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5 Strange Cults in Video Games (That Actually Had Pretty Good Ideas)
Cults in video games are kooky, crazy, violent and dangerous—but also sometimes right. Sure, they might sometimes want to bring about the apocalypse through the raising of an evil god, or they might feel the need to kill literally everyone and merge them into a big ball of dead flesh.
But sometimes, just sometimes, they manage to achieve something that wouldn't have been possible if not for their cult-y ways. Here are just five of the strangest cults in video games that actually had pretty good ideas.
Read more: The history of cults in video games
Treeminders (Fallout 3)
The Treeminders are a strange bunch of tree-loving cultists based in the aptly named area known as Oasis. It's the only place that you'll find trees and plants that look even slightly like the ones you'd see today.
The reason for this spurt of nature is Harold, a mutant you first meet in the original Fallout, and the tree growing out of his head, named Bob. Bob was originally quite a lot smaller, more of a talking point for Harold, but Bob did what all trees do: it grew.
Now, many years later, Bob has (literally) grounded Harold, spreading both its roots and Harold's internal organs across Oasis, breathing new life into otherwise broken soil. Where Harold was once a mutant with a sapling on his head, he's now a tree with a face. He isn't very pleased about the situation.
This is the result.
The Treeminders have dedicated themselves to protecting Harold, eschewing technology (other than guns) and ensuring that his Mighty Greenness comes to no harm. They think he is some kind of sentient talking tree, rather than an unfortunate person who has bonded with a tree. They are misguided and definitely strange (they are all named after trees, after all)—but they also might be one of the most important groups in the Fallout universe.
After the Great War, the whole Fallout universe is one big irradiated wasteland. Plants that aren't horribly mutated and even outright carnivorous are rare. Harold and Bob offer a solution to that problem, presenting the opportunity for a dying world to start again. The Treeminders might be kooky cultists, but strip away the religious rambling and consider Harold and Bob for what they really are; saviours for the green places of the world, and perhaps their dedication to protecting this mutated messiah doesn't seem so odd after all.
The Imperial Cult (Warhammer 40k)
If you aren't intimately familiar with the lore of the Warhammer 40k universe, I will summarise for you quickly: Skulls, gothic cathedrals in space, mutated superpeople, a dying Imperium of Man fighting aliens and monsters from the realms of space. Also, skulls.
Perhaps a little less sarcastically, it's a world set in the 40th Millenium where mankind has spread amongst the stars and found it is not alone. This was all made possible by the leadership of the Emperor of Man; think every single messiah and prophet rolled into one all-powerful chunk of psychic power, then roll that into golden armour and give it a flaming sword and wonderful raven locks. That's the Emperor.
Skulls, gothic cathedrals in space, mutated superpeople, a dying Imperium of Man fighting aliens and monsters from the realms of space.
In this distant future, the Emperor has been sat on the 'Golden Throne' for thousands of years after a near-death experience, guiding Mankind even in his death throes. He has become a symbol of worship amongst the trillions of human souls, and this Imperial Cult has become the state religion for the fascist Imperium of Man. Worship the Emperor, or get BLAM'd into non-existence.
Ironically, the Emperor was what could only be described as a militant atheist while he was still walking around. He would have hated to be worshiped as the new god of mankind. However, in this world, belief has power. All this worship (along with the daily sacrifice of thousands of lives) has kept his psychic power in tact, enabling him to keep mankind safe from otherwordly intruders.
The Imperial Cult are fascist, weird, dangerous and even outright evil at times, but they are heaps better than being skull-fucked by a Demonette of Slaanesh for all eternity.
The Brotherhood of Steel (Fallout)
The original Brotherhood of Steel were a quasi-religious, technology-obsessed cult. A lot of that has transferred over to the new Brotherhoods as well, but rather than rampaging crusaders (Fallout 4) or powerful do-gooders (Fallout 3), they were originally insular xenophobes that would trade with outsiders, but that was about it. They certainly weren't the socialites they have recently become.
Their mandate was to protect technology and, in some cases, remove it from the hands that they considered unworthy. That means anyone who isn't them. That's why power armour and laser weaponry, which was relatively common amongst the military of the pre-War Fallout world, became very scarce after the bombs fell.
That may sound selfish. They have the technology to essentially wipe out the raiders of the Mojave, of DC, of Boston, but they would rather hide in their bunkers and keep lubing up their armour or whatever it is Paladins do in their spare time.
They would rather hide in their bunkers and keep lubing up their armour or whatever it is Paladins do in their spare time.
But, to be honest, this might actually be for the better. Consider how much of a difference the introduction of gunpowder made on warfare. Now consider tanks, rapid fire weapons, and nuclear bombs. Every new weapon of war created a new opportunity for mankind to kill, maim, burn and generally murder each other in the most efficient way possible.
In the Fallout universe, the Cold War got heated very quickly and the bombs fell. Everybody, bar a few, the Brotherhood founders included, died. Now the Brotherhood has the opportunity to stop that from happening again. Imagine if Raiders, for example, got their hands on a cache of plasma weapons (or perhaps a mini nuclear device?), and the means to make them. Imagine how much death they could cause.
Most of them might be xenophobic arseholes, but they grudgingly have a good point.
Citizens of Rapture (Bioshock)
The citizens of Rapture have had a hell of a bad time. They've been stomped on by a random trespasser, a brutalised hulk of meat and metal and, weirdly enough, people from other timelines. And, of course, their own pseudo-government in the form of Andrew Ryan and, later, by their own Messiah, Eleanor Lamb.
What could they possibly have going for them? What 'good ideas' did they have that could have brought them to this point?
The whole point of Rapture was to build a paradise free from control.
The whole point of Rapture was to build a paradise free from control: governmental, religious and political. Businessmen wanted to remove unnecessary regulations, scientists wanted to pursue forbidden research avenues and artists wanted to break the world of expression wide open in taboo ways.
And they succeeded; the discovery of ADAM likely being the epitome of their achievements—and make no mistake: without their rules-free environment, the scientists of Rapture would never have been able to create this futuristic wonder that revolutionised every field from medical to industrial to philosophical. Their aim was to create something amazing, and they did. In that, escaping regulation was in some ways a good idea.
It did of course eventually drive everybody who used it insane. But who could've seen that coming? Except for, maybe, some kind of regulatory board…
The Fireflies (The Last of Us)
The Fireflies are less of a cult and more of rebels with some quasi-religious iconography. But close enough for me, and they are such a great example of 'bad guys' that actually had a good idea.
The Fireflies are a group that you are pretty ambivalent towards in The Last of Us. They fight against the military government, you know some people from the group and work with them, and Joel's whole job is to get Ellie to a specific branch of them. However, over the journey, he grows rather fond of Ellie, and when he discovers that they plan to use her (fatally) to find a cure for the cordyceps virus that has ravaged humanity, he goes a bit… ape-shit.
You can argue all you like that the cure wouldn't have worked, or that sacrificing the life of a young woman even for something so grand is morally wrong, the reality is that the Fireflies were probably right. Ellie could have been the answer to the greatest extinction-level event ever witnessed by our species, but it was stopped in its tracks by a gruff dude with some serious psychological scarring from his own daughter's death.
Nobody even bothered to ask Ellie what she wanted, either. You never know, she may have thought the Fireflies had a good idea too.
Which cults do you think actually had the right idea? Let us know in the comments below!
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Reckless Reporter says:
Juicy post 🙂
The treehuggers – I mean, hippies- Uhm.. Treeminders Ah, the Treeminders.
Ad Victoriam!
Thanks so much! I still love the image of treehugging hippies armed with assault rifles…
Can't but to love it 🙂 there's something ironic to it, but then again, it's the post apocalypse after all 😛
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package com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.english;

import com.nobigsoftware.dfalex.Pattern;
import com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.english.filter.DateDetectionFilter;
import com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.ner.Entity;
import com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.ner.Label;
import com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.ner.regex.ChunkDetectionFilter;
import com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.ner.regex.ChunkDetector;
import com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.util.Pair;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import static com.nobigsoftware.dfalex.Pattern.*;
import static com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.dict.Tag.*;
import static com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.ner.Entity.DATE;
import static com.sixthsolution.apex.nlp.ner.Label.*;

/**
 * @author Saeed Masoumi (s-masoumi@live.com)
 * @author Rozhin Bayati
 */

public class DateDetector extends ChunkDetector {

    /**
     * @return 3/14/2016, 3/14/16, 03/14/16, 03/apr/2016
     */

    private static Pattern formal_date() {
        return match(NUMBER.toString()).then(DATE_SEPARATOR.toString())
                .then(anyOf(NUMBER.toString(), MONTH_NAME.toString()))
                .then(maybe(DATE_SEPARATOR.toString()))
                .then(maybe(NUMBER.toString()));
    }

    /**
     * @return april, april 20, april 20th, april 20 2012
     */
    private static Pattern relax_date_type1() {
        return month_name().then(maybe(NUMBER.toString()).then(maybe(DATE_SUFFIX.toString())).then(maybe(DATE_PREFIX.toString())).then(maybe(NUMBER.toString())));
    }

    /**
     * @return 20 april, 20th april, 20 of april, 20 of april 2012
     */
    private static Pattern relax_date_type2() {
        return match(NUMBER.toString()).then(maybe(DATE_SUFFIX.toString())).then(maybe(DATE_PREFIX.toString())).then(month_name()).then(maybe(NUMBER.toString()));
    }

    /**
     * @return april, may...
     */
    private static Pattern month_name() {
        return match(MONTH_NAME.toString());
    }

    /**
     * @return sunday, monday...
     */
    private static Pattern week_day() {
        return match(WEEK_DAY.toString());
    }

    /**
     * @return april 20, 20 of april 2012, monday, april
     */
    private static Pattern relax_date() {
        return match(anyOf(relax_date_type1(), relax_date_type2(), week_day()));
    }

    /**
     * @return today, tomorrow, tonight, ...
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date_type1() {
        return match(NAMED_DATE.toString());
    }

    /**
     * @return next sunday, ...
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date_type2_0() {
        return match(RELATIVE_PREPOSITION.toString()).then(WEEK_DAY.toString());
    }

    /**
     * @return week 3rd day, week monday, week, ...
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date_type2_1_0() {
        return match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()).thenMaybe(anyOf(match(WEEK_DAY.toString()), match(NUMBER.toString()).thenMaybe(DATE_SUFFIX.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())));
    }

    /**
     * @return april 3rd week, april first week second day , month 3rd week tuesday, month 20th, month 2nd monday, ...
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date_type2_1_1() {
        return match(anyOf(match(MONTH_NAME.toString()), match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()))).
                thenMaybe(NUMBER.toString()).thenMaybe(anyOf(relative_date_type2_1_0(), match(WEEK_DAY.toString()), match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), match(DATE_SUFFIX.toString())));
    }

    /**
     * @return year april 3rd week, year april first week second day , year april 3rd week tuesday, year 9th month 20th, year 8th month 2nd monday, year 16th week second day, year 15th week , year 6th month, year 100th day, year 40th monday, ...
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date_type2_1_2() {
        return match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()).thenMaybe(maybe(NUMBER.toString())
                .then(anyOf(match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), relative_date_type2_1_1(), relative_date_type2_1_0(), match(WEEK_DAY.toString()))));
    }

    private static Pattern relative_date_type2_1() {
        return match(RELATIVE_PREPOSITION.toString()).then(anyOf(relative_date_type2_1_0(), relative_date_type2_1_1(), relative_date_type2_1_2()));
    }

    /**
     * @return all next types
     */
    // TODO next Season
    private static Pattern relative_date_type2() {
        return match(anyOf(relative_date_type2_0(), relative_date_type2_1()));
    }

    /**
     * @return 6 weeks(days, months, mondays, years, aprils) from now(today)
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date_type3() {
        return match(NUMBER.toString()).then(anyOf(match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), match(WEEK_DAY.toString()), match(MONTH_NAME.toString()))).then(RELATIVE_SUFFIX.toString());
    }

    /**
     * @return 3 types of relative date structure
     */
    private static Pattern relative_date() {
        return match(anyOf(relative_date_type1(), relative_date_type2(), relative_date_type3()));
    }

    /**
     * @return the day after tomorrow, one week before sunday
     */
    private static Pattern global_date() {
        return match(maybe(NUMBER.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()).then(GLOBAL_PREPOSITION.toString()).then(anyOf(relative_date(), formal_date(), relax_date())));
    }

    /**
     * @return day, month, year, week
     */
    private static Pattern forever_seek() {
        return match(anyOf(DATE_SEEKBY.toString(), WEEK_DAY.toString()));
    }

    /**
     * @return every other day, every 2 weeks
     */
    //TODO add every week sundays,...
    private static Pattern forever_date() {
        return match(DATE_RECURRENCE.toString()).then(maybe(anyOf(DATE_FOREVER_KEY.toString(), NUMBER.toString()))).then(forever_seek()).then(maybe(DATE_RANGE.toString())).then(maybe(anyOf(relax_date(), relative_date(), formal_date())));
    }

    /**
     * @return till next month, from 12/3/2012 until june,..
     */
    private static Pattern limited_date() {
        return match(maybe(DATE_START_RANGE.toString()).then(maybe(anyOf(relax_date(), relative_date(), formal_date()))).then(DATE_RANGE.toString()).then(anyOf(relax_date(), relative_date(), formal_date())));
    }

    /**
     * @return now, this year, today, current year, the year, ...
     */
    private static Pattern year_part_current() {
        return match(anyOf(match(CURRENT.toString()), match(THE_PREFIX.toString())).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()));
    }

    /**
     * @return next year, 2001, the year before 2025, year after next year, year before year 2013, year, ...
     */
    private static Pattern year_part() {
        return match(anyOf(match(RELATIVE_PREPOSITION.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString()).thenMaybe(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()).then(NUMBER.toString()),
                year_part_relative(), year_part_current(), match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())));
    }

    private static Pattern year_part_exact() {
        return match(anyOf(match(RELATIVE_PREPOSITION.toString()).thenMaybe(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString())
                .thenMaybe(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()).then(NUMBER.toString()), year_part_current(), match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())));
    }

    /**
     * @return year after next, after 2001, year before 2025, three years after next year, the year before year 2013, 4 years from today
     */
    private static Pattern year_part_relative() {
        return match(maybe(anyOf(match(NUMBER.toString()), match(THE_PREFIX.toString()))).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())
                .then(anyOf(match(GLOBAL_PREPOSITION.toString()), match(DATE_START_RANGE.toString()))).then(year_part_exact()));
    }

    /**
     * @return now, this month, today, current month, the month, ...
     */
    private static Pattern month_part_current() {
        return match(anyOf(match(CURRENT.toString()), match(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())));
    }

    private static Pattern month_part_explicit() {
        return match(anyOf(match(NUMBER.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), match(MONTH_NAME.toString())).thenMaybe(match(DATE_PREFIX.toString()).then(year_part())));
    }

    static Pattern month_part_exact() {
        return match(anyOf(month_part_current(), maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(month_part_explicit()))));
    }

    /**
     * @return two months from june(month part), 3rd month after today, 3rd april from now, ...
     */
    private static Pattern month_part_relative() {
        return match(NUMBER.toString()).then(anyOf(match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), match(MONTH_NAME.toString()))
                .thenMaybe(anyOf(match(GLOBAL_PREPOSITION.toString()), match(DATE_START_RANGE.toString())).then(month_part_exact())));
    }

    static Pattern month_part() {
        return match(anyOf(match(RELATIVE_PREPOSITION.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), month_part_current(), maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(month_part_explicit(), month_part_relative()))));
    }

    /**
     * @return now, this week, today, current week, the week, ...
     */
    private static Pattern week_part_current() {
        return match(anyOf(match(CURRENT.toString()), match(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())));
    }

    private static Pattern week_part_explicit() {
        return match(NUMBER.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()).then(DATE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(year_part(), month_part()));

    }

    private static Pattern week_part_exact() {
        return maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(week_part_current(), week_part_explicit()));
    }

    /**
     * @return two weeks from first week of next year(week part), 3rd week after today, ...
     */
    private static Pattern week_part_relative() {
        return match(NUMBER.toString()).then(anyOf(match(GLOBAL_PREPOSITION.toString()), match(DATE_START_RANGE.toString()))).then(week_part_exact());
    }

    private static Pattern week_part() {
        return maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(week_part_current(), week_part_explicit(), week_part_relative()));
    }

    private static Pattern start_with_number() {
        return maybe(THE_PREFIX.toString()).then(NUMBER.toString()).thenMaybe(DATE_SUFFIX.toString()).then(DATE_SEEKBY.toString())
                .then(DATE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(year_part(), month_part(), week_part()));
    }

    private static Pattern start_with_day_band() {
        return match(DATE_BAND.toString()).thenMaybe(anyOf(match(DATE_SEEKBY.toString()), match(WEEK_DAY.toString()), match(MONTH_NAME.toString())))
                .then(DATE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(year_part(), month_part(), week_part()));
    }

    private static Pattern start_with_day_of_week() {
        return match(WEEK_DAY.toString()).then(DATE_PREFIX.toString()).then(anyOf(week_part(), year_part(), month_part()));
    }

    private static Pattern explicit_relative_date() {
        return match(anyOf(start_with_day_band(), start_with_day_of_week(), start_with_number()));
    }

    @Override
    protected List<Pair<Label, Pattern>> getPatterns() {
        return Arrays.asList(
                newPattern(FORMAL_DATE, formal_date())
                , newPattern(RELAX_DATE, relax_date())
                , newPattern(RELATIVE_DATE, relative_date())
                ,newPattern(EXPLICIT_RELATIVE_DATE,explicit_relative_date())
                , newPattern(GLOBAL_DATE, global_date())
                , newPattern(FOREVER_DATE, forever_date())
                , newPattern(LIMITED_DATE, limited_date())

        );
    }

    @Override
    protected List<? extends ChunkDetectionFilter> getFilters() {
        return Arrays.asList(new DateDetectionFilter());
    }

    @Override
    protected Entity getEntity() {
        return DATE;
    }
}

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The Justice League finally have their own mega-budget live-action movie, giving DC's iconic team the chance to shine on the big screen years after Marvel's The Avengers wowed audiences around the world.
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and their (super) friends have all appeared in various video games over the years too, but some more so than others. The Dark Knight's starred in more tie-ins than you can shake a batarang at, while Superman's not too far behind his brooding buddy, but the team together have been strangely underused.
On top of that, not all of their virtual outings have been quite as powerful as they could have been. That's not to say they should all be avoided like kryptonite either – quite a few are well worth playing, whether you're looking for a simplistic scrolling beat-em-up, a 2D fighter, or something a little bit deeper.
By far, Justice League Heroes is one of the best video games based entirely around the Justice League.
This 2006 release apes 2004's X-Men Legends to great effect, but it's more than just a clone. This is a great adventure for the team, featuring an awesome cast of heroes and villains alike, with the action taking place across Gotham, Metropolis, Mars, and numerous other locations fans of the comics might recognise.
You get to play as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, multiple Green Lanterns, Martian Manhunter, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, and a few others. Unlike X-Men Legends, which let you build your own teams of four, you're usually only assigned two heroes per mission, though others are available to unlock.
As you progress, you can buy different costumes / variations for your heroes, and upgrade their attributes. It's the same type of gameplay you've seen before, but the storyline is good enough and the visuals still look pretty nice today.
Justice League Heroes is definitely worth checking out if you're a fan, or just feel inspired after watching the movie. Just be sure to go for the PS2 or Xbox version, rather than the DS one – the latter was fine, but lacked a lot of features seen in the other releases.
The GBA tie-in to Justice League Heroes is a terrific little game. Rather than trying to recreate Justice League Heroes' team-based dynamics or isometric action on less-advanced hardware, developers WayForward Technologies chose a traditional 2D scrolling beat-em-up based entirely around The Flash instead.
First of all, the graphics ooze real old-school charm, with colourful environments, a great mix of enemies, and a nice execution of The Flash's powers. Wally can zoom from one spot to another in a red-and-yellow blur at the touch of a button, and collects other skills throughout the course of the game.
You can slow down time and deliver hits before enemies have a chance to fight back, and call in support from fellow members of the JLA too: Green Arrow, Black Canary, and others will unleash attacks that cause severe damage to opponents, but remain unplayable. Still, this helps to make The Flash feel part of the team, and can get you out of a sticky spot.
There's a nice mini-game too, which sees you race Superman through a number of different locations, avoiding or destroying obstacles as you go. The game's story is told through comic-book panels, and the overall feel of the game is light and fun.
Justice League Heroes: The Flash makes a great companion piece to the main game and works brilliantly in its own right.
Injustice for All is a 2002 tie-in to the Justice League animated series, and makes great use of the GBA's capabilities (just as Justice League Heroes: The Flash would years later).
The plot sees the team take on the Injustice Gang, a dark reflection of the heroes, consisting of Lex Luthor, Joker, Solomon Grundy, Cheetah, and other. You get to play as the characters you would expect – Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Hawkgirl. Each has their own abilities, and they interact with their environments in unique ways, like the Flash's wall-run and Martian Manhunter's invisibility.
The heroes take on missions in pairs, as in Justice League Heroes, and you can switch between them at any time (as one may overcome challenges or solve puzzles better than the other).
Injustice for All uses the animated series' visual style, with simplistic but strong designs, which gives the game a colourful, dynamic look.
The Injustice games may implicitly reference the Justice League in their titles, but they revolve around the team entirely, chronicling their struggle to overcome the kind of problems only alternate realities can cause.
Injustice: Gods Among Us did a great job of immersing the Justice League in a modern fighting game, adapting the characters' abilities and personalities for an experience both dark and OTT.
Injustice 2 builds on the first game's style to great effect, adding new features – like the Gear system and the Multiverse mode – and introducing plenty of new characters. Familiar faces like the Justice League's main heroes and enemies are available to play as, while newcomers include Blue Beetle, Doctor Fate, Robin, Supergirl, Swamp Thing, and more.
Injustice 2 is a deep, challenging fighting game that does real justice (no pun intended) to the material.
Justice League Task Force is a kind of primitive precursor to the Injustice games. In the 90s, a 2D fighting game was an absolute must for many a self-respecting franchise – the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had one, the X-Men faced off against Street Fighter – and here, the Justice League receive the same treatment.
Justice League Task Force wasn't exactly met with the greatest of acclaim upon release, but it's a decent enough use of the license. The graphics still hold up nicely today, though things can feel a tad sluggish at times, and the characters fight as they should.
The characters look as they did in the comics of the era (Superman even sports the short-lived mullet), and the backgrounds are well-designed. Aquaman's throne room, Batman's Gotham City, and Wonder Woman's Themyscira all bear a slight resemblance to their characters' environments in Injustice.
This may not be a classic, but pitting icons like Supes, Batman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and The Flash against each other in full 90s fighting-game glory is something every fan should try at least once.
Have you played any of these Justice League games, and if so, which is your favourite? Let us know!


GoPro cut a deal yesterday with Red Bull to be the brand's official camera provider, an alliance that plays to both brands' strengths, although it may not save the struggling electronics company.
Red Bull's focus on video helped it earn the Genius title in L2's Digital IQ Index: Beverages Brazil. The brand leads the Index in both Instagram video count and engagement: it posted more than 80 videos in Q4 2015 alone, garnering over 160,000 interactions. Most depict extreme sports such as skateboarding, wakeboarding, and surfing, GoPro's area of expertise. In fact, many are even shot with the camera maker's devices.
GoPro also uses videos to dominate the social landscape. Amateur users can submit their own productions for a chance to be featured on the brand's social pages, and hundreds of athletes, musicians, and bloggers star in more professional branded content. As a result, GoPro has a Facebook community more than twice the size of the average brand's, and it generates 27 times the average amount of engagement on Instagram – achievements that helped the brand attain Gifted status in L2's Digital IQ Index: Consumer Electronics.
However, the brand's stock fell 82% this year amid falling sales, as smartphone cameras and cheaper alternatives produced by Chinese rivals reduced demand for GoPro's devices. While the partnership with Red Bull might boost the brand's stock price, it might not be enough to convince consumers that they need GoPro cameras.


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From project's website (accessed 14 January 2020):

'''MIssion''': The Zamani Project documents cultural heritage worldwide with a focus on African sites.

Mission: The '''Zamani Project''' documents cultural heritage worldwide with a focus on African sites.
The documentation aims to create digital records for future generations, to contribute to conservation, restoration, education, research and to contribute to the creation of awareness of heritage and African identity.
The documentation aims to create digital records for future generations, to contribute to conservation, restoration, education, research and to contribute to the creation of awareness of heritage and African identity. Underlying documentation principles are accuracy and authenticity.
Underlying documentation principles are accuracy and authenticity.

'''Methodology''': Spatial data of heritage sites are captured digitally using laser scanning, photogrammetry, drone and panorama photography as well as GNSS technology.

Methodology: Spatial data of heritage sites are captured digitally using laser scanning, photogrammetry, drone and panorama photography as well as GNSS technology. From the acquired data, 3D models, sections, plans, elevations, panoramas and panorama tours are generated.
From the acquired data, 3D models, sections, plans, elevations, panoramas and panorama tours are generated.
The data form the basis of animations and interactive virtual worlds.

'''Data acquisition on field campaigns''': Data are acquired during field campaigns which usually involve the entire team. The fieldwork varies in length and complexity depending on the documented structures and, sometimes more so, on local conditions, regulations and support.

Data acquisition on field campaigns: Data are acquired during field campaigns which usually involve the entire team. The fieldwork varies in length and complexity depending on the documented structures and, sometimes more so, on local conditions, regulations and support. Typical field campaigns extend from 10 to 14 days. In some cases, multiple visits are necessary, such as in Lalibela and Petra where up to 8 visits were required to acquire the desired data.
Typical field campaigns extend from 10 to 14 days. In some cases, multiple visits are necessary, such as in Lalibela and Petra where up to 8 visits were required to acquire the desired data.
As a contribution to capacity building the team invites, wherever possible, staff from local heritage authorities as well as local students to participate in the fieldwork.

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https://www.zamaniproject.org/index.html
Professor Heinz Rüther
Ralph Schroeder
Roshan Bhurtha
Stephen Wessels
Bruce McDonald
Mission: The Zamani Project documents cultural heritage worldwide with a focus on African sites. The documentation aims to create digital records for future generations, to contribute to conservation, restoration, education, research and to contribute to the creation of awareness of heritage and African identity. Underlying documentation principles are accuracy and authenticity.
Methodology: Spatial data of heritage sites are captured digitally using laser scanning, photogrammetry, drone and panorama photography as well as GNSS technology. From the acquired data, 3D models, sections, plans, elevations, panoramas and panorama tours are generated. The data form the basis of animations and interactive virtual worlds.
Data acquisition on field campaigns: Data are acquired during field campaigns which usually involve the entire team. The fieldwork varies in length and complexity depending on the documented structures and, sometimes more so, on local conditions, regulations and support. Typical field campaigns extend from 10 to 14 days. In some cases, multiple visits are necessary, such as in Lalibela and Petra where up to 8 visits were required to acquire the desired data. As a contribution to capacity building the team invites, wherever possible, staff from local heritage authorities as well as local students to participate in the fieldwork.
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President Rodrigo Duterte's compassion to the OFW sector is evident in his actions that's why OFWs around the globe love him.
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According to the data released by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, Duterte got the most number of votes with 313,346 total votes from OFWs abroad.
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"The trip is not something for other reasons. We are coming here to address specific problems. He could not himself fully understand why Filipinos would much rather want to remain here. He would like to make sure that he fully understands this," DFA Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said.
"He will not only go to Saudi or UAE and go back home. No, he will stay here for a few days, talk to the leaders and see what kinds of agreement can be signed," he added.
The OFWS are close to the heart of the President because he understand them, like a father knows and understand his children.
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According to Sec. Yasay,senior Philippine officials "are now engaging our counterparts in these countries for the purpose of entering into agreements to strengthen our bilateral agreements" prior to President Duterte's trip.
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8. Saudi Arabia is the biggest potential trade partner from Arab region.
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9.The largest number of OFWs in distress are in the Middle East particularly in Saudi Arabia.
Thousands of distressed OFW are in Saudi Arabia, some of them are already been repatriated through the effort of the Duterte Administration and has been given assistance by OWWA and DOLE and through the programs of other government agencies like TESDA.
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The last visit made by a Philippine President to Saudi Arabia was during former Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's visit in 2009. The president who succeeded her never visited the Middle East in his entire term.
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit the Middle East on February to talk and listen to the OFWs personally and to give hope to them that he will fix the country, generate more jobs and business opportunities, and make it peaceful for them to come home for good.


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Q: Single Div refresh with jquery Ajax and PHP Okay So I have a div on my page that has some code for display option groups in a select input. And then on the other side displaying the options in that group after the selection is made. My html/php code for this is below:

        Select your
        product options <select class="form-control" id=
        "productOptions">
            <option>
                Select an Option Group
            </option><?php foreach($DefaultOptions as $option): ?>

            <option value="<?php echo $option['GroupID']; ?>">
                <?php echo $option['GroupName']; ?>
            </option><?php endforeach; ?>
        </select>

        Group Options
        <?php if($GroupOptions): ?>
        <?php foreach ($GroupOptions as $optionValue): ?>
        <?php echo $optionValue['optionName']; ?> <?php endforeach; ?>
        <?php endif; ?>

By default on the original page load, $GroupOptions does not exist in the form, because it is set after the user selects the Group they wish to choose from. I call the php script by using ajax to avoid page reload
$("#productOptions").change(function(){

    var GroupID = $(this).val();
    var dataString = 'GroupID=' + GroupID;
    //alert (dataString);return false;
    $.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "#",
      data: dataString,
      success: function() {
        $("#groupOptions").html(dataString);
      }
    });
    return false;
});

Then the ajax goes to a php call that gets the options that match the groups id in the database.
if(isset($_POST['GroupID']))
{
    $GroupID = $_POST['GroupID'];
    $sql = "SELECT * from `KC_Options` WHERE GroupID=$GroupID";

    $GroupOptions = $db->query($sql);
}

Now I want to refresh the div #GroupOptions to display the results from the query above, and make <?php if($GroupOptions): ?> set to true.
I managed to refresh the div with $("#groupOptions").html(dataString); in the success function of the ajax call. But that only returns well the dataString. (obviously). Is there a way to truly refresh just the div. Or a way to pass the info from the php call into the success function?

A: UPDATE:
You have 4 problems in your current code:
Problem #1 and Problem #2 -  In your separate PHP script you are not echoing anything back to the Ajax. Anything you echo will go back as a variable to the success function. Simply the add echo statement(s) according to the format you want. Your 2nd problem is that you are trying to echo it in the HTML part, where $GroupOptions does not even exist (the Ajax simply returns an output from the PHP script, it's not an include statement so your variables are not in the same scope).
if(isset($_POST['GroupID']))
{
    $GroupID = $_POST['GroupID'];
    $sql = "SELECT * from `KC_Options` WHERE GroupID=$GroupID";

    $GroupOptions = $db->query($sql);

    //this is where you want to iterate through the result and echo it (will be sent as it to the success function as a variable)
    if($GroupOptions):
      foreach ($GroupOptions as $optionValue):
        echo $optionValue['optionName'];
      endforeach;
    endif;
}

In your Ajax, add a variable named data to the success function, which will receive the output from the PHP script. Also notice that your url is incorrect, you need to post to an actual external file such as my_custom_script.php.:
$.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "your_external_script.php",
      data: dataString,
      success: function(data) {
       if (data && data !== '') {
         //data will equal anything that you echo in the PHP script
         //we're adding the label to the html so you don't override it with the new output
         var output = 'Group Options';
         output += data;
         $("#groupOptions").html(output);
       } else {//nothing came back from the PHP script
         alert('no data received!');
       }
      }
    });

Problem #4 - And on your HTML, no need to run any PHP. Simply change:

        Group Options
        <?php if($GroupOptions): ?>
        <?php foreach ($GroupOptions as $optionValue): ?>
        <?php echo $optionValue['optionName']; ?> <?php endforeach; ?>
        <?php endif; ?>

to

Hope this helps

A: You have to take the response in yout success callback function and actually give a response in your oho function
$("#productOptions").change(function(){
    var GroupID = $(this).val();
    var dataString = 'GroupID=' + GroupID;
    //alert (dataString);return false;
    $.ajax({
      type: "POST",
      url: "#",
      data: dataString,
      success: function(dataString) {        //take the response here
        // convert dataString to html...
        $("#groupOptions").html(newHtml);
      }
    });
    return false;
});

PHP:
if(isset($_POST['GroupID']))
{
    $GroupID = $_POST['GroupID'];
    $sql = "SELECT * from `KC_Options` WHERE GroupID=$GroupID";

    $GroupOptions = $db->query($sql);
    echo json_encode($GroupOptions );         //give a response here using json
}

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The research, that became the report, that then became the book. It is a snapshot in time, which raises awareness about the wider database and information gathered about why Ireland is a great place to do business. Despite our headlong rush into the world of digital this physical artefact is a good illustration of why it is still useful to have something to hand sometimes. It is visually well designed, put together in an appealing visual style. It's affirming to realise there is far more going on in Ireland, across the whole country, than you might have previously realised. Sales of the book have already gone well, with several large organisations bulk buying copies to ensure that their internal teams are aware of who is out there. It also provokes curiosity around the wider work of TechIreland, and the overall levels of innovation around Ireland. Innovation is a notoriously difficult quality to nuture and encourage. Books like this, and events like the upcoming FutureScope event help to keep the importance of these issues in the national consciousness. Grab a copy and keep an eye on what is happening in Ireland, you will be pleasantly surprised.


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DOJ under Gonzales violated the law
Filed under: Politics — Tags: Alberto Gonzales, Bush 43, Department of Justice, jurisprudence, Monica Goodling, Patrick Leahy, TPMMuckraker — David Kirkpatrick @ 5:28 pm
An internal Department of Justice report prepared by the department's inspector general and its internal ethics office found the Gonzales DOJ broke the law by politicizing the department:
In her position as White House liaison for the Justice Department, Ms. Goodling was involved in hiring lawyers for both political appointments and non-political, career positions. Regardless of the type of position, the report said, Ms. Goodling would run through the same batch of questions, asking candidates about their political philosophies, why they wanted to serve President Bush, and who, aside from Mr. Bush, they admired as public servants. Sometimes, Ms. Goodling would ask: "Why are you a Republican?"
Such questioning was allowed for candidates to political appointments, but was clearly banned under both civil service law and the Justice Department's own internal policies, the inspector general said. Ms. Goodling's questioning also generated complaints from one senior official who believed it was improper, long before the issue became a public controversy following the firings of nine United States attorneys. The inspector general concluded that Ms. Goodling knew that questioning applicants to career positions about their political beliefs was improper.
Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, thinks this politization of the DOJ imperiled US citizens:
Responding to today's report from the DOJ Inspector General, Leahy said in a statement:
"The report reveals decisions to reject qualified, experienced applicants to work on counterterrorism issues in favor of a less experienced attorney on the basis of political ideology. Rather than strengthening our national security, the Department of Justice appears to have bent to the political will of the administration. Further, the report reveals that the 'principal source' for politically vetted candidates considered for important positions as immigration judges was the White House- a clear indication of the untoward political influence of the Bush administration on traditionally non-political appointments."
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"Sarah, come on! We've gotta join the others!"
"Just a second, there's a thing I have to do." Sarah ran towards the glass door. Chemistry would start in about fifteen minutes, but the classroom wasn't that far from the biology lab, they could make it fine. She took the small paper piece out of her bag and checked it again: perfect timing.
She pressed her face against the smooth glass surface, and looked inside: the first year students were getting ready for their third practical lesson; they looked incredibly small, lively and chatty, like a flock of sparrows. Sarah narrowed her eyes, trying to focus on the back row.
Finally, she found herself. She had always been a tiny girl, and now, behind the long white table, with the protective glasses engulfing her small, freckled face, she looked tinier than ever. Sarah counted to three, and started waving: as she remembered, the kid had chosen that moment to glance in her direction and froze in surprise. Then, hesitantly, she waved back with a timid smile.
"Ok, are you done now? Everything as it should?" Chris asked again, her voice much softer than before. Sarah took one last peek: first-year-Sarah was writing something down on her notebook, with slow and methodical gestures. "Yeah, it's done. We'd better go now."
It took them only a short run to reach their classmates, who were walking quite slowly down the long, well-lit hallway. The sound of their steps reverberated against the walls, and mixed with their voices in a warm and slightly excited murmur. "By the way" said Sarah, still a bit short of breath "get ready for this one: yesterday I saw your Fourth taking a stroll with James', and they were kissing!"
"What?!" Chris almost shouted, stopping dead in her track; she soon moved up again in quick thumping steps. "That's not funny, you know I don't even like the guy! He's so boring, and he's got that oily hair, and he never gets a joke, and his teeth are weird!" she said hurriedly, staring firmly into her friend's face.
"Doesn't look like that's gonna bother you for much longer! Ask around, I'm not the only one who's seen the happy couple." Sarah let out a small chuckle, but didn't get a reply. Worried, she turned to Chris, who was silently gazing at the floor, with big red spots spreading on her cheeks.
Her smile immediately disappeared. Feeling a sharp sense of guilt in her chest, she gently squeezed the girl's hunched shoulders, whispering "Aw, cheer up. Maybe, once you get to know him, he's not bad at all. He might get better in the meantime. Hey, I've just seen you together once, you might break up after, like, two dates!"
At the last thought Chris seemed to perk up a bit: she raised her head slightly, but still didn't say anything.
Relieved, Sarah looked at the rest of the class, but nobody seemed to have noticed them, especially not James, who was way ahead. Everybody looked pretty relaxed, as usual. They were all gonna pass, after all, so there was no need to sweat it; well, except for Thomas, but everyone knew that.
They'd known since the year's beginning, when two Thomas (Thomases?) had shown up on the first day.
The younger one was especially bitter about the subject, well aware that he was going to fail the year no matter what, and there was nothing he could do to change that. Being the only "doubling" added shame on the load. Older Thomas was way more optimistic: he often argued that, since they were all pretty sure there wasn't a third Tom living in the bushes behind the dormitory, his second go would be the good one. He'd then laugh; he was quite the laughing type, and, sometimes, he could cheer up even his younger self. Most of the time they'd just fight.
Sarah often wondered why they'd put the both of them in the same class. Maybe it was the only one. Apart from the teachers, she didn't remember ever seeing anybody else in the School, except perhaps for a janitor, once, but she wasn't sure about that. One time, somebody had joked that the entire institute was probably run just by future versions of the students. She hadn't found it very funny.
It was getting pretty crowded, now that they were approaching the main classroom area. The fifth year passed them by in a hurry; absent-mindedly, Sarah noticed that they were fewer than the Fourths. There was going to be a lot of dropouts, apparently. Or a flu outbreak. She'd fantasized about dropping out, sometimes, when she was feeling particularly bored, or down. Since she had both a Sixth and a Seventh it was clearly not going to happen, the Headmaster always stressed that point, but it was an interesting thought. Maybe the universe would abruptly coil up on itself and pop, like a rubber band stretched too far, or a balloon filled with light, or, maybe, her entire timeline would simply cease ever having existed. Gone, easy like that.
Or perhaps nothing, nothing at all.
But they weren't going to let her do that, of course.
The group had stopped: Sarah barely managed to catch herself before falling face-first into Paul's back. Silence had fallen like a lead cover on the whole hallway. Confused, she stood on the tip of her toes, trying to see through the forest of her classmates' head. She could feel all the color draining from her face.
It was the seventh year.
Everybody lined up on the walls, as the Sevenths slowly advanced under the younger students' nervous stare. They were few, fewer than any other year, and their long, tired faces looked much older than they could ever be, as if something had consumed them, leaving only stretched skin on thin, frail bones. Some had only a slight limp, others barely managed to stagger along, and had to be helped along by their more sure-footed friends. Many sported large, yellowing bandages, still blood-stained in certain points. Franklin was nervously glancing at his future wooden arm: its owner briefly gave him a look of pity, then carried on.
Sarah was trembling, despite her best efforts. Her Seventh was almost there, she knew it: she was slow, never came before the procession's wavering tail. She covered her eyes, getting closer to the wall, trying to blend within it, to disappear.
She couldn't look into her Seventh's face.
She couldn't stand seeing her.
She always had that vacant smile.
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Reliance Jio is looking to wrap up another investment, this time, from Qualcomm. Additionally, the company will receive a mammoth Rs. 730 crore for the same. In addition, with this investment the company has sold 25.2 percent stake to the investors.
Moreover, Qualcomm will buy 0.15 percent stake in Jio Platforms for $97.1 million. This partnership will assist the digital platform of Jio in "rolling out advance level of 5G infrastructure and services for the customers of the country." India is moving towards 5G and this investment can prove to be a step in that direction.
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In the past few months alone, Amazon has launched its self-service marketplace, which allows digital subscription providers to reach millions of Amazon customers, and Procter & Gamble's Gillette subsidiary has launched "Gillette on Demand," reinventing how it delivers products to consumers.
Recent research suggests that U.S. consumers not only have an appetite for these new shopping experiences but also have become open to intelligent technologies taking an active role in purchasing decisions.
A sizable and growing group of consumers are waiting to be served differently. Today, 37 percent of U.S. consumers would allow companies to collect their personal data via intelligent devices in return for a better experience or financial reward. Over a quarter (26 percent) would use sensor-based digital services that pre-emptively address their needs without human intervention. Another 24 percent would subscribe to brands that analyze their shopping history to select products especially for them and order them automatically.
Traditional retailers and consumer goods companies that have been slow to respond to this reality can breathe new life into their organizations by reimagining how they serve customers.
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A search is underway for a Natchitoches kidnapping suspect who ran from a crash that allowed law enforcement to recover the victim.
The kidnapping was reported as a disturbance on the night of Nov. 1 in the 200 block of Michelle Drive in the Payne subdivision near Natchitoches, according to a release from the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office.
When deputies arrived, they learned that a female had been taken from the home by "a former acquaintance identified as JaDarrius Deon Wilson," it reads.
The pair left in a black 2004 GMC Yukon, and an alert was issued to local law enforcement. A detective saw the Yukon just more than hour later on La. Highway 6 East in the Grand Ecore area, but Wilson wouldn't pull over.
A chase began and went into Natchitoches. While inside the city, Wilson crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Theophille and Dixie streets. He jumped out and ran.
The victim was found and was not harmed, it reads.
Despite a search by deputies and the Natchitoches Police Department, the 24-year-old Wilson couldn't be found. He has ties to the Coushatta area in Red River Parish and should be considered dangerous.
He stands 6 feet, 1 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and multiple tattoos on his arms.
Detectives have secured warrants for him on charges of simple kidnapping, simple criminal damage to property, domestic abuse battery, theft of a motor vehicle, aggravated flight from an officer, aggravated criminal damage to property, multiple traffic violations and two counts of violation of a protective order.
Anyone who sees Wilson should call local law enforcement or the sheriff's office at 318-352-6432.
Tips also can be given to the case agent, Detective Jared Kilpatrick at 318-357-7830, or Sgt. Ronnie Ross at 318-352-6432.


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Robert Beatty— March 17, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s top U.S. executive told investors that the company is considering acquiring retailers with smaller stores to help turn around its weakened U.S. business.
The world's largest retailer also told investors at a Bank of America investor conference that it plans to build hundreds of smaller stores in coming years.
Wal-Mart is facing stiff competition in the United States from dollar chains and drug stores, which often are more convenient for shoppers. Sales at its U.S. namesake stores open at least a year fell 1.8 percent, the seventh quarterly decline in a row for that key indicator, and overall U.S. sales at Walmart stores fell 0.5 percent.
The company said last month that it will open 30 to 40 small stores this year on a faster schedule than originally planned.
Half of those will be Neighborhood Markets, which vary from 25,000 square feet to 70,000 square feet. The other half of the new stores will be in the company's latest format, Walmart Express, which are about 15,000 square feet, and another new concept, called Walmart on Campus. Walmart Express stores are slated to open in the second quarter in both urban and rural areas. The company declined to disclose any more details.
The average size of Wal-Mart's supercenters is about 185,000 square feet.
"The aim here is to get the right model so that we can rapidly roll these things out," said Bill Simon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart's U.S. division, referring to Walmart Express. "At our peak, we built about 350 supercenters in a year, so when we get this thing right, these are going to come real fast, and we're real excited about this format."
The first Walmart on Campus opened at the University of Arkansas and is doing well, Simon said. It includes a pharmacy. Simon said there's "a lot of interest" from other colleges.
Wal-Mart isn't rushing into acquisitions, he said.
"We don't like anybody else's business enough to acquire it right now. What we really want to do is to get our business in the right shape so that we can roll it out with gusto," Simon said. "And once we've got it in the right shape, an acquisition could certainly be a way to accelerate that."
Wal-Mart's overall revenue is still rising, helped by its strong and growing international business. It hit $421.8 billion in the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31, including $2.95 billion in Sam's club membership fees and other income.
But the seven quarterly declines in revenue at U.S. stores open at least a year is the longest streak since at least 1980 when Michael Niemira, chief economist at International Council of Shopping Centers, started tracking the figures.
Revenue at stores open at least a year is a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes stores that recently opened or closed.
For the past year, Wal-Mart's namesake discount stores also have seen fewer customers walking in the doors.
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Sylva Speaks Up"I Don't Own 48 Houses In Abuja"
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Oct 4, 2016 48 houses in Abuja, Appellate court, EFCC, Former Governor Of Baylesa State, N19bn fraud, Sylva
Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva denied ownership of 48 houses in Abuja. We all know that Sylva, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have been having problems for quite sometime now. It all started when he was under investigations for an alleged massive fraud of N19bn and then he was arraigned by EFCC on a 50 count charge but the matter was struck out. But the drama won't end there as the EFCC was said to have sealed off 48 houses which allegedly belonged to Sylva according to reports from Punch.
Nevertheless, Sylva claims to own only three houses in Abuja, the EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, insists that the ex-governor owns the 48 houses and that the commission had begun fresh moves to re-arraign Sylva before the Court of Appeal. The current victory recorded by Ex Governor Sylva enabled him reclaimed ownership of his 48 houses.
But in a statement on Monday issued by his Media Adviser Mr. Doifie Buokoribo, Sylva denied ownership of the houses, insisting that he owned only three houses in Abuja. He described the report as "strange, speculative and malicious; as he does not own 48 buildings in Abuja or anywhere in the world." according to Punch.
The statement reads
"We have read a report in a national newspaper, which was reproduced by a few online publications and in the social media, claiming that Chief Timipre Sylva had "retrieved 48 of his property which the EFCC seized during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.
"We view this report with disgust, given its unconcealed speculation and vindictiveness regarding such a sensitive matter.
"For the avoidance of doubt, Sylva does not own 48 buildings in Abuja or anywhere in the world. So, the issue of reclaiming 48 houses does not arise.
"He has only three houses in Abuja, which he built before he became the governor of Bayelsa State. This point has been made several times before, and neither EFCC nor those who had used EFCC as a tool of persecution against Sylva during the Goodluck Jonathan administration have contradicted this fact.
"EFCC had taken their allegations of property ownership against Sylva to several courts without establishing anything against the former governor during the Jonathan era. Beyond the commission's routine media prosecution, no court of law has found Sylva guilty of any crime.
"Indeed, in the course of the trials at the Federal High Court, Abuja, owners of some of the properties wrongfully attributed to him joined to claim their houses. The court ruled on the matter of the said 48 properties since 2013. Why is it now a subject of media attention? Clearly, this is a sponsored publication."
However, the spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the existence of the houses to Punch correspondent on the telephone.
He said the anti-graft agency had filed an appeal at the Appellate Court demanding that Sylva should not have access to the properties.
Uwujaren said, "I have just spoken to Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) who is in charge of the case. He confirmed to me that the EFCC has begun moves to appeal the case, which means that he (Sylva) should have no access to the houses."
Some of the houses, according to Uwujaren, include: a mansion at 3, River Niger Street, Plot 3192 Cadastral Zone AO, Maitama District, Abuja; nine units (comprising six one-bedroom and three two-bedroom apartments) at 8, Sefadu Street, Wuse, Zone 2, Plot 262 Cadastral Zone AO2, Wuse, Abuja, and two duplexes at 5, Oguta Street, Plot 906 Cadastral Zone, Wuse II, Abuja.
Others include a duplex on Plot 1271 Nike Street, Cadastral Zone AO5, Maitama District, Abuja; a duplex at Phase 1 Unit No. 1 (Villa 1) Palm Springs Gold Estate, Cachez Turkey Projects Limited, Mpape, Abuja; 10 units of one-room apartments at 8 Mistrata Street, Plot 232 Cadastral Zone, Wuse II, Abuja; five units duplexes on Plot No 1070 Dakibiyu District, Cadastral Zone B10, Abuja; 16 units service apartments at Plot 1181 Thaba Tseka Crescent, off IBB Way, Wuse II, Abuja, and 3 units of three-bedroom flats at No. 1 Mubi Close, Plot 766 Cadastral Zone A01, Garki, Abuja.
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Remember my youtube video where I shared how I take care of my arms skin in summers. Not watched yet? Then definitely check it out and if you like please don't forget to subscribe to my youtube channel. These days I am using Mr. Bean Coffee Bean Scrub.
Packaging – Mr Bean scrub is packed in coffee brown color sealed packet. Once you open the pack, it can be sealed back. But I wish they would send us in jar or something. And please note that it's a dry scrub so it is easy to pack in a plastic bag. I used one of my empty jars to store remaining scrub.
Ingredients - roasted ground coffee beans, Himalayan pink rock salt, Demerara sugar, organic cacao, cold pressed coconut oil, vitamin e oil, natural mandarin extracts.
Claims by brand – rough skin or dry ski or stretch marks & cellulite? Scrub is up for the challenge with regular use it will target cellulite, improve skin tone and leaves you feeling softer and smoother than ever.
My experience – This is a dry scrub. So I transferred it on a dish and carry with me to bath. My idea of scrubbing is to first cleanse your body with regular body wash or soap (whatever you use daily). First day I poured more quantity as I assumed I need more for whole body scrubbing. To my surprise we need very little quantity of it. Although my arms were not tanned (thanks to my tips) still after scrubbing they appeared so clean and so did rest of my body. Usage instructions say that you have to keep the scrub on skin for five minutes. The smell of this scrub is amazing. If you are a coffee and chocolate brownie girl (like me) then you are gonna love this smell. I felt like I am bathing with strong coffee and chocolate brownie. I was worried that it might take some extra effort to wash due to its rich cocoa color. But it got washed away very quickly. The minute scrub particles exfoliates well and it's easy to clean bathroom post its usage. My skin had never felt this creamy before. After wash I feel like touching my skin over and over. I didn't moisturize my skin for whole day as it was not required. Ok mine is oily skin so you will say ohh she doesn't need to moisturize much in summers. But my sister's skin is super dry. She gave me the same feedback about the Mr. Bean scrub and has already ordered her friend to bring another scrub from abroad. It's priced at $14.95 and you can buy from here.
What you think of coffee bean scrubs? I would love to hear about your experiences.
Such an interesting name..this seems to be a nice product. I love coffee scrubs..
Guess the product would have been nice if it came in a small tub. But nonetheless sounds like an amazing coffee based body scrub.


Jim Yingling, of MARK IV Builders in Cabin John, Md., explains some nuances of laying out cabinets in a remodeled kitchen: Work from the high point down, from the corners out, and from uppers to lowers.
Use a laser level and a tape measure to find the high spot in the floor. Unless the floor is drastically out of level, this is the benchmark.
Lay out the cabinets working from the corners into the center of the wall. If a sink cabinet must be centered on a window, then set the corners and sink cabinet in place and work toward the middle using filler strips as needed.
Locate the wall cabinets based on an 8-foot-tall wall panel or pantry cabinet. For 8-1/2- or 9-foot ceilings, go 8 feet up from the high spot and measure down. Don't measure down from the ceiling.
Place under-cabinet wire stub-outs a couple of inches above the bottoms of the upper cabinet. That way, when the uppers are laid out on the wall, you can perfectly align the wiring with the hole in the cabinet by cutting a narrow channel in the drywall.
Installing the wall cabinets first reduces the chances of damage to base cabinets while installing uppers. If you work from the top down, the uppers go in easily and then they are out of the way for base cabinet installation. You also avoid having to reach over the base cabinets to align and fasten the uppers.
Small errors can compound into big problems when it is time to slide in the appliances. Use narrow scribe moldings that can be fit between a plumb cabinet and an out-of-plumb wall.


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Massage Therapy Schools in North Dakota
Although the state of North Dakota had unpredictable beginning with the growth of agriculture industry in the past, now with time it has the potential for a bright and prosperous future. The state has the third largest reserves of lignite coal and also possesses other minerals such as petroleum, which have given the state great potential to succeed. Such resources are useless without a healthy work force to be able to build a foundation for a better future for the state. With a population of over a nine and a half million North Dakota has given consideration to developing a healthy and skilled human force.
With such thoughts in mind of the higher authorities along with the realization for the need of alternative medical treatments, a lot of work going to improve health care industry has been going on. This is a major reason why massage therapy colleges and schools in North Dakota have introduced many massage therapy programs for aspiring students. The most comprehensive and common degree program in massage therapy is the associate's degree. Such programs are generally taught in technical and vocational colleges.
Not only does one learn various massage techniques through these programs but they also become aware of the diagnostics procedures. It is the vital duty of massage therapists to relieve patients out of pain and other strains. It involves using hands to perform different types of massages that emphasize on touching the pressure points that eventually lightens body.
The annual average income for massage therapists in North Dakota was $35,800 in 2011. There is an expected increase of 20% for massage therapists' across the United States of America. Altru Health System employs a lot of massage therapists to look after patients on daily basis. It is known as North Dakota's largest health care employer with 7,000 qualified medical professionals working in various departments. (acinet.org)
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Participants in the recently concluded Alternative Livelihoods and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project, display their certificates during the project's closing ceremony at the Hope Zoo in St. Andrew, earlier this month. Sharing the moment with them are: Instructor at Ebony Park Heart Academy, Kirk Williams (left); Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin (3rd left); Chief Executive Officer, Petro Caribe Fund, Dr. Wesley Hughes (sixth left); Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (seventh left); Director General, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (right).
Eleven unattached youth, aged 17 to 27 years, have been equipped with HEART Trust/NTA National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) certification in landscaping.
This follows their participation in the recently concluded Alternative Livelihood and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project.
JSIF, an agency of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), provided training material, as well as a stipend for each participant.
After undergoing two months of training, 11 young persons from several inner-city communities are now empowered to earn a living from skills they acquired through a landscape training project, undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).in collaboration with Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation.
Eleven unattached youth, aged 17 to 27 years, have been equipped with HEART Trust/NTA National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) certification in landscaping, following their participation in the recently concluded Alternative Livelihood and Skills Development Hope Zoo Landscape Training Project.
The initiative was undertaken at a cost of $3.34 million, under JSIF's World Bank-funded Inner City Basic Services Project which, through various interventions, targets improvements in the quality of life of residents in 12 inner-city communities.
Funding was also provided by the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation which contributed $334,000 to the project sum, and provided technical support and the training venue.
The six males and five females, who hail from the communities of Whitfield Town, Jones Town, Craig Town, Passmore Town, and Federal Gardens, in Kingston, and March Pen and Central Village, St. Catherine, benefited from the full scope of the landscaping programme facilitated by the Ebony Park Heart Academy in Clarendon.
They learnt how to establish and maintain landscaped areas, plant crops by hand, and operate small equipment.
The youngsters were also exposed to ornamental horticulture and introduced to environmental principles that served to increase their awareness and appreciation of the natural environment. Additionally they engaged in animal keeping and building practices in the garden area, where they also built a gazebo.
The participants' landscaping skills were put to the test as they assisted with the ongoing beautification works being undertaken at the zoo, which included planting of various trees and flowers.
Their inputs complemented other development work already undertaken at the zoo. These include: the construction of gazebos with picnic tables; erection of perimeter fencing; renovation of various enclosures and exhibits; and installation of various ponds, waterfalls, and other water features.
In addition, there are now individual management buildings which are used to house and attend to the animals domiciled at the facility.
Other works undertaken include construction of: paved roadways, kerb walls, walkways, wheelchair-accessible ramps, an administration building with high-speed Internet and wifi, meeting and conference rooms with multimedia and audio-visual equipment, vendor kiosks, and expanded car parks.
The participants were presented with their certificates during the project's closing ceremony held at the zoo's compound in St. Andrew, earlier this month.
JSIF, an agency of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), provided training material, as well as a stipend for each participant. The agency also covered the cost to provide training facilitators.
Mrs. Gillings said the venture, though varying slightly from engagements JSIF usually undertakes, was ideal, given challenge the agency has experienced in helping inner-city youth to identify alternative livelihoods. "We felt (the zoo) would have been a beautiful place for young persons to be exposed to," she stated.
Instructor at the Ebony Park Heart Academy, Kirk Williams, said he was pleased with the participants' enthusiasm to learn and stick with the programme, noting that "they have grasped the concepts well".
He said the participants were taken through all landscaping principles, which focused on concepts such as simplicity, balance, rhythm and alignment, and focalization, when designing an area.
Mr. Williams pointed out that the youngsters, who attained competency in four units of the programme, now understand that they have to be visionaries to engage in landscaping, as much thought and planning goes into this undertaking.
Chairman of the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation, Kenneth Benjamin, said he was pleased that the zoo could facilitate the training. He pointed out that the facility also benefitted from the youngsters' contribution to the overall development efforts currently taking place there.
Mr. Benjamin commended the attitude and work ethic displayed by the participants, which was so impressive that one of them, 19-year-old Jodi-Ann Blissett, has been retained as a junior zoo keeper. "She has turned out to be one of our better zoo keepers," he quipped.


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Acclaimed Montreal band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra is one of a growing number of rock groups to have accepted an infant into their touring tribe. Touring with children is both costly and complicated, yet SMZ are determined to combine family life and being on the road with the band's deep political commitment.
Director: Helene Klodawsky
Actors: David Payant, Efrim Menuck, Jessica Moss, Sophie Trudeau, Thierry Amar
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Character actor Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing) has long dreamed of performing in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's largest theater arts festival….
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Documentary exploring the case of Miranda Barbour, who lured a man into meeting her with a sex ad and then killed him. She then confessed to 22 more murders, committed…
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Michael Winterbottom, celebrated director of 24 Hour Party People, The Road to Guantanamo, and The Trip, joins forces with actor, comedian, and provocateur Russell Brand for that most unlikely of…
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last…
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Americans' relationship to the federal government is paradoxical. Public opinion regarding the government has plummeted to all-time lows, with only one in five saying they trust the government or believe that it operates in their interest. Yet, more Americans than ever benefit from some form of government social provision. Political scientist Suzanne Mettler (Cornell University) calls this growing gulf between people's perceptions of government and the actual role it plays in their lives the "government-citizen disconnect." In her new RSF book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, she explores the rise of this paradox and its implications for policymaking and politics.
Drawing from a survey which probed Americans' experiences with 21 federal social policies—such as food stamps, Social Security, Medicaid, and the home mortgage interest deduction—Mettler shows that 96 percent of adults have received benefits from at least one of them, and that the average person has benefited from five. However, being a beneficiary has little positive effect on people's attitudes towards government. Mettler finds that shared identities and group affiliations are more powerful and consistent influences. In particular, people who oppose welfare tend to extrapolate their unfavorable views of it to government in general. Patterns of political participation further exacerbate the government-citizen disconnect, as those holding positive views of federal programs have lower rates of involvement with these policies than those holding more hostile views. As a result, the loudest political voice belongs to those who benefit from social policies but give government little credit for their economic well-being, seeing their success more as a matter of their own deservingness.
Research from The Government-Citizen Disconnect has been profiled in Pacific Standard and cited by the New York Times, SF Gate, and the Washington Post. An op-ed by Mettler based on research from her book was also recently published in the New York Times.
RSF is now managing all applications and grants through Fluxx, a cloud-based platform designed to make the grant process more transparent and easier to navigate for applicants, grantees, and external reviewers. All applicants must now apply for funding through the RSF Fluxx portal and all grantees will be required to submit reports through the portal. In the near future, external reviewers will also use the portal to submit their reviews.
If you are a previous RSF applicant or grantee, you will receive a separate email with your RSF Fluxx username and instructions on how to log in and access the RSF Fluxx portal within the next few hours.
All first-time applicants who plan to submit a letter of inquiry for the August 20, 2018, funding deadline should create an account no later than August 13, 2018. To register in Fluxx, you may need information from the research office at your organization. Please follow the application guidelines on our website.
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In a recent lecture titled "Rhetoric and Evidence in a Polarized Society," sociologist and RSF trustee Mario Luis Small (Harvard University) points out that over the last twenty years, there has been a marked increase in media outlets that knowledgeably draw from or rely upon quantitative social science research to interpret current events. These range from "data journalism" sites such as 538 to verticals like The Upshot in the New York Times. However, Small argues, there has not been a corresponding increase in qualitative literacy among the media and the public. In an interview, Small summarizes some of the points from his lecture and discusses the importance of qualitative research in a deeply polarized society.
Read the interview and the lecture.
At their June 2018 meeting, the Russell Sage Foundation's board of trustees approved six new grants in the Future of Work and Social Inequality programs, and three new grants in RSF's special initiatives on Immigration and Immigrant Integration and the Social, Economic, and Political Effects of the Affordable Care Act.
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RSF is accepting letters of inquiry until August 20, 2018 at 2pm ET/11am PT in the Future of Work, Social Inequality, and Behavioral Economics programs, and in the special initiatives on Non-Standard Employment, Integrating Biology and Social Science Knowledge, and the Social, Economic, and Political Effects of the Affordable Care Act.
Cycle of Segregation: Social Processes and Residential Stratification (2017), by Maria Krysan (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Kyle Crowder (University of Washington), has received three section awards from the ASA: the 2018 Oliver Cromwell Cox award from the Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, the 2018 Robert E. Park Award for Best Book from the Community and Urban Sociology Section, and Honorable Mention for the 2018 Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the Race, Gender, and Class Section. Read more about Cycle of Segregation or purchase a copy.
The Asian American Achievement Paradox (2015), by Jennifer Lee (University of California, Irvine) and Min Zhou (University of California, Los Angeles), has received Honorable Mention for the 2018 Outstanding Book Award from the Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section of the ASA. The book is also the winner of three previous ASA—including the 2016 Pierre Bourdieu Award, the 2016 Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award, and the 2016 Asia and Asian America Section Book Award—and the winner of the 2017 Association for Asian American Studies Award for Best Book in the Social Sciences. Read more about The Asian American Achievement Paradox or purchase a copy.


The suspect arrived in a U-Haul truck.
White male, 6', 200+ lbs., brown beard, full tattoo sleeve on left forearm, tattoos on right forearm. Last seen wearing a black t-shirt with star on back, black hat with red lettering, faded light blue jeans and black Adidas sneakers.
On September 15, 2017 at 5:35 a.m., an unknown white male suspect forced entry into the Pin Chasers bowling alley located at 5555 W. Hillsborough Ave. Upon entering the business, the suspect attempted to steal the ATM, but was unsuccessful. The suspect fled the scene westbound on Hillsborough Ave. in a 10' U-Haul box truck. On September 14, 2017 at 11:00 p.m., the same suspect was observed arriving at the business in the U-Haul truck and entering to look at the ATM before exiting.