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The Ricky Gervais Show
Topics include; Karl's Valentine's Day advice, interpreting Wittgenstein and the rights of fish. Stephen and Ricky explain Kafka's 'Metamorphosis,' and Karl ponders life as a beetle. (S1, E11)
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Stephen and Ricky have Karl complete the 'Inside the Actor's Studio' questionnaire, Karl ponders organ donation in light of the afterlife, and Stephen reads from Karl's Diary. (S1, E12)
Russell Howard's Good News
Russell takes a trawl through the news. Tonight features; badger girls, an Aussie Jesus, an earthquake in Wales, toddler boot camp, condom ambulance, and a woman who eats cat hair! (S8, E07)
Russell takes a trawl through the news. Tonight features; Tulisa, porn lessons for kids, a sweary letter of complaint, the peacock dance, household chores and sex, and naked tasering. (S8, E08)
Valentine's Day II: Axl starts dating a girl his parents aren't exactly pleased with, while Sue finds the boy who kissed her during a Halloween hayride, and Brick has a crush on a girl. (S2, E14)
Friends, Lies and Videotape: Frankie finds Brick a friend. Sue and a girlfriend sneak into an R-rated movie. Meanwhile, Axl shoots footage of his sexy biology teacher. (S2, E15)
Now That's Funny!
Now That's Funny! showcases the very best internet videos. This episode features a scary panda, classroom football, and break-dancing meets the Rubik's Cube. (S2, E01)
Teleshopping.
Tina and the Real Ghost: Tina begins an out-of-this-world romance with a ghost that is believed to be living in the basement. Word of the ghost sends two "ghost hunters" to the restaurant. (S5, E02)
Dawn of the Peck: A wild bird attack causes chaos at the Annual Fischoeder Turk-tacular Turkey Town Festival when Linda and the kids go there for Thanksgiving. Zach Galifianakis features. (S5, E04)
The guys work as receptionists in a waiting room, and try to mingle with the stiff crowd at a famous wax museum. This week's punishment is a chopper ride from hell. (S9, E01)
The guys work at Unique Copy Centre, give bizarre interviews with moviegoers, and stand up for ridiculous protests on the streets. (S9, E02)
The One With The Engagement Picture: Joey teaches Chandler how to smile for an engagement picture with Monica. Phoebe and Ross each date the members of a couple preparing for divorce. (S7, E05)
The One With All The Cheesecakes: Chandler and Rachel can't help eating the irresistible cheesecakes that are meant for a neighbour. (S7, E11)
Karl ponders his entry interview with God at the Pearly Gates. Stephen reads from Karl's Diary hi-lighting whether having one's head on backwards is harder than having one's hands reversed. (S1, E13)
Karl pitches a bizarre idea for a film, in which the comatose hero, played by 'Clive Warren,' has his brain transplanted into his widow's head. (S2, E01)
Bad Robots
This episode sees the return of the frustrating Frank and Send postage machine, which has a new trick up its sleeve. Meanwhile an exasperated plumber loses his temper over a password. (S2, E05)
The season finale welcomes the brand new DNA machine with its state-of-the-art genetic identification software that asks for just a little more than the general public are willing to give! (S2, E06)
The guys undermine each other in a focus group, spread much confusion while teaming up at a bagel shop, and pass ridiculous notes to strangers at the park. (S9, E12)
The U.S. Office
Niagara (Part 1): It's off to Pam and Jim's wedding celebration in Niagara Falls for the office, where Michael, Dwight and Andy looking for some action with the wedding guests. (S6, E04)
Niagara (Part 2): The big day arrives for Pam and Jim but will they want to share it with everyone? There also seems to be love in the air for Dwight and Michael. (S6, E05)
Mafia: With Jim and Pam away on their honeymoon there is no voice of reason in the office to calm Michael down when he suspects a mob shakedown. (S6, E06)
The Lover: Pam doesn't handle the news of Michael dating her mother very well. Dwight's new plan to get Jim involves a wooden mallard. (S6, E07)
Gene It On: Tina tries out for cheerleading, but a spirited and enthusiastic spectator Gene makes more of an impression. After biting her tongue during her audition, Tina is unable to speak. (S4, E20)
Wharf Horse (or How Bob Saves/Destroys the Town - Part 1): Motivated by the promise of a new beachside burger joint, Bob conspires with Felix to convince Mr. Fischoeder to sell Wonder Wharf. (S4, E21)
World Wharf II: The Wharfening (or How Bob Saves/Destroys the Town - Part 2): It's Linda and the kids to the rescue when Felix takes desperate measures - putting Bob in danger! (S4, E22)
Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl: Gene's musical based on Die Hard isn't selected as the school's fall play, so he, with help from Louise, stages a production to run on the same night. (S5, E01)
Best Burger: Bob is in a "best burger" competition, but is at risk of losing when an important part of the burger is nowhere to be found. Bob sends Gene to retrieve it but will he succeed? (S5, E05)
Father of the Bob: Bob and his dad, "Big Bob," try to outdo each other in the kitchen when they rehash an old argument. Meanwhile, the kids compete to find the best gift for their dad. (S5, E06)
The One Where Ross Moves In: After getting kicked out of his apartment, Ross temporarily moves in with Chandler and Joey, driving all three of them crazy. (S5, E07)
The One With Ross's Sandwich: Ross gets unusually upset when someone at work takes his sandwich from the refrigerator and eats it. (S5, E09)
The One Where Everybody Finds Out: Ross rents an apartment with a window facing Monica and Rachel's place. While checking out the apartment, Phoebe sees Monica and Chandler having sex. (S5, E14)
The One With Joey's Big Break: Joey and Chandler take a road trip to Las Vegas, where Joey has landed the lead role in a movie. Phoebe is angry at Ross, but doesn't know why... (S5, 22)
The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance: Joey develops a hernia just as his health insurance expires. Meanwhile, Ross starts to use an "interesting" English accent in his new lectures. (S6, E04)
The One With The Joke: Chandler is upset when a men's magazine prints Ross's joke. However, both Chandler and Ross claim to have originated the joke. (S6, E12)
The One With Unagi: Chandler and Monica agree to give each other homemade presents for their six-month anniversary and Ross tries to teach martial arts to Rachel and Phoebe. (S6, E17)
The One With The Ring: Chandler finds the perfect engagement ring, and then loses it. Rachel tries to get Paul (Bruce Willis) to reveal his emotions, but now he can't stop blubbering. (S6, E23)
The guys ask strangers to help them bury bizarre items in the park, see who can cling to a car the longest, and play another game of "repeat after me". (S9, E05)
The guys confess to strangers at the park, act as crummy cashiers at a grocery store, and head to the mall to play a touching game involving laser pointers. (S9, E07)
The guys act as inhospitable restaurant hosts and beg strangers to babysit their grandfathers. Tonight features the longest punishment in Impractical Jokers history! (S9, E08)
The guys encourage strangers to fill out their questionnaires with a broken hand in a waiting room, and then head to the market where they solicit strangers for money they don't deserve. (S9, E09)
The guys go face-to-face hitting the bulls-eye at a clothing store, and go head-to-head in a focus group sabotaging each other with strange inventions. (S9, E11)
Hecks on a Plane: After Sue wins a family trip to New York, Murphy's Law goes into full effect and it's anything but a smooth flight when the Hecks board a plane and fly to the Big Apple. (S2, E16)
The Math Class: Ms. Rinsky asks Frankie and Mike to attend a math class after Frankie criticizes her teaching skills. Sue and Axl consider helping their aunt find a time capsule she buried. (S2, E17)
The guys play copycat in the park while babysitting kids who are being told what to say and do, then head to the supermarket to play a game of catch and release. (S9, E04)


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SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch Thursday due to ground sensor reading
| October 3, 2020, 4:33
And as usual, SpaceX is only too happy for enthusiasts to follow all the action live online. As the military moves to improve the aging network, SpaceX has received the next few launches. Last week, the Space Force announced that the USA military h...
Another Delay for ULA Delta IV Heavy - Concerns Raising | IE
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Greenland Ice Loss Accelerates
| October 2, 2020, 21:05
Briner. "If the world follows a massive energy diet , in line with the scenario that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calls RCP2.6, our model predicts that the rate of loss of the Greenland ice sheet this century will be slightly hi...
Tropical Storm Gamma could form as soon as today in the Caribbean
The NHC forecast its odds of developing into a tropical depression within the next two days at 40%, and gave it a 70% chance of doing so in the next five days but only if it remains in Caribbean waters. Colorado State University is monitoring the tr...
SpaceX announces date for the next Starlink launch
These low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites will form the expansive Starlink broadband network, created to provide worldwide high-speed internet access by ensuring that at least one satellite is always above the horizon for anyone on Earth. Two Falcon 9...
June's Strawberry Moon Lights Up the Sky Friday Night
Other names of the moon is the Rose Moon, Hot Moon, and Mead Moon. 'This moon is named Strawberry Moon as a reference to the time of harvesting strawberries in North America, originally from Native American tribes who used the moon as an indicator ...
Liquid 'Water' Bodies Found Under Mars Surface
The largest underground lake measures about 20 x 30 km, and is surrounded by a number of smaller ponds. Subglacial lakes allow researchers to examine how life may survive in extreme environments - but reaching them is incredibly hard because they a...
Coronavirus Death Toll Rises As Deadly Infections Reach Australia And Europe
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The Most Extreme Planet in the Universe
Brand use after 2 years-So-Astronomers, the new Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) space telescope, gaze at the wonders of these celestial bodies with their new eyes, refining what we know about this unusual alien planet, while at the same...
Neanderthal Genes in Humans Increase Severe Coronavirus Infection Risks, Reveals Study
This summer, a large worldwide study linked a group of genes on chromosome 3 to a higher risk of hospitalisation and respiratory failure upon infection with the Sars-CoV-2 virus. The researchers wanted to know whether the quirk had been passed over f...
40% of plant species facing risk of extinction
The report takes a deep dive into the state of the world's plant and fungal kingdoms and brought together 210 scientists from 42 countries, including UCC plant scientist Dr Eoin Lettice. Past year alone, more than 4,000 species of plants and fungi we...
Harvest moon to rise over Canada's skies this week | Curated
The full harvest moon provides light for farmers harvesting their crops into the night, according to the Farmer's Almanac . The month begins with the harvest moon on October 1 and ends with a rare Halloween blue moon on October 31.
Protests after Canadian indigenous woman taunted
The mom of 7 filmed herself in her hospital bed yelling and requiring immediate aid. In the video, a hospital staff member is heard telling Echaquan, "You're stupid as hell", and another is heard saying that Echaquan has made bad choices in life....
Enzyme eats plastic 6 times faster: Significant leap forward in pollution crisis
An estimated 359 million tons of plastic is produced annually worldwide, with at least 150 million tons of it sitting in landfills or in the environment . The other ingredient, MHETase , is an enzyme found in the same strain of bacteria from whic...
The northern lights may be visible in Wisconsin Monday night
| September 30, 2020, 6:27
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SpaceX rocket launch at Kennedy Space Center scrubbed due to unstable weather
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Learn more about the mysteries of the Harvest Moon — JILL ELLSWORTH
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Quebec reports 698 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths
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Scientists Claim Discovery of Multiple Liquid Water Lakes on Mars
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Joe Biden releases 2019 tax returns to troll Trump ahead of debate
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NASA and SpaceX set next mission to the ISS on Halloween
| September 29, 2020, 22:21
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Hidden salty lakes on Mars could contain life, scientists say
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Watch SpaceX launch 60 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet service
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ZTE Axon M is Official: 6.75″ Dual Screen Foldable Smartphone!
Amidst a sea of increasingly bezel-less smartphones, ZTE is looking to differentiate itself from its competitors. The company's flagship smartphone of 2017 may not pack the top-tier hardware specifications we're seeing in the latest flagships from Samsung, OnePlus, or Google but it has one particular hardware feature to make up for it—a second screen. Indeed, ZTE is attempting to do what Kyocera failed to do with its Echo device back in 2011. The company is hoping to beat Samsung to the market with the first truly functional, foldable smartphone. Can the ZTE Axon M live up to expectations?
Display 2 x 5.2″ @ 1920×1080. (1920×2160 "single screen" when folded)
Size & Weight 150.8 x 71.6 x 12.1mm, 230g
SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, Adreno 530 GPU
Battery 3,180 mAh
Internal Storage 64GB
MicroSD Slot Yes (up to 256GB)
Rear Camera 20MP f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, dual-image stabilization, dual LED flash
3.5mm Headphone Jack Yes
Fingerprint Scanner Yes (integrated into power button)
Software Android Nougat 7.1.2 (promised update to Android Oreo)
Availability U.S: AT&T ($24.17/month on AT&T Next) this Holiday 2017
Japan: NTT Docomo
China: China Telecom and JD.com in Q1 2018
Europe: Q1 2018
Before we talk about the Axon M, we need to talk about its predecessor, the Kyocera Echo. The Echo was released far ahead of its time when Android was still in its pre-Holo days. Not only was the ecosystem inadequate for the Echo (the device had a "tablet mode" before Google started its tablet push with Android Honeycomb), but it was clunky to use.
When folded together, the Echo measured approximately 17mm in depth which is far thicker than the average device today. Furthermore, the large bezels contributed to the feeling that the device was huge (keep in mind that 4.7″ was large for a smartphone back then). For these reasons and some more we haven't listed, the Kyocera Echo failed to capture the market and the foldable smartphone concept died with it.
The 2011 Kyocera Echo
But this is 2017 where the industry has been improving on every aspect of smartphones down to nearly eliminating bezels in some cases. Thus, the time is ripe for the foldable smartphone concept to be revived, and it seems that ZTE is the first to take a crack at it. Meet the ZTE Axon M. With a strong hinge connecting two regular smartphone displays and software trickery via Android's splitscreen functionality plus some home-baked tricks, Axon is pushing a flexible design ahead of the advent of foldable and bendable smartphones in the coming years.
Both of the Axon M's displays measure 5.2 inches in their diagonal, both featuring the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio as well and they are protected by Gorilla Glass 5. Above the "back" display you'll see the camera – a single camera for both selfies and regular pictures – and the device closes like a flip phone giving you a screen on each side. At 1080p resolution, they aren't the sharpest displays out there, but the relatively small size of each pushes the pixel density to 426 ppi, and you'll end up seeing twice as many pixels as in other FHD displays once you enter the signature modes that make this device so special.
There are three modes that the Axon M can be used in: Extended Mode, Dual Mode, and Mirror Mode. In Extended Mode, applications can be stretched across both displays to fill up the combined screen area. In Dual Mode, you can run two different applications at the same time on each display. Finally, in Mirror Mode the Axon M can mirror the same app across both displays.
On stage, ZTE demonstrated a few uses cases of each mode. For Extended Mode, the company showed a user scrolling through their Facebook feed that stretched into the other display. The company stressed how this results in reducing the amount of overall scrolling that a user needs to do. In Dual Mode, ZTE showed off watching a video while also sending a tweet at the same time (and also spoiled a certain Game of Thrones episode in the process). Finally, in Mirror Mode the company showed off a chess game being played between two players on opposite ends. They attempted to show off Google Duo video conferencing, though the person who was being called never picked up so we didn't get to see that in action.
The device launches with Android Nougat 7.1.2 on board, but ZTE is promising a prompt update to the latest Android Oreo. They also promise regular software updates for the device.
Developers looking to optimize their applications can head to developer.ztedevice.com to learn more, though ZTE states that most applications will not need to be optimized for use on the Axon M, and they made sure that the top hundred Play Store applications work without a hitch on this device as well.
Internal Hardware
Powering the device is Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821 SoC with 4GBs of RAM. Though the Snapdragon 821 was last year's premiere SoC, it's by no means inadequate. Some of the fastest phones out there including the first generation Google Pixel and Pixel XL are based on this processor, and at the same top clockspeeds of 2.15GHz. By itself, the Snapdragon 821 shouldn't pose a problem in terms of performance, though some of you may understandably be disappointed by the lack of the latest offering from Qualcomm.
Even with the Snapdragon 821 SoC, the ZTE Axon M isn't guaranteed to be a smooth performer. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 delivered embarrassing real-world performance when compared to its contemporaries, after all, though Samsung did clean up its act with its Galaxy Note 8. ZTE doesn't have room for mistakes, however, since I can't see users giving dual screen smartphones a second chance if this generation is inadequate. Do keep in mind that the phone is essentially powering up two FHD displays, so we'll have to run it through its paces in order to see just how well it can keep up and perform in the real world.
It's been 6 years since the Kyocera Echo, but this time we hope it'll only be one year for the next Axon M. We'll let you know how the Axon M performs in our hands-on review!
ZTE has embedded a 3,180 mAh capacity battery into its dual screen Axon M. Whether this will be enough for the Snapdragon 821 and two TFT LCD displays is something we'll have to find out through day to day usage in the coming weeks.
ZTE Axon M Pricing & Availability
The company states that the phone will retail for $725 exclusively at AT&T, and for $24.17/month on AT&T Next. The company has also announced a partnership with NTT Docomo in Japan. In China, the M will be available through China Telecom and JD.com in Q1 2018. Finally, the company states the M will launch in Europe during Q1 2018, but no further information was given about which countries it will be available in.
Axon Passport M program will come for free for all purchases of the Axon M.
What are your thoughts on the ZTE Axon M? Let us know in the comments!
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State Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman designated western Nevada a catastrophe on Monday after thousands of residents filed claims following the weekend's storm activity.
The designation will allow insurance adjusters from out-of-state to operate here and help local adjusters process the influx of claims.
The designation came as several insurance companies declared their own emergencies. Claims adjusters from all over the country will arrive in Northern Nevada in the next few days.
"We normally don't get that many claims from a storm," said Joe Gacioch, spokesman for Allstate Insurance's Southwest region.
Allstate reported taking 300 claims by noon Monday for homeowners reporting damage to roofs and other property mostly from strong winds and fallen trees, Gacioch said.
Susan Bithell, state executive director for Farmers Insurance, reported the company had received 800 claims following the storm.
The best thing to do is to make temporary repairs to minimize damage until permanent fixes can be made. Homeowners should save their receipts for tarps or other purchases so they can be reimbursed, Gacioch said.
Allstate urged people to call in their claims Monday to 1-800-54-STORM or their local agents. Claims can also be filed online at http://www.allstate.com.
While some residents experienced damage, many were just trying to cope with power outages, snow and ice and basic repairs.
People searching for kerosene for lamps would be hard-pressed to find any in the Carson area, according to local hardware stores. Carson City True Value Hardware owner Kent Johnston said kerosene lamp oil, heaters and heater wicks had sold out Monday. He was expecting to sell out of ice melt by today.
"We've sold out of pretty much everything," Johnston said. The store does have supplies to insulate pipes from cracking in the freezing weather, though. Johnston recommends taking extra measures to protect homes and piping during winter storms.
The Home Depot in northern Douglas County reported it had sold all generators by Monday. Snowblowers and snow shovels were also nearly gone, said Larry Campbell, a manager at the store. People were also buying roofing and fencing materials, he said.


"Today's ally is merely tomorrow's traitor. We will be watching you."
A Grey Knights Grand Master is the second-highest rank that can be attained within the Grey Knights Space Marine Chapter. A Grand Master is a member of the Inner Conclave of the Inquisition and the Chapter Council of Grand Masters who govern the Grey Knights.
By tradition, there are eight Grand Masters of the Grey Knights. Each is the spiritual heir of one of the eight founding Astartes of the Inquisition who served Malcador the Sigillite ten thousand standard years ago during the Horus Heresy.
A master daemonslayer, the Grand Master always wears Terminator Armor and wields a Nemesis Force Weapon in combat, and he is also a potent psyker. Few, if any, daemons have been able to stand against a Grand Master of the Grey Knights and survive.
The death of such a powerful defender of the Emperor's will is always mourned by the Grey Knights and the Ordo Malleus -- though no common citizen of the Imperium will ever know of his existence. Due to the amount of experience needed to become such a warrior, Grand Masters are typically ancient Space Marines who have seen nearly a millennium of service to the Emperor.
By ancient tradition of the Chapter, there are eight Grand Masters of the Grey Knights. To reach this rank is to have battled on ten thousand worlds, to have slain daemons unnumbered and to have stood stalwart as an unfailing example of honour and purity, not only to your Battle-Brothers, but to every soul in the Imperium. Even then, a new Grand Master can only be appointed by the will of those whose ranks he would join. Before he can be raised, the Chapter Council must be unanimous in its approval.
Grand Masters hold responsibility for maintaining the Chapter's many alliances, whether with other Adepta within the Imperium, or the various alien races with whom the Grey Knights have covert dealings. The actual detail of such treaties, pacts and accords are worked out by the Chapter's scribes -- a warrior's time is too precious to be expended on such bureaucratic detail. The Grand Master's chief role in these matters is to attend all meetings with outsiders in his full regalia of war. He speaks as little as is necessary, his grim and martial aspect a stark warning to any who would think to abuse his Chapter's trust. The threat in his manner is clear: betray us, and a thousand warriors such as I shall seek revenge.
Of course, as one of the Chapter's finest warriors, a Grand Master's principal duty is to take charge of those battles so pivotal or perilous that even the hardened warrior-skills of a Grey Knights Captain are deemed insufficient to the task at hand. Such a campaign is sure to see the Grey Knights at the very pinnacle of their abilities, for a Grand Master has a keen eye for strategy, and an uncanny skill for ensuring his troops fight at peak efficiency.
Under a Grand Master's guiding will, a Grey Knights strike force will often adopt non-standard doctrines with a precision and speed that is nothing short of uncanny. Indeed, it is said by some that a Grand Master is apt to psychically control his subordinates' minds if it will bring victory. Others claim it is simply the hallmark of a remarkable leader, but none can truly say where the truth lies.
Grand Master Epimetheus - One of the original Founding members of the Grey Knights, Epimetheus stood before the Emperor alongside the other seven potential recruits that Malcador the Sigillite had selected in the hours before the start of the Battle of Terra, and was given command of the 5th Brotherhood. Originally a Legionary of the Dark Angels Legion, he served on Caliban under the Arch-Heretic Luther. Regardless of how Epimetheus became a Grey Knight, his original Progenoid Glands were removed and sealed in a stasis capsule beneath Titan along with the gene-seed of all the already-implanted recruits. It was then replaced with the new gene-seed set aside for the foundation of the Grey Knights. When the knowledge of Titan was hidden by Malcador as the Traitors entered the Sol System, Epimetheus was relatively young and inexperienced. However, when Titan returned to realspace, less than a standard decade had passed in real time, but for the warriors of Titan many Terran centuries had elapsed. Men who were young during the twilight years of the war against Horus were now older than the oldest surviving veterans of the fragmenting Space Marine Legions. Those eight who had previously worn armour of a differing colour had accrued more years than even the most ancient and venerable of Dreadnoughts. Epimetheus was now older than any of the still-living veterans from the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy. During the Great Scouring, Epimetheus led a full Brotherhood of Grey Knights, according to his personal account, for a period that lasted many centuries rather than the seven standard years the Legions spent fighting. The world of Pythos was one of the first missions the Grey Knights undertook after their return to realspace. Three entire Brotherhoods and a quarter of a million Imperial Army soldiers set out to close the Damnation Cache, a Warp rift that had been opened during the early days of the war against Horus. It had supplied the Traitor forces with allies throughout the campaign, and with turncoat Legions fleeing towards the Eye of Terror, the Daemons now turned their attention to the worlds surrounding Pythos, seeking to claim them as their own and establish their own debased realm on the material plane. The war to close the Cache was long and bloody. Of the 300 Grey Knights who had set out from Titan to cleanse Pythos, barely twenty survived. With no Athame to keep it permanently closed, it was decided to hide seven seals around the planet, each one different and only able to be undone in a specific order. Over the seventh and final seal to be placed, Epimetheus volunteered to be placed in suspended animation to stand sentinel over it for millennia. In the late 41st Millennia, when Abaddon the Despoiler came to unlock the Damnation Cache once more, Epimetheus was awoken from his slumber. At the conclusion of this campaign fighting against Abaddon and his Forces of Chaos, Epimetheus was led into a trap and taken prisoner. Abaddon wished to experiment upon the unique gene-seed of his captive, and hoped to pry the knowledge from the captured Grey Knight on where the other, still-living Grand Masters were located. Epimetheus' current fate is unknown.
Grand Master Khyron - One of the original Founding members of the Grey Knights, Khyron stood before the Emperor alongside the other seven potential recruits that Malcador the Sigillite had selected in the hours before the Battle of Terra, and was given command of the 8th Brotherhood. His body allegedly resides within the Dead Fields beneath the Citadel of Titan, within the Tomb of the Eight, the sacred resting place of the eight original founding Grand Masters of the Grey Knights.
Grand Master Janus - Revuel Arvida was a Sergeant of the Thousand Sons Legion's 4th Fellowship and a member of its Corvidae Cult during the Great Crusade and the opening days of the Horus Heresy in the late 30th and early 31st Millennium. The 4th Fellowship's Captain, Menes Kalliston, led a squad of his Battle-Brothers to the ravaged surface of their homeworld to seek for any signs of survivors or their Primarch. This occurred six solar months after the tragic events of the sanctioned Imperial campaign known as the Fall of Prospero. Imperial forces had ravaged the Thousand Sons' homeworld of Prospero following Magnus the Red's breach of the Emperor's Edicts of Nikaea, by flagrantly utilising the forbidden arts of sorcery. Hoping to find some sign of their missing Legion, instead, their squad was taken by surprise when they encountered a much larger force of Traitor World Eaters who were also on Prospero for their own nefarious reasons. In the ensuing conflagration, the majority of the squad were killed and their captain was captured. Utilising his innate precognitive psychic abilities, Sergeant Arvida was able to elude the World Eaters and eventually escape the surface of the Dead World. Later during the Heresy, Revuel Arvida would find his way to Terra, where he was transformed in an arcane ritual conducted by Malcador the Sigillite into an amalgam of Arvida and a psychic fragment of the personality of the Primarch Magnus the Red which had been left on the Throneworld after his ritual incursion into the Imperial extension of the Webway to warn the Emperor of Horus' betrayal. The new hybrid being chose to call himself Ianius, later known as Janus, who would go on to become the first Grey Knights Supreme Grand Master.
Grand Master Iapto - One of the first Grand Masters of the Grey Knights. He stood before the Emperor alongside the other recruits Malcador the Sigillite had selected in the hours before the Siege of Terra and was given command of one of the original Grey Knights brotherhoods.
Grand Master Koios - One of the first Grand Masters of the Grey Knights. He stood before the Emperor alongside the other recruits Malcador the Sigillite had selected in the hours before the Siege of Terra and was given command of one of the original brotherhoods.
Grand Master Vardan Kai - Vardan Kai currently commands the 1st Brotherhood of the Grey Knights with Cadrig Pelenas as its Brother-Captain. As Kai is Steward of the Armoury, his Brotherhood is often called upon when the Grey Knights require large numbers of Stormravens or Land Raiders, and it contains many of the finest pilots and drivers of the Chapter. Kai oversees the war machines of the Grey Knights and the Techmarines that maintain them, ensuring that they remain in perfect fighting condition. If the wards upon a Rhino are imperfect or the engines of a Stormraven less than pristine, it is to Kai that a Battle-Brother must answer.
Grand Master Vorth Mordrak - Vorth Mordrak commands the 2nd Brotherhood of the Grey Knights with Arno Trevan as its Brother-Captain. Mordrak's Brotherhood has a well-deserved reputation for rapid deployment and swift strikes, even by the standards of the Grey Knights. The Brotherhood makes use of large numbers of Interceptor and Strike Squads, using mass teleportation and Teleport Homer assault tactics to outmanoeuvre their enemies. The 2nd Brotherhood is often in the vanguard of combined Brotherhood assaults, seeding the way for heavier troops to follow. As Admiral of the Fleet, the Grand Master must possess a skill with manoeuvres that ensures the Grey Knights' rapid deployment to a warzone. Over time, these traits have become synonymous with the 2nd Brotherhood. The sole survivor of the attack upon the Fortress World of Mortain by the Renegade Space Marines of the Red Corsairs, Grand Master Vorth Mordrak has continued to be protected by the ghostly apparitions of his fallen comrades. Determined to finally lay the fallen to rest, Mordrak has sworn to end the despicable individual responsible for his Battle-Brothers' deaths, the powerful Chaos Lord Huron Blackheart.
Grand Master Valdar Aurikon - Valdar Aurikon commands the 3rd Brotherhood with Arvann Stern as its Brother-Captain. The 3rd Brotherhood has always held a place of honour within the Chapter. It was, according to legend, Janus' own Brotherhood, and throughout the long history of the Grey Knights it has fostered many of the Chapter's greatest heroes. Kaldor Draigo was Brother-Captain and then Grand Master of the 3rd Brotherhood, with Arvann Stern following in the Supreme Grand Master's footsteps. With a reputation for glory, the 3rd has also borne the attentions of some of the Grey Knights' greatest foes. Many times during its history the 3rd Brotherhood has come close to extinction, daemonic adversaries seeking vengeance for the actions of its current Brother-Captain or Grand Master.
Grand Master Aldrik Voldus - Grand Master Voldus had only recently been promoted to leadership of the Grey Knights 3rd Brotherhood, a position that was rapidly becoming renowned as a dangerous -- perhaps even cursed -- appointment. When the previous Grand Master, Doriam Narathem, was slain by the vile Greater Daemon known as M'Kachen during an assault on the Fortress World of Longhallow, Brother Voldus unleashed a titanic psychic assault on the cackling daemon. So pure and powerful was Narathem's sacrifice and the psychic light of Voldus' mind in that moment that it guided Supreme Grand Master Kaldor Draigo from the realm of Chaos. Surging into battle, the legendary warrior fought alongside Brother Voldus to drive M'Kachen back into the Warp, the two forging their powers into a banishment of unstoppable force. In the wake of the battle, Draigo himself appointed the humble Voldus to the rank of Grand Master, lauding his exceptional heroism and phenomenal psychic prowess. Even as Draigo faded back into the Warp once more, Voldus swore an oath to live up to this great honour -- one of which the self-deprecating hero did not truly believe himself worthy. He strives towards this goal in every battle he fights, offering prayers to the Emperor of Mankind for strength and guidance.
Grand Master Doriam Narathem - The predecessor of Aldrik Voldus, the newly appointed Grand Master led an assault on the benighted Fortress World of Longhallow. He led a substantial portion of the 3rd Brotherhood to defend the planet. The mission was only his fourth as Grand Master, yet it was also to be his last. Launching a targeted strike onto the island fastness of Tolin's Rock, Grand Master Narathem and his Battle-Brothers attempted to save the precious relics locked within the vaults of the isle's cathedrum. They found themselves beset by hordes of Tzeentchian daemons. As the fighting intensified, the vaults echoed to the fury of Grey Knights duelling with twisted, fire-spewing abominations from beyond the veil. Grand Master Narathem fought alongside his most psychically gifted brothers, chief amongst them Brother Aldrik Voldus. Drawn to the beacon of their considerable empyric power, the hideous Lord of Change M'Kachen burst from the Warp to attack. Narathem threw himself valiantly against the Greater Daemon. Yet the fight was a trap; M'Kachen had scried the strands of the future using an ancient ensorcelled orb, and now used his stolen wisdom to wear down and slay Narathem.
Grand Master Karas Vaurmand – Karas Vaurmand was the Grand Master of the 3rd Brotherhood during the fifth century of the 41st Millennium. Vaurmand's face betrayed his advanced age, while his burnished armour dictated victory upon victory in gold-leaf script. During the First War for Armageddon, Vaurmand was honour-bound by Chapter tradition to remain on Titan, guarding the Grey Knights' fortress-monastery in his brothers' absence. He chose Captain Taremar Aurellian, of the 3rd Brotherhood, to lead the Grey Knights strike force to Armageddon in his absence. As Lord Vaurmand was the only Grand Master present on Titan at the time, tradition dictated this fate, no matter how he raged against it: Titan must always have one of the eight Grand Masters present to oversee the order's operations. With Vaurmand, only a skeleton presence remained to walk the cold halls of the Grey Knights' fortress-monastery even as the Daemon Primarch Angron assaulted Armageddon.
Grand Master Drystann Cromm - Drystann Cromm, Keeper of the Augurium, currently commands the 4th Brotherhood of the Grey Knights with Ionan Grud as its Brother-Captain. The 4th Brotherhood contains many of the Chapter's most potent psykers, warriors with an instinctual understanding of the Warp that goes even beyond that of their peers. It is from the 4th Brotherhood that new Prognosticars are often chosen, after they become too badly wounded to fight. The members of the 4th Brotherhood have also displayed an uncanny ability to sense danger before it materialises.
Grand Master Rothwyr Morvans - Rothwyr Morvans, Protector of the Sanctum Sanctorum, commands the 5th Brotherhood with Tauros Hendron as its Brother-Captain. Some of the greatest heroes of the Grey Knights continue in their duty even after their bodies have been crippled beyond repair, entombed within one of the Chapter's Dreadnoughts. The 5th Brotherhood has long been the warden of the wealth of the Grey Knights' Dreadnoughts, its Grand Master as much the chronicler of their deeds as their commander. While other Brotherhoods contain Dreadnoughts, most of these begin within the Sanctum Sanctorum, their histories and glories carefully considered before they are honoured with entombment. Grand Master Morvans is one of the few that speaks with the ancient warriors, often awakening them for war. In battle the 5th Brotherhood will often be deployed alongside several Dreadnoughts, as Morvans is aware that if one of these deathless warriors is left too long dormant he might never be roused. It is a cycle of war that the Dreadnoughts are doomed to repeat endlessly, as long as the Chapter has need of their cybernetic might.
Grand Master Anval Laraon - Anval Laraon, High Seneschal of the Fortress, currently commands the 6th Brotherhood of the Grey Knights with Caddon Varn as its Brother-Captain. Laraon is an exacting warrior, a trait that saw him ascend to the rank of High Seneschal and is reflected in the warriors of the 6th Brotherhood. The Grand Master believes in no wasted effort or force, often arguing to the Chapter Council against the use of more than a single part of a Brotherhood unless the most extreme circumstances call for it. Laraon understands there are far too few Grey Knights in the galaxy for the task of protecting the Imperium, and is loath to waste the life of a single one. The High Seneschal believes that, striking at the right time and in the right place, a handful of Grey Knights can do the job of a whole Brotherhood.
Grand Master Covan Leorac - Covan Leorac, Representative to the Inquisition, currently commands the 7th Brotherhood of the Grey Knights with Darig Tegvar as its Brother-Captain. The Inquisition and the Grey Knights are inextricably intertwined, their goals often aligning. The 7th Brotherhood has a long history of operations alongside the Ordo Malleus, and many Brother-Captains have personal relationships with Inquisitors. As a result, respected Inquisitors are more likely to gain favour from the Brotherhood if they call for aid, as more than one Inquisitor has learned. Grand Master Leorac maintains the Chapter's secret knowledge of the Inquisition, tomes of lore on the Inquisitors of each Ordo reaching back thousands of standard years. It is rare for individual Battle-Brothers to serve with the same Inquisitor more than once, lest either should learn too much of the other.
Grand Master Aidan Perdon - Aidan Perdon, Knight-Commander of the Recruits, currently commands the 8th Brotherhood of the Grey Knights with Mithrac Tor as its Brother-Captain. When a newly forged Battle-Brother joins the ranks of the Grey Knights he will often be sequestered to the 8th Brotherhood. If he proves himself, he may then find a place within one of the other Brotherhoods, depending on his natural talents and the favour of the Grand Masters. In time, many of these Battle-Brothers remain with the 8th, understanding the importance of finding those rare recruits suitable to become Grey Knights and keep the Chapter alive.
Grand Master Ganelon - Ganelon was one of the cadre of three Grand Masters that led the Grey Knights' attack on the world of Khorion IX to banish the Greater Daemon Ghargatuloth. Ganelon's forces were overwhelmed by the tides of Ghargatuloth's minions.
Grand Master Malquiant - Unusually for a Grand Master of the Grey Knights, Malquiant's weapons of choice were Lightning Claws, which suited him well. Alongside Grand Masters Ganelon and Mandulis, Malquiant took to the field on distant Khorion IX, where he failed to reach Ghargatuloth first, his fighting wedge bogged down by the great numbers of Ghargatuloth's minions. His ultimate fate remains unknown.
Grand Master Mandulis - One of the few survivors of the Grey Knights strike force that banished the Daemon Primarch Angron in the First War for Armageddon, Mandulis led a force of 300 Grey Knights onto the Chaos-corrupted world of Khorion IX in an attempt to vanquish the Greater Daemon Ghargatuloth back to the Immaterium. His Nemesis Force Sword played a critical role in a sequence of events that unfolded after he vanquished the daemon into the Warp for one thousand Terran years, though the victory took the lives of Mandulis and every one of his brothers. Only the body of Mandulis and his weapon were recovered by the Chapter. His sword is thought to be the only weapon capable of destroying Ghargatuloth when he inevitably returns to the material plane.
Hammerhand - Focusing the raging power of their minds, Grey Knights can augment their already prodigious might. Even unarmed, such a warrior can crush flesh and bone in close combat -- given blade or hammer there is little limit to what they can slay.
Psychic Communion - By concentrating his psychic potential, a Grey Knights commander can make contact with the minds of his fellows, guiding them on the battlefield at the very moment they are most needed. Many a battle has been won or lost based on such timely counsel.
Liber Daemonica - The Liber Daemonica is an enduring symbol of the Grey Knight's devotion to his mission, and contains the cardinal tenets of lore culled from the dark knowledge caged within the Sanctum Sanctorum's walls. Every Grey Knight carries a copy of the Liber Daemonica in a Ceramite case on his breastplate. These gnarled tomes contain the Chapter's rites of battle and detail the traditional duties of every Grey Knights' rank. The books themselves are also potent psychic talismans in their own right, with pages illuminated in silver and bound to a spine carved from the thigh bone of a martyred saint.


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Q: how to make neural network implementation in c++ efficient? I have a C++ code, which I evaluate for various inputs repetitively, the network properties are read from another file. The cost of an evaluation is high bc of repetitive declaration and deletion of variables (my guess), any idea on how to reduce it:
void NN_eval(Network *net, double rsq, double &Z)
{
    double r;
    int layer;
    r = sqrt(rsq);
    double *L_k, *L_kp;
    L_k = new double [1];
    L_kp = new double [net->archtwobody[1]];
    for (int i = 0 ; i < net->archtwobody[1]; i++)
        L_kp[i] = 0.0;
    L_k[0] = -(r-cutmax)/cutmax;
    int *A_size = new int [2];
    for (layer = 0 ; layer < net->num_layertwobody+1; layer ++ ){
        A_size[0] = net->archtwobody[layer]; A_size[1] = net->archtwobody[layer+1];

        net->multiply(net->Wtwobody[layer], A_size, L_k, L_kp);
        net->add_bias(net->btwobody[layer], A_size[1], L_kp);
        net->apply_nonlinearity(net->functwobody[layer], L_kp, A_size[1]);

        delete [] L_k;
        L_k = new double [net->archtwobody[layer+1]];
        for (int i = 0; i <net->archtwobody[layer+1]; i++) {
            L_k[i] = L_kp[i];
        }
        delete [] L_kp;

        if (layer != net->num_layertwobody){
            L_kp = new double [net->archtwobody[layer+2]];
            for (int i = 0 ; i < net->archtwobody[layer+2]; i++)
                L_kp[i] = 0.0;
        } else{
          L_kp = new double [net->archtwobody[layer+1]];
          for (int i = 0 ; i < net->archtwobody[layer+1]; i++)
              L_kp[i] = 0.0;
        }
    }
    Z = L_k[0]*net->fmax2;
    delete [] L_k;
    delete [] L_kp;
    delete [] A_size;
}

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