Description: The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Four decades into an already legendary career, Terrence Malick realized his most rapturous vision to date, tracing a story of childhood, wonder, and grief to the outer limits of time and space. Reaching back to the dawn of creation, Malick sets a story of boyhood memories on a universal scale, charting the coming of age of an awestruck child (newcomer Hunter McCracken) in Texas in the 1950s, as he learns to navigate the extremes of nature and grace represented by his bitter, often tyrannical father (Brad Pitt) and his ethereal, nurturing mother (Jessica Chastain, in her breakout role). Shot with nimble attention to life's most fleeting moments by Emmanuel Lubezki, the Palme d'Or–winning The Tree of Life marks the intimately personal, cosmically ambitious culmination of Malick's singular approach to filmmaking.
There are very few films I can think of that convey the changing interior weather of a child's mind with such fidelity and sensitivity. Nor are there many that penetrate so deeply into the currents of feeling that bind and separate the members of a family. So much is conveyed — about the tension and tenderness within the O'Brien marriage, about the frustrations that dent their happiness, about the volatility of the bonds between siblings — but without any of the usual architecture of dramatic exposition. One shot flows into another, whispered voice-over displaces dialogue, and an almost perfect domestic narrative takes shape, anchored in three extraordinarily graceful performances: Mr. Pitt, Ms. Chastain and, above all, Hunter McCracken, a first-timer who brings us inside young Jack's restless, itching skin.
Throughout his magnum opus The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick hopscotches between past and present, from the birth of our planet to a slice of '50s Americana, where a young boy is shaped by his mother's "grace" and his father's "nature"—opposing influences that will continue, for time immemorial, to course and pummel their way through his consciousness with the force of an exploding supernova. He is, like all of us, less than a blip in the universe's timeline, and for the grownup Jack (Sean Penn)—who waltzes with depressing resignation through the chilly manse he shares with a woman he keeps at arm's length, the steely tower where he does business, and the landscape of the afterlife—this is an admission of human inconsequence.
The Tree of Life's fetching images are like glowing shards of glass, and together they form a grandiose mirror that reflects Malick's impassioned philosophical outlook. It's unquestionably this great filmmaker's most personal work, a revelation of how he came to be, why he creates, and where he feels he's going. And though it's also a highly self-absorbed vision, emotionally aloof by aesthetic design, in connecting his elliptical depiction of his own spiritual making with a customarily quizzical regard for the shape of all things, from the veins of a plant to the wrinkles of the human face, Malick is sincerely asking us to scrutinize the meaning of our own creation.
A while back I received an email requesting a 'Top 10 Blu-ray list' of my favorite of the new medium. Any mental list I could create is always in flux. But today and perhaps this year my number one spot would be an easy choice - The Tree of Life. The appreciation is always a balance between an adept 1080P transfer and the specific film's visual attributes. In this latter regard The Tree of Life eclipses all in my recorded memory. With a high bitrate the dual-layered disc gave me a reference viewing - a large part due to the aural benefits (discussed below.) This may be the most beautifully shot film I can recall since the Blu-ray format evolved - and appropriately the image quality is... quite perfect. Grain is very fine, detail impressive and colors appear consistent and authentic supporting the exquisite art direction and interesting camera angles. There is nothing to do but allow the film's rich presentation to wash over you - there is no point seeing this in the enclosed NTSC DVD. If ever there was a film to see, in your home theater, in Blu-ray - this is it.
The Criterion is a double Blu-ray package and is described as a "New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Terrence Malick and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki". It includes both the theatrical cut of the film and a new extended version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage. I was surprised to see that the extended cut has some striking differences in the image quality including a notable amount of additional information in the frame and a different color palette.
Firstly, the 4K-restored Theatrical cut advances in detail over the 2011 Twenty Century Fox 1080P transfer in close-ups (grain in Brad Pitt's face). For most viewers this won't be overwhelmingly noticeable but despite a slightly lower bitrate the Criterion also looks marginally superior in-motion. It has a sliver more information on the right edge. It supports the same color scheme as the older Blu-ray.
The Extended cut has the more interesting differences, including the aforementioned additional information in the frame (mostly on the top, left and right sides of the frame) and the color shift to warmer skin tones and, often deeper, hues (see Sean Penn's jacket in the elevator.) It is alone on the second dual-layered Blu-ray and has the same bitrate as the first disc transfer. It may be more blue and less green? The contrast frequently looks superior with more pure whites and darker black levels. I believe that I liked the Extended appearance more than the other two HD presentations. The frame seems to have opened-up and the image is hypnotic with often the perception of more depth. This is a significant upside to the Criterion package over Blu-rays of the past.
The sound track may share an equally lauded evaluation of the film's impact and the DTS-HD Master 7.1 at a whopping 5306 kbps is also reference quality. From John Tavener and Mother Thekla's "Funeral Canticle" and "Resurrection in Hades" through Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 1", Zbigniew Preisner's "Lacrimosa 2", G�recki (recall the film Fearless), Mussorgsky, Schumann, Mozart and J.S Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor plus much more - the music scales heights my system had not yet reached until The Tree of Life 'expressed' them. The audio transfer has solid range with rumbling depth (in 'The Creation' sequence) and plenty of subtle separations. Truly this is an amazing mix that will induce repeat spins in your home theater. In a word; 'Magnificent!'. There are optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles and my Oppo has identified it as being a region FREE disc playable on Blu-ray machines worldwide.
For both cuts Criterion use robust DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround tracks (24-bit). It seems to have a similar impressive depth as the Fox audio transfer as well as some deft separations. I have nothing but positive things to say about the audio. It still sounds brilliant on both Criterion Blu-rays which both offer optional English subtitles. It is Region 'A'-locked.
Malick's most ambitious film offers no commentary or piecemeal analyzing but has a 1/2 hour featurette entitled Exploring The Tree of Life. It covers a lot of production ground with sound bytes from extolling director colleagues of Malick (Nolan, Fincher etc.), justly praising his abilities. Producers, including Pitt, chip in but nothing from the elusive Malick. This is worth watching and is presented in 1080P. Beyond that there is only a 2-minute 'Theatrical Trailer also in HD. There are separate Region 1 - NTSC DVD disc and a digital copy disc included in the package.
Criterion repeat the 1/2 hour Exploring "The Tree of Life," 2011 documentary featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick's, including filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan as found on the 2011 Blu-ray. But they add much more including a new interview with actor Jessica Chastain (running over 18-minutes) in which she discusses working with the director and it includes footage from her extensive audition session. There is also a 23-minute interview with visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass who discusses how the conception of creation was visually realized in the film. There is also a 19-minute interview from 2011 with composer Alexandre Desplat about the film, and a new interview with critic Alex Ross about Malick's approach to music. I enjoyed the Natural Cubism: The Tree of Life video essay by Benjamin Bin from 2018 running over 16-minutes - it is a first-person analysis of The Tree of Life's radical filmmaking approach, with a particular focus on the cinematography, and features clips from interviews with DoP Lubezki and other members of the film's crew. There is a two-part video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz - running almost 25-minutes in total. In it Zoller and editor Serena Bramble, for the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, show us the fifth in a series of visual explorations of the work of Terence Malick - specifically the director's unique approach to narration, his free-associative editing style, and the singular cinematography that has come to define his films. lastly is a trailer and the package has liner notes with an essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2011 piece on the film by critic Roger Ebert.
I don't have anything more to say than the chorus of 'OMG's from many critics who cite The Tree of Life's essential beauty. This has a harshness that often juxtaposes the pristine quality of the visuals. This actually seems on another cinematic plane from... so much with Malick's magnum opus creating a Tarkovsky-like experience with parts of Kubrick's 2001. I can only say this is one Blu-ray that you want to own and not rent as it has immense re-visitation value. I have watched it 4 times already and am anticipating the fifth with friends. Without looking ahead this currently has my vote as Blu-ray of the year in our end poll. It has our highest recommendation.
This is cinema that is so unique - I have not seen anything like it, unless it is other recent Malick works (Knight of Cups, To the Wonder) although The Tree of Life has always reached me more intimately. It speaks with precisely realized visuals and the overall presentation remains nothing short of fascinating. I LOVED seeing the extended cut, with its different appearance and it too evokes a unique feeling separate from the theatrical experience. Criterion have given us a wonderful double Blu-ray package with highly interesting supplements. I could just watch and listen constantly. Our highest recommendation!


At Jimmy John's, you're supposed to bake the bread and rake in the dough—not play in it!
A Florida Jimmy John's restaurant is catching a ton of flak after a video surfaced on Snapchat showing employees jumping rope with bread dough.
The video from a Jimmy John's located in Jacksonville shows the dough actually hitting the ground several times while employees also play with it.
Franchise owners James and Rebecca Williams say in a statement that the dough used in the video was immediately discarded after the incident. They say they don't condone the employees' behavior and appropriate action has been taken to prevent an incident like this from happening again.
According to reports via an investigation by state inspectors who visited the restaurant, that dough was never used after the incident.
The employees involved were fired.


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How One IT Company Is Helping Organizations Solve White-Collar Crime
By Don Tennant, Posted September 8, 2015
The president of Actionable Intelligence Technologies explains how the company's software, CFIS, is helping weed through data and financial transactions to track and find data thieves.
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If the prosecution rate of white-collar crime is relatively low in this country, it's not because of a lack of will on the part of law enforcement officials to get the bad guys. It's because of a simple lack of sufficient IT resources to get the job done.
That's the assessment of Tim Deehan, president of Actionable Intelligence Technologies (AIT), a financial investigation software provider in Dulles, Va. I had the opportunity to speak with Deehan last week, and I started off the conversation by asking him why organizations are failing to devote sufficient IT resources to the problem. He said on the commercial side, the issue is the overhead charge; on the government side, the problem is that it's simply not their core area of expertise. And in any case, the massive amounts of data that have to be analyzed in a fraud investigation can be overwhelming:
Peter Thiel, in his book, "Zero to One," said that "Big Data is dumb data." The tendency is to get massive systems, and to get all of this information via the IT capabilities, but you still need that human who understands how to do a financial investigation. They tend to get buried in massive volumes of data, and they lose the focus on the investigation. The other problem is that law enforcement agencies generally are generating the investigations, but they're limited by resources—how much they can devote to a specific target, how fast they can figure out if they really have the right target, and if they really have a case that they can win. So the problem is how you can become most efficient and leverage the technology to help you rapidly do what we call "early case assessment"—how fast you can figure out that you have the right guy, the right bank accounts, the right target, and that it's significant enough of a problem to devote the required resources to it.
As for where Deehan's company fits into the equation, AIT provides data analysis technology it calls the "Comprehensive Financial Investigative Solution," or CFIS. Deehan explained the technology this way:
CFIS ingests all the financial records that would be associated with a certain criminal or target of an investigation—banks, brokerages, credit cards, invoices, phone records, all of this data. It ingests it at a rapid speed, but it does more than that—it automatically analyzes. Clients tell us that what had taken them several years to do, they can now do in a morning with CFIS. So where we used to have to go through all those records and enter that data into Excel spreadsheets or use some other method, now we can start analyzing to see different pieces of the behavior. CFIS is automatically capturing critical elements of the data—identifying source names, source institutions, organizations, businesses, account numbers—and it's also seeing the destination. So it rapidly can tell you how much money came from or went to different entities. You're doing that the day you start pushing the records through—not a year and a half later. That really attacks the resource problem that law enforcement and prosecutors have.
I asked Deehan whether CFIS does anything to prevent white-collar crime, or if it's strictly an investigation tool that comes into play after the fact. He responded by referring to cases like Enron and WorldCom, and what enabled that level of fraud to come about:
Larry Crumbley, an LSU accounting professor, wrote a textbook on it, and he explained that in the 1980s, the volume of transactions increased dramatically, across industries and across people's account activities. That forced the accounting firms to become so expensive. The normal procedure was they would test all the data, 100 percent—they would go in and inspect the books and look at every transaction. No one would do it, because it was too expensive, so the accounting firms came up with regression analysis and other types of modeling methodologies and sampling techniques to try to test data. But the problem was that over the years, the junior accountants on those staffs who had to provide all the records, learned the game. They knew how to provide the audit firm with a set of records that excluded the activity in question. So prevention is difficult, due to the volume of data and the fact that they can't test everything. And if you have an insider who's cooking the books, it's impossible unless you test all the data. That's where CFIS can be very helpful. Companies can spot check—a board of directors can initiate a test, and they have the technology that can rip all the data and look at everything. That's when you can detect the unusual activity and the fraud.
Finally, I asked Deehan what AIT's clients tend to cite as areas in which there's room for improvement with CFIS. His response:
The nature of the investigative world is that it's dynamic, in the sense that years ago when we started, you would see on a bank statement, "Credits/Debits." You'd see almost nothing else, in terms of remarks. Now, with Check 21 and the progression of ACH and electronic funds transfer, you have so much more data in the remarks line. So as the transactional activities and the way banks process the records give you different types of data and different formats and layouts, now you've got to be able to rapidly adapt and ingest that for them. In any investigation, they'll often get unique sets of records. So what we normally get [from clients] in terms of requests is figuring out how to address these unique sets of data. It's responding to constant changes in media and formats.
A contributing writer on IT management and career topics with IT Business Edge since 2009, Don Tennant began his technology journalism career in 1990 in Hong Kong, where he served as editor of the Hong Kong edition of Computerworld. After returning to the U.S. in 2000, he became Editor in Chief of the U.S. edition of Computerworld, and later assumed the editorial directorship of Computerworld and InfoWorld. Don was presented with the 2007 Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity by American Business Media, and he is a recipient of the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award for editorial excellence in news coverage. Follow him on Twitter @dontennant.
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When Jake scored his second goal of the night, having come off of the bench, against Staines Town that took his tally for the season up to 52.
The club record for most goals in the season had previously belonged to Hall of Famer Leon Gutzmore. Gutz had ended the 1997-98 season with 51 goals for The Blues, breaking Danny Westwood's 24 year old record of 49 goals.
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Community Relations: 'Talk Truck' gives Utah community a stronger voice
October 25, 2004 by Beth Herskovits
The rapid population growth of the west side of Salt Lake City has outpaced and snarled transportation in the area.
To ease the congestion, hundreds of homes might have to be torn down.
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) had proposed several initiatives - including new roadways, mass-transit facilities, and bike trails - in its Mountain View Corridor Environmental Impact Statement, but enforcing them would affect the current city layout.
The UDOT wanted residents who could be impacted by the eight proposals to have ample time to voice their concerns. The department also needed to be sure it didn't overlook important details, such as historic landmarks that might prevent access to a particular area.
For past initiatives, the UDOT had relied on town-hall meetings to solicit public opinion. But these gatherings were usually sparsely attended and poorly publicized.
"If we [would] get 25 people there, that was a major success," says Nile Easton, public information officer at the UDOT.
Part of the problem was convenience: The transportation initiatives covered two counties, and the town-hall meetings required residents to travel considerable distances on week- nights. Because attendance was critical, the UDOT and the PR team at Penna Powers Brian Haynes (PPBH) decided to bring the meetings to residents.
"You're talking about potentially taking out people's homes," says Amee Walker Rock, PR account manager at PPBH. "Because it's such a personal thing to so many people ... face to face communication is critical. You don't want them to find out by press release."
PPBH created the "Talk Truck," a three-dimensional, triangular billboard that became the meeting place for nine gatherings, each one held in a public place, like outside a shopping center.
"The biggest challenge is getting people involved in the process," Easton says. "We held [meetings] at communal sites, so we had a lot of walk-up, as well."
The PR team distributed fliers and reached out to the media to promote the events. But word-of-mouth also drove attendance, Rock notes.
During the meeting, PPBH handed out maps that illustrated the plans. The team also had project representatives clear up misconceptions and outline the lengthy time period over which the work would occur.
"People have a lot of fears about how states' imminent domains work," Easton says, adding that people were concerned that the state would seize their homes without compensating them or giving them enough notice. "By getting information in people's hands now, we can stop the rumor mill."
For residents who could not attend the meeting, the UDOT also established a website and comment line.
The 11-day campaign drew 750 people to the "Talk Truck." The addition of the website helped bring the total number of comments to 1,000.
"People panic," Rock says. "They are coming to these meetings and are obviously upset. [But] a lot of it is that people just want to be understood."
To address concerns, the PR team responded in an honest, non-defensive manner, she adds. PPBH also stressed that even though it was vital for residents to speak up now, the actual plan would not be implemented for perhaps five to 15 years.
PPBH and the UDOT first partnered together to address transportation issues surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympics. Easton notes that the partnership between his department and PPBH is likely to be a "growing trend," and that, increasingly, city planners are as likely to include PR agencies as contractors on the team.
PPBH also will continue to involve the public in the planning process, Rock notes. The PR team expects to go back into the communities early next year, and will also introduce the public to the full proposal next fall.
PR team: Penna Powers Brian Haynes and the Utah Dept. of Transportation (Salt Lake City)
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Time frame: July 20 to 31, 2004
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Q: How do I fetch data from this Schema please? Kindly help me map out my data from this array. I have been able to fetch and store in state. I can also view on postman but it is not coming on my frontend when i use .map(). Kindly teach me what to do. I am new with this .
Thanks and regards
Every data is stored on connectReqs. I can view on Postman and on my console.
Sometimes, I get an error that it cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'FProfile')
const [connectReqs, setConnectReqs] = useState([])

Profile Schema
friendshipStatus: [{
     FProfile: {
       type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
       ref: "profile"
     },
     connectStatus: {
        type: Boolean,
        ref: "status"
     },
},
],

I am currently mapping this way. I have all the data stored in state
{connectReqs.map(function (connectReq) {
return (
{connectReq[0].friendshipStatus[0].FProfile.lastname}
)
}

A: If connectReqs is the array containing all the data (as you've said), then.
const lastNames = connectReqs.map((cr)=>({cr.friendshipStatus[0].FProfile.lastname}}))

I'm not sure about the whole model you have, but I think cr[0] or connectReq[0] (as you've done) is what you're doing wrong.
As .map() iterates over the array one by one.

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"Windy Ferndale" located at the centre of the Beautiful Bruce Peninsula and for a long while the brunt of jokes and ridicule for its gusty reputation is the home a Wind Park which now contains three Vestas Turbines. This is the first turbine of the first such development by Sky Generation, Inc of Rockwood Ontario. The single turbine pictured above supplies 1.8 MW of electricity. which is enough power to supply the needs of approximately 500 homes or one third of the needs of the Bruce Peninsula north of Mar.
During the last week in September 2002 delivery was made through the Port of Owen Sound of one turbine for the Ferndale Wind Farm and five others which will be installed close to the Lake Huron coast near the Bruce Power development. This new equipment was received dockside with great fanfare and there was a steady stream of visitors to view the pieces of the impressive machinery. Click on the photos above the see enlargements and descriptions. Following is an archive of photos taken during the construction phase from October 23, 2002 to November 17, 2002.
Two new turbines were erected near the existing one in autumn 2006. These three turbines supply electricity to Bullfrog Power (www.bullfrogpower.com). Bullfrog sells power to Ontario consumers who want 100% of their power to come from renewable sources instead of from Ontario's fossil fuel and nuclear stations.
The Ferndale turbines are unique because they depend on consumers to buy their power, rather than government contracts.The Ferndale Wind Farm supplies enough power for 1500 homes. Ontario could obtain 25% of its power from wind instead of coal or nuclear if it installed the same number of turbines as Germany.
The turbines are in an ideal location — situated on the narrowest part of the Peninsula so that they catch the wind that accelerates as it crosses Georgian Bay or Lake Huron.


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TonbergUrtod ist das sechste Album der deutschen Metal-Band Totenmond und erschien 2005 über Massacre Records.

Entstehung
Das Album wurde 2005 knapp ein Jahr nach der Veröffentlichung des Vorgängerwerkes "Unter Knochen" im "House of Music"-Studio in Winterbach zusammen mit Achim Köhler und dessen Assistenten Daniel Langer aufgenommen. Über den Entstehungsprozess und Unterschiede zum Vorgänger sagt Sänger und Gitarrist Pazzer in einem Interview, dass die Unterschiede zwischen beiden Werken im Klang lägen, weil die Band mehr Zeit im Studio gehabt habe. Außerdem habe die Band keine Fortsetzung zum "Unter Knochen"-Album gewollt, weil sich bisher alle Alben der Band unterschiedlich angehört hätten. Weiterhin sollen alle Lieder durch Ausarbeitung im Proberaum entstanden sein, wobei zuerst die Musik und dann die Texte entstanden seien, lediglich das Lied "Angstbeisser" habe eine Ausnahme dargestellt. In einem anderen Interview sagte Pazzer, er habe

Veröffentlichungsdatum des Albums war der 27. Juni 2005. Es erschien ausschließlich auf CD als Jewelcase- und Digipack-Ausgabe.

Das Cover zeigt eine braun gehaltene Zeichnung von Soldaten mit Pickelhauben, die sich gerade im Gefecht befinden, in der ersten Reihe ist ein Soldat dabei zu Boden zu fallen. Inmitten der Soldaten schwebt eine Trikolore, die der französischen ähnlich sieht. Im Booklet finden sich nur zwei Bilder mit einem Skelett abgedruckt. Wie schon auf dem Vorgänger ist auch ein "Gegen Nazis!"-Logo auf der CD-Hülle abgedruckt.

Grüße gehen an Punk-Bands wie Fliehende Stürme oder Dritte Wahl. Unter dem Motto "Kein Dank geht an" nennt Pazzer die "Metal-Szene", die er als "Scheuklappenrevoluzzer" bezeichnet, ebenso wird der im selben Jahr verstorbene Papst Johannes Paul II. genannt, in Klammern ist dabei der Satz  geschrieben. Auch Pazzers Bandkollege Senf macht eine ähnlich Äußerung, indem er  ins Booklet schreiben ließ.

In Bezug auf die Ablehnung gegenüber der Metalszene wurde Pazzer in einem Interview konkreter. Er nannte die Szene "trend-verkrustet" und führte aus,

Titelliste
 Wurmerbarmend – 3:37
 Heroin – 2:40
 Angstbeisser – 5:15
 Blutost – 2:58
 Samenroh – wird kein Leben – 4:24
 Heidenfeuer – 5:19
 Deine Leiche – 7:27
 Im schwarzen Kreis – 3:07
 Das ewige Bluten – Faustrecht – 4:35
 TonbergUrtod – Kastration – 3:30

Stil und Inhalt
Wie die Veröffentlichungen vor TonbergUrtod lässt sich das Album nicht in ein klar abgegrenztes Genre einordnen, so bemerkte David Gregori von der Webseite metal.de,  und das Album vereinige klanglich  Andere Autoren betonen die Einflüsse aus dem Thrash- und Doom-Bereich stärker, welche  ausmachten, die jedoch in den einzelnen Liedern unterschiedlich stark und  sind, sodass "Wurmerbarmend" oder "Im schwarzen Kreis" mehr nach Thrash klingen, während "Angstbeisser" oder "Heidenfeuer" eher Doom-lastig klingen. Moritz Krüger von metal1.info zufolge  in den Stil der Band.

Die in Zeitschriften abgedruckte Werbung von Seiten der Plattenfirma nannte Totenmond "Deutschlands beste Metal-Core Band". In einem Interview mit dem Webzine Powermetal.de antwortete Pazzer auf die Frage, was er von der Einordnung der Band in dieser Genrebezeichnung halte:

In einem anderen Interview befand Pazzer, ein derartiger Vorgang wie die Nennung des Genrebegriffes "Metalcore" in der Bandinfo der Plattenfirma sei  Ferner möge er es nicht,

Über die Texte sagte Pazzer, dass das Album  widerspiegele. Interpretationen einzelner Texte zufolge handelt "Heroin" von Drogen, während "TonbergUrtod – Kastrazion" sowie "Blutost" den Holocaust und das Dritte Reich thematisieren. Pazzer selber kommentierte scherzhaft, "Blutost" handele von der "Russenmafia" und "Heidenfeuer" von seiner Pfadfinderzeit, nannte es aber gleich darauf für ihn ein Tabu, über seine Texte zu sprechen. Es sei ihm egal und interessiere ihn nicht mehr,

Rezeption
Grundsätzlich wurde das Album von den meisten Kritikern äußerst positiv bewertet, es gab jedoch auch vereinzelte Ausnahmen, die das Album als "laut, dreckig, gut produziert und furchtbar langweilig" bezeichneten, da die  und es immer noch keine Melodien gebe.

Ins Gesamtschaffen der Band wurde das Album teilweise dahingehend eingeordnet, dass es das experimenteller konzipierte Vorgängeralbum "Unter Knochen" übertreffe und wieder an vorige Leistungen anknüpfe:

Michael Monz führte in seiner Rezension im Metal Observer an, die Band sei sich in Bezug auf Gitarrenriffs, Schlagzeugfiguren und Texte vielschichtiger und kreativer geworden, sah aber gegenüber früheren Alben Defizite in der atmosphärischen Gestaltung der Lieder:

Kalle Stille hob im Magazin Ox die Intensität des Werkes hervor:

Einzelnachweise

Album (Extreme Metal)
Album 2005
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Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan GNCA (names) launched Jul 26, 2018:
First Vice President of Afghanistan and and leader of Jumbesh-i-Milli Party, General Abdul Rashid Dostum,
other key figures:
Jamiat Islami Chief Executive Atta Mohammad Noor,
Second Deputy Chief Executive and leader of Hezb-i-Wahdat Mohammad Mohaqiq,
former NDS chief Rahmatullah Nabil,
former vice president of Afghanistan Younus Qanuni,
former finance minister Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi,
former water and energy minister, Ismail Khan,
MP Wolesi Jirga member from Nangahar, Haji Zahir Qadir,
MP Wolesi Jirga member from Kandahar, Lalai Hamidzai,
acting foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani ,
former advisor to President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Ahmad Zia Massoud,
former President Hamid Karzai,
first deputy speaker of Wolesi Jirga, Hamayun Hamayun,
The New National Front Party of Afghanistan on Tuesday Nov 6, 2018 announced the party has split from the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan (GNCA) alliance due to disagreements over certain issues said Sayed Javad Hussaini. Their decision to break away from the alliance was because their party's leader, Anwarul Haq Ahadi did not agree with certain requests by the coalition including the change in the political system and the establishment of a prime minister position, among others.(20181107
The Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan on Thursday July 26, 2018, formally announced its creation, stressing the need for transparent elections and pledging field a qualified individual for next year's presidential election. Atta Noor said earlier in early July 2018 that there were plans to establish the party-based coalition in cooperation with prominent political figures in Afghanistan. At the time, Noor said if the coalition is not included in matters involving transparent elections, then the alliance will propose the establishment of a two-year interim government. In July 2017, Noor announced the formation of a coalition known as the Coalition to Rescue Afghanistan. The alliance says it aims to work for improved governance, creating jobs, holding of transparent elections and ensuring improved security across the country. Noor said the growing ethnic division in the country was worrying and that different flags flew in some parts of the country – instead of Afghanistan's official flag. Noor also called for a transparent election that was free of fraud. However he claimed of the nine million people registered to vote, more than four million are ghost voters.
Mohaqiq said around 35 political parties have shared their proposal regarding the upcoming parliamentary and districts councils elections, emphasizing that the political parties want a transparent election.
Former president Hamid Karzai announced stout support for the nascent opposition alliance called the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan.(20180727)
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Myra Waters, adjunct faculty member and director of UB's Counseling Center, has been named to the ACC Women's Basketball Legends for her time as a Terp; she still holds some University of Maryland, College Park records; photography: Chris Hartlove
In the late '70s and early '80s, when Myra Waters played offense for the University of Maryland, College Park women's basketball team, Title IX had barely been in existence for a decade, and scholarships for female athletes were few and far between. Ohio native Waters, now director of UB's Counseling Center and an adjunct faculty member, took full advantage of the academic opportunities her athleticism afforded her and earned her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees as a Terp. Along the way, she helped lead the team to three Atlantic Coast Conference championships and to the first-ever NCAA Women's Final Four in her senior year. In February, she was named to the eighth annual class of ACC Women's Basketball Legends.
Q: You left Ohio to play basketball for the University of Maryland, College Park at a time when doing so was uncommon for female athletes. Looking back, what is your perspective on making this leap?
A: Now, I can see that it was a leap of faith and a bold move. Accepting an athletic scholarship to UMCP allowed me to begin pursuit of a career path in counseling psychology; to join a team of gifted, dedicated women's basketball players who had gone to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national final game the year before; and to gain exposure to a very progressive and multicultural region of the country. The decision to attend college near the nation's capital was the best decision I have ever made.
Q: You still hold a spot on a couple of UMCP top 10 lists (for rebounds and career steals), and you're ranked No. 14 in scoring—even 30 years later. What's your take on this?
A: The women who played during my era were very highly skilled at the fundamentals of the game, very well coached and athletic. I believe that mastery of the basics is what distinguishes the great players from the average players. I still enjoy a wonderfully executed three-player fast break, a pick-and-roll play, the give-and-go or pinpoint passing from guards into the post area for an easy score. Basketball played at its best is a beautiful thing to watch.
Q: How did you react to being named an ACC Women's Basketball Legend?
A: Needless to say, I was shocked that I was selected for this honor—after all, my college career ended 30 years ago.
The ACC Legends experience allowed me to reflect on a significant part of my life that I rarely get a chance to share with others or to celebrate. It was certainly an extraordinary event for me, as a Legends inductee, to watch the Terps win [in March] another ACC Women's Basketball Championship!
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Jesus Film Project® study confirms billions have heard the gospel around the world
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Jesus Film Project® today announced a new study that reveals the film "JESUS," along with other titles provided by the ministry, have been proven as some of the most powerful tools available in the evangelical world in effectively spreading the Gospel.
The study, conducted in conjunction with Masterworks, an independent third-party research firm, quantified the total global impact of Jesus Film Project entities. The research focused on three measures of impact: viewership, indicated decisions to follow Jesus, and multiplying communities formed.
Using 2015 as a basis for calculation, research included all mediums in which Jesus Film Project entities can be viewed: television, live showings, online viewings and physical media such as DVDs and SD cards. The results indicated Jesus Film Project tools have been used to initiate more than an estimated 7.5 billion gospel presentations cumulatively since 1979, and has resulted in 490 million people indicating decisions to accept Christ and 2.1 million churches/multiplying communities being launched.
"This new research reflects Jesus Film Project's faithful dedication to completing the Great Commission, not only through direct outreach but also via partnerships with hundreds of ministries and churches that have utilized our ministry's tools and initiatives," stated Josh Newell, director of marketing and communications. "While we often hear stories about how our films are impacting people's lives, this study solidifies that our efforts are not in vain and God is using Jesus Film Project to spread the Gospel worldwide."
With current technological advances, the research shows that in the last 10 years, the way that people view "JESUS" and other Jesus Film Project entities has drastically changed. Television accounted for most of "JESUS" film viewership prior to 2006, because TV stations would often show the film – in some cases multiple times – during holidays.
Television viewership is now on the decline as people around the world are turning to streaming media such as Apple TV, YouTube and Amazon. Additionally, today's audiences view and interact with media differently than in prior generations, modifying it and reposting it to their social media profiles.
Since 2006, Jesus Film Project has worked to adapt with these trends. It developed new media to start conversations about Christ including an app streaming "JESUS," other full-length films, and short films, effective in reaching diverse audiences. These include "Magdalena,""Rivka" and "The Story of Jesus For Children."
"It is fantastic to see the work that we have done is being used and multiplied by so many," stated Newell. "As we continue to provide excellent tools for ministry use, it will be incredible to see the numbers grow in the next decade."
The last time Jesus Film Project conducted a comprehensive study to count the total number of lives impacted through exposures to its films and other properties was more than one decade ago.
See the complete study here.
The "JESUS" film was envisioned by Bill Bright, co-founder of Cru, and was produced in cooperation with The Genesis Project. "JESUS" is the most watched film according to 'Guinness Book of World Records' and will soon be available in 1500 languages with the latest translation in Daasanach, which is currently in production. Jesus Film Project continues to carry out Bright's vision of showing this film to people in every country of the world. Find more information on Jesus Film Project here.
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L.I.F.E. committee members determine the curriculum and recruit instructors and facilitators. The program is sponsored by the Board of Commissioners for St. Mary's County through the Department of Aging & Human Services and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Who can participate?
The program encourages participation without regard to previous education levels. Registrations are taken on a first come, first serve basis when registration opens.
Based on the concept of peer teaching, a majority of instructors/facilitators come from knowledgeable individuals who are willing to share their expertise and experiences. Guest speakers and community leaders are periodically invited to speak on subjects of interest.
Classes are held at various locations around the county. Our locations and class offerings will expand as our program grows. L.I.F.E. classes are held in the spring and the fall.
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INTERNET OF THINGS: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles, buildings, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity which enable these objects to collect and exchange data.
Wikipedia states that the first discussion around "a thing" that was interconnected was a Coke machine that would determine how many drinks were available.
IoT use cases include several applications that range from connected homes, consumer electronics, industries, retail, logistics, government, automobiles, among other areas.
But if it has been around for so many years, perhaps with different names but with the same discussion in the background, why are we not surrounded by all of these things already? Jayson DeMers, in his Forbes article, states that part of the problem is too much competition with not enough collaboration. This is something that discourages and delays the revolution. It is also encouraging bigger companies such as Google, Amazon, and Apple. They are taking a step into the problem so that they might drive that collaboration with their own applications and infrastructure.
This competition and lack of collaboration can be seen as symptoms of a much bigger problem, posing a series of challenges that everybody will have to solve together and agree upon in order for the revolution to occur. We are talking about a potential market of billions of dollars for services and applications that range from seemingly trivial things to those that are more complex and with higher impacts on societies and economies.
Security. This is mainly based on the fact that IoT implies more and more devices will be connected through networks, and therefore there will be more opportunities for hackers to exploit. The one thing we have learned over the years is that no one is secure, Basically, more interconnected devices means more problems which means more problems to be solved.
Connectivity. If we go back to the definition stated at the beginning of this article, IoT implies that a lot of devices are interconnected and, aside from the security challenge, this means that there will be more efficient ways to have all of these devices talk to each other. The (now) classic way of connecting devices as a centralized paradigm for authorization and connection of different nodes within a network may be heading to a decentralized model, such as Fog Computing. With this, data, computing, storage, and applications are distributed in the most logical and efficient way between the data source and the cloud. There are other solutions where the decentralization is higher, but certainly each option is tied to different security challenges.
Making sense of the data. Does Big Data sound big enough? Imagine something even bigger. IoT will pose the challenge of cleaning, processing, and interpreting vast amounts of data produced by sensors. Gartner estimates that there will be 25 billion connected things in use by 2020. Internet networking specialist Cisco ISBG's forecast is for 50 billion connected devices. To offer an example of this from the airline industry, at last year's Paris Air Show, Bombardier showcased its C Series jetliner that carries Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbo Fan (GTF) engine, which is fitted with 5,000 sensors that generate up to 10 GB of data per second.
So basically, applying analytics to IoT has the same general approach on a different scale: how data is collected and how it is interpreted, as well as how it can be used. This Forbes article states that applying Machine Learning to analyze the data will be a more efficient option. Given that the current manufacturers of sensors and IoT applications are not experts in analyzing and getting good quality information that can be actionable, new services are starting to appear on the horizon. One example is Machine Learning As a Service, where buyers can quickly get the insights they need without making huge investments in technologies that are not core to their business.
It certainly creates a huge opportunity for business, whether for good or bad purposes.


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Fighting Temptation (MM)
by Lynn Hagen
Brac Village 11
Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Heat Rating: Scorching
57 Ratings (4.7)
Paranormal Shape-shifter Alternative (M/M, Gay)
[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, elves, light consensual BDSM, bondage, whipping, sex toys, HEA]
Detective Carmine Bianchi watched a once powerful man turn into a shell when his mother was killed. His father was no longer who he used to be and Carmine refuses to go through the tragedy that was now his father's life. If only fate hadn't intervened and thrown one small fey Carmine's way, making the walls he erected slowly begin to crumble.
Turi had his own set of complications. His father was trying to make Turi mate his own uncle. He didn't agree with Wood elf custom of inbreeding and Turi was determined to stay on the run for as long as he had to.
When Turi is nearly hit by a car, he soon realizes that the man behind the wheel is the other half to his soul. Unfortunately, Carmine makes it very clear that the only reason he is sticking around is to help Turi with his problem.
But as Carmine spends time with Turi, he realizes that fighting to keep Turi at arm's length is a battle that his heart was determined to win.
A Siren Erotic Romance
Lynn Hagen is a Siren-exclusive author.
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Lynn Hagen's Brac Village Series and Brac Pack Series are both great. I knew when Turi showed up in the last book he would be both funny and sad. Carmine makes a perfect mate for him. Great read
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5 SWEET PEAS: "This is book # 11 in the Brac Village series (a spinoff from the Brac Pack). This gives us Det. Carmine Bianchi, a detective in Brac Village P.D. and black bear shifter who almost hits a man with his car. This man turns out to be Turi, a fae who's on the run from his father who is trying to force him to mate his uncle. Yes, that is gross, but that's what the Wood Elves do. They practice inbreeding which is the reason they're dying out. But I digress. Carmine does not want a mate and fights it every step of the way. His mother died when he was younger and his father's life fell apart because of it. Carmine is afraid to love because he doesn't want to end up like his dad: living a half life because he lost his mate. Turi does not want a mate because his life is a mess: his own father is trying to force him to mate his own uncle which adds an ick factor to the storyline. Those darn wood elves…oh well. Carmine spends time with Turi while trying to convince himself that he was doing it to protect the guy from his crazy inbreeding practicing father. Carmine of course falls in love with his mate and they live happily ever after in peace and harmony. For now at least. Hey, they live in Brac Village, a paranormal community. There is no such thing as peace and harmony when you have a wealthy human vampire hunter out to expose and destroy the paranormal residents of that community and the world. Of course, it's not a Lynn Hagen book if a few surprises aren't pulled out of the box. Turi's paternity and the revelation of who his father is was something that I did not see coming. And of course, Maverick Brac, the alpha was privy to that information. As always, this is not a standalone book. It's part of a series that must be read in sequential order as the characters often cross over from various books from her other series" -- Kiwi, Mrs. Condit and Friends Read Books
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"What the fuck?" Detective Carmine Bianchi slammed on his brakes, the ass end of his car swerving as he prayed he didn't hit the guy who had just run out in front of him. His foot damn near went through the floor as he prayed he stopped in time. Where in the hell had he come from?
He sat in his car for a moment, trying to get his heart out of his damn throat. Had someone just run right out in front of him? Knowing the answer was yes, Carmine opened his car door and stepped out onto the country road. He walked to the front of his car and gazed at the man who had fallen to his knees.
He hadn't hit the guy. Carmine was positive of that. But the man looked a bit shaken up. "Are you all right?"
The man just knelt there, staring at Carmine with a very complex look on his face. The guy blinked a few times as he pushed to his feet, dusting his hands off. "I'm sorry."
Yeah, sorry wouldn't have cut it had Carmine actually hit the guy. But from the frazzled way the man looked, Carmine couldn't find it in himself to be mad.
Carmine took a step closer to make sure the guy was really okay when the most intoxicating aroma entered his lungs and sent his heart to racing. He scented the air as he gazed at big, emerald-green eyes and felt something inside of him snap into place. His black bear growled gently as Carmine cocked his head to the side, studying the short man.
"Oh no!" The guy backpedaled, his long black hair swaying in the breeze as his eyes grew round. "This can't be happening."
Well, this wasn't exactly how Carmine pictured meeting his mate. He almost ran the man over and now the guy looked like he was about to pass out. "Why did you run out in the middle of the road?"
"To get away," his mate answered Carmine as if it should have been obvious. He sucked in his bottom lip, his eyes bouncing all over the place.
"From who?" Carmine drew his sidearm, glancing around the deserted road. He didn't see any immediate threat. The man glanced over his shoulder, his eyes flickering everywhere. Carmine knew that look. He had been a detective for too many years. This guy was definitely running from someone. "Who is after you?"
"I have to keep moving," the guy said as he started to hurry away.
Carmine reached out and grabbed…he scented…he wasn't sure. "What are you?"
"Scared shitless," the guy answered in a high squeak. "Now if you don't mind…" He tried to yank his arm free, but Carmine held fast.
"I do mind. Who are you running from?" he asked a little more firmly. Carmine wasn't the type of guy that liked to be disobeyed.
"Trouble." The short man continued to yank at his arm. "Would you mind letting me go so I can run?"
Carmine had had enough. The detective in him was rearing its head and there was no way he was letting the man go. He was a very dominant male and normally did not let someone talk circles around him. But this man was not his submissive, so Carmine was not going to punish the guy for his insubordination. But one thing was for sure. The guy was in trouble and Carmine was going to help. "Why don't you let me give you a ride?"
"I don't take rides from strangers. Also, I'm not helping you look for a lost pet and I don't like candy." His mate smacked at Carmine's hand repeatedly, making Carmine growl. "Now let me go before I blow my you-can't-come-near-my-body whistle."
Rehosltering his gun, Carmine scratched at his short beard. He wasn't sure what to make of the squirrelly man. He had never run across anyone like this guy before. He saw a red whistle dangling from a coiled plastic band around the guy's wrist. "You do know that we are mates, right?"
The man stopped struggling and exhaled loudly. "What is with everyone trying to mate me? I just don't want that complication." He smacked Carmine's hand again. "Go away."
Carmine felt his insides boil at the idea of someone else trying to mate a man who belonged to him. It was a knee-jerk reaction, one Carmine knew he wasn't even going to examine right now—if ever. "Tell me who is after you…What's your name?"
"Jeez," the guy groaned as he slumped his shoulders. "I told you I'm not taking candy from you."
Carmine wanted to bang his head into his car. The guy obviously wasn't playing with a full deck. He was looking at Carmine like he was some kind of damn predator. Well, he was, but not the type this little squirrelly man was insinuating.
"Get in the back of my car." Carmine was through playing around. The man was going to do what he said or Carmine was going to paddle his—no, he wasn't going to go there. He didn't plan on claiming the man so there would be no paddling. There would be no playing, no bondage, nothing of that sort. Carmine was going to help the man and that was all.
"Why?" the guy shouted as he struggled once more to get free.
"I'm a detective and I'm arresting you." He just had to figure out what the charges were. But putting his mate into his car was better than chasing his tail in circles. Carmine was nearly out of patience. It was apparent that someone was after the guy and he was going to protect his mate whether the man wanted it or not.
It was his job. He had sworn to protect those who couldn't protect themselves and run down the bad guys. He just didn't see any bad guys right now.
"How do I know you're telling the truth?"
Carmine reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet, flipping it open to flash his badge.
The man didn't look convinced. "My cousin has one of those. He bought it at a novelty store."
Carmine didn't say another word. He shoved his wallet into his back pocket and then pulled his mate toward the back of his car. "I guess we'll see if I'm telling the truth when you are sitting behind bars."
"Okay, okay," the guy said hastily as he tried to stop the forward momentum by dragging his feet. "I believe you. But you haven't told me why you are arresting me."
For being so damn stubborn.
"To keep you from getting hurt," he answered. "Now get in the back."
"Turi, my name is Turi. Now will you let me go?"
Turi began to fumble with the button of his jeans, his breath coming out in quick pants. Reaching around his mate, Carmine rested his hands over Turi's.
"Relax." Carmine pressed a kiss to Turi's bare shoulder. "I know you are well aware of what is about to happen. If you need me to take over—"
"N–no, I can do this."
Carmine rested his chin on Turi's shoulder as he watched the clumsy way his mate tried to unfasten his jeans. When he tilted his head to look at Turi, he saw that his mate was blinking rapidly.
"Are you a virgin, Turi?" Carmine asked in the lightest of whispers, his voice deep with seduction and desire. "Is that why you're so nervous?"
He had his answer when he skimmed his hands over Turi's bare sides and the man jumped again. "Mmm, maybe I should cuff you and have my wicked way with you."
Turi's breath hitched but he didn't say no. Hope welled up inside Carmine that maybe Turi could handle what Carmine wanted to do with the man.
Before his mate could say a word, Carmine walked over to the table on the side of the couch and grabbed his cuffs. He ran the smooth steel down Turi's arm, teasing the man and waiting to see if Turi would protest to what he had in mind.
His mate didn't say a word.
Carmine eased one cuff around the man's wrist, snapping it closed. "Is it too tight?"
Turi shook his head.
When his fingers caressed the man's other wrist, he felt the plastic coil. "Do you need your whistle, Turi, or can I remove it?"
"I don't—" With a casual movement, he turned his head and faced Carmine. "Do I need it?"
The man was asking if he could trust Carmine, wanting to know if this was a safe place for him. Carmine eased the coil from Turi's wrist. "You'll never need it when I'm with you."
As he finished talking, Carmine snapped the other cuff in place. "You still have control, Turi. I promise." His fingers brushed over Turi's lower stomach before Carmine unsnapped the man's jeans. He took his time, tugging at the wet denim inch by slow inch.
Turi's supple body tensed as the material reached his knees. To Carmine's surprise, the man wasn't wearing any underwear. His mate's cock had sprung free, the head glistening with pre-cum. "Lean your back into me."
His mate did, and Carmine tapped one of Turi's ankles. His mate lifted his foot and Carmine eased the denim free. He did the same with the other until he could drop the wet pants on the floor. Carmine held Turi's sides as he stood, helping the man balance himself.
Carmine ran his knuckles down his mate's smooth back and over one flared cheek before he moved to stand in front of Turi. He inspected the man from head to toe and appreciated every square inch of the guy's body.
"Very nice." Carmine stated his approval. The man was lightly tanned, had a slim body, and his cock was very impressive. It curved up toward his stomach, flushed with arousal and demanding attention.
Carmine was glad he hadn't held out on his resolution to keep Turi away. Not just because of the sex that was about to come, but because he knew they were a perfect match in every way. "You look very seductive wearing my cuffs."
The side of Turi's mouth turned up into a smile. It seemed he wasn't that shy after all. There was a little rebellion in him. "You think so?"
Carmine let out a low growl as he twined his fingers in Turi's hair. The strands were wet, making his hair look charcoal black. Carmine tilted Turi's head back, letting one finger trail down the man's throat. "I'm positive."
He wasn't sure where to start. Turi's body was like a smorgasbord and every bit of the feast looked appetizing. Carmine had fought against getting close, but he knew subconsciously that this was inevitable. That's why he couldn't leave Turi to the Lakelands. That was why he had taken Turi under his protection.
He had known things would lead to this, and a part of him had wanted it. Of course, it was the part that wasn't shouting that he didn't want to end up like his father.
"Tell me, Turi, have you ever sucked cock?" Carmine watched Turi's reaction. The man blinked a few times before his eyes dropped to Carmine's erection.
"No." The smaller man's eyes never left his groin. Carmine had a feeling that Turi had always wanted to try oral sex, but had never dared to experiment.
Circling his fingers around the base of his shaft, Carmine gave a light squeeze. "Can you manage to get to your knees, or do you need me to help you?"
The man looked confused at first. His brows furrowed as he began to chew on his bottom lip.
"It wasn't a difficult question, Turi." Carmine fought the temptation to forgo the foreplay and help the man. He wanted Turi to be just as turned on and willing as Carmine was. He had to control his needs.
"I think I might need help."
Releasing his shaft, Carmine moved behind Turi and gently settled him into place. His fingers caressed the man's half-dried hair, letting the strands slip through his fingers before slowly walking back around. Turi was at the perfect height on his knees, his face right at Carmine's groin.
"Take me into your mouth, Turi." Carmine guided the head to Turi's lips as they parted. It was the most spectacular sight he had ever seen. Turi knelt there, hands cuffed behind him, lips parted and waiting.
Carmine damn near came.
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Championship transfer gossip including Aston Villa defender wanted and Leeds close to fourth signing
A round-up of the news and speculation for Friday, January 12
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Leeds United are on the verge of signing Benfica forward Oliver Sarkic on a permanent basis, according to Leeds Live.
The Montenegrin joined the Whites last September on loan and has done enough to warrant a permanent move.
The 20-year-old will remain with the U23s, however, for the time being.
Bolton Wanderers have signed Everton youngster Harry Charsley on loan.
The 21-year-old will link up with the Trotters for the rest of the season.
Charsley is an attacking midfielder and made his debut for Everton in a Europa League game earlier this campaign.
Recap Thursday's Reading FC transfer news plus other Championship gossip
Millwall are keen on taking Tommy Elphick on loan from Aston Villa.
The Birmingham Mail reports the defender could join the London club for the rest of the season.
Elphick has found game time limited under Steve Bruce at Villa, with the former Manchester United player saying: "I'm mindful of the fact a good pro like Tommy wants to play, so we'll see."
Derby County have loaned out U23s striker Emil Riis Jakobsen.
The Dane will spend the rest of the season at Dutch club VVV-Venlo who play in the Eredivise.
Jakobsen has scored two goals in 11 games for the Rams' U23s side in 2017/18.
Reading FC transfer news 2017/18
McShane on Moore exit rumours
Five left-back options
Five striker options
Bodvarsson on Wolves departure
QPR goalkeeper Alex Smithies has ruled out a move away from Loftus Road.
The 27-year-old has been linked with Huddersfield Town in the past six months but he insists his future lies in west London.
"I'm happy, I'm playing week-in week-out and enjoying my football, and that's my main priority," he said.
"You want to be at a club where you're appreciated and you're wanted and playing games. Luckily I'm in that position so I'm very happy."
Hull City manager Nigel Adkins says Jack Marriott is not on his wishlist for this month.
The Peterborough United striker has been linked with a number of Championship clubs but Adkins says he is not wanted by the Tigers.
"We would have looked at him, as we have looked at a lot of players, but no, he's not on our list for this January window," said the former Reading boss.
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I shouldn't think even millionaires could eat anything nicer than new bread and real butter and honey for tea.
Since discovering how easy it is to make my own butter, it has become one of my favourite kitchen pastimes. It's consistent, soothing, and leaves me with a couple of days of proper joy, as I spread the fruits of my labour over everything in sight.
Last week, my friend Tom and I made this video, to show you just how simple it is to do yourself. It's the first in a little series we're planning to do, so we'd love to know what you think.
You can also find the recipe here, and a suggestion of what to do with the buttermilk that's leftover here.
Bread, Butter and Honey. I Capture the Castle.
This is one of my old favourites. If you didn't read it as a teenager, stay in with tea and toast and do so immediately. Cassandra Mortmain is a character I could spend infinite hours with. She lives in a old dilapidated castle in the English countryside with her family, a collection of eccentric creatures - her father, suffering from a decade of writer's block, a beautiful stepmother who often walks around in nothing but a long pair of boots, a sister who wishes she was in a Jane Austen novel, and a bright younger brother. She captures their life in her diary, speaking directly to us as their lives change following the arrival of two American brothers. And she loves bread and butter and honey.
Bread making is the most therapeutic cooking I know. Livvy and Ella, two bloggers whose writing I know and love (and you really should get to know too) speak about this beautifully. As someone who lives half a world away from much of my family, in a city which does tend to knock you about a bit, it's key in my life. Adding together the cheapest and simplest of ingredients, bashing them around a bit, and leaving them to turn into something new, is a thing of wonder. When nothing else in life seems to be going right - if you fall in love with the man your sister is engaged to, like Cassandra, or sometimes struggle with the pace of London life, like me - bread will rise, can be shaped, and will become dark and form a delicious crust when placed in a hot oven. It's a comforting thought.
Making your own butter will only add to the sense that everything is going to be all right. It's time consuming work, but it's not at all difficult. And placing your own little hand formed pats of butter on a plate, next to a slice of your own freshly baked bread, is a pretty incomparably wonderful feeling.
1. Place the flour in a large bowl, and add the salt on one side and yeast on the other. Try to keep the yeast and salt apart for as long as possible, as salt can stop the yeast working.
2. Add the water to the dry ingredients. It should be about blood temperature - if you put your finger in and can't tell whether it's hot or cold, then it's just right. Mix the flour and water with your hand until everything comes together in a ball. Cover the ball with a wet tea towel and leave in a warm place for thirty minutes until it is increased in size.
3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured bench and knead it until it is elastic, no longer sticky, and bounces back quickly when prodded. You can knead by stretching, slapping or folding the dough - whatever works for you. Once the dough is ready, you're ready to shape it into a ball. Pinch one side of the dough, stretch it out and fold it across the rest of the dough. Continue to work your way around the dough, repeating this four times. Flip the dough over and bring your hands together underneath it, twisting as you do so. Keep twisting until the dough is a firm ball.
4. Sprinkle a baking tray liberally with flour and place the dough on it, then leave it to prove for a final hour. It should have doubled in size and will spring back when touched. Around twenty minutes before the bread is ready, preheat the oven to 210C.
5. Once the bread is ready, score it a couple of times with a serrated knife and transfer the bread to the oven on a low shelf for around 40 minutes, until the bread is a deep golden brown, and sounds hollow when tapped on its underside.
6. While the bread is baking, you can make the butter. Pour the cream into a mixing bowl and start to whisk it. It's going to take a little while - you need to take it beyond stiffly whipped until it starts separating. Eventually you'll start seeing little yellow flecks swimming in a creamy liquid. Stop whisking at this point.
7. Reach your hand in and, using it as a sieve-of-sorts, press the yellow solid pieces against the side of the bowl, draining off the liquid. Continue with the rest of the cream, removing the yellow clumps to a bowl. Once you have collected them all, sprinkle them with salt (you may like more or less, depending on your taste) and squidge the whole lot together. Voila. You have butter. Place in the fridge to harden a little.
Serve the bread and butter with the nicest honey you can find. The liquid leftover from the butter is buttermilk - keep this in a bottle in the fridge and use within a couple of days. It's very versatile; I made some banana and buttermilk pancakes out of mine (mash a couple of bananas, add buttermilk and an egg, sieve in some flour and a teaspoon of baking powder, then whisk and dollop into a heavy based frying pan).
Blackberry and Bay Ice-Cream. The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Cruella De Vil's dinner party took place in a room with black marble walls, on a white marble table. The food was rather unusual.
The soup was dark purple. And what did it taste of?
The fish was bright green. And what did it taste of?
The meat was pale blue. And what did that taste of?
Everything tasted of pepper, even the ice cream - which was black.
Like many of my generation, my first exposure to The Hundred and One Dalmatians - and inimitable villain Cruella de Vil - was via Disney. If this (and later, Glenn Close) are your only exposures to this well known story, I would recommend checking out Dodie Smith's 1956 novel. Like I Capture the Castle, my favourite of her books, it's a cracking read. However, unlike the scenes that inspire most of the posts on this blog, I have no interest in joining Cruella de Vil for a meal that tastes only of pepper (as much as I like it when accompanying other things), so I had to be a little creative in developing a more palatable alternative.
1. Place the blackberries in a bowl with 1tbsp sugar and a small pinch of finely ground black pepper. Squash the mixture around a little and then leave it for at least an hour, while you get going on the custard.
2. Place the cream and milk over a low-medium heat with the bay leaves and split vanilla pod. Bring almost to the boil, then set aside to infuse for five minutes. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until light and creamy. Strain the milk into this mixture, whisking continuously, as the milk will still be warm and you don't want to scramble the eggs.
3. Wash and dry the saucepan then pour the custard into it and place it back over a low-medium heat. Stir continuously, ensuring you get right into the sides of the pan, until the mixture thickens.
4. Once thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, transfer the custard to a bowl, cover with cling-film and cool. While the custard is cooling, squash the blackberries against the sides of the bowl, then pour into a sieve over a mixing bowl. Allow to strain, pushing the berries through if no liquid is making its way into the bowl. Keep going until you're left with some rather solid pulp in the sieve and lovely blackberry juice below.
5. Stir the blackberry juice through the custard and pour into an ice-cream maker, then follow with a couple of hours in the freezer. Alternatively, pour the custard into a freezer-proof container and place it straight in the freezer, removing it every 45 minutes for around four hours to beat with an electric hand whisk. Serve with fresh blackberries.


We have fully rebuilt this MPE 750kg welding positioner after a comprehensive strip down process. All oil seals gets checked/tested/or replaced and electronics gutted and replaced with brand new AC motors and cabling.
As seen in the photos the fresh paint job always puts the cherry on top to crown off our efforts, and this model here has come up very nice.
It's interesting that we have just supplied this machine seen here straight to a customer who specifically requested a manual tilt welding positioner. Not only because manual tilt machines we supply are cheaper than a fully motorised, but because they were supporting a long cylinder job with one of our support idlers 1500mm away from a permanently tilted 90° table, and without an 'up' or 'down' button on a pendant control it prevents any accidental tilting which can cause damage to the positioner. All in all we try supply our customers with whatever specifications they require.
As mentioned this particular positioner is out on hire, but we have more of these machines with bigger diameter tables that are being built right now.
Get in contact for a competitive quote and to learn more about hiring and buying our positioning equipment, or if you need any technical help.


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The Observers - The France 24 Observers is both a website and a TV show focusing on international news through the lens of amateur images. All photos and videos are analyzed and verified by our team.
Escalating repression by Moroccan forces captured on video
There were bloody scenes in the streets of Casablanca on May 29 as Moroccan police quashed a demonstration in which protesters were calling for political reform. New amateur footage appears to indicate an increasingly hard-line crackdown on part of the authorities, with police shown on video beating dozens of people, including women and children.
Screen shot of a video posted on Youtube by casa20fevrier May 29 2011.
There were bloody scenes in the streets of Casablanca on May 29 as Moroccan police quashed a demonstration in which protesters were calling for political reform. New amateur footage appears to indicate an increasingly hard-line crackdown on the part of the authorities, with police shown on video beating dozens of people, including women and children.
Protests are usually allowed in Morocco, with proper authorization. However, in the past few days, the protesters have become increasingly assertive and the latest protest went ahead without permission, raising fears that the current unrest will lead to further violence.
Tensions have been brewing in the country since violent clashes between police and protesters in February left five dead. The so-called 20th of February Movement has been demanding political and constitutional reforms, in particular to curb the powers of constitutional monarch King Mohammed VI. The protesters' demands fall short of regime change, and Morocco has so far avoided widespread "Arab Spring"-style uprisings. Many people in Morocco remain loyal to the king, believing that the longstanding monarchy offers the country its best chance for stability.
Three weeks after the fatal February clashes, the king appeared to make some concessions to protesters in an announcement saying that the process to balance power and strengthen the Prime Minister's role would begin. He then appointed a committee to draft constitutional changes, which will be put to a referendum.
However, the opposition does not believe that enough has been done to follow through on the pledges made, claiming that the changes will be merely cosmetic. Some of the protesters are becoming increasingly outspoken, and have continued to organise demonstrations across the country calling for deeper democratic reforms. On Sunday, when they descended into the streets of Casablanca, the police were under orders to halt any protests. AFP reported that 29 people were injured. The day after violent video scenes of the crackdown appeared online, the Ministry for Communications declared that the 20th of February Movement was being 'manipulated' by Islamists and left-wing activists.
"The government's reaction has become more and more brutal in the last two weeks"
Larbi participated in the May 29 Casablanca protest.
A week ago, the 20th February Movement announced plans for the protest via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. I decided to participate as there has been no change since the government announced constitutional reform, and corruption is still rife.
Some friends and I got to Avenue Achaggar in the Fbatta neighbourhood at about 6pm on Sunday. We expected a large police presence because we didn't have a permit to protest. Since the 20th of February, the protest organisers have stopped bothering to ask for permission because it is always rejected anyway. We also expected this protest to be suppressed by the authorities because the tone of the government's rhetoric has become increasingly repressive over the past two weeks. In the town of Rabat, the Moroccan police attacked a group of young people from the 20th of February Movement with batons to stop them from protesting. But I was still totally astounded by the quantity of police that were stationed there. They were everywhere - it was like the neighbourhood was under siege!
The protesters included women and children; they came from all walks of life. On several occasions we attempted to form a procession but we were systematically pushed back by the police. As soon as a group formed, the police baton-charged to disperse them. Several people were pursued into the side streets where many were severely beaten because there was nobody there to film it.
A woman is violently hit by police officers at 1min 41. Video posted on Youtube by casa20fevrier on May 29 2011.
Police even chased protesters into their houses. Video posted on Youtube par casa20fevrier on May 29 2011.
On Avenue Achaggar, a pro-government rally passed through, with the endorsement of the police. Everyone has the right to protest, even those who support the current regime. But it is unfair that this pro-government demonstration, which was also unauthorised, should be protected by the police when it was a very different story for us.
We resigned ourselves to the futility of our attempts after being chased for a long time by the police. It was really disheartening to see how a peaceful protest could be so savagely put down by the police. But we are not going to stop now; come the next protest, we'll all be there again in force!"
Video posted on casa20fevrier on 29 May 2011.
Post written in collaboration with Cécile Loïal, journalist at France 24.


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One of the most common issues currently with linking a Facebook business page from a website or just having the page public is the problem with the URL (web address) taking people to the Facebook log in page rather than your business page.
Believe it or not, this is an easy fix. For those of you who have spent hours trying to resolve this, you will probably feel like this is magic of some sort when it instantly fixes your problem.
Understanding what's causing the problem is the key. Facebook added some extra settings for age verification. There is also a setting for excluding or including countries. Any of these settings that require verification will require that someone be logged into Facebook. Even if you've published your page and made it public, it will require that someone be logged in to their Facebook account to visit your page if you have these restrictions applied.
The fix is to simply delete any country restrictions and make sure you don't have age specific restrictions applied.
You would access this through page settings for your business page and then select manage permissions.
Once you remove the age restriction and update, it should show the "anyone (13+)" which is the default. For the Country restriction, if there are none selected, you won't see any Country listed below that Country Restrictions box. If you see one, simply delete it and then update.
Done! Now, anyone should be able to visit your page and you can now link it from your website with confidence. If you still have problems, the next thing to consider is the URL you are using.


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European Advanced Biofuels Flightpath Initiative
Market failures and fragmented policies in the EU transport system are currently preventing the market uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). An updated and renewed approach to the 2011 Biofuels FlightPath Initiative was therefore required to further impulse its implementation. As a result, the European Commission decided to launch the new Biofuels FlightPath to take into account recent evolutions and to tackle the current barriers identified for the deployment of SAF.
The Biofuels FlightPath is managed by its Core Team, which consists of representatives from Airbus, Air France, KLM, IAG, IATA, BiojetMap, SkyNRG and Lufthansa from the aviation side and Mossi Ghisolfi, Neste, Honeywell-UOP, Total and Swedish Biofuels on the biofuel producers' side.
A dedicated executive team, formed by SENASA, ONERA, Transport & Mobility Leuven and Wageningen UR, will coordinate for the next 3 years the stakeholder's strategy in the field of aviation by supporting the activities of the Core Team and providing sound recommendations to the European Commission.
Back in 2011, the European Commission, in coordination with Airbus, leading European airlines and key European biofuel producers, launched the first industry-wide initiative to speed up the commercialisation of aviation biofuels in Europe. The "European Advanced Biofuels FlightPath" initiative was set up as a roadmap to achieve an annual production of two million tons of sustainably produced biofuel for aviation by 2020.
The initiative committed members to support and promote the production, storage and distribution of sustainably produced drop-in biofuels for their use in aviation and establish the appropriate financial mechanisms to support the construction of advanced biofuel production plants in Europe. The initiative aimed at getting biofuels to the market faster and at setting a target level to the amount of sustainable biofuels used in European civil aviation.
Under the European 7th Framework Program, demonstration programs were supported both to set-up facilities capable of producing of the order of 1000 tons/year and to produce aviation fuels from sustainable feedstock (e.g. ITAKA, Biorefly, BFMJ projects). Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 (LCE-20) calls for volumes of the order of 10.000 tons/year. However, almost six years later, the progress seems to be insufficient to achieve the 2 Mt target in 2020.
The main obstacle to the widespread uptake of biofuels in aviation is not due to technical constraints, since various technologies are ready for or close to commercial deployment, but rather the economic, policy and market-related issues. While the access to low-cost feedstock is a significant challenge for a commercial-scale deployment in the long term, the most significant issue for the near-term is stimulating the necessary investments to ramp up biofuel production. By now, the Biofuel Flightpath initiative has not yet succeeded in finding and proposing practical solutions to address current market barriers. In addition, the political and regulatory landscape for biofuels has also evolved over the recent years. The perception and understanding of some critical sustainability issues has acquired a larger influence in decision-making, such as the risk of a competition with food production and the effects of indirect land use change (ILUC) on GHG emissions caused by feedstock production. This allows discussing and working to define the way forward in order to enhance the benefits of biofuel production and avoid potential negative effects.
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