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Could Andrew Luck be the first year-to-year franchise quarterback?
Posted by Mike Florio on March 26, 2016, 10:08 AM EDT
On one hand, Colts owner Jim Irsay wants to give quarterback Andrew Luck a "shocking" contract by July 4. (Irsay probably should wait until July 5, based on what happened last July 4.) On the other hand, Irsay has called out Luck for not adequately protecting himself on the field, in part by not sliding.
Assuming there's a method to Irsay's remarks (and, yes, that could be reach), Irsay could be trying to point out to Luck the value of trading in the injury risk for long-term financial security that would be less than what he can earn if he chooses to make the unconventional move of playing on a year-to-year basis.
For this year, the final season of his rookie contract, Luck will make $16.155 million. In 2017, the Colts would have to use the exclusive franchise tag to keep another team from trying to pilfer him in return for a pair of first-round picks.
This year, the exclusive franchise tender for quarterbacks would be $24.89 million (pending future developments before late April, like the reduction of Drew Brees' $30 million cap number via a new deal). Let's assume, for this demonstration, that it will be $25 million in 2017.
So by avoiding a career-ending injury or a significant regression in his play during the 2016 season, Luck will make $41.155 million over the next two years. Then, if he avoids a career-ending injury or a significant regression in his play during the 2017 season, Luck will make a 20-percent raise over $25 million (i.e., $30 million). That's $71.155 million over three years.
Then, if he avoids a career-ending injury or a significant regression in his play during the 2018 season, he'll make a 44-percent raise over $30 million in 2019 (i.e., $43.2 million). That's $114.355 million over four years.
Then, Luck hits the open market in 2020. At the age of 30. With $114.355 million (after taxes and fees) in hand and an opportunity to become the first healthy franchise quarterback in his prime to become an unrestricted free agent in the history of the National Football League.
What would a team pay Luck at that point? Much of it depends on how high the salary cap climbs by 2020, but would a signing bonus after four more years of cap growth in the range of $60 million be out of the question? If the cap gets to $200 million by 2020, an annual rate of $33 million (more than 50 percent above the current high-water market) would make sense, given that the high-end rate for quarterbacks was $20 million when the cap was $120 million.
Luck, a quirky, non-smart-phone-owning quarterback, may be viewed by some as being too cautious and analytical to walk away from the large bird in the hand that Irsay undoubtedly is offering. But perhaps the more logical and pragmatic approach for a guy like Luck would be to recognize that hardly any quarterback suffers a truly career-ending injury, and that the long-term security that comes from a gigantic contract is overblown and illusory.
Perhaps Luck's unique wiring makes him the one guy who will be willing to say to ownership, "Thanks but no thanks. I'm taking it a year at a time, until I get a chance to let the market set my value."
For Luck, simply doing what he has done in four NFL seasons will cause him to earn more than $114 million until hits the real jackpot. That's a win-win for Luck, who likewise use a chunk of his ongoing earnings to ensure that he'll get his gigantic payday from an insurance company, if he ends up suffering a truly career-ending injury.
61 responses to "Could Andrew Luck be the first year-to-year franchise quarterback?"
vikingf0rlife says:
Could the Vikings be the first team to never win a Championship……I would say we are on a solid pace with 55 years of failure! Bridgewater is not the answer, but maybe if we had a guy like Luck things could be looking up.
nbptma1 says:
Luck should take his career to another team that wants him and knows what they're doing.
lifelongbrownsfan says:
The suggestion that Andrew Luck doesn't already have financial security based on his $22 million rookie contract is an insult to all of the fans who scrape by on $10/hr or less. Nobody wants to see him get hurt, but appealing on the basis of "financial security" is ludicrous and proves just how far out of touch Irsay really is.
groleo45 says:
The thing that Irsay has a point about though is that Luck needs to protect himself better when he's out there. He's better throwing it than he is running it.
captainwhodat says:
the way Grigson has improved the offensive line during your tenure, tell the Colts (whom I root for) that you want to be traded, for your own health…you deserve better…Grigson is the worst GM ever…
Modern Day Einstein says:
The adverse being, if he continues his regression and throwing, on average, a pick a game(and subsequently, never winning anything deep in the playoffs), they could just let him go.
Which isn't inconceivable in the slightest. Consider the Broncos this year, spread the wealth around and take the emphasis off the QB. As opposed to some of these joker franchises who go all in on 1/24th of their roster and go nowhere, like the Saints, Giants, Packers, Chargers, Cowboys, Ravens, ect. Just look at the gamble of putting it all on one guy, I think the NFL will move away from this concept in the future, the now disproven notion that you need an elite QB to win a Super Bowl.
Andrew Luck doesn't carry a smart phone?
Guess the NFLPA must have sent out a memo reminding all that, even though it's not allowed under the CBA, Goodell can have your cellphone whenever he wants – or it's a 4 game suspension now
Ironic seeing how Goodell himself refused to give up his phone when the Ray Rice investigators demanded it
justintuckrule says:
^grow up with the $10 per hour comments. If you can't handle grown up discussion, go to the Disney forum.
Luck would be smart to go with this approach. The only risk is there is a danger of him becoming a carpetbagger if the colts lose and decide to invest the $40M in a cheaper qb and 3-4 really good players. Ie the Denver / Seattle approach. If he wants to be a lifelong colt, this is something to consider. Then you give in a bit to make it happen.
do the math, give the team a slight discount and sign the mega 12 year $330M contract with $175M guar. It will look cheap by year 8
chesswhileyouplaycheckers says:
It's a joke to put that line in front of him then talk about how he need to learn to slide. Luck should do whatever it takes to get off the softest team in the league.
theparadoxx82 says:
17-2 vs AFCS
21-21 vs everyone else (and not many of those wins could really be called "elite")
Yea..That's worth 30 mil… If he truly wants to be the next Manning, with a career of one and dones.
tedmurph says:
As opposed to some of these joker franchises who go all in on 1/24th of their roster and go nowhere, like the Saints, Giants, Packers, Chargers, Cowboys, Ravens.
What are you talking about? The teams you mentioned won 5 out of the last 9 SBowls. Throw in NEngland and Pittsburgh, who also have elite QB's, it's 7/9. It's still all about the QB, unless you have an historically good defense, like the 2000 Ravens, Seattle a couple of yrs ago and the Broncos last year. That's even harder to come by than an elite QB.
grantgoodman93 says:
What Andrew Luck really should do is leave those jokers in Indy and head to AZ or Denver and instantly make them super bowl favorites.
purpleandgoldforever says:
The fact that Indy intentionally lost games during the "Suck for Luck" year should tell him all he needs to know about the team and its owner.
Go elsewhere!
chrisk61 says:
modern day Einstein,
you are nuts. most teams without an elite qb go nowhere. the teams that do are the exception and have great non-QB components to their team, usually a top ranked defense. they are very few and far between as well…very difficult to construct.
indy letting luck go would be the biggest nfl personnel gaffe in modern times. and would spiral them into into a decade of mediocrity if not longer.
they have the QB. their inability to go deeper into the playoffs is due to not building around luck. that is grigson's fault.
huh6016 says:
…….and if he is? So what, nobody cares.
haughville says:
I'm banking on Luck's character to never do this. If you look at this kid closely, he's not a diva and is a really smart and classy individual. He is low key and not big into social media. I think he wants to win and will try to do what is right for the Colts…move on, nothing to see here.
ocgunslinger says:
How does the thinking alter when you factor in a quality QB (think Brady) who is willing to take less and have a higher quality team that WINS?
Depends upon the system being played first of all and then, a QB that is smart enough to figure that he can easily live off his still multi-million dollar annual salary and enjoy the results.
dontouchmyjunk says:
Pretty obvious Luck doesn't want to be stuck in Indiana. This is a world experienced young man who grew up living in Europe, educated in California where his girlfriend still lives, and now he's stuck in one of the – well, let's just say backwards instead of hateful area of the country. He clearly doesn't want any part of setting roots there the same way Peyton Manning wanted no long term connection to that place. Who could blame them?
smartanis says:
On what planet is $25 million *not* long-term financial security?
breadmeatcheese says:
Slow news day.
truthinesshurts says:
Irsay should go on a binge and sign Luck to a $1 Trillion contract.
6250claimer says:
How about a reunion with Bruce Arians? Can you imagine Luck with a competent coach, a developer of QBs, on a solid team with elite ownership & front office? How much more desirable must that be over playing for Irsay and that idiot GM in Indy? Play it out Andrew, become a free agent, and go wherever you please. He's about the last guy on the planet that needs $100m+ for "security". He's probably already made 20x more than he'll ever spend in his entire life.
morr24 says:
He sure did not look a QB worthy of such indirect praise last season. The truth is that even prior to last season he was not a quality QB when playing teams outside of the historically inept AFC South.
denverdave3 says:
I'm pretty good with math and taxes. How does a guy turn a gross income of 114mm into the same number "after" taxes? Even if he has all sorts of creative deductions he's looking at 40% income tax and 7% FICA, leaving his adjust gross income around 75mm.
Your taxman please!
nflviewer says:
Articles about the franchise tag here are always out of touch with reality. The weird and wrong assumptions the articles are always built on is that free agents can always get a long-term contract AT LEAST equal to the franchise tag in the first year with 20% escalators for each year there after (meaning that year 3 would be at least 44% more than the dollars paid under the franchise tag in year 1).
This has never happened. No team has ever been willing to offer such a contract. The Lions let Ndamukong Suh leave as a free agent instead of doing what this article suggested, and while Suh got a big contract it was WAY below the multiple years of 20% escalators that the article says free agents get or can get. Never happens. No team has ever been willing to pay a player at that level. No player playing at a player of the year level has ever gotten such a long-term contract offer. Not Aaron Rodgers. Not Drew Brees. Not Calvin Johnson. Not Charles Woodson. Not Clay Matthews. Not Tom Brady. Not Peyton Manning. Not JJ Watt. Etc.
For those who somehow still believe you need an elite QB, I present the following…
If you combine the records of teams who have QBs they pay as elite QBs(comprising 15-20% of the entire salary cap who are not stop gaps nor necessarily in the twilight of their career(so no Peyton Mannings nor Alex Smith types, and no Brady because he proves my point and is paid vastly under market price because he wants a team around him); Pitt, Balt, Diego, NYG, Dallas, GB, Det, Chi, Carolina, ATL, New O, Arizona(included it just because), you get a combined record of 93-83.
If you take the top 5 "Total" defenses (1. Den, 2. Sea, 3. Hou, 4. NYJ, 5. Zona) you get a record of 51-26. Thats with Peyton/Brock, Russell, Whoever the hell played QB in Houston, Fitz, and Carson Palmer. Look at that list… Let it bounce around the walls of your head, the NFL is shifting, remember the game of baseball? You needed hitting in the 90s, now the game is all about pitching and defense, and defense wins championships.
GrantRodgers says:
He'll wait and see where Jim Harbaugh will end up after he wins back to back national championships at Michigan. That'll be Luck's next destination.
byrnestj7 says:
Nobody ever lets a franchise QB hit the market. Every year someone says so and so will be a Fa in his prime and it never happens. Brees wouldn't have walked if they didn't have Rivers
stexan says:
Given the current CBA, etc., this kind of thing is inevitable.
Personally, I'm waiting for the first players "strike" not just against management, but an individual team like New Orleans that decides they've had enough of Drew Brees and his greed.
whatjusthapped says:
The value of a franchise QB can readily been seen when you look at the Vikings. They never had one (not counting Favre because he was on the down slope of his career) and they never won a Superbowl. Coincidence? I think not.
Nice cherry picking of facts to fit an argument. Including Baltimore and Dallas record, even though their QB'S were out for the year. And, Oh, I think I'll just throw out Brady. The Super Bowl record speaks for itself. It's a QB league and that's all there is to it.
golforepar says:
With that contract Luck will be considered the most over rated player EVER!
ddogdaddy says:
@donttouchmyjunk
FYI- Your statement about Peyton Manning not wanting "no long term commitments to that place", referring to Indianapolis is just plain wrong. Maybe you haven't heard about one of the best pediatric hospitals in the country in Indianapolis called Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital. Stop in there sometime and ask the doctors, nurses and the kids about his commitment to PMCH and see what their answer is.
There is no cherry picking and there is no argument. I am making a point and it is flying way over your head, way over the wall, and clear of the stadium into the parking lot… sigh… ok let me try to be concise here.
My point is that Baltimore and Dallas PAY Tony Romo and Joe Flacco crazy money and they, respectively, own the 4th and 6th picks in this years draft.
That is my entire point. You go all in with one guy and you own the 4th and 6th picks in the draft.
boltergeist19 says:
If Irsay was smart he would let him go for two #1s.
If I remember he said a few years ago it's better to not pay one person all the money and spread it around a team. The reason he let Peyton go. He felt he was short changed many Super Bowls and couldn't provide enough talent around Peyton due to the large payment required by his QB at the time.
The league will eventually smarten up and and figure it out that paying one or two players in the 20 million plus yearly contracts will suffocate them and keep them from competing.
This is why drafting is that much more important now then ever. You get them for 3-5 years and can franchise for a year or two for a lot less then guaranteeing large amounts of money. Then let someone else pay them or trade for picks with the hopes you are continuing to hit on draftees that are younger hungrier and cheaper every year.
Teams are built through the draft and must realize they have 5-7 years of their best then age takes over and very few get better just older. Draft picks and CFA guys who will play for peanuts want to sell out and make teams when you visit rosters. You could count 5 sometimes 7/8 undrafted free agents on teams . Nearly 20% of the roster. Teams can flip rosters every 4-5 years with their picks kept and CFA. I would put money into scouts and coaches that can produce like college does. They get 3-4 years and the good ones (Saban, Meyer) produce and don't worry when they leave. Their is always room for one more.
Elway should cut his loss thank him for the ring and trade him. He drafted Ray, Barrett played well at times and still has Ware. His coaches can develop as we have seen so bet low and hope for high. Isn't that what teams do already, no one knows what they are getting other then speculation.
Luck would be smart to wait it out. Yes he throws a bad pick once in awhile. So did BFarvre. Luck's last full year was 4761 yrds, 40 TDs, 18 INTS and a 96.5 rating. Yet, the GM refuses/is unable to fix the OLine/RB position/defense. WR in the 1rst rnd. What a joke. Luck should give them time to fix it year to year, and if they don't, walk and let the bidding begin.
blakestbakestress says:
He will get roughly 28,000,000 a year because that is 18 percent of the salary cap and when your the franchise QB and if the GM has a brain in his head then he wont go above 18 percent. He will be the highest paid player ever but it will not be any higher then the new standard of what elite QB's get.
The more valid point would be you go all in with one guy and he goes down you end up owning the 4th and 6th picks in the draft. Your initial point was well taken in some respects, defense is certainly once again on the rise. However by excluding Manning, Smith and Brady's teams from your first group yet discounting the injuries to Romo and Flacco
Thanks for making my point. If you have a top of the line QB, you're a SB contender. Even Dallas w/Romo. If your QB goes down, you ain't winning squat. Unless you have an historic D.
jackedupboonie says:
If this isn't a prime example of a player hitting the mother load soley on media hype, just refer to Bradford.
abninf says:
The Deflator agrees
nhpats says:
If Luck has a lick of common sense he will refuse to play any longer in Indy for any price and will demand to be traded or cut. He will never win a SB with Grigson and Irsay in charge.
It's been the same for years that teams don't need a Hall of Fame QB to win the Super Bowl.
The Ravens (first Super Bowl) and the Buccaneers both won Super Bowls with very forgettable QBs (the Ravens even dumped their starting QB after the Super Bowl). The Seahawks won the SB and made it back based on a tremendous defense and a good to very good but not great QB.
The Patriots Super Bowl winning teams have generally had dominant defenses. The Colts Super Bowl winning team with Peyton Manning had by far the best defense of any Colts team with Manning as QB.
The 49ers came within 4 points of winning a Super Bowl with a great defense and Colin Kaepernick at QB.
There have been some great QBs who have won Super Bowls in the past 15 years, but they generally had great teams around them. None of them carried a mediocre team to a Super Bowl win. Manning's Colts, Brady's Patriots, Roethlisberger's Steelers, Brees's Saints, Manning's Giants all had very strong defenses.
There are many paths to winning a Super Bowl. The Ravens (under Trent Dilfer), the Buccaneers, and now the Broncos this year show that a team with a very dominant defense can win a Super Bowl even while having bad or even awful QBs. The teams that win Super Bowls are generally not one dimensional. They usually have strengths on offense, defense, and special teams.
I left out the Packers's Super Bowl winning team with Aaron Rodgers. Great QB, but they also had Clay Matthews, the defensive player of the year, and a total of 3 All-Pros on their defense.
daytontriangles says:
But if he stays with the Colts, Luck is guaranteed a shiny new participation banner every year.
12444uggg says:
News Flash. The Colts can give Luck the most money. He's not going anywhere.
Hate away deep thinkers.
djshnooks says:
A whole lot of rambling for something you have absolutely no clue about what will happen.
Good try. Stop trying to convince yourself that you're the smartest guy in the room.
You're not, that's why you write articles instead of working in an NFL front office.
Take 2 years of the money and insure yourself against injury, then walk away from it all while you can.
wheels579 says:
This won't happen. By 2019, Luck would take up at least 20% of the team's cap by himself and that is not a recipe for team success, nor does the Colts' front office have the creativity to defy the odds.
whispersd says:
It would be nice to see Luck leave Indy and complete the dissolution of the franchise. Irsay never deserved the good fortune, and his current GM is an idiot.
rootpain says:
Now there's an idea. Irsay can expense it and live off the taxes he saves.
wyrdawg says:
What is it about Midwest US NFL owners? Always outclassed… always.
The rest of the world is shaking their head at you Jimmy……….
… a statue?? REALLY? Dumb.
wiscobear says:
Any idea what an insurance policy like that would cost? I'm no actuary but it seems like the odds of a career-ending injury are pretty high for a football player so I'd think the policy itself would have to cost a ton to be profitable for the insurer.
whodey83 says:
So flip phone = quirky = Andrew Luck = hipster. Roger.
huskersrock1 says:
6 years 120 million, 99 percent paid upon signing. Minimal yearly payments and the 118 million dollar signing bonus would spread the value of the contract evenly over 6 years; Luck benefits from the time value of money and zero injury risk.
getitrightflorio says:
Ryan Tannehill is the only Franchise QB to come out of that draft. Now that Philbin is gone, he will flourish.
crush22 says:
Just another article from Mikey bashing the Colts.
He tends to do that after spending the night with Brady.
dmretrogames says:
Luck will end up being the 3rd QB drafted by the Colts to win a Super Bowl for the Broncos.
It's how they roll.
YouCryin?PatsMustBeDoingTheirJob says:
Poor Luck. Gotta feel for him. Seems like a good guy and a franchise QB. He's rolling the dice with Grigson and Irsay. Grigson, thankfully, should only be a short term hinderance. Clueless Irsay is whole other issue. Yikes.
tcostant says:
Isn't this the exact position Kirk Cousins is in? Drafted in the same year as Luck (but Cousins has no 5 year option since he was a 4th round pick), but Kirk Cousins is already playing on the tag this year (~$20M).
zinnsand21 says:
If I were Luck I would do everything in my power to become an unrestricted Free Agent. He needs to go play for Gary Kubiak or Sean Payton or Adam Gase..


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Yik Yak Commentary
November 10, 2015 by Zach Roush
Photo courtesy of Yik Yak
Due to the recent racial comments made on Yik Yak, the Graphic decided to feature several responses from the Pepperdine community.
Written by: Political Science Professor Jason Blakely and Senior Lilit Elechyan:
Like many on campus, we are appalled and saddened by the recent wave of racist posts on Yik Yak's Pepperdine site. These posts refer to certain racial identities as "monkey," mock the Black Lives Matter movement and accuse multiculturalism of reverse racism. This goes to show that although our campus and society are officially "nondiscriminatory," we still struggle with a much deeper need for change on the issue of race.
What sadly remains alive is a view of race that has been utterly discredited by biology and anthropology. Namely, that you can reduce complex human features like intelligence, sexual drive, talent for dancing or music, propensity to crime, etc., to melanin in the skin.
Doing this is no less absurd than reducing someone to his or her hair color, the shape of the freckles on his or her back, or the number of eyelashes on his or her eyes. And yet we continue to divide ourselves and our communities along racial lines as if they comprised some kind of pseudo-scientific destiny.
The posts on Yik Yak have also accused multicultural groups of reverse racism by disallowing the recognition of "white" cultural accomplishments. The problem with this argument is that it is false. It is false first and foremost because the category "white" actually comprises several diverse cultural groups that rightly receive recognition in various ways (e.g. the Irish on Saint Patrick's Day, German language clubs, or Anglophile "Keep Calm and Carry On" paraphernalia).
Indeed, Pepperdine itself can be proud of a Church of Christ heritage that is rightly celebrated and stems from restorationist Scots-Irish and other ethnicities in the American South. In short, these claims to non-recognition are baseless.
But further clarification is important. Minority group multiculturalism is vitally important today because there remains a lack of recognition for certain identities. The reason it is important to support a Latino or Armenian or Black Lives Matter group on campus is that it creates a space of dialogue with perspectives that are otherwise invisible or marginalized onto the peripheries of our society.
By contrast, the idea of a "white" club insinuates that those groups of people face the same challenges being heard as cultural minorities and people of color. But this misses the way our society is largely dominated by some voices and perspectives to the exclusion of others.
Saddest of all, the racist Yik Yak posts alienate many of our friends and neighbors at Pepperdine from their own campus by making them feel unwelcome.
Minorities in our society face unique challenges when certain dominant racial identities permeate thoroughly in every facet of society and are celebrated, appreciated and standardized in a way that crowds out other voices. Yet the more such racist posts appear, the more they simply underscore the need for multicultural awareness and engagement. Writing these comments under anonymity, the excuse of prankishness, or claims to be a hoax cannot avert or diminish the damage done.
This lack of racial solidarity is especially dismaying at a school whose goal is formation in Christian agape. If we continue to fall short, we risk that this hatred becomes embedded or sewed into this larger message of love — a toxic mix that confuses two concepts which are otherwise irreconcilable.
Christianity teaches that the most complete manifestation of God's face on earth is another human person. The failure to see our common humanity across the lines of race marks nothing less than a profound spiritual crisis in the midst of our campus.
Written by: former Pepperdine Professor J. Goosby, a graduate adviser to Tau Lambda Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Waves, you must do better.
In my internal battle between silence and expression, expression won out. So, I allocated 20 minutes of my life to address last week's Yik Yak™-based assault upon Pepperdine's black students, specifically its members of my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
"Black people not only kill each other, but they kill regular people too. They are animals."
Sitting here in Charleston, South Carolina, reading the above statement from an anonymous Yik Yak subscriber, I immediately heard the following words, which originate from the manifesto of the murderer of innocents at Emmanuel AME church here:
"Integration has done nothing but bring Whites down to level of brute animals."
The statements are eerily similar: cowardly, senseless ramblings by racists devoid of even a modicum of critical thinking.
The ignorant ravings of the Charleston shooter (whose name is unworthy of mention) are to be expected, I suppose. Apparently he has a history of drug abuse, criminal activity, mental illness and less-than-stellar academic prowess (he allegedly repeated at least one grade).
But hearing such pablum spewed from alleged Pepperdine students is hurtful, horrifying and disaffirming. To hear this hateful, spiritual vomit hurled directly at Seaver black students and at young women whom I individually and collectively love is vexatious.
It is hurtful because I am the demographic whom the ranters disparage. If they consider themselves "Christian," do they ascribe to a faith inextricably woven with racist ideaology? If so, what are the consequences for this, Pepperdine?
It is horrifying because such malevolent attitudes tightly correlate with hate crimes and murders. Given recent horrific events on college campuses, should I worry about my students' and peers' (and their allies') safety?
It is disaffirming because I committed nine years of my life to honing critical-thinking skills within Pepperdine students. While I am proud to have taught a diverse group of whip-smart students, I also saw evidence of those with less-than-stellar intellectual acumen, integrity and character in my classroom. Did I waste my time and energy?
It is vexatious because as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., its former faculty advisor, its current graduate advisor and the catalyst for chartering the Tau Lambda chapter on Malibu's campus, I see my sisters being targeted and put in harm's way. I know each of them intimately and I love each of them as daughters. Did I leave them ill-equipped, in harm's way by blessing this campus and spearheading the chapter's existence?
I may never know the answer to all of these questions. However, I know the answer to the last one: "No." The 37 (former and current) women of Tau Lambda chapter are beautiful, smart, strong, faith-filled, driven, classy young women. They are edified by their sisters and brothers on campus, their sorority sisters, and their friends and families. They are equipped on every level to transcend the fray (as they have repeatedly demonstrated). They will use this madness as a catalyst to better themselves, the student body and the Pepperdine community. That is what they do.
To the hate-spewing alleged Pepperdine students, you can — you must do better. Otherwise, you will be incapable of contributing to this world — incapable of living a life of purpose, service and leadership in tomorrow's global, diverse and rapidly changing society. Instead, you will be stuck on the sidelines, stroking your hatred amongst similarly xenophobic, racist trolls.
To the upstanding, critically-thinking majority of Pepperdine students, you can — you must do better, too. Elie Wiesel said, "The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."
You must not stand by silently as your Janus-facing peers toxify your campus' climate. You must educate and empower yourselves to prevent such cancerous hatred from metastasizing whenever you witness it. Otherwise, you too will be stuck on the sidelines — wracked by the collective sensations of guilt and impotence borne of knowing that you could have, should have, done something.
Leaders lead from the front: They don't follow, and they certainly don't stand still and remain silent. To those of you who I already know are actively crafting ways to address this productively, I am SO proud of you! Onward and upward. You are the leaders of the future.
Alas, my 20 minutes has expired. I hope to see you grow.
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Filed Under: Perspectives Tagged With: campus life, commentary, culture, ignorance, J. Goosby, Jason Blakely, Lilit Elechyan, racism, Yik yak

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I am spending the holidays with my family, here in the panhandle state.
I flew over Wednesday on Frontier airlines – I would not recommend flying frontier no matter how cheap the flight is. My reasoning, they will charge you for a carry on – if you don't check in online or book your ticket through them – there were A LOT of frustrated people on the flight because of this. Secondly, NO snack and NO soft drinks – WHAT? is this world coming to?! I wait in anticipation for my mid flight ginger ale… so I was very disappointed when I learned that would cost me an additional $1.99 – outrageous!
Other than my discovery of my dislike for Frontier, I arrived safely to Will Rogers Airport and was greeted by my family!
The last couple of days have been great! I am still working here – just remotely. I feel so lucky that I am able to work and spend time with my family.
I have loved waking up at my Grandma's house and having a coffee with her in the morning before I start work. Walking ohh about 500 feet to my Aunt's house where there is WIFI (yes, my sweet little granny is internet-less) setting up shop and getting to work.
Instead of working in a modern city setting, I am working on a horse farm, the view from my desk is a blue barn, pond and horses.
The weather is a little different than what I am used to as well! When I flew in on Wednesday it was in the 50's, however, this morning it is in the 30's and getting colder. I am not used to this cold weather! If it is going to be this cold I hope it snows!!
Come on Santa! My Christmas wish this year is for some snow!
I have been coming to Oklahoma my whole life usually during the summer when I was younger and I have always loved it. There is a different feeling and different smell in the air. Life is different out here. Good … Bad – I don't know – just different!
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Alpha Masculinity Review – Does Carlos Xuma's Alpha Masculinity Really Work?
Alpha Masculinity is a "call to action" (get your balls back) system for men to learn how to supercharge their masculine confidence and get the woman they desire. The program is designed to help men ignite the alpha-male masculinity which already exist within them by learning the lessons of manhood.
Carlos states that becoming the alpha masculine man will help him get the women men deserve.
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Does Alpha Masculinity Really Work?
What I liked about Carlos Xuma's Alpha Masculinity program was how straightforward it is and how complete it is. In fact, it's not an exaggeration to say that this is the one and only dating book a guy needs. Sure, this is not an ultra-advanced level book, as I just indicated.
We would say this is great for newbies and mid level guys. While we've been heavily into the game for a few years now and am pretty advanced ourselves (at least, we don't have trouble getting girls), there were a few valuable things Iwe learned from this book that made it worth the cost.
For example, Carlos's material on body language is very detailed and taught me a few new things. Also, while other books stop when you and the girl make love for the first time, Carlos breaks some new ground within the seduction community with the guide to relationships he has in the final chapter.
The success of Alpha Masculinity has given rise to many frauds who try to sell their own fake program in its name. This is a big issue as many customers have lost their money in buying from such fake sites. It is advised that customers should be really careful when they are purchasing and should do some research before they buy from any website. To spot these, watch out and avoid sites that claim to write about Alpha Masculinity, yet the write-up is completely garbage and unreadable as they are created by software and spammed all over the internet. It is always better to avoid buying from any other site other than the official one. Therefore, it is highly advised that consumers do careful research, or only buy from the site from the official website here – http://AlphaMasculinityOfficial.com/ (link opens in a new window). The official website that they have includes the legitimate program.
As we've said before, it is thorough. If you're a pick up artist or Don Juan, you'll probably already know 95% of the material in this book. But if increasing your knowledge by 5% is worth $50 to you, then you'll get way more than your money's worth.
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Seisàchtheia () è il nome delle riforme legislative operate dal legislatore ateniese Solone, nel 594 a.C. A quel tempo in Grecia stava crescendo l'aristocrazia che stava rovinando la vita dei contadini; molte terre divennero parte di quegli aristocratici, ma molti piccoli e medi contadini persero le loro terre e Solone decise di fermare questo fenomeno con questa legge.

Il termine, che letteralmente equivale a "scuotimento/scioglimento dei pesi", indica il provvedimento che impedì che si contraessero debiti sulle persone e che abolì i debiti privati e pubblici già contratti. Così molti piccoli contadini non affrontarono problemi con i propri debiti e addirittura si andò alla caccia di schiavi che in precedenza avevano perso la loro proprietà per questo fatto.

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The final show will take place December 18th at The Forum in Inglewood, CA! This is also the same day Joanne passed away 43 years ago.
Additional tickets have been added, so get them while you can. This is a show not to miss!


Images that are informative about the food, the process, the location, and the season in an appealing, inviting way. I like to bring people into my kitchen and make them feel like they're at home there and welcome to a slice of cake. I want them to feel like they can put their elbows on the table and be the first to dig in and not feel like they're interrupting anything too mysterious.
So I've known you since…2009. And you were taking pictures of food for your blog. I think you were trying to eat at a different restaurant each night for a month kind of thing? How has photography changed/evolved for you from then to now?
Can you believe we've been friends for seven years?! Oyoyoy. Remember one of our first lunch hangs when we went to a fried chicken place (go figure) by Shake Shack… Hill Country Chicken! I think that was it. It was on a corner and it was so orange. I had just gotten my little Canon Rebel and I was snap snap snapping away like I had never seen a fried chicken before and you stopped me in line and said, "Molly, think about the picture before you take it." And right then and there you shaped my approach, even though it took a good few years before it started showing through. Did you know that that still echoes in the back of my brain nearly every time I take a photo? And it's gotten more extreme recently, like, I've been trying to challenge myself to get *the* shot with less and less attempts, a real "measure twice, cut once" mentality. You'd think I was shooting with film. It's gotten me to pay more attention to the styling, lighting, and set up, all of the things that go into the photo before it's actually taken.
Do you think there are similarities between playing music and photography?
Yes, there's the whole, "lock yourself in a room and do it over and over and over until you get better at it" thing that applies to both music and photography. But the similarity that I've been thinking about most these days is the importance of negative space. In photography, the difference between boring composition and exciting composition is so often the negative space, not necessarily the subject. And in music, if you don't play the rests as carefully as you play the notes, you kinda ruin it. You really ruin it, actually.
Do you think Grand Forks has influenced/changed your photography style? Or anything about photography?
Yeah, so, because Grand Forks is in the middle of the flattest land in the world there's not a whole lot that obstructs your view. You see the land to the horizon and maybe a few tractors tooling about, but really not much else. And I love that minimalism! You can focus on one object and one line and it's simple but energizing. I try to bring those same lines into my work and I think that not being surrounded by a million zillion things and buildings and people all the time gives me the patience or push or whatever to be minimal in my composition.
What inspires you for your recipe and photography?
I love learning about my new town through their cuisine, which is very Scandinavian and vintage Church cookbooky, and I also love keeping my heritage alive in a place that otherwise wouldn't really see Jewish or Middle Eastern food. Wherever I go, I love cooking with ingredients that I can't find in my town. I was just in California and could not stop with the stone fruit and fresh herbs. And I'm on my way to Tel Aviv right now where I'm going to bath in a pool of tahini and make it rain za'atar. I like making recipes that are inspired by my travels and meaningful to the cultures that I identify with, and hopefully, through them, others can learn about those places and cultures too.
YOU, Donny!!! You've taught me so much and you are my greatest photography mentor and since I met you I've wanted to be on this site and now that I have I feel like I can sort of give up and move on and take up basket weaving or crayon drawing or something.
Best meal you had in 2016 so far?
Ron and Leetal from NY Shuk had me over to their house in Brooklyn last month and taught me how to make couscous from scratch. I had never had real couscous before, just the boxed stuff, and this just blew my mind. It was like a cloud of wheat. And there was some meatball wizardry that Leetal whipped up with the kind of spice and flavor that will ruin you for every other meatball. Even though the dishes on the table were new-to-me foods, they were instantly familiar and comforting. I want them to cook for me every day. Oh! And it ended with their homemade marzipan DUSTED WITH GOLD. I cried.
Why do you like cake so much?
Cake is the ultimate symbol of celebration and happiness and making cake is like building an edible sculpture. So fun. The most fun.
*Please be sure to pre-order Molly's book, Molly on the Range, coming out in October.
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Academics: Students who are challenged, proud of their academic accomplishments, and making continued growth.
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The BVA has joined forces with the RSPCA in calling on the Government to repeal a legal exemption that permits animals to be slaughtered without pre-stunning, causing unnecessary pain and suffering.
The latest figures from 2017/18 reveal that over 120 million animals were slaughtered in England and Wales without being stunned first1.
In an open letter to Environment Secretary Michael Gove, the BVA and the RSPCA urge the UK Government to change legislation in England which currently allows non-stun slaughter for religious purposes, and provide further public transparency on this issue by releasing the comprehensive 2018 slaughter survey results, which Mr Gove himself signalled would be published by Autumn 2018.
Until such legislation is in place the RSPCA and BVA are calling for:
meat to be labelled with the method of slaughter, e.g. stunned or non-stunned, so consumers are fully informed about the meat that they are buying.
non-stun slaughter to only be permitted at levels that meet local religious community demand for this type of meat in the interests of limiting animal pain and suffering.
a ban on export of meat from non-stunned animals or live animals destined for non-stun slaughter.
an immediate post-cut stun for cattle, sheep, goats and deer to reduce the period of pain and distress.
The letter follows a recent, high profile decision to ban the slaughter of animals without prior stunning in the Flanders region of Belgium which came into force at the start of the year. Belgium joins several other European countries, including Iceland, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark in making this decision, demonstrating that a full ban on non-stun slaughter is possible within EU law.
RSPCA chief executive, Chris Sherwood said: "Until there is a change in the law to end non-stun slaughter, there are several measures the UK Government could introduce to reduce the suffering involved in this practice. For example, by ensuring trade deals with other countries do not include non-stun meat or live animals for non-stun slaughter, clear labelling should be adopted to enable consumers to make an informed choice about the meat they buy and how it was slaughtered."
BVA President Simon Doherty said: "The UK Government has repeatedly stated it would prefer to see all animals stunned before slaughter but has taken no action to address this critical welfare issue that affects millions of animals every year. It is doubly disappointing that data that would have provided a valuable benchmark for levels of non-stun slaughter in the UK has yet to see the light of day despite assurances throughout last year that it would soon be made public.
"There is a huge groundswell of support for a ban on non-stun slaughter, and recent developments in Belgium show that decisive change is possible where public support is matched by political will. Michael Gove has made clear that he wants to maintain and build on the UK's reputation as global leader on animal welfare; banning non-stun slaughter is a surefire way of showing he will deliver on this commitment.
"If slaughter without stunning continues to be permitted in the UK, then meat and fish from this source must be clearly labelled, to help customers make informed choices about the food that they buy and eat."
You can sign the open letter at: www.rspca.org.uk/endnonstun and join the online debate using the hashtag #EndNonStun.
BVA hits the headlines with call for end to ritual slaughter
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Fairytalez.com » Robert Nisbet Bain » The Muzhichek-As-Big-As-Your-Thumb-with-Moustaches-Seven-Versts-Long.
The Muzhichek-As-Big-As-Your-Thumb-with-Moustaches-Seven-Versts-Long.
Robert Nisbet Bain October 4, 2015
Note: A verst equals approximately 3,500 feet, and a Muzhichek is a gnome or goblin.
In a certain kingdom, in a certain empire, there once lived a Tsar. At his royal court there was a harness of golden rings. Now it fell out that this Tsar once dreamed that in this harness was fastened a strange horse, not woolly white, but silvery bright, and on its brow a glistening moon. On awaking in the morning the Tsar commanded the public crier to cry abroad that whoever would interpret this dream, and discover this horse, should have his daughter in exchange, and half his tsardom into the bargain.
At this royal proclamation a multitude of princes, boyards, and great lords came together, and thought and thought, but not one of them could interpret the dream, not one of them could discover the horse. At last they hunted up a little withered old grey-beard Muzhichek, and he said to the Tsar, "Thy dream was not a dream, but real. On just such a horse as thou didst see in thy dream, there came to thee in the night the Muzhichek-as-big-as-your-thumb-with-moustaches-seven-versts-long, and he wants to steal away your lovely little daughter out of the strong fortress."—"I thank thee, good man, for thy interpretation; and now wilt thou not tell me who can get me this horse?"—"I will tell thee, my Lord Tsar.
I have three sons, mighty men of valour. My wife bore me all three of them in a single night; the eldest in the evening, the second at midnight, the third at dawn of day, and so we called them Zor'ka, Vechorka,and Polunochka. They have not their equals in this realm for strength or valour. Look now, my little father and sovereign lord, send them forth that they may seek this strange horse for thee."—"Let them go, dear old friend. Let them take as much from my treasury as they need, nor will I go back from my royal word; whichever of them brings me this horse, to him will I give the Tsarevna and half my tsardom."
The next day, early in the morning, the three brother-heroes, Zor'ka, Vechorka, and Polunochka, arrived at the Tsar's court; the first had the fairest face, the second the broadest shoulders, the third the stateliest figure. They went in to the Tsar, prayed before the sacred ikons, and bowed low on every side of them, but to the Tsar they bowed lowest of all. "May our Sovereign Lord and Tsar live long in the land! We have come to thee, not to feast with the festive, but to do a deed right hard and sore, for we have come to fetch thee this strange horse from far away—that selfsame horse that appeared to thee in thy dreams."
—"Success attend you, ye good youths! What provision do ye require for your journey?"—"We want nothing, O Gosudar!Only do not neglect our good father and mother. Provide for them in their old age and need."—"If that be all, depart in God's name on your journey. I will bring your old parents to my court, and they shall be my guests; I will give them to eat and drink from my own royal table, they shall be clothed and shod from my own royal wardrobe, and they shall be filled full with all good things."
So the good youths departed on their long journey. They travelled that day, and the next, and the third also, with nothing but the sky above their heads, and the broad steppe on every side of them. At last they left the steppe and entered a dense forest, and rejoiced greatly. On the very skirts of the forest stood a little hut, and beside the little hut a tiny sheepfold full of sheep.
"Look," said they, "there we shall find some place to lay our heads in, and rest from our journey." They knocked at the hut—there was no answer; they peeped into it—it was quite empty. The brothers entered in, made ready for the night, prayed to God, and laid them down to sleep. In the morning Zor'ka and Polunochka went into the wood to hunt, and said to Vechorka, "Stay at home and get dinner ready for us."
The eldest brother agreed, put everything to rights in the hut, and then went to the sheepfold, chose the fattest ram, cut it up, cleansed it, and roasted it for dinner. He had no sooner laid the table, however, and had just sat down by the window to await his brothers, when all at once there came a rumbling and a thundering from the forest, the door was nearly torn off its hinges, and the Muzhichek-only-as-big-as-your-thumb-but-with-moustaches-seven-versts-long entered the hut, with his moustaches floating far down his back.
On entering the hut he looked at Vechorka from beneath his beetling brows, and shrieked with a terrible voice, "How dare you come into my hut as if you were its lord and master? How dare you cut up my ram?" But Vechorka looked at him and smiled.
"You ought to grow a little bigger before you shriek like that," said he. "Be off, and don't let me see you here again, or I'll take a spoonful of cabbage soup, and a little crumb of bread, and glue up your eyes for you." The Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb-but-with-moustaches-seven-versts-long replied, "I see that you don't know that, though small, I am brave withal;" then, tearing the hero from the bench, he dragged him from corner to corner, bumped his head well against the walls, and then threw him, more dead than alive, beneath the bench. He himself took the roast ram from the table, ate it, bones and all, and vanished. The brothers returned and asked, "What's the matter? Why have you bandaged your head?" But Vechorka was ashamed to say that such a miserable little wretch had trounced him so soundly, and he said to his brothers, "I got a headache from looking to the fire without you, so that I could neither roast nor boil."
The next day Zor'ka and Vechorka went out to hunt, and Polunochka stayed behind to get the dinner ready. No sooner had he finished cooking the dinner, than there was again a rushing sound in the wood, and into the hut came the Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb-but-with-moustaches-seven-versts-long, knocked Polunochka about, maimed him, pitched him under the bench, ate up the whole dinner, and vanished. Again the brothers returned and asked, "What's the matter, brotherkin? Why do you tie up your head with rags?"—"I have got a headache from looking to the fire, my brothers," replied Polunochka, "so that my poor little head was quite splitting, and therefore I could not get ready your dinner for you."
On the third day the elder brothers went to hunt, and Zor'ka remained in the hut alone, and thought to himself, "There's something not quite right here. It is not for nothing that my brothers have complained of the heat of the fire two days running." So he began to look all about, and to listen, in case any one should be coming to fall upon him unawares.
He chose a ram, killed and cut it up, cleansed it, roasted it, and placed it on the table, and immediately there was a racket and a thundering in the wood, and in at the door rushed the Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb-but-with-moustaches-seven-versts-long, with a rick of hay on his head, and in his hand a bucket of water. He put the bucket of water in the midst of the courtyard, strewed the straw all over the courtyard, and set about counting his sheep. He saw that there was yet another ram missing, flew into a violent rage, stamped on the ground with his little feet, dashed into the hut, and flung himself violently upon Zor'ka. But this Zor'ka was not like his brothers. He seized the Muzhichek by his moustaches, and began to drag him about the hut and well towzle him, and cried at the same time—
"If you don't know the ford
Don't step overboard."
The Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb wriggled about from side to side, tore himself out of Zor'ka's iron paws, though he left the ends of his moustaches in his fists, and ran away from him as hard as he could, Zor'ka after him—but whither, pray? He flew up into the air like fluff, vanished from before his eyes, and was gone. Zor'ka returned to the hut, and sat down by the window to await his beloved brothers.
The brothers arrived, and were quite astonished to find him hale and whole, and the dinner ready. But Zor'ka drew out from his girdle the ends of the long moustaches which he had torn from the monster, and said to his brothers, with a smile, "Look, my brothers, I have twisted your headache that you caught from the fire round my girdle! I see now that neither in strength nor stout-heartedness are ye fit comrades for me, so I will go on alone to discover the wondrous steed, but you go back to the village and plough land." Then he took leave of his brothers, and went on his way.
Just as he was leaving the wood, Zor'ka came upon a crazy little hut, and in this crazy little hut he heard some one crying dolorously, "Whoever will give me to eat and to drink, him will I serve." The good youth went into the hut, and saw that on the stove lay an armless, legless one, piteously groaning, and begging for meat and drink. Zor'ka gave him to eat and drink, and asked him who he was. "A hero was I, no whit worse than thou, but lo! I ate one of the rams of the Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb, and he made me a cripple for the rest of my life. But because you have had compassion upon me, and given me both to eat and to drink, I will show you how to get the wondrous horse."—"Show me, I pray, good man."—"Go, then, to the river hard by, take a ferry-boat on it, ferry people across it the whole year round, take money from none, and—you'll see what will happen."
Zor'ka went to the river, took a ferry-boat, and a whole year round he ferried everybody across gratis. And it befell him once that he had to ferry over three old pilgrims. The old men got out on the bank, and began to undo their travelling purses, and the first pulled out a whole handful of gold, the second a whole roll of pure pearls, and the third the most precious stones. "There, that is for thy ferrying, good youth," said the old men. "I can take nothing [30]from you," said Zor'ka, "because I am here, according to promise, to ferry every one across without taking money for it."—"Then for what dost thou do it?"—"I seek the wondrous horse which is not woolly white, but silvery bright, and I can find it nowhere; so that is why good people have advised me to hire a ferry-boat here, and they said, you shall see what will happen."—"Well for thee, good youth, that thou hast been true to thy word; we can equip thee for thy journey.
Here is a little ring for thy little finger, do but transfer it from finger to finger, and all thy wishes will be gratified." And the old men went on their way, but Zor'ka immediately put the ring on the other hand and said—"Let me be at once in those places where the Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb lives and pastures his horse!"
And immediately the tempest took him, and before he could wink once he found himself in front of a deep chasm amongst the gloomy rocks, and he saw that in this side of the chasm, but on the very edge of it, was sitting the Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb-but-with-moustaches-seven-versts-long, and around him was pacing the wondrous horse that was not woolly white, but silvery bright; on its brow shone a moon, and many stars were in its mane.
"Welcome, good youth!" screeched the monster to Zor'ka; "what brings you hither?"—"I am going to take your horse away from you."—"Nay, 'tis not for you nor for any one else to take him from me. If I but seize him by the mane and lead him to the edge of this abyss, nobody in the world can take him away from hence, though they strive for ever and ever."—"Well, then, let us exchange."—"Willingly. I don't mind exchanging with you. You bring me hither the daughter of your Tsar, and I will give you my horse, and you may lead him from field to field."—"Good," said Zor'ka, and he immediately began considering how he might get the better of the monster. He transferred his ring from finger to finger, and said, "Let the lovely Tsarevna immediately appear here before me."
And in the twinkling of an eye the Tsarevna appeared before him, all pale and trembling, and fell down on her knees before him, and begged and prayed him: "Good youth, wherefore hast thou conjured me away from my father? Oh, spare my tender youth!" But Zor'ka whispered her, "I want to get the better of that monster there. I'll make believe to exchange you for the horse, and leave you with the monster as his wife; but you take this ring, and when you want to return home you have only to take it off one finger and put it on the other, and say, 'I want to turn into a little needle to stick it into Zor'ka behind his collar,' and you'll see what will happen."
And as Zor'ka had said to the Tsarevna, so it fell out. He gave the Tsarevna to the monster in exchange for the wondrous horse, put his martial harness on the horse, mounted, and went on his way; but the Muzhichek-no-bigger-than-your-thumb laughed and shouted after him, "'Tis well, good youth; thou hast exchanged a lovely damsel for a horse." Zor'ka had not gone two or three versts when he felt something pricking him behind the collar.
He put his hand there, and lo! there was a needle. He pitched it on the ground, and before him stood a lovely damsel, who wept and begged him to take her back to her dear father's house. Zor'ka set her on the horse beside him, and galloped off as only heroes can gallop. He arrived at the Tsar's court, and found the Tsar in an evil mood. The Tsar said to him, "I rejoice not at all, good youth, in thy faithful service, nor do I require the steed thou hast gotten for me, nor will I reward thee with aught according to thy merits."—"And wherefore, pray, dear father Tsar?"—"Because, good youth, my daughter went away without my leave."—"Nay, but, my Sovereign Lord and Tsar, it beseems thee not to trifle with me so: the Tsarevna was only this instant greeting me from out of her stronghold."
Then the Tsar rushed into the stronghold, where he still found his daughter, embraced her, and brought her out to the good youth. "Here is thy reward and my delight." And the Tsar took the horse, and gave his daughter to Zor'ka to wife, and half his tsardom along with her into the bargain. And Zor'ka still lives with his wife, and cannot love her enough, and he rejoices in his good fortune without over-much boasting
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Hailing from rural Connecticut, this young songbird grew up in a house she calls 'a living jukebox'. Surrounded by music all the time, ranging from Frank Sinatra to Billy Joel, she fell in love with the beauty of song. Initially favoring more powerful rock, she's now performing both covers and original material steeped in modern jazzy hues. Her aptly named debut single "Brand New" released in 2015.
Her new single is a delicate gem of exceptional elegance and beauty. The smooth piano driven tune is joined by a mellow drum and a touch of mild organ tones, letting her exquisitely charming, jazz-touched vocals shine. Asking the meaningful question of what's important in life, the mellifluous melody and her radiant, alluring voice sound like a romantic crackling fireplace on a cold winter's day.


February 20, 2019– (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) – Mobius Vendor Partners (MVP), the well-known business process design, management and performance improvement company and creator of CustomerCount® feedback system, celebrates its twentieth year in business this year.
Over the past two decades, Mobius has developed strategic and tactical business plans, goals, objectives and Key Performance Indicators; direct marketing processes, primarily those involving inbound and outbound call center resources; designed and redesigned operational processes within service industries for greater efficiency and effectiveness; developed and implemented quality control standards, measures and processes and also developed and implemented marketing, sales and service initiatives.
Bill Morris, who joined Mobius in 2005 as the Managing Partner adds "the core value of providing exceptional service with exceptionally fair pricing is a cornerstone of our culture".
Over the years , MVP's experience confirmed the importance of measuring performance and creating tools to help manage customer feedback to improve customer experience within three segments of the timeshare industry: sales experience, contact experience and product experience. This knowledge led Mobius to launch CustomerCount in 2007 for a major timeshare exchange company. Since then, the acceptance of the platform has been widespread in the hospitality sector and other industries as well. An enterprise customer feedback system, CustomerCount is a flexible solution providing intuitive real time reporting, fast turnaround on updates, detailed and dynamic data gathering with comprehensive reporting for process improvement and customer loyalty to improve the bottom line. The system, available in 40 different languages, is the only feedback system designed specifically for the leisure travel industry. It is easily adaptable to gather information for numerous industries and a plethora of purposes.
Last year, CustomerCount's capabilities increased exponentially with the introduction of WRAP (Worldwide Research Analytics Program). WRAP expands upon these capabilities by offering optional reporting enhancements that reveal deep insights into customer attitudes and sentiments, while identifying areas for process and service improvement.
With its responsive design and device recognition capabilities, CustomerCount also offers Full Text Search and the ability for guests to make on-site service requests right from their mobile devices.
Because of its thorough understanding of the importance of positive and helpful Customer Engagement Practices, CustomerCount sponsors two major Customer Engagement Awards, one in partnership with PACE and the other with Resort Trades Magazine. Recipients and their employers both receive awards in the annual competition.
Whether assisting clients with business processes or helping them gather and analyze data about their customers, both MVP and CustomerCount are known for taking the time to learn the significant aspects of their client's organization and industry that impact the areas of performance upon which their efforts are focused. Armed with this intelligence, they are positioned to measure and provide effective recommendations and solutions to enhance their client's process performance.
Founded in 1999, Mobius Vendor Partners (Mobius) is a business process design, management and performance improvement company with personnel committed to excellence in assessment and deployment. We help our client organizations increase efficiency and effectiveness to gain positive, bottom line impacts. At Mobius, we provide solutions whose immediate or forecasted impacts are measurable in quantitative and/or qualitative terms. We work with our clients to identify the key performance indicators related to our solutions and develop processes/systems for effective reporting.
CustomerCount is a feature-rich, cloud-based survey solution providing intuitive real-time reporting and detailed dynamic data gathering capabilities to support process improvement efforts, build customer loyalty and improve ROI. CustomerCount was initially designed for the hospitality and contact center industries and is now used by organizations across numerous different vertical markets and industries. For more information, visit www.customercount.com; follow them at LinkedIn/CustomerCount on Twitter @MobiusVP or facebook.com/CustomerCount.


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Trump Selects Former TX Gov. Rick Perry for Energy Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has been surprising many with his various selections to fill his administration leadership. In addition to a number of non-politician business people, Trump has picked some politicians such as former Texas Governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry.
President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to name the former Texas governor Rick Perry as his secretary of energy.
The selection of Mr. Perry to lead the energy agency would offer a rich paradox: During a televised debate in 2011, when he was seeking the Republican nomination, Mr. Perry intended to list the Department of Energy among agencies he wanted to eliminate, but he could not remember its name.
While Texas is rich in energy resources and Mr. Perry is an enthusiastic advocate of extracting them, it is not clear how that experience would translate into leading what is also a major national security agency. Despite its name, the Department of Energy plays the leading role in designing nuclear weapons and in ensuring the safety and reliability of the nation's aging nuclear arsenal through a constellation of scientific laboratories.
About 60 percent of the Energy Department's budget is devoted to managing the National Nuclear Security Administration, which defines its mission as enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.
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As disproportionate as the amount of fine music being made in Norway is to its relatively small population of five million, so, too, is its surprisingly large cadre of outstanding drummers. A quick scan through the list of drummers who have made some kind of name for themselves, both at home and abroad, include—amongst many, many others—Audun Kleive (Terje Rypdal, Nils Petter Molvaer), Per Oddvar Johansen (The Source, Christian Wallumrod Ensemble), Erland Dahlen (Molvær, Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex Orchestra), Torstein Lofthus (Elephant9, Mathias Eick) and, of course, the drummer who started it all, Jon Christensen (Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson, Keith Jarrett), helping put Norway on the map in the early '70s with a series of ECM recordings. Add to that list Terje Evensen, who has, relatively quietly, emerged on the scene after studies with Martin France—ultimately contributing additional drums, electronics and programming to the British drummer's two very fine Spin Marvel records, Spin Marvel (Babel, 2007) and The Reluctantly Politicised Mr James (Edition, 2010).
The odd but compellingly titled Eyes of a Blue Dog—drawn from a short story by Latin American author Gabriel Garcia Marquez—and its debut, Rise, are already garnering international attention through its release on the UK's intrepid Babel Label. Essentially an instrumental duo, with Elisabeth Nygaard (Colin Riley's MooV) augmenting Evensen and British trumpeter/guitarist Rory Simmons (leader of the 10-piece LOOP collective third stream ensemble, Fringe Magnetic) contributing vocals to five of Rise's nine tracks (though the UK-based Swedish singer shares compositional co-credit for the entire set), rather than monolithically predicated on a single foundational premise, Rise stems from a multitude of touchstones, without losing either its focus or voice.
No surprise, given Evensen's broad purview, having toured with everyone from British saxophonist Julian Arguelles to Peruvian guitarist Andrés Prado, participating in live remixes at the annual Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway and releasing a superb album of solo percussion and electronics, Still You. You Still Here. (fonorum, 2010). Moody ambient soundscapes, modernistic song forms and aggressive electro-stances are definitive throughout Rise, but Evensen not only demonstrates a strong sense of rhythm and color on more electrified songs like "Reject the Rhapsody" and the thundering pulse of "Falling," but similar deftness in the somewhat more acoustic context of "Marble Faces." Beginning with Simmons' looped guitar and layered trumpet, the tune gradually becomes an open-ended but clearly concentrated and connected improvisational foray between Evensen, Simmons and, on this track alone, Chris Hill—British singer Jamie Cullum's bassist since 2009—turning Rise's longest track into an instrumental highlight of the set.
With an appealing, burnished tone all his own, like Evensen, Simmons is equally adept across contexts, as informed by Nils Petter Molvær's electrified lyricism ("Mai") as he is more abstruse melodism ("Little Pieces of Everything"). Nygård combines a gossamer delicacy with more emphatic strength, her phrase-ending vibrato rendering the singer instantly recognizable.
A crossover record as comfortably categorized in contemporary experimental rock as ambient improvisational jazz territory, Rise is an impressive debut from a group that may just be getting started, but clearly has a very promising future on the road ahead.
Track Listing: Mai; Rise; Marble Faces; Reject the Rhapsody; Nothing Dies With You; Little Piece of Everywhere; Deliverance; Knee; Falling.
Personnel: Rory Simmons: trumpet, guitar, electronics; Terje Evensen: drums, electronics; Elisabeth Nygård: vocals (2, 4, 5, 7, 9); Chris Hill: bass (3).


According to the Ministry of rural agriculture, the Beizhen pestilence area in Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning officially lifted the blockade at 0:00 hours. Up to now, most of the epidemic areas in Liaoning Province have been gradually released.Click Here For More.
In the second half of 2018, African swine plague appeared in many parts of China. In order to control the epidemic, the transfer of live pigs is restricted. In December 4th, the CPPCC agricultural and Rural Committee held a consultation meeting on the prevention and control of swine plague. Yu Kangzhen, Vice Minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said at the meeting that the epidemic spreading momentum was effectively curbed, and 35 epidemic areas in 8 provinces were released according to the regulations. As of December 3rd, there were 79 pig outbreaks and 2 wild boar outbreaks in 21 provinces across the country. Despite the fact that African swine plague is still taking place, prevention and control is effective and overall controllable.
On the other hand, according to the data from pig pig price system of China pig farm, the average price of three yuan in December 5th was 13.87 yuan / kg, up 0.38 yuan / kg compared with last week. A total of 15 provinces and 31 provinces and municipalities nationwide raised the price of pork. The price of pork in 12 provinces was down, and that in 3 provinces was flat. No statistics were found in 1 provinces.
Baocheng futures believe that with the arrival of the peak consumption in winter, the price of pigs will rise, especially in the non epidemic areas. At the same time, it is foreseeable that the current situation of African swine fever is still controllable. After the epidemic, the price of pigs will still rise.


I know, I know, I know. I have been obsessed with straw-looking bags lately. I know. They are just so… warm looking, This little Marc by Marc Jacobs number will be perfect in a few months when it's time to shed the heavy layers, colors and style of winter and slip on something a little more fun. It is also easy on the wallet; as you will be stocking up on new swimsuits, dresses, sandals and sun block, this will only set you back $178.
This summer tote has a straw exterior with faux-leather handles and a detachable pouch to keep beach funds safe. It comes in a bright blue or sunshine yellow to perfectly compliment the colors of the seaside.
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I really do not know about this bag. Maybe for the beach or a picnic.
It's a great beach bag. But, I can't fathom spending that kind of money on something that is definitely seasonal, non-leather, and would get damaged. I love the colors though.
I liked it until I saw the faux leather handles. Even if it is only $178 that's enough to expect leather handles. So it's a pass for me due to that alone.
I wish it was leather handles, holding a faux-leather handle in a hot summer day could be really sticky and unpleasant. I was never a fan of pvc made handbags, yuck!


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News - Poppy Campaign - 8 Nov 2016
News Item 12 of 113
Poppy Campaign: 8 Nov 2016
Air Canada swiftly reverses poppy stand after outcry from staff, union
Air Canada A340-300/ Rob Finlayson
Air Canada has reversed an edict advising flight attendants against wearing poppies on their uniforms, hours after a company vice-president issued it.
On Monday morning Renée Smith-Valade, vice-president of in-flight service for Air Canada, informed all employees the company had "chosen to show our deep respect and honour for our veterans with an onboard announcement on all flights worldwide."
However Smith-Valade's note went on to say Air Canada "strongly encourage(d) anyone who wants to wear a poppy to observe and respect Remembrance Day to do so when not in uniform."
Within hours the airline apparently had a change of heart, according to a second note posted to the company's internal communication system.
"The decision has indeed been reconsidered and the wearing of poppies is supported," Smith-Valade wrote.
"My apologies for the angst this has caused for some. For those who choose to do so please wear your poppies while in uniform with pride."
Original order 'beyond absurd', union says
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 6,500 flight attendants at Air Canada and 700 at Air Canada Rouge, confirmed its workers received the note and said it came as a "complete surprise".
"Frankly we were shocked and completely unaware of this," said Michel Cournoyer, a union spokesman.
"[Employees] think that this decision was beyond absurd and think the flight attendants should absolutely be allowed to wear the poppies."
Cournoyer said the union and its members are pleased by the company's reversal. He noted that in 2008, Air Canada painted poppies on their planes' fuselage "because aviation is so closely tied to military history."
Air Canada statement
In a statement to CBC News early Monday afternoon, Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick wrote: "While we do have regulations on non-service pins to maintain a consistent uniform look, we have clarified for our in-flight crews that they can wear a poppy in uniform and do so proudly.
"Our uniform policy has been revised with this clarification to avoid any confusion in the future. Many Air Canada employees have ties with the military and we honour the contribution and sacrifice of serving members of the Armed Forces as well as of our veterans.
"We have apologized to our in-flight crews for any confusion surrounding this issue."
Stu Mills, CBC News/AA


text:
#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <regex>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
#include <jwt.h>
#include <openssl/sha.h>

#include <authentication_application.hpp>
#include <config.hpp>
#include <crypto.hpp>
#include <root_application.hpp>
#include <service.hpp>
#include <user_application.hpp>

namespace kdbrest
{

/**
 * @brief the constructor for the authentication endopint application
 *
 * @param srv a service container
 */
AuthenticationApp::AuthenticationApp (cppcms::service & srv) : cppcms::application (srv)
{
	dispatcher ().assign ("", &AuthenticationApp::authenticate, this);
	mapper ().assign ("");

	// force caching of database
	(void) kdbrest::service::StorageEngine::instance ();
}

/**
 * @brief handler for the authentication resource
 *
 * the function will attempt an authentication with submitted credentials
 * found in the request() object. in case the attempt succeeds, a session
 * token will be returned in the response(), otherwise an appropriate
 * error message stating the issue.
 */
void AuthenticationApp::authenticate ()
{
	RootApp::setCORSHeaders (response (), "POST,OPTIONS");

	if (request ().request_method () == "POST")
	{
		// check if request data is of type application/json
		if (request ().content_type_parsed ().media_type () != MIME_APPLICATION_JSON)
		{
			RootApp::setNotAcceptable (response (), "You have supplied an unsupported Content-Type.",
						   "REQUEST_UNSUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPE");
			return;
		}

		// try to parse request body data
		cppcms::json::value requestData;
		try
		{
			requestData = RootApp::parsePostDataAsJson (request ());
		}
		catch (kdbrest::exception::InvalidPostDataFormatException const & e)
		{
			RootApp::setBadRequest (response (), "The submitted data is not of type application/json.",
						"REQUEST_MALFORMED_DATA");
			return;
		}

		// required request fields
		std::string username;
		std::string password;

		// find username
		try
		{
			username = requestData.get<std::string> ("username");
		}
		catch (cppcms::json::bad_value_cast const & e)
		{
			RootApp::setBadRequest (response (), "You have to supply an username.", "AUTH_MISSING_USERNAME");
			return;
		}

		// find password
		try
		{
			password = requestData.get<std::string> ("password");
		}
		catch (cppcms::json::bad_value_cast const & e)
		{
			RootApp::setBadRequest (response (), "You have to supply a password.", "AUTH_MISSING_PASSWORD");
			return;
		}

		// regex checks
		std::regex regex_username (REGEX_USERNAME);

		// before doing a lookup, validate that username input is safe
		if (!std::regex_match (username, regex_username))
		{
			RootApp::setUnauthorized (response (), "An account for the given username does not exist.",
						  "AUTH_UNKNOWN_USERNAME");
			return;
		}

		// attempt the actual authentication
		// first load the user
		model::User user (std::string (""));
		try
		{
			user = service::StorageEngine::instance ().getUser (username);
		}
		catch (exception::UserNotFoundException const & e)
		{
			RootApp::setUnauthorized (response (), "An account for the given username does not exist.",
						  "AUTH_UNKNOWN_USERNAME");
			return;
		}
		// then compare the password
		std::string passwordEncrypted;
		if (!crypto::sha256_encrypt (password, passwordEncrypted))
		{
			RootApp::setInternalServerError (response (), "Could not hash password. Please try again.", "AUTH_UNKNOWN_ERROR");
			return;
		}
		if (user.getPasswordHash ().compare (passwordEncrypted) != 0)
		{
			RootApp::setUnauthorized (response (), "The entered password is wrong.", "AUTH_INVALID_PASSWORD");
			return;
		}

		/* authentication was successful, so lets build the token */
		std::string token;
		try
		{
			token = this->buildJWT (response (), user);
		}
		catch (kdbrest::exception::JwtCreationException const & e)
		{
			// error is already set to response
			return;
		}

		// write response
		cppcms::json::value data;
		data["token"] = token;
		RootApp::setOk (response (), data, MIME_APPLICATION_JSON);
	}
	else if (request ().request_method () == "OPTIONS")
	{
		RootApp::setOk (response ());
		return;
	}
	else
	{
		RootApp::setMethodNotAllowed (response ()); // send HTTP 405
		return;
	}
}

/**
 * @brief validates the authorization header of a request()
 *
 * helper method that allows to validate whether a request contains a valid
 * session token or not. it checks for the authorization header, format and
 * validity of the token.
 * additionally the method can do checks on the authenticated users rank and
 * username (i.e. check for permissions or if is owner of something).
 *
 * @note if a rank and a username are given, it is sufficient that one of both matches the
 *       requirement in order for the validation to succeed.
 *
 * @param request a request
 * @param response a response
 * @param rank optionally the rank of a user can be checked
 * @param orUser optionally the name of a user can be checked
 * @return true if an authentication is present and the authenticated user
 *		   matches all requirements, false otherwise
 */
bool AuthenticationApp::validateAuthentication (cppcms::http::request & request, cppcms::http::response & response, const int rank,
						const std::string orUser)
{
	// authentication validation
	std::string headerAuthorization = request.http_authorization ();
	std::string token;
	if (headerAuthorization.empty ())
	{
		// find token in get_parameters
		token = request.get (PARAM_TOKEN);
		if (token.empty ())
		{
			RootApp::setUnauthorized (response, "Session token missing.", "NEED_AUTHENTICATION"); // send HTTP 401
			return false;									      // not successful
		}
	}
	else
	{
		if (!boost::starts_with (headerAuthorization, AUTH_HEADER_PREFIX))
		{
			RootApp::setUnauthorized (response, "Authentication header has wrong format.", "NEED_AUTHENTICATION");
			return false; // not successful
		}
		token = headerAuthorization.substr (AUTH_HEADER_PREFIX.size ());
	}

	/* request seems fine, so lets parse the token */
	jwt_t * jwt;

	// decode it
	if (jwt_decode (&jwt, token.c_str (),
			reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *> (
				Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<std::string> ("jwt.encryption.secret").c_str ()),
			Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<std::string> ("jwt.encryption.secret").size ()) != 0)
	{
		RootApp::setUnauthorized (response, "Session token is invalid", "NEED_AUTHENTICATION"); // send HTTP 401
		return false;
	}

	std::unique_ptr<jwt_t, void (*) (jwt_t *)> jwt_ptr (jwt, jwt_free);

	// check issuer and other grants
	if (std::string (jwt_get_grant (jwt_ptr.get (), "issuer")) != std::string (ELEKTRA_REST_AUTHENTICATION_JWT_ISSUER) ||
	    jwt_get_grant_int (jwt_ptr.get (), "expires") < std::time (NULL))
	{
		RootApp::setUnauthorized (response, "Session token is invalid", "NEED_AUTHENTICATION"); // send HTTP 401
		return false;
	}

	model::User currentUser = AuthenticationApp::getCurrentUser (request);
	if (currentUser.getRank () < rank && (orUser.empty () || orUser != currentUser.getUsername ()))
	{
		RootApp::setUnauthorized (response, "This action requires higher permissions.", "USER_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS");
		return false; // not successful
	}

	return true; // authentication successful
}

/**
 * @brief helper method to retrieve a user model of the currently authenticated user
 *
 * the function parses the authorization header of a request,
 * validates its format and ensures a proper session token is set.
 * it then takes the token and finds the user it belongs to.
 *
 * @param request a request
 * @return model of the currently authenticated user, taken from the storage
 * @throw kdbrest::exception::NoCurrentUserException
 * @throw kdbrest::exception::UserNotFoundException
 */
model::User AuthenticationApp::getCurrentUser (cppcms::http::request & request)
{
	// authentication validation
	std::string headerAuthorization = request.http_authorization ();
	std::string token;
	if (headerAuthorization.empty ())
	{
		// find token in get_parameters
		token = request.get (PARAM_TOKEN);
		if (token.empty ())
		{
			throw exception::NoCurrentUserException ();
		}
	}
	else
	{
		if (!boost::starts_with (headerAuthorization, AUTH_HEADER_PREFIX))
		{
			throw exception::NoCurrentUserException ();
		}
		token = headerAuthorization.substr (AUTH_HEADER_PREFIX.size ());
	}

	/* request seems fine, lets build the jwt */
	jwt_t * jwt;

	if (jwt_decode (&jwt, token.c_str (),
			reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *> (
				Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<std::string> ("jwt.encryption.secret").c_str ()),
			Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<std::string> ("jwt.encryption.secret").size ()) != 0)
	{
		throw exception::NoCurrentUserException ();
	}

	std::unique_ptr<jwt_t, void (*) (jwt_t *)> jwt_ptr (jwt, jwt_free);

	// check issuer and other grants
	if (std::string (jwt_get_grant (jwt_ptr.get (), "issuer")) != std::string (ELEKTRA_REST_AUTHENTICATION_JWT_ISSUER) ||
	    jwt_get_grant_int (jwt_ptr.get (), "expires") < std::time (NULL))
	{
		throw exception::NoCurrentUserException ();
	}

	std::string username = std::string (jwt_get_grant (jwt_ptr.get (), "username"));
	if (username.empty ())
	{
		throw exception::NoCurrentUserException ();
	}

	try
	{
		model::User user = service::StorageEngine::instance ().getUser (username);
		return user;
	}
	catch (exception::UserNotFoundException const & e)
	{
		throw exception::UserNotFoundException ();
	}
}

/**
 * @brief can be used to build a jwt for a user
 *
 * @param user a user model
 * @return a jwt token as string
 */
std::string AuthenticationApp::buildJWT (cppcms::http::response & resp, const model::User & user) const
{
	jwt_t * jwt;

	// reserve token memory
	if (jwt_new (&jwt) != 0 || !jwt)
	{
		RootApp::setInternalServerError (resp, "Something went wrong while creating the session token.", "AUTH_CREATE_TOKEN_ERROR");
		throw exception::JwtCreationException ();
	}

	// create smart pointer that ensures freeing the jwt
	std::unique_ptr<jwt_t, void (*) (jwt_t *)> jwt_ptr (jwt, jwt_free);

	// specify jwt algorithm and encryption key
	if (jwt_set_alg (jwt_ptr.get (), JWT_ALG_HS256,
			 reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *> (
				 Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<std::string> ("jwt.encryption.secret").c_str ()),
			 Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<std::string> ("jwt.encryption.secret").size ()) != 0)
	{
		RootApp::setInternalServerError (resp, "Something went wrong while creating the session token.", "AUTH_CREATE_TOKEN_ERROR");
		throw exception::JwtCreationException ();
	}

	// add claims
	if (jwt_add_grant (jwt_ptr.get (), "issuer", ELEKTRA_REST_AUTHENTICATION_JWT_ISSUER) != 0 ||
	    jwt_add_grant (jwt_ptr.get (), "username", user.getUsername ().c_str ()) != 0 ||
	    jwt_add_grant_int (jwt_ptr.get (), "rank", user.getRank ()) != 0 ||
	    jwt_add_grant_int (jwt_ptr.get (), "expires", std::time (NULL) + Config::instance ().getConfig ().get<int> ("jwt.validity")) !=
		    0)
	{
		RootApp::setInternalServerError (resp, "Something went wrong while creating the session token.", "AUTH_CREATE_TOKEN_ERROR");
		throw exception::JwtCreationException ();
	}

	// generate and return token
	return std::string (jwt_encode_str (jwt_ptr.get ()));
}

} // namespace kdbrest

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