Beyond the blatant hypocrisy that is revealed, sooner or later, by those who support licensing of those in the locksmith trade, is the simple fact that the licensing experiments are proven failures. Purportedly a means to eliminate those in the industry who do substandard work at highly inflated prices, the results of licensing have repeatedly been shown to be quite the opposite. Licensing, itself, is the scam. The failures of licensing to provide the promised benefits continue to show themselves, but three recent news items put it all in a neat little package.
The first, from NBC 5's Samantha Chapman in Fort Worth, Texas, reports on a "locksmith" damaging a car and overcharging the customer for opening the vehicle. Texas licenses locksmiths, but obviously failed to protect the consumer. If the "locksmith," or the company he worked for, was licensed, then licensing failed to ensure a minimum level of competency. If he or the company wasn't, then licensing also failed. It not only failed to protect the consumer, but also failed to protect legitimate locksmiths from competition from scammers. The irony is that the company in question is located only a few miles from the offices of the Associated Locksmiths of America, an organization that has helped to promote these licensing schemes throughout the country. You might think that, under those circumstances, the Texas licensing laws would be the shining example of effective licensing laws if, in fact, there was any such thing. And above all, you would be wrong.
The "investigation" by the Texas Department of Public Safety, which oversees the locksmith licensing that failed to protect the consumer, is also quite illuminating. A spokesperson for the company involved says, in the report, that, "We are aware that the Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting a formal investigation, and we are working with them to get all proper rules and regulations in line and corrected. Since their visit with the owner of the company, we have then ordered new business cards, uniforms for each technician, proper presentation for each technician's vehicle, and invoices that have our phone number and company business license number on each of the items listed above." Wonderful; new business cards, uniforms, and invoices – that'll fix them!
Then, we have a report from Eric Dexheimer from the Austin American-Statesman, also in Texas. Here, we have locksmith Shayne Gatlin, who "worked hard and grew his operation to three trucks and a retail shop, eventually acquiring more than 100,000 customers. The Better Business Bureau granted him its top rating." After more than 30 years in business, Gatlin has been refused the renewal of his license because he was convicted of a crime as a nineteen year-old, thirty-eight years ago. Even Jim Hetchler, past-president of the Texas Locksmiths Association, admits in the report that Gatlin is "getting screwed," though Hetchler fails to acknowledge that he and the Texas Locksmiths Association supported (and presumably, still do) the licensing requirements that are currently screwing Mr. Gatlin. Hypocrisy and failure all wrapped in one.
Finally, we have a report from Ross McLaughlin of CTV-News. A wonderful video report of a licensed scammer doing his thing. Pure and simple proof that licensing neither protects the consumer nor legitimate locksmiths from scammers and their competition. At some point, you would think that licensing advocates would stop pushing their failed agenda but, again, you would be wrong.


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Sabo Applauds MEDC Support of New Local Company
Award from Michigan Strategic Fund will bring more jobs to Muskegon
MUSKEGON — The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) announced this week that the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board has approved incentives to American Chemical Solutions LLC to aid in their formation, creating jobs in the greater Muskegon-area. The company has been awarded a $200,000 performance-based grant from the Michigan Business Development Program after their acquisition of three integrated batch chemical manufacturing facilities in the city of Muskegon. Without this grant, this project would be unable to move forward, and the facilities would be demolished. State Rep. Terry Sabo (D-Muskegon) welcomed the news and noted that the expansion is expected to result in a private investment of $15 million and create 38 new high-tech jobs.
"This is exciting news for our community," Sabo said. "High-tech manufacturing jobs are the future of Muskegon and Michigan's economy, and this grant will allow American Chemical Solutions to provide opportunities for many hardworking families in the area to earn a decent living."
American Chemical Solutions LLC is a newly formed entity that plans to refurbish equipment, secure roads and replace infrastructure at the formerly idled facilities to produce specialty color form inks for use in heat or pressure-based printing applications.

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Q: How to backup realm db to iCloud with Swift? I am trying to implement a function to backup realm db to iCloud
https://medium.com/swlh/backup-your-applications-data-with-icloud-and-track-progress-48a00ebd2891
I finished the setting by referring to the site above.
And I entered the code according to the method of the site, but with no success.
So I tried again like below.
Still I can't see the file in the app in settings.
Is there something wrong?
And I am curious about how to restore to realm db in iCloud.
Thank you
func uploadDatabaseToCloudDrive()
{

    let fileManager = FileManager.default

    //let iCloudDocumentsURL = FileManager.default.url(forUbiquityContainerIdentifier: nil)?.appendingPathComponent("Documents", isDirectory: true)

    let iCloudDocumentToCheckURL = iCloudDocumentsURL.appendingPathComponent("default.realm")
    let realmArchiveURL = iCloudDocumentToCheckURL

    if(fileManager.fileExists(atPath: iCloudDocumentsURL.path ))
    {
        do
        {
            try fileManager.removeItem(at: realmArchiveURL)
            let realm = try! Realm()
            try! realm.writeCopy(toFile: realmArchiveURL)

        }catch
        {
            print("ERR")
        }
    }
    else
    {
        print("Need to store ")
        let realm = try! Realm()
        try! realm.writeCopy(toFile: realmArchiveURL)
    }
}

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hi to all of you! sorry these are late getting posted..i was out of town this week and am just now getting caught up..here in the Briefs forum there were 28 postings!!..thats just super-fantastic!! its such a joy to read all the pieces..many, many thanks to all who stopped in, and to those who posted! well here are the ones to be highlighted for October..
my khakis look like a crime scene.
well hey, thanks again everyone for stopping in during October ..come back even more in November!


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When working on electrical installations, it is very often necessary to connect several electrical wires together. We can do this using a soldering iron, which means more advanced work, as well as using connection blocks. These are wiring connectors, which are very simple, but effective and universal. They are used in many installation projects, including, above all, power systems in our homes and public buildings. connection blocks are made of different materials. The classic solution is ceramic blocks, which have the longest history. Currently they are no longer used, and their place is taken by blocks made of plastic. Some of the available models are additionally equipped with other mechanisms supporting the connection of cables. Lever handles and self-clamping handles are a particularly good choice. They will make installation easier, faster and more stable. In our offer you will find connection blocks in different variants, differing among others in the number of pins.
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Electric case 2pin 10A/250V in case with strain relief boots
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2pin 250V electric cube - orange
The electric 6-pin cube that allows to connect the wires with the voltage of 300 V in a simple way, without the need of using the tools.
Electric cube 3pin 10A/250V in case
The 3-pin electric cube allows you to connect the wires with a voltage of 250 V with the flow of current up to 10 A. Connection pitch is 10 mm, the maximum diameter of the...
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The 12-pin electric cube allows you to connect the wires with a voltage of 250 V with the flow of current up to 20 A. Connection pitch is 10.5 mm, the maximum diameter of the...
Electric cube 12pin 4mm 3A/250V
The 12-pin electric cube allows you to connect the wires with a voltage of 250 V with the flow of current up to 3 A. Connection pitch is 8 mm, the maximum diameter of the cable...
The 12-pin electric cube allows you to connect the wires with a voltage of 250 V with the flow of current up to 5 A. Connection pitch is 8.5 mm, the maximum diameter of the...
The electric 3-pin cube that allows to connect the wires with a voltage of 250 V in a simple way, without the need of using the tools.
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Home automation is becoming increasingly popular. There are much more electrical installations used in homes than before, which have an impact on the comfort and convenience of the household. We can no longer imagine everyday life without light and electrical equipment, thanks to which we can perform basic household activities. However, power systems in homes are becoming more and more complicated, which is due to the growing expectations and requirements of modern society. This results in the need to use a large number of connections, in which connection blocks work perfectly. Even more complicated systems are found in industrial automation with very complex installations. Because of this, connection blocks had to be modified to meet the requirements of more and more modern systems. The most frequently chosen ones include self-locking blocks, which definitely facilitate and speed up installation.
Connector blocks also differ in many parameters. These include the maximum voltage and current of the work, as well as the clamping system and the number of cables that can be connected together. In most cases, we are dealing with connector blocks with a working voltage not lower than 250 V. We can also opt for a higher voltage up to 450 V. The load capacity of the block determines the maximum permissible current. Usually we are dealing with elements carrying current from 3 A to 20 A. There are, however, blocks that are designed to work with a higher current.
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We always adjust connector blocks to the project, its technical parameters, purpose and specificity of work. However, this may turn out to be difficult due to a lot of factors that we have to take into account when choosing. The mechanical dimensions, all electrical parameters, as well as the way we plug the cables into the connector deserve attention. Among the cheapest solutions are electric screwed blocks. They are also very universal, so they are used in many different systems and installations. They can have fewer and more pins and have a high operating current of up to 30 A.
Assembly of the blocks is an easy task. First you have to cut off a piece of the block with as many connectors as you need at the moment, which is determined by the number of wires to be connected. Slide them into the connectors, earlier getting rid of about half a centimeter of insulation. However, it should be remembered that too short a section of insulation will not provide good support for the block, while too long block the hole for inserting the cable from the other side. Then screw the ends of the wires to the connector and check the connection. It may happen that a few electrical wires can be connected to a single hole in the connector. A sufficiently large diameter of the mounting hole is a prerequisite.
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Q: Continued gameplay after beating Contra I just beat the original Contra on NES. After the ending credits finished scrolling, the game took me back to the first level, with the number of lives I had accumulated during play. Are there any differences in gameplay if you continue playing after beating the game, or is it just a big loop?

A: I have beaten Contra during my childhood 2 times in a row, and i have noticed a little change. If you take a look at Gaming Forums, you will see reports that the game gets harder after beating.
LukeInside user reported after beating the 3rd time:

On the third round the amount of troopers is increased and their
  running/shooting speed is faster so watch out. I wonder how far can a
  player get before the game becomes unforgiving :) I'm on Snow level
  now and on third walkthrough. What are your experiences with that
  classic game?

User Damon Plus, reported that after the 5th time, things slow down a little on difficulty progression, but you will still see some hard to kill mobs:

I got 7 games straight through the game, and I finally died at the
  mid-boss of the 8th level. After about the 5th time, difficulty
  doesn't increase anymore, but if you die, you're screwed. Every boss
  takes forever to kill. I died because the flying yellow things he
  trows absorbed a lot more bullets that I could shoot before they
  overwhelmed me.

What we can get after reading this reports is that:

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*Bosses will need more damage to be killed;

*Enemies that require more than 1 shot to kill, will need more damage to be killed;

*Amount of enemies(specially troopers) will increase;

*Shots will be faster;

*Spawn points for troopers will be less predictable;

*Max points is 6553500 and you will get at the 8th run(jonebone post);

Take a look at the following video: Contra After Beating the Game 100 (One Hundred) Times in a Row - Link is broken and i could not find any other streaming service with it uploaded, unfortunately.
You can see at this link what happens at the 8th loop of Nes Contra. Besides the quality of the video(7 years old) look at how much the difficulty increases. And at the 12th loop in the last stage, you can't kill the "flying scorpions(Bugger)" just by spamming shots while running through the stage.


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The Industry of Politics Exposed By Michael Porter & Katherine Gehl
Kathrine M. Gehl and Michael Porter join Patrick Bet-David on Valuetainment to talk about the political industry and how innovation can break partisan gridlock and save our democracy. Order the book: https://amzn.to/2N9xDP4
(Disclaimer: the edited introduction portion of this interview does not reflect full context and content covered and discussed between Patrick Bet-David, Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl).
PDF's mentioned:
https://www.hbs.edu/competitiveness/Documents/theworldin2013.pdf
https://www.hbs.edu/competitiveness/Documents/why-competition-in-the-politics-industry-is-failing-america.pdf
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About the Book: In The Politics Industry, business leader and path-breaking political innovator Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter take a radical new approach. They ingeniously apply the tools of business analysis—and Porter's distinctive Five Forces framework—to show how the political system functions just as every other competitive industry does, and how the duopoly has led to the devastating outcomes we see today.
About Michael Porter: Michael E. Porter, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, is the author of Competitive Strategy, the recipient of the 1979 McKinsey Foundation Award for The Best Harvard Business Review Article, and a guest columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Professor Porter developed the much praised MBA course on Industry and Competitive Analysis, lectures widely on competitive strategy, and is a strategic consultant to numerous companies in the United States and abroad.
About Kathrine Gehl: Katherine M. Gehl is a business leader, author and speaker. Katherine was president and CEO of Gehl Foods, a $250 Million high-tech food manufacturing company in Wisconsin where she led a transformational growth strategy, receiving multiple awards, before selling the company in 2015–in part to dedicate more time to political reform. Her career includes roles in the private and public sectors including at Oracle Corporation, Bernstein Investment Research and Management, Mayor Richard M. Daley's Office at the City of Chicago, and Chicago Public Schools. In 2011, Katherine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the Board of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Today, Katherine describes herself as a political innovation activist.
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League of Legends RPF
Zaqueri "Aphromoo" Black/Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng
Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng
Zaqueri "Aphromoo" Black
Don't Leave Me Like This
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Aphro and Doublelift have a very unpleasant talk and then have more or less unpleasant sex. Consensual though.
This is part of a collection and written to fill that a prompt. sadly i failed to select a party trope but I guess it's okay anyway. Please enjoy and maybe leave a comment.
it's smutty and angsty (surprising i know.)
The rise and swell of the loud music was burning on Peter's skin like fire, hot and bright like vibrating energy seeping into his bloodstream. It was sweet and blissful, making his brain shut up for once. There was nothing but the haze surrounding him, people laughing, and dancing and music. It felt like each and every of his nerve endings was humming with life and electricity.
He was feeling good.
In the back of his mind Peter knew, of course, that getting this drunk, mixing alcohol with whatever those pills had been, was far from a good idea, but it wasn't like he was somewhere strange, at some place he didn't' know with people he didn't' know.
This was home. Wait no scratch that, had been home.
He knew these corridors, these doors and where they lead. It was okay, it was fine. He was feeling good, it was almost impossible to feel anything but good here. There were so many people laughing, drinking, enjoying themselves. Many of them Peter knew, some he didn't. It felt like the entirety of the American professional league of legends scene was gathered here tonight.
And of course there were girls. Pretty girls. And alcohol of course, so much alcohol.
The important thing though was that people were having fun. They were young, and wild and free and everything felt possible in a night like this. They were living their dream. They all were, right?
How could they not be happy?
Peter was.
He had come here with Søren and Kevin but somewhere, at some point in space and time, he must have lost them because they weren't with him anymore. They probably went outside, to the pool, the basketball court, maybe one of them was upstairs with a girl in one of the bedrooms. It was all possible.
Or they were in some corner talking about league like the fucking nerds they all were after all. More than possible, as well. But Peter didn't know. And it didn't matter anyway.
Peter was alone, standing at the junction between kitchen and floor, sipping from a cup that was filled with some weird bubbly drink. He wasn't sure how exactly he acquired it but it wasn't tasting bad, so what the hell?
Here's to the good old days right? Here's to the future? Whatever.
Someone was yelling something over the music and but Peter couldn't understand what was being said. The words were muffled by noises and walls but people were cheering so it had to be something nice, right?
He smiled looking down at his cup; and it was due to that that he didn't see Zaqueri entering the hallway, not in time.
Zaqueri stopped in his tracks and Peter forgot to drop the lazy smile before making eye contact. It was the alcohol and probably something else clouding his judgement because instead of walking away like he should, like he would, if he was sober, he didn't move, kept casually leaning against the doorframe, waiting for Zaqueri to make a call, to decide how this inevitable confrontation was going to play out.
Like old times, it flashed through his mind and the thought alone made him giggle. It was not funny though. Even his hazy brain recognized that, so when Zaqueri started walking towards him, Peter straightened a little.
Zaqueri looked good. Of course he did. He was a good looking guy and that hadn't changed. It was not like Peter hadn't seen him in a long time either, so it didn't make sense for Peter feeling a little caught off guard. They were part of the same scene, still were, the rift was, and always had been, neutral, common ground. It was just that it was no longer them there. They were enemies now, and Peter, even though he could barely admit it to his drunk self, still wasn't quite used to that.
Zaqueri was wearing one of his graphic tees and shorts.
Peter would prefer it if he didn't. Wear shorts that is. Rather jeans or something. Because Peter had always had a thing for Zaqueri's strong calves. And that was most definitely not something he liked to think about while drunk and in the relative privacy of a dim hallway, alone with his ex-boyfriend.
Zaqueri was looking him up and down with his dark eyes and Peter would feel a little insecure if he didn't know he looked more than just good in those tight jeans and it wasn't like he had ever backed down from a challenge. And it was challenge that he could see on Zaqueri's face. Sure, mixed with anger but it was there. Despite everything else.
Or maybe it wasn't a despite, maybe it was a because.
There had been a time where seeing Zaqueri's usually kind eyes like this would have been a surprise to Peter but it wasn't anymore. It wasn't like he expected any differently.
He quirked an eyebrow at Zaqueri, lifting his cup at him in greeting or something. He wasn't quite sure. It felt appropriate.
"What are you doing here?" Zaqueri asked, surprisingly calm.
Peter just shrugged. "It's a party. I'm here to, you know-" he smirked, "-party."
"Cut the crap, Peter." Zaqueri huffed, rolling his eyes, obviously annoyed. "Who invited you? Who wants you here?"
Peter took the last sip from his cup, remaining quiet for a moment. It was truly astonishing how quickly Zaqueri could make Peter's previously good mood turn sour. Must be a talent, he thought only slightly bitter, even though he probably knew better than anyone, that Zaqueri was not somebody who brought people down. Usually. He had always been a kind person. Still was, most likely. Just not to Peter.
"People." Peter answered snippily. "You realize you got like 90% of NA LCS running around here. So how is me being here a surprise to you?"
Zaqueri threw a glance over his shoulder, probably wishing to be anywhere else but here. Probably preferring if he was outside with his new and old teammates, enjoying the party, ignoring Peter's existence. At least that had been Peter's plan. And he'd preferred it that way too. But here they were now. Might as well make the best of it.
Everything was possible, right?
"I'm not surprised." Zaqueri clarified. "I'm pissed." He sounded pissed too and Peter didn't really enjoy the way Zaqueri's angry glare made his skin prickle.
"Relax, would you?" Peter licked his lips, putting on a confident smile "You came up to talk to me. Not the other way round. You could have simply turned around and done whatever. So-" he cut himself off, shrugging.
It wasn't like he forced Zaqueri to have a conversation with him, to interact at all or acknowledge his presence here. That was on Zaqueri so Peter saw no point in backing down, letting Zaqueri ruin this party for him.
"Well," Zaqueri just scoffed "I assume you still remember where the door is."
He made an unnecessary gesture down the hallway, like he was actually expecting Peter to turn on his heels and leave, just because Zaqueri said so. It was ridiculous.
"Wow." Peter said in mock surprise "And people call me rude."
No one ever called Zaqueri rude. Peter had a hard time remembering anything negative ever said publically about Zaqueri as a person. A good guy all around. Well-liked and respected.
The same could not be said about himself, but who cared, right? It's not like any of those wannabe trash-talkers had anything on him. They didn't. Neither did Zaqueri.
"Yeah they do." Zaqueri said. "They call you all kind of things, but you know that."
Peter shrugged noncommittally, watching Zaqueri carefully "And are they right? With what they say about me? What they call me?"
Zaqueri shook his head "I'm not doing this, Peter." He took the cup from Peter's hand, placing it on the sideboard. "No. Not here, not now. We've said everything there was to say months ago. This conversation is not happening. Now get out."
"Everything? Did we? Did we say everything?" Peter almost laughed, tilting his head slightly, "Oh right, I remember. What was it you said? That I bring people down, more often than not? That I poison everything? That everything I do has a negative impact on the people around me? Is that the 'everything' you are referring to, Zac?"
"It's the truth. You are. You ruin shit for people. And now you are doing it again." Zaqueri sounded angry, spiteful and even a little bit hurt. And that just did it for Peter. Because that wasn't fair. Zaqueri had no right to play hurt now, after spitting this in Peter's face like that, after trying to kick him out of the party where basically their whole world was invited.
If anybody had the right to act hurt it was Peter.
"You basically called me cancerous." Peter snapped, taking a step forward. He wasn't drunk enough for balance issues yet and he was glad about that, seeing the way Zaqueri glared at him.
"Like you give a single fuck what anybody says about you." Zaqueri shook his head, mouth twisted into an unkind smile.
It stung, just a little but it did. Because Zaqueri knew that that was blatantly untrue. He knew Peter cared. Well not about anybody, but some. Him for example. But that was in the past now.
"You don't care." Zaqueri said "And look at you, now. Landed on your feet, like always. Still trash-talking, still being an arrogant prick. You don't give a fuck."
"I give a fuck what you say!" Peter half yelled, unable to keep the bitterness out of his voice. "Gave. Said. Whatever, fuck it." he stopped himself, taking in a deep breath. It was a good thing the music was so loud. Somebody hearing this conversation was not something Peter would enjoy happening. "Doesn't matter. I didn't come here to start shit with you, regardless of what you seem to think. Apparently you don't know me that well after all."
"Oh I know you." Zaqueri said, crossing his arms. He lifted an eyebrow at Peter "I don't think you can say the same about me though, can you?"
"Obviously not." Peter let out a humorless chuckle, "I, for example, thought we had made peace at Allstars." He shrugged like it wasn't a big deal. It wasn't.
Zaqueri seemed slightly taken aback for a moment, not answering immediately. Peter just waited. Eyes focused only on the man in front of him.
"…We did." Zaqueri said eventually and it almost sounded remorseful, or something. Peter wasn't sure what the right word was and he was too drunk to ponder it any longer.
"Then stop getting in my face, Zac. I don't need this." Peter pushed past Zaqueri. "I didn't ask for you to talk to me. I would have been fine going through this whole party without even catching a fucking glimpse of you. You started this."
A hand on his wrist stopped him in his tracks. He hadn't expected any physical contact. It blindsided him. His skin felt hot where Zaqueri's hand wrapped around his wrist.
"You said we weren't friends." Zaqueri said, his tone was nonchalant but his eyes told a different story. Before Peter had his mouth half open to ask what exactly Zaqueri meant, he already continued. "When the news broke and people asked about our friendship. You said we were teammates. Nothing more."
This was ridiculous. Peter slowly, but surely placed his hand over Zaqueri's were it was still holding his arm. There was nothing tender in the touch.
"What would you have liked me to say?" His voice did not waver one bit, when he spoke as he forced Zaqueri's grip open, releasing his wrist. "That my fucking boyfriend broke it off with me and got me kicked off the team that had been my home for the past four years? I think not."
"I didn't get you kicked off." Zaqueri hissed. "You did that all by yourself."
Peter smiled. "Oh right. I forgot. I'm so toxic and negative and so full of myself, always talking trash even though I'm the one who's-" he paused , glancing towards the stairway, towards the kitchen, back at Zaqueri. This house had been his home not so long ago. Now he was only a visitor. An unwelcome one too. What a great feeling. "You know I've always been like that. Been me. I've always been me. I was when you met me, I was when you kissed me the first time and I was when you told me you loved me. And it was always fine. But then suddenly-"
"It wasn't suddenly!" Zaqueri cut him off and in a way Peter was glad about that. He'd already said more than he had planned to. His damn mouth faster than his brain again.
Zaqueri had his hands clenched into fists. "Nothing about it was suddenly. It was slow and painful and I fucking tried. For us, for the team. I tried. But you were too proud to work on yourself. You rather worked on bringing me and everyone around you down. Because that's just what you do best. That's who you are."
"You said you loved me." Peter spit, like it was a valuable objection and not just some embarrassingly desperate nonsense. "You told me you loved me and then you stopped! You just stopped!"
"Stop? Stop what? I didn't- " Zaqueri ran a hand through his now short curls. "Love doesn't work like that, Peter. It doesn't just stop!"
"Yes it does!" It felt like being talked down to. Like he was a child and Zaqueri was scolding him. Peter wanted to shove him but thankfully his drunk brain recognized in time that this would not exactly establish him as a the rational grown up in this situation, so instead he opted for glaring at Zaqueri, trying not let the hurt show. "Love stops all the time. First my family, then you. It just does."
They both fall silent for a moment and for the first time Peter became aware of how quickly his breathing was going, how fast his heart was hammering in his chest. If it weren't for the loud music he'd probably hear it too.
Zaqueri was looking away.
"Well." He said carefully, after another few beats of silence. "What's the red thread there, huh?" his eyes flipped back to Peter "You."
"Fuck you!" Peter yelled "Seriously fuck you!"
It hurt. God it hurt. They had said a lot of hurtful things to each other in the past but never once had Zaqueri breached that threshold. Never once had he committed to such a low blow. He knew how much the thing with his family still bothered Peter, even after all these years. Zaqueri was probably the only person who knew just how much.
It made Peter's stomach clench and his mouth tasted like bile. "You call me toxic and hateful and all this shit and yet it's you, it's you acting like a fucking dick, getting all up in my face when there was literally no goddamn reason for us to even interact one single time at this shit party. " Peter stopped himself, looking away briefly, "Go fuck that Stixxay kid for all I care." He said bitterly.
"What the fuck, Peter." Zaqueri growled "You think me and Trevor-"
"Well I sure hope not," Peter shot back "He's like twelve, so-"
"I can't believe we are even talking about this!" Zaqueri slammed his hand against the wall "And don't even talk about Trevor. He's a good person. I mean what- what the hell? What- What the fuck is wrong with you?"
Peter swallowed, feeling the bitterness filling up every last corner of his body. Hadn't he felt happy a few moments ago?
"I think you pointed out quite clearly what exactly you think is wrong with me." he couldn't stop himself from sarcastically mouthing a silent so much at Zaqueri.
Zaqueri let out a humorless laugh, it almost sounded cold and yet, it wasn't. There was more to it and peter could feel it. He just wasn't quite sure how to get it on the surface. The expression on Zaqueri's face wasn't offering any hints, not yet.
Peter threw another glance in the direction of the living room, before clearing his throat.
"You know-" hebegan but Zaqueri cut him off instantly.
"I swear to god, Peter," He glared at him "If you say one more time that 'there was no reason for me to come talk to you' I will seriously punch you, right here, right now."
"Oh really?" Peter couldn't help but chuckle. There was not one version of reality where he could imagine that threat coming true. Zaqueri didn't punch people. Zaqueri would never lose his temper like that, even when intoxicated like now. Peter was sure of that. "You won't." he pointed out, more or less smugly. "And it's true though. No reason at all."
"Of course!" Zaqueri snapped, sounding more than just a little frustrated. "Of fucking course I had to come and talk to you with you being here! You know that. You knew it, when you showed up here, that there was no way we would not end up here."
Here. And where is here? In the hallway of a house that used to be both of our home?
Here, together? Here, basically at each others throats?
Here, ready to fight or to kiss?
Or both?
Peter closed his eyes feeling his blood coursing through his body, his heart pounding in his chest and his skin prickling with something between excitement and impatience.
"Why though?" he said, tilting his head slightly, taking a step forward. His voice is low but no less determined. "Everything that needed to be said, has been said…right?"
Peter could feel the beginning of a smirk tugging at the corner of his lip but he held it back for now, this was a walk on the edge. Tripping and falling was not what he was planning on. Been there done that, right?
Zaqueri nodded slowly, probably more to himself than Peter. "I want you to leave." He said calmly but with an underlying rush. Like he couldn't get his point across fast enough. "I can't stand you being here."
"Wha-"
For a split second Peter felt kinda taken aback because that seemed harsher for some reason, harsher than all the other hurtful shit they had thrown at each other to night. It took him a moment though, to figure it out, what he saw in Zaqueri's eyes earlier, urgency, anger, maybe even hate. But there was more. There was something Peter recognized as fervor.
And oh.
It was one thing thinking about it, imagining it, but actually getting the opportunity of it happening…
"Oh." Peter said, and this time he allowed himself to let more than just a bit of smugness seep into this little word. " Could it be that… you are not quite over me?" He asked lifting one eyebrow at Zaqueri.
"Oh of course I'm over you." Zaqueri scoffed. "I was the one ending it, remember?"
"Vividly." Peter half shrugged deciding to take another step forward. Now only inches were separating them. If anyone was to walk in right now, seeing Zaqueri and him standing more than a little too close, they'd definitely pick up on the fact that something was going on.
"Well…" Peter continued, "If you are over me and I am over you, then there really shouldn't be a problem…" he leaned in just so much that Zaqueri could feel his lips brushing over his ear "…with me being here…" he paused waiting for Zaqueri to react in some way but nothing happened so slowly Peter allowed his hand to find its way to the side of Zaqueri's neck, touching the hot skin there. "…and with this neither…" he mumbled before pulling Zaqueri in, closing the last centimeters between them, their lips brushing against each other, first barely, tenderly then suddenly more, harder, faster. Zaqueri was kissing him back.
For old times sake?
Peter ignored it when Zaqueri tried to retreat from the kiss, mumbling his name. Instead he chased his lips, opening them, pushing his tongue in, so Zaqueri had no choice but to keep kissing him back.
When Zaqueri pulled back a little nonetheless, Peter's mouth caught his chin, the line of his jaw. The skin of his throat tasted familiar and new at the same time.
"Peter," Zaqueri sighed and his eyes had gone dark and a little unfocused. It was more than just slightly hot. Peter could feel his cock taking interest inside his pants and he shamelessly pressed himself closer to Zaqueri, making sure he could feel Peter against his thigh.
"Peter," Zaqueri said again and Peter wondered if that was how regret sounded like. Or was it nostalgia? Probably both. Those two often went hand in hand after all.
Maybe that was why Zaqueri's lips tasted so sweet despite Zaqueri being more of a beer than a cocktail kinda guy.
"What?" Peter hummed lowly "Is there a problem?" he let his leg slip between Zaqueri's thighs, pressing up and probably on instinct Zaqueri grinded down, causing Peter to feel that he wasn't the only one aroused by this. "Is this a problem?"
"You know it is." Zaqueri said, voice more even and collected than Peter would have expected as he grabs him by the shoulders getting a few inches of space back between them. The look in his eyes hadn't changed though. "We are over. This relationship ended. And we are in a goddamn hallway, Peter. This most definitely is a problem."
"Mhm." Peter tilted his head to the side so his lips brushed against Zaqueri's fingers where they rested on his shoulders to keep him in place. He let his tongue dart out, tasting the skin, just for a moment a split second, but judging from the small sound Zaqueri made, low in his throat, it was enough. Peter knew what Zaqueri was probably thinking about. About his fingers in Peter's mouth, about Peter sucking them, getting them ready, about what he used to do to Peter with those fingers after.
"I haven't forgotten where your room is." Peter said, eyes not leaving Zaqueri's, a small smile playing on his lips. "And this is only a problem if you make it one, Zac."
"No." Zaqueri replied, but it was without force, without finality. "Not my room." He moved his hand to Peter's neck, almost reaching into his hair. Peter couldn't help but notice the way his eyes kept flickering to his lips. "You don't belong there anymore."
"I never did." Peter could almost ignore the way his heart clenched.
He let his eyes wander down the hallway. There was a bathroom there, behind the corner. Zaqueri's eyes followed his and Peter gave a tiny nod before shrugging of Zaqueri's hands.
"What do you mean you never did?" Zaqueri asked quietly as Peter turned around.
"A mistake…That's what we were, right?" Peter walked down the hallway, feeling Zaqueri's presence close behind him. "That's what you said."
Zaqueri's arm wrapped around Peter's waist from behind as Peter's hand touched the doorknob. He could feel the warmth through the thin material of his T-Shirt, low on his stomach, just above the waistband of his jeans.
"Are you saying you disagree?" Zaqueri asked, lips pressed to the spot just behind Peter's ear while he pressed himself to Peter's backside.
"No,"Peter sighed , leading Zaqueri's hand down from his stomach to his cock where it was still trapped inside his jeans. "I absolutely do agree."
Zaqueri didn't reply and the next thing that came out of Peter's mouth before they stumbled into the bathroom together was a low-pitched whine as Zaqueri cupped his cock, squeezing slightly.
It turned out they got into the bathroom not a second too early because as soon as the door fell shut behind Peter and he slammed Zaqueri against it, lips wet and open, moving against his, there were footsteps in the hallway outside. If Peter had been a little more sober he would have cared and Zaqueri probably too. But Peter blocked out any thoughts about the outside world. As for Zaqueri, Peter's hand sneaking under his shirt was probably distraction enough.
"This is not happening." Zaqueri said as Peter bit him quick and sharp on his bottom lip. His voice was so deep and gravely it made heat coil in the pit of Peter's stomach, made his mind fail to remember how he had been able to go months without this, without him.
"It's not." Peter agreed, smirking into the kiss as Zaqueri tangled his fingers in his hair, pulling him in deeper, his tongue sliding into Peter's mouth.
The back of Zaqueri's head hit the door with a low thumb as he jerked back, a little surprised by Peter's hand cupping his dick, Peter's lips on his throat, licking biting. The times for tender and loving were over. It wasn't them anymore. It couldn't.
Zaqueri was right, this was a problem, this shouldn't be happening, but it was also only a background thought in Peter's mind as he let himself slide to his knees, kneeling on the cold bathroom tiles in front of Zaqueri, staring up at him. His hands were on Zaqueri's belt and for a moment Peter felt the intense urge to giggle because this was ridiculous, he was about to give his ex-boyfriend a blowjob, in the bathroom of a house he was kicked out of, while there was a party going on outside.
He wasn't supposed to want this.
But fuck, he did.
Zaqueri's fingers were still in Peter's hair, unmoving, but there. Zaqueri could stop him in a second, his eyes are locked with Peter's. But he didn't. He let Peter unbuckle his belt, let him slide down the zipper and eventually let him pull down his pants to his ankle.
He could have stopped him.
Peter smirked.
Zaqueri wasn't supposed to want this either.
But he did.
Peter presses his face into the conjunction between hip and thigh, breathing in the smell of the naked skin, hands on Zaqueri's legs. He knew Zaqueri should get impatient should urge him to hurry to just do it but Peter decided to do this his way, to take this moment. He pressed a kiss there, against the sensitive skin, smiling at the hiss that escaped Zaqueri's lips.
"C'mon." Zaqueri urged him eventually, sure enough, but Peter had never been one to easily follow commands so he pressed a few more kisses into Zaqueri's skin, letting his hands wander, touching everywhere except where Zaqueri wanted it the most.
"Tease." Zaqueri mumbled, but he didn't sound mad, it almost sounded something awfully close to loving so before Peter could think about that too much he finally turned his attention to Zaqueri's leaking naked cock, standing proudly. For a split second Peter made eye contact with Zaqueri, then he dipped forward, letting the tip of his cock enter his mouth, brushing through his lips.
Zaqueri let out a low moan and Peter responded with a hum, flicking his tongue around the sensitive head of Zaqueri's cock in his mouth. The taste was so familiar, it was almost like an instant response, his body reacting, Peter palming himself through his jeans while letting Zaqueri slide his cock in further.
The first time Peter had done this he had complained about it, hadn't liked the bitter, salty taste. Hadn't enjoyed how it made his jaw ache after a while or the feeling of it dragging over his tongue. That had changed rather quickly.
They hadn't been each others firsts but surely the most important ones at least as far as Peter is concerned. Being in this position again, on his knees, Zaqueri's cock in his mouth, his own rock hard in his jeans, it felt brilliant and shameful.
It tasted salty, it tasted like winning, the high of victory, like selfloathing and times gone by.
Zaqueri's fingers dug into his skull and Peter rubbed his thigh a silent cue and agreement allowing Zaqueri to move more vigorously, to thrust into Peter's mouth instead of just keeping his hips still letting Peter do the work.
It made Peter choke a bit, it had been awhile after all but god, feeling Zaqueri's strong hands keeping his head in place, letting him fuck his mouth, it might just be the highlight of Peter's week.
"Peter," he whispered and from his lips, in this moment it sounded so dirty, almost like a swear, almost like shame. Peter could feel it in his bones.
He should be ashamed right?
But then Zaqueri moaned, his hips jerked and his cock hit the back of Peter's throat, causes him to choke more than just a little and it made him forget. Forget how wrong this was, how much Zacheri hurt him, how his words cut like knives the day he ended it, how Peter had cried more about it than he'd ever be willing to admit to anyone . He forgot it all for that moment but then Zaqueri pulled back, allowing air into Peter's lungs, causing Peter to let out a pitiful cough, wiping spit from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.
"Shit I'm sorry." Zaqueri's voice was rough, deeper than usual, but the hand finding Peter's cheek was gentle, a feather light touch. Peter almost leaned into it.
"You want to fuck me?" Peter asked quickly, nudging the hand way, rubbing Zaqueri's thighs with his hands instead, looking up at him, his vision just the slightest bit clouded. "Or me to fuck you?"
Zaqueri was quiet for a moment and Peter used the time to get back up on his feet, his knees already hurting from the hard tiles. He slipped his hand inside his own pants, well aware of Zaqueri's eyes following his every move. Touching his own cock after neglecting it for what felt like hours, even within the confines of his pants, was fucking heaven and Peter couldn't help but moan.
"Me you." Zaqueri eventually answered, breathlessly, his eyes wide and dark. It send a primal shiver down Peter's spine, causing him to give his cock a rough stroke, making himself whimper.
Zaqueri took in a sharp breath at that sound, quickly turning the key of the door to lock it, before stepping forward crushing their lips together for another heated kiss.
"Turn around." Zaqueri whispered into Peter's ear so Peter did, finding himself facing the mirror, seeing his own flushed face, marks already appearing on his collarbones, his lips looking swollen. He looked wrecked, even though nothing had happened yet.
He could see Zaqueri move behind him, pulling down Peter's pants . Peter's legs were just the slightest bit shaky, forcing him to bend forward, gripping the edges of the sink for support.
Peter closed his eyes for a moment, maybe two, and it must have been during that time that Zaqueri magically made lube appear. Peter wasn't sure if he'd stored it here somewhere or whatever but it didn't really matter. It felt cold against his backside and he couldn't help but hiss causing Zaqueri to chuckle. Probably reminded of all the other times they did it like this, quick and dirty, no time for anything unnecessary.
Peter made a sound that was somewhere between a gasp and a sob as Zaqueri roughly pushed one finger in without warning. It was lube slick but it still burned. Peter hadn't done this in a while, just his own fingers. This was different.
Zaqueri's other hand was on his back, feeling hot even through his T-Shirt. Peter would prefer it on his bare skin but that was not happening, taking of clothes more, taking time, was not happening.
"Zac-" Peter got out, getting impatient, pushing back onto Zaqueri's finger, urging him to move, to get him ready. " -and you call me a tease."
They made eye contact through the mirror and Peter could only keep himself from grinding down against the sink, getting himself some friction, with great difficulty. The look in Zaqueri's lust blown eyes combined with him finally finally moving his finger was almost too much.
"C'mon." Peter let out a frustrated groan, "Another. I need you inside me. Now. C'mon, Zac."
Zaqueri complied, adding another finger, making quick work of scissoring them, opening Peter up and yes, god yes Peter knew it was necessary and usually he quite enjoyed it, having Zaqueri prep him, take his time, but now it was different, right now he felt like the blood in his veins was on fire.
He needed more, he needed it now. Looking into the mirror Peter could see himself, sweaty and needy, rocking back onto Zaqueri's fingers like a bitch in heat.
It was so shameful. It was so good.
"Peter-" Zaqueri groaned, pulling his fingers out, ignoring the involuntary whine that escaped Peter's lips. "Peter-"
Peter thought he was going to lose his mind. His head snapped up, finding Zaqueri's eyes in the mirror. This was so frustrating. Peter would usually sneak a hand between his own legs, giving his painfully hard cock a few strokes but now he couldn't, he couldn't let go of the sink, couldn't risk losing his balance. And it was ten times hotter like this anyway.
"What." Peter hissed, his voice hoarse with arousal. "What's the fucking problem?"
"Do I need a condom?" Zaqueri asked, his brow slightly furrowed.
Peter just stared at him or rather his reflection in the mirror, his mind fuzzy with alcohol and arousal, failing to register what exactly Zaqueri was asking. "What the- Just fuck me, Zac."
"Peter." Zaqueri said firmly and Peter could feel his cock, brushing against his thigh from behind, hard, twitching. It drew another frustrated whine from Peter. His lips were already bitten raw. The anticipation was killing him.
"Peter, do I need a condom or not?"
"God!" Peter slammed his hand onto the sink. "I don't care, I don't give a fuck, just- Just fucking do it already."
Zaqueri looked like he was going to say more but eventually he didn't instead he grabbed Peter's hip with one hand, keeping him in place and a second later Peter could feel the head of Zaqueri's cock breaching the rim of his hole.
Peter let out a moan, dropping his head so he didn't have to look at the mirror any longer, feeling it was enough. Adding the visual to it, Peter feared he might come this very second.
Zaqueri didn't take time to edge forward, didn't grant Peter a moment to get used to the intrusion and Peter is thankful for that. It made the sudden rush of pain so much sweeter when Zaqueri slammed into him all for sudden.
The high pitched moan that dropped off Peter's lips was embarrassing to say the least, meek and gruff at the same time, but it didn't matter, nothing did. He could feel Zaqueri move inside of him, could feel his hot breath on his neck, his hand twisting into the fabric of Peter's T-Shirt.
Peter made the mistake of glancing up, of catching a glimpse of their reflection in the mirror and the image almost made him lose his grip. It was ridiculous how much he wanted this, how much it was driving him crazy. Zaqueri's powerful hip movements, the line of his neck when he threw his head back, the strength in his arms, it forces a something closer to a sob than a moan from Peter's lips because right in that moment Zaqueri angled his thrust just right hitting Peter's prostrate.
"Zac-" Peter managed to get out after several tries that all end up in him choked moans, "Your hand please-"
It wasn't even a full sentence but there wasn't really that much to not get about what Peter was begging for and sure enough Zaqueri understood, letting one of his hands drop from peter's hips to wrap it around his cock, causing Peter to throw his head back in pleasure.
Zaqueri made some sort of noise too, a moan, a grunt, there was no way for Peter be sure. He couldn't really hear anything over the rush of blood in his ears, the violent pounding of his heart, but he knew his tight heat clenching around Zaqueri's cock like this, when he's close to coming, it always drove Zaqueri crazy. His rhythm faltered and his strokes on peter's cock got sloppier by the second but it didn't matter.
It was all too intense for Peter to last any longer, so another sharp thrust to Peter's prostate was enough. Enough to push him over the edge. The rush of endorphins mixed with alcohol and what not in his system was making him dizzy, his vision getting blurry. Peter's cock pulsed and then he came, spilling his come over Zaqueri's hand, down onto the floor.
A soft, distressed escaped his lips as he came. He may be loud when it came to everything else inside and outside the bedroom but coming, the moment when his orgasm hits him, that had always been more quiet than anything else. No moans or loud whines. Just a whimper, his eyes pressed shut.
He didn't notice when Zaqueri came, his mind unable to comprehend anything this shortly after orgasms but Zaqueri pulled out before it could get uncomfortable and while Peter let his head drop to rest on his forearm he can feel come trickle down his quivering thighs.
Zaqueri was quiet and Peter could hear the rustling of clothes as Zaqueri put his pants back on.
Peter needed another moment, trying to concentrate on catching his breath, licking his suddenly far too dry lips. When he felt Zaqueri's hand gently on his lower back, he looked up, meeting his eyes in the mirror. He didn't look as wrecked as Peter himself but still somewhat disheveled.
Peter managed a small smile, fumbling for his pants ignoring the fact that it was going to make him feel pretty disgusting in just about 30 seconds, pulling his pants up without cleaning off Zaqueri's come first. But staying like this a moment longer, feeling that vulnerable, Peter couldn't do that, not with the way his stomach is clenching uncomfortably.
Zaqueri watched quietly, how Peter splashed cold water into his face, trying to make his hair somewhat presentable, but he didn't say anything, not until Peter already had his hand on the doorknob, ready to turn the key and disappear without another word.
"Do you ever miss me?" he asked and it caught Peter more than a little of guard. The words didn't match the guarded expression Zaqueri wears and his body language seemed somewhat off too, hands buried in the pockets of his shorts.
"…No." It took him a moment to answer, only doing it when he was sure his voice was close to even. "This?" Peter gestured between them. "Yes. But not you."
At least not bad enough to admit it.
"You missed the sex." Zaqueri let out a chuckle. "So that is what this was about?"
"Yeah." Peter's lips twisted into a cold smile. If he didn't know better, Zaqueri almost sounded hurt, which was ridiculous frankly. It had been him after all who had yelled at peter, had tried to kick him out, make him leave. "Do you? Miss me, I mean."
"Miss you? I miss a lot of things. Us fighting, you being an arse, me having to apologize to everyone for you and your behavior, fixing your shit, …I sure as hell don't miss that." Zaqueri shrugged but it wasn't as nonchalant as he'd probably intended.
Peter smirked, ignoring the sting in his heart "What about the sex? You miss that?"
Zaqueri didn't answer. Which, of course, was an answer in itself. To more than just that question.
This time it was Peter who shrugged "We should do this again some time."
Zaqueri shook his head, rubbing his neck. "We really shouldn't."
Peter nodded, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. He turned the key, opening the bathroom door.
"Oh and Zac," Peter said turning around again after a moment of thought. "You never said you don't miss me…"
Zaqueri scoffed. "Well I don't."
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But make no mistake--you will be made to decide.
Even those who just want to keep their heads down until "things blow over."
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Keep comforting yourself with hyper-parsing distinctions and "Oh, he hasn't changed any doctrine" or "translation error" or "not official" and all the other quasi-scholastic cant that has been uttered since he and his St. Gallen confreres appeared on the balcony. All of which sounds like insisting on continuing with a formal debate whilst the ship is listing more and more to the port side.
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Q: OAuth 2 Server Associating Scopes with Users? When building an OAuth 2 server, is there anything wrong with associating scopes to users? Essentially allowing scopes to act as your applications roles?
I've looked at the RFC but can't seem to find any guidance on this.
The use case for a flow would be something like this:
                   A client requests an access token.
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             On the server side: it checks to see if the user
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A: The definition of scopes is out of scope (!) for the OAuth 2.0 spec itself. Typically scopes represent application permissions or roles indeed bases on shared understanding between the Authorization Server, the Resource Server and possibly the client. What you describe is a common use case for most OAuth 2.0 grants, such as the Authorization Code grant where an application (client) will act on behalf of a user, inheriting a (optionally limited) set of permissions that the user grants to the application, all within the powers that the user itself has.


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Publisher Nordic Games has let it be known that they've set up a Munich-based developer called Grimlore Games, who will be developing SpellForce 3. I'm not the ideal person to ask about the history of the SpellForce series, but I do know that original series developers Phenomic were one of the many studios (like Westwood, Bullfrog and many more) acquired by EA and then shut down.
Nordic say that some of the Grimlore staff have worked on SpellForce 2, though whether that refers to the main game or some of it's myriad of add-ons isn't entirely clear. Certain members of the team have apparently worked on Settlers 2 as well.
SpellForce appears to be a series which combines real-time strategy segments with more traditional RPG bits, so you'd imagine that SpellForce 3 will continue in that style.
The game has actually been in development for a while, as Nordic says that the title was shown at this year's GamesCom. The video below seems to confirm that, though it's not the best quality because it's somebody filming a screen.
It's pretty much the only SpellForce 3 footage out there at the moment though, as far as I can tell.


Grade school and middle school pupils really need elementary statistics help. It is important to note that, being the branch of applied mathematics that deals with data collection, classification and interpretation of data, statistics is a very complex and generally vast subject. And when it is integrated in the formal education program as early as grade school, the subject necessarily becomes one of the most difficult subjects that an average student will have to deal with because the subject requires an entirely new deal of methods and approaches from that of simple math fields. Elementary statistics, quite simply, are not as elementary as they would seem to be in the eyes of a young student.
The basic reason why elementary statistics help is much needed revolves around the fact that statistics is the first complex math subject that these students might apply in their formal education life. This is brought about by the fact that elementary or basic statistics is intended to equip the students with the needed knowledge in order to be able to understand the other complex math subjects in the future, treating the subject as a requisite to other math subjects, including advanced statistics. And in the case of elementary students, they will have to adjust with the study habits that are totally differing from those they have practiced for the other basic math subjects.
Of course, such problems can be remedied with a little elementary statistics help. Elementary students should be subject to various facilities in learning so as to let them understand better the subject matter at hand in statistics through various processes. Conversely, the only way this is done is with the aid of teachers and the academic institution as a whole. Teachers can adopt various learning styles such as the visual, auditory and tactile methods of learning which will allow each student to adjust based on his or her own personality.
Elementary statistics help can also be found through electronic media. Many CDs and multimedia software have been created and distributed through schools in order to provide elementary students with the kind of user friendly method of learning so that the learning experience will be much better for them. After all, even if statistics is very heavy and complex a subject, learning can be best achieved when integrated in a way that students will enjoy and commit interest for.
Websites of various types also facilitate elementary statistics help. Through the recommendation of teachers, parents can help their children study at home by letting them access these websites for further reference. These sources should be reviewed by the administration in order to ensure that these websites being approached by their students cater to the same kind of principles and methods of teaching that the school undertakes.
All in all, elementary statistics help is important because that is where their over-all performance in the higher levels of statistics as well as other complex mathematics that require such basic knowledge is determined. Thus, it should not be taken for granted.


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Peraton Awarded Spot on Defense Information Systems Agency's Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation IDIQ
Peraton will provide agile IT engineering support and innovation to advance national security initiatives
HERNDON, VA — June 21, 2018 – Peraton has been awarded a spot on the Unrestricted Competition Pool of the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Systems Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicle contract. With a $7.5B ceiling, the five-year contract, with one five-year option, will award task orders up to $500M. Available to DISA and all Department of Defense (DoD) mission partners, SETI seeks to optimize existing and legacy information technology (IT) systems and encourage groundbreaking innovation for agile, cost-effective solutions that meet the current and future requirements of the evolving mission environment.
"Through our role on the SETI contract, Peraton is honored to continue our more than 30 years of support to the critical DISA mission," said Gus Bontzos, president, Defense and Electronic Warfare sector. "As an awardee of this contract through a 'best value approach,' the importance of offering the best available technology and agile solutions across the DoD is highlighted."
Under the contract, Peraton will provide solutions that integrate complex mission systems, streamline processes, and identify and address potential capabilities gaps. Through proven research and development, design, modeling and simulation, and technology testing capabilities, Peraton will deliver next-generation cyber, spectrum, and IT engineering support services and solutions that increase readiness, reduce risk, and enable successful outcomes on platforms and missions across the air, land, sea, and electronic warfare domains.
Peraton provides innovative, reliable solutions to the nation's most sensitive and mission-critical programs and systems. As a trusted provider of highly differentiated space, intelligence, cyber/SIGINT, defense, electronic warfare, homeland security, and secure communications capabilities, Peraton is a critical partner to the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and select federal agencies and commercial entities. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, the company employs approximately 3,500 people across the U.S. and Canada.
Matt McQueen
mmcqueen@peraton.com


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Canadian transplant Thon Maker eyes quick NBA entry
Ryan Wolstat
Photo by Postmedia Network
With this year's crop considered to be a middling one after the high-lottery, the trend appears to be everybody into the pool.
Instead of staying in school to develop further, many prospects are entering the NBA draft now, taking the risk that they've shown enough in flashes to be considered worthy gambles, instead of possibly returning, not meeting expectations as more about their games get revealed and slipping out of the first round or the draft entirely.
Kentucky's Skal Labissiere entered on Tuesday, following one of the most disappointing freshman seasons (6.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, which is dismal, when expectations heading in are taken into account) in NCAA history.
Fellow big man Cheick Diallo, who played even less than Labissiere (just 7.5 minutes per game) while at Kansas, is doing the same.
Thon Maker is even trying to skip the school step entirely.
The Sudanese-born, Australian-raised, Canadian transplant made a surprising announcement this week -- he plans to enter the draft straight out of Orangeville Prep's Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ont., where he has played the past two seasons after leaving a school in Virginia. Maker's camp expects an answer from the NBA on his eligibility soon.
Maker exploded onto the basketball scene as a 7-foot 16-year-old three years ago. He played in the Drake/CIA Bounce tournament, OVO Bounce in Toronto and then-Raptor Amir Johnson was stunned when he found out Maker's age after they played against each other, as was Andrew Wiggins, who watched from the stands.
Deftly-made mixtapes made Maker appear to be some kind of hoops wunderkind -- a Kevin Durant/Kevin Garnett hybrid.
Maker came to Canada to get bigger and stronger and to play against good competition -- that happened -- but his game didn't take off and the unfair expectations the mixtapes created didn't help.
Maker moved to Australia from south Sudan when he was seven. At Orangeville Prep, he teamed with Jamal Murray, the Kitchener native that will go in the 5-10 range this June and younger brother Matur.
Maker told Draftexpress.com after declaring that when he heard it was possible, "it was a no-brainer for me. I've always had the dream of playing in the NBA and I feel that I am ready."
But he's seen as a project, who will take years of commitment, likely in the NBA's development league, before he becomes an NBA contributor.
The same could be said, though to a lesser degree given his superior skill-set, about Labissiere, considered the probable top pick of the 2016 draft heading into this season, Diallo, and others.
Sports Illustrated's Ben Golliver said it well about Maker in a piece on Tuesday:
"The best–case scenario for Maker is Toronto's approach to Bruno Caboclo: go late in the first round to a team that doesn't need immediate production and can afford to adopt a 'He's two years away from being two years away' mentality," Golliver wrote.
"That type of fit would lessen expectations."
Maker said he was leaning toward attending Arizona State University until he found out this was an option.
Winning points for honesty, Maker told DraftExpress that he didn't believe he could give academics the focus they deserve and still put all of the time and effort on the court he needed.
Maker said he's "all in" and looks forward to getting a place close to a team's practice facility so he can "live in the gym."
There is little doubt he, Labissiere and Diallo will have to make that commitment if they are to become viable NBA players one day.
"I've only been playing this game seriously since January 28, 2011. I still have my train pass to my first practice at Next Level Basketball Australia," Maker said.
"The sky is the limit on what I can become and what I can do. In the league you have access 24/7 to the best teachers in the world. All you have to do is listen and work and live in the gym."
He certainly talks a big game.
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It is now 2:13 PM HST Time on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Relay Online Registration closed at 11:59 PM on Wed, Dec 5, 2012.
Because of the devastating effects of the "Super Storm" known as Hurricane Sandy, the Long Distance Committee, with the support of the USMS Executive Committee, has extended from November 15 to November 25 the date by which all swims must be completed for the 3000/6000 USMS Postal National Championships. Entries will still be due by November 25, 2012. For those swimmers whose birthday occurs between November 16 and November 25, their age will be their age of record as of November 15, 2012. For everyone else, it will still be as of the day they swam, and results will be compiled accordingly. This extension shall apply to all swimmers regardless of their LMSC.
Date: The 3000-Yard Postal and/or the 6000-Yard Postal must be swum in its entirety on or between September 15 and November 15, 2012.
All online individual entry submissions must be completed by 11:59PM HT on Sunday, November 25, 2012(See Records below).
Completed split sheets for individual National Record breakers must be received by the event director by Sunday, November 25, 2012.
Mailed paper individual entries must be received by Sunday, November 25, 2012.
All online relay entry submissions must be completed by 11:59PM HT on Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
Mailed paper relay entries must be received by Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
Eligibility: This is a USMS-sanctioned event and all participants must be registered for 2012 with USMS (or the equivalent FINA organization for foreign swimmers) on or before the day of their swim. Foreign swimmers are not eligible for USMS records or All-American status. Entries submitted by mail must include a copy of your current 2012 registration card. Online entries for USMS swimmers will be verified automatically. All foreign swimmers who enter online must submit an electronic copy or mail a copy of their equivalent organization 2012 registration card to the event director by November 25, 2012.
Family Relays are a special category of relays created just for this particular postal swim.
Come join the relay fun with your relatives! Get your cousins, parents, siblings, step-family, partner, and adoptive step-nephew's ex-in-laws to join you in this special category of competition. Relays must be entered as per the relay guidelines AND include a note with the paper entries or send an email to jacqueline@lbgrunions.org with the names of the related relay members. If your family is huge, then you can create several teams and make it a competition amongst yourselves. This is a unique opportunity to rally tentative family members active and increase involvement in swimming. Whatever the relation, this is a great time to get an aerobic workout, laugh with the family, and create some memorable moments.
Fees: $7 for each individual entry ($12 for non-US FINA Masters swimmers) and $18 for each relay entry. Fees are non-refundable. Online entries must be paid by credit card (Visa or MasterCard). Mailed in entries must be paid by check or money order only – no cash. Foreign entrants may enter online with a credit card, or enter by mail submitting fees in U.S. funds via international money order or bank check drawn on a bank with a U.S. affiliate.
Rules: The 2012 USMS Rules govern these events, including USMS Rule 102.12.1 regarding swimwear. Drafting, flotation, and propulsive devices (pull buoys, fins, paddles, snorkels, wet suits, etc.) are not permitted. No more than two swimmers may share a lane. If a lane is shared, each swimmer must stay on his or her side of the lane during the entire race (i.e. no circle swimming). An adult acting as a starter/head timer/referee shall be present at all times during the swim. Each swimmer must have a verifier to count laps and record cumulative splits every 50 yards or 50 meters. The timing of the event may be done with a stopwatch or electronic timing device. One person may serve as a counter for no more than two swimmers per heat. A 3000 yard split in the 6000 yard postal event may be submitted for a record if requested in writing and at least two dedicated handheld watches are used to record the record split. It will not be accepted as an entry for the 3000 yard postal event; the events must be swum separately. No adjustment may be made for swims completed at altitude.
Records: If you break a national age group record, the record will be updated on the USMS Long Distance National Records webpage for 2013 and will be printed in the 2014 USMS Rule Book.
MAILED ENTRIES: If mailing in an entry, you MUST mail the split sheet with the entry form which must be received by Sunday, November 25, 2012.
T-Shirts/Caps: The 2012 USMS 3000- & 6000- Yard Postal National Championships T-shirts in sizes Small through XXL are available for $17 and Caps are $6.00 each.
Results: Complete results will be available via the internet. Preliminary results will be posted on the USMS website at www.usms.org by December 6, 2012, for two weeks. All corrections must be sent to the event director during those two weeks. Final results will be posted approximately one week later.
Online Relay Entries: Online relay entries will open on November 28, 2012. All online individual entries and all currently processed mailed individual entries will be displayed by USMS Club and will include the entrant's time for the Club Relay Coordinator/Builder's reference. You will only be able to view a listing of YOUR USMS Club's entries. Online relay entries must be completed by 11:59PM HT on Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
Online Registration closed on 11/25/2012.