The cost of healthcare is hitting household pocketbooks hard. Significant increases in premiums plus higher co-pays and deductibles are eating away at the paychecks of hard-working Delawareans. Increasing healthcare costs are now the biggest driver of our growing state budget. John Carney knows that while the Affordable Care Act has made important changes to our nation's healthcare system, we need to do more to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, while embracing reforms in how we deliver healthcare to bring greater value, quality, and transparency to the system.
As former chairman of Delaware's Healthcare Commission, and a long-time board member of Delaware's Cancer Consortium, John has spent years studying our state's healthcare system and finding ways to improve it. He wants to rein in our state's runaway health costs by creating policies to encourage healthier lifestyles and better management of chronic diseases among Delawareans. This will require that we continue to make changes to the way the incentives in our current system are aligned, but the result will be healthier individuals who spend less money on healthcare.
For the past decade and a half, John has been a leader in the state's fight against cancer. As governor, John would continue the work he's done on Delaware's Cancer Consortium, increasing cancer screening, reducing disparities among different demographic groups, and lowering cancer mortality rates. We've made a lot of progress, but we all have friends and family who have suffered from this terrible disease and there's much more work to do. John wants our state to embrace the Vice President's "moonshot" initiative, in response to Beau's passing, to eradicate cancer deaths by fostering greater collaboration and innovation in research. John agrees with the Vice President — this is the responsibility of the living.
John is also deeply concerned about the opioid and heroin addiction epidemics that are devastating communities across our country, and throughout Delaware. In Congress, John supported important reforms to make government services for combating addiction more effective and better funded. As governor, John will focus on improving access to treatment options to help individuals struggling with addiction, and on innovative strategies to help prevent individuals from becoming addicted in the first place.


West Ham host Liverpool on Monday night at the London stadium. The hosts look to make amends for three consecutive losses on the road with a result against the high flying league leaders, who have lost only one game all season.
West ham's form will only invite the vigilant Reds, with the Londoners losing to Bournemouth and Wolves in the league, as well as lower league AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup. Their home form should offer some hope, with the Irons unbeaten in 6 games, including a win against London rivals Arsenal. However, they have been poor in games against top six sides, losing heavily to Manchester City and Tottenham. They have only recorded a win over Jose Mourinho's Manchester United, but will be looking to pull an unlikely result over Liverpool.
Liverpool are experiencing relatively shaky form after experiencing a great start to the season. After limiting the opposition to less than 10 goals in 18 games, they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 games. They have also recorded only two wins in their last 5, with unconvincing wins over Crystal Palace and Brighton. They can claim to have returning figures, but failed to make their chances count in these games.
The Reds' form against the Irons is impeccable. They have won the last 4 games with 4-goal margins, and will look to get back to winning terms with a similarly impressive performance over the Irons. They have outscored opponents 12 to 7 in the last 5 games, finding the back of the net in all games. West Ham have been outscored 3 to 9 in their last 5 league games, picking up only 4 points. Even if Liverpool do concede, their attackers could find joy against a leaky hammers defense.
The high 1.83 chances created per game for Liverpool compares well with the Hammers' 1.38, which suggests Firmino, Salah and Mane will have plenty of service. Both sides' tendency to concede towards the last third of both halves should make for an exciting end to either one.
While the Irons do not have any new injury layoffs, playmaker Samir Nasri could be a big miss for the side. Arnautovic, Cresswell and Fabianski may not be fit enough to make it back to the side for this game. Liverpool have now new injuries as well, but may be forced to play Milner in the makeshift right back role that captain Jordan Henderson featured in during the drab 1-1 draw with Leicester City.


I've seen fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin's former apartment in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs but I didn't realize her office had also been preserved for posterity. Lanvin has opened the usually closed off space in honor of the house's 125th anniversary. As you can see, it hasn't changed much since she was painted in it by Edouard Vuillard in 1933. Jeanne Lanvin began her career 1889 as a milliner as many fashion designer have but parlayed that into a full blown brand that still bears her name today. With the revolving door at most fashion houses, I can't imagine that anyone's office will remain intact ever again. Such a shame.
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May Couple of the Month ~ Rebecca + Richard, The Jam Handy
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Rebecca is getting married on July 11th, 2015 at the Jam Handy building in Detroit, Michigan!
Rebecca met Richard at work, in the summer of 2013. They were both store managers for an aftermarket auto parts supplier. Rebecca had just been promoted and Richard transferred to the store nearest to hers. One Sunday, Rebecca went in to pick up parts for a customer and that is when they met. About a week later, she asked him to schedule some of his employees at her store, and asked her to lunch. They went to lunch that day, and like they say, the rest is history. They have been inseparable since.
A little less than a year later, on May 28th, 2014 Richard proposed. It was important to Rebecca that they keep that moment intimate and personal. They were at home in their favorite place, the kitchen, when Richard asked her to marry him. She knew he was the one, but when she saw her ring, a 3mm Tiffany milgrain Platinum band sans a diamond, she knew without a doubt that he knew the song her heart sang.
Her wedding has turned into a vintage, Detroit theme. Both Rebecca and Richard love to travel and are always on the go, but of all of the places they've been, Detroit is their favorite. They are getting married at the Jam Handy building on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit. Rebecca's four nieces will be her brides maids and Richard's two brothers, their best friend, and Rebecca's nephew will be their groomsmen. Rebecca didn't want things to be too ridged, so she just had her girls pick out neutral color dresses that they were comfortable in. Rebecca has tried to stick to neutrals throughout and has stuck to the local theme of Detroit. Her table's are named after streets in Detroit, instead of numbers, and they will be serving Faygo pop.
Congratulations Rebecca & Richard! YTB is thrilled to be a part of your special day and we are looking forward to making your wedding dreams a reality!
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Taiwan is the place to be for night market shopping. Every city has its own share and area intended for that purpose! When we were in Taichung and Tainan, we were also enticed to stay to check what their night market looks like. But we declined since we had many appointments the next day in Taipei and we don't want to get late. We mean business when we talk business! You see, in business, Filipino time (meaning late) is not applicable!
Anyway, in Taipei - the best place to be for night shopping market is SHILIN.
For Taipei Main Station, take the RED Line to Danshui. Dont be mistaken, you must get out at Jiantan Station (5 stops), instead of Shilin!
At Jiantan station, there are several signs leading you to Shilin Night Market. Just a mere 5 minutes walk or even less leads you the the entrance of this market. From the station, out in your left, cross the street and VOILA! SHILIN.
We were not as ecstatic and excited as our first visit 3 years ago. We had our share of shopping already before going to Shilin. The reason we went there is to try the street food.
Our first stop - the fruit stand! It's always nice to taste the fruits raised in the other parts of the world. They may be called mango, guava, papaya, but I tell you - the taste is different! There is a distinct taste that separates from the fruits in the Philippines!
Welcome to Shilin! It looks like our DIVI but organized, clean and safe! The products are reasonably priced especially if you buy in bulk! I bought Taiwan printed shirts and some small souvenirs eg. keychains, ref magnets, can openers for the office staffs.
My favorite street food here - Cube Steak.
These are the cube Angus beef.
We tried to look for the popular Taiwan dish - Stinking Tofu but unfortunately, we couldn't find it! Damn! Better luck next food trip adventure!
Cheers to more travels and food trips!


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Yellow Smoke: The Future of Land Warfare for America's Military
By Robert H. Scales
Yellow Smoke: The Future of Land Warfare for America's Military
Rowman and Littlefield, 2003, 280 pp.
Scales has played an important part in developing U.S. Army concepts, notably in the Army After Next study of the mid-1990s. His new significant contribution to current doctrinal debates argues that the vision of future war offered by the 1991 Persian Gulf War was largely misleading. The U.S. Army should instead prepare for more complex political settings as it continues to try to win wars with the minimum of fighting. The issues are explored in short, sharp examinations of recent experiences of limited war. Scales' key statistic is that infantrymen make up around 80 percent of U.S. combat deaths -- even though they account for just 4 percent of the total force. In addition, he sees the brigade rather than the division as the optimal operational ground formation for the future, traveling light to arrive quickly and gaining the full benefits of precise firepower and information dominance. Yet he does not really address the problems that arise when combatants intermingle with noncombatants, notwithstanding one intriguing scenario of a war in Kosovo in 2020 that ends with the enemy forces taking three major cities as their citadels but surrendering after a siege rather than an urban battle.
Source URL: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/capsule-review/2003-03-01/yellow-smoke-future-land-warfare-americas-military


Tokutaro is an orphan child who becomes a street candy vendor. He sells candies, humming a song he learned long ago from his mother. One day he met with thieves along the way and this encounter changes their lives in ways they cannot imagine.


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Fed Blocking The Narrow Bank Isn't Just Bad Policy: It's Illegal
A few months ago, we wrote about the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's decision to deny The Narrow Bank (TNB) USA's plan to open a new bank based on an old idea. While traditional banks take deposits (read: borrow from ordinary savers) and lend them out to businesses or homeowners, a narrow bank simply takes deposits, gathers interests paid on reserves kept at its regional Fed bank, and returns most of the interest to depositors.
Over at Alt+M, George Selgin makes the important point that TNB's business model is "exclusively meant to serve non-bank financial institutions, and money market mutual funds (MMMF) especially." The fact that it's not for ordinary savers is an important distinction, but his objection that this "take[s] advantage of the Fed's policy of paying interest on excess reserves" misses the point.
All banks with Fed accounts receive this interest–narrow banks just pass more of that on to depositors than others. Interest payments on reserves are currently 2.2%, compared to the average savings account rate of 0.09%.
Let's put all of that aside for now and talk about the legality of the Fed's denial of a master account. Writing for Brookings, Peter Conti-Brown argues that the Fed's rejection of TNB's application for a master account was illegal:
In 1980, Congress passed a law that required the Fed to put a price on the essential services that the Fed provides to all financial institutions.
"All Federal Reserve bank services covered by the fee schedule shall be available to nonmember depository institutions and such services shall be priced at the same fee schedule applicable to member banks" [12 USC § 248a]
As one judge wrote in reviewing the Fourth Corner case [on the subject of whether a master account can be given to a bank that works with marijuana-related businesses in Colorado], that language is key: All of these services "shall be available to nonmember depository institutions." The statute appears to eliminate the Fed's discretion entirely.
The Fed has other ways of regulating and supervising these kinds of activities, but the 1980 legislation took the central bank out of the business of second guessing the chartering authority's original assessments about whether a financial institution can open its doors.
Indeed, when the Fed denied TNB's master account, it cited nonspecific "policy concerns." As the nation's largest financial regulator, it's well within the purview of the Fed to stop banks that are engaging in activity that is outright illegal. But, "[t]he Fed is not a chartering authority and should not contort itself to become one."
Conti-Brown thinks that TNB should win, and while its business model won't (directly) benefit ordinary savers, if the Fed's decision is allowed to stand it could prevent the creation of narrow banks marketed to consumers.
The role of the Fed should be the enforcement of financial regulation, not denying access to financial institutions due to "policy concerns" when it lacks the statutory authority to do so.
For more about the (lack of) rule of law in financial regulation, see Charles Calomiris's essay on the arbitrary and unpredictable nature of enforcement in our current system.
By Daniel Takash|2018-11-28T12:26:36-08:00November 28th, 2018|Blog, Financial Regulation|


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FAITH For by grace I am saved through faith.
TRUST Letting go of my self-directed life to Christ's life.
REPENTANCE Changing my mind and life direction.
LORDSHIP Confessing Christ as my savior and lord.
If you're not 100% sure you know Him as your Lord and Savior, God has provided a simple way for you to change that. Romans 10:13 tells us that "Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved". It's really that simple to accept Jesus' free gift of salvation.
Jesus came to earth to pay the wages of our sin.
He literally died in our place so we could have eternal life. BELIEVE that Jesus died and rose again for your sins.
Accept the gift the Creator has offered you!
CONFESS him as Lord of your life.
If you believe all this to be true, then tell Jesus! Talk to Him from your heart.
Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and do not deserve this life you've given me. I believe You died and rose from the grave to make a place for me in Heaven. Forgive me for my sins and save me from the life I have known. Come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. AMEN.
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Over the last few years, it's been impossible to avoid hearing the speculation about the life of Journalism, particularly in print media. Despite much talk to the contrary, it seems to me that journalism is anything but dead. With the surge in online media outlets, independent radio stations, podcasts and the like it is apparent to me that journalism is merely finding new outlets through which it can engage with its target audience. In fact, it could almost be argued that with the near-constant contact we have with news and media in this technological generation we have allowed journalism to progress, giving media outlets and journalists the opportunity to publish their stories on the medium that best suits the information, as well as the target consumer.
Journalism is in such high demand, and has been for so long, that it is only natural it would progress. At first, this progression came in the form of online media outlets, in 2016 there are thousands of online media outlets in Australia alone. This surplus of news availability means that journalists must progress their content further. "People often consider newspapers, as we traditionally understand them, to be dying. That's fair but the news organisation that I work for and the newsroom that I'm in is constantly trying to deliver journalism in the best way possible for the stories," said Michael Bachelard in a recent interview with Mumbrella. I believe that this 'delivery' of media is the next step for journalism. Now, with this overflow of content, journalists have an opportunity to stand out from the rest by presenting their information in new and innovative ways. The podcast series launched by Fairfax media titled 'Phoebe's Fall' is one such example of the dynamic and expanding nature of journalism. The six-part special investigative podcast explores the life and death of 24-year old Phoebe Handsjuk in Melbourne 2010.
These changes have not been limited to print media. News stations and programs now capitalize on our technology saturated lifestyles by posting shortened clips and stories to their social media pages. Throughout the US Presidential election, it was impossible to scroll through your Facebook newsfeed without being overwhelmed by an influx of short videos replaying Donald Trump's latest controversy or Hilary's newest email scandal. Every Tuesday we see many short videos highlight the most important topics or interesting debates from Monday nights Q&A on the ABC. These clips draw in thousands of viewers and commenters, additional to those who tuned in to watch the program when it was aired. The ability to rebroadcast information in bite-sized videos allows programs like Q&A to garner larger audiences and spark further debate and intrigue.
It's interesting to note how Prime Minister Turnbull and his party refer to traditional Australian Media as 'Elite Media'. As Leigh Sales points out in a recent interview with Mr Turnbull on 7:30 the priority of issues discussed in parliament is often determined by the amount of attention the media and public directs to a certain topic.Mr Turnbull comments that in the aftermath of the American election that he would have expected members of the public to focus less on "the opinions of commentators" such as the ABC or other 'elite media' outlets and focus instead on "what people are actually saying". Although the media, elite or otherwise, may not always provide a clear insight into what people are 'actually saying', these platforms are still important, and it is often through investigative journalism like that of the ABC, that the public finds information on new and previously unexplored topics and issues. To encourage the media to offer less comment is to offer the public a vastly reduced range of information, something which could be argued would lead to far less transparency, particularly within our parliamentary system which are so often held accountable to their actions by the work of our journalists.
To argue that journalism is dead would be to cast a blind eye on the ever-changing and dynamic nature of technology. By harnessing the popular social media outlets and online platforms available to them, journalists and media outlets alike have the ability to expand their audiences and engage people in new and exciting ways. Rather than believing journalism to be on its last legs, we should be viewing the shift from print media to online as a chance to deliver news and information in a more applicable and engaging manner, hopefully encouraging more people from more diverse social backgrounds to connect with the media around them.
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With the age of Digital Media, there has been an exuberant growth of the Social Media Agencies throughout. Every company in order to augment their brand's visibility somehow gets into the trap of social media agencies. So before choosing any social media agency, plan strategically and move towards generating revenue for your business rather than being struck in increasing likes and followers in social media pages.
It would be unfair to say that Digital Marketing won't reap benefits for your organization. Digital marketing that encompasses SEO, PPC and SMO helps in promoting a brand in search engines like Google and Bing and also in different social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. When it comes to cheating, digital marketing agencies all around the world use different tricks to trap their customers. So before selecting one be cautious to separate the rice from the chaff.
While you're all set for promoting your brand through different social media channels that you need to understand the magic wand the digital marketing agencies use to hoodwink you.
When it comes to digital marketing Content is the king and its content which matters the most. Most of the agencies would claim that they have an expertise in building content and have an industrial experience of around 10 years in content development. To tell the truth, most of the digital agencies are clueless about the content management, they have no idea of writing content that generates revenue. We should remember that we are spending for marketing just to build our brand or to increase sales of the product. So the focus should be on generating revenue and get a search engine rank.
Likes and Followers in Social Media are Really Helpful?
After the proliferation of social media, digital marketing or social media agencies are found selling likes and followers to the clients at some amount. But do you really feel this would involve maximum customer and bring you business? Maybe you have 30k followers in all social media channels but your business profit is nil. Understanding the utility of digital media and using it for better investment and marketing for business is needed. So, focusing more on getting customer engaged through your post, creating awareness and maximum reach is what is important for a business. If your post is reaching the target audience and if the customers are liking those, they would in turn would love to like, follow and share your post without spending any extra bucks!
After getting few good content one should start with the Lead generation or sales activity through those contents. Know that content can help you in generating lead and augmenting sales! It is important if you're a startup. Remember, you can spend more on marketing if you can have better sales. So adopt Digital Marketing strategies like PPC to get better sales and reach to your target population. Apart from this one can focus on social media campaigns that does customer engagement and spread awareness.
Digital Marketing agencies claim that they will do SEO for their clients. But do you really know how they work for their client. Every client should ask the agencies for 6 month contract for giving 1st page Ranking as SEO is what we pay for! It is advisable that get weekly report and ask the agency to keep social media and SEO separate. Most of the time they combine it to showcase more to you.
Whenever you approach any digital marketing agency and ask for website development. No agency would guide you with a website that helps you to get customers. So its pertinent that your brand should have a website that is well designed but should have proper on-page SEO and content. One should always ask agencies that what benefit can I get from the website in terms of marketing and lead generation.
Bottom Line: Are Social Media Agencies a Cheat?
Most of the customers after getting services from any social media agency feels dejected and feel cheated. It is true that digitization have proliferated in the industry and every brand needs visibility. In this herd race few middle level companies and startups fails to win, so it is pertinent that before choosing any social media agency for branding, you yourself get well aware of your brand, know your competitors well, know where to target and how to utilize Social Media Agencies for INCREASING SALES and not only the LIKES!
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Well, That Happened: The Novel that Broke the Kindle's back
By Andrew Munz on May 27, 2015
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – Mark Z. Danielewski has established himself as one of the most ambitious, risk-taking American authors of the past century. Not only are his novels thought provoking and challenging to read, but they also require physical demands of the reader, sometimes forcing them to repeatedly turn the book upside down after each chapter, or hold the pages in a mirror to read further. Now, with his new magnum opus, The Familiar, Danielewski aims to take readers on a long metaphysical journey told over the course of 27 volumes. That journey begins with the first book in the series One Rainy Day in May.
It seemed appropriate for me to start the novel on a suitably rainy day in May. Although it is some 839 pages, I surged through it in two days due to the strange plot and the author's fascination with typography. Sentences swirl and bend around pages, with some folios only having one or two words each. Full-color paintings, sketches and smudges riddle the glossy pages making volume one of The Familiar less of a book reading experience, and more of an art show.
The Familiar is meant to be more like a television show than a book series, Danielewski has said, with each novel being released three months after the last. While 27 volumes seems daunting and near impossible, I admire Danielewski's ambition. His masterpiece novel House of Leaves left me floored and completely rattled, and it's a book that I only recommend to the most daring readers. But his second novel, Only Revolutions, left me bored and exhausted (that's the flip-over-after-every-chapter book).
Looking at One Rainy Day in May as the pilot episode to his latest series, it suffers from the same mistakes that you see in a lot of first episodes of television shows. There are many characters to keep track of and their attributes are more or less forgettable. Readers are only given a few hints to what the overall plot will be, nothing more than a few interesting moments to sink into. But, that being said, there's still a strong sense of style and mood, and even after finishing the book (and dipping into a glimpse of the second episode: Into the Forest) I'm anxious to see where Danielewski takes me.
One thing that novels like One Rainy Day in May demand is patience. But in such a fast-paced world, that virtue is slowly dissipating from our lives. Even people who love to read (like myself) find it hard to finish a book once it's been started, only because there are so many other distractions available. Kindles and other e-readers are said to help people finish the books they begin, but Danielewski's books don't convert properly to the e-reader format. Some Amazon reviews even complain about this fact but they still applaud the storytelling.
Two years ago, J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst released a novel called S., which was a story within a story, complete with various loose-leaf inserts like maps, tissues and decoders. One of the reasons they wrote it was to create a novel impossible to translate to an electronic format. Because half of S. is told in the margins of the book, it would require some major reorganizing to transform it into something easily digestible on an e-reader.
As our society gets more technology-weary, it's nice to see books like The Familiar: Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May break the mold and tell a story in a new and innovate way exclusive to physical pages between two covers.
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Nicholas K puts the glamour in streetwear from fall/winter
February 9, 2017 FashionAfrican-American culture, African-American dance, American fashion, Christopher Kunt, City: New York City, Culture, Culture of New York City, D.J. Rob Swift, Dance, Fads, Fads and trends, Hip hop, Hip-hop dance, Latasha Alcindor, New York, New York City, New York Fashion Week, Nicholas K, Nicholas Kunt, Street dance, Time, United States, Yorksmbale
Nicholas K revisits and revamps the '90s for its new collection. Fashion fans brave a snow storm on the first day of New York Fashion Week.
Break dancing takes form on the streets of Kampala
April 18, 2016 MusicAfrican-American culture, B-boying, Bouncing Cats, Breakdancing, City: Kampala, Country: Uganda, Culture, Dance, director of the Breakdance Project Uganda, Films, Future, Hamisi Ahmed, Hip hop, Hip-hop dance, Invisible Children, Kampala, Rwanda, Sanyu Muhanuka, Street dance, Ugandasmbale
Straight out of Kampala — young kids are changing their lives through break dance. The discipline, the development of skill and the responsibility it takes to master the hip hop culture dance has drawn hundreds of youth.


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Introduction: the effect of the Global polio eradication initiative (PEI) on public health programs beyond polio is widely debated. PEI contribution to other health programs has been assessed from the perspective of polio-funded personnel, which may introduce bias as PEI staff are probably more likely to show that they have benefited of other programs. We set out to identify and document how public health programs have benefited from the public health capacity that was provided at the country level as part of the PEI program in a systematic and standardized manner.
Methods: between July and November 2017, we conducted a mixed-methods cross-sectional study, which combined two methods: a multi-country quantitative survey and a qualitative study. We created a self-administered electronic multi-lingual questionnaire in English, French and Portuguese. The qualitative study, which followed an interim analysis of the quantitative survey, comprised interviews with national and subnational level staff in a few countries.
Results: a total of 127 public health workers from 43 of the 47 countries in the African WHO Region responded online. Most of the respondents 56/127 (42.7%) belonged to the immunization sector and 51/127 (38.9%) belonged to the emergencies and outbreaks sector. Respondents who identified themselves with the immunization (50/64 (78%)) and maternal health program (64/82 (78%)) reported the highest level of greatly benefiting from PEI resources. A total of 78/103 (76%) respondents rated PEI's contribution data management system to their program very high and high. Of the 127 respondents, the majority 91 (71.6%) reported that the withdrawal of PEI resources would result in a weakening of surveillance for other diseases; 88 (62.9%) reported that there would be inadequate resources to carry out planned activities and 80 (62.9%) reported that there would be poor logistics and transport for implementation of activities. Cameroon, DRC, Nigeria and Uganda participated in the qualitative study. Each country had between 7-8 key informants from the national and sub-national level for a total of 31 key informants. Polio funds and other PEI resources have supported various activities in the ministries of health of the four countries especially IDSR, data management, laboratories and development of the public health workforce. Respondents believed that the infrastructure and processes that PEI has created need to be maintained, along with the workforce and they believed that this was an essential role of their governments with support from the partners.
Conclusion: there is a high awareness of the PEI program in all the countries and at all levels which should be leveraged into improving other child survival activities for example routine immunizations. Future large-scale programs of this nature should be designed to benefit other public health programs beyond the specific program. The public health workforce, surveillance development, data management and laboratory strengthening that have been developed by PEI need to be maintained.
The effect of the Global polio eradication initiative (PEI) on public health programs beyond polio is widely debated [1-4]. However, PEI happens to be one of the only programs that reach vulnerable children in hard to reach areas multiple times a year; indeed many programs have used that reach to tack on several public health interventions . The public health effects of PEI probably differ from the context where there is multiple supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) and national and subnational immunization days (NIDs) to those where polio was interrupted long ago [2, 6]. PEI contribution to other health programs has been assessed from the perspective of polio-funded personnel, which may introduce bias as PEI staff are probably more likely to show that they have benefited other programs. An assessment of what the other programs can define or view as the benefit PEI provided to them is likely to avoid that bias. It is also not clear that other public health programs are aware of what will happen when PEI ends, and there is limited literature that defines this, based on robust scientific methods. Current documentation evaluates how PEI has contributed to programs that are mainly immunization-related - for example in supporting public health surveillance outcomes and supporting routine immunization (RI) and new vaccine introductions . The support and enabling functions (i.e., training, supervision, coordination, communication, other managerial support) of PEI have not been adequately assessed. It is also likely that PEI contributes a lot to operations of WHO Country Offices (WCO) and public health programs in ministries of health (MOH) . An assessment of what benefits programs have received from PEI from the perspective of non-polio public health workers and disease control programs may provide a measure of the gap that will exist when PEI funding ends . It will also help these programs plan for that gap. Additionally, there may be unknown benefits from PEI funds that other programs have obtained. Conversely, PEI may believe that it is benefiting programs that do not perceive this benefit themselves. Based on the above we set out to identify and document how public health programs have benefited from the public health capacity that was provided at the country level as part of the PEI program in a systematic and standardized manner. It is expected that the results of this study will guide the African region on how to utilize the public health capacity from large vertical programs and will also provide lessons to the PEI legacy in the African Region.
Between July and November 2017, we conducted a mixed-methods cross-sectional study, which combined two methods: a multi-country quantitative survey and a qualitative study. We created a self-administered electronic multi-lingual questionnaire in English, French and Portuguese. The qualitative study, which followed an interim analysis of the quantitative survey, comprised interviews with national and subnational level staff in a few countries. The mixed-methods approach allowed for a triangulated understanding of the how non-polio programs have benefited from the public health capacity that was developed from PEI, from the non-polio programs.
An electronic questionnaire that was optimized for mobile devices and offline use by using SurveyGizmoTM, an online survey tool was developed. The questionnaire was available in English, French and Portuguese. A list of survey respondents' email address, which comprised the following public health professionals was obtained from the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO). The respondents were the following: Routine immunization focal point-WHO (World health organisation) and Expanded Program Immunization (EPI) manager, WHO Country Office Disease Prevention and Control Officer (DPC), Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) focal points-WHO and nationals, Maternal and Child Health focal points-WHO and nationals, WHO-AFRO and WHO-headquarters corporate support for PEI focal points. An email link to the questionnaire in the three languages was sent in July 2017 to the survey respondents. Several reminders were sent to ensure a high response rate. The data were analyzed in MS Excel and Epi Info version 7 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
In October 2017, four countries (Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Uganda) were assessed focusing on national, provincial or state officials and district or local government officials. Data from WHO Country Office administrators of the four countries were also sought, but not obtained. These four countries provided case studies that allowed the study to obtain granular and explanatory information from the sub-national level.
The study obtained clearance from the WHO-AFRO Ethical Review Committee. Participants' confidentiality was protected; their contributions were not biased, altered or misrepresented. The identities of participants in the study were protected in the quantitative and qualitative component of the mixed methods study.
A total of 127 public health workers from 43 of the 47 countries in the African WHO Region completed all sections of the online questionnaire, although some did not fill out all the variables. The majority 93/123 (76%) were aged 40 to 59 years. Of the respondents, 106/126 (84%) had > 10 years of public health service. The most frequent public health roles of the respondents were program manager 51/127 (40.2%), program advisor 22/127 (28%) and 26/127 (28.3%) were epidemiologists. A total of 66/127 (52%) had a Master of Public Health degree, and 57/127 (44.9%) reported that they had ever been polio-funded staff even if polio did not currently fund them. Most respondents, 113/127 (88.9%) were involved in various polio eradication activities, principally surveillance 91/127 (71.6%), polio supplementary immunization activities (SIA) 87/127 (68.5%) and oral polio vaccination activities 85/127 (66.9%). Most of the respondents 56/127 (42.7%) belonged to the immunization sector and 51/127 (38.9%) belonged to the emergencies and outbreaks sector, and 41/127 (31.3%) belonged to the communicable disease sector (Table 1).
Respondents who identified themselves with the immunization (50/64 (78%)) and maternal health program (64/82 (78%)) reported the highest level of greatly benefiting from PEI resources (Table 2). A total of 18/34 (53%) respondents from the child health program and 21/48 (44%) from the communicable disease program reported benefiting greatly from PEI resources. The lowest level of greatly benefiting from PEI resources was from respondents affiliated with the communications program.
A total of 78/103 (76%) respondents rated PEI's contribution data management system to their program very high and high (Table 3). This was followed by financial resources rated very high and high by 67/105 (64%) and laboratories rated by 60/97 (62%) of respondents. Only 32/93 (34%) of respondents rated PEI's contributions to work locations like emergency operations centers as very and high.
Most respondents reported that there would be public health disruptions after the withdrawal of PEI resources (Table 4). A total of 80/118 (68%) respondents agreed that the health system in many African countries would be negatively affected. Additionally, 82/123 (67%) of respondents agreed that data collection and management will be disrupted when PEI resources end. Also, 77/121 (64%) agreed that the Global Vaccination Action Plan (GVAP) targets would not be met after PEI resources end, and 71/121 (59%) respondents believed that there would be a breakdown in disease surveillance performance. However, there was 47/119 (43.2%) level of uncertainty on whether the withdrawal of the PEI resources will affect the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa.
Out of the 127 respondents, the level of awareness of the programs that had benefited from PEI resources was the highest for data management systems (88, 69.3%), then, networks and processes of surveillance (83, 65.4%), and financial resources (75, 59.1%) (Table 5). The lowest levels of awareness were for work locations like emergency operations centers (23, 18.1%) and accountability and governance systems (39, 30.7%).
Of the 127 respondents, the majority of 91 (71.6%) reported that the withdrawal of PEI resources would result in a weakening of surveillance for other diseases; 88 (62.9%) reported that there would be inadequate resources to carry out planned activities and 80 (62.9%) reported that there would be poor logistics and transport for implementation of activities (Table 6). Only 14 (11%) of the 127 respondents felt that there would be no impact at all from the withdrawal of the PEI resources.
Of the 127 respondents, the majority of 114 (89.1%) reported that country governments at all levels had the responsibility to sustain existing polio funded structures when the PEI funding ended (Table 7). Slightly over half of the respondents (74, 57.8% and 73, 57%) felt that global partners and donors or other public health program should sustain polio funded structures when the PEI funds end.
Cameroon, DRC, Nigeria and Uganda participated in the qualitative study. Each country had between 7-8 key informants from the national and subnational level for a total of 31 key informants. Polio work was integrated into all levels of the ministries of health in all the four countries. Several of the respondents had participated in PEI activities especially SIAs. Polio being jointly managed with EPI in most cases has supported RI (Routine immunization) and new vaccine introduction. Polio funds and other PEI resources have supported various activities in the ministries of health of the four countries especially IDSR (Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response), data management, laboratories and supported essential ministry of health activities like supervision and outbreak response. Polio funds have supported the training and development of the public health workforce in the four countries. Respondents believed that the infrastructures and processes that PEI has created need to be maintained, along with the workforce and they believed that this was an essential role of their governments with support from the partners. All respondents at all levels were aware that PEI resources were ending soon and they believed that the end of these resources would leave significant gaps in public health activities and this needs adequate planning.
Our study, which is the first ever African continent-wide look at what non-polio programs believe is the benefit from PEI, showed interesting but consistent results between the quantitative survey and the qualitative study. There is a high level of awareness of the PEI program, and most public health workers interviewed had been involved in PEI in one way or another, which shows the considerable effort towards public health capacity development that PEI implemented. Furthermore, IDSR which is the primary strategy that the continent uses for public health surveillance and response, as well as IHR (International health regulation), would not be where it is now without PEI's investment .
The PEI program over the years of its existence has provided the largest resources to any public health intervention on the African continent . Because the enduring success of the gains against polio depends on maintaining a more robust public health system that can conduct surveillance for any new polio cases, immunize children against polio and other childhood illnesses, and respond to polio and other disease outbreaks, it is imperative that the public health system that PEI supported is maintained. In a previous mixed methods study on the impact of PEI on primary health care, there was some evidence of PEI's support for surveillance and the public health workforce . However, support for surveillance was limited in Nigeria one of the countries that were envolved in this study. In this study, there was a significant evidence that PEI has felt to support other public health programs from the perspective of those programs. Nigeria relied heavily on its PEI program resources when responding to the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, and has continued to rely on PEI for aspects of IDSR [12, 13].
One theme from the study is the need to maintain what the public health activities that were implemented by PEI after the PEI resources are exhausted. Most respondents believed that there would be public health disruptions when the funding comes to an end. How this will happen was not clear to the respondents, but they believed that this should be led by the member States, each using the different health partnerships and resources to maintain essential activities that were supported by PEI. One clear adjacency is routine immunization which paradoxically is at low levels in some countries that have done well in PEI-strategies to leverage PEI before it ends to launch more commitment to routine immunization and maternal and child health programs need to be implemented as soon as possible; if this is successful, this will be one legacy for PEI .
Our study relied on recalling events that could have occurred in the past especially in countries where polio has now been eliminated; this may have led to a form of recall bias. Also, whereas the quantitative survey had a high response rate, not everybody responded, and it is therefore possible that those who responded have different opinions from those who did not respond. We also sought for but did not obtain data from the WHO Country Offices of the four countries that were included in the qualitative study and therefore there are no results on corporate support of PEI activities or the role of PEI resources in supporting WHO Country Offices operations. However, using mixed methods study allowed for triangulation of the information, particularly in obtaining subnational level public health professionals opinions, enriches the information from the multi-country survey which had national level staff for the most part.
The general objective of the study was to identify and document how public health programs have benefited from the public health capacity that was provided at the country level as part of the PEI program in a systematic and standardized manner. It is expected that the results of this mixed methods study will guide the African region on how to utilize the public health capacity from large vertical programs and will also provide lessons to the PEI legacy in the African Region.
The overall conclusions from the study are the following. Over 150 public health personnel were involved in the mixed methods study, with 42 countries in the quantitative and four in the qualitative study. Almost all the respondents in the mixed methods study were aware of the polio program and the majority were involved in various PEI activities. The commonest PEI activities they were engaged in were SIAs and surveillance. Respondents strongly agreed or agreed that PEI resources were involved in many public health functions. The most frequently reported benefits from PEI by the respondents were networks and processes of surveillance, a skilled workforce, data management and finances. Most respondents reported that the PEI program had supported their work with resources and that PEI was largely integrated with their activities. Respondents indicated that the highest ranking of contributions of PEI was to data management, a skilled workforce, processes for surveillance and the laboratory network. The lowest contribution was attributed to the Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs). Respondents believed that the infrastructure and operations that PEI has created need to be maintained, along with the workforce and they believed that this was an essential role of their governments with support from the partners. All respondents at all levels were aware that PEI resources were ending soon, and they believed that the end of these resources would leave significant gaps in public health activities and this need to be planned for appropriately.
We conclude and recommend the following: there is a high awareness of the PEI program in all the countries and at all levels which should be leveraged into improving other child survival activities, for example routine immunizations. There have been several benefits from PEI that public health workers are aware of and can identify. Future large-scale programs of this nature should be designed to benefit to other public health programs beyond the specific program. The public health workforce, the surveillance development, the data management and the laboratory strengthening that have been developed by PEI need to be maintained. The onus is on the ministries of health to spearhead this activity. However, specific plans need to be formed soon to avoid anticipated public health gaps when PEI funding ends.
It is also not clear that other public health programs are aware of what will happen when PEI ends and there is limited literature that defines this, based on robust scientific methods.
The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy which is the primary strategy that the continent uses for public health surveillance and response, as well as the International Health Regulations, would not be where it is now without PEI's investment.
All authors have contributed to this work and all of them have read and agreed to the final manuscript.


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Q: Programming environment : Managing windows and monitors on a Mac What is a good way to "snap" windows into position into multiple monitors? I used to use ultramon on windows. These days, it is pain to manage windows individually, especially with the fact that resizing can only happen on the bottom left.
Curious to know what programs and tips everyone has. Thanks!

A: Sounds like you want a tiling window manager: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/276760/tiling-window-manager-for-mac-os-x

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namespace PDepend\Source\Language\PHP;

use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTArguments;
use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTEnum;
use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTIntersectionType;
use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTScalarType;
use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTType;
use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTUnionType;
use PDepend\Source\AST\ASTValue;
use PDepend\Source\AST\State;
use PDepend\Source\Parser\ParserException;
use PDepend\Source\Tokenizer\Tokens;

/**
 * Concrete parser implementation that supports features up to PHP version 8.1.
 *
 * @copyright 2008-2017 Manuel Pichler. All rights reserved.
 * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD License
 *
 * @since 2.11
 */
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     * Regular expression for integer numbers representation.
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}

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The moustache have been a symbol of privilege, royalty and authority, it has long been a fundamental value of the Indian culture for men. A definite statement of male virility and stature, contemporary fashion has also glorified the humble moustache and made it a 'celebrity' with a cult following. Knowing all this fact, so what is the best way to grow and take care of your moustache? Do you need help and a perfect guide? Well look no further, as in this post, i shall be showing ways on how you can grow and take care of you moustache.
Always have a good cleansing and toning ritual in place. The upper lip is one of the most delicate and sensitive spots of skin on the body. Prone to irritation and outbreaks, a good cleansing ritual using a quality face wash is of utmost importance. According to skin specialists, a foaming face wash rids the skin of unnecessary oils, pollutants and particulates, ensuring that you have clean skin that is extremely important when it comes to growing your moustache.
The first step in growing your moustache is to let your beard grow out. The rate of growth below and above your jaw is variable and 9 times out of 10, a beard grows in faster than the moustache. Do not be in a hurry to trim, style and groom your beard. If you are going in for a look that is more moustache oriented, then it is advisable to let your beard grow in for a few weeks, before you decide to prune your moustache out. The beard can then be accordingly trimmed to go with the look.
One of the most important things to remember when growing your moustache out is to style or trim it, when it is dry. Hair has the tendency to become a lot heavier when wet and this could lead to an uneven cut. Always use a moustache comb to first set your moustache hairs, and then a tiny pair of scissors to trim off the excess hair. Better still let a professional do it.
Using a good quality moustache/beard oil to moisturize and protect your pride and joy is of the utmost importance. The oil forms a layer of sheen on the moustache and keeps it free of irritants and particles in the air, not to mention makes the moustache feel and look silky and well groomed. These days there are so many brands offering moisturizer for mustache.
When you are going out, or for an interview, looking dapper and/or professional is very important. Stylists advise the use of a good quality moustache wax in order to set and style your stache, in order to keep it well maintained and in place, all at once. Not to mention the added protection the layer of wax will apply to the moustache.
Exfoliation of the area under the moustache keeps the skin under the hair supple and opens up pores. The pores can often times become blocked because of particles and dust that often times make a happy home under your man moustache. Exfoliation also helps the skin's sebum (oil) production that in turn keeps the roots of the moustache happy and healthy.
Like with any hair and skin product, washing it off is as important as remembering to apply it in the first place. Make it a practice to wash your moustache off twice a day. Once in the afternoon and then once at night with a good quality beard moustache wash.
Always find a style what will accentuate your face shape.
Curling your moustache, gives it an awesome roundness that further enhances its style and overall look. In order to get the perfect loop, take some wax between your index fingers and thumbs and twirl the end with a technique much the same as snapping your fingers.


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El comtat de Carbonnais o Corbonnais, llatí Corboniensis, moderna comarca de Corbon) fou una jurisdicció que va existir al Perche a França al , base de la senyoria de Mortagne i del futur comtat de Perche (vers 1100). S'esmenta al segle X un comte Fulc, origen dels senyors de Belleme. A la mort de Fulc els seus dominis s'haurien repartit entre els seus fills i Ives I de Creil o Bellesme o Bellême va heretar la senyoria del Bellesmois i la vicaria del Saosnois o Sonnois, a la regió de Perche, que llavors depenia del comtat del Maine.

Referències
 Biographie et bibliographie du Maine et du département de la Sarthe, per Julien Remi Pesche, a Google Llibres

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Rutgers hoops lands highly recruited center Cliff Omoruyi
TOM CANAVAN (AP Sports Writer)
March 29, 2020, 3:15 PM ·1 min read
Roselle Catholic's Cliff Omoruyi #11 is seen against Norcross during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, Saturday, January 19, 2019, in Springfield, MA. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)
Steve Pikiell and Rutgers took other step toward becoming a major basketball threat in the Big Ten Conference, getting a commitment from highly regarded center Cliff Omoruyi.
Omoruyi confirmed his choice Sunday in a telephone call with The Associated Press, adding Auburn and Arizona State also were under consideration. Several outlets reported the news earlier in the day.
Rutgers could not comment. Omoruyi is the first New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year to commit to Rutgers. He is probably the Scarlet Knights' biggest in-state recruit since Mike Rosario of St. Anthony's in 2007.
Rutgers (20-11) was on the verge of its first NCAA Tournament berth in 29 years when the season was ended by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this month.
Rutgers' 20-win regular season was its first in 37 years, and the first 20-win season overall since 2003-04. Rutgers' 11 conference wins was its most in 29 years while the winning record in the league also was the first in the same period. The winning season was Rutgers' first since 2005-06 (19-14), the previous time it made a postseason tournament (NIT).
The athletic 6-foot-10 Omoruyi is considered a top-50 high school prospect. He is a dynamic rebounder and shot blocker who has work to do on the offensive end.
He would join a team that has most of its top players returning, led by Geo Baker, Ron Harper Jr. and Montez Mathis.
Josh Allen: People are going to remember Taron Johnson's play for a long time
The Bills are headed to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1993 and cornerback Taron Johnson had a big hand in making that happen. The Ravens were driving for a potential game-tying touchdown late in the third quarter on Saturday night when Lamar Jackson tried a pass for tight end Mark Andrews [more]


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Fifty Strokes of Gay: The Wonderfully Weird World of Filthy Olympic Swimming Fanfiction
If you can dream it, someone has written dirty fanfiction about it. There's sexy fanfiction about everything imaginable — from Thomas the Tank Engine to RENT to Rainbow Brite. Years ago, I followed a blog called World Cup Sexual Frustration, which alternated between posting pictures of soccer players, which is what drew me in the first place, and posting elaborate, graphic, hilariously bad fanfiction about sexual encounters with one or more internationally famous footballers, which is why I kept coming back (one particularly memorable piece detailed one daring flight attendant's orgy with the entire Spanish soccer team at 30,000 feet. One situation where it was okay for soccer players to use their hands! Cue canned 90's sitcom WOOOOO noise!). It should come as no surprise, then, that the XXX (heh) Olympic games, and specifically Olympic swimming, have inspired the pens and libidos of thousands of lusty fans who would just love to watch Olympic swimmers screw each others' brains out. If you've ever morbidly wondered what sorts of depraved thoughts lurk in the pool of the human mind, there's no time like the present to dive in to the world of the awesomely awful, and awfully awesome world of Olympic swimming and diving fanfiction. It might just be the next Fifty Shades of Grey.
In Which Michael Phelps Saves Ryan Lochte From an Overbearing, Undermining Father
In The Lies They Say, follow the journey of Ryan Lochte as he breaks free from the clutches of his evil, angry dad, helped by one very special 19-time Olympic medalist.
"Stop whining." Steven raises his hand to slap Ryan again, but the slap never comes. There's another hand, a familiar hand, wrapped tightly around Steven's wrist, holding it back. Steven's other hand lets go of Ryan and Ryan struggles to stay standing, pressing against the lockers and watching in shock as Michael turns Steven around to face him. Michael looks angrier, scarier, much more dangerous than Steven has ever looked.
"Don't," Michael speaks, low and slow, enunciating every word. "Lay another hand on him."
"Phelps." Steven nods, trying to pull his wrist out of Michael's grip, but Michael doesn't let go. "This is between me and my son."
"You have no right to call him that."
"Stay out of this."
Eventually, Mike Edward Cullens the evil elder Lochte from the locker room, and soon the two are making sweet, sweet, locker room sex. Complete with postcoital expressions of love.
Ryan stops. His whole world is spinning and he holds out a hand to keep himself steady. Michael is there, instantly, grabbing his hand and bringing it to his lips, kissing the center of his palm with so much tenderness that Ryan can't find the words to argue.
"Yeah," Michael smiles. "I love you. I have, for a very long time."
"You can't." Ryan shakes his head. "You're wonderful and I'm- I'm not. I'm not worth it."
Michael gives him a sad little smile. "You're worth it, Ry. You're worth everything, and it's killing me that you don't see that." He takes Ryan in his arms again and Ryan goes, half-willingly and half because he's too confused to fight it. "I can't believe I never saw it before," Michael whispers, shaking his head against Ryan's. "I'm sorry I didn't stop this before now. I'm sorry."
And they lived fappily ever after.
Tom Daley as a flirtatious, unobtainable imp.
Just to break things up a little from the fictional Lochte/Phelps lovefest, here's a selection of fictional stories about Tom Daley. The British diver is a chiseled teen with a hairless boy band face and a heartstring-strumming backstory. Naturally, everyone wants to fuck his fictional doppelganger. A sexy girl diver named Jacqueline does.
And lo and behold, in front of us was none other than Tom Daley. Oh wow. Now I fully understood why someone would have wet dreams over this guy. We had men in the South African diving team but damn no one came close, Tom is fit. I couldn't help but let my eyes trail over the contours of his body. His broad shoulders, strong arms and defined abdomen made me feel excruciatingly uncomfortable standing in front of him in my swimsuit. And I loved showing off my body. Hell I'd be naked like 75% of the time if I could. But that was beside the point-after trailing my eyes over the rest of him and I mean the rest of him, I quickly averted my attention to his face.
He had warm pools of dark brown eyes and an arrogant smirk was etched on his face. He had short, cropped hair that would be perfect for running your hand through when he would-"Do you like what you see, love?" He said.
In this bit of fanfiction called "Surface Cracks," Daley dives his way into the hearts of multiple members of British boy One Direction, another popular subject of fanfiction:
With all the people having imagination sex with him, it's a wonder poor Tom Daley has time to do any actual diving.
When he got back with the rest of the team, nothing had changed, except the thunder was a tad bit softer. Harry began to smother his hands with chalk dust when all chatter ceased. Liam turned away, his face bright red, and Zayn began laughing. Louis wolf-whistled. "What's so funny you gu-" he stopped mid-question as he spun around, seeing a fully nude Tom in front of him. He clapped a hand over his mouth, a whole world of emotions flooding through him.
Tom grinned and playfully winked at him. "Like what you see?" he teased as he rotated fully around.
Fiction Tom, you little minx.
Another tale of Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps as totally-into-each-other boyfriends
In Paint, Ryan and Michael are a nesting gay couple in the middle of gut rehabbing their home.
Michael smiled and said, "Yes I did, but I think I missed a spot..."
Ryan looked around and saw no problems, the room looked perfect. "Where did you miss a spot? Ryan asked.
Michael kicked over the paint can and said, "There."
Ryan's jaw dropped as the paint got all over the old sheets that Michael had put on the floor and Michael leaned in for a kiss.
Ryan kissed him as Michael pinned him to the ground and said, "I just wanna do you in the paint..."
Ryan smiled and said, "Maybe I do like this surprise..."
Ryan rolled over so he was on top of Michael. Ryan kissed him and rubbed his hands in the paint and stroked Michael's face.
Michael rolled Ryan back over and rubbed paint into Ryan's hair, as he caught his boyfriend in a kiss.
Hope that paint was nontoxic, or at least washable, because I can't imagine the agony of trying to scrub dried paint off a scrotum.
Ryan Lochte is the new kid at Michael Phelps' high school.
At first, Michael's like, ugh this guy, and then they sort of start becoming friends. Ryan is a rock n' roll free spirit with a 'tude and Michael's a nose-to-the-grindstone nerdy swimming star. A match made in fanfic heaven.
The next morning in class Ryan's rolling a skateboard under his feet. He's in the same chair he picked yesterday, and Michael's not about to break from tradition by sitting somewhere else, so he takes his usual place too, which now apparently comes with a bonus Ryan Lochte on the side.
It's still too early to know exactly how he feels about that.
Today Ryan's wearing a t-shirt that says does your face hurt? cuz it's killing me and he looks at Michael seriously when he sits down and says, "Skateboard," like he's talking to a grade-schooler.
"Shut up," says Michael again.
Ryan grins hugely. "Don't be like that, baby. If you're nice I might even teach you how to use it," he says.
"I'm always nice," says Michael. "I don't really want to skate though."
"Then shit, man, I don't know if we can be friends anymore." Ryan shakes his head.
"We're friends?" says Michael. He means it to come out kind of…scathing, but mostly it just sounds curious.
"Jeah," says Ryan, nudging the board across the aisle and under Michael's desk.
But soon, their relationship turns blow jobby. The word "dick" appears 19 times. "Cock" appears 5 times. It's not for kids.
The Many Sexventures of Michael Phelps
London Olympic swimming fanfiction seems to focus on what sort of depraved things people's imaginations have made Ryan Lochte do, but before London, it seems like Michael Phelps was the preferred muse of the slash writer. In Michael Phelps, Bedhopper, the most decorated Olympian in history plays Donkey Kong with former US teammate Aaron Piersol — SEXY Donkey Kong.
Michael pops a boner and simultaneously makes Donkey Kong jump off a cliff. "Dude! That was just sad!" Aaron laughs in his ear, reaching over Michael's shoulder to grab for the game. Michael holds it away from him, laughing half at the fun, and half in embarrassment. Aaron takes this as a challenge, and pushes up on his knees to reach further. And then they're wrestling for it. Aaron climbs up on Michael's back, and he's bigger than Michael, heavier, taller, and stronger. His arms are also longer. He grabs the game, tugging it out of Michael's hands.
Surprisingly vile slashfic about the ongoing sex/swimming rivalry between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte
Here's the gist of And the Whole World's Just a Little Oyster: Ryan Lochte beats Michael Phelps at swimming, and then they start flirting, apparently as foreplay to really brutal sex..
"I beat you, you know," Ryan says, playfully shoving Michael toward the starting block. His hair's beginning to dry and his medal dangles away from his chest as he leans over Michael's back to his ear. He can see the glint of gold bobbing against Michael's spine, and he thinks, dude, this may be the most fucking awesome thing I've ever seen.
"For once," Michael counters, already shimmying out of his workout bottoms and boxers.
Ryan snorts. "Once is all it takes, bro. I think I've earned a piece of this," he says, slapping Michael's ass and admiring the red handprint it leaves behind. "And where better than the place it all went down?" He nips Michael's ear, hard.
Things escalate quickly.
"Whatever," Ryan murmurs cheerfully, pressing his mouth hard between Michael's shoulder blades and trying to pretend it's not a kiss, just something two guys high on a victory do to each other to blow off some steam.
The medal drags against Michael's back, and Ryan can tell he's got a pained expression at being beaten. "Can't you take that fucking thing off, dude?" Michael protests, but they both know that it's enough of a concession that Ryan isn't nipping down his spine with a fucking American flag grill right now. Ryan doesn't answer, just holds Michael apart with his hands and drags the pointed tip of his tongue across Michael's hole.
Shortly thereafter, sex is had. You can read about it if you want, but, I'm warning you that reading it feels sort of like the first time I saw a very detailed white out drawing of an erect penis on the back of a bus seat.
Ryan pulls his own pants back up and turns Michael around to face him. "Good to go, dude?" he asks, one hand on Michael's cheek, directing his face back to Ryan when Michael flinches away from the gold medal shining brightly against his tanned chest.
"Wait until the four hundred, asshole," Michael says, mustering up a shaky smile.
This was just included for fictional Ryan Lochte's contribution to the dialogue
Michael pokes his rib. There's a spot he knows is ticklish, and Ryan slaps at his hand. "The winningest, that's who."
"I know, I got to hear you fangirl over talking to Obama for like an hour." Ryan's moving up his neck now, his body shifting so that he's almost on top of Michael's own. "I think you should take off your clothes."
"Uh-huh," Michael agrees, ignoring the Obama comment (because it was awesome, and whatever, Ryan's just jealous that Obama called the gymnasts and not him). "Sounds like a good idea."
"Fo shizz," Ryan responds.
For shizz indeed.
And, finally, a love triangle involving Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, and the world's new imaginary boyfriend Nathan Adrian.
In Taper, Michael and Nathan both have crushes on Ryan. The waters of love are far from smooth sailing! Choppy seas ahead! Things are about to get wet! Another water-related double entendre!
But Nathan Adrian is in France, restless, and seriously jonesing for a teammate. There is one person he knows he can talk to about this and luckily for Nathan, he's just down the hall.
The door is cracked so Nathan pushes it open only to pull it closed almost immediately. Seared on his retinas is the image of Ryan sitting on Michael's lap on one of the tiny European beds doing something … untoward. Without thinking he shouts through the door, "You're ruining your taper!" and then slaps his hand over his mouth. He's going to always be considered the goody-two-shoes of the National Team if he keeps this up.
The noise inside the room sounds like a pissed off Michael Phelps and a highly amused Ryan Lochte, so Nathan is only half-surprised when the handle on the door turns in his grip and is pulled open.
He is 100% surprised to see Michael in the doorway, though he is snarling. "What the fuck."
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50 Shades of Gayreback
- by E.L. Lames
Ryan Locht climbs out of the pool.
Ready. Wet. And waiting.
He locks eyes with Michael. Even though they were teammates, competitors, and Americans. There was something more.
Ryan: Dude?
Michael: Bro.
Ryan: Dude ...
A faint smile graced the corners of Michael's mouth. Ryan knew, without hesitation, that behind his monosyllabic grunts, there was something more to Michael. Something deeper. Something darker. Something dangerous.
And it excited him.
Ryan followed Michael into the showers. He didn't want to get too close lest he arouse suspicion from the rest of the team. But Ryan knew, deep down he knew, that there was nothing to hide. Nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing to be judged. They were men and they were beautiful. All the gold in all the Londons in all the world wouldn't keep them apart. But still, he measured his pace and kept his head low.
As Ryan closed the doors to the showers, Michael turned the levers one by one to build up a nice head of steam.
Ryan: Bro?
Michael: Dude.
The steam enveloped them. Made them invisible. Sheltered them from prying eyes. But not from each other. This? This was their sanctuary.
As they made their way toward each other, they reached out. Each felt the other's perfection. From tip to perfectly shaved tip they grabbed each other. Mouth pressed tight to mouth. Their crotches grinding into one another. Surging with life. Surging with blood. Surging with man.
Michael pushed Ryan against the wall and positioned himself behind him. Ryan reached for the Lucky Kangaroo condom he kept in his swimwear and handed it to Michael. But Michael slapped it out of his hands and it spun away across the slick, wet floor.
Ryan: Dude?!?
Michael: Bro!
Ryan knew there was no one else but still, this was new to him. Unwrapped flesh was new. It was dangerous. It was exciting. It was ... commitment.
As he stood there, legs splayed and waiting, Michael pressed himself deep into Ryan. A small grunt escaped Michael's lips, "Dude ...". At that moment Ryan knew there could be no one else. That this man, this Olympic god, was his and his alone. He eagerly pressed back against Michael, begging for more "Bro. Bro. Bro. Bro." His rhythmic chant timed perfectly with his lover's thrusts. It was the symphony of their sexuality. And it was beautiful.