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Olympus SP-560 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera Announced
New Camera Offers 18x Optical Zoom, 27mm Wide-Angle Lens, Face Detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, TruePic III and Other Innovative Features
Olympus introduces the new SP-560 Ultra Zoom digital camera, the all-in-one solution for consumers looking for power and versatility for any shooting situation. The compact SP-560 UZ blends ease-of-use with an industry-leading focal range (27mm wide-angle to 18x optical zoom), an 8-megapixel image sensor and the latest technologies to deliver superior image quality and performance.
These new innovative technologies include:
Face Detection Technology: tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses (Face Detection AF) and optimizes exposure (Face Detection AE) for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures. Even if your subjects are moving, the camera continuously tracks your subjects' faces without having to press the shutter button;
Shadow Adjustment Technology allows users to preview and capture their images as they see them with their naked eye. Shadow Adjustment compensates for difficult lighting situations, increasing the detail in highlights and shadows, to produce more balanced photos;
TruePic III™ Image Processor: reduces graininess in images to deliver sharper, more vivid photos even at high ISO settings;
Perfect Shot Preview: enables users to preview and select various photographic effects on the LCD screen before snapping the shot; and
Dual Image Stabilization: combines the benefits of Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization and Digital Image Stabilization to ensure beautiful, blur-free images in any situation.
"The SP-560 UZ can capture more with one lens than most other cameras capture with two or three lenses," said Mark Hoffman, director, Product Marketing, Olympus Imaging America Inc. "This versatile compact camera will literally expand your photographic horizons, allowing you to capture everything from sweeping landscapes to the intricate details of a wildflower. Robust features such as Dual Image Stabilization and a variety of new technologies will appeal to everyone from photo enthusiasts looking for more creative control to first-time users looking for an easy-to-use point and shoot camera."
Amazing Focal Length Far and Wide
The key component to quality imaging is precision optics, and the SP-560 UZ delivers. This camera's versatile yet compact 18x super telephoto zoom gets users close to the action. At the same time, the wide-angle (27mm) lens captures more in each frame. Its super-macro capabilities capture the subtlest details from as close as one centimeter. The compact lens construction combines high-refractive, aspherical and extra-dispersion (ED) lens elements to deliver edge-to-edge sharpness and clarity. The bright, F2.8-4.5 lens provides the equivalent of 27-486mm focal length with 100x total seamless zoom (5.6x digital zoom).
Face Detection Technology
Face Detection Technology tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses (Face Detection AF) and optimizes exposure (Face Detection AE) for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures.
Shadow Adjustment Technology
Shooting outdoors in bright daylight can be tricky because of the extreme contrast between dark shadowed areas and bright sunlit areas – while the human eye is capable of detecting the nuances between dark and light and all the details in between, image sensors traditionally have not been quite as sensitive. The SP-560 UZ addresses this challenge head-on with Shadow Adjustment Technology, which compensates for extreme contrast where the shadow areas are underexposed and lack visible detail. With this technology, users can preview and capture images with the same contrast as their naked eye.
TruePic III Image Processor
Olympus' enhanced TruePic III Image Processor produces crystal clear photos using all the pixel information for each image to deliver superior picture quality with more accurate colors, true-to-life flesh tones and faster processing speeds. TruePic III also captures sharp images at high ISO settings, which are traditionally associated with increasing image noise or producing grainy photos.
Perfect Shot Preview
The SP-560 UZ features a Perfect Shot Preview mode that enables users to preview and select various photographic effects on a live, multi-frame window on the LCD before snapping the shot. This feature allows users to see precisely what the image will look like when adjustments are made, ensuring users are capturing the exact image they want. It's a great way for novice users to learn about the effects of different photography techniques, such as exposure compensation, white balance and metering.
Dual Image Stabilization
Dual Image Stabilization technology enables users to take crisp, clear pictures in virtually any shooting situation – adjusting for camera shake and a moving subject. Olympus' mechanical Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization keeps images sharp by adjusting the CCD to compensate for camera shake, which often occurs when zooming in on your subject and in low-light conditions when shutter speeds are slower. Digital Image Stabilization freezes the action with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds that prevent blur caused by a moving subject.
High-Speed Sequential Shooting and Pre-Capture
Capable of capturing images at an incredible 15 frames per second (image size reduced), the SP-560 UZ offers the highest burst rate of any compact digital camera. The inclusion of Pre-Capture technology, which works in conjunction with High-Speed Sequential Shooting, enables users to capture the action before and after fully pressing the shutter button. Pre-Capture begins working as soon as the focus is locked, automatically archiving five frames in the camera's buffer memory prior to the shutter release – virtually guaranteeing that none of the action will be missed even if the user's reaction time is slow. Perfect for situations where timing is essential, such as photographing a tennis player serving, children playing or a whale breaching.
High-Resolution 2.5-Inch LCD and Electronic Viewfinder
Compose and display incredible images on the camera's bright 230,000-pixel LCD. The high-resolution screen enables you to review pictures, scroll through menu options and treat friends and family to a digital slide show with ease. The SP-560 UZ also features an electronic viewfinder with dioptric correction.
33 Shooting Modes Including TV-Quality Video with Sound
The SP-560 UZ makes it easy to take great photos in a variety of scenarios and lighting situations with 33 shooting modes, including TV-quality video with sound (640×480/30fps). Simply select the desired mode for portraits, landscapes, night scenes, fast-action, macro and more.
Bright Capture Technology for Easy Low-Light Photography
Low-light photography has never been easier thanks to Olympus' revolutionary Bright Capture Technology. A brightened preview on the LCD enables simple composition; and with specific scene modes for high sensitivity settings (up to ISO 3200) and rapid auto-focus, even fast-action photos can be captured under low levels of available light.
Full Manual and Automatic Control
The Manual, Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority modes give users versatility and control for optimal performance in any situation. Users can express their creative vision – adjusting the f-stop for detailed portraits with softened backgrounds, or slowing the exposure speed to create the blurred effect of motion, or just sit back and let the camera do the thinking through the use of the automatic settings.
Underwater Housing and Accessory Lenses for Expanded Capabilities
An underwater housing (PT-037) works with the SP-560 UZ, enabling great images to be captured while scuba diving to depths of approximately 130 feet (40 meters) beneath the surface. The SP-560 UZ also features a threaded lens barrel, which enables easy attachment of the TCON-17 teleconversion lens for more than 30x optical zoom (requires CLA-10 Lens Adapter). Olympus also offers a nylon ultra-zoom carrying case.
OLYMPUS Master™ 2 Software
OLYMPUS Master 2 software provides the ultimate in digital imaging management. An intuitive user interface makes downloading to your computer quick and simple, and images are easily organized by folders or albums and searchable by date in Calendar view. Also, with one-click editing tools, such as red-eye removal, images can be touched up before printing or e-mailing. Online support, templates, firmware upgrades and other user services are just a mouse-click away. Use the optional muvee™ Theater Pack to create professional quality slide shows and DVDs from your pictures using any of several built-in templates.
The SP-560 UZ will be available in October 2007. It will also include: Neck Strap, WIN/Mac USB Cable, Audio/Video Cable, four AA Batteries, Manual, Warranty Card and OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD-ROM.
U.S. Pricing
SP-560 UZ Estimated Street Price: $449.99 (U.S.)
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Insuring Against the Next Pandemic
Kenneth Krock
In 1905, the philosopher George Santayana posited: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Winston Churchill would later echo those words in a speech to the House of Commons in 1948 following World War II.
There are many legal lessons that businesses learned in 2020 and continue to learn in the wake of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen countless articles on the application of (and the arguable need to rewrite) previously forgotten "force majeure" clauses in contracts. Business owners have had to explore the intersection of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Additionally, landlords have had to navigate federal, state and local eviction moratoria, one of which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court just last week.
Last week also saw what has been reported as the first federal appeals court decision on whether government shut down orders triggered "business interruption" insurance. On July 2, 2021, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Oral Surgeons, P.C. v. Cincinnati Insurance Company, ruled that, under Iowa law and the language in the insurance policy, "business interruption" insurance would not apply when Iowa's COVID-related restrictions on dental practices prevented an oral surgery company from using its facilities for non-emergency procedures. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's motion to dismiss and adopted the insurer's argument that the definition of "loss" in the policy required "physical loss" or "physical damage" of property rather than just a loss of use of a facility. Oral Surgeons, P.C. v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., No. 20-3211, 2021 WL 2753874 (8th Cir. July 2, 2021).
The ruling, while based on Iowa law, is a significant development in the commercial insurance arena. According to a May 14, 2021 article in the National Law Review, there are more than 50 decisions in which trial courts have ruled in favor of policyholders. Admittedly some of those decisions turned on a separate endorsement for communicable disease coverage. In other cases, courts have ruled against policyholders based on express virus exclusions.
At least one Texas federal court had already ruled against a policyholder under similar logic to that in Oral Surgeons case in the Eighth Circuit, but that case also included a virus exclusion. Diesel Barbershop, LLC v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 5:20-CV-461-DAE, 2020 WL 4724305, 79 F.Supp.3d 353 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 13, 2020)
Late last year, Texas lawmaker Senator Charles Schwertner introduced SB 249, which would require business interruption insurance to cover losses caused by a pandemic including a loss under a civil order made to prevent the spread of a pandemic, regardless of whether there is a direct physical loss to the policyholder's property. Of course, such a change in the law would only apply to newly written policies and would raise the question of whether carriers would choose to write such policies in Texas and, if so, at what increased premium. The bill apparently died in the Senate Business & Commerce Committee in March 2021.
It will be interesting to see how the continued legal fight over business interruption insurance plays out and whether there is a public demand for either a legislative or commercial remedy. Further, there are other similar products such as Rent Loss Insurance that are often been tied to a similar physical loss standard, so the legal fight may affect more than one product line for insurers.
It may go without saying that no one wants to re-live 2020 and the pandemic. And likely no one wants to consider what the next pandemic would look like. But as Santayana and Churchill espoused at the beginning of the 20th century, we must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it. As businesses review their contracts for appropriate "force majeure" language and their employee policies for compliance with federal and state law in the event of a pandemic, they should also be reviewing their insurance contracts to determine whether they have the coverage they think they have for what may be a real risk to businesses going forward.
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Yuvraj's last ODI appearance was in June 2017 against the West Indies just after the Champions Trophy in England.
Since the selectors have constantly overlooked veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh from India's limited-overs setup, there were plenty of speculations circulating in the media concerning his retirement from the international arena. However, Yuvraj has busted all sorts of myth saying that the motivation to represent India is still there.
In an exclusive interview with CricketNext, Yuvraj stated that he wants to give himself every opportunity for one final shot at the 2019 World Cup in England.
"Obviously, I am looking to play cricket till 2019, whatever cricket I get to play. Selection is not in my hands. What is in my hands is to work hard and get better at whatever I am doing – whether it's batting, bowling, fielding or my fitness. From when I was dropped last year, I have been thinking that all I can do is focus on myself and my cricket," Yuvraj quoted.
"I was speaking to Sachin (Tendulkar), who has always been my mentor, and he asked me, 'Why do we play the game? Just for the love of the game. Yes, we do want to play for India, but also, the game has given us everything'. I just want to enjoy the game, to appreciate that it has given me everything; I respect the game. I have cleared my fitness (yo-yo) test, I have bowled, I have got runs. I have done almost everything that is in my control. As I said, selection is not in my control. I am sure everyone is looking at the youngsters for building the team for this World Cup and the next World Cup. It's up to the selectors and the coach/captain to decide, it is entirely their call. I just want to play whatever cricket I get to play till 2019, and then take a call," he added.
Yuvraj might have been away from international cricket for 16 months now, but he often grabbed the headlines for his stellar showing in domestic cricket. In the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the southpaw has played seven innings for Punjab and has amassed 264 runs at an average of 37.71. Moreover, Yuvi's strike-rate (81.48) along with nine sixes shows the great form he has been in.
"When I am hitting the ball out of the park at will, and not having that fear that I am going to get out, that is when I am feeling good. All my cricket has been fearless. Obviously, you have to see the situation and play accordingly. But when I start hitting the ball out of the park and doing that consistently, then I feel that I am in a good space," he asserted.
Yuvraj is looking in a very good shape in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. And that is no accident, as he reveals.
"My decision to make is that I want to go happily playing the game. I didn't have a good domestic season last year, I had a bad IPL," he said. "I took a break and I thought that if I am looking to play another year or two years, I want to go playing this game happily because this game has given me everything.
"So I went to England for five weeks to a training camp this summer, I worked hard on my fitness. I was in Cirencester, at a habitat centre. I worked with a trainer called James, a former Marine, for five weeks. And when I got back home, I had another three weeks on my own; I had eight weeks of fitness before I started the season. I didn't have too much good (batting) practice before coming here, I just played one practice game against Madhya Pradesh. But I just felt mentally very good.
"I felt that I was fitter, I was stronger compared to last year, when I was not in a good mental space. The key for me has always been to be in a good mental space, that's when I have played good cricket. I have just focussed on being in a good space and obviously, the results showed. I have been hitting the ball really well and scored a few consistent scores. Let's see what happens now," he elaborated.
Yuvraj's last ODI appearance was in June 2017 against the West Indies just after the Champions Trophy in England. He had earned a recall to the ODI side in January 2017 and celebrated his return with a majestic 150 in the second match against England in Cuttack.


I frequently use DomainTools' domain search tool to seek out prospective buyers for my domain names. It's easy to search for keywords within registered domain names, and I can use this information to identify prospective buyers for certain domain names my company owns.
I wrote about Verisign's DomainView tool yesterday. Specifically, I shared insight about how the tool can help identify the person or entity that is behind an inquiry for a domain name. I also think the DomainView tool can be used to help find a prospective buyer in a similar manner to DomainTools's domain search tool.
DomainView allows people to see what .com and .net domain names have been recently hand registered. Users can search specific keywords and a time period, and they are able to see the domain names that were registered within the search parameters. Users can then identify prospective buyers based on the domain names they registered.
Let's use Lilac.com as an example because I used it as an example yesterday. If I see that a newly established company just registered a bunch of lilac related domain names, I may want to email them to see if they want to buy the best possible domain name for their venture. They may be hand registering domain names because they don't want to spend the money on the aftermarket, but your opening a dialog may start a conversation for the future. They may not have even known it was available to purchase.
Just like any type of inquiry of this nature, the company you email may think it has the rights to your domain name, and emailing them could become basis for a UDRP or lawsuit. Assuming you owned the domain name before they started the company, I imagine you should be in a defensible position. However, there are plenty of scummy people that incorrectly assume domain investors and domain speculators are "cybersquatters," and they may try the legal approach if your domain name is too expensive for them to buy. I suppose it is one of the big risks of investing in domain names, but it's always good to warn you about a potential pitfall.
If you spend time sending outbound inquiries via email or phone, I think the DomainView tool can show you fresh prospects for your domain names. At the very least, it can give you insight about keyword domain names that are registered that are similar to your domain names.
Good tip, Elliot. Keep in mind that DomainView shows both new registrations *and* renewals.


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The leader of India's executive branch is the Prime Minister of India (IAST: Bharat Ke Pradhan Mantri). However, they must be members of the political party or coalition that holds a majority within the Lok Sabha. He also serves as the chairperson and presidency of the cabinet. To assist the president in running the affairs of the executive, the Union Cabinet is headed by the prime minister.
How is prime minister elected?
The Prime Minister names the members of his team that he recommends being a Minister.
The Prime Minister can decide which department will go to which Minister, and he may also change the department allotted to any Minister.
He also presides over the Council of Ministers meetings and can make any changes he wishes.
If there are differences of opinion, the president can ask any minister to resign.
Power and authority of prime minister
He also oversees and directs all Ministers.
Retirement age and the term of office
The Government accepted the Fifth Central Pay Commission's recommendations and has decided to increase the retirement age of Central Government employees to 60.
Salary of prime minister
The Constitution of India gives the power to determine the PM's remuneration to the parliament. Apart from a monthly salary, the Indian Prime minister is also entitled to a residence and a Boeing 777 300ERs aircraft with IAF Pilots, special security, and many other benefits.
Facilities availed by prime minister
He is responsible for determining the country's international policy.
He is the leader and chief of the ruling party within the parliament.
He is the head of the political branch for all the forces.
Roles & responsibilities of prime minister
To inform the President of India about all the work done by Cabinet Ministers.
To notify the president about any emergency or matter of critical importance.
S.No. Name Took office Left office Party
1 Shri. Narendra Modi 30-May-19 Incumbent BJP
2 Shri. Narendra Modi 26-May-14 24-May-19 BJP
3 Dr. Manmohan Singh 22-May-04 26-May-14 INC
4 Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee 19-Mar-98 22-May-04 BJP
5 Shri Inder Kumar Gujral 21-Apr-97 19-Mar-98 Janata Dal
6 Shri H. D. Deve Gowda 1-Jun-96 21-Apr-97 Janata Dal
7 Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16-May-96 1-Jun-96 BJP
8 Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao 21-Jun-91 16-May-96 Congress (I)
9 Shri Chandra Shekhar 10-Nov-90 21-Jun-91 Janata Dal (S)
10 Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 2-Dec-89 10-Nov-90 Janata Dal
11 Shri Rajiv Gandhi 31-Oct-84 2-Dec-89 Congress (I)
12 Smt. Indira Gandhi 14-Jan-80 31-Oct-84 Congress (I)
13 Shri Charan Singh 28-Jul-79 14-Jan-80 Janata Party
14 Shri Morarji Desai 24-Mar-77 28-Jul-79 Janata Party
15 Smt. Indira Gandhi 24-Jan-66 24-Mar-77 Congress
16 Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda 11-Jan-66 24-Jan-66 Congress
17 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri 9-Jun-64 11-Jan-66 Congress
18 Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda 27-May-64 9-Jun-64 Congress
19 Shri Jawaharlal Nehru 15-Aug-47 27-May-64 Congress
Not all countries have the same government as few countries work under the presidential systems while some under a parliamentary system. The Prime minister plays a very important role in our government as he manages the cabinet, is head of the government, and serves under democratic government forms. The Prime minister works as a chief advisor to the president of the Indian government, it does not matter whether they are of Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha.
He worked as an Indian independence activist first, later he becomes the first prime minister of India. Jawaharlal Nehru (14th November 1889 – 27th May 1964) was a central figure of Indian politics at that time. He likes children and loves to spend time with them, children knew him, Chacha Nehru.
Gulzarilal Nanda
Gulzarilal Nanda (4th July 1898 – 15th January 1998) was an economist and specialized in labor issues. He was appointed for acting prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964. He was one of the major Indian politicians, awarded by Bharat Ratna in 1997.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri (2nd October 1904 – 11 January 1966) served India as a second prime minister. He is the promoter of the white revolution, it is a national campaign to focus on the supply of milk. He supports the Amul milk cooperative of Anand, Gujarat, and also establish the National Dairy Development Board. Later in 1965 he also promoted the green revolution in India, it is started to increase the production of food grain in Punjab, Haryana, and UP.
Gulzarilal Nanda (4th July 1898 – 15th January 1998) was appointed the acting prime minister after the death of Lal Bahadur Shashtri in 1966.
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi (19th November 1917 – 31st October 1984) is a central figure of the National Congress at that time. She was the first woman who was elected and become the first female prime minister of India. She is the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, she is the second largest serving Indian prime minister after her father.
Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai (29th February 1896 – 10th April 1995) served India as the 4th prime minister from 1977 to 1979. He leads the government formed by the Janata party as he was an Indian independence activist. He also served the government as the CM of Bombay state, Finance minister, Home minister, 2nd deputy prime minister.
Charan Singh
Charan Singh (23rd December 1902 – 29th May 1987) served the country as the 5th prime minister from 28th July 1979 to 14th January 1980. He is also known as the 'champion of Indian peasants'. He entered politics by becoming a part of the independence movement and was motivated by Mohandas Gandhi.
She was again appointed a prime minister from October 1980 till 1984. In 1959 she was appointed as the president of the Indian national congress and after the death of her father, she was appointed to the Rajya Sabha also.
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi (20th August 1944 – 21st May 1991) served the country as the sixth prime minister from 1984 to 1989. He is the son of Indira Gandhi, who took office after the assassination of his mother. He was the first youngest(40 years old) prime minister of our country.
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25th June 1931 – 27th November 2008) served the country as the 7th prime minister from 1989 to 1990. He was the first former zamindar who served the country as the prime minister of India. After graduation, he started his political career by becoming a member of parliament in Lok sabha.
Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar (1st July 1927 – 8th July 2007) served the country as the 8th prime minister from 10th November 1990 to 21st June 1991. The interesting thing is that he is the first prime minister who never works in any government office. His government was not doing well and was named the puppet or lame duck.
P.V. Narasimha Rao
P.V. Narasimha Rao (28th June 1921 – 23rd December 2004) served the country as the 9th prime minister from 1991 to 1996. He was a professional lawyer and a politician. He was known as "Father of Indian Economic Reforms".
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25th December 1924 – 16th Augutes 2018) served the country as the prime minister for 13 days from 1996. He founded BJP, was a member of RSS, and Hindu Nationalist Volunteer.
H.D. Deve Gowda
H.D. Deve Gowda (18th May 1933) served the country as the former prime minister from 1st June 1996 to 21st April 1997. He was the 14th chief minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. Presently he is a member of parliament and re[resent Karnataka in Rajya sabha.
Inder Kumar Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral (4th December 1919 – 30th November 2012) served the country as the 12th prime minister from April 1997 to March 1998. In 1964, he started his career in politics by joining the Indian National Congress.
He again served India as the Prime minister after elections from 1999 to 2004. He was elected as a member of Lok sabha ten times, Rajya sabha twice, and was a member of parliament for five decades. He is representing Lucknow in the parliament but retired from active politics in 2009 because of health concerns.
Manmohan Singh (26th September 1932) served the country as the 13th prime minister from 2004 to 2014. He is a brilliant economist, academic, and politician. He is a member of the Indian national congress; was elected as the first Sikh prime minister. He held numerous key posts in the Indian government, like chief economic advisor, governor of the reserve bank, and head of planning commission.
Narendra Modi (17th September 1950) serving as 14th prime minister of the country from 2014. He also served as CM of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, represent Varanasi in parliament as a member of parliament. He is a member of BJP, NDA, RSS, and of Hindu nationalist volunteer organization also.
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300: Rise of an Empire After its victory over Leonidas' 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes' army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.
End of the original 300 legacy!
The film is based as a backdrop to the original 300 storyline and paves a wave for the next part in the franchise but all the way it just drained the legacy of 300. The hero gives uninspiring talks with beats in the background score rising to make the army automatically charged up to start fighting and die… its very nonsensical just like Themistokles saying " Today is the day we water the plants" and with rising music the army responds hu rahhh and they get into the battle.
Zack Snyder after delivering the man of steel just seems to have treated this franchise as a step son by doing the screenplay but giving away the direction at Murro's hands who just couldn't pull it off. The casting of suvillian stapleton as a lead actor who clearly fumbles in dialogue delivery and acting was the biggest stupidity. The only silver lining was Eva Green and she delivered right on the money as expected with lena heady who just has a few scenes.
guess people will just have to watch this part hoping something better will come in the third. So in all a disappointing experience for one of the awaited films in my list of 2014.


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AT&T Donates $25K To Maryland Hall
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left to right: Speaker of the MD House Michael Busch, Linnell Bowen, President of MHCA, J. Michael Shweder, Vice President of AT&T Mid-Atlantic.
During a special event with Maryland Speaker of the House Michael Busch, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (MHCA) today announced a $25,000 contribution from AT&T to support the Young Artists Apprentice Program, a highly-interactive program that introduces underserved high school students to a variety of career options associated with the arts.
J. Michael Schweder, president, AT&T Mid Atlantic, joined Speaker Busch and Linnell Bowen, president and CEO of Maryland Hall, for the announcement.
The contribution will be used to underwrite a two-week, all-day 2014 summer camp that will serve up to 30 underserved 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in or talent in the arts. The camp will utilize Maryland Hall's cultural programs to teach students about career fields such as sound and lighting, marketing and promotion, exhibit layout and design, theatre production and arts administration.
Speaker Busch said Maryland Hall is a valuable resource for the residents of Annapolis and for the entire region.
"Maryland Hall is our region's top community arts program, offering residents of all ages access to extraordinary performing and visual arts programming," said Busch. "AT&T's contribution will keep strong this valuable community asset and help our children learn more about careers in the arts."
"We are extremely grateful to AT&T for their generous contribution to underwrite this valuable education program," said Linnell Bowen, President of Maryland Hall. "We see the arts impact young lives every day positively at Maryland Hall, and this camp will provide hands-on, real-world opportunities for students in our community to enhance their creativity, learn new skills and build confidence to help them succeed in high school and beyond."
"Exposure to the arts can help round out a child's education and introduce them to a wide variety of career opportunities that are possible if they stay engaged in school," said J. Michael Schweder, president, AT&T Mid Atlantic. "I applaud Speaker Busch and MHCA for their commitment to providing the region's children with access to quality arts and educational programs."
Schweder added that the contribution is part of AT&T Aspire, one of the largest corporate commitments focused on helping more students graduate from high school ready for college and careers. Last year, AT&T announced an additional quarter-billion-dollar expansion to the program, bringing the total commitment to $350 million since the program was launched in 2008.
MHCA was founded in 1979 by a group of artistic visionaries who believed the former Annapolis High School could best be re-used as a community arts center. Today, the historic landmark building is the community's gathering place for the arts. Through year-round classes, performances, exhibits, tours, workshops and demonstrations, people of all ages discover the transformative power of the arts. Each day, Maryland Hall nurtures inspiration, cultivates originality and fosters the imaginations of the children, families, students and adults who come through our doors.
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Long 117-year journey ends well for Nakuru
An aerial view of Nakuru town as seen on November 30, 2021. Nakuru County to benefit from infrastructural projects initiated as part of its push for city status.
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By Milan Kiplagat
On Wednesday, Nakuru became Kenya's fourth city after Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. Many feel that it should have come much earlier because the town has had all the hallmarks of a city for long.
It was Kenya's unofficial seat of power during the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi regimes.
Also, Moi's favourite private residence was at Kabarak, 22 kilometres from Nakuru, where he retired and is buried. Kenyatta also spent many nights at his home in nearby Gicheha Farm.Kenya's largest retail stores — Nakumatt, Naivas, Tuskys and Gilani's — were founded here.
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The indigenous brewer and alcoholic beverage manufacturer Keroche Breweries and celebrated agricultural institute Egerton University are based in Nakuru. Unlike the other cities, Nakuru is surrounded by breathtaking world-famous tourist attraction sites.
The magical Menengai Crater, the historic Hyrax Hill, Lake Nakuru National Park, Lake Elementaita, Lake Bogoria and the Olkaria Geothermal Hot Spa top the list of the spectacular sites. But despite this massive transformation and the aura of power and influence around it, Nakuru has remained a municipality.
It took the boldness of Governor Lee Kinyanjui to start the pursuit of the city charter in 2018. On being elected in 2017, Kinyanjui embarked on a mission to elevate Nakuru, a daring undertaking that pessimists thought would hit a snag. He had to overcome opposition even from within, including from Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika.
A determined Kinyanjui ignored all the noise and started setting up structures to put Nakuru on the path to city status. In a span of four years, he revamped inter-street roads, cleaned markets, enhanced water supply, installed street lights, built disaster management capacity and introduced a proper waste disposal mechanism. Massive growth has been recorded across various sectors.
In 2019, Nakuru Level 5 Hospital was elevated to Level 6 after being revamped with state-of-the-art medical equipment. In February this year, the county commissioned construction of a second referral hospital at a cost of Sh175 million.
The hospital will have modern facilities. During the conferment of city status, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched a Sh174 million fire station in the city centre.
In January last year, President Kenyatta launched a Sh5.8 billion cement factory at Salgaa to boost the county's industrialisation plan and create employment opportunities for residents. With improved healthcare, growing industries, enhanced security, better road network, reputable institutions of higher learning and outstanding leadership in place, there could never have been a better moment than this. A journey that started in 1904 when it attained township status has finally come to an end, 117 years later.
Milan Kiplagat, Nairobi


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As Boxxy walked into the dungeon following a debatably restful Dreamweaver-induced coma, it grumbled inaudibly at the small row of cages lined up underneath the glowing core. They were all delightfully cubic in shape though infuriatingly grate-like in their construction, and none were any taller than its knees. These seven containers held an assortment of relatively harmless critters. From left-to-right, there was a mangy pooch, a pissed-off mega-termite, a tortoise, some kind of mutated squirrel, a janther cub, a sleeping boar, and a desperately floundering catfish.
The monster approached and deprived itself of any and all organs capable of perceiving sound since it did not want to deal with the cacophony of noises these things were making. It then got busy inspecting and appraising each captive critter. Moments later it lifted an arm, which was shapeshifted into a comically large mallet, and then smashed the dog-sized insect and six-legged feline into paste along with their cages. Creatures harboring the violent and vicious instincts normally found within monsters were not suitable for its purposes. Something it thought had been made crystal clear when it sent its minions out last night, but it would appear this was not the case.
The monster girls all scattered, except for the dryad.
"To find the final 'ingredient' I need to cure myself of my corruption," it answered plainly.
She had initially assumed this to be some kind of game, an idle distraction. That was why she had chosen to 'borrow' that baby janther from one of the Monster Tamers that lived on her branches. If she had known what Boxxy actually needed it for, she would've chosen more wisely. She would've also kept Lavender from spawning a termite with the dungeon core's power.
As for Boxxy, it put the caged tortoise in its Storage, along with a generous amount of air for it to breathe, and then exited the dungeon. It was still early morning shortly before dawn, so Azurvale's streets were blissfully empty as it made its way towards the graveyard. It reached Tol-Saroth's hidden laboratory without incident, arriving at about the same time as Claws. The arachnid demoness was discreetly transporting what appeared to be an older elf with a somewhat regal appearance, though the man was thoroughly paralyzed and securely wrapped up in webbing. Fizzy arrived shortly afterwards with Snek in one hand and Minic in the other, and it took several more minutes before Snack, Arms and Jen flew in under the cover of the djinn's illusions.
'Mouthy' had been the shapeshifter's nickname for Torzessirth, the book-bound beholder it had instructed these three to bring with them. He was Tol-Saroth's final surviving familiar, and was deemed an important source of information just in case things went bad. However, the pointed lack of loud, drawn-out cursing suggested he was not currently in their possession.
"… He what?" the shapeshifter asked dumbly.
In other words, it would appear the group had collectively overestimated the beholder's prideful nature, as he was clearly not above admitting 'defeat' through suicide. In truth Torzessirth would have already offed himself if not for the wards and restrictions placed upon his holding cell within the dungeon. In retrospect, bringing him out of there had been a terrible idea, but it was too late to do anything about it. The harpy and the two demons had likely put off telling their boss about their screw up until they were in position to subdue it should the news trigger a fit of rage.
Though it would seem the shapeshifter's reaction wasn't one of anger, but something even worse - disappointment.
It ushered the rather ashamed-looking trio into the underground facility and was about to follow them inside when it heard a very familiar ringing noise at the back of its head.
From what Boxxy understood of how Demons 'R' Us ran things, each devil had a list of mortal clients and another list of potential contractors. Barring exceptional cases, the same Warlock would usually be redirected towards the same operator every time they mind-dialed the Beyond. In short, this meant that, since Carl was Snack's handler, it stood to reason that Tol-Saroth's other minions would also be part of his responsibilities.
"What does he want?" the shapeshifter asked indignantly.
Which was to say that 'Mouthy' had realized that its brilliant deduction regarding the true identity of the Hero of Chaos was effectively worthless. It would certainly explain his sudden and successful suicidal tendencies.
Though Boxxy recognized the devil was trying to make up for his gaffe somehow, it failed to comprehend why preventing the beholder from making any contracts would be any of its concern.
The demonic tome had been less than vital to the shapeshifter's endeavors, though it was still rather pissed about losing a valuable source of information.
Boxxy took a deep breath before urging the conversation in a slightly more productive direction.
Having concluded the informative-yet-pointless conversation, Boxxy followed its minions inside the dungeon and headed towards Tol-Saroth's mimic making machine with the intent of putting it to good use.
The shapeshifter had realized both itself and Snack had overlooked something when initially reviewing the old sage's notes and journals that described the device and its function. Their very basic summary of the creation process was that it 'involved ripping a mortal soul out of a living being, forcing it into a suitable vessel, and then using demonic essence to make it stick.' What the master-servant pair had, at the time, failed to do had been to look into the exact nature and origin of that last component.
A second, more pointed search through the salvaged writings and materials revealed that this so-called 'demonic essence' was the same soul-wrenching corruption currently tormenting Boxxy. Tol-Saroth had, in a manner and method completely different from the shapeshifter's misuse of Malefic Union, intentionally allowed himself to become contaminated with the taint of the Beyond. That energy could supposedly only be stored within a living host, and said host needed to be powerful enough to keep it from permanently bonding with and consuming them. And being the antisocial nutcase that he was, Tol-Saroth had volunteered himself for that position.
Boxxy would've loved to hear what exact methods were used in that self-destructive endeavor, but that particular secret had been lost to time. What it did know for certain was that it had been the final step of the sage's mimic-conjuring preparations. According to the journals, he had carried that twisting taint for only minutes at a time. However, considering the sheer volume of house mimics that he had created, that had still been far too much exposure. It wasn't hard for Boxxy to imagine that these experiments had been the main reason for Tol-Saroth's gradual decline from 'brilliant researcher' to 'mad alchemist.' Especially when comparing the tone of his earlier journals to that of his later ones.
The latter of those had been relatively simple. The donor needed to be a living creature that was so pathetically weak that its only lot in life was to spawn progeny before it became something else's dinner. Something with so little force of will that it could be swayed by a bit of food and a few head pats. Such creatures were so far beneath Boxxy's notice that it just delegated the gathering of candidates to its minions while it attempted to rest up as much as it could. Hence the 'pet parade' from earlier. The shapeshifter strode into the dome-shaped chamber where the old sage's weird device had been situated and placed the unsuspecting tortoise in the metal cage suspended from the ceiling.
With that settled, it then went to prepare the vessel. It spat out a lovely nightstand from its Storage. It had been carved out of hylt wood, which according to the notes was one of the best receptacles for what was about to happen. It then had Snek patiently instruct Minic, who was the dungeon's owner, to use its authority to open up one of the many vats filled with orange liquids and demon corpses. This took a few tries, but one of the spire fiend's pickled and lifeless bodies had been successfully retrieved and hundreds of liters of the mystery fluid had been caught in an array of silver-plated tubs before it could drain away.
Using the diagrams described in the journals, Boxxy surgically removed a three kilogram piece of demonic muscle from the centuries-old corpse and tossed it into one of the tubs. It then turned its attention towards the sedated knife-eared captive Claws had dragged in earlier. Though he looked like a dignified elf, the man was actually one of the few doppelgangers that had been stupid enough to stick around even after Reggie had disappeared years ago. Boxxy unceremoniously zapped its fellow shapeshifter back into its true form with one of Fizzy's devices, cut open its torso, then ripped out precisely seventeen hundred grams of nondescript biomass. This was immediately dropped into the same tub as the fiend flesh.
Boxxy then grabbed hold of an unenchanted silver staff and slowly stirred the bizarre meat soup it had just created. The doppelganger's bits dissolved rapidly into a sort of foul, brown sludge that looked incredibly unappetizing. It also pulsed disturbingly, as if trying to emulate a heartbeat. Some of it even crept up the smooth silver rod Boxxy was stirring it with, but it slipped off and fell back into the mix shortly afterwards. Having nowhere to go, the ooze began seeping into and fusing with the lump of demon-flesh next to it.
This had been precisely the sort of reaction Boxxy was hoping to see. It didn't quite understand the science or logic behind it, so the best it could do was follow the 'recipe' and hope that the result would turn out alright. It was therefore positively delighted to see that, after a few minutes of careful and slow stirring, the two samples of monstrous flesh had completely melded into one visibly pulsating lump.
Next came the tricky part. It had to lift its creation out of the tub without touching it. A feat that Tol-Saroth had performed using telekinesis, which Boxxy lacked. It did, however, have the next best thing. It took a moment to focus and then chanted a Weightless Space Spell, creating a large bubble of anti-gravity around it and its experiment. The silver tub, the orange fluid and the mass of demonically-enhanced shapeshifter flesh floated upwards. Boxxy would've followed suit if it hadn't shapeshifted its feet into sucker-tipped appendages that stuck firmly to the smooth floor.
The shapeshifter then signaled to Jen, who was standing outside the Weightless Space's area of effect. The harpy moved her wings in a single, powerful beat that created a rather violent gust of air. This pushed the nightmarish wad of meat towards the hylt creeper. Boxxy extended an arm towards the aforementioned nightstand, completely pulled out its only drawer, caught the lump of writhing flesh with it, then slammed it back in its place. It let out a Disrupting Wave to disperse the gravity magic in the area, then threw the now shaking piece of furniture into one of the larger tubs it had prepared earlier.
What followed next would be about three hours of waiting until several kilograms of 'adaptive tissue,' as Tol-Saroth called it, did its thing. Apparently that mix of demon flesh and doppelganger body mass had a number of interesting applications. If applied to a living being, it would reconstruct missing limbs and organs, with the end result being indistinguishable from the original. This was hardly all that remarkable though, as there were other, far less troublesome ways of treating extreme injuries like that.
In short, the brilliant elf had figured out how to create life from nothing, his initial mimics being nothing more than mindless flesh golems that lacked free will. This was by design though, as he had intended to transplant the souls of his various pets into them through a process that had been based on his knowledge and understanding of demonic possession. Facilitating that endeavor had been the main reason why demon flesh was vital to a house mimic's creation, as it made them far more accommodating hosts. It was also why the process required fuel in the shape of the corrupting essence that all demonic souls left behind on the material realm like some sort of emotional residue.
Now, in all honesty, Boxxy likely didn't have to go through the entire process just to burn off its corruption. However, the shapeshifter had no idea what it was doing, and it lacked the time, patience, and expertise necessary to figure it all out. It had therefore decided to go through the motions step by step from start to finish, lest it miss something important and have it all blow up in its face.
That said, it wasn't about to spend several months imprinting various pacifistic and servantile instincts upon the soulless husk. According to Tol-Saroth's notes, that had been what separated the docile house mimics he made in his youth from the violent and bloodthirsty monstrosities he had been forced to create shortly before his death. However, that did not matter to Boxxy. It couldn't care less about what sort of creature came out of the mimic-making machine. All that mattered was that the device burned off its corruption.
Hence why, as soon as the prerequisite three hours were up, Boxxy took the now breathing nightstand out of the tub of orange miracle-goo and took it to the soul transfer chamber. It placed the barely animate piece of furniture on the platform underneath the caged tortoise suspended from the ceiling, then sat in the chair and strapped itself in. It then called Fizzy over and handed her something from its Storage. It was a rectangular piece of paper about the size of an envelope used to deliver letters. Its surface glimmered with a prismatic hodgepodge of colours that swirled around and bled into one another unpredictably. The only constant on it was the text that read 'I. O. U.' in big, black, and thick lettering.
"W-what are you doing?" she asked warily.
"I need you to take this," it insisted.
Which was a mild way of saying that this endeavor had the potential to go very, very wrong indeed. Boxxy could go insane, fall into a coma, get turned into a powerless nightstand, have its soul sucked into the Beyond or just outright die. Any of those outcomes could easily be reversed with Virginia's help, but it wouldn't be in any position to ask for it. It was therefore necessary to have someone else take charge of its god-given insurance policy, and Fizzy was the only being on Terrania or beyond that it would trust with such a thing.
The golem smiled and calmly accepted the oversized card. It wasn't as if she didn't understand the weight of the responsibility that Boxxy had just handed off to her, she just didn't see why it would be necessary. After all, she had complete and utmost faith that things would work out. But, if it made the jumpy shapeshifter feel better, then she would play along. Not to mention that the jealous looks she got from Xera and Drea on her way back to them felt uniquely satisfying. As for Kora and Jen, they seemed to mirror the radiant Paladin's inner thoughts that Boxxy was just being melodramatic and stood around with bored expressions on their faces.
The shapeshifter's monstrous posse left the chamber, with Fizzy making sure that Minic and its reality-warping luck were nowhere near the mysterious device. Once they were all clear, Boxxy took a deep breath and loudly counted down from ten before finally pulling the lever next to the seat. A loud clang echoed throughout the entire dungeon, followed by a low hum that rapidly grew in volume and pitch as some unseen machinery spooled up. Boxxy had only just begun to wonder whether electricity was somehow involved in this when it got its anwer.
Countless bolts of purple and blue lightning jumped frantically between the chair, the cage, the platform, and the metal knee-high rods poking out of the ground.
A jumbled mass of utter gibberish flooded Boxxy's consciousness, which had suddenly found itself drifting above its own body. It watched, shocked, as its flesh burned and boiled and melted under the devastating arcane magics coursing through it. It didn't hurt, which was a mild consolation. At least not until the crackling energy permeating the room zapped its momentarily drifting soul, flooding it with… a lot less pain than one might expect. It still hurt, but it was only at the level of stubbing one's toe into a table leg.
The disembodied monster watched without eyes as it was, for lack of a better word, split in two unequal halves. A barely perceivable mass of red-tinged darkness drifted away from it like a toxic fart. It seemed to lunge towards its body, but was caught in several tendrils of pure energy that dragged it into the metal rods, where it seemed to disappear without a trace. The runes of creation etched into the room's perimeter began to glow like searchlights, and there was a second deafening clang as Boxxy was overcome with the sensation of falling.
The shapeshifter let out an indecipherable shriek as it jerked away from the chair. Its bound and half-molten limbs snapped off as if they were glass, leaving the monster to collapse on the ground in a wet puddle of its own liquefied flesh. There was not a single fiber of its entire being that wasn't in blinding agony. Its eyesight just barely recognized what appeared to be a demonic nightstand running wildly around the room. It had tiny horns poking out of its top and sides and was foaming furiously at the mouth. Drawer. Whatever that tooth-filled thing was.
Fizzy rushed in at that point and clobbered the enraged furniture into a smoldering smear against the wall with a single kick of her shiny boot. She rushed over to the disgusting mess that was Boxxy, but had no idea what to do. Her hands clutched the I.O.U. so hard that she looked ready to rip it in half. She then remembered that she was a Paladin, and as such had the power to heal all kinds of nasty injuries.
Divine power has healed your wounds. HP +1,382.
Your Skills are no longer disabled.
The restorative Spell seeped into Boxxy's body, momentarily dousing the wildfire that were its wounds. Its Mend Flesh kicked in moments later, and a few more healing bursts from the golem saw it rapidly return to full health. Once it had stabilized its form and regrown its missing limbs, Fizzy threw her arms around it and put it in one of her usual bone-crushing hugs, complete with copious amounts of electricity from her Static Field generator.
Boxxy let out a few nasty gurgles that served to instantly remind her that the shapeshifter was not appreciative of such things, and she immediately let go. The monster stood groggily, only to have Jen fly into it like a woman-shaped missile, knocking it off its feet as she performed a surprise tackle-hug. Emphasis on the tackle.
"Are you trying to kill me?!" it roared as it kicked the selectively affectionate harpy off of itself.
It then looked up to see that Jen was actually standing patiently near the exit. It looked towards the other Jen, who had just smacked face-first into the wall and was moaning quietly on the floor. It would appear Xera had seen her chance for a bit of 'roleplay' and taken it, ignoring the time and place as per usual. Boxxy looked back to the real harpy, who had this look of subtly intense disgust about her despite the stoic poker-face she was trying to maintain. Kora, on the other hand, simply waved dumbly with two of her arms when she spotted her boss's gaze drift towards her. It was only then that Drea, who had been too afraid to look, peeked her head in through the door.
"I knew I should've locked that door," Boxxy grumbled as it stood once more.
"So, how do you feel?" Fizzy asked eagerly.
Relief came over the golem's face, and Drea practically collapsed in the background when she let the tension escape her body.
After spending so long on pins and needles, the shapeshifter was finally back to its old self. It was as if all the joy and happiness it had been denied during this ordeal bubbled up to the surface all at once. The more the after-effects of the excruciating procedure faded away, the more its mood kept improving. It felt so giddy it would probably be making the goofiest smile the world had ever seen if it actually bothered to make a mouth capable of smiling.
This feeling of euphoric happiness would probably fade after a while, so the shapeshifter decided to capitalize on it while it could and hold a little celebration.
Which was to say it barked a bunch of orders, then collapsed on the ground, assumed the shape of a fancy wooden treasure chest and fell asleep the instant its lid had slammed shut. Only once it had slept as much as it could sleep and had eaten as much as it could eat would it worry about anything else. Not that there was anything to really worry about, though. The Dragon Festival preparations were more or less done and the grand wedding that would mark its Rank Up was so close that it could almost taste it.
It would go and investigate this 'stockpile of deadly weaponry' that, according to one of Tol-Saroth's salvaged journals, lay buried at the bottom of the Shimmering Ocean.
A notion it might have had second thoughts about if it had been awake to see that notification.
Yay! Thanks for the chapter!
Actually, he told her to try to kill it. It could possibly survive.
Boxxy is aware of the possibility that it may one day pull a Frankenstein's monster if Fizzy doesn't "evaporate that thing in the corner until nothing's left."
Fizzy + instructions to "Exterminate with Exterme Prejudice"
I'll agree. I wasn't expecting to ever see it again. But then the chapters ended with "Your actions have altered the flows of chaos." And you quite literally can't predict what is going to happen now. Even if it was that a tiny piece survives because Boxxy's demonic taint was just overwhelmingly tough.
Fizzy punted it into a smear in the wall.
You do realize that Boxxy was a literal puddle just now and survived, right? Smear doesn't necessarily mean dead with a mimic.
Boxxy is a doppleganger, not a mimic. House mimics can't survive turning into puddles any more than caterpillars can fly.
Boxxy can only survive being turned into a puddle because of its legendary endurance and wide array of shapeshifting-specific skills. And even then it needed external healing to recover from being liquified.
A normal Mimic or Doppelganger is a lot more physically limited than Boxxy.
Jesus this is why I keep myself away from story discussions. Never again be drunk when reading coments.
Unrelated but your art is so good .
Thanks for illustratjng so much of this story .
It went to find weapons that are at the bottom (middle) of the oval shaped ocean, the very same body of fluids that was not there, the same thing that was "created" by some massive cataclysm.
That's the Oculus Sea. The Shimmering Ocean is the one between the continents.
Seems like a poor system design if pop-ups can be missed like that.
... I mean, did you see the glitches at the start?
The system isn't exactly designed. Other than the Overlay portion it's a natural part of the world. Also in this case it's probably best it didn't see the message, other wise it would have changed it's mind and nothing would come from it.
I don't remember it being explained. The way you're describing it sounds reasonable to me, by unless we've been told that it is the case, I don't think it's fair to state it as fact.
Maybe it was something the god of Roulette Spins designed and added it along with the beyond or something.
The quick version is that the combination of the Sun's Radiation and the Realmstones is the cause of all of the magic/game like elements including the Jobs and Skills. The Overlay didn't come till later, most likely created by GoC, and before it did managing the jobs and skills were a lot harder.
Also can you link the discord? Ivery been hearing about it forever, but I didn't know that there was "bonus" information on there!
@Tdmc I already did this about another comment on page 2 or 3 so I'm gonna simplify it here, but I think the reason the message popped up while Boxxy slept wasn't due anything more than the fact the the decision that changed the flow of Chaos came to Boxxy while it slept.
Every other time Boxxy has made a choice that changed the flow of Chaos it was awake and got the message immediately.
In this case it was asleep and got the message immediately.
I say this only because of your statement that it happened while Boxxy was sleeping by design to keep Boxxy from changing it, but that doesn't really seem to be the case (it popped up under the same circumstances as it always has before).


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The Wallace Dothan baseball roster is made up of 30 total players. Each player on the roster is assigned a specific number that corresponds with their place in the batting order The numbers on the Wallace Dothan Baseball roster range from #1-#30. The first player listed is the starting pitcher, and the second player listed is the catcher. The next eight players in the Batting Order are infielders, followed by three outfielders and then the designated hitter The last nine players on the Wallace Dothan Baseball Roster are pitchers.
The Wallace Dothan Baseball Roster is a position-by-position breakdown of the Dothan starting lineup and rotation. The goal of this article is to provide an in-depth analysis of each player on the team, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they fit into the overall scheme of the team.
Dothan has a deep lineup with a lot of firepower, so let's take a look at each position and see how the team stacks up.
Dothan's catcher is Joe Mauer who is entering his fifteenth season in the majors. Mauer is a six-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger winner. He's also a former American League MVP. As a hitter, Mauer is one of the best in baseball. He has a career batting average of .306 and an on-base percentage of .388. He also has excellent power, hitting 260 home runs in his career.
Mauer is also a very Good defensive catcher. He's thrown out 30% of attempted base stealers in his career and has only committed 18 errors in over 10,000 innings caught. He's also been nominated for eight Gold Glove Awards winning three times.
The Dothans' first baseman is Miguel Cabrera who is also entering his 15th season in the majors. Cabrera is a 12-time All-Star and two-time American League MVP. He's also won four Silver Slugger Awards and six Hank Aaron Awards (given to the best hitter in each league). As a hitter, Cabrera is one of the best ever. He has a career batting average of .316 and an on-base percentage of .395. He also has 549 home runs and 2,123 RBIs in his career.
Cabrera is also an excellent defender at first base. He's committed only 27 errors in over 9,000 innings played at first base. He's also been nominated for four Gold Glove Awards but has yet to win one.
The Wallace Dothan Baseball Team is made up of 25 players from all over the country. This season, the team is looking to improve on their record from last year and make a run at the playoffs. Here is a breakdown of the team, player by player.
Catchers:
The team has two catchers this season, both of whom are experienced and have a lot to offer.
This season, the team has two first basemen who are both experienced and have a lot to offer. One of the first basemen is also a pitcher, so he will be able to contribute on both sides of the ball.
This season, the team has two second basemen who are both experienced and have a lot to offer. One of the second basemen is also a pitcher, so he will be able to contribute on both sides of the ball.
This season, the team has two third basemen who are both experienced and have a lot to offer. One of the third basemen is also a pitcher, so he will be able to contribute on both sides of the ball.
The Wallace Dothan Baseball Roster is made up of the Coaching Staff and the players. The coaching staff consists of the Head Coach assistant coaches and the Athletic Trainer The head coach is responsible for the overall direction of the team and works with the Assistant coaches to prepare the team for each game. The assistant coaches work with the players on hitting, fielding, and pitching. The athletic trainer is responsible for the health and well-being of the team.
The Wallace Dothan Baseball Roster The Schedule is a document that lists the names of all the players on the team, their positions, and the order in which they will play each game. The schedule is essential for ensuring that everyone knows when they need to be at the field and in what position they will be playing.
The schedule is typically released a few weeks before the season begins, and it is important to check it often so that you know when your games are. If you are unsure about anything on the schedule, be sure to ask your coach or a team captain
The Wallace Dothan Baseball Roster is an impressive list of young men who have the potential to become Great players in the sport. Here are the stats for each player on the team:
Player 1:
-Name:Jordan Adell
-Position: Outfield
-Height: 6'3″
-Weight: 205 lbs.
-Throws: Right
-Bats: Right
-DOB: September 12, 1998 (17 years old)
-Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
–High School Ballard HS
-College Commitment: Uncommitted
Prospect Ranking by perfect game USA: #29 Overall, #5 Outfielder, #2 Kentucky HS Prospect (2017 class)
Other Rankings by Baseball America and MLB.com have him in their top 200 prospects for the 2017 MLB Draft
-Name:: Hunter Barco P
-osition:: Left-Handed Pitcher L/L 6'4″ 205 high school Barco was ranked as high as the number four left handed pitcher in his class by perfect game He played in the PG Underclass All American game following his junior year and also in 2016 East Coast Pro Showcase. Most scouts believe he will be drafted out of high school and have a chance to become a professional starting pitcher. He is committed to play college baseball at Florida State University
The Wallace Dothan baseball team has a long and storied history dating back to the late 1800s. The team has seen some of the greatest players in the game don legendary Wallace Dothan jerseys, and the fans have been there through it all. Today, we take a look at the fans that make up the Wallace Dothan faithful.
The Wallace Dothan faithful are some of the most diehard fans in baseball. They live and breathe Wallace Dothan Baseball and Bleacher seats at Wallace Dothan Stadium are some of the most sought-after tickets in sports. On game days, the stadium is filled with fans decked out in their best Wallace Dothan gear, ready to cheer on their team.
Wallace Dothan fans are known for their passion and loyalty, and they have a reputation for being some of the friendliest fans in baseball. Whether you're cheering for the home team or cheering against them, you're sure to have a great time at a Wallace Dothan game.
The Wallace Dothan baseball team is a semi-professional team based in Dothan, Alabama. The team plays its home games at the Dothan Civic Center, which is located in the heart of downtown Dothan. The Civic Center is a multi-purpose facility that hosts a variety of events, including concerts, sporting events, and conventions.
Wallace Dothan is a historic Baseball Team that has been around since the early 1800s. The team has seen many great players come and go, and its roster is a who's who of baseball history Today, the team is still going strong and its roster is full of talented players.
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The idea for a Wesleyan University-Philippines general hospital was conceived in 2002 to support the clinical needs of the College of Nursing and Allied Medical Services and in preparation for the establishment of a College of Medicine.
The hospital was first launched as a diagnostic center on February 22, 2006. A year later. It was upgraded into a highly specialized cardio-vascular center dubbed as the "Heart Center of the North". Surgeons and support specialists came from the Heart Center of the Philippines.
With no home-grown cardio-vascular surgeons and support specialists, the number of patients admitted was not enough to support the operation of the hospital. The University had to subsidize it financially.
A change of University administration in April 2009 prompted the Board of Trustees to realign the original concept of the hospital – that of offering all specialty services open to local practitioners while maintaining its cardiovascular capabilities. The name of the hospital was changed to Wesleyan University Medical Center with the subsidy from the University discontinued. The hospital slowly gained recognition from the community though its operation was limited to the existing facilities of its cardio-vascular specialty.
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To provide quality, caring and cost-effective health services for patients and establish a center for teaching, training and research in the field of medical and nursing specialties under a responsible stewardship sustained by Christian values.
To eventually establish a College of Medicine.
With the ever-escalating cost of hospitalization, WUMC, being a non-stock, non-profit institution, can offer to the public the same quality or even better health care provided by other hospitals, at lesser cost.
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Ліміт нічиїх дорівнював 12.

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I think this interview by Wolf Blitzer with Larry Johnson on CNN's Situation Room on Wednesday is extremely important and worry that it may be missed. I'm quoting some excerpts below. I was struck by the information that Plame Wilson has had death threats from al-Qaeda, and that the CIA has declined to offer her any special protection even though she still works there.
So the Bush administration is throwing our own counter-proliferation intelligence operatives to al-Qaeda by outing them, and Porter Goss refuses even to provide any security? Oh, yeah, we're going to recruit a lot of capable, competent people into counter-terrorism after this.
At one point former CIA officer Larry Johnson slams Clifford May as "not credible." May, a far rightwing Zionist, has been a hatchet man for the Neocons, smearing Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, the husband of Valerie Plame Wilson, with innuendo and half-truths. The principle on American television news (aside from Fox, which gets a pass because Rupert Murdoch is so rich and crazy) is that some sort of partisan balance has to be maintained. So Johnson's going after May required Wolf to step in to defend May's credibility, since he didn't have a guest on to counter Johnson.
Johnson's anger and bitterness, as a US intelligence professional, about the damage done by Rove and Libby in leaking Plame's name to the press for petty political advantage, are well worth considering.
'BLITZER: . . . For more on the damage that may have been done by the leak, I'm joined now by former CIA officer Larry Johnson. He was a classmate of the outed operative Valerie Plame at the CIA's training school way back.
How many years ago was that, Larry?
LARRY JOHNSON, COUNTERTERRORISM EXPERT: Nineteen-eighty-five, September.
JOHNSON: Right . . .
BLITZER: Now, in order for any charges, an indictment, to really have weight, I think what everyone wants to know is, was there serious damage done to U.S. national security? And I have been trying to find out if the CIA actually did a postmortem, a damage assessment. You have been looking into that as well.
JOHNSON: Now, CIA did a postmortem. There's no way that they could not have. They have not delivered any written report to Congress, to the House or Senate Intelligence Committees.
BLITZER: Is there a piece of paper there that's written?
JOHNSON: Yes. There will be a written — there's a written document within the CIA. There has to be, because every time that someone like this is outed, it's not just the person. In this case, it's the front company. It's other NOCs who may have been exposed.
BLITZER: Non-official cover is the NOCs.
BLITZER: … do you know whether or not they concluded that serious damage did occur?
JOHNSON: I have heard that serious damage did occur.
JOHNSON: To that extent, I don't know.
But what I do know for certain is, we're not just talking about Valerie Plame. We're talking about an intelligence resource, a United States national security resource that was destroyed by these White House officials that went out and started talking to the press about this. Reckless. And they have — they have harmed the security of this country. They're trying to pretend no harm, no foul, and find lots of excuses.
BLITZER: Let me read to you from a Bob Novak column in "The Chicago Sun-Times" and other newspapers October 1, 2003, a couple of months or so after he revealed her name . . . That doesn't make it sound like she was very covert.
JOHNSON: Not only does — you know, Bob Novak once again demonstrates he doesn't know what he's talking about. And that is a lie.
BLITZER: But he's a respected guy, Clifford May.
JOHNSON: His information — his information — his information on this issue has been repeatedly wrong.
And, again, I'll bet Clifford May $5,000. Find the reference prior to Robert Novak's column in which that information was out there. It wasn't out there. Not only that. When Valerie wrote that check to Al Gore's campaign as a member of Brewster-Jennings, she was living her cover. Not a single neighbor knew that she worked for the CIA.
She protected that cover. She was in the process of moving from non-official cover to official cover, but, under the law, official cover still protected.
BLITZER: … the Soviet Union or other countries.
JOHNSON: My understanding is that, as a result of the Aldrich Ames betrayal, the damage assessment there came up with the possibility that she may have been compromised, so she's moved back to the United States, home-based here, but continues to operate from here, traveling overseas as a consultant with Brewster-Jennings. So, she was continuing to work overseas.
BLITZER: What about the argument that she was driving in and out of Langley, CIA headquarters, on a daily basis for her job as an analyst in counter — nuclear counterproliferation?
At least 40 percent of the people driving through those gates every day are undercover. They are — sometimes, they are here in the United States for two or three assignment. Then they go back overseas. Their acknowledged relationship with the CIA is unacknowledged. They're presumed to work for some other U.S. government agency. Their covers are backstop.
So, just because they are driving through the gates there doesn't mean that they're not undercover. I was out there for four years driving through the gates. I was undercover until I day I left. And the only one who knew I worked with CIA was my wife . . .
BLITZER: Were you surprised that, after her name was revealed, that she posed for pictures, that famous picture in "Vanity Fair," that she posed for pictures elsewhere with her husband? . . .
JOHNSON: Yes. With the benefit of hindsight, I don't think Joe and Valerie would have done that again.
BLITZER: How do you know she got death threats from al Qaeda?
JOHNSON: I have heard it directly from people that have been told that there was a threat.
BLITZER: … a former CIA operative?
JOHNSON: … operative and outed by Robert Novak.
There were three people that were identified as having a threat. And she was contacted by the FBI.
BLITZER: She still works for the CIA.
JOHNSON: She called CIA and was told, you will have to rely upon 911 . . .
BLITZER: Larry Johnson, former CIA officer, worked at counterterrorism at the State Department as well.


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From Joan Of Arc To Zendaya — Why Fashion Is Obsessed With The Upscale Breastplate
As Zendaya's Critics' Choice Awards outfit goes viral, Vogue explains fashion's love affair with the breastplate.
By Shonagh Marshall
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The most powerful red-carpet image of the year so far? Euphoria star Zendaya, 23, arriving at the 2020 Critics' Choice Awards on 12 January in Tom Ford's powerful hot-pink metallic breastplate gown — a standout look from the designer's spring/summer 2020 collection. It's not the first time the actress has opted for armour on the red carpet, either. For the 2018 Met Gala, she wore a Versace gown that took inspiration from Joan of Arc.
Zendaya wearing Tom Ford.
Fashion has long paid homage to battledress. From camouflage prints to combat boots, trench coats to cargo pants, military references are repeatedly seen on the runways. The 'cuirass' (a hammered-bronze chest and back plates that depicted an idealised God-like torso), which was introduced by the Grecian army in the 5th century, went on to fall out of favour for use in combat — but by the 19th century, it had piqued the interests of fashion designers.
Tom Ford spring/summer 2020 ready to wear.
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In 1875, a women's style known as the 'cuirasse bodice' began to appear in magazines and remained en vogue throughout the 1880s. The bodice — a sheath-like top that extended into a point below the skirt's waistline, fitting tightly over the hips — had "the appearance of a piece of armour," notes historian Penelope Byrde in her book, Nineteenth-Century Fashion.
Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2016/17.
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With a growing emphasis on architectural silhouettes that sculpt the body rather than simply decorate it, designers have continued to incorporate breastplates into their designs throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Thierry Mugler's vintage rigid bustier has experienced a revival via Kim Kardashian West, while Hussein Chalayan and Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton have all taken inspiration from historic armour in shaping the female form.
Yves Saint Laurent autumn/winter 2002 haute couture.
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Tom Ford himself has cited Yves Saint Laurent's Lalanne breastplates as an inspiration. In 1969, Laurent invited sculptor Claude Lalanne to make plaster moulds of model Veruschka von Lehndorff's breasts and torso for his autumn/winter collection. Galvanised in copper, the art pieces were then incorporated into two dresses, one in blue and the other in a black crepe voile.
Issey Miyake autumn/winter 1980 ready to wear.
Photography Fairchild Archive/Penske Media/Shutterstock.
Japanese designer Issey Miyake also experimented with body moulding, closing his autumn/winter 1980 collection with a plastic bustier that is a testament to Miyake's interest in exploring body and material. The Metropolitan Museum of Art explained at the time: "The bustier, moulded on a woman's torso, subverts the idea of clothing as a covering separate from the body."
Alexander McQueen spring/summer 1996.
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Alexander McQueen, another designer who had a fascination with manipulating materials to warp perceptions of the female figure, undertook similar experiments with body moulding. As part of his spring/summer 1996 collection, entitled 'The Hunger', a model stalked the catwalk in a clear, moulded torso invaded with live worms.
McQueen's enduring interest in the delicate balance between feminine vulnerability and feminine power saw him return to the themes of sculpture and armour in numerous collections, perhaps most notably for autumn/winter 1998, where he unveiled breastplates and chainmail inspired by Joan of Arc. The opportunity for a spectacular finale wasn't lost on the London-born designer. Reimagining Joan of Arc's demise in 1431, McQueen had a model stand defiantly in the centre of the catwalk with her arms purposefully outstretched, as a ring of flames engulfed her.
The symbolism is just as potent today. For Zendaya, a star who is making powerful strides for a new Hollywood generation, her choice to wear a breastplate in an unmistakably intoxicating feminine shade is exactly the kind of red-carpet moment we needed to kickstart 2020.
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