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Q: Login page to another activity won't work so I'm just finishing up my first app that I'm developing and after I made sure everything worked I added a new activity as a login activity, changed it from the android manifest so it would launch it first and I copy-pasted a code I had from another app i tried to make and simply changed the intent parameter so it would go to the activity I created in this project. However the app keeps crashing and after looking thorugh the logs it says that there in a problem at a certain line where it's empty. I'll paste the code here and maybe you can take a look through it
public class LoginActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    private Button login;
    private EditText user;
    private EditText password;

    private String Username = "Admin";
    private String UserPassword = "12345";
    boolean isValid = false;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        user = findViewById(R.id.etUser);
        password =findViewById(R.id.etPassword);

        login= (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
        login.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
            //the problem seems to be here according to the log
            public void onClick(View v){

                String inputUser= user.getText().toString();
                String inputPassword =password.getText().toString();

                if(inputUser.isEmpty() || inputPassword.isEmpty())
                {
                    Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, "Va rugam sa introduceti toate datele", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }else{

                    isValid = validate(inputUser , inputPassword);

                    if(!isValid){

                        Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, "Date Incorecte!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                    }else {

                        Toast.makeText(LoginActivity.this, "Ati reusit sa va logati", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
                        startActivity(intent);

                    }

                }

            }

        });
    }

    private boolean validate (String name, String password){

        if(name.equals(Username) && password.equals(UserPassword)){
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Error Stack trace:
E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.mircea.bookrecyclerview, PID: 14617
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.mircea.bookrecyclerview/com.mircea.bookrecyclerview.LoginActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.Button.setOnClickListener(android.view.View$OnClickListener)' on a null object reference
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2778)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2856)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(Unknown Source:0)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1589)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807)
     Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void android.widget.Button.setOnClickListener(android.view.View$OnClickListener)' on a null object reference
        at com.mircea.bookrecyclerview.LoginActivity.onCreate(LoginActivity.java:34)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7009)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7000)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1214)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2731)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2856)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(Unknown Source:0)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1589)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807)

Layout File:
<?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:id="@+id/etUser"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:ems="10"
        android:hint="Enter User"
        android:inputType="textPersonName"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button"
        android:layout_width="163dp"
        android:layout_height="48dp"
        android:text="Log In"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.691" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/etPassword"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:ems="10"
        android:hint="Enter Password"
        android:inputType="textPassword"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.502"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.581" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

A: Does your Manifest file for LoginActivity look like this:
<activity
    android:name=".LoginActivity"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    </intent-filter>
</activity>

Can you click Build --> Clean Project and run?

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Chlorops is a genus of fly in the family Chloropidae.

Species

C. adjunctus Becker, 1910
C. adamsi Sabrosky, 1935
C. alpicolus Becker, 1910
C. amabilis Duda, 1933
C. angustifrons Becker, 1910
C. annulipes Macquart, 1835
C. anthracophagoideus Strobl, 1901
C. atra Macquart, 1851
C. babosae Dely-Draskovits, 1978
C. bohemicus Zuska, 1960
C. brevifrons Loew, 1866
C. brunnipennis Becker, 1912
C. calceatus Meigen, 1830
C. centromaculatus (Duda, 1933)
C. certima Adams, 1904
C. cinerapennis Adams, 1903
C. cinerellus Séguy, 1934
C. constricta Becker, 1912
C. crocota Loew, 1863
C. dasycerus Loew, 1866
C. declinata (Becker, 1912)
C. dissimulans (Duda, 1933)
C. egregia Becker, 1912
C. emiliae Smirnov, 1967
C. fasciatus Meigen, 1830
C. figuratus (Zetterstedt, 1848)
C. finitimus Becker, 1910
C. flavipilus Smirnov, 1964
C. frontosus Meigen, 1830
C. geminatus Meigen, 1830
C. genarum Becker, 1912
C. gracilis Meigen, 1830
C. hypostigma Meigen, 1830
C. infumatus (Becker, 1910)
C. interruptus Meigen, 1830
C. kirigaminensis Kanmiya, 1978
C. laccatus Nartshuk, 2002
C. laetus Meigen, 1830
C. laevis Becker, 1912
C. languida Becker, 1912
C. lasciva Adams, 1904
C. limbatus Meigen, 1830
C. liturata Adams, 1903
C. longipalpis (Duda, 1933)
C. longulus Meigen, 1838
C. marchali Mesnil in Balachowki & Mesnil, 1935
C. meigenii Loew, 1866
C. melanocera Loew, 1863
C. nigrimanus Macquart, 1835
C. nigripalpis (Duda, 1933)
C. nigroscutellatus (Duda, 1933)
C. novakii Strobl, 1902
C. oblita Becker, 1912
C. obscurellus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
C. obscuricornis Loew, 1863
C. oryzae (Matsumura, 1915) Rice stem maggot
C. pallidiventris (Duda, 1933)
C. pallifrons Strobl, 1909
C. palpalis Adams, 1903
C. palpatus Smirnov, 1959
C. pannonicus Strobl, 1893
C. pennatus (Duda, 1933)
C. perflava Walker, 1849
C. planifrons (Loew, 1866)
C. producta Loew, 1863
C. proximus Say, 1830
C. pubescens Loew, 1863
C. pumilionis (Bjerkander, 1778)
C. puncticornis Loew, 1866
C. quercophila Beschovski, 1979
C. rectinervis Becker, 1912
C. ringens Loew, 1866
C. riparius Smirnov, 1958
C. rossicus Smirnov, 1955
C. rubicunda Adams, 1903
C. rubrivittata Adams, 1904
C. rufescens Coquillett, 1910
C. rufinus (Zetterstedt, 1848)
C. rufiventris Macquart, 1835
C. ruginosa Becker, 1912
C. sabulona Becker, 1912
C. sahlbergii Loew, 1863
C. scalaris Meigen, 1830
C. scutellaris (Zetterstedt, 1838)
C. seminigra Becker, 1912
C. serenus Loew, 1866
C. signatus Dely-Draskovits, 1978
C. socia Becker, 1912
C. sordidella Becker, 1912
C. speciosus Meigen, 1830
C. stigmata Becker, 1912
C. stigmaticalis Becker, 1912
C. strigulus (Fabricius, 1794)
C. subnigra Coquillett, 1910
C. sulphurea Loew, 1863
C. suturalis Séguy, 1934
C. tarsalis Becker, 1912
C. tectifrons Becker, 1910
C. testacea Macquart, 1851
C. triangularis Becker, 1910
C. troglodytes (Zetterstedt, 1848)
C. varsoviensis Becker, 1910
C. zernyi (Duda, 1933)

References

Europe
Nearctic

Chloropinae
Chloropidae genera
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Interview w/ MC Frontalot
Submitted by skipclarke on 9 May, 2013 - 13:42
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Photo credit: Deborah Lopez
I have the great pleasure of being able to call MC Frontalot my friend. Well, maybe more of an acquaintance. Uh... He'll return my calls and texts, how's that? I met MC Frontalot a few years ago when he was doing a show in Houston. I had managed a couple of bands in college, one a touring band. I knew how hard the road was, and how most sustenance is obtained from places with Kings or Arches, or from a gas station.
I sent MC Frontalot an email and asked if I could take the band out for dinner before or after the show, as they were playing around the corner from a friend's restaurant. They graciously agreed, and I showed up like a fanboy with a bag of stuff for them to sign. We had a great time at dinner, and Frontalot and his band put on a great show.
Over the years I've stayed in touch with MCF and his band, and any time they pass through Houston they know I'm good for a meal. Frontalot has become a bonafide nerd celebrity, and I feel like he has the pulse of geek/nerd culture. A while back I asked if he would be willing to do an interview with the WSGF and thankfully he agreed.
Hopefully this article brings some new questions and insight to the table. Some questions were asked with tongue firmly planted in cheek (and some were quite wordy), but even then Frontalot's answers were insightful. I had fun picking his brain, and hopefully you enjoy reading. And I hope I didn't annoy him too much with my follow up questions.
Q - How does the creative process work? I know you work extensively with Baddd Spellah and Gminor7. Is there a typical workflow? If so, what does it look like? Do you take verses to them? Does Bad Spellah create the beats first? Does Gminor7 bring the melody or hook? Or, is it a collaborative effort?
Rare picture of a young MC FrontalotAt the beginning of an album cycle, I will bring The Sturgenius and/or The Categorical Imperative into a drum studio and track a bunch of raw beat material. At that same time, Baddd Spellah will send me a stack of in-development grooves with electronic percussion. Then, usually, I will bring Gm7 in to play keyboards all over the live drum and electric drum material. Spellah and I will spend a lot of time going back and forth, chopping and assembling the melodic and rhythmic components
When I'm psyched about any particular groove and have a couple of its sections far enough along that they're suitable candidates for verse/chorus/etc, I will match that to something from my flat file of "songs to write," and start writing. I put down a scratch vocal, then continue to work with Gm7 and Spellah to tighten the groove around the lyric. Then comes the final vocal, another round of tightening, mixing, mastering, and release.
That's the process for the majority of tracks, but many individual songs go through different channels. I occasionally start with a chorus vocal idea and try to let the groove spring out of that. Some music beds are entirely Gm7's, some are entirely Spellah's. And I often bring in other instrumentalists, like Matt Steckler's horns on "Jacqueline Hyde" or Mr. B's banjo on "Better At Rapping," and scratching, harmonicas, theremin, you name it.
Q - What are the details of your recording rig? What kind of mic do you use? Software? What are the specs on your DAW?
I'm still using the setup described here: http://mc.frontalot.usesthis.com/ ...although now on Windows 8.
Q - Who are your musical influences? Who in the hip-hop world influenced (or continues to influence) you?
I grew up on Public Enemy, De La Soul, NWA, The Coup, and 3rd Bass. All that late-80s and early-90s stuff remains dear to my heart, and you can probably hear it in my rapping. In the current era, I love the interesting stuff like Busdriver, MF Doom, Kool Keith, Brother Ali, Jean Grae, and the radio stuff like Kanye West and Jay-Z. I try to soak up whatever I can. Almost anyone who makes a recording has something going on that's worth understanding.
Q - One of my favorite guitarists, Chris Duarte (a blues guitarist), cites (jazz great and horn player) Miles Davis as one of his biggest influences. Who are some of your influences that might surprise people?
Paul Simon? PJ Harvey? Mary Lou Lord? Tom Waits? I don't know whether anyone would be surprised by anything I've ever listened to.
Q - Word on "the street" (Wikipedia, I think) is that you have a new album in the works? How is that coming? Do you have any samples/demos you can share with us?
It has been slow going this time around. But it's coming! August, I think. The whole thing is about fairy tales, folk tales, and bedtime stories. I have got a particularly exciting roster of guests lined up.
Illustration credits: Nerdcore Rising (Tony Moore), Secrets from the Future (Mike Krahulik ), Final Boss (Scott Campbell), Zero Day (Jhonen Vasquez), Solved (Evan Dorkin)
Q - How does it feel to be considered the "Godfather" of nerdcore? Do you even see yourself as such? Does it add any pressure to you in regards to your albums, shows, convention schedules, etc?
I like 'godfather' much better than 'grandfather.'
Q - What other nerd musicians (of any genre) would you recommend?
Everyone who's ever played on a JoCoCruiseCrazy or a Nerdapalooza or a PAX. Plus Weird Al 4ERARRR.
Music + Gaming
Q - I have a strong connection between music and gaming in my formative years. Almost all of my early gaming years were a confluence of classic Prince (Dirty Mind - Controversy - 1999 - Purple Rain - Around the World in a Day), and classic computer RPGs and Adventure games (Ultima - Bard's Tale - King's Quest - Space Quest - Hero's Quest). Is there any intersection for you of gaming and music in your early years?
My friends and I used to collect SID demo songs on the C64. My only strong memory of booting an actual game just to listen to its music was Monty Mole, which had this laconic, plodding rendition of the Colonel Bogey March on endless repeat. Games always have music, so I think I've never listened to external pop music while gaming. Actually, that's not true -- just recently the SimCity (5) music got tedious so I turned it off in-game and have been catching up on all my friends' latest albums while I play.
Q - Gaming is obviously a one of the nerd topics you cover in your writing. (See: original intro to "Crime Spree", "It is Pitch Dark", "Final Boss" (song, album, album cover, etc). How has gaming influenced your writing, stage show, or other aspects of your art?
I spend a lot of time in fantastical gaming environments, and I spend a lot of time writing fantastical song narratives, so I guess it's natural for those to overlap. But when I set out to write a song about gaming, it's usually lands on some kind of a concern that's external to the narrative, like the difficulty of separating fantasy and real life (It Is Pitch Dark) or a goofy critique of the standard conflict arc of every game with a final boss in it.
Q - Recently there has been a rise in interest in gaming soundtracks (Jonathan Colton, Jim Guthrie, etc.) Have you, or anyone else in the "Frontalot Family" (Baddd Spellah, Gminor7, Bl4k Lotus, Vic20, etc.) been involved with any gaming soundtracks?
Gm7 scored the new Asymmetric Publications RPG, Word Realms, and I know he'd love to get more gigs like that. Spellah works at Relic in Vancouver, but as a visual art director. I wonder sometimes if he has to hold his tongue when the score to one of their games isn't funky enough.
Q - How have your gaming habits (or attitudes towards gaming) changed since your "formative years".
Photo Credit: Sean McPharlinIt's kind of just like it ever was: I get wide-eyed at how vivid the gaming tech is and how immersive the experience gets. And then I keep playing because the games are well designed to light up the reward centers in my brain. They are a sort of cocaine that I've been addicted to since I was 10 or so.
Q - What does "gaming" mean to you do today? How have the changes in the PC landscape changed gaming for you?
Obviously, the hardware and its attendant potential software gets fancier every year, though increasingly sophisticated gaming platforms create an ironic chain -- higher expectations, more expensive development necessitating broader audiences -- leading to dumber games. I'm in the camp that thinks it's a shame that consoles have gotten so important to AAA game development, because their simplified mechanics and control schemes now bleed over into most PC gaming.
I'm more enthralled by a Diablo or a Civ game than by anything you can do without a mouse and a QWERTY keyboard. But I'm not at all opposed to casual gaming. I do love the recent renaissance in indie studios -- everything that's happening on Steam and in the PAX 10. I can beat a couple best times on Offspring Fling and get back to work without abandoning my whole day.
Q - What are the specs of your PC gaming rig? Is this the same rig as your DAW? Is PC gaming your primary gaming avenue these days?
I'm still on an i7-920 chip. I recently upped my nVidia card to a GTX660Ti so that I could bang through Far Cry 3 and Infinite (though I'm saving Infinite for after this album wraps). It is my music production rig too. If gaming were not so integral to my professional music career, I'd probably have to separate those missions into two computers, for tax reasons.
Q - What are your favorite genres/franchises/titles/etc. in gaming (PC specific, if possible) ?
The best games ever made are Lode Runner for C64, Portal, Katamari Damacy, Civ 5, Shadow of the Colossus, and Psychonauts. I also love the GTA games, ever since version 1, even though their terrible moral landscape is kind of fatiguing.
Q - What are you playing now, and what is your dominant gaming platform?
Simcity 5, Stacking (doublefine's kid's game). Just got done w/ Darksiders II from a Humble Bundle. I have an XBOX and a couple of Windows boxes. The windows box is the main rig.
Q - What constitutes "nerd" these days? Is it affinity for modern gaming? Vintage gaming? Is it a reverence for 80's pop culture, or possibly interest in things like board gaming and other IRL games such as Magic: The Gathering, D&D and Warhammer? Comics? Cosplay? Anime? Star Wars/Trek? Joss Whedon? Like at least five of the previous things? Gaming is now a mainstream pastime and source of entertainment. Comic book movies are the biggest things in pop culture. And the cool kids all sit around hunched over their little mini computers (iPhones, iPads, Androids, etc.). What was once our own niche and culture, now seems to be mainstream. What constitutes "nerd" in our current culture?
Nerds are as they ever were, folks marginalized for their lack of social or physical prowess. If the wider culture continues to have its 'moment' of pretending that it thinks we're cool, let it. It's a nice break from being reminded constantly by the media that we don't deserve status, recognition, or love.
Q - What are your thoughts on (damn dirty) Hipsters? It seems to me that they take many things from the historical nerd culture (80's pop culture, gaming, comics, glasses, gadgets), and seem to like these things in an ironic way. They like the things, in spite of the things. Counter-posed to that are nerds/geeks have a genuine affection for their specific areas of interest. What's the interaction between the nerd and the hipster? Can you be both? How can fashionable nerds avoid being mistaken for hipsters?
I understand the urge to try to withhold cultural totems when we think that other people Just Aren't Appreciating Them Correctly, but that urge is dumb and we should resist it whenever we're able. Those things are all entertainment objects/properties. If the cool kids are getting something out of them, or even just performing a ritualized simulation of getting something out of them, more power to 'em. What are we, wine snobs?
Q - What are some of your other favorite geek/nerd things (books, comics, TV, anime, music, games, etc.)?
Please refer to any previous interview for lists like this, thx
MC Frontalot gesticulating at PAX 07. Photo credit: Tom Mathews. Click to embiggen.
The Industry & Relationships
Q - In you recordings you've gotten to work with a lot of famous/classic "nerd" people, such as John Hodgman and Wil Wheaton. How do you get to work with these folks? Is there anyone else you really want to work with?
I got to meet Hodgman through Jonathan Coulton, because they were college chums. Wil has been a fixture at PAX for a while now. If you attend enough Nerd Royalty functions, you will end up having a drink with everyone eventually.
Stand up comics are the rockstars of my world. They do this thing onstage that I can fantasize about but could never accomplish. I have been excited to make pals with my favorites and coerce them into my album skits and videos. I'm hassling Kyle Kinane for the next one, and I'm still dreaming of getting Patton Oswalt on something, some day.
Q - Beyond any stable of nerd icons or nerdcore rappers, are there any mainstream/traditional rappers you'd like to work with? Why?
I wish I could get Busta Rhymes to come reprise his "like a dungeon dragon" line from Scenario. I could make a hook out of that and take the nerd world by storm.
Q - How was the experience on "King of the Nerds"? I was hoping they'd have you as a mentor, to help them write their songs. How much time did it take to get the amount of screen time we saw on the episode?
I was there for only an afternoon, and the shooting part took less than an hour. I was very glad that they cut down all the nonsense I said to just a few seconds of me being nice to them. In the actual shoot, we (Garfunkel & Oates & I) presented long American Idol style critiques. They could easily have made an edit where I'm the mean asshole judge character.
Q - Given your relationship with Wil Wheaton (see PAX and MCF albums) and Kate Micucci (judge on "King of the Nerds" and 1/2 of "Garfunkel and Oates"), when can we expect your guest star on Big Bang Theory?
Maybe when I'm ten times more famous and it would not be quite such a waste of screen time to put me on network primetime.
Q - Penny Arcade named you their "Rapper Laureate". What other awards or titles have you received?
I got a medal for "Best Sandcastle" at the King Richard's Faire in Illinois around 1983.
Q - You're the only rapper I know, and I have a hip-hop question that has been bugging me. On their last album ("Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2") the Beastie Boys had a track called "Too Many Rappers". On this track (with Nas), they talked about there being "too many rappers, not enough MCs". What is the difference between a "rapper" and an "emcee"? And what can be done to restore the balance?
If there's some real difference in definition, I've never heard of it. People have often claimed a contrast based on authenticity or talent or heart or etc, but as far as I can tell, it was just some kind of quality distinction. "I like you and think you're a genuine part of hip-hop culture, therefore you are a real MC. That other guy seems to just be putting rhymes together, and is therefore merely a rapper."
That is a longstanding sentiment. I feel it would be brash for me, a rapper who has cobbled a career together based on fronting, to address any issues of hip-hop authenticity. It is heartening that the Beasties were eventually allowed to hold forth on the topic, though, considering the fact that their first disc was a genre parody created by punk rock children.
Q - On your website you say "Ya moms is a cheesy rap parody novelty act, worth barely a moment's smirking half-appreciation!" Question is, how do you know my Moms?
She conducted most of the pre-interview.
I would like to that MC Frontalot for taking the time to do this interview, and indulge my repeated emails with more questions. As a fan it was great to interview him, and get his take on gaming, music and nerd culture. I hope everyone enjoyed his insight and answers as much as I did.
Check out MC Frontalot at: Website - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube (Official Video Playlist Below)

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Háj u Louky je přírodní rezervace v okrese Hodonín na jihovýchodním okraji obce Louka.

Předmět ochrany
Ve vyhlášce Okresního úřadu v Hodoníně o zřízení přírodní rezervace Háj u Louky je jako hlavní důvod uvedena ochrana jednoho z nejcennějších listnatých lesů v Bílých Karpatech. Ze stromů zde převažuje habr. V bohatém bylinném porostu se vyskytuje sněženka podsněžník, ladoňka dvoulistá, medovník meduňkolistý, lilie zlatohlavá a další vzácnější druhy rostlin.

Geomorfologie
Z geomorfologického hlediska se rezervace nachází na území Vizovické vrchoviny. Lokalita je rozdělena na dvě části tělesem železniční trati z Veselí nad Moravou do Velké nad Veličkou, na severu je ohraničena říčkou Velička.

Geologie
Lokalita je významná též z hlediska geologického, neboť zdejší výchozy nivnického souvrství v rámci tzv. svrchního oddílu bělokarpatské jednotky magurského flyše představují dosud nejrozsáhlejší známý profil tímto souvrstvím. Jedná se o přirozený nesouvislý odkryv, dlouhý zhruba 500 metrů, dosahující výšky až 20 metrů. V nivnickém souvrství převládají vápnité jílovce a slínovce nad pískovci. Jílovce v přírodní rezervaci se vyznačují pestrou paletou barev – vyskytují se zde jílovce bílošedé, hnědošedé, zelenošedé, žlutošedé a dokonce i okrově zbarvené, které nejsou z ostatních litostratigrafických jednotek bělokarpatského flyše známy.

Přístup
Přírodní rezervace se rozkládá při levém břehu říčky Velička, jejíž tok odděluje chráněný les od silnice č. 71 a od jižního okraje obce Louka. Od železniční zastávky Louka u Ostrohu je lokalita vzdálena 300 metrů východním směrem.

Odkazy

Reference

Související články
 Seznam chráněných území v okrese Hodonín

Externí odkazy

Přírodní rezervace v okrese Hodonín
Chráněná území ve Vizovické vrchovině
Chráněná území vyhlášená roku 1992
Lesy v okrese Hodonín
Lesy ve Vizovické vrchovině
Geologické lokality v Jihomoravském kraji
Louka (okres Hodonín)


Daisy Osakue was targeted last month when a car drove alongside her as she was walking in the northern city of Turin. The assailants threw an egg at her which caused an eye injury requiring hospital treatment.
Opposition groups have warned of a "climate of hate" in Italy since Salvini launched an anti-immigration drive, using fiery rhetoric against minority communities and closing Italian ports to vessels carrying refugees.
Hundreds of residents were forcibly removed as police dismantled a Roma camp in the capital of Rome earlier this month, in defiance of a European Court of Human Rights order to halt the evacuations.
In dismissing the ruling, Salvini blasted: "I'm interested in restoring the rule of law, regardless of what letters from courts say." Among the spate of attacks, a 13-month-old Roma girl was left partly paralysed after being shot from a balcony while in her mother's arms.
Salvini hit back saying: "Is there a racism emergency in Italy? Don't be stupid." He blamed immigrants for the problems facing Italy, falsely claiming they committed a third of all crimes in the country.
"Certainly, the mass immigration allowed by the left hasn't helped matters," he said.


can I decide another day?: 18 May: Owning the World.
It was the middle of summer. Days were long, so it wasn't dark after dinner, so we got to go back outside and play. We all met up behind the garage, figuring out what we were going to do until our parents started calling us in, set by set. The world was at our fingertips. The lightening bugs glowed in the dusk, the smell of fresh cut grass permeated the air. We whispered like someone might catch us and ruin our fun.
We decided that we were going to play hide and seek. We left someone to count and we all scattered off in pairs in different directions. We had a hard time keeping our whispers and giggles down. My sister ran off with a cousin to someone else's house. My neighbor and I ran off to our fort in the woods. We could still hear Charlie counting, loudly, so we could all hear from far away. There was no limit to how far we could go. Down to the barn, up to the fields, in the woods, to someone's house, even in the garage where all the big dump trucks were kept. The world was our playground, the katydids and crickets played a concert for us.
The smell of earth and leaves enveloped us as we ran to the fort, hearing Charlie finish his count down from 100. We were out of breath as we hopped over the back logs and landed on our butts in the freshly dug earth. We had just finished clearing out the dead leaves earlier that day. We wanted our fort to be clean. Our 3 fallen trees that made 3 sides of a square were perfect. We just needed to find another tree that we could drag to finish the square. Another day.
We waited for the sound of crunching leaves and sticks. Nothing. We heard shrieks of cousins being found. That urge to pee came and went, came and went. I always had to pee when I hid. It was like contagious yawning, it always happened. Then we heard a crunch, over the sound of the giggles from far away, over the katydids, over the sounds of the neighboring houses finishing up dinner and preparing to end the day. There were more crunches and we could hear whispers. We crouched down in the fort, behind the biggest log. There wasn't enough light in the woods to see who was coming, but we knew. We didn't want to be caught, so we held our breaths until the anxiety was almost unbearable. Our eyes shone as the moon started to illuminate patches between the trees. We whispered our plan. Do we make a run for it? Do we scare whoever it is? Do we stay and just be caught?
The crunches stopped. There was chatter and we identified who it was. The babies of the group. Immediately we knew what our plan was. The crunching footsteps continued, getting louder and louder. Coupled with the huffs and puffs of small children making it uphill in the dark. They knew they were going to the fort. We stayed hidden behind the largest log, barely peeping our heads over to watch their approach. The urge to pee was almost unbearable.
We jumped up with a scream, shattering the silence!
Our scream was echoed by the screams of the 2 making their way up to the fort.
We all doubled over in giggles, quickly jumping into the fort, to hide ourselves. We still had yet to be caught.
Our whispers turned to chatter and our chatter gave us away. Soon the seeker and his found companions made their way to the fort. We heard them coming the same way we'd heard the other 2 approach. Crunchily, with uneven breaths. We let them find us. It was dark and more parents had come out to give the signal yell, "COME HOME!" We all made our way back to the light, filling the night with chatter and laughter, adding to the song of the katydids and crickets. From our starting point, we all split up and went in our own direction towards home.
We arrived home with breathless excitement over how fun our game had been, at the exhilaration of being out past normal hours, at the freedom we were allowed. One by one, the porch lights turned off as each child returned home.
That night was the last night we got to stay out past dark. That night was the loudest the katydids ever were. That night the grass smelled the sweetest. There was nothing we couldn't do.
I kept getting a Sandlot/Stand By Me vibe while reading this and I loved it. It's so great that you were able to have such freedom and innocence as a child to play like this.
This was wonderfully written, TM.


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'Pure neglect': Victims of ex-Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter say police mishandled case
Victims of ex-Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter's bizarre video voyeurism are upset with MPD's handling of the case.
'Pure neglect': Victims of ex-Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter say police mishandled case Victims of ex-Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter's bizarre video voyeurism are upset with MPD's handling of the case. Check out this story on commercialappeal.com: https://memne.ws/2MbhA1j
Marc Perrusquia, The Commercial Appeal Published 9:00 a.m. CT June 9, 2018 | Updated 9:02 a.m. CT June 9, 2018
While former Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter sits in prison, his victims struggle with his unfathomable betrayal. "We shared meals together. We prayed together,'' says one of the four women victimized by Trotter's bizarre and unsettling video voyeurism. "That to me is betrayal in the worst kind of way.''(Photo: Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal)Buy Photo
Even now, as former Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter sits in prison, his victims struggle with his unfathomable betrayal.
"We shared meals together. We prayed together,'' says one victim, a slight, soft-spoken woman who was one of four females violated by Trotter's bizarre and unsettling video voyeurism.
While doubling as the trusted worship leader at Downtown Church, the beloved NBA public address announcer secretly used a phone camera to shoot indecent videos up the skirts of female congregants as they sang and shared fellowship — even as they closed their eyes and bowed their heads in prayer.
"That to me is betrayal in the worst kind of way,'' the 65-year-old office manager says.
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Her disgust is directed at more than just Trotter, however — she and others at Downtown Church feel let down by the Memphis Police Department. Had the police agency pursued the case more vigorously, they believe, Trotter, 42, might be facing more than just the 60-day sentence he began serving last month at the Shelby County Correctional Center.
"If I had not been utterly persistent — just calling and calling and calling — I don't think anything would have happened,'' said Downtown Church pastor Richard Rieves.
The church members contend MPD lost video evidence, failed to return phone calls, didn't pursue leads and even victim-blamed one of Trotter's accusers.
"I'm sorry they're feeling like that,'' said the case detective, Lt. Roosevelt Twilley. He disputed the victims' assertions during a brief phone conversation with a reporter, but said he could not discuss details, referring questions to MPD spokeswoman Karen Rudolph. In a written response to questions, Rudolph said, "Lt. Twilley conducted a thorough investigation with the information that was provided.''
Rick Trotter appears in general sessions court with his attorney Marty McAfee (left) for a hearing on charges that he photographed individuals without their consent. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal) (Photo: Jim Weber, Jim Weber)
Rudolph conceded that video evidence against Trotter vanished from an evidently damaged hard drive "at no fault to the investigator,'' though victims said they weren't told about the disappearance for more than a year after Trotter's arrest.
Regardless, both District Attorney Amy Weirich's spokesman, Larry Buser, and defense attorney Marty McAfee said the disappearance didn't influence the handling of the case because Trotter confessed to detectives early in the investigation.
"Trotter admitted taking the video so it did not affect the outcome of the case,'' Buser said in an email, emphasizing Trotter's guilty plea requires him to register as a nonviolent sex offender.
Yet in a troubling case with plenty of blame to share for Trotter's broad latitude to abuse — he escaped prosecution in a similar matter years earlier when victims at another church didn't press charges — the victims at Downtown Church say they're fed up, and they've issued a written statement.
"While we are pleased that a verdict is final and we can move on with some sense of closure, we do not believe that our laws deal with voyeurs seriously enough,'' reads a portion of the one-page statement released to The Commercial Appeal.
"The amount of videos found on Trotter's laptop and phone are worthy of more significant jail time, but no efforts were made by the Memphis Sex Crimes Unit to identify other women in those videos and give them the opportunity to press charges as well.''
Caught, but given a second chance
The story of the victims' fateful intersection with Trotter starts in 2011 when Downtown Church hired him as a part-time staffer. By then, Trotter had been the Grizzlies' public address announcer for five years, wowing fans with his thunderous exclamations and a silvery, show-stopping tenor singing voice he often displayed while performing the national anthem.
But Trotter had a secret, one that nearly ruined him.
While working as worship director in 2010 at another church, Fellowship Memphis, he was caught placing a hidden camera in a bathroom where he recorded women — and, reportedly, minors, too. The church fired him. But according to a joint statement released by Fellowship Memphis and Downtown Church following Trotter's eventual arrest six years later, Fellowship paid for Trotter to receive three months of "intensive counseling for sex addiction.''
They didn't report him to authorities, and he avoided prosecution.
Rick Trotter leads the congregation at Fellowship Bible Church of Memphis in song during Sunday service in file photo shot 2006. Years later, doubling as a trusted worship and creative arts pastor at Downtown Church, the beloved NBA announcer secretly used a phone camera to shoot indecent videos up the skirts of female congregants as they sang and shared fellowship (Photo: Mike Brown, Mike Brown)
Precisely how that happened remains clouded. Though church officials would later say, "It is our understanding that none of the victims at that time chose to press charges,'' victims told a different story.
"I was really upset. I asked about pressing charges, but they discouraged us from doing that. They really didn't give us any of the information," one of the Fellowship Memphis victims told The CA following Trotter's August 2016 arrest.
The CA does not identify victims of sex crimes. The paper agreed in 2016 and again for this story to quote Trotter's victims without attribution that could cause them embarrassment or harm.
While still announcing for the Grizzlies, Trotter transferred in 2011 from Fellowship Memphis to Downtown Church.
As a condition of his initial employment there, he "was given an accountability plan'' and only hired as a part-time subcontractor. By 2014, he was working full-time. In gaining pastor status, Trotter was required to make "a statement of full disclosure,'' confessing his past misconduct to the congregation and offering assurances that he'd overcome his addiction, Rieves said.
But just two years later, Trotter was in trouble again. In May 2016, an elder observed him kneeling behind a woman during prayer, holding his phone under her dress.
"It was just chilling,'' Rieves recalled. Trotter initially denied the elder's allegation and deleted videos and pictures on his church-issued iPhone, Rieves said. But when the pastor took the phone and Trotter's MacBook to a data recovery expert, they found dozens of "up-skirt'' videos along with assorted pornography. The church identified four victims in the videos, then turned the evidence over to MPD.
MPD took statements from the four but showed no interest in expanding the investigation, victims contend.
"I told MPD I can identify more victims. I said, 'I'm happy to come back,'" said one victim, a 33-year-old Southaven woman. But she says she was told "four was enough.''
"They said, 'He'll serve some time and that should take care of it.'"
Legal limitations
Part of the victims' frustrations involves the nature of the case against Trotter. He was charged under a section of Tennessee law that makes it a misdemeanor to take non-consensual photos of a person "for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.'' Such actions constitute a felony, however, if the picture or video is disseminated to another party or if the victim is 12 or younger.
Former Grizzlies announcer Rick Trotter makes a quick stop in court for a hearing that was reset on charges that he photographed someone without their consent at the Downtown Church. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal) (Photo: Jim Weber)
MPD spokeswoman Rudolph said the Trotter videos had "nothing in there about juveniles.''
However, one victim, a 65-year-old Memphis woman, believes a more thorough investigation might have revealed such evidence to support a more serious felony charge. But, she contends, Lt. Twilley told her detectives didn't have time for a deep dive because they faced numerous high-priority cases, including multiple rapes and assaults.
"He said to me, 'What we're dealing with, ma'am, are more serious sex crimes than just a few pictures.'"
Trotter's Aug. 3, 2016 confession suggests there were indeed possible leads to follow.
He told detective Twilley then he'd made maybe a dozen voyeur videos at the Downtown Church offices, in the sanctuary, "on an airplane,'' at a Chick-fil-A store he managed and at a grocery store.
"I am a sex addict,'' Trotter explained.
'I think it was pure neglect'
Among 38 pages released by MPD from the Trotter investigation file, there was no indication Twilley interviewed anyone other than Trotter, pastor Rieves and the four victims.
"I still feel angry about the way I was treated,'' the 65-year-old victim said.
For one, she alleges Twilley victim blamed her during her interview.
"He said, 'Look at that nail polish,'" she said, displaying a hand of neatly filed nails colored bright red. "You look like you might be a lot of fun on Friday nights. Has there been any point of time that you've been attracted to him (Trotter)? Are you sure you're not attracted to him?''
Twilley denies saying that.
"That is not what happened,'' he said.
Records in the investigation file show during the recorded portion of Twilley's interviews he asked each of the four victims if they'd "ever had any type of romantic relationships with Rick.''
The victims grew more concerned in February when prosecutor Eric Christensen called and set up a meeting at the church.
"He was concerned that the videos had been lost. These were his words to us,'' the 33-year-old victim said.
Rieves recalls Christensen giving a "long explanation'' involving MPD. "Twilley had been dragging his feet,'' Rieves paraphrased Christensen as saying. The prosecutor said he'd been asking for the evidence, "but Twilley told him he can't get access to the videos. They're no longer available.''
Christensen denied via email that he'd said Twilley was "dragging his feet,'' but conceded, "I was putting a lot of pressure on Twilley to get them (the videos) for me. He tried a number of different ways,'' including ordering computer parts. "... Nobody made copies.''
"That hard drive should have been backed up,'' the 33-year-old victim said.
"I think it was pure neglect,'' said the 65-year-old.
According to Rieves, he then successfully asked the authorities to return the iPhone and MacBook, which Rieves then took to data recovery expert Jim Montgomery.
"Something wasn't going right inside of it (the MacBook). There was just no recovering it,'' said Montgomery, president of IT firm Telelink Inc. "We couldn't forensically tell if this was a mechanical error or this was tampered with.''
McAfee, Trotter's attorney, said he understands the victims' anguish, but said his client's plea deal hinged on his confession and lack of a previous record, not any missteps by police.
"I didn't see anything in the material I received that indicates MPD didn't take this seriously,'' he said.
Nonetheless, the victims say there is a vital, cautionary tale to learn from their story.
"We all deserve a second chance, but in this situation too much trust was violated. Sixty days just isn't enough,'' said the 65-year-old victim. "At the end of the day, what we really hope for is a heightened awareness. In today's society we are so easily deceived. We've got to be aware of our circumstances and surroundings. Because predators are all around us.''
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Shortly after my January column in the Severna Park Voice, I received an email from a constituent. It was a kind suggestion to avoid saying "what a typical politician says." The letter tasked me with "ruffling feathers" and to identify those I feel are the sources of problems (traffic-related in this circumstance) when I have an opportunity. I appreciated the input but respectfully disagree.
Over the course of the past nine weeks, my office has managed a variety of constituent and community concerns. Traffic has been a prominent challenge, specifically in Severna Park. If you live in Severna Park and read this publication, you are already aware of the locations in question. The efforts to find a solution to this problem continue through regular communication between residents and myself, multiple site visits, and conversations with our police department regarding enforcement. Children have a right to walk to their school and parents have a right to drive them if they determine walking conditions aren't safe. Residents of communities should be able to use their sidewalks and crosswalks without fears of being struck by a passing vehicle. Drivers have a personal responsibility to follow the law.
Traffic isn't the only matter facing our district. The eastern seaboard has received record amounts of rain and continues to accumulate precipitation into the winter months. Homeowners, including myself, are walking into muddy, saturated yards or small lakes that once were covered with green grass. Is this record amount of rain the new "normal?" Do we have puddling due to failing drainage systems or because the ground can no longer absorb additional water? Perhaps it is a combination of both. I don't know the answer to that question, but these are questions we need to ask ourselves if we are to find a solution. With every passing month, we near the General Development Plan, and I have challenged myself with not pointing my finger (or ruffling feathers) in any one direction to place blame. Instead, I believe the wiser, more responsible approach is to take a step back and view from a larger lens. Water is a tricky force of nature. If we don't carefully identify the source, or combination of sources, and develop a wholistic approach to righting the issue, our community will continue with this problem.
The last month has been a continuation of facing the two dominant concerns crossing my desk, but it was also one of unexpected and unfortunate events at two of our local schools. In mid-January, I was notified that two separate incidents of anti-Semitic drawings and other offensive or threatening language were found while students were in classes. Both cases are still under investigation. Letters were sent home to parents in each incident. I applaud the administrations for taking immediate action. These incidents are not new to our county, and hate can exist anywhere. It is upsetting and concerning to hear about these events, but they force and encourage serious conversations in our homes. I do not condone intimidating or threatening language directed toward any person or any group based on race, religion or any other differences, and I take full responsibility to teach this to my children. Personal responsibility is a large piece to the solution puzzle.
As I reflect on the constituent letter I received, I appreciate the perspective of "ruffling feathers" to get the job done. I do my job differently. I review issues from all sides, have thoughtful discussions, look for reasonable solutions, and acknowledge where personal responsibility over government is necessary. I believe that cooler heads prevail over ruffled feathers.


If you are under a federal investigation, it may feel like it's taking forever to get the answers you need. An agent may come to your home or place of business to speak with you, they may issue search warrants, or even send a subpoena from the grand jury. All this flurry of activity is frightening. It can tarnish your personal and business reputation. The best thing you can do is hire a lawyer to protect your interests. If you think this may never end, then you should know that there are some limitations on how long a federal investigation may run.
Waiting is the hardest part of the investigation. You're sitting on pins and needles anticipating bad news. The worst part is that the United States Attorney's Offices are horrible about communicating with you, and most don't give you updates on the status. Generally, the only way you know that the investigation is concluded is when you get paperwork saying formal charges have been filed, or the statute of limitations on the case expires. However, when you have an attorney on your side, you can get more information than you can alone.
When the government can prove that a person was avoiding prosecution, then the time limits are not applicable. An example would be if you go into hiding when you know the police are trying to find you to serve you with the indictment. Another example would be if the crime doesn't occur all at the same time. For instance, you run an ongoing conspiracy, and the limitations clock doesn't begin ticking until the last time you engage in the activity. So if you were stealing money from the bank you worked at on a regular basis, and the last time you took funds was on January 10th, 2019, then the statute of limitations would not be up until January of 2029.
The statute of limitations has some unusual rules, especially if foreign governments are involved. In some cases, the prosecutor gets information under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. Due to all the red tape in getting data from another country, and the time that it takes to get things collected, additional time is allotted to get the indictment.
Some crimes fall under the jurisdiction of both federal and state. Even though the federal government may clear you, you may still be under investigation by the state. Generally, the state will not try to pursue any charges if the federal officials don't feel they have enough information, but there are some cases where they do. Some state prosecutors are vested in specific causes and will go above and beyond to make a point.
If you are worried about a federal investigation that you are currently under, you may have to wait a while to get the clear sign you desire. The best way to know that you are not going to be indicted is when the statute of limitations expires, and you haven't heard from anyone. Another way is when the AUSA agent who is working on your case moves to another office, job, or is working on another case. While this isn't a surefire way to be off the hook, it can give you a sense that you have moved from the danger zone.
Whatever you do, don't keep calling them trying to find out the status of your investigation. If you are not a top priority to the agent, then the constant reminder of a pending matter may bring unwanted attention to your case. The best thing you can do is get a good attorney to help protect your interests and ensure that you do everything to cooperate. In many cases, the only thing you can do is wait until the statute of limitations expires to be cleared.


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Actual Size: 26"W x 34"L x 73"H
Age Group: 4 and up
Retro Arcade Game Rental
Galaga was developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in North America by Midway in 1981 as a sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The objective of Galaga is to score as many points as possible by destroying insect-like enemies. The player controls a side-scrolling star fighter at the bottom of the playfield. Enemies swarm in groups in formation near the top of the screen, and then dive-bomb players, firing upon and attempting to crash into them. The game ends when the player's last fighter is lost, either by colliding with an enemy, its projectiles, or by being captured. Galaga introduced new features over its predecessor, Galaxian including the ability to fire more than one shot at a time and a count of the player's "hit/miss ratio" at the end of the game. Our arcade game rentals are an awesome choice to add some retro style fun to your next party or event.
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I'm installing a carp firewall using OpenBSD 4.5.
So far so good, I just still have to install 2 network cards and configure pfsync.
Each server has 2 interfaces for internal traffic and 2 for external traffic. I configured them as trunk using load balancing.
As this is a production firewall, is there any known problem or best practice using trunk + carp ?
I mean, trunk + carp is configured already and seems to work ok but does anyone notices problem using this configuration ?


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Why I Am a Festival Kid
Nearly a decade after my first time at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee, I'm still shaking endless amounts of dust out of my camp gear. There are things about music festivals that never leave you.
From media to legislation, Azmia Magane '07 '09 has always had the strength fight for representation. Now the social work grad uses that strength to battle lupus and raise awareness for the "invisible illness."
How Nanotech Can Improve What We're Wearing
Meet the first African-American woman to graduate from UCF's engineering program in the 1980s.
College Classes for Adults Ages 50 and Up
College after retirement? Actually, it makes a lot of sense.
UCF Grad Contemporizes the Classic 'Highlights' Magazine'
As design director for Highlights magazine, Patrick Greenish '02 drives the look of a publication that plays an influential role for hundreds of thousands of children across the United States. And that impact isn't lost on him.
Driving the Future
Self-driving cars were once science fiction fantasy. Today, Jason Eichenholz '95MS '98PhD and his company, Luminar, are making them a reality.
Making Synthetic Martian Dirt
UCF researchers are setting the standard for extraterrestrial soil.
A New Day for Yaupon Tea
You may not spend much time thinking about tea. Two UCF brothers want to change that.
UCF Basketball's Season to Remember
The men's and women's basketball teams have exceptional runs this year.
Just Say Om
Meditation has been an influential practice across the globe for thousands of years. But you might not realize how the ancient art can improve your life.
Esports is a fast-rising, billion-dollar industry that is threatening to overtake traditional sports. So what is it, exactly?
A Tale of Two Bands
With the civil rights movement embroiling the nation, who would Orlando leaders send to represent the city at the 1964 World's Fair — the all-black band from Jones High School or the all-white band from Edgewater?
UCF Partners with Nemours for PedsAcademy
More than 50 UCF student-teachers and faculty have been providing tailored instruction to children with chronic illnesses since the program's launch in August.
House of Highlights
Before he even graduated, Omar Raja '16 launched a popular Instagram account and landed a career with Bleacher Report. Here's how he made it happen.
UCF Opens the Lockheed Martin Cyber Innovation Lab
As the need for cybersecurity experts across the nation grows, UCF has created a space where students interested in the field can develop their skills.
On Campus – Spring 2019
With Homecoming celebrations, a GameDay visit and major accomplishments from students and staff, campus was full of memorable experiences.
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The Magazine of the University of Central Florida
After becoming the first African-American woman to graduate from UCF's engineering program, Marcie (Swilley) Washington '83 worked for NASA, became an ordained minister, and survived her heart stopping for 22 minutes. Now, she's tackling her next challenge: cancer.
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Spring 2019 | By Robert Stephens
Shortly after 2 a.m. on May 16, 2015, the medical staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., began pulling declaration of death paperwork for Marcie (Swilley) Washington '83. A blood clot had done what no obstacle had been able to do during Washington's 54 years: It stopped her relentless heart.
Half an hour earlier, a nurse found Washington on the floor of her hospital room. By the time doctors responded, the heart that drove Washington to become the first African-American woman to earn an engineering degree at UCF had been still for at least five minutes.
They quickly began resuscitation procedures on the heart that empowered Washington to break scoring records as a player on the Knights basketball team. Ten minutes passed. Fifteen. After 22 minutes, there was nothing more they could do to revive the heart that inspired Washington to explore the unknown during a storied career at NASA.
Everyone left the room except for one nurse.
The most dreaded middle-of-the night phone call would be made to the Fort Washington, Maryland, home where Washington lived with her family — husband, Larry; children, Talia, Tyreese and Taurus; and her mother, Erma.
The nurse reached out to touch Washington's femoral artery one last time. "Wait …"
This is not an obituary.
When Larry and Erma arrived at the hospital, Washington's heart was beating again, though there was still no guarantee she'd survive until sunrise.
"It wasn't pleasant to see her like that," says Erma, who, upon walking into her daughter's room at 3:30 a.m., went to a window to pray. (Larry still has a difficult time talking about "that night" as the family calls it.) "She was transcending, leaving us. But as I stood there praying, I received an unspeakable peace, as if I was being told, 'It's going to be OK.' "
By late morning, Washington's resilience had driven family and friends to their knees in thanks.
Her heart had just taken a long break during an amazing journey. Washington was going to be OK.
It's the fall of 1979. Washington has just begun her studies at UCF, and the young university is little more than a gap in the forest. Forty-five minutes away, Walt Disney World has become Florida's biggest tourist attraction, and the nation's space program has taken root on the coast. Things are changing around — and within — UCF.
Whether she realizes it or not, Washington is about to blaze new trails of her own.
"From as far back as I remember, she was always very driven and determined, but she's always been too respectful of others to consider herself first," says Barbara Brown '96MS, who grew up with Washington in Palatka, Florida, and now works as the chief technologist at Kennedy Space Center.
Of the 12,022 students enrolled at UCF in the fall of 1979, Washington and Brown estimate that fewer than 5 percent were black. The number of African-American women to earn a degree from the engineering college? Exactly zero. Washington would change that.
"I never thought of it as doing something that hadn't been done," Washington says. "I love math and science, and I'm outgoing, so I knew industrial engineering would be a good fit. That was my focus. The instructors and students didn't treat me differently. Being a black female in the engineering college? It didn't faze me."
It also didn't faze her when she and her fellow first-year students were told at orientation that half of them who planned to study engineering would find the work too rigorous and change majors.
"It's true, I wondered if I'd make it through a few classes," says Pam Ford '83 '91MS, who studied engineering and roomed with Washington during their first year. "But being around Marcie every day helped. She was like the Energizer Bunny, full of optimism, ready to finish whatever she started."
Washington had a tight schedule, which included waking up at 5:30 a.m. for basketball practice. Despite the fact that she was among the leading scorers in Florida during her senior season at Palatka High School, Washington had to earn a spot on the UCF roster as a 5-foot-6-inch guard on a partial scholarship.
"I loved the challenge," says Washington, now 58. "Growing up, I had to prove to the boys in the park that I belonged." Washington's scrappy style stamped an identity on a UCF team that went 23-9 in just its third season of organized play.
"I don't want to read about dying. I'm only interested in living."
Marcie (Swilley) Washington '83
"She was unstoppable on and off the court," says Ford. "To this day, I've always wondered how she did it."
Washington admits, however, that she had one brief period of doubt toward the end of her freshman year. The stress of basketball and her course load led to a fear of letting others down. That spring, she called her mom to tell her she wasn't sure she could continue juggling it all.
Erma knew that Washington needed reassurance. "If you want to come home, we'll find something else for you," she said. "It's going to be OK, Marcie."
It's going to be OK, Marcie. She coveted those words. "It took the pressure off. I knew everything would be fine from that point forward." Set free from her fear of failing others, nothing would deter her from graduating and starting a career as an industrial engineer — not even failing a class the next semester. All she'd needed was a little comfort from home.
Washington was recruited by Kennedy Space Center over dinner at Red Lobster. "I laugh when I think how recruiters would come to UCF to interview black engineering students," she says. "There weren't many of us to interview."
Convinced that NASA wanted her intelligence and not a skin color, Washington decided to temporarily ditch her ideas about working at Walt Disney Imagineering. She'd give the government one year of her professional life. One year.
When she arrived for work at the space center, she saw the computers and the launchpad and the team that would work on the shuttle program. To a self-proclaimed math and science junkie, it was like arriving on a new planet.
"On my second day, I got my security clearance and stood there under the space shuttle," Washington says. "I was trying to keep my cool, but it literally made me breathless. I knew right then I'd work for NASA until someone threw me out." (No one would. She retired 33 years later.)
At that time, she had never heard of mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. Johnson, Jackson and Vaughan, the African-American women who helped make America's earliest space launches successful in the early 1960s, would remain relatively anonymous until the release of the book and movie Hidden Figures in 2016. There were subtle similarities in Washington's experience early on. "Some people assumed I was a note taker," she says. "But again, none of that fazed me. I had the best job with the best organization in the world."
Washington worked in the Mission Planning Office of Shuttle Operations at KSC, tasked with writing schedules for the shuttle, and calculating factors such as orbiters and ground equipment to determine how many missions could be planned by the year 2000. Her fascination with code and technology piqued whenever service people came into the office to work on the computer system, and she'd often ask the techs questions while they worked.
"That epitomizes what we're about at NASA," says Brown. "She was humble enough to ask for counsel and critiques, she had the desire to excel, and she couldn't get enough of it."
But nothing prepared Washington for what happened on January 28, 1986. Shortly before noon, she stood inside the space center for a countdown before stepping outside into the cold to watch the shuttle Challenger lift off from the nearby launchpad and — 73 seconds later — break apart.
"I thought, 'Am I seeing what I think I see?' The offices were quiet for weeks. What can you say? We didn't know where the program would go from there."
Washington was about to head into uncharted terrain again. Among the changes made in the aftermath of the Challenger disaster, NASA transferred their most highly trained experts to its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Washington was among the people chosen to re-energize the space program.
The teams worked ridiculous hours, breaking old paradigms about space-lab development and experimenting with new programming ideas for satellite delivery. Washington thrived on the work. She also made inroads in places like Moscow and Germany, never thinking about the fact she was often the only black woman among white men until one morning when she had no way to curl her hair and no one to lend her a little help. Using reverse engineering, she ripped a brown paper bag into strips and created her own rollers.
"That's why I felt so right at NASA," she says. "It embodies the American spirit and a lesson my parents instilled in me: Don't tell us there's something we cannot do."
Washington would need to heed those words again, years later, when she faced her biggest obstacle yet.
While getting ready for work one day in 2014, Washington slipped on the stairs and initially thought she'd pulled a muscle in her back. When she finally went for an MRI, she and her family received unexpected news: Washington had a mass in her back and was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells.
And so started her chemotherapy journey.
Two years before the diagnosis, Washington had been ordained as a minister at Fort Foote Baptist Church in Fort Washington, Maryland. The little girl who committed her life to Jesus at 9 years old was now the Rev. Marcietta Washington.
"That's where she'd always drawn her strength and optimism," says Ford, who coincidentally moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1992, four years after Washington moved there. "In college, no matter what was going on, she leaned on her faith in the Lord."
Despite being unable to stand for more than two minutes at a time and the bones in her back turning brittle enough to break, she continued working for NASA and studying anything that made her a better engineer, minister, wife and mother.
"Some people assumed I was a note taker [at NASA]. But again, none of that fazed me. I had the best job with the best organization in the world."
There was one subject, however, that she refused to learn about: multiple myeloma.
"I don't want to read about dying," Washington would say. "I'm only interested in living."
Early on May 16, 2015, she needed all of it. The optimism. The faith. The friends from her days in Palatka and Orlando and at NASA. Word that her heart stopped for minutes before restarting spread so widely that more than 30 people would eventually arrive at the hospital. There, a doctor told her family, "I have no idea how she's alive."
No one could explain what happened next either. As the family discussed options in the likelihood of brain damage, they heard a voice: "I'm not brain-dead." From her bed, less than 24 hours after nearly dying, Washington proceeded to state and solve the quadratic equation.
Point made. She would need that kind of resolve to relearn all the basics — how to sit up, how to eat and how to walk again.
"The athleticism kicked in," Washington says. "When I played basketball, no matter how tired I was, I never wanted to come out of a game. It must be a part of me."
After two weeks, Washington was out of the hospital. A week later, she completed the rehab that was supposed to take three weeks. One by one, the barriers kept coming — and she kept overcoming them. A broken back. A bone marrow transplant. Being her own donor for the bone marrow transplant. She grew so weak that, for a while, she needed three hours to regain her strength after brushing her teeth. Through it all, she remembered how her dad, who died when she was 15, told her to fight for anything important: better streets in the community, an engineering degree, life.
"It's strange to hear my mom tell people how I died 'that night.' I wasn't really dead, but I have chills right now just talking about it. To be where I am now, I think of how my mom and dad told me I could do anything when I was growing up, and how everything would be OK."
When Washington walked back into church after being absent for several months, the pastor stopped everything and watched her move to a seat. Row by row, parishioners stood up to applaud. "Take a good look, ladies and gentlemen," said the pastor. "This is a real-life miracle."
Washington officially retired from NASA on February 28, 2017. But she did not stop working. As she says, "I can't preach from the grave."
Ford made the 40-minute drive to Washington's church recently to listen to her college roommate's sermon. "I saw the same energy and determination that I saw at UCF. It hasn't changed in nearly 40 years," she says.
Washington's determination is being put to the test once more — she started cancer treatments again in March last year. She tires easily. But she also travels and reads and passes life lessons to anyone in her path. She talks about moving forward and working for what you believe in, about the value of respect and faith. And yes, she now stresses the importance of pausing to catch your breath. Because when you do that, maybe you can hear the simple-yet-powerful advice her mother offered during her freshman year: It's going to be OK.
She entered UCF as Marcie Swilley in 1979 and, four years later, left behind a list of firsts:
First African-American woman to graduate from the College of Engineering
First women's basketball player in UCF history to score 1,000 career points
First player to lead her team in steals for three straight seasons. Only three players have done it since. She still ranks fourth all-time in steals (250) and sixth in assists (326) in UCF's record book.
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Vikram Betal | Stories of Vikram aur Betaal
Vikram Betal (Betal Pacchhisi) is an ancient Indian story collection of a King and a Ghost. Each story has a moral and is ideal for kids. Vikramaditya the king was a great leader. Every day, a man gifts fruits to him.
A day Vikram dropped fruit and a diamond fell out. The king thanked him for it and asked him, what he wanted in return.
He told Vikram to bring Betal, a ghost on a tree to the graveyard.
Collection of Vikram Betal Stories (Popular Bed Time Story for Kids / Short Stories)
The king was so brave that he went to the graveyard and pulled Betal down onto his shoulder.
As he started walking back, Betal said, "I will tell you a story and then ask a question. You must tell me the answer otherwise I will break your head. But if you speak I will fly back to the tree." Vikram agreed.
This was the start of a series of stories Betal told Vikram, but each time Betal asked Vikram a question, Vikram answered and clever Betal flew back to the tree.
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Story 1 – Vikram Aur Betaal – Heart of Goodness (Popular Bed Time Stories for Kids)
Story 2 – Vikram Betal – Who would be her husband?
Story 3 – Vikram Betal – The Blind Judges
Story 4 – Vikram Betal – The Ideal Husband
Story 5 – Vikram Betal – Strange Decision
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Vikram Betal Story 1-
Today Betal told a story of four princesses to Vikram. Four princesses were so delicate. The first one was so delicate that if she goes into the sunlight her skin would burn, So she always stayed at home and never went outside.
The other one is so dedicated that if she hears a loud sound she got fainted. The third one's skin was so delicate that if you just touch her, she will get dark spots. Hence, no one ever touched him for the past many years. The last one was so soft that even a rose petal hurts her.
The king was so worried about his daughters. He knew that his daughters are so delicate and hence it's impossible to get them married.
One day, a servant came to him and told that he knows a physician who has knowledge of Ayurveda and with it, the princess can be surely cured. The king sends her to bring that physician.
The servant was going to a nearby village to invite the physician. On the road, she met a person who told her that he was ill and he is so poor that he can't make her daughter's marriage. The lady gave all her gold jewelry to him. Then she meets the physician and asks him to visit the palace.
When she came back, all 4 princesses who were sitting together, asked her in anger – "Where are your jewelry?" She said she gave her jewelry to one poor farmer so that he can get his daughters married. Princesses however were not convinced with this answer and ordered her to move out of the palace.
The Next Day, The physician met the king and after listening to their illnesses, the Physician started Laughing.
The Betal asked" Rajan – Why the Physician started laughing? Vikram said – "Physician Laughed because none of the above mentioned is actually a disease"?
Next Question – "In the entire story, then who actually is delicate?", Vikramaditya answered, "All princesses were delicate but they got angry about jewelry. The servant lady gave her jewelry to the poor man so that he can get his daughters married.
The servant was poor still she donated, so the servant lady was pure-hearted and actually delicate" And after hearing the correct answer Betal flew away.
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As Vikramaditya put Betal on shoulders from a tree Betal told another story that In Ujjain town a prince was great in every manner including his looks. Every lady in his town wanted to marry him but he doesn't find them attractive and well-mannered.
One day he saw a lady and though this is the right one. He went to goddess Kali's temple and said that if he would not marry her he will cut his head in front of the goddess Kali and he would not eat anything too.
One of his friends came out to know this and started searching for the lady. He soon found her and arranged their marriage. Everything was going good but at a night a person in the prince's dream said that Maa Kaali wants him to present his head to Maa Kaali. He thought it was the goddess Kali's order and he cut his head in front of the Goddess.
His wife kept searching for him the whole night but couldn't find the prince. She then sent the messenger for the prince's friend and requested him to help her in finding the Prince. Both went to search for him. They found him dead in the temple.
Then the friend thought that people will think that he has killed a prince (His own friend) because of the lady. In this fear, he also killed himself. The princess cried ahead of goddess Kali and requested her to do something. Maa Kaali appeared and got convinced to join their heads again. Unfortunately, in hurry, both men's necks were exchanged.
"So Rajan, tell me who would be her husband?" Betal asked. The king answered "It is simple. A man has an identity by face so the body with the prince's face should be her husband." "You are always right Rajan." said the Betal and flew away.
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On king Vikramaditya's shoulder, Betal started another story. There was a merchant who suffered a big loss in his business. He went to the town's king with his two blind sons and took a loan of 500 gold coins against the guarantee of his son's lives.
It was agreed that if he fails to pay the loan, then the king can kill all three of them, the king accepted the deal. The merchant also said that his two blind sons have a special talent to analyze and judge horses and diamonds respectively. King got excited and asked them to stay in his palace.
One day a horse merchant came to the king and told him that he has the best horses and the king should buy them. The king decided to use the skills of blind sons. He ordered the one who was good at – Analyzing and judging the horses to check.
The son started his job and checked with his talented hands. He then went to the king and told him that the horse has an angry nature and he should not buy it because the horse will surely throw him off the back one day by standing on two hands. The horse merchant got angry and said that how can a blind man check a horse and hence questioned his ability.
The king decided to find out who is right and who is wrong, ordered his soldier to ride the horse. A soldier followed the order but the angry horse stood on two legs and put the soldier down.
The king was now impressed with this blind man.
Another day, a merchant of diamond came to the king's court to sell his diamonds. He displayed his best diamonds. To judge them, the king ordered another blind man to check.
The blind man checked the diamond and told the king that although, diamonds are genuine but are unlucky. "How?" said the king. The blind man told him that two previous possessors of these diamonds were already killed in an accident and hence the king should avoid buying them. King crosschecked it and got convinced.
Now, after six months the father came back, returned the loan of 500 coins, and requested the king to allow him to take his sons back.
The king who was impressed by the abilities and skills of his two sons asked this father merchant if he also has some similar talent?
The merchant said – Yes and informed him that he has a special talent to read faces. King ordered to see his face. The merchant told the king that his mother was not Rajputana. The king got angry and punished him.
"So tell me Rajan was it a good decision by the king?" asked Betal. Vikramaditya answered if the king ordered to read the face, it is his mistake. The man was only showing his talent. Hence the king should not have punished him.
"Right." said Betal and flew away.
"Oh, king Vikram! You look tired. I shall tell you one more story for your enjoyment.
Long ago there lived a Brahmin, Agniswamy in the town Brahmasthala situated on the bank of the river Kalindi. He was loyal to his religion. His daughter's name was Mandaravati. She was extremely beautiful. She was yet to be married. Agniswamy was in search of a groom who is educated, beautiful, and a man of good qualities.
One day, three Brahmins who were young arrived at Brahmasthala. All three of them were handsome and intelligent. They had come from Kanyakubja. They were all known to each other.
All of them once saw Mandaravati and got fascinated by her beauty. Each one of them desired to marry her. There was a feeling of competition among the three brahmins now.
One day all of them approached Agniswamy one by one and requested him to get mandaravati married to them. Agniswamy was in a fix. He and his family members were unable to take any decision. Finally, they decided that Mandarvati should herself select the groom out of the three Brahmins. But the three brahmins were worried. Every day they used to see Mandaravati's beautiful face.
One auspicious day Agniswamy invited the three Brahmins to his house. Each one thought that Mandaravati would select him. They arrived at her house. Mandaravati saw all the three. She was now in a fix. Whom should she select? She was upset. While she was sitting in her room, to her misfortune a cobra entered the room and poisoned her. She died. The Brahmins were so sad to see this. They were not in a position to leave her.
However, Mandaravati was cremated.
One of the three Brahmins collected her bones and went to the river Ganga. The second one built a house at the place of the cremation and lived in it. The last one remembering Mandaravatri went on pilgrimage.
During his journey, he resided in a Brahmins' house in a village. The Brahmins' wife was wicked. One day her child behaved mischievously. She got angry and threw the child into the fire. The child was burnt into ashes. The young Brahmin felt that it is no good to stay in that house and therefore he just started to quit.
At the moment the owner of the house consoled him and he took a pinch of mud and put it on the ash reciting the 'amrita sanjeevini' hymn. The child got life and was alive again. Then the Brahmin kept the book containing the amrita sanjeevini hymn on a table. He asked his wife to serve food to the young Brahmin.
The young Brahmin ate well. Everybody slept in the night. At the midnight the young Brahmin took the book and rushed towards Brahmasthala. He wanted to reach as early as possible the place where Mandaravati was cremated. By the time he reached the cremation ground the Brahmin who had been to the river Ganga also returned. Another young Brahmin was there in the hut. All of them again assembled at one point.
The young Brahmin who had brought the book of hymn took a pinch of mud and put it on the ash reciting the hymn. Immediately Madaravati became alive. She was looking still more beautiful. All three were immensely joyous.
But they started quarreling to marry her." I recited the hymn. That's why she got life," one of them said."But I had been to the river Ganga and dipped her bones in the river that is the reason Mandaravati got back her life," another Brahmin said. How is it possible? All these days I have protected the ash. Therefore Mandaravati is my wife" the third youth said.
Betaal asked king Vikram: "oh king Vikram! Now tell me. Who should be the husband of Mandaravati? Knowing the answer if you remain silent, your head will split into a thousand pieces!"
"The Brahmin who gave life to Mandaravati becomes her father. The person who took her bones to the River Ganges for dipping is supposed to be her son. The youth who made her ash as a bed and slept on it has loved her as a husband. Therefore he is the appropriate husband of Mandaravati" Vikram replied.
Vikram broke his silence by replying to Betal. Betaal glided back to the tree.
So Betaal starts his story. The ruler of Kishanagar, Rajendra, was a kind and strong King. He cared about his people very much. After a long period of marriage his queen, Prema, gave birth to a beautiful daughter, named Sona. As she was the only child, she enjoyed a lot of freedom.
She was clever not only in studies but in the use of the bow and arrow and sword. When she reached marriageable age, her parents began searching for a suitable partner for her. But Sona disagreed with their proposal saying her parents that, "Father, I want that my husband should be more skilled in all activities and should defeat me me in a fight. So you may make an announcement". King Rajendra was very proud to hear about his daughter's thoughts.
The announcement was made not only in the King's kingdom but also in the neighboring kingdoms. Thinking that Sona is a girl, many fighters came with the thought in the mind that they can easily defeat a girl and she is the only child they will get the whole kingdom after King Rajendra.
But Sona defeated everyone, and they had to go back disappointed. She was taking on the suitors one after another, among them, was Uday Varma, the prince of Ayodhyapuri. He watched the fight every day, by joining the crowd. He carefully watched how Princess Sona fought and the different strategies she adopted to meet the method of fighting followed by each prince.
Within few days Uday Varma had learned all her strategies, and the next day he was ready to fight with her. He fought too cleverly. Soon Sona was defeated by Uday Varma. When Uday Varma came forward to present himself to the King and queen, King asked Uday Varma from where he had learned to fight.
Uday Varma replied, "I have watched all strategies adopted by Sona, by watching her during a fight". Listening to this, Sona suddenly said to him that "You have defeated me, but still, I can't marry you". King was surprised by Sona's decision and asked her "why couldn't you marry him?"
Sona turns back to Uday Varma and said: "Just think and find the reason". Uday Varma thought something and said. "Yes, you are right. I should not marry you. "The king and queen were surprised that even Uday Varma too accepted Sona's decision quickly. They were unable to find the reason.
The Betaal concluded the story and asked King Vikramaditya, "Why did she say he did not deserve to marry her? Tell me Vikram if you would not speak even if you know the answer you are not a King of Justice".
Vikram Replied " Betaal Uday Varma had learned strategies by watching Sona's strategies while fighting just as someone learns from his teacher. In Bhartiya Sanskruti a teacher cannot marry his student. In Bhartiya Sanskruti's father, mother and teacher are all like a God.
As Sona realized that Uday Varma was first her student and then a suitor and she was not willing to accept that relationship for marriage. Uday Varma too thought in the same manner and realized that he could not marry Sona. As the king spoke a word so Betaal flew back to the tree carrying the corpse along with him. Vikram with his sword in his hand went after the Betaal once again.
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Manchester United vs Zorya Prediction, Betting Tips & Preview ahead of this week's Europa league fixture.
Manchester United vs Zorya
Manchester United Team News & Preview
Manchester United host Zorya in the Europa League this week and are the favourites to win against their less illustrious opponents.
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The Premier League giants crashed to a surprise 1-0 defeat away to Feyenoord in their Europa League opener.
Jose Mourinho's side have done well in their last two matches and the Red Devils will be looking to bounce back against the Ukrainian side.
Manchester United are firm favourites to win the competition this year and should be able to pick up a big win at Old Trafford tomorrow.
Jose Mourinho could choose to rest the likes of Luke Shaw and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Both players are still recovering from their fitness issues and were not risked against Leicester on Saturday.
Defender Phil Jones is set to miss out through an injury and Anthony Martial remains a doubt.
However, Wayne Rooney is expected to start here after being dropped to the bench against the Premier League champions.
Ibrahimovic has been granted a short vacation to Italy and the Swede will miss the game. The former PSG star has been in supreme form so far and his absence could be a bit of a blow for the home side.
Manchester United's Predicted Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Darmian, Smalling, Bailly, Blind; Carrick, Pogba; Memphis, Rooney, Mata; Rashford
Rashford is 11/4 to score the first goal.
Zorya Team News & Preview
Zorya are a relatively unknown side in the Europa League this season.
The Ukrainian outfit will look to pull off an upset at Old Trafford this week. They will be aware of United's inconsistencies and if the home side performs like they did against Feyenoord, Zorya will have every right to fancy their chances.
This is their first ever match against English opposition and they will want to prove a point with a statement result here. Mourinho is likely to rotate his squad and if he chooses to field a weakened side, it could work to Zorya's advantage.
Zorya have a fully fit squad to choose from and Yuriy Vernydub should be able to field his strongest eleven here.
Zorya's Predicted Starting Lineup (4-4-1-1): Shevchenko; Kamenyuka, Sivakov, Forster, Sobol; Karavaev, Gordienko, Grechyshkin, Petryak; Ljubenovic; Kulach
United's second-string could slip up again in Europe – Zorya are an impressive 5/1 to draw or win on Thursday night.
Manchester United vs Zorya Key Stats
Manchester United have only won two of their last nine matches in the Europa League, losing six of those.
The Old Trafford outfit are unbeaten in six matches against sides from Ukraine, winning four of those.
Manchester United have won their last three matches against Ukrainian sides at Old Trafford and haven't conceded a goal in that time.
Zorya have failed to win 3 of their last 5 matches in all competitions.
Manchester United vs Zorya Betting Tips
There have been under 2.5 goals (11/8) scored in Manchester United's last 3 games in the UEFA Europa League. Zorya have also scored just 8 goals in their last 6 matches in all competitions.
Manchester United have an excellent home record against Ukrainian sides. Get them to win to nil at 8/11 with Ladbrokes.
Manchester United vs Zorya Prediction
Manchester United will be hoping to pick up their first European win of the season.
After the defeat against Feyenoord, a win here is most important for the Premier League side.
They have managed to recover from their slump with two back to back wins and are the better side here.
A home win seems quite likely regardless of how well Zorya perform.
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