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Teaser: Racer by Katy Evans
August 31, 2017 August 31, 2017 amorettesreviewsLeave a comment
Racer, an all-new standalone in the Real Series from New York Times bestselling author Katy Evans is coming September 28th!!!
A bad boy with something to prove.
A woman with a mission.
The race of their lives.
The love of a lifetime.
I don't think his parents expected him to live up to his name—Racer Tate—but once he felt the adrenaline rush behind the wheel, he was addicted.
He's the fastest, fiercest driver around.
Scouting new talent brings me to his doorstep…but his smile sends me to my knees.
The sexy, mysterious Racer Tate is not the kind of man a girl like me falls for. He's secretive, reckless, elusive. But his proximity pushes me beyond reason, and his kiss….
This is our last chance to win, and he is our only hope. I'm supposed to watch him—make sure he doesn't get into trouble. But it's an impossible task. And now the one in heart wrenching, toe-curling, soul-crushing trouble is me. Because when your heart belongs to someone, their truths become your own, and their secrets become your salvation…or your curse.
He says he wants me. He says I'm the One. But he also thinks he'll break my heart, one piece at a time until it's gone.
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Release Blitz & Review: Mr. Big by Delancey Stewart
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The Cover: *swoon* Who doesn't love an attractive guy with dark features and a brooding stare on a cover of a book? In love with this cover. A+
Basics: Mr. Big was released on August 29th 2017, published by Loveswept and is 243 pages long. Genre wise Mr. Big belongs to standalone and contemporary romance.
Description: Once upon a time, I had everything: money, power, a multi million-dollar company, a loving family. Well, at least I thought I had everything. Then my parents died, and I found out my whole life was based on a lie. That's pretty much the moment when I went numb. Told the world to f*** off and went on a bender of epic proportion, just to see how far I could fall before I hit rock-bottom.
Now I'm back and all I want in this world is my morning—okay, afternoon—coffee. Then one of my employees has the nerve to call me out for cutting the line at the coffeehouse at the company I own. Sure, I'm a little scruffier than usual, but come on, bitching out the CEO? Not a smart career move. Just who does this smart-mouthed ball-buster think she is? And more important, what do I have to do to get her number?
Holland O'Dell may be uptight, but I wouldn't mind taking her back to my place and ripping off that business-casual blouse/skirt combo and burying myself in her curves. She pushes my buttons, but at least I'm feeling something. And whatever it is, I won't stop until I get more.
Overall thoughts: I really enjoyed reading Mr. Big; as a reader and book blogger I have a thing for fictional angsty, brooding men. Although they can be real jerks, there is always a reason why they act the way they do. It might not be right or likable at first but I like to read about characters like that for some reason. Especially when there is redemption involved and usually 9/10 there is. I really loved the story between Holland and Oliver, two lost souls but connected with similar pasts under different circumstances.
Their chemistry was amazing and the will they or won't they scenario wrecked me in every good way possible when I was reading Mr. Big. They had their problems within themselves and with each other but what I really loved and admired Holland and Oliver was how they helped one another grow. Mr. Big will probably make the list of my favorite standalone of 2017. Definitely a must read!
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About the Author: Delancey Stewart has lived on both coasts, in big cities and small towns. She's been a pharmaceutical rep, a personal trainer and a wine seller. Despite lots of other interests, she has always been a writer. A military spouse and the mother of two small boys, her current job titles include pirate captain, monster hunter, Lego assembler, story reader, and tech writer. She tackles all these efforts from her current home outside Washington DC.
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Review: Fallen Heir by Erin Watt!
The Cover: Erin Watt books have the most unique beautiful covers! My favorite cover will probably always be a tie between Paper Princess and Broken Prince, but Fallen Heir is gorgeous and is very fitting for Easton I think. Reed was very much a dark Prince, but Easton reminds me more of a trouble making Earl so the scepter is perfect. A+
Basics: Fallen Heir was released on August 28th 2017, is part of the Royals series and is 295 pages long. Contemporary wise Fallen Heir belongs to Young Adult, Young Adult Romance and Teen Angst.
Description: These Royals will ruin you.
Easton Royal has it all: looks, money, intelligence. His goal in life is to have as much fun as possible. He never thinks about the consequences because he doesn't have to.
Until Hartley Wright appears, shaking up his easy life. She's the one girl who's said no, despite being attracted to him. Easton can't figure her out and that makes her all the more irresistible.
Hartley doesn't want him. She says he needs to grow up. She might be right.
Rivals. Rules. Regrets. For the first time in Easton's life, wearing a Royal crown isn't enough. He's about to learn that the higher you start, the harder you fall.
Overall thoughts: Are you ready to get Royally Ruined, again? The first three books in the Royal Series: Paper Princess, Broken Prince and Twisted Palace rocked the book universe so much that many readers and bloggers were demanding for more books. And the dynamic duo of Erin Watt has finally delivered my dear readers! Everyone swooned over Reed who was the center of the first trio of Royal books; but a lot of the Royals fan base drooled over Easton, Reed's younger brother: another Royal son with charm, a bad boy attitude and even bigger problems. But fans still flocked to him for some reason and cried out for his own story to be heard.
Well guys…Erin Watt is finally telling it. I honestly don't even know where to begin with you honestly. Fallen Heir is a game changer! Erin Watt is known for twists and turns (one of their books is Twisted Palace if that gives you any indication.) but this book changes the Royals series completely. I believe I said something similar to that when Twisted Palace came out last fall, ironic really. But back to Easton! No spoilers in this review so no worries for anyone who doesn't want to get spoiled but Easton is a mess.
I was a bit disappointed with Easton because he was a mess in the first three books and he's an even bigger mess in Fallen Heir. A lot of bloggers have swooned over him after reading Fallen Heir and I want to do the complete opposite, I want to slap him and give him a good reality check. Easton is attractive, smart and has a good sense of humor but none of that matters because of his actions in Fallen Heir.
If there was an award for a character that made the worst decisions in the world and said really horrible things…Easton Royal would have the biggest trophy in the world.
That being said…I still loved Fallen Heir and I loved the story and the ending! Oh my goodness the ending! Erin Watt might've written a better cliff hanger with Fallen Heir than Sierra Simone, who completely ripped my heart out with the cliff hanger for American Prince. Fallen Heir is definitely worth buying and reading and is still a great Young Adult Romance read. Easton might annoy and frustrate me, but there's another book coming out next year and hopefully will focus on a redemption for him.
The one thing I didn't like about Fallen Heir was that the POV was just Easton. Erin Watt did the same thing for Paper Princess and had two POV'S in Broken Prince so I'm assuming they are going to be doing that for Easton's next book. But I would've loved to learn more about Hartley and get her view on things, I think it would of read better as a book that way. But maybe that's just me and the fact that Easton annoyed me 90% of this book! Probably!
Anyway! I highly recommend Fallen Heir and the other Royals books. I thought Twisted Palace was crazy but apparently Fallen Heir is just the beginning of the crazy, wild ride that is the Royals series. Buckle up kids, I have a feeling Easton is going to ruin us more than Reed did.
Hartley and Easton had a very slow burn start which I usually am all about, but the bickering and craziness didn't really satisfy my couple chemistry rating. Nonetheless, they definitely have something there and I'm sure it will come full circle in the next book.
Favorite Quotes: "I'm gonna do it."
"Do what?"
"Kiss you." -Easton
"Don't worry. You're not kissing me. I'm kissing you." -Hartley
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About the Authors: Erin Watt is the brainchild of two bestselling authors linked together through their love of great books and an addiction to writing. They share one creative imagination. Their greatest love (after their families and pets, of course)? Coming up with fun–and sometimes crazy–ideas. Their greatest fear? Breaking up.
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Release Blitz & Review: Come Back To Me by Kathy Coopmans
From USA Today Bestselling Author Kathy Coopmans comes a soul crushing story of second chance love.
The Cover: This cover is great because it has to many elements to it. The model looking at the viewer, the flowers, the large print of the title. Everything flows together very nicely and I really love it.
Basics: Come Back To Me was released on August 23rd 2017 and is 226 pages. Genre Wise Come Back To Me belongs to second chance romance and contemporary romance.
Description: Come Back To Me. What does one do when everyone you love dies?
How much is a woman supposed to take before she crumbles?
Adriana Jensen is the woman to ask.
She's lost too many people to count.
The one death that destroyed her the most
was her husband's.
Only… he didn't die.
What does one do when forced to walk away from his wife?
How much will it take to win her back?
Blake Jensen, Adriana's estranged husband, is the man to ask.
He has one question to ask himself.
How much will it take for her to come back to me?
Overall thoughts: Come Back To Me had a great, heart-wrenching story and the love between Blake and Adriana was sizzling and filled my heart with joy as I was reading it. However that being said, the way it was written became very confusing to read at times; there was A LOT of things that happened within the story and between the characters that as a reader it was a lot to take in. I almost wanted to stop reading, re-read several pages and grab a notebook so I could write down everything just to make sure I didn't miss anything.
Although Come Back To Me was hard to understand plot wise a lot of the time, the love between Adriana and Blake amazed me. I am a big fan of happy endings and love when it comes to reading books, but it's books like these that make me just want to cry and swoon at the same time. Come Back To Me is a great romance pick for anyone who loves heartbreaking, swoon worthy second chance romances!
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About Kathy Coopmans: USA Today Best Selling Author Kathy Coopmans is a Michigan native where she lives with her husband, Tony. They have two son's Aaron and Shane.
She is a sports nut. Her favorite sports include NASCAR, Baseball, and Football.
She has recently retired from her day job to become a full-time writer.
She has always been an avid reader and at the young age of 50 decided she wanted to write. She claims she can do several things at once and still stay on task. Her favorite quote is "I got this."
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Release Blitz & Blog Tour: Hollywood Scandal by Louise Bay
HE'S A HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR. SHE'S LITERALLY THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.
One of Hollywood's A-listers, I have the movie industry in the palm of my hand. But if I'm going to stay at the top, my playboy image needs an overhaul. No more tabloid headlines. No more parties. And absolutely no more one night stands. Filming for my latest blockbuster takes place on the coast of Maine and I'm determined to stay out of trouble. But trouble finds me when I run into Lana Kelly.
She doesn't recognize me, she's never heard of Matt Easton and my million dollar smile doesn't work on her. Ego shredded, I know I should keep my distance, but when I realize she's my neighbor I know I'm toast. There's no way I can resist temptation when it's ten yards away.
She has a mouth designed for pleasure and legs that will wrap perfectly around my waist. She's movie star beautiful and her body is made to be mine.
Getting Lana Kelly into my bed is harder than I'm used to. She's not interested in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but I'm determined to convince her the best place in the world is on the red carpet, holding my hand.
I could have any woman in the world, but all I want is the girl next door.
A sexy, standalone romance.
Excerpt: Matt Easton: "You have a boyfriend?"
She took another sip of wine and set it back on the table before she replied. "You've half asked that before."
I chuckled. True. Not that I was going to act differently if she told me—either way I needed to keep my distance. I just wanted to meet the man who had managed to land this woman. "And I'm still coming up empty." I glanced at the rise and fall of her creamy breasts, only barely covered by her camisole, and swallowed. Hard. I really should leave.
"See that?" she asked, pointing up over the ocean. "Lightning. And again."
"Wow, that nearly cut the sky in half."
Our eyes locked first in excited, shared understanding and then the connection transformed into something that had nothing to do with the lightning. She looked away first. I would have stayed, my eyes fixed on hers the whole night, if she hadn't. "The air feels charged with something."
"I don't have a boyfriend," she whispered.
It was an invitation, and not one I wanted to turn down. I wanted to touch her, see if her lips were as soft as they looked.
"I want to kiss you," I said, shifting so that she, and not the storm, had all my attention.
The thunder rumbled again.
Despite the noise surrounding us, I could only focus on the sound of her breathing. My pulse jumped under my skin, at my neck, in my wrists, in my dick.
I really shouldn't be doing this.
But it was just a kiss.
And she was so beautiful.
And then it would be over.
I slid my thumb over her bottom lip. "Look at me," I said.
My gaze flickered down as her breasts rose with her breath. It took every ounce of control not to yank her cami down and put my mouth on that warm, soft, pliant flesh.
As I looked at her, our eyes locked, and this time heat passed back and forth between us, growing more scorching with each passing moment.
She wanted me to kiss her. Maybe even strip her naked on this deck and fuck her hard and long until I knew every part of her.
I groaned, blood rushing to my dick, and leaned in to press my lips softly on the corner of her mouth. Her breath was hot and heavy against my cheek. I dropped my hand to her ass and slid her onto my lap.
Wrapping my hands around her silky hair that smelled of the ocean, I pulled, tilting her head back and exposing her neck.
I'd been kidding myself to think this was just a kiss. I wasn't sure if it was because it had been so long since I'd fucked someone new or whether it was the storm or just the way Lana looked at me, but my whole body reverberated with lust. I wanted to touch, hold, possess her.
I trailed my teeth along her jaw and she squirmed in my lap. I slid my palms up her thighs and lifted her so she was straddling me.
Just a kiss. Right.
I wanted her closer, so I wrapped my hand around the back of her neck and brought her mouth to mine in a fractured, desperate connection. With my other hand, I pushed her ass against me. The heat of her covered pussy against my erection made me groan. Sliding my tongue against the seam of her lips, I delved deeper. Fuck, I'd forgotten how hot making out could be. The stuff before the fucking. Before my reform, it had been all about release. All about seeing how fast I could have a woman's mouth wrapped around my cock after making eye contact with her.
But not now. Not out here on the porch with Lana. All I could think about was how I couldn't fuck her, how I'd never make it that far.
She smelled so damn good. Tasted even better.
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About the Author: USA Today bestselling author, Louise Bay writes sexy, contemporary romance novels – the kind she likes to read. Her books include the novels Faithful and Hopeful and the novella series' The Empire State Series, What the Lightning Sees and Calling Me. The novels and together the series are stand-alone although there are some overlapping characters.
Ruined by romantic mini-series of the eighties, Louise loves all things romantic. There's not enough of it in real life so she disappears into the fictional worlds in books and films. Louise loves the rain, the West Wing, London, days when she doesn't have to wear make-up, being on her own, being with friends, elephants and champagne. She loves to hear from readers so get in touch!
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Teaser: Mr. Big by Delancey Stewart
ABOUT MR. BIG: Once upon a time, I had everything: money, power, a multi million-dollar company, a loving family. Well, at least I thought I had everything. Then my parents died, and I found out my whole life was based on a lie. That's pretty much the moment when I went numb. Told the world to f*** off and went on a bender of epic proportion, just to see how far I could fall before I hit rock-bottom.
Advance praise for Mr. Big" "Mr. Big is the kind of smart, sexy delight that every woman deserves to read! [Delancey] Stewart will make you believe in true love in this steamy, heart-wrenching tale."—USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone
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Review: Twisted Twosome by Meghan Quinn
The Cover: Twisted Twosome's cover embodies Racer perfectly and I love the look on the cover model's face. A+
Basics: Twisted Twosome was released on August 3rd 2017 and is 333 pages long. Genre wise Twisted Twosome belongs to contemporary romance.
Description: Racer McKay is a broody bastard. From the moment I met him, he's been rude, irritable, and unbearable.
A contractor working to remodel my parents pool house for extra cash, he stomps around in those clunky construction boots with his tool belt wrapped around his narrow waist, and a chip on his shoulder. Racer McKay is also infuriatingly . . . sexy as hell. I want to take that pencil tucked behind his ear, and draw lazy lines slowly up and down his body all the while wanting to strangle him at the same time.
We try to stay out of each other's way . . . that is until I have no other option but to ask for his help. But what I don't realize is he needs me just as much as I need him. I have money he's desperate for, and he holds the key to making my dreams come true.
Our pranks turn from sarcastic banter, to sexual tension and lust-filled glances. Bickering matches quickly morph into slow burn moments. We're hot, we're cold. We push and pull. I need him, I don't want him. We're on the verge of combusting with an agreement dangling dangerously between us. Neither one of us can afford to lose one another and yet, we're finding it quite hard to decipher the line that rests between love and hate.
Overall thoughts: Twisted Twosome is one of the best reads of the summer; it was laugh out loud, sexy and I just love the story and characters Megan Quinn created. Racer and Georgina's chemistry was undeniably hot and they are such great characters that as a reader, they are easy to connect with. Connecting with characters for me is important because honestly I enjoy the book more because I can understand where a character is coming from.
As a contemporary romance reader I think it's better to be able to see both perspectives from the main characters and Megan Quinn does a fabulous job doing this. It's definitely one of my favorite things about her as an Author and her male characters are hilarious and something I always look forward to with every new release of hers. Twisted Twosome is definitely one of the must reads of Summer 2017!
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About Meghan Quinn: A BLONDE AT HEART // Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if "It's Raining Men" starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.
Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.
Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!
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Teaser: Hollywood Scandal by Louise Bay
Hollywood Scandal, an all-new contemporary romance by Louise Bay is coming August 22nd!!
HE'S A HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR. SHE'S LITERALLY THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
One of Hollywood's A-listers, I have the movie industry in the palm of my hand. But if I'm going to stay at the top, my playboy image needs an overhaul. No more tabloid headlines. No more parties. And absolutely no more one night stands.
Filming for my latest blockbuster takes place on the coast of Maine and I'm determined to stay out of trouble. But trouble finds me when I run into Lana Kelly.
She doesn't recognize me, she's never heard of Matt Easton and my million dollar smile doesn't work on her.
Ego shredded, I know I should keep my distance, but when I realize she's my neighbor I know I'm toast. There's no way I can resist temptation when it's ten yards away.
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Excerpt: Mr. Big by Delancey Stewart
ABOUT MR. BIG: Once upon a time, I had everything: money, power, a multimillion-dollar company, a loving family. Well, at least I thought I had everything. Then my parents died, and I found out my whole life was based on a lie. That's pretty much the moment when I went numb. Told the world to f*** off and went on a bender of epic proportion, just to see how far I could fall before I hit rock-bottom.
Excerpt: "Where did you come from, Holland?"
"That's a good question." I wasn't trying to dodge, but I didn't have an answer. Plus, I wasn't sure he was speaking geographically.
"Were you born and raised in Los Angeles?"
So he was speaking geographically. "Maybe," I said. "I was raised here. I don't know where I was born, actually."
He raised an eyebrow in question.
I took a deep breath. "I was abandoned. They found me in a cardboard box at a hospital in Long Beach when I was a couple weeks old."
I watched his eyes, waiting for the predictable sorrow, the sympathy most people offered when they heard about my inauspicious beginnings. Hale's eyes reflected something else, though—they flashed with anger.
"I grew up in foster homes." I shrugged.
"You were adopted?" He whispered the words, as if he couldn't believe what he was saying.
I shook my head, a little confused at his reaction. For a moment I wondered if the revelation made him think less of me. It had certainly made me think less of myself for a lot of years. "Nope. Never adopted. Just fostered." My salad came and I was thankful for the distraction.
Hale watched me intently, a crease between his dark eyes. He seemed about to say something, but then turned his head and stared out at the ocean instead. The sun was flashing on its surface, glittering like cellophane ribbons. I waited for him to ask more questions, but he seemed lost in thought.
We ate in relative silence, me enjoying the sunlight and warmth, and the entire avocado I'd convinced the waitress to bring me. Hale appeared to be focused on something inside his mind, something he didn't seem apt to share. I decided to push. "What about you?"
His eyes snapped back to mine and then he shook his head, saying nothing.
"Seriously? I share but you don't?" After spending most of the morning being thoughtful and kind, Mr. Big Dick was back. His face was closed and anger bubbled in his eyes as he turned his focus to his burger. "I see how it is," I pressed.
He paused, a fry partway to his mouth, and then his hand lowered again, his shoulder slumping. "It's not that I don't want to tell you."
"Okay . . ."
He dropped the fry and leaned back in his chair, a deep sigh escaping his lips. "It's more that I don't really know." He stared down at his plate as he said, "I was adopted, actually. But I've only found that out recently." His voice was cold, almost clinical, like this was a distant fact to be examined, not something integral to who he was.
"And you're upset?" It was a stupid question. A dark frown had crept over his face and he looked much more like the broody asshole I'd met at Cody Tech than like the almost sweet man who'd been helping me since then. He was clearly upset.
A smile flickered over those incredible lips, but it did nothing to tamp down the sadness in his eyes. "I don't know. Yes. It's complicated."
Without stopping myself this time, I reached for his hand, my own fingers covering the long square tips of his where they rested on the table. He started slightly, as if I'd shocked him, and then relaxed, his thumb reaching around to rub a line across the top of my fingertips. I suppressed the shiver that ran through me. The pain in his eyes had ebbed, and he looked up at me with something that felt a bit like wonder.
Advance praise for Mr. Big: "Mr. Big is the kind of smart, sexy delight that every woman deserves to read! [Delancey] Stewart will make you believe in true love in this steamy, heart-wrenching tale."—USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone
About Delancey Stewart: Delancey Stewart has lived on both coasts, in big cities and small towns. She's been a pharmaceutical rep, a personal trainer and a wine seller. Despite lots of other interests, she has always been a writer.
A military spouse and the mother of two small boys, her current job titles include pirate captain, monster hunter, Lego assembler, story reader, and tech writer. She tackles all these efforts from her current home outside Washington DC.
Teaser: Come Back To Me by Kathy Coopmans
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Come Back to Me by Kathy Coopmans is releasing August 23, 2017!
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Ocean State Improv Festival 2018 / September 11, 2018 by Ron Cowie
I'm happiest working with creative people. The Ocean State Imrpov Festival is hosted by the Contemporary Theater Company in the heart of Wakefield, Rhode Island. Improv groups from around the world have come to this very popular event that takes place in the beginning of summer.
The improv workshops and classes at the CTC are great for anyone wanting to access their creativity. Improv is different than other forms of theatre because it made up on the spot and completely unscripted. The foundation of all improv is the statement "Yes, and…" which focuses on supporting your improv partner, being positive and present in the moment.
It challenges the performer to remain flexible and generous.
It was Kaisa Kokko, and internationally known Improv actor and teacher, who said "You can't break improv. Improv goes on forever."
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Atony of the intestine, what is it?
The wall of the intestine contains smooth muscles, the contractions of which ensure the movement of food from its upper divisions to the lower ones. This is the so-called peristalsis of the intestine. Normally, within 1 minute, the site of the small or large intestine performs 15-18 peristaltic movements. Atony of the intestine is a reduction or absence of peristalsis. It is often found in economically developed countries in people with a sedentary lifestyle and eating high-calorie food.
genetic predisposition - this condition can be inherited from parents to children.
The mechanism of development of atony of the intestine is to reduce the tone of the muscles of the intestinal walls, to reduce peristalsis and to move the food masses. This leads to a violation of digestion, the development of putrefactive processes in the intestines, the development of toxins that aggravate this condition.
anemia (anemia) - a decrease in the concentration of hemoglobin is due to the fact that iron is not absorbed by the body.
Diagnosis of this condition is simple, based on symptoms it is possible to suspect intestinal atony. More difficult is to identify the causes of the disease, for this, a comprehensive laboratory and instrumental diagnostics is carried out.
struggle with a sedentary lifestyle - dynamic dose-related physical loads for half an hour a day significantly increase the tone and intestinal motility.
espumizan - a means of reducing bloating due to a weakening of the surface tension of gas bubbles.
At home, with intestinal atony, decoction of herbs of Senna is used. However, it is worth remembering that when symptoms of intestinal atony are better to seek advice from a gastroenterologist for a full examination and explanation of the causes of this condition.
Treatment of atony of the intestine, first of all, reduces to diet compliance in the development for this particular diet. Food should be taken in small portions.
If you tend to atonic constipation, you should eat in the diet such products, the composition of which includes a sufficient amount of fiber and fat. Due to these products, the intestinal peristalsis is increased, which allows changing the chemical composition of the large intestine.
What foods need to be included in the diet when treating intestinal atony?
In the therapy of atony of the intestine, it is also important to observe a clear schedule in taking food with subsequent emptying, which is facilitated by certain exercises aimed at ensuring the ease and regularity of intestinal emptying.
An important role in the complex treatment of intestinal atony is played by physical exercises of a general strengthening nature.Exercises for intestinal atonyare aimed at strengthening and developing the muscles of the pelvic floor and abdominal press.
Consider the basic simple exercises for stimulation of the intestine. Each of them must be performed 10-12 times.
Lying on their backs, they raise their legs and perform movements as if riding a bicycle. This allows you to strengthen the abdominal muscles, thighs, normalizes and speeds up the blood flow in the abdominal cavity.
I lay on my back, and without tearing off the shoulder girdle, try to reach the floor with a foot bent at the knee, first to the right side of the body, then to the left. Exercise strengthens the muscles of the waist and back, stimulates the intestines.
From the position, lying on the back, arms clasp their legs, bent at the knees and tightly press them to the stomach. They remain in this position for a few seconds, then return to their original position.
They occupy position, kneeling, with an emphasis on elbows and palms, the head is lowered. Straightening hands, crouch down on the buttocks, on the right and left side alternately. Exercise helps to strengthen intestinal peristalsis and to remove gases.
From the initial position, standing on deer, one by one they straighten and stretch their legs back, simultaneously bending in the back. Exercise strengthens the muscles of the buttocks and back and promotes the outflow of blood from the pelvic organs.
Hands begin to deep massage the abdominal muscles upwards from the right inguinal fold. Going to the navel, continue to massage the stomach, lowering to the left groin.
Massaging the lower abdomen, capturing both skin folds, right and left, and moving them up and down. At the same time, the right hand moves down, and the left hand moves up, and vice versa.
Streful constipation associated with malnutrition (atrophy) of the mucosa and a decrease in contractile activity of the colon are very common. Constipation is often on the background of chronic hemorrhoids.
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Antero-abdominal zone - symmetrical points1and2, 16and 17 by two and four (respectively) transverse toes outside of the navel, the points18and19 on the middle line and point3three transverse toes below the navel.
Lumbar zone - point 7 along the midline in the area of the 1st, 2nd thoracic vertebrae, two and four transverse fingers to the outside of it on both sides (points10and11, 8and12).
Sacral zone - points13and14,located slightly lower and two transverse fingers outside of the lumbosacral joint, the point15on the top of the tailbone.
Hepatic zone - the area of the right hypochondrium (points4, 5, 6).
Hirudotherapy is an auxiliary method of treating constipation, absolutely necessary in the presence of signs of venous fullness of the abdominal organs and in cases of senile constipation, as well as in the presence of constipation on the background of acute or chronic hemorrhoids.
Number of leeches:the procedure is usually 3-5 consoles.
Number and frequency of sessions. for 6 consoles per procedure every other day, then 2 times a week to 10-12 consoles.
The intestine consists of smooth muscles, which in turn contract and relax. These actions help move food from the upper to the lower parts, a process called peristalsis. When atony intestines, peristalsis decreases, stool masses "get stuck which causes a difficult act of defecation, swelling.
Atonic constipation occurs as a result of intestinal atony. However, constipation can also be caused by mechanical obstructions such as polyps or tumors, adhesions and other formations in the large intestine. The disease affects all age groups: the elderly, children, pregnant women, etc.
Constipation leads to accumulation of slags in the intestine and internal intoxication of the body.
Smoking and alcoholic drinks depress the nervous system and lead to disturbances in the work of all organs.
After surgical interventions in the GI organs, postoperative atony may appear as a complication. Any malignant tumors in the intestine secrete toxins that disrupt the functioning of the vegetative and nervous systems.
microbial imbalance of the intestine (dysbiosis) leads to digestion, accumulation of toxins and weakening of peristalsis.
Long-term use of drugs that suppress muscle spasm, morphine-like painkillers will lead to intestinal atony.
There is a probability of transmission of the disease by inheritance.
In children, intestinal atony can occur on the background of psychological stress, for example, when parting with relatives or changing their place of residence. Insufficient water intake can lead to chronic constipation. Also, the nature of nutrition is important. For example, if you decide to change the usual formula for infant feeding on artificial feeding, its uneven intestine may react with a malfunction. Older people suffer from constipation due to sedentary lifestyle, unbalanced diet, taking medications (hypnotics, painkillers), as well as postoperative operations.
dense stool, because of the long presence of feces in the large intestine, which lose all the water there.
Diagnosis consists in finding and analyzing the causes that cause the appearance of the disease. At the reception the doctor will determine the features of nutrition, lifestyle, habits, heredity and many other factors. This will depend on the subsequent treatment.It will be necessary to pass such laboratory tests as feces analysis, bacteriological culture. From instrumental studies appoint a colonoscopy (photography of the intestinal areas being examined) or irrigoscopy (X-ray examination of the large intestine), which will establish the presence of polyps, tumors.
If there is a suspicion of oncology, a biopsy specimen is taken additionally during a colonoscopy.
Traditional laxatives can not eliminate the cause of disruption of the intestine, they will only remove the symptoms.


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The effect of hitch-hiking on neutral genealogies
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When a favourable mutation sweeps to fixation, those genes initially linked to it increase in frequency; on average, this reduces diversity in the surrounding region of the genome. In the first analysis of this 'hitch-hiking' effect, Maynard-Smith and Haigh followed the increase of the neutral allele that chanced to be associated with the new mutation in the first generation, and assumed that the subsequent increase was deterministic. Later analyses, based on either coalescence arguments, or on diffusion equations for the mean and variance of allele frequency, have also made one or both of these assumptions. In the early generations, stochastic fluctuations in the frequency of the selected allele, and coalescence of neutral lineages, can be accounted for correctly by following relationships between genes conditional on the number of copies of the favourable allele. This analysis shows that the hitch-hiking effect is increased because an allele that is destined to fix tends to increase more rapidly than exponentially. However, the identity generated by the selective sweep has the same form as in previous work, h[r/s] (2 Ns)(-2r/s), where h[r/s] tends to 1 with tight linkage. This analysis is extended to samples of many genes; then, genes may trace back to several families of lineages, each related through a common ancestor early in the selective sweep. Simulations show that the number and sizes of these families can (in principle) be used to make separate estimates of r/s and Ns.
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What I mean is that the media is so focused on the Terrell Owens' and Chad Johnson's of the world. Guys who have distracted teammates with their antics, which therefore was the beginning of the end for franchises (T.O. with the Cowboys, Eagles, 49ers & Johnson with the Bengals). I feel with giving Terrell a 1 year 6 mil$ deal, the Buffalo Bills made a great move, because at first, the Bills will be so excited to have a guy that gets as much media attention as Owens in Buffalo. Trust me; in this economy it will make very nice money. So after his year of great production (think 75 receptions 1250 yards and 11 touchdowns), the Bills will have gotten their money's worth. Next they should let him walk and catch on to another team for one year. Terrell is truly a great football player. He works hard and I appreciate him a lot for that as a player. It's just, Terrell come on, how has this perceived idea of you "destructing every team you go to" gotten so much notoriety? I wish I could sit down and ask him that, because that is all that is holding him back in my book, of being one of the greatest football players of all time at his respective position.


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Q: Can I use telegram API methods for Telegram Bot? can I use some methods from here - Telegram API for my Telegram Bot. I am asking because I need in a methods which no present in Telegram Bot Api. If yes, please write How I can to do that.

A: No, you can't. Those methods are for Telegram Clients, not for bots. Bots can only use the methods listed here.

A: As the other contributor has already answered, you can't normally use Telegram API inside bots.
But you can actually leverage some libraries like (MadelineProto (php), Pyrogram (python), Telethon (python), etc...) to create a userbot instance behind the scene and the bot can delegate the tasks that requires Telegram API to the userbot in the background.

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The Smart Emoji's Quest For PC (Windows & MAC)
The Smart Emoji is a game in which we can train our observation skills looking for different objects and emoticons located in different scenarios.
Although the premise of this puzzle for Android seems simple, we will have to show that we are the best observers to succeed at certain levels. Finding emoticons is easy, because of its striking color, but some of the disparate objects camouflage perfectly with the environment and it will be difficult to find them before the time runs out.
If we click on Some item that is not on the list of those that we have to find in The Smart Emoji, our score will be reduced and this will reduce the final reward to overcome each level.
The Smart Emoji will be very fun if you are an observer who never overlooks a detail. Locate all emojis and objects in the shortest time possible and add points without stopping.
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Edo-Tokyo Museum 江戸東京博物館
The exterior of the Edo Tokyo Museum in contrast with the history it contains.
Inside the museum, Edo, the former name of Tokyo, appears to revive
To dive into the past time, the Edo-Tokyo Museum offers a representation of kakuki theater.
The many models of the Edo-Tokyo Museum depict the life of past ages.
Immersion in the past
Amazing contrast between this contemporary building and its interior that stages yesteryear Tokyo: immerse yourself in the history of the capital. Cubic and rectilinear forms of architecture fade quickly to display the history of the city through the centuries.
Welcome to Tokyo, formerly known as Edo, Japan's capital since 1868. The space and subdued lighting accentuate the disorientation caused by the discovery of costumes, buildings and objects of yesteryear. The "Japanese-style" welcome is an art here: particularly at the weekend, as soon as you arrive, volunteers guides will address you in your language to offer you a "private" visit. You will be introduced to the history of the city accompanied by aTokyoite that leads you quickly through the different spaces, punctuated with anecdotes and offering to take your photo in front of a yukata (light cotton kimono) or a doutaku (bronze bell).
A bridge between two eras
Everything is "full size", so much so that you could soon believe that you are in Edo rather than in a museum. All periods are included: visit a traditional house from the Meiji era (1868-1912), watch a demonstration of kabuki, or discover the first Japanese car ...
Models, that less spectacular but very realistic, let you imagine the geographical organization of certain areas in past eras.
Continue your journey over the bridge that you can see from the beginning of the tour: the iconic Nihonbashi (本橋), a key place of passage and starting point of five major roads out of Edo, traced in the seventeenth century. In the museum, its reproduction seperates the two exhibitions of Tokyo during the Edo period (1603-1867) and the Meiji era (1868-1912).
And for those who wish to learn even more, the library and its 140 000 books are a good source of documentation. But beware: there's nothing like the museum and discovering the traces of the past, presented by a charming guide with supersonic speech!
Edo-Tokyo Museum江戸東京博物館
Yokoami 1-4-1, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0015
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday; 9:30 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Closed on Mondays
600 yen for adults, 480 yen for students, 300 yen for children
JR Sobu, Ryogoku Station (West Exit) or Toei Oedo Metro, Ryogoku Station (exit A4)
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5. I entered my password (without error) and "Enter"
6. Then nothing happens. The buttons "Cancel" and "Authenticate" are enabled but does nothing.
7. If I close the popup by clicking on the close icon then the installation starts.
if people experiencing the problem can install those and test that would be great.
reproduce. In order to strace it properly you will temporarily make strace setuid.
Same problem after a fresh installation of Wubi maverick-desktop-i386 without network.
If I wait a few minutes, a dialog appears saying "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)"
Ok, that strace was useful, thanks.
5362 is the helper process that talks to PAM, and 5307 is the supervisor process.
So the PAM process works fine, and the helper tells the supervisor that it worked.
And that's the last we ever hear from the supervisor in that strace.
as the origin of the problem.
* If the child exits, it removes the watch on stdout, and does not a lot else.
The situation is worse with the fix (0.9662ubuntu1.1) The authentication is systematically refused, at third try, the authentication dialog is closed, and the installation starts.
I confirm that the latest version of policykit in James's PPAS fixes the issue and I'm unable to reproduce the original behaviour.
James can you SRU your fix to Maverick ?
I think it's worth SRUing it to lucid too.
I don't know if it's another bug or not, but i've got an error with the same symptoms as described here, but an error dialogs shows afterward that `polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1` crashed. That would explained that the authentication success is not forwarded to the update manager, while authentication was successful and update works perfectly when closing the authenticate window.
The bug might be related to policykit-1-gnome.
Well, maybe the fix was committed, but at least it has not reached my Maverick 10.10 64bit yet.
If I try to update the policykit-1 through apt, I am informed that the newest version is alread installed, but the installed version is policykit-1 (0.96-2ubuntu1). So I am still struggeling with the same problem.
I was actually going to post the same comment about it not being fixed in Maverick.
I have however found a PPA that has an updated policykit for Maverick (policykit-1 0.96-2ubuntu1.2) from reading the comments on #445303. I am have only just installed it but seems to fix the issue.
I find this bug is no longer relevant to me.
Excellent hint - this updated version of policykit solved my problem. Thanks for that.
Contrary to John, this bug was relevant for me after updating from 10.04 to 10.10.
Thanks Cas for poiting out the ppa with polkit update (#14), works perfectly here.
Hum, i retract my comment, the bug is less systematic, but still occurs.
In a fresh WUBI-based maverick install, all updates installed, this problem still occurs. james-w's PPA package resolves this problem. Why not add this to maverick's updates?
I've been having this issue ever since I upgraded to Maverick.
Not only in upgrade-manager, but also when using the nvidia X Server Settings, and trying to 'Save to X configuration file' (see attached screenshot).
Is this or is this not the same as the policy kit bug, below? My Maverick desktop picked up this bug /today/.


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Acclaimed BBC publication goes online – Gale launches The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
Andover, Hampshire UK (31 March 2011) – Sixty two years of the most influential cultural, political and media commentary to emerge in the 20th century is now available in an easy-to-use, convenient digital format. Gale, part of Cengage Learning, working in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, is launching The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991, offering students, historians and researchers online access to the complete run of this unique publication, from its first issue in 1929 to its last in 1991.
The Listener was a weekly periodical established by the BBC in 1929 under its Director-General Lord Reith, revealing what the public thought about the news they were hearing. At the heart of The Listener was the BBC's cultural mission to inform, educate and entertain the general public, acting as the intellectual counterpart to the BBC listings magazine, Radio Times.
"The only thing you signed up to when you bought The Listener was informed scepticism and wit. The online archive is a seam of pure gold for researchers of politics, writing, theatre and social observation, but it offers many delights for browsers as well," comments Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History, The University of Westminster, and Official Historian of the BBC.
Developed as the medium for reproducing broadcast talks, initially on radio and in later years television too, The Listener archive enables users to search across 125,000 pages of the publication, all newly digitised from originals in full colour. It provides present-day researchers with one of the few means of accessing the transcripts of many early BBC broadcast recordings, as well as the rich commentary that surrounded them.
For the first time, researchers can easily trace the journey of publishing and broadcasting in the 20th century and assess the profound impact it had on shaping events and society. The Listener includes contributions from the major writers, artists, social commentators and thinkers of the time, from George Orwell, E.M. Forster and T.S Eliot, to later writers such as Salman Rushdie, Tom Wolfe, and William Boyd, providing valuable primary source material that is crucial to understanding a writer's work and life. Among the most distinctive works include 'Craftsmanship' – an article taken from a radio broadcast that is the only surviving record of Virginia Woolf's voice, as well Philip Larkin's poem 'Ultimatum' – which The Listener was the first national weekly to publish when the poet was just 18 years-old. Regular columns by Stephen Fry, Ian Hislop and Lynne Truss can also be found.
The Listener provided a balanced overview of social/political issues and events, allowing today's researchers to explore an issue from multiple perspectives. Acting as an eyewitness to the major issues of the day, it gives researchers an account of the 20th century as it happened; from Anthony Burgess writing on the assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963 and the historian Geoffrey Elton writing on the decline of British Universities in the 1960s, to the transcript of King George VI's speech at the outbreak of WWII – as featured in the 2011 Oscar-winning film 'The King's Speech.' Coverage of royal weddings such as those of Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret resonate powerfully with this year's royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. The magazine's reach was global with detailed coverage of revolutions in the Middle East, including Egypt (1952), Libya (1967) and Iran (1979), enabling researchers to compare past coverage with commentary on today's political unrest.
Professor Seaton continues: "The Listener was where the British did their thinking. Literate and engaged, it had the mild irony of all the best of British culture. Unlike most magazines, it combined reflections on politics and what was in the news with the arts: but not from any partisan clique."
Seth Cayley, Publisher for Media History at Cengage Learning EMEA, adds: "The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991, will allow students and researchers to access a rich array of historic content for a variety of projects, covering subjects as diverse as everyday life during WWII, 20th century poetry, the last days of the British Empire and the development of science broadcasting. The Listener was at the heart of British cultural and intellectual life in the 20th century, and the release of the archive will remind people of the unique role it played in shaping the debates, discussions and opinions of the time."
The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991 addresses the need for a digital archive in 20th century studies – especially post-1945 studies – opening up a vast area of research in Media and Journalism, Communication and Cultural Studies, and more broadly 20th century History, Literature, Politics and Arts. As one of the main records of publishing and broadcasting in the 20th century – including transcripts of programmes – The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991 is an indispensable research and teaching tool.
The Listener was previously available in libraries only in its print form or as microfilm. The full online archive is now available by subscription or purchase to institutions ranging from public libraries and academic institutions to museums, galleries and media companies.
Kathy Day, Publishing Director of Radio Times, concludes: "The Listener archive is the most fascinating catalogue of 20th century intelligent debate. It provides an invaluable insight into a broad spectrum of the cultural, political and artistic perspectives of the time. This digital iteration of the archive will be an indispensable research tool for anyone wanting to get under the skin of this period of our history."
For more information about The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991 or to request your free trial, please call 01264 332831, email [email protected], or visit www.gale.cengage.co.uk/thelistener.
Images must reference the appropriate citations due to copyright:
· ¹Confronting Terrorism: Paul Wilkinson discusses the dilemmas facing government over a very real threat, 8 January 1987- The Listener Historical Archive, 1929-1991
For press enquiries and to receive a range of high resolution images, please contact Jennifer Jackson, Livewire Public Relations, on 020 8339 7440 or email: [email protected].
Cengage Learning is a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions for the academic, professional and library markets worldwide. Gale, part of Cengage Learning, serves the world's information and education needs through its vast and dynamic content pools, which are used by students and consumers in their libraries, schools and on the Internet. It is best known for its accuracy, breadth and convenience of its data, addressing all types of information needs – from homework help to health questions to business profiles – in a variety of formats. For more information please visit www.cengage.co.uk or gale.cengage.co.uk.
About BBC Worldwide
Radio Times and The Listener are part of BBC Magazines, the magazine publishing division of BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide Limited is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The company exists to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence fee payer and invest in public service programming in return for rights. The company has six core businesses: Channels, Content & Production, Sales & Distribution, BBC Magazines, Home Entertainment (including DVD publisher 2 entertain) and Global Brands, with digital ventures incorporated into each business area. In 2009/10, BBC Worldwide generated profits of £145 million (operating profit before specific items) on sales of £1074 million (including Group revenue and the Group's share of joint-ventures' revenue). BBC Worldwide was awarded with the Queen's Award for Enterprise in April 2009. This prestigious award for International Trade recognised the company's substantial growth in overseas earnings and its commercial success at outstanding levels, based on 3 years' trading results, which benefit the UK creative industries and ultimately the licence fee payer. For more information please visit www.bbcworldwide.com or follow us at twitter.com/bbcwpress.


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Q: how to make "grid note text view" using TextView im trying to make grid note view like this:
grid note view sample
so i tried to make this using TextView.setLetterSpacing and Canvas.drawLine method
but not all characters(such as "." and "?", "/" etc) have the same width. (uppercase and lowercase too)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">
    <EditText
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:text="AAAAAAAAaAaAaaAA.,A,A..A"
        android:textSize="30sp"
        android:letterSpacing="1"
        />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

not Working
how can i do?

A: Your simplest option is definitely using a monospace font, so all the characters are the same width. Other solutions (grid of individual 1-character TextViews, custom View or subclassed EditText etc.) will be way more work to set up, and get behaving the same way as what you already have.
You can use the basic Android monospace font:
android:fontFamily="monospace"

Or you could find a monospace font you like and bundle it, and use it the same way:
android:fontFamily="@font/my_cool_font"

And since you're using sp for your font size, remember the text can scale based on the user's device preferences. So letterSpacing will need to shrink (or grow) depending on the adjusted text size, if you want the character positions to be consistent. Bigger characters = smaller spacing etc!
You'll need to do that in code, maybe in onResume() using something like this:
val fontScale = resources.displayMetrics.scaledDensity
editText.letterSpacing = 1 / fontScale

I don't know how consistent that will be, you'll have to investigate!


SAN FRANCISCO — Vernon Davis caught a touchdown pass for the first time in a 49ers uniform five years ago this weekend, albeit an exhibition loss at Dallas.
His play-making career was underway, just as everyone expected out of the 2006 draft's sixth overall pick.
Davis, however, is a different player and person entering the third game of this exhibition season, Saturday against the Houston Texans at Candlestick Park.
"I was just trying to find myself, trying to get adjusted to this whole NFL thing," Davis said of his rookie mindset. "I was looking at guys like Terrell Owens and all those guys that were selfish in the past. I figured that was the way you were supposed to be.
The 49ers are banking on great things from Davis in new coach Jim Harbaugh's West Coast offense. Tight ends flourished in that system at Stanford, so Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman are looking to carry that over with Davis and Delanie Walker. Undrafted Stanford product Konrad Reuland also is in the mix.
"You put them in positions of success and build your offense around that position somewhat," Harbaugh said.
When Davis predicted his role would be "huge," he wasn't bragging. He was flashing his confident leadership, a trait expected from him when the 49ers made him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history last year with a five-year, $37 million contract ($23 million guaranteed).
Want to test how team-oriented he is? Well, Scouts Inc. came out with a list of the NFL's top 200 players this week, and while Davis ranked a respectable 111th, six tight ends ranked ahead of him.
He hasn't won enough in his 49ers tenure. But Davis has gained valuable life lessons, including his infamous 2008 ejection by then-coach Mike Singletary during a game against the Seattle Seahawks. Davis hailed Singletary and former position coach Pete Hoener for transforming him.
Roman is now the one shadowing Davis and says he couldn't be more impressed.
Roman remarked at the start of training camp how Davis' ream of study-session notes resembled the 1,225-page novel "War and Peace." On the practice field, Davis constantly is working on his pass-catching skills. That commitment has yielded 29 career touchdown receptions and a streak of at least one catch in 36 consecutive games (66 of his past 68 games).
Harbaugh paired Davis with quarterback Alex Smith as roommates at the team hotel during training camp.
Davis has been Smith's biggest supporter during training camp.
"Because I believe in him. I know he can do it. I know he has what it takes," Davis responded.


Peter Luhrs joined the Safe Fleet team as Director of Integrated Control Systems. He will report to Toh Meng, Senior Vice President, Emergency & Industrial and office out of the Fire Research Corporation facilities in New York.
"Peter brings many years of Electronic Control solution experience, including the last eighteen within the fire industry market. In addition, Peter is an active Fire Apparatus Manufacturer's Association member and serves as the Electrical Technical Sub-Committee Co-Chair. He also participates in the National Marine Electronics Association and is on the Steering Committee for the National Association of School Directors for Pupil Transportation" according to Meng. "We are pleased and excited to have Peter join the team and look forward to his contributions towards our initiatives" he added.


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2006 is the year to secure your personal finances.
Between January 31st and March 23rd, there will be changes in the Bush administration.
There will be a restructuring in the Middle East, and trouble with Iran.
A submarine accident or attack will cause the Navy to restructure.
The pharmaceutical industry will also make changes after a legal battle related to a poisoning issue.
A religious cult will be connected to a mass suicide.
New treatments for AIDS and cancer will be announced.
Dates for water damage from hurricanes or storms: July 23rd, August 19th, September 16th, and October 13th.
January dates of interest: 13th-- relocation, beginning or ending important phases / 22nd-- drama of death, terrorism, the hidden /29th-- explosions, earthquakes, surprise.
We are moving into a moderate recession, and housing prices will drop in most cities.
The stock market will make headlines with ups and downs.


Will be provided: Entrance in the domaine, Fresh juice, guide, helmet, water, light snack.
The Trois Mamelles and the Rempart mountain ranges will keep an eye on you all along the journey which will prove to be a memorable intrursion into the Mauritian fauna. Almost one thousand stags, hinds and fawns, curious although wild, will also observe you pedalling on their territory. You will also meet some guinea fowls, peacocks and "cochons marrons", Mauritian wild boars, all along the seven kilometres of trail within this superb hunting ground not opened to the general public.
Thanks to our electric bikes this trip, accessible to all, adults as well as kids will require a minimum effort from your part thus enabling you to admire the beautiful panorama at your ease.
A cup of coffee before stating the ride, a well merited stop to enjoy a cool drink in the shade near a pond will provide you with the necessary energy to make this journey as pleasant as possible. A guide will accompany you and will help you appreciate the beauty of this unique indigenous nature.
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Homer Police report
Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:42am
CommunityCops and Courts
A caller at 9:23 a.m. reported a suspicious man with "bad vibes." The caller knew this because of psychic training, the caller said. Police were advised of the description of the man.
A caller at 9:55 a.m. reported a man walking down Ben Walters Lane openly carrying a rifle.
A person at 12:27 p.m. made a "report every dangerous driver immediately" complaint of a person driving near Mile 1.5 East End Road. Police were unable to locate the suspect.
A caller at 1:04 p.m. reported a theft from a car on Beluga Circle.
A caller at 3:35 p.m. reported a rental car was overdue. Police advised the caller of options.
An officer at 3:34 p.m. found a dog hit by a car on Diamond Ridge Road near Shelton Circle. The owner took the dog to a veterinary clinic.
A caller at 5:09 p.m. reported a man causing a disturbance at a Pioneer Avenue address.
A caller at 5:10 p.m. asked police to do a welfare check on family members. Police contacted the family and found all was OK.
A caller at 6:57 p.m. reported being harassed by a 40-year-old man over the phone. Police charged the man with harassment.
Feb. 9
A caller at 12:21 a.m. contacted an 18-year-old man driving on Pioneer Avenue and issued him a summons for not having a valid driver's license.
A caller at 4:48 a.m. reported suspicious activity in the Danview Avenue area. Police responded but did not see anything unusual.
A caller at 12:18 p.m. reported a civil problem with a Pioneer Avenue business.
A caller at 1:17 p.m. reported a juvenile with drugs at a local school.
A caller at 1:35 p.m. reported damage to her car after it had been parked at long-term parking on Kachemak Drive.
A caller at 5:58 p.m. reported a possibly drunk pedestrian in the road on East End Road. Police responded but could not find the suspect.
Police at 9:20 p.m. contacted a person on probation in regards to a wanted subject.
A caller at 10:55 a.m. reported a possible burglary attempt at a Pioneer Avenue address two days before.
A person at 11:48 a.m. made a 911 call of a man in another car harassing him after a confrontation outside a Sterling Highway business.
A caller at 4:37 p.m. reported a possible violation of a no-contact order.
A person at 6:58 p.m. made a 911 call of a moose about to enter the road near Pioneer Avenue and Lake Street.
A caller at 10:27 p.m. expressed concern for a boy running down the sidewalk on Pioneer Avenue. Police responded and found all was OK.
A caller at 11:01 p.m. reported receiving harassing text messages and phone calls. Police advised the caller of options. The caller asked for a welfare check on a family member. Police checked and found all was OK.
Another public safety agency at 12:55 a.m. passed on information regarding a 911 call with an open line from a Kachemak Drive address. Police found the subject. Medics transported a man and a woman who were extremely drunk to South Peninsula Hospital. A woman was later taken into protective custody and housed at the Homer Jail.
An officer at 11:48 a.m. saw young children walking down the road on East End Road. The officer returned the children to a parent.
A caller at 12:17 p.m. reported a man passed out in a car parked on the caller's property on West Hill Road.
A caller at 4:33 p.m. reported a person speeding and driving dangerously on Bunnell Avenue.
Police at 8:11 p.m. contacted a 29-year-old woman driving on East End Road and arrested her for driving while license revoked and driving in violation of license limitation.
A person at 10:36 p.m. made a 911 call and reported a dispute with a drunk man leaving a Sterling Highway home. The caller asked for a welfare check on the man. Police contacted a man and woman and did not see any criminal activity.
Police at 1:06 a.m. served a search warrant in relation to an earlier charge of driving while license revoked.
A caller at 9:50 a.m. reported abandoned bicycles chained to the Homer Public Library. Police removed the bikes and logged them at the police station for safekeeping.
Police at 1 p.m. contacted a 32-year-old man at a Collie Street address and arrested him for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, marijuana.
A person at 1:31 p.m. reported fraud.
Police at 3:59 p.m. served a search warrant at a Collie Street address.
A person at 5:03 p.m. made a 911 call that a boat on a trailer took out a power pole near Mile 1 Kachemak Drive. Police advised Homer Electric Association.
Police at 8:19 p.m. contacted a 56-year-old man driving on East End Road and arrested him for violating conditions of release and an outstanding warrant.
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Q: Computing an Approximate Median ("pseudo median") algorithm I've encountered the following question which I have no idea how to solve.
I'd appreciate some Help:
Let (X, d) be a metric space. Let Y = {x1, . . . , xn} ⊆ X be a set of n points in the metric
space. A point x∗ ∈ X is a ∆-pseudo-median of Y if there exist at least m indices i1, . . . , im
with m > n/2 such that d(xi,j , x∗) ≤ ∆ for all j = 1, . . . , m.
Assume that a ∆-pseudo-median x∗ exists for Y (but is unknown).
Devise an algorithm with running time O(n2) that finds an index i ∈ {1..n} such that d(xi, x∗) ≤ 4∆.
(Assume that evaluating d(x, y) for x, y ∈ X
takes O(1) time).

A: Obviously, we assume that n > 0 (although the fact that n/2 < m <= n actually implies that n > 0).
Suppose there is a Delta-median p of Y. Then consider some x[i] which is within Delta of Y. Then for at least m values of j, we have d(x[i], x[j]) <= d(x[i], p) + d(p, x[j]) = 2 Delta. That is, the mth-smallest value of the list [d(x[i], x[1]), d(x[i], x[2]), ..., d(x[i], x[n])] must be no more than 2 Delta.
Define f(i) to be the mth smallest value of the list [d(x[i], x[1]), d(x[i], x[2]), ..., d(x[i], x[n])]. Then the smallest value of f(i) is no more than 2 Delta, since there must be some x[i] within Delta of p and thus having f(i) <= 2 Delta.
I claim that the i which minimises f(i) is within 4 Delta of the Delta-median p. For we see that f(i) <= 2 Delta. Since m > n / 2, there must be some j such that d(x[i], x[j]) <= 2 Delta and such that d(x[j], p) <= Delta. Therefore, we see that d(x[i], p) <= d(x[i], x[j]) + d(x[j], p) <= 3 Delta <= 4 Delta.
So all we have to do is compute the i which minimises f(i). In order to do this, we just compute all values of f(i) and then find the smallest.
Computing f(i) for a given i involves finding the mth smallest element of a list with n elements. This can be done in O(n) using the median finding algorithm. So computing all the f(i)s will take O(n^2).
Finding the minimal value of f(i), once we know all n values of f(i), will take O(n).


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Be part of it: Call for Papers for MBS "Successfully Marketing Innovations Research Symposium".
It aims to promote collaborations across academic subject areas, bridge the gap between practice and scholarly research, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions possible.
Call for Papers: We welcome recent academic working papers and practitioner presentations from all research areas within the topics of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Please submit an electronic version of your full paper no later than Wednesday, 15th May 2019, using Word (.docx) or PowerPoint (.pptx) formats.
The papers will be reviewed by the conference committee and the authors will receive notice by 30th May 2019. The conference committee also extends an invitation to interested scholars and practitioners to attend the conference regardless of whether a paper is submitted.
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Last year's recipients of the Four Corners Board of Realtors Dean Hanson Scholarship. From left: Jessica Guynes of Dove Creek High School; Kyra Ann Allen and Trystan Henderson of Montezuma-Cortez High School; Josie Majors and Jasper Breitenbach of Dolores High School; Ashley Cole of Mancos High School; and nontraditional student Bailey Duran. The awards were presented by Four Corners Realty members Carol Click, far left, and Marti Spitzer, far right. Scholarship recipients who weren't able to attend the ceremony included Dylan Long of Montezuma-Cortez High School, Kamaria Hill of Mancos High School and Corissa Guynes of Dove Creek High School.
The scholarship is awarded to traditional and nontraditional students in Montezuma or Dolores counties looking to pursue post-secondary or graduate education. Recipients will be chosen based on scholarship, leadership and financial need.
Applications can be found at the counselor's office at the high schools in Montezuma and Dolores counties, online at the Realtors' website, via email at fourcornersboard@gmail.com, or at the realtors' office along West Montezuma Avenue. They should be submitted at your counselor's office, via email, or by mail to 350 W. Montezuma Ave., Suite A, Cortez, CO 81321.
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In 2012 the first ever UN conference on Happiness took place and the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which decreed that the International Day of Happiness would be observed every year. The consensus of the resolution was that happiness was declared to be a "fundamental human goal". The following year, 2013, the official celebrations began.
Let's create a happier world together.
Bhutan is located in South Asia and is landlocked between India, Tibet, China, and Nepal. A demoncracy and the last standing Buddhist Kingdom, their citizens are considered to be some of the happiest people in the world.
Happiness is contagious. And it has tangible benefits. Happiness influences the people we know and the people they know. Research shows that the happiness of a close contact increases the chance of being happy by 15%. The happiness of a 2nd-degree contact (i.e. friend's spouse) by 10% and the happiness of a 3rd-degree contact (i.e. friend of a friend of a friend) by 6%.
When individuals maintain a positive outlook, their brains are more motivated, engaged, creative, energetic, resilient, and productive. Think about that – up to 40% of personal happiness is generated by daily activities and the conscious choices made.
Anxiety, depression, pessimism and a lack of enjoyment of daily activities have all been found to be associated with higher rates of disease and shorter lifespans.
Creating a happy workplace is a noble and worthwhile idea in itself, but is it good for business?
Surprising, studies showed that a shocking 87% of workforces are unhappy. Unhappy employees represent an average of $13,000/ year / employee in unrecognized productivity. Companies that focus on creating and supporting a culture that encourages people to be happy in their work, reap tremendous benefits from their efforts.
Where to start? Building a happy workplace begins with hiring skilled and happy people / project / programs leaders. Why? Management is your talent magnet.
What does this mean? When an organization has happy and skilled leadership in place, they will undoubtedly influence the environment, forge happier and more productive working relationships with existing employees and attract a higher quality of future hire. Expect to see employees contribute more ideas and go above and beyond the expected responsibilities. Happy leaders provide the organization with a good indication of what a happy company – a flourishing and happy workplace – should look like.
Happy leaders model behaviors that build a flourishing and happy workplace environment. They development healthy internal and external partnerships. How do you recognize these leaders? You can always tell good people by the company they keep and you can also tell a good company by the people it keeps.
Science tells us that it is very difficult for individuals to predict what keeps them happy. Science has, however, proven that focusing on one's passions and purpose can create a sustainable happy state. When groups focus on what is important to them, this creates a movement that encourages people to take action snd make their environment (and the world) a happier and more caring place.
For everyone, whether at home, at work or at play, March 20th is a great reminder of what being happy contributes to one's life. It does not come from buying and consuming. That is pleasure and pleasure is fleeting. Being happy is not connected to being rich, famous or glamorous and it certainly is not a final destination.
Many people buy into the myths of what makes one happy. They believe it is something gained externally when in fact, it is found within. It does not exist on the far side of some distant mountains. It is within you, yourself. To become happy, one needs to consider some touchpoints and attitude towards each of them.


NEW DELHI, JULY 4: The Congress on Tuesday accused the government of not being interested in the smooth functioning of the monsoon session of Parliament in a bid to "run away" from accountability.
"The Prime Minister and the government are not interested in the monsoon session of Parliament. They have started conflicts on issues like in the last session," Congress leader Anand Sharma told reporters.
The Opposition parties are expected to meet on July 17 or 18 to firm up their strategy for the monsoon session, which kicks off on July 18. While issues like agrarian distress and the state of the economy are likely to be discussed, the Opposition may also discuss its possible candidate for the post of deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha, with the retirement of P.J. Kurien.
However, Congress sources said there has been no discussion on the issue yet, and they expect the government to stage a confrontation rather than accept a consensus candidate for the post. Mr. Sharma also attacked Mr. Modi's claim that India did not have good data on employment, seeking to remind the government that the post of the Chief Statistician of India remains vacant for months.


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Huge Protest against Minneapolis Police killing 46 year old George Floyd
Once again, another black man being killed by police has struck the world with anger. It was apparent that there was police-related killing in Minneapolis, MN, that took 46 year old George Floyd's life on May 25th. Citizens of Minneapolis took it to the streets to show that justice needs to be served. Even though four police officers were fired on May 25th, for being the reason for killing George Floyd, citizens still want justice. They demand that charges will be for all four of the Police Officers that were involved. As the video goes viral, you hear Floyd echoing the same aching last words as 2014 police killing victim Eric Gardner. Thousands of citizens protested on the streets of Minneapolis to show unity against this injustice. Victim George Floyd screamed," I can't breathe" while there was a knee on his neck from one of the police officers of Minneapolis. With the pandemic continuing, protesters continued to follow social distancing rules by spreading out. Still, as the protest continued, the scene kept growing, and more people started to come and protest. As big as the crowd was getting, emotions were getting bigger too. People in the groups were chanting, "I can't breathe" and "It could've been me." One protester stated, "We're here to let them know this can't be tolerated, there will be severe consequences if they continue to kill us; this will not go on another day."
At about 6 pm, protesters began to march towards the 3rd Precinct, where the officers worked. At that moment, a smaller group of protestors separated themselves and started to vandalize the building, shattering windows and spray paint squad cars. With all the chaos, CBS Minnesota reported that one officer was injured. Andy Mannix, a reporter for the Star Tribune, posted his updates of the events on Twitter. Mannix claims he was shot in the thigh with a rubber bullet while covering the protest. He also took pictures of another man who was shot too with the rubber bullet, one in his torso, another on his arm. As more footage is shown, more and more people are being irritated. Police claim that Floyd "Physically resisted officers" before being taken to the ground and handcuffed. No footage as of yet shows any resistance to warrant the police actions. Police need to wake up and understand they can't continue doing this.


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Elements of the Neighborhood
As you might expect, my interests stem beyond Mister Rogers' Neighborhood to include many aspects of popular culture. One such aspect that I have always appreciated is the hip-hop culture. Not the mess you hear on the radio today -- but real hip-hop.
For anyone familiar with the foundations of hip-hop, you may recall the essential elements as laid down by the founding fathers of the old school.
The four basic elements include MCs, DJs, graffiti art, and B-boys. Some argue that a fifth element exists in beatboxing but I lean more towards the other common fifth element of knowledge.
As I recently began looking at a new series of episodes to detail for this site, I realized that I was coming up on the episode responsible for one of the more viral videos of Mister Rogers that circulates online -- Episode 1543 where a young breakdancer visits the Neighborhood. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to merge these two -- Mister Rogers and hip-hop -- and take a tongue-in-cheek look at signs of the five elements within the Neighborhood program.
1. Mister Rogers the MC
What better lyricist is out there than the man who penned dozens upon dozens of children's songs spanning the course of half a century? The greatest MCs you'll hear are the ones whose lyrics are real -- a product of unique experience and raw emotion. I don't know that Fred Rogers ever wrote a song that wasn't inspired by emotion.
Although he was not your traditional MC, I do not hesitate to recognize Mister Rogers as one of the all-time lyrical greats.
2. Mister Rogers the DJ
A true hip-hop DJ spins vinyl. Plain and simple. Not to take anything away from the new school DJs using methods of modern technology, but there's something more to be said about the talent of creating with nothing more than a turntable and a mixer that paved the way for today's musicians.
Mister Rogers himself was known to spin a record now and then. More of a traditionalist, he was not one to perfect a transformer scratch or juggle more than one beat at a time, but by dropping the needle on the record, Mister Rogers brought the element of the DJ to the Neighborhood.
3. Mister Rogers the Graffiti Artist
Now I'm fairly certain that Mister Rogers was never one to hit the streets with a can of Krylon, but that's not to say that others have not done so in his honor.
From nitrodog's Flickr page
From jackszwergold's Flickr page
4. Mister Rogers the B-Boy/Breakdancer
Back in 1985, a young guest named Jermaine visited Mister Rogers with a radio and a broken down appliance box. Those two things together can only mean that Mister Rogers was about to get a lesson in breakdance. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Mister Rogers didn't hesitate to channel his inner b-boy.
Video of Jermaine's visit to the Neighborhood can be found in many places online.
5. Mister Rogers and Knowledge
KRS-One may be the "Teacher" when it comes to hip-hop, but no one can hold a candle to the life lessons taught by Mister Rogers.
"Where would any of us be without teachers; without people who had passion for their art or their science or their craft and they loved it right in front of us? What would any of us have done without teachers passing on to us what they knew was essential about life?" -- Fred Rogers


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IPC ups its data center game with Nexcenter accreditation
By Shannon Williams, Wed 18 May 2016
Philippines-based data center operator and cloud services provider IPC has announced its flagship internet data center facility located in Parañaque City has been accredited as a Nexcenter network of data centers provided by NTT Communications.
The company says the accreditation was achieved via a partnership between NTT Com and IPC's holding company ePLDT, and will strengthen IPC's position as an internet data center operator, providing data center services to customers in international territories.
"Our new status as a Nexcenter-accredited facility brings IPC to the next level. It is a testament to the world-class quality of our facilities and services," explains IPC president Rene Huergas.
To be recognized as part of Nexcenter, IPC had to ensure compliance with the strict standards of NTT Communications. By becoming part of Nexcenter, IPC is able to leverage on NTT Com's network and resources, boosting its lineup of offerings to companies and potential customers.
"This once again sets IPC apart from the rest of its peers in the industry, as it makes its mark globally via another global leader in data center service," Huergas says.
"The Nexcenter accreditation of IPC Data Centers will support our objective of providing our customers with safe and secure managed services as they seek to expand their respective businesses around the globe," he says.
"We fully intend to help them grow via our services for colocation, data and network security, and disaster recovery and business continuity. "These, coupled with our other cloud products, DDoS mitigation service, and robust internet connectivity, we believe we have the essentials covered," says Huergas.
"Since we launched the Nexcenter brand in 2013, we have been providing companies worldwide with state-of-the-art, full-featured, and highly scalable data centers," adds Yuichiro Iwahashi, senior manager for cloud services at NTT Com.
In order to maintain this quality of service, we seek to partner only with the best data center operators. We're pleased to say that IPC, with its highly-secure, purpose built data center in Parañaque, proved to be an excellent addition to our global network," he says.
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Fan Letters: 'How can we run the Dortmund Model if we keep losing our young players!?'
Roker Report reader Tom Taylor wonders if Stewart Donald's ambition to run the 'Dortmund Model' at Sunderland is completely meaningless, given how many of promising young talents seem to leave. Got something to say? RokerReport@Yahoo.co.uk!
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Dear Roker Report,
Is there nothing that can be done to stop Premier League clubs hoovering up all our most promising talent just when they're old enough to sign a professional contract? Stewart Donald stated his ambition was to run SAFC on the Borussia Dortmund model, fielding teams mostly made up with local talent brought through from the Academy. However, it's all pie in the sky as long as they're being snatched away before maturing into first team squad members.
Ed's Note [Alex]: The grim reality is that a promising youth prospect on his corresponding youth contract can turn around and leave whenever they want. I was at a talk-in Charlie Methven held at Town End (when he was still a member of Sunderland's senior management) and he told a few anecdotes about talented young lads we had at the academy, who finished training one evening and were nowhere to be seen the next day, only for their parents to ring up saying, "He's not coming back because he's had an offer from Arsenal," or something along those lines.
However, helpless though we may seem in light of this, a lot of responsibility lies with those in charge of the academy's player turnover - perhaps Richard Hill specifically - to convince the lads to stay and sell them the bigger picture that ultimately comes with adapting a 'Dortmund Model'. Williams Kokolo, a former highly-acclaimed full-back, was the most recent to go if I remember correctly: he joined Middlesbrough's development squad just a few weeks ago. Middlesbrough! We hardly lost him to a club contending for the Champions League; you'd like to think that we could prevent some of our brightest emerging talent joining a club fighting against relegation from the second tier. Blame might have to fall on Hill for situations like this one.
The implementation of the Dortmund Model is a noble ambition, but such statements ring hollow if - like you say - our youngsters are being snatched away before they break into the first team and we seem to have not done enough to prevent that.
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