Discussion in 'PS Vita - Hacking & Homebrew' started by RazorX2014, Nov 7, 2015.
This is a vita email hacker program i made for fun hopefully this will come in handy, this will easily allow you to send yourself or someone else an email containing whatever code you want for you to dump files or upload them to your vita providing you have activated the email hack on 3.52 or lower this program can also be used to send yourself the email hack itself to start using the exploits.
If all your interested in is ARK, TN-V or onemenu then i would recommend being closer to 3.52 for the best compatibility but if your using or wanna use Unity then you may struggle getting other stuff to work.
this program will remember the settings you use and load them up on startup so you dont have to keep entering your email addresses and any other setting you may not be changing.
WARNING! This Program Is Capable Of Damaging Or Bricking Your Vita If Not Used Carefully So Be Careful What And Where You Upload Files Too.
If you have any suggestions for this program please feel free to let me know.
10. Click Presets Then Select "Dump app.db"
12. On Your Device Load Up The Email And Click The Attachment This Should Open Up A New Email Window, Enter In Your Email Address And Click Send This Should Email You Your Devices "app.db" Download It To Your PC And Check Its File Size To Ensure Its Not Blank If All Goes Well You Should Now Know Your Device Is Ready For Exploits Now You Can Delete The "app.db" You Wont Need It For Now.
2. Open Settings App On Your Vita And Go To Network, WiFi Settings, Click On Your WiFi Then On Advanced Settings.
3. Turn On Proxy And Change Proxy Settings To The IP And Port That's Shown On Vita Update Blocker.
4. Save Settings And Open PS Store Application.
5. Once The Store Is Loaded Goto Settings App Again Without Closing Store And Turn The Proxy Off This Will Allow You To Download.
v1.1.1: added update checker, now when there is a new update you will see a message in the notice box then after you have updated it will go back to the warning message.
also prevented you from sending an email when on Upload without selecting a file to upload first.
v1.1.0: fixed issue with preview for mail.db.
v1.0.9: removed EML button (wasnt needed) added preview button which will allow you to see what the email should look like when you receive it, added support for opening eml files to email the info to yourself for example you should be able to open the writer.eml exploit file and click send email and it should send a valid exploit email, when previewing an eml file the main email message will not be accurate but the message is not important all that is important is the attachment which will be accurate.
v1.0.8: fixed issue with program failing to delete #0 file and causing an error, now the file is no longer copied and renamed. now the attachment itself is renamed.
v1.0.7: added open pkg installer preset.
v1.0.6: improved code and added warning message which can be altered online so if there is any message i wish to add it will appear automatically for you on the program.
v1.0.5: fixed issue with program not sending "mail.db" as correct file type for vita.
v1.0.4: added presets section for premade dump options to make things a little easier.
v1.0.3: changed code to automatically change subject name when selecting "mail.db" exploit (no longer needs to be called -..-..-..-email-message-mail.db) and once finished it will change back to previous name also the name of the "mail.db" no longer matters as long as the file contains "mail.db" in it the email attachment will be named correctly.
added support for generating eml files if you prefer using one.
v1.0.2: added support for sending exploit "mail.db" (included in rar file) all you do is email the "mail.db" with no subject or some sort of message NOT a path and the program will automatically rename it too "\..\..\..\email\message\mail.db" which is how it is meant to be, do not rename the file or it will not work.
v1.0.1: added options to email file as default name, #0 or pboot.pbp.
As stated above this is for PSVita's and PSTV's on firmware 3.52 or lower.
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added support for sending exploit "mail.db" (included in rar file) all you do is email the "-..-..-..-email-message-mail.db" with no subject or some sort of message NOT a path and the program will automatically rename it too "\..\..\..\email\message\mail.db" which is how it is meant to be, do not rename the file or it will not work.
changed code to automatically change subject name when selecting "mail.db" exploit (no longer needs to be called -..-..-..-email-message-mail.db) and once finished it will change back to previous name also the name of the "mail.db" no longer matters as long as the file contains "mail.db" in it the email attachment will be named correctly.
i'm getting a really long error message when trying to send the mail.db file to my email account. Here's a pic of the message.
i've also tried my gmail account but i got the same message so im going to try and make a new email.
Making the email fixed the issue.
once you have done that delete the settings.txt then launch the program click settings and enter your email address in the first box then your emails password in the second box (its caps sensitive) the third box should be automatically set to smtp.gmail.com and the port should be automatically set to 587 then click save and i recommend closing the program and relaunching it and you should be done.
added presets section for premade dump options to make things a little easier.
By Launch Program, do you mean the email hacker, or something on the vita?
What do you mean by this? Where do I install it and why is it needed?
oh I see, so can this be any small game? And also, won't my vita have to be on 3.55 to download it to my vita?
Instead of "Cannot Display This Image" , it said "This file is not compatible with this device" , what now?
hopefully fixed issue with program not sending "mail.db" as correct file type for vita.
hackers steal password and email info?


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Woodstock '99 Killed The Androgynous Pop Star
'Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage' documents the final fling for androgyny with pop music
by Alarcon, Founder / Managing Editor
By the time Boy George reached America in 83, no one looked twice. Cross-dressing and pancake makeup was old hat.
The androgynous pop star had a really good run, 45 years or so. It began the day Little Richard decided to wear a turban and cape on stage. Once he made it cool to flirt with sexuality, Mick Jagger discovered mascara, and Bowie went from hippie to Ziggy almost overnight.
Androgynous pop stars eventually found their footing with musicians like Klaus Nomi, Prince, the New York Dolls, Grace Jones, Lou Reed, and the New Romantics. By the time Boy George reached America in '83, no one looked twice. Cross-dressing and pancake makeup was old hat.
In 40 years, the androgynous pop star went from Little Richard hopping on his piano in a lamé jumpsuit to Axl Rose grinding up against his mic stand in a leather thong and chaps. By the time the '90s rolled around, the Seattle scene and the Riot Grrrl movement elevated androgyny into a political statement; its peak years.
But when Kurt Cobain died in 1994, androgyny within the world of rock and roll took its first blow. Marilyn Manson and Perry Farrell certainly understood how to manipulate sexuality, but by the late '90s, androgyny in music was no longer an attribute, it was a sign of weakness. Limp Bizkit remarketing George Michael's "Faith" in 1997 made it very clear that mascara and lipstick were no longer welcomed to the party.
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage captures the other day the music died. Michael Lang, the wide-eyed hopeful behind Woodstock '69 and '94 created Woodstock '99 as his gift to American youth. In the documentary, Lang announces Woodstock will now be a regularly-scheduled cultural touchstone for America's next generation -- a Woodstock every five years.
If Woodstock '94 was catered to Gen X slackers, Woodstock '99 was tailor-made for budding, angry millennials with nothing to be mad about. An error Lang admits and wiggles out of in the documentary's closing seconds before credit roll:
"Had we programmed [Woodstock '99] more along the lines of '94 or '69, it would have been a different event, and attracted a different audience. But the intention here was to do something very contemporary, and that's what contemporary was."
Of course, contemporary bands in 1999 attracted a certain type of fan and they all were created in the likeness of their god; Fred Durst: backwards baseball cap, weak jawline, and all. According to Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, by the time Limp Bizkit took the stage on Saturday, just as the sun was setting, the hungry, wasted kids had been baking for three days on a 110-degree fahrenheit military army base tarmac.
Limp Bizkit's powder-keg set gave Woodstock '99's 400,000-plus millennials the fortitude to stand up to Lang's mismanagement of the event, and MTV for exploiting it. From that point on, Woodstock '99 was open season for the hot, hungry, horny, entitled, inebriated men who scavenged for shade by day and hunted and gathered by night in a 3,552-acre cage. The settings for '69 and '99 couldn't have been more opposite, yet fitting for their respective generations.
In a lot of ways, Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage also draws a lot of parallels to Woodstock '99 with the Fyre Festival scam. Both offered the promise of a life-changing cultural weekend at a premium, cynical commercialism with water bottles at the forefront of both events.
The kids who got scammed at the Fyre Festival brought Billy McFarland and Ja Rule down with Instagram posts. The kids who got scammed at Woodstock '99 just burned everything to the ground.
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage is now on HBO and HBO Max
Alarcon
Founder / Managing Editor
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A Stay of Execution for Gil Scott-Heron
What Gil Scott-Heron was, and still is, is a poet. A blues singer. A snake charmer with a cobra fed on a diet of a desperation, insight and hope.
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Spare the Blade!
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For years Adam Neate has been painting on found objects and then returning the paintings back to the street to be found again. Now he's brought some new paintings into a gallery.

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Welcome to the Health Wars
By Will Durst
Originally Published: September 23, 2016 6 a.m.
We, the American People, should pat ourselves on the back for having survived a multitude of presidential battles this year. So far we've ducked mud thrown during the Little Hands Wars, the Naked Wives Wars, the Bigotry Wars, the Qualification Wars, the Crazier than a Wombat in a Centrifuge Wars, and now a brand new phase: the Health Wars. Open those umbrellas folks, because the partisan splooey is starting to pour.
These new attacks concern which candidate is sick, sicker, sickest and question whether the opponent can summon the required stamina to act as president. Obviously it's an integral consideration but not the only one, otherwise the fight for Chief Executive would be raging between Ashton Eaton, the Olympic Decathlon champion, and mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey. Which could be a double upgrade.
Listen to 70-year-old codger Donald Trump and you'd think that 68-year-old geezer Hillary Clinton is not just too sick to serve, but already dead and only ambulatory due to a dark sorcery achieved by making a deal with the devil himself. It's a charge which the press is dutifully investigating, but has yet support or debunk.
Hillary did spend three days off the campaign trail recovering from what she claims was a slight touch of walking pneumonia, but anonymous tweets suggest was really a severe case of projectile Ebola. The truth, undoubtedly, lies somewhere in between.
To herald his health, the New York developer handed the press a single paragraph from his gastroenterologist that said if elected, Trump would be the healthiest person ever to assume the presidency in the history of the United States. It read like a six-year old forging a note signed by "my parents."
To great fanfare, Hillary returned to the campaign trail accompanied by James Brown's "I Feel Good," crowing that she was happy her pneumonia finally got Republicans interested in women's health. And if indeed she augmented her rehabilitation with a humor implant, that could only help. Then Trump went on Dr. Oz's television show, handing him a completely different single sheet of paper claiming he was fitter than a pig in spit. The problem is Dr. Oz is a doctor the same way that Donald Trump is a statesman, with both reminding associates of the sound made by a duck.
They are kindred businessmen that specialize in peddling bottles of oil milked from imaginary snakes.
In order to further validate his phantom diagnosis, the next step for the campaign is to receive televised house calls from either Dr. Kildare, Dr. Kimble, Dr. Lechter, Dr. Zhivago, Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Dr. Strange, Dr. Strangelove, Hawkeye Pierce, Dr. No or Doc Savage.
Trump vows to release "an extremely beautiful, tremendously detailed report"... later. It's always "later" with this guy. He'll release his taxes, later. He'll reveal his budget cuts, later. He'll explain his plan to defeat ISIS, later. People should promise to vote for him... later.
But when two people aim to rule as septuagenarians, it is vital for their prospective subjects to know the accurate state of their health.
For instance: what sort of twisting of the vocal cords makes Hillary's voice etch lines into lead crystal and exactly what bizarre medical condition does Trump suffer from that causes him to be so orange?
Column: Candidate health wars
2016's unhealthy political climate
Clinton will be fine. Trump? Never
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The Lives of Nazi Wives
Date Saturday - November 14 2020
HostIan Punnett
GuestsJames Wyllie
Goering, Goebbels, Himmler, Heydrich, Hess, Bormann - names synonymous with power and influence in the Third Reich. Perhaps less familiar are Carin, Emmy, Magda, Margarete, Lina, Ilse, and Gerda. These are the women behind the infamous men—complex individuals with distinctive personalities who were captivated by Hitler and whose everyday lives were governed by Nazi ideology. Historian and author James Wyllie joined Ian Punnett (Twitter) to discuss Nazi wives who've been treated as minor characters - their significance ignored, as if they were unaware of their husbands' murderous acts, despite the evidence that was all around them.
According to Wyllie, the Nazi wives he examined in his book were attracted to and participated in Nazism before Hitler came to power. Hermann Goering's first wife, Carin von Kantzow, came from a family with anti-Semitic views and Aryan ideology. "Carin fell much harder for Hitler than Goering did, and she was definitely the one who really pushed him to get involved in the Nazi movement," he explained. After Carin died Goering married his second wife, Emmy Sonnemann, a well-known actress who enjoyed the lavish lifestyle afforded her by Goering's position. She was never a fanatic but willfully blocked out the reality of what her husband was doing for Hitler, Wyllie noted.
Joseph Goebbels' wife, Magda Ritschel, pledged herself to the Nazi cause."The impact [Hitler] had on her was so great that she just committed completely and utterly to Nazism," Wyllie explained. After meeting Magda, Hitler allegedly floated an idea about having a relationship with her but only in the context of her being married to someone else, Wyllie revealed. Margarete Boden, the wife of Heinrich Himmler, was an anti-Semite which was a common though appalling view of the era. Hatred of Jews was casual, instinctive, and normalized for these people, he reported. "[Magda] knew more, I think, than anyone did about what was going on," Wyllie added. He covered a few other Nazi wives and pointed out most of them had an opportunity after the war to apologize for what they and their husbands were a part of, but none of them did.
In the first half hour, Dr. Ken Hanson commented on the possible use of hallucinogenics in ancient Judaic religious practices, as well as Merkabah mysticism.
us.macmillan.com/author/jameswyllie
Nazi Wives: The Women at the Top of Hitler's Germany
Goering and Goering
Nocturnal Transmission
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Danke Schoen
Wayne Newton
Bernard Purdie
Sie Liebt Dich
Ricky's Theme
I Love You Honey but I Hate Your Friends
Fat Albert Rotunda
Rubix
El Michels Affair
In My Room (German Version)
Arab Mafia
El Stew
Too Fat Polka
Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks
Firesign Theatre / Open Lines
Opioid Crisis / Disembodied Voices


Forza Horizon 4 is the ultimate driving playground. Players can race, drift and stunt drive their way through a recreation of the English countryside while testing up to 450 of the world's fastest, most expensive and memorable vehicles. Dynamic seasons result in an ever-changing landscape of dry, wet, muddy, snowy, and icy conditions. There are valleys, lakes and castles to discover, spread throughout breathtaking scenery that's best explored with friends or through random encounters.
To celebrate the launch of Forza Horizon 4, Xbox Australia placed us behind the wheel of several of the game's finest British vehicles and led us south of Sydney for a high-performance scenic drive. Our convoy consisted of a 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith, 2017 Bentley Continental GT V8 S, 2010 Aston Martin Vantage V8, 2016 Jaguar F Type S, 2017 Range Rover Sport HSE and a 2016 Mini Cooper S Highgate Cabrio. Unfortunately, the McLaren 720S with Forza decals was only for show. We scored the convertible Bentley Continental for the first leg of the drive.
The Bentley Continental GT V8 S sounds and handles like an even more luxurious Ford Mustang. It's equipped with a 4.0L Twin Turbo 388kw engine and is capable of hitting 100km in 4.3 seconds. The front is dominated by an immense grille, and this beauty sits high on 20" open spoke wheels with red painted brake callipers.
Inside, it's more or less what you'd expect. Modern infotainment system, hand-stitched leather and classically styled gauges. The Bentley's window sills are quite high, meaning a short person (like me) will struggle to rest an arm on top like a James Dean wannabe. The infotainment system was surprisingly unintuitive, making it difficult to connect a phone for that perfect driving playlist. We were stuck with the deep rumble of the engine and the Aston Martin out in front.
In Forza Horizon 4, the speed limit is capped only by your ability to exploit the roads and a vehicles performance. In Sydney traffic, it's a different story. Heavy traffic and endless roadworks meant there was rarely an opportunity to push the Bentley beyond 50-60 km/h. Still, the excellent weather meant we could pop the roof and give Sydneysiders another reason to be jealous. Thankfully, the traffic congestion was brief. It wasn't long before our motorcade cruised out of the city down the Princes Highway hitting higher speeds.
The first pit stop was the historic Audley Boatshed for a scenic photo shoot. Located within Royal National Park, with a rickety bridge and ageing structures, this remote location could easily pass for the English countryside. Then it was down the coast to the Scarborough Hotel. Parking our vehicles within the venue's clifftop beer garden, we enjoyed food far too gourmet to be considered pub feed. Life's hard, I know.
After lunch came the vehicle swap. For the return trip, we commandeered the Rolls-Royce Wraith – The most expensive of the bunch. With a 6.6 litre, 624hp turbo-charged V12 engine, you can launch from 0-100km in 4.4 seconds. Accelerating this beautiful beast is an effortless experience.
The Wraith's interior is ridiculously nice. It's more luxury and comfort than most homes. We were treated to white leather trim, real wood surfaces and an unnecessary abundance of chrome dials. We had our fun with the push button doors and repeatedly raising and lowering the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament. The Wraith even has emergency Rolls-Royce umbrellas hidden inside the doors.
The return trip took us on the twisting roads through Royal National Park. Not before drones filmed our convoy crossing Sea Cliff Bridge. Xbox hasn't shared the video just yet. Stay tuned, and we'll post it as soon as it's available.
Back at the dealership, there was a presentation from Xbox Games Lead Tim Hunt and Forza Horizon 4 Art Director Ben Penrose. Penrose revealed that Forza Horizon 4 is a passion project for the team at Playground Games who are based in central England.
Following the test drive, Xbox provided us with a copy of the game, so I spent around a half dozen hours playing it over the long weekend. So far I've driven a 90-year-old race car for a movie shoot, raced through the mud against a hovercraft and built a quirky collection of vehicles that range from a Ford Focus RS to a Nissan Titan and Pagani Zonda Hypercar. I'd really love to write more, but the game won't play itself.
Forza Horizon 4 is available now on Xbox One and Windows 10.


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package bootstrappolicy

import (
	"github.com/golang/glog"

	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"

	authorizationapi "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/authorization/api"
)

var (
	deadClusterRoles = []authorizationapi.ClusterRole{}
)

func addDeadClusterRole(name string) {
	for _, existingRole := range deadClusterRoles {
		if name == existingRole.Name {
			glog.Fatalf("role %q was already registered", name)
		}
	}

	deadClusterRoles = append(deadClusterRoles,
		authorizationapi.ClusterRole{
			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: name},
		},
	)
}

// GetDeadClusterRoles returns cluster roles which should no longer have any permissions.
// These are enumerated so that a reconcile that tightens permissions will properly.
func GetDeadClusterRoles() []authorizationapi.ClusterRole {
	return deadClusterRoles
}

func init() {
	// these were replaced by kube controller roles
	addDeadClusterRole("system:replication-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:endpoint-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:replicaset-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:garbage-collector-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:job-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:hpa-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:daemonset-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:disruption-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:namespace-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:gc-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:certificate-signing-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:statefulset-controller")

	// these were moved under system:openshift:controller:*
	addDeadClusterRole("system:build-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:deploymentconfig-controller")
	addDeadClusterRole("system:deployment-controller")

}

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O.M.G. Can we say that I'm soooo glad Monday is over? So I'm in a kinder class and my morning was fine. Then the sub next door and I went to switch kiddos for the day (dual program) and I get the growling kinder class. But first I had to go in the room and tell them to sit down first as they are running around the room. Then they get their backpacks and I said, "Now you can enter the classroom" and they came in.
They sat at the carpet and I had a little chat with them. Asked them what respectful and responsible kinders look like. And they told me. And I asked, "Are you looking like this?" And they said no. So then I took the bit of Whole Class Teaching with the smiley and sad face on the board and the reward they were working towards was a little bit of free time. Sadly, they never got it. I won't go into details, but let's just say I earned my money in full today lol.
Oh how I wish they would have been sweeter. But they weren't. Speaking of sweet, I made a Sweet Math game. Students put numbered jelly beans and/or candy into numbered jars. They have to use +, -, X, or /. It's great for all ages because the little ones can stick to + and - and the older kids can use the X and /.
I include blank jars and candy so you can write your own. And only one page of colored candy since I know many of you are restricted on color :) And there's a record sheet so kiddos write what number sentences they made.
This can be found at my TN store. But the first three commenters with their e-mails get it for free! Hope that helps someone elses Monday get better!
Thanks for visiting Ruby Slippers and following!! Good luck with the giveaway.
I would love a copy of your sweet math. Looks perfect for my class.
I love my Kinders but they can be a handful. I am currently also subbing and love the idea of a multi grade game I could bring in. I would love a copy of you sweet math game.


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Troy High School's Science Olympiad team winning the 2019 National Tournament at Cornell University.
OC is home to some of the greatest science, tech and robotics teams in the country.
Troy High School in Fullerton has created a monster.
A bunch of whip-smart students has carefully and methodically built up a towering behemoth so fierce, it has dominated a nation for more than two decades. At least that's one way of looking at Troy's legacy at the Science Olympiad.
When you want to point to one of Orange County's stars of STEM, this one is pretty hard to miss. Sparkling STEM programs all over the county are engaging their students in ways many parents could have only dreamed about when they were in high school. And each has its own specialty. For Troy, it's the Olympiad.
The long-running team competition annually throws down a mind-boggling (at least for some) gauntlet of scientific challenges in biology, chemistry, earth science, engineering and physics, among others.
Since 1996, Troy has won the national event 13 times, including five of the last six years and the last three years in a row. No other high school in the U.S. has even come close.
That's a monster team. Even if the team changes every year.
But casting such a big, bad shadow creates its own problems. The kind most people would like to have.
"On the one hand, success breeds success, as in high school sports programs. On the other hand, it is also true that staying on top can be more difficult than getting there," says advisor Justin Kim. "Over the decades, we have been fortunate to attract many students who come to Troy with the express purpose of making it onto the Science Olympiad team. That constant source of fresh blood keeps students hungry, as they themselves have not experienced firsthand the accomplishment of winning a national championship."
Kim is not exaggerating. For the students, both the high challenge and the unique honor are indelible.
"Science Olympiad will forever be a significant part of my life," says team captain Louis Wong. "The competition has definitely changed my approach of how to look at education, because even things as basic as study habits have improved as a result of being in the Olympiad. It gives you a new outlook on the things you're learning in the classroom by providing a look into how these things can be used in reality. It never truly ends. Since it has given me so much, I hope to continue to have it be part of my legacy by supporting Science Olympiad sometime in the future. However, being a part of the Nationals Team at Troy and winning the national championship, I'm just happy to be part of an organization dedicated to allowing students to explore their interests in the sciences and engineering."
And being part of the team is a key element, Kim says.
"An underrated aspect of Troy's success is the way students motivate one another," says Kim. "Just making the Troy Science Olympiad team is a tall challenge, and once on the team, there is plenty of intra-squad competition over the course of the season for spots on the final Nationals Team."
In fact, Shivana Anand, one of the team's vice captains, has thrived on it.
"I always feel like I walk out of every single practice having learned something interesting from one of my teammates," she says. "When I joined, I remember feeling an immense sense of obligation and responsibility. While initially intimidating, I think it ultimately served as a powerful source of motivation for me, especially the first few competitions when I was still trying to figure out exactly what I was doing."
The team's other vice captain, Patrick Rim, says he's gained knowledge and exposure to parts of the scientific world he wouldn't have in the classroom itself, and he knows the team environment has made him better.
"I've learned the value of teamwork and the motivation we can provide to each other," he says. "I learned pushing each other to study harder and to prepare harder, we can achieve success beyond what we as individuals are capable of, as we did at the National Tournament last year where we won the championship."
Anand also notes how it changed her fundamental view of learning, describing the world of the Olympiad as one of "curiosity and trial-and-error and discovery" that compelled her "to let go of my reservations of the possibility of failure and fully embrace it as part of the learning process."
And Kim feels a deeper drive to maintain the school's incredible legacy: He's a Troy High School grad — class of 2005 — and was also once a member of the team.
"While there's inevitably some pressure to keep the team competing at the highest levels, I also, having now come full circle, am full of feelings of gratitude and privilege to be a part of the program," he says. "Students are cognizant of the legacy of those that have come before them. Not solely in terms of Science Olympiad, but also in the way our alumni have gone on to some of the world's great academic institutions and use their scientific skills and knowledge in their careers."
Alumni have gone on to Yale, Harvard, MIT, Caltech, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine, and several are now working in medicine and technology, including at Google, Qualcomm, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Lockheed Martin.
The Dana Hills High School's Robot Dolphins winning their first "blue banner" in the 2019 Ventura Regional Robotics Competition.
Coffee and Robots
Robot Dolphins From Outer Space sounds like the title of a pretty fun B-movie, but it's actually the nickname of the robotics team at Dana Hills High School.
The five-year-old program is building success along with robots, winning the 2019 Ventura regional, a competition sponsored by Boeing.
"It's not chess club or 'BattleBots,' but it's very intense," says teacher Rick Jung. "There are 7,000 teams around the world and the competition is growing. It's ramping up."
Teams build and test robots in just eight weeks designed to do specified tasks in an obstacle-type course and must adhere to strict weight limitations. And sponsors like Boeing, NASA, and various aerospace and tech companies are watching.
"The kids learn problem-solving, time management, coding, mechanical engineering, electronics, wiring and website development," Jung says. "It's their main varsity sport. They're trying to have the kids aspire to be Elon Musk or Steve Jobs instead of football players. Kids in this program are more likely to get accepted into top schools and are relearning lost skills like using hand drills and soldering and things. It's a big head start for college."
Senior Jack Fallon, a future medical student, hopes to utilize his skills learned on the robotics team in the growing use of robotics in medicine.
"For me, it's the application of everything we learn," Fallon says.
Students often get frustrated when they've reached the higher levels of science classes and it's no longer tangible, he says. "It's all being synthesized into one project. Almost any other outside project, I don't experience the level of application."
Not everything is about national competitions, nor does it have to be. Sometimes, just coming up with a way to improve somebody's cup of joe can have far-reaching effects. It worked out pretty well for the founders of Starbucks.
Jennifer Merritt is an engineering teacher at Laguna Beach High School, where she leads a class emphasizing engineering design and analysis. Each semester, students take up a theoretical customer inquiry and must pose analytically engineered solutions. Her current group is tasked with creating a coffee mixture that has a lower acidity level compared to what most people drink.
"They have asked us to examine different combinations of variables — fine grind or coarse grind, coffee to water ratio, brew temperature, brew time and the ability to agitate the solution," Merritt says. "There are 24 different experiment combinations and the students run experiments and analyze the data using spreadsheets to determine which combination will give the customer the desired cup of coffee in the quickest time while considering costs."
Merritt believes it allows the kids to find the science and engineering in anything.
"It is a good experience for students to look at designing an experiment with a lot of variation, as well as being able to analyze data and come to an appropriate recommendation for the customer," she says.
"We also look at the chemistry of brewing coffee, as well as the roasting process and all the nuances that go into brewing coffee. Students seem to enjoy learning about the roasting process and the qualitative factors that are used in assessing whether coffee is 'good.' It allows them to see that engineering doesn't always have to be about building or creating a product, but it can also be about refining a process."
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There's a brilliant scene in the latest Johnny English movie that reflected a reality deeper than the one portrayed in the film. Are we living in a real world, or a virtual reality world?? And how to know the difference?


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Griezmann: I am at the top with Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe
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Antoine Griezmann has said that although he is a different player to Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, he is "at the top" in football.
Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann, a World Cup winner with France, is targeting the Ballon d'Or after the disappointment of not being nominated for FIFA's The Best award.
"There are different ways to look at football," he told Diario AS. "It's obvious that I'm a different player to Cristiano, Messi, Neymar or [Kylian] Mbappe.
"I'm at the top but I can get better. I want to be the most complete I can be. I'm not going to score 50 goals, but I look to help in attack and work for the team."
ALSO READ: Atletico Madrid fans need patience ―Simeone
Asked whether he was dining at the same table as Messi, he said: "Yes, I think so. But I know other players will emerge for sure. At that table, there are nice pictures I have, and I enjoy it there, but I know that I can get better."
Having turned down a move to Barcelona in the summer, Griezmann said he believed in the prospect of future success with Atletico.
"Saying no to Barcelona shows Atletico's greatness, [coach] Diego Simeone, my teammates," he said.
"If they were bad, I'd be gone. But I have confidence in Simeone, in the club and in my teammates. I want to make them grow and I have confidence in them to make me grow.
"We have helped each other a lot and everything is very positive so that this keeps improving."
Griezmann missed out on nomination for The Best award despite his World Cup and Europa League wins and said it was a shame that no France player had made the list.
"There's nothing we can do," he said. "It's FIFA's award and it's a pity that there were no World Cup winners nominated. We had a great World Cup and the whole team deserved an award.
"I think the Ballon d'Or has more prestige, more history. I have it in the back of my head. I have three months to give everything, and then we'll see what happens."
Griezmann has scored just once for Atleti this season as they have taken only five points from 12 in their worst start under Simeone, but after suffering a tough period last year he said he believed things could turn.
"I was quite bad," he said. "I don't know, I saw everything very bad. I was thinking that it was everyone else's fault and I didn't feel good.
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"When I'm not feeling good off the field, on the field I'm worse too. But with the help of Simeone, my teammates, Godin, who I spent a lot of time with, and with the help of my partner…we turned it around.
"Diego Costa arrived, who helped me on the field, and it got better from January until now."
Griezmann added that Simeone "asks me to play between the lines and not to drop too deep, but sometimes I see the team needs a pausa [someone to slow things down], and I will drop in that case.
"When I see my teammates defending, I don't say to myself that I will stay up front and they'll bring the ball up to me. I prefer to help for the good of the team."
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A California law enacted years ago as the cornerstone of consumer protection is being abused by a handful of lawyers who are targeting small business owners in a kind of legal shakedown, several state legislators charged last month.
A few weeks before Eric Brooks was to begin his studies at Boalt Hall School of Law in 1997, he received a telephone call from then-Dean Herma Hill Kay. He would, she said, be the only African-American in his class and should prepare himself for plenty of attention.
The California Supreme Court has approved a State Bar amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct (Rule 3-310) which will offer guidance to attorneys evaluating possible conflicts of interest in insurance matters.
There are many reasons why attorneys volunteer to serve on a State Bar committee, commission or board, but one reason that stands out is an opportunity to help better the profession. For attorneys looking for a chance to make a difference, the State Bar currently is seeking applicants for some 200 positions on more than three dozen State Bar committees, commissions and boards for the 2003-2004 committee year.


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Is Tumblr Quietly Cracking Down On Porn? Two Deleted Sites Say Yes [Update: Tumblr Says No]
Ingrid Lunden @ingridlunden / 10 years
At 69.4 million blogs and nearly 30 billion posts to date, the rush of growth at blogging site Tumblr has for years had a seedy undercurrent: the popular site is home to a long tail of raunchy, NSFW adult content. But now, a few signs are pointing to the company cracking down on it, with the sudden deletion of several popular porn blogs within a short space of time.
Update: Tumbler says that the removal of some blogs on the site is not a change in its policy on adult content. Rather, it may have been the fault of "an overzealous heuristic". The full statement: "There have been no recent changes to our content policies. However, we have looked into the accounts in question and discovered that they belong to small handful of blogs that had been recently flagged as 'spam' by an overzealous heuristic. We are currently reviewing and will be reactivating any of these accounts that were improperly flagged."
[Original post follows]
We've pointed out before how Tumblr was actually okay with porn — as long as you flagged it clearly and didn't add video — but now a couple of porn publishers tell us that their sites have now been taken down, apparently without violating those rules.
Three of the blogs in question were "Art Or Porn?", "Booty Of The Day" and "TeamPervert.com", which one of the publishers estimates may have together been pulling in up to 5 million views per day month taken together.
Art Or Porn now leads to a "not found" page; Booty Of The Day now redirects to a BOTD site on another server; and TeamPervert redirects to another tumbler post with a message about getting shut down.
"For all three blogs to be unceremoniously dumped within a short timespan raises suspicion to me," says Mr E, the publisher of TeamPervert. ("Because of my career and the fear of losing my job, I've operated my blog under complete anonymity," he told me.)
This is how he explains what happened with his Tumblr:
"When my site was deleted from Tumblr, I received an automated two-sentence email saying my account was deactivated for 'spam or affiliate marketing', which was false. I ran standard ads units on the blog, I had no pop-ups, no predatory ads, no viruses, no creepy affiliate programs. The ads on my blog were no different than the ads on thousands of other Tumblr-hosted blogs today."
We also contacted Booty of the Day's publisher, David Ra, and he told us a similar story, adding that in fact Tumblr deleted in total four of his porn blogs within the space of two days in July. When he emailed to ask what happened,
"[Tumblr's] automated response said the reason for the termination was due to spamming and/or affiliate marketing. I've never spammed in my life. I have done something that was probably akin to affiliate marketing for [other] porn sites."
He says he may have been involved in adding some affiliate links, but that this was not the point of his site. His description of what he did do is strikingly similar to what non-porn people do with Tumblr, and on that level it's a bit gutting to hear about the work disappearing:
"I think Tumblr's TOS said some affiliate marketing was okay as long as it wasn't the main purpose of your blog. The thing I was doing was, sometimes when those sites released a new porn video, I would make a gif out of it, and then post it along with a link for people to go see the preview clip. The link would have my referral ID just in case somebody signed up on those sites, I would make a few dollars in the process. I found out that it was probably because of those links to porn sites that they terminated me, or at least that was the excuse they were using. If I ever tried to fight it (which I won't, since it would probably be fruitless), my excuse would be that it was content I was creating from their videos, and the links were technically links to the source of that content, which it was proper to credit them with."
Art or Porn — or at least who we think might be the administrator of the site — has not responded to a request for comment.
Ra says that he didn't challenge the closure also because he had been planning to build a "real site" for some time. What irked him the most was the fact that Tumblr did not give back his content:
"I didn't get a chance to do a site transfer and move everything before the shut down, so I had to just about start all over, after almost two years of creating content. I was putting in work into almost every last post I made, not just reblogging or posting stuff that I found," he said. "I had some stuff backed up, but the good stuff (not sure if you ever saw any of the sets of 6 – 8 gifs on the site) that took me the longest to create, was lost."
Unlike Ra who simply moved on, Mr E says he made repeated attempts to contact Tumblr to clear up the issue, asking specifically what he'd done wrong and what could be done to change it, including removing the ads that he ran on the site.
"But they didn't respond to me whatsoever," he says. "I would have permanently removed every ad unit on my blog if it saved me from a banning, but like I've said, I doubt ads were the real reason for this happening…I'm not angry, but I'm really disappointed that two and a half years of work could just be deleted without the courtesy of a real explanation."
Irrespective of what you think of porn, these stories raise some questions. Has Tumblr quietly changed its policy on porn, and why now? Is it cracking down on any use of affiliate marketing, and if so are other more kosher blogs at risk, too? And could it ever decide to turn on other categories of blogs, and should anyone be worried?
"This is about transparency from Tumblr. If they want to clean up their site then they should just come out and say it. If they don't want porn, or if they don't want whatever loose definition of 'affiliate marketing' on their service then they should say that too," says Mr E. "Had Tumblr bothered to make an announcement or put clearer language in their terms of service then bloggers like me could decide to take their traffic elsewhere."
One thing that seems clear to me is that Tumblr has grown massively in the last couple of years. Taking the top 15 or so subdomains on Tumblr today and comparing them with the top 15 from three years ago, you can see how non-porn content has crowded out porn sites from the top rankings.
(Believe it or not, Undressed Skeleton is a happy clappy healthy living site.)
That seems to imply that reducing traffic from the porn sites by shutting them down isn't going to have the same impact on Tumblr as it would have had in the past. And it might actually help raise the tone of it as it continues to grow and look for what it might do next.
We have reached out to Tumblr for a comment on this and will update as we learn more.
Updated: added in one more quote from Mr E. that puts the case for transparency very well.


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Violence in marginalized communities is a byproduct of structural racism with historical and present-day harmful repercussions. Institutional racism includes policies and structures that deprive certain individuals within a society equal opportunity to social, economic and political advantages. It is reflected in disparities regarding criminal justice, employment,housing, health care, political power and education. Consequently, marginalized communities fraught with violence are created and sustained. The witnessing, victimization and exposure to racism and violence for individuals residing in marginalized communities may lead to detrimental long lasting psychological effects (APA, 2014).
As engaged members of our community, we have an obligation and responsibility to address the cycle of violence and promote resiliency and healing. Join The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Keynote Speaker Dr. James Garbarino as this conference explores how various systems (e.g. mental health providers, community advocates, business and legislative leaders, educators and students) can work together to help promote individual and community empowerment through their efforts towards social justice. Objectives: Explore individual, community and social interventions to promote resiliency and healing from violence in marginalized communities Apply innovative research and theories in practice for positive change in communities Form interprofessional alliances to engage in systemic and sustainable change.


Operation Round Up, the charitable arm of Peace River Electric Cooperative (PRECO) granted $5,000 to support Habitat for Humanity Sarasota's mission to provide reasonably priced homes to local families.
"Habitat Sarasota homebuyers are qualified based on their need for improved living conditions, their willingness to complete a minimum of 300 volunteer hours, participation in homebuyer classes and ability to pay their loan," explains Snyder.
Since 1985, Habitat Sarasota has served more than 250 families. Each year, 800 volunteers put in nearly 17,000 hours working on area homes to help reduce construction costs and keep the homes affordable.
Funding for Operation Round Up is made possible through the generosity of Peace River Electric's consumer-members who voluntarily allow their electric bills to be rounded up to the next dollar for charitable purposes.
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Abbhantara Jataka (#281)
The Bodhisatta was once an ascetic who had many followers studying with him in the Himalayas. One time they all went down from the mountains to get salt and seasonings, and took up residence in a park near the king's palace. The Bodhisatta and his band of ascetics were all so wise and virtuous that when Indra, king of the gods, became aware of them he got jealous and wanted them to feel distressed. Indra set his plan in motion by sneaking into the queen's bedchamber at night and telling her that if she ate a "middle mango" she would conceive a son who would grow up to be a universal monarch. The next morning, the queen pretended to be ill. When the king came to see her, she told him of her craving for a middle mango. She didn't know what it was, but she knew she would die if she did not get one.
The king also had no idea what a middle mango was, so he gathered his advisors and asked them about it. They told him simply to pick a mango growing between two others, and the king sent some men to his park to do it. But Indra had all the mangoes there disappear and made the men report that the Bodhisatta's group had eaten them. The king ordered his men to beat the Bodhisatta and the other ascetics and evict them from the park. Indra's plan had worked, and he felt relaxed again. But the queen still longed for a middle mango.
The king called upon his chaplains and they told him they knew of middle mangoes only from ancient stories, which said they grew on Golden Mountain deep in the Himalayas in the realm of Vessavana, the guardian god of the north, where humans are forbidden. But parrots could travel there, they said. So the king told his favorite pet parrot, who was fed sweet grains from a golden plate and who loved the king very much, what he needed to do, and the grateful bird promised to do it. When he reached the Himalayas, he asked many other parrots where middle mangoes grew, but nobody knew. Eventually, once he was deep into the seventh range, he met some parrots who knew of Golden Mountain's middle mangoes, but there was no way to reach the tree: it was covered with seven iron nets and guarded by billions of goblins.
But the parrot was determined to go, and he asked for directions. Once he got there, the parrot waited until the dead of night, when the goblins were sleeping, to sneak in and grab a fruit. But as he approached, he rattled a net and the goblins awoke and seized him. As they discussed various ways to kill him, the parrot explained that just as they were loyal to their master, he was loyal to his, and he had no regrets about giving his life in service to his king. Doing so meant he would be reborn in heaven. This display of dedication pleased the goblins, and they spared the parrot's life because he was righteous.
Grateful, but still committed to his mission, the parrot asked the goblins to give him a fruit from their tree. But they couldn't. Every fruit was marked, and if any went missing, they would be killed. But they told the parrot about an ascetic living further up the mountain who got a regular gift of four middle mangoes from Vessavana. So the parrot went and told the ascetic about the queen's desire, and he offered two mangoes, one for the parrot to eat and one, tied around the parrot's neck, to take back to the palace. The parrot returned, and the queen's craving was, at last, satisfied—though she did not get pregnant, because Indra had lied.
The queen was an earlier birth of the Buddha's wife, who had become a disciple. One day she got terrible stomach pains from gas. It was a common affliction for her and was cured by mango juice with sugar, but since she now lived on alms, she did not know how to get this. Her son Rahula, a novice disciple, said he would help her. He told Sariputta, one of the Buddha's top disciples (the ascetic with the middle mangoes was an earlier birth of him), about his mother's illness and what she needed to cure it, and Sariputta said he would get it for her.
The next day, Sariputta went to the palace to explain his need, and the king himself crushed and sweetened some mangoes for her. Once she drank the juice, her pain went away. From then on, the king sent mango juice to her every day.
When the Buddha heard some of his disciples discussing his wife's stomach problem, he told them this story so they knew that she'd been in a similar situation in the past, and that Sariputta had resolved it then too.
The parrot was an earlier birth of Ananda, another of the Buddha's top disciples.


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Do you have any other certifications, like massage or acupuncture?
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Do you know my midwife/OB and my hospital/birthing center? What are the common procedures there?
Do you have former clients I could talk to?
What is your fee and what is included?
Once you have all these questions answered ask yourself: do I like her? Do I trust her? Does my partner like her?
These are perhaps the most important questions to ask yourself about the doula you are interviewing. This woman will be by your side through an intense journey. She will see you at your most vulnerable, and in order to help you, you must trust her! No matter the reason, there are some people we just don't feel right around…. If you don't feel comfortable around your doula, then regardless of how good a doula she is, she might not be the best doula for you. Trust your instincts! And if you do like your Doula- hire her, no matter her fee. She will be worth it because you will be able to relax with her and your parter by your side.


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'The Vampire Diaries': Paul Wesley Took 1 of Damon's Jackets From Wardrobe
by Christina Nunn | More Articles: TV
A cult classic with a massive fan following, The Vampire Diaries made stars out of actors Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, and Nina Dobrev. Exuding romance, fantasy, and intrigue, the TV show aired from 2009 through 2017, launching a media franchise that's still going strong. The actors who made the show's characters their own have consistently embraced the series, appearing at conventions and expressing their love for The Vampire Diaries. At a fan event several years ago, Wesley, who played Stefan Salvatore in the beloved series, revealed the piece of clothing he couldn't resist taking from the set.
Paul Wesley played Stefan Salvatore in 'The Vampire Diaries'
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Wesley was one of the show's leads, making a big impression on fans from day one. Loving and open-hearted, his character, Stefan Salvatore, was often at odds with his brother, Damon Salvatore, especially when it came to earning the affection of Elena Gilbert. During the series' run, Stefan goes through many changes, eventually taking on a more antagonistic, complicated role that divided viewers.
In PEOPLE's #SexiestManAlive 2020 issue, #VampireDiaries' @PaulWesley tells us how he's been keeping busy during the pandemic and opens up about getting a dog and launching a bourbon company with co-star Ian Somerhalder. Watch the full special on PeopleTV: https://t.co/cy7tOxqXO3 pic.twitter.com/gecwWj5OHi
— People (@people) November 20, 2020
By the end of the series, Stefan becomes the ultimate hero of The Vampire Diaries, sacrificing himself to save the town of Mystic Falls. For many fans, Stefan is the best character in the series, someone who has often proven himself a better partner than the mercurial and passionate Damon, played by Ian Somerhalder.
Paul Wesley admitted taking a black leather jacket from Damon's wardrobe
Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder in 2009 in San Diego, California | Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Not only was Stefan one of the most charming characters in The Vampire Diaries, but he was also one of the most stylish. However, Wesley gravitated toward Damon's wardrobe, as he revealed in a 2017 convention interview posted on YouTube.
Responding to a question about the items cast members took from the set, Wesley joked, "What don't I steal?" before reaching for a black leather jacket at his feet and admitting he took the garment from Somerhalder's side of the wardrobe department.
Wesley even pointed out the mic tape still attached to the jacket as proof he lifted it from the set when no one was looking.
Other 'The Vampire Diaries' cast members admitted to taking items from the set
Honored! Thank you @THR @brothersbond https://t.co/kfo8fpf8hV pic.twitter.com/KaVc0nZLW7
— Paul Wesley (@paulwesley) November 25, 2022
'The Vampire Diaries' Star Ian Somerhalder's Thirst Trap Photo Kills 4 Birds With 1 Stone
The rest of the Vampire Diaries cast members in the panel interview were equally open about their propensity to swipe items from the set. Some even admitted planning to take some accessories and décor from Damon's apartment before the show wrapped. Most admitted to grabbing socks from the wardrobe department. And far and away, Damon's clothes were the most popular items to "steal."
As it turns out, Somerhalder didn't mind that his castmates took his character's clothing. The actor has remained close with his former co-stars since The Vampire Diaries went off the air, frequently reuniting for social media posts and special projects. Somerhalder and Wesley even launched Brother's Bond, a bourbon reflecting their affinity for their Vampire Diaries characters and real-life affection for each other.
Although Wesley and Somerhalder have gone on to work on many other projects, they have remained closely connected to the characters they portrayed years ago.
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Rhetoric of Historical Discourse
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Participants in this course can expect to accomplish two goals: they will become familiar with a fair amount of the two epics attributed to Homer (the Iliad and Odyssey); and they will learn how classical texts are received by later generations, with Homer as the centerpiece example. That is, we will look at the way in which classical texts are transmitted from the past and how they have survived (or have failed to survive) from antiquity into the present; how readers have sought to make sense of them and to locate them in reality; and how Homer's originally sung texts were changed (adapted, used, quoted, sometimes maligned and abused, sometimes creatively reshuffled, translated into different media—first writing, then sculpture, painting, poetry, cinema—or transposed into geographical and archaeological inquiries) while still remaining identifiably "Homeric," and in this way came to constitute a Homeric tradition that continues to flourish today. And because this tradition has had to invent its source (Homer, whose identity is utterly mysterious and may turn out to be an idea, not a person), the tradition is literally eccentric in all of its manifestations: at its center stands an absent and empty name ("Homer") and an unanswerable question ("Who was Homer?"). Wrestling with these dilemmas has long been a productive way to generate new cultural forms and especially new "untimely" critiques of the often violent but ever alluring foundations of our culture. This process is still alive today.
Readings in the first half of the term will cover antiquity: the archaeology of Troy, the history of the Trojan War, the Homeric poems (read selectively), and ancient critiques or revisions of Homer (Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Gorgias, Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, Longinus, Dio Chrysostom). The second half will cover selected modern counterparts, above all philosophers, cultural critics, and poets: Vico, Hegel, Nietzsche, Horkheimer and Adorno, Auerbach, Simone Weil, Rachel Bespaloff, Derek Walcott, Christopher Logue, and Kate Tempest. Secondary readings, providing background and context, will accompany the primary materials.
Requirements: two in-class presentations, a take-home midterm (essay format), and a final paper (ca. 8-10 pp.), to be presented in draft during the last week of class. Please visit the bCourses course site for updates and for readings as they become available.


There are various health condition that can result from having a heavyweight to the body. This include obesity, heart problems, hypertension, and many others. For This reason, it is important to watch over the body weight to avoid exceeding the required recommended weight. The most common cause for weight gain too many people is the eating habits. With this, people gain weight after a short period. To alleviate the challenges of weight gain, you can adopt various activities to help you out. Among the procedures to follow are as outlined in this article.
One of the things to do to help in weight loss is observing the diet. Certain types of food make the body to add more weight more so fatty foods and junks. To avoid weight gain, therefore, you need to avoid taking a large amount of these types of food. In the same regard, some types of food help in reducing the body weight.These are things like vegetables and fruits among others.Therefore, When planning to start body weight loss procedures, the first thing to do is to change the diet. From this, there will be results visible after a short period.
Another thing to do to lose weight is exercising. The energy consumption rate by the body when in inactive form is less. Thus, all the unused food is stored in the body as fats making the weight to increase. But, when active the extra food is broken down to produce energy with less being stored. Due to this, it is advisable to be doing exercise to help in the weight loss. Depending on one's capabilities, there are numerous forms of exercise to choose from. When you find the most suitable exercise, you now come up with a schedule of how and when to be doing it. For better results, the exercising should be done regularly.
The other thing is to use supplements for the weight loss. There are numerous medical practices that have emerged as a result of advanced technology in today's world. One way this is possible is by having supplements to use for the weight loss.Therefore, when having planning to lose some pounds, you can opt for these supplements to help you out. The best way to help you get the best supplements is by visiting your local medical practitioner to recommend you the most effective ones as there are multiple in the market. Some may work and others may not, depending on the individual body and the contents of the supplements. Due to this, you should find the right supplement for you to use when you want to lose weight.


PS1="$PS1 \`if [ \$? = 0 ]; then echo -e '\[\033[01;32m\]:-)';"
PS1="$PS1 else echo -e '\[\033[01;31m\]:-(' \$?; fi\`\[\033[00m\]"
PS1="$PS1 \$(__git_ps1 \"(%s)\") \$ "
As you can see, now I have nice colors: The hostname is green, the folder is blue, the return value of the last executed command is a green :-) in case of success (exit code = 0), and a red :-( in case of errors (exit code != 0). In addition, the last part shows the current git branch (master). Showing the git branch is very useful especially if you are using arc a lot and work with many branches.
I am sure there are many more cool additions to the terminal. If you have some nice additions, please share – maybe also as a new blog?
The git branch thing is very useful (though where does __git_ps1 come from?) i have it done in a different way.
One of the things i miss is that the shell is not "magic" and doesn't realize i've changed to a different branch in another shell and updates itself to the new branch, so sometimes you have to press enter just to make sure that the branch is updated.
__git_ps1 : this is to let you see your git repository if the directory is a git directory.
Actually, displaying the error code in the above example does not work. $0 will always be "1" because this is the return code of the failed comparison "[ $? = 0 ]".
Need help on High Sierra. I am getting "-bash: __git_ps1: command not found" error. I did install bash-completion using brew and modified the ~/.bash_profile.
+1 for the zsh comments. After 20 years, I finally tried zsh because I wanted a couple of features I couldn't get in bash. Just in one terminal at first, then another, then over a few months I switched all my terminal tabs, and finally changed my default shell to zsh. It's a whole new world in a terminal.


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This morning we left Les Saintes at a little after 7am. It was a motorsailing day with winds less than 10 kts which means the waves were <1 feet. That means it was a VERY comfortable sail which I loved. We traveled 23.4nm to get to Pigeon Island in the Jacques Cousteau National Park. My friend Janet said it was worth snorkeling so snorkel we did. I did put on my shortie wetsuit for extra flotation and a little warmth as I admit I'm a wimp with slightly cool water by my definition. All the yellow mooring balls were taken, so we picked up a white one close to the smallest island. It's about 20+ feet deep at the ball and then between the island it's shallow so you can stand. We did see many fish, queen trigger fish, Sargent majors, small groupers, parrot fish, snappers and many kind of corals. It's the best we've seen but nothing was as good as the reefs in Belize. I finished first and just as Phil was coming up to Changes, the park Police, as evidenced by a card that said "Police" said that we weren't suppose to,be in the white mooring balls as they are for dive boats. Well, we were done anyway. I rinsed off and washed my hair in the head and then we were off. Originally, we were going to anchor in the harbor nearby but as it was only 1145am and we didn't like the look of the anchorage, we decided to make the <10 mi trip to Deshaies (Day Hey). Vision Quest was a couple miles behind us once we were swimming and once they couldn't set their anchor a couple times, they decided to follow.
This too was a nice motoring ride with Phil going down below for a rest. By 130pm we picked up the last mooring ball for boats up to 13 meters. I'm glad we got one. It's really crowded here and as I sit typing this post, a catamaran is anchoring at 625pm in the last light of dusk. No lights lit on their boat yet. It must be a chartered boat trying to get everything they can from their vacation. Not like us always glad that we left early. We have never said we were sorry we left too early.
After talking with Bob and Jeanne at Vision Quest about plans for tomorrow, Phil and I decided to go to town to see if there are any guides to tour the northern part of Guadaloupe tomorrow and to get more Euros. We walked up and down town looking for aN ATM Machine and didn't see one. We did see the closed tourist office. We talked to the clerk in a tourist shop who said the cash machine was broken and Phil wrangled it out of her that it was located at the post office. As we were walking down in the direction we hoped the Post Office would be, we said Hi to a couple in a bar and they said Hi back in English! Wow!! Then we stopped to talk to Andy and Linda from England in a town north of Manchester almost to Scotland but on the east coast. They have been cruising for 8 years and had cruised on the Chesapeake Bay. Linda had crossed the Atlantic in 1979 on a 29′ boat. They didn't say what Andy was doing at that time.
We we got back to the boat about 430pm and I started warming up left over black beans and rice and Phil cooked hamburgers on the grill.
We watched the sunset and saw a small green flash, our third for the season! There continues to be not any wind which makes it feel very warm and when a 7 kt gust comes it is very welcomed. We are planning on sailing to Antigua on Tuesday with Walkabout pending weather forecast from Chris Parker.
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Sounds beautiful Lorraine! What is the "small green flash" you see when watching the sunset?
I think it's the bending of the light around the earth from the sun. We talked about it the other day with other cruisers but don't have a clue. Will have to Google it to find out. We have seen it at home when looking out over Lake Erie with an unobstructed view and a clear horizon.
You will have to go to Lake Erie on a clear day with no clouds on the horizon and watch the sun set. It's the color the sun turns just as the last little bit slips behind the horizon. Clear day with no clouds and no obstructions is the key.


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Man jailed for killing baby girl
Thursday 25th May 2017 1:00 pm
Joshua Martin was jailed for seven years for killing his young daughter ()
A TEENAGE father from Alton who killed his six-week-old daughter Ezmai while his partner was taking a shower in their Bordon flat, was jailed for seven years at Winchester Crown Court last Friday after being found guilty of manslaughter.
Joshua Martin, now 20, of Salisbury Close, Alton, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter following his April trial at Winchester Crown Court.
With the seven years custody to be served in a young offenders' institution, Martin was sentenced to serve a further five years on licence.
He was warned by the Hon Justice May that if he committed any offence while on licence he would go back to jail.
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She told him that any contact he was to have with young children in the future "is to be closely monitored".
A charge of murder, to which Martin had pleaded not guilty at the start of the trial, was reduced to manslaughter.
On Friday Martin's parents were in the public gallery and Ezmai's mother Jemma Pethybridge, who was 19 at the time Ezmai was killed, was also in the court. She began sobbing loudly as Martin was sentenced and was helped by two friends as she left.
In a statement read in the court she said she felt her life had been taken away because her daughter's life had been taken away.
It was on June 28, 2015, in the flat she shared with Martin, then 18 - in New Road, Bordon and "described as having a pressure-cooker atmosphere" - that Ms Pethybridge returned from having a shower to find Ezmai lying on the floor, not breathing, appearing lifeless with "milky vomit" coming from her nose and mouth.
During a 999 call, which was played at the trial, Martin was advised to administer chest compressions while the couple waited for the ambulance to arrive.
Ezmai was taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital, in Guildford, before being transferred to St George's Hospital, in Tooting, London, where she later died.
She had received a head injury which had caused a subdural haemorrhage and severe brain damage, the court heard. She also had bloodshot eyes, said to be "consistent with being shaken", and had eight bruised or fractured ribs, which were not damaged by the chest compressions.
Ms Pethybridge went with her daughter in the ambulance while Martin stayed behind and, in a rage, "trashed the flat".
Before the sentencing of Martin, prosecutor William Mousley QC had told the court that since the trial the defendant, after one day in remand, had been placed under curfew.
He read a statement made by Ms Pethybridge in February last year about the effect the death of her daughter had had on her.
"What happened in 2015 I will try to describe," she had said. "I feel disgusted, annoyed and mentally not completely right.
"I get frightened leaving the house and since Ezmai died I have had great difficulty in showering."
She also said she did not trust people and had difficulty remembering that part of her life.
"I feel my life has been taken away because my daughter's life was taken away," she said.
Defending, Richard Barraclough QC said his client had been "stressed at the time" when he showed this disproportionate force of violence towards his daughter.
"He was very young at the time, 18 years of age, and immature and was also struggling as he had taken his responsibilities to his baby daughter seriously," Mr Barraclough told the court.
"He was working long hours as a labourer under pressure to support the family and this descended into this patten of violence.
"But what can I say that will reverse the terrible loss of this baby?"
Justice May told Martin: "Your baby daughter was six weeks old and in your care when she suffered a fatal attack consistent with being shaken and her head hitting something hard.
"But you have not given an account of what happened - just she was lying on the floor while you Hoover around, and you saw milky vomit coming from her mouth.
"When she was taken to hospital you stayed behind and pulled down the curtains in the flat and smashed furniture."
From the reports, said the judge, the relationship the defendant had with Ms Pethybridge "had been demanding" but "you seemed to be doing well, and you supported them, and your parents were proud of how you were doing".
"However, things weren't going well and the defendant didn't want to stay but only stayed because of his daughter so the flat had become a pressure cooker."
On that day in June, the judge told Martin: "You had been playing on your Xbox all day and you stopped and attacked Ezmai.
"Your temper against your daughter was instant and this rage against your daughter is of great concern and there has been no acknowledgement by you of how Ezmai got these injuries. So I have taken into consideration that any contact you have with young children in the future is well monitored. The fact is you caused her death, although you have not revealed how she received these fractures, and your rage was just short of murder."
Martin made no response as his sentence was passed and just turned and left the dock.
Winchester Crown CourtAltonBordon


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I will lift up my voice, I will joyfully sing not for what You have done but for Who You are. You are the song that I sing, melody in heart, the reason I sing is to please Your Name. He reigns, Jesus reigns, He reigns forever more, for ever more.// we lift your Name higher, we lift Your Nam higher, we lift Your Name higher, we lift Your Name higher. Shout alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, shout alleluia, alleluia, shout alleluia, alleluia.
Father in heaven we thank You, we worship You, we glorify You, we adore You, we praise Your Holy Name. Thank You Father for a brand new day, full of mercies and compassion of the Lord most high. We bless Your Name in all that You have given us, glory be to Your Name in Jesus Name.
Beloved, we are to worship today, praise the Lord. First let thank God for the privilege to call Him Abba, Father. Show your gratitude to the soon coming King, Whose Words standeth sure. You are inheritance of the Lord because you made the Lord Your God your savior, so shall the Lord honour you because He is your portion in the land of the living.
Thank God for His Word standeth sure. He never fail from eternity to eternity he standeth sure. There is none like God.
Sincerely beloved, weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. It means that what ever you face in a day had no permission to resurface the next morning. Praise God. Someone is surprise. But that what is written go back to read yesterday ministration. It therefore means that anything that happened the day before appeared again because you permitted it to be.
This is call for us to start living in the presence not in the past. Past bring sorrow and pain while allow it to exist. Why permit it to interfere with the daily plan of God. You may not understand this because it is rheme. It was given to me, you gain more understanding by following what the Spirit is saying.
Last week we discussed about "songs of confidence." The confidence you have in God is what you know about Him. A flash back on some of our fore fathers who walked with God. It was after thirty years of walk with God, Father Abraham gained confidence in God. When he has confidence was not fully on God alone, He tried other quicker way of attending His promise. Praise God. And when finally fulfilled His promise in their lives, Sarah called it Isaac. Her laughter has come, her rejoicing was finally delivered.
Now hear this, when God requested his Isaac, it was easier for him to obey.
Dear beloved, your confidence in God is Who you perceive Him to be. The more closer you are; the better your relationship with Him which translate to higher confidence.
When God surprises you by answering your prayers or blessing you , it will help in your trusting Him that even when there is delay in other things that may come up later in life, the testimony you wants experienced of the Lord will help you to know that your waiting and trusting in God will not be in vain. Praise God.
Beloved, this morning I have a question for you, do you fully rely on God in all that concerns you? What are those things that had defy solution in your live, will you entrust it or them in His Hand for a way out?
Call on Him and He will answer was His instruction to us. Can you rely on Him for solution and breakthrough afterall? Many run hither and thither why waiting for their needs to be meet.
Today, God is saying can you rely on me to bless you. to honour you and to clothed you with glory?
Yes He promise to help us. To hear us whenever we call on Him. (Jer 33:3).
The needy cries; what else can he do? His cry is heard of God; what else need he do? Let the needy reader take to crying at once, for this will be his wisdom. Do not cry in the ears of friends, for even if they can help you it is only because the Lord enables them. The nearest way is to go straight to God, and let your cry come up before Him. Straightforward makes the best runner: run to the Lord, and not to secondary causes.
"Alas!" you cry, "I have no friend or helper." So much the better; you can rely upon God in both capacities — as without supplies and without helpers. Make your double need your double plea. Even for temporal mercies you may wait upon God, for He careth for His children in these temporary concerns. As for spiritual necessities, which are the heaviest of all, the Lord will hear your cry, and will deliver you and supply you.
O poor friend, try your rich God. O helpless one, lean on His help. He has never failed me, and I am sure He will never fail you. Come as a beggar, and God will not refuse you help. Come with no plea but His grace. Jesus is King, will He let you perish of want? What! Did you forget this?
Yes! He is more than able to deliver and to make whole. I look up to God for help and He helped me. What has hold me captivity for over six month got broken because I held on to the skirt of Jesus like blind Bartimaeus and I cried unto Him and He heard me and answered me. It took a toll on me but God is God. He has early announce that I will rejoice this month but He alone knows the package that He wants to deliver to me. However, I can also move Him if I call on Him. He will answer because He hath said it.
Beloved, prayer for the grace to be heard and answered to given the same time in Jesus Name. As I was walking in that dominion I cannot but thank God. We discussed wisdom yesterday, beloved, whatever we discuss here please take home and think over it and also pray over it. God has given me this victory over two weeks before the manifestation in the physically but I cried for help and he did helpeth me.
I believe someone in the house also needs help and God is saying call on me. Until you call, He will be waiting. And as soon as you call, He will answer. Is a promise, trust it and it will be so. Praise God.
Our heavenly Father often draws us with the cords of love; but ah! how backward we are to run towards Him! How slowly do we respond to His gentle impulses! He draws us to exercise a more simple faith in Him; but we have not yet attained to Abraham's confidence; we do not leave our worldly cares with God, but, like Martha, we cumber ourselves with much serving.
Our meagre faith brings leanness into our souls; we do not open our mouths wide, though God has promised to fill them. Does He not this evening draw us to trust Him? Can we not hear Him say, "Come, My child, and trust Me. The veil is rent; enter into My presence, and approach boldly to the throne of My grace.
I am worthy of thy fullest confidence, cast thy cares on Me. Shake thyself from the dust of thy cares, and put on thy beautiful garments of joy." But, alas! though called with tones of love to the blessed exercise of this comforting grace, we will not come.
At another time He draws us to closer communion with Himself. We have been sitting on the doorstep of God's house, and He bids us advance into the banqueting hall and sup with Him, but we decline the honour. There are secret rooms not yet opened to us; Jesus invites us to enter them, but we hold back.
Shame on our cold hearts! We are but poor lovers of our sweet Lord Jesus, not fit to be His servants, much less to be His brides, and yet He hath exalted us to be bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, married to Him by a glorious marriage-covenant.
Herein is love! But it is love which takes no denial. If we obey not the gentle drawings of His love, He will send affliction to drive us into closer intimacy with Himself. Have us nearer He will. What foolish children we are to refuse those bands of love, and so bring upon our backs that scourge of small cords, which Jesus knows how to use!
Beloved, why experience the scourge of small cords while we have been bid to come in love.
I will go in the love of the Lord by prayer, by mediating on His Word and singing new songs to Him. Though He may tarry but my joy will be deliver afterall. I have my confidence in Him is it same with you. Do you have your confidence also in Him. Glory be to God.
Pray like never before. Rely on God alone as you walk through this life and God will show forth in your situation in Jesus Name. As God to give grace to daily in him and let go what is history.
My God will make you a wonder. Honey will come out from the rock for you praise God!
He knows that trust in Him (Nah 1:7).
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Holidays in the United States 2023, 2024, 2025
The United States does not have national holidays in the sense of days on which all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees. There are eleven such Federal holidays, ten annual and one quadrennial holiday.
The annual Federal holidays are widely observed by state and local governments; however, they may alter the dates of observance or add or subtract holidays according to local custom. Pursuant to the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968, official holidays are observed on a Monday, except for New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. There are also U.S. state holidays particular to individual U.S. states.
Most retail businesses close on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but remain open on all other holidays. Private businesses often observe only the "big six" holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Some also add the Friday after Thanksgiving, or one or more of the other federal holidays.
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Pet health care specialist Bob Martin, which has been caring for pets since 1982 has added a new range of Natural Vitality Treats for cats and dogs to its diverse product offering. They are packed full of goodness and derived from a careful choice of ingredients. Every product in the Nature Vitality range has a minimum of 70% meat/fish.
A few weeks back I was kindly offered to test out some New Vitality Treats from Bob Martin. I love both cats and dogs but only have a cat at the moment as we're much too busy to have a dog. Our Garfield is very loved in our home and we doesn't go without his lovely treats. He's one of the family.
Bob Martin's Cat treats collection included Flexi-Joint Salmon and Top Coat Fish to keep your cats skin and fur coat healthy. There is also Peak Performance Beef to support strong muscles and bones. I found that Garfield loved them! He gobbled them down without even giving them a second sniff. He really seemed to enjoy them as when ever I put a few into his bowl after dinner time, they were never there very long. I only gave him a few a day but I know he loved every bite. I can happily speak for Garfield and say that he is now a huge fan and could happily eat these all day long.
I was also sent some Dog Treats for the kids Granny's dogs to try. Jess and Flo are treated like princesses in their home. They really are treated like one of the family. They enjoy long walks every day and even go along on their family holidays every year. They're two lucky dogs. The dog treats collection comes in three varieties to support their healthy diets and lifestyle. The range includes Salmon treats to help support supple joints and healthy skin and coat. Lamb and Rice to support a healthy digestion and Chicken to help maintain oral health. Jess and Flo loved the Bob Martin treats. They happily ate them all and were happily wagging their tails hoping for more.
I definitely have to say I will be buying them again as they were such good quality treats for the low price. My pets loved them which means a happy pet and a happy owner.


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I love your paints.You are a very great artist.
Stunning. I love how realistic it looks but still shows it's an artwork.
Wow! This is simply wonderful.
Bravo! Beautiful job! You are truly blessed with a wonderful gift! How old are you?
one of the most amazing pastel drawings i have seen in my life!
do you sell your art? its just beautiful!!
Sorry, this one is not for sale. Thank you!
Just practice? Awesome, awesome work!
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that is really good! I watched the video too!
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Cleaning: Floor Care Equipment
The Future Of Floor Care
How Robotic Cleaning Equipment Is Changing The Industry
Commercial Cleaning And Technology Collide
Welcome To 'Smart' Floor Cleaning Machines
Are Robots Taking Over Jobs?
BY Stephanie S. Beecher
Despite the benefits of robotic cleaning, it has not come without its controversies — the largest of which has to do with replacing the human workforce. But the manufacturers contend that autonomous floor cleaning simply makes janitors more productive, not obsolete. They add janitors will still be needed to fill the water tanks, provide light maintenance and set the programming.
"We are not displacing people," says Bidell. "In most cases, there is more work for the janitorial staff to perform than there are hours allocated. This is just one time-consuming task taken off their plate."
McElhattan points out that the industry is already struggling with staff shortages. In wealthy cities such as Singapore or San Francisco, for example, people can't afford to live on a janitor's wage. The entry of floor cleaning robots could shore up those losses, as well as provide labor savings.
"I think it's inevitable that there could be some reduction in the head count of janitors over the next 10 years," says McElhattan. "There are going to be fewer janitors, but that's the way tech advancement goes. If [BSCs] can buy a couple of robots and have 125 people, instead of 128, that's attractive to them."
Still, few manufacturers dispute robotics' shiny reliability factor. They say humans are often driven by emotion and are prone to errors. That can lead to unfinished or subpar work — and leave BSCs behind to deal with the consequences.
"As a BSC, I can guarantee that this work gets done," says Krausenik of the robots. "That's a powerful statement."
In addition to helping janitorial staff lighten the load, robotic floor cleaning manufacturers say one of the biggest benefits of robotic technology may have to do with worker safety. Janitors are the third-leading group of workers affected by musculoskeletal disorders due to the repetitive motion of cleaning. Robots could eliminate that factor.
"The injury rate is really high," says McElhattan. "This technology is bringing solutions that get people out of the dull, dirty and dangerous work environment."
Limitations … For Now
Currently the machines are relegated to the wide-open spaces seen in big box stores, office buildings, educational facilities and airport terminals. Most of the machines are roughly the same size as current floor care equipment, and thus are not exactly nimble.
Then there's the problem of navigation.
Though the machines are fine-tuned to stop on a dime for humans and other obstacles, the machines are too large to maneuver in tight or cluttered spaces. Other limitations include those similar to that of manual floor cleaners — battery longevity, water tank fill times and switching out floor pads and other attachments to perform specific cleaning tasks.
Yet, perhaps the biggest barrier lies within the high cost of the equipment. Larger BSCs may be able to afford the machines, but small businesses will likely be kept out of the loop — at least for now.
"These are not Roombas you are going to buy for your home — it's a $40,000 robot," says McElhattan. "We believe we have about a 12-month ROI, but if you don't have $40,000, we're probably out of range."
That being said, most BSCs aren't likely to purchase an entire fleet of robotic floor cleaners, says the team at Sealed Air Diversey Care. The company believes buying even just one robot is worth the labor savings, which is an attractive concept to BSCs. Plus, expenses are sure to come down as the technology continues to improve.
"Our sales and service is constantly working with engineering," says Mark Klawitter of TASKI-Intellibot technical services for Sealed Air Diversey Care. "We're not content with where our machines are today."
Manufacturers say the opportunities for robotics in floor cleaning — and in commercial cleaning in general — are boundless.
"The interest level in the activity in the marketplace regarding robotics is accelerating," says Bidell. "If you compare potential users to one year ago, it is significantly larger. We believe this trend will continue as we get beyond early adopters, into more of everyday users."
The robots of today are certainly not the robots of tomorrow.
"Five years from now, we'll be having a different conversation," says McElhattan. "Robots may be able to pick up your garbage can, move chairs and vacuum in and out of cubicles."
Upcoming Robotics Webcast
Cleanlink.com will host the webcast "Robotics: Emerging Technology in the Cleaning Industry" on May 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern. The free webcast will feature a panel of robotic technology providers and explore what the future holds for autonomous equipment.
The discussion will cover current robotic cleaning applications and how the machines fit into today's cleaning programs. Panel members will also evaluate robots' benefits and productivity advantages, among other topics.
At the end of the webcast, the panel members will take part in a question-and-answer session with the live audience.
If unable to attend, the archived webcast can be viewed anytime, for free, at www.cleanlink.com/webcasts.
Stephanie S. Beecher is a freelance writer based in Milwaukee. She is a former Associate Editor of Contracting Profits.
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