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Dino Dini's Kick Off Revival Review
by Chris White on June 27, 2016
PlatformPlayStation 4
DeveloperDino Dini
PublisherDigital Lounge
Reviewed OnPlayStation 4
There have been so many football games over the years we've grown to love; whether for their deep simulation or fun arcade approach, games like FIFA, PES, Actua Soccer, and Sensible Soccer have found a special place in our hearts. Kick Off was one of the first we embraced and back in the day of joysticks and its one button for everything controls, this was one of the best kickabouts you were likely going to have. Skip forward 27 years and Dino Dini has brought Kick Off back, sharing it with a world that now has fully 3D football player models, dynamic gameplay and incredibly accurate controls and visuals. To say Kick Off Revival doesn't really work is a massive understatement.
The controls are faithful to the original, with the cross button being used to pass, shoot and head the ball as well as triggering a slide tackle that sees you slide halfway across the pitch; Italia 90's slide tackles sounded like gliding an iron across a shirt, but at least they felt controlled – this doesn't. Every kick you make never feels like you are in full control of the ball and quite often you'll kick the ball into the crowd as opposed to shooting at the goal. Dribbling is arbitrary, and when you make a turn on the pitch, the ball flies off in a different direction. The only way to hold onto the ball is by holding in X as you move, but this slows you right down and makes the game even more unrealistic. Due to the static over-the-top camera angle and the speed at which everything is happening, opposing players in front of you can intercept or take the ball off you before you even know they're there.
Yes, the high definition does make the game look better than the original and we're grateful for it, but in every other area this game falls flat on its face. It's actually quite shocking how bad this game is. I understand Dino Dini is bringing back the retro feel of the original and it does indeed have that aesthetic – even the music is built in the chiptune stylings of the original. It's the complete lack of any depth; not only does the gameplay become embarrassing and lazy, the inclusion of even the option of changing tactics or making a substitution is absent from this revival. You can't change formation, nor can you substitute a player, and all the teams seems to be playing a 4-2-4 formation. Players don't get tired, there are no yellow or red cards – no real rules in place to even warrant the need to change your managerial approach. There isn't even an offside rule so you can spend all your time hanging around the goal posts with absolutely no repercussions whatsoever.
You have a single player mode, two player mode, a practice mode (which is definitely not a tutorial and more like a single player match without the opposing players in the pitch) and online play. There is a tournament mode which basically copies this year's Euros, but it's more a match after match affair, with no statistics on top goal scorers, assists etc. No matter whether you're playing against the computer, a friend or a stranger, the same faults exist in each and you'll likely get fed up very quickly. I played multiple single player matches before I attempted an online mode and each game I played resulted in me being very annoyed with the outcome. Maybe playing against another pissed off individual from around the world would make me feel a bit better, and knowing I wasn't the only one trying to get on with this truly awful game would bring me some satisfaction. Unfortunately, no matter how hard I tried, nobody wanted to play and the server kept returning nothing for me. 'Go back to the main menu and try again later' it kept saying, but after the tenth time I found no real reason to.
Dino Dini's Kick Off Revival is such an uninspiring football game that there is no reason why you'd want to spend any time with it; not even the nostalgic joy is there and any good memories of the series you may have will be tarnished forever. The lack of authority you have over your squad is frustrating and the lack of modes, tactics, rules, and freedom makes this game the San Marino of International football, and to be fair, that's a disservice to them.
High definition visuals
No offside rule or card system
The absence of substitutions or tactics
Weak controls
Lack of depth in modes
A weak football simulation that lacks any real depth, making you wonder what the necessity of trying to bring back was.

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OFFICER POTTER
Who is Kimberly Potter?
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Kevin Quinitchett
Published: 14:30 ET, Dec 23 2021
Updated: 12:12 ET, Feb 18 2022
DAUNTE Wright, 20, was killed after a female officer accidentally shot him while trying to use a taser in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
The senior female cop who shot and killed Wright on April 11, 2021, was identified as Kimberly Potter, who had served as a police officer for 25 years.
The Brooklyn Center officer who shot Daunte Wright on April 11 of 2021 was identified as Kimberly PotterCredit: Getty
Opening statements in the trial of Kimberly Potter began on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in the same courtroom where ex-cop Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, according to CNN.
Potter has pleaded not guilty and faces a decade in prison at the minimum if convicted.
Following days of testimonies and jury deliberations, Potter was found guilty of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter on December 23, 2021.
On February 18, 2022, Potter was sentenced to two years in prison after emotionally addressing Daunte Wright's family.
The Brooklyn Center Police officer was identified as Kimberly Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, who fired her gun while trying to use a Taser after Wright, 20, was pulled over.
Potter, 49, was placed on administrative duty following the shooting.
On April 13, 2021, Potter resigned from her position - two days after the shooting.
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said Police Chief Tim Gannon also resigned from his position.
In a letter to Elliott and other officials, Potter wrote: "I am tendering my resignation from the Brooklyn Center Police Department effective immediately. I have loved every minute of being a police officer and serving this community to the best of my ability, but I believe it is in the best interest of the community, the department, and my fellow officers if I resign immediately."
The Star Tribune reports that she is a mother to two adult sons, and joined the police force in Minnesota in 1995 at the age of 22.
She also reportedly served on the negotiation team during her tenure at the department.
Why did Kimberly Potter shoot Daunte Wright?
Bodycam footage has revealed the moment Wright was killed during a routine traffic stop.
On the police body camera video obtained by the court, Potter's reaction can be heard.
On the surveillance footage, Potter is heard saying, "Holy s**t! I just shot him! I grabbed the wrong f*****g gun!"
The footage further shows Potter in a visible state of shock and disarray as she falls to her knees on the sidewalk.
According to a statement from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Wright was pulled over for a traffic violation.
What led up to the shooting of Daunte Wright?
Officers tried to take him into custody when they discovered he had an outstanding warrant.
As he got back into his car, one of the officers shot him dead.
Wright's sobbing mother Katie told a crowd how her son called her to say he had been pulled over by police because of an air freshener on his rearview mirror.
She said she heard officers tell her son to put his phone down, and then the call ended.
Soon after, her son's girlfriend told her he had been shot.
She told reporters: "All he did was have air fresheners in the car and they told him to get out of the car."
"He got out of the car and his girlfriend said they shot him."
Was Kimberly Potter charged?
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput announced on April 14, 2021, that Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting.
"Certain occupations carry an immense responsibility and none more so than a sworn police officer," Imran Ali, Washington County assistant criminal division chief and director of the Major Crime Unit, said in a statement on April 14.
"With that responsibility comes a great deal of discretion and accountability," the statement continued.
We will vigorously prosecute this case and intend to prove that Officer Potter abrogated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than her taser.
"Her action caused the unlawful killing of Mr. Wright and she must be held accountable. County Attorney Peter Orput and I met with the family, expressed our deepest sympathies and assured them we would spare no resources in seeking justice for Mr. Wright."
On Thursday, September 2, 2021, Porter was charged with first-degree manslaughter by recklessly handling a firearm, according to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office.
The state attorney general's office said in a statement that "the original second-degree manslaughter charge is appropriate, but also concluded that an upgraded charge of first-degree manslaughter is warranted."
Kimberly Potter's charges were upgraded from second-degree manslaughter to first-degree manslaughter on September 2 of 2021Credit: Minneapolis Police
What has Police Chief Tim Gannon said?
On April 12, 2021, Tim Gannon, the Brooklyn Center Minnesota police chief, described the fatal shooting as "an accidental discharge," during a news briefing.
After watching the bodycam footage, he said: "This appears to me, from what I viewed and the officers' reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Mr. Wright."
He said the officer who fired the fatal shot had intended to use a Taser - not a handgun.
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He said the investigation was in its early stages and based on a preliminary police review of the video evidence.
Gannon resigned from his position on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the day before Potter was charged for the first time with second degree manslaughter.
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Chicago students stage walkout, say COVID protocols lacking
Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID-19 safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district to return to classrooms
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of Chicago students staged a walkout Friday, saying there weren't enough precautions in place to protect them from COVID-19 despite an agreement between the teachers union and school district to return to classrooms.
The walkout at schools across the city culminated outside district offices downtown, where the students waved signs, chanted and briefly blocked traffic.
"Hey, hey, ho, ho, Lori Lightfoot's got to go," they said, a reference to the Chicago mayor.
The union voted last week to switch to remote instruction due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and what they said were insufficient safety measures. Administrators in the nation's third-largest school district canceled classes for five days as a result. Lightfoot insisted in-person instruction was best for students and called the union's action an illegal work stoppage.
In-person classes resumed Wednesday after an agreement on a safety plan that includes metrics to shut down individual schools during outbreaks and expanded testing.
While masks are required inside schools, the protesters said some students don't have masks or wear them inconsistently. They also want better access to COVID-19 testing and technology for remote learning.
"We want online schooling and the ability to be kept safe ... while we're trying to get an education," student Jaden Horton said.


Spain has a network of roads that quickly connect the main cities and capitals of the province of the country. Starting from km 0 in the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, the main motorways cross the peninsula in a radial way, as the A3 which, with East - West direction, links the capital with Valencia.
Most highways have 2 lanes per direction and are in perfect condition. Although we can not forget the black spots, unfortunately abundant in many stretches of the road network. It is advisable to take them into account when planning our trip through Spain and thus to take the precautions when passing through them. The DGT website has updated information on these points and its exact location.
In addition, if it is the first time you drive through Spain, it would not be too bad to report the maximum speeds allowed in different types of track. Remember for example that the maximum speed on motorway and highway is 120 km / h.
The DGT has provided in different points of the network fixed radars to control the speed and to assure the safety of the drivers that circulate by the hundreds of Spanish roads.
Check in this section the main road maps of Spain through which you can circulate during your trip around this country through its main cities.


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Waterfront Ballpark District at Howard Terminal RTC/FEIR
RC - Response to Comments
Port of Oakland maritime support uses
Responses to comments on the Draft EIR for development of a new open-air waterfront multi-purpose Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark with a capacity of up to 35,000-persons; up to 3,000 residential units; up to 1.5 msf of office/commercial uses; up to approximately 270,000 sf of retail uses; an approximately 50,000-sf indoor performance venue with capacity of up to 3,500 persons; up to approximately 280,000 sf of hotel space including up to 400 rooms in one or more buildings and supportive conference facilities; a network of approximately 18.3 acres of privately-owned, publicly-accessible open spaces; and a maximum of approximately 8,900 total parking spaces at full buildout.
Crescentia Brown
180 Grand Avenue Suite 1050
cbrown@esassoc.com
Peterson Vollmann
Project Planner IV
City of Oakland Bureau of Planning 250 Frank H. Ogawa, Suite 2114
pvollmann@oaklandca.gov
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Embarcadero West and Market St/MLK Jr Way/Jefferson St/Clay St
I-880, I-980, I-580
Union Pacific, Amtrak, BART
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Residential (Units 3000, Acres 39), Commercial (Office/Commercial)(Sq. Ft. 1770000, Acres 39, Employees 7207), Recreational (35,000 person capacity MLB Ballpark), Other (3,500 seat performance venue, 400-room hotels)
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This pair of semi-detached converted barns enjoy a peaceful rural setting amongst rolling countryside, yet just a few miles from Glastonbury. The barns have been sympathetically renovated with oak floors and doors, large patio doors and with the original hayloft storage areas converted into galleried bedrooms. Both properties have a private terraced area, with a shared elevated lawned area, and the site is fully enclosed with fencing, ideal for those with pets or children. The Monarchs Way long distance footpath passes just in front of the barns.
There are many organised tours, walks & listed footpaths within the immediate area, in the Mendip Hills & along the Somerset Levels. Glastonbury Town Trail & Glastonbury Rural Walk can be followed with ease. Attractions in Glastonbury include climbing up the tor for magnificent views, the Chalice Well & Rural Life Museum, the high street itself encompassing the myths, legends & spiritual ambience of the town, as well as the famous abbey. The city of Wells with its cathedral & Bishops Palace is within a 20-minute drive, as are The Royal Bath & West Showground at Shepton Mallet & Wookey Hole Caves. The Fleet Air Museum at Yeovilton & Cheddar Gorge are approximately a 30-minute drive. For retail therapy, the factory outlet centre of Clarks Village in Street is a 20-minute drive away. The cities of Bath & Bristol are both within an hours' drive. Shop 4 miles, pub & restaurant 2 miles.


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ESSEX: Waste management centre finally gets the go-ahead
Published: 8:10 AM March 12, 2010 Updated: 8:20 AM November 1, 2020
PLANS for a dedicated recycling and waste management centre have finally been given the go ahead – ending decades of uncertainty. Great Dunmow residents will benefit from a new facility which will become a central point for recycling household waste. The
PLANS for a dedicated recycling and waste management centre have finally been given the go ahead - ending decades of uncertainty.
Great Dunmow residents will benefit from a new facility which will become a central point for recycling household waste.
The acceptance of the planning application has been welcomed by the towns' county councillor Susan Barker.
She said: "We still have a long way to go because land needs to be compulsory purchased. But we have been waiting for this since around 1976 so to finally get planning permission is brilliant news."
The centre will be located behind the ambulance station at Hoblongs junction, adjacent to the Travelodge hotel at the southern edge of the town.
It will also include a waste transfer and bulking station to separate trade and household rubbish, and will double as a new site to house the district's bin lorries, taking them away from the old district council offices in the High Street.
However, the plans have caused controversy; concerns have been raised about traffic capacity around the junction on Chelmsford Road which is near breaking point.
The possibility of traffic lights caused an outcry from residents at Dunmow's annual town meeting in March 2009 and as a result Essex County Council conducted a search for an alternative site.
That proved fruitless. But the council has agreed to try and compulsory purchase land to make large-scale junction improvements including a roundabout.
Junction improvements will come as no comfort to homeowners who live nearby though. John Hockley owns a house just feet from the site and has been particularly vocal in his objections throughout the planning process.
He said: "Our house price has plummeted and we are just stranded here next to a rubbish tip, we are still urging the council to buy us out.
"They just don't listen. It will come up right to the edge of our back garden and will ruin our home life."
WHAT do you think? E-mail us at editor@dunmow-broadcast.co.uk


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The very compound word 'desert farm' seems like an oxymoron without a context. And it is this scientific context that is brought forth by the engineers of the Sahara Forest Project. Starting out one of their farming stations near the port city of Aqaba, Jordan, the researchers have combined a slew of advanced techniques and sources for not only food production, but also the generation of clean energy and more importantly clean water. When translated to figures, the 3-hectare desert farm – bolstered by the idea that many desert regions were once green, will account for 286,600 pounds of vegetables a year, complemented by 2.5 gallons of usable water produced per day.
The Sahara Forest Project demonstrates that innovative application of technology has the potential to revolutionize our land use systems in a way that benefits the climate, people, and business. I, for one, am extremely excited to see how this project develops and how it can inspire other similar initiatives.
And beyond just the ambit of effective agricultural measures in a desert, Sahara Forest Project also alludes to the economic benefit of such a feat. Simply put, the revegetation of the desert areas can potentially create for green jobs in the local region, which in turn can lead to better business practices (entailing both profit and green technology).
Even though we are extremely proud of what we have achieved so far, this is not the end point. It is onlythe beginning. Jordan may very well be the hub for green growth systems in the near future.


Our Boston office participated in the annual Boston CANshare campaign to support families across Eastern Massachusetts.
The office takes part in a yearly toy drive to grant holiday wishes and provide Christmas gifts for disadvantaged children and those with medical/special needs. Structure Tone sponsored 40 children/families at last years' Toy Drive.
Colleagues participated in the 4K Trail Run to raise funds for Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center's youth program.
The Boston office carried out some spring cleaning, resulting in new lights for a local company. We donated old light fixtures to greenGoat (a local used building material charity), who found a new home for them at goodlinens, an artisanal textile store in Gloucester.


I made this card a few days ago using one of the lovely Stamping Bella stamps now available at DTDF. I have stamped the turtle out and coloured him with Copics and cut him out using a Nestabilities die. I have then added him to the base with 3d foam. The base is simply layers of Bazzill Hazel CS and SU! Baja Breeze followed by a layer of Memory Box Distressed Dots Thistle paper wrapped around with SU! Linen Thread. I have then cut a tag using the MFT Die-Namics Notched Tags set and stamped the 'smile' greeting from the set on it and then cut out a little butterfly, aslo from the same set, and added it with Bazzill Adhesive Jewels. Finished off with Doodlebug Jewels in the corner.
STAMPS: Stamping Bella, My Favourite Things. INK: Memento Tuxedo Black. CS: Craftwork Cards, Bazzill Basics, Stampin' Up!, Memory Box. TOOLS: Nestabilities, My Favourite Things Die-Namics, Copic Markers. EMBELLISHMENTS: Bazzill Adhesive Jewels, Doodlebug Mini Jewels, Stampin' Up! Linen Thread.
Another gorgeous card Michelle .... Love the layout.


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Earl Campbell Award Semifinalists Released
Wednesday, 20th November 2013 - 11:46AM
Tyler Announces The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semi-finalists
TYLER, Texas - This year many talented athletes with ties to the state of Texas have emerged as candidates for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. Sixteen semi-finalists have been selected by The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Selection Committee.
Click here for the list of the sixteen semifinalists and what high school in Texas they attended.
Justin Dunning commits to Texas A&M
Monday, 11th November 2013 - 9:13PM
Whitehouse junior safety Justin Dunning, 6-3, 190, just tweeted that he has committed to Kevin Sumlin and Texas A&M University.
Dunning said, "Happy to say I just committed to Texas A&M University! Glad to be part of Aggie family! Glad to be part of the Aggie family! BLESSED All Glory to God! Thank you JESUS #gigem."
Earl Campbell Award honors Kolton Browning
Tuesday, 5th November 2013 - 3:58PM
Former Mabank High School star Kolton Browning, now the starting quarterback at UL-Monroe, was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Weekly Winner on Monday for his performance against Troy.
Browning completed 21-31 passing for 354-yards and 5-TD's.
Click here for the entire press release.
Mack to A&M, Lynch to Baylor
Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 - 11:28AM
Gladewater defensive lineman, Daylon Mack, the consensus top-rated player in Texas for the Class of 2015, has committed to play for Texas A&M.
Mack, 6-2, 310, announced his commitment on Twitter on Monday afternoon.
And, on Sunday, Troup athlete Blake Lynch, 6-2, 190, 4.5, committed to play at Baylor.
Both are in the Class of 2015.
Baylor's Goodley Honored by Earl Campbell Award
TYLER, Texas - Baylor wide receiver, Antwan Goodley has been selected as The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week for the eighth week of the college football season.
Click here for the rest of this story.


The European Spinal Cord Injury Federation (ESCIF) has been committed to supporting and promoting SCI research since its foundation in March 2006. The federation has been actively involved in initiating information-gathering projects among its members and has collaborated with SCI professionals and researchers in European research efforts. The ESCIF statutes underline the federation's support for research that will enhance the quality of life of people living with SCI – but do not mention research into functional recovery. In 2006, in Europe, the possibility of a "cure" for paralysis seemed a rather remote prospect.
Since then, however, neuroscience has made significant strides towards curing paralysis so that some degree of functional recovery is now a realistic goal. Many promising lines of research are currently undergoing clinical trials across the globe and many more are preparing to go to human trials. In order to promote scientific breakthroughs and their successful translation to humans, substantial support, funding and infrastructure is essential.
We, ESCIF, representing hundreds of thousands of people living with SCI throughout Europe, strongly support regenerative research for spinal cord injury to help reverse paralysis in those millions already injured, and those yet to be.
Lastly, it should be remembered that promising regenerative research in the field of spinal cord injury will also contribute to research for other neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's.
3 Recommendation 1560 (2002) 1 /Council of Europe op.cit.
4 Cost generated by SCI: ''In the United States, the aggregate costs of spinal cord injury have been estimated at US$9.73 billion per year''. Source: Recommendation 1560 (2002)1 / Council of Europe op.cit.


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Religion – Is It Important?
10 Commandments According Roman Catholic Church
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A Polish feature film about the abuses by clergy of the Roman Catholic church is setting attendance records at the. the country's best opening three days in 30 years, according to the Association.
BERKELEY COUNTY, South Carolina, July 10, 2019 (LifeSiteNews. is the intellectual and spiritual development of students according to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Roman Catholic Church,".
The US Department of Justice has launched a probe into sexual abuse allegations that has rocked the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, according to a report Thursday. Two people familiar with the.
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But only four aging nuns remain, down from a dozen 30 years ago, and the Roman Catholic. the Ten Commandments, carved into high walls in Latin and Hebrew. A fresco of Jesus and his apostles in rich.
Mr. Sargeant spoke to the Monitor about this commandment as part of our series exploring ways in which the Ten Commandments' ancient concepts. Princeton University's Roman Catholic campus ministry.
The Ten Commandments are among the initial religious values taught to children. The Roman Catholic Church teaches only nine of these commandments. The second commandment forbids idolatry. Catholic teaching conceals this command to conceal the idolatry that permeates its traditions.
The Roman Catholic. according to the Yearbook. Some of those growing denominations include Jehovah's Witnesses (up 1.85 percent), Seventh-day Adventist Church (up 1.61 percent) and the National.
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The Catholic Church has had its list of 10 Commandments for around 2000 years, while the protestant churches have had their list for almost 500 years. The highlighted portion of the text from Exodus above says that the punishment for our sins can be handed down to our children, our grandchildren, and our great grandchildren.
Well, if you're Catholic, there's now a new church. penitent," according to its iTunes description. To help those that are feeling guilty ready themselves for the sacrament of confession, the app.
The Catholic Church has always taught for centuries the importance of obeying the 10 Commandments. Read: Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; Ten Commandments Covenant Exodus 34:28
The Philippines' tough-guy president-elect is turning his bare-knuckles campaign tactics on a potent adversary: the Roman Catholic Church and its opposition. his proposals for wide-scale.
A growing sentiment of anti-Christian bigotry in the U.S. more closely resembles the Catholic church in Poland under communist rule or the persecution of early Christians in the Roman empire,
In November, Bishop Thomas Tobin announced that he was ordering the permanent closure of the St. Charles Borromeo parish in.
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The Roman Catholic Church even changed the Ten Commandments which God wrote on two stone tablets. Why did the Roman Catholic Church change the Ten Commandments written in the Bible? They took away the second commandment, "You shall not make for yourself an idol." God prohibited idolatry through the commandment, "You shall not make for […]
2017-09-21 · I want to ask simply what are the Ten commandments of the roman catholic church? i know there is a cathchism that specifies those commandments and i would be grateful if anyone could provide the ten commandments according to the roman catholic church
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Some Protestants accuse the Catholic Church of having dropped one of the 10 Commandments. "You're idolators! You worship statues! And because you do, your Church dropped the commandment against graven images!" The truth, of course, is that the Catholic Church did not and could not change the Ten Commandments. Latin Catholics and Protestants.
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The Roman Catholic "Church" takes away one of God's Ten Commandments. They shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. Isaiah 45:16
In the early 1520s, Luther's preaching against the power of the Roman Catholic Church served as a rallying cry. Luther repeatedly exhorts the Christian to treat the Ten Commandments not simply as a.
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In the Catholic Church, the Precepts of the Church, sometimes called Commandments of the Church, are certain laws considered binding on the faithful. As usually understood, they are moral and ecclesiastical, broad in character and limited in number. In modern times there are five.
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The church meets every Sunday at 10.30 am for our Sunday service. This varies in style to include a monthly Communion service (usually on the 2nd Sunday of the month) and Parade Services twice a year - this is more family friendly and includes our Scouting groups and Girl's Brigade (on alternate quarters this will happen at Early Church).
There is some parking available on the site which can be accessed from the back of the building via Bedford Street. There is also a free public car park opposite the Church where parking is limited to 2hrs during the week and on Saturdays before 6pm, this can be accessed from Baker Street.
You can expect a warm welcome from a friendly bunch of people gathering to learn more about God.
The service can be lead by either a minister or local preacher. It includes hymns and choruses from the Methodist songbook, Singing the Faith and is usually led accompanied by the organ. The service generally lasts for about an hour. There is no provision for children but there are activity bags situated at the back of the church.
After the main meeting finishes tea, coffee and biscuits will be served in the hall.


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Tag: Meizu MX5
Meizu MX5 Flyme OS 5.0 update starts rolling out
Meizu introduced the MX5 smartphone running Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in China back in June. It was launched in India in August priced at Rs. 19,999. Now the company has started rolling out the Flyme OS 5.0.0.1A stable update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for the Chinese users. Continue reading "Meizu MX5 Flyme OS 5.0 update starts rolling out"
Author Srivatsan SridharPosted on October 26, 2015 October 26, 2015 Categories Android, Meizu, NewsTags Meizu MX5Leave a comment on Meizu MX5 Flyme OS 5.0 update starts rolling out
Meizu MX5 launched in India for Rs. 19999
Meizu has launched its flagship MX5 smartphone in India at its brand launch event, as expected. This is Meizu's third smartphone to launch in India after the m1 note and the m2 note smartphones. The MX5 was announced in China back in June and packs a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 2.2 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor, Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), 20.7-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flash, laser auto focus that promises 0.2 seconds focus, 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Continue reading "Meizu MX5 launched in India for Rs. 19999"
Author Srivatsan SridharPosted on August 26, 2015 August 26, 2015 Categories Android, India, Meizu, NewsTags Meizu MX5, Meizu MX5 India, Meizu MX5 India priceLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 launched in India for Rs. 19999
Meizu MX5 to launch in India exclusively on Snapdeal
Meizu has announced that it has partnered with Snapdeal to sell its flagship MX5 smartphone in India. It had partnered with Amazon.in to sell its m1 note and the m2 note smartphones in the country. The MX5 has mBack touch-sensitive home button that offers different functions based on press, similar to the m2 note. It also has a mTouch 2.0 fingerprint sensor on the home button, comes with 4G connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. Continue reading "Meizu MX5 to launch in India exclusively on Snapdeal"
Author Srivatsan SridharPosted on August 19, 2015 August 19, 2015 Categories Android, India, Meizu, NewsTags Meizu MX5, Meizu MX5 India, Meizu MX5 SnapdealLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 to launch in India exclusively on Snapdeal
Meizu schedules an event in India on August 26, MX5 expected
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu entered India with the launch of m1 note smartphone back in May. It launched the m2 note, its successor at a competitive price tag of Rs. 9999 in the country earlier this month. Today the Chinese company headquartered in Zhuhai, China has announced an event for its official 'Brand Launch' in India on August 26th. The invite doesn't hint at anything, but the company is expected to launch the MX5 and even its latest m2 smartphone at the event next week. Continue reading "Meizu schedules an event in India on August 26, MX5 expected"
Author Srivatsan SridharPosted on August 17, 2015 August 17, 2015 Categories India, Meizu, NewsTags Meizu India, Meizu India launch, Meizu MX5, Meizu MX5 IndiaLeave a comment on Meizu schedules an event in India on August 26, MX5 expected
Meizu MX5 Review
A flagship is usually a company's best product. It's top-of-the-line, packed with a lot of new and innovative features, but is decidedly out of reach in terms of affordability. That was how things were until everything changed in the last year or so. Now we have flagship grade devices that are accessible, without many compromises that usually come with low price points. The Meizu MX5 is one of them. Announced a month back in China, the MX5 has all the features and aesthetics you'd look for in a flagship and is quite affordable, but should you buy it? The short answer is yes and the long answer for why, is called a review, read on.
Continue reading "Meizu MX5 Review"
Author Bharadwaj ChandramouliPosted on August 11, 2015 August 26, 2015 Categories Android, Featured, Headlines, Meizu, ReviewsTags meizu, Meizu MX5, mx5, reviewLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 Review
Meizu MX5 Benchmarks
Meizu announced the MX5, the company's latest flagship smartphone with metal body last month. We brought you the unboxing and hands-on impressions of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) SoC with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs clocked at 2.16GHz per core and has 700MHz PowerVR G6200 GPU. It packs 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmarks scores. Continue reading "Meizu MX5 Benchmarks"
Author Srivatsan SridharPosted on July 17, 2015 Categories Android, Benchmarks, MeizuTags Meizu MX5, Meizu MX5 Benchmarks, MX5 BenchmarksLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 Benchmarks
Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5 and 10,000mAh power bank, new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant, Huawei Honor 7 and more
This week we saw Meizu's latest flagship smartphone MX5, new variant of Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with a faster processor, Huawei Honor 7 with fingerprint sensor and many more. Continue reading "Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5 and 10,000mAh power bank, new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant, Huawei Honor 7 and more"
Author Hitesh AroraPosted on July 4, 2015 July 4, 2015 Categories Android, Handsets, India, News, Roundup, WindowsTags asus, celkon, Huawei, iBall, intex, meizu, Meizu 10000mAh power bank, Meizu Depth-VR, Meizu MX5, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface 3, panasonic, Samsung, videocon, Weekly Roundup, XOLOLeave a comment on Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5 and 10,000mAh power bank, new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant, Huawei Honor 7 and more
Meizu MX5 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Full metal body, Helio X10 SoC announced
Meizu just announced the MX5, the company's latest flagship smartphone at an event in China. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 100% increase in NTSC color gamut, 10000:1 contrast ratio and a brightness of up to 500 nits. It is powered by a 2.2 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor and runs on Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading "Meizu MX5 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Full metal body, Helio X10 SoC announced"
Author Srivatsan SridharPosted on June 30, 2015 August 19, 2015 Categories Android, Meizu, NewsTags Meizu MX5Leave a comment on Meizu MX5 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Full metal body, Helio X10 SoC announced
More Meizu MX5 photos leak ahead of launch
More photos of the Meizu MX5 have leaked ahead of its scheduled launch on June 30. The phone has been leaked in images and specs a number of times in past few weeks.
Continue reading "More Meizu MX5 photos leak ahead of launch"
Author Sneha BokilPosted on June 29, 2015 Categories MeizuTags leak, Meizu MX5, photosLeave a comment on More Meizu MX5 photos leak ahead of launch
Meizu MX5 specs spotted in GFX benchmark listing
Specifications of the Meizu MX5 have been spotted at GFX benchmark. The phone that is set to launch on June 30th was leaked in photos yesterday that showed its metal build.
Continue reading "Meizu MX5 specs spotted in GFX benchmark listing"
Author Sneha BokilPosted on June 23, 2015 Categories MeizuTags GFX benchmark, Meizu MX5, specificationsLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 specs spotted in GFX benchmark listing
Meizu MX5 with metal build, micro SD card slot and more leaked
We have already heard a number of leaks and reports about the Meizu MX5 over past few weeks. Today, more leaked images of the phone have surfaced revealing some specs.
Continue reading "Meizu MX5 with metal build, micro SD card slot and more leaked"
Author Sneha BokilPosted on June 22, 2015 Categories MeizuTags Meizu MX5, metal build, micro SD card, photo leakLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 with metal build, micro SD card slot and more leaked
Meizu MX5 sporting 'Full Metal Jacket' coming on June 30
Meizu is ready to launch a new product on June 30th. The Chinese firm on Twitter has posted a teaser of what we expect to be the launch announcement day of Meizu MX5. Continue reading "Meizu MX5 sporting 'Full Metal Jacket' coming on June 30"
Author Hitesh AroraPosted on June 19, 2015 Categories Android, Meizu, News, RumorsTags android, china, meizu, Meizu China, Meizu MX5, Meizu MX5 launchLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 sporting 'Full Metal Jacket' coming on June 30
Meizu MX5 leaked in live images, launch rumoured on June 30
Chinese manufacturer Meizu is rumoured to announce the MX5 smartphone by end of next month. The company has reportedly scheduled the event on June 30, where it is expected to launch the Meizu M1 Note 2 alongside. Continue reading "Meizu MX5 leaked in live images, launch rumoured on June 30"
Author Hitesh AroraPosted on May 13, 2015 Categories Android, Handsets, Meizu, News, RumorsTags android, meizu, Meizu MX5, Meizu MX5 Images, Meizu MX5 Specifications, rumoursLeave a comment on Meizu MX5 leaked in live images, launch rumoured on June 30


profiling is the suspicion of people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or other immutable charateristics rather than evidence based behavior. tags: criminology, racial profiling, terrorism Strong Essays 1196 words (3.4 pages) Preview. They are so interested in justice that they are willing to critique their own beloved side, much as it pains them to. Race in North America: Origins and Evolution of a World View.
Retrieved 16 November 2008. Police are obligated To protect and serve, but how is arresting, beating, and even killing innocent people protecting anyone. The only problem is that no one is positive that it even exists, which leaves us with one very important question: Does racial profiling exist in the politically-correct world of today. (except on the blog Stuff White People Like, where it obviously serves as a code word for the Blue tribe. Thus, Zola described the high-born Rougons as those involved in politics ( Son Excellence Eugène Rougon ) and medicine ( Le Docteur Pascal ) and the low-born Macquarts as those fatally falling into alcoholism ( L'Assommoir prostitution ( Nana and homicide ( La Bte humaine. 49 People who behave in an aversively racial way may profess egalitarian beliefs, and will often deny their racially motivated behavior; nevertheless they change their behavior when dealing with a member of another race or ethnic group than the one they belong. Los estatutos de Limpieza de Sangre. Racial centrality (the extent to which a culture recognizes individuals' racial identity) appears to affect the degree of discrimination African American young adults perceive whereas racial ideology may buffer the detrimental emotional effects of that discrimination. White supremacy was dominant in the.S.
Chicago Staff (March 30, 2015) "How the biases in the back of your mind affect how you feel about race" PBS Newshour Accessed: October 9, 2017. Today though most Americans know very little of this vital issue.


Thursday, January 26, 2017 — Aviasales has become the first NA`VI non-endemic sponsor. The partnership involves Aviasales' integration into NA`VI content, broadcasting of games, social media and co-marketing promotions. Furthermore, Aviasales will hold the logistics for team players to tournaments.
Aviasales VP Mobile Products Ivan Kozlov says, 'We have been observing eSports industry for a few years by collecting and analysing data, communicating with participants and testing a new market. As a result, we have decided to complete an agreement with the world's leader among eSports clubs NA`VI. Companies have one common thing — both Aviasales and NA`VI know what leadership, experiments and speed mean. Besides, eSports gamers are those who use online services. Traditional Fed Cup has a strict schedule for the whole 2017 which was made even last year. However, if eSports team wins the competition, they must be ready at any time, for instance, to fly to Shanghai for LAN-tournament. In this regard, it is necessary to buy tickets and book a hotel instantly. It is clear such things are online. And Aviasales appreciates that players and their fans have everything online — sports, communication, tickets. We see great potential in eSports industry and for this reason want to take part in early stages of its establishment and development'.
NA`VI General Manager Evgeny Zolotarev says, 'We are glad to have Aviasales as a partner. This company has been setting an example for many years how important for a business to react immediately to changes, how to use different communication channels, socialise with the audience in layman's terms and provide the highest level of services. Due to this partnership, our team is meant to win easier'.
Natus Vincere (lat. – Born to win) is a multi-gaming eSports Club which occupies a leading position on the world stage. The organisation was founded in December 2009. The first great achievement was winning the Counter-Strike competition at Intel Extreme Masters 4 in Cologne, Germany in 2010. That success lifted the team and they confidently continued winning tournament after tournament including the ESWC 2010 and WCG 2010. Winning those tournaments etched that team into the history books, literally, as they were recorded in the electronic version of the Guinness Book of World Records as the first team to win all the world championships in one year. Today, Natus Vincere actively works with several major partners; the club includes memberships in the most popular computer sports disciplines, and products with the Na`Vi logo are sold worldwide. Sponsorship contracts are G2A.com (global digital gaming marketplace), HyperX (the world's largest independent memory manufacturer), Zowie (professional e-Sports equipment), GG.bet (eSports betting platform), DXRacer (superior gaming chairs provider). Since 2010 Natus Vincere has won $4 million in various world's tournaments. The fan community is about 5 million people.


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After several messages today from overwhelmed B Schoolers who are all experiencing the same feeling albeit with very different elements concerning their websites – I wanted to really speak to you. You feel this way because you care. It's ok that you don't have all the skills right now to be able to create a Marie Forleo style website. Sometimes? A girl needs a helping hand – ain't no shame in admitting that.
Yesterday I offered to provide support in any way I could with all issues relating to websites. I am a WordPress designer (I like to consider myself retired) and know that this is the one area of B School where I can give back with my absolute all.
If you're diving on in to reinventing your WordPress site you should absolutely check out the following plugin. It's called 'Theme Tester'. You can either go ahead and search for it under your plugins menu in your WP dashboard or you can click to download the files ready for upload via FTP here.
The MarieTV episode I referred to had an awesome exercise inside it that would serve you well right now. Click here to see it.
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package org.kfm.camel.response;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import org.dom4j.Document;
import org.dom4j.Node;
import org.hibernate.Hibernate;
import org.kfm.camel.entity.UserDTO;

import com.livescribe.framework.orm.consumer.User;
import com.livescribe.framework.web.response.ResponseCode;
import com.livescribe.framework.web.response.ServiceResponse;
import com.thoughtworks.xstream.annotations.XStreamAlias;

@XStreamAlias("user")
public class UserInfoResponse implements Serializable {

	@XStreamAlias("responseCode")
	private ResponseCode responseCode;

	@XStreamAlias("uid")
	private String uid;

	@XStreamAlias("firstName")
	private String firstName;

	@XStreamAlias("middleName")
	private String middleName;

	@XStreamAlias("lastName")
	private String lastName;

	@XStreamAlias("email")
	private String email;

	@XStreamAlias("gradYear")
	private Integer gradYear;

	@XStreamAlias("birthYear")
	private Integer birthYear;

	@XStreamAlias("major")
	private String major;

	@XStreamAlias("phone")
	private String phone;

	@XStreamAlias("organization")
	private String organization;

	@XStreamAlias("occupation")
	private String occupation;

	@XStreamAlias("sex")
	private Character sex;

	@XStreamAlias("university")
	private String university;

	@XStreamAlias("locale")
	private String locale;

	@XStreamAlias("address")
	private UserAddressResponse address;

	@XStreamAlias("authorizations")
	private List<AuthorizationResponse> authorizations;

	@XStreamAlias("confirmed")
	private boolean confirmed;

	@XStreamAlias("confirmationDate")
	private Date confirmationDate;

	@XStreamAlias("enabled")
	private boolean enabled;

	@XStreamAlias("sendEmail")
	private Boolean sendEmail;

	public UserInfoResponse() {
	}

	/**
	 *

	 *
	 * @param ResponseCode code
	 */
	public UserInfoResponse(ResponseCode code) {

		if (code != null) {
			this.setResponseCode(code);
		}
	}

	/**
	 *

	 *
	 * @param User user
	 */
	public UserInfoResponse(User user) {
		this(null, user);
	}

	/**
	 *
Constructs a UserInfoResponse with the given User object.

	 *
	 * This constructor DOES NOT use any authorization information from the User object.
	 *
	 * @param ResponseCode code
	 * @param User user
	 */
	public UserInfoResponse(ResponseCode code, User user) {

		super();
		Hibernate.initialize(user);
		if (code != null) {
			this.setResponseCode(code);
		}
		if (user != null) {
			this.uid = user.getUid();
			this.firstName = "";
			this.middleName = "";	//TODO: hardcode for now since db does not have this column
			this.lastName = "";
			this.email = user.getPrimaryEmail();
			this.gradYear = 0;
			this.birthYear = 0;
			this.major = "";
			this.phone = "";
			this.organization = "";
			this.occupation = "";
			this.sex = '\0';
			this.university = "";
			this.locale = "en-US"; //TODO: hardcode for now since db does not have this column

			// MN - DE6908 Filtering the evernote authorization info from the response..
//			if (user.getAuthorizations().size() > 0)
//				this.authorizations = new ArrayList<AuthorizationResponse>();
//			for (Authorization anAuth : user.getAuthorizations()) {
//				this.authorizations.add(new AuthorizationResponse(null, anAuth));
//			}

			// KF - 3/12/13.  US9655 - Add some test data for GetUserInfo
			// Include test data for email addresses starting with "testuser" from livescribe or marketlive
			if (this.email.startsWith("testuser")
			 && (this.email.endsWith("livescribe.com") || this.email.endsWith("marketlive.com"))) {
				this.firstName = "firstname";
				this.middleName = "m";
				this.lastName = "lastname";
				this.gradYear = 2005;
				this.birthYear = 1980;
				this.major = "Computer Science";
				this.phone = "5108889999";
				this.organization = "Livescribe";
				this.occupation = "Architect";
				this.sex = 'F';
				this.university = "UC Berkeley";

				this.address = new UserAddressResponse();
				this.address.setAddress1("11 Main Street");
				this.address.setAddress2("Suite 12000");
				this.address.setCity("Oakland");
				this.address.setCounty("Alameda");
				this.address.setZip("94111");
				this.address.setProvince("Quebec");
				this.address.setState("CA");
				this.address.setCountry("US");
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 *

	 *
	 * @param ResponseCode code
	 * @param User user
	 */
	public UserInfoResponse(ResponseCode code, UserDTO user) {

		super();
		Hibernate.initialize(user);
		if (code != null) {
			this.setResponseCode(code);
		}
		if (user != null) {
			this.uid = user.getUid();
			this.firstName = user.getFirstName();
			this.middleName = user.getMiddleName();
			this.lastName = user.getLastName();
			this.email = user.getPrimaryEmail();
			this.gradYear = user.getGradYear();
			this.birthYear = user.getBirthYear();
			this.major = user.getMajor();
			this.phone = user.getPhone();
			this.enabled = user.getEnabled();
			this.sendEmail = user.getSendEmail();
			this.locale = "en-US"; //TODO: hardcode for now since db does not have this column
		}
	}

	/**
	 *

	 *
	 * @param document
	 *
	 * @throws ParseException
	 */
	public UserInfoResponse(Document document) throws ParseException {

		Node responseCodeNode = document.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_RESPONSE_CODE);
		if (responseCodeNode != null) {	// SUCCESS
			if ("SUCCESS".equals(responseCodeNode.getText())) {
				setResponseCode(ResponseCode.SUCCESS);
				setUid(document.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_UID).getText());
				setEmail(document.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_EMAIL_ADDRESS).getText());

				//TODO: EEvL 2012-10-11 Need to add Address support (should probably be an AddressResponse Object)

				Node authorizationsNode = document.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS);
				if (null != authorizationsNode) {
					List<Node> authorizationsNodeResponseNodes = (List<Node>)authorizationsNode.selectNodes(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_RESPONSE);
					List<AuthorizationResponse> responseAuthorizations = new ArrayList<AuthorizationResponse>();
					for (Node anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode : authorizationsNodeResponseNodes) {
						AuthorizationResponse subResponse = new AuthorizationResponse();
						//					subResponse.setUser(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(NODE_USER).getText());
						subResponse.setEnUsername(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_USERNAME).getText());
						subResponse.setOauthAccessToken(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_OAUTHACCESSTOKEN).getText());
						subResponse.setProvider(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_PROVIDER).getText());
						subResponse.setEnShardId(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_SHARDID).getText());
						subResponse.setExpiration(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").parse(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_EXPIRATION).getText()));
						subResponse.setCreated(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").parse(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_CREATED).getText()));
						subResponse.setLastModified(new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").parse(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_LASTMODIFIED).getText()));
						subResponse.setLastModifiedBy(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_LASTMODIFIEDBY).getText());
						subResponse.setEnUserId(Long.parseLong(anAuthorizationsNodeResponseNode.selectSingleNode(ObjectFactory.NODE_USERINFO_AUTHORIZATIONS_USERID).getText()));
						responseAuthorizations.add(subResponse);
					}
					setAuthorizations(responseAuthorizations);
				}
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 *

	 *
	 * @param code
	 * @param document
	 *
	 * @throws ParseException
	 */
	public UserInfoResponse(ResponseCode code, Document document) throws ParseException {

		this(document);
		this.setResponseCode(code);
	}

	public String getFirstName() {
		return firstName;
	}

	public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
		this.firstName = firstName;
	}

	public String getLastName() {
		return lastName;
	}

	public void setLastName(String lastName) {
		this.lastName = lastName;
	}

	public String getPhone() {
		return phone;
	}

	public void setPhone(String phone) {
		this.phone = phone;
	}

	public String getOrganization() {
		return organization;
	}

	public void setOrganization(String organization) {
		this.organization = organization;
	}

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Lola Allen, Author of Rhonda's Revenge
Today we are interviewing Lola Allen, author of the urban fiction novel Rhonda's Revenge.
I am an English graduate and teacher; I completed an MA in Creative Writing in 2011. I have always been an avid reader and writer; this really began when I was a child - I realised that I could make up my own characters and my own reality. It was very liberating. My degree in English was what really prompted me to pursue writing properly. I studied African American women's fiction, contemporary fiction and romantic fiction, which inspired me to be the writer that I am today. One of my lecturers (African American Women's fiction) after reading my work, persuaded me to purse writing further. I took up her advice and several years later, have not looked back.
Rhonda's Revenge was written before I completed my MA and I then came back to edit parts of it, using some of the knowledge that I gleaned from my course. My first proper novel and actual MA project, was my novel 'The Heartless Game', which also address the issues of infidelity, paranoia and cheating.
Describe Rhonda's Revenge in a few sentences.
Rhonda's Revenge is the story of a woman wronged, who would go to any lengths to get her own back. Rhonda's pride would not permit her to understand or even begin to envisage the thought that her husband Joseph could ever fall out of love with her. The novel started out as a bit of joke really – me imagining a situation in which women were completely in control and could do anything with their powers, including meting out punishments of their choice to unappreciative, unfaithful men - I then decided to finish the story and turn it into a novella.
On the surface I would say women that have been cheated on by their husbands or partners. However, there is also a satirical side to this novel, which cannot be taken too seriously and some parts that are like something out of a fantasy movie! My husband himself found parts of this novel funny, as did male friends of mine who read the novel. So men can get something out of reading this novel too…even if it's just a warning about a woman scorned.
What inspired you to write about a woman's plan for revenge on her cheating husband?
Probably because the breakdown of a marriage is a woman's worst nightmare. That and being traded in for a younger model. I'd just like to add at this point, that I wrote this story before I was married, so it was not inspired by personal experience! Every woman likes to think that she's special and has her man's heart forever, especially when they're married to each other. A woman's wedding day is widely seen and marketed as the most important day of her life, however once the day is over and the dress is off, things can rapidly begin to go downhill. This is especially true of the first few years of marriage, as in Rhonda's Reveng', in which she and Joseph have only been married for five years before he begins his affairs. When writing my stories, I like to create the worst case scenario, so that I can focus on how my female characters respond to them – this was certainly the case for Rhonda's Revenge.
I also wanted to show that no one was right in the novela; Joseph was wrong for cheating on Rhonda and Rhonda was wrong for trying to get him back in the way that she did. I tried to juxtapose the ideas of good and evil throughout Rhonda's Revenge and the fact that no one is truly innocent. As such, although Rhonda was the injured party, the way in which she went about her revenge, absolved her of any of the purity, or 'righteousness' she might initially have had. She therefore becomes as bad as Joseph.
Tell us a bit about the relationship between the main character, Rhonda, and her cheating husband, Joseph.
Rhonda and Joseph have known each other since secondary (high) school. Joseph comes from a single parent household where money is hard to come by whilst Rhonda is an only child, with relatively wealthy parents and a silver spoon in her mouth. Whereas Joseph has had to work his way up from the bottom, Rhonda has many things handed to her on the plate, hence her 'princess' mentality. Their backgrounds have a huge bearing on how they treat each other in their marriage, as Joseph grows resentful of the fact that Rhonda thinks she can have anything she wants. He then seeks to prove otherwise.
Rhonda does love her husband, but she is very full-on. She wants to control her husband and the direction of their relationship. She doesn't realise that the shy boy she knew in school is no more. Joseph has had to work very hard to get to where he is, and simply wants to be his own man. Rhonda's need to control everything almost leads to an eating disorder and the loss of her ability to ever have children. As an only child, having her own family is very important to Rhonda; not so much to Joseph who hails from a large family, where he has seen struggle and pain on a daily basis.
What drives Rhonda to still want a relationship with Joseph despite all the ways he has wronged her?
She wants to be in control. As a bit of a spoilt woman, Rhonda wants to always get her own way. She remembers that Joseph has always had a huge crush on her, and she enjoyed the attention. Now that they're married, she doesn't want this to change. She also wants to prove to Joseph that she is more desirable than the younger models that he's chasing, because of their history and the fact that every boy had a crush on her in school. Not to forget of course that Rhonda is desperate for a family, and want this with Joseph, as she believes that becoming a father would be good for him and help him to escape the demons of his own inadequate father and his legacy. A child would provide Rhonda and Joseph with the opportunity to begin their own legacy.
How do you hope your book will impact people?
I hope it would help them to think about the effects that infidelity can have on people, especially mentally, as well as the implications of breaking up a marital home. A person who has cheated once, would do it again and again. No woman or man is immune to being cheated on (no matter how beautiful or handsome) and once a person realises that their partner is a serial cheat, they need to be willing to either accept that person as they are, or simply let them go and start their lives over. Some things can't be forced, and you certainly can't force a person to love you (at least, not the natural way)!
In terms of contemporary urban fiction, I'm a huge fan of Eric Jerome Dickey, I love the lyrical and effortless way in which he writes. He has inspired me to be less afraid to write about sex in my novels and novellas. As long as this is done tastefully, there is no need to be embarrassed or afraid. I also really admire the writing of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and fellow British writer, Alex Wheattle.
What do you have in mind for your next project?
My next project is a story about a woman who harbours a deep love for one of her close male friends (they grew up together), without ever telling him. It showcases the struggle she endures and the pain of seeing him with other women, knowing that she could never have that sort of relationship with him herself.
Please read it, it's good fun! It's also very popular with other readers. When I first released it as a free ebook, it was ranked number 1 in African American women's fiction and number 1 in African American romance (in the UK Amazon Kindle store). It's now no longer free, but still a reasonable buy at just $2.99. As a novel/novella, Rhonda's Revenge is short, but I intended it to be that way, as it's just a fleeting glance into a troubled marriage and the drama that quickly unfolds as the result of this. I'm toying with the idea of creating sequels to Rhonda's Revenge - at the moment I'm not completely sure, but watch this space!
A short excerpt from Rhonda's Revenge:
As Joseph pulled away from his girlfriend, he was looking into her eyes, Rhonda recognised that look; it meant that Joseph was in love. Joseph was in love with another woman! The realisation suddenly hit Rhonda full in the face, like a jagged rock that had been thrown at her, scarring her face and making it bleed. What had she been, blind? Stupid? No wonder Joseph had been neglecting her, he had been showering his affections on someone else. And she was so beautiful, and fleshy. Rhonda began to feel insanely jealous, she wanted to kill him. She wanted to kill them both.
"Why don't we leave now?" Graham suggested pragmatically.
But Rhonda was not having any of it, "What, without a drink?" she asked, with a dangerous edge to her voice, "Get me a triple vodka."
"But Rhonda-" Graham began.
"Now." Rhonda added.
"Do as the girl says," Elaine pushed, "can't you see she needs it?"
Without any further ado, Graham did as he was asked, turning around momentarily to ensure that Rhonda wouldn't change her mind. She didn't.
Samina, Peter and Delilah stood rooted to their seats in silence, they were still in shock. Rhonda and Joseph had been married five years, how could he be cheating on her already? Samina came forward to hug Rhonda, but she pushed her away.
"Please don't pity me," she said, on the verge of tears, "I really don't need it."
"Of course not," Samina replied "I'm sorry."
"Don't apologise," Rhonda ordered, downing the drink that was put before her in three seconds. "Another," she told Graham.
"But-" he began.
"Now!" Elaine said on Rhonda's behalf; Rhonda smiled weakly in appreciation.
"Okay, coming up," he sighed, making another trip to the bar.
After about three triple vodkas, Rhonda made her way to the bar. She was so fiercely angry; no one tried to stop her. Head held high, back straight, she walked over to her husband and tapped him on the shoulder. "Hello darling," she said sarcastically.
Joseph turned around, and his eyes came to meet his wife's. He didn't even look like he cared.
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BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME is all set for its seventh edition, the revolutionary "Space Edition". Complementing an already earth-shattering list of world-renowned electronic artists which includes David Guetta, Marshmello, Robin Schulz, Paul Kalkbrenner, Nina Kraviz, Armin Van Buuren and Sven Väth to name a few, the jaw-dropping additions to this year's set up will make for another ground-breaking three-day fiesta. Celebrating the wonders of our galaxy in its debut "Space Edition", this year's event will transform the iconic Commerzbank Arena and its surrounding forest, meadows and swimming pool into the "biggest club in the world" in true intergalactic fashion.
Joining the already interstellar line up marks the worldwide premiere of Steve Aoki feat. Timbaland. The pair are due to grace the stage in a never seen before performance, moulding the energy and passion of dance music royalty with the knowledge and wisdom of one of the most sought-after producers in hip-hop and R&B music today.
BigCityBeats WORLD CLUB DOME also welcomes two heavyweight events to the fold, legendary party starters Elrow and Ibizan stalwarts ANTS both bringing an enticing an eclectic roster of DJs to takeover the WCD Pool Sessions.
Elrow is set to host their 'Rowmuda Triangle' edition with Andhim, Damian Lazarus, Cuarto b2b Hector Couto, masked groove master Claptone and many more for a crazy poolside soiree on Saturday 8th June. On the seductively deeper and darker side ANTS invite Andrea Olivia, Heidi, Joris Voorn, Nic Fanciulli and more for wet and wild music soaked day on Sunday 9th.
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Snickerdoodles is just one of those classic recipes that everyone needs in their recipe collection.
Just as trends in fashion, home decorating, and cars come and go, so do trends in cookies. However, some cookie recipes have stood the test of time, becoming favorites generation after generation. They become a part of our culture and become what I call classics.
Snickerdoodles have become a true classic for my family. This will be a recipe, just like my Nestle Toll House Cookie Variations, that I will pass on to my children.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs, until fluffy. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, mix until thoroughly blended.
Prepare one recipe of Cinnamon-Sugar Coating.
Shape dough into one inch balls. Roll in Sugar-Cinnamon Coating, covering completely.
Place 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased baking cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove cookies from baking sheet; cool on cooling rack.
In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Simple as that.
Snickerdoodles is just one of those classic recipes that everyone needs in their recipe collection. Just as trends in fashion, home decorating, and cars come and go, so do trends in cookies. However, some cookie recipes have stood the test of time, becoming favorites generation after generation. They become a part of our culture and become what I call classics.
Thank you Janie! Glad you are here. I am also originally from the Dayton area.
I too love Ohio tomatoes, we grow them every year in our garden.
I have read Mother Earth News. We've had a subscription for years, I love it.


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Taking a Closer Look at Black Lives Matter
By Robert Hutchinson
On Monday night, the Black Lives Matter protest came to the sleepy beach town of Huntington Beach, California: about 500 protesters, most of them white, denouncing police brutality against black men.
A diverse group of students, retirees and mothers with children faced off against about 200 police officers, some mounted on horses, many of them Hispanic.
There had been a report that more ominous Antifa demonstrators were being bused in to loot local shops, so about 30 stores had boarded up their windows with plywood, just in case. The police found weapons hidden in several alleys, including cinder blocks, weights and rocks, indicating plans for possible violence.
Yet in the end, little happened. The demonstrators chanted "I Can't Breathe" at the cops, held up signs for TV camera crews, then left. This is what occurred in most small and medium towns across America.
But in America's cities, it's a different story.
For a week now, Americans have been sitting in front of their televisions, transfixed, as cities across the United States erupt in riots not seen since the 1960s. At least 40 major cities have imposed curfews, with 23 calling in units of America's National Guard to restore order.
After two months of strict lock-downs engineered primarily by Democratic mayors and governors, some 40 million Americans are now unemployed, most of them without savings, many with no hope of returning to work.
When people ventured out to beaches or parks for fresh air, some of the overzealous mayors and governors ordered arrests and imposed U.S. $7,000 fines.
Not surprisingly, the entire country, like the entire world, has been on edge for weeks.
And then came the tragic death of George Floyd, an African American man killed or allowed to die on May 25 at the hands of Minneapolis's ethnically diverse police department.
Like the police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles nearly 30 years ago, the brutal treatment of Floyd triggered an explosion among disparate groups across the country – the black community, extreme left groups like Antifa, and run-of-the-mill criminals, thugs and looters.
Most Americans, including most police officers, appear to be sincerely outraged by what happened to Floyd. Police chiefs across the country denounced the actions of the officer involved.
Yet what happened to Floyd was hardly unique – and not confined to black males.
Three years ago, a 40-year-old Australian yoga instructor named Justine Damond called the Minneapolis police to report what she thought was a sexual assault then taking place.
When Minneapolis police arrived around 11:30 pm, Damond ran up to the squad car to report what she had heard. One of the police officers, a Somali immigrant named Mohamed Mohamed Noor, reached across his partner in his squad car and, through the car's open window, shot Damond in the chest, killing her.
There were no riots for Damond, no quick arrests for the officer involved.
Instead, nine months after the shooting, a warrant was finally issued for Noor's arrest. He was convicted a year later of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, a conviction the Somali Police Association said was racist.
According to The Washington Post's Fatal Force database, which claims to track every police shooting in the United States, since 2015 America's various police agencies have shot or otherwise killed a total of 5,360 people – about three per day on average.
Of those, 887 were Hispanic, 1,262 were black, and 2,412 were white. Another 799 were unknown or "other."
The media often highlight the cases involving black men, because that fits the narrative of "systemic" white racism, but the reality is that police shootings are not perpetrated solely, or even primarily, against black males.
There are literally hundreds of cases every year of American police shooting to death white males (and a few females) who confront police with weapons, or, in a handful of egregious cases, fail to comply with police orders.
In December 2010, a drunk white man named Douglas Zerby, 35, was sitting on his porch in Long Beach, California, playing with his garden hose. Responding to a false report that a man might have a gun, two police officers approached, and, seeing the hose and without issuing any commands, opened fire, shooting Zerby 12 times. The Long Beach prosecutor declined to press charges against the two officers.
In 2011, a white homeless man, Kelly Thomas, the son of a retired L.A. Police Officer, was killed by three members of the Fullerton, California police department when they beat him to death for failing to obey their commands. The officers were eventually tried for second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter but acquitted by a jury.
In 2012, two police officers in the sleepy community of Bainbridge Island, Washington, responded to a call of a mentally ill man, who was white, yelling in the garage apartment of his parents. One of the officers ordered the man to drop an axe he was holding and, when he refused, shot him dead. A jury acquitted the officer of using excessive force.
Examples such as these fail to mollify media critics who claim the police are inherently racist.
The critics point out that, while more whites are killed annually by police than blacks, blacks are only 12.1 percent of the U.S. population.
The critics say that this means that African Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by American police than are white people – 30 deaths per million for blacks versus 12 deaths per million for whites — and point to this fact as proof that "systemic" racism permeates American society in general and the police in particular.
"There are two viruses killing Americans," said CNN anchor Don Lemon after the riots began. "Covid-19 and racism".
Yet supporters of the police say that the shooting statistics don't tell the whole story.
For one thing, about 50 police officers are shot and killed in the line of duty each year, some from deliberate ambushes.
Every police officer knows of incidents in which a cop inadvertently stepped into an ambush and paid with his or her life – such as the five officers killed in Dallas in 2016 when they were ambushed by a black military veteran named Micah Xavier Johnson.
Johnson, who watched Black Lives Matters protests over and over on TV, told friends that "he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers."
In addition, when it comes to interracial violence blacks are many times more likely to commit violence against whites than whites are against blacks.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice statistics, in 2018 there were 547,948 acts of violence perpetrated by black offenders against white victims… compared to 56,915 acts of violence committed by white offenders against black victims.
When it comes to homicide generally, the offending rate for African Americans is almost eight times higher than for whites, and the victim rate six times higher.
Thus, if racism is defined by acts of violence, it would seem that black racism is at least as much of a problem in America as white racism.
Plus, a study of police shootings by Michigan State University professor Joseph Cesario found that white police officers are not more likely to shoot minority citizens than non-white officers for a very simple reason: most of the shootings of black suspects by police are done by black police officers, not white ones.
"We found that the race of the officer doesn't matter when it comes to predicting whether black or white citizens are shot," Cesario said. "If anything, black citizens are more likely to have been shot by black officers, but this is because black officers are drawn from the same population that they police. So, the more black citizens there are in a community, the more black police officers there are."
Thus, it turns out that the entire premise behind the current round of riots – that American police are inherently racist and more likely to shoot or cause harm to black offenders than to white ones – is likely false in two different ways.
Not only are more whites killed by police every year than blacks, but, if the Cesario study is accurate, then most shootings of black offenders are done by black officers, not white officers.
The cases the media constantly highlight – such as unarmed black men being shot or choked – are relatively rare and, thanks to improved training, decreasing.
According to The Washington Post, of the 5,360 people killed by police over the past five years, only 321 were unarmed. Most involved suspects brandishing firearms (3,053) or knives (924) or driving vehicles towards police (126).
In the end, stoking the flames of racial hatred, as the media and the political left are now doing so enthusiastically, ultimately serves no one.
Despite what left-wing activists claim, studies have shown that riots, violence and looting usually trigger an electoral backlash that bolsters conservative political parties – as occurred with the election of Richard Nixon following the 1968 riots.
In the ultimate irony, it could well turn out that the looters now stealing TVs and beating up old women will only succeed in re-electing Donald Trump.
This article has been republished from MercatorNet under a Creative Commons license.
[Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons-Guettarda, CC BY-SA 4.0]
Image Credit: [Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons-Guettarda, CC BY-SA 4.0]
Robert Hutchinson
Robert J. Hutchinson is the author of many works of popular history, including, most recently, What Really Happened: The Lincoln Assassination (2020).
Themjmillers
6/4/2020 - 12:29 AM
The burned out streets of Minneapolis and the beating of truck drivers doing their jobs is America's future in a democrat controlled nation!
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America in particular, and the West in general, have inherited a vast racial legacy from the colonial era, clearly there is still widespread racism going on, to deny that is itself part of the racist agenda. Africa Americans are disproportionately criminalised and imprisoned. The discrimination is not just physical aggression but economic and psychological too. It may well be that the facts presented in this essay are true, perhaps African American men are more likely to be involved in some provocation with the police, and more likely to be victims, but facts without a wider context are meaningless. If you victimise a group of people over a long time then some of them will react badly, under enough social, economic, and emotional strain this would happen to any large group. Is s man mad simply because of his choices, or because of his experiences in life ? With some it's s bit if both, but with others it's much more one thing than the other. This article seems to deny there is any racism in the police and it would be strange if there weren't as police are people too, a reflection of society, many on the police are against racism, like in society, yet there are also racist attitudes in some of the police, reflected in the disproportionately larger number of African Americans killed, than whites, to deny this is an issue is itself a racist attitude, yet it would just as wrong to exaggerate the issue and accuse all police, or even a majority. The racist police don't represent all police, just as the violent rioters don't represent all African Americans, when the masses are reduced to one what then is one reduced to, a stereotype of some sort ?!
Calculating the rate of black or white deaths at the hands of police per population (per 100,000 or per million) is not a very good way to calculate the risk. One is at risk of being killed by a police officer when one has an encounter with the police. Since the number of blacks killed by the police (numerator) is lower than the number of whites and the number of black encounters with the police (denominator) is higher (probably) due to the fact that most 911 calls come from minority communities, the rate of black homicides by police is most likely lower than the rate of white homicides by police. I have not seen anyone calculate the rate this way and whether or not it turns out to be true, it is certainly a much better way to calculate the rate than by population. Fact based narratives are extremely important because the narrative determines how we feel about America and about each other.
Medium-Comment
6/6/2020 - 11:01 PM
What the article needs are statistics on what percentage of crimes are committed overall by each race and how it relates to the amount of people shot by police. Given that I know that Blacks commit more crimes than whites, as a total amount of crimes, the fact that less are killed, means that in fact whites are 3 times more likely to be killed by police.
Simisolaife
This article is clearly written from the perspective of the most dangerous type of racist. A racist who actually thinks he is an intellectual. There is nothing smart about passing off skewed numbers and an extremely biased perspective as fact.
No question that "figures don't lie but liars know how to figure", however all you did was call the author names and assume. Dispute the numbers or conclusions reached with a data set that can be examined and anyalized instead of calling names and offering nothing that can be refuted. I'd suggest you take a look at Wilfred Reilly's book "Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War". He's a black professor at KSU and supports everything with proper research.
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High flyin
Bulverising at its most accurate. The author does not echo your beliefs so therefore he is a racist and all points are wrong? And the numbers are skewed? And of course his perspective is biased. It's called an opinion. Perhaps you could offer a better perspective with supporting arguments rather than just offering insults? That may actually advance your position.
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6/4/2020 - 4:35 AM
Show me your numbers!
Black Lives Matter President Calls For Christian Love Instead of Political Violence
David Gornoski
The Economist's Very Balanced Article on Black Lives Matter
Daniel Lattier
The Unacceptably Unjust Death of George Floyd
Amy Swearer


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