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Hamburg, Germany, April 03, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Asia-Pacific accounts for above two-thirds of mobile wallet users worldwide.
Following a rapid growth rate, the number of mobile wallet users is projected to rise to a ten-digit figure in 2019, according to the research findings cited in the yStats.com report. Asia-Pacific is the top global region by mobile wallet adoption, accounting for more than two in three mobile wallet users worldwide. The top services in this region include Alipay and WeChat Pay in China, Paytm and PhonePe in India, LINE Pay and Rakuten Pay in Japan, and others.
Among the mobile wallets from equipment manufacturers, Apple Pay is in the lead on the global scale. The service is used for an increasing number of transactions both in-store and online. When it comes to in-store mobile payment usage, surveys cited in the yStats.com report reveal that consumers are still wary of security of mobile wallets. Nevertheless, proximity mobile payment user penetration is projected to maintain strong growth across all global regions through 2022.


Taromitsu, Chunin of the Manjitou, stooped to one knee with his head hung in deference, the thick cloak hanging from his slender shoulders sweeping over the ancient mosaic floor. Around him, guttering lanterns made from the fat of slaves spat and sputtered, causing long shadows to flicker on the tiny tiles and the trophies hanging from the walls. As he waited for the command to rise, the young Chunin studied the scenes decorating the floor. The mosaic depicted the rise of the Great Yoshimitsu to Lordship of the Clan. Bloody battles, assassin's blades and outright war within the halls of the Clan seemed to play the largest part. Such was the way of the Manji; just as it always was and should be. The weak had no right to rule.
His musing was interrupted by the voice of Jounin Kirimitsu, the Lord's eyes and ears.
"You may stand, Chunin." The advisor's intonation of his title infuriated Taromitsu. The tone made it sure that he knew he was inferior; that he was less worthy than the speaker. Fighting back a retort, Taromitsu rose. Kirimitsu's time would soon come. Very soon.
Yoshimitsu leaned forward, his twisted, exoticly armored figure seemed tiny against the bulk of the throne. His voice was quiet, but carried across the hall with strength and untold centuries of power.
Taromitsu flicked his gaze left and right to his warriors who surrounded him. His glance was answered by his Genin with barely perceptible nods and the flickered affirmation of raised eyebrows.
With startling speed, Taromitsu leapt onto the dais, grabbing Kirimitsu by the throat. The air was filled with flying shards as his warriors threw their Shurikens. Dozens of the Lord's bodyguards fell to the surprise attack.
Dragging his serrated blade across Kirimitsu's throat, Taromitsu bounded toward the throne. All around him, his warriors and the Lord's guards exchanged hits and slashes, slicing through each other's ranks. As the warriors died, the air was filled with escaping souls. A roiling mass of blackness hovered on the edge of vision, the screams of spirits in torment on the edge of hearing. But, before he could reach the him, the Lord jumped high into the air, out of his reach. Shocked by this turn of events, the young Chunin was stopped in mid-stride. The hangings on the walls slid effortlessly aside, revealing hidden portals from which strode a score of the lord's elite-guards. Then he saw a movement in the shadows and heard a sibilant hissing. A sound which could herald only one thing - Hikage-Ninja.
From the dark recesses, the summoned guards leapt upon Taromitsu's warriors, tearing them apart with sweeping blows from their hideous blades. The shadow-shrouded Ninja were joined by the dread elite-guards, whose glimmering blades cut down a warrior with every stroke.
Soon Taromitsu was alone, surrounded on all sides by his enemies. The elite-guard leader strode up to him, and he brought his blade up to attack. With an almost dismissive stroke, his foe's own weapon lashed out, tearing through his wrist. With detached horror, the Chunin looked at his own severed hand as it dropped to the floor, still clutching his blade.
Focusing his attention, he remembered one of the Manji meditation techniques – the spurts of blood and twinges of pain quickly subsided.
The Lord's laughter resounded around the chamber; a chilling, sinister cackling that made even the hardened Chunin's skin crawl with dread.
The leader of the elite-guard grabbed his long hair in one gaunted hand, and forced him to his knees. As his head was wrenched back, Taromitsu felt a bade pressing against his throat and a tickle of blood sliding slowly down his neck. The ebbing and flowing of released souls slithered around the Chunin, drawn to his blood and fear. He could half feel their wispy tendrils sliding over him, probing gently into his mind. He felt like screaming, but he gritted his teeth and was silent.
In front of him, the Lord gracefully jumped back onto his throne right in front of him. The Lord began to clap slowly, sarcastically, wringing out his torment and fear.
The Lord's face turned from a wicket smile into a fierce snarl.
"You dare attack me, in my own chambers! Did you really think you could seize power from me so easily? There have been over three hundred attempts on my life, either from the assassin's blade, poison, contrived accidents or open hospitality. Needless to say, they all failed, just like yours, and I must say this is one of the weakest attempts yet.
Lord Yoshimitsu's eyes glanced over, as he drew his green faintly glowing Sword.
Taromitsu felt the spirits around him drifting away, pulled towards the gulf inside the Lord's mighty sword. The Lord's body twitched spasmodically as he absorbed the freed life essence of his followers, which was coalescing around his throne in a faint green mist.
As the spirits of the dead were consumed, Yoshimitsu's spasms increased and a thin dribble of saliva trickled from the corner of his slack lips. With a shuddering sight, the Lord finished and slumped back in the chair.
When he sat forward once more his eyes burned more brightly, his skin was less wrinkled, his hair darker with more lustre and his Sword was glowing bright-green.
Taromitsu was momentarily taken aback by the sudden question, but calmed himself in a heartbeat. He stared straight back at the Lord, looking deep into the ancient bright pits that were his eyes.
"You need to rule? What do you know of needs? You are young, the Thirst has a shallow hold on you. I will tell you of need; a deep, unfaltering emptiness that grows larger and more demanding with every passing of the night. You have heard tales of how my Swords and I consume a hundred souls a day. That is but a morsel to whet our appetite. A hundred times that number die every day to quench our desire, our need.
Taromitsu steadied his head, waiting for the deathblow that would surely come. He had tried, his pride and honour was intact. His only regret was that he had failed.
Again, the Lord's chilling laugh echoed around the halls.
Thank you for reading so far! I hope you enjoyed my somewhat 'dark' themed fanfic.
Negative and positive comment are always welcome !
'Archon' Andy Hoare, 'Dracon' Phil Kelly, 'Dinomitsu' Dinaga for his cool ideas, George Lucas, The guy from the Game-store for letting me play SoulCalibur, Tenshimitsu for creating YOT, and of course Namco for creating Yoshimitsu !


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Ultimate traveller website NomadMania divides the world into 1,301 regions based on territory, population, diversity, economy and tourist appeal. I had visited 373 of the world's 1,301 regions (England rank: 43 / International rank: 600) as at September 2021. NomadMania featured this funky interview to coincide with the paperback launch of 'Europe United'. I really enjoyed responding to these questions, with my answers drawing on my travelling experiences as much as the football. Europe United is out widely in paperback and you can buy it at Amazon, Waterstones or Blackwell's
Matt Walker is the ultimate football traveller. He watched a top-division football match in all 55 UEFA nations over a single season and has written a critically-acclaimed book, Europe United, about his adventures. To mark the paperback launch of Europe United, Matt talks to us about football, travel and the people that enhance his experiences on and off the terraces.
Ghana – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Matt, tell us something about your early life and how your dual interest in football and travel emerged.
I grew up in the green safety of south-east England. My parents were computer programmers for an airline and this worldliness helped install an early interest in countries and cultures. I loved the now-defunct Commonwealth Institute in London, incessantly played the board game Journey Through Europe and planned family trips to Iceland and California. My first solo adventure was to visit my sister whilst she was teaching in the fine Russian city of Novgorod. I forgot to take a coat, missed the flight home and spent a chilly night in Saint Petersburg airport. I thought this was good practice for future travels.
Watching English football was not really a middle-class pursuit in the 1980s, with decrepit stadiums and occasional crowd violence, and very few people were into the sport where I lived. But I watched live matches with my father at Fulham FC, then playing in the third and fourth tiers of English football, and loved the game, comradery and that my passion was a statement of something different.
I backpacked after university and watched my first overseas football in Kota Kinabalu on the island of Borneo. The standard of football was low, despite former England midfielder David Rocastle turning out for the home team, but it didn't matter. I bought a football shirt, mingled with the locals and felt that the game really added to my travel experience. The following year I watched a couple of matches when travelling in Iran, and then combined football and travel in countries such as Mexico, Colombia and Ghana.
Serbia – on the pitch in Kruševac
You're from the UK – how has being British influenced your personality and take on the world?
The British sense of humour has helped get me out of some tricky situations on the road and break down barriers with football fans. I was standing with a group of Belarusian ultras in Vitebsk when the opposition goalkeeper scored a goal from his own penalty area. You can only laugh at such ridiculous things.
The popularity of English football has also helped me connect with people. I was amazed to find Liverpool FC-themed bars in Malaysia when I first travelled around South East Asia in the late 1990s. A decade later, I was initially rather bemused when hoardes of football-mad Ethiopian school children shouted "Crutch" at me in Lalibela. "Crutch, Crutch, Peter Crutch!" I am nearly as tall as the then-Liverpool striker, but share little of his footballing talent.
Georgia – my first match in Tbilisi
And once we're still on the UK – give us some little-known gems in the UK that you could recommend to our community.
I really recommend exploring the northeast of England. The people are warmer than the weather, the region has some great landscapes and Durham, my university city, is a lovely place for a wander, with the River Wear perfectly framing the cathedral and castle. Nearer to my home, I like the attractive small town of Rye and, as a craft beer lover, have enjoyed the pleasurable explosion of taprooms in major cities, often located in some of the least-heralded parts of town. A good excuse to visit South Bermondsey or Walthamstow when next in London.
London and Edinburgh aside, the larger British cities can seem pretty underwhelming to the casual visitor but it's hard to ignore the footballing history in the likes of Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow. I also find football a perfect driver to visit some of the more obscure English outposts such as Carlisle, Barnsley and Swindon.
Faroe Islands – rugged football
Now, your travels have often been linked to football and you have been to a top-division match in each of the 55 UEFA nations in one season. What motivated you to do this extraordinary feat? Tell us something about the challenges and the ups and downs of it, and when did you do your final 55th country?
It was my fun midlife crisis. I wanted to travel extensively, but have a goal behind my travels. (As it turned out, there were 227 goals in the 79 top-division matches I watched over 11 months). The idea came to me one dull December day, and I immediately thought it was the perfect combination of football and travel with a challenge to focus my interest. I was also keen to promote the live match experience, something far superior to watching a match on television, and was desperate to eat khachapuri – cheese-filled bread – in Georgia, something I managed repeatedly early on in my travels.
The European football family extends to the likes of the Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Gibraltar and this gave my travels appealing variety. I loved the contrast between, say, northern Wales and southern Israel in the depths of winter. I spent an average of four days in each of the 55 nations, which normally gave me the chance to explore as well as watch at least one top-flight match.
The logistical challenge was considerable. There are two types of football season in Europe: the traditional autumn to spring season, and a dozen or so summer leagues played mostly in colder Northern European countries. I started my travels in June 2017 and it was crucial that I visited all of the summer leagues before they ended that autumn. Georgia, one of my favourite countries, made a late decision to shift to a summer season so I kicked off my challenge there. My second country was Iceland, hardly the most logical start to my adventures.
Games were regularly moved at short-notice and I even had to bluff my way into an Albanian match being played behind closed doors. There were also several problems with officialdom and the Russian embassy were particularly suspicious about anyone wanting to visit the remote city of Ufa. The Guardian helped me out by featuring an early interview about my travels. I carried around a print out of the article and my mild fame eased open a few doors, including gaining entry to that Albanian match and convincing some sceptical Azerbaijani officials in Baku.
My last match was in Podgorica, the bland Montenegrin capital. I celebrated with friends afterwards on the beautiful coastline and took a speedboat ride captained by a Serbian who claimed he was an ex-footballing prodigy.
Montenegro – 55th and final UEFA nation
What have your family and friends' reactions been regarding this feat?
Most weren't surprised, they probably knew that my interests in travel and football were building up to such an almighty challenge. I actually think that my friends were more shocked that I started using Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the first time, to promote my travels and connect with football fans.
A few people questioned how much my trip would cost but, as readers will be aware, it's relatively easy to travel on a budget in many countries outside the western world. I certainly got the best insights into local life and stories for the book when staying in rustic guesthouses, watching games from the cheap seats and travelling on a bargain train. I met Eric on the train from Almaty to Taraz in Kazakhstan and he became my translator, tour guide and friend. He even bought my ticket to Taraz v Aktobe but, given entrance cost 70p for adults and 12p for children, I didn't feel too guilty about this act of kindness.
Europe United – hardback launch in August 2019
You've just released your paperback edition of your book Europe United. Tell us about the book, how you got this done and what your expectations from this publication are.
It's a football travel book. Football is the beat, the theme, but it's intrinsically linked to my travels, in particular some of the people I chanced upon. It was always my intention to visit footballing underdogs – not the European Super League wannabes – so my book takes you to Kruševac in Serbia, Crotone in Italy and Trabzon in Turkey. I probably got a more personal experience there than in their big city cousins. I think it strikes a nice balance between football and travel and if you love both then Europe United is the book for you!
It was a hard ask to compress so many experiences into one book – there were plenty of good stories that didn't make the cut. Fortunately, the structure is quite simple, chronologically taking the reader from my first country through to my very last, and that made the writing easier. All 55 nations are represented in the book but, naturally, there was more to write about some than others, and I varied the angles to keep the writing tight and fresh. The hardback (published alongside the eBook in August 2019) is beautiful, but it's quite a weighty tome so I'm hoping the paperback will be enjoyed by people on their travels this summer.
Armenia – on the pitch in Yerevan
Can we expect more travel books from you?
I hope so, it would be amazing to take on another football-obsessed continent in a similarly crazy time frame. South America would be the obvious second book and I love the place, and speak a little Spanish. But, from a purely travel perspective, watching a match in all Asian Football Confederation members over a single season would be a truly mind-bending cultural and football experience, taking in 47 nations as diverse as Palestine, Australia, Mongolia and the Maldives. I better start saving!
Fervent Trabzonspor fans in Turkey
Now, regarding travel, what were some of the biggest surprises you have had during your travels? Good and bad!
I travelled across India after university and met a friendly Bengali teenager called Puran on the bus to Jaigaon, a town close to the Indian-Bhutanese border. Puran invited me to stay in his family's rustic house which was just a few metres from the muddy path that designated the frontier. I took a chance on the water at his home and ended up losing a fifth of my bodyweight after contracting giardiasis. But his hospitality was something that I didn't forget.
And Puran didn't forget me either. Twenty years later, he found me on Facebook and said how he had been reflecting on the experiences that we had shared and wanted to get in touch to see how I was doing. Puran is still living in the area, married to a Bhutanese woman, and working in the mountain kingdom. I find that travel, like life itself, is a rich combination of past memories, present exploration and future plans. And it was great to catch up with Puran, even if it's unlikely we'll ever cross paths again.
I love football for its surprises as well. The Kosovan league was ranked the worst in Europe when I visited the unassuming town of Gjilan on a grey November afternoon. My match turned into a rousing 4-3 win for home side Drita, with plenty of skill and intensity on show, and the Drita management invited me to celebrate with the players afterwards. It was the best night out I'll ever have in Gjilan.
Bhutan – Puran (left) with a friend in 1999
Which destinations are still high on your bucket list for travel and why?
Buenos Aires is a major world city that I really want to visit, especially given the locals' passion for football and my love for steak. Cameroon seems a fascinating country and are due to be the next hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations in early 2022. Given the African football authorities have changed the hosts for the last four tournaments I won't be booking my tickets quite yet. Cameroon was poised to organise the 2019 edition, but it was switched to Egypt at short-notice. I took advantage and watched 15 matches in Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia and Suez over 9 days for the princely sum of £66.
As a keen scuba diver, wildlife fan and passable photographer, I fancy Madagascar and São Tomé e Príncipe for the combination of island life and cultural diversity that I crave when not travelling for a football challenge. And, before the pandemic hit, I was planning on completing my set of South East Asian countries with a visit to East Timor, but ended up in Eastbourne. (I know the country prefers to be known as Timor-Leste, but the joke doesn't work quite as well!)
At the green bazaar in Kazakhstan, this guy was a keen Manchester United fan!
Do you think your next goal will be to travel to every country that participates in the World Cup or the Olympics?
Well, watching a match in every FIFA nation would be fun, but I like having a time frame to my challenges. It adds pace to my travels and offers consistency, as I take in the football and travel across all of these countries at a similar time. This means that differences in the football experience and travelling costs are much more transparent. I find it can be tough comparing old travels with new, not just because of economic and political changes, but also changes in yourself as a traveller. I wasn't particularly wowed by Japan 20 years ago, but that may have been due to the innocence of youth. Or I may just prefer cheaper places that aren't so full of concrete.
Switzerland – me, my sister and Mum – there to watch Fulham play Basel in 2009
Any specific travel plans for the summer?
I've opted for the relative certainty of Cornwall this summer, the first time I've spent a week away in my own country for 17 years. I've taken a punt on Corsica in the early autumn, a new NomadMania region for my map, and it looks a beautiful fusion of rugged scenery, Italian-influenced culture and interesting scuba diving. I'm hoping to head further afield later in the autumn. This is exactly what I wrote this time last year.
Finally, our signature question – if you could invite any four people from any period of human history to dinner, who would you invite and why?
Diego Maradona, Anthony Bourdain, Sir David Attenborough and Roy Hodgson. Diego would get the party started and be a great source of Buenos Aires tips and Spanish football slang. Bourdain could take over the cooking and regale us with foodie tales from around the world. I'm certain global gentlemen Attenborough and Hodgson, who has managed three UEFA national sides and my own club Fulham to a European final, would get on royally. If there was a quiet moment, Diego could juggle a bread roll on his little toe and set me up for a few volleys.
The photo on Europe United cover – in Poland
Matt's book, Europe United, is now widely available in paperback, hardback and eBook. You can can buy it at Amazon, Waterstones or Blackwell's.
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Advantage Peterhead after narrow win at Stirling - Peterhead F.C.
Peterhead got off to a fine start in their quest to reach the League 1 Play-off Final after a narrow win away to Stirling Albion.
Mason Robertson's first goal separated the sides but the Blue Toon will know they sill have work to do to get past the Binos.
Peterhead's victory was their third at Forthbank this season, matching the results they recorded in December and March.
Rory McAllister went close to giving Jim McInally's team a 10th minute lead with an effort, which rattled the frame of the goal. The striker's shot came back off the crossbar, via a vital touch from Cameron Binnie.
After a bright start from the visitors, they made the breakthrough in the 29th minute. Robertson was able to force Russell McLean's header over the line to give them a deserved interval lead.
The Blue Toon were forced into a reshuffle early in the second period when skipper David McCracken went off and was replaced by Allan Smith.
But they nearly scored a second in the 62nd minute and again it was Robertson, who saw a header cleared off the line.
From there, Peterhead were able to see the game out to give them the advantage going into Saturday's return match at Balmoor.


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From the Auxiliary Manual, COMDINST M16790.1 (series), CH 12, Sec. I:SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS OF AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS:
Auxiliary functions may include spiritual elements that provide motivational and inspirational foundations that support the Auxiliary cornerstone of fellowship. Incorporating spiritual elements into Auxiliary functions is encouraged.
In planning Auxiliary functions, senior leadership shall determine whether a spiritual element is appropriate. Spiritual elements include prayers, invocations, reflections, meditations, benedictions, or other religious or faith-based features traditionally or customarily incorporated into public functions. In considering the propriety for inclusion of a spiritual element, senior leadership should assess the setting and context of the function and the diversity of faith that may be represented among the participants.
If a spiritual element is deemed appropriate, an individual shall be designated in advance to administer it. The individual so designated shall be advised that the spiritual element must be pluralistic and non-sectarian in nature, and that the language shall be inclusive. Every effort shall be made to ensure the spiritual element is simple, clear, and non-offensive. It is proper courtesy to remain reverent and respectful during spiritual elements of any function. A designated individual who cannot fully and consistently comply with these guidelines shall not be utilized for such service.
Additional information can be found in Religious Ministries Within the Coast Guard, COMDTINST M1730.4 (series) (link currently not available).
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It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away. Its slave girls moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.
Nineveh's exile has been decreed, and all the servant girls mourn its capture. Listen to them moan like doves; watch them beat their breasts in sorrow.
Soon it's all over: Nineveh stripped, Nineveh doomed, Maids and slaves moaning like doves, beating their breasts.
And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.
It is decreed that the city be exiled, its slave women led away, moaning like doves and beating their breasts.
It is decreed: She shall be led away captive, She shall be brought up; And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves, Beating their breasts.
1 tn The term "Nineveh" is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied from context.
2 tn The MT reads the Pual perfect 3rd person feminine singular גֻּלְּתָה (gullÿtah) from גָלָה (galah, "to uncover, to go into exile"; BDB 162-63 s.v. גָלָה; HALOT 191-92 s.v. גלה). There are two basic views of the meaning of גֻּלְּתָה in this verse: (1) "She is stripped" (see R. L. Smith, Micah-Malachi [WBC], 81). This may describe the exposure of the foundation of a building (Ezek 13:14) or the uncovering of intimate parts of the body (Exod 20:26; Isa 47:3; Ezek 16:36, 57; 23:29;). This is reflected in the LXX reading ἀπεκαλύφθη (apekalufqh, "she has been exposed"). This approach is followed by NASB ("she is stripped"). (2) "She is taken into exile" (KJV, NIV, NRSV, NJPS). The Qal stem of גָלָה often means "to go into exile" (Judg 18:30; 2 Kgs 24:14; Isa 5:13; 49:21; Jer 1:3; Ezek 39:23; Amos 1:5; 5:5; 6:7; Lam 1:3); the Hiphil often means "to deport exiles" (2 Kgs 15:20; 16:9; 17:6, 11, 26, 28, 33; 18:11; 24:14-15; 25:11; Jer 20:4; 22:12; 24:1; 27:20; 29:1, 4, 7, 14; 39:9; 43:3; 52:15, 28, 30; Ezek 39:28; Amos 1:6; 5:27; Lam 4:22; Esth 2:6; Ezra 2:1; Neh 7:6; 1 Chr 5:6, 26, 41; 8:6; 2 Chr 36:20); and the Hophal stem always means "to be deported; to be taken into exile" (Jer 40:1, 7; Esth 2:6; 1 Chr 9:1). This makes the best sense in the light of the parallel verb הֹעֲלָתָה (ho'alatah, "she is led away") in v. 7 [8 HT] and the description of the fleeing Ninevites in v. 8 [9 HT]. The BHS editors and HALOT suggest that consonantal גלתה be vocalized as Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular גָּלְתָה (goltah, "she goes into exile") from גָלָה (Qal: "go into exile"). R. D. Patterson suggests vocalizing consonantal גלתה as the noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix גָּלְתָהּ for גּוֹלְתָהּ (goltah, "her exiles/captives") and taking the singular form as collective in meaning: "her exiles/captives are carried away" (Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah [WEC], 70). W. H. F. Saggs suggests that גֻלְּתָה is the noun גֻּלָּה (gullah, "column-base") as in 1 Kgs 7:41-42; 2 Chr 4:12-13 (BDB 165 s.v. גֻּלָּה 2.b; HALOT 192 s.v. גֻּלָּה 1.b) which is related to Assyrian gullatu ("column-base"; CAD 5:128). He renders the phrase וְהֻצַּב גֻּלְּתָה (vÿhutsav gullÿtah) as "its column-base[s] is/are dissolved" (see above). He suggests that this provides an excellent parallel to "the palace begins to melt" (וְהַהֵיכָל נָמוֹג, vÿhahekhal namog). W. H. F. Saggs also proposes that the LXX reflects this picture ("Nahum and the Fall of Nineveh," JTS 20 : 220-25).
3 tn Or "And its column-bases collapse and it goes up [in smoke]." The MT reads the Hophal perfect 3rd person feminine singular הֹעֲלָתָה (ho'alatah, "she is carried away") from עָלָה ('alah, "to go up"). The Hiphil stem of עָלָה often describes a military commander leading a group of forced workers out of a town (1 Kgs 5:13 [HT 5:27]; 9:15, 21; 2 Chr 8:8); likewise, the Hophal stem may denote "to be led away into exile" (HALOT 830 s.v.; BDB 748 s.v. עָלָה).
4 tc The MT reads the Piel participle מְנַהֲגוֹת (mÿnahagot, "sobbing, moaning") from II נָהַג ("to moan, to lament"; HALOT 675 s.v.; BDB 624 s.v. II נָהַג). This root is related to Assyrian nagagu ("to cry"; AHw 2:709.b). This harmonizes well with the following cola: "Her maidservants moan like doves, they beat upon their breasts." This is adopted by several English versions (NASB, NIV, NRSV). On the other hand, an alternate vocalization tradition (represented by several Hebrew mss, Targum Jonathan, LXX, and Vulgate) reads the Pual participle מְנֹהֲגוֹת (mÿnohagot, "forcibly removed") from the more common root I נַהַג ("to drive away, to lead away"; HALOT 675 s.v. נהג). This root is often used of conquerors leading away exiles or prisoners of war (Gen 31:26; Deut 4:27; 28:37; Isa 20:4; Lam 3:2). This picture is clearly seen in the LXX reading καὶ αἱ δοῦλαι αὐτῆς ἤγοντο (kai Jai doulai auth" hjgonto, "and her maidservants were led away"). This textual tradition harmonizes with the imagery of exile in the preceding colon (see translator's note on the word "exile" in this verse). This approach is adopted by several English versions (KJV, NJPS).
6 tn The Poel participle מְתֹפְפֹת (mÿtofÿfot, "beating continuously") is from תָפַף ("to beat"; HALOT 1037-38 s.v. תֹּף; BDB 1074 s.v. תָּפַף). Elsewhere it is used of beating timbrels (Ps 68:26; 1 Sam 21:14). The participle describes a circumstance accompanying the main action ("her maidservants moan") and functions in a continual, repetitive manner (see IBHS 625-26 §37.6; R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 43, §221).
7 tc The MT reads מְתֹפְפֹת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶן (mÿtofÿfot 'al-livvehen, "beating upon their hearts [= breasts]"). The LXX reading φθεγγόμεναι ἐν καρδίαις αὐτῶν (fqengomenai en kardiai" autwn, "moaning in their hearts") reflects either an alternate textual tradition or simple textual confusion. The Greek participle φθεγγόμεναι seems to reflect either: (1) the Qal participle הֹגוֹת (hogot) from הָגָה (hagah, "to moan") as reflected in Targum Jonathan and Vulgate or (2) the Poel participle מְנֹהֲגוֹת (mÿnohagot, "moaning") from II נָהַג ("to moan") which appears in the previous line, pointing to a transposition of words between the two lines.
tn Heb "upon their heart." The term "their heart" (לִבְבֵהֶן, livvehen) is a figure of speech (synecdoche of the inner organ for the outer body part) representing their breasts/chests (e.g., Dan 4:16 ; see HALOT 516 s.v. לֵבָב; BDB 523 s.v. לֵבָב II.1). The singular noun is used collectively for all the maidservants as a whole, as the plural suffix indicates (see IBHS 113 §7.2.1; R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 7, §2).


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Failure to submit accounts leaves taxpayer to pay the penalty
Wednesday June 16th 2021
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Joseph Anderson
Taxpayers are being made to foot the bill after Marketing Edinburgh – Edinburgh City Council's wholly-owned tourism marketing company – has been fined for failing to file its accounts two years in a row.
Last year, Marketing Edinburgh was fined £1500 of Edinburgh taxpayers' money for failing to submit its annual accounts to Companies House – and has now cost taxpayers another £1500 by failing to do so this year.
In October, the council agreed to transfer all assets and current staff to the council, effectively taking complete control and responsibility for the previously arms-length company and the marketing of the capital.
Conservative councillor Andrew Johnston said:
"Two years in a row taxpayers have been left to pay fines because this organisation can't or is unable to get it's affairs in order.
"This is despite the UK Government allowing all limited companies an extra three months to file accounts, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"With each passing month the SNP-Labour administration's decision to slash funding to Marketing Edinburgh looks more and more flawed.
"Now is the time that Edinburgh desperately needs to market itself to a global audience yet we have been left with a husk of an organisation that is costing money rather than generating income for our beleaguered tourist industry.
"The councillors involved need to explain what has gone so badly wrong."
The day after being contacted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Marketing Edinburgh updated the address and names of the directors of the company, but still has not filed its annual accounts.
The new directors are: Edinburgh councillors Mandy Watt, Labour; Claire Miller, Green Party; and Kate Campbell, SNP.
A Marketing Edinburgh spokesperson said:
"Marketing Edinburgh is in the final stages of finalising its accounts and will be filing shortly.
"This year has been challenging for all businesses and going forward we anticipate a return to less trying circumstances."
An Edinburgh City Council spokesperson said:
"An automatic fine will be applied and this will be paid by Marketing Edinburgh."


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Kent and Medway Partnership brings in new non execs
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has appointed new non-executive directors.
Mental health reconfiguration consultation nears end
STRUCTURE: A consultation on the reconfiguration of mental health services across Kent is due to end on 26 October.
New AQP providers get go-ahead for CBT in Kent
COMMERCIAL: New organisations have been given the go-ahead to provide talking therapy, including cognitive behavioural therapy, across Kent and Medway.
Kent and Medway partnership meets mixed sex target
PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health's rules on mixed sex accommodation during August, according to latest data.
Mental health shake-up mooted for Kent
STRUCTURE: Commissioners in Kent have set out plans to reconfigure services for mental health patients experiencing a "crisis", after a review identified weaknesses with the current layout.
Kent and Medway to take part in forensic research project
RESEARCH: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is to partner with Canterbury Christchurch University on a pilot study into forensic mental health care provision.
CQC finds minor concern at Littlebrook Hospital
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has warned Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust that it has found cause for minor concern at one of its sites.
CQC criticises Kent and Medway assessment service
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has identified major concerns at a service run by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
IT savings for Kent and Medway partnership
FINANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust saved £500,000 by completing its rollout of the RiO IT system three months ahead of schedule.
Kent and Medway partnership behind on 28 day re-admission target
PERFORMANCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust has warned that it is behind with quality account plans to reduce the rate of re-admissions for adolescents.


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Setting Fire To Sister-In-Law No Barrier To Immigration
Katie Rook
Canwest News Service
TORONTO – A man convicted of killing his sister-in-law in India 11 years ago by dousing her in kerosene and setting her on fire will be allowed to sponsor his new wife for immigration to Canada, the Federal Court has ruled.
The court found Immigration Board provisions against allowing someone convicted of a domestic violence offence to sponsor an immigrant are only for those convicted of harming a blood relative, and not an in-law.
Baljinder Singh Brar, a Canadian citizen, was married in March 1997, one month before he was convicted in India of culpable homicide in the death of his brother's wife, who died from severe burns.
Brar was released from jail in July 2004, returned to Canada, and six months later submitted an application to the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi for spousal sponsorship.
An immigration official rejected the application, citing Brar's conviction as a failure to comply with Immigration and Refuge Protection Regulations, which bar those who have caused bodily harm against a relative.
Brar successfully appealed the decision citing that an offence involving a "sister-in-law" is different than an offence involving a "relative" as defined by the board.
The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration asked that the decision be reviewed. But this month, the Federal Court ruled that Brar is eligible to sponsor his wife to come to Canada, and that the board had not erred in its interpretation of the regulations.
The word "sister-in law" does not fall within the definition of "family member" as outlined by the Immigration and Refugee Board, the ruling states.
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In a world teeming with social media and digital marketing campaigns, a friend's recommendation can go a long way: 27% of digital marketers report that more than 50% of new customers are obtained through referral marketing efforts, according to a Gigaom study.
To break through the media clutter and convert consumers, getting a "boost" from their current followers is a surefire way for brands to successfully expand their reach and deepen engagement.
At a basic level, digital referral programs encourage a brand's customers to tell others about the brand's offerings by providing incentives in return for making referrals.
Though many referral programs hope to raise brand awareness, initiatives are often powered by objectives that harken to more immediate company goals. Overall, 45% of digital marketers say referral programs have generated valuable new customers while 32% say referral programs have helped them capitalize on their social network base, according to the Gigaom research.
Brands looking to launch referral programs or fine-tune their current efforts must embrace best-practices that help guide audiences through three distinct phases of engagement—site development and access, effectively providing incentive and reward, and measuring in ways that optimize future efforts.
Any referral program has two key parties: the referrer and the referred. Brands move from the "what's it in for me?" consideration when targeting a single consumer to a "what's in it for us?" consideration in a dual-incentive program. Before either party dedicates time to learning about the specifics of your offer, ensure the payout is worth the effort they'll invest—starting with the referrer, of course.
To catch the referrer's eye, marketers must lead with the value proposition and clearly define the rewards that both audiences will receive for their participation.
Matt Kates is VP of strategic services at HelloWorld, a digital marketing solutions company.


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Q: How can I return a IQueryable in C# 3.0 without knowing its type? I have a method where I execute a query SQL (I'm using Linq to SQL but I have to execute a classic SQL query), but I don't know from which table/Entity this query will be generated.
So, I was thinking that as I don't know from what Table the query will be generated from, I don't know the type of my IQueryable, am I right?
But I don't know how to return this IQueryable? I've tried to return <T> but it's not working.
Thanks!

A: You could build the IQueryable<T> inside a method and then make the method generic. If you did this then you would be able to return IQueryable<T> directly and the C# compiler could use Type Inference to determine what T was at compile time.  This is effectively how most of the Linq operators are built except they're implemented as Extension methods.
For instance, consider the method which removes any in the list that are the default for that type:
public static IQueryable<T> FilterDefaults<T>(IQueryable<T> theSet)
{
    IQueryable<T> query =
        from t in theSet
        where t != default(T)
        select t;

    return query;
}

Now when you call this in C# you can leave off the <T> since type inference can figure out T at compile-time to still be strongly typed:
string[] myStrs = { "ABC", null, "", "123", null, "XYZ" };
var theFilteredStrs = FilterDefaults(myStrs);
// should represent the sequence: "ABC", "", "123", "XYZ"
// note null is missing because default(string) is null

int[] myNums = { -1, 0, 3, 0, 42 };
var theFilteredNums = FilterDefaults(myNums);
// should represent the sequence: -1, 3, 42
// note 0 is missing because default(int) is 0

This is a trivial example that only uses basic types but the idea works the same for any LINQ usage (including LINQ-to-SQL) which is the power of LINQ. It doesn't care if you are ultimately going to use LINQ-to-SQL or if this is just LINQ-to-Objects.

A: You can't as you found out.  Since you don't know the type there is no way to return a generic Generic (ie.  List) the only other option for you with what you are doing (also anytime you want to return a subset of a strong Linq to Sql type) is to create your own type (ie.. Class or Struct) and fill a List and return that...  I would guess you have some idea of the columns you are returning so it should not be too difficult.
Hope this helps
Tab

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How to do a hotel mattress run!
This is one of a few 'introductory' articles we have been running during August on areas which we often mention in articles but never properly explain!
I thought I would take a look at the concept of 'mattress runs' today. A 'mattress run' involves booking a hotel room without the intention of spending the night, purely for the purpose of triggering a promotional bonus.
Why would you do a mattress run?
Hotel company promotions often incentivise you to make stays which are unnecessary. If you take IHG's Accelerate as the best example (the last version is described here) it is perfectly possible that you might – with the right personal targets – be able to earn 40,000 points from just 2 x one-night stays.
40,000 points, even at my conservative 0.4p valuation, would be worth £160. If you have a Holiday Inn Express near you which sells for £39 on quiet Friday or Sunday nights, you could make a 'profit' of £80 by making two bookings even if you don't need a hotel.
Similarly, the current Hilton 'status match' promotion will give you Gold status until March 2020 for just four stays within 90 days. Diamond requires just eight stays in 90 days. If you can get close to this target, it might be worth doing a couple of mattress run nights to make up the difference. I did.
Do you physically have to check in at the hotel?
YES. It is very clear in the rules of all hotel loyalty schemes that you must turn up and check-in for your stay to be treated as 'qualifying'.
Some people fail to see the logic here. If this rule was not in place, however, it would simply lead to super-cheap hotels in Asia being block booked by people who never arrived. As hotels generally rely on additional spending in the bars and restaurants to make money, even the hotel owners who got the bookings would not be happy.
What about chains like Hilton and Marriott which offer online check-in?
It doesn't matter. In most cases you still need to pick up a key at reception to be considered as checked in.
There is an outside chance that mobile check-in may work. I had a non-refundable Marriott booking earlier this year which I couldn't make, but checked in via the app and got the stay credit for it. Don't rely on this though – you certainly can't complain if the points don't arrive.
How do you deal with check out?
I just leave the key on the bed or desk and leave. This is surprisingly common behaviour even among guests who do stay the night. I have never had a problem with this.
Do you mess up the bed?
This is a controversial one! Yes, I admit that I do like to pretend that I stayed the night by messing up the bedding and sometimes even running the shower and wetting a towel.
Would the hotel care otherwise? Probably not, but I don't want to find that the police have been notified because the hotel thinks something bad may have happened to me the night before!
It is never an issue. You can usually get a copy of your bill online if necessary. By definition, you are likely to be doing mattress runs at very cheap hotels – the sort which are prepaid anyway. There is unlikely to be a mini bar so you are unlikely to face mistaken mini bar charges.
In theory, yes. But this can go wrong, as I found out a couple of years ago.
I have, many times, booked a room in the name of someone else for a mattress run. Many hotel booking systems let you add multiple names to a booking so you can add yourself as 'second guest' and put in the notes that you will check in first.
Once, however, I booked a room for a friend at a Holiday Inn Express hotel. I had a friend who needed a room in a cheap regional city. I needed an extra night to hit my IHG Accelerate target. I offered to pay for a room for him, because it was cheaper than any London hotel I could visit for a mattress run and I saved a few hours of my time.
I booked and prepaid the room, and he and his wife made the stay. I honestly can't remember if I added him or his wife name as the 2nd guest or not. However, IHG refused to give me points for the stay on the grounds that I did not stay there myself.
The bill for the room had my name on it. However, the credit card handed over at check in for incidentals which were never used was obviously not mine. If his wife had handed over her card it would presumably have been OK. However, as it was clear that the male guest was not me from his credit card, IHG's system seems to have automatically flagged up that I was not there. This was the first time that this ever happened to me.
There is another issue with this approach.
A couple of years ago I did a mattress run on my wife's IHG account at a Holiday Inn Express in Spain. I was named on the reservations as 2nd guest.
However, it seems – under Spanish law, or at least the law in some cities – that the first named guest MUST turn up for the reservation to be valid. Even though I was named as 2nd guest and the notes to the booking said that I would arrive first, I had major issues. Luckily I had a credit card in her name on me. The hotel agreed to swipe this for incidentals which would make it appear as if she had checked in. I could easily have come unstuck with that one.
In general, a mattress run should be relatively straightforward and I even find them fun. You can get to see, as I did two years ago, exciting places like the Holiday Inn Brent Cross! Don't think that they are always trouble free, however, because they are not.
I have booked my Mum and her partner for the Conrad Chicago and Conrad New York next month under my name (I am a Platinum, as she and her partner are only gold). I have added her as the second guest under the booking. My Mum has my Amex Platinum in my name for checking in, and her partner will not be present during the checking in process. Do you guys see this as being risky? Or should I just rebook under her Gold status?
You should be fine. If she wants to use a different card at checkout just get her to present it before checking out.
I always reserve with my Amex for any holds and check out with my Clarity card.
Although you might have an offer on your Amex for Hilton, so check.
For family I normally give them one of my credit cards to use for the check in. If your mum's partner handed that over then the IT system will only see you.
For me the most worrying element of mattress runs with others checking in is the countries where they photocopy/scan passports. They did this in Spain, but it actually still credited (Hilton).
They may have problems. Once I booked a room in a Hilton Garden Inn Times Sq, and the second Person on the booking (my partner) could not check in until I arrived at the hotel, about 5h later.
My wife and I always get good upgrades and gifts at the Conrad in Dublin and we're only Gold.
In my experience things are very smooth if it's a family member with the same surname and they were already added to the booking.
Once did a 10 night mattress run at a Hilton. Didn't visit the hotel once. Got a Facebook friend to check in, mess the bed up and leave.
I did however communicate with the hotel saying that I wanted to keep the room open incase I needed to stay and wasn't sure which night I would be there.
They were not concerned at all.
10 nights! What were the costs vs benefits on that one?
I needed to get to Diamond – so blew 40,000 points – the hotel was just 5,000 points then.
It might have been more than 10 nights – but at least that.
we have had the "steal the shower gel" phrase before. The shower gel is there to be used by the guest and I would expect (hope) that half used bottles are thrown away and not given to the next guest. So taking them home is not stealing them. If the item is cleaned between stays (eg the bathrobe) or used multiple times (remote control) then taking it is stealing it, but consumable items are there to be consumed by the guest.
I'm actually quite addicted to "Stealing the Toiletries". At the Sofitel Macau, I was successful in accumulating nearly 30 bottles of Hermes toiletries over a 3 night stay. My wife has suggested counselling for me.
Lol. Usually its wives that do that!
A generous tip to housekeeping when they've got their trolley out might help in some hotels too if you want to save some time.
If I'm staying in a hotel regularly or for 3 days upwards I try to tip housekeeping on the first day not the last, even in person if I happen to be there when they are.
My boyfriend feels that I have a bit of a problem with teefing the toiletries too – I have a big box full of teeny tiny bottles of Peter Thomas Roth, Le Labo, Agraria and Les Notes de Lanvin bottles. When I couldn't close the box anymore, I gave away the ones I liked least to a local food bank.
They did upgrade me to the executive suite on the top floor though which was nice for a points stay.
From recent stays at Hilton I see – much to my horror – they are discontinuing the Peter Thomas Roth toiletries so will also be attempting to stockpile the last of these to keep me going. I really don't like the Crabtree & Evelyn and still miss the old PTR shower gel that had the microbeads.
You can buy PTR retail in the US, saw it in TJ Max recently.
How about the Hilton members room key access number from the app.
I suppose they would view the records to see if used?
Currently on a diamond challenge with Hilton – 3 stays in and possibly 4 short – my local Hilton is £39 on a Sunday night is it worth it to do mattress run to get diamond even though I have no particular stays planned?!
How much is Diamond vs Gold worth it to you until March 20? Ie. Are you planning on just staying in Hamptons / HGIs (maybe not worth it) or do you have a two week stay at a Conrad resort planned (prob worth it). Put some numbers to projected increased benefits (the delta only) and to help you decide.
Depending how near it's to your home you could always check in, have a couple of drinks on the voucher if it has no lounge (unlikely at that price) return next morning to have breakfast before going to work. That should more or less cover the £39 if there are 2 of you, without even considering future diamond benefits for any subsequent stays.
I wouldn't pay £39 for breakfast and drinks. For future benefits, yes, but If I pay for a hotel room I'm going to use it, that means taking as much electricity and water as I want! In the winter you could save £5 off your heating bill, of course offset by any cost of actually travelling there.
Your heating bill are £5 a night???
My parents are on an Economy-11 Tariff, £5 a day is aspirational in the winter!
What they really need is Economy-11 with Tesla batteries so they be flexible with the temperature, but still benefit from off-peak charging.
Where is this Hilton? A great deal.
As least I didn't have to visit the hotel due to digital check in, 1PM was emailed invoice for the stay.
What rate plan was that? I've made 3 bookings using the NHS discount code for late September…I hope those count!!
Hilton Team Member Friends & Family rate plan.
Might even stay there tomorrow as it's cooled down – there are only a handful of air conditioned rooms, so it would have been miserable in the heat.
Any news on the next Accelerator or another IHG promo for Sept onwards?
Depending on the size of the bill, which for incidentals should not be too much, pay cash. Problem solved.
Wondering if perhaps what was meant was when you had over your credit card at checkin to guarantee any incidentals ahead of when you might incur them, regardless of whether you actually will incur them or not?
In the Hilton status match, does the free breakfast apply to your partner as well, or only the actual account holder?
It's member benefit, as long as you are gold with my way breakfast(default option, you need to change it to points) or diamond you get breakfast.
As long as you reserve room for 2 it's all fine (some properties have single rooms for just 1 person).
Has anyone done a Mateess run on a MGM property in Vegas? We are booked into Vdara for 3 nights (comped) but also paid for one night at Excalibur as we're doing a free Pearl Status upgrade if you stay one night. We will check in but won't sleep the night.
Just don't want the hassle of having to then get there before 11am the following morning just to check out.
I am pretty sure Excalibur has a quick online/ mobile check out that you can do – just leave the key in the room?
A quick look now shows me that I can check out from here (UK) by just filling in an online form.
Thanks so much this will save me an extra trip.
I haven't checked out of a major hotel in many years. I have never encountered a problem.
Which major hotel have you been living at for many years?
I've done a couple of mattress runs to the Holiday Inn Express in Stevenage which can be booked for less than £35 sometimes.
There was a time when we lived next door to an HIX, very handy. Got to go back for the free breakfast.
Why wouldn't you sleep there for a change?
OT: Are the Amex referral links working for anyone this morning? Every time I try, the T&Cs page is down, and when I try to use the link generated, the website doesn't load.
Never done a mattress run, but there are two occasions that I recall when I failed to turn up for a pre-paid booking, and on both times got the points.
1st at a Novotel in southern France, when I was in hospital instead. That one really surprised me, as it was a trade rate, which does not always get ponts, and was under €30.
2nd last March when our flight MAD-LHR was delayed, causing us to miss our onward connection at an airport Hilton. I walked from the terminal to the reception desk – it was still before check-out time – and talked to reception. They dais that I could still use the room for a shower if I really wanted, but assured me that I would get the points, and printed off my invoice to show the points award – well worth having as there was a 2500 point promotion at the time.
Also, each year my partner and her siblings get invited to a private box at a well known racecource. They all stay at the HIE – my partner books two rooms and I book the third. So far I have got the points, even though I do not go. But I like the idea of the person checking in using a card in my name – surely that is what supplementary cards are for, yes?
Similarly I have had IHG stays count as qualifying/points earning when I have missed checking in. Was a nice surprise each time to see the points post.
I've always wondered what would happen should there be a need to evacuate the building during the night, such as a fire. I was staying at a Hilton in Chester last summer and about 2am the fire alarms triggered and the whole hotel evacuated. Fire brigade attended and determined it was safe to return, but whilst that was going on hotel staff were checking that every guest was present, using room lists.
If anyone had been on a mattress run, where it seems you check in and then leave without notifying anyone, they would have been searching for those guests.
At the time this happened I'd been thinking about doing a mattress run and this put me off (although it was great to see they checked every guest was present from their records).
Really unsure, quite often when I stay at a hotel (especially weekends) I don't get back in till early hours.
Guess they expect everyone to get out of the floors not effected and they check the floor where the alarm has gone off.
Checking anywhere where disabilities have been shared.
Also: I'm sure that the number of hookers in any hotel at any given point in time more than equals the number of 'mattress runners'. Especially during the night.
Hahahaha this thread is killing me. The hookers vs mattress runners comment was just the icing on the cake.
Since when, if a room is booked, do we need to be inside the room at some time or any time of the night?
Then if the hotel want to charge for a no-show, or not to give points because I am not the guest who pays, this is another topic or the rule of the hotel.
But freedom to move and go is part of our rights in a democracy without having to tell or inform other people whoever they are.
Of course neoliberalism does not like that, but that's real life to be where i want without telling someone else.
In case of a fire, in the worst case, police is there to investigate if I was inside the room and I have been burned (some rest of my body may say it) or there was no one in the room and well that's it for the result of the fire.
It is easier to control the people, but is it the goal of our society?
It's still a democracy if people vote for policies that include nighttime curfews.


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Think it over before answering my question.
내 질문에 답하기 전에 충분히 생각을 해봐.
계약서에 서명하기 전에 변호사와 상의를 해봐.
Talk with your lawyer before signing the contract.
기사를 올리기 전에 인터넷을 뒤져 봐.
Search the Net before posting an article.
길을 건너기 전에 양쪽을 모두 살펴.
집에서 나오기 전에 나한테 전화해.
Call me before leaving the house.
논문을 제출하기 전에 검토해 봐.
Review your paper before turning it on.
그걸 빌리기 전에 허락을 받아.
Get permission before borrowing that.
내가 사업을 시작하기 전에 허가가 필요해.
I need a permit before starting a business.
A: Think it over before answering my question.
B: I'll get back to you.
A: Look both ways before crossing the street.
B: That's simple life-saving wisdom.
그건 목숨을 구하는 간단한 지혜이지.
A: I need permit before starting a business.
B: You can register with the tax office.