The previous Parshat Tazria deals with the identification of the spiritual disease state known as tzara'as. This parsha deals with the process by which the sufferer rids himself of the affliction. If so, why is this week's parsha named Metzorah—which means one who is afflicted with tzara'as—when it deals with the spiritual remedy and not the details of this condition?
According to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, tzara'as is to be viewed as an educational lesson designed to help a person correct his ways and experience a spiritual rebirth. The disease is only "skin deep", conveying that it is not a deep-rooted problem. The metzorah will learn not to speak loshon hara anymore (since he will be isolated outside the city with no one to talk to) as he silently reflects on his behavior. He had abused his God-given gift of speech by using it to malign others. Now he is given the opportunity to change, to experience a spiritual re-birth, to correct past behavior and to start anew. Thus, concludes the Rebbe, the remedy described in the parsha is "not in fact an eradication of the tzara'as but rather a revelation of the good inner nature of the affliction". The purification process is replete with symbolism alluding to the metzorah's past behavior that he is now committed to abandon.
	The person undergoing purification immerses his clothing in a *mikvah (pool of water).
	The kohan shaves off all the person's hair.
	The person immerses himself in a *mikvah.
	The person immerses his clothing and body in a *mikvah after which he is considered tahor (clean; pure).
•	Rav S.R. Hirsch's explanation is that the ritual is about changing the metzorah's anti-social behavior. Birds are wild, uncontrolled and anti-social. Killing one of the birds is a symbolic act of complete abandonment of stormy, unrestrained behavior and speech that brought on the metzorah's condition. The cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet wool symbolize the vastness of nature to which the metzorah was exiled ("outside the camp") because of his anti-social behavior. Sending the second bird away serves as a reminder that one's animalistic tendencies belong elsewhere-- out in the open field-- and not in society.
The rituals are meant to be transformative. Placing of the blood on the right ear, thumb and big toe is a ceremony used elsewhere only for the induction of the priests. These people had a healthy sense of self-worth and peace of mind, unlike the metzorah who, because of his feelings of worthlessness resorts to bolstering his own ego at the expense of others. Imitating the ceremony of the priest is a non-verbal communication of our belief/prayer that the experience of being a metzorah with its isolation and introspection, will bring with it a sense of worth comparable to that felt by the priests.
The ceremony involves use of some liquids to which cleansing powers were attributed. Robert Alter notes that the water in the bowel is literally "living water", suggesting flowing and carrying away impurities. The release of the second bird into the open country means carrying off any residual impurities to a place far from human habitation.
Professor Jacob Milgrom (cited by Robert Alter) opines that the redness of cedar wood and crimson wool is linked to blood, which functions as a purifying agent (as does oil). Hyssop was also considered to be a purifying agent.
My friend Zach Dicker, noting the medicinal powers of certain tree barks and shrubs, speculates that the sprinkling provides some re-enforcing additional health benefits to the person undergoing purification.
In both situations "…a liquid that is either exclusively blood or else at least includes it as a main ingredient, is first gathered into some sort of receptacle, typically earthenware. A bundle of organic material that includes hyssop is next dipped into the liquid and some sort of sprinkling or smearing is then done with it. Afterwards, the status of the afflicted individual is transformed." The Israelites in Egypt suffered from moral decay, physical pain and isolation. The exodus from Egypt transformed disparate groups in exile into a new nation, an organic whole filled with optimism and promise of a new life. Similarly, the metzorah in "exile" who prepares for a return to family and society utilizes the objects of the Exodus (hyssop, blood) as part of his transformation and his return to a unified society.
	A corpse is dead physically; a metzorah has "killed" someone ('s reputation) with his lashon hara (gossip and tale-bearing). Though biologically alive, he exhibits these characteristics of a corpse.
•	He mourns his loss of connection with society and family as he is "radically separated" outside the camp.
•	His anti-social behavior (lashon hara) caused this disease which forced him to separate from the community.
•	His communal side needs to be rebuilt and to be reconnected with those around him.
•	The purification processes he is forced to undergo mimics the behavior during the Exodus described by Rabbi Hattin because it was through the performance of those rituals that we morphed from being individual, separate family units into a cohesive, organic societal whole. The metzorah needs to shake off his isolation in a similar ritualistic manner to re-join the community of Israel. After a seven-day waiting period he is permitted to return to the privacy of his home.
The mikveh is a Jewish ritual bath for purification and self-renewal. Water is the universal purifying agent. It denotes change and transformation. The mikvah pool recalls the watery state that each of us knew before we were born; the ritual of entering and leaving mayyim hayyim, living waters, creates the time and space to acknowledge and embrace a new state of life. It is not just a pool of water; it must be composed of stationary, not flowing, waters and must contain a certain percentage of water derived from a natural source, such as a lake, an ocean, or rain. Immersing oneself in the mikveh allows for a very personal, private meditative experience, a place to commune alone with God.
When the world was first created it was filled with water, for water possesses an innate relationship to the root and source of Creation. Manya Berenholz thinks that the mikveh ritual is entirely about creation --linking to God's creation of the universe and linking to a woman's ability to "create" a new life after intimacy with her husband.
•	Water is the ultimate fluid, the substance that most represents change and instability, while earth is stability and permanence. Until God brought water in the world, no life or change was possible. Water is life, earth is death (and we return to it after death). When immersing in a mikveh, one spiritually immerses in the basic concept of change itself; nullifies one's ego (which represents our permanence); and emerges renewed and re-birthed. No evil is ineradicable, and no sin unforgivable ("repentance can wash away any sin").
Water is God. Immersing oneself in water is, symbolically, like immersing oneself in God. An analysis by Beth Lesh, an associate of Rabbi Fohrman, builds on the observation that the first time the root-word of mikveh appears in the Torah is in the creation story, after God separated the universal water into two sections: one above (heaven) and one below (earth). God commands the lower waters to "yikavu" (gather together), thereby creating a land mass surrounded by oceans and seas. In the beginning God's world was water, but then He pushed aside part of His water world to make room for an Earth that would become Man's world. When entering a mikveh one is taking leave of Man's environment (Earth) and entering/returning to God's domain (water).
I believe that the most effective way of performing any mitzvah is to first think about –and verbalize--what one is about to do before doing it (e.g. hinni muchan um'zuman). Reflecting on these ideas about mikveh gives meaning to the ritual and facilitates needed change.
The Rabbis of the Talmud explain that only one who is on a very high spiritual level is "worthy" of being punished so harshly for gossiping. Nevertheless, the fundamental ethical principle embedded in the parsha remains timeless. Namely, that we need be on guard always to avoid hurtful, malicious and gossipy speech.


As the title says, oats and lemon water....I was wondering if it would be good...it is fabulous!
I ran out of homemade almond milk and I'm waiting for more almonds to soak. Since I only had filtered water with no flavor, I decided to cook my oats in lemon water...I wasn't sure at first but the lemon taste gave the oats a pop. If you don't have coconut water or milk to give your oats some flavor and a creamy texture, add a few squeezes of fresh lemon juice.
I forgot the cinnamon and thought of it after I was eating these oats but I'll add the cinnamon to this recipe so you don't miss out!
To a small pot, add the oats and turn on the heat to low. Add the 1 cup of lemon water or squeeze fresh lemon juice on top of the oats after you add the cup of water. Keep the heat on low and your oats will begin to cook. Add in some cinnamon and stir. The oats are done when almost all the water is absorbed. Stir the oats a few times and while there is still a little water in the pot, stir in the protein powder. Remove the pot from the heat and keep stirring. Transfer the oatmeal to a bowl and squeeze more lemon water on the oatmeal and stir. Mash or cut up a banana into small pieces and stir into the oats. Add peanut butter and goji berries and enjoy.
The goji berries will soften a little bit from the heat of the oats and will become chewy. Another variation is to food process the banana, cinnamon and peanut butter and stir into the oatmeal. Instead of the goji berries you can add fresh berries too. You can also add chocolate protein powder. Or ditch the protein powder and stir in some cacao powder or vanilla extract.


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Mit der Päpstlichen Bulle Pastoralis officii nostri vom 18. Februar 1930 regelt Papst Pius XI. die neuen Grenzen der Diözesen in Deutschland. Grundlage für diese Zirkumskriptionsbulle war das mit dem Heiligen Stuhl abgeschlossen Preußenkonkordat, welches vom Nuntius Eugenio Pacelli (dem späteren Papst Pius XII.) und vom preußischen Ministerpräsidenten Otto Braun am 14. Juni 1929 in Berlin unterzeichnet wurde. Einige bedeutende Veränderungen seien hier genannt:

Bistum Aachen
Aachen wurde wieder ein eigenständiges Bistum und im Zuge der Wiederherstellung der Dom zu Aachen zur Kathedralkirche erhoben.

Apostolisches Vikariat der Norddeutschen Missionen
Das Gebiet des Apostolischen Vikariates der Norddeutschen Missionen und damit auch Mecklenburg wurde in das Bistum Osnabrück eingegliedert. Für das gesamte Gebiet der damaligen Länder Mecklenburg-Schwerin und Mecklenburg-Strelitz wurde das Dekanat Mecklenburg errichtet.

Bistum Berlin
Auf der Basis des Konkordats wurde das Bistum Berlin errichtet, hinzu kam der nördliche Teil der Diözese Breslau bis einschließlich Jüterbog und Dahme. Gleichzeitig wurde die St.-Hedwigs-Kirche zur Kathedrale des neuen Bistums Berlin erhoben. Das neue Bistumsgebiet umfasste nun die ehemaligen Bistümer Brandenburg, Havelberg, Kammin und Lebus.

Bistümer Fulda und Limburg
In der Bulle wurde weiterhin festgelegt, dass das Bistum Fulda die Stadt Frankfurt an das Bistum Limburg zu übergeben hatte.

Erzbistum Paderborn
Durch das Preußenkonkordat war das vom Bistum zum Erzbistum Paderborn ernannte Paderborn jetzt gleichrangig an die Seite der Erzbistümer Köln und Breslau gestellt, der amtierende Bischof Caspar Klein und seine Nachfolger führten fortan den Titel "Erzbischof".

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Päpstliche Bulle
Bistum Osnabrück
Werk von Pius XI.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to extend a warm welcome to President Hu as he attends this APEC Summit, and we are glad to host him and the other world leaders who are attending.
This will be the first extensive discussions that we've had since our very successful state visit by President Hu to Washington.
As we emphasized at that state visit, as two of the world's largest countries and largest economies, cooperation between the United States and China is vital not only to the security and prosperity of our own people but is also vital to the world.
Such cooperation is particularly important to the Asia Pacific region, where both China and the United States are extraordinarily active. We are both Pacific powers. And I think many countries in the region look to a constructive relationship between the United States and China as a basis for continued growth and prosperity.
As we did at the G20 in Cannes, President Hu and I I'm sure will be discussing issues related to economic growth, how we can continue to rebalance growth around the world, emphasize the importance of putting people back to work, and making sure that the trade relationships and commercial relationships between our two countries end up being a win-win situation.
And I look forward to the opportunity to also discuss a range of both regional and global security issues, including nonproliferation and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, ways that we can work together on issues like climate change, and our efforts to jointly assure that countries like Iran are abiding by international rules and norms.
And although there are areas where we continue to have differences, I am confident that the U.S.-China relationship can continue to grow in a constructive way based on mutual respect and mutual interests. And I want to extend my appreciation to President Hu for the continuous engagement not only of him but also of the entire Chinese government in addressing a wide range of these issues.
So, welcome, President Hu, and I look forward to not only a good discussion here but also an outstanding APEC Summit.
PRESIDENT HU: (As interpreted.) I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your warm invitation and welcome. I'm delighted to have this opportunity to come to the beautiful state of Hawaii to attend the APEC economic leaders meeting and to meet with you, Mr. President.
This is the ninth meeting between you and I, Mr. President, since you took office, and I look forward to a extensive and in-depth discussion on China-U.S. relations, as well as major regional and international issues of shared interest.
As things stand, the international situation is undergoing complex and profound changes There is growing instability and uncertainty in the world economic recovery, and regional security threat has become more salient. Under these circumstances, it is all the more important for China and the United States to increase their communication and coordination.
China looks forward to maintaining and strengthening dialogue and cooperation with the United States, to respect each other's major concerns, appropriately manage sensitive issues, and ensure that the China-U.S. relationship will continue to grow on a sustainable and stable path.
This APEC meeting has drawn a lot of attention worldwide and we appreciate the tremendous work the United States has done in preparing for this meeting. The Asia Pacific region is the most dynamic region in today's world, with the biggest development potential. This region should become a region of active cooperation between China and the United States.
I sincerely wish this meeting a full success, and I hope that this meeting here will send out a positive message to the international community that economies in the Asia Pacific region will reach out to each other like passengers on the same boat, and work together to ensure the continued, steady growth of the economies.
Thank you once again, Mr. President.


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The Despair of Rome
After the victory of Cannæ, Hannibal was deemed more than a mere man. Surely he must be endowed with the power of the gods, or he would never be able to sweep eight legions from his path, as he had done on this last dread battlefield.
Even a number of young Roman knights, of the best patrician families, were so sure that nothing could now save their country, that they determined to fly to the coast and thus escape to another land, where they might yet win honour by their arms.
But Cornelius Scipio, although but a lad like themselves, drew his sword and boldly declared that he would kill any one of them who refused to swear never to forsake his country. His courage made the young knights so ashamed that they gave up their selfish plan.
In Rome itself the people had been more confident than of late years, for was not Varro at the head of their army, and had he not been heard to say that he would conquer Hannibal in a day?
Tidings of the disaster at Cannæ reached the city first as a mere rumour, but even so it filled the hearts of the people with dread forebodings. Rumour said that the whole army was annihilated, that both Consuls were slain—the citizens in despair watched and waited for certain news of the battle.
At length a horseman was seen riding in hot haste toward the city. The people's hopes rose at the sight. For a moment they forgot the rumours that had made them so uneasy, forgot all, save that their favourite Varro had been fighting for them. So they rushed toward the messenger, shouting with expectant voices: 'Is it victory of which you have to tell—victory?'
But even as they spoke the people knew how foolish were their hopes. For the face of the rider was pale and stricken with pain, and the folk shrank back, fearful now to hear the truth. And the messenger seemed in no haste to tell his tidings.
But Fabius the Delayer came to him and bade him speak, saying that if he had bad news, they were prepared to listen.
So, amid a sudden silence, the terrible tale was told, nor when it was ended was there a house to be found in Rome that was not filled with mourning. Henceforth the people trembled at the very sound of the conqueror's name.
After the first shock of the tidings, the people awoke to fresh fears. Suppose Hannibal was already marching upon Rome?
In a panic they flocked to the gates, longing to escape from the city that they believed was doomed.
Again it was Fabius who came and talked to the terrified folk, and by his calmness allayed their fears. In these troublous days the Delayer proved indeed so strong and wise that, before long, even those who had been used to mock at his slowness were glad to turn to him for counsel.
It was Fabius who ordered guards to be placed at the gates, that the frightened inhabitants might not desert their city. It was he who ordered the women not to wail and sob in the streets, but to go quietly to their homes to mourn there for their dead.
Meanwhile messengers were sent along the Appian and Latin roads to gather tidings of Hannibal's movements. And soon they returned to tell that the conqueror was not on his way to Rome, but was still in Apulia, dividing the spoil of the battle.
Varro, who was in Venusia, had with much difficulty gathered together the remnant of the army. He was now bidden by the Senate to bring it back to Rome.
It was a command he had dreaded. He had left Rome in joy, proud of the confidence of the people, he was going back shamed and, in his own eyes, disgraced. How would he be received by the Senate, by the people?
When he reached the gates of the city he would not enter, but awaited without the judgment of his fellows.
Then the Senate, knowing that the Consul loved his country and mourned for the humiliation he had brought upon her, went down to the gates to welcome him, followed by many of the people.
Fabius was among the senators, and from none of their lips did Varro hear a word of blame for the disaster of Cannæ. But they praised him for gathering together the remnant of the army, and thanked him, too, that after so great a loss 'he had not despaired of the safety of the Commonwealth, but had come back to Rome to help them in their plans to deliver their country from the Carthaginians.'
Meanwhile Hannibal had marched to Campania, and been gladly welcomed to its chief city Capua. Here, after their many hardships, he and his army enjoyed through the winter months comfort and ease. It is even said that the great general relaxed the severity of his discipline for a time.
But Capua was punished for opening its gates to Hannibal, for two Roman armies, under Fabius and Marcellus, were sent to besiege the town. The siege lasted during 212 and 211 B.C.
In the latter year Hannibal determined to march to Rome, for by doing so he thought he would force the Roman armies to leave Capua.
So at length what the citizens had often feared actually came to pass. The dreaded Carthaginian was on his way to Rome, and the people were sure that their city would be razed to the ground, while they themselves would be carried away as slaves.
But although Hannibal encamped three miles from the city, and rode round part of her walls, he did not attempt to lay siege to her. He knew that he had not the materials needed to reduce so strong a fortress as Rome.
Hannibal did not achieve all that he had hoped from his march. The siege of Capua was not raised, although Fabius, it is true, was recalled from before her walls.
So the Punic general, having accomplished little, set out, meaning to return to Capua. He was followed by a Roman army, of which he took no notice until five days later.
Then, hearing that Capua was still besieged, he was angry, and vented his wrath upon the army at his rear. Waiting until it was dark and their camp was set up, Hannibal stormed it, and drove the Romans away in utter confusion. As he knew he was not strong enough to relieve Capua, he did not return to the city, and she, thus deserted, was forced to surrender to the Romans.
But thirty of the noblest senators of Capua resolved to die rather than fall into the hands of those they had betrayed, for they feared their vengeance. So they met together for a last solemn feast, after which they each took poison, and so escaped from their enemy.
The senators who had chosen to trust to Roman justice were loaded with chains and sent as prisoners to two different towns.
Fulvius, who longed for a sterner punishment, determined to inflict it himself. He followed the prisoners with a body of cavalry, and reached the first town early one morning. Twenty-eight of the wretched prisoners were at once ordered to be brought before him, that they might be scourged and put to death. Then, hastening to the other town, he ordered twenty-five senators to be put to death, without the trial they had a right to expect.
It is told that before his vengeance was complete Fulvius received a letter from Rome, ordering the punishment of the senators of Capua to be delayed until she herself was able to judge them. But Fulvius, suspecting what was in the letter, left it unread until his horrible work was done.
Meantime, Hannibal was looking for reinforcements from Africa, and he wished to secure a good harbour where they might land in safety. So in 210 B.C. he attacked the citadel of Tarentum, and took it, only, however, to lose it the following year, when it was retaken by Fabius. Hannibal had now no port at which troops might land.
If he was yet further to subdue Italy he must wait until his brother Hasdrubal could bring him fresh troops from Spain.

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Q: How does one conclude for $S^n\to RP^n$ covering, $0\to H_n(P^n)\to H_n(S^n)\to H_n(P^n)\to\dots$'s morphisms? This is related to Hatcher Algebraic Topology Prop 2B.6. Let $p:S^n\to RP^n$. The coefficient of homology is $Z_2$.
Prop 2B.6 $f:S^n\to S^n$ is an odd map with $f(-x)=-f(x)$ must have odd degree.
Consider $S^n\to RP^n$ 2 fold covering. Define $\tau: C_\star(P^n)\to C_\star(S^n)$ by lifting simplex $a,b$ s.t. $p(a)=p(b)=x\in C_\star(P^n)$ then $\tau(x)=a+b$. Then clearly $0\to C_\star(P^n)\xrightarrow{\tau}C_\star(S^n)\xrightarrow{p_\star}C_\star(P^n)\to 0$ is exact.
Clearly this induces long exact sequence $0\to H_n(P^n)\xrightarrow{\tau}H_n(S^n)\xrightarrow{p_\star=0}H_n(P^n)\dots H_1(P^n)\xrightarrow{\partial} H_0(P^n)\xrightarrow{\tau=0}H_0(S^n)\xrightarrow{p_\star}H_0(P^n)\to 0$
$\textbf{Q:}$ Why it is obvious that $p_\star: H_n(S^n)\to H_n(P^n)$ and $\tau: H_0(P^n)\to H_0(S^n)$ are $0$ maps? Note that over $Z_2$, via cellular homology $H_i(P^n)=Z_2$ for $0\leq i\leq n$. My reasoning is to use simplex over $S^n$ which generates $H_n(S^n)$(i.e. Identity map of $S^n\to S^n$ which will vanish in $H_n(P^n)$ by $Z_2$ after $p_\star$ pushing forward.) Similarly $\tau: H_0(P^n)\to H_0(S^n)$ sends the generator to the generator and it is twice. Hence $\tau=0$ at 0-th homology as well. Was there other ways to see this without going through this computation?

A: From the universal coefficient theorem, if $n$ is odd then the induced map $p_* :S^n \rightarrow P^n$ comes exactly from the map $H^n(S^n) \otimes \mathbb{Z}_2 \rightarrow H_n(P^n) \otimes\mathbb{Z}_2$. It is the case that on homology with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}$, the map $p_*$ is multiplication by 2. If you are geometrically minded you can look at cellular homology, but you can also work out that the induced map on cohomology is multiplication by 2 through Eilenberg-MacLane spaces and then use the universal coefficient theorem to conclude its map on homology is also multiplication by 2. Either way, the subgroup $2\mathbb{Z} \otimes \mathbb{Z}_2$ is trivial, so the odd case is done.
The even case is similar. The universal coefficient theorem tells you the image of $p_*$ lies in the kernel of the map $H_n(P^n) \rightarrow \operatorname{Tor}(H_{n-1}(P_n),\mathbb{Z}_2)$ which it also says is an isomorphism, so the map is 0. In fact, this argument works for any map $S^n \rightarrow X$ and any coefficient group where $X$ has trivial nth homology.
The map in degree 0 is 0 since the characteristic is 2 and you are lifting an element to 2 times another element since $S^n$ is path-connected.

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Julie Andrews Net Worth 2020, Bio, Wiki, Height, Weight, Awards and Instagram
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Julie Andrews Net Worth 2020 – Julie Andrews is an English actress who rose to fame by her role as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway musical My Fair Lady (1956-1959) and as Mary Poppins in an American musical fantasy film Mary Poppins (1964).
She has appeared in several Broadway musicals such as The Boy Friend (1954), Camelot (1960), and Cinderella (1957). Andrews provided her voice to the character of Karathen, a leviathan in the 2018 American superhero film Aquaman.
Julie Andrews was born October 1, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. She became a film star in 1964 with lead roles in The Americanization of Emily, opposite James Garner, and in the internationally acclaimed Mary Poppins.
It was as the lovable, magical nanny in Mary Poppins that Andrews won her first Academy Award for Best Actress. The following year, she was nominated for her part in another musical, The Sound of Music, which was hugely successful.
These films remain popular and relevant even today. In the '80s Andrews starred in 1981's S.O.B., which took a satirical approach to Hollywood and was directed by her second husband Blake Edwards.
The next year, Andrews took gender-bending to new heights in Victor/Victoria—yet another collaboration with husband Blake Edwards. Over the next several years, she would work on many projects with her husband, including Darling Lili (1970), The Man Who Loved Women (1983) and That's Life (1986).
Andrews experienced a huge personal setback in the late '90s when her vocal chords were damaged during an operation. She never regained her powerful, sharp singing voice, but continued to act in films and TV movies.
Andrews received a special distinction around this same time—she was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II of England. Befitting as an English dame, she played royalty in the film The Princess Diaries (2001) and its sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).
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BESHAR
Beshar, Tenth of the Thirteen, tried to stay indoors at night. His life in the arena was demanding however, and this wasn't the first time he had been summoned after hours, nor would it be his last. He was grateful his business there had been concluded within an hour, with any luck he would make it back to his chambers before the sun fully set. Though it was early in the evening, the pits had all been ignited and they cast shadows that flickered and danced on the clay buildings and homes that made up the city. The arena was close to the palace where he made his home, close enough that he'd felt he could walk, Everflame knew he could use the exercise. Now, he regretted his earlier desire to try his hand at fitness.
You should have brought more men. The three Samur that followed flanked behind him and to either side but even with the security of his Samur he felt naked and vulnerable. As a member of the Thirteen, assassins were a constant threat. He quickened his pace, gazing sharply from left to right, drinking in the sights around him. The city smelled horrid of course. The rank odor of the poor wafted up to him, attacking his sinuses, and he pressed a perfumed handkerchief to his mouth to ward off the pungent smell. What was that? Sewage and rotting meat? He shuddered delicately. He was never walking to the arena again.
The palace rose up ahead of him. Emblazoned by the light of the Everflame, the glass monstrosity twinkled and glowed a brilliant orange against the sandy dunes surrounding it. When he got inside he would enjoy a nice steam and a bottle of wine, maybe two.
The palace had been his home for the last twenty years so Beshar did not notice its sparkling brilliance, or the fact that the fourteen majestic glass towers were awe inspiring in their size and architecture. Built decades ago, the palace was made by Torches who heated the surrounding sands into a fine sheet of glass and manipulated the malleable glass into hollow, tall, twisted peaks. The architecture of the palace was beautiful and unmatched by anything in the world but Beshar saw none of that because to him, the palace was simply his home. To be more accurate, the Tenth Tower was his home, but the towers were all connected to make one striking unit.
A small group of people, upper-class by the look of the fine cotton of their robes, strolled toward the palace. A few took leisurely swigs of water along the way, most likely to flaunt their wealth to any who might observe. New money. Where are they going at such a late hour? The palace closed its gate every evening and no one, aside from the Thirteen, were granted entrance after sunset.
There were four of them, three men and a woman, and Beshar realized that though they were all wealthy to a degree, only one of them had Arbe in tow. The four guard men gave Beshar and his men a careful once over.
"I think it's scandalous." The voice came from the women and Beshar walked closer, eager to overhear any gossip she might share. There was power in information.
"Where do you suppose he is? It's unlikely he'd tour the cities so late in the season."
One of the men snorted. "He didn't leave for a tour without anyone noticing."
"Then where has he been? He hasn't been seen for two days…"
The people turned down an alley and their voices faded with them. They were more than likely headed to the theater, it was the only source of entertainment this close to the palace, and for a moment Beshar toyed with the idea of following them. He dismissed the thought quickly, it was better not to stay out any later than he had to, besides, he had an excellent vintage waiting for him.
He continued on his trek to the palace, mulling over the conversation he'd overheard. It had been a pitiful excuse for gossip. He was aware, of course, that the First had been missing at court, he hadn't been seen in days. The rest of the imbeciles that made up the Thirteen might have accepted the explanation of the daughter of the First, but Beshar was a man of intellect and the facts remained that her story didn't add up. The daughter of the First claimed that her father's illness wasn't serious, but if that was the case then why hadn't he attended council meeting? A minor illness would not keep one from his duty of ruling an entire republic. And yet, if the sickness was serious enough to warrant an absence from council meetings, why then had the First not seen the palace surgeon? Beshar knew that he hadn't, he'd paid handsomely for that knowledge and had the man followed for good measure. The surgeon had not been summoned. The daughter of the First was up to something, and Beshar's mouth watered at the opportunities that arose from her deceit. What was she up to? He couldn't wait to find out.
He was almost to the palace, he had only to cross one alley and then he would arrive at its front gates. The gates, while also made of glass, were reinforced several times over and rose nearly twenty feet into the sky.
He hesitated for the briefest of moments in front of the alleyway. It was short and narrow, darkened by the height of the two buildings on either side of it. The courtyard pit did little to light the alley but Beshar was not afraid of the dark. The absence of torchlight only made things safer.
He strolled forward, ready to relax with his steam and his wine but he was stopped by a firm grip on his forearm.
He frowned down at the offending appendage before dragging his stare up to meet the imposing figure of Kenjiro. His head Samur shook his head slightly, indicating that there was a potential threat just ahead.
A surge of adrenaline rushed through Beshar. He was no fighter, when trouble arose he relied on his wit and and the power of his wealth to see him out of it. Once again, he wished he'd thought to bring more men. The darkened alley loomed before him. He took a deep breath and steeled himself for the worse.
"Who goes there?" He called out. He was surprised at the deep timbre and authoritative ring to his tone.
A figure stepped forward, it was hard to distinguish features in the light of the distant fire pit but Beshar assumed it was a woman based on the tiny form of the figure and the unctuous sway to the hips.
"Hello, Beshar." The voice purred over his name as it stepped ever closer.
He was right, it was a woman. She was dressed entirely in black, loose black trousers and tunic, with her hair knotted at the nape of her neck. A black silk mask covered her features.
He dipped his upper half into the semblance of a bow but kept his gaze trained on her face, what he could see of it in any case.
She smiled beneath her mask.
"Such the gentlemen."
"My lady. It appears you have me at a disadvantage. You know who I am, but I am woefully unaware of the name of the beauty that stands before me."
She chuckled, shaking her head at his flattery.
When she made no move to say anything else, Beshar sighed. "Would that I could stand here before your presence for the rest of my days but alas, a bottle of red calls my name." He took a step forward, Kenjiro and his other two men kept pace.
She held out a halting hand and the four men stopped, waiting to hear her words. It galled Beshar to do so, but he would gain no information from simply cutting her down where she stood. Well, ordering his men to cut her down in any case, he eyed the dagger that gleamed from its sheath on her hip.
"You have been summoned."
"I was," Beshar nodded. "It was an invitation, I chose not to accept."
"An invitation was polite. You will not like what happens next." Her voice still purred but she fingered the dagger at her waist, stroking its silver handle.
"I'll take my chances." He could afford to be brave with Kenjiro and the other two standing there.
The woman sucked her breath in sharply, there was a faint whistle as the air blew between her teeth.
"The sands have been quiet.Some have considered them tame."
Beshar took a step forward, intrigued by her words. This was a fact rarely mentioned in public. Nobody liked what it seemed to imply. He muttered her fear aloud, "No one can release the flame."
"Yes, the Everflame. But that is the least of our worries. The daughter is not suited to this role. Some would have her dead and be over with it. Perhaps yet another reason you should seek haste in meeting with my master."
Why the sudden change of tactic? And what did the Daughter of the First have to do with anything? "I keep my nose out of politics."
"You are a fool."
Beshar smiled, nodding his acceptance. "So I've been told before. But I think once you get to me know me you'll find that I'm actually quite smart."
She snorted and turned back toward the alley. She walked several paces before she turned sharply on her heel. She frowned, shaking her head and clucking her tongue in a sound of disapproval.
"You're wrong you know. Only a fool would defy him. We'll be watching you." She turned and disappeared into the darkened alley.
Beshar watched her walk away, panting hard in an effort to stop the wild beating of his heart.
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History of Plessis Village, New York
Plessis is a neat village situated midway on the old Alexandria and Theresa plank-road, three miles from Redwood. It derived its name from a place in France. It is familiarly known as Flat Rock, from the prevalence of the Potsdam sand-stone formation in the vicinity, which presents a considerable surface of naked rock. In 1817, Mr. Le Ray erected a grist-mill on Plessis creek at this place, which, having been purchased by Jason Clark and William Shurtleff, was in 1830 rebuilt.
The first store was opened by Lull and Walton in 1820; but the place increased very slowly, and ten years after contained but four families. Among the earliest settlers there were Jason Clark, William Shurtleff, William Merrill, James Carter, William Tanner, and others.
1864 Map of Plessis New York
The first log house was erected by William Merrill, in 1818, and was afterwards by him converted into an inn. Here, in 1826, he was murdered by one John Powell, who was sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment for the crime. The elder Dr. Trowbridge, of Watertown, attended the victim, and Mr. James Carter avers that he "did some pretty good trepanning." But Mr. Merrill was beyond medical skill. He was a peaceable man, and one of the constituent members of the Presbyterian church at Plessis. The first frame house was erected by William Tanner, and was used by him as a dwelling and store, — the first in the village. The old building still stands, and is owned by Peter Tassey, Esq., of Redwood, and occupied by his sons.
The first church edifice was the Union building, erected in 1833 by the several denominations then represented in the place.
A tannery was erected near the village on Plessis creek in 1821, by James Carter. A school-house was built in 1826, after the formation of the districts.
The village now contains 3 general, one grocery, and 2 millinery-stores, an undertaker's-shop, 2 wagon-shops, 2 blacksmiths, 1 saw-mill, 2 grist-mills, 1 cooper's-shop, 2 shoe-shops. It has 3 churches, — one each of the Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, and Protestant Methodist denominations,— a public school, a resident physician, burying-ground, 1 resident minister. It is a post village; the first postmaster was Jason Clark; the present incumbent is Wesley Crandall. The population is estimated at 300. Dr. Amos M. Dunton was an early and prominent medical practitioner of this village. After practicing there many years he removed to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where he died April 24, 1867.
Source: Durant, Samuel W. and Henry B. Peirce. History of Jefferson County, New York, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., 1878. p 270-271.
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How to Make the Airline Bailout Work for Workers, Not Just CEOs
The government should provide direct wage subsidies to airline workers while restricting CEO pay to no more than 50 times median wages.
by Sarah Anderson
The U.S. airline industry is asking for nearly $60 billion in taxpayer-funded direct assistance and loan guarantees. The industry clearly needs extraordinary help. The pandemic is grounding flights the world over. But who within the industry should get that help? Will the imminent airline bailout mostly benefit top executives and shareholders or center on protecting the industry's most vulnerable workers?
Sara Nelson, the dynamic president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, has made a powerful case for direct payroll subsidies to the employees who keep our airline industry passengers flying and safe, everyone from flight attendants and pilots to security screeners and wheelchair attendants.
"Absent payroll subsidies, mass layoffs and furloughs are inevitable," Nelson notes. "This will have long-term consequences because nearly all aviation-related workers have to pass background checks and security and safety training requirements. If these lapse or people need to be rehired, it will slow aviation's return to service. If airlines are slow to recover, other industries will be too. Travel to business conferences, Disneyland, cruises, and casinos is dependent on a functioning aviation industry."
Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
To keep our tax dollars from padding the pockets of executives and shareholders, Nelson is also demanding a ban on executive bonuses and stock buybacks, and we should all share her well-founded concerns about how airline executives would spend taxpayer bailouts if left to their own devices. Over the past decade, the airlines have taken profits that could have gone into long-term investments and squandered these earnings on stock buybacks, a legal form of stock manipulation that artificially inflates the value of company shares.
The table below shows how much the five biggest U.S. carriers spent on stock buybacks between 2010 and 2019 as a share of their "free cash flow" (the money left over after a company pays for its operating expenses and capital expenditures). The nation's largest carrier, American Airlines, had a negative free cash flow during this period and yet still spent $12.5 billion on buybacks.
Why have so many corporations been on a buyback spree? One major reason: This financial maneuver inflates the value of executive stock-based pay. In 2018, the CEOs of the five largest U.S. airlines averaged nearly $10 million in total compensation. Thanks to data the SEC now requires publicly held corporations to report, we know just how much larger these CEO paychecks run compared to the pay that each firm's typical workers receive. In 2018, the ratio between CEO and median employee pay at the five largest airlines ranged from 80 to 1 at Alaska Air to 195 to 1 at American.
Top 5 U.S. Airlines
* American Airlines had negative cumulative free cash flow over the decade, but spent $12.5 billion on buybacks. Source: Bloomberg. All other data from corporate proxy statements.
These numbers suggest that limiting the overall obscene pay rewards within the airline industry would neatly complement Nelson's proposals on banning executive bonuses and stock buybacks. We could accomplish that goal by conditioning crisis response assistance to the ratio between the pay that goes to CEOs and their most typical workers.
If we restricted CEO pay to no more than 50 times median worker pay, as the table above shows, and if these five airlines kept median worker pay at current levels, their CEOs could earn $2.7 million to $4.1 million and still stay below this 50:1 ratio threshold. Linking CEO pay to a multiple of worker pay would prevent taxpayer subsidies from pumping up executive pay and, at the same time, create an incentive to narrow internal pay divides by lifting up the bottom of the wage scale.
This pay ratio limit on bailout assistance should accompany other proposed pro-worker conditions, such as setting a $15 per hour wage minimum, requiring worker representation on boards, and banning anti-union activity.
It is not advisable for policymakers to simply ban executive bonuses at bailout firms, even if the ban would stay in place for a few years after the public funds are reimbursed. As explained in further detail in this Institute for Policy Studies Policy Brief, corporations could circumvent this restriction by shifting compensation into other forms, such as salary, pensions, stock options, or restricted stock awards. Large stock-based awards made at a moment when share values are very low would be particularly problematic. If a taxpayer-funded recovery boosted share prices in the long term, executives would be well-positioned to reap massive windfalls.
Bonuses also tend to be a small portion of total compensation packages. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, for instance, has had no short-term bonus incentives in his compensation package for several years. He has opted to receive his pay entirely in the form of long-term stock awards.
In these worrisome times, taxpayers should not have to worry about their money flowing into the pockets of overpaid corporate executives.
Sarah Anderson directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-edits Inequality.org. Follow her at @SarahDAnderson1
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Барон Адам Григорьевич Энгельгардт (1776—1834) — генерал-майор русской императорской армии; участник Отечественной войны 1812 года.

Родоначальник семейной линии Lassen ( от названия имения в Курляндской губернии).

Биография
Родился в 1776 году. Происходил из древнего рода Остзейских дворян, сын польского камергера и полковника Георга Герхарда (1734—1814) и Александрины-Эмеренции, урожденной фон-дер-Рооп.

В 1793 году поступил на службу капралом в лейб-гвардии Семёновский полк; в 1794 году произведен в фурьеры, в 1795 году в сержанты и в том же году, 12 мая, был произведён в поручики и пожалован в кавалергарды; 6 декабря 1796 года произведён в ротмистры, с переводом в лейб-гусарский полк; 17 сентября 1797 года по собственному желанию уволен в отставку. В 1806 году Энгельгардт выбран в милицию тысячником.

Во время Отечественной войны 1812 года принимал участие в походах и сражениях: под Тарутином, Малоярославцем, Вязьмой, где по приказу генерала Паскевича, с эскадронами Елисаветградского гусарского и Польского уланского полков защищал стрелков и разбил неприятельских егерей, стоявших в колонне.

Был 6 ноября под Красным, в 1813 году при Ютер-Бок и Мерцане, 24 августа под крепостью Виттенберг, 6 и 7 октября в сражениях под Лейпцигом. В том же году был произведён в майоры в Волынский уланский полк. 24 января  1814 года был при бомбардировании крепости Овены, 1 февраля того же года в деле при деревне Круи. В том же году за отличие при Лане произведен в подполковники. При взятии штурмом крепости Суассона, награждён золотой саблей с надписью «за храбрость», 24,25 и 26 при Краоне и Лане, где он был произведен в подполковники и получил прусский орден за достоинство. Был при Берри-о-Баке, 7 марта при Реймсе, 23 мая был при отбитии у французов 24-х орудии при Питивье.

В 1815 году вернулся в Россию, но 23 июля был назначен главным комиссаром над госпиталями, учреждёнными во Франции от Рейна. В том же году был переведён в Польский уланский полк, а затем в Таганрогский уланский полк, в 1820 году — в Харьковский драгунский полк, а в 1825 году — в Санкт-Петербургский драгунский полк. В 1826 году он был назначен командиром Курляндского уланского полка и произведён в полковники; в 1828 году получил Высочайшее благоволение за устройство и исправность полка.

Участвовал в русско-турецкой войне. Вместе с полком перешёл форсированным маршем через Молдавию и Валахию, был при занятии Бухареста, откуда с полком направился к Журже; 17 мая переправился через реку Ольту и затем 21 мая участвовал в деле при Калафате, за что пожалован орденом Св. Анны 2-й ст. с алмазами; 17 июля переправившись через Дунай, направился к Гирсову, а оттуда к Силистрии, где 16 августа в сражении был контужен картечью в правую ногу. За участие при отбитии нападения неприятеля 30 августа и 3 сентября на левый фланг корпуса, блокировавшего Силистрию, был награждён орденом Св. Владимира 3-й степени. Из под Силистрии он был направлен к Шумле, где находился в блокадном корпусе до снятия блокады; 27 ноября вернулся в Валахию. За вторую половину кампании и за приведение полка в зимнее время в должное устройство получил Высочайшее благоволение. В кампании следующего года участвовал в преследовании неприятеля при Каурси, 17 и 19 мая в экспедициях к Разграду и Туртукаю и в деле при Ескимили. Был при осаде и взятии Силистрии; 7 июля участвовал в делах при Дюльгер-Орду и Дервиш-Джеване, где 4-м эскадроном полка отбиты у неприятеля два знамени и пять орудий; 11 июля был в деле у реки Анданакой и взятии Мессемврии, 13 июля при Айдосе, 15 июля при взятии Карнабата, 19 июля в делах при Ямболе и Сливне и 31 июля в занятии Адрианополя. Из Адрианополя 22 августа он выступил чрез Энос к Демотике для сношения с прибывшим в Архипелаг флотом.

В 1830 году получил аренду на 12 лет по 1000 р. в год, а в 1831 году получил Высочайшее благоволение за совершенную исправность и скорую сдачу Курляндского уланского полка. В том же году за отличия в сражениях и за храбрость был произведён в генерал-майоры. Назначенный начальником Оренбургского казачьего войска, Энгельгардт 12 февраля 1831 года прибыл в Оренбург.

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Был женат на Дарье Ивановне фон Вальтер. Их дети: Александр-Эрнест-Гергард (1807—1857), Эмилия, Владимир-Георг-Генрих (1810—?), Наталья (1820—1883).

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Литература
 Сборник биографии кавалергардов / Сост. под ред. С. Панчулидзева. — Санкт-Петербург : Экспедиция заготовления гос. бумаг, 1904. — Т. 2. — С. 205—206.
 Волков С. В. Генералитет Российской империи: энциклопедический словарь генералов и адмиралов от Петра I до Николая II. Т. 2. — С. 795.

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 Биографические справки о людях, оставивших заметный след в истории Южного Урала

Генерал-майоры (Российская империя)
Участники Отечественной войны 1812 года
Участники Русско-турецкой войны (1828—1829)
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import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.command.Command;

public class IntakeWheels extends Command {

    public IntakeWheels() {
        // Use requires() here to declare subsystem dependencies
        requires(Robot.intake);
    }

    // Called just before this Command runs the first time
    protected void initialize() {
    }

    // Called repeatedly when this Command is scheduled to run
    protected void execute() {
        double forwardPower = Robot.oi.operatorStick.getDeadY();
    	double turnMod = Robot.oi.operatorStick.getDeadX();

        if(forwardPower > 0){
           Robot.intake.lift(.95,-.95);
        }
    	if(forwardPower < 0){
           Robot.intake.lift(-.95,.95);
        }
        if(turnMod > 0){
           Robot.intake.lift(.95,.95);
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    // Make this return true when this Command no longer needs to run execute()
    protected boolean isFinished() {
        return false;
    }

    // Called once after isFinished returns true
    protected void end() {
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    // Called when another command which requires one or more of the same
    // subsystems is scheduled to run
    protected void interrupted() {
    	end();
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One finalist decided...the other still to be so after Allan Park epic
After another Tuesday washout, both Semi Finals went ahead as scheduled on Wednesday. At the Links, Knighriders easily overcame The Rockhoppers to move to final. The Rockhoppers won the toss and batted first but some very tight bowling ensured that they could only manage a sub-par 105/6. A valiant knock of 31* from opener A. Senthil was the backbone of the total as The Rockhoppers climbed to 60 off the first 9 overs. After that, Knighriders put a stranglehold on the rest of the overs and The Rockhoppers could only manage a further 45 runs in the innings. J. Morgan chipped in with 15 before being bowled by Bijil and A. Sood hit a monstrous 6 in his 12. A fine catch on the boundary off of Siva (1/12) ended his stay. M. Barker also accumulated 12 runs but was caught off Bijil just as he was looking to accelerate. A run out off the last ball finished the innings. Bijil finished as pick of the bowlers with 2/14. Mohan and Somi also chipped in with a wicket apiece.
In reply Knighriders raced to a 10 wicket win within 12 overs. Siva followed his economical spell with a brutal display of batting. He hit 3 6s and 3 4s in his 34*. Madhan, his opening partner, hit 22* and played nicely, rotating the strike and allowing the other two batsmen to play around him. The Coup de Grace was provided by Vijay as he too opened up with some powerful hitting. He hit the 4 to seal the match and also his 30*. A Sood bowled economically (0/12 off 3) but the target was much too small to hinder a powerful Knightriders outfit.
The other game was a much closer affair. Cults batted first on their home ground. Openers S Morrison and A. Keith built a solid partnership to provide a platform with which to propel themselves to a good total. However the departure of Keith (20) to the bowling of Toor brought about a middle order collapse as Shell's change bowlers both bowled economically and picked up regular wickets. S. Morrison had to retire on 30* and regular wickets stemmed Cults. Some late hitting from Kuljeet ensured that they finished on exactly a run a ball off their 20. Hamza was the star with the ball as he conceded just 11 off his 4 overs and managed two wickets as well. Farooq (2/18) and Toor (2/26) also managed a brace apiece and Atif chipped in with the wicket of Kulijeet.
Chasing 121 for the win, Shell got off to a poor start as they lost A. Ahmed in the first over to a catch off H. Saraswat. Durrani an Hamza took shell up to 30 when Durrani was bowled by Saraswat (3/18). Shell were keeping up with the rate but wickets fell at regular intervals. Only Hamza (23) passed 20 and Shell had stuttered to 68 for 7 at the end of the 13th over ( A wicket maiden from Rahul, who finished with impressive figures of 3/16) to give Cults a great chance to win the game. This culminated in Shell requiring 31 off the final 3 overs. The 18th over opened with a pair of 6s to Umair but disaster struck as Rohit (3/28) bowled him next ball for a useful 18. Sarswat returned and bowled the penultimate over. Abid (17) hit him for 6 but was also bowled off the next legitimate delivery. This left the last pair needing 9 to win off the final over. Swapnil was the Cults bowler. A single and a dot opened. before Atif all but sealed the game with a 6. Shell needed 2 from three balls to win. However disaster struck. After running a run off the next ball Atif and Aamir set off for a second that was never there and resulted in the running out of Aamir! Thus Shell had been bowled out with two balls to spare for...120. The game was a tie. After an innings that had swung so much for Shell, a tie was the final result. As such, the two teams have agreed to play a rematch next Wednesday to determine the final finalist for the Oxy Cup
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I hope you all had good weeks! My week was bonkers, but you guys are probably are very bored of hearing my tales of how my busy I am. The start of the quarter went fine. I'm trying to find a new routine so I can balance studying and work, but there was a lot going on at school, and it was hard. I'm leaving for Alabama this afternoon. I'm very excited/nervous about this network meeting as it will be the first time I'll meet our team's collaborators. Plus, there will be lots of interesting and smart conversations and maybe some academic nerds fighting if I'm lucky! ;) I have posts scheduled for when I'm gone, but I'm not sure if I will have time to respond to everyone on their blogs, so please bear with me!
I read some wonderful books this week! I loved Teach Me. It was such a soft and lovely romance about two older teachers falling in love. Untouchable was also an excellent read. I'll have to check out more of Talia Hibbert's book. Fumbled was also addicting! The chemistry between the couple was A+. Love from A to Z had me sobbing! It 100% hurt my heart!
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Four Seattle Saracens to start for U.S. against South Africa
Four Seattle Saracen rugby players will play for the United States against South Africa in Wednesday's Rugby World Cup game in London.
Matt Trouville
Louis Stanfill
Louis Stanfill and Matt Trouville, who play second row for the Saracens, will take those positions for the United States Eagles, who are looking for their first win in the international tournament. Stanfill and Trouville make their first tournament start in the game at The Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
Olive Kilifi will also play in the forwards while Shalom Suniula will be in the backs.
Suniula, at stand-off, will pair with Niku Kruger at scrum half.
"Niku and Shalom are a dynamic pair who have been playing within our system all year and know it well," said Mike Tolkin, U.S. head coach.
The South African team showed its vulnerability in the first weekend of the tournament, suffering an upset loss to Japan. Since then the Springboks have gone on to beat Samoa and Scotland, the second place team in Pool B.
Shalom Suniula
The United States has lost to Samoa and Scotland and will play Japan on Sunday, Oct. 11.
The Pool B winner and runner-up will play against Australia, who eliminated England from advancing on Saturday, and Wales, who also beat England, the first host nation for the Rugby World Cup to fail to advance through preliminary play.
Olive Kilifi
According to USA Rugby, qualification for the knockout rounds from Pool B is still up for grabs. The Eagles need two bonus-point victories – as well as a non-bonus-point loss for Scotland in its final matchup with Samoa – to have a shot at progressing to the quarterfinals. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four tries in a win.
With a third-place finish in Pool B, the U.S. could earn automatic qualification to Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.
(Photos from USA Rugby)
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A Somewhat Reasonable Stance: More nudity in games please
These guys have a few good points and a lot of non-points. Like television, the gaming world is overrun with graphic violence and, increasingly, swearing, but sex and nudity are still considered completely taboo. There is, of course, no good reason for this other than to avoid flak from religious and parenting groups — and of course they're all already in total war mode against everything from Mass Effect to GTA IV regardless of rating.
But hey, the rating says M, right? You go to an R-rated movie, you expect a little skin. Why not with games? Sex surrounds us, so why is it meticulously removed from the stories, dialogue, and locations even in the most violent or well-written game? Sure, you get the odd mini-game or cutscene but it's nearly always throwaway or compromised because of liability. The writers of the article appear to be more interested in seeing a pair every once in a while than with creating serious content, but hey, we've gotta start somewhere.


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Young adults are in a critical period of change and choices, as they confront the decisions that will pave the way to their futures. But the generation coming into its own in the aftermath of the Great Recession faces challenges that threaten to undermine even the best laid plans.
Demos investigated the Bureau of Labor Statistics data for young adults in 2012 in order to see how the experience of young people today affects their prospects for tomorrow. We found that last year passed with no significant gains for young people, who continue to endure a jobs crisis even as the economy recovers. The latest numbers from 2013 reveal no significant change in the trend. Without policy targeted to the needs of young adults, we risk a generation marked by the insecurities of the Great Recession for the rest of their working lives.
Young people are facing a jobs deficit of over 4 million jobs.
The economy needs to add 4.1 million new jobs for young adults in order to return to employment at the same levels as before the recession began. If we continue to add jobs at the current rate it will be 2022 before the country recovers to full employment. Even then, workers under 25 will face unemployment rates double the national average.
Young adults gained little ground in 2012.
Altogether, there are more than 5.6 million 18 to 34-year-olds who are willing and able to take a job and actively looking for work, but shut out of opportunities for employment. These young adults compose 45 percent of all unemployed Americans. An additional 4.7 million young people were underemployed—either working part time when they really wanted full-time positions or marginalized from the labor market altogether. Last year, the unemployment and underemployment rates for people under 25 were more than double those for workers over 35.
Young African American and Hispanic workers face higher unemployment and underemployment than white workers in their age groups.
Young adult Hispanic workers experience unemployment rates 25 percent higher than those of whites, while African Americans face rates approximately double. One in four African Americans between ages 18 and 24 is looking for a job but cannot find one, as are more than one in seven Hispanic young adults.
The greatest employment differences in any age group appear by education, showing those with no college degree are at a significant disadvantage in the job market.
The unemployment rate for workers with a high school diploma is twice as high as unemployment among workers with a Bachelor's degree. In the 18 to 24-year-old age group, 19.7 percent of high school graduates with no college experience were unemployed and 1 in 3 was underemployed. Among 25 to 34-year-olds 11.2 percent of those with only a high school degree were unemployed and 1 in 5 were underemployed.
There was not enough job growth in 2012 to pull young people back into the workforce.
In 2012, the labor force participation rate of 18 to 24-year-olds declined to its lowest point in more than four decades. At the same time, 25 to 34-year-olds stopped leaving the job market for the first time since the recession began, but the gains were small. Workers with a four-year degree are 9 to 12 percentage points more likely to be in the labor market than workers with a high school diploma in every age group.
Declining labor force participation rates have stripped the productive capacity of the U.S. workforce.
If young people participated in the labor force today at the same rates they did in 2007, there would be 2.18 million additional 18 to 34-year-olds in the workforce.
Policy has the potential to redress the failures of markets and protect our collective future.
Public investment to directly employ young adults—especially young adults of color and those without a college degree—could address the jobs crisis facing this generation, contribute to the recovery through increased consumer spending, and accomplish the kind of strong, stable, and diverse society that we envision for our future.
Early adulthood is a time of change and choices. Young people progress out of high school or college and into the work force, out of their parents' homes and into their own households, and they face decisions about relationships, careers, ideals, and values as they embrace the goals and responsibilities that will pave the way to their futures. But for Millennials reaching this critical period of transition, time is standing still. For many young people the promises of finding a good job, starting a family, or making a better life for themselves are all on hold as they struggle to locate any opportunity in an economy that is reluctant to provide the chances necessary for forward motion. Instead, this generation of young adults spent 2012 striving for better positioning in a labor market that pushed them toward the sidelines, resulting in historically low labor force participation rates and more economic drag.
For this generation, obstacles appeared on the pathway to a stable and secure working life long before the Great Recession. People with a college degree are still the minority of young workers, but over the past 30 years they were the only group to see real earnings gains.1 Among those with no college experience incomes actually declined—as much as 25 percent in the case of men who entered the workforce with only a high school diploma. At the same time, the cost of living continued to grow and the expenses of raising a family, buying a home, attaining health care, or achieving a postsecondary education put those pursuits increasingly out of reach. Unlike previous generations, when young Americans could expect to do better than their parents, young adults today struggle to find jobs that offer the prospect of even maintaining the standard of living with which they grew up.
The persistence of racial and ethnic disparities puts this generation even farther behind as the population becomes increasingly diverse and increasingly unequal at the same time. Young people of all races and ethnicities are having a hard time establishing a career path, but African American and Hispanic workers fare worst, with higher unemployment rates even in the best of times and an earnings gap that has yet to be successfully eliminated through policy or practice. The opportunity for an equal shot at economic success is one of America's great strengths, offering young people the incentive to strive and a reason to believe in the future of the country. The systematic exclusion of young people of color from that opportunity weakens the promise of America now and in the future, jeopardizing our social cohesion, civic participation, and economic progress.
Then, after 30 years of policy that failed to address the trends of widening inequality, income stagnation and declining living standards, the 2007-2008 financial crisis and its aftermath set the generation back even further: wiping out net worth, stalling labor markets, and displacing millions of young people eager for jobs. Today's high rates of unemployment not only refuse millions of young adults the chance to get ahead by working hard, they also hold down wages for those lucky enough to find employment. Pervasive joblessness increases the risk of changing jobs or negotiating for better pay; that in turn reduces the capacity for workers to identify the position where they can be most productive, stifling their careers as well as economic growth. Instead of gambling on a risky labor market, people in their 20s and 30s are working the same part-time jobs they have held to make do until better opportunities arise, often working in fields they do not like and letting what skills they have amassed go to waste.
The greatest pressures mount at the bottom, as workers with college degrees take positions in low-wage industries out of necessity, increasing the competition for bad jobs and shunting those with less formal education into positions with even lower wages and mobility. More jobs that used to provide a stable income for anyone willing to work now require a college degree just to score an interview. Today's young people attend college in record numbers because they recognize that the best way to attain income security is through education. But increasingly, graduates emerge from college burdened with student debt and unable to find positions that offer high wages, benefits, or the entry point to an enduring career. As those graduates take whatever opportunities they can find to pay the bills, the options for less-educated workers narrow even further.
This generation of young adults will bear the scar of the Great Recession well into their working lives. If we continue to add jobs at the 2012 average rate, it will take until 2022 before the country recovers to full employment and restores the opportunities that our young people need. Meanwhile, those attempting to establish financial independence are held back by bad timing and inadequate policy response. They will start their careers later, earn less, and put off the kinds of investments that establish security for the future. Last year passed with no efforts to address this trajectory and young people muddled through. The latest numbers from 2013 reveal no significant change in the trend. Looking at the labor market experience of people under 35 shows a generation running in place; despite the efforts and attitudes of young adults, life is moving forward but their position stays the same.