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Letters to the Editor for April 15, 2017
Letter writer off base on Sun Records
It seems as though some people can only be happy at the expense of others. I'm referring the Monday, April 10th letter, "'Sun Studios' show presents distorted image of Memphis" penned by David Saks and I'm including the Letters staff at The Commercial Appeal in that group for publishing it.
Ironically, I've known Mr. Saks since when I recruited he and his 1959 Cadillac for another Memphis film ("Great Balls of Fire"?) many years ago. I've been able to disregard most of Mr. Saks previous letters to the editor (usually political), but this one hit too close to home. I was the Picture Car Coordinator (the person who arranges for the antique vehicles) for the series, which if Mr. Saks was examining so closely, is actually called "Sun Records."
On February 21st, I sent a letter to the Editor (which went unpublished) about the quality of the show (beautifully directed by Roland Joffe, Oscar-nominated for "The Killing Fields"), the great pains it took for Linn Sitler and Sharon Fox O'Guin from the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission to get funding (from Nashville) and the revenue it generated in our city. From hotel rooms to car rentals, antique shops selling their wares, paint and building supplies for sets, office equipment, locations being rented, and yes, old car owners, the city made a lot of money. In fact, Sun Records generated more money than any show ever produced here. I also was proud to point out that a whole breed of young Memphians would learn about their city's rich history and why musicians from all over the world think of Memphis as a music mecca... and that I thought all Memphians would be proud of the show.
How could I know this and write The CA a letter... two days before the show aired? Because I was invited by the Producers of the show to fly to Los Angeles and binge-watch all eight episodes on the big screen, commercial free, in one sitting. Not only were dignitaries present such as State Senator Mark Norris (who was instrumental in making the show happen) and Kevin Kane from the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, but I had the pleasure of sharing the series with Jerry Phillips (son of the show's protagonist, Sam Phillips) who told me he enjoyed it.
Mr. Phillips understands, as the producers have stated all along, that this show is not a documentary but a story "based on facts."
Hall Prewitt, Picture Car Coordinator, Sun Records
Firefighters and Police are underpaid and under-appreciated in Memphis. Wages, benefits and pensions must be fought for every day and year, it seems. A retired firefighter expressed his anguish well in the Letters section of The CA on page 6A (April 12, 2017, "Firefighters put it all on the line for city").
On the next page 7A, I read accolades for the Big River Crossing and a new PILOT for an existing downtown Memphis business receiving a partial tax freeze for eight years. Oden, a marketing firm, will move to another downtown location.
Not in today's paper, but did you know that senior citizens must reapply each year for a tax freeze on their property tax?
Carol F. Nelson, Memphis
David Waters is pushing anti-gun agenda
Commercial Appeal columnist David Waters portrays an annoying attitude of one who believes he is morally superior in his Wednesday piece (April 12, 1B, Local section) about Hope Church raffling off a shotgun, typically used for hunting.
The 12-gauge is one of several items, such as a grill, cooler, golf clubs and television; proceeds will go toward mission work in Southern Mexico.
Waters rhetorically asks: "Should someone bring a gun into a church?" He is naive if he isn't aware that guns are routinely brought into churches — legally and often with church-leader blessings. He might be surprised how many members are "packing" every Sunday morning.
At the end of his column he acknowledges the good works of Hope Church. But he also tips his gun politics: "In our gun-crazy and gun-weary city and culture, you'd think the church would be the one gun-free zone that wouldn't support or promote firearms."
Waters chose biased words. Hope Church is not supporting or promoting firearms. Hope Church, however, is guilty of supporting or promoting hunting -- not considered a sin; it is, however, considered a popular pastime for many, including Christians.
Waters is guilty of using words that make him seem "holier than thou." And he is also guilty of pushing his personal anti-gun agenda from his own personal bully pulpit.
John Irby, Lakeland
Email letters to letters@commercialappeal.com; fax to 901-529-6445; mail Letters to the Editor, The Commercial Appeal, 495 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38103; or click on the "Submit Letter" link on the Opinion page at commercialappeal.com.


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Steuben County man accused of assaulting father
Jeff Murray
jmurray@stargazette.com | @SGJeffMurray
A Steuben County man is in jail after police say he attacked his father with a knife and then bit off part of his ear Monday during a physical altercation.
Cohen Miles-Rath, 22, of First Street in Cohocton, was charged with second-degree assault, a felony.
State police responded to a disturbance call at a Cohocton address around 1:12 p.m. Monday. Steuben County 911 advised patrols that a male subject had a knife and the call was disconnected.
Responding troopers spotted Miles-Rath leaving out the side door of the house with blood on him, state police said. Troopers quickly took him into custody without incident.
Troopers then located Miles-Rath's father, Randy Rath, 53, of the same address, in a nearby vehicle with a partially amputated ear lobe and other cuts on his hands and neck.
During the investigation, state police determined that Miles-Rath came at Rath with a kitchen knife and after a struggle, Rath was able to disarm his son. It was then that Miles-Rath bit Rath's earlobe, removing a large chunk, troopers said.
Bath teen charged with felony assault
Rath was transported by Cohocton Ambulance to Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, state police said.
Police also found out that Miles-Rath was a suspect in an earlier criminal mischief at Steve's Place, a diner on state Route 21 in the Town of Wayland. Troopers had previously responded to Steve's Place for a broken window and Miles-Rath admitted that he had broken the window earlier the same day, state police said.
As a result of that crime, he was also charged with third-degree criminal mischief, also a felony.
Miles-Rath was arraigned in Town of Cohocton Court and sent to the Steuben County jail in lieu of $50,000 cash or $100,000 property bond.
Follow Jeff Murray on Twitter @SGJeffMurray.

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Sealing a wood deck locks in the color and preserves the condition.
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4 How Long After Power Washing Before Sealing a Deck?
Although some types of woods are more resistant to water and insect damage over the years than others, all wood will eventually suffer the same fate due to weathering: rot and decay. To extend the life of the wood as long as possible, sealers are commonly used to protect the wood from water and insects. An outdoor deck is more exposed than indoor wood, which means regular sealing is required to keep it protected. While you can apply the sealer by hand with a paintbrush, a sprayer is the much more efficient solution.
Sweep the entire surface of the deck with a stiff broom and a water and soap solution. Do not allow the liquid to soak into the surface, merely sweep it with the solution to remove the majority of debris from the wood. Rinse it with a hose. For best results, wait for a week when sunny days and no wind are forecast.
Spray the deck with a power washer after you sweep it. Avoid using full-blast pressure, and keep the nozzle adjusted so that an 18- to 24-inch-wide fan of water sprays out. Pay special attention to cracks and voids between pieces and edges. Keep the nozzle at least a few feet away from the surface to avoid damaging the wood with the pressure of the water. Allow the deck to dry for 48 to 72 hours.
Cover any surrounding deck furniture, shrubbery and walkways with drop cloths to avoid overspray. Cover the side of the home adjacent to the deck with plastic sheeting. Cut it to size with a utility knife. Hold it in place with masking tape.
Set up your spray machine and turn on the air compressor. Set the pounds-per-square-inch setting to at least 50. Spray a test section of the deck to check the spray pattern of the gun and that the PSI is where you want it. Hold the nozzle at least 12 inches away from the surface. You need a spray width of at least 8 to 10 inches, minimum. Adjust the nozzle and PSI until you achieve this.
Spray the deck with the sealer. Work your way with the grain of the wood down the lengths of the boards. Go row by row and move from the side of the home out to the edge of the deck and then down the stairs (if applicable). Avoid overspraying multiple rows.
Spray the exterior edges of the deck, along with any banisters and railings as well. Let the deck dry for 72 hours before use and removing of the plastic and masking tape.
Back-brushing the sealer (coming after the original spray coat while the sealer is still wet) can help even out any areas where you accidentally oversprayed. Avoid stepping on the sealer with your feet, however.
Anderson, Tim. "How to Spray a Deck Sealer." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/spray-deck-sealer-80481.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.


This hotel is located in a quiet side street not far from El Arenal marina. The beautiful, sandy beach of Playa de Palma is just a short walk away. Countless shops, bars, restaurants and convenient public transport links as well as the huge water amusement park, Aqualand, are all close to the hotel.
The hotel is 11km from Palma Mallorca Airport.
All 109 tastefully designed Rooms include an en suite bathroom, hairdryer, telephone, central heating and a safety deposit box. Most Rooms also have a balcony or a terrace.
Guests may choose their meals from the on-site buffet restaurant or grab a drink in the relaxing bar area.
In the hotel grounds there is a small swimming pool with children's section and a spacious sun terrace. The hotel also offers plenty of loungers laid out ready for use.


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Name: Shawn Collins
Name: One
Name: Four
It was Friday afternoon. The whole weekend was still before Shawn, and he knew he was gonna have a really good time this weekend. The reason was a delivery he was getting. A delivery he would have for a lifetime. Delivery of something he bought for a high, high price. He was living in a big, big penthouse alone. All the packages arrived together and were taken up to his house. And so, after a couple minutes from the time Shawn requested the receive his order until 5 big wooden boxes were in his living room. Once the deliverymen left, Shawn opened the boxes one after another, letting five men get out of these wooden boxes as he went to sit on a chair in front of them.
"Get out!" He shouted, and soon a sound of metallic rustle was heard, as Five handsome men got out of the boxes, their legs chained in leg cuffs. "Welcome to your new home. I'm Shawn Collins, your new master - or rather, your one and only master from today on. What does it mean? Just to make things perfectly clear, I'll tell you. You're my slaves. All your rights are mine by law. I can do whatever I want with you guys. I can hit you, I can use you for my sexual pleasure, I can make you do all my housework and I can make you starve if I just feel like it. So long you won't give me a reason, I won't make you starve though. As for the rest - don't get your hopes up. If you feel like rebelling, well then, be my guest. I'll send you back right away and take the money I paid back, which means they'll sell you again in the best scenario, or simply execute you as you're worthless as a slave." He started his speech, as he blinked for a moment. "Oh yeah, since you're starting your new lives here, I forgot to tell you. From today on, you guys don't have your names anymore, since you're not that important, you see? You're just my slaves, nothing more. Your names would be One, Two, Three, Four and Five." He said as he pointed out on the man he was saying his name. "That'd be the name you'd approach each other and would be called at. If I'd hear your real name being said in here, you're going back the way you came." He said, pausing to see the look in the eyes of his slaves before continuing his speech even further. "But in case you guys would be determined to get out of your situation, then I'll be nice enough to offer you a way out. A competition. You all are gonna compete against each other on who'd be my favorite slave because I decided that my favorite slave will marry me since I need a man who can take care of anything I need, which is everything but money, so I'll test you all in that regard. Whoever will be chosen can get his name back, will be able to share my fortune and of course, decide if he wants to stop being a slave and get his rights back, or be both my husband and my slave, the choice is yours. Are there any questions so far?" He doubted there will be. He was standing firm with a lot of confidence in his voice, so if anyone would ask a stupid question, they knew they're gonna pay for it. Plus, given the fact that his five slaves were naked right now, they'd probably not ask any unnecessary questions in the hope they could get dressed as soon as possible.
Four felt his heart skipping a beat as he saw his master and heard him talking. Most people wouldn't understand why Four was there, to begin with. Four looked good enough to even be a model, but that didn't interest him. Ever since a fateful day where he tried to the first time acting as a slave to a boyfriend he had, he discovered a new world of pleasure. Being ordered around, being treated poorly while knowing that the other person still wanted his companion, being used for chores and especially sexually, it all turned him on. His boyfriend didn't want to keep their little roleplay of master and slave going, and after having trouble finding a person who would act as a permanent master and as his boyfriend, he decided to simply sell himself and get a master that way. Simply put, he was there because he wanted to be there, and while there was no turning back, he didn't want there to be a way either.
Hearing what his master had to say was made him happy. While he wasn't interested in getting his rights back, being his master's most beloved slave was certainly appealing, especially when he had such a good competition with the four good-looking men next to him, and being his master's husband was what he actually wanted the most - having a lover, or in that case, the ultimate kind of lover, a husband, which will also be his master. He couldn't wish for more, and he was ready to do everything needed in order for that to become reality. Especially for such a hot master as he seemed to have.
One's heart skipped a beat as he heard Shawn's voice. He did it. He really got enslaved by Shawn. Finally, he would be able to share intimate moments with his one true love. He was sure of it - Shawn was his one true love. Ever since he met him in high school, he couldn't get him out of his mind. That body of his, his voice and the way he speaks, him knowing his an alpha male and that he's above all else, it just turned him on so much, and as far as he kept seeing him, he just fell harder for him. Yeah, on that matter, Shawn was similar to One, but unlike One who only excelled in sports, Shawn had it all - the looks, the grades, all the most sociable people around him. Luckily, he managed to hear from a friend of a friend about Adrian planning on buying male slaves, so there was no question about it - for the slight chance of being able to be in his love's company, he'd do it. He'd enslave himself.
And the gamble was worth it. And as if it wasn't enough, Shawn just let him have a chance at becoming his husband.
Saying he was determined was an understatement. He's ready to use every trick possible to win this one. Fuck his rights - he's interested in being Shawn's one and only husband. If he needs to use his mind and body and give them all to Shawn, so will be it. Just the thought of the chance he was given made him blush, but luckily it was fine since people would probably think he was simply embarrassed at being naked in front of all these men.
In fact, he would've been embarrassed unless he was so excited and happy. These other men were hot indeed, but it was such a pity. He's not gonna let them have Shawn.
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nིaིmིeི: Alexi Andre Santana Now known as Five
oིcིcིuིpིaིtིiིoིnི: Businessman
hིiིsིtིoིrིyི: He blindly went on a business deal no matter how shady even if his gut is telling him he should not go through with it. Eventually, he lost everything. Even his family with it.
cིhིaིrིaིcིtིeིrི tིrིaིiིtི: He is an old fashion guy, his family is his life. He would do everything for them, even if means getting into some shady deals, just for the sake of his family. He is straight lace, and sometimes square. He was often called an old timer. Though he kind of looks younger than 30.
hིeིiིgིhིtི: 6'1
eིyིeི cིoིlིoིrི: Green and Blue ( heterochromia iridum)
sིkིiིnི cིoིlིoིrི: White
hིaིiིrི cིoིlིoིrི: Dark Brown
eིxིtིrིaི dིeིtིaིiིlིsི: A virile man of 30, He is though outwardly he would not admit it, is homophobic. They have a child but barely made it to a full month before it did of crib death.
His voice is like a fresh strawberry dipped in hot chocolate a low baritone that every time he speaks you feel excited and uneasy like you probably wet your underwear just by hearing it. XD
[size=13pt] Five, as he is called now, didn't like his situation one bit, he is an old man, why would they send him to a child, that is how he perceives Shawn, his new "master" and on top of that, what did he say? Husband? What kind of bullshit is that? He was married before his wife left him with their child, and not allowed him to see her. His wife particular does, because he gambled all their money, and end up with nothing, so she left. And she told him not to ever try to find her again.[/size]
nིaིmིeི: DM Collins || Dimitri Mauritius Collins (real name) Renamed as Two
oིcིcིuིpིaིtིiིoིnི: Has Been Actor
hིiིsིtིoིrིyི: He was an arrogant child actor when he was discovered doing his first commercial at the age of five, as he grew older he had learned how to work the system and had risen to be one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. But along with that big, was also his ego, he got into drugs, which got him arrested and running tabs and got sent here.
cིhིaིrིaིcིtིeིrི tིrིaིiིtི: Arrogant, cunningly smart, would think with whatever he's got and use it to his full advantage, he is manipulative and would do anything to get his way.
eིxིtིrིaི dིeིtིaིiིlིsི: [size=15pt]Real age is 25 but acting age is 22, Little did anyone know about him though he is well known as a washed actor, but they didn't know he would find every means and ways to get his way, even if means playing everyone else until they all fail and he gets this prick, pompous ass who calls himself as their master.[/size]
nིaིmིeི: Jay Holland Simmons or known inside as Three
oིcིcིuིpིaིtིiིoིnི: Wild Card (unknown)
hིiིsིtིoིrིyི: [size=15pt]At 20, Nobody knew his story, how he got there, why he got there. He mostly keeps to himself. Three, he relished his name, he finally escaped his truth fate, maybe being a slave is not all that bad. Maybe he can find this Shwan some other use, and he would find out more about the others and figure out his way to get out of there, in any which way he can.[/size]
Shawn looked at the slaves that were crouching in front of him. It was quite a fascinating scene. As he stood there silent, giving them the opportunity to ask a question if they had any, Shawn was looking at each and every one of his slaves.
One - he was one of the few people Shawn didn't know what he was doing here. He came from your average family and wasn't in any debts. In fact, he did remember he learned with him in high school, but he was a year above him. Quite the strange man. While he had the looks and physique, he still had a hard time getting along with most people. But that didn't matter - he looked good, so he'd do just fine.
Two - That dude turned him on so, so long ago. Seeing him on the list of available slaves to purchase was so surrealistic at first he didn't believe it until he saw the price he had to pay for him. Well, he better be worth it, then.
Three - That was the other mysterious guy, and even more mysterious than One. Unlike One, Shawn didn't know anything about Shawn, and the slavery agency seemed to have a hard time to get info about him. They said they were still collecting the info, but Three's looks made him ask the info to get delivered later - that man would be his.
Four - Well, maybe the one he felt the least worried about. That man, even though he looked like your alpha male, wanted to be humiliated, wanted to be used roughly and vulgarly - he simply wanted to be a slave. And well, given how good looking he was, Shawn was just happy to be his master.
Five - Five was the oldest among them, but that was yet another charm of his. He knew Five wouldn't cooperate that easily, but that's fine. Saying he would let him see his daughter again if he would manage to be his husband would be quite the drive for him. And who knew, maybe they'd even raise her. After all, two men can't have children, so he might just raise his husband's child if he already has one.
Either way, there was nothing to worry about. These guys didn't know some things that Shawn did as precautions. For example, if he'd meet too much of a resistance, he would be able to use a voice command to electrify them, using chips they had installed in their bodies when they were unconscious. Yeah, it wasn't that special to make slaves lose their conscious for different reasons, little knew that one of them was installing these chips. These chips also included a safety system - if Shawn would suffer from pain while being close to one of them, the chip will send electric waves to their nervous system which would really hurt, making them unable to move for a few minutes. It was a safety system against slaves trying to kill their master. And that wasn't even everything.
"Great, no questions then." Shawn went on. "So, I'm living alone in this apartment. It's quite the big one, it's the penthouse, after all. You'll all be sharing one room, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot of work to do. Laundry will be done each and every day, and so are the meals - I'll eat only food that was cooked in the very same day, as fresh as possible. I'm expecting the whole place to be so clean that you'd be able to eat from the floor, and you better make sure that'd happen, in case I'd decide that's where you'll be eating. That means the house gets cleaned each and every day. Each and every day one of you would go to the grocery store and buy some stuff. That's what you'd do all while obeying any other order I'll give you. You're also obligated to start each and every day of yours with a workout, to make sure all of you stay in shape, cause I have no use for ugly slaves. The one and the only person that would leave the house for the grocery store would have to come back within an hour, and aside for that, no one leaves the house without my permission. Your other duty is, of course, take care of my sexual needs. Yeah, I'm gay, and in case one of you isn't, he better start understanding you're about to get fucked in the ass. A lot. Or tell me right now, I'll make sure they'll execute you, I don't intend on playing a babysitter - you're slaves, you have no rights, and you know that if you won't fulfill your duty as slaves, all the money paid to you would be taken away, making all your families suffer, so let's not make things ugly, okay?" He added, continuing with his speech. As he talked, his slaves clearly could see with his expression how full of himself was Shawn, and how little he cared about what they thought of the situation. "Now, let's do it simple. One person would take care of making the food in this home. I need two people who'd be in charge of cleaning the apartment, one that would handle the laundry, which will be mainly mine. The one left will have different things to do - making the shopping, making diet plans and workout plans for you all, and would help at the kitchen and with the laundry when needed to make sure you would get things done in time. Now you guys decide who wanna do what. Make it quick, though." He said. He'd just let them decide themselves who'd do what before he'll move on.
One was excited to hear that.
"I wanna be the cook. I wanna be in the kitchen." While that was a risky one, cause he might just end up making food all day long, especially if Shawn expected his slaves to eat well so they'd keep looking as good as they are now, but he didn't mind. He heard the saying "the way to a man's heart was through his stomach". If he wanted to be Shawn's husband, he'd have to show him he alone could make all the food Shawn needed, and he was sure he knew how to cook just fine. He'd be able to handle this.
Four raised a brow. Shawn let them decide it? Oh well.
"I don't mind what I get." He announced. That's right. After all, each and every assignement his master will give him would make him be happy. Knowing he could serve and make his master's life as good as they should be is enough, no matter what was required of him.
Five cringed at the sight of other people and not just people but men or more specifically, young men, and the master is nothing but merely a boy, he doubts he even had any hair under his armpit. He wondered how he could be so blind that he can succumb to greed at the expense of his family. Now his wife divorced him, calling him a gold digger, and the worse father ever, so he had no right ever to see his daughter again.
He no more dignity, naked in front of strangers, he tried to cover what dignity he had left. But everything is too late, and he had come to an end, he had sunk so low. And worse of all, he is going to compete now to win his freedom. Maybe there would be other ways, other means, to acquire that elusive freedom and get his name back, his dignity back.
Of all places, Two didn't want to be here. But he is not ashamed, he has a good physique, and pretty sure, he would win and get his name back, and he will make sure that on top maybe he would be able to go back to acting with a new name probably, and an impending comeback.
When he stepped out, the first thing he made sure of was he was not going to fall flat on his face and humiliate himself. He stepped out glamorously like he was stepping out of the shower minus a towel, he flipped back his hair, though they haven't bathed or given any clothes, he tried as much as he could to bribe the guards to allow him to shower before they ship him wherever they are taking him. As if he was stepping out of his car, to sign autographs, he stepped out of that box with just barely much as a couple of smudges and nothing else.
Three, the enigma of them all, no one knew about him, not even his name or rather that is all they can probably find out about him. He had also bribed the guard, but unlike Two, he is not interested in pleasing his new "employer" but more so, to get out of that town, he is actually a call boy by profession, and worse he had killed someone, stole money and got caught, but he had escaped, and now this is where he ended up, the last place they would look for him. He would cool his heels here, he has no interest in acquiring his freedom, even if means he would be a slave to this man, he would tolerate it until he was sure they no longer interested in trying to find him or had considered him dead. He gave the last of the stolen money he had managed to stow away to get a new identity; he is an impostor, the name and the background of the man he acquired is already dead, died in the accident. But no one would ever know that it was worth a lot of money, and he was willing to squander it all away to acquire his freedom. Because unknown to all the people in this room, he is already free. He no longer exists, he is already dead.
After some arguments, they didn't elect him but he seemed to be more authoritative than the others, Five assigned task for each of them, laundry would be done in rotation, as well as the other chore, they will start with One doing it first, two and three will be doing the dishes and cooking while the others would help each other clean the house. When Five made a valid point that they have to help each other out, like with chores, nobody wants to do it, then they would be in their stinky place, and no food or clean clothes. It would be a rotation so everyone will have a break with chores and everyone would need to help and rotate.
One didn't like that idea, as logical as it sounds. He wanted to be the one making the meals here. but as everyone else seemed to agree, he couldn't really resist, so with a sigh, he agreed too.
Shawn was rather surprised at his slaves' choice. "Well, I don't really mind, so long the work will get done and I'd know who I need to punish in case something isn't done." He said, shrugging. "Just be aware that if it won't work out, I'll simply hand each one of you an assignment and that's it. Now here's the key to your chains, I'll show you around." He said as he threw the key to their chains, waiting for them to open each other's cuffs before moving on. He showed them the house, given they'd have to know it in order to clean it. It was a really large apartment. From a big living room, kitchen and a big table to eat around, to a big balcony with a pool in it. There was also a small gym room inside the house, with all the equipment needed to stay in shape. There was a room that was basically your private theater, a room filled with different things people could hang around and enjoy like playing darts or billiards. He showed them the shower room they'd use and then showed them his own room - a big bedroom that had in it another shower room and another special room that they were forbidden to enter or open even while cleaning the house. At last, he showed them their room - a small room with 3 bunk beds. In the middle of the room was a pile of clothes.
"Ordered 3 undershirts and 3 boxers for each of you. That's all the clothes you'd have for the time being, and that's all you're allowed to wear unless I'll tell you otherwise. Now I'm going to my room. One of you needs to come over there, the rest should start to get the work done around the home." He said as he left the room, leaving the slaves to take their clothes.
Everything was happening a little fast, especially for Five, he is not used to something like this. He was like a zombie for a while, looking at all of them, it was like a fast-paced dream. He put the clothes on as soon as Shawn said they can now.
Two looked at him, and let out a disgusted sigh, "Hey, you went around telling people what to do, so what are you doing sitting around there? Come on and help." he said.
Five looked up, he wanted to argue, but they were right. He got up and started to help in cleaning; he tried to get himself lost in this task, not thinking that his life has altered completely. That he is not going to be that same person again, that he probably would not be able to see his daughter after this, got so lucky and is the one chosen, that he got his life back.
When all the chores done, Three was prepping himself up, parading in the mirror, primming and turning like he was wearing something else other than shorts and shirts. He stepped out of the door, the others couldn't say anything else, because they already knew he took upon himself to be the one to go the master's room.
He wasn't nervous at all, and this is like another John. He knocked on the door to Shawn's room.
One was about to go and put his clothes and go as fast as possible to Shawn's room when Three declared he'd be the one to go.
"What? No! Why would you go first?" One called out. Three only stared back at him, when he felt Four's hand on his shoulder, saying quietly. "It doesn't matter. Master will make sure to check out all of us before deciding, and I doubt it'd be anytime soon."
"Yeah, but-"
And the door was closed, Three left the room.
One swore that the next time such a thing happen if needed, he'd stop whoever tries to get in his way physically. He could be quite the tough guy if he wanted to, and he wasn't afraid of fighting people, even if it'd make them his enemies. Even though he'd rather have the other slaves as his friends, so maybe it's better not to get too much of bad attention?
"C'mon, guys, we need to start with our duties." Four said as he then approached to leave the room as well. His Master was quite clear about what he wanted, and Four had no intention to let him down.
Shawn took off his shirt as soon as he entered his room, leaving it on the floor as he laid on the bed, waiting for one of the slaves to come. When he heard the knock, he answered: "You can come in."
Seeing Three, he wasn't surprised. This man seemed to try and lead everyone else. Well, can't say he didn't like that. With a thin smile that was very similar to his usual cocky smile, a smile that Three will get to know soon enough, he said "Come here," while patting on the bed next to him.
He waited for Three to come and then wrapped his arm around Three's shoulder, asking "So, is there a reason why I'm feeling like you're trying to lead all the others? I don't mind, but... You got me a little curious here." He said, even the tone of his words was as cocky as his smile.
Three shrugs his shoulders. He is not big much on talking he is an action man, he performs well than talking, but it seems Shawn is the type who was trying to get to know every one of them. But of course he would not tell him all, he wouldn't go spilling his trumps cards all at once, he still has the joker, so he wanted that to be his secret card.
"I am not really much of a leader, it was the dad that is really who tries to be a leader, he thinks probably because he has a family before coming here, he is like that in back then at the warehouse where they keep all of us, he and I are from the same batch, he would worry about the younger ones, protect them from the wrangler herding us around like dogs, I'm surprised that they didn't try to rape him yet, he came in last, Five I mean, or dad, the last older man in that group they have gang raped every night, he is somehow like Five, straight as an arrow. So it was a novelty for them to do that since no one wanted him, I'm surprised you chose him though, even though he is pretty okay looking." he related. He would rather talk about the others instead of himself, fewer questions about him the better.
"As for me, I keep to myself mostly, but some of the others here are kind of arrogant, One really looks like he has the hots for you, so I decided to nip his butt a bit and went for it. The look on his face was priceless," he added with a chuckle.
"So what kind of price do I win, being the first? Do I get to sleep on the master's bed tonight?" he asked, licking his lips, and edging towards him, hand on Shawn's inner thigh, dangerously close to his crotch, his face inches away from the master.
Shawn noticed how Three went on talking on the other slaves, rather on himself. He did address the question as if to make the answer feel natural, but Shawn couldn't help but think there's something Three was trying to avoid talking about. But there was no need to show Three it bothered him - for the time being, he could just go along with Three.
"Is that so? Well, too bad, he'd have to learn to take it up in the ass sooner or later... And these days would be the 'later'." Shawn chuckled. "And yeah, I know One. We learned in high school together. I do wonder why he became a slave, but oh well, it doesn't really bother me." He shrugged.
However, even though Shawn was indeed a bit on guard, he was starting to dance to Three's tune. If he didn't enjoy what Three just did, it was enough of an excuse to punish him, yet it was exactly what he wanted.
He looked at Three's blue eyes, his sexy face and toned body, and couldn't help but wide his smile. He didn't do anything to protest Three's moves, giving him permission to go on. He was impressed by Three's bold moves, and while he didn't like the fact that Three was the one who took the lead, he kinda did like it at the same time. It was sexy. Really sexy.
"Maybe... You can try and make me want to do it. After all, I like to keep men who make me feel good close to me."
Three went for the man's neck first sensual licks and sniffing as his hand started to rub the inside of Shawn's thigh, slow rhythmic motion as his mouth map his neck with butterfly kisses, as his hand work to the side of Shawn's shorts until hr was flicking a ball sac with his fingers, a nip on the neck and a little pinch on his balls then soothing rubbing and rolling of his balls in his hand.
He moved slowly to kneel as his mouth worked his way down his torso all the while massaging his balls not touching his member not yet at least.
When he got to a kneeling position between Shawn's legs he slowly pull the short down until the member popped up and he started to worship it with his eyes as he moved forward to slowly take him in his mouth expertly deep throating him and occasionally would flick his tongue on his member sucking and forming a vacuum in his mouth as his head started to bob up and down slowly, flicking a tongue on the tip and licking the precum pooling there and the tip of his tongue would tease his small entrance as his hand still continued to play with his balls.
Once again, Three managed to surprise Shawn. He expected him to say something, anything, but Three didn't bother replying. He was starting to get the job done, making Shawn feel almost as if Three was really attracted to him.
Well, in that regard, it didn't matter whether Three did or not, so long he'd leave Shawn satisfied. And soon after, Shawn discovered he didn't have to worry about that.
Three's mouth was making wonders. Whether it was the licks or the kiss he was giving him. It made Shawn's body shiver and made him want to kiss the other man as well, but the attention was so good he couldn't make himself to get that. When Three started teasing his ball sac, Shawn felt himself getting painfully hard.
All he could think was 'What the hell?'
He didn't expect that. He didn't expect Three to be that good. He felt almost like he was the one under Three's control, and not vice versa, but it was perfect. He knew that the slightest act that might hint on Three taking the control, he won't let him do as he pleased, so at the moment, he let himself enjoy it.
Luckily for Shawn, his hard-on soon got treated as Three kneeled in front of him, worshipping and deepthroating Shawn's mouth. Three was literally blowing Shawn's mind off, making him moan loudly as he felt his member start leaking.
Before he knew what was going on, just like a carnivore devouring his prey, Shawn felt the other man's tongue tease his entrance as Three kept playing and pleasing his balls.
In fact, no one has ever rimmed him, and it was surprisingly pleasant.
"Someone's quite eager here." Shawn couldn't help but say it as he smiled his cocky smile.
Three didn't want him to react or say anything at all, this is his ultimate performance of his life. His tongue worked wonders, teasing his entire length and siphoning his member like it was some delectable delicacy, licking and flicking his tongue all over the length, he then this time maneuvered his hand to do wonders to his ball sack.
He pushed his thighs further so he can have complete access to his groin area. He used all of his skills, he has always been number one until he fell into debt.
One hand reached out to play with his small buds, as his mouth continues to work his groins.
Shawn didn't stand a chance at lasting very long. Let alone the fact that he didn't have sex for a long time now since he wanted to keep his sex drive high to use it on his slaves, Three was skilled to almost an unbelievable extent. He almost didn't receive any information regarding Three, including his sexuality, but there was no way this was his first time treating another man - he was simply too good at it, and Shawn could feel his climax building.
"Stop," Shawn commanded. He knew he won't last much longer, and there was one other thing he wanted to see how good Three was at. "You proved me your mouth and hands are skilled. I didn't have sex in a long time now, so don't let me getting this close so quickly get to you," Shawn said, making sure Three isn't going to think so highly of himself just yet. He'd have to work way harder, after all, and not only in the bed. "Now I want you to show me what you can do with that ass of yours," Shawn said as he reached out his hand, grabbing and squeezing Three's ass.
Three has some fetishes, secret fetishes that same way as card player would hold their cards very close to their chest, he held his fetishes and his own persona very close to his heart that no one is allowed to see.
He climbs on the bed, "Of course, master. I am your obedient toy, you can do whatever you want to me, and just reward me with your lust, it is all I need." he said, and to prove his meaning he sat in front of him and spread his legs apart.
He put his fingers inside of his mouth, licking and sucking it really well when he was sure it was fairly well lubricated he ease his first finger inside his hole, he let out a moan, slowly, moaning and groaning. Then thrust it in and out, in and out, never taking his eyes off Shawn.
"Oh, master, let me get ready for you. I want you inside me so bad," he said, adding another finger scissoring inside of him, lewd noise, as precum from his own member started to leak and slip down his crack.
Shawn wasn't sure whether he was liking Three or not at the moment. It wasn't because Three wasn't doing anything right, but rather the contrary - he was doing everything just too perfect. It was as if Three didn't only know just how he should act, but also managed to do that perfectly.
Shawn's member was twitching merely by hearing Three's words, and how Three was fingering himself in front of Shawn when he kept talking like that along with his moans, it made Shawn actually put some effort into not coming just yet. Shawn also liked the fact that Three was fingering himself - fingering his bottom always seemed like a bother to him, so having Three done that without even being asked to, all while putting this sexy show... It was hard to resist such a thing.
Well, seems like Three managed to captivate him, just enough so Shawn will probably like his company quite a lot, but not enough so he'd trust him. After all, he did have the most important piece of information - the lack of most information regarding Three. It doesn't matter what's the reason, it simply needs to make him wary and don't trust Three up until he'd know everything about him.
"Well then," Shawn said as he kept his expression, not letting Three know how satisfied he was in fact. "You're allowed to show me what you got the moment you feel ready, Three."
Five was in the corner so the others are whispering about since he had been there for almost five minutes and he had been helping, and Two was mad enough to say something. "Hey, man. I understand you are older and all, but that doesn't mean you get to boss us around and you chill in the corner." When Five didn't say anything, he went over to grab him by a shoulder to whirl him around, only to discover that the man was hyperventilating, and look like choking somehow.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked, a bit gentler now, and turned to the others, "There is something wrong with him, should we call the master?" he asked, not sure if he was faking it or he was having an attack of a sort.
Three finished prepping himself up and turned around his butt up and look at Shawn, "I'm ready, master. Ram me real hard, I like hard and good." he said, as he parted his own butt cheeks to show Shawn how his own wet hole was shiny and waiting to be entered.
One was really worried about Five, but as the suggestion to call Master was raised, he said "Yeah! Let's call Master! He'd be mad if something happened to one of us while we didn't call him!"
One knew very well what Three and Shawn were probably doing, and he couldn't help but be jealous, hoping to interrupt them before they'd be finished.
"But if we interrupt them and nothing would happen, he won't like it one bit." Four noted. For Four, it was far more important to be a good slave rather than satisfying his own will. He tried to remain calm as he approached Five, trying to talk to him slowly, hoping it'll calm Five down. "Hey, try to slow down your breath in. Do it with me, man - Breath in, and breath out. Breath in, and breath out." He said, hoping it'd work out.
Shawn kept smiling. Three's wet hole was really, really hot. He couldn't be more eager than he was right now.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to fuck in a lot of positions. But for the first time, why don't you show me your riding skills instead?" He said, grinning his cocky smile.
Five's glassy eyes looked at Four. It was hard for him to concentrate at first, he felt his body had jumped out of his body and is now hovering above them. He can hear voices, excited voices talking all at the same time. He wishes he can leave his body forever and not deal with a man molesting his body. But he had to go back, he had to, he had no choice. He followed Four's instructions and started to breathe slowly counting between breaths.
Three, of course, is already horny and without hesitation, climbed on Shawn's lap, "It has been a while, master. I might be a little tight so have to open me up some more." he said, as he took a hold of his member and slow ease him inside of him, panting and moaning as how hard and how small his hole is even after his trying to prep himself up.
"Good, keep going." Four said as he realized it was working. "Breath in, and out... Get your respiration back to normal... Everything's fine."
As he kept going, Four was rather interested in what made Five act this way. Was it just Two yelling at him? He didn't feel like that was the case. He would ask him as soon as Five would calm down, then.
Three wasn't kidding - he was indeed tight, but that wasn't anything to be sorry about, especially when at the time Three was doing all the work. In fact, given Three's ass was so tight, it was delivering even more pleasure as Three moved, even though it seemed Three indeed was having a bit of a hard time getting Shawn's rather-big member fit in.
Shawn kept grinning as he reached out his hands, putting them on Three's hips as he said "Yeah, go deeper. Show me what you got." He said, feeling his hard, leaking member deliver him lots of sexual pleasure that would only increase as Three would fit more of it inside of him.
Five looked up to his savior, "I-I uh. Just miss my daughter, " he commented sheepishly, "This is a bit too big for me. I have no experience in this sort of thing." Trying to explain, and took a deep breath and let it out gradually, "I think I'm okay now, thank you." He said, trying to smile.
Normally Three wouldn't be this tight. It was starting to hurt, but like a trooper, he pushed and pushed no matter the pain, he still probably need more prepping, but oh, well he already had sat on Shawn's lap, pulling out would not be an option.
His frustrated moans are genuine, he was sweating, and he can feel a trickle of sweat running down his spine, as he tilts his head back and runs his hands over his face to swept back his hair and wipe that wetness that was tricking down his face. He then put his hands on his shoulders, "Ohhh...master, you are so big, you are going to rip me up." he said, and let out a painful whimper as he can feel a sleek kind of trickle down his bottom, and what do you know, it felt like he just rip him up a little bit, he is a virgin again and had been deflowered once again, and he couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, it sure would be a flattery for his new master he broke in him, and kind of look like he popped his cherry for the first time.
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Kevin Durant Just Lit Up Twitter With Huge News
People have a lot to say about this.
Bella Ramalho
Kevin Durant's future has been a huge question ever since the Oklahoma City Thunder bowed out of the NBA Finals just before the final round, and now it seems we have an answer from the former MVP as to what he has planned. Durant announced on Monday, the 4th of July, that he'll be joining his fellow MVP Steph Curry on the Golden State Warriors next season.
Saying it has been "by far the most challenging few weeks in my professional life," Durant announced his decision in a post on The Players' Tribune.
"The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player — as that has always steered me in the right direction," Durant wrote. "But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth. With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors."
The deal is expected to net Durant $54.3 million over two years.
Twitter, of course, has a lot to say about the move, both positive and negative:
Kevin Durant is so weak. I'm sorry but it had to be said.
— Baseball Lifestyle™ (@BsbLifestyle__) July 4, 2016
The #Warriors just became Voltron. Form arms, legs and torso 🙌🏾 Congrats @KDTrey5 Stay winning
— Jaleel White (@jaleelwhite) July 4, 2016
#KevinDurant plays games for money. He also wants to win. He was free to choose w/a best guess on doing both. Isn't that "the American way"?
— Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) July 4, 2016
IMO @KDTrey5 is taking the cowards way out. Any rings he wins will be tainted and on the coattails of Steph Curry and Company.
— Thunder Gazette (@ThunderGazette) July 4, 2016
Congrats @KDTrey5 on your decision. It was "your" decision brotha.
— Sir Mix-A-Lot (@therealmix) July 4, 2016
However you feel about the move, it's going to be an interesting 2016-2017 season.


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Die ehemalige Mittelmühle, auch Schernsdorfer Mühle, lag zwischen der Ragower Mühle im Norden und dem Kupferhammer im Süden, an der Schlaube in der heutigen Gemeinde Siehdichum. Diese wird an der Mühle von dem ehemaligen Mühlenweg zwischen Mixdorf im Westen und Schernsdorf im Osten gekreuzt.

Geschichte

Einst stellte die Mühle die bedeutendste Anlage von Schernsdorf dar und wurde bereits um 1420 erstmals erwähnt, damals war der Müller Hildebrandt auf der Mühle. Der letzte Hildebrandt war der vormalige Steuereinnehmer und Sekretär des Klosters Neuzelle, August Hildebrandt, welcher als Bürgermeister von Cottbus die Mühle 1650 erwarb. Die Einkünfte, welche er zu erzielen suchte, stellten sich nicht ein, da bereits in den Jahren zuvor häufiger die Mühle zum Stillstand verurteilt war, weil der Wasserstand zum Betrieb nicht ausreichte. Als Ursache wurde der zu hohe Anstau am Wehr von Kupferhammer genannt. Daher veräußerte Hildebrandt die Mühle an den Schmiedemeister von Kupferhammer, Samuel Meynert, welcher ab 1658 auf der Mühle saß. Wenige Jahre später, 1674, erwarb Hans Schur (Schauer) die Mühle. Sie blieb nun in Familienbesitz der Schurs, Sohn Samuel übernahm die Mühle 1689, bis sein Schwiegersohn Christoph Zeidler, von der Ragower Mühle stammend, im Jahre 1714 die Schernsdorfer Mühle, nun eine Mahl- und Schneidemühle, erwarb. Hans Schur nahm sein Altenteil auf der Ragower Mühle, wo er am 6. Januar 1721 verstarb. Die Zeidlers hatten die Mühle bis nach 1900 in Familienbesitz. Der damalige Besitzer Ferdinand Zeidler senior wurde 1901 Obermeister der Mühleninnung des ehemaligen Landkreises Guben. Er war nicht nur ein Meister seines Faches, sondern auch ein begabter Orgelspieler.

Nach den Zeidlers wechselte die Mühle einige Male den Besitzer, ein Blankenfeld und ein Sohr versuchten sich als Müller. Der Frankfurter Kaufhausbesitzer Emil Hirsch erwarb das gesamte Mühlengut als Ferienheim für seine 300 Mitarbeiter, ehe er 1938, nun zwangsenteignet, in das KZ Sachsenhausen deportiert wurde. Seine Besitz wurde bereits 1935 "arisiert".

Hans Weigelt kaufte die Mühle. Als Eigentümer des Gutes Mittelmühle, eröffnete er am 1. Oktober 1935 die ALA-Tonfilmbühne, ein Kino in Falkensee, dessen Veräußerung erfolgte 1940. Es ist bekannt, dass im Zweiten Weltkrieg die Mühle, welche zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits nicht mehr in Betrieb war, zur Einquartierung von Flüchtlingen genutzt wurde. Mit dem Ende des Krieges wurde er durch die Sowjetische Besatzungsmacht abgeholt.
Die nun enteignete Mühle wurde im Sommer 1945 an den Kommunisten Wilhelm Garn übergeben, welcher die Produktion wieder aufnahm. Zum damaligen Zeitpunkt wurde von der Mühle mittels Turbine auch Strom erzeugt. Im Jahr 1946 erfolgte seine Verhaftung wegen einer angeblichen Schwarzschlachtung, welche er als stellvertretender Bürgermeister, gemeinsam mit dem Bürgermeister Fuchs von Schernsdorf, vorgenommen haben soll. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt waren alle Gebäude und Einrichtungen der Mühle intakt. Das Gutshaus hatte 13 Zimmer, eine große bäuerliche Küche und Nebengebäude aus doppelt gebrannten Ziegeln. Diese bedecken noch immer den Boden bis an die Schlaube.

Es folgte Josef Lutzenberger, die Mühle ging 1948 in den Besitz der Vereinigung der gegenseitigen Bauernhilfe (VdgB) über, welche das Land im Rahmen der Bodenreform verteilte. Die Mühle selbst, zu diesem Zeitpunkt Getreidemühle Schernsdorf, wurde nach der Aufgabe des Mühlenbetriebes von 1950 bis 1965 als Jugendherberge Hanno Günther betrieben. Zu diesem Zweck wurde sie renoviert, es gab damals bereits Zentralheizung in den Räumen.

Nicht wegen der Baufälligkeit der Gebäude, wie heute angenommen, sondern durch einen Beschluss in der DDR zum Standort, wurde sie 1966 aufgegeben. Da die Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR neue Räumlichkeiten für ein Gästehaus suchte, sie musste die bis dahin genutzten Gebäude auf dem Großen Horst am Wirchensee im Jahre 1967 aufgeben, entstanden Planungen zu diesem Standort. Der Abriss der Mühle erfolgte 1969, das letzte Gebäude, eine Scheune, wurde 1979 abgetragen. Ab 1971 wurde der Staatliche Forstwirtschaftsbetrieb Frankfurt (Oder) mit Sitz in Müllrose für das Gelände zuständig. Es befindet sich jetzt im Naturschutzgebiet des Naturparks Schlaubetal.

Heute findet der Wanderer nahe einer Holzbrücke über die Schlaube nur noch Fundamentreste, Überreste des Mühlendeiches und des Zuleitungskanals. Die alten Teichanlagen wurden durch einen Dammbruch zerstört. Seit 2006 befindet sich die ehemalige Schlaubebrücke der Ragower Mühle als Übergang über die Schlaube an der Mittelmühle.

Sonstiges
Auf den Wanderwegen ist die Mühle ausgewiesen.

Literatur
 Heinz Tölle: Die Mühlen im Schlaubetal. Ihre Geschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. Digitaler Druck und Verlag, Bielefeld 1998, ISBN 3980554848, S. 45/46

Einzelnachweise

Wassermühle in Brandenburg
Mühle im Landkreis Oder-Spree
Naturpark Schlaubetal
Siehdichum
Mühle in Europa
Siehdichum
Ehemaliges Unternehmen (Landkreis Oder-Spree)

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FeaturedNewsSportsJune 17, 2021
Goodbye 'Angels,' hello activists: Victoria's Secret replaces models, brings on Megan Rapinoe
A controversial Women's US Soccer player has become a brand ambassador for Victoria's Secret, raising eyebrows and ire amongst her critics.
Victoria's Secret has tapped Megan Rapinoe as a brand ambassador, propelling the LGBTQ+ activist and female athlete back into the public spotlight.
Rapinoe was the co-captain of the US Women's Soccer team and will be featured in the new VS campaign, alongside other "accomplished women," such as actress Priyanka Chopra and trans model Valentina Sampaio.
The news comes after the company announced they would no longer be appointing supermodels known as "Angels" as brand ambassadors, following criticism that VS did not feature enough women/trans people of varying sizes and backgrounds.
According to MSN.com, Rapinoe's appointment was somewhat unpopular with many, with even TV hosts joining in to slam on the soccer player.
USA's Megan Rapinoe waves to the crowd after the game. USA defeated Nigeria 2-0 in the first game at the new Q2 Stadium in North Austin on June 16, 2021.
"All of the ugly chicks agreeing with Victoria's Secret's new wokeness were the ones who didn't shop there because no one wanted to see them undressed," wrote TV host John Cardillo. "Dumbest. Brand. Strategy. Ever."
Writer Jessica O'Donnell also chimed in.
"What PR agency suggested this garbage?" she wrote. "Women want to look like the angels. No one wants to look like Megan Rapinoe."
Rapinoe's behavior in the past has generated controversy, particularly when it came to treatment of the American flag and her attitudes toward the very country she represents in international sports competitions.
"First of all, the country was founded not on freedom and liberty and justice for all," she said.
"I think we can just start to be very honest with ourselves about that," she told NPR in November of 2020. "It doesn't mean that we don't have some of those qualities and that we can work towards some of those qualities. But this country was founded on chattel slavery and the brutal and ruthless system of slavery. So let's all be really honest about that. So when I look at the flag, what I want to see is us constantly trying to live up to these words and live up to this ideal where all people are free, and all people do have all of the rights, and all people can have a life filled with liberty and justice for all. But I think we just so clearly have so far to go. And so I see patriotism as constantly demanding better of ourselves."
In addition, Rapinoe was seen performing a dance during the 2019 World Cup Final as a US flag touched the ground beside her.
While she drew criticism for her foot touching the flag, "fact-checkers" at Snopes came to her defense, claiming that "Rapinoe momentarily allowed her boot to brush" the flag, and that both the brushing and the dropping of the flag "could reasonably be regarded as gestures that were disrespectful towards the flag."
In regards to her new role with VS, Rapinoe stated that she was pleased to be part of a new team.
"I am humbled to join this group of incredible women to drive change within the Victoria's Secret brand and beyond," she said. "So often I felt myself on the outside looking in with brands in the beauty and fashion industry, and I'm thrilled to be creating a space that sees the true spectrum of all women. I believe in the power of authenticity and community and am excited to show what can be done through the VS Collective."
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Ashley Graham has just revealed that she was in an abusive relationship — and we're listening
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Ashley Graham is all over the news lately. She posted a super cute and body positive photo of herself, is talking openly about loving her body and the shape of her thighs, and just put out a stunning (and successful!) swimsuit line, just in time for summer. Now, she's on the cover of the August issue of Cosmopolitan, and in the issue she's getting real about some very important things.
In the Cosmopolitan interview, Graham has revealed that while she's currently in a healthy, stable relationship (she and Justin Ervin tied the knot six years ago and have been happily married ever since), a prior relationship she was in was not so good. She previously had an abusive, alcoholic partner, and had this to say about how he treated her: "He was abusive in more than one way … He threw a couch on me. He came home drunk. I was sitting on it, and he flipped it upside down. I remember my elbow being jammed but thinking, He didn't hit me; he was just really angry, you know?"
So many women experience domestic violence, and yet, it's always really hard to leave and sometimes even harder to talk about — we all think that no one will understand, that others can't possibly understand what you're going through. That's why it's so important that women like Ashley Graham, who have such a huge platform, speak out.
She told Cosmopolitan, "You hear stories of women who say the exact same thing — I wasn't showing up with bruises, he wasn't beating me every day. Looking back, I should've left, but I was an insecure woman in a terrible relationship who did not know herself."
It can be so hard to leave abusive relationships, for so many reasons. There's financial abuse, and the loss of self esteem that comes when you're in this relationship dynamic. However she did it, we're so glad she's in a better place now, and we hope that if any of our readers are currently in an abusive relationship, you can find the help you need.
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On November 5th the Austin College Art department, in collaboration with the Art History department, opened a new art exhibit in the Ida Green Gallery featuring Austin College alumni: Martina Nobel and Amy Veatch. After their time here at AC, both women became jewelers, who collaborated and created this new exhibit, Subliminal Surprises. Open through the end of the semester, this exhibit features stories and snapshots told through repurposed objects.
Each piece features a piece of jewelry made by Nobel and Veatch and displayed surrounded by various other objects. In the background of each of the pieces is wallpaper that was taken from a house in Denison that Nobel bought and was remodeling. Although this was a collaboration project between Nobel and Veatch, each artist had her own way of creating her art and developed each piece on their own. The only time they would consult each other was when they needed advice on the building process. Until they came to put the exhibit together they did not know how their art would fit together.
When I asked Martina Nobel about her creative process, she said she talked about making the jewelry first. When making the jewelry, she found various objects that she thought would look neat as a piece of jewelry. She then did the same thing for her art pieces, she would find different things that she thought would go in her art and they would then join the jewelry pieces. Her favorite piece is called "She Walked Away". Nobel described it as an "autobiographical piece." It was the last piece she made for this exhibit and the most difficult for her to create.
Amy Veatch's process was similar in some ways but different in others. For her, she named most of her pieces after song titles that came to her as she was creating the piece. She said that a lot of her inspiration came from friends who would give her an object to turn into jewelry. Veatch described her pieces as a snapshot in time. Her favorite piece is titled "You Don't Own Me." She said that most of the objects in that piece were from her or Nobel's life.
Subliminal Surprises is a wonderful, creative exhibit that provides a unique glimpse into the artists' lives. This exhibit will be open through the end of the semester and I encourage you to check it out!


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Teachers Transform School into Hogwarts
One of the most popular schools in fiction and literature is the magical school of Hogwarts. The school, officially called the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is the school where popular character Harry Potter attends. Most students would jump at the chance to be able to see the school, let alone attend the magical place. But these teachers did exactly that, when they transformed their school into their own version of Hogwarts.
The teachers at middle school Parkside, a K-8 school in Cullman County, Alabama, all worked together to transform their small school into Hogwarts as best they could. They decorated all the classrooms and hallways to match the description in the books and movies. They placed great castle doors, ghosts, moving portraits, trees, and other magical details to make it look like a witch and wizard school. The project was led by Jacy Douglas, the English language arts and reading teacher, along with help from Tracey Jones, a math teacher.
"There are several teachers in our school who are 'Harry Potter' fans, and Tracey and I had talked about this idea for several years before we actually attempted it. When we got the okay to start this project in earnest in the spring of 2017, we worked on the project for two summers in a row," Douglas said in an interview.
The Hogwarts school is an important setting in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter created by JK Rowling. Rowling wrote seven bestselling books that spawned eight blockbuster movies and two more spin-off films.


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BACKYARD PYTHONS
natures solar-powered protein
Rangeland Harvests
Tapping the rich energy fabric of biodiversity
Reptiles are highly efficient at exploiting resource-poor ecological niches that exclude warm-blooded animals. This is why snakes and lizards are some of the most successful large vertebrate groups in desolate landscapes.
Agricultural landscapes are characterised by simple productivity cycles. From an ecological perspective they are degraded habitats severely handicapped by discrete harvest seasons. Reptiles are well suited to the hyperbolic ecological profile of these systems. They are cryptic organisms that can thrive on the boom-and-bust cycles of human environments.
An impressive assemblage of reptiles inhabit the patchwork mosaics of tropical agricultural landscapes. Some species are present in higher densities in farmland than they are in their natural habitats. Many small-scale farmers see reptiles as a natural means of controlling pests, such as rats and mice. Because of their sheer abundance, reptiles are also exploited as an agricultural co-product. Alongside rice and palm oil, several snake and lizard species are harvested on an ongoing basis for their meat, skin, medicinal and pet values. In this way, reptiles contribute directly towards food and livelihood security for thousands of people in some of the most vulnerable communities on the planet.
Increasingly unpredictable weather patterns such as floods, heatwaves and droughts are undermining agricultural productivity in the tropics. Frequent crop failures are forcing many farmers to rely on contingency livelihoods. Reptiles are perfectly suited to surviving months without food or water. They are also able to find refuge both underground and in tree-top refugia, and are thus well-adapted to surviving extreme weather events. Harvesting abundant and resilient populations of pythons, monitor lizards, water snakes, cobras and rat snakes has become a dependable supplementary income and insurance policy for many small-scale farmers suffering the effects of climate change.
Some of those reptile species that have benefited from agricultural expansion also pose a significant public health risk. Venomous snakes are a common cause of morbidity and mortality, while some of the larger pythons and monitor lizards occasionally attack people and livestock. Offsetting these costs through ongoing harvesting helps to mitigate the impacts of human wildlife conflicts. In effect, reptiles are helping to build accord between farmers and wildlife conservationists, especially in sensitive buffer zones around protected wildlife reserves.
Those farmers and rural communities who do benefit from reptile harvests are more likely to protect important reptile habitat. Reductions in the use of rodent pesticides, for example, helps to preserve the ecological integrity of greenbelts around cultivated fields. The subtle considerations farmers afford to valuable wild reptile populations have cascading benefits for a myriad of other species, especially insects and birds. In essence, the reptile trade is incentivising resilient food systems built on simple but functional ecosystems. Nature-based relationships such as these, are resulting in positive correlations between the reptile trade, agriculture and environmental sustainability.
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"No, I don't rent signs. But, I have seen portable signs at rental companies. This would be the type of companies that rent backhoes or other similar equipment."
Will they rent them in your area? I don't know. But, if they want to charge you $150 or so per month, and you need the sign for 3-4 months, you may want to consider a purchase. And, if you do, give us a call at SignsSeen!


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29 Years Later Lambda Pi Chi Remains Invaluable - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc.
NEW YORK - April 17, 2017 - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated, was established April 16, 1988 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and was the first Latina-focused sorority founded at an Ivy-league institution. The Sorority was founded by Irma Almirall-Padamsee, Maria Caban, Migdalia Franklin, Patricia Rivera, and Eva Marie Sosa-Grandison. These five women strove to create an organization that would transcend their collegiate experience and consolidate their strength as responsible leaders of the community. They worked diligently to develop an impactful organization, whose mission and goals would encompass the experiences of all women, but especially those of U.S. Latinas and whose ideals would nurture the growth of its members throughout their lives. In the nearly three decades of providing a lifetime network for women, with an emphasis on the Latina, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated, has been able to meet the needs of Hermanas (Sisters) and remain relevant. The Sorority continues to be a value-based organization offering a diverse and inclusive Hermandad (Sisterhood) while serving as a vehicle for women to empower themselves and their communities.
Since Lambda Pi Chi's founding the Sorority has expanded to 24 undergraduate and 11 graduate chapters across the country, answering an appeal from women throughout the United States. This past March 2017, Lambda Pi Chi successfully established a chapter at a historically black college and university (HBCU), by chartering the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Provisional Chapter in Durham, North Carolina, providing an additional resource for women on that campus. In addition to expansion, Lambda Pi Chi continued to fill a critical obligation to the many and diverse Hermans who comprise the Sorority. There are 80 plus countries, nationalities, and ethnicities represented within the Organization as well as members of many faiths and non-belief systems. In August 2015, members also voted to update language within Sorority Constitution to more appropriately define membership eligibility and affirm the inclusion of all individuals who identify as a woman.
"Nearly 100% of our undergraduates graduate and many continue to pursue advanced degrees. These academic achievements are allowing our members to have a significant impact on the communities we serve. We continuously encourage our Hermanas to use the network we have built not only amongst ourselves but with our fellow Latinx Greek brothers and sisters to be change agents in our society." said Maria Diaz, former president of Lambda Pi Chi President (2010 -2013) and current president National Association of Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).
This past Sunday, April 16, 2017, Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc., celebrated 29 years of Hermandad. Many of the Organization's chapters use the weeks prior or post anniversary to commemorate the Sorority's establishment, more commonly referred to as "Pi Chi Week." During the week, chapters provide an array of programming such as cultural celebrations; professional development and panels; community service; fundraising; and social activities. This time is also used to reflect on the barriers the founders encountered as Latinas at a predominantly white institution and the commitment made to improving opportunities for the women of the next generations. While much progress has been made in empowering Hermanas and the community, a number of concerns the founders had remain relevant today. Through chapter, regional, and national programming as well as professional and personal achievements, Hermanas of Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated endeavor to create opportunities for advancement, civic engagement, and community investment, and they are supported by the Sorority's commitment to "La Hermandad" (Sisterhood), "La Comunidad" (Community), and "La Cultura Latina" (Latino Culture).
The first Latina focused sorority founded at an Ivy-league institution, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. was established on April 16,1988 at Cornell University. Comprised of undergraduate, graduate and professional women, Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. seeks to unify women through the promotion of community service programs that highlight the contributions of women and people of color with an emphasis on the Latina and offer opportunities for academic and professional advancement to members of historically underrepresented groups.


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Gorey claim a big scalp
Gorey 20 D.L.S.P. 10
October 28 2017 12:00 AM
After an away win against bottom of the table Monkstown the previous weekend, Gorey turned their attention to the top of the table when they welcomed De La Salle Palmerston to Clonattin on Saturday.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/sport/other-sports/gorey-claim-a-big-scalp-36255061.html
A concerned Gorey team took to the field with an ever-increasing list of casualties, and the withdrawal of two of their back row prior to the kick off did not help matters. But on a difficult day for rugby, this Gorey team turned up and delivered a famous victory on a scoreline of 20-10.
Gorey opted to play into the wind, and started the brighter with a Stephen Duke penalty the reward for some excellent ball carrying from the forwards. It took De La Salle a while to get their patterns together but eventually they did and scored a well-worked try after consistent pressure on the Gorey line.
It was not long until they registered try number two when a line-out deep in the Gorey '22 saw them maul over in the corner. With the half slipping by, Gorey could have settled for 10-3 as Salmo were growing in confidence and the gale-force wind was picking up.
But with minutes left on the clock and Gorey literally having weathered the storm, they again worked their way into the visitors' '22.
The pack kept the ball tight as they kept pounding the Salmo defence, and eventually Phil Horan crashed over for a significant try. Stephen Duke converted to draw the teams level (10-10) as the referee sounded the half-time whistle.
The second-half saw Gorey turn with the now gale-force wind at their backs, and they immediately pinned De La Salle back deep in their '22.
As Gorey had defended in the first-half, so too did De La Salle in the second. Stephen Gardiner and Daragh O'Leary were now making some hard yards for Gorey who were just about edging the exchanges.
In the 55th minute Gorey were awarded a penalty after an infringement at a ruck. In atrocious conditions, Stephen Duke put Gorey in front 13-10.
This was the pattern of play for the remainder of the game as Gorey kept Salmo deep in their half, forcing them to carry as kicking was not an option. The next score was vital for both teams and it eventually went to the home team.
A big clearance from David Shannon saw Gorey again deep in Salmo territory, and this time the stout defence was breached. In the conditions, Gorey had no option but to keep the ball tight, and in the 65th minute they finally touched down when Killian Breen stepped two defenders just right of the posts for Stephen Duke to convert and leave the score at 20-10, leaving Salmo in need of two scores for a victory.
De La Salle never gave up and kept attacking at every opportunity, but a resolute Gorey, ably assisted by the elements, brought their unbeaten run to an end.
This was a crucial victory for Gorey who to a man were worthy winners. Stephen Duke, Tommy New and Stephen Horan were the pick of the backs, with Phil Horan, Stephen Gardiner, Killian Breen and man of the match Ben Horan the best of the forwards.
Gorey travel to Instonians in Belfast next Saturday for the first round of the All-Ireland Cup.
Gorey: D. Gregan, P. Horan, J. Mulligan, T. Jameson, S. Gardiner, F. Bolger, K. Breen, D. O'Leary, C. Butler, M. Swart, G. Bater, S. Duke, A. Walshe, T. New, D. Shanahan, T. Jameson, W. Rothwell, B. Horan, P. O'Connor, B. O'Connor.
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One should have known this would happen. If you hire the 70-year-old Christoph Marthaler, you get exactly that: Marthaler. He
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The English author Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) is best known as a novelist and playwright. He also kept a journal in
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The US-American musicologist Micaela Baranello joined the Department of Music at the University of Arkansas in 2017 and has recently
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"The Operetta Empire": A New Book By Micaela Baranello
Rejoice greatly! There's another big English language book on operetta, following last year's Cambridge Companion to Operetta. This new publication
Lorenzo Viotti: Operetta In His Blood & Conducting "Die lustige Witwe"
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Q: XMLHttpRequest responseText not including all the XML I am new to XML and have been doing some of the tutorials on the w3schools website.
I have been playing with this one tutorial found here.
This interacts with the XML found here.
A snippet of the XML:
<CATALOG>
    <CD>
        <TITLE>Empire Burlesque</TITLE>
        <ARTIST>Bob Dylan</ARTIST>
        <COUNTRY>USA</COUNTRY>
        <COMPANY>Columbia</COMPANY>
        <PRICE>10.90</PRICE>
        <YEAR>1985</YEAR>
    </CD>
    <CD>
        <TITLE>Hide your heart</TITLE>
        <ARTIST>Bonnie Tyler</ARTIST>
        <COUNTRY>UK</COUNTRY>
        <COMPANY>CBS Records</COMPANY>
        <PRICE>9.90</PRICE>
        <YEAR>1988</YEAR>
    </CD>

Now, when I change their source code so the output, instead of being a table, is simply just the responseText received from the xmlhttp object there is a strange occurrence. All TITLE elements are missing for every CD element - all other elements appear. However, when calling the responseXML you can access the TITLE elements.
I changed their source code to this:
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <button onclick="loadXMLDoc('cd_catalog.xml')">
            Get CD info</button>

And I get this output (for space sake I've only included the output that corresponds to the XML snippet included above):
Bob Dylan USA Columbia 10.90 1985 Bonnie Tyler UK CBS Records 9.90 1988

As can be seen, the TITLE for each CD is missing!
If I haven't explained myself clearly then if you go to the tutorial link and copy the above code into their editor and click "Submit Code" then click the "Get CD Info" button you can see the output more clearly.
What is causing this problem? My brain is frazzled.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

A: The problem is not that the title isn't being returned but that your XML contains a tag called "title" which has a special meaning in HTML - namely that it sets the title of the page. If you run that code again, you'll notice that the title of your tab (or browser window, depending on your setup) will change to "Empire Burlesque" which is what the title tag should do in HTML. If you change the  tags to <title1> and </title1>, you will see the titles show up in your result. Normally you would not want to insert XML directly into an HTML page but rather parse the fields you need. For example, the following code will get the title and artist from the first record in your XML and set the corresponding fields:
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <button onclick="loadXMLDoc('cd_catalog.xml')">Get CD info</button>
        Title:

        Artist:

Once you become more comfortable with plain JavaScript, you should consider looking into something like jQuery - it provides lots of functionality to make AJAX calls, parse JSON, XML and manipulate your pages - it takes out a lot of the grunt work.

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[WATCH] How Pahela Baishakh came to be
Sujit Sarker, Anindya J Ayan
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It was 1556 and Emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was looking for a unification code for entire Mughal Empire.
Prior to that, things were very problematic with taxation of the subjects following the lunar calendar, as it was not supported by the climate of the Indian subcontinent.
Akbar had a brilliant idea to come out of this crisis, and he implemented solar calendar again in place of the lunar calendar which paved way for the Bengali New Year celebration on Pahela Baishakh.
Also Read: Pahela Baishakh, Halkhata, and memories
Muntasir Mamun, Professor of History at University of Dhaka, and Hashem Sufi, Researcher of History, tell us the facts behind how Bengali New Year celebration on Pahela Baishakh came to be.
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Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Finalizes 2nd Divorce – Lifotravel
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott is now officially divorced from Dan Jewett, marking the end of her second marriage after an earlier split with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
A judge in Washington state finalized the break between the wealthy philanthropist and the former science teacher, TMZ reported Tuesday. Scott had filed for divorce in King County Superior Court in September, a year and a half after the couple announced their marriage in March 2021.
Both sides have signed a separation contract that will cover any property, possession and debt settlement between them, but that document is not on file with the court, TMZ reported.
Scott first met Jewett when he was teaching chemistry at Seattle's private Lakeside School, which Scott's children were attending.
The philanthropist was previously married to Bezos for 25 years before they divorced in early 2019. Scott walked away from that relationship with around $38 billion, but she vowed to donate half of her fortune to charity by joining the Giving Pledge, a campaign asking the world's richest people to give most of their wealth to philanthropy.
Between her 2019 divorce and November 2022, Scott gave a total of $14.4 billion to over 1,500 organizations, Forbes reported last year. Her current net worth stands at roughly $28 billion, according to the outlet's real-time figures — still leaving her among the world's 50th wealthiest people.
Scott and Jewett had collaborated on philanthropic endeavors during their marriage. But after she filed for divorce, Jewett's name was removed from materials related to Scott's charity work, including on the Giving Pledge website.


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Anesthesia & Analgesia. 91(3):601–605, SEP 2000
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200009000-00019
Advantages of Intrathecal Nalbuphine, Compared with Intrathecal Morphine, After Cesarean Delivery: An Evaluation of Postoperative Analgesia and Adverse Effects
Xavier Culebras;Giovanni Gaggero;Jiri Zatloukal;Christian Kern;René-Andréas Marti;
*Division of Anesthesiology, Department APSIC, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva; and †Department of Anesthesia, Hôpital de la Gruyère, La Riaz, Switzerland
We performed a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, multicenter study to compare the analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of intrathecal nalbuphine, at three different doses, and intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain relief after cesarean deliveries. Ninety healthy patients at full term who were scheduled for elective cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia were enrolled in the study. They received 10 mg of hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% with either morphine 0.2 mg (Group 1), nalbuphine 0.2 mg (Group 2), nalbuphine 0.8 mg (Group 3), or nalbuphine 1.6 mg (Group 4). Only patients in Groups 1 and 2 reported pain during surgery. Postoperative analgesia lasted significantly longer in the morphine group, compared with the nalbuphine groups (P < 0.0001). In the nalbuphine groups, postoperative analgesia lasted longest with the 0.8-mg dose. The additional increase to 1.6 mg did not increase efficacy. The incidence of pruritus was significantly higher in Group 1 (11 of 22), compared with Group 2 (0 of 22, P < 0.0002), Group 3 (0 of 23, P < 0.0001), and Group 4 (3 of 20, P < 0.02). Postoperative nausea and vomiting were more frequent in Group 1 (5 of 22), compared with Group 2 (0 of 22, P < 0.05), Group 3 (0 of 23, P < 0.05), and Group 4 (3 of 23, not significant). There was no maternal or newborn respiratory depression. Neonatal conditions (Apgar scores and umbilical vein and artery blood gas values) were similar for all groups. This study suggests that intrathecal nalbuphine 0.8 mg provides good intraoperative and early postoperative analgesia without side effects. However, only morphine provides long-lasting analgesia.ImplicationsSmall doses of intrathecal nalbuphine produce fewer adverse effects, such as pruritus and postoperative nausea and vomiting, compared with intrathecal morphine. This may allow earlier discharge of patients from the recovery room.