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Every Major Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Fan Theory
How will the greatest Sci-Fi film franchise of all time end? There are some good ideas out there.
By Matt Miller and Dom Nero
In a lot of ways, the months and years of speculation about Star Wars movies are just as fun as the Star Wars movies themselves. The actual film only last for a few hours, while the theories, the discussions, and the research leading up to the big release date seemingly goes on forever.
There are hundreds of thousands of posts and blogs on fan sites and Reddit and other forums in the expanse of the Internet. And we here enjoy the conversation—we consume, we take part, we love to speculate, and theorize as much as the fans do. We love to create our own theories and bounce off of yours. We have spent the last few years since The Last Jedi browsing the YouTube videos and tweets and Reddit posts to curate the best, most believable theories about the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.
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On December 20, Disney will release the conclusion of the Skywalker saga that has been 40 years and nine movies in the making. Not only must J.J. Abrams's finale live up to the massive legacy that is Star Wars, it must live up to the seriously imaginative theories that fans have cooked up about how it should end.
We're talking everything from clones to massive deaths to resurrections to redemptions and full-on ret-conning the controversial Episode Eight.
So, here we go, let's dive into the best theories about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and be sure to check back as we update this list with the many good ideas still to come.
The Return of Wedge Antilles and the Rebellion
At the end of The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker tells Kylo Ren that the "Rebellion is reborn today." We don't know exactly what he means in this moment. The Resistance, a scruffy crew of good-intentioned fighters cobbled together by General Leia Organa for the purpose of defending a now-defunct Republic, is all but destroyed by the end of Jedi. But in trailer footage for Episode IX, we've seen a seriously stacked-looking legion of old Rebellion-era ships. And, over on Rebel Force Radio, representatives for actor Dennis Lawson allegedly confirmed that the fan-favorite Original Trilogy actor would be returning for The Rise of Skywalker. That's right. Wedge Antilles is coming back. And with footage of Billy Dee Williams aka Lando Calrissian in Skywalker already on the web, it looks like some huge figures from the old-school Rebellion have come out of retirement to kick the First Order's ass.
The return of Wedge and Lando just lends more credence to the looming suspicion that J.J. Abrams is going to be doing some serious reminiscing about the old days of Star Wars for his big finale to the Skywalker saga. Long have fans expected that Abrams would try to tie off some big loose ends–and Abrams himself has said as much in his elusive interviews about the film. We already know that The Emperor will be returning in Rise of Skywalker. There have been toy announcements for so-called Sith Troopers, and we've seen in trailers that the First Order's arsenal is looking more Imperial these days than ever. So, it's not hard to imagine that the Empire, not the First Order, will taking over in the upcoming film. It only makes sense that some figures from the Rebellion would rise up to shoot them down again.
A Skywalker Will Literally Rise
Why is Episode IX called Rise of Skywalker? Luke is dead. It's been confirmed that we'll be saying goodbye to Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker's twin sister, in the first act of Rise. And based on what we learned from Last Jedi, Rey is not a Skywalker. So, as of now, we know there is only one remaining Skywalker in the world of Star Wars–Kylo Ren, aka Ben Solo. If the big finale to the Skywalker saga is going to show a certain Skywalker "rise," then we must assume that it's going to be Adam Driver's character.
A big popular leak on a few Star Wars speculation subreddits has lead fans to believe that Kylo is going to, at some point in the film, find himself thrown in a deep, dark pit. This is a popular way to die in this saga, considering that's how we saw Boba Fett, Emperor Palpatine, and Darth Maul go out in Star Wars. This theory gained a lot of credence when fans saw the final trailer for Rise of Skywalker earlier this week–in the corner of a frame, there appears to be the edge of this spooky pit. The theory is that we'll be seeing Adam Driver's character climb out of this pit, quite literally "rising" from the deep.
And there's even some precedent in the comics for Kylo Ren knowing how to get himself out of a deep hole. A Redditor posted an image from Marvel's Kylo Ren comic series, showing the Sith-in-training learning how to stop himself from falling in mid-air with the Force. This may prove useful, especially if the pit is particularly deep. He may have a long way to the top.
Our Angsty Teen Hayden Christensen Will Return
Hayden Christensen, the actor who portrayed the angsty teenage version of Anakin in Episodes II and III of the series, was pictured at the Galaxy's Edge Star Wars park in Disneyland's Resort recently. This has led to a ton of speculation that the moody Skywalker actor will be returning for the big finale of the series.
Though Christensen has been absent from the Disney Star Wars scene, the actor has been making some appearances lately, joined by none other than Darth Sidious himself, Ian McDiarmid. Back in August, the two were set to appear on a panel together at the FanX Convention in Salt Lake City. Shortly before the panel was supposed to begin, Disney shut the whole thing down.
The pair of Star Wars legends have also been pictured visiting children's hospitals together, which confirms that Christensen has been involved with the Star Wars fandom ahead of the new film. We know that Palpatine is going to be returning for The Rise of Skywalker, since a lot of recent trailer footage has been centered around McDiarmid's voice and hooded likeness. With these recent appearances, and especially with the pair's presence at the shut-down panel in August, it's hard to deny that something's going on here. Why put the two of them together? Why not pair McDiarmid with another confirmed actor who's appearing in the film?
Christensen could just be returning as a Force Ghost in Rise of Skywalker. We saw him show up as a hazy blue hologram before, at the end of Return of the Jedi. But with a title that mentions his last name, something tells me there is more going on here.
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Mace Windu Is Alive and Will Return in Episode IX
Mace Windu–one of the franchise's only legitimately virtuous, strong, black lead characters (until The Force Awakens came along)–inspired a ton of excitement and pandemonium when he first ignited his purple lightsaber in Attack of the Clones. The badass Jedi Master was crucial to the timeline of Anakin Skywalker, the moody so-called "chosen one" who would soon turn to the dark side, only to save the Republic several decades later in Return of the Jedi. Windu, who sat beside Yoda at the head of the Jedi Council, never quite got along with Skywalker. But it was Windu himself who actually tried to slay Darth Sidious and stop the dark lord from corrupting Anakin's brain once and for all. For decades, fans have accepted that Windu was just gone and dead. But recently a theory surfaced that the Jedi Master may never have died at all–and that'd he'd be making a big comeback in Episode IX.
In the Star Wars canon, we never heard from Windu again–not as a Force Ghost, not as a disembodied voice–nothing. Unlike Qui-Gon Jinn, who is alluded to having become a Force Ghost at the end of Revenge of the Sith, Windu never came back to grace the Jedi world with his presence. For a Jedi Master of his level–one of the all-time most powerful and most significant on the Council–this is odd. And not only that, but a Redditor has explained that, even though the Sith scene was pretty brutal...there's nothing in there that really confirms a death. Especially in Star Wars, where people are getting their limbs chopped off, falling from cliffs, and being electrocuted all the damn time.
When Disney released footage of Rise of Skywalker at their big D23 celebration, J.J. Abrams actually included a shot of Jackson as Mace Windu in the clip reel. The Reddit theory surmises that the terms of Windu's death are dubious at best. Abrams has said repeatedly that the history of the franchise is important to him, as Rise of Skywalker seems intended to tie off a series of loose ends for the three-trilogy saga. So fans are primed to see their favorite member of the Jedi Council making a comeback in the new film.
Luke Has Been Chatting With His Father Anakin For Decades
As Inverse has reported, a canonical Star Wars book, The Secrets of the Jedi, which details the history of the order from Luke Skywalker's perspective, reveals key details that have major implications in the upcoming final film of the new trilogy.
The most important bit of information is how Luke learned the ability to become a Force Ghost after death. As Luke writes in the book:
"That knowledge was passed down to a select few, including Obi-Wan, Yoda, and my father. Their spirits guided me for many years but vanished when I shut myself off from the Force. It's a relief to feel their presence after all this time."
The perspective here implies that Luke wrote at least this portion of this book sometime during the events of The Last Jedi. This also reveals that Luke had been in contact with his father and Obi-Wan, along with Yoda, after the fall of the Empire. That means for something around two decades Luke was communicating with his father, Anakin. Imagine what he could have learned about Emperor Palpatine and the Empire as a whole in two decades. Certainly Darth Vader had intimate knowledge of the remnants of the Empire and, more specifically, what Palpatine's big contingency plan was for his possible death.
Luke Was Actually Dead the Whole Time
This fan theory from Reddit imagines kind of a Sixth Sense-style twist to the new saga, where Luke Skywalker had died long before Rey arrived on his island in The Last Jedi.
As one Reddit user writes:
He was killed when Kylo Ren attacked the Jedi Academy a decade ago. Luke didn't know how to turn into a ghost like Yoda and Obi Wan did (never learned that trick), so he was lost in some magical force plain of existence and couldn't really materialize before people. That's why he couldn't save Han, he couldn't kill Snoke, etc. He could only project visions into people's minds in one particular place in the galaxy that is strong with the force.
So we're seeing Rey on this island, having visions about Luke and Luke struggling to materialize himself as a force ghost. He's not really there, we're seeing everything from Rey's point of view, only visions of Luke. This is why we don't see Luke talking with Chewie, because Chewie can't see him. R2 was the closest sentient being to Luke when he died a decade before, so some part of Luke was in R2 which is why R2 was broken in Force Awakens.
Luke Skywalker is not some asshole that doesn't care about his friends, he's a confused ghost that's disconnected from the universe of the living. Then once he's able to figure out how to project his ghost to the world of the living, he immediately goes and saves everyone.
Yes, sure there are some major holes that need some more explaining, but it's interesting nonetheless. It also provides an answer to why Luke simply vanished and became one with the Force after helping the Resistance escape at the end of The Last Jedi.
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Actually, Kylo Ren Is Good
A Star Wars fan on Reddit posed the idea that Kylo Ren "killed his dad to become closer to the dark side so he could draw out Palpatine and finally end it?" As another user suggested:
He could have made a conscious decision to join the Dark Side to save something--end Palpatine, whatever, but still have numerous emotional issues and trauma dealing with perceived betrayal from his family and abandonment issues, as well as his belief that his role is to be the monster everyone thinks he is. I had dismissed the "double agent" theory before, but I now see that I was viewing it too simplistically. It's not an either/or thing. Kylo could have very well believed he was doing something "right". But that also means he would have to become the monster everyone considered him to be, and with his fear issues, becoming that monster was not too difficult.
This reading of Kylo's personality and relationship to the dark side fits with what we saw after the death of Snoke in The Last Jedi. With Snoke dead, Kylo asks Rey to join him to end the First Order and lead a new society of their own. Rey turns him down, known that he's capable of horrible things. But, what if he truly believes that he's doing the right thing—that he's killed his father, attempted to kill his mother to end evil forever?
Let's also take into account a sneaky little line from A New Hope, when Aunt Beru says to Uncle Owen, "Luke's just not a farmer, Owen, he has too much of his father in him." To which Owen responds, "That's what I'm afraid of." Something along those lines is also said in The Force Awakens in regard to Kylo Ren, which might be a hint of what's to come for him.
Palpatine Has a Contingency Plan in Place For After He Died
Long before we heard his laugh at the end of the first Rise of Skywalker trailer, fans had been speculating that Palpatine would return in Episode IX. And his return is likely because Palpatine made plans in case of his death, and left behind instructions for anyone that would follow him. Was Snoke working to carry out Palpatine's wishes? Is Kylo Ren picking up where Snoke left off in carrying out Palpatine's final plan? Here's what the Star Wars wiki says of Palpatine's death:
Prior to the his demise, he created the Contingency to destroy the Empire in the event of his death, believing that the Empire did not deserve to survive without its Emperor. As a consequence, the Imperial remnants were further weakened and less able to resist the New Republic during the waning days of the Galactic Civil War. Ultimately, the Empire capitulated the war after the Battle of Jakku in 5 ABY, ending the era founded by Darth Sidious. Following his death, Sidious' legacy became the base of what became the First Order, an hermit state led by Supreme Leader Snoke, who was also a practitioner of the dark side of the Force. The reign of Snoke would untimely end with his death at the hands of his own apprentice and Skywalker's grandson Kylo Ren, who succeeded his master as the new Supreme Leader, desiring to let the past die along the Jedi and the Sith.
Given this, fans have a number of theories about the extent of Palpatine's contingency plan. Many of them involve a scene in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Emperor Palpatine tells young Anakin Skywalker about a Sith lord named Darth Plagueis.
"Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life," Palpatine explains. "He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying ... The only thing he was afraid of was losing his power. And fortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep."
This apprentice, as you may have guessed, was Palpatine, who we now know will be returning in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Fans have long theorized that Palpatine could somehow return using the techniques he learned from Plagueis.
The most popular versions of this theory say that Palpatine had used this technique to preserve his life essence in various host bodies. One of these might have been our boy Snoke. And now that Snoke has dead, it's possible that Palpatine might try to use Kylo Ren or Rey in the same way next.
Rey Will Turn Bad
The D23 Star Wars trailer showed a different side of Rey than we've seen in this new trilogy. She appears bathed in darkness, and in the very end, holding a red double-bladed lightsaber. In a new theory on Reddit—one posted before this D23 footage had been released widely—a user describes a situation in which Kylo Ren learns that Anakin's virgin birth was the result of Palpatine's experiments with the Force. As it turns out, Palpatine can possess beings that were powerful with the Force, which is his key to immortality. Rey arrives to challenge Kylo Ren and he is beaten when Palpatine intervenes. Rey is captured by Palpatine, and Kylo returns to the Resistance with this information to help them beat the Emperor for good. Later in the film, Kylo returns to fight Palpatine. As the theory reads:
She has a Darth moniker and was turned to the Darkside after being tortured. Sidious informs him that the Skywalker lineage was a mistake because it was corrupted with weak lightside midi-chlorians and that Rey was his latest experiment. Rey was created by Sidious as a new Force-being, as Anakin failed and that explained her powers, as she was a new "Anakin." In Sidious's opinion the Skywalker family was a mistake which needed to be eradicated. Now, wielding a double bladed lightsaber, fight Kylo. Kylo will toss the red crossguard for Anakin's lightsaber and fights Rey in the Star Destroyer.
It's interesting that in this reading, Kylo and Rey essentially switch places on the spectrum of light to dark. It fits with a number of other theories out there—including Good Kylo Theory.
Rey Is Some Sort Of Clone
I know on first read this sounds stupid, and trust me, it is, but there is precedent for clones in the Star Wars universe. There are various versions of this theory out there. Some of them say that Rey is a clone created in a lab as a copy of either Darth Vader or the Emperor as part of Palpatine's contingency plan. Others say that Rey is a clone of Leia, considering the bond we've seen between the two of them in Episodes VII and VIII. Some equally dumb ones say she is a clone made from Luke Skywalker's severed hand.
Rey's Parents Weren't Really Drunk Losers
Hey look, if she wasn't a clone, is it possible that Rey's parents were not who Kylo Ren said they were. Long before The Force Awakens hit theaters, the question was: Who is Rey, really? Now, here we are years after the release of Episode VII, and we still don't really know. Yes, Kylo Ren pretty bluntly told Rey in Episode VII that her parents were just some space bums who abandoned her on some crummy desert planet, but fans refuse to believe this. In April, The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson hinted in an interview about the possibility of J.J. Abrams retconning Rey's origin story in Episode IX. There are a number of plausible theories of who her parents can be if not random drunks. There's evidence to support that she's the granddaughter of Obi-Wan or the descendent of Palpatine. Another theory says she's the daughter of Han Solo, which led to his estrangement from Leia.
Rey is Palpatine's Daughter
This is a theory that's been floating around since all the way back in 2016 right after The Force Awakens premiered. Fans have been arguing over Rey's lineage for years now, but this is one rumor that just doesn't go away. Fans have been pointing to one key commonality between Rey and Sheev (yes, that's his canonical first name)–their lighstaber fighting style. This one move, specifically:
Now, it may feel insane to derive an entire family lineage from one relatively uninteresting sword jab, but hey, weirder things have happened in the Star Wars universe. It seems easy to predict now, but at the time, no one expected Darth Vader to turn out to be Luke's father at the end of Empire Strikes Back. That major reveal fooled everyone, even some members of the cast. Also, Reddit users have pointed out that Rey has an accent that is "Imperial" in nature. We'll have to wait to see if she's going to laugh like Palpatine in the new film too.
The "Skywalkers" Are A Completely New Kind of Religion
"Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to." That's what Kylo Ren says in The Last Jedi, as he urges Rey to forget about Luke Skywalker, Leia, the Rebellion, the First Order, the Resistance–everything. Though he doesn't quite get his wish in Jedi, he sure gets pretty close, leveling the Resistance, and effectively getting Luke Skywalker to die in the process. But this theory, which may or may not have been started by director and notable Star Wars fanboy Kevin Smith, says that the Jedi and the Sith will come to an end in Skywalker, as an entirely new religion is started.
Slashfilm pulled some quotes from the director on his visit to the set of Skywalker, as he said:
The last movie was The Last Jedi. What if they are telling us the fucking title?…The way that Jedi has been used historically in these movies, including in the last movie – 'the last Jedi, the Jedis must end', all that shit – what if that's it for the Jedis? And perhaps the new religion [are the Skywalkers]? Didn't that just give you fucking chills? What if it's that? Wouldn't that be fucking dope? Like, [Luke] was so fucking important – like, I'm going to cry – to the universe, that from then on, they named the order after [him]. They're all Skywalkers.
Smith has got a point. The Jedi are dwindling, as there may only be one left (Rey). It might be time to start all over again.
Kylo Ren is Possessed by Darth Plagueis
This is an intriguing one. Just like the Jedi with their mind control and force spirits, the Sith have some special supernatural powers of their own. And according to user "EmperorDeathBunny" (nice) on Reddit, possession is one of them. We've not seen anyone in the Star Wars live action films become possessed yet. Sure, characters have been tempted and "seduced" by the Dark Side, but none of them have been Exorcist-level possessed. As the Reddit user says:
Ever notice his name? Darth Plagueis. Plague, as in an infectious disease. Darth Plagueis unlocked the secret to immortality by moving from one body to the next, continuing his lifespan through multiple hosts over countless years. Ever wonder why Palpatine was so obsessed with training a powerful young apprentice? Surely he knew that one day the apprentice would want to overthrow him, so why train his own murderer? In Return of the Jedi, Emperor Palpatine continually provokes Luke to strike him down. Why would Palpatine want to be killed if the goal is longevity? Because Emperor Palpatine was assumed by Darth Plagueis and, through his death, he would then be able to transmit himself into a new host body. He wasn't just looking for an apprentice, he was looking for a new body since Palpatine's body was growing old. Luke Skywalker was meant to be the next host body for Darth Plagueis. But unfortunately for Plagueis, Darth Vader had a change of heart and defeated the Emperor.
We all know the famous line, "If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." Obi-Wan says this before he dies. So it's been made clear that the Jedi are powerful after death, with capabilities that transcend the corporeal realm. What happens to the Sith when they die? We don't actually really know. Perhaps Skywalker will answer all that.
Matt Smith Will Be Playing a Young Palpatine
Doctor Who star Matt Smith will be appearing in the upcoming Star Wars film, but it's still not clear exactly who the actor will be playing. Inverse reported back on November 2018 that all arrows are pointing directly to young Emperor Palpatine. Why and how there could be a young version of the wrinkly old evil dude in this film is anyone's guess, but, though Disney officially retconned all these stories, there is actually a big precedent in Star Wars lore a younger version of Ol' Sheev. The now-irrelevant Star Wars expanded universe, which Disney put the kibosh on back when they bought Lucasfilm in 2012, had a few very notable versions of a young Palpatine–particularly one that's a clone of the old evil guy, appearing in the 1991 Dark Horse comic series, Dark Empire. You can read all about it here on the Star Wars fandom Wiki.
If this story is taking note from Dark Empire in any way, we may expect a younger cloned version of the angry old man seeking revenge on the Jedi, and Luke Skywalker–or perhaps, in this case, Rey–facing off with the clone to end the Sith once and for all.
Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.
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Thu, May 23, 2019 - 5:50 AM
EUROZONE safe-haven bond yields dipped on Wednesday as trade tensions between China and the United States and renewed political uncertainty around Britain's exit from the European Union kept investors on edge.
Washington's temporary relaxation of curbs against China's Huawei Technologies has failed to offset deeper worries about an intensifying trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Adding to the nervousness, British Prime Minister Theresa May's last-ditch attempt on Wednesday to deliver a Brexit deal was widely panned by lawmakers, setting Britain on course for another period of uncertainty and worrying investors who do not know when or whether the United Kingdom will leave the EU.
"The tone of re-nervousness has come from two sources. The re-escalation of the trade war. . . and the tensions around the Brexit vote," said Matthew Cairns, a fixed income strategist at Rabobank.
However, Mr Cairns described the nervousness as limited on Wednesday, with investors cautious ahead of European parliament elections beginning on Thursday.
The 10-year German bund yield, the go-to safe-haven bond when investors are jittery, dropped more than one basis point to -0.07 per cent.
The yield has risen from 21/2 year lows, of -0.13 per cent, hit earlier this month, but few investors and analysts believe that it can rise back into positive territory.
"10-year bund yields are pinned down and we don't see them going anywhere soon," Mr Cairns said.
He added that Rabobank had an end-year forecast for the 10-year yield of -0.20 per cent.
French and Dutch government bond yields were also marginally lower in early European trade.
Portugal hopes to raise 2 billion yuan from a Chinese yuan-denominated Panda bond - the first to be launched by a eurozone country.
The country's finance minister said late on Wednesday that Portugal expects to price the bond on May 30.
Elsewhere, Italian yields fell, helped by recent opinion polls that suggest deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini's far-right party may not do as well at Thursday's European parliamentary elections as previously thought.
Investors are concerned that a strong showing for Mr Salvini - as well as other populist parties across Europe - will lead to another showdown between Rome and Brussels over Italy's budget plans.
Italian 10-year yields fell one basis point to 2.632 per cent, while the two-year yield dropped 2 basis points to 0.585 per cent .
Investors had dumped Italian bonds last week, concerned about comments from Mr Salvini that the indebted eurozone member would breach European fiscal rules, but have tiptoed back into the market this week. REUTERS
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John William "Johnny" Bower (born John Kiszkan on November 8, 1924 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan), nicknamed "The China Wall", is a Hockey Hall of Fame goalie.
Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Bower served with the Canadian Army during World War II in England from 1940 to 1943 and was discharged due to rheumatoid arthritis. After the war, Bower returned to Prince Albert in 1943 to play junior hockey in Prince Albert and in the AHL — largely for the Cleveland Barons — for eleven seasons in the late 1940s and 1950s, and proved himself the star goaltender of the circuit, winning numerous awards and leading his teams to three Calder Cup championships.
During his first professional year of hockey, he changed his name from John Kishkan to Bower, to make it easier for sports writers.
He was finally picked up by the New York Rangers of the NHL for the 1953–54 season, but was sent back down to the minor leagues the following season. Bower would toil in the minors four more years in Providence (Reds 1945–1946, 1955–1956 and 1956–1957), Vancouver (Canucks 1954–1955), Cleveland (Barons 1945–1953 and 1957–1958) and then again with the Rangers in 1954–1955, before being claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1958 Inter-League Draft. He would play eleven full seasons in all with the Leafs, the remainder of his career.
The height of his NHL career came during the Maple Leafs' three consecutive Stanley Cup victories in the early 1960s — 1962, 1963 and 1964.
After the 1962 victory, Bower complained about Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks left winger and his hard slap shot, improved from that of Montreal Canadiens left-wing Bernie Geoffrion. Bower said, "He needs another shot like I need a hole in the head, which I may get."
His career would be hampered by poor eyesight, but despite that he remained a top-tier goaltender. He was known for his hard-nosed, scrappy playing style and would win another Stanley Cup in 1967 by tandeming with another Hall of Famer (Terry Sawchuk). He is the 2nd oldest goalie to play in the Stanley Cup Final at age 42 years, 5 months, 13 days. Bower claimed, "I wasn't all that glad to see the two-goalie system come in. I wanted to play as many games as I could." But Bower and Sawchuk shared the Vezina Trophy as best NHL netminder in 1964–65. His last full season was 1968–69. In 1969, Johnny became the oldest goaltender to appear in a Stanley Cup playoffs, at 44 years, 5 months, and 28 days. He played a final game in the fall of 1969 and on March 19, 1970, Johnny announced his official retirement - four months after his forty-fifth birthday. When asked, in light of his retirement, if he might reveal his true age, he replied "If you don't know by now, you never will".
His Career statistics include: 552 games played, 250 wins, 195 losses, 90 ties, 37 shutouts, and a 2.51 GAA. In addition, he remains the AHL career shutout leader. Bower was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976, and the AHL Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1998, he was ranked number 87 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. He was assistant coach for the Leafs from 1976–1978. Bower is also a member of the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame since 1994. In January 2004, Bower was featured on a postage stamp. As part of the NHL All-Stars Collection, Bower was immortalized along with five other All-Stars. In 2005, the Royal Canadian Mint featured Bower on a non-circulating fifty-cent coin, as part of its four-coin Legends of the Toronto Maple Leafs coin set. In 2007, it was announced that Bower would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
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Merkules Net Worth: How Much Money Does Merkules Make?
How old is Merkules?
Merkules's Height and Weight
What are the 5 most popular songs of Merkules?
Where can you follow Merkules on the Internet?
Merkules started writing lyrics at the age of 10, but he did not start rapping until he was 16. In fact, he didn't initially take rap seriously, he was just the guy who got drunk at parties and just freestyled. Later he met Snak the Ripper, who was the one that brought Merkules into the studio for the first time. At the beginning of his career, he rapped under the name Merk Mikz. The 26-year-ol rapper has released several mixtapes and albums. Now, Merkules has a net worth of 1.3 million dollars. There is no way to know the actual wealth of Merkules, WealthyLeo focuses on his estimated net worth.
Merkules Net Worth: $1.3 Million
Merkules's real name is Cole Stevenson, who has performed at a popular rap battle league called King of the Dot.
He released his hit album titled "Canadian Bacon" in 2012. A few months later, he dropped an EP called "Bacon Bits". His other successful albums are "Hunger Pains", "Scars", and "Trust Your Gut". Mercules's latest album project "Cole" was released on March 30, 2018.
Morever, he has published some remix videos on YouTube. The remix of Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" got over 20 million YouTube views.
He toured with Lil Windex, Caspian, and Evil Ebenezer in 2018. Since the initial foray into the studio with Snak the Ripper, Merkules has racked up an impressive portfolio of independent work and high-profile collaborations.
Merkules was born on September 27, 1992. His birthplace is Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. He is currently 26 years old.
Let's discover Merkules's height, weight and other body statistics.
How tall is Merkules?
How much is Merkules's weight?
100 kg or 220 pounds
Eye color: Grey
Merkules was born as Cole Stevenson in Surrey, Canada, where he also grew up.
He was nominated for the Western Canadian Music Awards for Rap/Hip Hop artist of the year twice.
His music style was influenced by Eminem, Big L, Busta Rhymes, and Big Pun. "He's the one who taught me how to rap fast. I used to do covers of their songs when I was young, and learned the cadence and the rhythm and the flow.", he said about Busta Rhymes.
Merkules's flow and delivery recall Vinnie Paz or Ill Bill to some extent, but Merkules brings his own sound and flavour to the mic.
Some older teenagers attacked him while Cole was going to home when he was 16. After the incident, he still has big scars on his face. The attack affected his psychology badly, but the hip hop helped him to escape from his trouble.
Merkules has the ink "Trust Your Gut" over the belly. He has 3 skulls on the neck and a panda head on the left chest. Moreover, his both arms and hands are tattooed.
Here are the 5 best songs of Merkules:
Gon Die Feat. Stevie Ross
L.A.S.H. feat. Snak The Ripper
This Again
Pump Feat. Tech N9ne & Stevie Ross
Here is the list of Merkules's career milestones:
His rap journey began in 2008
He dropped his debut album "Canadian Bacon" (2012)
Uploaded the music video "L.A.S.H." (2013)
The single "Way Down" had over 9 million plays on YouTube (2017)
He worked with Jelly Roll, and Project Pat on his recent album "Cole" (2018)
Youtube: 572,000+ subscribers
Facebook: 536,000+ likes
Twitter: 15,000+ readers
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Alternation of several types of preparation in complex cases
22.12.2021 | Jiri Cehovsky | jiri.cehovsky@alternativa.cz
The combination of several types of autopathy preparations is sometimes appropriate or even necessary. Here is one of the cases:
A 67-year-old woman came to see me at my counseling practice. She took part in two autopathy courses. She started with self-care 4 months ago that only helped her a little. For clarity, I numbered the symptoms (the individual problems, deviations from good health) that she suffered from and told me about. In my conclusion I will return to the individual symptoms to summarize how her life has changed in one year of autopathy. So here is a list of her current and mainly long-term afflictions at the time, which I recorded in the order of the woman telling me about them.
1) Lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease, has been diagnosed by doctors 12 years ago. 2) All this time, 12 years, her stomach has been hurting day and night. 3) The joint on the big toe of her right foot has increased in size. 4) Teeth hurt, but there are no inflammations or caries. 5) She sleeps badly, only 3 to 4 hours a night, she falls asleep early, but wakes up in 2 to 3 hours to urinate, 6) her bladder hurts at night and then she cannot sleep for several hours. Only towards the morning she falls asleep for a while. 7) Years ago, she was diagnosed at endocrinology with a thyroid disorder, has nodules there and a growth that is palpable. 8) Joints and knees hurt. 9) She has dry mouth and has to moisturize her lips. 10) She has been feeling suppressed anger for the whole 12 years. 11) She used to have constipation, it improved after autopathy. She suffers from strong flatulence, especially after milk. 12) She is full of great fears and various, even minor, events exacerbate it. 13) She has double vision in the left eye. 14) Since a long time, she has been suffering from stiffness, can't bend down, and 15) from chronic fatigue, although it has improved somewhat recently.
Initially she used autopathy once a week, alternating boiled saliva and boiled breath, 1,5 liters, then switched to one liter every day and then every other day, then she added Prana, 1,3 l, and alternated once saliva, once breath and once Prana. Now she alternates 2 l Prana 1 and 1 l boiled breath or boiled saliva every second day.
She feels slight improvement in her psychic condition from the beginning of using autopathy, she keeps more on top of things. Constipation is improved, also the fatigue, although both still remain. She was in a better mood after taking Prana, "I could have sung for an hour after having used Prana", she first took 3 liters, but after reducing for unknown reasons the amount of water to 2 liters, her mood got a little worse, but she still keeps on top of things concerning her feelings.
She made some mistakes in self-care, even though she was warned about them in the courses. She unnecessarily reduced the dilution – which is the exact opposite of the rule, which says: Repeat the same dilution as long as it leads to improvement, only when the improvement stops, increase by 1,5 liters of water. The effect of autopathy had therefore decreased. However, her choice of alternating the preparation from the 7th chakra with boiled breath or boiled saliva was the right one. While boiled saliva and boiled breath have a cleansing effect, Prana forwards from the high chakra the organizational image to the body of what it should correctly look like, the architecture of a healthy organism, coming from the universal Source.
And so I recommended to her: Increase to 3 l boiled saliva and alternate with Prana 3, for the first use apply also to the 7th chakra, the subsequent ones only to the 6th and lower, after three weeks increase by 1,5 l, use once a week or more often if needed. Therefore, to return to the level of dilution that worked best and at the same time involve in the application of Prana 3 all body chakras, not just the sixth.
During the next consultation in less than 2 months, the lady says:
She was still using preparations from 3 liters. Her hands feel often cold, especially her left one. Sleep has improved "somewhat", she wakes up briefly once or usually twice a night, but sometimes she does not wake up at all and sleeps the whole night. She has been sleeping 8 hours a night recently, her sleeping time got "a little"(!) longer (she used to sleep 3-4 hours a night before). The client's careful underestimation of various improvements is not a rare phenomenon in the consulting practice. It seems as if the lady does not want to scare away the favorable development. She says that she is having difficulty breathing, it is not a serious complaint, but rather a mention on a conversational level. Occasionally there is a sharp pain above the navel and the abdomen hurts more, but the bloating has improved a little. She doesn't talk about her other previously reported problems, so I can indirectly conclude that they don't bother her so much. According to Hering's Laws of holistic treatment, the pathology is dealt with first in the mind, her sleep adjusted to normal in the first place, and with that the fatigue has decreased and her feeling of life quality has improved.
And so I recommended alternating boiled breath and saliva (BSB) with Prana 5 once every 3 days, both 3 l.
Consultation in 2 and a half months:
She continued with autopathy, as agreed. Her stomach no longer hurts during the day, but only at night. A month after the last consultation, she decided to replace BSB with autonosode (a piece of her own stool rinsed in a little water and then one drop of this water boiled in the autopathy bottle, like boiled saliva, and diluted with 3 l (see Autopathy Handbook, p. 231) . The stomach stopped hurting about 10 days after the autonosode, it is good since a month ago. The stool is unformed, once or twice a day, after the first application it was deep yellow. There is no more constipation. So, after twelve years of this suffering, she finally has peace. She alternated the autonosode with Prana, once every 3 days, but after some time it was replaced by boiled breath, still 3 l. Sleep is still good. At night she has pain in the crook of her arm. She is more relaxed. Cholesterol has dropped a lot in recent medical tests, it is almost on the verge to normal. Her knee hurts, an old symptom from the past. Dry mouth has improved by 25 %. Flatulence after drinking milk persists. She had a nodule on her thyroid gland that had been palpable for years, and now she can't feel it. Double vision on the left eye persists, she has it since several years.
Recommendation: Autonosode 4,5 l once every 4 days and once every 14 days Prana 5 also 4,5 l. As long as there is liquid stool and flatulence, use a preparation from stool. The slight increase in potency by 1,5 liters was because we want it to have a deeper effect, but at the same time moving only a little away from the level, which works well just now and directs the body towards greater harmony.
The lady reports: Sleep has improved, she wakes up briefly once a night. The stool has improved a little, it is still too thin, but not as before, 1-2 times a day. Varicose veins in the legs – are more visible than when she came to me, a weak symptom, which she has not even mentioned the first time. Double vision in the left eye – only on close examination, otherwise she is not aware of it. The joints have improved – the elbows no longer hurt, but the big toe knuckle on the right foot makes problems (Hering's rule – from above downwards – confirms that development is going in the right direction). Sometimes she experiences a twitch or has a feeling as if she'd got a slight electric shock – she's had always had this, but never mentioned it before. As the harmonization progresses, we are now talking about minor negative phenomena and feelings, instead of discussing serious issues. Teeth and gums have not hurt for a long time. She says that she does not suffer from fear so much anymore, she is more balanced. She has not problems with breathing.
And so after a year of autopathy let's make a summary of the lady's condition from a holistic point of view. We simply compare the initial symptoms, each single one, with their current condition:
1) Lupus – we do not know; she has not had a medical examination or she did not mention it. 2) The abdomen no longer hurts, it hurt for 12 years (since the same time when lupus was diagnosed.) 3) The joint of the big toe no longer increases. 4) Teeth and gums no longer hurt. 5) Originally poor sleep, only 3 to 4 hours, with interruptions, – since a long time she has been sleeping normal length of time or longer, 8 hours, as if she wanted to catch up on those earlier years. 6) The bladder also does not hurt, neither during the day nor at night. 7) The thyroid gland does not demonstrate itself; I do not know if the woman had it checked, the growth that used to be palpable is no longer there. 8) Elbows and knees no longer hurt, significant improvement in joints, according to the process of Hering's Laws, there is a chance that also the problem with the thumb will stop. 9) She no longer has dry mouth. 10) She no longer has suppressed anger and the psychic condition is generally much better. 11) The long-term constipation is gone. 12) The great fear she suffered from turned into a life almost without fear. 13) Double vision lasts in one eye, but only upon detailed examination, otherwise she does not know about it. 14) The general long-term stiffness of the joints and back is no longer there. 15) Permanent long-term fatigue – gone. She has enough energy.
Conclusion: With the exception of two things that appear in the tests (whose subsequent results I know nothing about) and an aching thumb, the long-term health problems of the lady approaching almost seventy are mostly gone in 1 year of holistic healing. Such speed and completeness of healing is not that common, especially at this age – but that's how it sometimes works. Her life enjoyment has changed significantly. The lady studied the method, learned to observe her feelings and respond to them, and so I think that this could be the reason why she didn't come anymore.
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No Man is an Island, We Are All Part of One Body!
We were created by a God who is community in and of Himself! Of course, if our God, whose image we are made in, is community and loves community within His triune self (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), then why in the world could we ever think that we could do this life on our own?! It just doesn't make sense.
We were all created by God as ONE BODY. In all His diversity He has created a human race that is as varied as it comes, but we were not meant to live life separately from one another, as if our diversity keeps us from, one another. No! We were meant to live as one amazing creation, together bringing glory to our amazing God. That's why He created us in the first place, and why, even after we rejected His plan in favor of our own, He sent His son Jesus, who is one with Himself (John 10:30), to bring us back to that God-glorifying oneness that we were originally meant for!
Ever wonder why you feel so alone when you are alone? Ever wonder why, somehow, life is always more fun when you are with other people? Ever wonder why when parents neglect their children and never spend time with them, they end up depressed and screwed up?
It's because we were not made to be alone!
My hope and prayer for you, reader, is that this little blurb would inspire you to get out there and find a good group of people who are going to build you up when you are down, point you to the Might Counselor when you are weak, and laugh with you when everything is hunky-dory!
I don't know about you but the subject of community has been showing up a lot for me both in my personal life and within the lives of some of my favorite authors and artists. Unity and community within the church, and within the entirety of the human race are things that God really cares about, and it seems like He is making a whole lotta noise about them in the hearts of His people!
We gotta pay attention to this!
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Q: Display results from a hash (similar to map without brackets) I want to format the result hash from a query which looks like this:
notations = NotationItem.joins(:user).select(:name,:notation).where("movie_id = ?",self.id)
Note : NotationItem is the Many to Many table from the relationship between User and Movie
:name comes from User table, :notation from NotationItem
I could use...
notations.map {|n| "#{n.name}: #{n.notation}"}
but the square bracket output format is not usable for me.
from that moment i thought i could use
notations.each do |key, value|
        "#{key}: #{value}"
    end

but it seems that my hash is not built the right way.
Sorry i ask for such basic needs...

A: You can use #join:
notations.map do |n|
  "#{n.name}: #{n.notation}"
end.join(', ') # => "name1: notation1, name2: notation2"

A: I assume you want to print the result. Doing a .map on a Hash will give you an Array, not a String. You probably want something like this:
hash = {
  key1: 'value1',
  key2: 'value2'
}

p hash.map { |key, value| "#{key}: #{value}" }.join(", ")
# => "key1: value1, key2: value2"

You can replace the { .. } by do .. end if you want.

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I awoke this morning with a thought in my mind, a thought that I wanted to share with a young woman whom I don't know very well.
As the thought was born in words, I came to realize that this was as much a letter to me as it was a letter to her. I came to realize things about myself that I had never truly understood.
This letter to her became a letter to my younger self.
At 17, I was afraid to stand out and speak up and do what was unpopular. Writing that down, I don't know why I cared so much. I don't know why I did things I didn't want to. I don't know why I did things I didn't believe in, just to feel that I belonged. I do remember the awareness, finally appearing to be like the other girls - looking like them and talking like them and doing the things that "other girls" did.
Now that I'm telling you this, I think I might know. The act of writing thoughts down helps me to understand them.
That whole time, I was chasing belonging.
You see, I thought belonging came from becoming more like the others, focusing introspectively and morphing to fit my surroundings.
In the recent past, I've come to realize that belonging really doesn't have to do anything with you. Belonging comes from loving other people. Belonging comes from setting human relationship as a priority of utmost importance. Belonging comes from finally loving who you were created to be.
I'm at a time in my life where I stick out like a sore thumb - a sore thumb that is very much a part of a hand, a body.
I've never felt more at home. I've never felt so connected to humanity.
We're all the same kind of different.
I wanted to tell you that I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you for loving and living in pursuit of what is important, unapologetically.


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Una obra de referència o obra de consulta és un llibre, obra periòdica o una publicació electrònica en la qual una persona pot fer referència per confirmar fets. Es pretén que la informació es trobi ràpidament quan es necessiti. L'estil usat en aquests treballs és l'estil informatiu, els autors eviten usar la primera persona i eviten emfatitzar els fets. Moltes obres d'aquest tipus estan compilades per un equip de col·laboradors i coordinades pels editors. En alguns casos es tracta d'anuaris (com per exemple, Whitaker's Almanack, Who's Who). Les obres de referència inclouen diccionaris, tresors, enciclopèdia, almanacs, bibliografies, i catàlegs (per exemple, catàlegs de bblioteques,d'obres de museus). Moltes obres de referència estan disponibles en formats electrònics i es poden obtenir com aplicació de programari , CD-ROMs, DVDs, o en línia per Internet.

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General
 American Reference Books Annual: ARBA. Littleton, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 1970-
 Bergenholtz, H., Nielsen, S., Tarp, S. (eds.): Lexicography at a Crossroads: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Today, Lexicographical Tools Tomorrow. Peter Lang 2009.
 Higgens, G., ed. (1980) Printed Reference Material (Handbooks on Library Practice.) London: Library Association
 Katz, W. A. (1978) Introduction to Reference Work; 3rd ed. 2 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill
 Nielsen, Sandro "The Effect of Lexicographical Information Costs on Dictionary Making and Use". In: Lexikos 18 (2008), 170-189.

Guies de llibres de referència
Sheehy's Guide is less international in its scope than Walford: "It seems that Walford is a somewhat better balanced work than Winchell, and is certainly much more comprehensive"--American Reference Books Annual, quoted in Walford, A. J. (1981) Walford's Concise Guide to Reference Material. London: Library Association ; p. 19.
 Heeks, P., comp. (1968) Books of Reference for School Libraries: an annotated list; 2nd ed. London: Library Association (a basic list of 301 annotated entries useful for any small library)
 Malclès, L.-N. (1950) Les sources du travail bibligraphique. 3 vols. in 4. Geneva: Droz, 1950-58 (reissued by Minard, Paris, & French & European Publications, New York, 1966)
 Sheehy, E. P. et al., comps. (1976) Guide to Reference Books; 9th ed. Chicago: American Library Association; Supplement, 1980 (began with a guide compiled by A. B. Kroeger, 1917; 3rd-6th eds. by I. G. Mudge; 7th & 8th by C. M. Winchell)
 Totok, W. & Weitzel, R. (1972) Handbuch der bibliographischen Nachschlagewerke; 4. Aufl., hrg. von W. Totok, K.-H. Weimann, R. Weitzel. Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann (1st ed. 1954)

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The legal team at Brian Clymer, Attorney at Law, provides disabled clients throughout in Tucson and Southern Arizona with caring representation and direct communication. Every case is given personal attention by both attorney Brian Clymer, who has more than 35 years of experience, and attorney Autumn Menard. Along with assistance from one of our dedicated legal assistants, we help you navigate through the Social Security Disability (SSD) system and work hard at all stages of your case to help you get the benefits you need.
Are you performing substantial gainful activity? Essentially, this question asks whether you are currently working. If you are and will make at least $1,040 per month this year (2013), you will not be considered disabled. If you are self-employed, however, the agency will look more at the activities you perform than your earnings.
Do you have a medical problem that will last at least 12 months and have some effect on your ability to work? If you are disabled for less than a year, you will not be eligible for SSD benefits. If you have a condition that does not affect your work, or that cannot be documented, then you likely will not receive these benefits.
If so, is your condition accepted/listed by the Social Security Administration? There are specific listings that define what physical conditions or mental conditions are conclusively presumed to be disabling for ssd purposes. You need to be able to describe and document your disability in a way that conforms to these listings in order to be eligible for payment.
Can you do any past work that you have done in the last 15 years? How you describe your past work is vital, as failing to accurately portray why you are able or unable to do a specific job can derail your ability to obtain benefits.
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Know More About the Commonest Hormonal Disorder-Poly cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)- Know More
Home >> Blogs >> Obstetrics and Gynaecology >> Know More About the Commonest Hormonal Disorder-Poly cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)- Know More
Dr. Kamna Nagpal
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Associate Director - Obstetrics & Gyanecology
A prominent cause of depression (often ignored and left untreated) and one of the most common hormonal disorders in women is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). One in 5 women suffers from Poly cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
Dr Kamna Nagpal, Associate Director Obstetrics and Gynaecology Max Hospital Mohali said that POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN (PCOS) is the commonest hormonal disorder in women in which the eggs in the ovaries are not released but develop small cysts in their ovaries. She said that PCOS could be a result of both inherent (genetic) and external (environmental) causes and is affected by our lifestyle.
Studies have shown that one in five women in India suffers from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), with rates as high as up to 22.5 % in the female population. These rates are higher in urban population as compared to the rural population.
What happens in PCOS?
In PCOS there develops an imbalance of female hormones (oestrogens) and male hormones (androgens). Normally the ovary makes a tiny amount of male hormone (androgens) but in PCOS there is increased production of male hormones which results in patient getting PCOS.
PCOS can cause:
Facial and body hair
Obesity, which is cosmetically very distressing for young women
Suppression of egg formation it further results in menstrual irregularity and infertility
If the patients suffering from PCOS become pregnant they have an increased incidence of miscarriage (twice the risk of normal pregnant women) as well as the risk of developing pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension, preterm delivery as well as neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Long term consequences of this disease include sleep apnea, a disorder in lipid profile (cholesterol, triglycerides) endometrial cancer or cardiovascular diseases.
Know the impact of PCOS
There is a tremendous negative psychological impact on patients of PCOD who have weight gain, excess hair growth on body and face, pimples, hair loss as well as inability to conceive. Approximately 34% of women with PCOS have depression as compared to 7% in general population and 45% of these patients have anxiety as compared to 18% of general population. It has been shown that the longer it takes to diagnose and treat PCOS, the more likely they will be to develop depression and anxiety related disorders.
This may affect their quality of life by:
Disrupting eating and sleeping patterns
Negative self-image
Low self-confidence
Feeling of worthlessness
Negative Social Relationships
The treatment depends on the age and severity of symptoms. Due to its complex nature, we have to tailor the treatment to every individual patient.
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Home Sports 'We are the Blues' – Mikel, Drogba & Eto'o celebrate Chelsea's Champions...
'We are the Blues' – Mikel, Drogba & Eto'o celebrate Chelsea's Champions League triumph
Following the Blues' victory over the Citizens, the African football icons have joined the rest of the world in celebrating Thomas Tuchel's men
Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Michael Essien and Samuel Eto'o have sent congratulatory messages to Chelsea following their Champions League triumph.
The Stamford Bridge giants silenced Manchester City 1-0 at the Estadio do Dragao to be crowned as kings of Europe for the second time in their history.
Profiting from an assist from Mason Mount, Kai Havertz slotted the ball into the net after beating goalkeeper Ederson Moraes.
That 42nd-minute effort separated both teams in Portugal as Pep Guardiola's men would have themselves to blame for their inability to turn things around despite boasting of superior ball possession.
As the world continues to celebrate Thomas Tuchel's men, the former Chelsea stars have taken to social media to join the celebration.
Essien – who spent 14 years at the club – and was part of the Blues' team to help the Londoners win the European diadem for the very first time in 20212 took to Instagram to laud the heroics of his former side.
"Here they are the Champions of Europe. Congratulations boys. You guys did it again. Bravoo," the former Ghana international wrote.
After leaving Chelsea, the midfielder played for AC Milan, Panathinaikos, Persib Bandung and Sabail before announcing his retirement.
In the same vein, former Nigeria international Mikel represented the club for 11 years before departing for China's Tianjin Teda in 2017 was not left out.
"Well done boys, we are the blues," the Stoke City midfielder wrote.
After spells at Barcelona, Inter Milan and Anzhi Makhachkala, Eto'o signed a one-year deal with the Premier League club for an undisclosed fee in 2013.
Although he did not win any silverware at Stamford Bridge during his trophy-laden career, the Cameroon football legend congratulated the two-time European champions.
"The best," the 40-year-old captioned his post on social media.
For Drogba, he lauded the team captained by Cesar Azpilicueta for their confidence.
"We believed, they believed," according to the 43-year-old.
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Volvo FH16 to Enter Iran Market
Volvo Trucks plans to sell its FH16 heavy-duty truck in Iran that will be imported in collaboration with SAIPA Diesel company.
SAIPA Diesel deputy marketing manager Ahmad Heidari says, "Sales will be launched next March," the local automotive website Donyaye Khodro reported.
The two companies are studying possible local assembly of the truck. Prices have not been announced.
The FH16 comes with Volvo's strongest engine to date, the D16K, which produces up to 750 hp with 3,550 Nm. Matched by an I-Shift Crawl and Ultra Crawl system and a choice of fuel-efficient and strong rear axles, the model sets the benchmark for hard work and challenging missions.
SAIPA Diesel sells several other Volvo trucks including the FM 460 and FH13.
Volvo Trucks and SAIPA have a three-decade history of collaboration. Earlier in July, the two sides signed a deal under which 3,500 Volvo FH heavy vehicles will be assembled in the current fiscal that ends in March. As per the agreement, 5,000 trucks will be assembled next year.
The Gothenburg-based company's president said last month Volvo will increase its investments in Iran. During a visit to Tehran, Claes Nilsson said, "So far Volvo Trucks has invested $55 million in Iran and this will increase significantly in the future."


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'Remove Modi, Scare Rahul': Why Farmers Are Marching Again
They may not have any food in them, but the farmer protesters sure have a fire in their bellies.
Updated: 27 Nov 2018, 1:33 PM IST
Jijabai Vasavi is a hundred years old. When she was born, India was under British occupation and World War 1 had just concluded. You might say, look at how the imagination of the world has changed in this time. Gandhi was only just getting his non-cooperation movement started. People in her part of the world in rural Maharashtra didn't have bicycles or electricity or cameras.
Jijabai (L) in pink saree.
(Source: Lok Sangharsh Morcha, Maharashtra )
She would tell you, in these hundred years, what has altered most significantly is this: When she was a child, if you grew food, it was an absolute guarantee you would not starve.
Now, in 2018, if you are a farmer, it is almost certain you will.
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Fighting for Dear Life
And so, it is that at the age of one hundred that she walked from her village Baradi in Nandurbar district for ten kilometres to get to the nearest town from where she got into a shared taxi.
From there to the train in the next town, and then another train, and after nearly twenty hours of continuous and taxing travel, she arrived in Mumbai, to join thousands of protesting farmers demanding many things, but essentially one thing — the right to live.
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It's ridiculous that they grow food for the rest of the country to eat but are so consumed by debt from crop failure and no means to buy expensive fertilizer or even more expensive diesel for their tractors.
So that 3 lakhs of them have killed themselves in the last twenty years.
Raging On
"Enough is enough," Jijabai and many others from her village said. This year has been a particularly bad crop in her district. The yield was half what it was from last year.
And Jijabai isn't a rich or a middling farmer. She is part of the 67 percent of agriculturists who own less than one hectare of land – whose earnings per month is about 6,426 rupees according to the NSSO or National Sample Survey Office data.
Her children and grand-children all work as daily wagers on other farms and on road and building projects and still it's hard to find enough to eat. Things are in fact so impossible that Jijabai decided to put herself and her tired body though this agonizing journey to make her voice count.
Maharashtra Farmers' March Sets the Bar Through Discipline, Peace
No Food Till Noon, But Fire in The Belly
Even though she was just a speck – one of the thousands of people to have arrived at Mumbai's Azan Maidan on 21 November, ahead of the long march to Delhi – she considered it vital enough for her to be there.
On that day, Sachinbhai — a leader from the Lok Sangharsh Morcha in Maharasthra said Jijabai woke up at 4 am with the others. And since the participation was entirely voluntary, most people, including Jijabai didn't have anything to eat all day. She had her first cup of chai after noon. But there was fire in her belly.
"She was full of anger," Sachinbhai exclaimed.
(Photo: AP)
With the system weighed so heavily against them, farmers across the country are preparing to be in Delhi's Ramlila maidan on 29 and 30 November, demanding that a special session of parliament be convened to raise crucial survival issues.
Some have been working extra hours all of last month and this to make extra wages and save up to afford this trip.
Activist Pratibha Shinde
Her voice was barely audible after a day at the rally. "Sorry, I've lost my voice," she said, apologetic, but happy to see the issue get some traction.
What the Farmers Need – And Now
At the other end of the country, K Balakrishnan from the 'Jai Kisan Andolan' and Convener of the Tamil Nadu farmers' agitation, said even rich farmers are in distress with cyclone Gaja having destroyed their crop.
People who had 10,000 coconut trees are now begging on the road for a bottle of water.
K Balakrishnan, 'Jai Kisan Andolan'
This is why crop insurance, the guarantee of a minimum support price from the state, and the allotment of land promised to tribals is crucial, he explained. And in the case of farmers reeling from the effects of the cyclone, compensation that hasn't still been given.
Not a Farmer-Friendly Govt
Ramesh Chander from Jind in Haryana, echoes these sentiments. He also added that this government has been particularly harsh on farmers. Until 2014, there was at least a minimum guarantee of 50-55 days of daily wages under the MNREGA scheme. Now, in the non-agricultural season, there is no guarantee of getting daily wage work.
And the supplementary income from the sale of cattle once it's past its prime has stopped, thanks to the cow vigilante groups, he added. "The rate of purchase of milk has dropped and I can't sell my buffalo either," Chander lamented.
"Toh abh ladai ke bagair chara hi nahi hai (there is no other recourse but to fight)," he said.
Adding that farmers groups – 200 of them were also being strategic in the timing of their agitation. "Yeh election ka saal hai, this is an election season."
He's lost 30,000 rupees this agricultural season, and if he doesn't join the tidal wave of voices now, it will be a big opportunity lost. His survival could be at stake.
Why Do Farmers Want to March Again?
Avik Saha, Organising Secretary of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Co-ordination group or the AIKSCC summed it up in a catch-phrase he has coined for the march – "Modi Ko Harao, Rahul Ko Darao" (Remove Modi, Scare Rahul).
"Our job," he clarified, "is to make it impossible to ignore farmers."
The basic demands the massive collective would like the government to consider immediately are two: Freedom from debt and remunerative prices for their produce.
The politics of the movement is absolutely transparent. They would like to build pressure on the Modi government at a time when they are aware it is facing the heat on every front. And they would like to extract these basic promises ahead of the 2019 elections. The long-term goal is to build the 200 farmers groups that have signed on into a collective block.
Rich or Poor, All Farmers Are Fighting For One Cause
Lingraj, a farmers' activist from Odisha, said his organisation doesn't have money. So about a thousand farmers from that state will travel by train, unreserved. "You can classify the farmers by the routes they take from different parts of the country," Avik Saha remarked.
Farmers from Bihar and Odisha can only travel unreserved, but in Karnataka, there are some who will be flying in.
But. Rich or poor, all farmers have fire in their belly. All of them have lost something. The rich have lost wealth, the poor are on the brink of survival.
For now, they have nothing to hold onto but their dissent. Farming is all that Jijabai knows. At a hundred plus years, she would like to be able to hold on to that one basic thing – the right to grow food and for it to be sustainable.
(Revati Laul is a Delhi based journalist and film-maker and the author of 'The Anatomy of Hate,' published by Context/Westland and in stores from November 30th, 2018. She tweets@revatilaul. This is an opinion piece. The views expressed above are the author's own. The Quint neither endorses nor is responsible for them.)
Published: 24 Nov 2018, 5:46 PM IST


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The newly designed door system with its proven and tested components is extremely safe to operate and low-maintenance. The doors are available as pneumatically or electro-hydraulically powered inward swinging, outward swinging or swing/sliding doors.
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The perfect engine concept
The powerful D15 9 litre engine has an output range from 280 to 360 HP. The concept is simple but promising: one engine version and one exhaust aftertreatment system for all city buses.
New floor design
The floor in the passenger area of the new MAN Lion's City has no visible weld seams. The weld zones are located on the underside of the floor in the corridor area. This ensures a longer service life for the floor by preventing the ingress of moisture. Furthermore, it adds to the high-quality look and provides a smooth and easy-to-clean floor area.
Innovative bodyshell structure
The new concept for the bodyshell structure allows for a reduction in weight: Thanks to the sandwich construction and the switch to an aluminium roof skeleton, as well as side walls made of highly durable metal and aluminium, the new Lion's City is lighter than its predecessor.
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Intelligent energy management and reduced Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Economic perfection - thanks to the new MAN Lion's City. The completely new MAN Lion's City bus comes in a fresh design which not only gives it an attractive appearance but is also state-of-the-art in terms of economy, engine technology, driver's workplace and safety. Everything has been carefully rethought and fits together with perfection. This means that it is precisely tailored to the requirements of modern local public transport services and makes modern urban living even more enjoyable.
New developments for economic perfection
New bodyshell construction with many benefits.
Thanks to its sandwich construction, the new MAN Lion's City is almost 500 kg lighter than its predecessor. Its optimised accessibility makes maintenance work even easier.
A reduction in weight that pays off twice.
The reduction in weight reduces fuel consumption and allows for an increase in payload. The easy handling also reduces maintenance downtimes.
New D15 engine generation.
The new D15 engine is lighter thanks to its well-balanced design and is even more efficient than its predecessor due to the start-stop system with MAN EfficientHybrid energy management system.
More efficient consumption.
This means reduced fuel consumption and reduced weight, which allows for an increase in passenger capacity.
The new design opens up new possibilities.
The optically divided side walls with glass and plastic surfaces give the new MAN Lion's City a spacious and modern appearance and are easy to maintain. The three different segments are divided into driver's windows, passenger windows and side walls with glass and plastic surfaces.
Low TCO - thanks to easy maintenance.
The plug-in system means that the side walls can be quickly replaced in the event of damage. Smaller segments minimise the cost for re-painting as well as downtimes in the workshop, with the added benefit of high spare parts availability. This not only saves you time but also reduces the overall Life Cycle Costing (LCC).
Optimised flap concept.
The optimised flap concept of the new MAN Lion's City improves accessibility of components and thus facilitates maintenance and diagnostic work.
Perfect flap design.
The flaps, which are now installed on the left rather than on the right, look the same and improve accessibility. This saves you time and costs during service work. The large cooling air section is resistant to dirt, reduces the radiator runtime and lowers fuel consumption.
Cutting-edge light technology.
The full LED front and rear lights have the characteristic MAN design, significantly increase safety in road traffic and reduce operating costs.
Brighter and safer illumination.
Reduced energy consumption means saving fuel. By comparison: The high and low beam settings of the two LED headlights require a total of approximately 120 watts - that's 2.5 times less than halogen headlights, which use around 300 watts. In addition, they generate a substantially larger illuminated area than that of standard light bulbs and thereby increase safety. The above-average service life of up to 10,000 operating hours also helps to reduce costs.
Newly developed door system.
The newly developed door system provides high operational safety and increases the level of quality. The door systems are available with a range of drive options and opening mechanisms.
Safe operation and low maintenance.
Thanks to the robust, extensive and wear- and maintenance-free components, the new door system is extremely safe to operate and requires minimum overall maintenance. Built with robust components, the doors are highly resilient to vandalism. This reduces Life Cycle Costing (LCC).
High-quality corrosion protection.
The floor in the passenger area has no visible weld seams. The welding on the underside of the floor reduces the ingress of moisture and protects the floor against corrosion. The smooth and easy-to-clean floor surface of the new MAN Lion's City creates a high-quality appearance.
Thanks to invisible weld seams.
The floor is welded on the underside, in the corridor area, using cold welding processes. This makes awkward corners which are difficult to access a thing of the past and cleaning the floor is more efficient and cost effective.
Drive system of the new MAN Lion's City
The new MAN Lion's City is equipped with the new D15 engine. It has an impressively clear and simple concept: one engine version and one exhaust gas aftertreatment system for all city buses.
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With an output range between 280 and 360 HP, the 9 litre engine offers the ideal displacement. The outstanding balance between weight and construction size, as well as output and consumption, make the MAN D15 the ideal solution for mastering the challenges of inner-city traffic.
Efficient start-stop operation
The new MAN Lion's City is optionally available with MAN EfficientHybrid, an intelligent energy management system. The main component is a robust and wear-free electric motor which is installed between the engine and the gearbox. During coasting or braking operation, the crankcase starter alternator functions as a generator (dynamo) and conversely as a starter motor as well. This means you save more fuel and drivers and passengers travel in greater comfort.
Emissions standard Euro 6d
Number of cylinders / Arrangement / Valves per cylinder 6 / In-line / 4
Displacement (l) / Stroke (mm) / Bore (mm) / Compression ratio 9 / 145 / 115 / 21:1
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Wide range of gearbox options
The new MAN Lion's City is available with a choice of two automatic gearboxes, from Voith or ZF.
The Voith DIWA 6 is a 4-speed automatic gearbox with a weight of 367 – 388 kg.
The ZF EcoLife Step 3 automatic gearbox has 6 speeds and weighs 379 kg. However you decide, you can rest assured that there are no compromises when it comes to the drive system of the new MAN Lion's City.
Less weight - thanks to special construction
The sandwich construction reduces and optimises the mass of the new MAN Lion's City bus. Thanks to the aluminium roof module as well as the frame and skeleton constructed of highly durable steel and aluminium, it was possible to reduce the weight by almost 500 kg.
For you, this weight reduction means fuel savings and increased payload. The simple handling of the modules also reduces maintenance downtime.
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The enhanced styling with modern materials and easy-to-repair components also contribute to the increase in efficiency and the subsequent reduction in consumption of the new MAN Lion's City.
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'I wear $300 dresses to weddings and then return them. This is how I do it.'
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Ladies, you know the drill.
A formal event is coming up – like a wedding – and the pressure is on to buy a brand new dress. And no, we can't wear one we already own, because those photos have been all over Instagram and Facebook. So we inevitably fork out $100 to $300 for a dress that we will, probably, only wear once, maybe twice.
Which is why it might not be so surprising that a lot of us – actually, 2.3 million – are buying clothes only to wear and return them later.
And if you are planning to buy a and return a dress to wear to a wedding, can it be white? Not everyone thinks so.
According to research from Finder, one in eight shoppers have bought clothes with the intention of wearing the item then returning it, with millennials the biggest offenders.
So is it a brilliant life-hack or a little bit dodgy? Can it be… both?
One such millennial whose made buying and returning outfits a regular routine is NSW mum-of-two Chelsea.
The 25-year-old told Mamamia that over the past nine years she's worn and returned about 15 dresses ranging in cost from $150 to $300 plus.
"I first did it when I was about 16. I was still in school and we had some big party that we were going to and, being 16, I had no money," she explained.
"So with the little money that I did have I bought a dress, and brought it back and got my money back."
Chelsea said despite feeling "guilty" the tactic was easy enough to justify, especially since she never tries it with online retailers, where shipping fees are involved.
"I kind of felt bad about it, but it was still in really good nick and I kind of justified it in my head as, as long as there's no damage to it, why not?"
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"The way I see it, they're not losing money. As long as that item is in really good nick then they can sell it.
"It's kind of a win-win situation for everyone, so I don't really feel as guilty. I still feel a tiny bit guilty, but not as much as I did."
Since then she's continued to wear and return dresses or jumpsuits for events such as weddings, engagement parties, hens nights and other formal occasions.
The trick, she says, is making sure the dress is completely clean when she returns it – retail workers can tell if something has been washed.
"If it's dirty I won't wash it and send it back. I'll keep it," she said.
As for the tags, she just hides them inside the outfit, or, if they're obvious, will sometimes remove the paper tag but keep the plastic attachment, claiming it broke off as she tried it on.
And so far, she's been able to get a refund for every dress she's attempted to return.
Chelsea says she won't continue doing this forever, but in the short-term its a measure too good to pass up – especially when the expectation is that women will wear new formal dresses to each occasion.
"You wear that dress once and then that's it, it's done. And spending $300 for one night, I just can't justify it.
"It's just wasting that money that could be going towards the kids or a family holiday or something."
Retailers cracking down on serial returners
But Chelsea could be forced to abandon her method sooner than later.
We know she's not the only one guilty of this sneaky tactic, and now retailers are catching on.
The results of Finder's survey of more than 2000 shoppers is backed up by recently revealed plans from online retail giant Asos to crackdown of the practice by banning serial returners.
Asos says it has resorted to checking customers' social media accounts if they notice a suspicious pattern of returns – and they'll start blacklisting more customers they discover are returning worn items, the Independent reports.
Have you ever worn something and returned it?
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, noto anche con le iniziali GT6, è un videogioco simulatore di guida del 2013, sviluppato da Polyphony Digital e pubblicato da Sony Computer Entertainment per PlayStation 3. Si tratta del sesto capitolo principale della fortunata saga di videogiochi Gran Turismo.

È stato presentato ufficialmente il 15 maggio 2013 presso il Circuito di Silverstone, in occasione dei festeggiamenti per il 15º anniversario della serie. Il 2 luglio 2013 è stata pubblicata una demo contenente la pista di Silverstone, che era valida anche come qualificazione per il GT Academy.

Durante la conferenza di Sony alla Gamescom del 2013 è stata annunciata la data d'uscita del gioco, fissata per il 6 dicembre dello stesso anno. Il servizio online è terminato il 28 marzo 2018.

Modalità di gioco
Il gioco contiene più di 1.200 auto al momento del lancio e molte altre sono state aggiunte nel corso del tempo tramite patch gratuite. Novità per la serie sono le "Vision Gran Turismo", auto create appositamente per GT6 dalle case costruttrici; sono state rese disponibili grazie a degli aggiornamenti nel corso del tempo. In totale i tracciati sono circa 100, con novità assolute per la serie come Ascari, Silverstone e Goodwood Hillclimb. Grazie a patch aggiuntive sono stati introdotti nuovi tracciati (Suzuka Circuit 2014, Circuito de la Sierra, Red Bull Ring).

Gran Turismo 6 contiene, come ogni titolo della saga, la modalità carriera, che offre la possibilità di acquistare centinaia di modelli differenti di automobili, da utilizzare nei tanti tornei della modalità medesima. Dall'aggiornamento 1.16, è possibile affrontare le gare della modalità carriera in modalità B-Spec come nei 2 capitoli precedenti, ma con la possibilità di intervenire direttamente in qualsiasi momento sull'acceleratore, sul freno e sullo sterzo.

Note

Voci correlate

 Gran Turismo (serie)
 Gran Turismo 5
 PlayStation 3
 Polyphony Digital
 Kazunori Yamauchi

Altri progetti

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package se.claremont.autotest.common;

import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.TestName;

/**
 * Tests for the TestSet class
 *
 * Created by jordam on 2016-08-31.
 */
public class TestSet_Tests {
    @Rule public TestName currentTestName = new TestName();

    @Test
    public void instanciation(){
        TestSet testSet = new TestSet();
        Assert.assertTrue("Expected the TestSet name to be 'TestSet_Tests' but it was '" + testSet.name + "'.", testSet.name.contains("TestSet_Tests"));
    }

    @Test
    public void knownErrorsListAssessed(){
        TestSet testSet = new TestSet();
        testSet.addKnownError("Description", ".*Pattern string.*");
        testSet.startUpTestCase(currentTestName.getMethodName());
        testSet.currentTestCase.testCaseLog.log(LogLevel.FRAMEWORK_ERROR, "Pattern string");
        testSet.currentTestCase.evaluateResultStatus();
        Assert.assertTrue("Expected result status of test case to be '" + TestCase.ResultStatus.FAILED_WITH_ONLY_KNOWN_ERRORS.toString() + " but it was " + testSet.currentTestCase.resultStatus.toString() + ".", testSet.currentTestCase.resultStatus == TestCase.ResultStatus.FAILED_WITH_ONLY_KNOWN_ERRORS);
    }

    @Test
    public void knownErrorsListMultiPatternAssessed(){
        TestSet testSet = new TestSet();
        testSet.addKnownError("Description", "Patternstring1");
        testSet.addKnownError("Description", "Patternstring2");
        testSet.startUpTestCase(currentTestName.getMethodName());
        testSet.currentTestCase.testCaseLog.log(LogLevel.FRAMEWORK_ERROR, "Patternstring1");
        testSet.currentTestCase.testCaseLog.log(LogLevel.FRAMEWORK_ERROR, "Patternstring2");
        testSet.currentTestCase.evaluateResultStatus();
        Assert.assertTrue(testSet.currentTestCase.resultStatus == TestCase.ResultStatus.FAILED_WITH_ONLY_KNOWN_ERRORS);
    }
}

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Q: c# Missing TapHandler in RelayCommand I've got a little help from another Thread here, which I not fully understood.
It's a UserControl which differentiates between several types of texts and makes them look like as one single textbox. Some of the types (i.e. Hyperlinks) are clickable.
To click on them I've got this code.
    public class RelayCommand<T> : ICommand
{
    readonly Action<T> _execute;
    readonly Func<T, bool> _canExecute;

    public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged;

    public RelayCommand(Action<T> execute, Func<T, bool> canExecute = null)
    {
        _execute = execute;
        _canExecute = canExecute;
    }

    public void RefreshCommand()
    {
        var cec = CanExecuteChanged;
        if (cec != null)
            cec(this, EventArgs.Empty);
    }

    public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
    {
        if (_canExecute == null) return true;
        return _canExecute((T)parameter);
    }

    public void Execute(object parameter)
    {
        _execute((T)parameter);
    }
}

The problem is now, that I want to stop the Tap/Click event after clicking on the links. Usually to prevent the event from bubbling up I would do this e.Handled = True. But in this case I've got no TappEvent on the links.
The code- behind of the user control look like this:
 private void Init()
    {
        //ComplexTextPresenterElement.Input = "This is where the Content string has to be....";
        ComplexTextPresenterElement.OnHyperlinkCommand = new RelayCommand<object>(Execute);
    }

    private async void Execute(object o)
    {
        List<object> passingParameters = new List<object>();

        //put here the code that can open browser
        if (o is HyperLinkPart)
        {
            var obj = (HyperLinkPart)o;
            await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri(obj.RealUrl, UriKind.Absolute));
        } [...]

Before the webbrowser opens I have to stop the TapEvent which gets called from the UI Element surrounding this UserControl.
I hope this is enough information. Let me know otherwise.
Cheers,
Ulpin

A: Have a bool canTapBrowser = false;
Change this
ComplexTextPresenterElement.OnHyperlinkCommand = new RelayCommand<object>(Execute);

To
ComplexTextPresenterElement.OnHyperlinkCommand = new RelayCommand<object>(Execute,()=> {return canTapBrowser});

In the webbrower navigation completed event do the following:
canTapBrowser = true;
OnHyperlinkCommand.RefreshCommand();


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 Germaine Verdat (1897–1982), französischer Schriftsteller und Journalist
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