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#FARMATTACK: Miracle After Miracle Saves Missionary Farmer's Life After Attack – Midvaal
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An hour felt like a day when Mike Bonnette (70), a missionary farmer from Midvaal area in Meyerton, Gauteng East, was attacked on his farm when he was on his way to church on Sunday. He was severely assaulted and robbed.
Bonette was discharged from the hospital on Friday after receiving medical treatment for a week at the MediClinic – Vereeniging.
He explained to Maroela Media from his home exactly what happened that day.
"My wife, Margaret, went to church early that morning. I left for church at approximately 9:20 and was at my gate of our house when I stopped to close it," said Bonnette. Bonette explained that he climbed out of his bakkie, closed the gate and when he wanted to get back in his bakkie someone tackled him from behind.
"I started to wrestle with the thug and when I looked up, two more thugs stood in front of me. One of them turned a firearm at me and hit me over the head. I felt the blood running across my face and started feeling woozy." The thugs brutally attacked Bonette and forced him back into his home, all the while wanting to know where his safe was and also insisted on money.
They pushed me into the kitchen, whilst I was telling them that I did not have a safe or a lot of money, but I told them they could take whatever I had.
They then turned on the electric kettle and the shortest of three said: 'You will learn to talk'. He then asked me where the iron is.
The thugs then took Bonette to the living room where they ripped out a cord and wall plug of a lamp. One of the thugs turned the cord around Bonnette's neck and asked again where his safe was. Bonnette explained that he did not have a safe. He was strangled by one of the thugs, whilst the other two went through the house and ripped everything out of the closets, looking for a safe and other valuable possessions.
"They also wanted my wedding ring from my finger, but I could not get it off. They threatened to cut my finger off, but I asked for them to allow me to get soap. Fortunately, I could turn the ring around and eventually it came off my finger.
The shortest one then said: "You're not talking" and grabbed an extension cord, pulled the tip off and began to uncover the copper cables".
Bonnette said that the "short man" became aggressive without incitement, and while he was uncovering the cables, he apparently made statements like "you stole our land" amongst other things.
The thug then wrapped the copper cables around Bonnette's ankles. He was on the way to the wall plug to turn it on when I moved my legs and the cable came loose. The thug got angry, tied my legs together tightly and tightened the cables more.
Meanwhile, the main electrical switch tripped and the kettle and the exposed cables were left powerless. It also triggered an alarm at our local Community Policing Forum (CPF).
The thug then wrapped the cord and wall plug around his hand and assaulted Bonnette with it. The thug instructed his friends to get the 'boiling water', but it was just lukewarm when they poured it over Bonette.
"The Lord held his hand over me from the beginning, and miracle after miracle happened. They then they forced me into the bathroom where the 'short man' wanted to shoot me. He showed me the ammunition. He told the other two to leave because he did not want them to see how he shot the 'white bastard'.
Whilst the other two thugs loaded houseware in Bonnette's bakkie. Bonnette's granddaughter's black poodle started barking fiercely. "I told the 'short man' that the GPF was there. At that very stage, a member of the GPF arrived and the thugs fled in my pickup".
The thugs stole the workers' savings, jewelry, a mobile phone and other valuable possessions. Bonnette sustained several head injuries and was rushed to the hospital by Netcare 911. He also sustained injuries to his leg, shoulders, neck, arm, and back.
On Monday, in the early hours of the morning, his pickup was found abandoned by GPF members at a train station.
The Police Spokes People could not be reached for comment since Friday.
According to Bonnette, no-one has as yet been arrested in connection with the incident. He said one of the thugs wore a balaclava but he did not recognise the other two at all. He estimated them to be in the 30's age range.
Bonnette took over a missionary school in the 1980s, which now houses about 300 learners and a church. His farm provides work to many workers. He said he did not bear any hate or cruel feelings after the incident, but wishes the thugs to be arrested for justice to take its course.
Kobus Hoffman, the FF Plus Sub-Leader in Gauteng and Councilor in the Sedibeng Municipality. has condemned this cruel attack.
"The victim is a farmer who, at his own expense, built a school for local, disadvantaged children and has done a lot of upliftment in the community," Hoffman said.
"It is extremely regrettable that such a community activist and contributor to charity has become the target of such acts. It is a clear sign that nothing or no one is to be spared."
Hoffman said it was a miracle that Bonette survived the attack. "This cowardly act is directly attributed to the public incitement to violence, hate speech and racial hatred by politicians in particular.
The VFPlus will continue to internationalize farm attacks and bring it to the world's attention until it is actually acted on by the international community. "
Plea from one of the former pupils of the school Mike Bonnette built:
Steven Vusi Vusi
Friends and family,
I seek your help in tracking and helping the Police to catch the thugs that did this to Bonet.
If u grew up around the Meyerton, Koolfontein, Nelsonia, Bacelia, Resort, Mooilande, Riversdale area you probably started school in Ratasetjhaba Primary school.
He didn't only donate the land for the school, he built it. He played a very big role in the lives of so many Black people including mine and he is still playing that role in the lives of Blacks in the surrounding neighborhood.
He allowed the Pre-school to be built on his property.
I am sad and angry because I would never have attended school if he didn't have the good heart that he has for people.
He prays daily with his workers before they start their daily work.
Instead of honouring him for the good that he has done and is still doing, one of us, our friend, brother or neighbour brutally attacked, tortured and severely injured him. The intention as I see it was not to steal his bakkie, that is usually used by his employees for their personal and work duty, but to kill him.
Please, I need your help to catch these criminals. Let us hold hands in this and find them. Let us show appreciation to him by finding his attackers and his Toyota Hilux hard body van.
If you have any information or have seen something or someone please alert the Police.
I am going to do the same as well. Please let us find them
By: Steven Vusi Vusi


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Archive for Thursday, September 22, 2011
Lack of chemistry hurting BSHS soccer
By Chris Wristen
An abundance of team chemistry helped the Bonner Springs High School boys soccer team play its way to a fourth-place finish at the Class 4-1A state tournament in 2010.
A lack of it in 2011 has the Braves struggling to find direction, according to coach Mike Moulin.
The Braves have struggled to put the ball in the net this season, and they're off to a 3-3-1 start to the season.
They battled through two overtimes and ended with a 1-1 tie Monday at home against Lansing, but it was another night of mixed reviews from the Braves' coach.
"I thought we would've played a little bit better than we did tonight," Moulin said, "but we don't have that team chemistry."
The first half went well for the Braves. Possession was mostly even, and each squad generated a handful of scoring opportunities. The BSHS offense attempted numerous passing combinations to set up shots, and the Braves finally capitalized in the 29th minute when Spencer Frank lofted a free kick into a crowd in the box. The pass connected with Spencer Bush, who redirected the ball inside the far post for a goal and a 1-0 Bonner Springs lead.
From there, momentum shifted to Lansing.
The Lions had three good chances in the final four minutes of the first half, but one sailed high and the others were cut off by BSHS defenders Nate Mitchell and Austin Schuler.
Lansing continued to build momentum during the second half. The Lions tied the game less than five minutes into the half when Joe Henry made an aggressive run from the left side and fed a perfectly placed through ball to Jake McCurry near the right post. McCurry made a cut-back move and fired a low shot just inside the far post.
Tied at 1-1, Bonner Springs didn't muster much of a threat to regain the lead. Lansing dominated play in the midfield and had little trouble with the Braves' forwards. Too much dribbling and not enough ball movement made it easy for the Lansing defense to snuff out any of the Braves' attacks.
Meanwhile, the Bonner Springs defense — led by goalkeeper Brett Steuart and the defensive line of Mitchell, Schuler, Noah Monroy and Dante Crider — locked down and fended off a flurry of challenges by the LHS offense. McCurry, Andy Ericks and James Bormolini repeatedly put pressure on the goal, but they either found their path to the goal blocked by a defender or had their shots snared by Steuart.
While the defense repeatedly made saves, the Braves' offense let its frustration boil over. Forward Shawn Jones received a yellow card late in regulation and was sent to the bench.
Moulin praised his defense as the only part of the lineup exhibiting good chemistry so far this season.
"It's because they keep their mouth shut and do their job. They're not placing blame," Moulin said. "It's our front six that aren't controlling the game, and they need to figure it out."


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Андрі́ївське — заповідне урочище місцевого значення в Україні. Розташоване в межах Миколаївського району Миколаївської області, біля села Андріївка.

Площа 1294 га. Статус присвоєно згідно з рішенням № 448 від 23.10.1984 року. Перебуває у віданні ДП «Миколаївське лісове господарство» (Андріївське лісництво, діл. 1-23).

Статус присвоєно для збереження штучно створеного лісового масиву на правобережній терасі Південного Бугу. У деревостані переважає сосна.

Джерела
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 Андріївське лісництво (карта)

Природно-заповідний фонд Миколаївського району
Заповідні урочища Миколаївської області
Природоохоронні об'єкти, засновані 1984
Засновані в Україні 1984
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I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1135395084 Title: Horror stories : a memoir Author: Liz Phair Publisher: New York Random House [2019] © 2019 ISBN/ISSN: 9780525511984 0525511989 OCLC:1135395084
Horror stories : a memoir
New York Random House [2019] © 2019
Print book : English : First edition
"When Liz Phair was just starting out in the Wicker Park, Chicago, music scene in the early 1990s, she encountered some people--mostly men, who didn't respect her and were determined not to see her fail, exactly, because they didn't care enough about her to wish failure on her--they just wanted her to get out of their space, to disappear. "Girly Sound" was the name of the cassettes she used to pass around in those days, and in 1993 those songs became the landmark album Exile in Guyville, which turned Phair, at twenty-five, into a foul-mouthed feminist icon. Now, like a Gen X Patti Smith, Liz Phair tells the story of her life and career in a memoir about the moments that have haunted her most. Horror is in the eye of the beholder. For Phair, horror is what stays with you--the often unrecognized, universal experiences of daily pain, shame, and fear that make up our common humanity. .
In Phair's case it means the dangers of falling for "the perfect guy," and the disaster that awaits her; the memory of a stranger passed out on a bathroom floor amid a crowd of girls, forcing her to consider our responsibilities to one another, and the gnawing regret of being a bystander; and the profound sense of emptiness she experienced on the set of her first celebrity photoshoot. Horror Stories is a literary accomplishment, and reads like the confessions of a friend. It is a book that gathers up all of our isolated shames, bringing us together in our shared imperfection, our uncertainty and our cowardice, smashing the stigma of not being in control. But most importantly, Horror Stories is a memoir that asks questions of how we feel about the things that have happened to us, how we cope with regret and culpability, and how we break the spell of those things, leeching them of their power over us. .
This memoir is an immersive experience, taking readers inside the most intimate moments of Phair's life. Her fearless prose, wit, and uncompromising honesty transform those deeply personal moments into tales about each and every one of us--that will appeal to both the serious fan and the serious reader"--. Read more...
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India has 'gone quite ahead' to win the war against COVID-19: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said India is doing better compared to other countries on all parameters in its fight against COVID-19 and should be able to win this decisive war in the coming few weeks.
While virtually interacting with civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on COVID-19 issues at an event organised by Niti Aayog, Vardhan said such organisations have been working tirelessly to ensure essential resources reach the last mile.
Talking about India's preparations and their results, the minister said, "We have gone quite ahead towards winning this war against COVID-19." He added that the country has done better on "all our parameters" compared to the rest of the world. "And I am sure in the coming few weeks, we should be able to win decisive war against COVID-19," the minister claimed.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of Biotechnology are doing genetic sequencing of coronavirus at 1,000 places, he said, adding, "We have half a dozen vaccine candidates, four of them are in a significantly advanced stage." The health minister also informed that every day the country is manufacturing 1.5 lakh personal protective equipment in the country. He said in May, "we will have good indigenous production of good quality anti-body test kits and also kits for detection of coronavirus".
About challenges ahead as the Centre relaxes curbs on movement of stranded migrant workers, he said there will be requirements of lots of help from NGOs to reorganise migrant labourers again in their home towns as there could be some resistance in the society when they go back.
Until now, nine lakh people are under community surveillance, the minister said adding that it was a huge operation undertaken in the last three months.
The death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 and the number of infection cases climbed to 33,050 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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Situated 4 miles west of Wrexham near the village of Coedpoeth the Clywedog Valley Trail follows the River Clywedog through the Plas Power Woods that once thrived with activity at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Some heritage remains today at the Minera Lead Mines Country Park. Nant Mill Wood, part of Plas Power Woods, is a great place for woodland photography and home to the beautiful Plas Power waterfall.
Situated at the southern tip of Anglesey and overlooking Bae Caernarfon, Llanddwyn Beach and island near the village of Newborough is an important photographic location. This area is home to the Twr Mawr lighthouse – a classic UK landscape photograph. You will also enjoy endless beaches, rocky pools, sand dunes and pine trees, views of Snowdonia and breathtaking sunsets. It's a place that you could visit for sunrise and stay until sunset.
Located by Llanberis, Llyn Padarn is one of the largest natural lakes in Wales. Carved out by glaciers pouring down the valley from the high peaks of the Glyderau and Snowdon mountain ranges, at its western end is one of the best sunrise locations in Snowdonia.
In the 13th century Llywelyn the Great built Dolbadarn Castle on a small hilltop with views north west over Llyn Padarn towards the coast and south east into the high mountains.


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At the Estadio Nuevo Los, there was a celebration in front of an empty stadium. Sadly, the fans of the Granada Football Club could not join the party of their team's massive and staggering success. The Andalusian side, who...
End of Quique Setien? When will the power of heavyweight players end in Camp...
In January at Jeddah, Atletico Madrid gifted Barcelona shame in the semifinals of the Spanish Copa de Espana. Barcelona lost and Ernesto Valverde's reign in Camp Nou came to an end. Valverde did not have a bad time at...
Florentino Perez and his plan of action
After a scratchy period, Real Madrid have started to come back like the past. Still, that Midas touch is lacking, but the kind of determination, Zinedine Zidane, and the Los Blancos and resolve Florentino Perez displayed paid rich dividends....
Real Madrid: The Champions of Spain
Just rewind your memory a few seasons back – Cristiano Ronaldo, the best player in the history of Real Madrid, leaves Santiago Bernabeu for Turin. Zinedine Zidane steps down as the manager of Real Madrid. Julen Lopetegui sacked as...
Real Madrid edge closer
The match was just 10 minutes old. Ferland Mendy burst into the box like Roberto Carlos and fired high past Granada goalkeeper Rui Silva from a tight angle. It was a marvelous goal and Mendy became the 21st Real...
Real Madrid and VAR: A false propaganda against the Los Blancos
After the victory against Deportivo Alaves last night, Real Madrid have maintained an unbeaten run in La Liga so far after the break. They are quite close to winning the La Liga title this year by beating their bitter...
Rodrygo Goes shines, Real Madrid win
The Royal Whites – Real Madrid have moved further closer to their 34th La Liga title as they beat Deportivo Alaves by 2-0. Marco Asensio grabbed Madrid's second goal after Benzema's early penalty, and Zinedine Zidane's side could have...
Real Madrid pass the Getafe test
La Liga CricketSoccer Desk - July 3, 2020
Passing the Getafe would never be an easy task for Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane had been well aware that Getafe concede the least amount of shots per game in La Liga — one better than Real Madrid's strong...
Atletico Madrid stop Barcelona at Camp Nou
Lionel Messi scored his much-awaited 700th career goal with a panenka-penalty and then turned back towards the cameras to the left of the Atletico Madrid goal, clicked his fingers like the mighty villain in the Avengers – Thanos hinting...
Karim Benzema is a revolution
La Liga Faisal Caesar - June 29, 2020
Just at the stroke of half-time, Marcelo swept a ball across the pitch from the left to none other than Sergio Ramos, who was in a center-forward position. His flick found Karim Benzema who executed a beautiful Guti-esque back-heeled...
Barcelona left to rue about their shakiness
La Liga CricketSoccer Desk - June 28, 2020
Barcelona does not enjoy playing in the Northern part of Spain and it was proved yet again in the crucial match against Celta Vigo. Even though Barca looked a tad better than their opponents, but there was a certain...
The latest tactical move of Zinedine Zidane
For Real Madrid, winning every match has become the most important job. After the break of COVID-19 Pandemic, the Los Blancos has been at their very best – hey have been an amalgamation of attacking football and compactness. In...
Miralem Pjanic at Barcelona: How will he cope at Camp Nou?
Finally, Arthur Melo has left Barcelona and would join Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin. Despite not interested t leave Camp Nou, in the end, he had to make one of the most important decisions in his playing career...
Vinicius Junior impresses yet again
Real Madrid continue their unbeaten run since the return of La Liga after the break for COVID-19 Pandemic. The Los Blancos are safeguarding their marginal head-to-head lead over Barcelona which sees them top of the table. They know very...


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Q: CMake : link a produced library? I have a huge project with 2 main directories :
- /myproject/src
- /myproject/app
The strategy is that src produces libraries in the /myproject/lib directory and then apps use these libraries to produce executables in /myproject/bin directory.
But the problem is the following. The classic stategy to link libraries is to use the FIND_LIBRARY(). But how to link a library that is not already produced ?
Thank you.

A: find_library() is a little more than the name suggests, it not only finds the path to a (preinstalled) lib, but often also prepares a lot of variables and functions. Also find_library() only works with specific library modules, which reside in the cmake/share directory.
When you build your own library you have to add it to the CMakeLists.txt with the add_library() command, which works exactly like the add_executable() command.
When you have done that, you can actually add the library to the executable using the target_link_libraries() command.
To sum it up:
add_library(myLib libsourceA.c libSourceB.c)

add_executable(myProgram prgsourceA.c prgsourceB.c)
target_link_libraries(myProgram myLib)

You actually don't have to know or specify the exact location of the library-file, cmake will manage that for you.

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2021 Literary Criticism Dictionary: Terror Management Theory
Terror Management Theory
by Erick Miron
Terror Management Theory was coined by Jeff Greenberg, Sheldon Solomon, and Tom Pyszczynski in 2015. The theory is a perception based on the internalized fear people regarding their mortality. This fear creates dread within humans, and causes an existential terror within oneself. According to Greenberg, Solomon, and Pyszczynski's article, "Terror Management Theory and the COVID-19 Pandemic," humans take this inherit fear and live their lives trying to minimize the feeling of uneasiness it causes. The article states, "This potential for terror is managed by an anxiety-buffering system consisting of cultural worldviews, self-esteem, and close interpersonal relationships," (Pyszczynsk et al., 174). As a way to make the most of their lifetime, humans subscribe to particular worldviews as a way to seek purpose in the way they spend their time while living. According to the article, self-esteem is a direct result of the validation one feels when they believe they have been living up to the standards in their worldview. The relationships humans cultivate with others result in further validation which spark an inner confidence within themselves. As a result of these three things, humans are able to find purpose in their lives, and consequently minimize their fear of mortality.
In their article, "Communication and Terrorism: A Terror Management Theory Perspective," Claude H. Miller and Mark J. Landau describe how the Theorist Management Theory has contributed to racism and discrimination towards certain groups. They reference the 9/11 attacks, and discuss how Terror Management Theory validates the universal fear of foreign terrorism. However, Miller and Landau also focus on how this fear sparked a global wave of Islamophobia. They make an interesting case when analyzing the casualties which took place on the day of the attacks. They state that the attacks had around the same fatalities as a moderately severe earthquake or typhoon. However, the psychological impact of 9/11 is not nearly comparable to that of a natural disaster. The authors state, "To this day, many of our most vital responses to 9/11 have been concerned with reestablishing feelings of security, meaning, and justice," (Miller and Landau, 82). In an effort to make its people feel safer, Muslim people have been labeled as a threat to society. While islamophobia has been prominent in the U.S, there have also been countries around the world who have adopted the same discriminatory practices. In 2000, the United Kingdom extended the Terorrism Act. According to Tina G. Patel's article, "It's Not About Security, It's About Racism," this act criminalized religious practices and labeled Muslims as dangerous individuals (Patel).
While the Terror Management Theory provides an explanation for the rise of Islamophobia around the world, it does not excuse the white supremecist mentality which has been normalized in American media. The issue of domestic terrorism has been always been pertinant, yet somehow ignored. Inconsistencies like these are a testament to the white supremecist mentality which the US has historically held, and will continue to hold as long as the narratives are not corrected.
Pyszczynsk et al., "Terror Management Theory and the COVID-19 Pandemic."Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Sage Publishing, 2020
Miller, Claude and Mark Landau, "Communication and Terrorism: A Terror Management Theory Perspective." Communication Research Reports, Routeledge, 2005, 79-88
Mbembe, Achille. Necropolitics. Duke University Press, 2019.
Patel, Tina G. "It's Not About Security, It's About Racism: Counter-Terror Strategies, Civilizing Processes and the Post-Race Fiction." Palgrave Communications, 2017, https://www.nature.com/articles/palcomms201731, March 20, 2021.
Jones, Seth G. and Catrina Doxsee. "The War Comes Home: The Evolution of Domestic Terrorism in the United States." CSIS, October 22, 2020, https://www.csis.org/analysis/war-comes-home-evolution-domestic-terrorism-united-states, March 16, 2020.


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Western Governors University Adds Peer-to-Peer Support to Competency-Based Courses
Purdue U to Train 10,000 IT Workers for Infosys
By Sri Ravipati
Recent hires of the global tech company Infosys are receiving training at Purdue University. Image Credit: Purdue News Service photo/Marc Simons.
Purdue University on Thursday signed a five-year agreement with Infosys, an IT outsourcing firm based in India, to provide classes and training to approximately 10,000 American employees.
"The partnership will combine Infosys' aspiration to grow and train its workforce in the United States with Purdue's desire to increase educational and real-world opportunities for its students within the rapidly evolving technology industry," according to a university statement. Notably, out of the 10,000 employees that Infosys plans to hire, approximately 2,000 will be based in Indiana, where the company is opening its first tech and innovation hub in the U.S.
Purdue and Infosys will work together to develop course materials in digital agriculture, cybersecurity, biopharma analytics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and data analytics. Trainings will be held on the West Lafayette campus and will be geared toward new recruits, but there will also be online courses available to existing Infosys employees.
In addition, Purdue plans to open a center that will investigate interdisciplinary solutions to address select business challenges facing Infosys clients, the university said.
"Today's announcement represents another step forward in our commitment to boosting American innovation and in doing our part to shrink the IT skills gap through investments in training and education," said Suresh Garimella, executive vice president for research and partnerships at Purdue and a professor of mechanical engineering, in the statement. "We are proud to partner with a leading American university like Purdue that is at the forefront of educating and training students on the most in-demand technology skills."
Sri Ravipati is Web producer for THE Journal and Campus Technology. She can be reached at [email protected].


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Midnight's Temptation
Ever since that fateful night, he can't stop thinking about her. A timeless beauty in a nightclub, she moved across the dance floor like an angel, surrendering to the music—and casting a spell that could only be magic. When Phelan took her in his arms and kissed her, the Highlander knew this was no ordinary woman. This was a Druidess who could fulfill his every desire—or destroy him completely…
She is a mystery—a woman on the run, hunted by two different men. As much as she longs to be captured by the magnificent warrior Phelan, she knows she must resist the temptation. A vengeful evil is stalking her, watching her every move—a madman who will stop at nothing to possess her power. Once, she sold a piece of her soul for magic. Is she willing to risk Phelan's life, and give up her heart…for love?
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Watase Yuu - Fushigi Yugi 17. - Demon
An enormous explosion rocks Taka's apartment complex with Taka is inside, and as fire engulfs the building, an image of the demon god Tenko appears in the flames Could Taka have been injured in the blast, or, worse, have fallen into Tenko's clutches? When Tenko steals the four stones that Miaka has already collected, is all hope lost for the return of Taka's memories? And will Tenko's manipulation of Taka and Miaka's friends slowly drive wedges between them and ensure their defeat?
Touch the Dark Karen Chance
Karen Chance - Touch the Dark
Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot. The undead are another matter. Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection. The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire-and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay...
Ride the Storm Karen Chance
Karen Chance - Ride the Storm
The New York Times bestselling author of Reap the Wind returns to the "fascinating world"* of Cassie Palmer. Ever since getting appointed the chief seer of the supernatural world, Cassie Palmer has been playing catch up. Catch up on the training she missed being raised by a psychotic vampire instead of at the pythian court. Catch up on the dangerous world of supernatural politics. Catch up on the powerful, and sometimes seductive, forces trying to mold her to their will. It's been a trial by fire that has left her burned. But now she realizes all that was just the warm up. Ancient forces that once terrorized the world want to return, and Cassie is the only one who can stop them.
Midnight's Promise Donna Grant
Donna Grant - Midnight's Promise
HEART OF STONE For centuries, Malcolm has struggled against the forces of darkness—and bears the scars to prove it. Hardened by a lifetime of fighting, he is more warrior than man, incapable of feeling love or compassion. But one stormy night, he pulls a beautiful woman from a car wreck—and experiences a rush of fiery emotion that could melt even the hardest of hearts. TOUCH OF MAGIC Since childhood, Evangeline Walker has felt the magic growing inside her. Descended from Druids, she is the perfect vessel for ancient magic—and evil. Evie knows she should trust no one, not even Malcolm, whose strong touch and tender kiss she craves. But after she makes a devil's bargain to save her half-brother, this fearsome warrior may be the only man who can protect her—with his heart, his body, and his soul…
Morrigan's Cross Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts - Morrigan's Cross
First in a new trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. As a storm rages, the tale begins...of a powerful vampire's lust for destruction-and of the circle of six charged by the goddess Morrigan to stop her.... A battle is brewing between the forces of good and evil-a war that will be fought across the planes of time-as Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, gathers her dark minions around her. The goddess Morrigan rises up to stop her-and with her, a circle of six...
Midnight's Captive Donna Grant
Donna Grant - Midnight's Captive
Bound by the gods. Champions against evil. The Dark Warriors have taken their battle from ancient Scotland to the modern world—where a woman's love is the greatest danger of all… ENSLAVED BY DESIRE Laura Black knows her boss is a man of many secrets—haunted by some unknowable force, driven by some unspeakable destiny—and yet it makes her crave the devilishly handsome, roguishly charming Charon all the more. When she uncovers a betrayal that will send her into a world of magic, she turns to the only one she trusts: Charon. Even when she's in jeopardy of losing her heart… UNLEASHED IN FURY Charon Bruce endures a relentless yearning to have Laura for his own, an ache he knows will never be fulfilled. After the town he has protected for centuries is targeted by a ruthless Druid, he has no choice but to reveal his secret to Laura. He must fight the deadliest foe he's ever known if he's to keep her safe. But when Laura is captured by his nemesis, he must choose between winning the battle of good versus evil—or losing the woman he loves…
Flame Donna Grant
Donna Grant - Flame
Flame is the next Dark Kings book in New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant's series. If she believed in destiny, she would believe they were meant for each other. But that fire was put out long ago. . . Living among the Dragon Kings, Cain has spent lifetimes learning to distrust both mortals and Fae. He is a warrior born—and every instinct demands that he fight to keep his own kind safe. But when a fringe member of the Dark Fae contacts the Kings with an urgent warning, Cain is torn for the first time. How can he trust this beautiful creature when resisting his primal attraction to her is battle enough? Noreen is horrified by what her kind and the malevolent Others are planning for the Dragon Kings. Dark Fae or not, there are lines she will not cross—even if it means risking her life. But she never imagined that she would risk her heart until she meets Cain. She wants him with a soul-deep desire that frightens her…and endangers them both. Is saying goodbye to everything Noreen has ever known worth a love that will span time and realms?
Fushigi Yugi 10. - Enemy Watase Yuu
Watase Yuu - Fushigi Yugi 10. - Enemy
Convinced that she can never summon the God Suzaku and get her wishes granted, Miaka runs away from Tamahome and her celestial Warriors, straight into the arms of her enemy Amiboshi.
Fushigi Yugi 16. - Assassin Watase Yuu
Watase Yuu - Fushigi Yugi 16. - Assassin
As enigmatic exchange student Lian slowly takes control of the minds of everyone in school, his agenda becomes clear: he is training an army of assassins to kill Miaka. Illustrations. Rated for older teens.
Emerald Green Kerstin Gier
Kerstin Gier - Emerald Green
Gwen has a destiny to fulfill, but no one will tell her what it is. She's only recently learned that she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, and since then nothing has been going right. She suspects the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something nefarious, but nobody will believe her. And she's just learned that her charming time-traveling partner, Gideon, has probably been using her all along. This stunning conclusion picks up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.
Tempt the Stars Karen Chance
Karen Chance - Tempt the Stars
Being a goddess is a lot less fun than you might think. Especially when you're only a half goddess, and you only found out about it recently, and you still don't know what you're doing half the time. And when you've just used your not-so-reliable powers to burglarize the booby-trapped office of a vampire mob boss. Yeah, that part sucks. But that's just the tip of the iceberg for Cassandra Palmer, aka the Pythia, the freshly minted chief seer of the supernatural world. After all, Cassie still has to save a friend from a fate worse than death, deal with an increasingly possessive master vampire, and prevent a party of her own acolytes from unleashing a storm of fury upon the world. Totally just your average day at the office, right?
Red River 1. Chie Shinohara
Chie Shinohara - Red River 1.
Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it. One night, hands appear out of a puddle on the street and drag her into the water! Transported to an ancient village in the Middle East, she is then captured by armed troops and taken to the Queeen's palace for a human sacrifice. Adventure and good-looking boys fill this great first volume!
Curse the Dawn Karen Chance
Karen Chance - Curse the Dawn
"Cassandra Palmer may be the all-powerful Pythia now, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying to kill her. Most of the supernatural power players don't want the independent minded Cassie as chief clairvoyant—and they'll stop at nothing to see her six feet under. The Vampire Senate does support Cassie in her position, but their protection comes with a price: an alliance with the sexy master vampire Mircea, who has claimed Cassie as his own. But even the vampires will have trouble keeping Cassie alive now that the self-styled god Apollo, the source of the Pythia's power, has it in for her in a big way. To save her life—and the world—Cassie's going to have to face down her creator once and for all."
Sapphire Blue Kerstin Gier
Kerstin Gier - Sapphire Blue
Gwen's life has been a rollercoaster since she discovered she was the Ruby, the final member of the secret time-traveling Circle of Twelve. In between searching through history for the other time-travelers and asking for a bit of their blood (gross!), she's been trying to figure out what all the mysteries and prophecies surrounding the Circle really mean. At least Gwen has plenty of help. Her best friend Lesley follows every lead diligently on the Internet. James the ghost teaches Gwen how to fit in at an eighteenth century party. And Xemerius, the gargoyle demon who has been following Gwen since he caught her kissing Gideon in a church, offers advice on everything. Oh, yes. And of course there is Gideon, the Diamond. One minute he's very warm indeed; the next he's freezing cold. Gwen's not sure what's going on there, but she's pretty much destined to find out.
Shatter the Earth Karen Chance
Karen Chance - Shatter the Earth
Ironically for the time traveling, chief seer of the supernatural world, time has never been on Cassie Palmer's side. There has always seemed to be too much to learn, too much to master, and never enough hours in a day. But the tables have now turned, and the fluctuating timelines of Earth and Faerie are diverging, slowing time in Faerie relative to Earth, and giving humans an advantage for the first time in their war with the fey. It is one they desperately need, for a literal war of the worlds is about to take place. To win, or even to survive, Cassie and her allies, the powerful vampire senator Mircea Basarab and the formidable war mage John Pritkin, will have to pull off their greatest feat yet. And find a way to become more than the sum of their parts.
Fushigi Yugi 11. - Veteran Watase Yuu
Watase Yuu - Fushigi Yugi 11. - Veteran
"This volume contains the Fushigi yugi installments from Animerica extra, vol. 7, no. 2 through no. 4 in their entirety"--T.p. verso.
Reap the Wind Karen Chance
Karen Chance - Reap the Wind
You'd think that being Chief Seer for the supernatural world would come with a few perks. But as Cassie Palmer has learned, being Pythia doesn't mean you don't have to do things the hard way. That's why she finds herself on a rescue mission skipping through time—even though she doesn't entirely understand her dimension-bending new power. Rescuing her friend John Pritkin should have been an in and out kind of deal, but with the near-immortal mage's soul lost in time, Cassie has to hunt for it through the ages—with Pritkin's demon dad in tow. He's the only one who can reverse Pritkin's curse, but with the guardians of the time-line dead set on stopping anyone from mucking about, Cassie will have to figure out how to get her friend back without ruffling too many feathers—or causing a world-ending paradox or two...
Fated Courtney Cole
Courtney Cole - Fated
Seventeen-year old Macy Lockhart thought she had it all figured out. As a Keeper in the ancient organization, the Order of the Moirae, she literally holds fate in her hands. She lives over and over in lives that end tragically; all to further the good of mankind as she does her part to control destiny. But there's one lesson that she hasn't learned well enough. Nothing is ever what it seems. Startling new revelations about her identity surface and Macy realizes that she's more important than she ever imagined. As she struggles to grasp her new reality, everyone she loves is threatened. Is she strong enough to save them all?
With My Last Breath Courtney Cole
Courtney Cole - With My Last Breath
Just when Harmonia thought she had saved everyone she loved, the unthinkable happens and her life is shattered... in the space of just one breath. Now, she is left alone to shoulder a challenge, because she alone can fulfill a prophecy and restore Olympus. She knows she can succeed; she is the daughter of gods, after all. But will doing so cause her to lose herself? To find Zeus' sword, she is forced to return to a place that she knows will cause her pain. But she willingly goes in order to save everyone she loves, because pain alone cannot kill her. Or can it?
My Tattered Bonds Courtney Cole
Courtney Cole - My Tattered Bonds
It is always darkest before the dawn. Harmonia has certainly found this to be true. She has faced more than any one person, goddess or mortal, should ever have to. She has lost her soul mate time after time, lies and deceit have surrounded her and in fact, she has even been misled about her very identity. Yet she has always emerged with strength and grace. But now she will face the unthinkable. Her daughter has been taken and Harmonia will risk everything to get her back. In this epic series finale, all will be revealed. The only question remaining is...Who will be left standing?
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HOUSTON — Eduardo Nuñez limped out of the box and collapsed two-thirds of the way down the line in the top of the first inning, and the Red Sox followed suit in an 8-2 Game 1 loss to the Astros.
Now, the Red Sox have to figure out if, like Nuñez (who re-injured his knee), they're done for the Division Series.
For a team hoping to exorcise the demons of last season's ALDS sweep, Thursday's Game 1 at Minute Maid Park issued familiar forebodings. There was the Cy Young candidate on the mound who couldn't keep the ball in the ballpark, an opponent whose strength appeared even stronger than you realized and, with a former Cy Young winner waiting in Game Two, a series that feels perilously close to the brink after nine short innings.
Chris Sale's first postseason start did not go the way he or the Red Sox had envisioned. Matched up with fellow ace Justin Verlander, Sale could not live up to his end of the bargain. He allowed seven runs in five-plus innings, including three home runs.
It's the third time in Red Sox history their Game 1 starter has served up three long balls, following in the ignominious footsteps of Matt Clement (2005) and Rick Porcello (2016). The Sox were swept in each of those series.
"This one is on me," Sale said. "Just got to be better. No excuses. Bad time to suck."
Boston had hoped that its ability to skip Sale last Sunday — because the Sox had clinched the division the day before — would lead to two benefits: extra rest for the left-hander and a lack of familiarity from Houston hitters who hadn't seen him all season. Neither panned out.
"Anytime he mislocated, particularly in the middle of the plate, they made him pay for it," manager John Farrell said. "Today wasn't a matter of strike-throwing. It was command within the strike zone."
Problem is, Sale has mislocated in the middle of the plate more of late. The motifs of his fade over the final two months manifested themselves once again Thursday. Throughout the course of his career, Sale's struggles in August and September reveal themselves most prominently, as they did this season, in an elevated home-run rate. After surrendering 11 home runs in his first 21 starts, Sale gave up 13 in his final 11 games.
That rate increased even more as the season went on. He yielded nine homers in his five September starts, including four in his finale outing of the season. And so, perhaps, it should not have been a surprise when the homer-happy Astros took him yard twice in the very first inning.
Alex Bregman got the Minute Maid Park crowd on its feet with a one-out shot to the Crawford Boxes in left, and Jose Altuve kept them there by hitting the first of his three home runs three pitches later, dispatching an inside fastball to the concourse in left-center.
Sale recovered from that quick punch in the mouth, but only briefly. Marwin Gonzalez's two-out, two-run opposite-field double in the fourth broke a 2-2 tie, and Altuve took Sale deep again — ripping a similar pitch to the same spot in left-center — in the fifth.
An Evan Gattis double and Josh Reddick walk to start the sixth ended Sale's night. They'd each score when Brian McCann singled off Joe Kelly.
Sale was charged with those seven runs on nine hits. He struck out six and walked one.
"I felt good the whole time," Sale said. "Just made bad mistakes at bad times."
The Red Sox have left the door open to bring Sale back in Game 4 on three days' rest, should the series dictate that. At the same time, Sale's ERA since the start of August is 4.69; he's allowed seven runs in a game three times in 12 starts in that span. The Sox believed during the summer that they were building in safeguards to prevent the kind of late-season fade that had bedeviled Sale for much of his career in Chicago. It is obvious now that they didn't.
That's a question, though, Boston will have tangle with in the offseason, which, given Thursday, might be here soon enough.


Yes, it's The O.C. finale week, but we find what's far more interesting is the show airing on PBS tonight: "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes." The Washington Post did an extensive review of the documentary, which interviews major rappers about a major taboo: homophobia and misogyny within hip hop.
When filmmaker Byron Hurt asks Busta [Rhymes] about homophobia in hip-hop, the rapper goes quiet. "I can't partake in that conversation," he demurs. "With all due respect, I ain't trying to offend nobody. . . . What I represent culturally doesn't condone [homosexuality] whatsoever." When asked if a gay rapper could ever be accepted in hip-hop culture, Busta walks out of the room. It's one of the most telling scenes in Hurt's first documentary for PBS, "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" . . .


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Fanndís Friðriksdóttir (født 9. maj 1990) er en islandsk fodboldspiller, der spiller som midtbanespiller for Breiðablik og for Islands landshold.

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Fanndís fik sin debut for Island i et 2–0 nederlag mod Danmark under Algarve Cup 2009.

Under EM i fodbold 2009 blev Fanndís skiftet ind to gange, hvor Island blev slået ud i første runde. Fire år senere blev hun af landstræner Siggi Eyjólfsson udtaget til Islands trup til EM i fodbold 2013.

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Fanndís' far, Friðrik Friðriksson, er forhenværende fodboldlandsholdsspiller som målmand for Island, og hendes mor er forhenværende alpinskiløber ved vinter-OL 1984, Nanna Leifsdóttir.

Hæder
 Mest lovende spiller i Breiðablik i 2008

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The new California Burrito Burger at Slater's 50/50, which opens its latest location Monday, April 14, in San Marcos.
Slater's 50/50, the 5-year-old restaurant chain built on the reputation of its signature burger -- half ground beef, half ground bacon -- will open its seventh restaurant Monday, April 14, in San Marcos.
Company president/founder Scott Slater bought the 7,000-square-foot building left vacant last year by Cool Hand Luke's at 110 Knoll Road, revamped the interior, expanded the bar to 101 taps and added patio seating.
The 200-seat restaurant debuts alongside the company's new menu, a mix of classic dishes like the 50/50 burger, mac 'n' cheese dishes, salads and sandwiches, and 11 new appetizers, chicken wings, sandwiches, burgers, salads and drinks.
In interviews last week, Slater and company Executive Chef Brad Lyons talked about their long friendship, the genesis of the 50/50 burger and what's new with the company.
Slater's 50/50 President Scott Slater and Executive Chef Brad Lyons in the new San Marcos location.
Slater and Lyons first met as fraternity brothers at San Diego State, who frequently cooked burgers and dogs at Chargers tailgate parties. At one Sunday morning tailgate, Slater thought bacon would make a nice addition to a burger, so he hand-pressed an all-bacon patty that exploded in flames when it hit the grill. On his next try, he mixed the bacon with beef and the salty, smoky burger was an instant hit.
After college, Slater ran a mobile hot dog stand business and Lyons became a cruise ship chef. Then in 2009, Slater bought a shuttered bar in Anaheim Hills and called up his old friend Lyons and invited him to come and re-create the 50/50 burger as the centerpiece of the new restaurant/bar's menu. Since then, locations have been added in Huntington Beach, Lake Forest, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga and (in 2011) Point Loma's Liberty Station.
The restaurant's burgers, made with corn-fed farm-raised premium Brandt Beef, come in 1/3 or 2/3 pound patty sizes (weighed after cooking) and a kooky and near-endless assortment of flavors. Options include the Peanut Butter & Jellousy (yep, PB&J, with an a la mode option, that's surprisingly good), new California Burrito Burger (with fries, guacamole, salsa and a carne asada patty), and new 50 Alarm burger, made with ghost peppers so hot that diners are playfully asked to wear gloves and sign a waiver.
Slater, an L.A. native who lives in downtown San Diego, said he's been looking at North County locations for a long time and liked the restaurant space off San Marcos Boulevard because it's centrally located and in the heart of North County's microbrew community.
Company Beermonger Mark Schultz said the tap selections at the San Marcos location will change daily, but on Monday, there will be at least 20 local brews on tap, including beers from Stone, Prohibition, Latitude 33, Mother Earth, Belching Beaver, Barrel Harbor, Rip Current, Lost Abbey, Legacy, Pizza Port and Iron Fist.
Slater's 50/50 Beermonger Mark Schultz pulls a draft at the 101-tap bar in the new San Marcos location.
Schultz, a certified cicerone (the beer equivalent of a certified wine sommelier), said he's planning to host beer dinners, beer flight nights, pint nights and beer festivals. He is also open to bringing in specialty beers by customer request.
Lyons, who lives in the Point Loma area, said he tries to update his menu about every six to eight months. New this spring are bacon poutine and shaved Brussels sprouts appetizers as well as deconstructed guacamole (an avocado salad with pickled red onions, roasted corn and tomatoes and a tangy lime dressing). There are five varieties of wings (including Dr. Pepper and Thai Sriracha), a chipotle kale salad and a turkey leg French dip sandwich served caveman-style with a turkey leg bone on the plate and a bowl of pan-drippings sauce for dipping. Also for spring, there's a new line of mule cocktails made with ginger beer.
The Deconstructed Guacamole appetizer is new on the menu this spring at Slater's 50/50.
What's next for the company? Slater, who is sole owner and has no plans to franchise, has plans to take Slater's national. He's also cooking up an (almost) entirely different restaurant concept for later this year, but for now he's focused on getting the doors open in San Marcos.
Slater's 50/50, 110 Knoll Rd, San Marcos, CA. Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight. (760) 759-2900.


Are you considering installing Exchange 2007 service pack 2, on your SBS 2008 server? Apparently, you can't just download the Service Pack and start installing it; as SBS 2008 doesn't "officially support" it. That would usually mean that you'd have to use a painfull, manual workaround. But the Microsoft SBS team has released a tool that will help you with the installation of Service Pack 2.
Start by downloading Exchange 2007, Service Pack 2. Take your time, it's a 900mb download. In case you're wondering: You need the 64-bit version.
Download the Installer tool that's provided by Microsoft.
"Run" Service Pack 2; which will extract the files you'll need. Don't click setup afterwards!
Instead, install the Installer tool. Once it's installed it'll run automatically. In case you get distracted like me, you'll find it under "Small Business Server Tools".
Select the folder where the Service Pack is extracted.
The Installer Tool will take care of the installation. Don't forget to tell everyone that the Exchange server won't be reachable during the upgrade!


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Lêmure-saltador-de-cauda-vermelha (Lepilemur ruficaudatus) é uma espécie de lémur, nativa de Madagascar. É uma espécie nocturna. Alimenta-se essencialmente de folhas. Poderá também se alimentar de frutos. Cada indivíduo pesa cerca de 800 g e o dimorfismo sexual não é muito notório. Vivem geralmente aos pares, com um território de 10 mil metros quadrados. Os dois membros do casal usam o mesmo território e existe pouca sobreposição entre territórios de pares adjacentes. Durante a actividade nocturna poderão fazer deslocações de entre 100 e 1000 metros. É portanto uma espécie relativamente pouco activa. Esta espécie habita a floresta caducifólia seca de Madagascar.

Sinonímia
 Lepilemur globiceps
 Lepilemur pallidicauda

Bibliografia

 Ganzhorn, J. U., Pietsch, T., Fietz, J., Gross, S., Schmid, J., & Steiner, N. (2004). Selection of food and ranging behaviour in a sexually monomorphic folivorous lemur: Lepilemur ruficaudatus.  Journal of Zoology, 263, 393–399.

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Mamíferos descritos em 1867


The University of Findlay women's basketball team will be on the road for a Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) contest against Hillsdale College on Feb. 9. The game is scheduled to tip at 1pm in Hillsdale, Mich.
The Oilers hold a 23-22 advantage in the all-time series against Hillsdale dating back to the 1985-86 campaign when Findlay came away with a 74-47 victory.
The Oilers claimed a 69-64 win over the Chargers earlier this season on Jan. 19 in the Croy Physical Education Center. The Oilers led 57-46 with one minute to play in the third quarter before the Chargers went on a 15-3 run to take a 61-60 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the game. The Oilers then regained the lead down the stretch at the free throw line to secure the victory.
Coming down the home stretch of conference play, the Oilers are in position to at least host a first round tournament game as they currently sit in fourth in the league, just a half game out of second place. Findlay has won five of their previous six games including a sweep last week as they knocked off the then G-MAC leader, Cedarville, and later defeated Tiffin.
Last week Anna Hintz averaged 23 ppg, 10.5 reb, and 2.5 assists to increase her league lead in both scoring and rebounding. On the year, Hintz is scoring 18.8 ppg and grabbing 8.9 boards per game, both tops in the conference. She is also making Findlay history as she has worked her way into fifth all-time at Findlay in scoring with 1,344 points and is already second all-time at Findlay with 793 rebounds. She is also just one block away from reaching 100 for her career.
Elissa Ellerbrock is also making her presence felt, scoring 11.3 ppg this season while grabbing 4.8 rebounds and dishing out 2.6 assists. She had arguably her best games of the season this past week as she scored 16 points against Cedarville and 19 against Tiffin while shooting 64% from the field. In those games she grabbed four and eight rebounds, respectively.
The Chargers are coming off of a 72-66 win over Cedarville on Feb. 2 and have won two straight games, which comes on the heels of a four-game losing streak. They are putting up 70.6 points per game and limit their opponents to a mere 39.7 percent shooting clip.
Senior Allie Dewire leads the team and is averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
Senior Brittany Gray is right behind her in the scoring column at 13.0 points per game while senior Makenna Ott is also averaging in double figures at 12.5 points per outing. Gray is also grabbing 6.2 rebounds per contest while Ott leads the team with 7.2 boards per game.


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Кубок РЖД 2007 года — футбольное соревнование в честь Дня железнодорожника, которое прошло в Москве с 3 по 5 августа 2007 года.

В кубке принимали участие «Милан» (Италия), «Реал» (Испания), ПСВ (Нидерланды) и «Локомотив» (Россия).

Была приглашена бригада во главе со словацким судьёй Любошем Михелом. Этот турнир стал последним в карьере знаменитого российского судьи Валентина Иванова. В оргкомитет турнира вошёл член судейского комитета УЕФА Николай Левников. Среди болельщиков турнир оставил неоднозначные впечатления.

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Have you ever noticed that people and businesses with high social media engagement grow at the speed of light? It should be no surprise.
Engagement is one of the best growth hacks on social media.
Sounds harsh right? The fact is that social media engagement is also a form of customer service. With customer service, we create a dialogue on the phone or by e-mail.
With social media engagement, we engage with existing and prospect followers that could, in turn, become customers.
This is why engagement is so important on social media. You never know when you could be missing out on the next big ticket client or even a dream investor.
One of the most efficient ways to keep your audience engaged is to create a dialogue with them.
This is one of the easiest ways also to attract a new following. It's also an excellent way to have your current audience share your posts.
Maybe you are having a hard time deciding between business headshots. Maybe you want to know how many of your followers have read a particular business publication.
How about asking them about their goals? Asking them to share a business milestone and ask them for advice.
Once they respond, keep engaging, answer and ask more questions to show that you are interested in what they have to say.
The higher the engagement on the post, the more chances it has to get shared.
If you are using Twitter, you've probably seen at some point how popular dialogues are on Twitter.
You can find current and upcoming Twitter Chats by looking up the hashtag #twitterchat on Twitter.
Then join and chat away. This is an excellent way to create engagement, gain the new following and overall bring curiosity to your page.
Generally speaking, someone needs to see your ads, social media accounts, and interactions many times before they consider being interested in your products or services.
Instagram is one of my favourite tools to find new clients. The Instagram community is growing by the minute, and you can be apart of it too!
I've increased my Instagram following by 5500 followers since September.
To some, that may not be a significant number, but when we are talking about 5500 engaged followers who are regularly active on your page, that speaks volume!
One of the easiest ways to create social media engagement on Instagram is to either ask a question in your post copy or create a text graphic and ask a question to create engagement.
Another great way to direct an audience back to your page is to regularly communicate on pages of people and businesses that you admire. This increases your chances of getting featured, mentions and tagged in various posts.
This increases your chances of getting featured, mentions and tagged in various posts.
So, how does social media engagement measure up to customer services?
That's simple as we mentioned above: social media engagement is a form of customer service. The world is watching and how you will be perceived, is entirely up to you.
Too busy is not an excuse. delegate, outsource, hire, do whatever you need to! If you don't have the resources to delegate or hire someone, you need to develop a productivity strategy.
Comment below and let us know your favourite social media growth hacks!
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The Aspire Nautilus X coils are rated from 1.5 to 1.8ohm and are rated for use at 14-20 watts. The Nautilus Aspire X coils incorporate U-Tech, the latest Aspire coil technology. Vapor flows through the U-shaped chamber and passes the Kanthal coils twice before being inhaled. This all-new airflow performance allows for unrivaled vape flavor and e-liquid taste. The Nautilus X may be easily refilled using the convenient Top-Fill option. You can drip, drop or pour your E-liquid into the Nautilus X tank and be back to vaping in no time. The Nautilus X features an adjustable Top-Airflow valve which allows you to not only adjust the airflow, but also help minimize leaks as well.
Finally a tank that does not leak. Does not spit back, is a nice smooth vape that is excellent for both normal vape juices and especially nice with nic salts and CBD vape juices. Will be buying a second once for my other mod. Highly recommend this tank to anyone looking for a smooth hitting, no leak tank.
I'm pleased with this product. Being only my 2nd quality vape I don't have a lot to go on however I can say this product gives smooth consistent hits. It doesn't make clouds but does fill your lungs. Its a nice moderate level that's perfect for what I was looking for to stop throwing money away on ciggerattes.


Magnetic happens when you keep things simple, you're authentic and you exude a fresh and unique quality.
Mumbo jumbo happens when you try to please everyone, especially a number of chiefs, and opt to play it safe.
In developing a Voice Identity, the more cooks you have in the kitchen (especially with Fortune 500 companies), the harder it is to keep powerful messaging intact. In fact, I would argue that it's nearly impossible to create a truly brilliant Voice Identity by committee. That's why it's important to work with people one-on-one, or directly with business leaders.
A company's Voice Identity articulates who you are and why you're different. Magnetika uses the terms Voice Identity and Visual Identity to represent the two fundamental elements of a corporate identity. The Voice Identity covers the written and spoken "voice" of your company. A Visual Identity is different. It refers the visual part of your brand. More on that later.
This might seem counterintuitive, but condensing a great deal of information down to its essence to reflect what is truly unique and differentiating about your brand is no small feat. It's easier to be wordy.
Write what you want to say and then take every possible opportunity to take words out. Be relentless. If you can't hear a brand message once — and repeat it —it won't stick.
Back in the 1990's when I was early in my marketing career in the tech industry, "solutions" seemed to be a newish and smart word… at least to me. Maybe it was in 1990, or maybe it was simply that I was new in the business world, but I've heard "solutions" used in business every day since. While it has a good meaning, and is "safe," (sort of like umbrella insurance coverage), it has lost all ability to attract.
Other than the scientific field, which takes highly trained talent and a special brain to comprehend, complexity has no business in the written and spoken word. If you're trying to sound complex to seem smarter, it may impress some, but it won't inherently draw people to your brand.
When developing a Voice Identity for clients, I lightheartedly refer to messages with excess technical terms or jargon as "Gobbledygook." It becomes a bunch of nonsense and means nothing. Gobbledygook is language that is made unintelligible by excessive use of obscure technical terms. Lawyers are notorious for writing gobbledygook. Ever had to read a legal contract? It's almost impossible to understand. If you want your message to be memorable, don't let gobbledygook enter into your Voice Identity.
Many words are so overused they have become meaningless. As an example, the overused word "resources" tends to dehumanize a business especially when it refers to people. And it's certainly not inspiring.
Compelling Voice Identities are always simple, fresh and authentic. Apply the law of attraction to your business and clearly state who you are and why people should (really) care.
Compelling Voice Identities always stand out from the crowd. With a carefully crafted message that is simple, fresh, relevant and authentic, your company's voice will become powerfully magnetic.


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Alexander Sokurov And Nuri Bilge Ceylan Join The Doha Film Institute's Qumra Event As Masters
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Revered Russian auteur Alexander Sokurov ("Francofonia") (pictured) and Turkey's pluriprized Nuri Bilge Ceylan ("Winter Sleep") have joined Japan's Naomi Kawase and Argentina's Lucrecia Martel as masters of the Doha Film Institute's innovative Qumra event which blends creative workshop and festival elements.
Qumra, which is an Arab word believed to be the origin of the word "camera," is dedicated to fostering first and second works from the Arab world.
"We are proud to welcome Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Alexander Sokurov to Qumra," enthused DFI CEO Fatma Al Remaihi in a statement. "They have each created a distinctive body of work and a cinematic legacy for generations to come. They are an inspiration, not only to the emerging filmmakers whose work will be mentored through Qumra, but to us all."
As part of their role as Qumra Masters, they will each participate in a series of masterclasses, workshops and one-on-one sessions with directors of participating DFI-backed projects and industry professionals from around the world, and also screen one of their pics for Doha audiences.
Last year a high-caliber roster of more than 100 prominent international industry reps, including Toronto topper Cameron Bailey, Wild Bunch chief Vincent Maraval, New York's Open City Films founder Jason Kliot attended Qumra. It was centered around 29 DFI-backed projects, mostly from the Arab world. This year, which is also shaping up as a pretty classy affair, the number of participating projects is 30.
The second edition of Qumra will take place in Doha March 4-9.
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The Best Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Alternatives
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A fervent word whisperer and lifetime TimeSplitters fanatic, Aaron's video game obsession started after playing GTA far too young. Since then, he's tried to put it to good use writing for places like GamesRadar, Kotaku, and now Console Deals.
If you own a Nintendo Switch and want to enjoy playing the likes of Mario and Zelda on the big screen, odds are you want to invest in a Nintendo Switch controller.
Do the Nintendo Joy-Cons provided do a decent enough job (especially when clicked into the accompanying grip) to get you started? Sure, but you can't quite beat the feeling of laying back on the couch with a comfortable gamepad in your hands. That's why Nintendo's official "Pro" option is many people's go-to choice.
However, if you don't want to break the bank, there are plenty of Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternatives to choose from.
Half the battle with Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternatives is knowing where to start. After all, there are so many third-party game accessory manufacturers out there. Thankfully, we at Console Deals are here to help you cut through the noise. From PDP to PowerA, let's breakdown what every third-party pro controller option offers you, and where you can pick them up.
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Alternatives – PowerA
PowerA is about as reliable a game accessories manufacturer as they come, so it shouldn't be a surprise to see them also offer solid Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternatives. Their most popular gamepad option is known as the PowerA Enhanced Wired controller, which feels just as great to hold and use as Nintendo's own "Pro" controller, for the most part, providing you don't mind it being wired.
That said, the wire is long enough that it shouldn't be that much of an inconvenience. And while the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller typically costs £59.99 RRP, this alternative often costs less than half of that – depending what aesthetic option you pick.
Speaking of which, the PowerA Enhanced Wired controller's biggest edge is the vast array of colours and character designs available. Popular designs include the likes of Pikachu, Animal Crossing, and even some non-Nintendo exclusive characters like Crash Bandicoot. If you want to show your gaming passion and play comfortably at the same time, the PowerA Enhanced Wired controller is an ideal Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternative.
PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller - Pikachu Lightning for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Alternatives – PDP
Another strong contender for the best Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternative comes from PDP, and is known as the PDP Faceoff Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller. It may sound like a mouthful, but in actual fact all that means is that as well as mimicking the Pro's ergonomic shape it also features a 3.5mm built-in headphone jack. That means it's extremely simple to play Nintendo games on the big screen and instantly become immersed. In-game chat and USB-chat is even easily adjusted using the D-pad.
The PDP Faceoff Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller also has a touch of eSports about it, featuring dual paddles on the back that are easily mappable to any button's function. That means if you're a competitive player in, say Splatoon 2 or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it could give you a slight edge over the competition. Couple this with the ability to swap out different coloured faceplates and you may have another wired gamepad alternative, but the Faceoff Deluxe+ really is a truly flexible one.
PDP Faceoff Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller - Red Camo for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Alternatives – Hori
Hori is a brand that's been around for quite a while, most recently picking up some steam for its Joy-Con alternative "Split-Pad" controllers that mimic the feel of a pro controller in the Switch's handheld mode. That's why it should come as no surprise to learn that Hori also offer plenty of the best Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternatives, chief amongst them being the simply named HoriPad.
Again officially licensed by Nintendo, the HoriPad is a smaller, sleeker pro solution. Why? It offers fast-action trigger shoulder buttons, a detachable D-pad and turbo settings.
All this the HoriPad packs in at a much lower cost than the official Nintendo Switch Pro controller. It's able to do this by simply doing away with wireless functionality. That said, the wired connection clocks in at a more than generous 3m length, offering a more lightweight feel than what you might find elsewhere. Provided you don't mind it being wired, along with the absence of motion control and vibration, and the Horipad is a great Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternative.
HORIPAD for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Alternatives – Gioteck
Available in colours such as White Camo and Deep Red, the WX-4 Wireless Controller from Gioteck is a more affordable Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternative that maintains the wireless functionality. Admittedly, it opts for a much different ergonomic shape than what the Pro Controller touts, but it's a solid wireless option that connects to your Switch via Bluetooth. Other appreciated features included non-slip thumb sticks, quick-fire triggers and a precision D-pad.
The only real drawback to the Gioteck WX-4 Wireless Controller is that it feels almost too lightweight in the hand, but that could be a benefit for players who struggle with the Pro controller's typical heft. Price-wise it is much cheaper than the official Nintendo Switch option, readily being listed for around £30. That's why, if you're looking for a wireless gamepad solution on Nintendo Switch that doesn't empty your pockets too much, the WX-4 Wireless Controller is just the ticket.
Gioteck WX-4 Wired Controller - Red for Nintendo Switch
As you can tell, us players are spoilt for choice when it comes to the number of Nintendo Switch Pro Controller alternatives out there. That's why, if you don't feel like paying full whack for the official offering and want to save a few pennies, we'd recommend any of the gamepads discussed.


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Use the heavy-duty Cando balance board to strengthen and condition lower body. Perfect for vestibular training. Improve ankle ROM, balance, body awareness, and develop joint mobility and reaction skills. Durable, heavy-duty and non-skid. Lightweight, compact for portability.


Can I get a picture with the Band?
Are you kidding? Of course! Absolutely!
Subject to each individual venue's ability to accommodate, Alive! '75 generally concludes each show with a fan "meet and greet" immediately following the performance. The Band is happy to spend as much time as necessary to speak with fans and pose for photos with anyone and everyone interested. Bring your camera and your smile and we'll do the rest.
The Band loves to get "up close and personal" with fans (admittedly, sometimes a bit too close!), and we look forward to seeing you at the show!


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Approximately the size of a small school bus, the Terra satellite carries five instruments that take coincident measurements of the Earth system:
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)
Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES)
Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR)
Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT)
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Terra is in a circular sun-synchronous polar orbit that takes it from north to south (on the daylight side of the Earth) every 99 minutes.
Spacecraft Quick Facts:
Launch Date: December 18,1999
Size: the spacecraft bus is 6.8 m long and 3.5 m across.
Weight: 5,190 kg (11,442 lbs.) at launch.
Orbit Quick Facts:
Altitude: 705 kilometers (438 miles) above Earth's surface
Inclination: 98.5 degrees
Period: 99 minutes (14 complete orbits per day)
Ground track repeat: 16 days
Equatorial crossing: 10:30 a.m., descending mode
Terra Status:
Operating instruments: ASTER, CERES, MODIS, MISR, and MOPITT are operating well. ASTER Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) data is unavailable.
Current life expectancy: Terra has far exceeded its design life and has a strong chance of operating successfully into the early 2020s. Terra began drifting in February of 2020. Read more about Terra's drifting.
Current systems issues: None.
Processed Terra data are available through several NASA data centers.


Battle over four new maps in the third of four expansion packs of Battlefield Hardline for the Xbox One. Putting a focus on vehicular combat, Getaway features four new escape vehicles, including a Performance Sedan, Import Tuner, Luxury Coupe, and Limo option. Play over the all-new Capture the Bag mode, a high-speed version of Capture the Flag that tests your ability to escape the enemy with a bag of loot. Getaway also unlocks the Fire Axe melee weapon, RF Jammer gadget, and includes the new Skill Match Super Feature so you're always playing with similar Skill Ratings.


Donors may include a charitable bequest in their will to create or add to a fund at the Community Foundation. Charitable bequests provide important estate tax advantages, which should be discussed with a professional advisor.
Donors may bequeath a specific item or a specific amount of money for some charitable purpose. This is known as a "specific bequest." A "residual bequest" refers to a donation that consists of the remainder of a donor's assets after all expenses and other specific bequests have been paid out.
By including a charitable contribution in their will, donors can make a gift that is simple, yet potentially much larger than they could consider during their lifetime.
Donors may include or add this language to their will at any time, although it is generally easier to discuss charitable objectives with the Community Foundation ahead of time. If a donor prefers to remain anonymous, he or she may conduct these discussions through an attorney, accountant or other advisor.
To establish a testamentary fund at the Community Foundation, donors may pre-sign a fund agreement expressing their desire for the use of gift. Two signed agreements should be forwarded to the Community Foundation. One fully executed copy will be returned and the other kept in our file and activated when funds are received.
Some donors prefer to have the Community Foundation's board of directors determine how best their gift can remain flexible and responsive to community needs over time. These grants, generated from undesignated funds, are used to meet the emerging needs of the people of Berks County.


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2021-22 National Park College Transfer Guide
Below is the archived National Park College Transfer Guide for 2021-22.
Transfer Guides by Degree
With this National Park College degree:
You're halfway to one of these UA Little Rock degrees:
Associate of Science in Business
Bachelor of Business Administration:
Accounting, B.B.A.
Business Analytics, B.B.A.
Business Information Systems, B.B.A. (A.S.B. Track)
Economics, B.B.A.
Finance, B.B.A.:
Finance: Financial Services
Finance: Real Estate
International Business, B.B.A.
Management, B.B.A.:
Management: Human Resources
Management: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Marketing, B.B.A.:
Professional Sales
Associate of Science in Business Information Systems
Business Information Systems, B.B.A. (A.S.B.I.S. Track)
Associate of Science in Liberal Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Science:
Geology, B.S.:
Bachelor of Social Work:
Social Work, B.S.W.
Donaldson Student Services Center, 218
Email: transfer@ualr.edu