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in: Characters, Evil Walkers (Earth-616)/Members, Walkers (Earth-616)/Members,
Knights of the Round Table (Earth-616)/Members
Mutants (Homo superior)
Humans (Homo sapiens)
Public Identity Characters
Stan Lee/Creator
Joe Maneely/Creator
Single Characters
Height 5 ft. 10 in. (1.78 m)
Weight 180-199 lbs (81.65-90.72 kg)
Earth-616/Characters
Power Grid Added
Power Grid/Intelligence/Learned
Power Grid/Strength/Normal
Power Grid/Speed/Normal
Power Grid/Durability/Virtually Indestructible
Power Grid/Energy Projection/Multiple Types
Power Grid/Fighting Skills/Master: Single Form of Combat
Power Grid Complete
Pendragon Family
Equestrianism
Knighthoods
Mordred (Earth-616)
Mordred the Evil
Sir Mordred
Black Druid, Demon Druid, Dark Druid, Lore-Master, Medraut, Modred,[1] Mordred of the Northern Isles,[2] Mordred the Magnificent
Evil Walkers
Walkers[3], Royal Court of Camelot, Knights of the Round Table
Grandparents:
Uther Pendragon (paternal grandfather, deceased)
Igraine (grandmother, deceased)
King Arthur (father)
Morgause (mother)
Sir Gawain (half-brother, deceased)
Sir Gaheris (half-brother, deceased)
Sir Agravaine (half-brother, deceased)
Sir Gareth (half-brother, deceased)
Melehen (son, deceased)
Unidentified son (deceased)
Other Relatives:
Morgan Le Fay (paternal aunt)
Elaine (aunt)
Sir Ewain (cousin)
Caroline Le Fay (cousin)
Physical Characteristics[23]
5′10″ (1.78 m)
185 lbs (83.91 kg)
Human Magician, Possible Mutant[4]
Earth-616
Insi Orc, Orkney Islands, British Isles
Would-be conqueror; former insurrectionist, knight
Unidentified astral realm
the Netherworld of Otherworld; Camelot, British Isles
Stan Lee, Joe Maneely
Black Knight #1
(March, 1955)
Mordred was the illegitimate son of King Arthur Pendragon and his half-sister Morgause prophesied by Merlin to destroy both him and Camelot.
1.1 Origin
1.2 Adulthood
1.3 Fall of Camelot and Death
1.4 Spirit
1.5 Resurrection
3 Paraphernalia
Before his birth, Merlin prophesied that a son of King Arthur born on May Day would rise up and destroy both him and Camelot. To prevent this, Arthur had all the children born that day put on a boat with a leak and sent to sea. Mordred survived and eventually returned to his mother, where he was raised and educated to be a knight.[5]
As an adult, Mordred began working with his aunt Morgan Le Fay to overthrow his father King Arthur and take control of Camelot.[6] His earliest recorded activities was when he went on a hunt with King Arthur and found the injured knight Sir Belair whom unknown to them at the time was the son of the demon Asmodiar.[7]
Not long after this, Merlin became aware of Mordred and Morgan's plots to destroy the kingdom and sought out Sir Percy of Scandia whom he trained to be his secret warrior the Black Knight. Mordred soon took King Arthur on a hunt, having hired assassins to eliminate him, however he was saved by the Black Knight. The Knight was officially knighted by the king, who promised to never ask for the Knight's true identity, much to Mordred's chagrin. Likewise, while the Black Knight was aware that Mordred was behind this and other future schemes, he could never find the evidence needed to incriminate Mordred.[6] Eventually, Merlin had created a number of ebony weapons out of the Starstone meteorite and offered only one to the Black Knight, believing that the correct weapon could help halt the downfall of Camelot. After the Black Knight chose the Ebony Blade, Merlin used his magics to seemingly destroy the other weapons, unaware that both Mordred and Morgan were overhearing and prevented the destruction of the Ebony Staff, which would be the key to Camelot's destruction. Mordred sent the weapon to be reforged into an Ebony Dagger and then resumed his attempts against the throne in the meantime.[1] Shortly thereafter, Mordred briefly usurped the throne of Camelot when he had his minions kidnap King Arthur in the night and toss him in the royal dungeons below the castle. However the Black Knight managed to free the king, forcing Mordred to give up the throne.[6]
When King Arthur later went out to visit the neighboring baronies, Mordred and Morgan le Fey worked with the Norman conqueror Sir Robert de Quincy to invade and conquer Camelot. However this invasion was thwarted by the Black Knight foiling Mordred's plans.[8] Mordred then became focused on learning the true identity of the Black Knight. During a contest battle between the knights of Camelot, Mordred paid Sir Guy of Gascombe to injure the Black Knight in battle. Before Mordred can unmask him, the Black Knight was spirited away by Merlin. Mordred then began walking about the castle, purposely bumping into people to see if they shared the same injuries as the Black Knight. To his surprise, he found that his distant relative, the seemingly cowardly Sir Percy, shared those same injuries. However when Mordred and his minions confronted Sir Percy in his chambers, they were surprised to see both Percy and the Black Knight together, unaware that the "Black Knight" was Merlin wearing the fabled armor. Mordred fled and was soundly defeated by the real Black Knight, thus preserving his double identity. Not long after this, during King Arthur's birthday and celebratory lion hunt, Mordred paid a number of Gypsies to unleash too many lions for King Arthur to handle on his own. This plot would have succeeded had not the Black Knight been there to once more thwart him.[9]
Not long after this, Mordred hired French-Sicilian pirates to kidnap King Arthur, his ward Lady Rosamund and Sir Percy among others. He then returned to Camelot and claimed the throne, sending the Knights of the Round Table on false leads to rescue the king. However Sir Percy managed to escape captivity and as the Black Knight led the knights of Camelot to their leader and rescued him, Mordred once more gave up the throne.[10] Later, Mordred conspired to overthrow Camelot with the help of Sir Gilles using a "Trojan horse" disguised as the Dragon of Kentswood Swamp, but this plot was thwarted by the Black Knight.[11]
Killing the Black Knight
Fall of Camelot and Death
After learning of the affair between Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot, and with England in the middle of a civil war Mordred then put his plans into bringing down Camelot into full force.[5]
During the final battle, Mordred used the Ebony Dagger and succeeded in eventually slaying King Arthur as well as the original Black Knight, but also was felled by the Knight himself.[12][13][1] However as Mordred died, he threw his spirit into the Netherworld in order to cheat death.[14]
Mordred's spirit eventually found itself in the 12th Century during the Crusades and plotted to foil the plans of King Richard by orchestrating events so that Richard was captured by the Muslim armies in an attempt to change history. He was assisted in this era by Chandu the Wizard and his demonic minions. Learning of this plot, Merlin took the spirit of Dane Whitman, the Black Knight of the modern era (who at the time had been turned into stone), and sent his spirit back in time to possess the body of his descendant Eobar Garrington the Black Knight of the Crusades, to rescue King Richard.
Seeking to restore Dane Whitman to flesh and blood Doctor Strange and Dane's teammates in the Defenders were pulled back in time to the 12th Century. There they joined the Black Knight in battling Mordred and Chandu. Mordred attempted to gain control of the powerful Evil Eye to use against his foes, but he was stopped by the time travelling Prester John who then used the Eye to banish both Mordred and Chandu.[15]
Mordred was later resurrected in the Modern Age and served the demonic Necromon, coming into conflict with the most recent Black Knight (Whitman) and Captain Britain.[16] Eventually, Necromon was defeated and Mordred was banished into the Outer Dark.[17]
Queen's Vengeance commander
Eventually, Mordred was returned when Morgan le Fay summoned him, as she needed a masculine sorcerer/familiar to complete her future schemes.[18]
Mordred was later involved with Morgan as she used the Norn Stones to reshape reality, overlapping it with Earth-398. In this new reality, Morgan ruled over a medieval world of magic and commanded the Avengers under the name Queen's Vengeance.[19] Eventually, Mordred was defeated by the Avengers and their recently resurrected ally Wonder Man. Mordred was presumably banished with Morgan when reality was restored to its natural order.[20] He later returned and attempted to gather all of the items forged from the Starstone.[21]
Power Grid[24]
Sorcery. Mordred has the particular gift to know the weakness in all things, including a person's mentality. He has used this to gain a psychological advantage against his foes.[22]
He is a skilled swordsman and horse rider.
Mordred was shown using a gem referred to as a "Bloodstone" in his attempt to recover the Starstone items. The nature and origin of this item has not been revealed. It may be a Bloodgem, as Elsa Bloodstone was interested in obtaining it.
Ebony Dagger: A dagger carved from the same meteor fragment as the Ebony Blade.
In his appearances in the Black Knight series in Hulk Comic, Mordred is often mistakenly referred to as Modred. However, he has no connection to Modred the Mystic. Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Mystic Arcana: The Book of Marvel Magic #1 confirms it.
43 appearance(s) of Mordred (Earth-616)
2 minor appearance(s) of Mordred (Earth-616)
7 mentions of Mordred (Earth-616)
8 image(s) of Mordred (Earth-616)
2 victim(s) killed by Mordred (Earth-616)
3 item(s) used/owned by Mordred (Earth-616)
Mordred (Earth-616) on Wikipedia.org
Mordred the Evil on Appendix
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marvel Super-Heroes #17
↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #6
↑ Marvel Atlas #1; United Kingdom's entry
↑ Excalibur Vol 4 #23
↑ 5.0 5.1 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 #8
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Black Knight #1
↑ Marvel Preview #22
↑ Black Knight #2
↑ Mystic Arcana Black Knight #1
↑ Black Knight Vol 2 #1
↑ Defenders #11
↑ Captain Britain Summer Special #1
↑ Hulk Comic (UK) #42
↑ Avengers Vol 3 #1
↑ Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #2
↑ Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide #2
↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 7
Evil Walkers (Earth-616)/Members
Walkers (Earth-616)/Members


Following a rocky first month in office and facing the lowest approval ratings of any modern president, Trump is expected to try to use the speech to reset his presidency. In its first month, the Trump administration has appointed billionaire friends and associates to leaderships roles, while placing corporate interests before ordinary taxpayers and raising fears among vulnerable communities. It is time he focused on producing a viable plan for America that works for all Americans.


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REVIEW: Star Trek Beyond
July 16, 2016 Review, Theatrical, This Week Leave a Comment
"…a bold, entertaining spectacle…"
James Fletcher
Rating: TBC
Director: Justin Lin
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban
Distributor: Paramount
Released: July 21
Worth: $18.00
FilmInk rates movies out of $20 — the score indicates the amount we believe a ticket to the movie to be worth
It's an interesting time for Star Trek. With the science fiction franchise celebrating a half-century since beaming into American living rooms via the latest cathode ray tube technology, the little-sci-fi-who-could has amassed an impressive six television series (yes, we are including the animated series) culminating in 523 hours of sci-fi glory with an all-new anthology series from Hannibal showrunner, Bryan Fuller, premiering in 2017. But while hardcore fans might argue that Trek's rightful place is on the small screen, the franchise in recent years has found new life theatrically thanks to J.J. Abrams, whose reboot of the Star Trek universe in 2011 opened up both the mythology and the relevance of a series heavily steeped in nostalgia.
And that's where Star Trek Beyond does well in paying tribute to the past fifty years, by deftly questioning its own relevance in today's cinematic landscape via introspective character arcs that hold their own against the onslaught of visual effects, protracted action sequences, and a ball-tearing soundscape oddly, but effectively headlined by The Beastie Boys classic tune "Sabotage."
Avoiding spoilers, Star Trek Beyond picks up three years into the crew's five-year mission of exploring deep space, quickly establishing a burnt out crew going through the motions. But when the Enterprise, heading out from the Federation's shiny new space station on a search and rescue mission, is attacked and destroyed, Kirk and his team, including a feisty alien castaway by the name of Jaylah, find themselves facing an enemy hell-bent on tearing apart the ideals of the Federation itself.
As with most Star Trek movies, on paper the synopsis seems simple enough, but the beauty of Star Trek has always been its ability to touch on big social themes, and Star Trek Beyond is no exception, tackling the current social and political divides between liberals and conservatives, the theology of terrorism, and, of course, the stalwart Star Trek mantra of acceptance, tolerance, and inevitable change.
Helmed by Justin Lin, whose directorial efforts on Fast And Furious saw that franchise reach new heights, Star Trek Beyond delivers a bold, entertaining spectacle designed to push the rebooted franchise into new territory. But the film isn't without its flaws, most notably in Idris Elba's protagonist, Krall, who has all the attributes of being a superb villain, but the actor frustratingly isn't given the opportunity to truly engage with the role. Thankfully though, Star Trek Beyond has far more wins than losses thanks in part to Simon Pegg's handling of the script, which is peppered with very funny moments (including the film's opening scene) and which honours the franchise's fifty-year milestone with numerous nuanced references to past films and characters, including the now controversial outing of Sulu and a subtle homage to the original cast.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
package fr.abachar.collab.service;

import fr.abachar.collab.model.User;
import fr.abachar.collab.service.mail.MailModel;
import fr.abachar.collab.service.mail.MailService;
import fr.abachar.collab.service.security.SecurityUtils;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Propagation;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import javax.persistence.Query;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author abachar
 */
@Service
@Transactional(readOnly = true)
public class UserService {

    /**
     * Logger
     */
    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UserService.class);

    /**
     * persistence context
     */
    @PersistenceContext
    private EntityManager em;

    /**
     *
     */
    @Autowired
    private SecurityUtils securityUtils;

    /**
     *
     */
    @Autowired
    private MailService mailService;

    /**
     * @param userId
     * @return
     */
    public User findById(Long userId) {
        return em.find(User.class, userId);
    }

    /**
     * @param email
     * @return
     */
    public User findByEmail(String email) {
        Query query = em.createQuery("select u from User u where u.email = :email");
        query.setParameter("email", email);
        return (User) query.getSingleResult();
    }

    /**
     * @param username
     * @return
     */
    public User findByUsername(String username) {
        Query query = em.createQuery("select u from User u where u.username = :username");
        query.setParameter("username", username);
        return (User) query.getSingleResult();
    }

    /**
     * @return
     */
    public Long findCount() {
        Query query = em.createQuery("select count(u) from User u");
        return (Long) query.getSingleResult();
    }

    /**
     * @return
     */
    public List<User> findAll() {
        return find();
    }

    /**
     * @return
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public List<User> find() {
        Query query = em.createQuery("select u from User u");
        return (List<User>) query.getResultList();
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param projectId
     * @return
     */
    public List<User> findByProject(Long projectId) {
        Query query = em.createQuery("select distinct p.user from Permission p where p.project.id = :projectId");
        query.setParameter("projectId", projectId);
        return (List<User>) query.getResultList();
    }

    @Transactional
    public User create(User user) {

        // Encrypt password
        String password = user.getPassword();
        user.setSalt(securityUtils.generateRandomSalt());
        user.setPassword(securityUtils.encodePassword(password, user.getSalt()));

        // Save
        em.persist(user);

        // Send mail
        MailModel mail = new MailModel();
        mail.setTo(user.getEmail());
        mail.setSubject("Welcome to pronostico.com");
        mail.setTemplate("users/create");
        mailService.send(mail);

        return user;
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = false, propagation = Propagation.REQUIRES_NEW)
    public void createNewPassword(User user) {
        User userInDb = em.find(User.class, user.getId());

        // Encrypt password
        String password = securityUtils.generateRandomPassword();
        user.setSalt(securityUtils.generateRandomSalt());
        user.setPassword(securityUtils.encodePassword(password, user.getSalt()));

        logger.info("Create new password for [" + user.getUsername() + "] : "
                + password + "|" + user.getSalt() + "|" + user.getPassword());

        // Send mail
        MailModel mail = new MailModel();
        mail.setTo(userInDb.getEmail());
        mail.setSubject("Welcome to pronostico.com");
        mail.setTemplate("authentication/password-reset");
        mail.addAttribute("password", password);
        mailService.send(mail);

        em.merge(userInDb);
    }

    @Transactional
    public User update(User user) {
        User userInDb = em.find(User.class, user.getId());

        userInDb.setFirstname(user.getFirstname());
        userInDb.setLastname(user.getLastname());
        userInDb.setEmail(user.getEmail());
        userInDb.setEnabled(user.getEnabled());
        userInDb.setAdmin(user.getAdmin());
        //private Set<Permission> permissions;
        //private Attachment avatar;

        em.merge(userInDb);

        return userInDb;
    }

    @Transactional
    public User updateAccount(User user) {
        User userInDb = em.find(User.class, user.getId());

        userInDb.setFirstname(user.getFirstname());
        userInDb.setLastname(user.getLastname());
        userInDb.setEmail(user.getEmail());

        em.merge(userInDb);

        return userInDb;
    }

    @Transactional
    public void updatePassword(long userId, String newPassword) {
        User userInDb = em.find(User.class, userId);

        // Encrypt password
        String password = newPassword;
        userInDb.setSalt(securityUtils.generateRandomSalt());
        userInDb.setPassword(securityUtils.encodePassword(password, userInDb.getSalt()));

        em.merge(userInDb);
    }

    @Transactional(readOnly = false, propagation = Propagation.REQUIRED)
    public void delete(Long userId) {
        em.remove(em.find(User.class, userId));
    }
}

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Believing that children deserve more than food and shelter, FundLife conceptualised and presented a strategic relief and development programme to UNICEF that would restore childhood to Typhoon Haiyan survivor-children. FundLife's flagship programme Football for Life (F4L) is an innovative and dynamic approach that could adapt and react to the real-time needs of the children it was supporting. It is aimed to restore childhood to children through organised and regularly scheduled 'play' sessions. F4L reached nine communities across Tacloban, developing the capacity of locally sourced coaches to cultivate an authentic community ownership model that works with civic, private, and public stakeholders.
Originally developed to provide the first line of psychosocial support to children after a post-disaster, the adaptability and popularity of F4L has made it a crucial long-term support system in ensuring public and private agencies can 'build back better'.
F4L's first site was San Jose, the community that saw the highest number of child fatalities from the typhoon.
After establishing itself at San Jose Elementry school, the project expanded to neighbouring communities, benefiting children in the most affected areas.
The needs-based expansion took the programme to bunkhouses for displaced families and to remote and underserved communities.
For many of the children in the F4L programme, the sessions were - and still are - their first and only organised play activity.
20 children earned the chance to see a new world: traveling outside of their province for the very first time to represent their city!
Delivered 20 seminar days on the use of sport as a tool for development to over 100 school teachers and coaches by bringing global experts, Coaches Across Continents, to Tacloban.


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Employees Share The Most Wildly Unprofessional Acts They've Witnessed In The Workplace
August 1, 2018 | Jess Silverberg
The workplace is a competitive and stressful environment at the best of times. Unless you're lucky enough to work from home (which brings untold benefits in terms of productivity and avoiding boring meetings, by the way), we're all crammed in like sardines into a daily commute and crushed like chum in the daily grind.
Of course, work isn't always bad. It can be incredibly fulfilling and financially rewarding, otherwise, we wouldn't do it. These Redditors, however, don't want to talk about the best of times. They want to talk about the pettiest of times. Those moments when a co-worker acted like a terrible human being just because they could or when a boss went out of their way to treat a subordinate badly.
We've all had days like these. Let's hope that the more people read about this kind of behavior, the less likely they are to behave that way. Check out the pettiest moments ever experienced at work. Sadly, you're going to believe them.
#1 The Plague Carrier
My boss doesn't believe in sick days (for herself or anyone else). So she came in all last week with a terrible cold and laryngitis. This week three other people have the same thing.
Sick days aren't meant for fun times, they're meant to prevent the spread of contagious illnesses. She's such a horrible move. I need a new job.
O_littoralis
Bexshea
#2 She Knows Best
I worked as a head lifeguard at a waterpark. We had a minor situation where a kid who couldn't swim jumped into the deep end.
The lifeguard of that area went in to get her. No big deal, happens a lot. My boss, the park supervisor heard the whistle blow, ran at full speed and jumped in with the non-waterproof radio among other important items. I let her know she didn't need to do that, that I had it under control. She replied that I should never tell her she is wrong and sent me home for the day.
#3 Netflix and Not So Chill
I used to work at Netflix and every time somebody was fired, department bosses would call a staff meeting and tell everyone on the team why so and so was let go and would go around the room asking everyone to unload any dirt on the ex-employee.
Even before that, managers would organize team lunches and have everyone at the table say what they don't like about their co-workers who were sitting right next to them. Awkward and very unprofessional.
Bloatedkat
#4 Law And The Lord Don't Mix
I'm in law enforcement. One of my co-workers is super-religious Christian, to the point where his advice to the rest of us always revolves around "you should go to church more" and "the Bible contains all of your answers."
Those of us that work with him tune him out. The real problem is that he talks this way to our subjects and victims, as well. He'll tell someone who's clearly an atheist that he will "pray for them" or that "God forgives you." Several times, he's given an impromptu lecture on getting right with Jesus to someone we've arrested.
We've counseled him over and over again to knock this off. First, it's not our place to proselytize. Second, there's a serious issue with church/state separation when a government employee, on duty, is lecturing someone about God or religion. Third, when you give that lecture to someone, you run the risk of pushing them into saying something, by making them believe that they are committing a religious sin as well as a crime.
In short, it's going to backfire on him at some point, which is why I make a point of staying far away from him when we're out of the office.
thepatman
jasonisaacs.me
#5 The Kitten Might Have Been Undead
I showed a coworker a video of my new kitten. Next thing I know I'm in an office being scolded and told I should have known better as well as having my professionalism questioned. Apparently, someone walking by recently had their cat pass away and felt the need to complain. Now if I want to show a video at work, I have to have it approved by management first.
Pets 4 Homes
#6 She Put It In Writing
I've worked for my company for almost two years, and I haven't used any vacation leave. I decided to treat myself to a four day weekend; I took Thursday and Friday off. Thursday morning my boss calls me like four times. I'm so annoyed because I wanted to sleep in. I answer it the fifth time she calls.
She's begging me not to read the email she sent me when I get to the office on Monday. She said she wrote it while she was feeling mean-spirited and felt like bullying me. Can't wait to forward it to HR when I go back to work tomorrow.
nokandyki
thewpclub.com
#7 A Disgusting Policy
I was a seasonal salesperson at Sharper Image, so several people got hired around the same time. One of the new people was…odd. To start with, he smelled intensely of B.O. all the time. He'd talk about really inappropriate things, in a louder than normal voice all the time. Like one time, while we were on the sales floor, he started telling me about his personal…"preferences".
I'm a woman, and while I didn't take him talking about this to be intended to harass me, some of my male colleagues who couldn't help but overhear were very uncomfortable with him talking to a woman about that. And obviously that was just inappropriate to be talking about on the sales floor anyway.
The last straw was when he told me that he had a "policy" of drinking from any open beverage container that was left out in the back. So, if you had a drink open in the break room, he drank from it. Every time. He told me this after he'd been working there for a few weeks at that point. We all had open drinks in the back pretty much every day. I immediately told everyone to get rid of their drinks and told the manager about it. He didn't come back after that.
EmeraldGlimmer
#8 Some Places Are Truly Brutal
I'm a unit secretary at a hospital. Typically I'm the one that gets the call when we have a new patient coming to the floor. Since we are always understaffed, a new patient is always a call for moaning.
And guess who gets blamed?
The other day one of the nicest nurses lost her plot and started berating me because she was going to get her 8th patient. I don't make bed assignments, and she knows that. Still, I'm the one who has to absorb the screaming.
This was after my supervisor chewed me out because her supervisor had me helping out on the floor because we only had one nurse aid for 22 patients. And it was only two hours into my 12-hour shift.
I cry at work every day.
TheKenluckian
#9 Sometimes You Have To Play Dirty Too
At a part-time job I had eons ago, the boss would come in and flip through dirty magazines while we were talking. It was slightly awkward. I responded by putting up a mildly graphic calendar and praising the virtues of the young ladies featured. He assumed I wasn't interested in him after that and left me alone.
#10 The Delivery Boy Was Not Happy
Was working for a small business and was repeatedly asked to use my own personal car to make deliveries and pick up supplies. I eventually told the owner that I didn't feel comfortable using my personal vehicle for company work. My statement was polite and voiced my concerns about only having liability insurance on it and having to pay for all the gas on my own too. The owner was like, how many miles did you drive yesterday? Maybe 3? Here are 75 cents. That's average mileage pay. And he drops three quarters into my hand.
I looked at the change in my hand, then looked up at him, then back at the change in my hand, and they were diamonds.
Just kidding. I threw the quarters on the ground as I looked at him and said I don't want your change. Then I quit and told him to bug off.
bumpty
#11 The Stock Day That Never Stopped
Once I was working on the stock day, and although stock still needed to be put away, the employees that were scheduled to get off wanted to leave.
I asked them if they would stay and help put away stuff, but the one employee was whining that he wanted to leave, and I was really irritated with his whining, so I went ahead and let him clock out and go.
I walked back to the office to get something, and my boss who was sitting at the computer putzing around says to me, "Is the stock put away yet?"
I said "No. The employees that were scheduled to leave left, so I have to do it myself."
And he flipped his lid.
"What do you MEAN they left? I THOUGHT I told you to tell those employees to stay."
So I said, "Umm, If they're scheduled to get off, I can't FORCE them to stay. None of them wanted to stay to help; it's not my fault they were only scheduled until 1."
Then he pulls out this gem:
"I'm sick of your abject nonsense." I left the office. Then, a couple of hours later, he asks me if the stock is done again. I was really angry, so I said, "Mostly. But I can't put the sodas away because I can't reach the top shelf." Keep in mind, these are 50lb syrups, I have trouble lifting them.
And he says to me, instead of offering his help, "Get a stool."
I am so glad he no longer works there.
darwina
Abacus Valuers
#12 Harassed On Her First Day
I was 15, the first day working at a small skate shop. I am a girl, by the way. My boss was 20-something, I know he had graduated from college, and this was a summer job. While I was reaching to grab something from a top shelf, he came over and smacked my behind. I asked him quietly to please not do that again, and he told me that this was his store and that I was lucky to have a job. I quit and called my mom.
Unfortunately, we had a family vacation the next week, and I decided not to bother with pressing charges or telling the boss, though I probably should have.
Danceswithdaleks
Lommen
#13 The Payback Is Endless
I work in direct patient care in a psychiatric facility when one of my coworkers suddenly called a patient an incredibly rude name. Yelled it right in her face in front of myself and other staff. I wrote her up because I don't think it was right.
Fast forward a few weeks, and this coworker finds out that I was one of the people who complained and has been passive-aggressive with her comments and glares at me. She's been trying to get a friend of mine who used to work with us to harass me into changing my story. It hasn't happened though. There have been whispers that I have heard about "throwing people under the bus."
I had previously on several occasions talked to this person about her language, attitude, and behavior. I was told by her that it wasn't my job to do this. I have gone to my boss and informed them.
I have been made to feel like I'm the one that did something wrong. Screw me, right? I don't think that someone suffering a psychotic break should be called names in a professional environment!
Dexley
PX Leyes
#14 Food Fights Are Not Fun
My old manager used to flip out and give you a lousy schedule the following week if you brought in food for yourself and none for him. He also used to write slurs on my back in ranch dressing because I decided to stop seeing a girl we worked with (we were cooks, the girl was a waitress). This then exploded into World War III when myself and another co-worker dosed him with water and flour. The manager started pouring full 3-liter jugs of BBQ sauce on us.
#15 The Preaching Ninja
I used to go to a Christian private school.
Our athletic director used to be principal of a separate public school. He'd tell everyone who got sent to his office for doing something wrong that they needed to accept Jesus, etc., etc. Finally, he got fired from teaching at public schools for throwing a stapler at a kid who told him that religion is stupid. How he evaded being arrested, I have absolutely no clue, but holy, did I hate that man.
C17H21N04
#16 Atheism Is Not The Best Call Here
My previous job my boss told me that I needed to go to church, and they were concerned because no one ever saw me say grace when eating lunch in my cubicle. She and others in the office would constantly nag me about Christian stuff. It got so bad that I would avoid conversations with many folks there because it always leads to Jesus. They ended up firing me for petty reasons and I've lawyered up.
drkush
evangelicalsforsocialaction.org
#17 The Empathy Was Weak With This One
My last boss utterly convinced himself that I had made up an ailment so that I could skip work. I had a minor operation to remove an axillary abscess but it required nearly two months of aftercare by means of a nurse pulling the dressing out of the hole and then restuffing the cavity, which would generally only take a half hour out of the working day as the doctor's clinic was just down the road, and I managed to get most of my appointments during my lunch hour.
So despite having a whopping big bandage taped under my arm and across my shoulder that was visible under my clothing, he'd make snide comments and refer to my "appointments" with bunny fingers, and worst of all he would "pop out for five minutes" just before I was due to get a dressing change (it was a small business, so one person had to be there) so I'd miss my appointment and have to go grovel to the nurses because they had to deal with me after hours.
There was just not one ounce of empathy in that guy. I feel so sorry for whoever had to take over my role when I left.
paper_paws
Flood Magazine
#18 The Facebook 'Friend'
I removed my manager from my Facebook a few months back, and she told everyone at work and asked me to re-add her. I removed her because out of the two years that I've worked there, I was late ONCE because of a car accident that happened directly in front of me. When I called to let her know I had to give my statement to the police, she told me it was unacceptable, and I need to be more professional.
Note: That's still the only time I've ever been late, and I have NEVER called in sick. But my coworker comes in late at least twice a week. Cool story.
Sarah Barendse
#19 The Flakey Faker Gets Away With It
I had an employer call me and another worker into his office. Apparently, there was a big mistake made on one of the client's forms. The client was mine, but I didn't recognize the handwriting on that particular form, nor did I have any recollection of making any arrangements with him. The other employee confesses that he had filed it "for" me, without my knowledge, and had clearly messed it up. He told our boss it was entirely his mistake, and that he was sorry to both me and the boss.
My boss responded by telling me I was being sent home and to spend the extra time thinking about what I had done. The other employee (who looked shocked) was told he was okay and to get back to work. I spent my "extra time" looking for a new job and quit the next day.
AsmaClementine
#20 That Confidentiality Clause Doesn't Hold Water
I'm being fired tomorrow for making an HR complaint against my director. I guess meetings with HR aren't confidential as I was told.
rd79winters
userlane.com
#21 They Stood Up For The Harasser
I worked for an employer where a supervisor was behaving inappropriately towards a female co-worker. She noticed that I witnessed his advances and inappropriate touching, so she asked for my help. I mentioned it to him and was blown off, so I brought it to his boss who said it was a non-issue. We ended up taking it to the General Manager who sent me home saying that my conduct was unprofessional. I was fired the next morning. The offending supervisor was deported a few days later for being an undocumented immigrant when the call center was raided by immigration.
From the description, you may think it was some horrible boiler-room marketing company, but it was ACS/Xerox, the same company that manages call centers across the country handling everything from student loans collections for the federal government to customer service calls for major companies. So yes, I guess it was some horrible boiler-room marketing company.
hvilaichez
everydayfeminism.com
#22 Fetch And Carry Because I Said So
I had a nurse supervisor who would take advantage of me being a nice person by having me pick up her breakfast every day in the cafeteria since I was going over there for myself. Every day. She was lazy, and I was being taken advantage of. So one day I decided I wasn't going to do it. When she came to bring me her money, I politely told her that I wasn't buying that morning. It turned into an argument to the point of where SHE CRIED, and I said, fine, gimme your money, whatever, I'll go get your breakfast. She walked away. Later, I was called into the director's office, and she said I should have just got the breakfast for her. What the heck?
taralegal
Doc Orman
#23 Straight Up 'Me Too' Material
When I was 16, my boss called me to tell me that my super hot, much older co-worker said that I'd be the perfect guy for her if I were 6 years older. Then he spent the next 10 minutes telling me how I'm gonna get all the girls in college. "Alright, so I'll see you on Saturday."
"Uhm… okay… thanks, Aris…"
megusta333
DNA India
#24 A Completely Over The Top Reaction
this will be good to get it off my chest. I used to work as the head cook in a soup kitchen. One day, my supervisor called me into her office, closed the door, and screamed at me for fifteen straight minutes because one of my homeless volunteers had stored two boxes of cans in the incorrect closet.
Seriously, fifteen minutes of vein-popping, shrill, roid-rage shrieking.
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#25 Sick Days? No Sick Days In The Workplace.
Got pneumonia. Got put on antibiotics which it turned out I was allergic to. Experienced anaphylaxis, so spent the night in the hospital and couldn't come into work. My boss was the kind who would rather people come into work sick than not work, so he was displeased.
I missed four more days. On the second day, he called me up asking "if there was something [he] should know about" i.e., thinking I was missing work because of partying or something. I said no. He said I needed a note for every single day I missed, so each day I had to pull myself out of bed and go to a walk-in clinic to get a doctor's note. Here in Canada, you have to pay for the doctor's notes, but the doctor was just like "What? Your boss is a jerk" and would give me the note for free each day.
The day before I returned, my boss e-mailed me saying that I was missing an average of 1/4 work day (having missed 5 days for that month) and that sort of absenteeism was unacceptable, blah blah blah. Revoked my right to sick days, and from then on until I left the company a year later, I had to call his cell phone when I arrived in the office to the time stamp that I had arrived and prove I wasn't being a lousy employee. If I didn't call by like 9:01, (for example, if my phone was ringing off the hook when I arrived), he would start calling my cell phone/texting me angrily.
#26 Feeding Your Boss' Bad Habit
I had to pick up Tylenol-1 for an employer (now former employer) from a pharmacy. I went there once per week for several months. Eventually the pharmacist asked me if I had an addiction problem.
I told my boss that this had happened, and they said, "Well you weren't supposed to go to the same pharmacy every week! Of course they'll figure it out if you do that." It had not occurred to me before that point that my boss might have had a problem with opiates.
Wintergreen123
#27 A Bad Case Of Victim-Blaming
One Saturday night this past summer I woke up in an ambulance. Apparently I had been attacked while walking home from a wedding near my house, but I have absolutely no memory of it at all. I called out of work on Monday because I was super hurt, and my boss immediately started grilling me "How much did you drink? Do you blackout often? What were you wearing? Are you going to the news about this?" She went around to all the restaurants in the area – it's a small town – to ask if I had been there that night.
The harassment about it was worse than the actual event because it lasted for weeks. She kept asking for more and more and more doctor's notes to "explain" what I'd done, and taking away my responsibilities because I "couldn't be trusted". According to her, I should have been able to remember what happened and since I didn't, it was obviously my fault. After about a month, I had to quit because I couldn't go into work without having panic attacks. It sucks because I LOVED that job.
batai2368
#28 Nobody Likes a Toucher
Had a co worker that was a great employee except for one thing. He was a toucher. He'd walk up behind girls that worked with us (mind you, this was a professional office setting), put his hands on their hips or shoulders and just, rub them, for lack of a better term. It didn't stop there either, he'd lean in and whisper in their ears. Not only was he an Uncle Touchy Time, he was also a "close talker" (to the girls). He'd lean in as far as he could trying to see how close he could get his face to theirs. What made it even worse (if that's possible) was that he was in his late 40s and a lot of the girls he was doing this to were in their mid 20s.
IPInYourNetwork
#29 Security Is Of The Utmost Importance
Someone (A) asked a friend (B) of a friend (C) to translate some classified documents for the city court. C said yes, but she didn't speak the languages the documents were supposed to be translated to, so she asked someone else (D) to translate them. D asked my friend (E) to translate them. She refused. So, basically, these classified documents have been read by at least four people who should not have had access to them, AND the original person is getting paid by the city court to do a job they can't do.
ratinha91
#30 A Real Michael Scott
One time we had a meeting with a rep from a new payroll service, and my boss asked me to sit in so I could learn how to use it. In the middle of the tutorial he interrupted the poor guy, pointed at the two of us and said, "You two would make beautiful babies. You should ask her out!"
I excused myself and later heard the guy ask my boss if we had an HR department and suggest to him that we hire someone for that. My boss was too stupid to realize that he (the rep I mean) was almost certain I would inevitably sue for harassment, which I did not because he was beyond broke. He regularly did things like this, and worse things but that was the first one to pop into my head.
BootOnBoy
#31 It's Fun To Be At The YMCA
I worked at the YMCA for a while as an after school counselor. My immediate supervisor, D, would show up to work late and hungover. He'd skip appointments with my coworkers to go out drinking. When we'd have staff meetings to talk about the many problems at our site, he'd throw you under the bus in front of everyone and say stuff like, "Well, I never saw that problem."
He didn't hold interviews for new people, so we were constantly understaffed, and then he'd give us heat for not being in ratio (there was literally nothing we could do about it if we didn't have enough counselors). But the one that beats it all: he was responsible for maintaining the site first aid kit. There were two: the one that we showed the inspectors when they showed up, and the "real" one that we actually used. The real one was typically empty.
#32 A Full-Blown Temper Tantrum
Worked in a big office space in the financial district of a big city. Very professional work culture. I was there as a co-op student. I was working when I hear a woman stomp past my cubicle huffing and puffing. She starts getting louder as she gets closer to the stairwell, which was about 15 feet from my desk. I look and she's on the phone. She opens the door to the stairwell but instead of going in, she just stands there with the door open and starts going OFF to whoever she was talking to on the phone.
I'm talking full blown screaming, calling this person every name in the book, swearing like no tomorrow. The whole office can hear her. People start standing up. People were often on the phones at this place with important clients. Someone told her to stop and take it outside, that this was a workplace. Cue second temper tantrum. Then she stomped into the stairwell and we could hear her cussing out everyone on the floor. Never saw her again after that day.
Frickinwutcarl
Actve.net
#33 Out Of The Frying Pan, Into The Fire
When I worked as a hostess in a restaurant, our manager would try to give us back or neck rubs in front of customers. He also would come up behind us and grab our sides, trying to surprise us. He also hid my phone one day and thought it was hilarious. Supposedly he had been fired before for behaving inappropriately at a Christmas party, but for some reason he was hired back. Another one of our managers liked to wipe flour off my butt and joke about making out in the freezer and told me all the time he wanted to mud wrestle with me.
Now I am an accountant in a professional office setting. I had a coworker who loved to spit seeds loudly (and would spit them on the floor), put his feet up on his desk, shout at his wife on the phone and chew out random customer service people.
OverallDisaster
#34 Don't Ask, Don't Tell
I was part of a 3 man team that started the sales department at a company. We became an Inc500 company in 2014 & 2015 (i.e. they were worth a lot of money) but we would mess around a lot every day. The partners had a "don't ask don't tell" concept but they weren't ignorant to what was going on. A lot of the other employers, like underwriters, would get pissy with us but the beauty of a career in sales is you walk in the office every morning with a + or a – sign above your head. If it's a + sign, then you're making the company money. If you're making the company money, it's tough to justify firing you.
Donutshopsss
#35 He Ended A Promising Career
At a company offsite, a leader of a team of 100 got up on stage and proceeded to roast his team. I don't know if he thought it was funny, or if he genuinely lost it, but it was a train wreck. He started with, "Jane, you are a terrible version of Rachel" and went on to "Joe, you are the worst sales person this company has ever seen," followed by, "80% of you shouldn't even be here. You are worthless." He kept going for 5 minutes. He completely lost it, and lost the respect of his team. Prior to that he was considered one of the "high potential" employees but in 5 minutes of unprofessional behavior lost all the goodwill.
calmsea1
#36 No Boys Allowed
I worked at a locally owned small drive in for a little while in high school. It was owned by this older creepy looking man and only younger girls worked there (the entire staff was under 23) and most were relatively attractive. We all knew he was creepy but we got paid well for our age, work was mostly easy, and since it was just him running it we could easily screw around and not get in trouble.
About a month into working there a 16 year old boy came up to the window and asked if he could have an application. I went to the boss and asked him for one and he asked me how old the person applying was to which I told him "he is 16". He raised his eyebrow when I said "he" and walked past me with the application and checked out the boy while handing it over.
After he was done, he handed back the application to me, I handed it to my boss who was behind me. My boss looks the boy in the eyes and rips the application to pieces and sternly says, "We don't hire boys," and walked away. My jaw dropped. We of course were under the impression he never hired males, but he had never out right said it.
This boss went on to be even more weird and creepy, including walking in on us in the bathroom because the door wouldn't lock and standing there watching for way longer than someone who "accidentally" walked in. The horror stories I have of that place are unreal.
Foxesinsoxes
#37 An Awkward Ending
I handed my notice in last week and sent a long email to my managers saying thank you for their support during the time I'd been there. One of them replied back to the email talking ABOUT ME saying how she never thought I'd make it and how I'd timed it terribly and she was surprised I thought I could make travel plans etc. Basically ripping me to pieces.
Unfortunately, she forgot to copy me out of the email & I saw the whole thing, as did my other two managers and their boss. It's made for a pretty awkward last month of work so far.
Riarum
Max Pixel
#38 What A Charmer
I was taking part in some office training and the trainers switched over between morning and afternoon. The morning guy was fine. Then, after the lunch break we were sat around waiting for the afternoon guy to come in. He was late – not massively late but enough to make people wonder if he'd show.
When he came in he apologized profusely, sat down on the trainer's chair (making him the focus of all of us sat round in a semicircle) mumbled some excuses, then proceeded to eat an enormous BLT sandwich as fast as he could, while panting and dropping bits out of it down onto his large shirt-button-straining belly. It was a disgusting, seemingly endless and very unprofessional few minutes of awkward silence, punctuated by heavy breathing and fast eating noises. Nobody learnt much that afternoon.
Georgeisthecoolest
#39 An "Ethically Challenged" Company
I was once asked to create fake business cards for a fake company so that we could fraudulently pretend to be from a firm that didn't exist (this was early 2000s, so about the last possible moment before Google makes this plan go from 'unlikely to work' to 'never going to work'). I was working at a management consultancy where several of the partners were, let's say, 'ethically challenged', and we were doing competitive intelligence research on competitors of our client. The fake business identity was so that we could pretend to be potential clients and have a meeting with the competitors sales staff and hopefully pump them for information.
Thankfully, while I was stalling for time, because I really didn't want to be involved in something this obviously dishonest, one of the other partners (who was based overseas and not so immersed in the deeply dishonest culture of the main office) got wind of it and shut that down as the obviously bad idea that it was.
Cantabs
#40 The Ol' Taste Test
I had a summer job at a restaurant in a busy town square. One day, a customer called for my colleague, saying the ice tea that they had been given 'tasted weird and fizzy'. Probably they just weren't used to carbonated ice tea. Anyway, my colleague first responded that 'the ice tea could not possibly be bad'. When the customers insisted they didn't like it, she took the drink back to the kitchen to check it. Checking here meant that she had a big sip from the glass, and concluded it was 'fine'. She then took the same glass back out again and gave it back to the customers saying she had better things to do than fix drinks that were perfectly fine.
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"This is not just collaboration but a marriage of two ideologies. And it will mark a new era of Pakistani film industry. I hope this collaboration will further raise the standard of Pakistani cinema and will bring it to the international front creating a soft image of Pakistan." Arth 2 is going to be a re-make of a Bollywood movie that was earlier directed by the famous Mahesh Bhatt from across the border. And now the rights have been bought from Mr. Bhatt in order to do its re-make locally. The shoot of this project will commence from the third week of December. The talented Sahir Ali Bagga is going to do the music of the movie where as the veteran Pervaiz Kaleem is looking after the script of this re-make. Mission 5 is the other film announced under this particular banner that is going to be an action packed thriller and will be shot on the historic Pak-Afghan border. The interesting thing here is that Mission 5 will be directed by internationally acclaimed Hollywood director Tom Delmar. It should be remembered that he is the same guy who was first roped in for the direction of recently released Waar. Tom will be directing Mission 5 whose story line will be written by Shaan and Hassan Rana (producer and writer of WAAR).
ARY Films and Riaz Shahid Films are also planning to organize an international film festival tentatively scheduled to be held in the last quarter of 2014. The festival will see the work from diverse countries such as Spain, Italy china, Saudi-Arab, Sri Lanka. This activity is expected to create a positive platform for the local industry that can exhibit our own art and culture, and in return getting the influences from the global industries in order to modernize and strengthen the local cinema. Let's see how successful does this joint venture gets because releasing 4 films of high caliber every year is going to be a big ask for an industry that is still in its re-building phase. Even the much hyped WAAR took around about 3 years to finally hit the cinemas so it would be interesting to see how the audiences respond to this new wave of films coming their way. Best of luck to both the parties that are coming together for this joint venture. We expect these familiar names that are on board to really come up with something new and actually raise the bar for themselves.


new surefire L1 Digital LumaMax?
Just got my first AAA from Brightguy.
Where to buy Arc AAA LE for good price?
L1 is on SF's website.
Any beam shots of UK 2aaa mini pocket eLED?
First ARC and first post !
LSH vs. LSL - which do you like better and why?
LSL-P & LSH-P for me and my lady!
Peter, question on AAA LE manufacturing error.
Fan of the Opalec Newbeam!
Where to buy an Arc AAA LE?


Its only time, when Muller will conclude this investigation and Trump will not be happy about it.
I'm betting Trump will not be in office by the end of the year.
I agree. Notice that the soldier has entered into FOUR combat deployments, which means he is not an armchair soldier fighting virtual-reality battles. He understands the odds and is a real American patriot.
I wouldn't bet on it because the majority (85%) of the Republican congress is still with him. Hard to impeach him under such conditions. Mueller cannot send him to jail because the Israeli lobby is simply too powerful at this point in time. What happens next year after the mid-term elections is something else.
He is likely to use more sanctions on Russia to distract the public's attention on his faux pas during the 2006 presidential election.
It is a taken by now that he knew EVERYTHING that was going on during the campaign.
In the 30's, he was a two time Medal of Honor recipient.
He reported to Congress, that leaders of industry (Du Pont, Goodyear and the Bush family), offered him a million bucks and 100,000 troops to stage a coup against FDR!
The committee believed him, but did NOTHING!
He was disgraced by the media and then wrote a book, "War is a Rackett".
Very interesting read, not many know about.
Trump is greedy and stupid, so he fits the shoe.
But I just don't see him as a "warmonger".
It just amazes me how blatant and "clear as day" Trump is acting.
And still his party supports him.
The racist support he gets shows how ugly Americans can be.
This is NOT something I'm proud about.
I grew up thinking America was the best, because of our freedoms and democracy.
Now history (past and present) has deflated that balloon.
This also shows that his patriotism to US does not make him an anti-China fanatic. He is also not very influenced by the anti-China rhetoric by the media.


ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) The Detroit Lions have ruled out linebacker Tahir Whitehead against the New Orleans Saints.
Whitehead will miss the game Sunday at New Orleans because of a knee injury.
The Lions signed wide receiver TJ Jones from their practice squad, activated Armonty Bryant and released running back Justin Forsett and cornerback Johnthan Banks on Saturday.
Jones may play the Saints if wide receiver Marvin Jones is inactive because of a thigh injury that limited him in practice this week.
Bryant is back with the team after serving a three-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on substances of abuse. He signed with the Lions after being cut by the Cleveland Browns following a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.


This lovely Estate banded agate pendant has an intricate, ornate look! The piece is comprised of a smoothly carved banded agate ball, which is held within a vibrant 18kt yellow gold filigree cage setting. The banded agate shows through the swirled filigree design and reveals a fabulous combination of striped brown, tan, and white colors. The pendant hangs from a complimentary gold bail at the top, making it easy to wear on a favorite gold chain. It's a gorgeous piece and would make a fashionable addition to any collection!
Measurements: The pendant hangs 1 1/2" long (including the bail) and has a 1" diameter.
Condition: The overall condition of the pendant is excellent. Besides normal surface wear, there is no apparent damage to the yellow gold setting or to the banded agate stone inside, which is intact. The bail is secure and in good condition.


Cachia Madness is what they call it. Justin and Belinda had a relaxed wedding in front of friends and family at Duranbah Beach. These two love birds are so cute, and truly respect each other. After the ceremony they headed to Miami surf club for relaxed finger food and drinks. The night was topped off with limbo and my new photo booth.


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Q: Volley JSON array not displaying I tried to display all the details of users from my mysql database with php and volley.The response is not showing on the activity.
    private void get_users()
    {

        StringRequest request1 = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST, url, new Response.Listener<String>() {
            @Override
            public void onResponse(String response) {
                try {
                    JSONArray array = new JSONArray(response);
                    for (int i = 0; i < array.length(); i++) {
                        JSONObject object = array.getJSONObject(i);
                        String user_no = object.getString("uno");
                        String username = object.getString("uname");
                        String phone_no = object.getString("pno");

                        allusermodel user = new allusermodel(user_no, username, phone_no);
                        users.add(user);
                    }
                } catch (Exception e) {

                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),response.toString(),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }
                madapter = new useradapter(getApplicationContext(), users);
                recyclerView.setAdapter(madapter);
                recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getApplicationContext()));
            }
        }, new Response.ErrorListener() {
            @Override
            public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),error.toString(),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        });
          RequestQueue requestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(getApplicationContext());
          requestQueue.add(request1);

    }

I even tried JSONArrayRequest and JSONObjectRequest

A: It's difficult to determine the issue without more information, but here are a few things you can try to troubleshoot the problem:
1.Check your PHP script: Ensure that your PHP script is correctly fetching the data from the MySQL database and returning it in a JSON format that matches the expected format in your Java code.
2.Check your URL: Double-check that the URL you're using to make the request is correct and matches the URL in your PHP script.
3.Check for network connectivity: Make sure that you have a stable internet connection and that there are no firewall or network restrictions that could be blocking the request.
4.Check for errors: Check the logs for any error messages that may be causing the response to fail.
5.Use debugging tools: Use debugging tools like Android Studio to step through your code and see where the issue might be occurring.
6.Test with a different endpoint: If none of the above work, try testing your code with a different endpoint or a different database to see if the issue is specific to the current endpoint or database.

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Complaints From Customers, Here Are 15 Ways To Handle Them!
Handling customer complaints is the most difficult task in an organization. If handled the wrong way, a customer complaint can cause loss of business which could result in the closure of an organization.
A customer is always right, whether the complaints arose from his own mistake or is totally unrelated to your organization.
Below are the 15 ways to handle customer complaints.
1. LISTEN – DON'T INTERRUPT.
It will enable you to understand what the customer really wants.
2. ACCEPT FEELINGS OF CUSTOMER.
Don't oppose feeling or defend yourself or the company-the customer's feelings will diminish if you accept them.
Find out exactly what the customer wants, what he actually wants you to do for him.
A customer's complaint gives you an opportunity to correct your mistakes together with those of your organization.
This will leave the customer satisfied for satisfying a customer is what every organization wants – satisfied customers will always come back.
9. When "cooling down" the customer, apologies for a specific fault once it is established.
13. Ensure you have full knowledge of your organization's procedures, relevant rules, authority levels and relevant officers to enable you help your customers.
14. Investigate fully, solve problems to the full and always follow up.
15. Never fail to keep your promises.


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New year, new Bluetooth: LE Audio adds support for hearing aids and shared listening
by Macy Bayern in Innovation on January 7, 2020, 8:29 AM PST
Announced at CES 2020, the next generation of Bluetooth audio will allow for high-quality listening at low data rates.
At CES 2020, Bluetooth SIG announced the next generation of Bluetooth Audio called LE Audio.
The new phase of Bluetooth will add support for hearing aids, introduce audio sharing, multistream audio, broadcast audio, and enable audio on low energy, according to a press release.
SEE: CES 2020: The big trends for business (TechRepublic)
Bluetooth audio will soon operate in two modes. LE Audio will function on Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) radio, while Classic Audio continues operating on the Bluetooth Classic radio (BR/EDR).
LE Audio will cover the same features offered with Classic Audio, but introduce additional features that both improve performance and add functionalities, as stated in the release.
Top features of LE Audio
LE Audio is referred to as the "next generation" Bluetooth for a reason. Here are some of the new capabilities it will bring.
1. Low Complexity Communication Codec (LC3)
LE Audio will enable a new high-quality, low-power audio codec. This means that LC3 will be able to offer high-quality listening experiences even at low data rates, providing more flexibility to developers who have previously had to make trade offs between audio quality and power consumption, according to the release
"Extensive listening tests have shown that LC3 will provide improvements in audio quality over the SBC codec included with Classic Audio, even at a 50% lower bit rate," said Manfred Lutzky, head of audio for communications at Fraunhofer IIS, in the release.
"Developers will be able to leverage this power savings to create products that can provide longer battery life or, in cases where current battery life is enough, reduce the form factor by using a smaller battery," Lutzky added.
2. Multistream Audio
LE Audio will also allow multistream, the transmission of multiple, independent, synchronized audio streams between an audio-enabled device, such as a smartphone, to another audio device, according to the release.
"Developers will be able to use the Multi-Stream Audio feature to improve the performance of products like truly wireless earbuds," said Nick Hunn, CTO of WiFore Consulting and chair of the Bluetooth SIG Hearing Aid Working Group, in the release.
"For example, they can provide a better stereo imaging experience, make the use of voice assistant services more seamless, and make switching between multiple audio source devices smoother," Hunn said.
3. Enhanced hearing aids
Using its high-quality, low-power, multistream features, LE Audio will add support for hearing aids. While Bluetooth has helped a significant number of people wirelessly call, listen, and watch content, LE Audio will help bring that functionality to those with hearing loss, as stated in the release.
"LE Audio will be one of the most significant advances for users of hearing aids and hearing implants," said Stefan Zimmer, secretary general of the European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association, in the release.
"EHIMA engineers have contributed their specialist knowledge to improve the audio experience especially for hard of hearing people. As a result, within a few years most new phones and TVs will be equally accessible to users with hearing loss," Zimmer said.
4. Broadcast audio and audio sharing
LE Audio will also feature broadcast audio, which allows an audio device to broadcast one or more audio streams to an unlimited number of other audio source devices. Broadcast audio's most exciting use Bluetooth use case involves audio sharing, according to the release.
Audio sharing can operate on both a personal and location-based basis. Personal audio sharing allows users to share their Bluetooth audio with those around them. For example, one could share the music they are listening to via smartphone with surrounding friends and family.
The location-based audio sharing allows public venues such as gyms, bars, airports, and conference centers to share Bluetooth audio with large audiences, improving visitor experience, according to the release.
"Location-based Audio Sharing holds the potential to change the way we experience the world around us," said Peter Liu of the Bose Corporation and a member of the Bluetooth SIG board of directors, in the release.
"For example, people will be able to select the audio being broadcast by silent TVs in public venues, and places like theaters and lecture halls will be able to share audio to assist visitors with hearing loss as well as provide audio in multiple languages," Liu said.
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This morning I invited Jesus to join me on my daily walk through our local park. As I walked outside and down my driveway I knew He had shown up.
I could feel Him in the cool gentle breeze, in the sunshine, and in the songs of the birds. The tender green leaves were clapping their praises and the mountains were standing up straight in honor of the King of kings. He had met me, willing and anxious to walk and talk with me.
I began to join the praises of nature by acknowledging His goodness, thanking Him for His provisions, and basking in His presence.
The crowd showed up. It often does as I walk in the mornings.
The worries of the day barged in first. They tend to whine and whimper. Simply annoying. I tried to keep their voices at bay by reflecting on Jesus' faithfulness in the past.
But right behind the worries of the day came the frustrations over yesterday, those pesky, unsatisfied dilemmas that raise their hands and shout, "Hey! What about us! We haven't been resolved yet! Don't forget we're still here!"
And then, once the doors had been opened to all these unwelcomed intruders, other equally bothersome ones showed up and began to tag along. Frustrations and common fears tapped on my shoulder and pulled at the hem of my shirt, vying for my attention. Questions, doubts, concerns, and what-ifs kept skipping ahead of me and then tripping me up. And eventually even the resentments and disappointments and jealousies (nasty little guys, they are) came out of the bushes and jumped on my shoulders demanding a piggyback ride.
With all the clamor I soon lost the voice of my Savior. He's a gentleman, you know, and will not raise His voice to be heard. I'm sure He was still there, walking beside me, willing to give me grace for the day. But with the loud and nagging voices of the frustrations, doubts, concerns, worries, disappointments and jealousies barraging me on every side, I could no longer hear His quiet, gentle voice.
Suddenly I no longer felt the sweet presence of my Lord. Instead I felt like I was walking among the rabble.
When I arrived home I felt cheated. I had planned to meet Jesus on my walk, but instead I met up with the cares of the day plus some.
I turned on some praise music. I know that God inhabits the praises of His people. When we praise Him, He moves onto the scene.
And sure enough, those pesky "friends" began to vanish. As I fixed myself something to eat for breakfast and took care of my dogs, I began to feel my spirits lift. The resentments and jealousies and disappointments climbed down off my shoulders and scurried away. The frustrations and fears quieted. And my worries and unresolved issues subsided. I know they are all still there, lurking in the shadows and waiting for an opportune time to reappear, but my goal is to keep them away.
I realized I still needed to spend some time with my Lord. He's the only one who can truly calm my fears, vanquish my jealousies and disappointments, do wonders with my unresolved issues, and take on the burden of my worries and concerns. I've seen Him load my worries onto His broad shoulders time and time again, then walk away with them, removing them from my sight.
So this time I met Jesus somewhere that He always shows up, always prevails, and always speaks loud enough for me to hear Him over the other voices that clamor for my attention.
I opened my Bible, His Word, and asked Him to meet me there.
I've found that while I can sometimes meet Jesus on a walk, occasionally have a decent conversation with Him while I lay my head on my pillow, and often meet Him at church, I always meet Him in His Word...without fail. Only there do the other voices that clamor for my attention, whether they be pressing anxieties or simple distractions, fade away so I can hear from Him loud and clear.
Won't you meet Him there today? I promise He'll show up.


San Francisco Trolley Dances, now in its ninth year, is an annual outdoor festival linking dance, public transit and San Francisco's neighborhoods. This year, the free, site-specific event comes to Bayview Hunters Point. Trolley Dances director and curator Kim Epifano and Campo Santo founder and director Sean San José told Allison Frost about Trolley Dances and what makes this year's show a must-see.


Balance, coordination, strength, agility, feeling for movement… that's the Rockerboard described by the language of human motor skills.
I have known about the Rockerboard for about two years. I found the idea very interesting from the point of view of a professional physiotherapist as well as a mother of three small kids.
By coincidence I soon became an owner of a Rockerboard, which has been used permanently ever since. In our home, it never takes a break.
Our schoolgirl will lie on it, while the younger boys use it for sliding, sending cars or building obstacles by connecting two pieces of furniture high up.
The greatest advantage according to me is the option to use it to stimulate gross motor skills and global motion pattern, fine motor skills and balance reactions.
Assistance is needed when using the Rockerboard as a rocking and labile tool for balance training for children with with more serious degrees of the above mentioned disorders.
I find very interesting the idea of using the Rockerboard as a tool for group exercises, when there are more boards or when every participant has their own board.
I only see positives in widespread use of this tool in pre-school and school facilities.
According to my experience, the Rockerboard is suitable for the following diagnosis: Poor or weak posture, coordination and balance disorder, child immaturity, crossed laterality, apraxia, etc.
Assistance is necessary when using the Rockerboard as a labile tool for balance training in children with higher degree of the above mentioned disorders.
Balance, coordination, strength, agility, feeling for movement…that's the Rockerboard described by the language of human motor skills.
Would you like to know why this strangely beautiful thing should become a part of your household?
We live in a time and place, which provides luxurious living conditions compared to previous historical eras. We don't need to fight, protect ourselves from predators, enemies, or war, or struggle for survival. Thanks to good nutrition, safety and excellent healthcare we live much longer than our ancestors. Despite all this (and probably also because of that) our bodies are getting weaker. It has taken millions of years to develop from our animal ancestors into our present form of homo sapiens sapiens. The human body has undergone the hard trials of evolution and natural selection. It has gained excellent motor skills through this long development. It seems, however, that everything can change in a few decades of comfortable life. We are losing our physical fitness and abilities, which have been given to us.
We cease to be able to use our body.
Physiotherapy ambulances are full of not only adults, but also of children. They suffer from musculoskeletal system problems in ever younger age groups. Poor posture, weakened and shortened muscles, low physical fitness and quality of movement, such is the reflection of today´s school children and also a very "good" basis for future problems and pains of the motion system in adulthood.
Why is it like this? What does a child really need for quality motor development? It needs exactly the same thing, which it has been given for the millions of years of evolution and which is now so desperately absent. Besides the basic life needs, these are the two crucial things: MOVEMENT AND STIMULI.
Children need a high dose of varied movement and stimuli throughout the whole day. Walking, running, squats, climbing, hanging, swinging, jumping.Varied, rugged terrain, the option to react to inequalities. The perception of the heterogenous earth surface while barefoot. Cold and warmth, water, air, rain, sun, dirt, mud, rocks. Play, work, adventure, challenge and the joy of movement! All these lead to a natural and complete motor development, gradual growth of strength and high quality movement patterns.
Physicians and physiotherapists solve medical issues and their prevention. Teacher, educators, coaches and free time specialists are trying to make children and young people move and get them into sports. Ergotherapists and home designers are looking for suitable versions of furniture and equipment.
And where exactly does the Rocker board concept fit in?
For me, it is a model of the way we need to go and the direction we need to follow. The Rockerboard is on the verge between a sports tool, a toy, a piece of furniture and a design decorative element.
When in action, it serves for development of strength, balance and feeling for movement. When not moving, it creates a comfortable and relaxing place for environment and relaxation. Rocking movement has always been the archetype of relaxation, safety, and sleep.
You see? Motion system, motor control, cognitive functions. All these can be positively affected by such a simple thing, which we can, with a bit of exaggeration, call "a piece of bent wood".
The Rockerboard confirms, that simple things are brilliant. For me personally it represents the direction, which we should follow and try to bring it to our lives and homes.
Physiotherapist, recreologist (Department of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc), enthusiastic researcher in the field of human health, natural movement, barefoot walking, running and footwear.
The founder of the Vivobarefoot Concept Store Hradec Králové and the project Žij naboso (Live Barefoot).


I am presenting VW Golf V GTI Project. This Project took only 3 weeks for me and my friend Hermmie. Body was taken from NFS game, then crunched and remapped. Also few details added and mirrors things fixed. Totally new cockpit. Mod includes also a CUP version of the car. Its a racing version, with a racing interior and powerfull engine and 10 racing liveries, made by Hermmie. Physics of both cars been made by my friend Hermmie.
Our team is preparing VW Golf V update. It wil include many fixes such as MAJOR FPS improvement, more skins, updated sounds and some extras.
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Lately I've been discussing how global changes to your PPC account can affect your overall performance. In a nutshell, making big changes all at once can have big consequences (good and bad). Today, we'll explore a strategy that will help maintain your performance and mitigate Quality Score shock to your campaigns when making global ad text overhauls.
In a recent post I discussed how moving keywords can affect your campaigns performance, and today we're focusing on ad texts. As you know, ad text optimization is a continuous process where you eliminate your under performing ad texts and insert new variations to test against your best ads. However, there are times when you need to make major changes to all of your ads at once. Reasons for this change can be launching a new website or switching out promotional offers. We'll focus on the later today.
With e-commerce clients, special offers can change frequently. And these changes need to be highlighted within your PPC ad text. Featuring special offers such as "free shipping" or "25% off" or "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" in your ad texts is a great way to increase your click-through rate (CTR) and your conversion rate. But making frequent global changes to your PPC ad texts can wreak havoc on your Quality Score. Why does this happen?
Keep in mind that your ads and keywords have a symbiotic relationship that has accrued a performance history, and when you sever that relationship, it can negatively affect your account. Therefore if you pause or revise all of your ads in a given ad group, your Quality Score can take a hit and so can your performance.
How do you change your ad texts while mitigating these negative results? You can use one or more foundation ad texts. What's a foundation ad text?
Foundation ad texts are the ads that remain within your ad groups that don't highlight your specific offer. They are still keyword-focused and benefit-driven, but they don't highlight your ever-changing offer.
Let's say you have a "25% off" offer that is going to end on Thursday, and on that same day you're going to launch a new "free shipping" offer. Over the course of Monday through Wednesday you can slowly pause your "25% off" ads shifting your focus toward your foundation ad texts. And when Thursday arrives, you can insert your 1-3 new ad texts that highlight your "free shipping" offer. This way your not completely jolting your account by pausing all your ads and inserting new ads all at once.
By doing this, you've slowly removed your old ads allowing your foundation ads to maintain your Quality Score, and then inserted your new ads. Sure, with new ads there is going to be a period of adjustment but using this method may help smooth out the bumps in the road when switching our offers.


Joe Black's 90 year old grandmother Leila McDole fell and broke her femur and has a compound fracture in her arm. The doctors successfully repaired her femur and Mama Leila is now living in MI with his parents. She has been legally blind for over 30yrs. and the doctors performed surgery on her eyes and she now has significant improvement. All of her teeth are being replaced and she is once again, our fireball of life. The family and relatives would like to thank you so much for your powerful prayers during these very difficult times. Through your prayers Father continues to show us the incomparable richness of His grace, healing, comfort, and hope restored for our family as a whole.


Today we will be discussing the Unidrive M700 and Dyneo permanent magnet motor are an ideal Motor & Drive Solution for Variable Speed Applications where dynamic speed/torque control, as well as high efficiency, are key. Some example applications would be: Extruders, Mills, Fans and Pumps, and any other application where motor speed is variable, or less than 100%. Unidrive M http://acim.nidec.com/en-us/drives/control-techniques/products/ac-drives/unidrive-m Unidrive M700 http://acim.nidec.com/en-us/drives/control-techniques/products/ac-drives/unidrive-m/unidrive-m700 Dyneo Permanent Magnet Motors http://acim.nidec.com/en-us/drives/control-techniques/products/ac-motors/permanent-magnet-synchronous-motors The Dyneo motor is a High Power, compact packaged Permanent Magnet AC motor, ideal for replacing legacy DC motors up to 500 HP due to its size and power density – a much smaller footprint than an equivalent AC induction motor. The Dyneo permanent magnet motor technology allows for an exceptional torque profile, while delivering unrivaled efficiency across the entire speed range vs a typical AC induction or DC motor. The Dyneo motor was designed alongside the Unidrive M for optimal control and efficiency. Efficient permanent magnet motor control is no longer restricted to small frame sizes running closed loop. Optimized Dyneo motor and matched Unidrive M solutions are ready for CL and OL operation now over 500 HP, with a range of rated speed and torque specifications to suit the needs of nearly any variable speed application.
Présentation de notre gamme de variateurs Unidrive M dédiée Manufacturing Automation en fonctionnement dans une usine virtuelle. Elle positionne les principales fonctions et avantages de chacun de nos produits.
In this video, we talk you through the simple initial setup and installation of a Control Techniques Unidrive M200, and show how to control a motor using an external device.