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Workshop Paper
Understanding Privacy Decision-Making Using Social Exchange Theory
Jennifer King
Presented at The Future of Networked Privacy: Challenges and Opportunities workshop, CSCW March 2015
Privacy, Disclosure, and Social Exchange
Jennifer King & Coye Cheshire
Presented at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference (invitation only), June 2015, Berkeley, CA
Taken Out of Context: An Empirical Analysis of Westin's Privacy Scale
Presented at the Workshop on Privacy Personas and Segmentation (PPS) at SOUPS, July 2014. Menlo Park, CA, USA
How Come I'm Allowing Strangers To Go Through My Phone? Smartphones and Privacy Expectations
Workshop on Usable Privacy and Security for Mobile Devices (U-PriSM) at SOUPS, July 2012. Washington, D.C., USA
Security User Studies: Methodologies and Best Practices
Egelman, Serge, King, Jen, Miller, Robert C., Ragouzis, Nick, and Shehan, Erika
Extended abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2007). San Jose, CA, USA, April 28, 2007


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 * This file is part of Bengkel
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 * (c) Muhamad Surya Iksanudin<surya.kejawen@gmail.com>
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 * @author : Muhamad Surya Iksanudin
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namespace AppBundle\Security\Authentication;

use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\SimplePreAuthenticatorInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\PreAuthenticatedToken;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\BadCredentialsException;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AuthenticationException;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserProviderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use FOS\UserBundle\Security\UserProvider;
use FOS\UserBundle\Doctrine\UserManager;

class ApiKeyAuthentication implements SimplePreAuthenticatorInterface
{
    /**
     * @var UserManager
     **/
    protected $userManager;

    /**
     * @var UserProvider
     **/
    protected $userProvider;

    public function __construct(UserManager $userManager, UserProvider $userProvider)
    {
        $this->userManager = $userManager;
        $this->userProvider = $userProvider;
    }

    public function authenticateToken(TokenInterface $token, UserProviderInterface $userProvider, $providerKey)
    {
        $apiKey = $token->getCredentials();
        $username = $this->userManager->findUserBy(array('authenticationToken' => $apiKey));

        if (! $username) {
            throw new AuthenticationException(
                sprintf('API Key "%s" does not exist.', $apiKey)
            );
        }

        $user = $this->userProvider->loadUserByUsername($username);

        return new PreAuthenticatedToken(
            $user,
            $apiKey,
            $providerKey,
            $user->getRoles()
        );
    }

    public function supportsToken(TokenInterface $token, $providerKey)
    {
        return $token instanceof PreAuthenticatedToken && $token->getProviderKey() === $providerKey;
    }

    public function createToken(Request $request, $providerKey)
    {
        $apiKey = $request->query->get('api');

        if (!$apiKey) {
            throw new BadCredentialsException('No API Key found.');
        }

        return new PreAuthenticatedToken(
            'anon.',
            $apiKey,
            $providerKey
        );
    }
}

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George W. Bush calls Katrina photo a 'huge mistake'
Michael Calderone
Media Reporter
The Upshot November 5, 2010
Bush regrets Katrina photo
Former President George W. Bush says it was a "huge mistake" to let himself be photographed looking from Air Force One down at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bush reflected on the iconic photograph during an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer to promote his forthcoming memoir, "Decision Points." The photo was published widely and only reinforced the view that the Bush administration didn't act quickly enough or fully grasp the severity of the problems on the ground in New Orleans after the levees broke.
[Photos: Iconic images of Katrina's aftermath]
"Let's get to the picture that we may have seen more of you in the last couple years of your presidency than any other picture," Lauer said. "You're sitting in Air Force One, flying back toward Washington. You fly right over New Orleans and you look out the window."
"Yes," Bush responded. "Huge mistake."
The full Lauer interview airs 8 p.m. Monday night, with Bush's book hitting shelves the following day. But NBC released the following excerpt Friday:
LAUER: Yeah. And in comes the press and they take that picture. And it made you look so out of touch.
BUSH: Detached and uncaring. No question about it.
LAUER: Whose fault was it?
BUSH: It's always my fault. I mean I was the one who should have said, A, don't take my picture, B, let's land in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, C, let's don't even come close to the area. Let's -- the next place to be seen is in Washington at a command center. I mean, it was my fault.
LAUER: When the picture's released you write, "I immediately knew it was a problem."
BUSH: Of course. I'd been around long enough to know that when it was released. And the reason why we didn't land in Louisiana is because I was concerned that first responders would be pulled off their task and I'd be criticized. In retrospect, however, I should have touched down in Baton Rouge, met with the governor and walked out and said, "I hear you. We understand. And we're going to help the state and help the local governments with as much resources as needed." And then got back on a flight up to Washington. I did not do that. And paid a price for it.
[Then and now photos: New Orleans, five years later]
It's likely that most of the revelations in Bush's book will be covered before the title becomes available in stores.
The New York Times already snagged a copy of the book and revealed Tuesday that Bush once considered replacing Vice President Dick Cheney before running for re-election in 2004. Also, NBC released a previous excerpt in which Bush said that rapper Kanye West's criticism of him after Katrina—that he "doesn't care about black people"—was "one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency."
(Photo of Bush overlooking New Orleans on Aug. 31, 2005: AP/Susan Walsh)
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Quest Protein Powder Review: Taste as Good as the Bars?
I'm going to tell you a little something about my daily routine that you're probably going to laugh at. But that's ok. Because you surely do something equally as weird. After dinner, when I'm like 99% satisfied, but CRAVING something sweet and salty, I grab a tub of Ben and Jerry's 'Chubby Hubby' and eat the entire thing. JK. I only do that on the weekends. *Frowny emoji*. No. When I have my life in order, I do not do this. Instead what I do is reach for a Quest bar. I usually opt for the Oreo/Cookies 'n Cream flavor because it's phenomenal on it's own, and because it's part of my nightly dessert. Dessert. Two 'S's' because you want more. You don't want more of a desert, that's why there's only on 'S' in desert. You learn something new from me everyday don't you? Of course you do. And now you're going to learn something actually useful from me. Next time you're craving something sweet and salty but don't want to immediately gain four pounds and waste your last fifteen workouts, grab an Oreo Quest bar and a generous scoop of peanut butter. Slather a tiny bit of the peanut butter onto each bite. Thank me later.
Ok now that today's fun learning is out of the way, let me tell me about Quest's efforts at making a protein powder. That first little bit was designed to not only give you a fun and fit new dessert idea, but also to convey a very important point. And that's that Quest is the current King of the protein bar world. Ask almost anyone in any gym in the country what their favorite protein bar is. Yep. It'll be Quest 9 times out of 10. The company has a great product. And by great I mean it tastes great. The nutritional value of a quest bar is kind of questionable to me because of how much sugar alcohol and fiber are in those things. I know fiber is good for you, but does anyone else feel like they ate a tree stump afterwards? What's the impact of such a huge quantity of fiber on the body's ability to digest and use that amount of protein? It's a great question. I also question how healthy the versions with all the sugar alcohol are. It's the same conundrum as the fiber. Is too much of a good thing really a good thing? Not sure. But I am sure that we're going to start talking about the protein powder right meow. Let's kick things off with the flavor. Does the protein powder compare to the bars on taste?
I'm going to give the Quest Protein Powder a grade of 8.0 because, well, they just did not quite nail the flavoring of this powder the same way that they did with their bars. Maybe the shoes were just a little too big for Quest to fill. But the flavors that I tried, while some were better than others, just didn't quite measure up. Don't get me wrong some of them were good, if not great. But as you know from trying the Quest bars, almost all of those flavors are fantastic. There is a degree of flavor consistency that I personally have come to expect of Quest, and in my opinion they just didn't really nail it this time around. Let me take you through flavor by flavor and let you know each scored on the BPW flavometer AKA my mouth.
Chocolate Milkshake 9.0: Surprisingly to me- the most basic of the Quest Protein Powder flavors turned out the best. The chocolate is smooth and rich, with a good strong and authentic body. There is just the right amount of sweetness that makes you feel like you're having a special treat more than a protein shake. The consistency was also on point with no clumping or settling. This protein blended very evenly for me.
Vanilla Milkshake 8.8: The second biggest surprise was that Vanilla of all flavors took home the second prize for me. This flavor was also done tremendously well. It was the pure, almost minty sort of vanilla that I've always loved. It's not a french vanilla- it's much more oure in my opinion. The taste was sweet and had a super velvety smooth consistency. Big fan of this flavor.
Peanut Butter 8.0: I know. Me. Allie Lewis giving a sub-par score to something bearing the legendary Peanut Butter name. Well, not subpar, but anything less than a perfect 10 is subpar for anything Peanut Butter. But it's the truth. The peanut butter flavored Quest Protein Powder just isn't that great. It tastes too much like that 'fake' instant peanut butter powder that you get when you're pretending that real PB has too many calories. Not a huge fan of this flavor.
Strawberries and Cream 7.8: The trend with the Quest Protein Powders is that the more fancy the flavor is, the worse it is. That's certainly the case with Strawberries and Cream. This flavor was really unpleasant in my opinion. I'll be honest I'm not the biggest strawberries and cream fan in the first place, but this one really rubbed my taste buds the wrong way. The level of artificialness in this flavor was way higher in this flavor than in the others, which really prohibited me from getting much enjoyment out of this one. If you're wondering what's the best flavor of Quest Protein Powder- you are best off going with Chocolate or Vanilla. When in doubt keep it simple, right? Right. Great transition into the ingredients portion of the review!
I'm giving props to Quest on the formulating because they did a good job keeping things simple. Protein supplements these days can turn into these big nasty blends with ingredient panels over 50 lines ling, and they end up being overall a pretty crappy product. A perfect example of this would have to be StrongGirl Isolate, which I reviewed on Monday. Quest is the anti-StrongGirl-Isolate: using just whey, casein, and milk proteins to complete their 22g of protein per serving blend. Speaking of which- 22g is a really nice number for me. My body is happiest with, and responds best to about 20-25 grams of protein at a time, which makes the Quest Protein Powder a nice fit for me personally. Outside of those main protein sources, the only other things listed here are the flavors, sunflower lecithin, xanthin gum, cellulose gum, Stevia, salt, and Sucralose. What those ingredients do is thicken up the shake when you mix it, and of course enhance the flavor with sweetness and saltiness. That's pretty much all I have to say about the formula. It's super simple and therefore really nicely put together. Props. Let's talk packaging.
There is something to be said for brand consistency, and Quest has done a nice job in keeping their 'look' consistent from the bars to the powder. No thats' not a drug reference. Let's look at the Vanilla flavored label for example (pictured in the graphic above). What I like most about this package is how prominent Quest made the vanilla ice cream graphic. I mean. This just screams out to you 'taste'. I want to take a spoon and try and pry some of that deliciousness right off the label! That's how you know that it's an effective design. You've triggered an emotional response. In my case it's not that hard to do. My mind is always going to freak out when it sees ice cream and make me act impulsively. Shutup you're the same way. LOL. What else. The blue that they chose also goes super well with the overall flavor and theme. You'll notice that each flavor has it's own color palette, which I also really dig because they took the extra time to match up the tastes to the colors of that flavor. The callouts are clear and the overall layout is exceptional, which makes for a terrific and seamless experience overall. Awesome job as always to Quest in the packaging department.


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Q: Making an equation independent of a variable sum of all values of $\theta$ for which $\cos^2x+\cos^2(\theta+x)-\cos x\cdot\cos(\theta+x)$  is independent of $x$.
I don't understand what we need to do can someone provide me a hint

A: Let $f(x)=\cos^2 x+\cos^2(\theta+x)- \cos x * \cos(\theta)$
Determine  $ \theta$ such that $f'(x)=0$ for all $x$

A: $f(t,x)=\cos ^2(t+x)-\cos (x) \cos (t+x)+\cos ^2(x)$ is a function of $x$ if its derivative wrt $x$ is identically $0$ for any $x$
$$\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} =\sin (x) \cos (t+x)+\cos (x) \sin (t+x)-2 \sin (t+x) \cos (t+x)-2 \sin (x) \cos (x)$$
which can be reduced to
$(1-2 \cos t) \sin (t+2 x)=0$
$1-2 \cos t =0\to \cos t =\dfrac{1}{2}$
$t=\pm \dfrac{\pi}{3} +2k\pi$
Considering only the values in $[0,\;2\pi]$ the sum should be $2\pi$
hope this helps

A: $$2f(x)=2\cos^2\theta+2\cos^2(x+\theta)-2\cos x\cdot\cos(x+\theta)$$
$$=1+\cos2\theta+1+\cos2(x+\theta)-[\cos(2x+\theta)+\cos\theta]$$
To be independent of $x,$  clearly we need $$\cos2(x+\theta)-\cos(2x+\theta)=0$$
Using Prosthaphaeresis Formula,
$$\cos2(x+\theta)-\cos(2x+\theta)=-2\sin\dfrac\theta2\sin\left(2x+\dfrac{3\theta}2\right)$$
So, we need $\sin\dfrac\theta2=0$
Can you take it from here?

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On March 1, qualifying riders on any Sound Transit ST Express bus or Sounder train can pay a new low-income fare. Sound Transit is kicking off efforts to encourage all riders who may be eligible to sign up for the expanded ORCA LIFT program.
Sound Transit will provide the fare discount to all riders who pay with special low-income ORCA LIFT cards, expanding a program that is currently available only in King County on Link light rail and Metro bus routes.
The reduced fare will be available to adult riders with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level — about $23,500 in annual income for an individual. To qualify, a household of four must have an annual household income at or below $48,500.
Qualifying riders will pay $1.50 - $2.75 for ST Express bus trips and $2.50-$4.25 on Sounder depending on the length of the trip. ORCA LIFT fares on Link light rail will remain $1.50.
Meanwhile, Metro's ORCA LIFT program continues to be very popular with almost 23,000 riders signing up for the program in 2015. Nearly 350,000 trips were taken using ORCA LIFT cards in December alone.
Riders can visit www.orcalift.com to find out if they qualify for the card. They can also visit Public Health – Seattle & King County locations across King County for enrollment assistance.
While all qualified riders are welcome to sign up for ORCA LIFT at existing enrollment locations in King County, new enrollment locations in Snohomish and Pierce Counties will be available soon.
The reduced fare will take effect March 1.
Riders who qualify must use an ORCA LIFT card and cannot pay with cash. No fee will be charged for a new card or renewal.
The eligibility threshold for a person to qualify for the low-income fare is 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, currently $23,540 for an individual.
The low-income fare will be limited to one card per person. Each card must be registered in the ORCA LIFT system to an eligible adult.


HomeSurvivorSurvivor SamoaThe King of reality Television is back…… Are you ready?
Survivor is back to take its rightful place on the throne of reality television. Reality viewers are coming off a lack luster Big Brother conclusion will be in for new twists, bigger and better casts and new characters that will leave them forgetting about their BB11 faves….. Who do you think the villians and good guys will be? Who do you want to win?
Beauties and The Beast…Will Russell H. be tamed by what he calls his "Dumb Girl Alliance"?


Canyon Crest Academy is a learning community based on the values of shared responsibility and mutual respect among teachers, staff, parents and students. Canyon Crest Academy commits to providing positive, meaningful and rigorous learning experiences that promote the intellectual, social, physical and creative development of students. The curriculum responds to evolving student interests and includes specialized and in-depth studies. Students are supported in taking intellectual and creative risks as they engage in their studies. Canyon Crest Academy honors diversity of thought and culture, while being united in its mission. Graduates of Canyon Crest Academy experience a personal connection to the curriculum that enables them to be confident, life-long learners.
Canyon Crest Academy's outstanding academic curriculum, flexibility of scheduling, specialized programs, extensive elective options, and student-friendly environment really allows students to explore and define their passions and thus define themselves.


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Turf Battles is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that offers players hundreds of quests and fast-paced player versus player (PvP) action. As the name implies, Turf Battles' PvP centers around "turf," land and territories that can be owned by player tribes.
Turfs can produce unique items and gems that are available almost exclusively on that turf. A turf battle occurs twice a day per turf and the winner of the battle gets to hunt for the unique items on that turf for the next 24 hours. There will be more than a dozen territories and each turf has a unique geography making each turf battle like no other. Turf Battles' player versus environment (PvE) content is beyond traditional, repetitive monster killing. Players have the option of fighting easier monsters to level up or--for those who enjoy challenge and unpredictability--players can take on missions to seek out and destroy monster armies. Turf Battles is free to join and free to play forever.
"Turf battles is the best MMORPG out."
TB is best online multiplayer game.
When is gets too crowded it starts to lag.
USED to be a very fun game, with some VERY easy power leveling, but that basically all you did until you started doing clan wars, which was honestly pretty fun.
The game was never finished and is now closed. Don't bother downloading it, all the servers are shut down.
The company cut their losses after their online item sales dropped and decided to stop delaying the inevitable. It was fun while it lasted though.
It has a great PvP system.
Ability to Teleport at any saved Teleport Spots at level 100.
NOTE: THE GAME ISN'T RUNNING ANYMORE. The Aeria Games company is thinking of buying Turf Battles. For the mean time, Turf Battles isn't up.
There is a Pet Glitch allowing your pet to have maxed stats at a low level.
You're able to Power-Level to level 100+ in a matter of minutes when partied with a high level.
You're able to duplicate any stacked items. Like potions and cash shop scrolls.
The GM's know very little English, and they rarely help. Well, at least most know very little English.
Hopefully Aeria Games will buy Turf Battles and fix all it's glitches and bugs. And hopefully attract a better community.
This is a decent game. To answer some questions, no, there is no offline mode. Also, i have gained up to level 200 in one day. Just get to know a high level or join a clan, and they will get you to a VERY high level. There are numerous dungeons and huge bosses that take a long time to kill, but thats normal. Also, there is a cool teleport feature that lets you save teleport spots, giving very quick travel.
Glitches... there are alot. But a simple teleport scroll will rescue you (you get 100 at start, and you can buy more from Yuba) Some are fun, once I teleported to a place where it was an endless field. I once got stuck in an endless void and watched the game's world fall away. I have tele spots of this saved!
Great game. With blazing fast PvP you get 10 times the action. PK gets exciting when you have Master Skills against somebody your strength. Great graphics and even better gameplay. Once you get full +8 11s with a +9 11 weapon and 4x 6/6 defense, defense against magic rings, PK is exciting. My in-game character is JooGotPwned. My friend, Tesseraci, is always on. Keep on mixing up the name of Tesseraci 2 find him on, Teseraci, Tessereci, etc.
Hackers (Mob_Ally Tribe), loss of online GMs who care, and impossible upgrading, this game is perfect.
Well it doesn't take to long to update, about 30min I would say which is good for this type of game. The graphics are not that great but there not that bad either, I got to about lvl 13 right now and I think it has a lot to offer if your willing to put in the hours.
Yeah this isn't a bad game.
The Turf Battles Closed Beta has come to an end. The game is currently in a "Beta Stress Test" phase open to anyone who registers an Aeria Games account and downloads the game. All beta characters have been wiped a final time--no more character wipes will occur.


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More Airbus A321neos for Britain's Jet2
byVictoria Bryan
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British leisure carrier Jet2.com has ordered 15 further Airbus A321neos, building on an initial order for 36 of the jets placed just over one month ago.
The order comes as Jet2, which specializes in vacations to beach destinations, is enjoying a surge in bookings for winter 2021 and summer 2022 after Britain relaxed travel restrictions.
Airlines sees bookings "surge" after UK eases travel restrictions
The new order, announced on October 5, 2021, means Jet2 now has firm orders for 51 of the jets. The initial order announced on August 31, 2021, also contains options for a further 24 of the aircraft.
Jet2 said the additional 15 aircraft would be delivered by 2026 and 2029 and are being acquired on virtually the same terms as the initial order.
While the total potential order for up to 75 aircraft would be worth around $10 billion at list prices, Jet2 said it has negotiated "significant discounts". Most airlines agree discounts on list prices for aircraft orders.
"The company will retain flexibility in determining the most favourable method of financing the aircraft, which will be through a combination of internal resources and debt," it said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.
The decision by Jet2 to order the Airbus for its fleet renewal is a significant change for the operator, whose fleet currently comprises Boeing 737s and 757s, although it does lease one A321 from Avolon.
Jet2's A321neo will seat 232 passengers. It will choose the engines at a later date.
Jet2.com switches to Airbus for fleet renewal
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May 1, 2013 July 29, 2009 by Lee Goldberg
Elmore Leonard has often said that his writing was deeply influenced by the works of Richard Bissell. Curious, I searched for a copy of Bissell's work…and I am glad I did. And after reading HIGH WATER, a tale of a first mate on a Mississippi steam boat during an epic flood, it's easy to see the influence Bissell has had on Leonard's approach to character and dialog. Bissell has that same naturalistic, funny, amiable way with characters, whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," that makes even the most minor players in the tale memorable and interesting. His plotting is loose and yet surprisingly powerful. And his eye for the telling details is sometimes astonishing in their simplicity and truth. I can see why Leonard, as a young writer, was impressed, and why he adopted some of the same techniques. HIGH WATER is well worth reading, not only for insight into Leonard's writing style, but on its own considerable merits. I loved it and look forward to devouring Bissell's other work.
I went from that pleasurable surprise to a real disappointment. I really wanted to like Kate Christensen's TROUBLE, because I have heard great things about her work in the past. But from the first chapter, I knew I was in trouble, and not the kind she had intended. The characters are literary constructs rather than characters, totally unsympathetic and unrealistic in just about every way. From the moment her heroine, a shrink in a decaying marriage, describes herself by looking at her reflection (a tired cliche and a surprisingly lazy gimmick for a PEN/Faulkner award winner to employ), and decides to dump her husband as a result, things go downhill fast.
Her decision to leave her husband is the impetus for everything that happens in the book, so it's important that we, as readers, buy into it and are invested in her and her journey. But the decisive moment is so unreal, so oblique, and the guy she is talking to at the time is such a caricature, that the crucial moment of reader investment in the heroine doesn't happen. And never does. I wanted to like her, or at least to care, but I never did. It doesn't help that what follows her introduction are pages and pages of exposition meant to establish what is, at heart, a contrivance. I never believed the relationship between Josie and her world-famous, rock star friend, nor did I care about her journey of self-discovery through sex. Her adventures are laden with exposition, contrivance, and stilted conversations that feel so written, so self-conscious, that it's maddening rather than entertaining. My advice: skip this and try one of Christensen's earlier works.
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My REVIVALS Revived…And Revived Again
2 thoughts on "Book Reviews"
Howard Shrier
Lee, thanks for the tip on Richard Bissell. I'm such a fan of Elmore Leonard's that I'm hugely curious to read anything he considered a major influence. I've ordered it from amazon: the only thing that made it tricky is that Martha Bray, who wrote the new intro, is listed as the primary author. looking forward to it.
I just received another Bissell book, A STRETCH ON THE RIVER, and am looking forward to reading it.


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Chapter 1193: I Know What To Do
Because she had someone to go out on dates with, Qian Lan began to spend a bit more time on her appearance. This small change was quickly picked up by her family members.
In the end, Mother Qian curiously asked her older daughter, "Is Qian Lan seeing someone? She's been putting on a bit more makeup lately."
"I'm not sure," Qian Lan's older sister shook her head.
"You need to show more love and concern for your younger sister. Think about our status, what will we do if she ends up marrying a poor fellow?" Mother Qian said to her older daughter.
"Don't worry Mom, I'll keep an eye on Qian Lan."
"Qian Hui, I'm not asking for much, I just want Qian Lan to find a good man. That way, even if your father and I were to leave this world straight away, we'd be able to rest in peace."
Qian Hui smiled and comforted her mother, "Mom, don't worry, Qian Lan will definitely find her happiness."
"Secretly follow her a few times. If the man is of a low standard, immediately stop them before their feelings develop any further."
Qian Hui had no choice, she couldn't retaliate against her mother's nagging, so she replied, "Mom...I know what to do."
Back when Qian Lan first chose to teach at school instead of working for her family business, her parents were already against it. But, that was just a career decision, so it didn't matter too much whether she listened to them or not. However, this time, it involved a big part of her life, so it wasn't up to her to decide.
Qian Lan had no idea that her family was monitoring her every move. All she knew was, Mo Zichen was definitely the type of person that she liked.
Although Qian Lan grew up with helpers around the house, she was a mature and independent person with her own ideals. So, she knew exactly what she wanted and what she didn't want.
Therefore, Mo Zichen wasn't someone that she wanted to miss out on. Whether it was her life or her partner, as long as she came across something that she liked, she would do whatever she could to give it a try. But, of course, if Mo Zichen didn't like her, then that was a different story.
As they were both teachers, their free time was limited. But, there was a theater near the school, so it turned into an excuse for Qian Lan to meet with Mo Zichen again.
Although Mo Zichen found the theater quite lame, he was not annoyed by Qian Lan's invite, so he agreed to meet with her.
The two agreed to meet after class to watch the second screening for the day. However, Qian Lan had no idea that her family had arranged for someone to follow her.
But, of course, Mo Zichen noticed it straight away. They're stalking methods were so outdated that they couldn't even compare to the paparazzi that followed the Mo Family. It was obvious that they were amateurs.
But, Mo Zichen pretended that he didn't know a thing.
"There haven't been many good films lately, but this one has been trending, so I decided to buy a ticket for it," Qian Lan said as she handed Mo Zichen a ticket.
As soon as Mo Zichen looked at the film title, he couldn't help but laugh inside: it was a film produced by Hai Rui.
"Last time, I noticed you weren't really into the detective film, so I chose a sci-fi this time."
"OK," Mo Zichen remained calm and collected the entire time. To be exact, this was a part of his professionalism as an intelligence officer.
"Do you usually have any hobbies outside of class? For example, do you exercise or read any books?"
"I like sleeping," Mo Zichen replied honestly. He taught during the day and completed missions at night; this was very tiring. So, whenever he had spare time, he chose to catch up on sleep.
"It's fine, I'm quite a boring person too," Qian Lan laughed.
From a bystanders point of view, sparks didn't seem possible between the two, but for some reason, Qian Lan wanted to give Mo Zichen a try.
"The film's about to start, let's go inside," Mo Zichen suggested; he was getting a little annoyed by the person who was sneaking photos of them.
Qian Lan nodded her head. As she held onto a bucket of popcorn, she headed into the theater with Mo Zichen and sat down.
By this time, the person following them, had already sent their photos to Qian Hui.
As soon as Qian Hui saw Mo Zichen, she furrowed her brows, "This punk looks handsome, but I'm sure he doesn't come from a strong background. He's obviously just a toyboy!"
Because of her first impression, Qian Hui immediately instructed someone to check Mo Zichen's background. But, not only was he a normal teacher, his parents sounded like very unfortunate people.
In other words, he was a nobody with no parents and possibly nothing worthy of mentioning.
How could someone with that background be worthy of Qian Lan?
As a result, Qian Hui obtained Mo Zichen's contact details from the school. Her mother was right, she needed to end things between Qian Lan and Mo Zichen before things developed any further.
Mo Zichen didn't expect that the Qian Family would come looking for him the next day. He simply noticed that, by the time he and Qian Lan finished their film, the person that was following them had disappeared.
"Mr. Mo..."
"You can call me Zichen," Mo Zichen replied.
"I want to ask you...what are your thoughts regarding love?" Qian Lan's hint was obvious, but Mo Zichen did not reply straight away, so Qian Lan smiled awkwardly and added, "I'm sorry, I was being too impatient."
"No, you're quite cute like that," Mo Zichen smiled. "I don't have any thoughts regarding love. It all depends on fate."
"Hai Rui's film was really good, thank you for today. Let's meet again."
Mo Zichen did not show any obvious interest, nor did he reject her either.
But, this made Qian Lan wonder if she had been too direct.
"Let me take you home."
"It's fine, I live nearby," Qian Lan rejected Mo Zichen's offer. "You must be tired from a full day of work. Go home and get some rest."
"OK, send me a message when you get home," Mo Zichen said without persisting.
Mo Zichen seemed to be polite like a gentleman around everyone. It was as though he was trying to keep his distance. Because of this, Qian Lan was a little depressed. But, she did not show it on her face in case her family were to find out and object against them.
Afterwards, the two headed their separate ways.
However, after changing his clothes, Mo Zichen once again disappeared into the night. It couldn't be helped; this was his job.
Because of this, his colleague laughed at him, "Because of this crazy organization, you can't even speak the truth when you're flirting with a chick. You've certainly had it tough. If you don't like her, I suggest you swiftly reject her. What's the point of not showing any emotions."
"If this was someone else, they would have already run away in fear. But, the situation is different this time," Mo Zichen shrugged.
"F*ck, so there's actually someone in this world that likes your boring demeanour!"
"Don't say that. I actually have a lot of personality," Mo Zichen said as he put on a pair of black gloves.
Qian Lan had a slight feeling that Mo Zichen didn't like her, but then, he never expressed it clearly, so she was quite bothered by it...
By the time she arrived home, her family members were already asleep, so Qian Lan was saved from having to explain where she went. But, she had no idea that her family already knew about her dates with a poor young man.


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Newspaper report on the investigation into Eugene Temple's death overlaid on 37th and State Street today. Text: Chicago Tribune, August 4, 1919.
Occupation: Laundryman
Killed: July 28th, 1919
Cause of death: Stab wounds
Eugene Temple, a white man, was born on December 28th, 1887 in Chicago. Temple lived at 3415 N. Clark Street, in the Lake View neighborhood and owned Columbia Laundry at 3642 S. State Street. He married his wife, Grace, on June 7th, 1907. On the second day of the riots, July 28th, Temple and his wife were exiting their laundry to get into his waiting car when, "he was attacked by three Negroes, robbed, and stabbed." Temple died of his wounds that night, July 28th, at the age of thirty two. He is buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
The coroner's jury proved unable to identify Temple's killers, leading the jury's foreman to censure Chicago police for their failure to obtain evidence. The motive of Temple's killers also remains a mystery. The coroner's report concluded, "this was a cold blooded, calculated murder, without the element of race passion." The Chicago Commission Report, on the other hand, suggested Temple's killers may have been retaliating against white murders of Black people: "The 'Black Belt' contributed its share of violence to the record of Monday afternoon and night. Rumors of white depredations and killings were current among the Negroes and led to acts of retaliation." The Chicago Commission Report went on to indicate Temple employed both whites and Blacks at his laundry and allegedly maintained friendly relations with all of his workers, and no other white shopkeeper on the block was attacked.
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BOSTON – A former senior executive at TPG Capital, a global private equity firm, pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in the college admissions case.
William E. McGlashan, Jr., 57, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and honest services wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for May 12, 2021. McGlashan was charged in March 2019.
McGlashan, the former managing partner of TPG Growth and co-founder of The Rise Fund, admitted to his role in a scheme to defraud ACT, Inc. by paying William "Rick" Singer to bribe Igor Dvorskiy, a corrupt test administrator, to allow Mark Riddell, a corrupt test "proctor," to secretly correct McGlashan's son's exam answers to obtain a fraudulently inflated score. As a result, McGlashan's son received a fraudulent ACT score of 34. McGlashan made a purported donation of $50,000 from his personal charitable donation fund to Singer's sham charity. In turn, Singer paid Dvorskiy and Riddell.
Singer, Dvorskiy, and Riddell have pleaded guilty for their respective roles in the scheme.
Under the terms of McGlashan's plea agreement, the parties have agreed to a sentence, subject to the Court's approval, of three months in prison, two years of supervised release with 250 hours of community service and a fine of $250,000.
McGlashan is the 30th parent to plead guilty in the college admissions case.
Case information, including the status of each defendant, charging documents and plea agreements are available here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme.
The charge of wire fraud and honest services wire fraud provides for a sentence of up 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigations in Boston; and Mark Deckett, Resident Agent in Charge of the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Justin D. O'Connell, Leslie A. Wright, Kristen A. Kearney, Karin M. Bell and Stephen E. Frank of Lelling's Criminal Division are prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The remaining defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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5 Experts Answer: Does Caffeine Cause or Cure Headaches?
By Lauren Cox - Live Science Contributor 30 May 2013
Each week, MyHealthNewsDaily asks the experts to answer questions about your health.
This week, we asked neurologists and headache specialists: Does caffeine cause headaches, or cure them?
Laura M. Juliano, director of Behavioral Pharmacology and Health Promotion at American University, Washington, DC:
"There have been some case reports of people experiencing headache after drinking caffeine, but in general caffeine does not directly cause headaches.
"Regular caffeine consumption leads to physical dependence on caffeine, which manifests as withdrawal symptoms when a caffeine user abruptly stops using caffeine. A diffuse throbbing headache is a hallmark feature of caffeine withdrawal. The reason for this is that one of the pharmacological effects of caffeine is a constriction of blood vessels in the brain.
"When someone regularly drinks caffeine, the body adjusts in essence fighting this effect. Then when caffeine isn't consumed the result is that blood vessels dilate too much, which causes a headache. It takes a little while for the body to readjust to not having caffeine and that is why caffeine withdrawal headaches can persist for a week or more. A person doesn't have to be a very heavy caffeine user to experience a caffeine withdrawal headache. It varies from person to person but even as little as a small cup of coffee (100 mg of caffeine) each day could lead to withdrawal if someone stops caffeine abruptly.
"Caffeine can cure headaches that are caused by caffeine withdrawal. In fact, most people experiencing a caffeine withdrawal headache will feel better within 30 to 60 minutes of consuming caffeine. Caffeine is also added to some over-the-counter and prescription headache medications because there is some evidence that it enhances the effectiveness of analgesics (medications for pain).
"If someone is headache-prone, they should avoid using caffeine regularly."
Dr. Kathleen Digre, fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and director of Headache and Neuro-ophthalmology Division at the University of Utah in Salt Lake:
"The thing about caffeine and headache is that's it's complex, because it's both. Caffeine can be useful for the onset of headaches when taken with pain medications.
"There are certain headaches, called hypnic headaches, that can be prevented with caffeine. Hypnic headaches are a rare headache seen in elderly individuals that starts after they fall asleep. Drinking a bit of coffee before you go to sleep can prevent hypnic headaches. Caffeine is also used in post-lumbar puncture headaches [which can occur after a person undergoes a spinal tap].
"For other types of headaches, sometimes caffeine is a cure when it's put in combination with many pain medicines such as acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, indomethacin and ergotamine. Caffeine increases the strength of the medication and how quickly it works.
"But caffeine is a two-edged sword. The other side of the coin is if you take a lot of caffeine and then stop it, you can have a withdrawal headache. A lot of people drink coffee during the week, and then don't have it on the weekends, and they get a headache.
"If you take caffeine every day, especially with the medications to stop a headache, it can give people severe chronic rebound or medication-overuse headaches.
"While many people believe caffeine cures headaches because it is a vasoconstrictor, caffeine has minimal vasoconstrictive properties; it's ability to help headaches is related to its complex properties in the pain pathways. It is not just due to a vasoconstriction that's an oversimplification."
Dr. Joseph Kass, assistant professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Neurology Service at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston:
"The jury is mixed on that. We know that a number of over-the-counter and prescription medications have caffeine for the purpose of making them more effective. Caffeine speeds up the absorption of the medication and it reduces the dose you may need to get pain relief.
"On the flip side, studies have shown that caffeine from tea and coffee can cause rebound headaches.
"Recent studies looking at people who had chronic daily headache, and people who had occasional migraine headaches that turn into daily headaches, found an association with caffeine. One of these correlations among people who had chronic headaches and analgesic overuse. But daily use of caffeine was another association. Even people with chronic post traumatic headaches (headaches that follow a head injury) there was also an association with caffeine.
"The issue with caffeine is similar with any pain medicine: if you take it on a continual basis, especially together is medicine, you are at risk for developing rebound headaches. However, in 2009, there was a study from Norway that showed people who drink caffeine have less chance of developing headaches.
"Caffeine can also provide relief for a patient with a migraine. In moderation it has a lot of benefits, like anything else if you're using it excessively, [caffeine] can cause problems. We know that any pain medication that is used too frequently can contribute to headaches. If you're having migraines that are lasting more than a few days, or that are happening more than once a week, you should see a headache specialist."
Dr. Todd D. Rozen, director of the Geisinger Headache Center in Wilkes-Barre and Danville Penn
"Caffeine can both cause and cure headaches.
"Caffeine actually can be helpful for headaches if it is used at the time of a headache for example, in combination [medicines] like Excedrin or even just as a strong cup of coffee. In this setting, caffeine works in several ways.
"First, as it constricts cranial blood vessels, it can alleviate pain ... especially in migraine headaches where there is vessel dilation. In addition, when caffeine is taken at the time of another medication, for example when used with an anti-inflammatory, it will enhance the absorption of that other medication.
"It may also have effects on neurotransmitters involved in head pain but there is not much data on this.
"Caffeine can also cause headaches when it used daily for long periods of time ... Caffeine is causing the person to have daily headache when it is used on a daily basis.
"Or caffeine can lead to a headache when it has been stopped after long periods of daily use, thus causing a substance withdrawal headache. A caffeine substance withdrawal very common cause of weekend headaches (if you miss that cup of morning Java), or fasting headaches like with The Jewish or Islamic fasting holidays.
"What I tell patients is that caffeine can be very helpful for headaches if used intermittently. And if you have no medication around for your headache, take a strong cup of coffee, and that typically will help the pain. Daily caffeine intake, however, either in the form of combination analgesics or coffee, soda, energy drinks (especially high amounts every day) can lead to a daily headache and a severe withdrawal headache once it has been stopped."
Dr. Randolph W. Evans, clinical professor of Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston:
"Caffeine alone or combined with other drugs can relieve tension-type and migraine headaches in some people, by blocking adenosine receptors and blood vessels which result in the release of excitatory [brain chemicals called] neurotransmitters, and constriction of blood vessels in the brain.
"People are generally aware that caffeine is found in coffee, tea, soft drinks and chocolate, but may not know that caffeine is also contained in a variety of over the counter medications such as Excedrin and Anacin, and prescription drugs as butalbital combinations (such as Fiorinal and Esgic) contain caffeine.
"As an example, an eight ounce cup of brewed coffee contains 135 mg caffeine, eight ounces of Lipton tea has 35-40 mg, 12 ounces of Coca-Cola has 45 mg, and Excedrin (and Excedrin migraine, which have the same ingredients) contains 65 mg.
"About 50 percent of people who consume more than 200 mg of caffeine daily may develop caffeine withdrawal headaches when they suddenly stop caffeine, which can also be associated with nausea, depression and flu-like symptoms. Some people are quite sensitive, and can have withdrawal even after regular consumption of 100 mg daily.
"So enjoy the stimulating and pain relieving properties of caffeine in moderation. However, too much caffeine can not only make you wired but can also cause or worsen pre-existing headaches. In addition, women should consume caffeine with caution during pregnancy, in consultation with their obstetrician, as consumption of 200 mg daily or more may increase the risk of miscarriage."
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BETTENDORF -- Steven D. Ahlstrand, of Bettendorf, died Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf. Memorial services will be 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. today at the church. Memorials may be made to the church, the Leukemia Foundation of Iowa or to the Scott County Family Y. Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, is assisting the family with arrangements. Mr. Ahlstrand was born Jan. 9, 1944, in Moline, a son of Reuel and Alice (Carlson) Ahlstrand. He married Phyllis A. Thorne on Aug. 14, 1971, in Dayton, Iowa. Steve graduated from Midland College, Fremont, Neb. He served as vice president of the Scott County Family Y for 15 years, retiring in 2004. He previously was executive director of the Y's in Prescott, Ariz., Canadian, Texas, and Atlantic, Iowa. He received the Award of Administrative Excellence for Capital Campaign Management from the National YMCA. Steve was a U.S. Army Vietnam era veteran. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, where he served on the Memorials Committee, Stewardship Committee and Pastoral Call Committee. He was also a member of the Davenport Kiwanis Club, Davenport and Bettendorf Chambers of Commerce, Association of Professional YMCA Directors and the Y Men's and Women's Service Club. Steve enjoyed construction projects, playing golf and shopping for bargains. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; children (and spouses), David (Cori) Ahlstrand, Bettendorf, Alisa (John) Carslake, Bettendorf, and Laura (Brian) Bunch, Evanston, Ill.; grandchildren, Natalie and Mallory Carslake and Avery and Addison Ahlstrand; his mother, Alice Ahlstrand Hoover, Moline; brother and sister-in-law, Rev. Kenneth and Marge Ahlstrand, Tucson, Ariz.; sister and brother-in-law, Kristine Ahlstrand and David Murphy, Oakland, Calif.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. John and Helen Thorne, Washington, Iowa; and six nieces. He was preceded in death by his father. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanfuneralhome.com.


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The Speak Up held a survey about the use of latest technology in education and compiled its results on the opinions from different teachers, pupils, parents and administrators. The survey that also included community members reveals that the latest technology trends have a great influence in today's education; and both teachers and students are positively using its different tools to get help in their education related tasks. For instance, the trend of using videos to get help in homework is rising these days while mobile computing is as common as never before.
The most surprising thing about the survey is that most children are not using traditional computers for Internet connectivity at home. Interestingly, these were just three of the most important technology trends being used in their education tasks that were disclosed in a survey published in 2013.
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Personal mobiles beyond a doubt have an incredible use by almost everyone at the present. Having set up internet with the personal mobiles, most students overwhelmingly access the device instead using their traditional computers available at home. Almost eighty-nine percent of students at high schools use Internet-connected smartphones whereas a 50℅ of pupils from class 3 to 5 have similar type of devices. Besides, tablets and laptops top out at fifty and sixty percent respectively in term of students having access to the technology in their schools.
Internet connectivity has an interesting idea of the ways how pupils generally access the Internet whenever they are home. The survey revealed a 64 percent of pupils made use of 3G or 4G enabled devices for getting internet connectivity while 23 percent of students connect via an Internet-enabled television or Wii console.
The trend of using videos as a major technology tool is rising over last years. According to the survey, a forty-six percent of teachers use videos to get help with their lecturers in classroom while a fifty percent of students access online videos to get help in their homework. In addition, there are a twenty-three percent of students who use educational videos created by their own instructors and teachers.
The study admits that in the presence of a number of tools, it is not surprising that students choose best-fit solutions for their specific requirements. It was noted that they don't use one or a few tools for different tasks; instead the trend show them being savvier about benefiting the technology than ever. These tools include educational games to collaborate with educational stuff, mobile to get reminders, alerts, and education related pictures for assignments etc.
The survey found them using social media, videos and smartphones for better communication. There are e-readers who read text and articles online. They do write assignments, take important notes and do researches on their laptops. In the recent time, tablets are found to be their second or third option to have help in their educational assignments. Students like the devices but they are focusing on using the right tool for right task in line.
The Speak Up says the students are increasingly taking interest in online learning, and also cite their desire to have more opportunities to learn from the Internet. Mathematics was the one of the subjects that students chose most to learn from online resources besides learning languages and science as a subject.


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Léo Taxil, născut Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès (n. 21 martie 1854, Marsilia – d. 31 martie 1907) a fost un jurnalist și scriitor francez care a devenit cunoscut datorită anticatolicismului și anticlericalismului său.

Pseudonimul "Leo Taxil" este format din cuvintele "Leo", prenumele bunicului său, și "Taxil", numele unui aliat hindu al lui Alexandru cel Mare.

Léo Taxil s-a născut în Marsilia și la vârsta de 5 ani a fost plasat în cadrul unui seminar iezuit. După ce și-a petrecut anii copilăriei în cadrul seminarului a devenit dezamăgit de credința catolică și a început să vadă ideologia creștină ca fiind dăunătoare.

Taxil este cunoscut datorită cărților sale anticatolice precum Biblia hazlie (La Bible amusante) și Viața lui Iisus (La Vie de Jesus), în care satirizează ceea ce el considera erori și credințe false în aceste lucrări religioase. În celelalte cărți ale sale, Les Debauches d'un confesseur (Dezmățul unui duhovnic), Les Pornographes sacrés: la confession et les confesseurs (Pornografii sacre: mărturisire și mărturisitori), și Les Maîtresses du Pape (Amantele Papei), Taxil portretizează liderii Bisericii Catolice ca fiind creaturi hedoniste care își explorează fetișurile în modul Marchizului de Sade. În 1879, fiind acuzat că insultă o religie recunoscută de stat în pamfletul A Bas la Calotte, a fost judecat de Curtea cu Juri a departamentului Sena dar a fost achitat. În 1881, scrie La Marseillaise anticléricale.

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Nașteri în 1854
Decese în 1907
Scriitori francezi
Atei francezi
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Andrea Stramaccioni reveals his grand plan to defeat Juventus worked and slammed the Bianconeri's "lack of respect" for Inter.
The Coach was in fiery mood after a 3-1 victory in Turin ended the 49-match unbeaten run.
"I tried to prepare the game in the best way possible and it's also annoying to hear sarcasm from Juve before the match on Inter's tactical approach. At the final whistle perhaps Marotta might think differently. I just want respect.
"They were sarcastic comments about how I was 'tactically carefree' – we prepare games in every detail during training.
Stramaccioni said in his Press conference on Friday that he did not know which system he'd use and surprised everyone with a 3-4-3.
"It was not a coup de theatre, but rather the best way of stopping Juve dominating for the whole 90 minutes. I think Inter did that, as we remained dangerous with the trident and caused them constant problems, which gave no reference points to the Juve defenders.
"That's the way I prepared and read the game. We could've lost of course, but that's just the way I chose to approach it.
Arturo Vidal scored after 18 seconds with a goal that should've been ruled offside, then Stephan Lichtsteiner got away with a second bookable offence.
"Inter conceded this goal when I had barely even got on to the bench and that turns the tide, but over time we grew and I have to say this is the first time I have seen Juve under such pressure on their own turf. Having said that, Juventus remain on top of the table and are still the Serie A leaders.
"The greatest day of my career? That was when President Massimo Moratti chose me to lead Inter. This result will send a signal, as we came here to the Juventus Stadium against a team unbeaten in 49 rounds and attacked them with a trident.


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HEALTH is an industrial and noise rock band consisting of three members including Benjamin Jared Miller, Jake Duzsik, and John Famiglietti. All are from different cities including Seattle, … read more
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