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Q: Comparing DateTime stamps in Msbuild I am trying to compare two date times stamps in msbuild. I have done the following:
<CreateItem Include="@(Compile)->'@(Compile).cache'"
            Condition="('%(Compile.ExcludeFromStyleCop)' != 'true') and ('%(Compile.ExcludeFromSourceAnalysis)' != 'true') and (@(Compile.ModifiedTime) > @(Compile.cache.ModifiedTime))">
    <Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="StyleCopFiles"/>
</CreateItem>

However, it throws the following:

error MSB4086: A numeric comparison was attempted on
  "@(Compile.ModifiedTime)" that evaluates to "@(Compile.ModifiedTime)"
  instead of a number, in condition "('%(Compile.ExcludeFromStyleCop)'
  != 'true') and ('%(Compile.ExcludeFromSourceAnalysis)' != 'true') and
  (@(Compile.ModifiedTime) > @(Compile.cache.ModifiedTime))".
  [c:\dev\apt\DotNetMvc\src\Apt.Lib.Data.Elmah\Apt.Lib.Data.Elmah.csproj]

How does one compare two date time stamps in msbuild?

A: Try to use inline task: (msbuild v4+ is required, I guess) (I didn't tested it)
<UsingTask
    TaskName="CompareDates"
    TaskFactory="CodeTaskFactory"
    AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0.dll" >
    <ParameterGroup>
      <FirstDate ParameterType="System.DateTime" Required="true" />
      <SecondDate ParameterType="System.DateTime" Required="true" />
      <Result ParameterType=" "System.Int32" Output="true" />
    </ParameterGroup>
    <Task>
      <Using Namespace="System"/>

        <![CDATA[
        Log.LogMessage("First Date: " + FirstDate, MessageImportance.High);
        Log.LogMessage("Second Date: " + SecondDate, MessageImportance.High);
        Result = DateTime.Compare(FirstDate, SecondDate);
        ]]>

    </Task>
  </UsingTask>

Usage in MsBuild script:
<CompareDates FirstDate="$(FirstDate)" SecondDate="$(SecondDate)">
      <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DateCompareResult"/>
</CompareDates>

<Copy Condition="$(DateCompareResult)=='0'" .../>

A: A much simpler solution here is to convert the DateTime object into an integer using a property function to access the Ticks property.
For a named file:
$([System.IO.File]::GetLastWriteTime('SomeFile.bin').Ticks)

Or from item metadata:
$([System.DateTime]::Parse('%(ItemGroup.ModifiedTime)').Ticks)

You can then compare items using conditional expressions like the following:
Condition="($([System.DateTime]::Parse('%(ItemGroup.ModifiedTime)').Ticks) > $([System.IO.File]::GetLastWriteTime('SomeFile').Ticks)))"

In the case of the question here, I believe this should work:
Condition="($([System.DateTime]::Parse('%(Compile.ModifiedTime)').Ticks) > ($([System.DateTime]::Parse('%(Compile.cache.ModifiedTime)').Ticks)"

A: Here is what we went with:
<UsingTask
      TaskName="CompareDates"
      TaskFactory="CodeTaskFactory"
      AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0.dll" >

      <ParameterGroup>
        <FileList ParameterType="Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskItem[]" Required="true" />
        <CacheFile ParameterType="System.String" Required="true" />
        <Result ParameterType="Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskItem[]" Output="true" />
      </ParameterGroup>
      <Task>
        <Using Namespace="System"/>

          <![CDATA[
          var modifiedFiles = new List<ITaskItem>();
          //If the cache file exists, only return files that have been edited more recently than it
          if(File.Exists(CacheFile))
          {
            DateTime cacheTimeStamp = File.GetLastWriteTime(CacheFile);
            foreach(var file in FileList)
            {
                if(DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Parse(file.GetMetadata("ModifiedTime")), cacheTimeStamp) > 0)
                {
                    modifiedFiles.Add(file);
                }
            }
                    Result = modifiedFiles.ToArray();
          }
          //Otherwise, return all files
          else
          {
                Result = FileList;
          }
          ]]>

      </Task>
  </UsingTask>

We used it as follows:
<CompareDates FileList="@(Compile)" CacheFile="My.StyleCop.Cache">
    <Output TaskParameter="Result" ItemName="ChangedFiles"/>
</CompareDates>

And updated the cache (after the stylecop task is executed):
<Touch
    Files="My.StyleCop.cache"
    AlwaysCreate="true"
    Condition="'$(StyleCopViolationCount)' == '0'"/>
<CreateItem Include="Apt.StyleCop.cache">`enter code here`
    <Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="FileWrites"/>
</CreateItem>


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Wandsbek Markt – stacja metra hamburskiego na linii U1. Stacja została otwarta 2 października 1961.

Położenie
Stacja z centralnym peronem znajduje w tunelu pomiędzy Steindamm i Wandsbeker Marktstraße, zaraz przed zakrętem 90° w kierunku północnym.

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This is atypical view of an orange-tip butterfly at rest and this is a female
Once we get into April there is a good chance of seeing half a dozen species of butterfly, and most of these have one thing in common, they will have spent the winter in hibernation and emerged as adults. The peacock, painted lady, brimstone and s...
The orange-tip can be seen on the wing between April and August but is most numerous in April and May. It was once known as the 'lady of the woods' and can often be seen flying through woodland, though it is more likely to be encountered laying its eggs along hedgerows or even in damp pastures, where the food plants of its caterpillars can be found.
The male and female of this species are very different. Males have an orange patch on their forewing, giving the species its name, whereas females simply have a smudgy black margin to the forewing. Both sexes have the same markings on their rear underwing, which is usually all we see when a butterfly is at rest; this intricate mossy-green veining is actually as attractive and distinctive as the male's orange wing tips. In flight the male orange-tip is one of our most easily identified species, the orange tips to its wings contrasting markedly with the creamy-white of the majority of its upper wings.
Fortunately, the male of this species is more active than the female and is therefore more likely to be seen. He doesn't try to defend a territory, in fact he will wander widely along hedgerows and other linear features. When he meets another male orange-tip a small-scale squabble may take place, but these butterflies seem too graceful to show real aggression and they soon go their separate ways.
The female usually lies low, only when she is laying her eggs does she become more active. Orange-tips lay their eggs on cuckoo flower ('Cardamine pratensis'), garlic mustard ('Alliara petiolata'), hedge mustard, aka 'Jack-by-the-hedge' ('Sisymbrium officinale') and other related plants. The eggs are tiny, elongated and orange, with a ribbed surface. They are laid amongst the young flower heads or on the fresh shoots of its chosen plant types but only one egg is laid on each plant because the caterpillars can become cannibalistic if too many occur together.
The orange-tip butterfly can be seen on the wing between April and August but is most numerous in April and May
Once the eggs hatch, the caterpillars eat the seed pods of the host plants, and looking for half-eaten seed pods is often the easiest way to find them, though they are exceptionally well camouflaged, since the caterpillars are designed to resemble these pods. The caterpillar of the orange-tip butterfly grows to about 3cm. Its underside is dark green, its back varies from bluish-grey to greyish-green and it has a white stripe along its flanks. After fattening itself during May and June the caterpillar pupates during July, often attaching itself to a twig but hardly ever to its host plant. The chrysalis of an orange-tip is brown or green and is pointed, closely resembling a broken twig. The chrysalis will remain dormant until the following April or May, when an adult butterfly will emerge and the whole process starts again.
To attract this butterfly to your garden it is worth planting seeds of its host plant. The cuckoo flower (or lady's smock) has a very attractive flower which blooms in April, and its name is related to the time of year in which it flowers. In 1597, writer John Gerard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gerard) wrote about the cuckoo flower that it flowers 'for the most part in April and May, when the cuckoo begins to sing her pleasant note'. This beautiful but very subtle-coloured lilac flower grows in wet meadows and, where conditions are suitable, it can flourish in great numbers.
If you have a garden pond then this is a good species to plant around its grassy margin, otherwise any damp piece of grassland will suffice. As well as attracting the orange-tip, the cuckoo flower will also play host to the green-veined white butterfly.
Garlic mustard and hedge mustard don't seem to be as readily available in wild-flower seed packets but there is another flower that can easily be grown in gardens and which is also tempting to the orange-tip, and that is honesty, a very common garden flower. Wild-flower seeds can often be bought in local garden centres but there are some online locations that specialise in native flower species. One such company that can supply seeds from just about any wild-flower species is called Landlife Wildflowers (www.wildflower.org.uk).
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SheAtWork / GOVERNMENT SCHEMES INDIA / JAMMU AND KASHMIR
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Exclusive schemes for Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir Humanity Foundation: Helping Hands for Humanity
The organisation provides quality education, healthcare facilities and livelihood opportunities to women in Kashmir. The mission of the organisation is to cater to the disadvantaged people of India. It educates the poor and aims to have a world of leaders. The organisation is non-religious, non-political, non-profit organisation and it believes in equal opportunity to all.
https://www.jkhfindia.org/details/about-us.html
Technoserve
It is an organization that helps women entrepreneurs to scale up in developing countries. It operates in 29 countries. Its main objective is to lift men and women from poverty. It provides people with information, capital and access to market. It has been working since 50 years with proven results. It is among the top 1 percent of all the rated nonprofits.
http://www.technoserve.org/about-us/our-mission
Schemes given by the Women and Child Department, Jammu and Kashmir
a. Development of Manpower in Bio Technology: It aims at development of manpower and infrastructure in biotechnology in the State. More importance is given to short term biotechnology fellowship and organises seminar and popular lectures in biotechnology.
b. Science Talent Promotion Scheme: This encourages a competitive science culture in the State.
c. Scheme for minority women for establishing income generation units: Women below poverty line whose annual income is less than Rs 54,000 in urban areas and less than Rs 42,000 in rural areas are assisted.
d. Scheme for Physically and Mentally disabled women for establishing income generation units: This scheme is to uplift physically and mentally challenged women.
e. Schemes for Empowering Skilled Young Women-2009: It provides various welfare measures for socio-economic upliftment of women in the society.
f. Jammu and Kashmir Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (JKREGS): This scheme provides livelihood securities to people in rural areas and providing minimum of 100 days of guaranteed work to them.
g. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojna (SGRY): The scheme will provide additional wage employment in rural areas, it will provide food security; create durable community, social and economic infrastructure in rural areas and special emphasis to provide wage employment to women, scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and parents of children withdrawn from hazardous occupations.
h. State Sponsored Scheme for Handloom Industry: It sponsors handloom societies for participation in the special handloom Expose and State Level fairs organised by the Development Commissioner for Handlooms, Government of India.
i. Craftsman Training Scheme: It was introduced by Government of India in 1950 so steady flow of skilled workers in different trades for the domestic industry, to raise quantitatively and qualitatively the industrial production of systematic training, to reduce unemployment among educated youth by providing them employable training, to cultivate and nurture a technical/industrial attitude in minds of younger generation. Two Industrial Training Institute (ITI's) was set up in Srinagar and Jammu.
https://jk.gov.in/jammukashmir/?q=Schemes
Centre for Women Entrepreneurship
Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga inaugurates a Centre for Women Entrepreneurship which is first of its kind in J&K. this centre will mentor and nurture women with capabilities and it will start with a three week long Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) under Himayat Self Employment Scheme at Exhibition Ground. It will emphasise gender equality in business, provides training, support and mentorship for women entrepreneurs. This initiative is to help women start their own business.
http://kashmirreader.com/2017/05/05/govt-focusing-promoting-women-entrepreneurs/
Citizen Charter- J&K State Women's Development Corporation
The State Women's Development Corporation was introduced in the year 1991 under the Companies Act 1956 but it started in the year 1994. It implements development schemes for socio-economic upliftment of women with special emphasis to women below poverty line and the women belonging to minorities, backward and other classes. Its main objective is to identify and promote women entrepreneurs and conducting awareness camps for identifying women for various income generating activities for empowering women. The various schemes given by this corporation are:
a. National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC): Finance provided to women belonging to minority community.
b. National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC): Finance provided to women belonging to backward classes.
c. National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation (NHFDC): The corporation helps women with minimum of 40% of disability especially by providing with finances. These women are also provided with educational loan and micro credit loan.
d. Sher-I-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme: This scheme implements the "Empowering Skilled Young Women, 2009". The programme's main focus is to create employment avenues for educated unemployed youth. Very less interest is charged against loans.
http://jkwdc.com/citizen.html
Banks to help women entrepreneurs
The Chairman of J&K Bank and CEO Parvez Ahmed announced that the banks will develop some women specific schemes to help women entrepreneurs. He also added that there will be two branches of bank specifically for women customers. The banks will provide loan with minimal interest rate.
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/business/women-specific-initiatives-jk-bank-to-promote-women-entrepreneurship/231328.html
Revive Kashmir
It is a team of passionate change makers who work to achieve peace, economic strength and social equity through creativity and innovations in cross-sector partnerships. Its mission is to promote long-term social and economic development in the valley of Kashmir. It conducts activities that are aimed at reviving healthcare, economy and also financial and social status of every household in Kashmir. It works as a business accelerator, conducts livelihood program and connect budding and seasoned entrepreneurs who are currently operating in Kashmir.
http://revivekashmir.org/
Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute
The institute was established by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in March 1997. It enables entrepreneurship development in the state. The institute started its regular activities from 2004 and it is established as a learning centre for entrepreneurs. It also enables entrepreneurship in all 22 districts through community organisation programs. It promotes entrepreneurship in grass root level through training programs and mobilisation.
http://jkedi.org/index.aspx
NGO-Darpan
It is a platform that provides space for interface between VOs/NGOs and key Government Ministries/ Departments/ Government Bodies. The platform covers all Central Ministries/ Departments/ Government Bodies. It brings about greater partnership between government and voluntary sector and foster better transparency, efficiency and accountability. It is an initiative that promotes healthy partnership between VO/NGOs.
https://ngodarpan.gov.in/index.php/home/about#
Scheme for empowering skilled young women loan
The objective of this scheme is uplift women in the society. The scheme was launched on 8th January 2010 by the Ministry of Social Welfare Department and sponsored by the State. The beneficiaries of this scheme are specially women. It aims at various welfare measures for socio-economic upliftment of women. This is done by providing loan to them so that they can establish their own enterprises. Women can apply by contacting the Jammu and Kashmir Women development Corporation.
http://www.newincept.com/jammuandkashmir/jammu-and-kashmir-government-women-and-child-schemes.html
Scheme for minority women for establishing income generation units Monetary, Maximum loan, Jammu and Kashmir
This scheme which is sponsored by Central Government of India is especially for the women whose annual income is Rs 54,000 or less and residing in urban areas. Women who are residing in rural areas can only avail the benefits of this scheme if their annual income is Rs 42,000 or less. It was launched on 6th March 2006 by the Ministry of Social Welfare Department. The main objective of this scheme is to empower and aid the women living below poverty line. The benefits pronounced under this scheme are granting a loan of up to Rs.2.50 lakhs.85% of the project cost will be given by the State. Beneficiary has to repay back at 6% rate of interest and in 20 easy quarterly installments in 5 years including the moratorium period of three months on the recovery of principal amount. Women can contact the district programme officer in order to avail the benefits of this scheme.
Scheme for Physically and Mentally disabled women for establishing income generation units
This scheme was launched on 15th August 2004 by the Ministry of Social Welfare Department and sponsored by the State. This scheme is mainly to uplift the income and living standards of physically and mentally challenges women. Women who are in need of the benefits of this scheme can apply to the office of the Development Officer concerned. The following are the criteria which should be fulfilled to avail the benefits under this scheme:
Any women with 40% disability or more (Certificate should be provided by Chief Medical Officer or medical Board) are eligible under this scheme.
Age should be 18-45 years. Beneficiary should be a permanent resident of Jammu and Kashmir.
Beneficiaries should have relevant educational qualification (in case of technical trade) and should provide fresh attested copy of certificate.
Beneficiaries should not be a defaulter with other financial institutions and they should support it by affidavit.
Maximum loan granted to these beneficiaries is up to Rs 5 lacs and they have to repay back with a rate of interest of 4, 5 & 6% in 24 easy quarterly installments in 6 years including the moratorium period of six months on the recovery of principal.
Scheme for women of Backward Classes loan facility
This scheme was launched on 15th August 2001 by the Ministry of Social Welfare Department and is sponsored by the state. The main objective of this scheme is to uplift women of the backward classes and to help them to generate income. Loan is provided to them so that they can establish their own enterprises. Women who can avail the benefits of this scheme should have an annual family income of Rs 62000 or less in urban areas and Rs 52,000 or less in rural areas. The age of the women should be within 18 to 45 years and should belong to backward classes. In order to apply the woman must apply to the office of the Development Officer concerned.
Sher-I-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme
"Empowering Skilled Young Women, 2009" scheme implements Sher-I-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme (SKEWP) laid down by the Government in order to create self- employment ventures for educated unemployed youth. A low rate of interest of 6% is charged on the credit which is being granted to the entrepreneurs. Corporation is getting encouraging response in all parts of the state.
Jammu and Kashmir Development Institute
It was developed by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in March 1997. It is build for the development of entrepreneurship in the state. It has many regional across Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. It has also created community organisers in all the 22 districts of Jammu for entrepreneurship development.
http://jkedi.org/


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Milan has taught me that it's the small, simple everyday situations that create true, lasting friendships.
Milan has taught me that I don't want to live to work or work to live. I want to love my work.
Milan has taught me that beauty is in everything around us. Even in the things we take for granted. Especially there.
Milan has taught me that only because everyone around me thinks, looks and acts a certain way, it doesn't mean that it's the right way for me.
Milan has taught me that the shallow is, in fact, the most profound and deep of all.
Milan has taught me who I want to be, and who I do not want to be.
The street where I used to live.
Now as I move on, I can't let go of that bittersweet, nostalgic feeling that is so deeply painful to me. Being someone who changes home countries every once in a while is exciting and enriches the spirit, but there's no denying that leaving a place you love and jump into the unknown can hurt in so many ways.
This is the city where David was born, and that is why it will always be home. Like Stockholm is home, and like London will, hopefully, become home. Time will tell.
A beautiful post. Wish you all the best for the new beginning and remember, home is where the heart is!
may you find happiness and realize your dreams wherever you are.
Such beautiful and wise words... you made me remember the time when I left Paris and Maastricht, the two cities that I lived in for a year during my studies. They became sort of a home away from home and reading these few lines here I realized how much I miss them.
Good luck in your new city!
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On Monday night March 19, 2018, the Oak Hills German Klub enjoyed dinner at the Hofbräuhaus in Newport. The night was organized by president Hannah Baldwin, a junior at OHHS, and vice president Abby McElwee, a senior. Students who participated in the 2017 Dingolfing German exchange program even dressed up in the Bavarian outfits of Lederhosen or Dirndl. An amazing time was had by the 30 students who participated. It was exciting to see two former German students working at the restaurant that night.


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FILE - John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks at an event about the "Global Methane Pledge" at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. A new project trumpeted by U.S. President Joe Biden in which companies underpin development of low-carbon technologies through their buying power amounts to a "big transformation," U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 hoping to leverage the private sector to do more in the fight against global warming. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
GENEVA (AP) — A new project trumpeted by U.S. President Joe Biden in which companies underpin development of low-carbon technologies through their buying power amounts to a "big transformation," U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Thursday.
The " First Movers Coalition ", spearheaded by the U.S. government and the World Economic Forum, aims to help meet an increasingly difficult target laid out in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. So far, almost three dozen global companies in many sectors have committed to changing their purchasing practices to favor development of zero-emission technologies by 2030.
The idea is to jumpstart budding or not-yet-existent technologies that can reduce how much CO2 is spewed into the atmosphere by leveraging the market — specifically the purchasing power of the companies — to encourage their suppliers to clean up, so they can too. Biden spoke of the project as the U.N.-backed climate conference in Glasgow known as COP26 got under way.
"This is a big transformation. It's a big deal," Kerry told many corporate leaders behind the project in Glasgow on Thursday. "Everybody I've talked to when they learn about it, they say: 'Wow, that makes sense. That's great.' And all of you understood that instinctively, and without an arm-twisting."
Designers of the project say half of the emissions reduction projected between now and 2030 will stem from innovations — like capturing carbon out of the air — that aren't operating at a large scale. Pushing suppliers of the large companies to cut CO2 will help create bigger markets and ultimately lower costs, the thinking goes.
"If we don't get enough reduction somewhere in the 45% range over the next 10 years, we are blowing by 1.5 degrees — and that's a hard target," Kerry said, crediting the private sector for leading "in a way that even some governments are not."
A first phase focuses on aviation, shipping, steel and trucking, and three more industries — aluminum, cement and chemicals — are to come on board later. The seven industries account for about one-third of total global carbon emissions, WEF says.
"Volvo says we're going to buy X% — 10% of our vehicles are going to be made with green steel," Kerry said. "And so, all of a sudden, people making green steel know, 'Hey, there's somebody out there waiting to buy this.'"
But even participant companies aren't revolutionizing their plans just yet, committing to make the changes in at least one of their purchasing areas — so not necessarily company-wide.
Questions also remain about both the metrics and monitoring, which could amount to attempted "greenwashing" if firms try to quietly wriggle out of their commitments.
"We are going to have very strict metrics and strict follow-up on this," said Borge Brende, president of the Geneva-based WEF, which is best known for organizing the annual conference of government and corporate leaders in Davos, Switzerland.
"Rest assured: we're on it," he said in a phone interview.
He said the initiative is no substitute for government regulation to help curb global warming, which will still be needed, and putting pressure on suppliers could lead the companies to face higher prices. The idea builds on commitments in the finance sector already, exemplified through carbon-reduction strategies at investment companies like Blackrock and Carlyle, Brende said.
The coalition hopes to broaden that effort in finance to many more sectors. U.S.-based companies including Amazon, Apple, Boeing and Delta airlines are taking part, as are European plane maker Airbus, Germany's Deutsche Post, Swedish energy company Vattenfall and India's Dalmia Cement.
"This means that they will be pretty tough — even the hard-to-abate sectors -- in the years to come," Brende said, referring to sectors in which cutting carbon is especially difficult. "And if you want to sell to these companies, you have to reduce your carbon footprint. And I'm pretty sure that that signal will be received — and it will lead to new technology breakthroughs."
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Union president Kathy McElroy previously said the group voted overwhelmingly against DCYF Director Trista Piccola Wednesday, citing staffing issues and the recent death of a 9-year-old girl.
The governor's press secretary, Josh Block, called the girl's death a "tragic and difficult situation." He says the director is "taking appropriate action" in reviewing the case.
In a statement, Piccola says she welcomes the opportunity to meet with union leadership to talk about the results of the review.


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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
In The Lost and Damned, experience Liberty City as Johnny, a veteran member of The Lost, a notorious biker gang. Johnny has been creating business opportunities for The Lost in Liberty City but his first loyalty must be to the patch he wears on his back and to Billy Grey, the club's President. However, when Billy returns from rehab hell-bent on bloodshed and debauchery, Johnny finds himself in the middle of a vicious turf war with rival gangs for control of a city torn apart by violence and corruption. Can the brotherhood survive?
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In Economic Address, Hillary Clinton Threads the Needle
By Taylor Wofford On 7/13/15 at 5:47 PM EDT
Hillary Clinton touted her "clear-eyed capitalism" as she rebuked Jeb Bush and Scott Walker at the New School in Manhattan on Monday. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Vowing to fight for "hard-working families" instead of "successful CEOs and money managers," Hillary Clinton delivered the first major economic address of her campaign Monday, offering a glimpse at policies she plans to flesh out in coming weeks and hoping that her agenda will turn back any threat posed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
The venue for the speech was no accident. The New School in Manhattan has been a citadel of progressive thought since the early 20th century. The talk was the first of several policy addresses that the Democratic front-runner plans to deliver in coming weeks, according to her campaign.
Clinton focused on jobs, growth and income inequality. The former New York senator began by blasting "trickle-down economics"—the term Democrats have used for Republican economic policies since Ronald Reagan was in the White House.
"For 35 years, Republicans have argued that if we give more wealth to those at the top, by cutting their taxes and letting big corporations write their own rules, it will trickle down. It will trickle down to everyone else," she said, decrying the high deficits and untoward concentrations of wealth that have been incurred during Republican turns in the White House.
Clinton offered a peek at economic policies that she plans to detail in coming weeks, including tackling the economic threat posed by loose regulation of the so-called shadow banking system, which includes hedge funds and high-frequency traders. She also advocated increased profit-sharing at corporations that would allow workers to benefit from record-high profits. The former secretary of state also took aim at tax rates on capital gains, urging a distinction between short-term and long-term gains and vowing to work for tax reform that encourages long-term investments and diminishes speculation.
While Clinton is feeling pressure from Sanders, the independent candidate who is challenging her for the Democratic nomination, she took shots at Republicans, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. "You may have heard Governor Bush say last week that Americans just need to work longer hours. Well, he must not have met very many American workers," Clinton said.
(At a campaign event in New Hampshire last week, Bush made comments suggesting that in order to meet his ambitious goal of 4 percent annual growth, Americans would need to put in longer hours. The Republican front-runner's campaign clarified his remark, saying that it was aimed at underemployed Americans who are seeking more work and can't find it.)
Still, Clinton wasn't accepting any qualification of Bush's remarks. American workers, Clinton said, "don't need a lecture—they need a raise." She also took aim at Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on the day of his formal entry into the presidential race, chiding his successful efforts to limit the bargaining power of public employee unions.
Clinton also stressed the role women have to play in growing the economy. "The United States used to rank seventh out of 24 advanced countries in women's labor force participation. By 2013, we had dropped to 19th. That represents a lot of unused potential for our economy and for American families," she said. (Sanders rarely makes gender distinctions when he makes his economic pitch.)
Paid family leave, earned sick days and child care are "essential to our competitiveness," she added.
The closest Clinton came to disagreeing with Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, was when she described her policies as "clear-eyed capitalism."
Sanders responded to Clinton's speech by reiterating his proposals, including investing $1 trillion in infrastructure, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 and breaking up the largest banks, a step Clinton avoided proposing even as she allowed that financial institutions that are "too big to fail" still represent a threat to the economy and promised to appoint tough regulators.
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Happy New Year! As we get off to a decidedly frozen start to 2018, the January issue of The Volunteer, the BSBPA newsletter, offers some encouragement from Board President Stacy Simmons to "refresh" ourselves in the coming year. Whether it is trying out new ideas, new outlooks or maybe stepping up and becoming a part of the action, we hope you will become more engaged in your community (or continue your very valued engagement!). There is also important information on next month's 5th Annual Chocolate Fest, a look back on festive holiday activities, plus lots of member and Association news. Stay Warm!


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A sensual and good looking slice of late sixties psychological drama almost totally based around the swimming pool in the grounds of a luxurious villa on the outskirts of the French resort that originally gave us Brigitte Bardot, St Tropez. Directed by Jacques Deray his 1969 film La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) stars ex-couple Alain Delon and Romy Schneider as lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne who are spending a lazy sun-drenched summer in this magnificent villa. All goes lovingly until Marianne invites her ex-lover Harry (Maurice Ronet) who brings along his 18-year-old nubile daughter Penelope (Jane Birkin) complete with very long legs and pouting 'come and kiss me' lips. As you can probably guess, from the first moment following there arrival a certain amount of uneasiness and tension arises between the hot-blooded quartet that escalates into a 'dangerous love game'. A typical swinging sixties art house movie, full of tension, sexual longing and testosterone, beautifully filmed, never rushing its narrative, a scrumptious treat.


Participate in a "Wildflower Walk" around Veterans Lake, the Inkana Bridge and the Chickasaw Cultural Center Spiral Garden on Saturday, April 27, and Saturday, May 4. Participants will meet at Veterans Lake at 9 a.m. and arrive at the Inkana Bridge at 10:45 a.m. Following a short water break, attendees will tour the Chickasaw Cultural Center Spiral Garden. The "Wildflower Walk" tour will conclude around 11:15 a.m. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes.


An issue with the car's brake monitoring software, shared with the Cayenne, means drivers can easily dismiss warnings about worn pads.
Porsche has recalled the 2017-19 Panamera, over concerns about the brake wear warning light.
According to the company, an issue with the car's software can mean the red brake wear warning light doesn't illuminate when the pads are worn out. Instead, only a yellow warning light will be shown, and can be dismissed by the driver.
If the message is constantly ignored, drivers could be driving around with worn brake pads, putting them and other road users at higher risk of an accident.
A total of 226 cars are included in the campaign – a VIN list is attached here.
Porsche will contact owners of the affected cars and advise them to organise a software update with their dealership.


with your team, especially when they are older, has proven to an uphill battle.
members, even if they aren't their supervisor or actually less knowledgeable.
caring, and consistency in your leadership.
#1 Clarity: Be clear about who you are as a leader.
leader or at least the type of leader they want to be.
approach to leadership became both clear and consistent.
wanted to lead differently but I just didn't know how.
Be clear about how you are as a leader and your own approach to leadership.
The first step to Real Leadership is to be clear about how you are as a leader and your own approach to leadership. Once you know who you are, tell your team, and they will know who you are and what to expect.
CLICK HERE to create your own Leadership Identity.
your own emotions and better assess others.
When you are aware and in-control of your emotions, you can be more effective at decision making, problem solving, and leadership.
When you are aware and in-control of your own emotions, you can be more effective at decision making, problem solving, and leadership. Being more self-aware increases your ability to understand others and be more empathetic. The mistake I made was believing that I was able to separate my feelings from my work. I wasn't, and those who followed me knew it.
to support others in their own emotional self-awareness.
#3 Consistency: Be consistent in your behavior and decision making.
means you have to walk the talk, and the talk is the "clarity and caring".
choices are consistent with what you believe and who you say you are.
and work with your team to find a solution.
When teams know what to expect from you, they are more likely to trust and respect you.
A leader who is inconsistent or unpredictable creates chaos and uncertainty for teams, making it hard for others to trust them. When teams know what to expect from you, they are more likely to trust and respect you. People have to be able to count on you, and to be able to inspire people to follow you have to be consistent.
When your team is able to trust you, they will follow you.
When are confident in you, they will have your back.
steps to ensure that you are leading with clarity, caring, and consistency.
people who take your seriously and are ready to follow.
If you want to take a deeper dive into these concepts, check out Real Leadership Online and Real Leadership Live.
My ideal team is consistent, engaged, creative, and PRODUCTIVE!
Does this sound familiar? You emailed your remote team or posted on the message board, and there is nothing but TOTAL SILENCE. The deadline is looming, people committed to do the work, and you are now, for what seems like the millionth time, deciding whether or not to just do it yourself. Or do you make a last ditch effort to get a response from your team?
Remote teams usually start with lots of promise; there is a great group of motivated professionals who are excited to work together and tackle the task at hand. But somehow it seems that one or two people, if not most of the team, lose interest, begin to miss meetings, stop engaging, and leave the few with the lion's share of the work. I know because it has happened to me.
I've been working on remote teams for more than a decade now with teams that have crossed international borders and various industries and sectors. It was difficult for me in the beginning, not because the team wasn't engaged, but because I wasn't engaged. As an extrovert, it was difficult for me to express myself online, and be patient for a response. But over the years, I've not only learned to be more effective working with remote teams, but to help my teams be more engaged and productive.
Many leaders and teams make the same fatal mistake, they assume everyone is on the same page and knows how to effectively work on remote teams. But the truth is, working virtually with remote teams is a skill.
I hear people say all of the time that it isn't possible for remote teams to be as effective as teams that work together in person. But that isn't always the case. Productive and successful teams have to be on the same page, whether they are working remotely or all together in the same physical space. But it is even more critical for remote teams because they may not have the benefit of connecting with each other face to face to brainstorm, hold one another accountable, and course correct.
There are 5 Steps to Real Leadership, the second step is to imagine a shared vision with your team. This is an essential step to ensure you and your team is on the same page and invests and equally contributes to creating and realizing a shared vision.
Let's face it, even the most self-directed ambitious professional can become easily disengaged working on a remote team.
Don't take anything for granted. When you are leading a remote team, these are factors that have to be considered. But that isn't enough.
A shared vision is a vision that is co-created with leaders and their team that is built upon their shared values, interests, and purpose for the organization, team, or project. A shared vision provides a sense of purpose and direction, and is designed by the team, not imposed by the top. This helps to increase the team's level of engagement and commitment to the vision because they are equally invested in realizing it.
Establishing a shared vision does not take a lot of time! It can be done in as quickly as 15 minutes just by asking a few key questions. And it is also possible to spend hours or even days developing a shared vision, it is entirely up to you as the leader to decide.
How much time do people have to respond to emails/posts?
What is the procedure when someone is unable to complete a task?
It is possible for your remote team to be both engaging and productive. Whether it is you or your team, or both, that are struggling to feel engaged know that this can be remedied by taking these three easy steps.


Thanks to Drillinginfo's PRT next-day load forecasts, utilities, power marketers, and other PRT users were prepared for the frigid temperatures that swept through Texas a few weeks ago. The cold snap provided an opportunity to demonstrate how machine learning technology can deliver accurate, actionable information. When it comes to load forecasting, accuracy matters.
PRT's next-day load forecasts vastly outperformed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Independent System Operators' (ISO) own forecasts.
Rob Allerman, Director of Analytics at Drillinginfo, first uncovered a bullish load trend published by ERCOT on Nov. 7 and called out ERCOT's over-projection for the cold snap on Monday, Nov. 12, in the daily reports. Not only did this trend continue, but the bullish sentiment intensified into the week. PRT's adaptive machine learning stayed on track while Allerman's watchful eye kept PRT users informed as Texas entered its first cold snap of the season.
From Nov. 12 to Nov. 15, PRT's peak mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) was less than 2 percent, while ERCOT came in more than two percentage points higher at 4.26 percent.


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Former Top ZPRA Commander, ZNA Military Instructor Buried… PICTURES…
Jan 12, 2021 | Zim Latest
The late Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Rtd.) whose nom de guerre was Rodwell Nyika, a former ZPRA commander, one of our illustrious sons of Zimbabwe has been laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre.
Late Brig Gen Moyo played a major role in the liberation of Zimbabwe and participated in training thousands of ZPRA cadres.
He was one of those who joined the struggle in the early seventies while he was still a young man who was devoted to free Zimbabwe from the clutches of the colonial regime.
He was an astute comrade who joined the struggle and went for military training in 1973. He was with the likes of Gilbert Khumalo, Lt Col. Marshal Mpofu, Tod Mphisi, Gadhafi Carious Msimanga, Vice President Col. Mohadi, and Sekuru Col. Patrick Mandu.
Meanwhile, acting President Kembo Mohadi, addressing mourners at the National Heroes Acre said the country has lost a true cadre whose commitment to its self reliance cannot be overemphasized.
"The country has been robbed of fountain of knowledge, an military instructor par excellency, and liberator whose exemplary commitment to unity and peace will ever be cherished." – Acting President Mohadi on the late Brigadier-General Collin Moyo.
He added:
"It is imperative that we take a leaf from (Brigadier-General) Moyo to overcome this economic war that we face but this time not with guns, but with resilience, commitment and unity."
Acting President Mohadi encouraged the nation to take up the spirit of hard work and commitment exhibited by the likes of Moyo for the betterment of the country.
Moyo played a major role in the liberation of Zimbabwe and participated in training thousands of ZPRA cadres.
Upon completing his training he was chosen as an instructor in Morogoro, Tanzania. He was to remain as an instructor in Morogoro with the likes of late Col. Eddie Sigoge Mlotshwa, Stanley Gagisa, Sam Mfakazi Moyo, and others, who were mostly brilliant trainers who churned out some of the best ZPRA cadres, who did well in their social and military lives.
Rodwell Nyika also worked with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga during the short-lived period of ZIPA in 1975/76. ZIPA was meant to unify ZANLA and ZPRA into one force. He was a disciple of military discipline and continued with its execution as all those who were trained by him will testify. After the untimely termination of training bases in Tanzania, he went to Membeshi, Zambia and continued training thousands of ZPRA cadres.
It was at this juncture in his military career that he had to take the reigns and prove to himself and those he was training after he was deployed an Area Commander in 1977 in Feira near Mana Pools. He relieved David Ndebele Chibhoyi who later became the commander of ZPRA Tank Regiment. He remained as the commander of the area until 1978 when the new command structures and regional re-organisation took place. By this time his forces had infiltrated up to Sipolilo now Guruve.
He was then tasked by the commander of ZPRA Lt Gen Lookout Masuku to reorganise the operational regions from the previous coded regional designations to more organised fronts. He was joined by two deputy chiefs of operations, namely Richard Mataure (Col P Ngwenya), late Mike Reynolds (Brigadier General Gray), late Mpondo, (Major Khumalo), Logistics Zwafa Ellias Moyo, communications and John Nyampikidza (Lt Col Watson Tshipa), who had just completed his course in an academy.
Rtd Brigadier General Collin Moyo chaired the meeting and new designations of 2 operational front areas were established.
The northern front and the Southern front, both with 3 regions each commanded by a regional commander falling under a front commander. From there on the previous designations like BL1, BL2, DK areas etc. ceased to exist. After that he was appointed as the commander of the Northern Front.
He was appointed the front commander in the Northern Front an area spanning from Kazungula to Feira in Mana Pools. The boundary between the two established fronts was the main road from Plumtree to Salisbury now Harare. He commanded a very expansive area comprising 3 independent regions designated Northern Front 1, 2, and 3.
He was a hands-on commander who participated in major operations against the enemy. One that comes to mind is when they attacked the Mana Pools Camp and in this battle, he was injured after he was shot in the arm during the exchange. He survived and went for treatment and was back again. I envied his bravery and he truly had the support of his men.
Many ZPRA battles were in his area of operation and under his command, major achievements that led to the independence were noted.
In 1980, after ceasefire he went with his troops to Papa Assembly point, thereafter, he was attested into the National army. He went to 4 Brigade area in a team of ZPRA and ZANLA cadres headed by Brigadier Abel Mazinyani. He was a serving member of Zimbabwe National Army until retirement.
During his service, he was to prove his mantle as he received many accolades related to his service.
During his time as an instructor, he trained many people including General P. V. Sibanda, Major Gen Nicholas Dube, Brigadier Chancellor Diye and many more who were later to receive higher posts in government. He remained humble until his passing last week after a short illness.
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Reflections on the man Nnamdi Kanu by Gloria Ogo
EDITOR'S PICKFEATURED SLIDEROPINION
Edited by Adeze Ojukwu
The current agitations for self-determination by ethnic nationalities and frightening wave of insecurity, across Nigeria are inevitable.
They are the heinous seeds of injustice, bad governance, corruption, tribalism, mediocrity and dictatorial tendencies of Nigeria's political class.
Sadly, the massive deployment of government forces, against the leaders of the revolution, as part of a grand template to silence the movement and all forms of opposition is equally disconcerting.
Who is next? That is the big question on the minds of many citizens and activists.
Fear is spreading. The nation is pulsating. Citizens are troubled. Anybody can be picked up over trivialities. This is real time history unfolding before a generation, that has did not witness the unfortunate civil war.
Cheerily several notable leaders including Nobel laureate Prof Sole, Soyinka award-winning author-cum- feminist, Chimamanda Adichie as well as a budding writer Gloria Ogo, have lent their voices to the current national discourse.
Indeed most artists and writers are no stranger to issues and controveries, across Nigeria and other climes.
From her profile, this young writer bears a profound passion for the freedom of the oppressed and vulnerable persons.
Her commitment towards promoting freedom for disadvantaged people and groups is reflected in her themes, diction and personal style.
She combines a mastery of literary creativity, intellectualism and empathy in delivering her inner recesses.
Her latest missive entitled: "Reflections on the man Nnamdi Kanu" is a delight to probing minds and all people of goodwill.
Kindly enjoy the elegant piece from the stable of Gloria Ogo.
Yesterday, I announced that I would unveal my thoughts regarding the IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Several people reached out, advising me to be neutral and steer clear of political discourse. They meant well for a young female writer with a reputation to protect, an image to project, and the care not to cause offense.
I almost yielded but changed my mind this morning.
The Igbos are the same people about whom I wrote my current published work, In Blood and War, a book set in the then troubled Biafra.
On principle, I consider it unethical to make money off retelling the struggle of this tribe, and in the same breath be silent about their same struggle.
It is beneath morality for a writer to choose to speak only when it favours him or her. To retreat to silence in order not to 'taint' reputation.
To speak on this particular issue, of the man called Nnamdi Kanu, does not tribalize me or my works of literature. Especially as this remains an age-long fear of most writers; the fear of offending, a fear of stepping on toes, of banishment by a displeased societal sect, and even possible ostracism.
I speak because the making of a villain or hero often depends on who tells the story. Representation matters, when perspective becomes the thin line between an activist or a terrorist.
WHO IS NNAMDI KANU?
Nnamdi Okwu Kanu is a Nigerian Biafra political activist, and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB.
In a move to create an independent state for the people of old Eastern Region of Nigeria through an independent referendum, Kanu founded IPOB in 2014.
He began his activism for the freedom of Biafra as director of Radio Biafra in 2009, and anchor of Biafra awareness under Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
NNAMDI on Referendum, and SECESSION
According to Article 2 of the nation's constitution, Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state to be known by the name of the 'Federal Republic of Nigeria'.
Our law does not recognise the right of a state to break away from the union. The only way to legally grant such an option is through an amendment to the law.
Hence, Nnamdi Kanu's call for a referendum.
Same constitution only addresses two scenarios where a referendum is recognised – state boundary adjustment and the recall of a member of the National Assembly.
Headstrong on this path, Nnamdi Kanu ran into trouble with the Nigerian government and was first arraigned over allegations of terrorism, money laundering, treason, others, on October 14, 2015.
Later granted bail in 2017, he fled Nigeria in September after the military invaded his home in Afara-Ukwu, near Umuahia, Abia State, in the southeast of Nigeria. A move that prompted the Nigerian government to secure a court order proscribing IPOB as a terrorist group.
Nnamdi Kanu's whereabouts remained unknown until his recent arrest a few days ago. He and his co-defendant are currently facing treasonable felony charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. He also faces charges on unlawful possession of firearms and management of an unlawful society. The presiding judge adjourned the case to July 26, 2021.
Last week, while parceling one of my books to a buyer, a young boy of about 20 years old was making a call beside me.
At the end of his call, I understood four things:
1. He was negotiating to pay 200k to obtain a form that will identify him as a Niger Delta militant
2. This young man was not a militant
3. Incriminating himself and mortgaging his future through filling out such form would enable him get his share of the amnesty dished out by the Federal government monthly.
4. Our government negotiates with terrorists.
Since the arrest of the IPOB leader, my feed has been agog with posts casting aspersions on his person. Of which majority are made by Igbos, falling over themselves in a frenzy to denounce Nnamdi Kanu.
Meanwhile, a regular Hausa man is yet to put aside his Suya trade, cast on ashes and put on sackcloth, and then come on social media to endlessly bemoan the menance of Boko Haram in the country.
My ear still itches, awaiting the day a regular Yoruba man would take a chill off a peppery dish to criticize Obj. for not being the messiah we had hoped for. No, he is their brother. They must not speak bad of him.
Neither are the Ijaws pausing the oil bunkering trade in the rivers long enough to come online and rant about distancing themselves from militancy in the Niger Delta region.
I am yet to see any of these tribes measure the size of their phallus by how hard they throw their kinsman under the bus.
But not your average Igbo man.
No. Not the average Igbo man with itchy fingers, who masturbates off lambasting Nnamdi. The Igbo man must belong. He must trend. It is fashionable.
The Igbos are a bit too extra on this table.
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?
Still on the call for secession, on the 2nd of June 2021, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made the below 'heartwarming endearment' to the Igbos on Twitter :
"Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand."
The above threat from the house of the presidency stinks of beating a child and asking him not to cry.
No one in their right mind departs a good home, one that is working.
Shouldn't the real question then be . . . why do these people so badly want to stay apart from the rest of the nation?
First demonize a people, call their outcry terrorism, then their injustice becomes acceptable, their oppression becomes deserving.
Nnamdi's methodology may be rad, but his intentions are understandable. And for that, I will not throw him under the bus. Unbridled passion, passion without diplomacy, is all I see.
SOBER REFLECTIONS
In the words of Peter Tosh, everyone is crying out for peace and none for justice.
I ponder in idle musings:
Whether Nnamdi is a terrorist, depends on what you mean by a terrorist. Yesterday it was Sowore. Then the youths at the Lekki tollgate. Today Nnamdi. Or could it be that this country only understands you better when you act mad?
On nitty-gritty, we might have become a nation that picks and chooses the brand of terrorists deserving of amnesty. Perhaps the class with guns and doing the most harm are more deserving on the VIP list. That is the only way the massacre of the armless IPOB youths can make sense.
One day, in a saner clime abounding in freedom of speech, I will laud the beautiful corruption of a beloved country called Nigeria
Till then, we will watch the brave made into examples, and shiver at the spectacle, until fear seals our lips and sends us tumbling back into the tunnel of silence.
Source: Gloria Ogo
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4301860396531603&id=100001230553668&sfnsn=scwspwa
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Amuri is town and union council of Chagai District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

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Populated places in Chagai District
Union councils of Balochistan, Pakistan


We're pleased that Steve chose the Sally J as his subject to commemorate the Lopez Museum's 40th anniversary. The Sally J is an important part of Lopez Island's rich maritime history. Built as a gillnetter for Bastian Jevick on the Duwamish River in 1930, the Sally J's unique design helped her to become one of the most successful boats in the Lopez fishing fleet. In later years, the Sally J was used off Stuart Island in an experimental nori seaweed farming venture. She returned to Lopez Island in November 1996 and is now displayed at the Lopez Museum.


Skills and Abilities: Proficient thief and street fighter.
The only daughter of the famous thief "Teacher" who was a surrogate father to many orphans in Africa. She was a sort of leader among her peers due to being "Teacher's" daughter and because of her gruff and aggressive personality and proficiency as a thief. When her father welcomed a blue eyed white haired girl into the fold she immediately hated her. Teacher showed preference and favoritism to Ororo and this made her Kenja's target at every turn. One day while out with Ororo and others she dared Ororo to steal a camera from an American then deliberately tripped Storm when making their escape hoping to be rid of her [Storm #1]. Ororo still escaped however much to her dismay. That night hunters came looking for Ororo and Kenja lead them to her [Storm #1]. She saved Ororo surprisingly despite their rivalry. They were saved by a young T'challa who was on his walkabout [Storm #2].
Kenja was hopeful that the prince would fall for her but instead found all his affections lavished on Ororo this enraged her [Storm #3]. When Storm and T'challa left the camp to travel together she confronted her father about Storm's abandonment, how he wished Ororo was his daughter and how he would rather T'challa be with Ororo than his own flesh and blood. Their settlement was then attacked and her friends killed, herself and her father beaten as poachers searched for Ororo. Bloody and beaten she agreed to lead them to Ororo and lamented to her father all her friends were dead and her home burned all because of Ororo [Storm #4]. When her father revealed he was born in Wakanda he was thrown from the helicopter further traumatizing her [Storm #4].
When Ororo was captured she offered herself to one of the soldiers in hope of not dieing and hoping to get revenge on Ororo when they refused to butcher or abuse her the way they had to her father and friends. Upon being loosed from her bonds she killed the soldier and prepared to kill Ororo [Storm #5]. After freeing Ororo she chased her down before she went in for the kill. Her revenge was fleeting as Ororo escaped her by electrocuting her with her powers. When she regained consciousness she watched as Ororo and T'challa left her world broken and fractured captured by the enemy [Storm #6].


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