Surely more than one ever thought in the possibility of creating your own iPhone buying components and assembling it, especially when are these reports claiming that an iPhone costs about €250 if we add the value of each of its parts individually. Because there is someone who has not only thought about it but it has succeeded. It's Scotty Allen, software engineer, who traveled to China to get all necessary parts and managed to mount a 6s iPhone fully functional, and tells us in this video.
The daring adventurer posa of satisfied after the Odyssey that earned him to get all the components needed to build your own Iphone.opto for an iPhone 6s because in this way it would be easier to get all the components, and despite that was no simple task. Had to travel to China and look at the market of Huaqiangbei parts. Some could get them without problems, but others needed the collaboration of vendors that work closely with Scotty that he got his goal. The motherboard was the piece that more work cost him to find.
The end result was an iPhone 16GB storage 6s with fully functional TouchID. How much will your 6s iPhone cost? Unfortunately the figure not believe to encourage many to repeat this feat, because Scotty ensures that you spent about $1000 in that iPhone, not counting the trip to China or e time to search or mount. Parts that broke, tools, and components that ultimately did not need are the cause of the price of the iPhone was even bigger than the official price. Despite everything worth worth see the video where he shows his adventure in China.


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Dear Friends,Welcome to the House of Enlightenment in the metaverse. For a very long time, I have reflected on the phrase that you find in the New Testament by Jesus Christ –"In my Father's house there are many mansions."If you really look at that statement, it is about the multidimensionality of our existence. Existence is our real home, and existence has many dimensions. Once we understand the multidimensionality of existence, then we can return to our home which is multidimensional. Our physical habitatsare symbolic representations of our real home which is existence itself! So,when we look at wisdom traditions, and I quote this from the non-dual traditions, the multidimensionality of existence can be seen in the human body itself. The most obvious level of existence that all of us are familiar with is the material existence. You look at your own body, it's physical. And then you look at everythingelse, the furnishings inyour house, the paintings, the other objects.Look at the scenery outside, trees and gardens in other homes, and automobiles. This is the physical level of existence. But now, let's stay just with our body. What you see right now as my body and your own body is the physical level of existence. And its symbolic representations are art, furnishings, objects, decorations andyour own physical body. That's the first levelor the most obvious level of existence. The second level of existence is what we call the energetic. And now we know that matter and energy are the same thing. But in wisdom traditions, the energy of the universe, particularly in biological phenomena like those trees outside the window, like my own body, this energy is vital energy. It is the energy that animates our body. It is usually called Prana. Prana is vital energy. The third level of existence is that part of our being which we call emotional. Emotions override everything in our existence. And emotions are related to relationships, personal relationships, social interactions, professional relationships, relationship with the environment, and relationship with nature, these are all governed by emotions. When our emotions are in balance, we spontaneously experience empathy, we feel what others feel, compassion, joy, equanimity and ultimately the highest level of emotion which we come to which is the loss of the fear of death. So that's the third level of existence.The fourth level of existence is what we call the intellectual level of existence where we have reason and logic. And of course, human beings have created human civilizations through this part of our brain which we call the cortical brain. And everything that you see today, in science, technology, and all the amazing gadgets we have including this one, this computer, where I'm speaking to you, soall creation of the rational mind. So that is the next level of existence. We've talked about the physical, the energetic, the emotional, the intellectual.And if we go beyond the intellectual level, we find something called our self-image or our ego identity, the persona or personality that projects itself as our physical body. All our personal stories, all our anxieties are actually related to our self-image. A healthy self-image or healthy
ego is where we feel beneath no one, superior to no one, where we are fearless,and where we are actually in no need of validation. And so, when we are immune to criticism or flattery, if you feel beneath no one and superior to no one and we are fearless, then we have a healthy self-image. Our self-image is our selfie. Now go beyond this level of existence, so we talk about material existence, energetic, emotional,intellectual, ego or self-image. There's a sixth level of existence which is called conditioned bliss. It is before the mind is conditioned. You see it ina child, curiosity, wonder,excitement, surprise, peek-a-boo, and spontaneous joy. It's called transpersonal spontaneity and spontaneous joy,which is the basis of insight, intuition, imagination, creativity and ultimately the desire for higher consciousness. So that's the next level of existence. What's beyond that? Beyond that is pure existence, the source of all experience. And this pure existence is the feel of infinite possibilities, it'sunpredictable, it's a feel of infinite creativity, infinite imagination, infinite love, infinite joy, self-regulation, self-evolution, and everything that is happening at the source of all existence. This is the level of our unconditioned mind, beyond even the level of bliss. It is ultimate reality! So what would multidimensional living mean? Multidimensional living would mean being integrated at all these levels, physical, energetic, emotional, intellectual, self-image, conditioned bliss, and the source , the self of the individual which is the self of the universe. This is the true meaning of the House of Enlightenment. How can we return to our original state while actually balancing and integrating all the expressions of our original state?As we design this House of Enlightenment, a multidimensionality of existence, then every room, every object, every furnishing, every piece of art should be so sculpted into experience that we have integration of all these levels. Frequently, I've used the word joyful, energetic body for the physical level and the energetic level.Loving, compassionate heart for the emotional level. Reflective, clear mind for the rational, intellectual level. And then, lightness of being as the more subtle levels of our existence where we experience conditioned bliss and ultimately find freedom from all suffering at the source of existence. Let ustogetherdesign multiple homes with multidimensional experiences. You know your kitchen could be the source of prana and vital energy, but also that which balances everything that's happening in your body including your microbiome, the genetic information that predominates most of the genetic information in our body. So, just think of a kitchen so designed to maximize vital energy and a joyful, energetic body. Think of the library as nourishing everythingthe rational mind desires to know. Think of the living spaces as those spaces where there is emotional fulfillment in terms of relationship with the environment, relationship with other people, relationship with your pets and other sentient beings, relationship with plants, trees and nature. Think of living environments that nurture your emotional well-being in the direction of empathy and compassion and enjoy and equanimity. Let us create spaces for connection with our true self, with our spirit, with oursoul, spaces that nourish our well-being by facilitating the experience of going beyond the subtle body, beyond the physical body,experiences that allow us to tap into the wisdom of our soul. These would be meditation spaces, spaces for yoga, space for breathwork, spaces for solitude, spaces for
getting in touch with the source of our existence or what we may say simple awareness or just being present, a space for presence. As we begin to understand the multidimensionality of our existence, then let's make our homes the agents, the catalysts, the driving force to sustainthis integration of what we call body, energy, emotions, mind, the level of bliss and ultimately the source of all existence. If we can do this successfully,and if you can participate with your own creative ideas regarding colors and shapes, and how to shape actually the spaces themselves because you know when we look at objects or when we look around, we notice only the objects. But if the shapes were such in space itself, then we would know that space is our home, that space is modifying itself into all levels of existence. So sacred spaces, sacred spaces of shapes of spaces and sacred geometries should govern every container of experience. Thisis an invitation from me, Deepak Chopra, and I invite to be a participant in the House of Enlightenment, in the house of multidimensional existence. And together, if we do this and we use everyone's creativity and everyone's artistic genius and everyone'smusical talents and soundscapes, we can create innumerable homes of multidimensional existenceand enlightenment. Join me in this great adventure on the metaverse. My house in the real-world andhas been designed bywellness architect Veronica Smith (Vera Iconica Architecture) and the plans/designswillbe available viaNFT'son the ChopraVerse platform.Because everything's that's invisible ultimately becomes visible. Everything that's spiritual ultimately manifests the so-called action. ThisChopraverse project is in partnership with Utopia and Seva.Love. Let us work together to create sacred spaces, multidimensional homes, houses of enlightenment, so we can move in the direction of a more peaceful, just, sustainable, healthier and joyful world.Take care my friends. Become part of the metahuman human adventure and let us create experiences in the houses of enlightenment.
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// Copyright 2020 The NATS Authors
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package io.nats.client.api;

import io.nats.client.support.JsonSerializable;
import io.nats.client.support.JsonUtils;

import static io.nats.client.support.ApiConstants.*;
import static io.nats.client.support.JsonUtils.*;

/**
 * External configuration referencing a stream source in another account
 */
public class External implements JsonSerializable {
    private final String api;
    private final String deliver;

    static External optionalInstance(String fullJson) {
        String objJson = JsonUtils.getJsonObject(EXTERNAL, fullJson, null);
        return objJson == null ? null : new External(objJson);
    }

    External(String json) {
        api = JsonUtils.readString(json, API_RE);
        deliver = JsonUtils.readString(json, DELIVER_RE);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a JSON representation of this mirror
     *
     * @return json mirror json string
     */
    public String toJson() {
        StringBuilder sb = beginJson();
        addField(sb, API, api);
        addField(sb, DELIVER, deliver);
        return endJson(sb).toString();
    }

    /**
     * The subject prefix that imports the other account <code>$JS.API.CONSUMER.> subjects</code>
     *
     * @return the api prefix
     */
    public String getApi() {
        return api;
    }

    /**
     * The delivery subject to use for the push consumer.
     *
     * @return delivery subject
     */
    public String getDeliver() {
        return deliver;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "External{" +
                "api='" + api + '\'' +
                ", deliver='" + deliver + '\'' +
                '}';
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (this == o) return true;
        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;

        External external = (External) o;

        if (api != null ? !api.equals(external.api) : external.api != null) return false;
        return deliver != null ? deliver.equals(external.deliver) : external.deliver == null;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int result = api != null ? api.hashCode() : 0;
        result = 31 * result + (deliver != null ? deliver.hashCode() : 0);
        return result;
    }
}

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16:40:25.272 16:40:25.271 Deleting old file structure.
16:40:25.630 16:40:25.629 Completed the creation of the directory list for /mnt/ibox505/node-2/fs14097516111: 2046 directories.
16:40:25.728 16:40:25.728 Writing control file for anchor=/mnt/ibox505/node-2/fs14097516111 at start of run.
16:40:26.341 16:40:26.341 Message to master: anchor=/mnt/ibox505/node-2/fs14097516111 mkdir complete.
16:40:26.352 16:40:26.352 but wrote only 20480 bytes.
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16:40:26.352 16:40:26.352 but wrote only 4096 bytes.
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16:40:26.341 localhost-0: anchor=/mnt/ibox505/node-2/fs14097516111 mkdir complete.
The fwd operation is READ, without any writes, so if the format would have passed successfully, what would have been the correct behaviour?
Would VDBench simply read the empty files and pass ? or would fail since they are empty?
Vdbench writes a 128k block, but the OS it saying that it wrote only a portion of the block. Is your file system full?
The FORMAT is there to make sure that the files you want to read exist and contain valid data. Vdbench therefore will not even try to read empty files.
1. No , my FS was totally empty! , thats why this is weird to me .
2. So in case i had an empty FS and i used format to create files , if my FWD operation is `read` , the run will end instantly with success ?
1: if your file system is not full then there must be something else that caused incomplete blocks to be written.
2: format creates the files and then reads them. If the format fails then the read will never happen.
2. I ment if the format does succeed.
Will be looking what caused the problem on my part.


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Jack Fabian Resigns From Keene State To Takeover As U.S. Paralympics Resident Coach
Photo Courtesy: Eva Fabian
by Jason Marsteller
01 July 2015, 12:17pm
Jack Fabian, Ph.D, the head coach of the swimming and diving teams at Keene State College for the past nine years, has resigned to become a resident coach of the U.S. Paralympics Swimming.
"Coaching at Keene State has been one of the greatest joys in my life," said Fabian. "I have made many lifelong friends at KSC and will always consider myself an Owl. I would like to thank all the KSC coaches, faculty, admissions, sports information and the athletic department staff for their support of the program. I would especially like to thank Joel Feldman for volunteering her time to coach the program; Jeanne Hearn for her dedication and passion for working with our student-athletes that use the Aspire Program; Global Education Office for helping our international students feel welcome at Keene State, and my current assistant coach Dan Morse for his dedication to the program."
Fabian has brought unprecedented success in the pool for Keene State, coaching the Owls to 11 New England Intercollegiate Championships and coaching 17 NCAA All-Americans.
In particular, the Keene State College women's team has won nine consecutive Little East Conference championships, setting a meet record with 668.5 points in 2014. The Owls also reaped a host of individual awards, including seven straight LEC Swimmer of the Year awards: Kristine Trutor (2009, 2010), Kaila Umbarger (2011), Jillian Whitaker (2012), Diana Pimer (2013), and Allison Bartlett (2014, 2015).
Whitaker (2009), Umbarger (2010), Pimer (2012), Bartlett (2013), and Rachel Butler (2014) were all named LEC Rookie Swimmer of the Year, while Rachel Battis was named LEC Diver of the Year in 2010 and Kelly Gilmore was named the LEC Rookie Diver of the Year in 2013.
Fabian was named LEC Coach of the Year in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Regionally, the Owls won five men's New England Championships (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) and six women's (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015). Under Fabian's watch, Rachel Mondello qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2008, the first time KSC had sent a swimmer to the national meet since 1976.
The success for KSC continued to grow, as the Owl men reached the top of the Collegeswimming.com Top 25 poll in 2013, and the Owls recorded their highest finish as a team at the NCAA Championships with a ninth place finish in 2014.
Chris Woolridge '04, a former swimmer and associate head coach for KSC and current head coach of the Exeter Swim Club, will take over as interim head coach at the beginning of August.
"Chris Woolridge is an alumni of Keene State and one of the top coaches in New England. He understands the culture of success and excellence we value and have developed at KSC. He will bring creativity and passion that will energize the returning and incoming athletes in the program," said Fabian.
The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworld.com.
Natalie Sodomin
Great coach !! Best of luck !
Maria Mozzillo Pimer
Congratulations Jack!
Jane Braddock Jones
Wish we had someone like here x
All the Best, Jack!


This lecture will take a closer look at the Paris dealer Edme-François Gersaint's (1694-1750) procedures in establishing his celebrated catalogue of Rembrandt's prints published posthumously in 1751. The lecture will be held in the context of a conference entitled "Zeichnung für den Markt? – Die Handzeichnung und ihre Reproduktion zwischen künstlerischem Ausdruck, Handelspraxis und Kennerschaft" organized in conjunction with an exhibition on Adam von Bartsch at the University of Göttingen (17 April – 11 September 2016).


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This Way Out : The International Gay And Lesbian Magazine : No. 417
This Way Out : The International Gay And Lesbian Magazine : No. 417 / Produced by Greg Gordon and Lucia Chappelle. - On going weekly news magazine which explores contemporary gay issues as well as important past events in the gay rights movement. - CONTENT: #1) Newswrap / Cindy Friedman and Brian Nunes (8:30) -- #2) Billboard for St. Patrick's Day| P-FLAG (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) lobby in support of ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act / Verna Avery Brown (3:45) -- #3) TWO I.D. by openly-queer country western musical group Doug Stevens and the Outband (0:40) -- #4) St. Patrick's Day parade in Syracuse / Eugene Sonn (4:40) -- #5) John Berendt's "Midnight in the garden of good and evil" : second in a multi-part interview / Josy Catoggio (8:00). - BROADCAST: Satellite, 25 Mar 1996.


InterpreterLine: New Features Through Listening to Needs – Miton Systems Ltd.
Our Language Service Providers customers, who offer telephone interpreting, drive the development of the new features that we incorporate into InterpreterLine– an intelligent telephone interpreting platform for language service providers and translation agencies.
Sometimes these can be minor tweaks, sometimes more major additions or add-ons, but rest assured however minor they might be from a development perspective they can have a major impact on productivity for our customers that are using the InterpreterLine.
Whenever a customer suggests an additional report or feature, we always need to consider the impact, if any, on all of our customers that use the InterpreterLine platform and very importantly, the security of the platform is always highest on our list to consider.
Having access to performance statistics is key to the business owner and management team to understand and monitor the efficiency of the business. Many of the additional features we add are new reports – reports that analyse calls for a specific language per week; that add filters that pull out sessions that include an operator or when to a backup agency to enable close monitoring of this expenditure or additional sort criteria the Interpreters report by county for example, which is helpful when allocating interpreters for a face to face meeting.
As we continue to develop the platform we have added facilities that give more control over Recordings – for sensitive project for LSP clients recording of calls (and the 'recording warning') can now be switched on or off for a clients whole project or for specific parts of that clients business (or Sites as we call them).
Significant new features are our new Apps for both Android and Apple which will soon be fully released – these are for both the Client and the Interpreter and we expect these to be significantly beneficial reducing overhead for the LSP and providing instant and hassle free telephone interpreting in those tense situations, via a mobile device, for the LSP's clients.
Our customers are always kept up to date with new features first, in a regular emailed communication and in addition, you can find short details of the most recent feature releases on our website here.


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We will send you an invoice for the total cost of the event.
We need to receive payment a minimum of 3 days before the start of the event to ensure we have enough product on hand.
Day of the event we provide delicious coffee for you and your event's attendees.
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To make sure our cart will work at your event there are some basics that we need to have access to.
This should be drinkable water for washing dishes and making some drinks.
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Shipshape hulls: inside new robotic cleaning technology
Keeping a ship hull clean offers many benefits for the overall running of the vessel and the environment. Shipshave has a new robotic solution to keeping hulls clean. Frankie Youd investigates the technology.
An emergency drill onboard AIDAsol cruise ship in 2019. Image: MikhailBerkut / Shutterstock.com
Cruising the ocean from port-to-port causes ship hulls to wear over time, collecting a variety of barnacles, algae, and other marine organisms.
Hull cleaning to remove marine debris and species built up over time traditionally takes place at port between voyages. However, a severe build-up requires harsher cleaning processes that can degrade hull hydrodynamics, which can lead to increased fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Norwegian company Shipshave has developed the 'In Transit Cleaning of Hulls' (ITCH) solution to this issue. ITCH uses a robotic semi-autonomous device to clean hulls while ships are at sea, with no help from third parties. It allows frequent cleaning, which optimises and maintains hull efficiency.
On 3 February, maritime technology media outlet Digital Ship hosted a webinar, 'Using robots for in transit hull cleaning', which showcased a semi-autonomous robot created to clean ship hulls. Operated by seafarers at sea – rather than scheduled in port – this new solution improves a ship's performance and offers environmental benefits.
Clean hull, clean sailing
A build-up of marine organisms on a ship's hull reduces the overall performance of the vessel and can cause several maintenance issues. If frequent cleaning does not occur a clumpy slimy layer, known as biofilm – a layer of microorganisms and bacteria – will build up on the ship's hull.
In severe cases where cleaning has not occurred for some time hulls can begin to accumulate barnacles and seaweed which can amount to a significant weight increase for a ship. The additional weight of these marine stowaways, combined with the weight of the hull coating, results in increased drag for the vessel which can cause fuel penalties.
Frequent cleaning of a ship hull offers a variety of benefits, such as reduced operational costs due to fuel savings, which in turn reduces the amount of greenhouse gases produced.
Less invasive cleaning methods also increase the longevity of antifouling coatings applied to ship hulls, further reducing hull cleaning time. It also reduces biofouling, the process by which invasive aquatic species are introduced into new environments.
Ships have been identified as a key culprit for this, with an increasing number carrying invasive species into new waters, resulting in native species being outnumbered. Frequent cleaning of ship hulls removes this biofouling growth, reducing the risk of invasive species sneaking into native waters.
The ITCH autonomous robot arm can be operated by one person. Credit: Shipshape
The introduction of LNG to power cruise ships is a major development that supports our environmental goals and decarbonisation pathway.
Robots to the rescue
The ITCH solution compromises a semi-autonomous hull cleaning robotic arm, which is tethered to a winch on the forecastle deck of the ship. The arm uses propulsion energy to stay attached to the hull while swiping up and down along the ship's hull.
Using soft brushes, the hull is cleaned underwater using a defined pattern with controlled brush force, keeping the hull clean without damage.
Itch weighs 50kg and comes in two parts that can be easily carried by crew members. Before use, the crew needs to configure the robotic upper arm and lower depth settings using the ITCH application.
Shipshave sales and marketing manager and co-owner Eirik Elde commented in the webinar: "We deliver two types of winches: one electric frequency control winch and one pneumatic one for vessels with explosive cargoes.
"We maintain that it should be a two-man operation although it can easily be done by one person – one should operate the winch and one person should monitor the progress along the side of the vessel."
After these settings have been configured the robot can be deployed into the sea via the winch so that the vertical side of the ship can be cleaned. Once this is complete the robot can be retrieved from the sea and switched over to the other side of the hull to repeat its cleaning mission.
The arm is equipped with an integrated data capture system that records the robot cleaning process and can be viewed and evaluated via the ITCH application. The robot cleaning process is also much faster than traditional cleaning.
Discussing speed trials that the company has carried out using the technology, Elde said: "The first trial that we did was on a platform supply vessel, and we attempted to go for a voyage in two directions, with counter current and wind at full speed.
"The captain was able to note a 5-6% speed increase. Now, this figure is really an important milestone for Shipshave; 5% it doesn't appear to be much of a speed increase, but it translates into a good fuel saving."
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Digital renaissance of a masterpiece
By Björn Carstens
Art fuses with artificial worlds. Apps and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets enable visitors to delve into classic paintings and dead artists are brought to life by means of artificial intelligence (AI).
#AI #Innovation
Century-old events merge with the here and now into a big picture. Art lovers travel into the past with consummate ease. In October, they'll be able to enjoy an exceptionally futuristic VR experience in the venerable Louvre in Paris: "Mona Lisa: Beyond the Glass" is the name of the project that allows the audience to get as close to the world's most famous smile as never before. Visitors, or, perhaps more precisely, users interact with the painting in a virtual room. HTC Vive VR headsets provide them with an unusual view of da Vinci's "La Gioconda."
Art does not reproduce the visible but makes visible
By means of a magnifier, users can recognize the various techniques and coats of paint applied by the master. Owners of such a headset can access this special Mona Lisa experience from anywhere in the world. A similar experience awaits art lovers when using the "Rembrandt Reality App" to travel back into the year of 1632 and enter "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp." By means of an Augmented Reality projection they suddenly find themselves standing in the same room as the doctors: virtual experiences that will more than likely soon become standard in the museums of the future.
Milestones of AI in the world of art
Hearing a traffic light: The color-blind Cyborg artist Neil Harbisson has a color antenna implanted in his brain that recognizes the wavelength of light. When a traffic light is red Harbisson hears the musical note A.
VR journey into the Middle Ages: the "Historium VR" app takes art historians on a quasi-live journey back into the dark days of the Belgian city of Bruges.
AI prints art: A French group of artists has programmed two algorithms that complement each other. One of them paints pictures based on known portraits and the other one corrects them if it assumes them to be the work of a machine, which continually improves the work of the former. The work of the "artist pairing" signed "min G max D Ex[log(D(x))] Ez[log(1-D(G(z)))]" is the first-ever AI painting to have been auctioned at Christie's – for about 380,000 euros.
Dalí's face: An AI in a museum in Florida fuses the facial expressions of an actor with Salvador Dalí's face. Almost more surreal than Dalí's works.
Algorithms in a studio: Ai-Da – a humanoid robot artist created by Engineered Arts – paints what she sees with her camera eyes. The reward for her efforts: her first exhibition this summer.
Researchers have developed a new high-speed method of storing huge information volumes on crystal 5D discs for billions of years.
All work and (some) play
After nearly twenty years of spectacular robot development and the third change in ownership, Boston Dynamics is now aiming to break even with an initial product.
A machine to be reckoned with
Google and IBM are working on quantum computers that can perform complex computations a lot faster than the world's fastest supercomputers. Now, what's in it for us?


 Is there a justification in soliciting information from someone?
Is there a justification in soliciting information from someone?
Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Salfer, PhD.
Is there a justification in soliciting Lashon Hora from someone, if there is a constructive purpose for the listener to hear it, without the speaker having a constructive purpose in mind?
Is It Okay to Withhold Information from Your Date?


Sarah was born on 13 October 1906. She was the daughter of Jacob Ressler Smitley and Katheryn Elizabeth Cramer. She married Esker Vernon Eamigh on 1 December 1924. Sarah died on 7 January 1997 at Lenk, Berne Canton, Switzerland, at age 90. Her body was interred at Fairfax County, VA, at Twin Valley Memorial Park.


I want to dedicate this fortnight's blog to Kate Gross.
Until very recently, Kate was a senior Civil Servant in the UK Government. She was a stellar performer.
her twenties, she advised both UK prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Kate was responsible for preparing the Prime Ministers for all their appearances in Parliament. Most of her time was spent on the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions, which every prime minister in history has dreaded.
Aged 30, Kate went on to become CEO of the Africa Governance Initiative, where she advised governments of Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone on how to shape a better future for their people.
Kate was one of today's most influential development leaders under 40. She and her peers have inspired change that transcends borders.
Kate died on Christmas Day of colon cancer, aged 36.
The reason I want to dedicate this blog to Kate, for whom I had the highest admiration, and who leaves behind five year old twin sons Oscar and Issac and husband Billy, is that in addition to being all the above, she was also an exemplary communicator.
Kate had a connection with people and a way with words – spoken and written – that made her a natural counsellor and a born leader.
If you want to understand some of Kate's talent for communication, read her blog which detailed her illness in an informative, evocative way but without self pity – and with plenty of ironic humour for which we Brits are probably famous.
Her piece in The Times, published in mid-December ( you will need to be a subscriber) is also worth reading. And her book, Late Fragments, is published in early January.
Kate began to write as a gift to herself; a reminder that she could create even as her body began to self-destruct.
I can't yet think about reading the book myself. Things are too raw. But I know it's not a conventional cancer memoir; nor is it filled with medical jargon or misery. Instead, it aspires for Kate to give hope and purpose to the lives of her readers, even as her own life drew to its close.
I mourn Kate's passing, reflecting on a tragic loss of what could have been.
But I also celebrate the fact that she was someone I was proud to learn from and who inspired me to be better at what I do.
Kate's natural talent for explaining the complex in a simple way, and for leading without any pretences, was an opportunity for communicators to practise what I call 'good grace'.
For, however good we all may be as communications practitioners – and even more, how much we think we are – the fact that communication is a central business discipline means there is always someone, somewhere in business we, too, can learn from.
Kate, rest in peace. I was privileged to know you.


As the old saying goes, "Idle hands are the devil's workshop." With the Congress repeatedly being in and out of session, the Republican and Democratic conventions, and other distractions, the introduction of new bills has been sporadic. Perhaps because of that inattention, there are more bills that are favorable to federal employees and retirees than are harmful.
Let me start with the ones that would have a negative impact. First up is HR-4461, the Federal Employees Rights Act, introduced by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. Among other things, it would bar federal employee unions from automatically deducting dues from workers' paychecks, alter the way they conduct elections, and prohibit them from using any dues that they do collect to conduct political activities.
Another is S-2051, The Improving Postal Operation, Service and Transparency Act of 2015, introduced by Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del. This bill would require postal employees and retirees to enroll in Medicare if they want to continue their FEHB coverage. In addition, it would cut workers' comp benefits for injured federal employees.
Turning from the dark side, let's have a look at several bills that would have positive effects across the board.
This bill would give the president the authority to provide both Wage Grade and hourly employees a pay raise.
This bill would allow federal employees ro take six weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
This bill would reform the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) by providing a new formula that would decrease the penalty for those individuals who turn 62 in 2017 or later.
These bills would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP).
HR-4585, The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act (Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, D-Va.) and its companion bill S-2699 (Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii).
This bill would provide for a 3.8 percent across the board pay raise for federal employees and a 1.5 percent increase in locality pay in 2017.
There are also a two bills affecting the U.S. Postal Service.
This bill would repeal the current service standard and require the Postal Service to reinstate those in place on 12/31/1011.
This bill would preserve the service standards in effect on July 2012. Preserve the requirement for six-day delivery, and put a two-year moratorium on plant closures.
In addition, there is a House Resolution (H.Res.54), which expresses the sense of Congress that the Postal Service should do what it can to restore the service standards in place on July 1, 2012. That resolution was authored by Rep. Dave. McKinley, R-W.Va.
If you are for or against any of the above, you need to let your members of Congress know.


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What's your LEAST favorite album?
Nicotine.Head
What's your LEAST favorite album? Oct 28, 2021 9:56:55 GMT
Post by Nicotine.Head on Oct 28, 2021 9:56:55 GMT
I'm really interested. The reasoning behind your decision is entirely up to you – whether you don't find a particular album cohesive, boring, too uptempo/too downtempo etc.
Vote away!
I'll start – it's probably Hurts 2B Human and not even 90 Days can save it. I felt like it was such a letdown after Beautiful Trauma, it felt rushed, and it features some of her worst songs ever (Can We Pretend is obnoxious, The Last Song of Your Life leads nowhere, Courage is a Sia-induced mess). Can't Take Me Home is a close second but it holds a lot of sentimental value.
––– I don't feel anything until I smash it up. ––––
meesterpaull
What's your LEAST favorite album? Oct 28, 2021 12:35:57 GMT
Post by meesterpaull on Oct 28, 2021 12:35:57 GMT
Unfortunately very typical, it's CTMH. I just don't connect with it the same as I do with the rest, the singles were bops but the album tracks were a bit bland.
PS Can We Pretend is a BOP. One of my favs.
Last Edit: Oct 28, 2021 12:36:34 GMT by meesterpaull
stillnotdead
Post by stillnotdead on Oct 28, 2021 15:48:48 GMT
It´s Can´t Take Me Home, but that´s mainly because I like her pop/rock stuff more.
I'm actually really happy with Hurts 2B Human, because it felt like we got some stuff that otherwise might've never been released. And there's quite some songs on it that I wouldn't wanna have missed.
To end on a positive note I like Try This the best. I truly love that album. I pray to a God that I don't believe in that one day she'll release an album like that again.
jonloch1
Post by jonloch1 on Oct 28, 2021 19:43:27 GMT
very boring typical answer but mine is Cant Take Me Home. its the only album of hers where half of the songs i couldnt even tell you what they even sounded like. whereas you could name any song off of her other albums and i could recite lyrics off the top of my head. whereas with CTMH, apart from the singles There you go, you make me sick , most girls and i love the first two songs on the album Split Personality and Hell wit ya. i think the 5 songs ive named are actually the first 5 songs on the album. so after track 5 i couldnt tell you what the other songs even remotely sounded like. i think its because i became a fan in 2002 and the first album of hers i bought was M!ss and i loved that album [still do] and then i bought CTMH and listened to it once or twice but was so in love with M!ss i didnt give CTMH that much time to get to know it. a bit like meesterpaull said, its the only pink album i dont really have a connection with
Regarding H2BH, i do like that album and i dont understand why everyone seems too hate Can We Pretend. But H2BH wasnt a instant hit with me and there were songs like Last Song Of Your Life which i like but i didnt feel like playing over and over again. The only song i was really like that with H2BH was Happy and Hey Why. i did grow to like H2BH and i think its a good album but its not her best. i have said this before on here, i really want another Truth About Love from her. really fun, upbeat album with just a couple of ballads, i love BT and H2BH was good but there was too many ballads. i love pink's ballads but TTAL only had 2 or 3 [which i still loved] but the rest was really upbeat, party songs. and because of that the first like 6 months, i literally played TTAL non stop near enough every day and im still not bored of that album, whereas with BT and H2BH after a month, i found i was playing only certain specific songs from them and never playing some songs, not because i didnt necessary like them, they were just slow and wasnt in the mood to listen to them. whereas with TTAL, every single song i played non stop for like 6 months and never got bored of them. So i really hope and think her next album needs to be a lot more upbeat with just a couple of ballads
Last Edit: Oct 28, 2021 19:50:13 GMT by jonloch1
Oct 28, 2021 15:48:48 GMT stillnotdead said:
i love Try This too. i still listen to it to this day. I do think if she released an album like that today it would be successful but in 2003 she was still relevately unknown in certain areas and became more mainstream well known when IND came out [IND is hands down her best album, dont think she'll ever beat IND] so i think thats why it underperformed. the problem is shes probably too scared to go to that sound incase it underperformed again even though i dont think it would as shes now a massive star worldwide
grenno
A rising dream or a fallen star
What's your LEAST favorite album? Oct 29, 2021 21:34:40 GMT via mobile
Post by grenno on Oct 29, 2021 21:34:40 GMT
The Truth About Love. Apart from a few songs it just never really clicked with me as a body of work. Love the album cover tho ❤
M!ssundaztood is IMO her best record to date.
Last Edit: Oct 29, 2021 21:36:36 GMT by grenno
♤ Naked and laughing with my blood on the ground ♤
What's your LEAST favorite album? Nov 1, 2021 9:33:46 GMT Dani and grenno like this
Post by Nicotine.Head on Nov 1, 2021 9:33:46 GMT
It's always nice to see the love TT gets ♥
What's your LEAST favorite album? Nov 3, 2021 13:01:49 GMT via mobile
Post by grenno on Nov 3, 2021 13:01:49 GMT
Nov 1, 2021 9:33:46 GMT Nicotine.Head said:
So true ❤
My 2nd favorite P!nk album!
alrightsir
Post by alrightsir on Nov 4, 2021 10:31:56 GMT
Probably CTMH since I barely make a listen due to the fact that I don't really enjoy rnb. Second worst is H2BH for me as well, since you can tell it's more like a B-side/unreleased kind of project, so it lacks of storytelling, cohesiveness and core emotion. I could have lived without most of those songs.
Even CTMH has a core emotion - or at least a message let's say - like the rest of her albums, but with H2BH there is not at all. So H2BH might be the worst for me noe that I think about it haha.
Who voted for Funhouse? 😳
What's your LEAST favorite album? Nov 4, 2021 14:48:51 GMT
Post by jonloch1 on Nov 4, 2021 14:48:51 GMT
Nov 4, 2021 10:31:56 GMT alrightsir said:
Have you forgot about Happy?? i'd say thats a emotional song as its about her miscarriage
Last Edit: Nov 4, 2021 14:49:24 GMT by jonloch1
Is it? I think Beam Me Up is about that, Happy is more like her anxiety about herself and being happy.
What I meant is that every album tells a story. The songs - like chapters - can be different in sound and lyricism, but overall every album has a main underlying emotion which filters through all of the different songs. TT has the frustation and rebellious anger or Funhouse has the heartbreak. But H2BH is more like a collection of different novels from different times, and it lacks of any emotional core for me. It doesn't mean it doesn't have good songs!
actually yeh i think i got it mixed up with Beam Me Up. yeh i see what you mean, i still truly think her record label pushed her to release a new album soon after BT because she took 5 years between TTAL and BT. I ju.st remember she seemed not that fussed about it in interviews and talked more about the kids and tour than the album and it didnt make sense releasing an album right in the middle of a world tour when she could barely promote it
What's your LEAST favorite album? Nov 10, 2021 21:38:52 GMT via mobile Dani and Pinkgurl like this
Post by grenno on Nov 10, 2021 21:38:52 GMT
I think I'm the Carson interview she said that Happy was about her miscarriage at a young age "since I was 17 I've always hated my body and it feels like my body's hated me".


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Building a Culture of Safety in the Workplace
Each year on the National Day of Mourning, we pause to honour and remember workers whose lives were lost or forever changed by the simple act of going to work.
More than twenty years ago the Canadian Labour Congress declared April 28th a National Day of Mourning for workers who have been killed, suffer disease or injury as a result of work. Every year since, unions, labour councils, families and community partners gather by the thousands to 'mourn for the dead.' This National Day of Mourning is now observed in more than a hundred countries.
Today, we keep in our hearts and minds the Ontarians whose lives have been forever changed by a workplace accident or death. One injury or fatality is one too many. We need to work together to do whatever it takes to prevent injuries and fatalities in the workplace.
Together, we are making progress. Since 2003, we have had a 40 per cent reduction in overall workplace injuries. We are building a culture of safety in the workplace – and this now includes mental health and psychological safety in the workplace.
Ontario currently has one of the best safety records in Canada. In the past decade, we have doubled the number of occupational health and safety inspectors and launched our effective Safe at Work Ontario inspection strategy. We have also created the province's first ever Chief Prevention Officer. In addition, since April 1, 2015, over 100,000 workers have completed the Ministry of Labour approved working at heights safety training.
Basic health and safety awareness training is mandatory for all workers and supervisors in the province. This training will help to ensure that all workers in Ontario have a basic understanding of their rights and responsibilities and it will make our workplaces even safer.
We know that more can be done and we will continue to work with our industry and community partners to prevent injuries and build safe and productive work places for all Ontarians.
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Bad: 1986-1990
Other Results: 11 Challenges, 22 Series
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Forbidden Love by mywaymj83 Rated: MA [Reviews - 70]
In 1977, Michael was a young man destined for what he thought was to be a lonely and unhappy existence, until she showed up. Holly Williams captured the world's hearts with her bold voice and soft eyes while she mesmerized Michael day by day. When they became a couple everyone said it would not work out because of their differences, but Michael and Holly wanted to show them that they were wrong that love has no age limit or skin color. Follow them on a journey of their relationship that spans the decades that involves deceit, tragedy, marriage, children, success, and most importantly love.
Categories: Off The Wall: 1975-1981, Thriller: 1982-1983, Bad: 1986-1990, Dangerous: 1991-1993, HIStory: 1995-1999, Invincible: 2000-2003, 2003-2005, This Is It: 2006-2009, Adult, Drama, Family, Romance
Characters: Michael
General Warnings: Erotica
Trigger Warnings: None
Completed: No Word count: 160099 Read Count: 4273
[Report This] Published: May 15, 2018 Updated: Aug 30, 2020
THE TWO MICHAELS by Mystica Rated: T [Reviews - 8]
All rich and famous families conceal deep secrets and their dirty laundry from the public and the Jackson's were not the exception. Michael has a twin, an ambitious and ruthless brother capable of everything to take revenge on the family who gave him away. Jonathan hates his twin brother, he wants his life, his fame, his money and everything he owns and he will stop at nothing to achieve it. Leonardo Garelli, a nobleman with good principles becomes the victim of Jonathan's sinister plans against his twin brother. Though everything does not go according to his plans and the drama will unfold between the two brothers, and the family will do everything possible to keep their secrets and their dirty laundry hidden from the public eye.
*~*Disclaimer*~*The story plot is the product of my imagination, where all the characters are purely fictional. I do not believe in any way that Michael was gay in real life or that he was capable of hurting children. I am and always will be a strong believer in his innocence therefore, I do not wish to offend anyone with my creativity. My intentions are to create fictional stories that are suitable for the gay community, and for readers that are willing to consider and open their minds to new ideas. Do not read or leave a bad comment if you do not understand my creativity.
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Adult, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Slash, Suspense, Thriller
General Warnings: Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Completed: No Word count: 5016 Read Count: 274
Alchemized by DareToDream Rated: M [Reviews - 3]
Ever met a family who was cursed? Dawn Wright has. Joseph, and his three sons Mason, Marlon, and Michael, are not your average men. They are supernaturally strong, fast, and are slaves to their urges to kill. The bloodlust is real, and Michael hates himself for it. Is it all as helpless as it seems? That's what he believed until the day he was ambushed by Dawn's spiritual energy. She quickly becomes a warm beacon of light in Michael's cold, dark murderous world. But before Michael can be cured, several transformations must happen. While Dawn attracts Michael like a magnet, Joseph fears her strange energy and wants her dead. Though the eldest brother, Mason, has other plans for the girl with the fire in her soul.
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I DO NOT OWN THE UNORIGINAL CHARACTERS, PLACES, AND/OR THEMES IN THIS STORY. I DO, HOWEVER, OWN EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS STORY IS GETTING PUBLISHED WITH ALL ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, SO DO NOT STEAL!
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Romance, Supernatural
Characters: Michael, Original Girl
General Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Trigger Warnings: Kidnapping
Completed: No Word count: 8274 Read Count: 32
[Report This] Published: Jul 01, 2020 Updated: Jul 27, 2020
In These Eyes (Reloaded) by mjsbadbabygirl Rated: M [Reviews - 48]
This just changed drastically for Vanessa and she's gotta learn how to Cope with them. Who can help her out? She's got her friends and her family but who can she turn to for love? Find out in~
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Dangerous: 1991-1993
General Warnings: None
Completed: No Word count: 19230 Read Count: 1979
[Report This] Published: Aug 04, 2015 Updated: May 22, 2020
You Are My Home by ThrillerChick Rated: MA [Reviews - 54]
Life for Angela Grey has been far from easy. At only 19 she has gone through every type of pain imaginable from getting pregnant at 17, to being in an abusive relationship with the father of her child, she has become completely numb to love and being loved as she focuses on raising her 2 year-old daughter. During her high school graduation she's surprised by tickets and backstage passes to the Jacksons Triumph Tour where she meets Michael Jackson.
Michael sees the scars of her battered heart and slowly but surely falls for Angela. Will Michael be able to show her that love does exist and give her the love she deserves? Or will her fear of being hurt again stop her from experiencing true love and her heart finding a new home in Michael.
Find Out......
Categories: Off The Wall: 1975-1981, Thriller: 1982-1983, Bad: 1986-1990, Dangerous: 1991-1993, Adult, Drama, Romance
General Warnings: Mild Violence, Nudity, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature
Trigger Warnings: Death, Domestic Abuse, Racism, Self-Harm
[Report This] Published: Jun 29, 2015 Updated: Apr 14, 2020
Keep It In The Closet (Love or Lust) **Revamped** by RiahAweSomeNess Rated: M [Reviews - 8]
Josephine became a mother at a very young age. But that didn't stop her from living her dreams as a dance choreographer and giving her daughter everything she ever wanted. She did it all by herself. So many wondered how did she even find time for herself but, she did.
Now at the tender age of 22 she meets the most recognizable face in the world because of her daughter Genevieve. What happens when it a mutual attraction. Late night calls and visits. Is it love or lust? Neither one of them could read each other's minds.
I only own the story and all characters expect for Michael and Janet. VERY GRAPHIC SEXUAL CONTENT. BONDAGE. PROFANITY.
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Adult, Drama, Humor
General Warnings: Erotica, Nudity, Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Completed: No Word count: 30707 Read Count: 919
[Report This] Published: Jun 23, 2018 Updated: Feb 16, 2020
GROUPIES. by cruelrules900 Rated: M [Reviews - 4]
Michael Jackson is a global Popstar beginning in the 80s. After his success with Thriller, his name became more known, he couldn't do anything about it. He could not control the tabloids, the fame or the women. These women are consistently trying to get at him but it takes a turn when he actually starts letting these hungry women into his life.
Categories: Romance, Adult, Thriller: 1982-1983, Bad: 1986-1990, Dangerous: 1991-1993, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Angst
General Warnings: Erotica, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
[Report This] Published: Jan 30, 2020 Updated: Jan 31, 2020
toestand by yourburgersarethebest Rated: T [Reviews - 2]
It is 1987, the peak of Michael Jackon's heyday. For his newest short film, Jackson hires Taitana Thumbzten, a tough minded New York model and ex dancer. After an encounter after hours, they become much more than costars, but hidden secrets create obstacles in their relationship. In showbusiness, only the strong survive. They both learn that is the same, in love.
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990
Completed: Yes Word count: 14355 Read Count: 1049
The Right Man by RiahAweSomeNess Rated: M [Reviews - 21]
Working for her father's firm was the only job she knew. She never thought she would find herself being a contract killer but, some how she slipped into the job. She found love in her beginning years. She met and fell in love with Ryan an old high school class mate. a year later they were married and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. But, during a mission with Ryan her life took a wrong turn. She wittnessed Ryan's death.
Now 3 years later she on another mission protecting the King of Pop. Can she stay undercover long enough to find who put a 10 million dollar hit on Michael Jackson?
What happens when her personal life catches up with her. Wanting to quit her job to be with her daughter. But, went for the job because she's a Michael Jackson fan and because she was the best in the firm.
What happens when her past catches up with her? What happens when she becomes to personal with her mission?
Join Tamara on her mission to save Michael's life and figure out who wants him dead.
Will her past be avoided?
Will love be avoided?
Will death be avoided?
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Adult, Adventure, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Suspense
General Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Nudity, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Trigger Warnings: Death, Kidnapping
[Report This] Published: Jul 04, 2012 Updated: Nov 22, 2019
No Matter What (Revised) vol. 1 by Beatit777 Rated: MA [Reviews - 104]
What if Brooke, and Tatiana had been merely participants in a ruse to keep the media's attention off of Michael Jackson's one true love, Jessica Pendragon-Montgomery, a young woman from the United Kingdom whose ability to love the King of Pop unconditionally enabled her to continue her life's journey with Michael NO MATTER WHAT Disclaimer: This story is fictional. Any inclusion of a real fan's name is purely coincidental.
Categories: Off The Wall: 1975-1981, Thriller: 1982-1983, Bad: 1986-1990, Dangerous: 1991-1993, Adult, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
General Warnings: Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Trigger Warnings: Alcohol Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Drug Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Racism
[Report This] Published: Apr 16, 2017 Updated: Nov 08, 2019
Forgotten past by Nick Rated: M [Reviews - 12]
Summary: What if it turns out that in 2009, while Michael Jackson rehearsed his 50 concerts, he suffers a small accident? that helps you remember a lost past in the 80's and while you try to find out about it, what will it find? Will it change your life? and who is this Drake? And will Michael look for it after learning about the lost past?
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, This Is It: 2006-2009, Adult, Angst, Mystery, Romance, Slash
Characters: Original Guy
General Warnings: Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature
Trigger Warnings: Emotional Abuse
Eternally Yours by mjlover1972 Rated: MA [Reviews - 7]
When Noemie get bullied at the age of 14, she feels that there isn't anyone there for her--that is until Michael comes in. As they get older, feelings get stronger as well as the way they view each other.
Tune in on:"Eternally Yours"
Categories: Jackson 5: 1965-1975, Off The Wall: 1975-1981, Thriller: 1982-1983, Bad: 1986-1990
General Warnings: Mild Violence, Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Trigger Warnings: Death
[Report This] Published: Mar 17, 2018 Updated: Sep 18, 2019
You by TenderLovingCare Rated: M [Reviews - 11]
"I'm attracted to intelligence.
Don't get me wrong, a perfectly crafted body will certainly get my attention, but I'll get bored with it. I always do.
I need you to outsmart me. Make me feel like I could learn from you, grow with you. Do that and you can have me forever."
But is finding someone like that really worth the forever? Is it truly worth all the trials and painful tribulations?
Categories: Trigger Warning!, Bad: 1986-1990, Adult, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
General Warnings: Erotica, Mild Violence, Nudity, Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Trigger Warnings: Attempted Suicide, Death, Domestic Abuse, Drug Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Racism
[Report This] Published: Dec 18, 2016 Updated: Aug 14, 2019
My Sister's Man by RiahAweSomeNess Rated: M [Reviews - 20]
Layla has been in love with Michael since they were kids. As the years went by her love only grew stronger. During their college years Michael confesses his love for her. both made love to each other for the first time. But, a relationship never blossomed between them. Michael started dating her sister Lora. 7 years later They were still going strong and Layla just stood in the background having mixed feelings towards Michael. Giving up her career has a massage therapist to own her own resturant. But, her resturant was connected to Michael's and she had no choice but to see his face everyday. But, every chance she got she tried to ignore him.
Layla goes on a business trip tha changes everything. She meets a guy who sweeps her off her feet and makes her forget about Michael. What happens now when Michael sees this new man in her life? Will it change everything in his life? Will he just sit back and let this man take his place? Will she stop loving Michael and fall for this man?
What happens when she loves both of them? Who would she choose?
Come join Layla in finding true love and all the drama that comes along. When the truth is out that she's in love with her sister's man.
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Adult, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Romance, Trigger Warning!
General Warnings: Erotica, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Nudity, Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Trigger Warnings: Domestic Abuse, Physical Abuse
Smoke by Ms Apricot Rated: M [Reviews - 81]
***COMPLETED!!!***
Be Careful Who You Love...
Somewhere in Los Angeles, a dangerous high-profile hitman goes on the run to find out who wants him dead. Meanwhile miles away, oppressed by one man's lust for power and control over his estate, Michael is forced to go to extreme measures to cover up his darkest secrets in an attempt to protect his legacy and reputation.
When both worlds collide chaos ensues and despite Michael's best efforts he uncovers a sinister truth about the man controlling his life as well as the shocking, disturbing truths surrounding a young man who went missing in his youth.
Categories: Bad: 1986-1990, Dangerous: 1991-1993, Crime, Drama, Slash, Suspense, Trigger Warning!
Characters: Michael, Original Guy
General Warnings: Erotica, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Mild Violence, Nudity, Some Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Some Scenes of an Explicit Sexual Nature, Strong Language
Trigger Warnings: Death, Emotional Abuse, Financial Abuse, Kidnapping, Physical Abuse, Suicide
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The mayor's latest funding scheme could cost the schools millions.
Chandler West/Sun-Times John Arena (45th Ward) was one of just five aldermen who voted against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's complicated preschool funding plan.
As a public service announcement for the people of Chicago, I'd like to urge each and every one of you to beware of any claims by Mayor Emanuel about how he's expanding preschool for poor kids, because I have a feeling he's preparing the campaign ads as we speak.
The mayor has promised to offer pre-K programming to about 2,600 more children over the next four years, but this is most definitely not a boon for poor kids.
It is instead an ingeniously crafted public-relations stunt that could double the cost of expanding the program while transferring as much as $17 million from our schools to a bunch of fabulously rich people.
Then they can contribute even more to the mayor's campaign coffers. Hey, someone's got to pay for those commercials.
To make matters worse, it guarantees that a couple thousand low-income kids—the very children who need pre-K programming the most—won't get it.
Hey, Mr. Mayor, feel free to work all of that into a campaign spot.
Look, I agree with the mayor that we need to expand pre-K opportunities for poor children so they can be in a better position to compete with their wealthier peers as they advance through school.
But I think cutting a deal with investment bankers is the wrong way to do it.
The mayor promises to expand an already existing pre-K program for poor kids at a cost of about $4 million a year—or $17 million over the course of four years.
The most efficient, least expensive way to do that would be to pay for it up front. The $4 million-a-year tab is relative chump change in the Chicago Public Schools' annual budget of $5.5 billion.
Yet the mayor is planning to borrow the money from Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust, and the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation.
Borrow is the key word, because these dudes want their money back—with interest!
If all goes according to plan, the lenders will receive more than $34 million for a preschool program that only cost $17 million. Even Tony Soprano would be impressed with that haul.
The argument is that if kids are offered preschool today, they won't have to attend special-education classes tomorrow. And so the mayor is agreeing to take as much as $17 million that would otherwise go to special ed and pay it to the lenders.
In that way, he's claiming that the program won't cost the taxpayers anything.
But if expanding preschool actually winds up saving us money, why would we then give it away to rich bankers?
Off the top of my head, I can think of dozens of things I'd rather to spend the money on—such as art, drama, music, chess, intramural sports, or any of the other school programs Mayor Emanuel's been woefully negligent in funding.
This financing scheme reminds me of the parking meter scam that Mayor Daley came up with back in 2008.
In each case, the city gets a chunk of money on the front end but then loses out down the road—while ceding some of its powers and responsibilities to a group of wealthy investors.
In the case of the parking meter deal, we're likely to wind up paying as much as $10 billion to the people who gave us $1 billion up front.
In comparison, I guess the mayor's pre-K scheme is a good deal.
The mayor and his aides say Goldman Sachs, Northern Trust, and the Pritzker foundation are taking a huge risk by lending us the $17 million.
I have to disagree with my mayor on this point. Having read the governing contract—and I'm not sure the mayor can make that claim—I've concluded that Goldman and the gang did a very good job of eliminating anything resembling risk on this deal.
In a nutshell, the lenders get their money back if the kids in the pre-K program outscore their peers on standardized tests.
And by peers, I'm not talking about kids who go to, oh, Parker, Latin, Lab, or any other private school where Goldman's execs would send their own children.
No, the contract specifically indicates that the kids in preschool be compared to a "no pre-K comparison group." So for Goldman to get its money, the kids in the preschool program have to outscore the kids who aren't in the preschool program. Sounds like a safe bet to me.
Moreover, the kids in the "no pre-K comparison group" have to be low-income, minority children who attend neighborhood schools. The contract specifically excludes kids who go to magnet or charter schools.
In his press release championing the program, the mayor said: "There is nothing more important than our kids."
And yet to make sure that the investors get their money, the mayor essentially has to ensure that at least 2,600 kids don't get to participate in the pre-K program, because the deal stipulates that the control group has to be the same size as the one that's in the program.
Here's a suggestion: instead of giving millions of dollars to the investment bankers, the mayor should use it to double the pre-K program.
Finding an extra $4 million a year shouldn't be that hard if we really have a commitment to educating children.
The mayor could even take it out of his favorite money pot, the $1.7 billion or so in the reserves of the city's tax increment financing program.
That's the program where he takes money that's supposed to rebuild poor neighborhoods and largely pours it into rich ones.
I'd like to acknowledge the five aldermen who voted against the pre-K funding deal: Robert Fioretti (Second Ward), Toni Foulkes (15th), Rick Munoz (22nd), Scott Waguespack (32nd), and John Arena (45th). Especially Waguespack, who spoke out forcefully against it.
Shame on the 42 who went along with the mayor. Seems like you'll never learn.
Whether you love Rahm or can't stand the guy, the city will be better off if he has to deal with a little more democracy.
Mayor Emanuel's deal to fund preschool may give away too much money, but at least it shows what's needed to help poor kids.


Sony has announced its highest ever first-quarter profit of $1.43 billion (¥157.61 billion) exceeding the analysts' estimate of ¥133.3 billion by a fair margin.
The tech-giant was in hot water five years ago, when it reported a huge loss of $2.9 billion. However since then Sony renewed its focus on the image sensor market in addition to dominating mobile and game industry.
With record first-quarterly profits, Sony seems to be on track. Sony's sales have increased by 15% to $16.86 billion (¥1.86 trillion).
With an aim to dominate photographic image sensors market, Sony invested a mammoth $4 billion and turned the division into a separate company named Sony Semiconductor Solutions.
Sony's image sensor facilities were severely damaged last year due to earthquakes in Japan, however, the factories have recovered well, which is evident from the profits it has managed to accumulate this year.
Sony's market control rose from 40% in 2015 to 50% this year. Sensors contribute heavily to the overall profits, contributing ¥55.4 billion of Sony's operating profit. Sensor division's revenue rose 41% to ¥204.3 billion.
Dual-camera sensors are a major growth area for Sony, particularly in the Chinese market. However, Sony is circumspect because it believes that the manufacturers are shifting towards cheaper sensors, therefore estimating its sensor sales to be lower by 2.9%.
Sony CEO, Kazuo Hirai's strategy of focusing on image sensors is starting to pay off with 35% increase in share values for the shareholders. What's more, the company is all set to post its best-ever annual profits in two decades.
Sony Is Alive ???? Really ???
I'm glad for Sony, they're a company with a legendary portfolio of products in consumer technology space. It's good for competition and consumers to have them around.
U Mean, Sony Fridge, Sony TV, Sony Mobile, Sony Generator, Sony All Home Product ???


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Q: Интерактивное меню в консоли (Windows + Linux) Здравствуйте!
Пытаюсь сделать простое консольное меню, интерактивно реагирующее на нажатие клавиши выбора пункта меню. Например меню:
1) пункт 1;
2) пункт 2;
0) выход.

Для выбора пункта нужно однократно нажать клавишу, например "1" и меню должно отработать. Так же в некоторых случаях нужно отрабатывать управляющие клавиши, тип Enter, Esc, Up и т.п.
Если в Windows получилось сделать без особых проблем, используя конструкцию:
//#include <conio.h>
import "C"

func GetCh() int {
    c := C.getch() // C.int
    return int(c)
}

... здесь управляющие клавиши легко отлавливаются через проверку первого байта 0x00 или 0xE0.
В Linux столкнулся с проблемами. Использовал код:
/*
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <termios.h>
char getch(){
    char ch = 0;
    struct termios old = {0};
    fflush(stdout);
    if( tcgetattr(0, &old) < 0 ) perror("tcsetattr()");
    old.c_lflag &= ~ICANON;
    old.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
    old.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
    old.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
    if( tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &old) < 0 ) perror("tcsetattr ICANON");
    if( read(0, &ch,1) < 0 ) perror("read()");
    old.c_lflag |= ICANON;
    old.c_lflag |= ECHO;
    if(tcsetattr(0, TCSADRAIN, &old) < 0) perror("tcsetattr ~ICANON");
    return ch;
}
*/
import "C"

func GetCh() int {
     c := C.getch()  // C.int
     return int(c)
}

Проблемы возникают при нажатии на управляющие клавиши. Во-первых их тяжело отследить, потому что первым байтом идёт ESC, который соответствует коду нажатой клавиши ESC. В вторых, нажатие клавиш может состоять из произвольного количества последовательности. Здесь нужно создавать из них простыни таблиц соответствия, что не является моей задачей.
Попытка использования сторонних модулей не помогла:
github.com/nsf/termbox-go - после обязательного Init очищает консоль, что мне категорически не нужно;
github.com/rthornton128/goncurses - так и не получилось до конца установить в Windows, но и он не работает с UTF, что мне важно для других задач;
github.com/eiannone/keyboard  - почти подошёл, но некорректно обрабатывает клавиши Вверх Вниз если работать через keyboard.GetKey(). Через keyboard.GetSingleKey() - начинает дублировать коды клавиш после их нескольких нажатий, пока не вылетает по ошибке "panic: runtime error: slice bounds out of range":
for {
    ch, key, err := keyboard.GetSingleKey()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("%v %v\n", ch, key)
}

В принципе, если бы в Linux удалось получить сразу весь набор байтов введёны при нажатии клавиш - этого бы было достаточно (или проверку пустоты буфера клавиатуры), но найти как это сделать в Go не удалось.
В общем вопрос можно сузить до последнего абзаца - как получить весь набор байтов нажатой клавиши в Linux, или каким сторонним инструментом можно для этого воспользоваться (понимаю, что инструменты есть, но не могу их найти... или не понимаю как это сделать)? Заранее спасибо!

A: В общем, пообщавшись с автором пакета https://github.com/eiannone/keyboard все проблемы удалось решить для платформ Windows и Linux.
Ожидать нажатие клавиши:
for {
    ch, key, err := keyboard.GetSingleKey()
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    fmt.Printf("%v %v\n", ch, key)
}

Описание кодов клавиш для разных платформ есть в самом пакете.

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HUSKIES WIN: No diss to the WBI, it's a great tournament for teams on the rise. But for the established programs that found themselves floundering for whatever reason, the WNIT is about as low as you should go if a NCAA berth isn't possible. Washington (18-13) accepted the WNIT and got a 90-71 win for its first traditional postseason victory since upsetting Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2006. Wednesday was no upset, however. After the Huskies got their legs under them, not playing in nearly a week after the conference tournament loss to Stanford (31-1), they ripped off a 16-1 run to establish control of the game against Cal Poly (17-15). Davis and Rogers were the catalysts, everyone finding a way to contribute, however. A-Dub closed it out, getting 12 points and 10 rebounds while Rogers had a career-high tying 27 and Davis scored 20 of her final 25 in the opening half. Davis also had seven assists and one steal and one (read it, again) one turnover in 35 minutes. If it weren't for the Charley horse midway through the second half, she might have shown Santiago how to go off for 44 and win. But I digress. UW scored a season-high in points and outrebounded Cal Poly 42-25. If you want to rant about something, it was the sketchy start in both halves. True, the Mustangs never closed within single digits after leading early, yet why give a team any confidence in thinking they could? McGuff quickly got control of the team when it did "slip" and it intensified its play for the win. Now it will wait in hopes of playing Utah (15-15) this weekend at Hec Ed. At least that's what Rogers said, suffering her hamstring injury in the overtime loss in January. "I definitely want to play them, again," Rogers said. "I sat out the whole second half, so I definitely want to play them again because I didn't really get to play them." A-Dub hinted at redemption, not playing the Utes twice during the regular season due to the new Pac-12 alignment. "Since we lost to them in overtime the last game, we're going to come out with a lot of intensity and something to prove," she said. Sounds like fighting words. The game site and date will be set by the WNIT, but there's a strong possibly it's Saturday at Hec Ed.
BREAK TIME: Leaving the blog to write the newspaper version. I'll be back for a wrap in a bit. Washington leads 69-53 and barring a total collapse, should have this in the bag. The Huskies will play the winner of the Utah-Utah State game played Thursday on the Utes' court.
DAVIS BACK: Davis is checking back in the game with 10:58 remaining. She received a warm applause.
WATER PLEASE: Davis is being pumped with liquids in an effort to heal an early diagnosed leg cramp. She's moved from the entryway to the locker room. Return is questionable. Rogers is holding it down on the court. Getting her own rebound for a putback. She has 23 points and UW is up 68-23 with 11:12 left in the game.
DAVIS HURT?: Davis crumbled to the court and a hush fell over Hec Ed. She's wallowing in pain as the training staff helps her to her feet. She's unable to move her right leg and has been laid in the corridor entryway to be evaluated. UW is up 64-47 behind Davis' game-high 23 points. There's 12:19 on the clock.
ATMOSPHERE: There's more pep in Hec Ed for the game than in 2010 for the inaugural Women's Basketball Invitational, but the attendance isn't comparable to Washington's regular-season mark of about 2,000. There's 809 in the building Wednesday.
HEAT CHECK: Santiago has scored eight of Cal Poly's 15-7 run to open the second half and UW appears as if it has forgot its scout. Davis also picked up her first turnover of the game. The Mustangs are down 58-43 after trailing by 23 at the break.
HALFTIME: Everything UW has worked on this season was for a game like this. Davis could teach the Huskies men's team a few things with the way she's running her team. In her best half of the year (my opinion), she's scored 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting (4 of 5 from three-point range), orchestrated four assists and has no turnovers with one assist in the opening half. McGuff may not mind turnovers given the way the PG plays, but I'm most impressed with that stat. Especially since it has yet to happen this year. The precise flow has the Huskies up 51-28, the team shooting 65.6 percent overall. Everyone is involved, the bench outscoring Cal Poly's 10-7 and holding Santiago at a modest nine on 4-for-11 shooting from the field. The Huskies' point total is a season high. Davis will need to continue to run the offense well and UW has to stay aggressive on the boards to keep Santiago and the Mustangs from getting comfortable.
MO' STATS: Davis is racking up the stats in UW's first return to traditional postseason since 2007. She scored 20 points in the opening half for 505 this season becoming the first player since Cameo Hicks to score 500 points or more in a season. Rogers is currently at 488. It's the fourth time this season Davis has scored 20 points or more in a half, also doing so against Arizona (22), Colorado (21), and Oregon (21).
SEAT WALKER: It's not a UW game unless Barlow is skipping over rows of seats. The senior just took a trot up the courtside seats, hustling after a loose ball to keep the UW energy up in the game. The Huskies are getting filthy, as the kids say, Davis send a sick fast break pass to senior Mollie Williams for an open score. UW is up 39-25 with 3:34 left in the half.
SANTIAGO OUT: UW successfully took Santiago out of the game, putting her on the bench with two fouls. Cal Poly has had three turnovers in turn and Barlow scored a layup. UW up 32-23 after a basket by Brittany Woodward.
THREE CITY: G Kellie McCann-Smith is in the game to, what else, shoot three-pointers. Hers at the 9:02 mark has the Huskies up 30-21. Per the UW PR staff, McCann-Smith has attempted 75 FGs this season, 54 of them were three-pointers, making 20 so far this season.
ROLL DAWG: Rogers in putting together a highlight tape against the Mustangs defense inside. A smooth spin for a layin has the Huskies up 22-13 with 11:33 remaining in the opening half. Santiago is on the board, though, finding seems in UW's defense. Rogers leads all scorers with 11 while Santiago and Davis have nine apiece.
WELL COVERED: Santiago is 0-for-3 from the field as UW settles into its system. UW is up 16-9, Davis creating her own offense and scooping a nice pass to Rogers for a score inside the paint.
RECORD HOLDER: Davis passed Loree Payne for the all-time freshmen record for made three-pointers. Davis nailed one in front of the Cal Poly bench for her 61st of the season. The shot plus two FTs by Rogers has the score tied at eight points apiece. There's a break in play with 15:52 left in the half.
DEFENDS TOO: Santiago, at 6-foot-1, is covering Rogers (6-3). The Mustangs are pretty spirited and first-year UW coach Kevin McGuff has already belted for Rogers to rebound. Turnovers and Cal Poly shooting 75 percent from the field, making both three-point attempts, has the visitors up 8-2 with 17:30 remaining in the first half.
Former Washington assistant coach Kari Duperron accepted hugs from some of her former team and co-workers prior to tip-off. She's back at her alma mater, Cal Poly, as an assistant after the Tia Jackson era on Montlake last year. Duperron and the Mustangs are getting ready for the Women's National Invitation Tournament at Edmundson Pavilion.
While Duperron can provide a thorough scout of the Huskies (17-13), the same goes for first-year UW assistant Kevin Morrison and the Mustangs (17-14). He was on Cal's bench last season when the Bears defeated Cal Poly 74-60 in the opening round of the WNIT last season.
But Mustangs red-shirt senior Kristina Santiago wasn't part of that postseason berth, suffering a season-ending knee injury one game into the 2010-11 campaign. She's sixth in the nation in scoring this year, averaging 23.3 points. Add her 10.1 boards and it appears the UW defense will be tested.
Well, Santiago is really the only threat. She's the only player averaging double figures in scoring and she's gone off only for her team to lose. She had a career-high 44 points in a one-point road loss at San Diego State in December.
Washington, when it plays well, is the more balanced team led by an inside-out attack from senior C Regina Rogers (16.3 points) and freshman PG Jazmine Davis (16.2). Yet, the Huskies will still have to be focused, rebound, and continue to play aggressive defense.
If UW can get the first win, it could have a solid run in the WNIT, making its first return since 2004. Theoretically, the toughest opponents in UW's region are Pac-12 conference foes Oregon State, Arizona State, and Utah. Then there's a possible matchup with a competitive Texas Tech team that could occur if the Huskies were to advance to the quarterfinals.
Tonight's officials are Penny Davis, Paul Patterson, and Julie Vanni.


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A few teams have released their schedule for the 2011-2012 schedule, with Weber State being one of those teams. As they are the early favorite in the Big Sky, let's take a look at some of the notable games.
"Once again we have a very difficult and challenging schedule this year," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe who will enter his sixth season with the Wildcats this fall. "We are always looking to play as tough a schedule as we can and this year is no exception. We have a great opportunity to play several teams from Utah which is always a difficult test. Our preseason schedule always prepares us for the Big Sky schedule and the Big Sky, just like in other years, will be very difficult this season."
Their first test of the season will come against Utah St at home, which should be an extremely intriguing matchup. The Aggies obviously had a huge year last season, winning 30 games before bowing out in the NCAA Tournament, but they lose all-everything Taj Wesley. The Aggies have traditionally had a weak schedule, but they have beefed it up this year, and Weber St. will be a big part of that.
The early to mid part of December brings two very good road games which will be a great test for the the Wildcats. First is a game at California on December 7, who should be a fringe Tourney team out of the Pac-12 (led by Jorge Gutierrez, who I think we will all get to know better this year). Then, on December 16 they head to Provo to take on BYU. BYU obviously loses Jimmer, but they will have plenty of firepower to make it an interesting game.
Other non-conference games of note include the St. Mary's Classic in Moraga, CA at the end of November. They also have home slates against future Big Sky member Southern Utah on December 10, and against Utah (coached by former Montana head man Larry Krystowiak) on December 22. Finally, they will get a chance near the end of the year with a home Bracket Busters game on February 18.
Weber State believes itself to be the best team in Utah, and they will have a chance to prove it this season. With a home game against Utah St and Utah, and a road game against BYU, they will have perhaps the most intriguing non-conference schedule in the Big Sky.