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Another Step Toward A Title Shot
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PUBLISHED: December 28, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 7:39 a.m.
A defeat can do much to an athlete mentally and physically in any sport, but a loss has more of an impact on a fighter because of the individuality that mixed martial arts entails once the fighter steps in the ring.
After the loss, a fighter has two choices: let the loss dwell and cast doubts on future plans or get back into the gym and work harder than ever to rebuild himself to the fullest potential.
UFC lightweight fighter Kenny Florian chose to raise the bar and come back better than he ever could envision, and on Saturday night at UFC 91 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, he will take another step toward becoming an elite fighter since his last loss in October of 2006 when he faces Joe Stevenson.
"I started putting everything I could into my training. I hired a full-time strength and conditioning coach, I added a couple of people into my camp to improve my training," Florian said after the loss to Sean Sherk for the vacant lightweight title at UFC 64.
"And it has all paid off because I am now training like a professional athlete. Back then I trained hard but not like a professional should. And there has been a huge difference because of that."
In his next outing against Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Florian displayed all the hard work that he put into the camp and destroyed Mishima in April 2007.
The new Kenny Florian was officially introduced into the world of MMA.
Through the next three fights, the Massachusetts native made quick work of Alvin Robinson at UFC 73 with a TKO win, submitting Din Thomas at Fight Night 11 and putting away Joe Lauzon at Fight Night 13 to set up a top contender match against highly touted and popular Roger Huerta at UFC 87 in August.
Huerta was riding an 11-fight win streak and appeared to have all the answers to whatever Florian could bring to the table. But Florian did not let any of the pre-fight hype trump his plan of attack and kept Huerta at bay and was one step ahead the entire fight.
In the end, the 5-foot-10, 155-pound Florian did not get the dramatic ending he hoped for but he did walk away with a unanimous decision win and with what was thought to be the top-contender spot in the division.
"I definitely feel that I didn't perform as well as I should have. I don't like giving excuses but I didn't perform up to my ability," said Florian of the impressive win. "I think Saturday will be a 100-percent performance and I will do everything I want to do against Stevenson. I learned a lot from my last fight. I hope to correct those mistakes this time around."
Florian, who has a black belt in jiu-jitsu but likes to stand up and trade kicks and punches, will step in against the dangerous Stevenson in what appears to be the fight to determine who will next face champion BJ Penn for the title.
Stevenson (29-8) bounced back from a title-fight loss against Penn in January with a win over Gleison Tibau at UFC 86 in July.
Stevenson offers many of the same aspects as Sean Sherk with solid boxing, good wrestling but with an even better submissions game that Florian is well aware of.
"A lot of people are comparing (Stevenson) to a guy like Sherk. He has better submissions but may not be as fast. He is very tough," said Florian, who graduated from Boston College with a communications degree. "I feel I match up very well against him. I am in the point of my career where I am very well-rounded. I can do it all.
"I can wrestle, stand up and jiu-jitsu. I am just going to go in there and try to pressure him."
A win could propel Florian back into a title fight but the division champion is stepping up in weight in late January to face Georges St. Pierre for the 170-pound title, thus pushing back a potential championship defense until late spring.
But Florian is patient and knows that good things come to those who wait.
"It was told to me that with a win over Huerta, I was going to be a No. 1 contender and that isn't the case since I am fighting Stevenson, but I am thankful for every fight," said the 32-year-old Florian. "I don't want anything; I don't expect anything (from the UFC). If I have to fight another two times or another 10 times it doesn't matter. … I know that title shot will eventually come my way."
One thing that Florian does expect in his upcoming bout, and all his bouts since reinventing himself, is a decisive win produced by a knockout or submission.
"Ever since I did jiu-jitsu I always wanted a decisive win. In battle you are there to kill or be killed," Florian said of his fan-friendly, high-paced style. "You don't go out there in a fight to injure or cut a guy more than you go out there to stop a guy and take care of the enemy. That is my objective, to get the guy to quit.
"Some guys go for the decision win but that's not me. I don't promise that I will finish all my fights but I promise I will go in there to try to finish all my fights."
miguel.lopez@presstelegram.com
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Woman charged in murder of boyfriend
Posted on 16 May 2014. Tags: Charles Rainey, Charley Anderson, Hungry Howies, Jennie Hayes, Jennifer Rainey, second-degree murder, Tricia Hill
Tricia Hill has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend.
A Sand Lake woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend.
Tricia Hill, 26, was arraigned last week Thursday, May 8, in Newaygo County District Court in the May 5 death of Charles Franklin Rainey III, 28. She was held on $250,000 bond.
Charles Rainey
Rainey and Hill lived in a home that Rainey had recently bought on 124th Street in Ensley Township. Hill's six-year-old daughter and Rainey's best friend were also living there. Hill called 911 about 9:30 p.m. May 5 reporting Rainey had been stabbed. When police and paramedics arrived at the home, Rainey was in the entryway. Resuscitation efforts were not successful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy showed he had one stab wound to the heart.
Hill claimed they had been fighting all day and that it was self-defense. She reportedly told the court that the two were in the kitchen and that she grabbed a knife out of a cutting block as Rainey walked away from her toward the door. He then turned around to face her, and she stabbed him.
Police believe she acted out of anger and not in self-defense.
Both the little girl and the roommate, Charley Anderson, were both home at the time, but Anderson had been drinking and doesn't remember anything.
Charley Rainey was the son of Charles Rainey Jr. and the late Mary Bradshaw Rainey. He graduated from Tri County High School in 2005, according to his sister, Jennifer Rainey, 20. "He was outgoing, fun-loving, and good at making a bad situation good. He had lots of friends, everyone loved him," she recalled. "He was a fixer-upper—he loved buying things and fixing them up, like houses and cars, and things like that."
Jennifer said her brother met Hill and began dating her about two years ago. They soon moved in together. "He loved that little girl, and treated her like she was his own," she explained. "She was the reason he went back to her (Hill) after they broke up."
But there was trouble in paradise. Jennifer said that Hill was abusive to Rainey throughout their relationship, and it continued when the couple moved to Tennessee last spring to be near Hill's mother. "They bought a house down there. Then, she was arrested for domestic abuse against him. He left in November and came back up here." In the early part of this year, Charley went back down to Tennessee and got the two girls he loved.
Jennifer doesn't believe that Charley had any part in fighting with his girlfriend. "He would never harm anyone. He was not a fighter. I hope she gets what she deserves."
Rainey had worked for the local Hungry Howies before he left, and when he came back, he got a job working at the one in Sparta.
Jennie Hayes, manager at the Cedar Springs Hungry Howies, said she had known Rainey, a former employee of hers, most all of his life. "His mother was my best friend," she explained.
She agreed with Jennifer that he wouldn't hurt Hill. "He was raised not to harm anyone," she said. Tears filled her eyes.
"He didn't deserve this. All he tried to do was give that little girl a good life. It's not fair."
Visitation was held Tuesday at Bliss Witters and Pike Funeral home. No service has been planned.
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During his visit to Germany, Hamid Karzai has stated that his government will consider instituting mandatory national military service. Afghanistan lacks a strong national apparatus for nation building where people from different ethnic background can share and learn from each other. Such an institution has been one of Afghanistan's most fundamental needs over the last few years. Despite this, compulsory military service would be impossible to implement.
Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country with each ethnic group claiming to have priority over the others. The Pashtun are the majority ethnic group, form 40 percent of population and have been ruling for over two centuries in Afghanistan. They claim to have the same position today. The other ethnic groups -- Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek -- have been marginalized and have been oppressed by ruthless Pashtun dictatorships. Today, 99 percent of Taliban come from Pashtun tribes.
There are lots of Pashtuns in the ANA but they have rarely been sent to the front lines of the conflict, especially in Pashtun areas of southern Afghanistan. Over the last few years some Pashtuns who had been sent to Helmand to fight against the Taliban either joined the Taliban or betrayed and shot to death their fellow soldiers. Today, most of the soldiers who are fighting against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan are non-Pashtun.
Thus, it will be very difficult for the Karzai government to implement mandatory military service in the fight against the Taliban. If other ethnic groups join the army and fight against the Pashtun-led Taliban movement, this war will not be war against Taliban anymore. In a more practical sense, people will predictably try to avoid military service, seeing no reason to fight against their countrymen.
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In an effort to cash-in on the local cafe market, the big S has opened 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea. Set up in its 'hometown' of Seattle, this concept store now serves wine, beer, uses real tea leaves, and a manual esspresso machine.... all without the infamous green stamp.
I definitely am not one to put down Starbucks, in fact i very much enjoy it for what it is; a classier McDonald's with free internet.
That said, it looks nice. Whoever had the merchandising/interiors brief certainly earned their stipend, with some cute storage ideas to boot! Corporate brand aside, the average coffee drinker would probably enjoy the environment, so long as they can handle the cut-eye coming from the actual local coffee shops across the street.


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The open audition starts from 10.00 am and ends at 7.30 pm. There are no restrictions and anyone is welcome to audition. You should click here to find out about the things you need to take note of at the open audition.
If you are unable to make it to the open audition in Singapore, there are additional auditions scheduled in Kuala Lumpur [28 September 2014 from 9.00 am – 7.00 pm at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus (Jalan Taylor's, Subang Jaya, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia)] and Manila [28 September 2014, 10.00 am – 6.00 pm at the SMX Convention Center, Seashell Lane, Pasay City]. You can also log on to www.axn-asia.com/AsiasGotTalent to audition online.
[25 September 2014 | Note] It seems like the registration for the audition has crashed so if you don't get to register or something, I'd say to just show up and see if there is a queue you can join at the venue.
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Bank plans five million customers through tech
The Managing Director, Kuda Bank, Babs Ogundeyi, has said through the adoption of technology, the bank's customer base rose to about 4.6 million.
Speaking during a media roundtable at the financial institution in Lagos, he said it plans five million customers in three years.
He said, "Nigeria has a very important part to play on the African continent. There is huge potential, not just in the size of the population- the location, we have ports, and we have resources as well.
"Though things are especially difficult, when it comes to investing in technology, investing in FinTech, Nigeria still carries a lot of weight in Africa, and Kuda is part of that.
"Our focus is to be a financial institution for all Africans, all over the world. We started from Nigeria, where we have, apart from being patriotic, domain experience, we understand people, we understand the terrain. It is a very important market in Africa. So it made sense for us to start from Nigeria. When we started in 2019, there weren't as many foreign investors as we have today."
He said, "Two things have happened; we have been part of the growth and belief in Nigeria and Africa. Our growth I believe has sort of fueled not just our belief but also other technology companies as well. I would say we are part of that bracket and it has just kind of demonstrated the potential of leveraging technology."
According to Ogundeyi, since the bank's emergence in 2019, it had invested hugely in Nigeria's economic environment, as the country occupies a major position in the continent.
He noted that Kuda had benefited from being daring and innovative, regardless of the challenges in the financial sector.
Ogundeyi said the company was focused on being a financial institution for all Africans, all over the world, and noted that there was a huge potential for technology in emerging markets, particularly Nigeria.
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Q: Browse a image from SD card to show it in image view in android? am use activity as a dialog.In that i have button to browse and select the image to show it in image view.
My Dialog activity code and browse image
public class Update_profile extends Activity{

private Uri mImageCaptureUri;

private static final int PICK_FROM_FILE = 1;

private View rootView;
Button save,browse_image;
ImageView profile_pic;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(0));
    setContentView(R.layout.update_profile);

    Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(new UncaughtExceptionHandler() {
        @Override
        public void uncaughtException(Thread t, Throwable e) {
            android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
            System.exit(0);
        }
    });

    StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy = new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().permitAll().build();
    StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy);

    this.rootView=findViewById(R.id.update_profile_details);
    profile_pic = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.update_profile_picture);

    save = (Button)findViewById(R.id.save);
    browse_image = (Button)findViewById(R.id.browse_image);
    browse_image.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

            Intent intent = new Intent();

            intent.setType("image/*");
            intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);

            startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Complete action using"), PICK_FROM_FILE);

        }
    });

}

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (resultCode != RESULT_OK) return;

    Bitmap bitmap   = null;
    String path     = "";

    if (requestCode == PICK_FROM_FILE) {
        mImageCaptureUri = data.getData();
        path = getRealPathFromURI(mImageCaptureUri); //from Gallery
        Log.v("Path", ""+path);

        if (path == null)
            path = mImageCaptureUri.getPath(); //from File Manager
        Log.v("Path", ""+path);

        if (path != null)
            bitmap  = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
    } else {
        path    = mImageCaptureUri.getPath();
        Log.v("Path", ""+path);
        bitmap  = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
    }

    profile_pic.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}

public String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentUri) {
    String [] proj      = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
    Cursor cursor       = managedQuery( contentUri, proj, null, null,null);

    if (cursor == null) return null;

    int column_index    = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);

    cursor.moveToFirst();

    return cursor.getString(column_index);
}

@SuppressLint("NewApi")
@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
   Rect rect = new Rect();
   rootView.getHitRect(rect);
   if (!rect.contains((int)event.getX(), (int)event.getY())){
       setFinishOnTouchOutside(false);
          return true;
   }
      return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK)) {

        finish();
    }
    return true;
}
}

My manifest code to change the activity as a dialog
<activity
        android:name="test.Update_profile"
        android:excludeFromRecents="true"
        android:launchMode="singleInstance"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden" >
</activity>

When am using above browse images code in ordinary activity means it fetch the images and show it in image view but in this dialog activity.its now able to pick the image.I want to pic the image from dialog activity.am not able to solve this issue.Can any one know please help me to solve this issue.

A: You can try this :

    public class EMView extends Activity {
    ImageView img,img1;
    int column_index;
    Intent intent=null;
    // Declare our Views, so we can access them later
    String logo,imagePath,Logo;
    Cursor cursor;
    //YOU CAN EDIT THIS TO WHATEVER YOU WANT
    private static final int SELECT_PICTURE = 1;

     String selectedImagePath;
    //ADDED
     String filemanagerstring;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        img= (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.gimg1);

    ((Button) findViewById(R.id.Button01))
    .setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View arg0) {

            // in onCreate or any event where your want the user to
            // select a file
            Intent intent = new Intent();
            intent.setType("image/*");
            intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
            startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,
                    "Select Picture"), SELECT_PICTURE);

        }
    });
}

//UPDATED
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
        if (requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE) {
            Uri selectedImageUri = data.getData();

            //OI FILE Manager
            filemanagerstring = selectedImageUri.getPath();

            //MEDIA GALLERY
            selectedImagePath = getPath(selectedImageUri);

            img.setImageURI(selectedImageUri);

           imagePath.getBytes();
           TextView txt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.title);
           txt.setText(imagePath.toString());

           Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imagePath);

           img1.setImageBitmap(bm);

        }

    }

}

//UPDATED!
public String getPath(Uri uri) {
String[] projection = { MediaColumns.DATA };
Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);
column_index = cursor
        .getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaColumns.DATA);
cursor.moveToFirst();
 imagePath = cursor.getString(column_index);

return cursor.getString(column_index);
}

}

A: if u want to retrive direct from gallary then use this code
http://viralpatel.net/blogs/pick-image-from-galary-android-app/
this is my method for getting all file from sdcard and u just save this in one datacontroller class ohk dude
private void getallimages()
            {
                String[] STAR = { "*" };

                final String[] columns = { MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails._ID , MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
                final String orderBy = MediaStore.Images.Media.DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER;
                Cursor imagecursor = ((Activity) cntx).managedQuery(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, STAR, null, null, orderBy);
                int image_column_index = imagecursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.Media._ID);
                int imgNameIndex = imagecursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME);
                int count = imagecursor.getCount();
                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                    imagecursor.moveToPosition(i);
                    int id = imagecursor.getInt(image_column_index);
                    ImageItem imageItem = new ImageItem();
                    imageItem.id = id;
                    imageItem.filePath = imagecursor.getString(imagecursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA));
                    lastId = id;
                    imageItem.img = MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.getThumbnail(cntx.getContentResolver(), id,MediaStore.Images.Thumbnails.MICRO_KIND, null);
                    imageItem.selection = false; //newly added item will be selected by default
                    controller.images.add(imageItem);
                }

            }

this is ImageItem wrapper class
 public class ImageItem {
            public boolean selection=true;
            public int id;
            public Bitmap img;
            public String filePath;
            public String fileType;
    }

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Eutornus — род жуков-листоедов (Chrysomelidae) из трибы земляные блошки (Alticini, Galerucinae). 8 видов. Африка и остров Мадагаскар. Мелкие жуки (около 5 мм) желтовато-коричневого цвета (надкрылья коричневые с черными отметинами). Обладают прыгательными задними ногами с утолщёнными бёдрами. Усики 11-члениковые (3-й сегмент короче первого). Лоб гладкий. Пронотум поперечный. Надкрылья субпараллельные. Питаются растениями.

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Charles the Hammer
Kings cannot run every administrative detail of their household themselves, so they appoint people to do it for them. Chamberlain, seneschal, castellan, steward, concierge, major domo—these are all terms to describe the person fulfilling that role. The Frankish kings of the 7th and 8th centuries referred to their major domo (Latin for "superior of the house") as the "Mayor of the Palace."
In the case of the Franks, the Mayor of the Palace was a hereditary position, descended from an invaluable Merovingian advisor, Arnulf of Metz. His son married the daughter of Pepin of Landen, and from them came a line of Mayors of the Palace who would ultimately change the Frankish world.
In yesterday's post on le rois fainéants, I mentioned that, after Theuderic's death in 737, the throne remained vacant for seven years. Clearly, the country did not disintegrate, and so someone must have maintained its proper functioning. That someone was the Mayor of the Palace, Charles, called "Martel," "the Hammer." He was called "the Hammer" because of his brilliant military victories, especially at the Battle of Tours in 732. Details of the battle—its location, the numbers on both sides—cannot be determined with the scant records available to us, but what is known is that he halted the progress of Islam into Western Europe and in the process cemented Frankish authority over the southern part of Gaul/France.
His nickname, illustrated
He is also credited as a champion of Christianity. In 739, two years after Theuderic's death, Pope Gregory III offered Charles the office of Consul in Rome: one of the two highest elected offices. Charles declined. Of course, at that time he was the de facto ruler of most of what we now call France; why give that up? He had been calling himself princeps et dux Francorum (prince and duke of the Franks), and was apparently not interested in the title of "king." But let us be clear: this apparent modesty does not mean he was a "nice" man. Charles kept Theuderic in custody during the last years of his life, first at an abbey, and later at a castle in a town called Otmus.* Charles was not about to let Theuderic's incompetence threaten the stability of the nation.
We hardly hear about Charles Martel today, even though his name was given to an age: the Carolingian Age. When he died, his son, Pepin the Short, asked Pope Stephen II "Who should be king? He who has the title, or he who wields the power?" By that time, the pope depended on Frankish armies for many purposes; he crowned Pepin "King of the Franks." It was Pepin's son, however, the grandson of Charles the Hammer, who would truly unite that part of the world and take it to administrative, academic, and cultural heights not imagined since the glory of Rome: Charles the Great, known everywhere today as Charlemagne.
*During his captivity, the town took on the name Castrum Theodorici ("Camp/Castle of Theuderic"). The name stuck, and now en Français is called Château-Thierry.
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namespace frontend\modules\oppp\controllers;

use yii\web\Controller;
use yii\db\Query;
use Yii;
use yii\data\ArrayDataProvider;

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    public function actionIndex() {

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        $date2 = "";
        if (Yii::$app->request->isPost) {
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Judicial Review v. Judicial Activism
SCOTUS and Constitutional Authority
Mark Alexander · Apr. 12, 2012
"No legislative act … contrary to the Constitution, can be valid." –Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78 (1787)
Last week, seeing that his signature legislative achievement was in jeopardy, Barack Hussein Obama fired a shot across the bow of the Supreme Court as it considered the constitutionality of his so-called "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (a.k.a., ObamaCare). Obama warned the court against "judicial activism."
"I am confident," proclaimed Obama, "that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress. I just remind conservative commentators that for years what we have heard the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint. That an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law. Well, this is a good example and I am pretty confident that this Court will recognize that and not take that step. … [T]hat's not just my opinion, that's the opinion of a whole lot of constitutional law professors and academics and judges and lawyers who have examined this law."
Actually, as Obama knows well, the Supreme Court's consideration of ObamaCare is not an example of judicial activism as Obama erroneously claims, unless the Court actually upheld the institution of socialized medicine as constitutionally compliant.
In fact, SCOTUS is exercising appropriate judicial review as outlined in Article III of our Constitution, and established as precedent in 1803 with the Court's Marbury v. Madison decision under Chief Justice John Marshall. In that fundamental case, Marshall wrote, "The powers of the legislature are defined, and limited; and that those limits may not be mistaken, or forgotten, the constitution is written. … [T]he framers of the constitution contemplated that instrument, as a rule for the government of courts, as well as of the legislature."
Marbury v. Madison is often derided as the beginning of the end of Liberty. However, it certainly was consistent with our Framers' intent, as Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 78: "[T]he courts were designed to be an intermediate body between the people and the legislature, in order, among other things, to keep the latter within the limits assigned to their authority. The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges as, a fundamental law. It, therefore, belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or, in other words, the Constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents."
The unfortunate consequence of the Marbury precedent is that it rendered the Constitution vulnerable to broad extra-constitutional interpretation, should the courts ever become highly politicized – as indeed they did in the 20th century, from FDR forward.
Post Your Opinion: How can the authority of our Constitution be restored?
Judicial review was and remains a foundational component of republican federalism and was instituted to preserve Liberty. However, as Thomas Jefferson feared when warning the judiciary could become the "despotic branch," the federal court's checks and balances have been adulterated by judicial activists who, in the words of the venerable Senator Sam Ervin, "interpret the Constitution to mean what it would have said if [they], instead of the Founding Fathers, had written it."
Thus, now, as Jefferson warned, "The Constitution [will be] a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please."
Setting aside Obama's fallacious assertion that ObamaCare "was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress" (a 219-212 House vote with 34 Democrats defecting does not constitute a "strong majority"), his condemnation of "judicial activism" is the height of hypocrisy, given that judicial diktat is the primary tool the Left uses to amend our Constitution to comport with their political agenda. However, it should be noted that judicial activism can take the form of both judicial intervention or judicial inaction – turning a blind eye to the violation of our Constitution.
Notably, in contrast to Obama's feigned concern for judicial activism in the challenge to ObamaCare, another egregious example of his hypocritical prevarication would be his administration's failure to defend against legal challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act, which passed in 1996 under Bill Clinton's tenure. The margin then was 342 to 67 in the House and 85 to 14 in the Senate – which actually is a "strong majority of a democratically elected Congress."
Of course, congressional margins of support for a piece of legislation should have no bearing on proper judicial review and ruling on such legislation.
Obama's warning in regard to the High Court's review of ObamaCare handed Republicans an outstanding opportunity to score a touchdown with a national discourse on the subject of appropriate judicial review v judicial activism. Unfortunately, Republicans fumbled the ball, perhaps because too many old-guard Beltway-types have been drinking Potomac water for so long that they can't readily distinguish the difference between the proper constitutional role of the Supreme Court and judicial activism – or worse, they can distinguish the difference, but choose not to because they support judicial activism when it advances their political agenda.
Constitutional scholar Mark Levin draws the distinction between constitutional judicial review v judicial activism as follows: "Originalists believe that the powers enumerated specifically in the Constitution are the only powers of the federal government, unless the Constitution is formally amended. Originalists generally interpret provisions of the Constitution (and, when applicable, statutes) narrowly. In other words, these judges attempt to look at the plain meaning of the law. They believe in a clearly delineated separation of powers. … A judicial activist, on the other hand, construes the Constitution broadly and rejects some of its provisions outright (or gives them superficial acknowledgment) if they interfere with the desired outcome. In essence, activist judges make, rather than interpret, the law."
Levin concludes, "When the judiciary utilizes outcome-determinative reasoning, rather than adhering to the Constitution, the result can be catastrophic. … The extreme left has scored few victories at the ballot box. They must rely on the tyranny of an activist judiciary to advance their policy agenda."
I would argue that the result of judicial activism is, inevitably, catastrophic. Tyranny is the certain consequence of judicial activism (rule of men), and history records no instance of tyranny that was not catastrophic.
Post Your Opinion: Can Liberty be preserved through the ballot box?
On the authorized role of SCOTUS review, Robert Bork, one of the greatest jurists of the 20th century, wrote, "Judges may look to the text, structure, and history of the Constitution but are prohibited from inventing extra-constitutional rights. Originalism seeks to promote the rule of law by imparting to the Constitution a fixed, continuous, predictable meaning."
The bottom line is this: Our Constitution established a republican form of government predicated upon Rule of Law. Endeavoring to undermine our authentic Constitution, Leftist legislators and judicial activists, in abject violation of their sacred oaths to "support and defend" our Constitution, are replacing it incrementally with their so-called "living constitution." They are slowly digging away at our Republic's foundation of Liberty assured by Rule of Law, and they are backfilling with the tyranny of a dumbocracy.
The most influential Leftist organization in the nation is the Democrat Party, and its activist cadre organizer, MoveOn.org, has issued the following charge: "It's time to reclaim Democracy. It's time for a 99 percenter Spring." Make no mistake – they are serious.
Fellow Patriots, dire warnings of the rise of socialism have emerged in every election cycle since the 1960s, but this election is the most critical in the history of our Republic. If we do not muster enough support to defeat the socialist propaganda of the Left, they will have four more years to fully implement Democratic Socialism, and its eradication will be unlikely, short of another call to arms for the current generation of American Patriots.


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A weekend spent at Lakulish Yoga and Health Retreat in Mebane, NC!! Amazing experience! Enjoyed lots of activities such as yoga, yoga dance, satsang with Swamiji, Bhajan Sandhya, health questions and lots more...a beautiful and a very quiet place that reconnects one to their inner soul. We all need this from time to time! Can't wait to go back again!
What can I say about this trip I loved it especially the discourses with Swamiji! And yoga, he is just too good!! I would love go back the Ashram soon!


Your URL, the name of your page in the browser address bar, is a great place to look for optimization opportunities. First and foremost, you should make sure that the URL makes it clear what the page is about – to your visitors AND the search engines. This short SEO URL optimization video walks you through the most common steps you can take to ensure that your URLs are working for you in your SEO efforts.
Hello and welcome to Gnome Tips. Today we'll talk about how to optimize your URLs for the search engines.
The URL is the name of your webpage as it is displayed in the browser's address bar. There are several best practices related to URL construction that can really help your website rank higher in the organic search results.
Here are a couple of examples of bad URLs. Let's take a closer look and figure out how to do some URL optimization.
A URL with a bunch of numbers is not helpful to anybody. Make sure the URLs have meaning to humans AND search engines.
The dash is the only character that is universally recognized as as space. Use a dash to separate words rather than underscores or plus signs.
The URL is a great place to highlight your keyword phrase. This helps the search engine (and your visitor) understand what the page is all about.
Don't use query strings. Rather, use session variables, which don't show up in the URL.
Static (vs. dynamic) URLs are best.
Make sure each page has only one unique URL. Be careful with content management systems that try to create all sorts of archives, which creates duplicate content.
Please note that if you are going to change existing URLs, you need to 301 redirect your old URL to your new URL so you don't lose traffic.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the post and the free audit 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
When you say preferable from the statement above, it is means that using short URLs is not mandatory..??? Just better..??
What happen if we use the long URL especially in term of search engine ranking…???
Short URLs are not "mandatory," but you shouldn't use an unnecessarily long URL.


From the rise of social media and hybrid cars to the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs have made great strides over the last decade. We should be proud.
Yet, despite our successes, we solved so few of the developing world's most pertinent problems. Nearly half of the world's population, more than 3 billion people, lives without access to electricity. In addition, over a third of the world's population lives without adequate sanitation facilities and a sixth lives without clean drinking water. These conditions are not only disastrous for socio-economic development, but create significant health hazards. Indoor air pollution resulting from the combustion of solid fuels used in cooking kills 1.5 million people a year worldwide, most of whom are children. To put this into perspective, this is nearly twice the number of deaths caused by malaria each year. In addition, water-related diseases are the leading cause of death for children worldwide. However, the lack of remote power generation and insufficient access to clean water in the developing world have something in common aside from their debilitating effects: a potential solution.
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), a class of devices that convert organic matter such as sugars and other compounds directly into electricity, have the potential to revolutionize water treatment and remote power generation and could even serve as power sources for medical implants and microscale machines. Over the past several years, a surprisingly collaborative network of academic labs and startups, many of which are right here in Massachusetts, have begun to explore the commercial applications of this remarkable technology. While each product is at a different stage of development, ranging from pilot-scale plants for water remediation to brainstorming sessions for microscale power sources, the underlying technology is the same.
Microbial fuel cells function by harnessing the metabolic pathways of certain species of bacteria to catalyze the conversion of organic fuel to electrical energy. Their basic design consists of an anaerobic chamber containing the anode, bacteria, and organic compounds, an aerobic chamber containing the cathode, a proton-permeable membrane separating the chambers, and a wire connecting the anode to the cathode. This system produces electricity because the bacteria in the anode chamber are able to respire to an insoluble extracellular electron accepter, i.e., the anode, under anaerobic conditions. The protons created as a byproduct of this extracellular respiration pass through the permeable membrane, where they combine with oxygen and the electrons that travelled along the wire to cathode to produce water. Therefore, by placing a load on the wire that connects the anode and cathode, one is able to draw electric power from the system.
While this incredible phenomenon was first observed in 1911 by M.C. Potter, a professor of botany at the University of Durham, it was not until the mid-1980s that the efficiency of extracellular electron transfer in the anode became high enough to warrant sustained academic research. After a failed attempt by NASA in the 1960s to use microbial fuel cells as an energy-positive waste disposal system, H. Peter Benetto realized that one could add chemical mediators to assist the microorganisms in shuttling electrons to the anode. However, because of the cost and toxicity of these artificial mediators, commercial applications still remained out of reach. Then something truly remarkable happened.
In the early 2000s, several research groups, including Derek Lovley's at UMASS Amherst, discovered that certain species of bacteria, and even whole genera such as Geobacter and Rhodoferax, could respire directly to the anode of an MFC. Not only did this eliminate the need for mediators, but the biofilms that these bacteria formed were significantly more efficient at transferring electrons to the anode. As it turned out, the bacteria were growing their own nanowires. These electrically conductive pilli, long chains of cytochrome-like proteins, allow sedimentary bacteria to transfer electrons amongst each other and respire to metals in their natural environment. More importantly however, by placing these bacteria in an MFC, one can draw electric current directly from their metabolism through these pilli.
Bruce Logan, the Kappa Professor of Environmental Engineering at Penn State University, was one of the first to see the commercial potential of microbial fuel cells after this discovery. Since 2004, he has been investigating the use of MFCs as an energy-positive wastewater treatment method. The idea behind this application is that the organic waste present in the water, whether sewage or industrial byproducts, is consumed by the MFC as fuel. This in turn powers the other components of the treatment system and could even sell power back to the grid. This idea has spawned numerous startups focused on revamping the agricultural, municipal, and industrial sectors of the multi-billion dollar wastewater treatment industry. While many of these ventures are gearing up to build pilot facilities in the coming year, IntAct Labs of Cambridge, MA stands out.
IntAct's co-founder and CEO, Matt Silver, has been thinking about the commercial applications of microbial fuel cells for as long as anyone. He founded IntAct Labs in 2006 with funding from NASA as a research development company focused on proving feasibility and developing commercialization strategies for a broad array of bioelectric technologies. However, for the past several years IntAct Labs has focused on developing MFCs for the industrial wastewater market. Since this transition, it has received funding from the NSF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as been a semi-finalist in the MIT 100K Entrepreneurship Competition and in the MIT Clean Energy Prize. In fact, IntAct won the Ignite Clean Energy Business Plan Competition this past November. Dr. Silver credits IntAct's recent success to their strategic planning, advanced computational models of MFCs, and innovative fuel cell design; although it probably couldn't have hurt to have Bruce Logan on its advisory board. Currently, IntAct Labs is planning to have an energy neutral industrial wastewater remediation pilot plant operating later this year. While IntAct Labs is not focused on the developing world, their technology could theoretically be refined to purify water to potable levels. Even though such a system could also provide power to those living off the grid, the MFC platform supports a solution that is even closer to brining power to the people.
Originating from Peter Girguis' lab at Harvard University, sediment-based microbial fuel cells currently offer a promising solution for remote power generation. Unlike the MFCs used in wastewater treatment, sedimentary MFCs are fueled by renewable organic compounds found in the soil and seabed. Girguis, whose academic research focuses on the physiology and biochemistry of deep-sea microbes, originally developed these systems as way to power remote sensing equipment for his research. He quickly realized that these devices could be used to power a wide variety of marine and terrestrial remote sensors and co-founded Trophos Energy in 2008 to bring these innovations to market. While this is likely to be a successful disruptive technology for remote sensing, it is more interesting to examine whether or not it can be used to power vital technologies such as lights and cell phones in developing countries.
Currently, all signs point to yes. Lebone, a social enterprise founded by five Harvard undergraduates in 2007, modified Prof. Girguis' sedimentary microbial fuel cell under his guidance to create a sedimentary microbial battery. Using this technology as a batch process allowed them to create a 5-gallon portable bio-battery that could charge a cell phone or power a high-efficiency LED. With evidence that their technology was sound, they applied for and won a $200,000 Development Marketplace Grant from the World Bank. With part of this money, Lebone launched a pilot program in Namibia with 100 sediment MFCs that, if watered like a garden, could generate power continuously for several months. While currently focused on providing lighting and facilitating the rapid growth of Africa's mobile phone market, Lebone's technology serves as a proof of concept for the possibility of an MFC powered stove. While getting such a high power output from an MFC will be a technically challenging task, it is not even close to the most ambitious applications proposed for MFCs.
Beyond the immediate commercial applications of wastewater treatment and off-grid power generation, microbial fuel cells have been proposed as solutions to a wide variety of problems, including supplying power to medical implants and microscale devices. The idea behind powering medical devices is similar to that of the wastewater treatment system: the MFC would convert organic compounds, in this case blood glucose, into electricity to power the device. On the other hand, the reason one would need an MFC-based battery to power a microscale machine is akin to using an MFC to provide electricity in the developing world: one cannot currently get it any other way. The smallest electrochemical battery humans can produce is on the scale of millimeters, yet we have produced RFID tags an order of magnitude smaller. As we continue to miniaturize devices, we will need to power them in ways that conventional batteries cannot support, but MFC-based batteries could, in theory.
While it is easy to see the challenges that face these creative applications, such as proof of reliability for powering medical devices, there are real obstacles currently facing the implementation of microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and remote power generation. The most pertinent of these are proof of scalability, reliability, and consistently low current densities. MFCs for wastewater treatment have proven effective on scales up to tens of liters, yet to be implemented in the wastewater industry, they would need to function at a similar efficiency scaled up several orders of magnitude. While Matt Silver of IntAct Labs acknowledges the fact that power density decreases as the system increases in size, he believes that IntAct's pilot plant will still be power-neutral. I, for one, am not yet convinced. In addition, one of the major downsides of using a living system is that it can contract and even die under certain circumstances. This inherent uncertainty makes using MFCs for wastewater treatment a somewhat risky proposition, although the biotech industry proves it is certainly not an unreasonable risk to take. It is important to note that while reliability is also important when examining MFCs for remote power generation, it is less of an issue, as there are no practical substitutes for the service they provide. Low current densities also limit the applications for which MFCs can be used. For wastewater treatment, this translates into the maximum size of the treatment system; for remote electricity generation, low power densities inhibit the type of devices that can be charged or powered. Gregory Stephanopoulos, professor of chemical engineering at MIT and a new entrant to the field of MFCs, believes that the low power densities are not caused by limits in bacterial metabolism, but by the electron transport from the bacteria to the anode. No matter the cause, it will be necessary to overcome these low current densities if MFCs are going to revolutionize water treatment and replace the need to burn solid fuels for cooking in the developing world.
Right now, microbial fuel cells are at an inflection point. Gateway applications that have been successful in the lab, such as wastewater treatment and remote power generation, are currently being tested at scale in the field. Many of the more advanced ideas and refinements to the gateway applications, such as purifying water to potable levels, are being explored in the lab. As a result, we will know within a few years whether or not this new platform can live up to its potential. Until then, I recommend paying close attention to MFCs, as we rarely get the opportunity to witness the deployment of a technology that combines immediate disruptive capability in the developed world while enabling significant social progress in the developing world.


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package com.bignerdranch.android.criminalintent;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.text.Editable;
import android.text.TextWatcher;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.CheckBox;
import android.widget.CompoundButton;
import android.widget.CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener;
import android.widget.EditText;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.UUID;

public class CrimeFragment extends Fragment {

    private static final String ARG_CRIME_ID = "crime_id";
    private static final String DIALOG_DATE = "DialogDate";

    private static final int REQUEST_DATE = 0;

    private Crime mCrime;
    private EditText mTitleField;
    private Button mDateButton;
    private CheckBox mSolvedCheckbox;

    public static CrimeFragment newInstance(UUID crimeId) {
        Bundle args = new Bundle();
        args.putSerializable(ARG_CRIME_ID, crimeId);

        CrimeFragment fragment = new CrimeFragment();
        fragment.setArguments(args);
        return fragment;
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        UUID crimeId = (UUID) getArguments().getSerializable(ARG_CRIME_ID);
        mCrime = CrimeLab.get(getActivity()).getCrime(crimeId);
    }

    @Override
    public void onPause() {
        super.onPause();

        CrimeLab.get(getActivity())
                .updateCrime(mCrime);
    }

    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_crime, container, false);

        mTitleField = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.crime_title);
        mTitleField.setText(mCrime.getTitle());
        mTitleField.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
            @Override
            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
                mCrime.setTitle(s.toString());
            }

            @Override
            public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {

            }
        });

        mDateButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.crime_date);
        updateDate();
        mDateButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                FragmentManager manager = getFragmentManager();
                DatePickerFragment dialog = DatePickerFragment
                        .newInstance(mCrime.getDate());
                dialog.setTargetFragment(CrimeFragment.this, REQUEST_DATE);
                dialog.show(manager, DIALOG_DATE);
            }
        });

        mSolvedCheckbox = (CheckBox) v.findViewById(R.id.crime_solved);
        mSolvedCheckbox.setChecked(mCrime.isSolved());
        mSolvedCheckbox.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new OnCheckedChangeListener() {
            @Override
            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
                mCrime.setSolved(isChecked);
            }
        });

        return v;
    }

    @Override
    public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        if (resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK) {
            return;
        }

        if (requestCode == REQUEST_DATE) {
            Date date = (Date) data
                    .getSerializableExtra(DatePickerFragment.EXTRA_DATE);
            mCrime.setDate(date);
            updateDate();
        }
    }

    private void updateDate() {
        mDateButton.setText(mCrime.getDate().toString());
    }
}


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Behavior, attitudes, and lifespan development are key antecedents of happiness. However, little is known about the multivariate effect of those items on happiness. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the comparative impacts of leisure routines and attitudes on overall happiness and to elucidate how routine leisure activities and attitudes may influence happiness at different life stages. Questionnaires were completed by 379 students and 253 alumni members of the same university. Analysis of variance indicated alumni rated locus of control and happiness variables significantly higher than did current students. Students rated the leisure routine variable significantly higher than did alumni. Structural equation modeling showed leisure routines had a significant indirect effect on happiness with attitudes as a full mediator. Multigroup path analysis showed there is little variance between the two groups. Findings indicate that one's routine leisure activities and attitudes can have a significant positive effect on overall happiness, and this path is consistent at different life stages.
(PDF) Leisure Routine and Positive Attitudes: Age-Graded Comparisons of the Path to Happiness. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297893324_Leisure_Routine_and_Positive_Attitudes_Age-Graded_Comparisons_of_the_Path_to_Happiness?ev=prf_high [accessed Aug 27 2018].
Use of the Happiness Alliance's Happiness Index to conduct study.


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Q: Accessing scrollbars in QScrollarea causes a runtime fault Having some issues with QScrollAreas..
I want to be able to dynamically enable/disable scrollbars, and as such I tried implementing
scrollArea->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);`

This causes the application to terminate with code 255 and output nothing. Output is fine with this line commented out. I can use:
scrollArea->horizontalScrollBar()->setValue(0);

without a problem too. I tried subclassing a custom QScrollArea to see if that would let me modify the qscrollbar, but same issue. scrollArea is contructed on a ui form and re-parented within a custom displayWindow class.
Any ideas?

A: Why would you construct a scroll area within a ui form and then re-parent it somewhere else? Not that it's a problem, but it makes little sense to do so. You are aware, I hope that Qt Designer allows you to use custom classes, even without writing any plugins.
I can't reproduce your problem, though. Please create a sscce that reproduces it. Make sure that scrollArea is not a nullptr. I bet it is, or it's a dangling pointer (pointer to deallocated memory). The below works fine on both Qt 4 and Qt 5. The horizontal scroll bar is suppressed as desired.
#include <QApplication>
#include <QScrollArea>
#include <QLabel>
#include <QScopedPointer>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);
    QScopedPointer<QScrollArea> area (new QScrollArea);
    QLabel * label = new QLabel(QString(300, 'm'));
    area->setWidget(label);
    area->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
    area->show();
    return a.exec();
}


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Cardboard Translations
Fighting MTL with Literacy Since 2017
Jingai Musume 128
The Dragonlord
Editors: Sebas Tian, Joker, Speedphoenix
Major events are often abrupt in nature. They occur without much in the way of warning and sweep you right off your feet with a series of unexpected occurrences. And there was no better testament to their sudden nature than today. Lefi and I had been in the middle of lazing around as usual when she suddenly stood up and looked towards the door leading outside.
"What's wrong, Le—" I cut myself off in the middle of asking her the question as my map popped open.
There was an intruder. One powerful enough to prompt my map to open. Looking into the details, I immediately discovered that our uninvited guest was of the winged variety. It flew over the forest and headed in our general direction.
"The hell is this thing!?" I asked while narrowing my eyes.
"I believe it to be an acquaintance of mine," muttered Lefi as she still stood facing the door.
Looking at her, I realized that her eyes had also been narrowed, and they were giving off the same sharp glint as mine. It was a glare, not the type one would typically direct towards an acquaintance. Welp… I guess that means it's someone she doesn't like.
"I shall return shortly, for it is likely I who his business concerns." Lefi began moving towards the door, but I placed a hand on her shoulder and stopped her.
"Hold on. I'm coming too."
"It would be best to refrain," said Lefi. "The fool at our doorstep is one that believes himself far superior to all. I know that not even my presence will suffice in restraining his aggressive impulses. It is dangerous for you to accompany me."
"All I'm hearing is that I should really be coming with you," I said. "I'm not about to make you face off against someone like that all by yourself."
The look on Lefi's face indicated that the individual in question was likely the type she didn't enjoy dealing with. It was true that she was far stronger than me and more than capable of handling the situation even if something was to happen, but that didn't change anything. The dungeon was mine. Protecting it from intruders like her obviously not-so-nice acquaintance was my job. I wasn't able to just kick back and laze around with my legs up while she handled everything for me.
"You do not need to concern yourself with my well being. I am the Supreme Dragon. No harm shall come to me."
"Doesn't matter. I'm still coming."
She tried to dissuade me, but I wasn't going to back down. As a man, I just… couldn't. I couldn't turn a blind eye on Lefi walking into a potentially dangerous situation on her own, even if she was so powerful that she was capable of overwhelming every other being in this world with ease. I knew that there was a chance that I would just be in the way, but there was also a chance I wouldn't.
Our eyes met. She stared into my eyes, but I didn't yield.
"I suppose there is no stopping you," she chuckled. "Very well, Yuki, I shall entrust you with my well being."
"Then consider yourself safe, partner."
Lefi responded to my confident reply with a small smile.
I gathered up the dungeon's residents and told them not to leave the true throne room under any circumstances whatsoever until Lefi and I returned. I then had Enne dispel her human form before grabbing her by the hilt and hoisting her blade over my shoulder. I didn't even bother sheathing her before stepping outside the cave. The blade almost seemed a bit nervous, likely because she could sense that I was a lot less relaxed than usual. She wasn't the only weapon I had equipped. I had my gun and a dagger holstered on my hips, and a pouch with several potions in it strapped to one of my thighs.
It was my newly devised fully equipped state. The potion pouch was a result of iteration. My battle with that one sadistic douche had led me to understand that it was best to have a few on me just in case I didn't have enough time to reach into my inventory and retrieve them.
Once outside, Lefi and I stood side by side as we regarded the winged intruder, the dragon, flying through the air. It seemed to notice us, as it swooped down towards us the moment we left the cave. It stopped and began hovering around in midair right as it reached us.
Though it technically belonged to the same species as her, its form was nothing like Lefi's. The dragon before us was larger, had black scales, and all in all, seemed a lot more rugged and bony.
Name: Gilordio Gyogarr
Race: Black Dragon
Class: Dragonlord
King of the Dragons
The winged lizard had one hell of a sense of presence. It exerted so much pressure that even being near it caused cold sweat to run down my cheeks. His level was less than half of Lefi's, but it was still much greater than my own, which meant that I was likely only able to see as much of his stat page as I was because he had it on display.
My magic eye informed me that the dragon was chock full of mana. He probably had enough fuel to fight at full power for three straight days. And that was assuming that he'd be slinging spells the whole way through.
"I have finally found you, Leficios. But I do not understand your bizarre whims," said the black dragon with a scornful laugh. "Why have you, the Supreme Dragon, adjusted your form to mimic that of a mere human?"
There was a disapproving glare in the dragon's eye. The way he seemed to be looking down on everything around him, us included, pissed me off to no end. His expression had, admittedly, unsettled me a bit at first, but the emotion vanished as quickly as it'd come. Eugh. Yeah uh, I don't think me and him are ever going to get along.
"State your business, Gyogarr, and be quick with it. I have little time to waste on a whelp like you," said Lefi with a scowl. Her tone was much sharper than usual.
"A ridiculous label. No other would dare name me a mere whelp."
"Why is it that you have become the Dragonlord? What has happened to Bellum?"
It seemed like Lefi had also looked at the black dragon's stat page. Yeah uh, based on that usurper title? He probably stole it.
"I have slain the senile old bastard and taken his title for myself! Now I am Dragonlord, and all those that reside in our village have fallen under my rule!" he declared.
"You slew Bellum?" Lefi's face twisted in confusion.
Hmmm… I guess that must mean that the Bellum guy was the last Dragonlord? And wait, did he just say that there's a literal village full of dragons? Lefi's making it seem like this guy killing the Bellum guy seems pretty unlikely, so I guess something weird must've happened in that draconic village or whatever.
"I have! Though you have never regarded me as more than a whelp, I am now the king that presides over our people!"
"Ridiculous," snorted Lefi. "What of the other ancient dragons? They are not so foolish as to obey you."
"They were but foolish, senile old men, lacking in the ambition that a dragon should bear! And as such, I have driven them from our lands. Soon, my subordinates and I shall take to conquering this world as our own! And that, that is why I have appeared before you, Leficios, to extend you an invitation."
Lefi, who was dumbstruck by disbelief, could only manage a single word, but the black dragon didn't seem to notice, as he continued passionately professing his intentions.
"Leficios, Supreme Dragon. Join me. Join me as my mate and rule this world by my side! For with our powers combined, all that exist shall grovel at our feet!"
"Shut the fuck up, asshole." I had remained silent and just listened at first, but I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer.
"What was that, insect?" The black dragon focused his gaze on me for the first time since his arrival.
"I told you to shut the fuck up." I growled. "All you've been doing is blabbing on and on about how your head is filled with nothing but shit. You're pretentious. You've got your head so far up your own ass you've basically turned yourself inside out. What are you, some kind of narcissistic freak? Do you suck your own dick for breakfast every morning?"
The dragon didn't quite seem used to being insulted, as my words had caused its eye to twitch in anger.
"I couldn't give half a fuck about the world at large. You can take it over, fuck it up, whatever. I don't care. But if you want to do it, then do it yourself. Don't be going around trying to get others involved just 'cause your dick's too tiny to do the job. What are you, some kind of spoiled brat? Didn't mommy ever teach you not to bother other people?"
"You dare mock me, insect!?"
The black dragon bore its fangs at me and snarled, but I sneered right back.
"Well, considering that I'm just teaching some dumb fucking kid a bit of common sense, I'd say it's more like I'm schooling you. I mean, just look at you. Your body's huge, but on the inside, you're just a baby. It's pathetic, so pathetic it's making me laugh."
"It is as he says," agreed Lefi. "Leave us, whelp. I have little interest in assuming control of this world, and even less in becoming your mate. I suggest that you return to the village and pursue another. I have no doubt that there are many available."
"I see…" the dragon muttered. "So this insect is the reason for which you have assumed the form of a lowly human."
"Indeed, for he is the partner I have chosen."
A sudden sense of crisis assaulted me and filled every fibre of my being.
I only caught the slightest glimpse of the attack. My vision was filled with naught but black scales the moment I realized what he was up to. I managed to defend, but only because I was lucky. Obeying my instincts had caused me to bring Zaien up to block the blow, but the shockwave was so heavy that I was sent flying through the air regardless. There was so much force behind the attack that I almost thought I'd been hit by an F1 racecar going at its top speed.
My field of view rapidly changed as I was carried by the momentum. Only after flying a few dozen meters did I finally process the fact that I was in midair. I materialized my wings, hit the brakes, and stopped.
Pain coursed through the arm I was using to hold Zaien.
"Oh? I had expected that to end you," said the black dragon in a scornful tone. His arm was raised in a position that indicated he had just swung it.
"Yuki!" shouted Lefi before turning back towards the dragon. "You bastard!"
"Hmph." The asshole snorted. "Your reactions are far too slow, Leficios. It is as I have thought. Imitating the form of a human has led to a drastic drop in your power. Not even the legendary Supreme Dragon means much in such a state, I see."
"Is that a challenge, whelp? Very well. If you so badly wish for it, then I shall immediately deprive you of life and reduce you to cinde—"
"Stop it, Lefi."
Lefi snarled as she readied herself to rise to the black dragon's challenge, but I stepped in and put an end to it.
Hearing my voice led her to turn back to face me. "Are you unharmed, Yuki!?"
"Yeah, an attack like that's no big deal," I said. "Anyway, listen. You're not taking him down. I am. Just sit there and watch while I kick his ass."
I raised my blade and pointed it towards the black dragon. "You all good, Enne?"
"Yes, Master," replied my trusty sword. "I'm more worried about you."
"Nah, I'm fine. I'm your master, after all. Taking this asshole down is going to be a piece of cake."
There was no other answer I could give. Even the girl that I thought of as my daughter was ready to fight. I wasn't about to back down now. As her father, I always had to make it seem like I was fine so long as she was. Even if I ended up injured to the point where I was missing a limb or two.
"Hah!" The dragon laughed. "You dare to face me!? Did you perhaps assume that blocking a single attack was enough to qualify you as a worthy opponent!? Do not get ahead of yourself, insect!"
"Shut the fuck up. I wasn't talking to you, half-dick."
"How dare you! Do not think that you shall escape after invoking my wrath!"
I ignored the retard and continued talking to Lefi.
"Just sit down and watch or something. Come on, we've been over this, haven't we? I'm going to protect you."
"I suppose we have," giggled the silver-haired maiden. "Then I shall trust that you will be doing a good job of it. I trust that you will not lose, Yuki, not to the likes of him."
Lefi walked to the edge of the cliff and sat down. She crossed both of her arms and legs in order to declare that she had no intention of interfering.
Thanks, Lefi. Seriously. You're one hell of a woman.
I grin before finally turning towards the piece of shit I had left fuming. There was an obvious difference between us. His level was well over five times my own, and his first attack had proven that the numbers weren't just for show. I probably had a one percent chance of winning at best.
But that didn't matter. I didn't, couldn't, give a fuck.
Because he had proposed to Lefi. Right in front of me.
That was why I wouldn't back down.
That was why I had to fight him.
And that was why I had to win. No matter what.
Right then and there, he had declared himself indisputably hostile.
"Come at me with everything you got, asshole. I'll show you just how strong I can be."
"Prattle on, insect. Let us see how long that impudent mouth of yours shall last."
And that was how I engaged the king of the world's most powerful race in a duel to the death.
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60 thoughts on "Jingai Musume 128"
Deamonzean says:
YOU CANT LEAVE THIS AT A CLIFF HANGER
Nukiju says:
At least for me, cliffhangers like this only ever weaken the impact of the resolution chapter because I don't remember the setup as well and am less emotionally attached to the events by the time the next chapter rolls around.
VelhoDit says:
yeah if it takes more than a week for the new chapter to come i would be asking: who is Gilordio ?
firedrake110 says:
*Gasp* it's him, (gior)Dio!
InsaneTheoryTH says:
Gilordio: "Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you're coming right to me?"
Yuki: "I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer."
*ORA ORA ORA ORA / MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA INTENSIFY*
Cassius says:
I don't know whether to call him stupid or bad-ass.
#askJoker what is the chance that he doesn't BS his way through this fight
Insanityplea says:
My name isnt Joker but ill answer that question!
The answer is!!!! Potato.
phantomthiefjoker says:
Read the next few chapters and see. Hehe… heh… I'm sorry for the wait
Kendov says:
Stupid because he apparently missed the whole "Indeed, for he is the partner I have chosen." thing which is basically her proposing to him
Bobby Wibowo says:
He was just pissed that someone brazenly coveted what was already his, right in front of his face. The dude is possessive as heck, it's part of his character.
The whole Lefi already choosing him and whatnot was something they both were already aware of. There was no need to get worked up over that statement in particular.
thedefend says:
That was I had to fight him.
Missing why
Barnaby says:
Wait a second… If Yuki kills this guy, what would happen to the title of Dragon Lord?
It couldn't possibly go to yuki, could it?
LunarShadow007 says:
He already has the title: "Supreme Dragon's Owner"
I'm thinking Dragon Lord is less intimidating than that.
Watch him get hubby of the Supreme dragon!
Though he will probably get the Usurper title as well?
Anyway, I'm somewhat doubtful that he can kill the dragon in the next chapter honestly.
I get that with his modern man's creativity, he might have devised some tricks for occasions like this during his spare time, but I'm still doubtful regardless.
Holycat says:
It would
You're body's
Supreme Tentacle says:
zekkendo says:
Wha-
I'll just be in the corner, refreshing the page in denial . . .
nayfade says:
Thank you for chapter 😱😱😱😱
Sibushang says:
Well shit… I'm interested to see how Yuki is going to win this, but honestly I'd have loved to have seen Lefi kick the ever living shit out of this joker all over the dungeon.
CaTastrophy427 says:
He'll get a LOT of DP for that, after all. Also, I'm glad you added the word "this" before "joker" because otherwise…
#AskJoker who do you think would win in a fight, you or Yuki?
*You or Lefi. Yuki works too though
Darkaeluz says:
Does the original text swear that way or is it liberal translation? Anyway, it still made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣
Little bit of both. In the raw, it's a little more indirect and his insults have less variance. But English doesn't work like that, sooooooo
MildFracas says:
Insults and cursing in Japanese don't have much variety or creativity unless you use really complex wordplay. Basically they just call you a "shitty bastard" and that's as spicy as it gets.
They really should up their game, it's a fun way to get rid of stress
Tribal2199 says:
Nooooooooooooooooooooo…..
Please ignore me, I'll just continue screaming while falling off this cliff til the next chapter comes.
جهاد السعيدي says:
"Do you suck your own dick for breakfast every morning?"
Dammmmmm yuki you burn his face
koro sensei says:
lmao i'll be using this insult for my schoolmates now this is a great insult
Magnetic Magnet says:
F5F5F5F5
philippespalla says:
Kenjo says:
Yuki sure has a way with works lmao.
But laughing aside I really wonder how he's going to pull of this off seeing as even one of this guys attacks landing should be enough to end Yuki
Yarsh Naidoo says:
Yuki has plot armour and all but him challenging a dragon so early in the game is a bit….Luckily he has the home turf advantage and can probably trick this stupid dragon into a favourable chance for him
Hum, it's going to be interesting to see how he lives through this in a believable fashion (without Lefi's intervention). Perhaps something re Enne?
So he doesn't like others proposing Lefi? I guess we now know how he feels even if he doesn't.
Nah, he's aware of how he feel towards Lefi. But other than that, he's also possessive as heck. It's part of his character. I'm nowhere near as possessive as him, but I AM somewhat possessive, and I can somewhat understand where he's coming from.
Anime Dragon says:
udin-san says:
Here's the thing, he counfused stupidity as bravery. Going head on with an opponent far more stronger than him without any strategy and preparation is foolish. I hope this won't go down the road where he'll win by the power of love or friendship. That'll be ridiculous.
nguuuquaaa says:
He did prepare tho, what are you talking about. This chapter literally talked about his preparation before getting in contact. Also, dungeon traps, remember.
Your pic looks hella spicy
Evolto says:
Once again, thanks for the chapter, tentacle-san and co.
that's one cliffhanger there 😦
Sherrynity says:
Aaah… cliffhanger. Good ol' friend.
thomas le henanff says:
I think he will win with the power of cunning, insult, trap, violent trap, extremely violent trap, legal trap. You know what he was doing not so long ago.
Did I say that traps will be used ^^
Your list of things that will save him from defeat seems to be missing the most important item: "ridiculously and I mean RIDICULOUSLY thick plot armor"…
Nematoda says:
he can't one-shot kill enemies that five-times level lower than him…. while Lefi can do that with just a Yawn if she wants…
he doesn't deserve that title…
just as MC guess…. he probably do dirty trick shit to gain that title, probably working with the Demons…
Damn demons be pulling strings everywhere. I mean, I shouldn't have expected any less, that's what demons usually do following the common tropes. But Lefi's testimonies showed that they were a bunch of muscle-brained who are unlikely to be capable of putting up such schemes.
Though our horned sheep maid claimed that the demons are routing all the intelligent demons to cook up some plans a while ago huh. Hmmm.
-_- says:
I've mentioned it this serious should be called "Flirting with my Dragon Wife"
Rozpacz says:
animemanganovelfiction says:
Stupid as Fuck 😀
Thx for the chapter ^^
felipe sene says:
It's because of brainless idiots like him that dragons end being extinct in some stores: some dragon lord with more greed/pride than brain starts a war to take over the world, humanity as always unite in face of a threat and using all sorts of cunning tricks that the dragon could never think of, exterminate the dragons
ohh no the 101 tips on how to deal with an opponent is not to battle him/her on their home turf yuki has so much traps in his base I'm sure yuki would not battle him honestly but in underhanded way thanks for the chapter
jimmyclear says:
This is a good man. One who takes little respect for others hitting on their loved ones.
F the power, F the threat, they mess with someone they love, they will come at them full force because they are good men.
laneofmagic says:
Yuki is way too impulsive and hot-headed. He could've let Lefi handle the talk cause it was painfully obvious that she had no intention of ever going along with the douche.
Picking a fight with a being 5 times your level, is nothing short of tomfoolery, even if it's on your turf.
What a pretentious, self-absorbed prick. And I don't mean the dragon.
"She tried to dissuade me, but I wasn't going to back down. As a man, I just… couldn't. I couldn't turn a blind eye on Lefi walking into a potentially dangerous situation on her own(…)" – so I better make it an escort mission so that an enemy she would normally crush easily might actually become a threat to her. Great thinking.
And in the end he ends up instigating the fight in the first place. And then proved to be a complete moron by wanting a duel that's basically an attempted suicide if not for a protagonist-grade plot armor. Did somebody put a gun to the author's head to make them write something this sh*tty into their novel?
I was worried of something like this, and even commented such, when I finished the previous chapter.
Lo and behold, when I clicked on next chapter, the title was "The Dragonlord".. The moment I laid my eyes on that title, I knew it would be like this. Darn.
Donce says:
Why I think he is typical Daemon Lord, like the one who challenged Lefi and got kill? Yuki said that Daemon Lord was idiot for challenging Lefi, but he does the same now? He challenges someone who are 5 times stronger?
So he was infected by Daemon Lord genes after he was maid into Daemon Lord.
Zorlun says:
Sexism at his best, the woman is passive and with no voice or choice of her own while "the men" flap his dick around and make the decisions for her before fighting for her like if she was a mere possession…
MrTrixer says:
This will probably enter Yuki's list of top 3 most stupid things a "pacifist" could do, and we STILL havent seen his updated status page!
*Internal screaming!*
Thank you for the chapter and the treat! (^_^)/
Soon TM


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Cole Hamels
2008 Upper Deck World Series Champions Set - Card #PP-50
The Phillies 2008 World Series MVP is turning 39 years old today. His last full season was with the 2019 Chicago Cubs, and his final appearance in a Major League game was a start for the Atlanta Braves against the Baltimore Orioles on September 16th, 2020. It was the only Major League game that he has been a part of since the end of the 2019 season. He gave up three earned runs and was pulled after 3 1⁄3 innings. He latest attempt at a comeback was with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021, but injuries kept him out of action.
Earlier this month, Hamels told the Associated Press that he's attempting another comeback in the hopes that a team will invite him to Spring Training in February. He also mentioned that he is open to pitching out of the bullpen, and he suggested that this would be his final attempt to return to the Major Leagues.
The Phillies have already made several major pitching additions to their 2023 roster. On December 6th, they signed right handed starter Taijuan Walker to a four year deal, bolstering their rotation and at the same time taking away one of the Mets youngest starting pitchers. Three days later, they signed left handed relief pitcher Matt Strahm to a two year contract, and on the night before Christmas Eve, it was reported that Craig Kimbrel signed a one year deal with the Phillies. Hopefully there is still magic in the arm of the eight time All-Star closer with a career ERA of 2.31 and 394 saves.
When you factor in the addition of shortstop Trea Turner, this has already been one of the most encouraging off-seasons in the history of the Phillies franchise, but if they really want to put a cherry on top, I'd like to see them take a chance on bringing Cole Hamels back to the organization so that he can finish his career where it started. I'm not expecting him to pitch out of the rotation, but the Phillies have had luck in the past with starters like Chan Ho Park and Jose Contreras having successful seasons at the end of their careers pitching out of the bullpen. How incredible would it be to have our 2008 World Series MVP come back home to end his career as a setup man or a closer for a 2023 championship season? Stranger things have happened.


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