text:
Zachary Freeman | Civilian
Zachary Freeman
Lucien <3
With Lucien
Zachary Freeman | Civilian Jul 1, 2015 17:42:15 GMT -5
Post by Zachary Freeman on Jul 1, 2015 17:42:15 GMT -5
Full Name: Zachary Daniel Freeman.
Nickname/Alias: Zach, Zachy, Dr. Freeman
Age/Date Of Birth: 08 - 15 - 1975 | Thirty-Nine-Years-Old
Occupation: ER Doctor.
Play-By: Joshua Jackson
Emergency medicine is a medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency physicians undertake acute investigations and interventions to resuscitate and stabilize patients.
They must have the skills of many specialists—the ability to resuscitate a patient (critical care medicine), manage a difficult airway (anesthesia), suture a complex laceration (plastic surgery), reduce (set) a fractured bone or dislocated joint (orthopedic surgery), treat a heart attack (cardiology), manage strokes (neurology), work-up a pregnant patient with vaginal bleeding (obstetrics and gynecology), stop a bad nosebleed (ENT), place a chest tube (cardiothoracic surgery), and to conduct and interpret x-rays and ultrasounds (radiology)
Physicians specializing in emergency medicine can enter fellowships to receive credentials in subspecialties such as palliative care, critical-care medicine, medical toxicology, wilderness medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, sports medicine, disaster medicine, tactical medicine, ultrasound, pain medicine, pre-hospital emergency medicine, or undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Zach has all of the above.
❤ Quietness and Peace.
❤ Keep things ordered and clean.
❤ Riding his bike
❤ Swimming.
✗ Rudeness and profanity
✗ All forms of violence (Especially against children and women)
✗ Disloyalty
✗ People questioning Lucien or trying to hurt him.
Fears:
☬ Aichmophobia – fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or knife). This is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things, such as pencils, needles, knives, a pointing finger, or even the sharp end of an umbrella. It is derived from the Greek aichmē (point) and phobos (fear). This fear may also be referred to as belonephobia or enetophobia.
Some people are afraid only of particularly sharp knives, such as chef knives or hunting knives. Some fear all knives. Others are afraid of pins and needles. Some people fear all objects that they perceive as sharp, including umbrella points, paper clips and clothes hangers. In general, the worse the phobia is, the more items that are perceived as triggers.
Zach is particularly afraid of cooking knives and cutting himself.
☬ Aquaphobia is a persistent and abnormal fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an ocean, a river, or even a bathtub poses no imminent threat. They may avoid such activities as boating and swimming, or they may avoid swimming in the deep ocean despite having mastered basic swimming skills. This anxiety commonly extends to getting wet or splashed with water when it is unexpected, or being pushed or thrown into a body of water.
★ To show eveyone the way of Lucien
★ To be a nicer person.
★ To stay on the wagon.
He is a perfectionist. But mostly he demands perfection from others rather from himself or at least he did before meeting Lucien. Zachary honestly tries to be a better guy. But, he has too many flaws that sometimes he refuses to see; one of them, being his own pride. Zachary has problems controlling his moods particularly his bad temper. He is easily upset at random times for random reasons and he will yell at people over nothing. He has a bit of an issue when he gets upset and he has a hard time calming down but, in general when he is in a good mood he is quite easy going. He feels very protective of Lucien and some of the other followers especially the younger ones. He tries his best to be helpful and to spread the word about Lucien.
Previously to him meeting Lucien, he was an atheist he didn't hold a faith of any kind and believed God did not exist. While Zachary does not believe Lucien has created all that exist or that he is omniscient and omnipresent. He firmly believes he is here to save mankind. Because through Lucien he has been introduced to forces beyond his knowledge he has changes his views. He believes Lucien came to be to save mankind and save them from the path of self destruction. His faith in Lucien is absolute and he has a low tolerance for people who question or mock Lucien. He'll easily write off someone who refuses to believe or accept Lucien in any way.
Zachary is a doctor and as such he can also help people using his knowledge of medicine. He started on the career because he wanted to make a lot of money but he discovered he liked to help others. He is actually very nice and kind to his patients and rarely ever gets moods around them. He had a bit of a hard childhood and he rarely speaks about it. He dislikes talking about his previous experiences and dislikes the idea of seeing himself as a victim or being seen an treated as one. He always gets ass drunk on his birthday and gets winter depression.
Positives:
✧ He is kind and protective of kids.
✧ Empathetic to victims of abuse.
✧ Likes nursing anyone back to health.
Negatives:
✦ Temperamental
✦ Difficult very prideful personality.
✦ Does not allow or likes to be helped by others.
Parents: Nial and Mia Freeman.
Siblings: No.
Other Family: Grandparents, uncles, aunts lots of cousins and nephews.
Important Others: The other members of the cult and Lucien.
Zachary was born on a cloudy afternoon his mother died of an untreated post partum infection and he was left under the care of his father when he was just a baby. His father would drink a lot. His father believed in hardening the young boy and he would often employ brutal methods to enforce discipline such as ice baths, sleeping out in the cold, forced fastening, electrics shocks with a stunt baton, and forced the boy to move up and down on the stairs until he fainted from exhaustion. Zachary greatly disliked his father and when he turned eighteen he left the house to never speak or search the man again. To this day, he remains estranged from his father and the rest of his family.
Because he started to work to support himself right after high school. He did not start to study medicine as he intended until he was 21 years old. He however proved very adept at learning and even though he worked and studied he managed to finish and get his medical degree. He realized he liked to be able to help people and quickly decided that he wanted to work as an ER doctor. During his rotations he would see a lot of victims of domestic violence. More than once he broke doctor-patient confidentiality and anonymously reported the abuse. Zachary fell in love of a woman when he was 32 and he was about to propose to her when he discovered she was cheating on him with one of his friends from the hospital.
He resigned from the hospital in Augusta and moved to Atlanta. He got a position as ER chief and he would supervise other doctors in the ER. It was there than one fateful night a man came with a bullet wound to the head. The doctors took him and did everything they could to save him but, it was obvious he would not survive such a serious injury. Suddenly a man walked past the hospital security. Zachary had no idea how this man sneaked in or if he was a relative of the man. But, what happens next surprised Zachary and would change his life forever. The man healed the man. Just like, he had never been shot. Zachary dropped his jaw opened staring at the stranger. This was some serious Jesus, crap right there.
Everyone was scared of the stranger and his powers. But, Zachary wasn't. He was quite fascinated and taken by Lucien. He went and talked with him briefly. Questioning him about the miracle he had just performed in front of him. There was something really alluring and captivating about Lucien because Zachary just followed him. He got on the bus with him and his other follower and left his life his belongings, his friendships everything behind. He didn't even bothered stopping by his house and picking his things. Unlike some of the other followers he has started to distrust of Ruth Washington and keeps a watchful eye on her. He thinks she just wants to use Lucien for her own goals.
Alias: Devil's Trap / Lyle York
How did you find us?: Lucien my God has led me here to enlight you all.
Experience: I shall not answer unpure unbelievers questions anymore.
Other Characters: Lyle York, Ithuriel, Anastasia Martan, Rebecca Winchester, Revlon Grey, Christina Gabriella York, Noah Bennet, Nathaniel McKinley, Torcher, Marcus Blackwood, Marshall Barrett, Baki, Jarvis Van Dyne, Edward Price, Jackson Grant, Finn Williams, Connor Parker, Michelle Khang & Candice Morton.
"No… not again"
He had awoken to his own loud screaming. Now he was sitting with his back against the head of the bed gripping at the sheets with whitened knuckles. He shook his head closing his eyes and trying to calm down. It was just a dream... he was safe. A hand went to his chest as he breathed heavily. 'You're ok. You are safe. He can hurt you now.' He looked over his shoulder to the empty side of the bed with a frown. He wished there was someone with him. He hated to be alone in nights like this. It wasn't like he had a great personality because he didn't. He wasn't relationship material at all but, he disliked being alone.
He rubbed his arm against the cold sweat from his forehead and got out of the bed. He would drink some coffee. Maybe he would write a little until he was relaxed again. Maybe then he could sleep. Nights like this were hard he usually ended just not sleeping much; the nightmare had been so horrible he was sure he would only sleep very little and even if he slept more he would just dream of something awful again. He felt restless, sad and alone. In nights like this he mind would dwell in dark thoughts about ending it all. He walked barefoot to the kitchen and started to heat some water while his eyes looked at the fire in a daze.
He moved his finger... almost sticking it into the flame before he pulled back. He rubbed his hand over his face. "What are you doing?" - He said for himself. 'Calm down, calm down you'll get through this just like you have in the past.' He sighed, feeling exhausted. He reached in the cupboard searching for a cup and then he went to get some instant coffee. It would taste like crap, like everything he did but at least it would help him to stay up. It would keep him from drifting into another nightmare. How he wished the nightmares would end someday. But, they never did. Nothing made them stop. And each time he had them they got worst and worst. His head was aching and he felt a tear sting in his left eye. Damn life.
I Zachary Freeman have read the site rules and understand them. The code word for the rules ish Lucien! Batman ~<3
Last Edit: Jul 30, 2017 14:45:31 GMT -5 by Zachary Freeman
Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2015 21:17:41 GMT -5
Zachary Freeman | Civilian Jul 2, 2015 0:57:04 GMT -5
Post by Hell Hound on Jul 2, 2015 0:57:04 GMT -5


text:
Reading: Renal Consequences of COVID-19
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, US
About Sean A.
The column in this issue is provided by Sean A. Hebert, MD, assistant professor of Clinical Medicine at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute. Dr. Hebert specializes in transplant nephrology at Houston Methodist.
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, acute kidney injury, kidney transplant, dialysis
How to Cite: 1. Hebert SA. Renal Consequences of COVID-19. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2021;17(5):91-93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Accepted on 03 Nov 2021 Submitted on 03 Nov 2021
The kidney is one of the major extrapulmonary organs involved in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, but direct viral access to the kidney is not well understood. Fulminant viremia and viruria are not typical features of COVID-19 patients. Yet, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in kidney tissue in up to 50% of COVID-19 patients on postmortem series.1 While our understanding of COVID-19 continues to evolve, consider these important aspects of COVID-19 related to kidney disease.
Estimates of clinical characteristics in hospitalized COVID-19 patients2,3
Proteinuria: 65.8%–84%
Hematuria: 41.7%–81%
Acute kidney injury (AKI): 32%–37%
Acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT): 12%–15%
Outcomes2
In-hospital mortality is 50% among patients with AKI compared with 8% in those without AKI.
Of all patients with AKI, only 30% survived with recovery of kidney function at hospital discharge.
Hypertension4
There is no evidence that stopping renin angiotensin system inhibitors reduces COVID-19 severity.
Dialysis5,6
Viral transmission is minimal in outpatient in-center dialysis units due to routine disinfection, personal protective equipment, and cohort isolation.
Cumulative incidence is 17% to 20% among in-center dialysis patients.
Increased mortality rate: 25% to 30% compared with the general population of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Kidney transplant7
Increased mortality rate: 13%–30%
Graft loss: 3.4%–6.3%
Discontinuing the antimetabolite mycophenolate is recommended for patients with severe infection.
Vaccine efficacy8,9,10,11
Dialysis:
16% response after first dose compared with 62% in healthy controls
82% response after second dose, but antibody titers are significantly lower than in healthy controls
Kidney transplant:
15% response after first dose
54% response after second dose, with 46% not developing detectable antibody titers
Recipients can receive third dose 28 days or more after completing initial vaccine series
33% response after third dose in patients with no detectable antibodies after second dose
Administration of bamlanivimab and casirivimab-imdevimab has shown favorable results with minimal adverse effects in solid organ transplant recipients.
Remdesivir was superior to placebo in shortening time to recovery in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Importantly, early trials excluded those with acute kidney injury, those on dialysis, or those with kidney transplants. Early studies in these populations have shown encouraging results.
Hassler L, Reyes F, Sparks M, Welling P, Batlle D. Evidence For and Against Direct Kidney Infection by SARS-CoV-2 in Patients with COVID-19. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Jun 14;CJN.04560421. doi: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04560421
Chan L, Chaudhary K, Saha A, et al. AKI in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Jan;32(1):151–160. doi: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020050615
Pei G, Zhang Z, Peng J, et al. Renal Involvement and Early Prognosis in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Jun;31(6):1157–1165. doi: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020030276
Lopes RD, Macedo AVS, de Barros ESPGM, et al. Effect of Discontinuing vs Continuing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on Days Alive and Out of the Hospital in Patients Admitted With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Jan 19;325(3):254–264. doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.25864
Corbett RW, Blakey S, Nitsch D, et al. Epidemiology of COVID-19 in an Urban Dialysis Center. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Aug;31(8):1815–1823. doi: https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020040534
Ng JH, Hirsch JS, Wanchoo R, et al. Outcomes of patients with end-stage kidney disease hospitalized with COVID-19. Kidney Int. 2020 Dec;98(6):1530–1539. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.030
Azzi Y, Parides M, Alani O, et al. COVID-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients at the epicenter of pandemics. Kidney Int. 2020 Dec;98(6):1559–1567. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.004
Speer C, Goth D, Benning L, et al. Early Humoral Responses of Hemodialysis Patients after COVID-19 Vaccination with BNT162b2. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Jul;16(7):1073–1082. doi: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.03700321
Yi SG, Knight RJ, Graviss EA, et al. Kidney Transplant Recipients Rarely Show an Early Antibody Response Following the First COVID-19 Vaccine Administration. Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1;105(7):e72–e73. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000003764
Boyarsky BJ, Werbel WA, Avery RK, et al. Antibody Response to 2-Dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Series in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. JAMA. 2021 Jun 1;325(21):2204–2206. doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.7489
Werbel WA, Boyarsky BJ, Ou MT, et al. Safety and Immunogenicity of a Third Dose of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Sep;174(9):1330–1332. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/L21-0282
Hebert, S.A., 2021. Renal Consequences of COVID-19. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 17(5), pp.91–93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Hebert SA. Renal Consequences of COVID-19. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2021;17(5):91–3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Hebert, S. A. (2021). Renal Consequences of COVID-19. Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal, 17(5), 91–93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
1. Hebert SA. Renal Consequences of COVID-19. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2021;17(5):91-93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Hebert SA, 'Renal Consequences of COVID-19' (2021) 17 Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal 91 DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Hebert, Sean A.. 2021. "Renal Consequences of COVID-19". Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal 17 (5): 91–93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Hebert, Sean A.. "Renal Consequences of COVID-19". Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal 17, no. 5 (2021): 91–93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058
Hebert, S A. "Renal Consequences of COVID-19". Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, 2021, pp. 91–93. DOI: http://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1058

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


New distinguished work orbit revealing superb selling mystery for e book and Adsense publishers. Pondering of looking a franchise, starting a replacement company or simply a profession exchange. Multi-platform digital commercial enterprise may be consequent move. Entrepreneurs from all backgrounds are literally weddings the digital commercial enterprise change to arrive new prodigious audiences. Constructing a web-based empire with a passive month-to-month sales is additional engaging than any full time job. Therefore what's the mystery of individuals UN agency notice themselves rather victorious and therefore the place are you able to be trained all of the aptitudes needed to try to the same?
The answer is advantage here: by merger this intensive orbit with artificer and advanced modules, ultimate guide online publishing empire you will speedy-monitor the course of gap possess commercial enterprise trade. Retailer your time: No got to leftovers months on associate office with a commercial enterprise boldness to work out however it's done – be tutored it all competencies here.
Lower your expenses: No need to salaries a whole lot and a whole lot or invest in any franchises to start your own victorious commercial enterprise business.
With sure as shooting no previous experience, YOU tins currently learn tips about the way to build a web empire.
Work from lodging, from your boat, vacation lodging or from anyplace on the earth!
Now it is your turn: study from a positive advertising and selling counselor and serial enterpriser UN agency created this skirting to share everything you necessity to understand and more. ultimate guide online publishing empire through combining valid manufacturer glorious for two of the largest multi-billion buck ecosystems within the earth into one integrated method, contractor can gain information of specifically find out how to form an online empire which may even be associate gains manufacturing autopilot.
Ultimate guide online publishing empire: Google Adsense is that the sector\\\'s greatest promoting platform, the place all predominant selling traveler pay their budget. Study tips about the way to counterparts with Google to receive a high share of this revenue.
There's a pen additional to the path: furthermore, contractor testament acquire targeted work on ways to mix your Adsense and e-book empires into one, profitable organization with multiple sales streams. This can be supported with the help of a entire toolkit for constructing a web-based empire and eventually, with whole example on however you\\\'ll sell your boldness to traders.
Free festivals study that implies you specifically wherever the psychedelic drug is!
Study universe you invariably wished to find out regarding on-line passive sales.
Ultimate guide online publishing empire is that this orbit perquisite for me?
This direction is simply not for everybody: if you wish to be used with the help of anybody for the leisure of your existence and don\\\'t considering investment in your self testimony kind a modification, then this can be most of the time not a skirting for you.
you may have the recollection to be associate promoter and improvement from the worldwide reach offered by victimization three billion cell and pill customers. You belief that the subsequent gesture of net millionaires may be those who give digital offerings to a raising total of consumers throughout the theater. You are willing to require all the indispensable steps currently to your own multi-platform commercial enterprise mission or e-trade. Take protocol at present: discontinue fascinated by your sequent move. This skirting can furnish you with a road to disagreement and a step-via-step tendency to succeed as a author.
App Cloner Premium v1.5.2 Cracked APK is Here !
VivaVideo Video Editor Photo Movie v7.8.6 b6708061 Cracked APK is Here!
EX Kernel Manager v4.08 Cracked APK is Here!


If you are interested in Arena Logo Moulded, you should know that it is in stock and offered at the best price. Equipment products from the brand Arena have the highest manufacturing quality. Arena is designing exclusive swimming products that are tailored to the customers needs. So take a look through the offers available and buy your Arena Logo Moulded today!


text:
Q: past vs a longer past The platform was built in the past (say 1 week ago), and project was developed in a longer past (say 1 year ago), is the following usage of tenses correct:

The platform that we eventually built did not exist when I developed the projects.

A: Maybe the simplest option which gives a sense of time order is

After developing the project we built the platform.

There is no question that both actions took place in the past and one followed the other.
Of course

Last year we developed the project, last week we built the platform.

also works, but that's too easy

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Who Touched My Tail!
Adventure Comedy Fantasy Romance Shounen Ai Xianxia Yaoi
Alternate World Ancient Times Apocalypse Appearance Changes Appearance Different from Actual Age Artificial Intelligence Calm Protagonist Celebrities Charismatic Protagonist Couple Growth Cross-dressing Cultivation Cunning Protagonist Devoted Love Interests Doting Love Interests Episodic Family Conflict Famous Protagonist Fantasy World Fox Spirits Futuristic Setting Handsome Male Lead Heartwarming Heavenly Tribulation Love Interest Falls in Love First Modern Day Multiple Realms Omegaverse Outer Space Overpowered Protagonist Post-apocalyptic Revenge Royalty Showbiz Special Abilities Strong Love Interests System Administrator Transmigration Tsundere Unconditional Love Virtual Reality Wealthy Characters World Hopping Zombies
2 2% (6 votes)
Xiao Xuan
筱玄
206 + 2 extra (Completed)
jjwxc
Every 0.7 Day(s)
Weekly Rank: #413
Monthly Rank: #293
Xue Ling is a nine tailed fox who has been cultivating for thousands of years but lost all his tails in a moment of capriciousness.
Tails are easy to self-destruct, but not easy to recover. In order to restore his human figure, he must struggle to destroy the plot, forcibly change the protagonist's fate, and be the cannon fodder in the first line of attack.
But why are these plots more and more irrational? The setup is getting more and more weird, and what is with this person that is showing up in every single world?
It seems that before going through all these worlds, he has forgotten some very important affairs?
Su Xuanyan: Yes, you've forgotten me.
Xue Ling: Get lost! (▼皿▼#) Clearly every time you are the one that doesn't remember anything!
Su Xuanyan: Oh, this is purely an accident.
谁动了我的尾巴!
Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil (18)
It's Actually Not Easy Wanting to be a Supporting Male Lead (8)
Reborn As a System (7)
Heroic Death System (6)
Cannon Fodder Cheat System (5)
There Will Always Be Protagonists With Delusions of Starting a Harem (5)
06/27/19 XIIN c211
New	ike_00000 rated it
Not one of the better world-hopping novels, unfortunately. People were comparing it to QWFOD so I was pretty excited, but although there are similarities it fell short for me.
Firstly, the characters. I don't like how the MC treats the ML; expects to be spoiled, super selfish, and always waiting for ML to chase them. Unreasonably gets mad and blames ML for situations out of his control. ML always spoils MC to the heavens, yet the way MC shows his love is always lacking in comparison. It's fine in the first... more>> few arcs, but I was really irritated with how the MC treated the ML when he was the General.
He's also always OOC (out of character) too. He always acts the exact same, even though the premise is supposed to be that he's supposed to act similar to the actual character he's playing, and honestly, it gets tiring. For example, in QWFOD, the MC does a really good job of playing the character while still being himself; here, it's always just the MC's selfish personality. There's also no real plotting, just a lot of OP-ness that solves everything for him.
MC is also pretty hypocritical. He enters a world with a rebirth character, who eliminates their opponents before they turn black because they know what will happen, and MC admonishes them since his character is usually cannon fodder. But MC does the exact same thing! Although I guess it's just a strong eat weak world.
Regarding the plot, I haven't really felt anything was particularly amazing about the arcs. They're very classic, and I haven't felt that much from them.
For writing and translation, it's actually pretty annoying, especially in the first few chapters. I'm pretty sure this was MTL, since sentence structure and wording is strange.
All in all, not a really good read. It's not terrible, but there's better. Tbh QWFOD is better in pretty much every way... <<less
New	BillionJellyfish rated it
Average: not bad, just not the best
This is cute and all, but nothing special. There are a lot of infodumps or unnecessary details. I wish the author focused more on the MC and ML's relationship growth and romantic moments, but oh whelp. I struggled a lil bit to finish the novel because I gradually lost interest and each arc was relatively predictable, but I still managed to finish it to the end, so hurray!
I recommend this if ya looking to pass the time, but just don't expect a super engaging... more>> storyline. <<less
erikvio rated it
Overall, this novel is just kind of... boring. The story follows Xue Ling, a demon fox that lost his tails and must go through various worlds to steal the luck of the world's darlings to regain his strength. It's a quick transmigration novel.
The general attitude XL takes towards the tasks are exactly like that of a fox/cat: indolent, a little haughty, mischievous, cold, and quick to bore. I've gone through 4 arcs at this point, and there's just very little tension. The original plots he finds himself embroiled in are... more>> pretty nonsensical. The world's darlings are all scum with no redeeming qualities.
You'd think the scheming and face slapping would be the highlights, with the targets being trash and the MC being a cunning fox, but the main plots are usually solved quite quickly. He schemes a bit, makes some headway, meets the ML who has so far been some high powered individual, toys with his targets, and eventually gets bored, letting the ML mop up the rest. This setup isn't new to quick trans novels, but it's just... not very dramatic. His schemes aren't complicated, and they work without twists and turns or any surprises whatsoever. He also has access to the ML's golden thigh, so like I said, there's just no tension and it ends very quickly. Pacing is all-around an issue in this novel. WTMT simply has one or two major face slapping confrontations after the MC quickly rises to power (sometimes even in the background after a time skip) and then it's onto the next world.
The relationship between the leads is much more interesting. Overarching relationship is shrouded in mystery, and it's been fun seeing their personalities play off each other in the worlds - the fox and his emotionally repressed but indulgent lover. XL acts as the sly but distant seductress, never the first to initiate, and reading about the ML's evolving response to it is interesting, if only I didn't have to slog through the rest of the novel.
Edit: it was unfair of me to mention other novels in my review of this one, so I've removed any references, especially since the other work wasn't perfect by any standard. Regardless, my issues with this novel remain. I brought up the comparison simply to highlight different approaches to story pacing and dramatic tension/resolution, which WTMT is just unexceptional at. Effort was made to have us hate the villains in each arc completely. In that, the author is wildly successful. It's just frustrating when the "plots" of the arcs are treated as complete afterthoughts and the MC loses interest before we even really get to any sort of confrontation. At first, it was kind of disheartening. After a few arcs, I thought to myself: "If even the MC doesn't care, why should I?" And so, a significant portion of this novel became a nuisance to get through. All-in-all, this novel is just extremely mediocre. <<less
AmNut Obcess rated it
The story is really good. I wonder why this was not on the recommendations of the FOD. If you have read FOD and you really enjoyed it, you might want to try this one. I think it might be even better than it. I really like the flow of the story, you can see how the MC struggles to accept his feelings for ML.
He alfinally accepted his feelings at the 3rd arc.
I also like the last part where the MC was the one who have no memories this time.
Also, the system is seriously a pit haha. Always digging grave.
Let me tell you a story:
On a far far away world, there lived a mysterious family. Every time their patriarch was born, they would have an artifact (or any physical entity) would be born with them, bonding with it, together through thick and thin.
One they, their little patriarch was born but what was born with him was a spiritual being. The spiritual being was so weak and fragile. Apparently, the will of the world cannot tolerate the existence of the two being together in it's world. The family was worried what to do since this was the first time they encountered a situation like this. They could only hopelessly send it to other world so it would grow up well.
As thousands of years goes by, the little patriarch grew up, becoming a powerful existence. The spiritual being grew into a enchanting figure with thousands of years of experience and skills. However, while the former knew the existence of the other, the latter does not.
One day, Patriarch went to find the man and told him their relationship. The proud man was angry. He lived without being restrained by anything then someone suddenly claimed that he was bound with him, he was of course angry. But patriarch will not give up so he made a bet with the man. If the man wins he would have his freedom, if patriarch wins, they would spend their immortal lives together.
At the end, who do you think won the bet? <<less
zloi medved rated it
As other people have pointed out, the biggest frustration with this novel is that it starts one way, giving an interesting premise for quick transmigration face slapping, with a scheming fox protagonist, and then very very quickly downslides into very boring stories with no obstacles, no cleverness on the MCs part, and just lots of back and forth banter between the main couple.
For this reason, I was waffling between rating this 2 or 3, because while it's just kind of boring and there's no conflict or excitement at all, it's... more>> not like the novel is particularly bad or offensive, it just completely lacks any kind of character or anything about it that's interesting. Also, a QT novel completely ignoring the plots and face slapping of each world as it progressively dedicates more and more entire chapters to just the main couple interacting isn't anything new to the genre - most QT novels I read always end up throwing plot by the way side to focus on the romance, so while I find the ML kind of creepy and unlikeable, which makes the focus on their relationship less interesting to me, singling this novel out specfically for doing what most QT novels do still didn't seem fair.
But eventually I did decide to give it two stars. The reason why: I asked myself, "if you had to say one good thing about this novel, what would it be?" and I drew a blank. My personal views on the ML aside, there is nothing objectively bad about this story in particular that isn't a problem with many QT novels, but other QT novels at least in the beginning had clever face slapping scenarios, dogblood drama, heightened soap operatic characters that made them fun and interesting.
But WTMT is not the worst novel; it's not even a bad novel. Its greatest crime is that it is an absolutely mediocre novel, so much so that I wrote three paragraphs reviewing this but I didn't actually say a single thing about it, because there was nothing in the novel to say. <<less
darlingv rated it
If you like to fantasize about how it feels like to be chased by a man again and again or how it feels like to have different romantic settings with one person then this is the story for you.
It's been fun reading what MC and ML go through each world. It reminds me a lot of [As the Minor Gay Rival in Het Novels] but a little easier to read and a lot more repetitive. The worlds are the standard, there's face slapping if that's your cup of tea. BUT... more>> and this is a big but, the whole novel feels like a story about MC's cry for attention. There's a standard routine- MC meets ML > teases ML by acting hard-to-get > MC waits for ML's confession of his undying love (I'm rolling my eyes here) > ML says some really sweet, touching words > MC and ML roll in the sheets. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad or boring but after a few worlds, it really got me rolling my eyes, which is almost impossible since I'm essentially the biggest sap when it comes to love. Overall, this is a 3.5 but I rounded it down for the above reason. It doesn't bring anything new to the world hopping genre but is a decent read. <<less
K99MY rated it
This novel started out really good but then it began to get more and more less exciting.
The MC & ML are always OP which I don't mind considering the fact that Face of the Devil is one of my favorite novels. But in this case the different arcs seem so boring & monotonous because of the absence of an obstacle. It's like the MC doesn't even take his missions seriously (which he doesn't if you ask me).
I think during the making of this novel the author decided to turn this... more>> quick transmigration story into a sappy romance story which is sometimes really cringeworthy when you see how spoiled the MC acts... like there's obviously a big personality switch from the "beginning" MC and the current MC.
For me, the beginning of this novel was really promising. I would have rated the story simply a 4.5 or 5 out of 5. The latest arcs are.... not really my cup of tea, so to me this novels is starting to get worse. Although I have to say that it isn't THAT bad. It's just not that interesting and exciting anymore.
I really hope the author gets back to the usual "style" (mature!MC come back pls) or can somehow make the arcs more interesting by balancing the romance and action out or just putting a (worthy) antagonist in this story instead of focusing basically only on the romance part (or just make the romance part less cringey)... <<less
earlgreyt rated it
UPDATE: Still same old, still awful, still boring. I highly recommend [Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From the Trash Bin] which is probably 10x better than this one in every aspect, serious.
The novel started out very good and there are even a few very enjoyable arcs (the earlier arcs and the livestreaming arc), but overall, there has been a trending lack of tension. Too much of the climaxes and other events in this story are merely summarized in 1-2 sentences.
The author pretty much only spends a bit of effort to describe... more>> the first 10% of the original plot before quickly accelerating to "top-power-level" and wrapping up the story at the speed of a train wreck. Basically, when readers finally get a little bit invested in the story, it's over.
Don't bother caring about any of the side characters because they're completely mindless/2D/only there to decorate the world, and they disappear equally quickly. Including the supposed "protagonists" of the world. Literally none of them get fleshed out more than appearing in the background. The only people that matter in the story are the MC and ML and their supposedly epic romance.
Yeah, so about that romance.
It's shallow, wish-fulfillment, and pretty boring. The author repeatedly emphasizes cliched confessions, a perfect godly ML chasing and pampering the MC through every world while the MC plays hard-to-get. There's no tension or drama, and zero obstacles. Just endless sap.
Honestly, I like fluff and sap as much as the next person. But seriously, the writing style is so boring, there's no sense of discovery. After they become a couple, the different situations in each world have no effect on the romance or relationship, so everything stays static. At this point, every time the ML is about to appear, I'm seriously dreading it because that means the rest of the world will be completely pointless and we'll be moving on shortly.
The MC was great in the beginning, and he was OP but not to the point of making the story pointless. Well, that's changed.
There's nothing wrong with game-breaking skills, if the author could handle writing them well. With the MC's personality as "if there is a easy way out, I will take it, " the author doesn't bother to make any creative solutions and pretty much just has the MC completely cheese through all obstacles. *Snap* challenge is won, plot is overcome.
And the novel started out with such potential!! ‧º· (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥) ‧º·˚
There were good parts in the beginning when the MC and ML didn't get together right away. There was a lot of humor and slow burn, and the MC worked hard to deal with the world's issues because he had lost much of his power. Additionally, the author wrote some interesting parts poking logic at other illogical novel set-ups, so I thought the author would take a better route with their own story... I was wrong.
The translation is really fantastic, so the reading is quite fluid and smooth. You can still enjoy it if all you're looking for is some mindless dog-food to read. <<less
DameSkyler rated it
Stop comparing EVERY SINGLE FAST WEAR BL NOVEL to QOD. If I have a penny for every review that mentions QOD in their review section, I'll be drowning in riches.
As mentioned by other reviewers, the story focuses mainly on the MC and ML. It's not the best novel there is, nor is it the worst. I suppose it's a good read if you want to pass the time, but there's not many good points here that'll make me stick around for the long run.
maevalily rated it
This story is so cute! The translation quality is also excellent and there are daily updates (sometimes even more).
I find myself waiting excitedly for every new chapter. Very similar to quickly wear the face of the devil, especially the most recent chapters. The MC has such a cute and mischievous character and the ML is so devoted and loving. The system is also very cute and it's not overly powerful, but still useful. Guides the MC as well as it can, the way a system should be!
I like the fact that the MC & ML have a good reason to be that powerful/cunning. It's because they're originally from a cultivation world and have lived a long time and this is the MC's tribulation of sorts. So we can see that he has to learn a lot when he goes to worlds that aren't like the one he comes from. Like this most recent futuristic interstellar world.
<<less
CreamerDreamer rated it
Status: v57
And I think I love it more than QWFOD. Each arc have enough part and I love MC so much it hurts wuwuwu.
At first I dont really expect this story because in two first world the ML is passive and I abandoned this story---lmao abandoned.
But suddenly I want to read it again and it turn out too sweet I cant stop grinning xD
I love the character development💞
rainydayromantic rated it
This is definitely in my top 3 fast-wear novels. Each arc is interesting, the overall plot progression is well done, and it doesn't get repetitive like some world-hopping romances do. The translator does an excellent job as well.
Other reviewers have said it better, but I really love the MC's foxy tsundere personality and his relationship dynamic with the ML. They show their love for each other in their own unique ways. The ML could easily lock his lover in a black room like he wants to, but he also wants... more>> to see MC fly freely, so he is willing to do absolutely anything to make the MC happy. I love watching the MC tease the repressed ML until he finally blows his top haha. MC definitely wears the pants in the relationship, lol. <<less
SM08 rated it
I will definitely recommend this novel it's worth it. Also I may read this again couples of years later when I will almost forget it.
I am totally into transmigration/ rebirth/world hopping novels now so it's really worth for me. Truth to be told at first I didn't the arcs much I thought there was something missing compared to few transmigration stories. I think the each of the arcs moves very fast the author dose not give importance to the side characters they are just kept to bridge the line for... more>> MC and ML lovestory. It mainly focus on the development of relation between the MC and ML and bits of MC's past unfolds in the continuation of the arcs. I liked the concept of fox eyes and the tear drop mole of MC which doesn't change with the transmigration. Also I really liked the relation between the 'system' (which is a little fox) and the MC
[As in the last arc it was not allowed for the system to go with the MC but still it did by adjusting few things. It used to nag to the MC about the ML which he is scared of but in the last arc he wants to help the MC to reunite with ML as he forgets every thing][/spoiler]
Overall it's a worth reading novel thought the concept is quite similar to the 'transmigration world' yet it has its own charm.
I want to conclude the review with applause for the translator XIIN. The updates are very consistent and well translated. <<less
FanGirlNoha rated it
This is a novel I'd recommend to anyone who likes FOD. There are quite a few similarities.
My actual rating would be something between 4 to 4.25 but I gave it 5 just to boost the novel's reputation more. (Not that it needs it :p) This novel has some pretty good points and some "meh" points but overall it's a very good read. What I like and dislike the most is the MC's personality. On one hand he's a very cunning, sassy character who can occasionally use his OP powers in... more>> the different arcs. What I dislike about him is his arrogance and at times, his tendency of always testing the ML. Although, this is the point that actually makes him more believable - behind his arrogance and sassiness, there are insecurities that everyone faces. So he becomes lovable and appears to be somewhat "tsundere".
The ML on the other hand seems 50/50. I love some of his characteristics while I find some of them to be very questionable - but I guess that goes for almost any quick transmigration ML. Some of the aspects of character seem to be over-emphasized. But
I like how the author provides explanation for that when ML confesses that the ten directions world actually emphasizes different sides of his character like jealousy, possessiveness etc. According to the need of the plot.
Overall the ML seems sweet, indulges and smothers the MC to death and is ALWAYS OP! I have to be honest though, I loved the first two arcs
even though the protagonists didn't hook up in those 2 arcs. They helped to set the tone for the characters
The story itself has some loopholes and logics that should've been considered but they don't bother you too much unless you're nitpicking. I just wish these types of stories elaborated on the later life of the characters instead of just announcing what happened afterwards. But I guess you can't have it all. ╮ (╯▽╰) ╭ Finally, I'd definitely recommend reading this even if you just want to read it for the fluff and interaction of the MC & System. <<less
Misogi rated it
A really nice multiple world hopping story! The MC is cunning, cool and smart so expect some nice face slappings. He is like a crafty fox and enjoys watching his prey at the height of their life and then fall abruptly, which is really satisfying considering what they did to the host.
It is kinda like FOD so if you liked that then I can definitely recommend this! Also the translation is really nice with really fast releases!
kkaral7 rated it
Just wanted to write a review since there aren't any yet.
Its about a fox spirit who wants to become a celestial fox but loses all this tails so he has to transmigrate to different worlds to gain energy to find his tails. Each arc is different, the MC is smart but not too OP, the ML is the same in each arc. Lots of faceslapping and cute moments, its worth reading.
ylial rated it
This novel is a slow romance 💕 that focuses on MC and ML's love development instead of the story arcs, so some may find the story lacking. I also find the story lacking but it's very enjoyable to read.
A great story... so far XD A fox MC and a repressed ML that has a housekeeper syndrome. 💕😂 (you'll understand this as u read)
I wish there's an ML like him in RL 😂
Starshine00K rated it
This story is very good in my opinion. I have been reading this since January when I saw it. I would recommend this to my friends who like bl stories but sadly I don't have any. I would open my phone in the morning before school starts and read this story. Thank you for translating this.
cookieconquerer rated it
It makes me laugh and is super cute.
10/10 fluff. If you're not looking for anything serious but want to good mindless time this is the sh*te. All the benefits of yaoi, with the fluffiness of shounen ai LOL
rhianirory rated it
The MC is mischievous and the ML is very patient and repressed in the beginning. They don't get together for a couple of worlds so some people might consider this a slow burn romance. I really like that they actually explain why the ML is always rich and powerful in each of the worlds and the explanation makes sense to the reader; most of the time that's just how it is and we never know why.
my favorite was the story with his brother. The MC is not and never has been human and therefore doesn't conform to human social norms. It helped to highlight his innate differences as "other" and I think it was cleverly done by the author
there are a couple worlds I disliked or lost interest in (don't really like the abo or 3 (6) gender stories). This novel is very sweet over all and the endings of each world didn't leave me in tears. Usually it was just a paragraph boiling down to "and they grew old and died together." the ending was cute. I felt sorry for the poor system, who had to suffer from diabetic coma at times and was kicked out to go sit in the cold while its host got busy with his man. This story is really more of a 3.5 but its good enough that I went ahead and rounded up instead of down. <<less
NA2Z rated it
Amazing! ❤
This story takes it slow and natural for someone who has lived thousand of years. MC was careful to fall in love at first and ML also has its own hilarious personality problem...😂
Then the story keeps getting better and interesting. The other mob characters also not all cliché protagonist and it's other half/halves...
All in all, it's a very good read and recommended for someone who also loves QWTFOD and other similar world hopping novels.😆😆😆
MoniqGin rated it
Really enjoyed reading it. The MC is so adorbs and spoilt. The ML is repressed lol.
I like world hopping novels and am glad this one is close to completion.
Thank you translator!
The Unlucky Freepie
Enlightened Empire
New Life In Cultivation Chat Group


Celebrations by Mikasa Rejoice Holiday Votives bring just the right amount of holiday cheer to your home decor with their festive and winter designs. This Christmas Tree Votive is a charming way to bring warm lighting and a decorative touch to your home every holiday season. Perfect displayed on a table or mantle, and while it is great for decorating during the Holidays, it can be used throughout the winter season. Also makes a great gift. Hand wash with warm water and a mild detergent; rinse and dry immediately. One tealight candle included. Christmas tree votive measures approximately 3-1/8 diameter x 3-1/4 inch high.


Shop around Dunbar Recliner By American Eagle International Trading Inc.
If you wish to buy Garnes Armchair By Wrought Studio , look for top quality timber joinery. In case a part is glued with each other or if fingernails and anchoring screws are utilized to retain the furniture together, it does not last very long. It is advisable to spend more money to have a Garnes Armchair By Wrought Studio with many outstanding hardwood joinery work towards it. Definitely glance at the legs of the Garnes Armchair By Wrought Studio you are thinking about purchasing. Those legs need not only to support bodyweight, they'll additionally be in contact with your floor coverings. Once they seem like they'll do injury to your ground due to components employed (like steel), then you may want to select a different fashion. When buying Garnes Armchair By Wrought Studio to your family room, pick natural colors. It is possible to modify the colors as well as other furnishings of the room by shifting highlights, fresh paint and also other things. For that reason, you can actually alter up the appearance of your living room area without having to spend lots of money.
There aren't that lots of people that also have a club setup in your own home. For many, it could seem like some thing unnatural or not suitable for a living room but when done correctly it can genuinely add personally towards the interior of an apartment or house. The very first thing that should be on the shopping list is a set of an adjustable club stool. They will show their worth when having a person over or web hosting a little party. Barstool simply provides a special contact that transforms the area. Having adjustable bar stools does bring in some advantages. The first main in addition is they consider hardly any space on the floor. They are made to be compact but comfy sufficient. Talking about comfort and ease, bar stools are not too shabby. Even if they are little, they nevertheless provide good assistance. A number of them actually have a little bit of back support along with a soft padded surface. As for changes, most of them possess a variable height. The most important element which makes a bar stool so easy to acknowledge is the fact that they swiveling. A great feces is designed in a way that it is hard to lower and comfortable enough. The good thing is that there is an abundance with regards to design diversity. There are plenty of significantly flexible barstools to select from but we'd to choose just 10. Only 10 of these had been considered purchase deserving because of their quality, style and general power. Here's what we put together for our listing of the recommendations for the top 10 greatest flexible barstools in 2018.
We went to the Costa Mesa display room to simply search and ended up purchasing our perfect couch. The vast choice of fabrics is incredible. Prices are sensible and the support was great. While the pair were styles and fabrics, Kathy helped us out and pulled some materials for us according to our requirements. She was excellent and you ought to ask for her whenever you visit the store. She's really aware on style and extremely learns what there are here. She had alot of innovative input and i am so deeply in love with our making your decision. Our experience was amazing and we now have the right sofa for our home. Can't wait to earn the photo competition.
Lately purchased a new Garnes Armchair, really pleased with the outcome. Dave really was comprehensive strolling me via furniture choices as I was totally unaware and don't know anything about them. They can went above and beyond to locate a fast solution when the home furniture I needed was sold-out. They're a patient team that's happy to provide you with information to be able to get the best decision possible.
Recently i purchase a couch and I could be more happy. Superb couch and ideal support! Kathy was an incredible sales representative and previously working in sales, I rarely give positive feed back, but she blows it from the park. I'm in love with my sofa and I would recommend anybody and everyone to go to the sofa organization and request her! Thank you Kathy! Keep up the amazing work! household furniture heaven!


No more peeking through the eyehole of your front door when an unexpected visitor arrives. Skip the surprises and get instant visibility to the outside of your home with the weatherproof Enercare Smarter Home Video Doorbell with Camera.
The video doorbell is activated when the doorbell is pressed or motion is detected at your front door, sending you an instant notification and recording the moment it's activated. You can interact with your visitors and get their attention directly from your smartphone with the built-in two-way speaker, even when you are not home. You can also check-in on your home at anytime from anywhere in the world with 24/7 live streaming video right from the Enercare Smarter Home mobile app.
The Enercare Smarter Home Video Doorbell with Camera provides instant visibility to your front door with advanced features such as 24/7 access to live video and continuous recording – day or night. Get real-time notifications and video clips sent directly to your phone the moment any activity or movement is detected at your front door.
Customize your video settings to capture only the things that matter to you with motion triggers and schedules, so you can keep an eye on your home while you are asleep or away from home.
With the Enercare Smarter Home mobile app, you have access to free cloud storage of up to 1000 video clips and you can also download and save any clip. Now that's security in your pocket!
For additional automation functionality and convenience, pair the video doorbell with the Enercare Smarter Home Door Lock, so you can unlock your front door to let your visitors in when you are away from home.
Customize your video settings so you receive instant alerts right to your smartphone when the doorbell is pressed and speak directly to any unexpected guests or unwanted solicitors. You can also set motion triggers paired with your Enercare Smarter Home Door or Window Contact, Garage Door Opener or other security sensors so your Enercare Smarter Home Video Doorbell with Camera starts recording the moment activity is detected.
The Worry-Free Package can be added to any Essentials Package and offers the features that give you peace of mind and 24/7 access to your home from anywhere in the world. This package also includes professional installation and access to the Smarter Home mobile app, so you can receive real-time notifications, remote access and the ability to completely customize your automation settings right from your Smartphone, tablet or computer.
Power -- Operational range is 8-36VAC, 10VA or 12VDC 0.5 to 1.0A wired to an in-home mechanical or digital doorbell chime. Digital doorbell chime compatibility requires SkyBell Digital Doorbell Adapter - not included. Alarm.com recommends a minimum of 12 VAC for consistent functionality, but the recommended range for best results is 16-24 VAC.
Wi-Fi -- Compatible with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz up to 150 Mbps.
Mounting -- Mounting plate affixes to flat surface, and utilizes existing doorbell wiring.


Renato Sanches ran down the centre of the Stade Bollaert-Delelis without being challenged by one Croatian defender. He was on the break, and the eighteen year-old had Nani calling for the ball on his left. He kept running.
The game had been slow, and had never really reached the heights that were expected. It was possible to watch the early minutes and think that the two sides were just feeling each other out, sowing the seeds for a great game. Then ten minutes became twenty, and it became clear that the much-awaited game between Croatia and Portugal might not be all that it was cracked up to be.
Sanches was still running. He was right in the middle of Croatia's half, and he still had Nani running and calling for the ball. Nani hadn't been picked up, but Sanches was not passing it. Not yet anyway. He kept running.
Pepe had the first real chance of the game for the Portuguese. Raphael Guerreiro, formerly of Lorient, now at Borussia Dortmund, curled a free kick into the box, where the central defender was waiting in a great position. He couldn't hit the target.
Sanches had reached the edge of the box, having run halfway across the field without opposition. Now Croatia decided it was time to stop him, and an opponent appeared. He decided to honour Nani's run, and he passed it off to the left.
After Pepe's missed chance the game had threatened to take off, with missed shots from Ivan Perisic, Mario Mandzukic and Domagoj Vida. The game had settled back into a familiar rhythm, however, as attacks continued to break down in the final third. Portugal had the supremacy, but it was difficult to tell.
More support was coming for Nani, who was sitting to the left of the Croatian goal, just inside the penalty area. Portugal's captain and best player, Cristiano Ronaldo, was moving to the right of the goal. Nani crossed the ball in his direction.
Croatia had some great chances just after the break. Ivan Strinic's cross was dangerous, but it was headed out for a corner. The corner was taken quickly by the Croats, and Marcelo Brozovic was in a perfect position. The game briefly looked like going to another level, but it petered out again.
The ball found Ronaldo hard against the by-line. He was wedged into a corner, and Danijel Subasic was ready to stop him. Ronaldo had been quiet by any standards, let alone his. He had barely received the ball, and when he did he was not in a position to do anything. Even still, there was a sense that something was going to happen when he got the ball.
Things started to heat up again around the hour mark, with some great chances for both teams. Sanches, who came on just after half time, gave himself every opportunity to score with some great passing but missed to the left. Vida had a great chance from Darijo Srna's free kick, but the header went wide. A couple of minutes later Nani was played through by Adrien Silva, and he appealed for a penalty as Vida cleared the ball. The Portuguese support had been raucous throughout, and they went up another level as Carlos Vellasco Carballo waved play on. Ronaldo had a chance when he was played through, but Vida beat him in the air. Then play petered out again until the end of normal time.
Ronaldo shot. It was low, it was hard, and Subasic dropped to the ground quickly. Not quite quickly enough, as it turned out. The Monaco keeper hadn't really been worked all day, and while he stopped Ronaldo's shot the ball popped up, hanging over the goalmouth.
Extra time began with more activity. Perisic hit the top netting with a looping header. Nikola Kalinic missed the target after breaking through the Portuguese defence. Perisic found the space to put in a shot, but he could not hit the target. Marko Pjaca injected some more pace into the Croatian attack, and Vida nearly scored when he caught Rui Patricio out of position. The header went over the bar. Croatia were putting Portugal under plenty of pressure and looked like scoring when Sanches made his break.
The ball was still hanging in the air when Ricardo Quaresma got to it. It was sitting up in the centre of the goals, about a metre out. Quaresma, who had come on to the field as a substitute for Joao Mario, could not have had it any easier. The header was comfortably put away, and Portugal took the lead with three minutes to go.
Croatia pushed as hard as they could, and Vida had a brilliant chance in injury time when he nearly scored with a volley. He flew to meet the ball in at the back post, but his attempt drifted across the face of the goal. It proved to be the last chance of the game, and the final whistle blew as Patricio's goal kick flew across field.
Croatia (4-2-3-1): Subasic – Srna, Corluka (Kramaric 120), Vida, Strinic; Modric, Badelj; Brozovic, Rakitic (Pjaca 110), Perisic; Mandzukic (N Kalinic 88).
Portugal (4-4-2): Rui Patricio – Cedric, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; Joao Mario (Ricardo Quaresma 87), Adrien Silva (Danilo 108), William Carvalho, Andre Gomes (Renato Sanches 50); Nani, Ronaldo.
Sanches came on as a second-half substitute and was a cut above the rest, showing great skill and dealing with the pressure brilliantly. He was very effective on the counter attack, especially in the latter stages, and he played a great all-round game. There were some disciplinary problems, but he changed the game and was the best player on the ground.
Vida dealt very capably with the Portuguese attack, especially when they took control in the second half. He was able to deny both Nani and Ronaldo in one-on-one situations, and he cut out plenty of Portuguese attacks. He proved to be a significant threat in attack as well, and he nearly scored from set pieces on a number of occasions.
Pepe had a solid game at the heart of the Portuguese defence, cutting out plenty of Croatian passes and ensuring that Portugal did not concede. He had the first real chance of the game when he found space inside the Croatian box, and his defensive work was solid throughout. He played a good game, and looks to be in good form leading into the quarter-finals.
Brozovic roamed around between midfield and attack and created plenty of chances with his runs down the right wing. He had plenty of the ball and went close to scoring when he received the ball from a quickly-taken corner. His pace nearly caught Portugal out on a number of occasions, and he was one of Croatia's best.
Perisic was not at his best, but he provided a significant threat to the Portuguese with his pace and ability to get in behind. He had some excellent chances and was able to make his way into some great scoring positions. He was one of the best players for the Croatians, and he played a solid game on the wing.


text:
Mammoth Film Festival - Ashley Greene Interview
1:00 AM JBN, JBN MEDIA, Jean Book Nerd, Mammoth Film Festival - Ashley Greene Interview No comments
Ashley Michele Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida to parents Michele (Tatum), an insurance broker, and Joseph Lacy Greene, US Marine who runs a concrete business. A self-confessed tomboy and "daredevil", Ashley loved to try to keep up with her older brother Joe, taking on activities such as taekwondo and winning several awards. Ashley says she was not allowed to spar the girls in taekwondo class because she "beat the girls up". She even accidentally once gave a boy she liked a bloody nose and lip while sparring. Ashley admits she is a "competitive little sucker".
During her early teen years, Ashley found herself hanging out with older girls, which impacted her self-esteem when she found them to be more mature and, in her mind, prettier than she was. Ashley describes herself as a "hot mess" as a teenager. Ashley's mother put her into modeling classes to improve her confidence, and Ashley began to consider becoming a model as a career. After being told she was too short to be a model, Ashley considered becoming a lawyer and getting a degree in psychology. She actually convinced her parents to let her leave her private school to attend a public one which had a law and psychology program. However, after taking a commercial class, which led to acting class, Ashley knew what she wanted to do - acting.
Luckily for Ashley, her parents were supportive and allowed her to move to LA at seventeen years of age. Due to her excellent grades and extra credits, she was able to graduate high school early to follow her acting dream.
Mammoth Film Festival Bowling Tournament
PROCEEDS GO TO MAMMOTH MEDIA INSTITUTE FILM MAKER FUNDS
For three years, Ashley struggled to find acting roles. She picked up small roles here and there in TV shows such as Punk'd (2003) and Crossing Jordan (2001), and some very small film roles in Shrink (2009) and King of California (2007).
Ashley's big break came when she got to audition for the film, Twilight (2008), based on Stephenie Meyer's popular book series. She originally auditioned for "Bella", but, as she says herself, "I was no Bella". She was called back to audition for the role of "Alice Cullen". After a long auditioning process, Ashley was finally told she got the part.
Ashley had previously worked in restaurants but, like the rest of her fellow "Twilight" cast-mates, Ashley found herself suddenly thrust into the limelight. Though she says she doesn't get the same kind of insanity as the boys - especially Robert Pattinson. She says most fans relate to her on a "best friend" level rather than screaming at her hysterically.
JBN Journalist Joseph Flores with Blair Redford and Ashley Greene
Ashley has already begun filming other roles and has high hopes for her career outside of the "Twilight" franchise. She has said she wants to be a superhero, a Bond girl and possibly Wonder Woman in future projects.
All Source: IMDB
THE JBN TEAM INTERVIEW WITH ASHLEY GREENE
Journalist: Joseph Flores
Location: Mammoth Film Festival Bowling Tournament
TRIVIA: SOURCE IMDB
Has one Sibling named Joe who lives in Hollywood, California, and is pursuing acting. Her parents Joey and Michele still live in Jacksonville, Florida, and are happily married.
She graduated high school early and moved from Jacksonville Florida to Hollywood at age 17.
She adores Audrey Hepburn and, as a result, one of her all-time favorite movies is Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961).
Is the face of StopStaring.com, a website that sells retro-style dresses.
Attended Samuel W. Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Florida.
Studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute.
jbnfilms, jbnmediainterviews, jbnpastinterviews, jbnfilmfestivals


text:
Тюково — топоним в России:

 Тюково — деревня, Орловская область, Новосильский район.
 Тюково — село, Рязанская область, Клепиковский район.
 Тюково — село, Республика Татарстан, Актанышский район.

См. также
 Тюковское сельское поселение
 Тюков
 Тюковной

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Wordpress feed
banks Clinton congress economy election ethnic cleansing Gaza Israel Obama United States
CDC Flu Feed
Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 418 - Update: Widespread Outbreaks of Hepatitis A among People Who Use Drugs and People Experiencing Homelessness across the United States March 25, 2019
Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 417 - Third Case of Rifampin/Penicillin-Resistant Strain of RB51 Brucella from Consuming Raw Milk January 23, 2019
Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 416 - Update-Outbreak of Life-threatening Coagulopathy Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Use December 10, 2018
Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 415 - Hurricane Florence-Clinical Guidance For Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning September 16, 2018
Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 414 - Advice to Clinicians about Leptospirosis in U.S. Travelers Returning from Northern Israel September 7, 2018
World Health Organization Flu Updates
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo July 11, 2019
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo July 4, 2019
HIV cases–Pakistan July 3, 2019
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo June 27, 2019
Follow the yellow gold road…..
Posted on February 19, 2009 by jasegraves
What a couple of days it's been in the financial world. Allen Stanford, scammer extraordinaire, whereabouts still unknown, is now known to have contributed large sums of money to congressional recipients, to vote against a financial services antifraud bill that would have linked the databases of state and federal banking, securities and insurance regulators. The bill died in the Senate.
Biggest recipients of his cash?
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. ($45,900); Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. ($28,150); Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn. ($27,500); and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas ($19,700). Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, also received $41,375.
The full list is here and here.
Barack Obama's presidential campaign fund received only $4600 and it was immediately donated, yesterday, to a Chicago charity, according to the Chicago Tribune.
But the other big story is the deal Swiss UBS Bank made with the feds. Accused of assisting U.S. citizens avoid income taxes, UBS Bank has agreed to lift the veil of secrecy and identify "certain" clients. This could be 17,000 of their 20,000 clients whose combined deposits are worth $20 billion dollars.
In July 2008,Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mi) was calling for them to clean up their act. According to The Consumerist Levin told ABC News "UBS's banking license should be revoked until the bank "cleans up its act."" He listed the following as what the bank does to conceal its clients names and assets.
* Code Names for Clients
* Pay Phones, not Business Phones
* Foreign Area Codes
* Undeclared Accounts
* Encrypted Computers
* Transfer Companies to Cover Tracks
* Foreign Shell Companies
* Fake Charitable Trusts
* Straw Man Settlors
* Captive Trustees
* Anonymous Wire Transfers
* Disguised Business Trips
* Counter-Surveillance Training
* Foreign Credit Cards
* Hold Mail
* Shred Files
Prepared by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, July 2008.
For the record, Levin took no money from Stanford or his PAC. I'll bet he even pays his taxes – all of them. Can he be Treasury Secretary?
Reuters reports the deal with UBS goes like this:
Swiss bank UBS AG has agreed to a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that would let the bank avoid tax-violation charges in exchange for identifying some of its U.S. account holders and paying $780 million in fines.
Here are the key terms of the deal:
– UBS, under orders by Swiss market regulators, is to give the United States identities and account information of "certain" U.S. customers. Details are to be filed under seal with U.S. federal court and turned over as soon as the court accepts the agreement.
– UBS agrees to pay $780 million in fines, interest and penalties. This includes $200 million to be paid to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The remainder is to be paid to the Justice Department over 18 months, with options to pay early or extend the terms up to four years.
– UBS acknowledges that it helped U.S. taxpayers open accounts that concealed their identities from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. About 17,000 of 20,000 U.S. cross-border clients concealed their identities and the existence of their accounts, with $20 billion in assets, from the IRS, the Justice Department said.
Some of these clients are unindicted co-conspirators.
The business generated about $200 million a year in revenue for UBS from 2002 to 2007, it said.
– UBS agrees to quit providing cross-border banking services to U.S. clients with undeclared accounts.
– After 18 months, the U.S. government will recommend dismissal of charges against UBS providing it honors the terms of the agreement.
The Stanford saga, in the meantime, continues to rock the world of the wealthy.
Venezuela seized a local bank affiliated with the Stanford Group, after there was a rush to withdraw funds through online banking. According to Reuters,
Depositors withdrew cash using Internet banking services. The bank takes deposits and makes loans only in the OPEC nation's local currency.
"Most depositors of Stanford Bank Venezuela are from the (highest) income classes. They move their funds on the Internet, and this allowed for a massive withdrawal that pushed the bank into a precarious state," Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez told reporters.
"The authorities were forced to take the decision to intervene and there will be an immediate sale," he added.
And in Antigua, the Associated Press reports that customers were turned away from the Stanford bank there, because its assets were frozen. Depositors were arriving by private jet to withdraw their cash and were panicking when they discovered they couldn't. One man, who owned a software firm, complained that his life savings was in that bank.
Let me guess. There is no F.D.I.C. insurance in Antigua.
It would seem this is just the beginning (of the end?).
Wonder how many of our congresspeople have offshore accounts? We already know they have an aversion to paying taxes.
Wonder if Geithner has one?
But most of all, I wonder if anyone who is caught will go to jail, go directly to jail, not pass go, and not collect $200.
And second I would like to know, will their assets be seized?
If the answer to the second question is yes, I would recommend to the Treasury Department and President Obama, that the assets seized from anyone in the financial industry caught up in these, or any future messes uncovered by the IRS and the FBI, be dumped into an account called the TARP Rebate Fund, which recoups the cash for the taxpayers, from the cheats and thieves who bought us this mess in the first place. (Oh, did I say bought, I meant brought – Freudian slip). And any congresspeople who return campaign contributions from any of these cheats, should also be dumped into this fund.
As a matter of fact, start with Geithner's payments, Daschle's Kellefer's and Solis'. It would be a good start.
And any congress person who is found to have an offshore account in the UBS debacle, should be bounced from their office, forbidden from holding any public office anywhere in the U.S. or its territories, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
These people all need to do serious jail time. Nothing like seized assets and jail time to straighten up a class of people.
Is there a law against "betraying the public trust?" Because if there isn't there should be.
Sentence: 20 to life in a Supermax prison. Enjoy. You built it.
Filed under: bailout, bankruptcy, banks, Clinton, congress, depression, economy, election, election reform, ethics, federal reserve, financial crimes, free trade, Geithner, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, lobbyist, media, news, Obama, oil, recession, recovery, spin, stimulus | Tagged: Antigua, banks, Barack, Bern, Bush, campaign finance, change, Chavez, Clinton, congress, economy, election, ethics, evasion, FBI, Geithner, income tax, IRS, jail, Lehman Brothers, Obama, Rice, RICO Act, seize assets, solutions, Stanford, supermax, Swiss, TARP Rebate Fund, tax cheats, tax evasion, treasury, UBS, United States, Venezuela |	Leave a comment »
Second City Cops
U.S. Flu Map
Center for Responsive Politics
Illinois Recovery website
Global Conflicts
Just Stuff
Bankrate – bank rating tool
Middle East Affairs
Bitterlemons-international.org
Chet Riese's Blog
Mazin's Blog
Latin American Herald Tribune
Native American News
Stock Broker Fraud Blog
Ben Heine's art
Mark Fiore – Animated Political Cartoons
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
End the Occupation


Their stage has hosted some of the worlds top talent and is committed to providing some of the most outstanding entertainment worldwide, Majestic Theatre is getting ready for yet another showstopping, sell-out event! Majestic Theatre is bringing The Phantom Of The Opera to New York on Wednesday 18th September 2019 for an awesome piece of entertainment that you will have to be quick to get your tickets for! Don't be the only one left behind and get you The Phantom Of The Opera tickets today while you still can! There's really nothing better you can do with a Wednesday in September, or any day – The Phantom Of The Opera are one to watch with supreme entertainment which can be found nowhere else!
If your work week is getting you down, then there is no better pick-me-up than catching The Phantom Of The Opera when they bring their incredible talent and endless energy to none other than Majestic Theatre the greatest stage in New York City New York. The show starts on Wednesday Wednesday 18th September 2019 and will offer you an evening of style and comfort that you won't find anywhere else. Not only does Majestic Theatre consistently offer the best in local and national stage performances, but they also have an second to none lighting and sound set up designed to give you the optimal theatrical viewing experience. As soon as you step in through the front doors, you'll be greeted by a warm and inviting atmosphere that, when combined with the comfortable and intimate seating, makes this the perfect place for close friends and dates to spend their evening. You'll also be amazed by the high-quality staff that will be ready to attend to your needs. So what are you waiting for? Your entrance to an second to none theatrical experience is only moments away. Click the Buy Tickets button below to get started.


text:
Parque Corredor Shopping Centre Renovation, Madrid
Parque Corredor, the third-largest shopping centre in Madrid, Spain, after Xanadú and Parquesur, is undergoing a renovation to increase the size of the stores and enhance the shopping experience.
Shopping centre renovation
Estimated Investment
€45m ($53m)
Redevco Iberian Ventures
Contractors Involved
Chapman Taylor, SANJOSE Constructora, GLEEDS, ARPV
Redevco Iberian Ventures, a joint venture between investment management companies Ares Management and Redevco, purchased a 70% stake in the shopping centre in February 2018. Spanish hypermarket chain Alcampo holds a 24% stake in Parque Corredor while the remaining stake is owned by the Town Hall of Torrejón de Ardoz and Toys R' Us.
The renovation plans for the shopping destination were approved by the owners in July 2017. The €45m ($53m) renovation project began in 2019. It will transform the shopping centre into a modern retail and leisure destination.
Parque Corredor Shopping Centre location
The 123,000m² shopping centre is located in the Madrilenian town of Torrejón de Ardoz in the north-western area of Madrid. Accessible by car, bus, and train, it welcomes more than 11 million visitors a year.
Parque Corredor Shopping Centre design and features
Opened in 1995, the shopping facility features 180 stores and the 5,000m² Jorge Garbajosa Sports Pavilion. The shopping centre includes a 24,000m² Alcampo hypermarket and a nine-screen cinema operated by Cinesa.
"Redevco Iberian Ventures, a joint venture between investment management companies Ares Management and Redevco, purchased a 70% stake in the shopping centre in February 2018."
The renovation will create new façades and incorporate interactive digital technology to improve the experience at the entrances. The project will also include the expansion of the common areas of the mall and the refurbishment of shopfronts. The mall will be incorporated with energy-efficient LED lighting and thermally efficient materials, as well as improved natural lighting through the creation of 68 skylights.
The existing car park with 4,000 spaces will be remodelled while new comfortable rest areas will be created. The shopping facility will be designed to achieve Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certification.
The project will renovate and rearrange the retail stores and deliver improvements to the access areas. The mall will have more space to accommodate the increased number of visitors and the central walkways will become higher and wider, upon completion of the upgrade works. New access doors will also be created as part of the project.
Retailers at the mall
The shopping venue houses retailers such as H&M, Primark, El Core Inglés, Sports Direct, Mango, Kiabi, Sfera, Roma Point, Oteros, New Yorker, Pimkie, United Colors of Benetton, and C&A.
Inditex Group operates its retail brands at the mall and was handed over four units in July 2020. The four units will house the group's Zara, Stradivarius, Pull & Bear and Bershka brands. Zara will occupy 3,800m², which will be one of the largest units in the Parque Corredor shopping destination.
El Corte Inglés moved to a 3,000m² outlet in the new Plaza de Alcampo. Other outlets at the facility include Boom Furniture, Alyflor, Kiwoko, Druni, and Mazuelas. Renovation works at New Yorker and Inside stores are ongoing, with the stores expected to reopen in Q3 2020.
Dining, entertainment and amenities at the Parque Corredor Shopping Centre
The restaurants at the shopping facility include Kekexily, The South Island, Pure Cuisine, The Tagliatella and Don G. Dining options also include Burger King, McDonald's, and New Istanbul Kebab while outlets in the bar / café category include Dunkin 'Coffee, llaollao, Taruffi, and Yogurt Cafe.
The mall has entertainment facilities such as Golden Park, Bowling Runner, Poly, Ranger, Game and Chance.
The new facilities will be fully accessible for persons with disabilities.
Chapman Taylor, an architectural firm, provided the design for the renovation of the shopping centre. The project implementation is managed by architects ARPV and coordinated by property and construction consultancy firm GLEEDS.
Cushman and Wakefield is responsible for the marketing and management of the commercial premises.
Spanish construction engineering company SANJOSE Constructora was awarded a contract to refurbish the parking and outdoor areas of the shopping centre.
Scotch Corner Designer Village, North Yorkshire, UK
The Amazing Brentwood, Burnaby, Canada
Halifax Shopping Centre Redevelopment, Nova Scotia, Canada
Retail Insight Network Excellence Awards Report 22
Top Industry Trends on Twitter to Watch in 2023 for Retail Sector
Who's innovating where? Internet of Things in Retail – Patenting Activity Q3 2022
Who's innovating where? Cybersecurity in Retail – Patenting Activity Q3 2022
Who's innovating where? Artificial Intelligence in Retail – Patenting Activity Q3 2022
Future of work hiring levels in the retail industry dropped in August 2022
Industrial automation hiring levels in the retail industry rose in August 2022
Blockchain innovation among retail industry companies has dropped off in the last three months
Asia-Pacific is seeing a hiring jump in retail industry digital media roles
Internet of things hiring levels in the retail industry dropped in August 2022
Milanord2 Retail and Entertainment Centre, Milan, Italy


text:
Q: The import jdk.nashorn cannot be resolved I am trying to import a project into my eclipse workspace. When I maven updated the project, this dependency is not getting downloaded.
When I searched online, I found that jdk.nashorn is not supported from java 11 onwards. But I am using  java 1.8.0_231, still its not working for me.
The code uses below class from the library.
import jdk.nashorn.internal.ir.debug.ObjectSizeCalculator;

ObjectSizeCalculator.getObjectSize(modRespList)

Is there any way to make this code work?


In business and in life, surround yourself with people who will inspire to work toward constant self-improvement.
Curtis Thornhill, CEO of Apt Marketing Solutions, has more than 15 years experience optimizing business processes and operations through implementation and integration of technologies. Thornhill has experience in marketing, sales and product across many industries and with a variety of brands, including Thermo Fisher Scientific, Nokia, Facebook, Starwood, Thomson Reuters, Farmers Insurance, Symantec and ExactTarget. Follow him @AptResults.
If I must choose just one of the inspirational people in my life, I'd have to go with my grandmother, Mary. She was always starting new projects, trying new things, and dragging other family members along for the ride. Mary was a truck driver, a pilot and a serial entrepreneur who started (and sometimes failed at) too many businesses to count. She nurtured my passion for adventure. From her example, I've learned to love trying new things and want to continually change and grow when opportunity presents itself.
My grandparents owned a grocery store in the middle of nowhere, several hours from what most people would consider a town. At various times, it also served as the local gas station, post office, video store, and café. During the summers when I was young, I'd go out there and help them run the store. Today, the freezer doors from that store hang in my home to remind me of a fond past and a promising and eclectic future.
I started my career working at eBay. The company founder, Pierre Omidyar, had this great quote: "Life is too short to work with mean people." It struck a chord with me, probably because I knew I likely had 40+ years of work ahead of me.
I know it's not always possible to avoid "mean people," but it's solid advice that rings true for me. Life is better when the people around you push you to be better, personally and professionally. Multiple factors play into creating a great work environment. But every time I've made a conscious decision to partner with nice people, my happiness has increased dramatically.
My biggest mistake has been waiting to invest in growth. From operations to advertising, all aspects of a business suffer in the absence of a plan to actively and smartly invest in the future of your company. Eventually, processes become too cumbersome, tools antiquated, or output fails to meet company needs.
I'm currently seeing this most clearly in sales. Four out of five years, we enjoyed triple-digit growth rates, but we've plateaued. Our sales process has been too reliant on referrals, and overly dependent on my own sales acumen and professional network. We're fortunate to have revenue stability overall, but my failure to adequately invest has created risk that, looking back, could have been avoided.
My first task every morning is to schedule my day around three things: our company's key priorities, preventing bottlenecks, and ensuring my own work-life balance. Over the years, I've learned that if I don't keep my own needs on par with the needs of my business and my staff, it always catches up with me. Self-care isn't just a buzzword; it's a necessity.
At the end of the day, I tend to wrap things up by making a list of issues bubbling to the surface. I delegate these out when possible, but just the act of writing them down also helps de-clutter my mind so I can rest. It becomes much easier to relax and be present. I know nothing will get lost in the shuffle, and I can leave what's next to the following morning.
Cash-on-hand is still a primary measurement of how I run my business today. Knowing your numbers (e.g. monthly sales, net profits, etc.) allows you to create the forecast you manage to. Then you can identify optimum times to take on additional funding or decide when to discontinue activities that may no longer be beneficial to your company's health. It's not always appropriate for certain business cycles or leadership styles, but a lot of predictability comes from this method.
Join a business network that provides genuine feedback and insight into your own performance. There are a lot of options out there, so do your homework and choose an environment you find to be supportive. You'll have a group of peers providing a sounding board when you're facing difficult decisions, and they can call out patterns and choices that may be holding you back as a leader.
It may take years to see pay-offs beyond the much-needed moral support, but you'll be building quality professional relationships. Case in point: An enterprise client prospect recently reached out to us. Through a business network, over the years, I've developed a close relationship with the CEO of one of their most valued partners. Within minutes of checking in with him, he'd reached out directly to the prospect with an enthusiastic endorsement.
Part of success is being able to provide financial security for my family and myself — and that's guided a lot of my choices. But, for me, true success probably comes down to evolution. I don't have an aspiration to die at my desk, but I would like to be active in work that I care about with people who help me to be better.
I've been really fortunate to work with some of the same people for nearly 15 years now. These quality folks have leapt from one company to another with me. They are an integral part of my entrepreneurial journey. I believe as long as there is growth in my own experience and in theirs, I'll be happy and fulfilled.


In the afternoon of December 6th, the oral defence of UESTC Outstanding International Students candidates was successfully held at Uni Maker Space of the Qingshuihe campus. Sandra Chukwudumebi Obiora, the postgraduate student candidate of the School of Economics and Management, and Shaddrack Yaw Nusenu, the PhD candidate of the School of Communication and Information Engineering, obtained this honorary title of UESTC Outstanding International Student after being examined by the judges. They are going to compete for the honor, "UESTC Outstanding Postgraduate Students", against Chinese candidates.
Earlier, members of UESTC's International Office had an overall evaluation on the academic achievement and comprehensive quality of the students candidates who had filed an application or been recommended by School. 10 among them stood out as the candidates of the honorary titles, of which 7 are postgraduate students and 3 are PhD candidates, who are from the School of Communication and Information Engineering, the School of Economics and Management, the School of Opto-electronic and Information, the School of Life Sciense, etc. The oral defence consisted of several sessions, including introducer referrals, PPT presentations, Q&A, through which candidates demonstrated excellence in their research fields and shared their life experiences.
UESTC Outstanding International Student Sandra Chukwudumebi Obiora is from Nigeria. She is gifted at languages and has a good command of English, Chinese, Turkish and Nigerian. In her oral defence, she shared growth stories in fluent Chinese. During her postgraduate study, Sandra's GPA ranked first in the school and published two high-quality papers as first author. Owing to that, she was awarded the first-class academic scholarship and the first prize for excellent performance. In the meantime, Sandra is a sportswoman who has collected many awards from various sports competitions: The first prize in the rookie tennis competition, the second prize of women's tennis competition, the double champion of 100-metre and 200-metre races in the autumn sports meeting, etc. Furthermore, Sandra actively takes part in a variety of social activities, making a lot of Chinese friends. For instance, she participated in voluntary teaching services for Chinese employees at Foxconn to improve their English. Sandra then delivered an emotional recital of her original poetry, Dancing Africa, leaving a deep impression on the judges and audience, winning waves of applause.
Another Outstanding International Student Shaddrack Yaw Nusenu is from Ghana. In his two-year study, he has published 8 papers, in which there are 3 papers indexed by SCI. His achievements have also made a contribution to his research team. To obtain such success, Yaw spares no efforts to study and on average sleeps for about 3 hours everyday. During this period, he was awarded the academic merit scholarship and scholarship for excellent performance. "But for my supervisor's meticulous guidance and help, there I go." Yaw offered his most profound gratitude to his supervisor in his speech.
During the oral defence, most of the candidates invariably exhibited their craze for scientific research, pursuit to science and technology, responsibility for societies and their motherlands, and enthusiasm for Chinese culture. More importantly, they positively immerse themselves into the campus and social life and actively communicate with their teachers, classmates and friends, gaining precious friendship. Prof Di Aiying, director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Office, commented: "All candidates have shown academic pursuit and potential, making us feel that you are indeed enjoying your study at UESTC and your life in China. The endeavour you've made not only has influence on yourselves, but also imperceptibly, it affects people who are around you." As one of the judges, professor Zhao Zhiqin spoke positively of these candidates from the academic angle, he held the view that a diverse group of international students and the achievements made by them could drive the international development of UESTC.
The School of International Education expressed that the achievements were granted by these excellent international students demonstrated their hard work and commitment. They have now become role models for other students. The great performance and rich harvest of these ten excellent international students have proved the practice and principle of cultivating international students at UESTC, "I come, I experience, I learn, I grow", displaying an epitome that the quality of the education and cultivation of internatinal students has increased annually over the past few years.


How to Physically Clean Your PC and More | Maximum PC.
Sonar allows you to make social connections using an Android phone. Follow this link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-32973_3-57391554-296/sonar-brings-ios-style-social-discovery-to-android/ Beta available for download.