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package com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.quickstart;

import org.junit.Test;

import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.Item;
import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.Table;
import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.spec.GetItemSpec;
import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.spec.UpdateItemSpec;
import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.utils.AbstractQuickStart;
import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.document.utils.ValueMap;

public class B_PutItemJacksonTest extends AbstractQuickStart {
    @Test
    public void howToPutItems_withJSONDoc() {
        String json = "{"
                +   "\"person_id\" : 123 ,"
                +   "\"last_name\" : \"Barr\" ,"
                +   "\"first_name\" : \"Jeff\" ,"
                +   "\"current_city\" : \"Tokyo\" ,"
                +   "\"next_haircut\" : {"
                +       "\"year\" : 2014 ,"
                +       "\"month\" : 10 ,"
                +       "\"day\" : 30"
                +   "} ,"
                +   "\"children\" :"
                +   "[ \"SJB\" , \"ASB\" , \"CGB\" , \"BGB\" , \"GTB\" ]"
                + "}"
                ;
        Table table = dynamo.getTable(TABLE_NAME);
        Item item = new Item()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPutItems_withJSONDoc", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1)
            // Store JSON document
            .withJSON("document", json);
        table.putItem(item);
        // Retrieve the entire document and the entire document only
        Item documentItem = table.getItem(new GetItemSpec()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPutItems_withJSONDoc", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1)
            .withAttributesToGet("document"));
        System.out.println(documentItem.getJSON("document"));
        // Output: {"last_name":"Barr","children":["SJB","ASB","CGB","BGB","GTB"],"first_name":"Jeff","person_id":123,"current_city":"Tokyo","next_haircut":{"month":10,"year":2014,"day":30}}
        System.out.println(documentItem.getJSONPretty("document"));
        // Output:
//        {
//            "last_name" : "Barr",
//            "children" : [ "SJB", "ASB", "CGB", "BGB", "GTB" ],
//            "first_name" : "Jeff",
//            "person_id" : 123,
//            "current_city" : "Tokyo",
//            "next_haircut" : {
//              "month" : 10,
//              "year" : 2014,
//              "day" : 30
//            }
//        }        // Retrieve part of a document. Perhaps I need the next_haircut and nothing else
        Item partialDocItem = table.getItem(new GetItemSpec()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPutItems_withJSONDoc", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1)
            .withProjectionExpression("document.next_haircut"))
            ;
        System.out.println(partialDocItem);
        // Output: { Item: {document={next_haircut={month=10, year=2014, day=30}}} }
        // I can update part of a document. Here's how I would change my current_city back to Seattle:
        table.updateItem(new UpdateItemSpec()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPutItems_withJSONDoc", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1)
            .withUpdateExpression("SET document.current_city = :city")
            .withValueMap(new ValueMap().withString(":city", "Seattle"))
        );
        // Retrieve the entire item
        Item itemUpdated = table.getItem(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPutItems_withJSONDoc", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1);
        System.out.println(itemUpdated);
        // Output: { Item: {document={last_name=Bar, children=[SJB, ASB, CGB, BGB, GTB], first_name=Jeff, current_city=Seattle, next_haircut={month=10, year=2014, day=30}}, myRangeKey=1, myHashKey=B_PutItemJsonTest} }
        System.out.println(itemUpdated.getJSONPretty("document"));
        // Output:
//        {
//            "last_name" : "Barr",
//            "children" : [ "SJB", "ASB", "CGB", "BGB", "GTB" ],
//            "first_name" : "Jeff",
//            "current_city" : "Seattle",
//            "person_id" : 123,
//            "next_haircut" : {
//              "month" : 10,
//              "year" : 2014,
//              "day" : 30
//            }
//        }
    }

    @Test
    public void howToPut_TopLevelJSON() {
        String json = "{"
                +   "\"person_id\" : 123 ,"
                +   "\"last_name\" : \"Barr\" ,"
                +   "\"first_name\" : \"Jeff\" ,"
                +   "\"current_city\" : \"Tokyo\" ,"
                +   "\"next_haircut\" : {"
                +       "\"year\" : 2014 ,"
                +       "\"month\" : 10 ,"
                +       "\"day\" : 30"
                +   "} ,"
                +   "\"children\" :"
                +   "[ \"SJB\" , \"ASB\" , \"CGB\" , \"BGB\" , \"GTB\" ]"
                + "}"
                ;
        Table table = dynamo.getTable(TABLE_NAME);
        Item item = Item.fromJSON(json)
             // We don't even need to set the primary key if it's already included in the JSON document
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPut_TopLevelJSON", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1);
        table.putItem(item);
        // Retrieve the entire document and the entire document only
        Item documentItem = table.getItem(new GetItemSpec()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPut_TopLevelJSON", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1));
        System.out.println(documentItem.toJSON());
        // Output: {"first_name":"Jeff","myRangeKey":1,"person_id":123,"current_city":"Tokyo","next_haircut":{"month":10,"year":2014,"day":30},"last_name":"Barr","children":["SJB","ASB","CGB","BGB","GTB"],"myHashKey":"howToPut_TopLevelJSON"}
        System.out.println(documentItem.toJSONPretty());
        // Output:
//        {
//            "first_name" : "Jeff",
//            "myRangeKey" : 1,
//            "person_id" : 123,
//            "current_city" : "Tokyo",
//            "next_haircut" : {
//              "month" : 10,
//              "year" : 2014,
//              "day" : 30
//            },
//            "last_name" : "Barr",
//            "children" : [ "SJB", "ASB", "CGB", "BGB", "GTB" ],
//            "myHashKey" : "howToPut_TopLevelJSON"
//          }
        // Retrieve part of a document. Perhaps I need the next_haircut and nothing else
        Item partialDocItem = table.getItem(new GetItemSpec()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPut_TopLevelJSON", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1)
            .withProjectionExpression("next_haircut"))
            ;
        System.out.println(partialDocItem);
        // Output: { Item: {next_haircut={month=10, year=2014, day=30}} }
        // I can update part of a document. Here's how I would change my current_city back to Seattle:
        table.updateItem(new UpdateItemSpec()
            .withPrimaryKey(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPut_TopLevelJSON", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1)
            .withUpdateExpression("SET current_city = :city")
            .withValueMap(new ValueMap().withString(":city", "Seattle"))
        );
        // Retrieve the entire item
        Item itemUpdated = table.getItem(HASH_KEY_NAME, "howToPut_TopLevelJSON", RANGE_KEY_NAME, 1);
        System.out.println(itemUpdated);
        // Output: { Item: {first_name=Jeff, myRangeKey=1, person_id=123, current_city=Seattle, next_haircut={month=10, year=2014, day=30}, last_name=Barr, children=[SJB, ASB, CGB, BGB, GTB], myHashKey=howToPut_TopLevelJSON} }
        System.out.println(itemUpdated.toJSONPretty());
        // Output:
//        {
//            "first_name" : "Jeff",
//            "myRangeKey" : 1,
//            "person_id" : 123,
//            "current_city" : "Seattle",
//            "next_haircut" : {
//              "month" : 10,
//              "year" : 2014,
//              "day" : 30
//            },
//            "last_name" : "Barr",
//            "children" : [ "SJB", "ASB", "CGB", "BGB", "GTB" ],
//            "myHashKey" : "howToPut_TopLevelJSON"
//        }
    }
}


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Michael -
Posted on December 25, 1996 by Madeleine Williams
Michael is a slight little romantic comedy that is enjoyable, but has little lasting impact. William Hurt is Frank Quinlan, a once respected journalist, who is now lowered to writing for a supermarket tabloid, the Weekly Mirror. He and a fellow journalist (Robert Pastorelli) whose only claim to fame is owning Sparky, the paper's famous mascot, are teamed up with Dorothy (Andie MacDowell), an angel expert, to investigate an angel sighting in rural Iowa. The cynical trio travel there, and are surprised to discover a real life angel, Michael (John Travolta). However, he's unlike the stereotypical angels of old. Michael smokes, drinks, has poor table manners, and badly needs a shave. However, he does have wings, the ability to perform small miracles, and has an uncanny attractiveness with women. Michael sets out on a journey back to Chicago with the three reporters, but his agenda may not be what it initially seems. There are plenty of moments in Michael which make you chuckle or smile fondly, but few of them are of any consequence. The plot itself is rather obvious, containing no surprises, and we are left to be entertained by the cast alone. Luckily, the cast is appealing. Travolta still has his Phenomenon scruffily good aura about him, and eases nicely into the angelic role. Hurt and MacDowell are nice in the film's obvious pairing. In supporting roles, both Robert Pastorelli and Bob Hoskins (as the tabloid editor) are colorful and amusing. It's too bad Nora Epheron's direction can't make more use of this talent. Michael is light and enjoyable, but the feeling is fleeting.
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Posted at 12:24 on 17 Jan 2021 by Eilidh in 2021, annual, customer survey, free, giveaway, membership, prize
Our customer survey has now closed, and we'd like to thank everyone who took the time to fill it in. There were almost 250 responses! We know you have busy lives, so every minute that you spent completing the questions is greatly appreciated.
The feedback is proving to be immeasurably helpful in deciding our plans for 2021. We had a team meeting this week to discuss some of the projects and changes we are going to make to the site and its content. We hope you'll be able to see some of your ideas in actions on your screen this year.
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Performer Spotlight: Cleo Divine
Posted at 15:00 on 6 Jan 2021 by Eilidh in age play, feature, guest director, introduction, Momma Sha Spanking, Onlyfans Manyvids, performer spotlight, pet play, Pharaoh Spanks, Sha Luciana
With the announcement of a new national lockdown across the UK, now is a better time than ever to lift up our fellow creators. The wonderful Cleo Divine stars in our release coming this Saturday alongside familiar face Sha Luciana, so we'd like to introduce you to Princess Cleo!
A 20 year old spankophile who's into age play, pet play and so much more, Cleo Divine loves to please. She has created content with Dreams of Spanking friend Pharaoh Spanks as her "uncle" , and enjoys creating all sorts of fun roleplay scenarios to get lost in. She has a thriving OnlyFans account that she posts to regularly, along with a Manyvids clipstore filled with spanking and fetish clips. Like us, Cleo creates bespoke films upon enquiry at [email protected]
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We always love to hear from spankos who frequent the site, and every so often we receive a message that warms our cockles so much we simply have to share it. Your kind words are so appreciated, and keep us motivated to continue building our kinky community. Thank you to the viewer who shared these kind words - it really helps!
"I wanted to thank you for your spanking audio stories on your own Dreams of Spanking website. Specifically, Aunt Gillian's Hairbrush which is my all-time favorite audio spanking story. This is an underappreciated medium and I wish more websites would do it. I loved this story so much for its realism and engaging dialogue and characters, not to mention the spankings themselves. You do such an amazing job of describing the spankings, the fear and anticipation leading up to them and you can really just picture them in your mind. And you hit on one of my favorite things in spanking stories, and that is when it is told from a witnesses perspective. Being a voyeur spankee, I have always really enjoyed spanking stories told from a witnesses perspective and not enough of them seem to do that. I subscribed to your Dreams of Spanking website for this one spanking audio story and it alone was worth the price of admission.
I wish I could send you stories of a similar vein, but I am just not that good of a writer myself. I hope you will do another story like Aunt Gillian's Hairbrush as I really love that traditional old fashioned spanking type of tale. The kind of tale that features good hard, over the knee, hand and hairbrush spanking. And that is why I loved this story so much!! It didn't feel the need to elevate the punishment by using canes and switches, which really don't interest me. I know not everything on your site is for me and that is ok. I know you need to do what you have a passion for and cover a wide range of different scenarios. That being said, if you can find the time to do another story like Aunt Gillian's Hairbrush, maybe a sequel, or something with the same kind of traditional old fashioned spanking in it, I would definitely be interested. As I said before, I subscribed for this one spanking audio story and I was not disappointed at all."
The Further Adventures of Molly Brown
Posted at 15:00 on 27 Dec 2020 by SephHazard in bare bottom, behind the scenes, corset, edgy, Leia-Ann Woods, M|F, Pandora Blake, riding crop, severe, Thomas Cameron, Victorian & Edwardian
I always get a little nostalgic around Christmas. This year I'm finding that sensation stronger than ever: 2020 has been a year unlike any other I've seen, and the familiarity of the festive season has proven comforting.
It seems only fitting, then, that we have some fine vintage porn for you this week. The Wrong Room was filmed some years ago now, and is the sequel to The Victorian Brothel - which was already a look back through Dreams of Spanking history when we released it in 2017. It's also set in the 1800s, of course, making it a blast from the past in more than one way!
As one of the newer members of the Dreams of Spanking team, this was my first introduction to the shenanigans of Molly Brown. You can tell in the opening scenes of The Wrong Room that she's enjoying her bare-bottom spanking a great deal - and not for the first time, either, judging by the array of beautiful bruises she sports all across her exposed backside. Longstanding fans will know that this enjoyment was hard-won: in her debut she was a real firebrand, stubbornly refusing to submit to her client's desires. All that life and energy is still there - she hasn't lost her sharp mouth or her quick wit, which we see as the film unfolds - but she's discovered something wonderful at the hands of Thomas, and submission to him has become something she craves and enjoys.
You can see the jealousy in her face, in fact, when after a mixup with room bookings Thomas decides to invite the hapless Leia to join them. She soon warms to the idea, however, and in the end thoroughly enjoys getting to play the experienced sub talking a nervous newbie through their first ever spanking. Leia too is taken on a journey during this encounter. She's reluctant at first, seeming to agree only out of a sense of politeness and duty. As her cheeks redden, though, we can see it in her face: she's enjoying this. She's learned something new about herself here; something we can but hope she gets to explore with Thomas on many future assignations.
It's been a deeply peculiar year for us all, has 2020 - but we wanted to go out with a bang (or should that be a smack?), and this was the perfect way to do it. Have a great Christmas, folks, and we'll see you on the other side.
Nine featured films from nine years of spanking
Posted at 12:34 on 23 Dec 2020 by Pandora Blake in ATVOD, awards, birthday, celebration, featured films, film festival, happy birthday, hiatus, history
The day is here! We are celebrating NINE YEARS of Dreams of Spanking!
This site has grown and evolved so much in the last decade. I want to take this time to highlight some films from over the years which are particularly gorgeous and deserve more attention. In this post I'll share my personal insights as a producer, performer and director, and some interesting stories attached to films that you may not know!
2011: Caned in Jodhpurs
This was filmed on one of the first ever Dreams of Spanking shoots. I think it was our second video shoot, and it was a pretty ambitious day, looking back on it. We shot three involved films in a beautiful location with two amazing videographers, and with each one we took time to get the details right. Caned in Jodhpurs is in my opinion an excellent, classic spanking film. I loved playing the character of the haughty wife who gets her comeuppance, and the tense character dynamics between Zille as the hapless stablegirl, Tom as my sleazy husband and me as an arrogant upper class landowner. It was my first time working with Zille Defeu, and I had a big crush on her (still do, tbh), so this film holds very happy memories of getting to play with her!
2012: Primae Noctis
I struggled to choose a single film from 2012 as there were so many outstanding releases this year. But I think Primae Noctis is some of our best work. The only reason I hesitate to say that is that unfortunately the sound isn't as good as I'd like it to be. I was still a bit of a filming n00b, working with kit I was unfamiliar with, and I set my microphone on the wrong setting so it didn't do well at picking up the dialogue, especially during long shots. I hadn't started using an external microphone yet, I was just using an on camera microphone - total beginner, I know! But apart from that, everything about this is so gorgeous - the edgy fantasy, the top secret location, the costumes, the roleplay. Adele and Jimmy are incredible in this. The chemistry, their beauty, the acting is just all stunning. It was a real privilege to be able to film it.
2013: Invitations
I chose this film because I think it just sums up a lot of what we do best at Dreams of Spanking, from Edwardian and Victorian costume drama, to scenes of girls and boys being punished together. In my head this scene is straight out of a Regency romance novel like the work of Georgette Heyer. It was our first shoot with Will Savage, and he did really well to take this caning given that he wasn't a very experienced switch. It's got three amazing performances from Caroline, Amelia and Will, lush costumes, and hard caning. Jane Austen, eat your heart out.
2014: Instructed
Our first Feminist Porn Award! This won Best Kink Scene in 2015 at the Feminist Porn Awards, having been shot the year before when I was at the awards for the first time in 2014. It was so inspiring to me to meet other people in the international queer porn community, build friendships and connections, and watch some amazing and aspirational porn. This was a collaboration with Ms Naughty of Bright Desire (a smart, sensual site where you can also view my only two hardcore penetrative sex scenes to date). Instructed is a beautiful film which shows just how gorgeous a solo film can be. It's a real life dom/sub scenario with a fun backstory.
While I was travelling across America for a month, I missed my partner D. When I was planning the shoot with Ms Naughty, I suggested a concept I'd come up with a while ago, where a sub is following instructions that their dom has left for them in a letter. Unbeknownst to me, Ms Naughty and D ended up collaborating behind my back, and D provided the instructions to Ms Naughty for the film. Ms Naughty then sneakily co-topped me by keeping the instructions secret, so when I opened the letter on camera it genuinely was the first time I found out what was in store for me. It was a gorgeous gift from my real life dom across the ocean that helped us stay connected during my travels - and it was very, very hot.
2015: Pandora's Sponsored Caning
This is a little piece of Dreams of Spanking history: me and D doing our sponsored caning as part of the fundraiser I organised to raise money for Backlash in 2015. It was a protest against the new porn laws that had just made caning porn illegal. Thanks to that fundraiser, Backlash was in a position to be able to help lots of different people affected by the law, including me - which is how I got access to the legal help that helped me win my appeal against ATVOD. That appeal win was, I think, another nail in ATVOD's coffin; they disbanded in January 2016, and the law changed a couple of years later to decriminalise caning porn. So a massive thank you to everyone who donated that fundraiser! The film is still available for free on this website as a thank you, and you don't have to join Dreams of Spanking to watch it - although if you like it I hope I can entice you to join, because I think you'd love the rest of the films in our archive!
2016: Please, May I Come Mistress
Our second Feminist Porn Award winner! This was awarded Most Tantalising Mature at the Feminist Porn Awards in 2016, and was nominated for an Audience Award at La Fete Du Slip film festival in Switzerland. It's a docu portrait of a real life couple at the time, Zak and Charlie, and was a totally spontaneous shoot. We were at Eroticon, the convention for erotic fiction writers and sex bloggers, and I was leading a workshop on how to make DIY porn. At the end I jokingly said, "I've got my camera with me, so if any of you want to film some DIY porn while you're here at Eroticon, come speak to me afterwards". It got a laugh - but when the workshop ended Charlie and Zak came up to me and said they were seriously interested in doing it. So we did!
I didn't have any lights with me, just my oldest camcorder slung into my suitcase. Zak and Charlie invited me into their play, and it was such a gift. This is gorgeous, sensual, loving, affectionate femdom: the kind of femdom that is still so hard to find on traditional BDSM sites. There's no latex or corsets or gimp masks, just two humans sharing intimacy and connection, which happens to be mediated through a kink dynamic. I love the fact that Charlie and Zak represent demographics who don't often get depicted in porn, especially not in femdom: Charlie's gorgeous chubby, hairy bubble butt and his characterful sideburns, and Zak's forty-something rainbow leggings and short hair and not giving a single fuck. It was my pleasure to document their play in a respectful, humanising way without objectifying either of them, capturing the moments of bliss and intimacy as the energy flowed between them.
They played an orgasm denial scene where Charlie is under instruction not to come without permission. This is extra intense for him because he has already been on orgasm denial with his other partner for a week, so he's primed and ready to go. Zak teases him, pumps his cock, and tells him no, don't come, not yet. At one point during this, he just helplessly comes just as she's saying no. He can't help it. There's a gorgeous moment where he's groaning, simultaneously feeling pleasure and disappointment in himself for disobeying instructions, but so hopelessly aroused that he just can't help coming. And then rather than telling him off, Zak just rolls with that and reassures. While they're cuddling, I see Charlie's cock twitching and still hard, so I whisper to Zak "I reckon he can go again" - and he does. This time, they manage to complete the satisfaction of Zak controlling the timing of his orgasm - and his second orgasm is more intense than the first. It was just such a beautiful example of how fulfilling scenes can be even when they don't go to plan, because that second orgasm wouldn't have happened if he'd managed to stay within her direction the first time. If you're flexible, a kink scene can go in unexpected directions - and end up turning out even better.
2017: Mrs Smith's Method
I think this is the most ambitious cinematic production on the site. It was a custom film, and there's no way I could have afforded something of this scale without that funding, so I'm really grateful to the client who commissioned it. I'd love to do more ambitious films like this so if you'd like to commission a bespoke cinematic movie let me know!
Everything about this is right in my wheelhouse. I love costume drama, I love Victoriana, and I love birching. This film is serious in some ways, playing with themes of fear and brutality - but it's also so extra and over the top that it has some very funny camp comedic moments. So although the plot is in some ways quite dark, it's also silly enough to not be really horrible. We've got Molly Malone as the bible-thumping disciplinarian who self-flagellates and believes in the rod above all else. There's Adele Haze as the spooky maid who's determined to freak out the young ladies sent to Mrs Smith and make them as scared as possible with sadistic relish. Amelia Jane Rutherford as the untameable, supremely spankable brat, and me as the feckless mama who can't control her offspring - but who ends up with a big crush on Mrs. Smith and wanting a taste of the birch herself. It's based on a real life Victorian scandal, and I'm really proud of it. It's one of our most popular films to date - the YouTube video alone has had hundreds of thousands of views, so it seems like there's an appetite for camp, Victorian costume drama!
2017: Velvet Touch
This was a dream come true for me. It's a collaboration with Courtney Trouble and Chelsea Poe, two queer porn icons and multi award winners. Courtney Trouble invented the phrase "queer porn" and is a pioneer of the genre, and Chelsea Poe is an award winning trans performer known for her BDSM work. She's a submissive, and she's here to show that trans women can be subs, fighting back against the stereotyping that expects trans women to top in porn and penetrate their scene partner, and to be fetishised for their hard dicks. This role is actually a really unwelcome one for many trans women; anyone who's ever taken oestrogen knows that it compromises erections, and a lot trans women don't enjoy their penises. For others, that's simply not their orientation. So enthusiastic subs like Chelsea, who is a lesbian and wears a strap-on if she ever fucks a lover on camera, represent a welcome alternative to the dehumanising porn tropes.
I was thrilled to get to play with Chelsea and Courtney, and they were both complete sweethearts to work with. This is one of the sexiest films on Dreams of Spanking. Chelsea and I negotiated what we were comfortable doing, and the scene includes strap-on worship, face fucking, fingering and squirting with intense orgasms for both of us. It's was also my first scene on Dreams of Spanking since coming out as non-binary and showing a more masculine side, which was an important step for me.
2018: Even Teachers Make Mistakes
This film was one of the first films I shot after the site's self-imposed hiatus, which I initiated when I realised I was completely burned out after the ATVOD trials and needed to take a break from Dreams of Spanking to rekindle my passion. While I was on hiatus, I got the commission for this film. It was lovely to have the client's finance to go to town with it. I hired my friend Danielle to do the videography, and she did a really great job. We spent all morning on this one film rather than trying to shoot it in an hour like we usually do. We got loads of different shots, and I took a hard cold caning. I got some pretty stripes from it which always makes me happy! What I love about this scenario is that it looks like a classic schoolgirl/Headmaster scene, but it's got a twist in the tale. It's been screened at the Berlin Porn Film Festival and the London Porn Film Festival, and it was the start of Dreams of Spanking's return: since publishing this scene in 2019, the site have maintained a steady update schedule, which has just increased back to one new release every week going into 2021.
In the blink of an eye we have flown through nine years, and here we are going into a brand new year. What do you want to see more of from us for the next nine years? Fill out our customer survey to let us know, get a chance to win one of three three-month memberships, and maybe we'll make your ideas a reality!
Happy Birthday Dreams of Spanking!
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Posted at 15:00 on 16 Dec 2020 by Eilidh in boundaries, consensual, consent, content notes, edgy, limits, themes
Fantasies are limitless. They exist on a higher plane, free from the burdens and boundaries of everyday life. The beauty of being a porn producer is that you can realise those fantasies. You can put pen to paper, turn on the camera and act out your dreams without restriction.
That can mean that for one viewer a Dreams of Spanking film touches on their deepest desires, and for the next viewer the topic makes them uncomfortable. One person's yuck is another one's yum and there's nothing wrong with that. We want to make sure you can easily find your yum, and avoid your yuck. That's why we're introducing content notes to the beginning of our films.
This won't affect the films themselves - they will still be full of kinky goodness of the highest quality. It just means that at the very start of the film there will be a screen featuring content notes. You can check if the film contains something that you won't like, and if all is well you can settle in and enjoy or you can return to the gallery and find the film that tickles your tastebuds. I'll give you an example. Often people commission fantasies based on their memories of childhood. I see recurring themes of school and parental discipline, being told off and in trouble, feeling helpless and scared, and nostalgia for a bygone age. If age play, implied coercion, and imagining yourself into the role of a young person in trouble, might be upsetting, perhaps it's best to skip these films.
Consent starts within ourselves, and it's important to respect our own boundaries and listen to our bodies about what feels good. Our limits can fluctuate, so we can't assume that just because we enjoyed something before, it's the right film to watch right now. If something doesn't feel good to you, stop the video and do something else. And for those whose buttons are pressed by these particular themes - well, hopefully the foreshadowing will serve to heighten the excitement and anticipation.
Long story short...I broke the panty rule
Posted at 15:00 on 13 Dec 2020 by SephHazard in bare bottom, behind the scenes, belt, bottom grasping, domestic, domestic discipline, dominance|submission, film, hand spanking, M|F, real life, Strict, true story
Remember our recent Guest Director release The Credit Card? If you need your memory jogged a little, it's the one where the stunning Sha Luciana gets her incredibly spankable behind roundly warmed by her husband Pharaoh, following his discovery of her latest credit card bill. I'm sure you remember it anyway, of course; a spanking like that is hard to forget!
Anyway, when that came out we promised you a little something more to follow - and we always keep our promises. This weekend we're excited to announce the release of some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage that gives us all a chance to get to know Pharaoh and Sha a little better - and see some more of her perfect bottom, too.
This film is amongst the most intimate and personal footage we've released here on Dreams of Spanking. The beauty of Pharaoh and Sha's content is that everything you see is real; most of their films show punishments Sha would have received whether the camera was rolling or not.
There's a casual, conversational tone to the whole clip, and they really make you feel like you're hanging out with them listening to them chat. They've also got a special surprise in store at the end - what do you reckon Sha's getting punished for this time?
How Do You Like It?
Posted at 15:00 on 9 Dec 2020 by Eilidh in customer survey, free membership, opinion
We value your opinions. We have our comments open for a reason - we like to hear what you think of our films and our writing. It gives us the warm fuzzy feeling to know that you're enjoying something, and your feedback helps us decide the direction we go in next. That's why we're opening a customer survey for the month.
It should only take you a few minutes and will ask a little about your experience with Dreams of Spanking, the features you'd like to see and any suggestions you have.. The responses you give will inform where Dreams of Spanking will go in 2021, and influence the content that we make.
We know that you are busy and will be taking time out of your day to help us, so we want to reward you for your time. Everyone who fills out the survey (and enters their details at the end – you don't have to if you want to remain anonymous) will be put into a draw, and three winners will be chosen to win THREE MONTHS of free membership!
Click here to complete the survey - we appreciate it!
Gorgeously Intimate
Posted at 15:00 on 6 Dec 2020 by SephHazard in art nude, erotic, explicit sex, Pandora Blake, photogallery, solo-F, stockings
There's something gorgeously intimate about this week's gallery, don't you think? La Vie Parisienne is another peek into Pandora's private boudoir, but that's not all we get to see: every inch of her body is explored here, and she can't resist touching herself a little mid-shoot. And of course, a location as beautiful as this deserves some appropriate lingerie - in this case a pair of lace-topped stockings.
Shot against a backdrop as stumptuous as Pandora's curves, our latest candid photogallery is the perfect antidote to the chilly winter evenings.
Dreams of Spanking Birthday Month!
Posted at 15:00 on 2 Dec 2020 by Eilidh in 9 years, anniversary, birthday, celebration, dreams of spanking, free porn day, weekly updates
Nine years ago this month, Dreams of Spanking was born. It all came together on December 23 2011 when we welcomed this site into the world. It's been nine years of spankings, orgasms and plot twists to become the site we are today - a diverse team of performers, writers and administrative support working tirelessly to bring your spankings dreams to life.
To celebrate, we're going to be dishing out birthday treats throughout the month. We don't want to give too much away, but we think you're going to enjoy them. We've been looking through the annals of Dreams of Spanking as a trip down memory lane, and we hope you'll take this month as an opportunity to do the same!
On our first birthday, Pandora Blake had the team over to their house for a celebratory gathering. On our second birthday, we opened up the site and debuted Free Porn Day - unlimited access to the entire contents of the site for 24 hours.. A celebratory gathering won't be possible this year as the team has now grown and spans the length of the country! We would love to be able to charter the Dreams of Spanking private plane (har har) to bring us together, but government restrictions won't allow it so we'll be celebrating from afar. A free porn day though, that doesn't sound half bad…
We haven't given our birthday a proper celebration in a few years, so as we approach a decade of Dreams of Spanking we want to give the site the round of applause it deserves.
We'll be brightening your holiday season by releasing new content every weekend, including gorgeous photos in an ancient hotel and duo spanking scenes.
So keep your eyes open for birthday treats sprinkled all throughout December - it's going to be a Merry Christmas indeed!
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Have you thought about becoming a Home Health Aide, but weren't quite sure what kind of training you needed, or how much you could earn?
Home Health Care is emerging as one of the fastest growing fields in the Health Care industry and Home Health Aides sit at the forefront of the Home Health service providers, yet many people don't have a complete understanding of the role of an HHA. What is a Home Health Aide, what do they do, how much do they make, do they need a certification, and how does someone become one? We have briefly answered all of these questions below, take a few moments to learn about what being a Home Health Aide is all about and if it sounds like something you would like to do go ahead and request some free information from some of the schools in your area that offer HHA training!
Home Health Aides assist elderly, disabled, or ill persons who are in their home, not a hospital or health care facility. The majority of HHA's work with elderly clients that aren't in poor health but need assistance with daily activities such as preparing meals, doing laundry, or light house cleaning.
A Home Health Aide's job description contains activities ranging from monitoring the clients vital signs to washing dishes, and just about everything in between. HHA's are as much a companion as they are a health care provider. Although an HHA can assist a patient with taking medication, they generally cannot provide any medical aide without the direction of a physician or registered nurse.
How Much Do Home Health Aides Make?
The Certified Home Health Aide's salary can vary greatly from State to State and even from city to city depending on the number of patients, the number of qualified aides, as well as the general cost of living in the area. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) the average salary for Home Health Aides in the U.S. is $21,820. HHA salaries in Connecticut are the highest in the United States with a mean annual salary of $28,500.
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No. Not every State requires you to obtain a specific Home Health Aide Certification, some States will accept the completion of CNA training as the only qualification for working as an HHA. One thing to keep in mind about education is that there is never too many certifications you can receive. More training almost always leads to more income, so even in the States that do not require State issued certification it is recommended that you seek a National Certification from an organization like the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.
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Q: Expanding a brace expansion string held in a variable for use in a for loop? I've got the following script:
FOOS=foo{1..5}
for i in `echo $FOOS` do
echo bar
done

Now I (think I) get the idea that the brace expansion only works with literals - hence the echo - but all this seems to do is print just one bar to the console. Why (is string/brace expansion not working)?
What I'd expect to happen is:

*

*Assign the string (foo{1..5}) representing an expansion to variable FOOS

*substitute $FOOS, so I've basically got
    for i in 'echo foo{1..5}' do (looks like I can't escape back-ticks here)

*execute echo, so I now have for i in foo1 foo2 foo3 foo4 foo5 do

*execute for, printing bar five times to the console output

*Not get just one bar printed on screen as the only output :-)

A: 1.
FOO=$(echo foo{1..5})

but better is to use an array
FOO=(foo{1..5})

2.
echo ${FOO[*]}

4.
for i in {1..5}
do
    echo bar
done

or
for i in $(seq 5)
do
    echo bar
done

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ISO/PAS 30002:2009
Ships and marine technology — Ship recycling management systems — Guidelines for selection of ship recyclers (and pro forma contract)
ISO/PAS 30002:2009 provides guidance which a shipowner should follow when selecting a ship recycling facility.
In order to ensure as far as possible that vessels are recycled in a safe and environmentally sound manner, shipowners should carefully consider ship recycling facilities to which they wish to sell their ships, and it is therefore important that ship recycling facilities provide certain objective information to assist in this selection process. Ship recycling facilities that are unwilling to provide this information on request by the shipowner should therefore not be considered.
Since the shipowner may not be able to verify the information given, it is the sole responsibility of the ship recycling facilities to ensure that it is correct. However, it is important that shipowners be critical in their consideration of any such information, and should not consider facilities that publish obviously false information, or those where other data make it apparent that the information supplied does not reflect reality.
ISO/PAS 30002:2009 applies to the process of selecting ship recycling facility and the use of pro forma contract only and does not consider other aspects of ship recycling. Such aspects are covered by other standards of the ISO 30000 series.
ISO/PAS 30002:2009 is applicable to any shipowner who wishes to:
select a ship recycling facility in order to carry out safe and environmentally sound ship recycling,
demonstrate conformity with the ISO 30000 series,
assure themselves that the ship recycling facility chosen is in conformity with the ISO 30000 series.
It is intended to be used by shipowners when selecting a ship recycling facility as guidelines only.
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Opinions from a stock market trader.
Disclaimer: The contents in this blog are purely for entertainment and educational purposes only. They are not investment advice. Use them at your own risk.
It is unbelievable for the Nasdaq 100 to move beyond the 2008 high and is approaching the 2007 high while the U.S. unemployment rate at 9.8%. It is unbelievable the SP500 and the DJIA are making multi-years high while the U.S. deficit and its debt are in multi-trillion dollars level. But let's not forget, the market is a leading indicator and the high the market is making is not reflective of what was and what is, instead it is signaling on what to come. Already this holiday retail sales has being revised upward with a projection it will increase 3.3% over last year's holiday sales, and the consumer sentiments are improving, and the latest tax extension bill passed by the congress and signed by the President remove many uncertainties for businesses and taxpayers. All of these positive developments can only lead to a stronger U.S. economy, and that is a good thing. I believe the market is telling us better days are approaching, 2011 will be a better year for the U.S. economy, and just maybe it will be the end of the deepest recession since the depression.


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Gates of Vienna News Feed 5/2/2011
Posted on May 2, 2011 by Baron Bodissey
Today's news was dominated by the late Osama bin Laden and the worldwide fallout over his death. The Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan and other local Islamic fundamentalist groups have sworn to avenge his death, as has Hamas in "Palestine". The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt says that the United States must now depart from the Middle East or face attack under sharia law as an "occupying power".
Strangely enough, Mr. Bin Laden was buried at sea by the U.S. Military, ostensibly because it would have been hard to find a country willing to accept his body for interment. It seems to me that Pakistan would have been more than happy to provide his final resting place, but what do I know?
In other news, the latest reports indicate that it was Danish fighter jets that bombed the Ghedaffi family compound in Tripoli, killing Muammar Qaddafi's son and three of his young children. The Italian and British embassies in Tripoli were attacked by angry mobs in reprisal for the death on the younger Ghadafi.
Thanks to AC, C. Cantoni, CSP, Diana West, Freedom Fighter, Gaia, heroyalwhyness, Insubria, KGS, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.
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Gunnar Wennerström (ur. 27 czerwca 1879 w Mellerud, zm. 2 czerwca 1931 w Sztokholmie) – szwedzki waterpolista, pływak, medalista igrzysk olimpijskich.

Wraz z drużyną zdobył brązowy medal w turnieju piłki wodnej podczas Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1908 w Londynie. Reprezentował sztokholmski klub sportowy Stockholms KK.

Brał także udział w wyścigu pływackim na 1500 metrów stylem dowolnym oraz w sztafecie 4 × 200 m stylem dowolnym na tych samych igrzyskach.

Bibliografia

Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1908
Piłkarze wodni na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1908
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Friday, Dec 23, 2016, 11:05
Orbán unlikely to be invited to Trump's inauguration
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Surrogates of President Elect Donald J. Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have been exchanging warm words since the U.S. election, but it seems that won't mean there will be any official place for the PM at the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2017.
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"U.S. Presidential Inaugurations are considered to be essentially an American affair with limited space for distinguished guests," a spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest told the BBJ. "There is also a strong desire to keep the event as simple as possible. For this reason, the United States invites chiefs of diplomatic missions in Washington and their spouses to inaugural activities as the official representatives of their country, and the invitations are not transferrable. This has been a long-standing practice of the United States Government."
While there has been no suggestion Orbán would be going from the Prime Minister's office or his government, the question had been asked on social media, presumably prompted by the friendly exchanges in recent weeks.
That started with confirmation in late November of a phone conversation between Orbán and Trump in which the President Elect was quoted as saying "I'm a big fan of Hungary." Then on December 1, Orbán described Trump's victory as "the triumph of reality over ideologies and dreams". The very next day, Trump's foreign policy advisor Jeffrey D. Gordon, speaking in Hungary, said the PM is trying to "make Hungary great again," adding: "He is one of the best world leaders in my opinion because he has common sense and he understands the threats from open borders and he is trying to do something about it. I believe Mr. Trump and Mr. Orbán will be good friends."
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Nvidia CEO: "Radeon VII is lousy and nothing new"
by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/11/2019 09:00 AM | source: pcworld.com | 401 comment(s)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made some unusual harsh remarks on yesterday's announced Radeon VII from AMD. In an interview at PC World he mentions this: "The performance is lousy and there's nothing new," Huang said.
He finds the product underwhelming and then went on and says: "[There's] no ray tracing, no AI. It's 7nm with HBM memory that barely keeps up with a 2080. And if we turn on DLSS we'll crush it. And if we turn on ray tracing we'll crush it."
He then added some more, "It's a weird launch, maybe they thought of it this morning," Huang then stated. Huang spoke before a small group of reporters and addressed a wide range of topics. It is very unusual harsh language from the CEO to talk down a product that is not yet on the market. The new Radeon XII will not be available until February 7, no objective independent reviews have been published yet.
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NVIDIA CEO Makes Interesting Remark, New Gamers GeForce is a long time away from now - 06/04/2018 02:04 PM
Earlier today the first press conferences started in Taiwan, today Nvidia held an invite-only press-conference with Jensen Huang. Nothing ground-breaking or new for the consumer market has been intro...
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I'll give you that, we don't know the extent of it but as far as reference design goes AMD makes some pretty beefy reference designs, they just fall short on the coolers usually. It looks like this card won't suffer from that at least, or we hope so.
Yes this design actually looks really nice and premium. Plus all the reports I've seen say its fairly cool and quiet.
How abut we all just wait instead of nitpicking what is true or not. Feb. 7th is not that far away.
tensai28
You can overclock the 1080 Ti as well - the relatively difference between the cards is about 30%. Hitting 60 FPS is not my ideal goal (that would be the bare minimum requirement), I want something that can last for several years. It's more than likely that the 2080 Ti will start to fall back when the next generation of games come around and I don't see it being worth $1200 to only play the current crop of games at 4K/60 (especially not for $1200). More than that, I want GPUs that can start pushing well beyond 4K/60 - I have a 1440p/165hz monitor as well and very much like high-FPS gaming.
I was comparing it to my overclocked 1080ti. 60fps is the minimum I hit on my 2080ti. Averaging in the 70s with some games hitting the 80s to 90s. Whether or not you deem it worth it to yourself personally, that's a completely different matter and really only up to you. I personally would like to play my games at 60fps now rather than waiting so I bought one. Same goes I would imagine, everyone else who bought one. No sense to argue this further I guess.
tunejunky
I'm sure these will sell well. No doubt about that. But none of these cards offer value at these prices. The 2070, 2080, 2080 Ti and Radeon 7 are all over priced. Wake me up when Navi gets here and brings some sanity to the situation.
Navi is going to be 1440p and 1080p 1st gen. work is being done on the controller IC as Navi is a "chiplet"/SoC design.
2nd gen Navi will be sold with high performance multi cores
Maddness
Navi 2nd half launch this year is for 1080p and 1440p. Early next year we should have higher performance models. After that we should get arcturus. At least that is what all the rumors have pointed to.
Do you have any links to your claim about 2nd gen Navi being multi cored as everything i have read said this is still years off. It is a lot more difficult than multi core CPU's. I know both AMD and Nvidia have been working on it for a while, but i haven't seen anything recent about it.
Jayp
The reason for most of the hate is because of the lackluster implementation. If RTX completely transformed games and made them look hyper-realistic (a la Star Wars demo) then the performance hit may be acceptable. Instead, we have slightly more accurate reflections that are hardly noticeable in actual gameplay - what WILL be noticeable is the massive dip in FPS. AMD was right on this one: as it stands, ray-tracing is simply not acceptable for its performance impact and Nvidia jumped the gun on it. I'm willing to bet that the majority (if not all) RTX owners who play BF V play with RTX off.
The fact of the matter is that real-time ray-tracing is still not here yet. RTX provides a glimpse into a ray-traced future but it will be some time before hardware becomes powerful enough for it.
I get that Ray Tracing is only in one game and people can't fully grasp the potential. The thing is Ray Tracing is not going away. AMD will be supporting it soon as well so rest assured this isn't some PhysX type crap. I strongly disagree with AMD on it being too early to get the tech out to the public. I think it's just an excuse because AMD has simply been lacking on the higher end for a bit. So yea to them its not time because it's not well served at $200-$300 yet. Nvidia and game developers are giving us a taste of what Ray Tracing can do, sure it's expensive but you don't have to buy it. They are helping move game development along more quickly in the direction of Ray Tracing and that is a positive thing. Yes, it is a tech that isn't representing good value at this time. What new tech does represent good value at first consumer light? Nvidia and Dice already made great strides on Ray Tracing performance since BFV first DXR launch. Early adopters that can afford these new cards only pave the road ahead for more ray tracing and also encourages game developers to include the tech. Most people don't understand that, they just see money going into the pockets of Nvidia and that's it. More RTX sales and more DXR use will actually provoke AMD to compete more as well and let's not forget Intel. There is actually a lot of value to buying these cards if it fits the budget. Boycotting RTX cards will actually slow Ray Tracing development IMO. Ray Tracing performance will always be worse but it will definitely be nice when I can enjoy ray tracing 144hz QHD for $800 even let alone cheaper lol. I am a high refresh gamer and yes I want those frames but I appreciate the change that Ray Tracing bringing even though we have seen more simple examples to date.
Nvidia has these 1100 cards ready just in case the public confirms they don't want RTX lol.
Exodite
I get that Ray Tracing is only in one game and people can't fully grasp the potential.
I'm getting a bit tired of seeing that particular claim bandied about so I'm going to have to address it to get it out of my system. That said I'm not talking about your post specifically here though so don't take it personally.
This is an enthusiast forum, I'm pretty sure that if one group of people understand the potential of realtime raytracing it's going to be the the one that frequents this place.
Potential means only that however, potential. That potential isn't being realized right now, nowhere near to it in fact, and it's never going to be on Turing. Everyone knows this, that's not a dig against the technology as such.
I actually think both AMD and Nvidia got it right this time around, for different reasons. AMD is correct in that the technology is going nowhere until there's wide adoption of hardware support for it, while Nvidia's implementation with dedicated hardware made the most sense at the enthusiast end where it's not going to be a dealbreaker one way or another.
My own feelings on the matter is that realtime raytraicing will remain an afterthought or gimmick until it's supported on the consoles, which hopefully will be as soon as the next generation but we'll have to see about that. The reason being that's where the money is, no developer is going to spend a lot of time/effort/money on raytracing exclusive functionality when it's only available to the PC market - let alone the enthusiast end of the PC market.
That, again, isn't a dig at the underlying technology itself and it certainly doesn't mean that I (or anyone with similar ideas) doesn't "grasp the potential" of realtime raytracing. It's the future for sure, but that means it's not the here and now.
It's basically a value-add at this point, you might get some additional graphical options in a few high-profile titles thanks to Nvidia's efforts but that isn't shifting any notable number of Turing cards on its own. The general performance is.
I think that's a really fair analysis of where we are at when it comes to Ray Tracing. And a much better post than some of the (oh it just sucks crowd)
Thank you, that's very kind!
Honestly I were just so incredibly tired of seeing every criticism against the current realtime raytracing implementations being dismissed as ignorance, as if we're all a bunch of luddites here. I just feel it's very realistic to be enthusiastic about the long-term implications without being sold on what's available today.
D3M1G0D
It's not about that - we all saw the potential of ray-tracing in the Star Wars demo, which was very impressive. If Turing was able to deliver that level of IQ in current AAA games at playable framerates then it would have been universally acclaimed. As it stands, it only provides minimal IQ improvements at a severe performance hit. As I said, it's not the technology that people hate, it's the current lackluster implementation.
Early adopters that can afford these new cards only pave the road ahead for more ray tracing and also encourages game developers to include the tech.
Except that it probably won't. Ask any RTX owner if they enable ray-tracing in their games (currently only BF V) and the answer will almost always be no. People bought the 2080 Ti because it was the best 4K gaming card available, not because of RTX (they are not some virtuous group who are using their money to pave the way for the rest of us, they just want the fastest card that their money can buy). It's also clear that developers are in no rush to implement the technology - it still boggles my mind that they didn't have a single RTX title at Turing's launch.
I seriously doubt the existence of the 11-series cards. No real reason for them to segment their product line like that, especially at the high-end.
yes it is extremely hard. they've had prototypes of Polaris and Vega that were distinctly not ready for prime time with latency issues.
the "Infinity Fabric" 2nd gen has proven it's value as an interpolater but no controller IC has been fabbed smaller than 14nm YET. as you know silicon "real estate" is at a premium and IC design is hard.
"Arcturus" will be the optimized 7nm+ SoC, but we will see a "super-Navi" (multi-core) first as more than a proof of concept. there are some specific things i'm not able to say under restriction.


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Hydrogen Fuel Facility welcomes TfL car fleet
April 10, 2015 /in News, Portfolio, Transport /by Janus
Hydrogen Fuel Facility welcomes TfL car fleet.
The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles are being used by TfL's bus operational management team to undertake a number of tasks including checking bus route diversions and carrying out site meetings.
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Construction works commence on Colchester Bus Depot
December 8, 2014 /in News, Portfolio, Transport /by Janus
Construction works commence on FirstGroup's new bus Depot in Colchester.
The new property at Quayside will bring together 3 No former depots within Colchester providing secure and modern facility for the region's Fleet.
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Janus Architecture feature in Telegraph And Argus
July 10, 2014 /in News, Newsletters, Transport /by Janus
Janus Architecture feature in Telegraph & Argus.
An architectural firm, Janus Architecture, from the Bradford district has played its part in the Commonwealth Games after designing the £20 million bus depot in the host city Glasgow
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How big is Colebrookdale Township and the Borough of Bechtelsville?
Colebrookdale Township is 8.7 square miles and the Borough of Bechtelsville is 0.5 square mile.
What municipalities does the Colebrookdale District Police Department cover?
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How many officers does the Colebrookdale District Police department have?
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What are the laws about service animals that apply to my business?
Service animals are animals that are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities, such as guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling wheelchairs, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, or performing other special tasks. Service animals are working animals, not pets.
A person with a disability cannot be asked to remove his or her service animal from the premises unless: (1) the animal is out of control and the animal's owner does not take effective action to control it or (2) the animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. In these cases, the business should give the person with the disability the option to obtain goods and services without having the animal on the premises.
Businesses that sell or prepare food must allow service animals in public areas even if state or local health codes prohibit animals on the premises. However, a business is not required to provide care or food for a service animal or provide a special location for it to relieve itself. Allergies and fear of animals are generally not valid reasons for denying access or refusing service to people with service animals.


Never spend any money on store-bought crackers ever again, when you can make them at home! They are perfectly crispy, easy and quick to make.
You'll only need 5 staple ingredients to make the most basic version of vegan crackers, and there are tons of variations possible (add seeds, herbs, even color them green with spinach!). I've also included a gluten-free option on this list of Easy Vegan Cracker Recipes!
Did you know you make the most delicious and crispiest crackers at home? There's really no need to buy crackers ever again!
And the best part is that they aren't even hard to make. In just 10 minutes of preparation time and after 15 minutes in the oven, you can enjoy your homemade crackers. It's my go-to snack for parties! I usually serve them with hummus (or a variety of hummuses (apparently the plural of hummus – sounds weird) like this spinach hummus).
That's it. I bet you have all the ingredients at home already. So what are you waiting for? Go make some crackers for tonight!
You can add all kinds of herbs and seeds into the dough or on top (check out the instructions for the Za'atar Crackers to find out how to make the toppings stick to the crackers).
I'm listing my favorite variations of crackers below!
These vegan Pizza Crackers contain dried oregano and tomato paste that gives them a typical pizza flavor.
Za'atar is a traditional herb and spice blend of the Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. It's a mix of dried sumac berries, marjoram, thyme, basil, oregano, white sesame seeds, and Himalayan pink salt. The perfect cracker topping!
Turmeric has the power to tame heartburn or an upset stomach, prevent heart attacks, delay diabetes, fight cancer, protect the brain and curb joint pain. Convinced? Then you'll definitely want to try my Golden Turmeric Crackers!
These crackers are for the ones who can't (or won't) decide on a seedy component to top the crackers with, because, seriously, life's too short for such decisions. So we're going to use (inspired by the famous bagel topping) ALL THE SEEDS.
These crispy crackers are made with chopped rosemary. Ground salt is sprinkled on top shortly before baking.
These crackers are made with Whole Wheat Flour and seeds (pumpkin, flaxseed, and sunflower). They are delicious served with either guacamole or hummus.
You can make crackers green by adding spinach! These Spinach & Sesame Crackers are the perfect, vibrant and healthy snack!
The nutritional yeast (or often called Nooch) adds the cheesiness, that's why they are Cheesy Poppyseed Crackers.
For these crackers, I've used 100% spelt flour and topped them with chia seeds. Chia seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, they are a great source of iron, magnesium, zinc, calcium and many more vitamins.
I've made these vegan & gluten-free crackers with chickpea flour, which is often also called besan flour or garbanzo flour, and added black sesame seeds. The perfect gluten-free alternative!
Thank you a million times for these recipes! Just what I was looking for-delicious and easy to make!
Lovely, more for my cracker collection. I love dips and I love to lazy buffets/take aways.
A grazing day is just perfect way to use up the leftovers in nibbles and dips. A whole shelf in fridge for little bowls and boxes with goodies.
Many Thanks.I Will try them allí!
Had no idea crackers were so easy to make can't wait to try! Thank you!
My husband can't have oil of any kind and your crackers look so delicious, but are off limits. Have you ever tried to make a cracker without oil? He must also eat only whole grains. We are new to this and would appreciate any advice or tips on making crackers. Thank you!
The oil isn't necessary, you can leave it out. Although you might have to give the dough more time during rolling it out because the dough will be a bit harder to work with. Still you want to roll the crackers as thin as possible to ensure crispiness.


I am in my early 30's and recently decided to come back to college to develop a skill set in a field that I have grown passionate for. Doubts about fitting into the classroom certainly filled my mind but they were quickly dismissed when I realized that I wasn't the only one! Even with our small class size, three students were returning for a second diploma and two of us were over 30.
It turns out that more mature and experienced students are returning to college to enhance existing skill sets, develop new aptitudes, increase earning potential and manage career changes.
Research is showing that Canadians average about 15 jobs throughout their lifetimes. While jumping from job to job is far more common in our younger years, it does continue later on. This is especially the case when we reach the top of our earning potential, discover new interests or need to adapt to changing technology.
Although each career change we make does not necessarily require a trip back to college, strategic educational planning can greatly enhance the potential for success in a new career. Participating in ongoing education can allow us to gain current perspectives on evolving industries, manage more responsibilities, follow fulfilling careers and ultimately ensure we receive adequate financial return for our work.
If you are considering revisiting your education, it is important to know that there are many options available to you based on your needs. Take some time to do research and reach out to the college for questions on how to reduce course load through credit transfers from previous programs. It may also be worth exploring part-time or web-based learning, the potential for tuition reimbursement through your current employer and the range of grants available for mature and returning students.
After having made the leap back in, I can say with confidence that any apprehension I had about the process or the outcome has been removed. I feel confident in my new skill set and the opportunities that lie ahead so, what's holding you back?!


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