It's hard to decide who has the best time at the annual Art Splash — the working artists or the 200 adults and kids who are busily creating art with them.
Once each year, a group of professional artists from throughout our area donate their time and talent to United Rehabilitation Services and the clients they serve.
The non-profit agency, originally founded as the Dayton Chapter of United Cerebral Palsy, provides daily services to more than 400 children and adults of all ages with Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Autism, Alzheimer's and many other disabilities.
The attractive building on Old Troy Pike offers everything from special needs childcare to physical, occupational and speech therapies.
At this year's all-day art party — held on Tuesday, July 9 — every room was filled with creative activities — with groups working on projects ranging from clay and spaghetti sculptures to floral murals. In the outdoor courtyard, kids were dancing to "You are My Sunshine" and doing the "Hokey Pokey" and the "Chicken Dance" accompanied by the Goodtime Accordian Band.
The URS Art Splash is one of many events that lead up to the organization's major fund raiser — The Tenth Annual URS Rubber Duck Regatta — which will take place at Riverscape MetroPark on Saturday, Sept. 21. At 4:30 p.m. that afternoon, more than 15,000 bright yellow rubber ducks will be dropped by crane and make their way to the finish line on the banks of the Great Miami River. Ducks can now be adopted for $5 each and the winners receive major prizes.
On the day of the Art Splash, however, the real prizes are the smiles on the faces of the clients who are painting flowers or butterflies or making toilet paper rolls into snakes.
"When you see a smile on their faces, you know that something has happened," said Maria Cleary, an elementary school art teacher at Holy Angels School in the midst of re-enacting "Peter and the Wolf" with a group of children. Joining her was Arlene Branick, the former director of the Dayton Art Institute's Experiencenter.
The children were delighted to comply.
Vanessa Moore, activities coordinator for URS, said she loves Art Splash.
"Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for our clients and this is one way we can do that," she said.
Other artists participating in this year's Art Splash were Lois Fortson, Keith Thue, Connie Grant, Amanda Sue Allen, Carolyn Seger and Mary Anna Welch.
The giant and colorful sculptures that hang permanently from the ceilings at URS began as Art Splash projects under the direction of sculptor Michael Bashaw.
Bashaw says his idea was to create something textural made of composite parts that many people can do together.
"The monumental piece is larger than any of us could do on our own and when you have all those hands working together, you can create something significant," he explained.
For his first sculpture, the kids decorated clear plastic discs that he then combined with large baskets and wired together.
Bashaw says the clients he works with are always great.
That philosophy has been part of Art Splash since its inception.
Dennis Grant, executive director of URS, says the idea originated during a casual conversation with professional photographer Andy Snow, who had volunteered to help on URS projects. Snow offered to invite some other artists to spend a day in the building.
Grant says the special day is always a win for everyone: it exposes his clients to a variety of enthusiastic working artists, and the artists are inspired by their interaction with children and adults with disabilities.
When: Saturday, Sept. 21. The "Quacky Kid's Parade" takes place at 3:45 p.m. and the Big Drop of 15,000 yellow rubber ducks at 4:30 p.m.
Details: At least 15,000 bright yellow rubber ducks will be dropped by crane for a controlled race to the finish for nine prizes including a 2013 Chevy Spark, Houseboat Vacation and more. All proceeds from this event benefit programs and therapies for local children and adults with disabilities in our community.
To adopt a Duck: Ducks can now be adopted for $5 each or a Quack Pack of 6 ducks for $25 (1 duck free). Each Quack Pack also receives a free sub from Jersey Mike's.
There are four ways to adopt ducks: 1) Visit www.daytonducks.com, 2) Call (937) 235-DUCK (3825) 3) Purchase ducks at Jersey Mike's Subs in Centerville and Beavercreek, 2nd & Charles at Town & Country Kettering 4) Pick up an Adoption Form at Kroger Stores, United Dairy Farmers locations (UDF), Joli Boutique Centerville or at URS' Offices at 4710 Old Troy Pike at Needmore Road.


We often encourage our users to use software which is better, and does things in a standard way. When it comes to control panels we prefer Virtualmin. It works with the distro you are using and the packages that come with it rather than setting up things in its own odd way and tieing you into using strange configs that lock you into using it.
Also it imports from all other platforms nicely (cpanel, plesk etc) which is handy to those who are locked into a lot of the more overpriced web panels. But the best thing yet is that its a reasonable price, in fact the GPL version is free and fully functioning!
By default it uses FCGI for PHP, which is a great option, however we had a customer who was struggling to keep ram usage down so wanted to convert to mod_php which was slightly faster and used less memory. Since he had more than a few domains this could have been painstaking, in fact it was until i emailed one of the creators of Virtualmin.
Not only did i get a great response, but i got it within minutes!
I had wondered if Virtualmin had a command line interface, and thus asked if there was any command line way i could do it, i got this reply.
virtualmin modify-web --domain whatever.com --mode mod_php"
delete-domain            Delete one or more virtual servers.
unalias-domain           Convert an alias domain into a sub-server.
unsub-domain             Convert a sub-domain into a sub-server.
list-domains             Lists all virtual servers.
notify-domains           Send email to some or all virtual server owners.
create-template          Creates a template for use by new domains.
delete-template          Removes one virtual server template.
get-template             Outputs all settings in a template.
modify-template          Changes one or more settings in a template.
delete-plan              Removes one existing account plan.
change-password          Changes the password of some Virtualmin user.
check-connectivity       Checks the external accessibility of virtual servers.
get-dns                  Output all DNS records for a domain.
get-ssl                  Output SSL certificate information for a domain.
info                     Show general information about this Virtualmin system.
licence-info             Show license counts for this Virtualmin system.
list-php-ini             Show PHP variables for some or all domains.
lookup-domain-daemon     A background process for looking up user details.
modify-php-ini           Changes PHP variables for some or all domains.
test-imap                Checks if IMAP login to some server works.
test-pop3                Checks if POP3 login to some server works.
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Flight of Frenzy
Nancy FordApril 1, 2011
Birds of a feather: bonus extras on the recently released DVD and Blu-ray packages reveal the magic behind the stunning visual effects in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman.
You think your job is tough? Try dancing in the ballet. The quest for perfection, to twist and train and subordinate one's body and mind to such an unnatural state likely has driven more than a few potential ballerinas to the brink of insanity. In Black Swan, Natalie Portman doesn't just walk that fine line, she brisé-s right over it.
Natalie Portman as Nina.
Nailing the lead role of the White Swan in Swan Lake is no problem for Good Girl, Nina (awards-magnet Natalie Portman). It's the Black Swan, a role more naturally suited to Bad Girl, Lily (Mila Kunis), that presents a challenge. The two rivals begin a tension-filled pas de deux early on, forming a torrid bond previously unfamiliar yet irresistible to Nina. Nonetheless, Nina unravels as she strips away at herself, tearing away the layers preventing her from achieving perfection and embracing her own bad girl.
Largely overlooked by nominating boards, Kunis brings a depth to her role as Bad Girl/Black Swan Lily that contradicts her early, light comedy upbringing on That '70s Show. Portman is also supported by strong performances from actors we've not seen recently. Winona Ryder plays Beth, the aging principal dancer being shoved out of the spotlight by Nina, with fire and skill. And Barbara Hershey's chilling portrait of a stage mother living through her more talented daughter rivals Deena Lohan's.
Director Darren Aronofsky's choice to employ a monochromatic visual theme itself helps propel the story, making the expanding speck of color in the final scenes all the more vivid, much as the technique did in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. And oh, that music: Chemical Brothers, Sepalcure, and Pete Min all contribute themes sampling Tchaikovsky for a sound resulting in a "Trancekovsky" of sorts that should have won its own Oscar.
Mila Kunis as Lily.
While it can't be denied that Black Swan is a horror thriller—and a profound one, at that—it also teaches us a few things: don't do drugs, but do take calcium. It also reminds us that we all have our inner black-and-white swans, whether those swans be an inner secret, self-doubt, our sexuality, or simply an innate yearning to express who we are. Eventually, one way or another, both swans take wing, emerging in some manner, at some time. The trick is to control them before they control us.
Nominated for no less than 108 various film industry awards, and snagging the Best Actress Oscar for Natalie Portman, Black Swan is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray disc. 2011. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (fox.com).

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Today is election day, please vote! Consider the environment positions of your candidates before you pull the lever. If you're unsure, check to see if they have an endorsement from the Sierra Club and/or League of Conservation Voters. This is a good indication they are a green candidate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Today, Former Vice President Al Gore and the Climate Protection Action Fund have released a new video statement urging opposition to a harmful California ballot initiative, Proposition 23. In the statement, Vice President Gore asked Californians to vote against the ballot proposal that would effectively overturn the state's pioneering energy and climate law.
Proposition 23 would suspend the state law known as the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, or AB 32. This law sets limits on the greenhouse gas pollution that is changing our climate, while creating incentives for the production of clean, renewable energy. The funding in support of Proposition 23 has come overwhelmingly from out-of-state oil companies.
The Climate Protection Action Fund is working to defeat Proposition 23 by sending staff members to California for voter outreach and education.
I had an op-ed in the Diamondback last Thursday that addressed the recent feud between liberal activists and the White House over Robert Gibb's comments. Enjoy!
A lot of the chatter in the news cycle over the past couple days has been about White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' outburst concerning the "professional left." Gibbs ranted about how liberals need to quit whining about bad compromises on health care and financial reform, along with a lack of progress on progressive issues such as ending "don't ask, don't tell" and passing clean energy legislation. There's also doubling down on the war in Afghanistan and moving to expand offshore drilling.
Activists on the left are said to be furious, and the media have a great story to run with this week. As someone who considers himself a progressive on most issues and is an ardent environmentalist, I find this recurring sniping between the left and the Obama administration to be overhyped to no one's benefit.
Take it from this activist, there aren't just debates between the left and the Obama administration about compromise, there are debates within the left all the time. Heck, when I was an undergraduate, the leaders in the environmental group I was in regularly had notable disagreements about everything from tactics to events to nuclear power. At the end of the day, we had success when we reached a decision, swept any and all drama under the rug and worked in unison to achieve our common goal.
Having seen the sheer ridiculousness of many politicians in the Republican Party, it should be pretty easy for the left to realize its goal for the next two-and-a-half months: maintaining control of Congress! It's halftime for Obama's first term. Activists, Congress and the White House can take credit for reforming health care, passing major financial regulatory reform and investing large amounts of money into infrastructure, state aid and clean energy through the 2009 stimulus package. Obama has successfully nominated two judges to the Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving to regulate many pollutants the previous administration ignored, and the Justice Department recently sued Arizona over its immigration law.
The administration has also done a lot of stupid stuff that makes me upset. Not pushing hard enough on climate legislation rises to the top of my list. I have no reservations about letting the Democrats know when they're screwing up — I've devoted plenty of columns to that for local and federal Democrats. I can give just as nice a rant as anyone about how if everyone did things my way over the last 18 months, we'd be living in a utopia. I'm glad to see conservative state and federal Democrats beaten by progressives in their primaries.
But at the end of the (election) day, I support Obama and the way he and the Democratic leadership go about trying to actually solve the problems in the country. I'd be relieved if Democrats remained in control of Congress, and I still want Obama to have a second term equally as badly as I wanted him to have his first. That's enough to energize me. If others sit in a corner because they were under the illusion that politics is easy and the Senate is the devil's hell, be prepared to fall off the table and land back on the menu.
What's at stake is a fighting chance at progress. That's how the White House and the left should come together and frame this one.
Given the fact that I'm managing Mary Lehman's campaign for Prince George's County Council, District 1, it was great to see the Maryland Sierra Club endorse Mary for the seat. Although I'm on the Prince George's Sierra Club's political committee, I abstained from all of the club's conversations and interviews regarding this race. Our campaign is putting out a press release to local reporters about the good news. I've posted it below, and it will be up on her website shortly.
College Park, Md- One of the state's most influential and effective environmental organizations, the Maryland Sierra Club, has endorsed Mary Lehman for Prince George's County Council in District 1.
Lehman is one of five candidates running for the seat being vacated by Councilman Tom Dernoga due to term limits.
"In Mary, we will have a friend on the council willing to listen, understand and act" said Suchitra Balachandran, a member of the Sierra Club's Prince George's County Political Committee that interviewed Mary. "I have seen her efficiency and approachability on environmental issues as Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk's (D-21) aide in Annapolis" she added. Balachandran also cited Mary's 20 years in civic activism, including the consistent and principled stand of the civic organization she presided over against the $4 billion ICC highway, as justification for the endorsement.
Mary has already been endorsed by the outgoing Dernoga, who championed environmental issues during his nine years on the council. She worked for Dernoga for four years.
There are over 1,000 Sierra Club members in Prince George's County, and 15,000 in Maryland.


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A copy of a Senate draft resolution to be offered by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., regarding the procedures during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate is photographed in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. McConnell is proposing a condensed, two-day calendar for opening arguments in Trump's impeachment trial, ground rules that are raising objections from Democrats on the eve of the landmark proceedings. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the Senate leader proposed a compressed calendar for opening statements, White House lawyers argued for swift rejection of the "flimsy" charges and the Capitol braced for the contentious proceedings unfolding in an election...
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to the congregation of the Holy City Church of God In Christ during a trip to Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian via AP)
ATLANTA (AP) — Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over his legacy against the backdrop of a presidential election year. Republicans told a sometimes cool crowd at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta that they were honoring King's civil rights legacy of service and...
Democratic presidential candidates US. Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, I-Vt. and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, right, D--Mass., shake hands as greets U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, center, D-Hawaii at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day services at Zion Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
King Day in South Carolina draws 2020 presidential hopefuls
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and his legacy with parishioners at a Baptist church, where Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren engaged in the handshake that didn't happen in the frosty aftermath of the last debate. "This is THE...
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a forum broadcast on radio in a New Hampshire Public Radio station, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
2020 Watch: Will impeachment change the primary?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to Iowa caucuses: 14 Days to general election: 288 ___ THE NARRATIVE With voting to begin in just two weeks, the sprint to the Iowa caucuses is decidedly complicated...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates spent the weekend grappling with how to address questions surrounding sexism and gender bias as they sought to balance support for women against concerns of a political blowback. After his wife went public with her own experience of sexual...
The U.S. flag flies over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers on Sunday previewed their impeachment defense with the questionable assertion that the charges against him are invalid, adopting a position rejected by Democrats as "nonsense" as both sides sharpened their arguments for trial. "Criminal-like...
Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, right, speaks during a service at the Vernon American Methodist Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Okla., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, as the Rev. Robert Turner looks on at left. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Bloomberg offers plan to tackle racial economic inequality
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg made a pitch to African American voters the day before the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., visiting the site of a race massacre nearly 100 years ago that left hundreds dead and the city's thriving African...
In this Jan. 18, 2020, restaurant server Chloe Sokolov poses for a photo while working at Eatery A in Des Moines, Iowa. Though Sokolov always considered herself a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., she plans to caucus for the first time this year in part because Sanders' campaign convened more than 50 service industry workers to discuss their economic challenges. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Candidates seek new caucus voters in trailer parks, rallies
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Bernie Sanders is sending organizers to convenience stores across Iowa and staking out drug stores and even nursing homes. Pete Buttigieg has a more technocratic model. He's compiling detailed lists of the personal networks of his supporters, turning them into crowds and...
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2020, image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts swears in members of the Senate for the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. No cell phones. No talking. No escape. One-hundred U.S. senators will soon be stationed at wooden desks, under the threat of imprisonment, as they silently listen to the arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. While senators groan about the restrictions _ and will likely violate them at times _ they say the long-standing rules are crucial as they execute their most solemn duty: considering whether to remove the president of the United States. (Senate Television via AP, File)
No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — No cellphones. No talking. No escape. That's the reality during the Senate's impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which will begin each day with a proclamation: "All persons are commanded to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment." After that, 100 senators will sit at their...
Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Iowa State Education Association Candidate Forum, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Buttigieg says Oval Office needs wartime veteran
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Saturday the Oval Office benefits from the perspective of a wartime veteran, a niche he occupies exclusively among top-tier candidates in his party's race for the 2020 nomination. During an interview on Iowa PBS in suburban...


Som Tam or spicy green papaya salad, is ubiquitous in Thailand. This dish combines the four main tastes of the local cuisine: sour lime, hot chili, salty, savory fish sauce, and sweetness added by palm sugar. The ingredients are mixed and pounded in a mortar. The Thai name som tam literally translates as "sour pounded"….


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Le principe du consensualisme est, en droit français, un principe juridique selon lequel le contrat ne doit pas être formé selon une forme préétablie. En vertu de cette idéologie, le critère prédominant de l'existence du contrat est l'existence d'un consentement et d'un accord de volonté des parties.

Le principe du consensualisme s'oppose au droit romain, qui posait l'exigence de formes particulières. Le consensualisme s'oppose dès lors au formalisme. On dit également qu'un contrat consensuel s'oppose à un contrat solennel. On distingue également parfois le contrat consensuel du contrat réel.

Définition du principe du consensualisme
Le principe du consensualisme est la rencontre des volontés des parties, peu importe la forme des contrats, pour autant qu'il y ait une intention juridique. Le consensualisme est reconnu comme une valeur de principe dans le droit français des contrats. Le développement du consensualisme juridique constitue un trait caractéristique de l'évolution du droit au . Dans le droit positif, le consensualisme se transparait par l'assiduité des catégories.

Les contrats du droit français sont consensuels par principe, et solennels ou réels par exception ce qui voudrait dire que le seul consentement ne suffit pas ; dans bien des cas, il y a aussi l'accomplissement de certaines formalités pour que le contrat soit valablement formé. Le contrat consensuel relève de la science du droit et constitue en effet une opération doctrinale. Le consensualisme désigne le mouvement par lequel un système juridique admet la validité d'un contrat accompli en dehors des formes préétablies. Avec celui-ci le contrat existe juridiquement indépendamment de la forme qu'il emprunte. Par ailleurs, il peut être défini comme le contrat par lequel le seul échange de consentement par les parties vaut valablement la conclusion dudit contrat.

Les exceptions du principe du consensualisme en droit français
Ses exceptions consistent au regard droit français, dans les contrats réels dont la formation même est subordonnée à la remise  d'une chose et dans les contrats solennels dont la validité dépend de l'accomplissement d'une forme, généralement un écrit. Les atténuations au principe résultent de deux textes : il y a d'une part les dispositions de l'article 1359 (anciennement 1341) relatives aux règles de preuve et d'autre part, les textes qui régissent les règles de publicité.

Domaine de l'article 1359 du code civil
L'article 1359 du code civil impose le principe par écrit pour les actes juridiques supérieurs à une certaine somme fixé par décret. Le contrat étant un acte juridique, la preuve de celui-ci doit se faire par écrit (écrit sur support papier ou écrit électronique). Bien que l'écrit ne soit pas exigé qu'à titre probatoire, il constitue une atténuation au principe du Consensualisme.

La notion du consensualisme, fondement de la théorie générale des contrats
Le principe du consensualisme est la base de tous contrats, pour celui-ci les contrats sont en principe valables par le seul échange des consentements. Le contrat, étant un outil juridique indispensable à la vie des individus et des entreprises qui, sans lui, ne pourraient procéder à aucun échange économique organisé ni créer aucune organisation collective structurée. Qu'en ce sens, il est defini de manière classique comme un acte de volonté accompli en vue de produire des effets de droit. Le consensualisme est d'abord un instrument de classification des contrats : dans la trilogie des contrats consensuels, formels et réels, la catégorie du contrat consensuel, issue de la dissociation entre la forme et l'engagement, a servi de modèle à la conception volontariste du contrat dans le Code Napoléon, mais la classification elle-même n'a, dans le système du Code, justement parce qu'il est fondé sur cette conception, qu'une pertinence imparfaite. L'érosion de la catégorie des contrats réels, assise moins ferme qu'il n'y paraît de la catégorie des contrats solennels (il y a beaucoup de formalisme contractuel, certes, mais pas autant de nullités absolues du contrat entier pour violation d'une forme ad solemnitatem)... Alors qu'en tant qu'idéologie et malgré sa position dominante du droit contemporain des contrats, le consensualisme serait en déclin, en tant que catégorie juridique, le contrat consensuel aurait encore le haut du pavé. Il existe sous d'innombrables formes de contrats sur lesquels agit le principe du consensualisme ainsi que sur la substance de ces dits c'est- à -dire sur le fond des contrats.

L'influence du consensualisme sur les éléments formels des contrats
Le consensualisme n'exerce qu'une influence restreinte sur les éléments formels du contrat mais il en existe quand même. Dans une tendance historique, il a conduit à exclure la définition du contrat, et corrélativement, à la déplacer vers le droit des contrats. Le contrat est l'union d'une action et d'une forme. L'obligation juridique naît de la forme par conséquent le contrat est défini par sa forme. Le consensualisme désigne le principe par lequel un système juridique admet la validité d'un contrat en dehors des formes prédéfinies. Aussi, les contrats peuvent être conclus, au gré des parties audit contrat, et ce sous une forme quelconque et dont on dit qu'ils résultent du seul échange des consentements. L'on a pour habitude de dire que dans un système juridique consensuel, le formalisme devient l'exceptionnel alors que ses deux notions sont intimement liées car celles-ci représentent deux conceptions concurrent du rôle de la forme. Avec le formalisme, le principe tient dans le rapprochement de la forme et du contrat ;avec le consensualisme, le contrat existe juridiquement indépendamment de la forme qu'il emprunte.

L'influence du consensualisme sur le fond, la substance des contrats
L'impact du consensualisme sur les éléments substantiels du contrat est en revanche déterminant : il fournit une définition du contrat fondée sur l'échange des consentements qui consacre la valeur juridique de la promesse abstraite. Le consensualisme véhicule une théorie de la convention qui s'appuie sur une procédure, l'échange des consentements, et une norme, « pacta sunt servanda », cette expression latine qui signifie le respect de la parole donnée vaudrait que lorsque deux personnes s'engagent à contracter, il faille que chaque partie contractante respecte son obligation, son engagement. Il nécessite, en contrepoint, de confier au juge les plus larges pouvoirs pour qualifier et apprécier les conventions dont le contenu est élargi à l'extrême en raison du principe du consensualisme. Il implique de considérer le juge du point de vue de sa fonction d'arbitre, chargé de résoudre les litiges plutôt que de dire le droit selon la " clause générale de validité" des promesses qui caractérise le système du consensualisme. Ignorant la distinction entre l'ordre juridique et l'ordre moral, il constitue, plus largement, une conception des rapports obligatoires en rupture avec les critères du système de droit formel et invite à la réflexion sur les systèmes concurrents, les systèmes non-formels.

En définitive, l'on pourrait dit que le principe du consensualisme est à la base de tous les contrats en droit et en particulier le contrat consensuel. Le contrat consensuel se démarque spécifiquement de certains contrats voisins que sont le contrat solennel et le contrat réel au regard de la validité de ces dits contrats.

Le contrat consensuel et les contrats voisins
Les contrats en droit français sont consensuels par principes et solennels et réels par exception, ce qui signifie qu'ils se trouvent parfois soumis à une condition supplémentaire de validité ou de formation relative à la forme. La distinction entre ces types de contrats consensuels, solennels et réels nous vient du droit romain qui connaissait les contrats ( re, litteris, verbis et consensu) et figure aujourd'hui à l'article 1109 du Code civil.

Le contrat consensuel
Le consentement est l'un des éléments essentiels du contrat. C'est aussi un élément substantiel et intangible du contrat. Le consentement contribue à la structuration du contrat L'absence du consentement affecte la validité du contrat. La notion de consentement est un élément fondamental du consensualisme et un facteur de l'unification du contrat. Le contrat consensuel est un contrat qui se forme par le seul échange des consentements en l'absence de toute formalité. Il en est ainsi de la vente. Selon les dispositions de l'article 1583 du code civil, le contrat de vente doit être considéré comme conclu et la propriété acquise de droit à l'acquéreur dès lors qu'il y a accord entre les parties contractantes sur la chose et sur le prix. Peu importe que la chose c'est-à-dire le bien acheté n'ait pas encore été livré à l'acquéreur par le vendeur. Il faut préciser qu'en principe tous les contrats sont consensuels sauf prescription contraire du législateur.

Le contrat solennel
Le contrat solennel quant à lui est un contrat qui nécessite outre l'accord de volonté entre les cocontractants, l'accomplissement d'une formalité laquelle consiste dans la rédaction d'un écrit. Cet écrit consiste généralement dans la rédaction d'un acte authentique. Ainsi, la constitution d'une hypothèque pour la vente d'un bien immobilier nécessite la rédaction d'un acte notarial. L'on pourrait illustrer ce fait avec l'Acte Uniforme de l'OHADA portant organisation des sûretés.

Le non-respect de la formalité prescrite par la loi entraîne la nullité absolue du contrat solennel. Cependant, les parties au dit contrat peuvent elles-mêmes déroger au principe du consensualisme car il n'est pas d'ordre public, pour ériger telle ou telle formalité en élément essentiel à la validité de leur contrat.

Le contrat réel
Le contrat réel est un contrat qui ne se forme que par la remise de la chose, objet du contrat ; le seul accord de volonté s'avère insuffisant. À défaut de la remise de la chose, le contrat réel n'est pas conclu ; la sanction du défaut de remise de la chose est l'inexistence. On peut, à titre d'exemple, citer le contrat de dépôt consacré par l'article 1919 du code civil et aussi le contrat de prêt contenu dans les articles 1874 et suivants du code civil, mais dans un élan contraire que s'inscrit la Cour de Cassation français qui décide que le prêt consenti par un professionnel de crédit n'est pas un contrat réel. Cette décision de la cour de cassation demeure critiquable dans la mesure l'essence même du contrat  est respecté même s'il s'agit d'un professionnel de crédit qui a consenti au prêt il continue toujours d'en être partie et par conséquent le prêt est valable.

Bibliographie

Ouvrages

 Forray Vincent, le concensualisme dans la théorie générale du contrat, L.G.D.J, 2007.
 Assi-Esso, Anne-Marie H., Droit civil : les obligations.
 Fages Bernard, Droit des obligations, LGDJ-Lextenso, dl 2015,cop.2015

Articles

 Voir en droit français, Jobard-Bachelier(M.N), « Existe-t-il des contrats réels en droit français?» ; R.T.D.civ. 1985,
 Vincent Forray, Le consensualisme dans la théorie générale du contrat – Emmanuel Putman – RTD civ. 2007. 661

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes

 contrat réel
 Contrat (droit)
 Consentement en droit civil français

Liens connexes

 consensualimse|A.Bamadé&J.Bourdoiseau
 Le consensualisme|Portail sur le surendettement

Droit des contrats en France

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Socio-economic Characteristics of
Newspaper Readers in Latin America
Lima, Peru (photo credit: Deborah Levy)
People read newspaper to obtain information about many things, such as wars, disasters, politics, government notices, business deals, stock markets, opinions, classified ads, sport news, television program schedules, celebrity lives, theater reviews, social mores, weather forecasts, chess games, restaurant guides, book commentaries, etc. Except for a few photos and the occasion drawing, the information is communicated through written words. This means that a minimal amount of literacy is required to read and comprehend the content in newspapers. Combined with the fact that newspapers costs money to purchase, the newspaper audience is expected to be relatively affluent and better educated.
The affluent and educated audience for newspapers constitutes a desirable target for advertisers of high-end products, such as business services, financial services, travel, high technology, automobiles. In the following table, we show the socio-economic characteristics of the weekday newspaper audiences in several Latin American countries. The data are presented in the form of indices, where the index of a socio-economic class is calculated as 100 times the percent of weekday newspaper readers in that socio-economic class divided by the overall percent of weekday newspaper readers in that country. These indices can be interpreted as follows:
An index greater than 100 means that people in that socio-economic class is more likely to read newspapers than the general population in that country.
An index less than 100 means that people in that socio-economic class is less likely to read newspapers than the general population.
An index of exactly 100 means that people in that socio-economic class has the same propensity for reading newspapers as the general population.
Country/Socio-Economic Class Index of Weekday Newspaper Reading
Alto (6-5-4)
Bajo (2)
(sources: TGI, Argentina, TGI Brasil, TGI Chile, TGI Colombia, TGI Peru)
In all countries, the weekday newspaper readership indices are monotonic functions of socio-economic class --- that is, the higher the socio-economic level, the higher the rate of newspaper readership. The strength of this correlation is weakest in the case of Peru. The reason for this departure is not just statistical fluctuation, but because there is a fundamental difference in newspaper publishing and reading environment between Peru and the other Latin American countries.
The TGI Peru study was a consumer survey of 1,009 persons between the ages of 12 to 64 years old in the Lima metropolitan area conducted by IBOPE Peru in 2000. The measured universe consists of 5,380,000 persons, of which 50% are weekday newspaper readers. The definition of a weekday newspaper reader is the international standard of "yesterday reader."
In Lima, there are over a dozen local newspapers available. Generally, when one thinks about newspapers, one conjures up the image of stodgy, wordy newsprint carrying the voices and opinions of the establishment. But Lima is unique in having a much broader, and more extreme, variety of choices. This situation grew out of a set of historical conditions, in which the majority of middle- and lower-class citizens became gradually and deeply disillusioned about the establishment (e.g. corruption charges against President Alan Garcia). It was in this atmosphere that an obscure agronomist Alberto Fujimori came to be elected as president in an astonishing victory over the establishment's choice, the internationally well-known writer Mario Llosa Vargas. This populist uprising has led to the emergence of newspapers of tone and substance that are probably not seen elsewhere in Latin America.
We give here a simplified typology of newspapers in Lima today:
El Comercio is the market leader in Lima. It is a well-respected newspaper that would be considered the 'newspaper of record' for Peru. It is compulsory reading for those interested in government and business affairs.
There are market followers which aim for a broader middle-class audience, such as La República and Ojo.
There are sports dailies such El Bocón, Libero and Todo Sport that focus solely on sports news, especially soccer.
And then there are the 'tabloids' such as Ajá, El Chino and a host of others. These tabloids are daring and sensationalistic in many ways --- the front cover usually features scantily clad women with their buttocks being promininently featured; the screaming headlines can be very direct, even disrespectful --- for example, in 2000, the presidential candidates Fujimori and Toledo are referred to as el chino and el cholo respectively. Their level of audacity is not founded elsewhere in Latin America and are equal to the 'best' of the British and Australian tabloids.
We should mention that Lima once had a highly militant newspaper El Diario, which acted as the propaganda arm of the Shining Path guerrilla movement.
In the following table, we have provided the indices by socio-economic class separately for these Lima newspapers. These distributions are consistent with our brief characterization of these titles. We have also added the WWW links for them, and if you have never seen them before, this may be an eye-popping experience.
Newspaper Index for "AB" Index for "C" Index for "DE"
El Comercio 226 108 40
La República 144 153 40
El Bocón (sports) 96 107 96
Libero (sports) 88 97 107
Ajá 76 107 105
Ojo 66 145 80
El Chino 55 119 104
Todo Sport (sports) 52 137 92
(source: TGI Peru)
To show how the readers of these newspapers have different expectations and needs, we provide in the next table their reactions to this statement, "I read newspapers more for entertainment than news". Indeed, the English language fails here, as the 'newspapers' today may no longer be papers that carry solely the news.
Readers of El Comercio Readers of Ajá or El Chino Readers of El Bocón, Libero or Todo Sport
% Completely Agree with statement 9% 26% 22%
(posted by Roland Soong on 8/7/00)
POSTSCRIPT: The Wall Street Journal, September 28, 2000
Peru's Press Is Now Less Cowed by State
By Matt Moffett
On Monday, the day after spy master Vladimir Montesinos fled to exile in Panama, much of the tabloid press here had a field day attacking the once untouchable head of Peruvian intelligence. "I Slept With Vladi," read the headline of a story in which an exotic dancer recounted her supposed amorous adventures with Mr. Montesinos.
Only a couple of weeks earlier, such a story would have been unthinkable. The tabloids in general were closely allied to Mr. Montesinos and President Alberto Fujimori --- there was strong evidence that they were controlled directly by Peruvian intelligence --- and they specialized in skewering enemies of the Fujimori government. But now that Mr. Montesinos is gone, forced to flee the country after a bribery scandal, the loyalties of many of Peru's media and political actors are clearly up in the air.


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Q: What is the bottle that Lister uses as a carafe at dinner? In the episode Polymorph, as Lister is serving dinner with all re-purposed medical equipment, he pulls out some red wine in a clear glass vessel that was sitting on its side. The audience members are all grossed out, so I'm wondering if it has a specific purpose I'm missing, probably medical/body fluid related?

A: I don't have enough reputation to comment on the above answer, but wished to provide a more accurate response.
This is a glass urine bottle for use by bed-bound patients.
For guys of a certain age, this brings back memories of embarrassment, the thought of spillages in bed, and of it being thrust upon you by stern looking matrons.

A: It's hard to tell, unless you are familiar with older hospital equipment, but it's an older style hospital urinal.  It's not on screen much, but here's a grab where you can see the rough shape:

And, here, you can note how it rests on the table, without spilling it's contents

A quick image google will show you a number of styles, but it's basically like this one:

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Discussion in 'Entity Component System and C# Job system' started by GilCat, Feb 11, 2019.
I suppose this means i'm making too many systems depending on EndFrameBarrier or even some of the dependencies are just impossible to fulfill.
Anyway my systems still work as expected but it would be nice to know which are the systems dependencies that are being ignored.
They are doing a full rewrite of the update order code right now. Hopefully dependency conflicts will get better error information as well.
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They are doing a full rewrite of the update order code right now.
Hi, @Creepgin. This is great to know. Can you please provide source for this news?
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You can look at UpdateOrderOptimizerTest.cs. "Engine component" in the message means things from the experimental PlayerLoop API. For example, this single system is over constrained because it is impossible to be in 2 phase at the same time. (After = IN that phase but after everything else in that phase).
Even if you do not have 2 engine component ordering in any of the same system, your other systems may drag related systems to be in 2 phase at the same time.
Exactly! In my case i'm not even setting dependencies against to EndFrameBarrier directly, so other systems are being dragged with some of my dependencies.
Is it fair to say that we should avoid system dependencies as much as possible?
Well, when you start having a significant amount of system this starts to be very hard and tricky to manage.


Posted byLowell School Committeeman Gerry Nutter	 August 17, 2015 August 17, 2015 1 Comment on Does this Council Commitment to Public Safety include the Fire Dept? and Centralville?
Why isn't this Council standing up for the residents of Centralville? Why are we closing one of only 2 fire companies in this neighborhood?
We have ALREADY had a tragic fire on Bridge St where a resident died just 5 years ago when the city started closing companies. Back then the Council was opposed to closing even 1 company in Centralville.
About 4 a.m., a fire broke out in a four-story apartment building on Bridge Street, said Deputy Chief Robert Flynn. Firefighters from Lowell, Chelmsford and Tewksbury responded to the four-alarm blaze in the brick structure, which had 15 apartments and an estimated 20 residents, Flynn said.
Firefighters found a 23-year-old man dead at the scene. He was not immediately identified. A second man was found dead about 1 p.m. as investigators combed through the rubble on the fourth floor.
Let's hope the City Council and Murphy Administration finds the money in a budget that is only 2 months old to properly staff the Fire Dept and provides this neighborhood which is experiencing a high rate of gun shots and other gun related activity , along with a very high rate of opioid overdoses, worthy of at least an Engine and a ladder for fire / health and safety EVERYDAY before they have to answer to why a company was closed and lives again lost.
We are a small densely populated area of this city, dependent on access provided by 3 bridges over the Merrimack River. With the proposed work on the VFW / Bridge St. area that is only going to delay and impede traffic.
We have 1 fire station on West Sixth Street that includes Engine 6 and Ladder 4 – It would take them at least 5 -7 minutes to get to Bradley Ave (almost the Dracut line near Duck Island) if they came from West 6th st. during rush hour in the morning or evening. Longer if they had to come over the bridge from downtown. That amount of time makes a huge difference.
There is no way any fire company in Centralville should be closed, especially by a City Council who is running for re-election promoting their commitment to Public Safety.
Here are some facts about our little section of Lowell.
Did you know that the Centralville neighborhood has more Brazilian and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Brazilian ancestry and 5.2% have French Canadian ancestry.
Centralville is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 3.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Portuguese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Even if you drive or take transit to your place of employment, many people enjoy being able to walk in their neighborhood. What many people don't realize is that most of America's premier vacation locations are also very walkable. The Centralville neighborhood is among the top 5% of American neighborhoods in terms of walkability.
In addition, if you find historic homes and neighborhoods attractive, you love the details, the history, and the charm, then you are sure to be interested in this neighborhood. With 61.4% of the residential real estate in the Centralville neighborhood built no later than 1939, and some built considerably earlier, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of historic residences than 95.7% of all neighborhoods in America. In this regard, this neighborhood truly stands out as special.
It's an election year Gerry. Get together and let your voices be heard, loudly and frequently . The Chief can only work with what he is given, which is a lot less than what he really needs. A house fire in that area could easily take out an entire block if it gets enough of a head start.


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As a reader obsessed with sports-themed romances I'm thrilled to introduce you to this trio of delicious hockey players and the women who they'll do anything to win. Keep reading to get a tempting taste of Dominic, Drake, and Karl and then add them to your bookshelf. In honor of the engaging Las Vegas Sidewinders series by Kat Mizera make sure to fill out the form below for the chance to win a $20 Amazon GC too!
Las Vegas Sidewinders: Dominic Dom Gianni takes a lot of punishment in the hockey rink, but when he sees Molly McCarran getting beaten up by her husband, he's ready to throw down his gloves and fight for her. But Molly isn't about to trust another man—and Dom is already skating on thin ice with his NHL-mandated probation. Besides, how could a hotshot player like Dom really care about a woman so much older than him? Then a kidnapping changes everything. If Molly can't believe in Dom, and if he can't dig deep to save her, it might be the final buzzer for both of them.
"What did they say?" Dom asked, reaching for Molly and pulling her close.
She rested her head against his chest, breathing in his aftershave and snuggling close. "It doesn't matter," she said softly. "It was actually a backhanded compliment, that I'm prettier than she'd thought I'd be or something." She tried to chuckle but it sounded more like a sniffle. "I guess I didn't think they'd be gossiping about me before they even saw us together."
"Honey, people talk."
"If people are already talking, and the media gets hold of it. Tim is going to find me sooner rather than later."
"I don't think we've reached the media with our relationship yet," he gave her a small grin. "But if one of the wives heard about you, then Suze or Andra or Tiff told someone they thought they could trust, and the NHL wives' pipeline is better than the CIA."
"Great." She sat on the edge of the bed.
"Molly, don't you trust me?" He looked uncomfortable standing in front of her and she glanced up at him with a frown.
"What do you mean?"
"Someone hurt your feelings and you turned to Toli instead of me. Why?"
"I didn't turn to Toli!" She got up quickly and reached for him, hating that he would even consider that idea. "He saw me leave and followed me when I didn't come back down. I'm just trying to protect you--I don't want you to get into trouble because of me!"
"So you don't trust me not to lose my temper." He was hurt.
"No!" She sighed, taking a deep breath and then blowing it out. "I'm not explaining myself very well. It's just that you've done so much for me--I don't want you to see someone hurting me and get into trouble by standing up for me. You just got clearance from the NHL--the last thing you need is to pick a fight with another player because his wife is immature and doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut. You're too important to me."
He gazed at her steadily, his dark eyes boring into her bright green ones. He knew she wasn't afraid of him, but she was still afraid of what he might do to someone else. He didn't know why that bothered him so much, but it did. He'd made so much progress, yet even the woman he loved didn't trust him completely.
"Dom, what are you thinking?" She touched his face. "Tell me."
"You're afraid of what I might do." He spoke flatly, looking away.
"No! You're supposed to want to protect me, aren't you? Isn't that what you've been telling me? You've spent all summer telling me to trust you to protect me--and I do! But that should go both ways! I don't want you to get into trouble over something so trivial! If it was Tim trying to hurt me, that would be different, but you've worked so hard this summer--I don't want our love to be the reason you start off on the wrong foot with your new team." She paused, practically holding her breath as he looked back at her.
"Are we in love?" he asked.
"You have to ask?" She was taken aback. "I mean, I thought we were, but we never actually talked about it..." Her voice trailed off. "if that's not how you feel--"
"How I feel? I told you once, and have shown you repeatedly, but you've never said it! And you spend so much time with Toli..." He felt uncertain with a woman for the first time in his life. "I'm really not sure how you feel, Molly."
"You're not?" She asked in a tiny voice. She ran her hands up his chest and then wrapped them around his neck. "Really? You can't tell that I'm crazy about you? That I'm constantly terrified that I'm going to wake up and find out that you just want to be friends? That I'm too old for you? That I can't give you kids? I have nothing to offer you--but you're still here. How could I not love you?"
"Then tell me!" he nearly growled at her, pulling her up against him.
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Las Vegas Sidewinders: Drake Drake Riser is a tough guy on the ice, but deep down he just wants to settle down. Major Erin Gentry has physical and emotional scars from an IED explosion. When they meet at a masquerade ball, Drake thinks Erin is exactly what he needs, but she thinks she's too damaged to get involved with the gorgeous hockey hunk. Erin is trying to figure out what happened two years ago and put her demons to rest, while someone from her past is trying to destroy her. Drake is ready to do anything to give them a shot at love, but will they be able to put the pieces together in time to win the face-off–and the game.
Her eyes were wide, filled with something akin to trepidation, but her gaze never left his.
"What do you want to do?" she whispered.
"Get to know you." He moved over her, his skin warm against hers. He kissed her, his tongue meeting hers possessively, drawing her into him. If they were going to make this work, she had to let go of the insecurity and shyness; he knew there was a passionate, sexual woman buried inside her somewhere and he was determined to find her. "I need you to let me explore, okay?" He met her eyes again. "I need you to let me touch you—all of you. Let me see you. Let me know you. Let me do more than fuck you."
She swallowed hard but nodded. "O-okay."
"Don't be afraid, baby. I already know about the ugly parts of your skin—let me show you how beautiful everything else about you is."
Honestly, if you looked beyond the scars, Erin's body was beautiful, even more beautiful than his model ex-wife's. The amount of time she spent working out was obvious in her flat, rippled stomach and toned shoulders and biceps. Her waist was trim and her hips perfectly rounded. Her left thigh was amazing, firm and muscular but still curvy and feminine. He knew the muscles in her calves were hard and defined, especially in a pair of heels and he looked forward to the day she would wear heels for him again like the night they met.
He trailed his fingers across her round, perky breasts. They weren't big, probably a B cup, but they were perfect in his eyes. Cupping them in his hands, he gently squeezed before running his thumbs over the nipples. They came alive at his touch, making her shiver. He took his time, splaying his hands over her rib cage as he peppered kisses down her chest. Letting his tongue drift into her navel brought a sigh from her and he glanced up. Her eyes were closed, one hand resting on his shoulder while the other gripped the sheet beneath it. He reached out, taking her fingers and prying them from the cloth.
"Put both your hands on me," he said softly.
She didn't say anything, but he felt her dig her fingers into his shoulders.
Drake knew it was now or never, so he lifted her right leg, bending it at the knee and letting her foot rest on the bed. Staring at the rough, mottled skin, he could see places that had healed better than others, but they were the exception. Most of her thigh was destroyed; he had to force himself to focus on the places where the damage had gone all the way down to the bone, leaving the leg slightly misshapen, with indentions that would probably never look normal again. It was horrific, yet instead of seeing the ugly visual, all he could see in his mind's eye was her pain. He now had no doubts about why she'd had so much trouble moving on with her life; healing from these burns had to have been the type of misery nightmares were made of.
Placing a gentle kiss on her knee, he swiped at his eyes, fighting emotions he couldn't quite articulate. Thinking about how her body had become this scarred gutted him; he didn't know if he would have been able to come as far as she had if he'd been the one who'd been hurt. All he could think about was taking this pain from her, and he'd never felt like that before. He'd thought showing her his acceptance of her body would be good for her; it never occurred to him it would change him too.
As he continued down her leg, he found the marbled hyperpigmentation wasn't too bad on her calf, light brown and faded compared to the burns on her thigh. He ran his hands along the skin, his fingertips tracing lines along the marks as he wondered how she was feeling. Did she have any idea how much her broken body moved him? Knowing this had happened to her because she was proud enough to fight for her country meant more to him than he could express. He played sports for a living and complained when he pulled a muscle; he didn't even deserve to share the same air as someone like Erin.
"Isn't it terrible?" she whispered, startling him.
He shook his head abruptly, blinking up at her. The emotion running through him made it hard to talk and he licked his lips as he struggled to come up with an answer.
"Are you…okay?" Her eyes met his in surprise, her fingers traveling to his face.
"I'm, uh, I'm just…" He had to swallow before he could find his voice. "I'm sorry. I can't even imagine how much this must have hurt, or how much you suffered." He slid his hands up to her waist, pulling her closer. "I hurt for you, Erin. I don't think it's ugly at all; I think it's a badge of honor."
Tears puddled in her eyes as she stared at the amazing human being on the bed with her. She reached for him, her hands shaking slightly as he pulled her into his arms. "I don't want you to hurt," she whispered. "I already hurt enough for both of us—I want you to make me feel alive again. I don't feel better knowing I made you hurt too."
"I know, baby." He kissed the side of her face, letting her curl into his body, resting her head in the crook of his shoulder. They fit together perfectly and he felt the misery draining out of him.
"Please don't hurt for me, Drake." A tear slid down her cheek and she swiped at it with the back of her hand.
He stroked her back. "I'm okay. I just can't believe how much you've been through, and how much you've endured. You make me ashamed that I'm just an athlete."
Her head snapped up and she looked at him in surprise. "What happened to me didn't happen because of you—or anyone, really. It happened because there are bad people in the world. That doesn't make what you do frivolous."
"But you put yourself in the line of fire. You make the sacrifice so that I can play hockey and drive a nice car and take lavish vacations! Meanwhile, you're in debt and dealing with injuries I can't even imagine. It seems like I, or people like me, should do more."
"You are doing it," she smiled faintly. "You're here with me, making me forget about all that. When you make love to me, Drake, I forget all about my burns and Afghanistan and everything. You make me happy just the way you are—I don't want you to feel guilty. I want you to keep on being you, because I really like you a lot."
"I like you a lot too." He rolled onto his back and pulled her on top of him. "And I'd like to show you how much."
She gave him a sweet smile. "That's exactly what I was hoping you'd say."
Las Vegas Sidewinders: Karl Las Vegas Sidewinders goalie Karl Martennson is 6'4" of Swedish hockey-playing deliciousness who wants something more than a different girl every night. Kate Lansing is a PR whiz with trust issues who has spent her whole life battling her weight. Their one-night-stand has the potential to be more, but Karl's crazy ex-girlfriend is determined to stop them before they reach the goal. When Karl has to go home to Sweden for a family emergency, his ex makes her move. If Kate can't find a way to trust him, she might find herself permanently benched.
"Karl, please…" she whimpered.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"You."
"You want me to fuck you?"
"Yes." She was breathing heavily, her lips parted.
"Say it. Tell me what you want."
"I want you to fuck me."
"Open your eyes." He was poised over her and she met his gaze without hesitation. "Now say it again."
"I want you to fuck me!" she gasped out the words and then sucked in her breath as he slammed into her with one long, hard thrust. He moved her legs up and she wrapped them around his waist.
"Like this?" he ground out, pulling out slowly and then thrusting back into her.
"More," she pleaded.
He closed his eyes, doing exactly as she asked. He took his time at first, rocking his hips against hers before pushing himself so hard and deep he didn't think he could stand it much longer. She moaned, lifting her body to meet his. He could feel her clenching around him and starting to shudder.
"Come on, baby, come with me," he ground out, grabbing her ass and using his strength to leverage himself to the hilt.
Kat Mizera is a South Florida native. Born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of wanderlust, she's called Los Angeles, Long Island, upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Atlanta home. She's never been able to pick which locale is her favorite, but if pressed, she'd probably choose the west coast.
Kat's a typical PTA mom with a wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max). When she's not writing, she's either scrapbooking or indulging in her second love (after writing) – traveling. Greece is one of her favorite places in the world. She loves that Athens is a big city with a small-town feel. The food, beaches and culture keep her going back as often as possible. She hopes to retire there one day so she can spend her days writing books on the beach.
Kat has been a working freelance writer for nearly 30 years. She sold her first article--a review of a rock concert--for $10 in 1985. Since then she's been an entertainment journalist, waitress, bartender, legal assistant, food critic, magazine editor, substitute teacher, and sports writer. She also spent some time working at A & M Records in Los Angeles.
As you can guess from her first series, the Las Vegas Sidewinders, Kat loves hockey. She is also a freelance hockey writer, covering her favorite team, the Florida Panthers, and any other teams that have an interesting story. The rest of the time, she writes novels: sexy, romantic fiction that she hopes makes you as happy as it makes her. There's something enticing about hockey players and romance...
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Whenever I talk to people about autonomous vehicles, it's clear not people know who the winners will be.
Some are aware that Alphabet (GOOGL - Get Report) (GOOG - Get Report) has a self-driving segment, Waymo, but rarely do they know it's been operating in Phoenix for a year, providing 400 rides a day. Others know that General Motors (GM - Get Report) is in on the mix and that Ford Motor Co (F - Get Report) is working on a smart city concept. Others more knowledge may have heard of some of the startups or that Daimler (DDAIF is teaming up with Bosch and Nvidia (NVDA - Get Report) for its autonomous taxi ambitions.
That brings us to Nvidia, a company that, short of those who follow its stock or the AV segment closely, don't seem to realize that it's the likely winner from autonomous driving.
Why is Nvidia a likely winner? It doesn't program the systems that pilot AVs nor does it make all the hardware components that may be commoditized in the future. But it develops all the necessary equipment to make autonomous driving efficient, safe and a reality. Nvidia is also quietly building an ecosystem that will thrive as autonomous driving gains traction over the years. How? Let's break it down with a little help from Nvidia's senior director of automotive Danny Shapiro.
I was able to catch up with Shapiro after it was announced that Daimler and Bosch selected the company to power to its mobility-as-a-service ambitions.
To start, Nvidia's DRIVE Pegasus is the onboard source that makes self-driving cars a reality. It's roughly the size of a license plate and Shapiro calls it the most energy-efficient solution in the market right now. The system can deliver 320 trillion deep learning operations per second. Put simply, it's the car's self-driving brain, capable of providing up to level 4 and 5 autonomous driving.
Beyond that, the company recently introduced DRIVE Constellation. This product is not yet available to everyone, but when it is, it can drastically change the autonomous driving landscape.
In essence, Constellation operates on two separate servers. Server No. 1 will be the car's sensors and self-driving platform, while server No. 2 will be capable of running a near-endless amount of different scenarios. To the car's system, these synthetic tests will seem real and by doing it artificially, will drastically increase the rate in which the vehicle learns what to do.
Constellation will make it so that we don't have to wait for those few precise minutes near dusk where the sun is shining directly into the car's sensors to see how the vehicle will react while on an actual road, potentially endangering the test driver and others on the road. Instead, we can dial up that scenario on server No. 2 -- and countless other scenarios -- run it over and over and over again, then tweak how the car interprets what to do.
This will exponentially cut down the learning curve, but also drastically increase the safety of autonomous vehicles. Instead of manually testing 1 million miles in the real world, this will allow a tester to go through 1 billion miles. It will provide a "path to development, test and validate in the datacenter where we can virtually drive autonomous vehicles," Shapiro said.
That brings up an interesting point: The datacenter. All of this requires a vast amount of power and includes a vast amount of data. If only there were a company out that there had bountiful datacenter solutions.
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What Cramer talks about is what's driving Nvidia right now. But AV applications will be a big driver in the future. The thing is, though, when it comes to self-driving cars and innocent lives are on the line, automakers are going with the best solution, the one with the greatest odds for safety. For that, many will go with Nvidia, and with the ecosystem it's building, that will equate to huge opportunities down the road.