whether there was any future with Emma, or let it slide and commit properly to Talitha, he knew that the time had long since passed when he had to make the choice, but currently he was managing to go along with Talitha while also hedging his bets by staying close to Emma. It had been over a week since their tense dinner date, and also since Emma had been so brutally attacked. Apparently in a week or two Emma would be able to return to work, Theo smiled at the prospect of not needing to concoct reasons to see her or spurious important issues to discuss when he got in touch.
As Talitha walked into the church she thought that this all looked normal enough, it was an old stone building with a small steeple. Nothing wacky there. It was the drum kit that first suggested that this was not quite the quaint congregation that she had sung in when she was in the school choir. The coffee and doughnuts were a nice touch she decided as she took one and tried to avoid the strategically positioned mannequins in bright blue t-shirts with welcome blazoned across the back. What was it that led so many attractive young people into church she thought, bemused in fact that a repressive religion would appeal to so many seemingly worldly wise with their clothes slightly more suited to a nightclub than a church. A thought struck her as she veered away from an incoming 'welcomer' towards a free pair of seats for her and Theo. Was this one of these strange cults she thought, was it really a depraved outfit that entrapped and entranced all these people, their smiles certainly seemed fake. Talitha was suddenly tempted to go up to one of them and start swearing and punching her to see if her response was anything but meaningless polite platitudes and directions to the refreshments.
Emma was pleased that Sam had agreed to come with her, his responsibilities were mainly at the evening service so he could help her to the service and also to move back into her flat later that day. Kathy had returned from her training full of excitement and slightly disappointed to be greeted by an empty flat. Emma was also grateful that they would both be with her at church because not only was Theo coming along again but he was bringing Talitha with him. Emma had heard plenty about her as Theo poured out his emotional dilemmas to her at regular intervals. It would be interesting to meet her, and see them together she thought.
As she saw them already seated in the church Emma also couldn't shake this uncertainty about whether they might have been anything between them. However, she pushed that back out of mind, they were together now, or at least her last conversation with Theo had suggested that they were slowly exploring things, which to Emma sounded rather like the neo-trendy Christian practise of courting rather than dating.
Theo had not seen Emma as she approached, and while it appeared that Talitha probably had, they had only seen each other once before when she came into Leon to meet Theo after work, Talitha opted not to betray her recognition. But it also seemed that Talitha was not looking at Emma but at Sam beside her.
"Sam? What are you doing here," Talitha burst out forgetting her decision to restrain herself from unnecessary interpersonal interaction.
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Eternal é o décimo quinto álbum da banda de power metal finlandesa Stratovarius, lançado em 11 de setembro de 2015 na Europa e no dia 18 do mesmo mês nos Estados Unidos. O vocalista Timo Kotipelto compôs três faixas e escreveu a maior parte das letras com seu companheiro de Cain's Offering e ex-guitarrista do Sonata Arctica Jani Liimatainen.

Os membros da banda descrevem o álbum como uma mistura de power metal moderno e das antigas, embora esse direcionamento não tenha sido planejado, segundo o tecladista Jens Johansson.

Antecedentes, gravação e temática das letras
A banda queria começar a trabalhar no álbum ainda em 2014, mas não tinham um número suficiente de boas canções. Após tocarem alguns shows especiais do álbum Visions, eles se surpreenderam com a reposta do público e encontraram uma motivação para voltarem ao estúdio. A capa do álbum já estava pronta um ano antes do lançamento, mas não o título. Após discutirem alguma sugestões dos membros, eles fecharam com a sugestão do baixista Lauri Porra: Eternal - fazendo deste o sétimo álbum da banda com um nome de sete letras.

A faixa de abertura, "My Eternal Dream", é sobre sentir-se diferente das pessoas em volta e seguir seus sonhos independentemente do que os outros digam. Ela recebeu um clipe, que estreou no dia 10 de setembro. "Shine in the Dark" foi lançada como o primeiro single e recebeu um lyric vídeo. Ela foi composta um ano antes do álbum ser lançado e é sobre "uma pessoa que faleceu há muito tempo mas ainda é lembrada com ternura". "Rise Above It" é sobre mentiras contadas pela mídia e como as pessoas deveriam ler notícias com cuidado.

"Lost Without a Trace", a única composição de Lauri, é sobre um homem que busca o amor de sua vida, mas foge toda vez que o encontra, com medo de um comprometimento. "Feeding the Fire" trata de como a humanidade está deixando de tomar atitudes para salvar o planeta Terra para apenas tornar as coisas piores. "In My Line of Work" aborda o problema de ter um trabalho que mantém uma pessoa longe de sua família e amigos.

Jens contribuiu com duas faixas para o álbum, fora as bônus: "Man in the Mirror", sobre um homem que não se reconhece ao se olhar no espelho; e "Fire in Your Eyes", sobre notar o fogo nos olhos da pessoa amada e encontrar forças para seguir adiante.

"Few Are Those" foi originalmente rejeitada pela banda. Contudo, quando Ralf Pilve estava gravando suas partes na bateria, Timo o pediu para gravar uma faixa num andamento em particular, sentindo que ele e Jani poderiam fazer algo em volta dela. Mais tarde, ele recebeu a faixa e construiu a canção com base nela. As letras falam das poucas pessoas que podem "ver com os próprios olhos e sentir com os próprios corações".

A faixa de encerramento, "The Lost Saga", é a mais longa do álbum. No encarte, Timo explica que escrever as letras, que tratam de viquingues e batalhas, foi o "trabalho mais difícil que eu já fiz". Ele passou quatro noites pesquisando referências históricas.

Faixas

Créditos
 Timo Kotipelto – vocais
 Matias Kupiainen – guitarras, produção
 Lauri Porra – baixo
 Jens Johansson – teclados
 Rolf Pilve – bateria

Paradas

Álbuns de 2015
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