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Douglas London, who retired during Trump’s tenure after a 34-year career in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, penned the editorial published Wednesday for the news site Just Security. In his article, London, an adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, warned that the president was more focused on garnering attention than national security. “When it comes to intelligence, like with so much else, President Donald Trump likes big names,” the former intelligence officer wrote....

Yet his local cavalry commanding officer asserted that Lieutenant Reagan was a “greater ‘swordsman’ " than Errol Flynn–a remark I gathered was meant metaphorically. If so, Dutch was shy about communicating it. We guffawed over a magazine spread of suggestive “swimming lesson” cheesecakes that showed him intertwining limbs with a buxom starlet (RONALD REAGAN SHOWS SUSAN HAYWARD THE PROPER POSITION). Their couplings reminded me of nothing so much as Greek sculpture: a cold choreography of elbows, knees, and clenched buttocks....

No, brain surgery this definitely isn’t. To get in cheaply, one needn’t have friends in high places; just buy a Slurpee down at the 7-Eleven store and save the cup. To get in for nothing, just show up at your local arena on the advertised tryout day and attempt to pass the rigorous contender physical. About 2,500 auditioned in Cleveland; almost as many as showed up at Madison Square Garden....

Real Madrid show off new kit for 2017-18 Madrid unveiled their new strip in images featuring a number of Adidas athletes, including Gareth Bale, Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, Zinedine Zidane and even Nacho. But there was no sign of James or Morata, even though both of those players are also under contract with the German sports brand. Morata is wanted by both Manchester United and AC Milan this summer, while James is interesting a number of Europe’s elite clubs, including the Red Devils....

However, a derby is still a derby and this one, in the context of recent history, is massive. The memory of 6-1 United might have lost the title on the last day last season but they lost something more, something worse in the match at Old Trafford on October 23, 2011 – their pride. They were trounced 6-1 at Old Trafford by City and, although one cannot pin a title win on the winning of a single game, this win galvanized City and gave them that much more of an impetus to go for it....

That trait of his will be put to the test when he battles his former adversary Cleber Sousa for the inaugural ONE flyweight submission grappling world title at ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee III this Friday, US primetime, in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Musumeci’s world title match will be his third fight against Sousa following two close bouts in 2017. In an interview with ONE Championship, Musumeci said that he and his training partner would drill a submission over and over to the point where his body would just move on instinct instead of his mind stressing over a possible solution:...

Obviously, there is no bout more compelling than the evening’s main event. ONE women’s atomweight world champion Angela Lee is set to go head-to-head with reigning ONE women’s strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan. Lee will attempt to claim a second belt to become the first mom champ-champ in history. ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee III will be taking place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 30, and will be broadcast to the United States and Canada via Prime Video....

Call it Grade Conflation. Spurred by reform proposals around the nation, educators are discarding traditional age groupings. Instead, they are once again turning to multiage classrooms. Kentucky has mandated that every school in the state offer multiage classes for kids from 5 to 9. In Cincinnati, officials are aiming to have all classes be multiage from kindergarten through 10th grade by 2001. These aren’t the one-room schoolhouses of frontier lore; they more closely resemble the popular but flawed open-classroom experiments of the late 1960s....

There have been several theories written about the Disney+ series and how they may tie into the events set to occur in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Now that the Multiverse has been opened, as What If…? is beginning to explore, there are an infinite number of possibilities that are possible. What If…? also proves that in order to have a convincing and meaningful storyline, there has to be a proper motive....

After debuting on the Gamesradar+ Future Games Show in 2020, Die by the Blade captivated many fighting game fans hoping for something new. The game has had a promising development process, fully achieving its Kickstarter goal within a month, followed by winning a “Best games by Unreal Engine” award at the White Nights Dev Contest. As a spiritual successor to the classic PS1 sword fighting game Bushido Blade, Dy by the Blade’s main appeal is its no-nonsense combat where every attack is potentially lethal, requiring players to master their combos and hone their reflexes if they wish to stand a chance....

In Gotham Knights, the entirety of Gotham City will be accessible from the time the game is first booted up. This doesn’t mean that some locations won’t be more plot central than others, however. There’s one particular location in Gotham City that will likely be very central to Gotham Knights’ plot, and also has the potential to provide the new game with some of its most interesting set pieces and battlegrounds....

RELATED: One Piece: Funniest Buggy Moments, Ranked The “3D” part was crossed out, which indicated that the crew would meet after 2 years instead of 3 days. The two-year time-skip enabled the Straw Hats to get stronger. This also applies to the other characters, who improved by leaps and bounds after the time-skip. 8 Monkey D. Luffy It was quite obvious that Luffy would have improved a lot after the time-skip....

While Devil Fruits are certainly useful, not every amazing power displayed in the series revolves around their usage. In fact, there are several powers that stand out on their own. From haki to specialized martial arts and plenty of other techniques, here are some of the most powerful non-Devil Fruit powers the anime has shown. Updated on April 15, 2022, by Rei Penber: The world of One Piece has introduced several incredible fighting styles to the fans over the years that don’t rely on Devil Fruit usage....

Every major series has its turning point, and One Piece is no different. With 100 collected volumes and over 1000 chapters, One Piece’s narrative has been a slow burn. Oda has been praised for his world-building, and the story has unraveled at an unusually organic rate thanks to the series’ incredibly long run. The early series might’ve been what piqued many longtime fans’ interest in its narrative, but One Piece wouldn’t come to be thought of in the way it is today until the infamous Marineford Arc....

Mihawk, also known by the epithet “Hawk Eyes”, is famous for being the strongest swordsman in the world of One Piece. He is one of the few pirates in the series who prefers to operate alone, and has no crew. This hasn’t proved to be much of a handicap, however. Mihawk was introduced as the man who single-handedly decimated the entire fleet of the notorious East Blue pirate Don Krieg....

RELATED: One Piece: All Of Kaido’s Devil Fruit Forms, Explained To overcome the powers that Kaido possessed, Luffy had to surpass all his limits and, in doing so, awaken Gear 5th. While fans haven’t seen everything about its capabilities, the fight against Kaido has already revealed quite a few things about its powers. An Awakening Gear Most of Luffy’s Gears are something that he invented by himself over time. Gear Second was created after he watched CP9 use Soru for the first time and used his Devil Fruit to pump blood in his body faster....

The Navy, led by Monkey D. Garp knew that they could not beat the Rocks Pirates on their own, so Garp decided to ask for help from another great pirate, namely, Gol D. Roger. The bizarre alliance was successful in defeating the Rocks Pirates. After their victory, the God Valley mysteriously disappeared from the world. This is a huge mystery that has been bothering a lot of One Piece fans, but the new chapter might give an idea as to what exactly happened....

Apart from the incredible action between Luffy and Kaido that saw the two exchange blows with each other as if they were equals, the chapter also touched on some incredibly important plot points. In the Flower Capital, the citizen of Wano are finally preparing to end the Fire Festival, meaning the arc is drawing to a close. More importantly, the Gorosei initiated a talk about a legendary Devil Fruit that hasn’t been awakened for centuries yet is now active all of a sudden....

RELATED:One Piece: Characters Who Were Better Before The Time-Skip Along with the Straw Hat Pirates, the Kid and the Heart pirate crews were also seen ready to depart Wano finally. With each of them edging closer to the One Piece, it is time for the next generation to establish complete dominance over the age following the fall of the Emperors. With some very interesting plot points, such as the man with the burn mark and the Cross Guild established in the previous chapter, all eyes are on One Piece 1057 to deliver the perfect conclusion for the Wano Country arc....