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At 10-0, the Alexandria players feel the same magic that the Cardinals expressed in 2019

Wegner estimated himself at around 90% on Friday night, but it was time for him to get back on the line-up as one of the leaders of that team. With the way things are going for the Cardinals, he didn’t want to waste any more time.

“I’m much better. I was very excited to come back, ”said Wegner after beating St. Cloud 7-0. Apollo-Sauk Rapids-Rice brought Alexandria to 10-0 on Friday. “The team played really well. I was traveling like a whole week so I was excited to come back. “

Alexandria senior Andrew Wegner will make a big return in his second doubles against St. Cloud Apollo-Sauk Rapids-Rice on April 30, 2021. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Win after win, these players feel this could be another special season. The Cardinals messed up their line-up and put the boys in different positions against Apollo, knowing that a team win was anything but natural.

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St. Cloud only has eight players and couldn’t keep up with Alexandria playing every game in straight sets. Gannon Lück, Aaron Jost, Pieter Mulder and Brennan Parker won the singles.

Senior Jacob Partington and freshman Owen Gilbertson teamed up to play first doubles for the Cardinals, and Wegner won the second doubles with Dylan Nelson. Brennen Lattimer and Cole Haabala lost in the third double.

“Two years ago, when we went to the state, it was a big deal,” said Wegner. “I think this year we’ll prove that we can do it again. That we can be this team. “

Alexandrias Gannon Lueck attacks the net to get a first shot against St. Cloud Apollo-Sauk Rapids-Rice on April 30, 2021.  (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Alexandrias Gannon Lueck attacks the net to get a first shot against St. Cloud Apollo-Sauk Rapids-Rice on April 30, 2021. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

That is the goal of this group. The Apollo win ended in a 4-0 week that included wins against Moorhead, Bemidji and Brainerd – all Section 8AA teams.

“We have proven that we are at the top with everyone else,” said Partington. “We can keep up with everyone. We may not be the most talented of them all, but we work really hard. We get all the balls we can and that is what sets us apart from the other teams. “

The Cardinals beat the Lumberjacks 4-3 due to Haabala winning a third set in the fourth singles. It is the third 4-3 win against a good team this spring after defeating Monticello and St. Cloud Tech. Brainerd is another Section 8AA contender who the Cardinals defeated with a 5-2 final after close singles matches.

– Senior Jacob Partington on the idea of returning to a state tournament.

“If you look around, a lot of our players are multi-athletes,” said Partington. “We’re used to this pressure. I think that really matters. We stay calm and build each other up. You can hear us during the games, we talk in all seats. That helps too. We have a lot of seniors with some experience and we used that to our advantage. “

Partington, Lueck, Wegner and Mulder all have experience in major games, having joined the state tournament team in 2019. They were expected to be the leaders of this group, but Alexandria would need a lot of different players to level up if it were going to produce another big season. So far, so good on this front.

“It feels really good because we have a lot of seniors carrying us,” Gilbertson said. “We got a lot of good advice from these high school students. Having them around really helped us improve our game. “

Alexandrias Owen Gilbertson (left) and Jacob Partington chat about strategy between sets on April 30, 2021 during their first double win.  (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Alexandrias Owen Gilbertson (left) and Jacob Partington chat about strategy between sets on April 30, 2021 during their first double win. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Gilbertson teamed up with Partington on Friday’s first doubles and looked like he belonged there. It’s hard to know he’s a newbie because he’s aggressively putting down shots. He is part of a core that this year wants to help and develop an Alexandria program that hopes to be consistent competitors in the section.

“We saw that it was possible,” said Gilbertson. “Getting that advice from our seniors and then taking it into the next year will be tremendous for us.”

First things first: this year’s team still has a lot to do.

“We are very happy about the potential. We know we can do it, but we’re still trying to keep our heads straight and not get too excited, ”said Wegner. “We still have half of our season ahead of us.”

Brennan Parker rushes on the net to get a shot at the fourth singles on April 30, 2021.  (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Brennan Parker rushes on the net to get a shot at the fourth singles on April 30, 2021. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)

Alexandria has rematches with St. Cloud Tech (May 11) en route before the home of Bemidji (May 13) and Brainerd (May 18). The Cardinals must prove they can beat these teams a second time before going into the postseason where they have to do it again.

The 2019 guys remember exactly how exciting it was to win postseason games in such a dramatic way as to host a state tournament for the first time in programming history.

There is still much to be done, but this group is developing the same kind of camaraderie that led the Cardinals to this success two years ago.

“We know we can do it. That’s the thing, ”said Partington. “Since we’ve been there before, our expectations are very high. Honestly, just thinking about it gives me goose bumps … We have the same culture here this year, if not better. We’re all just super excited for each other. Half the time, you don’t even care as much about your match as you care about your buddy down the line. That’s great. We have this team-first mentality and that’s incredible this year. ”

SINGLES – No. 1 – Gannon Lueck (A) def. Zach Stang, 6-1 6-0; No. 2 – Aaron Jost (A) def. Tiernan Atteberry, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Pieter Mulder (A) def. Cole Sowada, 6-2, 6-0; No. 4 – Brennan Parker (A) def. Braedyn Leeb, 6-2, 6-3

DOUBLE – No. 1 – Jacob Partington / Owen Gilbertson (A) def. AJ Stang / Galaan Omar, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Andrew Wegner / Dylan Nelson (A) def. Kody Duffy / Kain Swenson, 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Burning Lattimer / Cole Haabala (A) won by loss

DVIDS – News – NTAG Richmond holds change of command

RICHMOND, Va. (April 30, 2021) – The Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) in Richmond hosted a virtual change of command ceremony at the Cmdr. Charles R. Harmon relieved Cmdr. Kristopher D. Klaiber as commanding officer.
Captain Katrina L. Hill, Commodore of the Navy Recruiting Command Region East, chaired the ceremony and was broadcast live to civil and military personnel on Facebook.
When Klaiber took over his duties XX months ago and the commanding officer and Harmon checked in as executive officer, things were completely different than they are now.
They entered a commando, Navy Recruiting District Richmond, that was struggling to meet its recruiting goals and one that operated and structured very differently than it is now.
As if that wasn’t enough, they have been faced with the challenges and continue to grapple with the challenges that COVID-19 will bring from March 2020.
However, given their leadership and the tenacity of their recruiters, it’s amazing that they met their monthly goals and were one of the few recruiting districts across the country to hit their 2020 annual goal.
Klaiber said he couldn’t be more proud of how our recruiters faced the challenges in 2020.
He added that recruiters unable to attend schools, malls, attend job fairs, or people who were nervous about even entering a recruiting station made an already difficult job exponentially.
“You taught me what the real definition of resilience is,” Klaiber said of his command on Facebook Live. “Thank you for placing your trust in me to lead us as your commanding officer for the past 20 months.”
Harmon, no stranger to recruiting, previously worked at the Beckley military entry and processing station in his native West Virginia and served as an executive officer for NRD Richmond / NTAG Richmond, Klaiber exonerated.
Some of Harmon’s past tours include a senior ensign in the Human Resources Department of Navy Personnel Command, a program officer in the Navy Recruiting District Pittsburgh, a Special Operations Command officer in Doha, Qatar, and the N131 Officer of Plans and Policy in Washington, DC to name a few.
Harmon thanked the Richmond team for the welcome and support in his role as executive officer and said he was thrilled to be skippered.
“I believe you are the largest group of seafarers and civilians I have worked with in all of my 29 years,” he told them.
Harmon added that the commands dedicated to the mission are amazing. They are by far the best NTAG in Navy recruiting and they are proving it month after month.
“Thank you for all you do, not just for our navy but for the communities and citizens you serve,” he said.
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Lugo knocks in three runs

FREEDOM PLAINS – Nick Lugo had a big day on his plate and Eric Servellon won his first varsity game, leading the Arlington High School baseball team to a 6-3 win over John Jay-Cross River in a non-league game on Friday.

Lugo had two hits and knocked in three runs for the Admirals, while teammate Ryan Letscher scored two hits and two runs.

Servellon, brother of former pre-eminent pitcher Rov Servellon of Arlington, hit eight in five scoreless innings of relief.

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Former Senator Jim Webb

In his recently published treatise “In the Arena” Chuck Robb Tells an interesting scuttlebutt about the US Senate re-election campaign in 2000, which it lost to the Republicans George Allen.

Robb writes that he felt vindicated when he was re-elected over Republicans Oliver North In 1994, but when Allen announced his intention to seek the Senate seat in December 1998, Robb was already planning to retire.

“The Senate increasingly seemed to be becoming an environment of permanent stance and partisan blockade,” writes Robb. “I knew I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life legislating.”

Robb writes that he “didn’t want to just leave my seat to everyone,” so he looked for potential Democratic candidates for his seat.

He writes that his “first and greatest effort” was to advertise Don Beyerwho completed two terms as lieutenant governor after losing the 1997 governor contest to the Republicans Jim Gilmore. Robb writes that he and his wife, Lynda, invited Beyer and his wife, Megan, to their Fairfax house and talked it out over dinner, but that “the next morning Don refused.”

Nutley Second-Grader Nova, a wolf scout, is looking forward to Saturday’s “Scouting for Food” drive

NUTLEY, NJ – Scouts across the community prepare for the biggest anti-hunger program of the year: Scouting for Food.

Last week, residents received hand-handled shopping bags from local Boy Scouts to fill with non-perishable food. On Saturday, the same filled bags will be left on the doorstep to be picked up by fellow Boy Scouts and delivered to the Nutley Family Service Bureau pantry.

Nova, a Wolf Scout, is a Nutley second grader who loves helping others and is happy to help find food this year. She was part of the scout team that delivered handled bags to every door in town this past weekend. On Saturday, Nova will be part of one of the teams collecting and sorting donations.

While Scouts are collecting bags across Nutley on Saturday, another group of Scouts will be collecting donations from customers at the Nutley Park ShopRite. Meanwhile, a fleet of cars and SUVs will deliver the donated food to the Masonic Temple on Chestnut Street, where another team of volunteers from various community groups will begin checking the expiration date of the donated items and sorting them so items can be put back together.

“We are extremely grateful for the continued support that Nutley Scouts and Community Members have provided to programs such as the Nutley Family Service Bureau’s Food Pantry. The pantry relies on donations from this project to fill our shelves. Year after year, the Boy Scouts and those who donate help keep the pantry running to support our needy neighbors. “Said Katherine Carmichael, executive director of the Nutley Family Service Bureau. ”

Check the flyer on the bag on your door. Some boy scouts will make their first communion on Saturday. These scouts will pick up the donation on Sunday. Your bag should have a collection date of May 1st or 2nd.

For those residents who may have forgotten to buy groceries to donate, the Nutley Park ShopRite opens at 7:30 am on Saturday, May 1st. The Clifton Stop and Shop locations open at 6:00 a.m. Trader Joe’s opens at 8:00 a.m. (it happens).

On the subject of matching items:

Nutley Wolf Scout Aiden first appeared looking for food.

Russell continues his tradition of searching for food in Nutley

Patrick and every Nutley Scout count down the hours to “Scouting for Food”

Jojo from Radcliffe School is taking a step-by-step approach to food insecurity in Nutley

Nutley Second Grader knows the solution to food insecurity is in your pocket

Get ready to fill your Trader Joe’s pocket for Nutley’s Scouting For Food

It’s not over yet: NJ Food Banks are bracing for continued demand even as the pandemic subsides

Nutley Returns: Scouting for Food 2020 Returns from COVID-19 Break May 1st

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Richmond men’s tennis at the A-10 championship

Orlando, Florida – The Fordham men’s tennis team entered the 2021 Atlantic 10 men’s tennis championship as the sixth seed in a semi-finals. The Rams fought hard against third-placed Richmond and suffered a 2-4 defeat on the USTA National Campus.

“We lost a heartbreaker to the University of Richmond today,” said head coach Michael Sowter. “We won in doubles no. 2 and had five match points in doubles no. 1, but finally lost 12-10 in the breaker, only to lose 1-0 after the double. Won 5 and Tom Russwurm had a match. ” Point in the sixth individual, but lost 7: 5 in the third. We lost 4: 2, but were two points away from the game. Tough day but I’m really proud of the way the team fought. “

In doubles, the Rams lost in third doubles, but Max Green and Alex Makatsaria leveled the game with a 6-2 win over Richmonds John Walsh and Campbell Erwin. So the colon went back to the first double where Fabian Mauritzson and Lutwin de Macar battled Josh Keitelman and Daniel Kliebhan for a tiebreaker before falling 12-10 in the tiebreaker.

The Spiders took the lead with a 2-0 lead with a second individual win before de Macar put the Rams on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Erwin in fifth place.

After Richmond rose 3-1, Mauritzson got one back for Fordham with a 7: 6 (5), 6: 3 and a win in the first single games against Matthew Fernandez. However, the Spiders took the win when Keitelman defeated Russwurm in the sixth individual. Russwurm dropped the first set 6-4 but came back and won the second 6-1. Russwurm fought in the third set before falling 7-5.

Frank Stanley, Sr. | obituary

November 8, 1933 – –
April 29, 2021

Frank John Stanley Sr., 87, of Short Gap, W.Va., died peacefully at his home on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
Frank was born on November 8, 1933 in Quantico, Virginia. He was the son of the late Alton H. and Ann M. (Chapura) Stanley.
Before him, his 36-year-old beloved wife Thelma (Cornell) Stanley and brother Alton M. Stanley also died.
He is survived by his 20-year-old wife Shirley (Anderson) Stanley.
He was a beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Other survivors include his children Teresa Howard and husband John, Manassas, Virginia, John Stanley Jr. and his wife Karen, Manassas, William Stanley, Sumerduck, Virginia, and Tammy Burton, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Stepchildren, Darla Dawson and husband, Duane, Cumberland, and Scott Anderson, Bedford, PA; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was a graduate of Occoquan High School, class of 1951.
He served in the US Navy from 1951 to 1954 and was stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Block Island, CVE-106.
He was a former member of VFW Post 7589 and served as Post Commander from 1987 to 1988.
He retired from the US government in 1991, where he worked for the Smithsonian Institute and the National Gallery of Art.
The celebration of his life will take place at a later date.

Published on April 30, 2021

The Richmond woman creates luxurious experiences: “My goal is to make people have more fun.”

RICHMOND, VA – A Richmond woman combines her love of the city with her love of making other people happy, adding a touch of luxury to the typical picnic experience.

After a lot of brainstorming, research, and a few scrolls on Tik-Tok, Mariea Terrell came up with an idea that would allow her to create a unique experience that brings people together while being aware of the limitations of Covid-19.

“My goal is to make people have more fun. I think life is so intense and the more joy we can put into everything, the better it is for everyone,” said Terrell.

Launched in early April, Ivey & Co Luxury Picnics offers a premium picnic experience as well as scheduling and even offer planning.

“I try to help people reconnect with people who love them. I love taking my own turn and redefining all of these beautiful spaces in Richmond,” said Terrel.

From decadent sausage boards to fresh flowers and fluffy pillows, every picnic experience is inspired by a different city.

Terrell owns and runs the business, but says it is her family and friend who really help bring her ideas to life.

“I’m not afraid to say that my family is like my backbone. My stepfather actually custom made this canopy for me, ”Terrell added.

As a small, black-owned company, Terrell set out to support other local businesses while building their own.

Many of the items in a picnic package are from another small local business.

“About my cookies, my jams, even some other things you wouldn’t even think about,” she said. “If I can find another person in the church and strengthen them too, I will.”

Terrell said she was more than excited to keep making a name for herself in Richmond and spreading all the love she can have for picnic after picnic.

“I am in love with this city. I couldn’t think of anything I could enjoy more than doing this. The opportunity to help people and do something special that makes me happy too is amazing. “

For more information on picnics, planning offers, or scheduling appointments, please visit her Instagram or website.

Fairfax County’s technology company creates 162 new jobs

Ridgeline International Inc. announces a $ 1.75 million expansion

April 30, 2021

Jason Roop

A rapidly growing technology solutions company will invest $ 1.75 million in Fairfax County expansion and create 162 jobs, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced today.

Ridgeline International Inc. provides technology solutions for the federal government, commerce, and nonprofits. The expansion aims to improve the ability to deliver security solutions.

Ridgeline was founded in 2015 and has more than 200 employees. It was one of 15 technology companies in Virginia to land on Deloitte’s 26th annual North America Technology Fast 500 ranking in November. The company posted fiscal year revenue growth of 588% from 2016 to 2019.

“With headquarters in Virginia, Ridgeline can draw on an extensive pipeline of highly qualified applicants and gain direct access to our target markets,” said Erik Wittreich, CEO of Ridgeline, in a statement.

The expansion was supported by the Virginia Jobs Investment Program of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership in association with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.

“The company is a perfect fit for the mission-driven IT ecosystem that thrives here and will benefit from the workforce that makes Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC area one of the greatest centers of technical talent,” said the President of Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and CEO Victor Hoskins said in a statement.

Richmond American is now selling in the Clermont Community with private lake access

CLERMONT, Fla., April 30, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Richmond American Homes by Florida, LP, a subsidiary of MDC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is pleased to announce that the company recently closed 40 of a total of 75 residential areas in the established Palisades community Clermont. Seasons at Palisades (, which is now on sale at nearby Seasons at Spring Creek, features eight ranch and two-story floor plans from the builder’s affordable Seasons ™ collection (

The Ruby is one of eight American Richmond floor plans for sale at Seasons at Palisades in Clermont, Florida.

Floor plans for a life with several generations
New homes at Seasons at Palisades start at $ 300 and show off the open, inviting layouts and designer details that today’s shoppers are looking for. The Emerald plan includes a separate suite with a private living room and an optional kitchenette for family members or guests. The slate plan provides for a fourth bedroom with an en-suite bathroom that can also serve this purpose.

Seasons at Palisades is the fifth ward of Richmond American in Lake County.

More about the seasons at Palisades:

  • New houses from the 300s
  • Eight eclectic ranch and two story floor plans
  • 3 to 6 bedrooms, approximately 1,700 to 3,030 sq. Ft.
  • Improved exterior with covered porches and stone accents
  • Private access to the lake with fishing pier and boat ramp
  • Community clubhouse, pool, playground with picnic area, and tennis and cucumber ball courts

Those looking to build a new home from scratch at Seasons at Palisades have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants to select colors, textures, finishes and furnishings for their new living spaces – a free service!

Prospective buyers and local representatives are encouraged to call or drop by Seasons at Spring Creek to learn more about the Seasons at Palisades community and floor plans. The Seasons at Spring Creek retail center is open from Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;; of Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.;; and from Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Virtual appointments are also available.

Seasons at Palisades is located on US-27 and Lake Minneola Shores in Clermont. The Seasons at Spring Creek Temporary Sales Center is located at 5209 Meadow Song Drive in Okahumpka. Call 407.287.6285 or visit for more information. Health and safety information is available at

About MDC Holdings, Inc.

MDC’s subsidiaries, trading under the name Richmond American Homes, have built more than 210,000 homes since 1977. MDC subsidiaries operate among the largest residential construction companies in the country Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage credit, insurance and property services are provided by the following MDC subsidiaries: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc., and American Home Title and Escrow Company. MDC Holdings, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MDC”. Please visit for more information.

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The Weather Network – Warnings issued for up to 20 cm of spring snowfall over parts of Alberta

A true-to-form spring storm will continue across the western Prairies through our Friday, bringing late-season snow to Alberta’s mountains and foothills while residents of the southern half of the province benefit from beneficial rains. More on how long the storm will last and what to expect this weekend and beyond, below.

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Alberta went for a ride on a classic weather rollercoaster this week as warm temperatures and thunderstorms crashed hard into a cold air mass that allowed late-season snow to fall at altitudes higher.

Widespread rain and wet snow developed in southern and central Alberta as a slow-moving storm system moved through the region. Precipitation will continue overnight in many areas before easing during the day Friday.

It’s hard to get daytime snow accumulations this late in the season. The high angle of the sun warms the ground and bites the snow even through thick clouds and cold temperatures. However, the roads are likely to become slippery as the sun sets on Thursday evening and the snowfall continues.

A snowfall warning is in effect for the 10 to 20 cm expected in high elevations through Friday.

“Be prepared for rapidly changing and deteriorating travel conditions,” Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says in the snowfall warning. “Visibility can sometimes be suddenly reduced in heavy snow.”

Some wet snowflakes are also possible at lower altitudes towards QE2.

Cool, below-season temperatures will persist heading into the first half of the weekend. Friday’s daytime highs will be about half as hot as normal for May 20.

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Widespread freezing and rapid freezing are likely for several nights. Temperatures will recover somewhat on Sunday and Monday.

HAVE: Spring gives Canada cold shoulder for unofficial summer kick-off

Stay tuned to The Weather Network for the latest updates across Alberta.

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The Daily: Ex-Red Wing Jonathan Bernier Enjoying Good Start in New Jersey

Goalie Jonathan Bernier played well in three seasons with the Red Wings. They were interested in having him return until they realized they didn’t see eye-to-eye on salary.

Bernier ended up signing with the New Jersey Devils for $4.125 million per season. He won his first two starts for the Devils, but now he is on the injured list with a lower body injury. Jonathan Bernier’s last game was a win against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. He’s officially listed as day-to-day.

New Jersey’s No. 1 goalie MacKenzie Blackwood is also sidelined with a heel injury. Scott Wedgewood is temporarily the Devils’ starter.

Meanwhile, defenseman Jon Merrill, who played 36 games for the Red Wings last season, is a third-pairing defenseman for the unbeaten Minnesota Wild team.

Trade Rumor of the Day

Elliott Friedman of Sportsnet reports the Anaheim Ducks have pending unrestricted free agents Ryan Getzlaf and Rickard Rackell who could be moved this season.

Around the NHL

Montreal: The Montreal Canadiens are 0-4 and playing poorly to say the least. They have only scored three goals.  On Thursday, GM Marc Bergevin tore into his players and said Shea Weber is doubtful to play again.

New York Rangers: The Rangers attempted to convince Vitaly Kravtsov to return to New York, and the Rangers face salary cap issues ahead.

Boston: The Flyers are off to a good start The orange and black humbled the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. Joe Haggerty has the takeaways,  and more.

Washington: The Washington Capitals decided not to trade Evgeny Kuznetsov and it has paid off. “He’s rekindled that joy…”

Florida: The Panthers decided to extend Brandon Montour and they are being rewarded.

Detroit: Now that his draft picks are arriving, the Steve Yzerman managerial era has officially started. Here’s how Yzerman is building the Red Wings.

Pittsburgh: These grinders are carrying the Penguins in the early going.

Vegas: Steve Carp’s three takeaways on the Golden Knights’ loss to the St. Louis Blues.

San Jose: It used to be exciting and memorable when Erik Karlsson returned to Ottawa. The longtime franchise player is back in Ottawa, but Sheng Peng writes it’s no longer a big deal.

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The Return of CLAW. Save the date!

How well is your organisation prepared for a network or cyber crisis? Do you have crisis management procedures in place? Do you know who should be involved when crisis hits? And do you know how to reach out to – and work with – other organisations, in the eventuality of a pan-European crisis?

We will explore these questions and many more during the second CLAW Crisis Management Event in Malaga, Spain on 12 – 13.November 2018.  If you want your NREN to join CLAW, please send representatives from your Communications, NOC, CSIRT and Information Security Management teams. Together, we will experience a crisis situation, exchange knowledge and best practices and work on skills to deal with such scenarios successfully.

Leading up to the event, we will be sharing further information, news and guidelines on Crisis Management in a dedicated microsite. Stay tuned for more news on this.

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College Hall

This is the oldest continuously used dining room in London. It was part of the building of the new Abbot's House, together with the Jerusalem Chamber, by Litlyngton. It is not open to the public.

The hall was built by Abbot Litlyngton and finished in 1376 when the windows were glazed. It was used for dining by the household and guests of the Abbot, who would preside from the raised dais at the far end. Heating was provided by a fire on a hearth in the centre of the hall - this continued as the source of heating until 1847. Most of the roof is original, including the louvre or lantern in the centre to let out the smoke. The hall was originally hung with tapestries and the wainscot was added in 1733.

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The dining tables in College Hall

At the Reformation the hall was used by both the Dean and Chapter and the King's Scholars of Westminster School. The School performed an annual Latin play here until 1730. Above the high table are painted large coats of arms of the Abbey and the two colleges closely connected with the School ie. Christ Church, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge.

The gallery at the south end, perhaps for musicians, dates from the mid 17th century. In the 17th century the Abbey clergy no longer required the hall as a dining area and it was used solely by the School, whose main dining hall it remains to this day. But the Dean and Chapter still use it on special occasions such as the Collegiate Dinner. It survived bomb damage during the Second World War. The hall was restored in 1972.


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Installing agent relays#

An agent relay is a communication proxy for agents that are located behind a firewall or in another network location. You can install agent relays in interactive mode or in silent mode.

While there is at least a low-bandwidth WAN connection between the server and remote agents, the HCL™ Launch server can send work to agents in other geographic locations through the relay. An agent relay requires that only a single server in the remote network contact the server. Other remote agents communicate with the server by using the agent relay. All agent-server communication from the remote network goes through the relay.

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With the increasing popularity of Esports, we were inspired to create a project that made Esports information more accessible.

What it does

BlueBot is an easy to use Discord Bot that provides various information on Esports. The user simply needs to type in a command and BlueBot will search through the Liquipedia DB API and display the information. For example, it is capable to displaying teams and players, as well as Team Liquid's recent matches. BlueBot is also capable of displaying recent Tweets made by users, such as @TeamLiquidLoL.

How we built it

BlueBot was built using node.js. It uses the Discord API as well as the Twitter API for checking tweets and pulling user information. It also uses the Liquipedia DB API for player, team, and match information.

Challenges we ran into

One of the greatest challenges we encountered was using the Twitter API. Since none of us had previous experience using it, it was a learning curve to figure out how to utilize it. There were also some issues we ran into using the Liquipedia DB API, but these were resolved thanks to the helpful people on the Liquid Hacks Discord server.

Going Forward

In the future, we want to make BlueBot capable of automatically providing updates. This includes notifying the Discord server with new Tweets made and upcoming matches. We were unable to implement the upcoming matches feature in this Hackathon due to Worlds finishing and Team Liquid lacking any scheduled matches. Another feature we would like to implement in BlueBot would be allowing users to customize the updates that they would like to receive.

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Gold Rate in Bangalore & Hyderabad

Gold has a huge sentimental value when it comes to the Indian markets. Gold is considered as a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Indian women buy gold jewellery on various occasions. The demand for gold rapidly increases during the festival of Diwali. Moreover, the rate of gold changes everyday. Therefore, if you are planning to buy gold, checking the Gold Rate today India can help you in learning about the current prices of the yellow metal in your region. The majority of the gold is bought in the form of gold jewellery. Indian weddings are considered incomplete without the purchase of gold jewellery. Moreover, gold is considered as an investment option as it can be sold easily if there is a financial crisis.

While the majority of the gold bought in the country is in the form of gold jewellery and is purchased by the Indian women. The India men on the other hand, also buy gold bars, biscuits and coins as an investment option. However, buying gold jewellery is always expensive as it attracts extra charges in the form of making charges. The Gold Rate Today India is affected by various factors such as the demand and supply for gold and the movement of the gold prices in the international markets. Also, the gold rate varies from one city to another. Factors such as the state taxes, carriage charges, local associations tend to influence the gold price in different countries.

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People do a lot of research before making a gold investment. Similarly, there are a lot of other factors that people keep in mind before investing in gold. However, there are a lot of options available in the market if you are willing to invest in gold. Some of them are as follows:

In India, many people choose to invest in gold jewellery and ornaments from a very long time. Women in India opt for gold jewellery and ornaments as a traditional thing of buying and wearing gold during festivals, family occasions as well as in everyday life. In India, most families store gold jewellery as a reserve in case of an emergency. Women also look at the current gold prices in order to purchase ornaments, necklaces, rings, and other pieces of jewellery. As a result, one can quickly make a substantial gold jewellery investment and grow their money.

Coins, Bars & Biscuits

Indian Men on the other hand prefer to invest in gold coins, bars and biscuits because they are comparatively less expensive than jewellery in the market. The reason for the low price is that the making charges for a gold coin, biscuit, or even a gold bar are much lower than the making charges for gold jewellery and ornaments. Many Indians who live in Bangalore and who are interested in buying gold biscuits or coins would want to know the gold price today in Bangalore so that they can invest their funds.

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This is the latest addition in the gold investment segment. With the help of the internet you can now buy gold from the comfort of your home. To do so you just need an active internet connection and your smartphone. You can buy Digital Gold in grams that are credited to your account. Moreover, you will receive the documentation, but the gold will not be physically present. You can afterwards sell the quantity of your gold from your account at the current market gold price. Therefore, it is advisable to gather gold rate information before making any such transactions.

Gold Rate Today Bangalore

Bangalore, Karnataka’s capital, is the epicentre of the country’s high-tech economy. For a long time, gold has been in high demand in this metropolis. There were various royal homes in the 19th century, including the Bangalore Palace and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace. Apart from being famous as a high technology city, Bangalore has had a significant demand for gold since a very long period of time. A large number of people in the city invest in gold bullions. However, before investing, be sure to verify the Gold Rate today Bangalore. Moreover there are a lot of other factors as well apart from the gold prices that you should consider while purchasing gold. Factors like the quality of gold as well as the hallmark symbol in case of golf jewelleries.

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Secretary Clinton On HIV: “Embrace Treatment As Prevention”

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for a new approach to ending HIV– treatment as prevention.

Clinton said the answer was clear.

“If we take a comprehensive view of our approach to the pandemic, treatment doesn’t take away from prevention. It adds to it,” she said. “So let’s end the old debate over treatment versus prevention and embrace treatment as prevention.”

You said it sister.

This administration has made HIV treatment and prevention a priority- in a way no other administration ever had the courage or the moral fiber to do. Just another reason not to go back to the Draconian Health Nightmare that was the Bush Administration by electing another Republican administration….

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a future un-lived in

POSTCARD#280: Delhi: Sunday morning, early, everyone deeply asleep. A dog barks, forming a single sound isolated in the quietness like the frog haiku (the old pond, a frog jumps in: plop!). The echo reflected off the walls, window glass, and metal of parked cars, ting! For a moment I feel like I’m not here, invisible. This is how it’ll be after we move away from here and the house is to be demolished as soon as we leave, the house agent says. A new apartment building will take its place. How does this feel? Hovering at the edge of vision, large men with jack-hammers, iron picks and shovels, restless, waiting for us to go.

There are huge profits to be made renting out apartments in this area. Our old house is wasted real estate. For us, the tenants, of course we suffer the loss. The entire space we inhabit right now will disappear completely, only the Frangipani tree remaining; leaves covered in masonry dust until the monsoon winds blow, then the rains come and wash the leaves clean again. I try to picture it; we move out and the same day demolition begins; roof is off before lunchtime, walls come down in the afternoon, trucks drive away with all the rubble and there’s nothing but empty space… birds fly through.

Long after this, maybe we forget our old house has been deleted from memory files, and try to remember what it was like being here… unsupported imaginings, totally gone, no evidence here of the building we used to call home – nothing to back it up. Is death like this? This is the end; a future un-lived in, present time has no materiality. I see myself here in an almost invisible house, standing on the second floor with vestiges of walls, floor crumbling away, and I’m just floating up there.

The vanishing of it also somehow associated with darkness, I can’t see anything; for example, entering a darkened room, and have to search for the light switch at the edge of the door by practiced palm and fingertip reaching over the cool wall until it gets to the switch click! In the other rooms it’s more difficult to find the switch and I’m often stuck there groping in the darkness but no light switch to be found. I close my eyes as if that might help, trying again and again. How can this be? Am I comfortable with the thought I don’t know, and knowing I don’t know? Yes, it was there, but it’s not there now.

No resting place, all is movement, a composition of joined-up pieces which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle makes a picture, then broken up into pieces and back in the box, lid closed. Next time it’s opened and put together, a different picture appears and different players. Transition of moving parts everything has changed again. Not ‘here’ for long enough to say much, just passing through. Sorry, can’t stay, got to go now. But wait, not yet… we’re here until the end of September. This short time we’re in right now is only one moment in countless tiny instances, citta moments, and in larger chunks of time, a sequence of images form movement like the ‘stills’ creating continuity in the old 35 mm celluloid film shown in the cinema, the Moving Picture Show.

annicam: all of conditioned existence, without exception, is “transient, evanescent, inconstant”. All temporal things, whether material or mental, are compounded objects in a continuous change of condition, subject to decline and destruction.

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  1. Thank you for this excellent meditation. So much more there than meets the eye. But that’s okay because, of course, the eye is a temporary phenomenon but wisdom will outlive it to shine into other sets of eyes, infinitely.

    • Thanks Tom, it’s about breaking free of the construct for long enough to see how everything works, and back again before schizoid personality disorder sets in. Sometimes I’m glad there is the stability found in cause/effect and a self most people believe in (as if it were a religion).

  2. Enjoyed your thoughts here.
    Everything is always flowing, changing, renewing either in small or larger, more noticeable ways. Letting go and accepting are so challenging to the human mind! ❤

  3. A wonderful post Tiramit! The first thing I noticed was how the loss of your headache has in some way freed your writing. You write quite beautifully and I loved the whole story in this post – in my simple terms it’s the story of ‘Nothing is forever’ Your example of a jig-saw puzzle gradually created and then broken up is perfect. I often think about the house we live in, isolated on a wooded hillside. After we had lived here for a while I found out that the previous owner (who built the house and retired here) was an aircraft engineer (as is my husband). They obviously loved nature judging by the bird table and the bat boxes, as we do, and we’ve kept many things they built because we felt a strong connection to them. They lived here until they died, and I feel we’re kind of carrying their torch, which may sound silly! Maybe one day when we’re gone someone will bulldoze the place down, but maybe history will repeat itself and a similar couple will buy it and carry on! 🙂

    • Hey Jude, What an interesting parallel! The house in it’s alone position, the main room as a stage and the actors appear. They change but the story is the same or strangely similar – it would make a good Stephen King-like mystery story. Then in the end it’s demolished, a new house rises from the ashes and new actors appear. The story that arises is different but oddly similar… and so on.
      Yes I’m really almost pain-free at the moment, energy, enthusiasm and a willingness to take on projects I’d not have had the incentive to do when the headache was there. It’s also because we’re leaving India after nearly seven years, something entirely new begins…

    • Thanks David, I figured the beginning needs to be an attention grab so that the reader has patience enough to find a way through the fairly not-easy to follow story line idea, if they don’t know the background…

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Alternatives from the filling pump

To really push ahead with electricity, gas and hydrogen – that’s the goal of the German national strategic framework (NSR) for the construction of infrastructure for alternative fuels. Subsidies for heavy goods transport are also included. The Federal Cabinet adopted the NSR on 9 November 2016. Paper is patient, the NSR is not. It specifies concrete goals and measures with which Germany is planning to promote the infrastructure development of alternative fuels, electricity, hydrogen and natural gas. For the Federal Republic this is in fact not a trial, but adherence to one of the fundamental requirements of the EU Directive 2014/94/EU. But a lot of things still have to be sorted out. It is thus that the proportion of alternative fuels based on renewable energy was merely 5.3 percent in 2015, which is not much, and even a decline of 0.3 percent compared to 2014. That is why the goals formulated by Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt are all the more ambitious: “We support the ramp-up of alternative drive systems. We want to play a vital part in this development.” The key to achieve this is to build a nationwide charging and fuelling infrastructure – for all modes of transport and essential technologies: electro-mobility, fuel cell and natural gas. “We have therefore begun an infrastructure initiative for a transition within the national strategic framework – and have taken the lead in Europe with an investment volume of one billion Euros,” explains Dobrindt. “Thus Germany continues to be a pioneer of Mobility 4.0 and remains on course for our target of more mobility with less emissions.”

Development level very heterogeneous

A closer look at the individual fuel types shows that the current starting positions are quite different. LNG: So far there were no filling stations in Germany for liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is a suitable alternative fuel for heavy road transport. The first LNG trucks on German roads were supplied with fuel at filling stations in the Netherlands. The goal is to initiate a filling station network for the LNG supply of heavy duty vehicles along the Trans-European core transport network (TEN-V) by 2025. A project with obstacles. It is thus that the undeveloped fuel demand is delaying the construction of the German LNG filling station network. The reasons are the lacking supply of production trucks powered by LNG, and the favorable price of diesel. In addition, diesel trucks are currently able to meet EURO standards. The situation is different in the maritime sector. This is where stricter environmental legislation – particularly in the SECA areas (Sulphur Emission Control Area) – makes LNG more important. Although there are no terminals in German ports, the supply of LNG ships is nevertheless ensured through truck-to-ship bunkering. CNG: Compressed natural gas (CNG) has positioned itself at the forefront of development. This is where coverage that is largely in line with the EU directive has already been achieved. Hydrogen: The infrastructure for hydrogen, on the other hand, is rather limited. Since the end of 2016, there is now an initial network of 50 filling stations in Germany. The use of fuel cell technology for trucks is being considered. But demand and fuelling standards are still the subject of research. Electricity: Far more charging points – 5,836 (end of 2015) – are now available for electric vehicles, although so far the charging process takes place predominantly at the vehicle owner’s home. Clear standards have been defined for publicly accessible charging points in the charging station ordinance (LSV), which came into force on March 2016. However – even with the prospective development of 7000 rapid charging points and 36,000 normal charging points by 2020 – the truck sector is not yet "live": E-trucks are currently still too expensive and too much cargo space has to be reserved for the batteries.

Promotion of alternative fuels

The national strategic framework envisages an investment of around one billion euros.

FuelTargetMeasures by BMVI
Comprehensive mobility and fuel strategy (volume of EUR 268 million)
ElectricityConstruction of a needs-based area-wide networkDevelopment program "Charging Infrastructure for Electric Mobility", market incentive package for 5,000 rapid-charge points and 10,000 normal charging points (volume of EUR 300 million, duration 2017-2020)
Support of municipalities with the procurement of electric vehicles and development of charging infrastructureDevelopment program "Electro-mobility on Location" (volume EUR 140 million, EUR 35 million per year)
Construction of a needs-based area-wide networkFitting of all highway rest areas with quick-charging stations
Compressed natural gas (CNG)By 2025, construction of a filling station network along the TEN-T (approx. 150 km distance between stations)900 filling stations in operation, coverage according to EU Directive 2014/94/EU already largely given
Liquefied natural gas (LNG)By 2025, construction of a filling station network for heavy road transport along the TEN-V; Expansion of LNG supply of ships in ports in accordance with demandPromotion of initial demonstration projects (vehicle procurement, LNG power packs for shore-side electricity provision of ships)
Refitting of ships with LNG power unitsElaboration of a BMVI funding program
HydrogenConstruction of 100 filling stations by 2020, 400 stations by 2025Further development and market establishment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology in the context of NIP, National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (investment volume EUR 247 million, 2016-2019)
50 filling stations program (promoted by NIP)
Support of H2 Mobility Germany (platform for the development of the nationwide hydrogen filling station network)

The national strategic framework is not actually a static initiative. Instead, the federal government sees it more like a learning strategy that is regularly reviewed during the ongoing process of implementation of the EU directive and adjusted if necessary.

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More than a stolen moment/a shorted market/it’s five AM/But stuck on a moment/Lil Matt died/Toung-Tied/Told my homei/loved that kid/saw him quick wit/move from bummy/to stunting/but the secret of this society/demonized identities/and he slit his wrists for cheese/but nobody knows/it’s a homicide/and top dog greed/but so I looked/I got that look/nobody home/clown ass white boy/but brown heart not toy/ready to blast/but first need math class/college for those on the run/weighs on me like ton/but to the danger killers/loose on the run/I got more ounce than your bounce/and your cat brung/that girl Crystal/you knew what it do/make imperial courts jump up blue balls for you not your crew/no count population grew/fill up the maternity ward crude/Rest in Peace from Big Joe to Lil Matt grew nuts until the streets snake you/and that is a wrap my dude/much more trap in tune/slap back start feud/and all that so

/Jimmy crack corn/Don’t care/my bones’ cold/slip slap paddy wack/100/I seen you/Cash Money I’m on that too/but I was to blind to follow a few/went for self and 40 is the new sweet 16/with 16 bars and my interscope breath pointing on goldman sachs/118/5/held at large to strive/brand new life/zip up piro/you got got with a hoe/and I’m sliding on Jays with a pimp stroll/the only celebration for me/ open that pack up to treat/your mind is free/lightning blue jewel/the money never made a man real/no steel/no deal/just the heart for your block and family/me, The drama sure south of Bakersfield/up on a limb like harpy/ free spy/Free Car/and Fat Cats.

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September 20, 2022

Learning the Building Blocks of Your CIAM Framework Part 1: Capture

Poor consumer identity and access management (CIAM) could result in your business losing customers. This blog explores how a modular approach to CIAM can significantly improve the user experience. It covers the four building blocks, starting with Capture, followed by Engage, Manage and Admin. Through this approach, your organization gets a manageable, repeatable mechanism to work with the consumer identities you need. #CIAM
September 19, 2022

On-Premises to Cloud: A Workspace Service Journey

The new standard is a workspace that isn't defined by where it is, but by its capabilities. How do your organization's workspaces do in the new digital era? If they're not performing up to their capabilities, Digital6 Technologies suggests reading this @Citrix whitepaper that shows how cloud-enabled digital workspaces can allow everyone in your company to thrive and succeed. #digitalworkspace
September 19, 2022

Visualyze, the first-ever conference dedicated to cloud visibility with a focus on challenges in the cloud, is now available on-demand! Digital6 Technologies recommends registering now to access three days' worth of insights from industry leaders, demonstrations on mission-critical solutions, and technical know-how on how to simplify, secure and scale hybrid cloud environments. #hybridcloud #cloudvisibility
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Stay Ahead of the Curve in the New Era of Employee Experience

Change is constant, and business leaders need to be ready for anything to stay ahead of the curve. What changes has your organization made in the wake of the pandemic? Digital6 Technologies suggests taking a look at this @Citrix blog with tips on how to manage digital workspaces that foster innovation and help your company be successful in this new era. #digitalworkspace
September 19, 2022

Using Tanium Comply in the IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center

What if you could see all your critical endpoint data in a single view in real time? You can with the Tanium platform. In this demonstration, Tim Brantner from @IBM shows how you can take advantage of Tanium Comply's integration into IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center (SCC) to attain a more complete security compliance posture in one view, using multiple tools. 👇 #Tanium #endpointsecurity
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Gigamon Hawk Cloud Visibility and Analytics Fabric

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Unlock the Potential of Your Customer Contact Center

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Webinar: Cost of a Data Breach

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Clemson U Balances Network Performance and Security

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Socioeconomic status is often thought of in the most basic meaning, financial fluidity. While money does buy access to a multitude of educationally relevant experiences and resources, money can not buy things like cultural awareness, peer and social interactions, life experiences or familial support. These things that come secondary in the discussion of socioeconomic status are imperative for educators to be aware of and from educators to seek to confront. There are many educational strategies and supportive actions educators can take to support students who lack in these area.

Year Manuscript Completed

Spring 2019

Senior Project Advisor

Dr. Miguel Gomez

Degree Awarded

Bachelor of Integrated Studies Degree

Field of Study

Educational Studies

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Harem Hotel [v0.15 Public] [Runey]

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Incest Patch: Input the code truestory on your pc in your room to turn Felicity and Emma (the cheerleaders) from “Clones” to “Twins.”

Download for Windows / Linux

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Download Update Patch (v0.15 )

Download walkthrough + Cheats Mods

  • This mod adds an in-game walkthrough for every character and event in the game Harem Hotel! The walkthrough menu contains dynamic guides that let you track your progress for each character and see the requirements needed to trigger their scenes and advance their story.
  • A cheat menu has also been added which has cheats that allow you to set your money to $99999, maximize your stats with all girls, unlock all outfits & toys, and more.
  • I’ve also made a few other improvements to the game such as:
    • Adding 11 new custom scenes that I’ve made
    • Adding 23 new custom art wallpapers to the in-game computer
    • Adding a playable in-game piano to the hotel lobby
    • Restoring Kali’s removed cafe exhibition scenes to the game
    • Restoring Kate’s removed riddles to the game
    • Making the UI cleaner and more readable by using a better textbox and font
    • Probably some other cool stuff that I forgot to include here.

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Unzip the mod and put the folder named “game” from the mod in your “Harem_Hotel-v0.12.1-pc” folder.

Unzip the mod -> Right click your HaremHotel app -> Click “Show Package Contents” -> Open the “Contents/Resources/autorun” folder -> Hold the Option key and drag the folder named “game” from the mod into the “autorun” folder -> Click merge & replace

Download Only Cheats Mods

This mod replaces most of them and bypasses encryption, unzip this file and put it in /game/scripts with the other rpy files, then the new cheat codes are:

patreon1 = cheat mode on
patreon2 = cheatmode off
changename = change your name
elmarcomp = ??
fixkali = use if kali is bugged at level 6 (only if using a save from before 0.5.3)
ifuckedlucy = You can now have sex with Lucia in Kali’s room
spinningtv = violet joins the hotel (experimental)
sunlight = violet leaves
resetelves = resets all elf stats (except lin)
patreon3 = jump forward 10 days
patreon4 = $1000
patreon5 = jump to new content, with appropriate stats
autumn = max autumn stats
felicity = max out all of Felicity & Emma’s stats
bot = max out all of [botname]’s stats
maria = max out all of Maria’s stats
ashley = max out all of Ashley’s stats
kali = max out all of Kali’s stats
lin = max out all of Lin’s stats
bezos = $999,999
loveroute_nia = self explanatory
slaveroute_nia = self explanatory
loveroute_sylvia = self explanatory
slaveroute_sylvia = self explanatory

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Editor's Rating

Story - 77%
Visual - 80%
Engagement - 74%
Core Loop - 71%

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User Rating: 4.3 ( 42 votes)

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  1. Core loop 01% ? Wtf is this ? It makes the rating very low, are you fk drunk editor?
    The game’s really good with amazing story not the best like eternum,MBMG,… but really good indeed

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Taffy Tales Halloween Special [UberPie] [Final Version]

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Story - 65%
Visual - 79%
Engagement - 57%
Core Loop - 76%

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We examine the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) channel in monetary policy transmission in the context of China's 2008 stimulus package. Using a difference-in-difference approach, we show that the higher SOE share in the cities after the stimulus package, the more bank loans issued in the cities. Furthermore, we find that the role of SOEs in monetary policy transmission is more significant in underdeveloped cities and cities with a high level of government intervention. We adopt propensity score matching difference-in-difference to deal with potential endogeneity problem. The baseline results also survive a series of robustness tests.

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Trainee Developer for Cfe

Hello list,

for a long time I wanted to contribute to an open-source project and
because of my liking for compilers and in particular the nice approach
of Clang, I decided that I want to contribute to your project.

Since I am new to the project and its internals, I would like to ask
for guidance. My preferred field of work would be to enhance Clang on
Windows, but if necessary (or more convenient) I'd be happy to take on
other challenges. I am proficient in C and C++ as well as other
languages. Currently, I have no clear picture of what needs to be done,
where to start and what to do.

I know that my approach is not the best approach, but I hope that
someone can point me in the right direction so that I and you may
evaluate whether I can contribute anything of value to the Cfe project.

Thanks in advance,
Philipp Berger

Hi Philipp,

Both attitude and experience counts as very positive, and you seem to
have both! :slight_smile:

If you look for "clang windows" on our bugzilla (
you'll find plenty of things to do. One way of doing it is going
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the mailing list, and see who are the people that more often work on
Clang/Windows and engage on the list or IRC (OFTC/#llvm), find things
that are not documented but would be cool to have, etc.

You don't need any special permission to work on Clang or to send
patches, or even to review patches, if you feel inclined. The only
thing to remember when reviewing is that the phrase "looks good to me"
(often abbreviated LGTM) tend to be interpreted as "an approval to
commit", so you should only say that when you become a maintainer of
part of the code.

Have a look at the developer's policy for more info at

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A Review of "Under Osman's Tree," a Book About Egypt in Transition

Ryan loves learning about lesser-known aspects of history by reading and reviewing the literary works of historians.

Cover of "Under Osman's Tree"

Cover of "Under Osman's Tree"

History books don't have to necessarily answer all of the big questions or address all of the grand changes in the course of human events. Nevertheless, it has to be admitted that some studies of history show a metamorphosis or turning point in the human condition, something of great import, or something that was previously unexplored. Under Osman's Tree: The Ottoman Empire, Egypt, & Environmental History by Alan Mikhail is an excellent example of this. It covers the massive ecological transformation that occurred in the Egyptian countryside and economy at the end of the 18th century and the dramatic ramifications it had for the political position of Egypt within the Empire and its own internal organization.

It gives the reader an in-depth look at the Egyptian environment and countryside before modernity, the huge transformations that impacted the country, and why they were so intimately bound up in ecological history. It shows a different facet of Egypt's transition to modernity and the vast impacts that it has had both on the world and the country itself.

The Book's Content

The introduction to the book lays out the proposition that the Middle East has suffered from a lack of study of its ecology and that the picture which has been painted of it is unbalanced and unfair. The author aims to look at the ecological and political economy through climate, plague, and energy to examine Egypt's role in the broader world economy and its evolution.

Irrigation canals have always been a vital part of Egyptian agriculture.

Irrigation canals have always been a vital part of Egyptian agriculture.

For the next few chapters, the focus is on irrigation works that were vital for Egyptian agriculture, and how rather than being the products of Oriental despotism, they were actually a collaboration between peasants' decentralized authority and the state, who provided them the necessary resources for large projects. It also had to intervene in protecting the status quo and property rights to ensure the smooth functioning of the countryside, which it took seriously, with authorities as high as the sultan himself often being involved in approving irrigation projects.

Labor for this, of course, came from the peasants themselves, who in contrast to the relatively bucolic picture painted of them in the previous centuries, started to be increasingly drawn into commercialized cash economies as a rural proletariat in the 1700s, as land, labor, and resources were centralized, and peasant labor was mobilized in increasingly large-scale and sophisticated projects. These were overseen by specialists and engineers, who were an enduring feature of the Egyptian countryside, existing long before the introduction of European style engineering in the 19th century.

In a pre-industrial economy, animal labor was a vital element of energy.

In a pre-industrial economy, animal labor was a vital element of energy.

Animal power was a crucial component of the rural economy in pre-modern Egypt and represented some of the only disposable capital possessed by Egyptian peasants. Animal labor was an important part of productivity. This began to change in the 1750s as the economy centralized and a vast die-off of animals in the countryside happened during years of plague and famine.

The rich seized those that remained. Only an increasingly small percentage of the population could afford animals, and their farms and production grew relative to the rest of the population, resulting in a more unequal and stratified countryside where former small farmers were turned into laborers for big farms and for corvee labor—much harsher than the small-scale corvee existing before—for huge projects.

Far away Iceland would have tremendous impact on Egypt via volcanic eruption, showing how tightly bound together the world is.

Far away Iceland would have tremendous impact on Egypt via volcanic eruption, showing how tightly bound together the world is.

The final segment of the book is devoted to the various material constraints on Egypt, the plagues that wracked the country, and the 1784 Iceland volcanic eruption, which was responsible for much of the terrible suffering that Egypt experienced during this time. It starts out with an example of Ottoman imperial resource coordination, as wood was shipped from Ottoman south Anatolia to Alexandria, then to the Nile, then overland to Suez to build ships for the pilgrimage to Mecca.

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It continues on to discuss the recurring patterns of plagues in Egypt, including the particularly severe one in the 1780s, which lead to famine and tremendous suffering. Instrumental in this plague was the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland. Its massive plume of ash led to a decline in global temperatures, greatly intensifying the Egyptian famine. This had key political impacts as it further centralized authority and power in the hands of the elites who profited from the situation to the disadvantage of the Ottoman central government.

The conclusion functions to restate the general principles present in the book of the need to integrate together history holistically with environmental interconnection and to truly understand and accept the environment for what it is without portraying it as flawed and unnatural, as is often be done in historical writings about the Middle East.

My Review of Under Osman's Tree: The Ottoman Empire, Egypt, & Environmental History

Alan Mikhail's book is able to create an effective and convincing narrative of an evolving ecological history in Egypt over the course of its chapters from its look into how the Egyptian working environment was composed and how it interacted with Egyptians to the dramatic changes in the Egyptian political economy driven by political and ecological transformations.

It starts by describing how the Egyptian environment was composed of and interacted with by peasants, stressing that they were valued by the regime, that their opinions and expertise were taken into account, and that important authority was concentrated in the countryside—a dramatic counter to the idea of the oppressed and powerless Middle Eastern peasant being completely powerless and a slave to the state.

This is well-explained by the author in holistic terms, combining the plague, climate change, famine, and political ambitions to explain the changes that transpired in Egypt. He manages to integrate these to write a convincing narrative, and to do so in human terms, explaining the fate of the poor peasant laborers who were deprived of their previous individual autonomy and reduced to serfs of the state, laboring away on the great state ambitions of the newly centralized Egypt—the Alexandria or Suez canals being notable examples.

Mikhail convincingly portrays this before-and-after and does so by examining a wide range of causes of the dramatic change in environmental management. He also does so with humor and an impressive command of sources, occasionally using poetry and texts to enliven his discussion beyond simple statistics and cold examples and weaves his story well on both the local and "national" levels.

If there is one thing that I would critique about this book, it would its annoying tendency towards self-reference and utilize examples from previous chapters as evidence for its arguments to an excessive extent. To some extent, I appreciate this in a book as it is useful to restate things that have been previously said since the reader rarely remembers them as well as the author, and thus what may seem clear and easy to recall for the writer may actually be very difficult indeed for the reader to remember. But the style in which this book is written sounds too self-referential when drawing broad conclusions from the individual examples that had been written about previously.

Perhaps it is because the author has written so profusely about the subject, with three books—and doubtless many articles—published previously. This makes for an odd sense when reading since the conclusions the author draws are larger than the examples he has in the text.

The other issue that one might look at it is a simple one: phrasing. The book in its presentation, via its title, is about Ottoman environmental history. In fact, other than a chapter about the transport of timber the book could be written without much reference to the rest of the Ottoman Empire. The title is misleading and gives the impression that the book is much broader than it is in practice.

It is still a very good book and one which is well worth the read to look at a facet of Egyptian history that would be terribly incomplete without the perspective of environmental studies. It is original, holistic, meaningful, impactful, and relevant. It is a history book that makes for an important part of an understanding of both Egyptian history and the ecological and economic transformations that can occur in an economy and political system during a time of tremendous ecological and political change. Its lessons are ones that can be applied to many cases and that give a different picture of what modernity means.

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Nell Rose from England on April 16, 2020:

Reading this reminded me of a set of Encylopedia's we had at home. I covered all this info. Interesting stuff! I bet it doesn't mention that between 1600 and 1900, 0ver a million white slaves were taken by the Barbary coast Arabs, from Cornwall England, Ireland Wales and Scotland! it seems that history has a way of wiping itself clean when it wants too.

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Performance degradation with PyTroch compared to TF

I have tried PyTorch (PT) and Tensorflow (TF) to implement the same idea of an unsupervised learning task. The network structures are the same. The training data keep the same distribution. And I use the same loss function and other hyper-parameters. The strange thing is that under the same number of training batches, the testing performance obtained by TF is much better than that of the PT. The testing parameters also keep the same. I have tried training more times in PT but still got poor performance. Have anyone observed such a phenomenon? I have checked the codes in PT and TF again and again, and there is nothing wrong with the codes. I really can’t understand why this happened.

Could you please share the minimal executable code?

Also, could you try profiling the code and share the outputs here? You can refer to this link for PyTorch. It’s a great tutorial to profile models. I’m not sure about TensorFlow, please check the similar approach in their documentation.