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New and better version of IOS was released last week, and after 24 hours was installed on over 5.9% IOS devices in Noth America. This is huge if you ask me.
What new features does IOS 7.1 brings?
Calendar – IOS 7.1 turned calendar to monthly view and introduced country specific holidays.
Another good this about 7.1 is that made Iphone 4 and Ipad 3 faster. I must agree after installing 7.1 on iphone 4 , I saw big changes . On previous version my phone was slooooww. Anyway, we see the improvements Apple made with IOS 7.1, but it is perfect? So it comes the next question!
What is wrong with ios 7.1 ?
Some say that after 7.1 update, they have bluetooth connectivity issues. Mashable made some tests with their own Iphone 5s devices and indeed there was some problems with bluetooth. This is a big problem because many of us use our bluetooth very often, so apple better solve this problem.
So, should you install IOS 7.1 ?
Despite bluetooth issue, that i am sure Apple will solve it, i recommend to update your IOS version to 7.1 . It will make your device faster and you can enjoy the new features this version provides.


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Samuel Bianchini
Mari Linnman
À Distances – Œuvrer dans les espaces publics
Publication documenting an interactive installation by Samuel Bianchini commissioned by the Maison du geste et de l'image in Paris as part of the "New Patrons" program.
Samuel Bianchini (born 1971 in Nancy, France, lives and works in Paris) is today artist and Associate Professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (Ensad, Paris), where he is the head of the research program Reflective Interaction, on Interactive and Performative Installations.
He shows regularly in France and abroad. Exhibitions have included institutions such as Art Basel 2013, Institut français de Tokyo, Stuk Art Center (Leuven, Belgium), Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum in Dresden, National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens, Jeu de Paume in Paris, Laboratoria in Moscow, Jozsa Gallery in Brussels, Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Centre pour l'image contemporaine of Geneva, Rennes Biennale, Nuit Blanche in Paris, space_imA and Duck-Won Gallery in Seoul, Villa Arson in Nice, La Ménagerie de verre in Paris, Ateneo de Yucatán Museum of Contemporary Art in Mexico City, Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) in Karlsruhe, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
His work investigates the impact of technology on modes of representation, on our new forms of aesthetic experiences and our socio-political organizations. To bring his projects to fruition, he collaborates with scientists and technology research centers such as the Centre de Recherche en Informatique du Cnam (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris), Orange Labs, the Limsi-CNRS (Laboratoire pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur, Orsay), and IEMN-CNRS (Institut d'Électronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie, Lille-Valenciennes), CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission, Saclay).
In tight correlation with his artistic practice, Samuel Bianchini has undertaken theoretical work that has been published by the Centre Pompidou, Jean-Michel Place, MIT Press, Analogues, Burozoïque, Hermes, etc.
Mari Linnman is a cultural mediator and exhibition curator.
published in June 2017
12,5 x 21 cm (softcover)
144 pages (color & b/w ill.)
Critique d'art, Marie-Laure Viale, 2018 (PDF)
À Distances
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Microsoft adds Teams app integrations for video meetings
Microsoft Planner cheat sheet
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Microsoft Teams: How to use it, and how it stacks up to Slack and Zoom
Microsoft's take on collaboration, group messaging and video continues to evolve. Here's how Microsoft Teams fits into the booming collaboration software market and what you need to know to evaluate it against rivals like Slack, Zoom and others.
By Matthew Finnegan
How to use Microsoft Teams: Channels, teams and messaging
How to use Microsoft Teams: Productivity
How to use Microsoft Teams: Video and voice meetings
Microsoft Teams: Integrations and automations
How to disable Microsoft Teams auto-launch
How to uninstall Microsoft Teams entirely
Microsoft Teams: Feature roadmap
Microsoft Teams vs. Slack (and other competitors)
Microsoft Teams pricing and licenses
Microsoft's priorities for Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaborative workspace within Microsoft 365/Office 365 that acts as a central hub for workplace conversations, collaborative teamwork, video chats and document sharing, all designed to aid worker productivity in a unified suite of tools.
Launched in 2017 as a rival to collaboration pioneer Slack, Microsoft saw use of Teams rocket to 75 million daily active users as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, according to stats released by Microsoft in April. The company called Teams the fastest growing business app in its history.
Since launch — and spurred on by the push for work-from-home connectivity — Teams has moved further into the spotlight as a key part of Microsoft's workplace productivity and collaboration strategy.
[ Related: 11 best practices for Microsoft Teams video meetings ]
"Teams has emerged as a star product rather than an add-on that is bundled within a larger productivity suite," said Raul Castanon, senior analyst at 451 Research / S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Teams can serve as an alternative to — or even replace — email communications entirely, but it also acts more broadly to connect workers and their apps, particularly for remote workers. Think of it as a "digital translation of an open office space," as a Microsoft spokesperson put it.
The collaborative workspace serves as the connective tissue that joins Microsoft 365 apps filling a "critical void" for Microsoft, said Dux Raymond Sy, chief brand officer, Microsoft MVP and regional director at Microsoft partner AvePoint. "Microsoft saw early on that an integrated hub bringing together persistent chat, files and videoconferencing was going to be the future of enterprise collaboration," said Sy.
Teams is available as a desktop app, via web browser, and as a mobile app. It's supported across all major operating systems, such as Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
Teams consists of one or more, well, "teams" — essentially groups of employees within an organization, such as marketing or design department staff. Teams can range in size and scope from an entire business down to a more focused shared-interest group.
When a team is first set up, a Microsoft 365 Group is automatically created, along with related services such as a SharePoint site and OneNote access. In a sense, Teams goes a step further than Groups, acting as a more tangible thread connecting users and apps across the organization. "It's still the behind-the-scenes backbone of Office 365. But now, Microsoft can center their productivity and integration story around Teams rather than Groups," said Sy.
Users can interact with apps in the Teams message stream, adding polls or jumping straight into a video meeting.
Each team consists of individual "channels" that tend to have a more defined focus, such as a work project or topic. Channels are group chat rooms that are better suited to fast-paced conversations than asynchronous communications like email.
There are two main types of channels: private channels are suited to confidential conversations, which can be particularly useful for legal or finance teams, while "standard" channels let anyone within a workspace see what has been written and access shared files.
A "general" channel is enabled by default and admins can then add more to fit their team's requirements. Each channel contains tabs with shared files and apps to get work done without switching screens. Teams can reduce app switching significantly, according to a Forrester report, saving each worker an estimated 15 to 25 minutes per day.
In addition to using group chats within a channel, workers can send direct messages to colleagues in private, or add others to an ad-hoc group conversation.
Teams contains the usual instant messaging features expected of a business chat app, including emojis, GIFs, rich-text editing, @mentions, threaded conversations, bots, and the ability to share files. When necessary, users can jump from messaging to a video call at the click of a button. Discussions can be muted to stop notifications, or an important conversation can be pinned to the top of the chat list.
Teams search lets users locate messages, files and people.
Navigation should be familiar to anyone who has previously used a collaboration tool, though users making the switch from email for the first time might need a little time to get used to the UI.
The top bar contains navigation arrows, a search tool for finding messages, files and people within an organization, and a way of launching apps. The menu on the top right-hand corner provides access to various settings, including availability status.
A sidebar to the left (of the desktop app) contains shortcuts to elements of Teams that users interact with most frequently. Chat, Calls, Teams and Files apps sit alongside an Activity news feed for mentions, replies and other notifications. There's also a shortcut to the Teams app store, where approved Microsoft and third-party software can be perused and added to the sidebar for quick access. Third-party and Microsoft 365 apps can be also added to customize the left-hand bar.
Teams isn't just focused on real-time messaging; users can work collaboratively on documents within the app. This is where the strength of Microsoft's suite of productivity apps provides a key advantage over rivals, serving as a hub or connector to the wider portfolio of Microsoft 365 tools.
Teams users can collaborate in real-time using apps such Microsoft Office tools or brainstorm ideas in Microsoft Whiteboard without switching between screens.
Without leaving Teams, users can co-edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other file types in real-time. Documents in the "files" section are stored on OneDrive with the ability to store and access files. (There are options to use Box and Egnyte, too.)
Teams syncs with Outlook calendars to provide ready access to schedules and set up meetings. There's also deep integration with enterprise social networking app Yammer thanks to the Communities app for Teams, and access to SharePoint content within Teams.
[ Get started with Teams with help from our Microsoft Teams cheat sheet ]
Microsoft this year has also introduced new applications designed for use within Teams.
"Tasks" was launched earlier this year as a Teams-dedicated replacement for Planner within Teams, combining functionality of both the Planner and To Do apps. Tasks (which is still called Planner for now) helps users track individual and team-based work, with the ability to assign tasks and monitor progress using a variety of views, including Kanban-style cards.
Another recent addition is Lists, which combines database and spreadsheet features to manage information to plan events, track recruitment or help on-board new employees.
Teams is not just for office-based workers. So-called "first-line workers," such as field technicians, retail staff and hospital workers, have become a growing focus for Microsoft in the past couple of years.
Microsoft Teams is integrated with Real Wear smartglasses to connect field technicians with remote assistance staff via the collaboration application.
A variety of capabilities have been introduced for workers who tend to rely on a mobile device rather than sit at a desk. These include Shifts, a schedule management app to manage worker shifts, and Kaizala, which provides a simple messaging app akin to WhatsApp, though with enterprise security features.
Video and audio conferencing are an increasingly important part of Teams, which has effectively replaced Microsoft's widely used Skype for Business Online app.
This has been particularly true during the pandemic as businesses rushed to facilitate virtual meetings between staffers working remotely. Microsoft reported a 1000% increase in video meetings during March as companies shut down and sent workers home, alongside a huge jump in overall daily active Teams users, from 32 million at the start of March to 75 million by the end of April.
"The most relevant benefit of Microsoft Teams today is that it basically enables work from home," said Sy. "Features like videoconferencing, screen-sharing and easily collaborating and co-working on files are helping businesses and employees be even more productive than they were pre-pandemic in many ways."
Teams enables up to 59 participants to join a video call at one time.
To capitalize on the rapid switch in work behavior — and help ease videoconference fatigue — Microsoft has quickly added new features to improve remote working capabilities, with video calls a key focus.
One of the major innovations was the introduction of Together mode this summer; it creates a virtual environment such as a conference room or café, cropping user video feeds and collecting them in a more realistic environment (at least, compared to Brady Bunch-style squares) to create a shared space that's more conducive to conversations. Microsoft added more such scenes and custom layouts in September.
Together mode has numerous virtual "scenes" to create a more natural feel to video meetings.
To help reduce distractions, real-time noise suppression has been added. It uses deep-learning algorithms to filter out unwanted background noise and retain only the speech signal.
Teams also has basic video call features such as custom backgrounds, screen sharing, hand raising, recording, and live captions. Another highly requested feature — breakout rooms — is due to arrive by the end of 2020.
Aside from group video calls, customers can use Teams for company-wide broadcasts, live-streaming video for up to 10,000 employees (or 20,000 with the Advanced Communications license add-on).
Audio call functionality includes cloud voicemail, call queues, direct routing to existing telecoms providers, and audio conferencing.
Microsoft's core focus is on integration with its own apps; not surprisingly, it lags Slack in terms of the sheer breadth of external-app integrations. That said, Microsoft has also built out an impressive range of third-party integrations and launched its app directory in 2018.
The app store features a range of options: personal apps, bots, tabs, connectors and messaging. These are deployed and interacted with in different ways. For example, "tabs" apps are installed in channels, while connectors post information from an external service into a channel.
Popular apps include project management tools such as Trello, Smartsheet and Wrike; mind-mapping and creative planning apps such as Mindmeister and Mural; and IT and developer-focused tools such as ServiceDesk, Bitbucket and PagerDuty.
Developers can also create and integrate their own internal apps, bots and tabs, using Teams' developer platform. Microsoft is also letting third-party app developers integrate their own software into the Teams meeting experience before, during and after a video call.
There are simpler ways to create apps and customized workflows in Teams, as well, with no-code and low code options.
Custom business apps built with Microsoft's low-code Power Apps tool can be incorporated into Teams, while Project Oakdale lets users "build, deploy, share, use and administer Power Apps solutions" — without leaving Teams. And Power Virtual Agents lets users build no-code chatbots.
Power Automate allows for the creation of workflow automation capabilities, letting users create "flows" to automate tasks, such as approvals, from within Teams.
Users can create a series of triggers and actions to automate workflows within Teams.
Want to disable rather than remove Teams entirely? Many workers rely on certain Office 365 tools but don't want the Teams app to automatically launch when they turn their computer on.
To make this change, launch the Teams application, click the icon in the top right-hand corner with your initials, and go to settings. Under the General settings section remove the tick next to "Auto-start application," "Open application in background," and, "On close, keep the application running."
For Windows 10 users it's also possible to stop auto-launch via the Start menu. Search for Startup Apps, which presents a list of all the applications that open when you log into a device, then locate the Teams app and simply turn the app "off."
Alternatively, for those who simply want fewer distractions from the application, it's possible to reduce the number of notifications you receive in Teams. Go to settings and select Notifications. From here you have a variety of options, such as the ability to turn of notification sounds, and choose whether to receive notifications for certain actions, such as chat replies, mentions and reactions, or meeting reminders.
Many Windows 10 users have complained that Teams has mysteriously reappeared after they thought it had been removed. This is apparently because users did not fully delete the application.
There are actually two pieces of software that must be removed to fully uninstall Teams; the Teams app itself and the Teams Machine-Wide Installer. It's the second piece of software that will automatically restore Teams once Windows is rebooted.


Indomie's New Salted Egg Noodles Are Now Available In Supermarkets!
If you can't get enough of the salted egg-flavored food trend, you'll be happy to know that Indomie's new Salted Egg Instant Noodles are finally available in the Philippines.
Indomie's Salted Egg coats the curly noodles with a creamy and slightly-salty sauce that isn't too overpowering. You can easily whip this up when you want a quick-fix to salty cravings. Just in case you want a complete or heftier meal, we recommend adding bits of crispy bacon, fried garlic, and topping it with a sunny side up egg, or omelet.
We spotted this new flavor a month ago on Shopee and other online shopping websites for almost twice the price it's being sold here–plus, the shipping fee. Fortunately for the curious eaters and salted egg fans, we found it at SM Supermarkets for only P29.50 each.
There are new salted egg dishes on the block!
According to Indomie Philippine's official Instagram, these are available in select supermarkets.
Chicken wings are even better with a rich salted egg yolk sauce!


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Steve Conte is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist, music producer, and lead singer of the band Steve Conte NYC.  He has worked with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno on a variety of anime soundtracks including Wolf's Rain, Cowboy Bebop, RahXephon and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. He is the former lead guitarist of the New York Dolls.

Early life
Conte was born to an Italian American family. His father is of Lucanian descent and his mother of Calabrian descent. Growing up in a musical family (mother Rosemary Conte is a New Jersey jazz singer), Conte followed his passion for music early at seven years old when he began playing drums. At ten years old, he picked up his brother John Conte's guitar and started making up songs. One year later, the Conte brothers recorded their first "album" in the family living room with Steve singing, playing guitar and drums, writing the songs, and "producing". He also played backup with his mother in many Jersey Shore venues.  To pursue his musical talents further, he earned a full scholarship to attend Rutgers University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music with a focus on jazz guitar performance. At Rutgers, his classmates included fellow musicians Terrence Blanchard, Ralph Peterson Jr., and Frank Lacy and studied under the tutelage of Ted Dunbar, Kenny Barron, Paul Jeffrey, and Larry Ridley. Upon graduation, he moved to New York City and took his first road gig with legendary jazz-rock group Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Career

During his early years in New York (1986–87), Conte landed a variety of gigs; he was a guitarist and musical director for Prince and The Revolution singer Jill Jones, session and live guitarist with James Brown producers Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight (Steve's first record date was the Hartman-produced Joy album by Paul King), as well as a stint with New Jersey rocker Glen Burtnick and jazz fusion band Bushrock, led by keyboard virtuoso Delmar Brown.

In 1988, along with blues harp master Rob Paparozzi, Conte and his brother, John, founded the blues band The Hudson River Rats, whose residency at the Acme Bar & Grill in the West Village afforded them the chance to meet and play with many blues greats and pop stars. The brothers performed with Etta James, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Johnny Adams, Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Phoebe Snow, Cyndi Lauper, John Waite, Richie Hayward (Little Feat), Will Lee, Lou Marini (The Blues Brothers), Carole King, The Uptown Horns, Steve Clark (Def Leppard), and many others.  Legendary funk and soul drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie eventually joined the band after jamming with them many times. This was Steve's entrance into the New York City studio musician scene, where he still works today. Besides numerous playing and singing on film, television soundtracks, commercials and video game music, he's been recorded on albums with many of his childhood heroes: The J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf (Fool's Parade, 1998) and James Brown saxophone player Maceo Parker (Funk Overload, 1998), as well as the single "Fear of the Unknown" with rock legend Suzi Quatro.

Conte first became known to the music industry in the early 1990s as the songwriter and guitarist of the band Company of Wolves (Mercury Records). After the Wolves' breakup in 1992, he went on to form the band Crown Jewels with John Conte, and in 2003, the pair made an album under the name The Contes. In 2004, Steve Conte joined the New York Dolls as a guitarist and vocalist, where he would remain until 2010, when he joined Michael Monroe's new band.

Conte also worked with composer Yoko Kanno and lyricist Tim Jensen on soundtracks to various popular anime series. Those works include the opening theme to Wolf's Rain, titled "Stray", as well as the tracks "Heaven's Not Enough" and "Could You Bite the Hand?" All three appear on the OST albums. As a guest vocalist for the Kanno-led Seatbelts, Steve also sang vocals in episodes of Cowboy Bebop, as well as the 2001 film, most notably the song "Call Me Call Me", as well as "Words That We Couldn't Say", "No Reply" and "Diggin'". He also sang "Rain" on the OST CD, which is sung by Mai Yamane and featured in the series. He would later sing alongside Shanti Snyder on "Living Inside the Shell", the ending theme to 2004's Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. Conte also performed on the duet "The Garden of Everything" with Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto on her RahXephon-related single "Tune the Rainbow". In 2007, Steve provided the vocals for the video game Sonic and the Secret Rings. He sings the closing credits song titled "Worth a Chance", as well as the game's main theme "Seven Rings in Hand".

Conte formed the band Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth and produced a debut album on October 20, 2009, which was released through Varèse Sarabande Records. In 2010, Conte joined Michael Monroe's new band, The Michael Monroe Band, where he is a guitarist, along with fellow New York Doll and bassist Sami Yaffa.

In September 2014, Steve provided solo acoustic guitar accompaniment for Angelina Jordan, winner of Norway's Got Talent (Norske Talenter), on the American television program The View.

In November of 2022, Steve announced a new solo album that he is writing with XTC's Andy Partridge, whom he called "one of the greatest songwriters in the world". The two worked on a total of 8 new songs via Zoom sessions.

Selected discography

With Company of Wolves
Company of Wolves (1990, Mercury Records)
Shakers and Tambourines (1998, Ryf Records)
Steryl Spycase (2001, Ryf Records)

With Crown Jewels
Spitshine (1996, Thunderdog Recordings)
Linoleum (1998, Thunderdog Recordings)
"Bubble And Squeak" – Best Of w/ 2 unreleased tracks (2000, Thunderdog Recordings)

With The Contes
Bleed Together (2003, Thunderdog Recordings)

With New York Dolls
Morrissey Presents: Return Of The New York Dolls Live From Royal Festival Hall (2004, Attack Records)
One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006, Roadrunner Records)
New York Dolls - Live at the Fillmore East (2008, Sony/BMG Records)
Cause I Sez So (2009, Atco Records)

With Peter Wolf
Fool's Parade  (1998, Mercury ): Steve Conte, guitar & vocals

With Billy Squier
Tell The Truth (1993, Capitol Records)

With Steve Conte and The Crazy Truth
Steve Conte & The Crazy Truth (2009 Varèse Sarabande)

With Steve Conte
Steve Conte NYC Album (2014 Thunderdog Recordings)
Steve Conte International Coverup (2016 Thunderdog Recordings)
Gimme Gimme Rockaway (2017 single, Wicked Cool Records)
Recovery Doll (2021 single, Wicked Cool Records)
Bronx Cheer (2021 album, Wicked Cool Records)

With Michael Monroe
Another Night in the Sun: Live in Helsinki (2010 Spinefarm Records)
Sensory Overdrive (2011 Spinefarm Records)
Horns and Halos (2013 Spinefarm Records)
Blackout States (2015 Spinefarm Records)
One Man Gang (2019)
I Live Too Fast To Die Young (2022)

References

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Living people
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Life's Struggles - 3. Outted!!!
Jared smiled at Mason as they walked out of the Children's Group Building holding their Foster Certification, "It's finally happening we can take Shawn home today. Can you believe it?"
With tears holding in his eyes, he blew out a breath. "No baby, I can't."
"You realize Kasey is younger than Shawn, but he's going to be protective of his new brother," Jared chuckled knowing that his youngest son was so eager for a brother. "Babe, our family is growing just like we planned. And I love you so much," he leaned toward his husband leaving a whisper of a kiss on his lips.
The ride to Kaleb's was filled with excitement knowing that their son would be coming home. Kasey was already at Kaleb's house, spending time with Shawn while the men completed their required certification class.
Walking into his brother's condo was like walking into a warzone, there was screaming, baby dolls that were decapitated, smashed trucks, and clothes were strewn about. Jared shook his head, "Kaleb are you alive? Where are my kids? Are they in one piece?"
Kaleb rounded the corner with a garbage bag-in-hand picking up clutter as he moved, "I swear to god they are angels when they are sleeping. I don't understand what happens after they wake up. Your kids are saints, even when Kassidy was beating the boys with the nerf bat they remained calm. Jesus, how can three-year-olds make such a mess?"
"Ah, no discipline." Jared laughed.
"I… uh… I give them time outs," Kaleb said in an exasperated huff, "they just won't stay still."
"Well," Jared said scratching the back of his neck not wanting to upset his brother further, "it doesn't seem to be working. Maybe, I don't know, glad wrap them to their beds."
Looking at his brother Kaleb had a thought, "Velcro… lots and lots of Velcro, we can redo the spare room with it. It can be their time-out room." Kaleb dropped the garbage he was carrying and started to call Davis on his cell.
"Baby are you busy?"
"Ya, sorry"
"The person is dead. They can wait a few minutes for you to complete an autopsy."
"Don't you threaten to hang up on me"
"I swear to god if you hang up on me I am bringing three excitable home trashing toddlers to you."
Taking the phone from his ear he stared at it, "that asshole hung up on me. Can you believe it? Oh, he is so cut off he is NOT getting any more." Kaleb's glare focused on his brother, "Spotty still have that collapsible kennel cage thingy? Davis is gonna learn, oh he is gonna learn."
Kaleb cringed when the elevator dinged with the arrival of…
"Derek," Kaleb whispered. Derek is going to kick his ass, he'd had the triplets behaving when he left. James had been called away by Teddy for work issues at the security company and they'd sent Derek as a replacement. Something the man was none too happy about but he loved this extended family to bits.
"What the…" Derek's eyes bugged out. "Kaleb," he said disappointingly.
"Kassidy called for mutiny after she watched some pirate thing. I couldn't stop them," Kaleb waved his hand at the mess, "they do anything she demands. I mean look."
"Jesus, Kaleb," Derek uttered holding his hand out for the garbage bag. "KASSIDY! KODY! KOLE! GET YOUR CUTE LITTLE BUTTS IN HERE RIGHT NOW, CADETS!"
To everyone's amusement, the kids come into the room without a care in the world. The only one hanging their head in shame was Kaleb.
"Stand there," Derek told them, "single file like I taught you."
Just like the military, the kids stood in line in front of Derek. They put an arm out each to make sure they were spaced at least an arm apart then stood straight up staring at Derek to bark his next order. To which Derek paced a few times with his hands behind his back still holding the garbage bag. Every time he silently glanced at the kids it was easy to see they were worried about what was to come next. Almost silent anyway.
"We aren't little!" She huffed at the large bodyguard turned babysitter – by default, really a Kaleb sitter.
Derek picked Kassidy up by her underarms so they were face level. Meeting her hard stare Derek said, "If I have to pick you up so we can talk face to face, you're little. Understand me, Cadet?"
"Humph, I… you bully… triples attack… if not I fix you later," Kassidy's temperamental control showing the true power of controlling her siblings.
Kayden stood perfectly still, "You isn't my boss. Yous smashes yours an Koley's stuff." After his little rant, the boy smoothed his blonde hair out of his eyes, crossing his arms and releasing a huge sigh of exasperation. Derek gave Blu a glare when he chuckled at the little boy. He noticed a young boy standing next to Blu sinking into his side looking completely overwhelmed. Derek winked at Jonathan then put Kassidy back on her feet.
Derek stood facing the three kids. "Did you three make this mess?"
Of course, as children do they all talked over the top of each other. Derek non-plussed stuck his fingers in his mouth and let out an almighty whistle. This move had everyone covering their ears and a St Bernard running for cover in another room.
"Face me," he said in a commanding voice and to Kasey and Shawn's complete surprise the kids did. "Did you disrespect your dad while I was gone? Did you make this mess and disrespect your own home?"
Kole raised his hand, not willing to speak without prior approval.
Derek nodded his head, "You may speak cadet."
"It was her," Kole pointed to Kassidy, "she says shes put holes in my unner-roos. An I don't want holes in Spideyman."
"Derey he ask for air holes," Kassidy huffed in defense.
He threw up his hand to silence the kids, "Enough, no more fighting. You three are going to apologize to your dad. Then," Derek held up the garbage bag, "you're going to put everything in this bag and it's going into the garbage. Anything that isn't broken or wrecked beyond repair is going to kids who don't have any toys. Do I make myself clear?" his voice commanding and brokering no argument. Kassidy went to open her mouth but Derek shut her right up with just a raised eyebrow before she looked at the floor.
Kayden turned toward Kaleb, "Daddy I's sowwy theys such bads kid. I wuv you." Shooting his sibling a glare.
Kaleb burst into tears, "See how am I supposed to be mad at them? They are too cute…" he uttered between sobs.
"Dear god, Kaleb, are you sure James raised you. Cause you know he's pretty alpha right? You kind of, well… not." Blu felt bad immediately but it's Kaleb so he didn't want to back down, but the asshole just wouldn't quit sobbing. "Oh, for eff sake." Blu turned to Linc and swung a pointed finger at Kaleb. "Go hug your uncle will ya."
"Pop," Link looked at his uncle, "He's dripping snot and gross." He scrunched his nose in disgust. "I love him and he makes awesome cheesecake, but no…"
Little Jonathan moved away from the safety of his pop, skirting around the giant with a wary look he wrapped his arms around the hysterical he'd only recently just met feeling bad for the man. "It's okay Uncle Kaleb," he whispered.
Blu leaned into the side of his brother-in-law. "Jare," he tilts his head at Kaleb, "I swear I've already seen this episode of 'I Love Lucy.'"
Jared barked out a laugh that turned to hysterical giggling while Mason looked on amused and jealous he wasn't in on the joke.
Kyle walked over to Kaleb looking for at his theatrical behavior, "Jesus Kaleb, pull yourself together. I wrangle teenagers at work and don't cry. You have three little kids, and you're a pushover. You control them, they don't control you." He tapped Jonathan's shoulder and smiled at him, "why don't you go hang with the other calm kids' buddy."
"You'll be okay uncle," Jonathan stood up rubbing Kaleb's back before turning away from him. "Crying feels good sometimes."
Kaleb lunged at Blu pulling him into a bone-crunching bear hug, "You have such good kids." He sobbed and wiped his nose on Blu's shirt, "Can't you trade yours for mine? Only until they are as big as Jonathan."
Pushing Kaleb away with a scrunched nose of 'what the f…", Blu told him. "Absolutely not. Besides they only turn into Levi and Linc anyway. You really want to put yourself through that?" he shook his head at Kaleb. "Besides, um… I forgot where I was going with this. But don't snot on my clothes. Kyle lets hit the laundry room." Blu winked at Kaleb while he dragged Kyle from the room.
"Occupied!" Levi belted out loudly. "Figured if you're already getting one grandkid lets try for two."
Jared, laughed again while Blu stood outside the laundry room yelling at his kid while Kyle tried to talk him off the ledge. Turning his focus to Shawn melting into a puddle of excitement as he reaches out blindly for Mason's hand knowing it would be waiting.
"Pop, I like everybody here but can't we go home?" Shawn asked while tightening his grip on Mason. "I get to sleep in my new bedroom tonight and play with Spotty?"
"Indeed you do," Mason said awed that he had another son hugging him to his side. "Thanks Kaleb, goodluck with…" he whirled his finger indicating the room, "all of this." Derek winked at Jared and Mason as they dragged Kasey kickin' and screaming from the room while Shawn walked easily with his new dads.
"You owe me twenty-five bucks, Uncle Blu!" Kasey called out as his dad shoved him into the open elevator car. Only to hear Derek barking orders at the triplets. Kayden standing strong because he 'didn't make no mess.'
Kyle entered their bedroom with the phone to his ear. "Okay, yes. First-class, great. Thanks for all your help," he said as he watched his husband pack his luggage bag then called out, "Jonathan."
"Do you think she's going to be okay?" Blu asked worriedly looking at Kyle. "Should I bring her home?"
"Babe, kids get homesick." Kyle sighed leaning against the dresser, "You're like a protective momma bear waiting to pounce, but our baby girl has to find her way in life as an adult now."
He scowled at Kyle. "She's not an adult is she, she's only eighteen, Blondie. Our baby."
"Bella will always be our baby. However, we can't hover and try to control her like the people that I was raised by," Kyle grimaced remembering his teenage years.
Blu stopped mid-air before throwing his underwear in the bag. "We are nothing like them assholes, Kyle."
"Babe, I didn't mean that we are," Kyle's shoulders slouched, "it's just that she needs our support, along with providing her guidance when she needs it. She's going to fail at stuff, we will be there to pick her up as she stumbles from challenges in life."
He crumpled sitting on to the bed next to his luggage his eyes sheening. "After everything these kids have gone through in their short lives, I just want the next decade or so be a little bit easier on them emotionally. I understand they have to earn and work for the things they want and a little bit of struggle is normal. But damn it, blondie, she deserves to be happy for fucking once."
Jonathan popped his head inside the door, "Pop you owe me five dollars for the F word. But, dad, why did you call me?"
Kyle looked at Jonathan with a smirk, "Buddy, you and your Pop are going to visit your sister for the weekend. You guys are going on a big plane ride, to sunny California."
The boy's eyes widened with his hands out front of him flapping around. "Uh, I, um… that's… hmm. On a plane?"
"Yeah," Kyle chuckled, "you know it's the thing with wings and goes in the air."
"Hmm, a plane," he muttered to himself. He looked at his dads. "Like a plane, plane. A big plane? I've never been on a plane."
Walking over toward the door Kyle patted Jonathan on the shoulder. "You will like flying I got you guys great seats. I'm going to get Cody to help you pack a bag so you guys can get to the airport."
Blu and Jonathan walked down the hallway of the dorms toward Bella's room.
"Do you think she'll like me, pop?" his son asked him nervously.
Looking down at his son his heartbreaking just a little that his boy is so unsure of himself. "I think she is going to love you. I know you are going to absolutely adore her. We all do." Blu smiled at his son. "She is kind, quiet, she loves books and to read. Trust me if you love grandma you're going to love Bella. They are very similar."
"Okay…" the boy fidgeted sticking his hands in his pockets. "Maybe, she will be alright."
As they approached the open door of Bella's room he heard voices of a couple of girls laughing. Blu knocked on the door sticking his head tentatively through the opening. "Sweetheart," he said when his gaze landed on his daughter. He sucked in a breath, in just a few months she seems to have transformed into a beautiful woman.
"Pop," she cried running to him wrapping her arms around him. "I can't believe you're here," she whispered into his ear so her friends couldn't hear her.
Jonathan popped his head around Blu's side looking at his sister nervously, "Hi? Do you like nuts?" He held out a small pack of nuts, "we got them on the big plane that Dad sent Pop and me on and I like them but you can have them. And the plane was huge, but the bathroom was really, really small, and Pop said you were nice, and well do you maybe think you like me?"
A quiet chuckle fell from Blu as he wrapped an arm around the young boy's shoulder as he leaned down kissing the top of his head. "You're a sweet, sweet boy." He looked to his daughter and saw that she seemed confused. Immediately Blu felt guilty because it just occurred to him that they had forgotten to tell Bella. He looked nervously between Bella and her forgotten friends. "Oh, baby girl. I completely forgot with all the other drama we have going on. Please forgive me, this is Jonathan. Your baby brother."
"But… huh… how… where… when..." Bella stared at her father, "I mean I know how kids are made. God, he looks like a Minnie-you but how?" After finding her footing she focused on her little brother. "You can keep the nuts, but thank you." She kneeled pinching his cheek, "You're just too darn cute to not like. I remember when Link was your size and he would never give me a bite of his snacks." Standing up to meet her father's eyes, "I guess we need to catch up it's so hard not being with all of you."
Blu slouched feeling every bit the rotten father. "We do." He reached out hugging Bella again. "Jonathan and I are here for a couple of days." It will probably be extended now that he's seen the forlorn look on his daughter's face. "We're going back to the hotel, but can we have dinner?"
"Can you give me a bit to do my hair? Should I change into something nicer?" Bella asked as she smiled at her newest brother, then focusing back on her Pop.
"You already look pretty," her youngest brother said to her half hiding shyly behind Blu.
"Aww… you're the sweetest. Just don't change Jonny-Boy," Bella turned to her girl-friends, "isn't he so darn cute?" The girls all cooed about the boy, causing the boy's cheeks to turn a rosy shade of red.
Kissing Bella on the cheek, Blu waved to Bella's friends even though they weren't introduced. "Nice to not meet you ladies. Maybe next time." He smiled, Bella gave him a sheepish grin for forgetting her manners.
"Sorry, pop."
"S'okay, sweetheart. We'll be back to pick you up in an hour. Love you." Blu guided a waving Jonathan from the room. Because the door was still open he heard Bella's friends.
"That's your dad?" one girl said incredulously.
"Holy fuck, he's hotter than a naked firefighter."
"I wouldn' t say no," another told his daughter.
Blu and Jonathan giggled all the way to the new car Kyle had organized for Bella to use while she was in college. It was nothing extravagant but it was new and they could be comfortable knowing that it wouldn't break down. It was just a silver Ford Fusion, big enough for Bella but economical as she would have the cost of running the car. Especially now that Blu was determined to get his daughter out of the dorm room and into the new townhouse as soon as possible.
Levi and Brody wandered into the locker room to prepare for baseball practice, passing the coach's office. Coach Dunkle Broman was new to the school this year as the previous coach decided to retire. The coach glared out of the window glaring at the boys, who were just chatting with each other. He had overheard some of the members of the team ranting about the boys dating one another. Giving the young men a few minutes to get changed, he headed for the baseball field.
Coach Broman located Jasper who played catcher for the team, who also happened to be the player he overheard ranting about the pair. "Jasper," he called out, "a word with you!"
"Yes, Coach?" Jasper answered as he ran to the man's side.
Broman's face contained a snarl, "those two… you know light in the loafers kids…" he made a limp-wristed hand motion, "if you want team captain take care of them. I want them off the team as much as you do."
Jasper nodded his head, "'N I get no repercussions from the team?"
"Zilch," the Coach said, "I don't care how you do it. Just get it done quickly."
"Got it!" the young man muttered as he jogged off to practice with one of the pitchers.
The rest of the practice passed without any incidence.
Kyle woke the boys to get ready for school since Blu had called and extended the amount of time that Jonathan and he were spending in California. "Let's get a move on guys, we need to be on the road. Five minutes in the car, or you can walk to school." He grabbed his briefcase as he headed out the door.
Cody was the first of the boys to reach the car. He crawled into the back seat, "Mornin' Dad," Cody's voice muffled with a mouthful of bagel.
Link hopped in shortly after wearing his Air Pods nodding his head to some music he was jamming to, giving everybody a quick wave of the hand.
Brody and Levi were the last to crawl in the car, then they took hold of one another's hand. Levi looked toward his dad, "Don't forget we have practice after school today. We will call you after it ends."
"Okay," Kyle said, "mister music and I can run to the hardware store for some paint to redo his room before the baby is due."
"Hey Dad, when are you meeting with Linc's baby momma's parents," Levi called out then receiving a blow to the arm from his twin.
"Not sure yet," Kyle glanced into the mirror to see Lincoln's reaction, "I'm waiting to hear back from my attorney."
"Oh, well ya know the kid will be gorgeous." He smirks. "Just look how me and Link turned out."
Kyle turned into the school parking lot, "Well it would have been nice if you learned proper English."
"What? Pop's not here. Cut me some slack old man," Levi whined.
"Get to class," Kyle chuckled, "I don't want you in my office slacker." He walked off toward his off leaving the boys to their own devices.
Later that afternoon between classes Levi used the back staircase because nobody ever used it, and it was always a quick route from math to his American History class. As soon as he got a little way down the stairs, he felt a huge shove from behind launching him down the stairs.
When Levi failed to show up on time to his history class that he shared with Brody, his boyfriend began to worry. Brody asked the teacher for a hall pass to, "run to the restroom." Upon receiving it, he set out in search of Levi. Brody retraced the route he thought was most normal to be used but failed to locate him. So, he decided he would try another route. Entering the stairwell, he immediately saw books strewn about and lots of blood with Levi laying in the middle of it all.
Brody opened the door to the stairwell screaming for help then ran back to Levi's side. Kneeling Brody cradled his boyfriend's head, "Levi, open your eyes. Come on baby, wake up for me." Tears rolled down his cheeks, as he waited for somebody to help them. "HELP!" Brody sank with Levi in his arms. "SOMEBODY HELP US!" He sobbed cradling Levi.
Jared ran through the door holding a small first-aid kit from his classroom. "Jesus, fuck." He said running down the stairs to get to his nephew. He immediately knelt down running his hand over Brody's head as only a father would then checking out Levi, his eyes and hands roaming for any further injury besides the head wound.
"What happened?" he asked hurriedly pulling out his phone.
"I… he… Lev…" sob "Levi did didn't show up for class," sob "I got a pass to find him," Brody held out his bloody hands for only a second. "He was layin' here. Levi wake-up! Please… Please, please wake up!" Brody sobbed continuing to hold Levi's head to keep his neck stabilized.
"It's going to be okay Brody," Jared said absently. "Hello, yes sorry. Ambulance, boy, 16, head injury from a fall down a flight of stairs, unconscious and bleeding" Jared caught sight of discolored skin on Levi's tummy where his shirt had come up. He lifted the material back to see a bruise starting to form in the shape of a footprint. Tears belted from his eyes no longer able to keep them at bay. "He's been beaten also it looks like. Please send the police too... We're at the high school, yes, that's the one. Yes, ok, thank you."
A sound like nothing Jared had ever heard came from Brody, "No, no, no… who would hurt him." He kept bowing down kissing Levi's forehead. "Please baby, wake up."
A fearful Jared stood, "Brody, I'll be back in a minute okay. I'm going to get Kyle, then meet the ambulance, but Kyle will be here. Hang in there. It's going to be ok. We love you, buddy."
"Okay," Brody sniffled as he held his boyfriend still.
A few minutes later Kyle ran up the stairs from the office. "Fuck me," Kyle said as he knelt, "he's going to be ok Brody." He took Levi's hand in his, "hang in there son help is almost here, I hear the sirens. Brody as soon as the ambulance comes, go get your backpack and find the boys. Go to the office for passes for the boys, I'm sending an email now. Go to their classroom doors, tell the teacher it's a family emergency and get to the truck." Kyle typed on his phone as fast as his fingers would allow then exchanged places with Brody.
Bending quickly to kiss Levi's lips chastely, "I love you, baby. We'll see you at the hospital." He stood quickly glancing back his eyes pleading to Kyle to make it be okay before breaking into a run for the office.
Brody, Link, and Cody sat in the waiting room while their dad had gone behind the doors to be with Levi. All three boys with tear-streaked faces, Lincoln ready to murder anyone that came into his path. The brothers might fight and bicker, but Levi is his other half of him. They share the same face, blood, skin, everything.
"I'm gonna kill the motherfucker who did this to him," he angrily turned to Brody. "Where were you?"
"I… I… I was in class when he didn't show up I made up an excuse to get out and hunt for Levi," Brody trembled from all the tension.
Lincoln assessed Brody as he broke down once again, his stomach feeling like lead because he'd been an asshole and upset his brother's boyfriend. He knew he'd done it to relieve him from the guilt he felt for not being there to protect his brother.
"I'm sorry, Brody. I know it's not your fault." Lincoln reached out with both arms pulling Brody who's only truly been sweet to him since forever. He held him tightly while the poor guy let everything go. While they sat Jared entered the waiting room with Kaleb, Shawn, and Kasey. Kaleb was on the phone telling Davis what had happened, his husband hanging up and making his way up from the morgue as quickly as possible.
"Where's Uncle Mason?" Cody asked Jared.
Jared looked at the boy, "he's on his way from work."
"What about Pop, do you think Dad's already called him?" Cody asked anxiously.
"I'll call him," Link practically shouted, "I feel useless right now." He stood and began to pace the waiting area as he dialed Blu's number.
The server put down their food, with a smile asked, "Can I get you anything else?"
"No," Blu said with a wink, "I think we're okay for now."
The young girl blushed hurrying away as fast as possible.
"Dad," Bella hissed with a chuckle, "geez, I know her."
Jonathan chuckled and looked at the bottle of ketchup then toward his macaroni and cheese. "Do you think I can have the ketchup?"
"You like Ketchup on your mac 'n' cheese?" Bella asked with a raised eyebrow.
Her new brother looked at her skeptically. "Um, yes?"
Bella reached for the ketchup. "That's just gross." Then proceeded to cover her own in ketchup with a smirk before handing the bottle to her brother with a side hug, and kiss to the side of his head. "God, you are the cutest thing, ever."
Jonathan blushed fifty different shades of red, "I… uh… umm… thanks."
Their pop watched in amusement while biting into his hamburger, enjoying every mouthful since Kyle has been on his ass lately about eating healthier. What he doesn't know won't hurt Blu. Smiling to himself he savored the flavor, Jonathan and Bella bantering and doting on each other across the table filled him full of warmth and happiness. The second his phone rang from the table he knew, he absolutely knew by the feeling of dread seeing Lincoln's cute face pop up on his screen something was wrong.
"Hey, buddy, what's up?" Blu said with a light tone hoping he was wrong.
"D…dad," Lincoln whimpered.
"What's wrong Link? Who's hurt? What happened?" Blu asked quickly trying but not succeeding keeping the panic out of his voice.
"It's Levi, Pop, someone beat him and pushed him down the stairs. He hasn't woken up, you need to come home." The boy cried. "Please come home."
"We're coming baby, we're coming now." He hung up the phone without further information, his first concern was to find a way for them to get home, and yesterday.
"Um, Bella. We've gotta go, I need you to pack a bag, sweetheart," he said in a hurried daze sliding out of the booth. "Levi's in the hospital," Blu told them throwing some money on the table as he stood waiting for his shocked kids to leave the booth.
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You stupid little mother! You're ass is gonna be throw under the bus real bad little boy! Pretty sure the bigot didn't mean push him down the stairs and leave your freaking shielding behind. Mr coach you're going down to because ain't no way this idiot kid is gonna go down alone!
tabaqui 749
love that we have a new chapter so fast, but I hate this cliff you leave us on.
Kill thar coach ASAP!
Love the new chapter. Loved the drama with the triplets. Hate what the bigot has done to Levi and the cliffhanger. I hope the coach and the kid get what they deserve.
1 hour ago, tabaqui said:
I So Agree !!!!!
Buz 3,949
That Coach better get it BIGTIME! I would normally feel more sorry for the kid that did it but the fact he went straight to that level of physical violence? Nope.
Since everyone else covered the two bigots, I'll focus on something else.
Ketchup on Macaroni & Cheese? Is this another Australian 'delicacy'? Throw another shrimp on the barbie and drown your Mac & Cheese in ketchup?
Boybig007 305
OMG! Like this family has not been through the ringer enough already, that kid will get cought because kids will brag about it and then the Coach will get his..
All though an upsetting end to this chapter is was a good one... Thank for giving us a distraction from current events.
It's been a while but let's see if they have how i feel in gif...
Blood for the blood God! Revenge!
ChelleShockd4 39
I'm wondering, since the family took over & did sooo many upgrades to make the school so much better, did they, by chance, install cameras?🤔🧐
Edited April 7, 2020 by ChelleShockd4
pvtguy 3,107
I'm still trying to figure out the timeline: I know you said not to pay too close attention to dates (especially concerning Kasey's age), but Jonathan is 8 or 9 years old - yet you mentioned that in the 10 years that Kyle and Blu have been together... oh well, minor detail in the overall scheme of things. I love this family more with each chapter! I see some major tongue lashing and actions being taken with the coach and the student(s) responsible for Levi's attack.


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Got my slinky dog. My kids are fighting over it. Lol.
JP - You have to win another, or so!
This is incredibly hilarious. A round of applause my good lady!
It's on like Donkey Kong. Plotting my next epic photo with Frank and the slinky dog. :) So fun.
Saw Frank earlier- what a magnificent and noble beast! So I see a nesting theme going on here.
First, in Ai, I think he's pretending to be an inch worm building it's cocoon. He's pretty smart though, he held still as that bird went "caw-caw-cawing" by, as to not attract attention to himself.
In Be, I think he's burrowed into a termite nest or the queen ant lair and is sitting on may larvae down there. How you got that shot, I'll never know, but kudos!
Lastly, in Ci, I think the bird from Ai and the sitting on babies in Be led him to the natural conclusion of Ci, sitting in a bird nest, warming eggs in a Blue fir tree.
Micayla - But what is Slinky doing?
Kimberly - Frank is totally male model material. Hot dog.
Brian - Log in for pity's sake.
rholli - By jove I think you've nailed it.
"Slinky Ce to Base, Slinky Ce to Base!" The police scanner in the squad car on Washingeton Street in Fort Recovery, Ohio hissed and popped.
"Dammit, Slinky, can't you bring it any clearer than that? I can't tell what Slinky you are, and if..."
Never mind that crap, Sergeant, I couldn't pronounce it right even if you could habla espanol, just get the vice squad car ready to roll. Mr. Adams has his Menorah out, and I'm purty sure he's fixin' to light it, too."
"So what's wrong with a few candles, Slinky Whateverthehellletteritis?"
"I'll tell you, Sergeant, his sister-in-law is dating a Jewish guy, and I OWN PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE HIGH SCHOOL."
"I don't give a damn if you own the police station, Slinky, he can light whatever the hell he wants! It's a free country, ain't it?"
"Not if I have anything to do with it, he don't. See, I got my pups out there a fixin' to swap out the springs of that there squad car, and then you'll see who's really in charge." Slinky Ce was getting just a little hot under the dog collar. It was good for Mr. A, not to mention for Slinky himself, that the Adams Christmas tree was freshly cut, and as damp as the dawn.
"Listen here, Bowser, I'm fixin' to pull you out of deep cover if you don't stop focusin' on the candles and get back to sniffin' the cannabis. I told ya that the extended clan was fuul a' musicians and artists, and other subversive types. You catch the wacky weed, n' I'll order a warrant and I'll call the K of C, the Feds, the whole Republican Party iff'n I have to. But we can't have nothin' against the Jews."
Slinky Ce, known throughout town as the lyric tenor in the Lutheran choir, shivered with the thought of a Kosher Salami hound pooping little wieners on Samuel's Chicken Processors park. He had almost blown his cover when the Jewish guy came to town with an Adams girl and stopped his run (those hippies! Next thing, they'll be wantin' granola in the IGA) to make friends. Never could resist a good tummy rub, and this here Jewish hombre was as good as it gets.
Slinky continued, "Still, I'm gonna sit behin' this globe ornament and see iff'n ol' man Adams knows Hebrew."
The Sergeant hissed back. "You jus' cut it right out, Rover. This is a Gingrich town, and Sheldon Adelson is the only thing we got b'tween us 'n that Godless Mormon cult suit."
"Well, y'owe me, Sarge. Just make sure that if those kosher salamis come to town, I get all old'ns. They might be awful strong, but they's the best chew toys in the store.
"Fine. I'll have the dummy on Washington Street go get a couple dozen. Newt's comin' to speak at the K of C tomorrow night, so he c'n order up a crate from that Adelson fella sure n' I'm settin' here."
"Sez me. Town r'placed the cop on Washington street cuz o no tax revenue. That dummy's a, well, a dummy."
"No wonder he's not answerin' his radio! Guess we'll have to get Adelson ta pay fer a new copper."
"And a crate of Hebrew Nationals, " Slinky Ce added.
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^^ Part of ESPO's "Love Letters to Brooklyn," on Hoyt St. between Rivington and Fulton.
^^ The Flatiron Building has been living on my NYC bucketlist, as I've always seen photos of it and thought it'd be such an interesting building to see in person. Sitting on a corner close to Madison Square Park, this block is worth a stop!
While driving over the Manhattan Bridge (first photo above), we looked to our right to find none other than the Statue of Liberty (second photo above)! Squint your eyes and tilt your head...maybe you'll spot her too. :) We were on the move in our Uber and I grabbed the shot out of the backseat window...even though it's quite an obstructed view, there's something I quite like about this image!
Pizza at Julianna's (👍👍), then we enjoyed sunset down at the pier...absolutely stunning view (pictured above)! Burned off some dinner calories taking a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge by city night light.


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A 5-percent reduction in exports is raising projected 2015/16 U.S. cotton ending stocks this month. The production and domestic mill use forecasts are unchanged. Exports are reduced 500,000 bales to 9.5 million, reflecting continued sluggish export sales, attributable mainly to sharply lower imports by China relative to last season. Ending stocks are now projected at 3.6 million bales, or 27.5 percent of total use.
The forecast range for the marketing year average price received by producers of 58 to 61 cents per pound is raised 1 cent on the lower end, with the mid-point now forecast at 59.5 cents. The world 2015/16 cotton forecasts include lower expectations of consumption and trade relative to last month. Consumption and imports are reduced for China, based on continued sluggish demand, and for Pakistan, where a slower pace of imports indicates reduced demand.
World consumption is lowered 1.3 million bales, which also includes reductions for India and Brazil. With global imports nearly 1.0 million bales below last month, exports are reduced for Brazil, India, and Pakistan, in addition to the United States. Global stocks are now forecast at just over 104 million bales.


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New home for scores of South Sudan's displaced
UNMISS/Nektarios Markogiannis
Thousands of people living in a UN protection camp in Juba, South Sudan, have been relocated to new temporary housing, Mangateen Camp.
4 September 2018 Peace and Security
Nearly 3,500 people displaced by violence in South Sudan have been relocated from a UN-run camp in the capital, Juba, to temporary housing, the organization's mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Tuesday.
The internally displaced people, who were living at a UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site, have been moved to a new location at Mangateen, near the central part of the city.
"This is the first movement of displaced people of this magnitude out of the UN Juba protection site. Almost all of those relocated were women and children," said David Shearer, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS.
"They had expressed a strong desire to leave the UN site and to be reunited with their husbands and other family members. Early indications and, in my discussions with those who moved, is that they are pleased to be back in the wider community."
The UN mission and humanitarian agencies carried out the relocation after negotiating an end to clashes between various groups in the camp which were posing a threat to those living there.
Once a resolution to the "sporadic fighting" was reached, and people expressed their desire to leave the protection camp, UNMISS and its partners worked quickly to establish the temporary housing at the Mangateen site, along with access to clean water, sanitation and health services.
The facility traditionally has been managed by South Sudan's Relief and Rehabilitation Commission.
The Government body will continue to be in charge of the site, though aid agencies will provide additional assistance on request.
South Sudan is the world's youngest country, having gained independence in July 2011.
However, most of the years since then have been marred by brutal fighting and human rights violations, forcing the displacement of more than four million people, either within the country or across the border. Nearly 200,000 are currently sheltering in PoC sites at six UNMISS bases nationwide.
"Hundreds of thousands of people fled to UN protection sites across South Sudan out of fear for their lives during the ongoing conflict. But these camps are not a good long-term option for families," Mr. Shearer stated.
"If people have the trust and confidence that the environment is safe enough for them to voluntarily return home, UNMISS is poised to assist them. But providing that confidence in the security situation very much lies with the Government."
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South Sudan peace deal a 'big step forward': UN mission chief
There was jubilation in the streets of South Sudan's capital overnight on Sunday, as residents celebrated a new agreement that the top UN official in the country has described as "a big step forward" towards ending nearly five years of brutal conflict.


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SARS-Cov-2 Lab Leak in Taiwan Confirmed
Covid Lab Leak in Taiwan
Published on: Monday, 13 December, 2021
The infection took place in a Biosafety Level 3 lab
According to Taiwan News, and since picked up by Western media, a (recent) SARS-Cov-2 lab leak has been confirmed in (the Republic of) China.
SARS-Cov-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) concluded on Saturday (Dec. 11) that an assistant researcher was infected with the Delta variant of COVID while experimenting on the virus in a high safety laboratory... Officials are not ruling out the possibility that an error occurred during handling of the mice and that a cross-infection occurred inside the lab.
— Taiwan News
Alina shared the story with us before English-speaking media appeared to have picked up on it.
Taiwan's "Zero Covid" strategy made it easier to identify. Because of background infections, we wouldn't necessarily identify a different SARS2 leak if one had taken place after the pandemic began. SARS1 leaked from a lab multiple times post-outbreak.
Likely covid lab leak, Taiwan BSL3.
🇹🇼 is zero covid; straightforward to track lab origin of SARS2 infections.
Lab worker in their 20s, fully vax'ed (Moderna), symptoms for a week before testing, ~50 people in quarantine h/t @chasewnelson @spectralcodex https://t.co/53ZGotmiZ2
— Alina Chan (@Ayjchan) December 9, 2021
Taiwan News was the first to report on the suspected lab infection in English, and later reported that it had been confirmed.
But as Alina also mentioned, Taiwan should be proud of their transparency, and willingness to investigate the accident.
Note that this infection took place in a Biosafety Level 3 lab. The Wuhan Institute of Virology handled bat coronaviruses in a less-cautious BSL2 lab.
But it's a conspiracy theory to suspect it may have leaked from a lab in the PRC in late 2019, right?
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Home News Brief Michoacan Plans to Place Military Men in Charge of Police
Michoacan Plans to Place Military Men in Charge of Police
Marguerite Cawley
Vigilantes
Soldiers sent to Michoacan in May
As vigilante drama in violence-plagued Michoacan, Mexico continues, the state government has proposed placing former military commanders at the head of municipal police forces in a bid to improve local security.
Head of the State Public Security Council Armando Ballinas Mayes said 10 Michoacan mayors have already agreed to the measure, which could be trialed in two weeks. Among those in support of the idea are the municipalities of Los Reyes, Tepalcatepec, Tacambaro and Buenavista and others in the violent Tierra Caliente (Hot Country) region of the state, reported El Universal.
Ballinas noted that some municipal heads were against the proposal, as they "do not want to lose control of security in their municipalities," while El Universal reported that interim Governor Jesus Reyna Garcia had also rejected the idea.
The announcement comes as ongoing drama with local vigilante forces continues to unfold. Authorities were forced to release 18 of the 45 community police detained a week earlier in Aquila, after running out of time to bring charges against them, reported Animal Politico.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Guerrero state, the head of the self defense forces in Olinala has been arrested after detaining the municipal official a week earlier, reported La Jornada.
The latest proposal is not the first to militarize security in Michoacan this year. In response to the violence that has wracked the state, thousands of federal troops were deployed to the area in May and an army special forces commander was placed in charge of state security. Despite this, attacks continued in July, resulting in the deaths of numerous civilians and police.
These measures in Michoacan emphasize how President Enrique Peña Nieto's pledges to pull back from the militarization of Mexico's drug war have had little effect on the ground.
The situation is further complicated by the presence of the self-defense groups, which say they have formed because the security forces are corrupt or incapable of dealing with the threat posed by criminal groups such as the Knights Templar and Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG). The vigilantes have had a tense relationship with the authorities and they have taken both soldiers and police hostage on more than one occasion.
The military, which is generally more trusted than the police, could help ease relations with the vigilantes. However, it is just as likely that the increasing militarization of security will only lead to further friction.
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Freshwater fishing is becoming a favorite among anglers all over the world. If you're looking for ways to become a better freshwater fisherman or woman, it's important to learn about the freshwater species you want to catch. The more you learn about the various freshwater fish species and their habits and habitats, the better an angler you'll become. You should also learn about the state fishing laws and regulations for each freshwater fish species. In this blog, we're going to take a close look at the variety of freshwater fish species out there.
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So, what exactly is freshwater fishing? This type of fishing requires you to fish in a body of water that has less than 0.05% salinity. Freshwater can be found in lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds all around the world, and they can be both man-made and naturally occurring. If you're wondering how freshwater fishing is different from saltwater fishing, the answer is the species of fish are entirely different. It's important to note, however, that there are some fish that can transition from saltwater to freshwater. Salmon is a perfect example.
Get a map and use it. When you plan a fishing trip, do your best to get a topographical map of the body of water that you will be fishing on. This will give you an idea of the different depths of the pond or lake, and it can make you aware of sinken-made fish cribs.
Buy the right bait. Did you know that some freshwater fish prefer some bait over others? Many professional anglers prefer to use minnows, worms, wax worms, leeches, and crayfish.
Get the right freshwater fishing clothes. The last thing you want to do is go out on the boat, only to feel like you didn't wear the right freshwater fishing apparel. If you're shopping for performance fishing apparel to wear on your next fishing trip, be sure to browse Mojo Sportswear Company's online store. We're as passionate as you are when it comes to fishing, which is why we've dedicated ourselves to designing an incredible line of comfortable and breathable fishing T-shirts, jackets, hoodies, hats, and more.
Use a slip bobber. If you've never gone freshwater fishing before, you may want to consider picking up a slip bobber. This is basically your normal fishing bobber with a hole in the middle of it. The hole allows you to tie a knot and a stopper above the bobber itself. This ultimately allows you to decide where you'd like the bobber to stop without having to sacrifice your casting efforts.
Did you know that freshwater fish can be separated into three different categories? The three categories are: warm water, cold water, and cool water. As you may have guessed, the categories are named after water temperatures. And at each water temperature, there is a different amount of oxygen in the water. For example, cold water holds a higher oxygen level than warm water. As a result, the coldwater fish will require higher oxygen levels if they want to survive. Let's take a closer look at the different freshwater fish species below.
Some popular warm water fish species are: the largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, catfish, sunfish, bluegill, and crappies. These fish can live in an array of conditions and they can be found throughout most of the United States. Warm water fish typically thrive best when the water temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
As you probably guessed, cold water fish are a species of fish that thrive in cold temperatures to survive. Some popular cold water fish are rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, and more. These fish species are limited to the northern United States, but they can also be found in areas of high elevation where the air temperature can support the colder water. These fish tend to prefer water temperatures that are in the 50 degree to 60 degree Fahrenheit range.
The last category of fresh water fish is the cool water species. Some popular fish in this category include the northern pike, walleye, and muskellunge. Cool water fish tend to prefer water temperatures around the 60 and 70 degree Fahrenheit range, and they are normally found in the northern and midwestern states.
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I have so much to say about the past two days, and yet I can't possibly contain it all here, in the span of a blog post. It feels like the world has shifted, and it's beyond election results and the World Series and October segueing into November. It's something about world view and peace-making and surrender. It's about being aligned with the desert and safeguarded by mountains. It's about self-care and self-love. And it's about the grandeur of kindness.
Before I get into any of this, I have something to disclose. I'm Jewish. Now, that may not be a surprise to some of you (given my name) and may be of utterly no consequence to others, but as a Jewish woman, to walk into a Fundamentalist Mormon community to lead a writing workshop is of no small significance. After Joseph D. had invited me to Centennial Park, AZ, he alerted me to his community's practices and I said, No problem, but as long as we're being open, you should probably know I'm Jewish.
Joseph assured me that all would be fine, and we set a date for my arrival, but as I drove into Centennial Park, I couldn't quite shake the slight nervousness I was feeling. I tried to stay neutral, thinking to myself that this was like any of the dozens of new situations I'd entered in during the past two months, but it was hard not to think that, in fact, this environment was different, and and that I was ill-equipped to meet it.
But seeing Joseph immediately shed my anxiety. He was a beaming smile of welcome, waving me in. His sister, Bethany (who'd introduced him to my work) was there, too, and together they brought me to Lorine's house, where I'd be staying for the night. I went to my room to wash my face and my jaw dropped when I walked in. The room was palatial, fit for royalty. Then I saw the gift basket. An enormous and overflowing collection of goodies: homemade lemon curd and scone mix and some kind of jam, fresh apples, a beautiful notebook, a CD, and other things too, all wrapped beautifully, entwined in decorative leaves. There was a card peeking out of the package with my name on it.
I couldn't quite take it in. The room, the gifts, the welcome. I washed my face and met Joseph back in Lorine's kitchen. I thanked them for the basket, blushing, a slight embarrassment in my words. I felt so humbled, and it was difficult to accept that all of this had been done for me.
There were more than 20 participants in the workshop – men, women, teenage boys and girls, parents, teachers, students. An amazing collection of writers, each bringing their unique voices into the room. Apparently, Joseph and Bethany had spread quite a word about my writing to their community, and there were many people there who were already familiar with my work, and quite a few who'd been regular "10-line Tuesday" readers for awhile. They made me feel like a celebrity who had popped into their hometown, and completely gave themselves over to our work together. They were attentive and engaged and appreciative, and I sat there, in a mildly panicked awe. How had this happened? How had so much good come my way? How had this community made itself so available to little old me?
After the workshop ended, we all – and I mean all – went to Harvey Sr.'s house and had a lovely soup-and-salad dinner beautifully made by Joseph. And then we dove into Polly's pumpkin pie, which was the yummiest I've ever had. And there was conversation and coffee and I did a short reading to a very attentive audience and Harvey Sr. read some of his work, too, and I lost complete track of time. When I got back to Lorine's house, it was almost 1. I was filled with a helium giddiness. I was floating through the room.
Here's what I really want to say: I think there's a part of me that can't quite believe I'm "worthy" enough, or "good" enough. Undeserving of such a welcome reception, not having "earned" the attention. This part of me finds it easier to stay a little hidden, a little off the beaten track. This slightly more crumpled-up version – while she secretly wants to be admired – nevertheless shrinks back from the attention when comes, thinks herself too gluttonous, too greedy. For her, there's a certain derelict shame in being loved too much, in being celebrated with an unabashed exuberance.
And there's more. This part of me can also feel suspicious of too much kindness, of too much good coming her way. She wonders what will be asked in exchange, or when the other shoe will drop. She is slightly distrustful of compliments and uneasy around any degree of lavishing.
It's a terrible predicament – to feel both undeserving of generosity and attention, and to be unable to truly receive it when it comes.
So here's another thing I want to say: I am ready to put both of these beasts down. I am ready to discard – for good – the ridiculous notion that who I am, just as I am, isn't worthy of celebration. I am ready to throw away the doubt and suspicion that arises when good things come my way. I am ready to accept bigness, in all its forms, and not shrink back.
Because doing anything less is a kind of self-diminishment, a hideous contortion of the spirit and soul, and I see that I have absolutely no use for it anymore. It's a long outgrown pair of shoes that to walk in now would be so hazardous as to be catastrophic.
This is what happens when you allow that bigness to come: it lights you from within, it shows you the path, it tells you you're doing just fine, it gives you even more courage, and it takes a lot of pain away, pain that has to do with not believing in yourself, or not seeing your own beauty or skill or capacity in the world. Allowing bigness to come means open and free and full and love and the wild ride that involves us becoming who we are meant to be.
So I have to thank the people of Centennial Park for showing me a thing or two about how to live big, and how to reach a hand across the aisle, and how to show up in my fullest self, and for feeding me in more ways that they can know.
This morning, after Joseph's totally delicious Eggs Benedict (which he made with salmon just for kosher-girl me), I sadly bid goodbye to the clan and began the drive north to Salt Lake City. I took a detour through Zion National Park and man oh man, I could have stayed there for days, parked myself in a cabin and spent hours by bike or on foot, exploring the trails. There was such a sense of grandeur here, too, another kind of bigness, Mother Nature dwarfing everything else, and I loved the return to earth that that gave me, perspective, calm, surrender to what is alway going to be bigger than me. I took a gazillion photos – so tough to pare them down here – and drove in awe on the scenic route through the park before reluctantly heading to Highway 89 for the hefty haul up to Salt Lake.
This is a beautiful road to take, I discovered, and I was hard-pressed not to stop every few miles to snap more photos of the mountains in the distance, and the beautiful flaxen-colored fields to either side of me, and the horses, and the clouds, and the road itself. I have to say, if I've learned nothing else on this trip (though believe me, I have!), I've learned to see the singular beauty that is a stretch of asphalt pointing toward a horizon line.


To be joyful is to be free, because a joyful person is not controlled by forms of societal conditioning, by dependence upon the opinions of others, or by receiving outer compliments and accolades to determine their worth.? No person, thing, or circumstance can give or take joy away from us.? Joy is an unconditional dimension of the soul, not a criteria set by the mind.


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Q: Best way to display a game score on iPhone with cocos2d? I am looking to persistently display a game score in an iPhone app using cocos2d.  Going off the code that cocos2d shows the FPS the app is running at:
-(void) showFPS
{
    frames++;
    accumDt += dt;

    if ( accumDt > 0.1)  {
        frameRate = frames/accumDt;
        frames = 0;
        accumDt = 0;
    }

    NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%.1f",frameRate];
    [FPSLabel setString:str];
    [FPSLabel draw];
}

I can get the score to display properly, but it flickers, even though the app is running at faster that 60 FPS...  Any ideas?

A: For anyone who might be interested, I ended up using a cocos2d Label as so:
scoreLabel = [Label labelWithString: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%d", score] dimensions: CGSizeMake(180, 20) alignment: UITextAlignmentRight fontName:@"Arial" fontSize: 20];
[scoreLabel setPosition: cpv(100,100)];
[self add: scoreLabel];

Hopefully this can help someone else.

A: Try using LabelAtlas instead. It is faster (it consumes much less CPU).
See the AtlasDemo that comes with the cocos2d distribution to see how to use it.

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Steelers 2015 Training Camp Position Battles Preview: Defensive Tackle
By Alex Kozora
Posted on July 20, 2015 at 8:00 am
As the days continue to tick away before the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2015 training camp opens in Latrobe at the end of the month, we continue to preview some of the major storylines to look out for as the weeks progress.
One of the more exciting aspects of training camp is always keeping an eye on the roster battles, and the Steelers appear to have a deeper 90-man roster than has been the case in recent years. As a result, there are several spots in particular at which the coaching staff figures to have a difficult decision to make when the roster cuts must be made.
The nose tackle position will be a lot more interesting after the regular season than before it. For now, the depth chart as settled as anywhere, Steve McLendon the starter with Daniel McCullers the backup. After the season, when McLendon's contract is up, is when they will determine the team's faith in Shade Tree.
The only question is the amount of snaps McCullers eats into McLendon's. There aren't many snaps to go around to begin with considering the Steelers played in their base 3-4 roughly half the time in 2014. The next best chance for playing time comes in subpackage and McCullers seems more likely to see time there, his massive frame capable of collapsing the pocket.
Perhaps this is the reason why there's hardly anyone behind those two. The Steelers had five nose tackles on the training camp roster last year, six if you include Cam Thomas, compared to only three this year. The team realized their mistake of being so heavy there, I remember Roy Philon and Al Lapuaho rarely getting playing time, wasting their time and the teams.
The only other candidate on the roster is Mike Thornton, added to the roster after impressing at rookie minicamp. He's almost certainly added weight but came out of college at 295 pounds, likely still making him underweight for the position by camp.
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So in a previous post I talked about my hobby plans for this coming year. I also spoke about the fact that I couldn't decide which chapter to paint up my new space marine army and that I had decided the only route forward was to do all three as Kill Teams instead. So that's the basic premise for this project – three viable Kill Teams, one Crimson Fists, one Dark Angels and one Blood Angels. Then as a bonus round (if I'm not completely fed up with the whole thing), I will attempt a Mk 6 Dark Templar Kill Team (simply to get my DT project kick started).
I went out to the local GW shop and bought a ton of plastic kits… but where to start?
Next, I read some forums and blog posts about space marine kill team composition and tactics and soon had a plan for my first team.
Given that these are the guys I've been looking to build for decades, I thought I'd start with them. I already had a few left over Imperial Fist shoulder pads that I could make use of immediately, so no excuse to delay. The team will be made up of Scouts, regular Marines and Primaris and I want every miniature to be unique and characterful in some way – ideally I want to be able to feel the individual personalities, as well as easily identify them at a glance on the table top.
Once this project is done and dusted, if I've enjoyed creating my Crimson Fist gang, I would like to fill out the numbers to make legal 40k squads and try and get a 500 or 1000pt army together. But that is one for later in the year.
As a side project (in for a penny, in for a pound) I also plan to create a Kill Team board and collect and paint some suitable terrain for it. I see this as an easy win to be honest – I already have a 4x2 piece of 6mm MDF and buying, building and painting a small Citadel terrain kit would be quick and bag me a square on the Wargame Hobby Bingo Card!
Whilst I'm not thinking too much about those at present, I have already acquired the upgrade sprues for both Dark Angels and Blood Angels. I don't want the composition of the three kill teams to be the same, so there will be some variation in number of regular vs Primaris marines and the weapon load out. Some may be more efficient than others on the gaming table, but I'm not too worried about that at present.
Stay tuned for the first update!
This project is my way of building up to the more grand schemes (such as Hoth themed boards and 21 Stormtroopers) that I really want to do!