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Make U Mine (feat. Mike Shorey)
Yeah, Uh
Ouais, Uh
I know I make you wanna leave the one you with
Je sais que je te donne envie de quitter ton mec
But I ain't Usher Raymond
Mais je ne suis pas usher raymond
I'm the kid that they rush
Je suis celui aupres de qui elles s'empressent de
To blamin'
Se reprocher
For the crush they claimin'
Le béguin qu'elles ont fait naitre
Who can make em' blush the same when I ask
Qui d'autre peut es faire rougir en meme temps quand je
"What's my name ? " and they yell
Demande "Comment je m'appelle ? "et elles hurlent
You shouldn't of even brought her my direction
Tu aurais jamais du les ramener vers moi
Unless she was handcuffed wit a order of protection, yeah
I'm talkin' wreckless now
Cause I'm the reason that your girlfriends are ya ex's now, nigga
[Mike Shorey]
I'm the fella that keep em yellin', and it's nothin to get em'
I don't sweat em', that's what I tell em'
And they quickly forget 'em, and I bet 'em
I get them to forget the day that they met 'em
And I let 'em cause I can spend 'em
And it's more then the denim
But I've been on the move, while you dudes be sleepin'
Make U Mine Lyrics
The coupe on 22's keepin shorty sneakin' in
She won't tell the truth she too used to creepin'
When Mike is in the booth it's the truth I'm speakin'
Any girl I gave it to, can't even go love another man
I give it to 'em like no other brother can
She say my man can barley move me
But boy you make me scream like a scary movie(ahhhhhhh)
On top of that, I'm smoother than the rest of the gangstas
And I proved that dude you messed with's a wanksta (Ohh)
Damn homie, ya girl is wit the Street Fam homie
And she ain't fuckin' wit you
[Mike Shorey]
It's a shame you lames
Can't even maintain ya dames
And it's insane the way that she gave me brain
My pimp game's the same don't forget the name
And when chicks peep the chain they just can't restrain
Shorty don't try to fake it, just up and face it
Ya time is bein' wasted and ya man's a basic
See it all in his faces, he's cheap and tasteless
But life is what you make it just watch the bracelet
Bet ya man can't do it like me
His veins don't pump pimp fluid like me
He's nowhere near or like me
And he probably think keepin' you in check
Is buyin' you a pair of Nike's
Why wouldn't I, get dome from her
When the digits on my checks look like phone numbers
Fuck it, you might as well tell that busta skiddaddle
Not even Cochran can help 'em win this custody battle (Yeah)
[Mike Shorey]
Catch me in the club, wit a case of bub
And a thick chick to rub, niggaz hate because
When they sit in the truck, they be quick to fuck
And I'm gettin' a nut, they just lick it up
I'm their favorite, plus the flow is dangerous
I don't aim to get shorties our relationships
But they crave the chips, how many the range can fit
She changed a bit, since I got the hang of it
[Fabolous Talking]
That's right, we got the hang of it
Mike Shorey, Fabolous
Street Family, Desert Storm
I know you hear us, but I wanna make you mine
You know ? Haha, yeah
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Olympic champ Felix wins 200m at Bislett Games
OSLO, Norway -- Allyson Felix showed she was getting back to her best by winning the 200 meters at the Bislett Games on Wednesday, while there was further American success in the long jump, triple jump and shot put.
Felix, the Olympic and three-time world champion, won in 22.73 seconds, ahead of Jodie Williams of Britain in 22.97, and Myriam Soumare of France in 22.98. Soumare earlier won the 100.
"I just wanted to work on some of the things I'd been doing in practice. The speed isn't quite there, but it's coming and hopefully the rest of the season will just keep progressing," said Felix, who endured an injury-plagued 2013.
"It's going to take me a little bit to get back to that top form but I'm just blessed to be running on track. This is what I love so I'm having fun out there."
Murielle Ahoure of Ivory Coast, expected to be Felix's main challenger, could manage only fifth.
Tianna Bartoletta of the U.S. jumped a year-leading 7.02 meters to win the women's long jump, Will Claye led an American 1-2 in the men's triple jump, and Joe Kovacs won the shot put.
"I can tell you I would not have thought before the competition that 21.14 (meters) would be enough to win," Kovacs said.
Soumare produced a season-best 11.18 to win the 100 ahead of Americans Lekeisha Lawson and Muna Lee.
"Very good evening for me," Soumare said. "But I'm tired, believe me."
With Usain Bolt still working his way back from a foot injury, Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson won the men's 100 in a slow 10.02 seconds, ahead of Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut, and Britain's Adam Gemili. Former world champion Kim Collins was fourth.
Frenchman Pascal Martinot-Lagarde ran a year-leading 13.12 to win the 110 hurdles ahead of Jamaican Andrew Riley and Russia's Sergey Shubenkov.
Another Frenchman, Renaud Lavillenie, won the men's pole vault for his third win from three starts in Oslo.
European 1,500 champion Henrik Ingebrigtsen set a Norwegian record in the Dream Mile but could finish only fourth, behind last year's winner Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti, who won in 3 minutes, 49.49 seconds.
"A perfect race for me," Souleiman said.
Blanka Vlasic finished second in the high jump on her season debut with 1.98 meters. The Croatian performed a celebratory dance on clearing it but the win went to Mariya Kuchina, who cleared it in fewer attempts -- a personal best for the Russian.
Yenew Alamirew of Ethiopia won the 5,000, Jairus Kipchoge Birech of Kenya the 3,000 steeplechase, Jamaica's Kaliese Spencer made it three in a row in the women's 400 hurdles, Kenya's Eunice Jepkoech Sum won the 800, and Jamaica's Novlene Williams-Mills the 400.
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03.08.07, 6:00 PM ET Age: 67
Fortune: self made
Source: banking, insurance
Net Worth: $1.1 bil
Country Of Citizenship: Romania
Residence: Bucharest , Romania, Europe & Russia
Industry: Diversified
Marital Status: single, 2 children
Romania's first billionaire. Outstanding athlete, he competed in the the 1960 Olympic Games as an ice hockey player. Later switched to tennis, eventually coaching several tennis greats including Boris Becker, Steffi Graf and Goran Ivanisevic. Used his connections and wealth to invest back home after the fall of communism. Amassed companies in banking, insurance, auto leasing and retail; later sold off stakes to Western companies and plowed proceeds into Romanian real estate. In January he and Olympian Nadia Comaneci led the celebrations to mark Romania's entry into the European Union.
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The Fellowship of Christian Athletes engages coaches and athletes to grow in their faith and sport.
Welcome to the North Central Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes website. We proudly serve 27 schools in six counties in North Central Florida. Our vision is "to see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of athletes and coaches." We do this through our four C's of ministry: coaches, camps, campus and community.
Coaches - "A coach can have more influence in one season than the average person can have in a lifetime," said Rev. Billy Graham. FCA serves and equips coaches to maximize their influence for Christ; to influence the influencers and see a generation of young people called and changed for God's glory.
Camps - FCA creates camp experiences that attract thousands of local coaches and athletes for a time of "inspiration and perspiration." Research shows that more than 75 percent of young people who entered into a relationship with Christ before the age of 19 did so in a camp environment. Sports allows FCA to bring thousands of student-athletes to camp to hear the greatest story ever told.
Campus - North Central Florida FCA has an active ministry presence in 27 local middle school, high school and college campuses. The FCA campus ministry is initiated and led by student-athletes and coaches through weekly Huddles (on-campus bible studies), Team Bible Studies, Coaches Bible Studies, and Chaplain Programs.
Community - Did you know that between the ages of 10-18 there are 5 times more student-athletes participating in community sports (travel, club, AAU, etc.) than participation in school sports? Community sports is a key opportunity for FCA to reach coaches and athletes.
University of Florida's FCA is continuing to meet multiple times a week. If you are interested in a worship night, Bible study, sports event, prayer lunch, or lake trip, contact Daniel Boyd at (904) 307-4438 or check out their Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499586660270559/
This summer our camp theme is "STRONG". The key verse is 2 Timothy 4:7, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful".
North Central Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes is trying to send as many students as possible to camp this summer. Camp costs range from $175-$400+ per attendee, depending on the camp. This will cover the camper's housing, food, Bible, and any other fees the camp might entail.
We have thousands of students in our area and would love to see as many possible attend a sports, leadership, or team camp. These camps are truly life changing for many of our students. We greatly appreciate your generous giving in the past. Would you prayerfully consider helping one or more of these students attend camp?
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Electric Citizen is headlining dates across the U.S. with labelmates Mondo Drag and Slow Season. The band is currently in the studio working on their sophomore album for RidingEasy Records following their highly praised performance at L.A.'s Psycho California festival this month, which Consequence of Sound named among the 10 best sets of the 3-day event.
Mondo Drag brings its inspired hybrid of Krautrock and stoner rock elements on their recently released self-titled album. Slow Season's skate-punk meets Soundgarden stadium riffing starts things off right.
Electric Citizen, Mondo Drag, Slow Season will be performing at Strange Matter on Monday, July 20.


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Considered one of the modern founders of the Italian fashion industry, Roberto Capucci's eclectic style is a mix of colours, materials, shapes, textures, and ideas. Indeed, Capucci was more than just a fashion designer, he was an architect, a visionary and, above all, an artist.
Capucci was born Italy's capital city, Rome, where he opened his first couture studio, though he has always been closely associated with Florence. His first great success occurred right here, along the banks of the Arno, where he held his debut fashion show in 1951 in Palazzo Pitti's "Sala Bianca".
Thanks his unusual haute couture creations and style, Capucci caught the world's attention, and just a few years later he was named Italy's top fashion designer, winning the "Oscar for Fashion" in 1958 by top retail chain, Filene's of Boston.
Florence is home to the Roberto Capucci Foundation, which is aimed at preserving and promoting Capucci and his work, as well as encouraging new ideas of style, design and top-quality craftsmanship in the Italian and international fashion worlds. The foundation also comprises the Capucci archives and a museum.
Located on the fourth floor of Villa Bardini, the Capucci Museum offers a selection of the incredibly complex "sculpture dresses" that seem to defy gravity.
Th exhibition currently running, Variations on a creative theme: swirls and curls, plissè and geometric lines, is testament to Capucci's unique style. Showcasing 23 garments and their sketches, the show illustrates the designer's extravagant, sculptural garments that are inspired by art, geometry and nature.
Centrepiece of the exhibition is the "Bride in red", a creation made in 2009 of a very special and unique fabric, called mikado. The dress was presented for the first time in Venice in March 2009 in occasion of the exhibition "Roberto Capucci at Palazzo Fortuny".
Capucci's innovative, geometrical designs are found not only at Florence's Villa Bardini but in the world's greatest fashion museums, including in Costume Gallery in Palazzo Pitti.
Variations on a creative theme: swirls and curls, plissè and geometric lines
Roberto Capucci Foundation Museum, Villa Bardini
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Types of Oil Seals
Oil seals are designed to fit on valves and pipes in order to seal oil inside the required compartments. They perform two important functions: they keep the oil from escaping, allowing it to do its job of reducing friction and wear of machine parts without needing to be constantly replenished, and they keep foreign contaminants from entering and ruining the oil. While they are referred to as "oil seals," they are used to hold any fluid inside a particular device, especially if it has moving parts. This is especially true for hydraulic systems.
Oils seals need to form a very tight barrier with metal. The material best suited for this job is usually rubber. The rubber is treated to make it resistant to wear and corrosion by the oil and other present elements then shaped into specific contours depending on what type of seal it is making. Most oil seals are round, but the rubber used to make them can be smooth, undulating or cut in particular patterns. To keep the seal firm and in place, the base is created from an equally resistant metal around which the rubber is formed.
Different types of rubber are used depending on what type of fluid is being sealed. Nitrillic rubber is used with mineral oils, grease, diesel oils and water. Polyacryllic and silicon seals are used for motor oils, while flourelastomer rubber seals are used in a wide variety of fuel-related oils and can withstand a wide range of temperatures.
Orientation of Seal
Oil seals can be used in many different situations. Some may be placed inside machines in moving rods that need to have a seal as they move along their shafts. Others are used externally, such as piston seals that are exposed to other elements and need to keep contaminants from reaching the oil as well as keep the oil from escaping. Some seals are made to perform equally well both internally and externally.
V-ring Seals
V-ring seals have two different sections of rubber, divided into a thick base and thinner flap that extends out forming a right angle space between the two pieces. When the seal is placed on a pipe, the outer flap bends in, contracting a forming a tighter v-shape with the base rubber section. They are easy to install and do not need a perfect fit to perform well, but can only withstand so much pressure before breaking or wearing apart.
Labyrinth seals
Labyrinth seals are wide seals created with many parallel grooves carved into the rubber, in effect creating a series of more simple seals designed to fit inside a shaft. This creates a tight maze that obstructs the oil from escaping, since leaks that make it past the first part are usually stopped later on by another groove of the seal. These seals are especially common in rotating mechanisms, where the rod needs to turn inside the shaft.
Spring-installed versions
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The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the role of military contractors in modern conflict and beyond. In the US, these wars, and other parts of the world, the United States military depends on military contractors for many purposes. These contractors sometimes handle security, others deliver needed goods, while others are in non-combat roles.
Civilian Contractors Have Tort Rights
However, there have been dangerous cases where civilian military contractors have been denied coverage for injuries sustained while on the job. There are severe issues with taking such employment, especially in a war zone. When faced with severe medical issues of such a job, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, these workers need to be protected.
Problems With the "Defenses Base Act"
During the Second World War and several months before Pearl Harbor, the US government passed the Defense Base Act, allowing compensation for civilian contractors that have been injured– even outside of US borders. This act is meant to protect nearly every contractor overseas, especially those that served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Unfortunately, there have been cases of insurance companies that have infamously denied these contractors compensation for their injuries. These can range from injuries from attacks, work related injuries, and PTSD.
PTSD and War zones
PTSD and related anxiety disorders can be among the most severe. It is a type of injury that cannot be immediately seen or felt. Its effects often carry with veterans and others in a war zone for a lifetime. If you or a loved one has faced trauma and believe that PTSD has followed, seek immediate medical help.
Time to Call in a Real Marine to Be Your Lawyer?
If an insurance company or the US government breaks their covenant and refuses coverage for yourself or a family member, make sure that you have an advocate that can fight for you. Ehline Law was founded by former Marine Michael Ehline, who can understand the strain on veterans and military contractors. Call or email us today for a free consultation.


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E2E Verifiable Blockchain Voting Software -> Follow My Vote
Verifiable Open-Source Blockchain Voting Software, Making Voting Honest and Convenient, Once and For All.
E2E Verifiable Blockchain Voting Software -> Follow My Vote
Verifiable Open-Source Blockchain Voting Software, Making Voting Honest and Convenient, Once and For All.
NOTE: We Have Just Announced That We Are Canceling This Kickstarter Campaign. We Will Be Rebooting Our Kickstarter Campaign On June 3rd. So, Be Sure To Mark Your Calendars Now! And, On June 3rd, Visit This Link To Make Your Contribution: https://followmyvote.com/kickstarter-reboot.
We have entered into a new paradigm of what is technologically possible with the internet and the advent of BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY.
Follow My Vote is pioneering Blockchain Technology by developing the world's first open-source end-to-end verifiable blockchain-based voting system for use in elections worldwide.
Since the dawn of democracy, elections throughout the world have been plagued with accusations of illegitimacy. As democratic societies across the globe are beginning to adopt technology to improve the efficiency of the election process, many people are discovering that certain types of technology can be extremely vulnerable, which may have the potential to unfairly influence the outcome of elections.
Although many people remain unaware, one should know that Blockchain Technology exists, and it has the ability to solve both of these critical issues:
1) lack of transparency in our elections
2) lack of security of our election systems
Using Blockchain Technology, we will be able to gain transparency into our elections, without compromising voter privacy, to ensure that our election results are accurate.
Let's face it. It's practically impossible for any single individual to independently verify the results of a paper ballot election. The auditing process simply doesn't scale.
The way voting is conducted today, we must put our faith and trust in the hands of election officials, volunteer poll workers, and vulnerable paper ballot scanning technology to ensure our votes are counted correctly and are reported accurately.
In today's society, Millennials are finding it tough to trust in their government to do what's best for its citizens, according to the Boston Globe. This being the case, it comes to no surprise that more and more Millennials are choosing not to vote in elections, as many find it hard to believe that elections are honest and, as a result, have lost faith in the political process:
In contrast with the voting systems currently in use today, voters that vote using Follow My Vote's verifiable blockchain voting software will be able to follow their vote into the ballot box to ensure that their vote was safely and securely stored without being changed or altered in any way. They can even audit the ballot box for the entire election to ensure that the election results being reported are true and accurate.
Typically, when cutting edge technology is introduced to the world, there is an increased financial burden placed on early adopters who are willing to pay the higher cost in order to take advantage of the additional benefits the new technology provides.
Contrary to this trend, Blockchain Technology would drastically reduce the costs of our elections and free up taxpayer money to be spent on other important aspects of our society, such as improving the quality of our education systems or rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure.
Online voting has been tried before and failed due to the technological approach that was used. This only proves that online voting can be done wrong. Follow My Vote is here to prove that online voting can be done right, conducted safely and securely, when using Blockchain Technology.
If we can overcome the common misconception that online voting cannot be done safely and securely, we could encourage a whole new wave of voters to conveniently cast their vote online from anywhere in the world.
Why introduce a new voting system to the world that could cut costs, make voting more convenient and accessible, ensure elections are honest, and reassure voters that their voice was heard by their government?
Because we can. We now have Blockchain Technology to make all this possible. And, with a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign, Follow My Vote can complete our blockchain-based voting system and make honest elections possible worldwide, once and for all.
What's even more exciting is that, inclusive of the micro-nation of Liberland, we now have organizations interested in beta testing our voting software at every stage of development:
The core team at Follow My Vote is fully committed to fulfilling our mission. It's what we live for. We are sacrificing all that we have, our lives, to ensure this project's success. No matter what happens in the days ahead, we will see this project through to completion.
The question remains...
...what are you willing to sacrifice for this project to be successful?
We are asking our fellow Millennials to make a sacrifice, to cheat on your vices, if only for a night. #CheatOnMe
Whether you are a sucker for Starbucks coffee, a social smoker, a beer drinker, a wine connoisseur, a liquor lover, or a trend setter, all we are asking you to do is to sacrifice your vice for a night. Instead of spending your hard earned money on something you can live without, please consider spending it on the one thing the entire world needs now more than ever.
Regardless of the amount you contribute, we will honor your sacrifice by putting your name on our website for the world to see!
If you are willing to contribute more than $1, we will reward you with the number of MERITs that corresponds to the price of the vice you are choosing to sacrifice.
We will also send you a picture of that vice, as well as a Follow My Vote refrigerator magnet, so that you can post it on your refrigerator in honor of the sacrifice you made for the world to have an honest voting system.
Enter Follow My Vote's open-source end-to-end verifiable blockchain-based voting software...
Upon selecting their candidates, voters can use their unique Voter ID to open the ballot box, locate their vote, and ensure it was cast as intended and counted as cast.
Follow My Vote's voting software also supports real-time results, meaning that voters can watch the election progress in real time as votes are cast.
Imagine watching votes coming in from all over the country on election day with the vote totals adding up directly within the same software that was used to cast the votes. When the election ends, we would immediately know who won the election!
What's even cooler is that Follow My Vote's voting software allows for early voting. It will even allow the voter to return to the system and change their vote at any time before the election closes on election day.
Depending on where you live, most voters currently have an opportunity to vote early using a paper mail-in ballot. But, what happens if an early voter should learn of new information that changes their opinion of the candidate they voted for via their paper mail-in ballot? At this point, they have no way to change their vote, as their vote has already been cast and can't be taken back. In this scenario, not only does the voter not get to cast a vote for the candidate they want to win the election, they end up voting for a candidate they no longer support.
With the above scenario in mind, one can see that the concept of early voting is nothing new. However, the ability to change your vote, coupled with the ability to observe the election in real time, is a breakthrough that has major implications for the current two-party system.
Third-Party candidates rarely get elected, as many voters fear that voting for a third-party candidate is essentially wasting your vote on a candidate who is not likely to win. In this scenario, voters aren't voting for who they want to win the election, they are voting for the lesser of two evils.
Follow My Vote's voting system levels the playing field for third-party candidates in that it allows voters to vote for their candidate of choice, in the days leading up to the election, and see whether or not others vote for the same candidate. If it becomes clear that their candidate of choice truly stands no chance in winning, the voter can change their vote to another candidate. But, in this scenario, if the majority of people vote early and vote in support of a third-party candidate, there will be no need for voters to change their vote and the third-party candidate will end up winning the election.
Millennials, or America's youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation's population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Overall, millennials are more diverse than the generations that preceded them, with 44.2 percent being part of a minority race or ethnic group. With this in mind, when the candidate that truly has the most support among a diverse group of Millennials wins, we all win!
In the United States, millions of dollars of taxpayer money are spent on line items such as printing ballots and mailing voter information alone.
Follow My Vote's voting system will drastically reduce the cost of hosting an election. Our software works on mobile devices and stores voting decisions in a blockchain-based ballot box that acts as a publicly verifiable digital paper trail, eliminating the need for expensive paper ballot printing and scanning hardware. These are unnecessary costs that can be reduced by transitioning to voting online, over time, as Follow My Vote is advocating.
As a member of the Open Source Initiative, Follow My Vote is also advocating for all election systems software to be developed as open source software, so that anyone can audit the software's code to ensure it can be trusted. To this end, Follow My Vote's software is developed under the GPLv3 open source software license.
"I'm not sure if I believe in all this Blockchain Technology hype. Can Blockchain Technology really be trusted?"
Let's hear an explanation of how blockchain technology works from Follow My Vote's CTO, Nathan Hourt:
Satoshi Nakamoto first developed Blockchain Technology in 2009, as the underlying technology behind Bitcoin, which already secures billions of dollars worth of value for people all over the world.
Blockchain Technology is decentralized database storage that holds a ledger of transactions that are viewable by the public. All transactions that occur on a standard blockchain are verified and cryptographically signed to ensure privacy and security.
As illustrated above, a traditional processing network has one point of centralization, which is the point a hacker would attack to corrupt a system. In a decentralized system, there is no single point of weakness. This creates a system that is extremely low risk of being compromised.
To date, the Bitcoin blockchain has never been hacked. As a result of Bitcoin's success, Blockchain Technology has also achieved recognition worldwide as one of the most secure database management technologies that exists today.
How Follow My Vote Utilizes Blockchain Technology
Simply put, Blockchain Technology adds ballot box transparency and secure ballot storage to Follow My Vote's end-to-end verifiable voting system. By incorporating the security of the Blockchain into our voting system's design, Follow My Vote has become an industry trailblazer:
Follow My Vote has also been recognized by the Huffington Post as a global leader in Blockchain Technology software development.
Follow My Vote's system further improves the security of their voting software by using asymmetric cryptography for secure ballot casting, as well as elliptic curve cryptography for digital signatures.
When we sat down to design the world's first verifiable voting system, we threw out all preconceived notions about how voting is done today and imagined how it should be down tomorrow.
It was immediately clear to us that an honest election needs to be verified from end-to-end, so there was no choice but to bring in online.
We also realized that, in order for our software to truly be end-to-end verifiable, our system must include ID Verification as a step in the process, prior to issuing voters their ballots in an anonymous way.
When designing our ID Verification and Anonymous Ballot Issuance processes, we had to be extremely careful to ensure that, once a voter casts his or her vote, there is no way that anyone else can tell how he or she voted.
By leveraging Blockchain Technology in combination with elliptic curve cryptography, we have broken open the ballot box to allow everyone to count the votes, all without compromising privacy or security.
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We wanted to have a way for our contributors to provide us with feedback to ensure our voting software evolves they way our contributors want it to over time. Therefore, it's only natural that the first voting system that Follow My Vote will release is a blockchain-based stake-weighted voting system.
When people contribute to this Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign, they will be rewarded a MERIT for each dollar they contribute.
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We plan to invite members from academic community to cover our 2016 Parallel Presidential Election. They will be developing a case study that analyzes our voting system software from a usability standpoint.
While our demonstration is underway, we also plan to host several penetration tests at various universities to see if any students have the hacking skills to steal/tamper with votes or manipulate the results.
But, we don't want to stop there. We'd like to extend an open invitation to anyone in the world to try penetrate our blockchain-based voting system.
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We will also be inviting professionals to try and hack our system and will be offering a bounty to any hacker that is successful.
So far, the following companies are currently being considered:
In 2017, we will be adding support for the variety of voting styles and counting algorithms to our voting software, such as Proportional Representation Voting Systems and Mixed Member Voting Systems, which are used in various countries throughout the world.
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Our CEO, Adam Kaleb Ernest, invested his life savings into Follow My Vote in order to get the business off the ground. When that wasn't enough, he cashed out his 401K to extend Follow My Vote's lifespan.
At this point, we have early stage investors and venture capitalists from all over the world knocking on our door to try and get a piece of the action. However, being that we are striving to build a company of the people, by the people, and for the people, we'd prefer our funding come directly from the people themselves, as opposed to private investment.
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Below you will see a breakdown of how we intend to spend the funds we raise from this Kickstarter Crowdfunding campaign.
Follow My Vote's offices are currently located at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg, Virginia. We have recently reached our full capacity and would like to use some of the funds to expand into the larger office space shown in the floor plan below:
In addition to expanding our office space, we'd like to scale our team of developers, which is where the bulk of our costs will come from.
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We'll also be spending a significant portion of our budget on marketing and promotions in an effort to educate the people of this planet about our technology and the benefits it is capable of providing the world.
We will also need to hire several customer service specialists to ensure that the user experience goes as smoothly as possible during our demonstration and when the people use our voting software thereafter:
Follow My Vote was founded on the 4th of July, in 2012. Our co-founders and fearless leaders are Adam Kaleb Ernest and Nathan Hourt.
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Our core team wouldn't be complete without our Marketing Manager, Will Long. When there is a Will, there is always a way...
In early 2016, Follow My Vote joined the likes of Kickstarter, Patagonia, Method and other cutting-edge companies to become one of the few officially recognized as a benefit corporation.
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As a first step towards fulfilling our mission, Follow My Vote is taking on the challenge of improving the integrity standards of voting systems used in elections worldwide.
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We are prepared to go back and forth, building, testing, and learning, which is often referred to in the startup community as the "Lean Startup Approach," in order to reach a point we've identified and addressed all of the vulnerabilities hackers are capable of identifying. This is all part of the process of developing great software that people love to use.
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Our client wants to create for purchasing an item category structure of 3 segments
We need to create 3 value sets
The requirement is: The first value set is 'Independent', the second one depends of the first one, and the third one depends of the second one
This is the structure of the segments (is in spanish)
'Categoria compras' segment depends of 'Grupo de Compras' segment
'SubCategoria compras' segment depends of 'Categoria compras'
The problem is that it seems is not posible to create that structure, because is not posible to assign a Dependent value to other Dependent value, it must be 'Independent'
Anyone can confirm if Oracle allows that structure?
Hi David,
I presume you're referring here to the purchasing categories, if not: please ignore my reply :-)
Oracle recommends using the purchasing category hierarchy, rather than setting up multiple flexfield segments.
The hierarchy can be leveraged in reporting, transaction account building as well as in approvals.
Is this something you considered? If this does not suit your needs, I am eager to learn the use case you're facing.
Kind regards,
Hi Bas,
Thanks for your response.
I´m referring to the purchase categories..
The way that I found was using segments via key flexfields assigned to Catalogs. In fact, for our DEV instance I setup in this way but only for 1 segment and is working as expected
Now our client change the requirements and want to use 3 segments, some segments are dependent of other segments
We only are implemented Purchasing. We are not using Self service procurement or requisitions
If you know a best way to match our requirments please let me know
Where we can defined purchasing category hierarchy? I used 'Catalogs' for definining purchasing categories
Hi David,
The item category flexfield is no longer supported from Rel. 12 onwards.
Thanks for your reponse
I already aware about that. Oracle Support informed about that some days ago.
Ivan, do you know how Oracle send all setup done in R11 to R12?
I mean, if we have setup in R11 3 segments via category flexfields and some segments are dependent, how is setup this in R11?
Is there any way to create a purchasing hierachy in R12 for purchasing category?
Thanks for your help
The question I have, what is the KFF Segment information for a category used for? For example we have seen this use cases:
1. The KFF segments are used to specify a category hierarchy or taxonomy. ea: UNSPC classification: Office Equipment and Accessories->Office Supplies->Writing instruments->Pen or pencil set
2. The KFF segments are used for reporting. The KFF segment values are exposed in a reporting tools such as OTBI to created reports for different business processes
3. The KFF segments are used for integrations with other applications where the segment values are used to process data in other applications. For example integration with external applications using BIP queries.
4. The KFF segments are used in rules that drive cost management or accounting by references the values of segments in the rule that is written.
Based on the the usage of the segment values we have several possible solutions. For example, Use Case #1 above a category hierarchy for a catalog would provide this through parent child relationships.Current rules for the configuration of the Purchasing functional area catalog prohibit category hierarchy. If the use case is for integration or is used driving rules, then shifting the KFF segments definition to DFF segment definition would support some of the use cases.
Hi Steven,
To my understanding the KFF segment information is no longer used - a one segment flexfield is all that remains.
The use cases you describe are supported by setting up the category hierarchy:
Maybe I misinterpreted your last post, but as far as I can tell, all the above should be supported by the hierarchy.
We are talking about two different hierarchies for categories. PIM defines one for their catalogs and Purchasing define one for their catalog, both are exposed in the reporting infrastructure.
What I was referring to is that some customers are using the KFF segment definition to drive accounting and cost management, in these cases the hierarchy may not work.
To answer your question posted earlier: " Is there any way to create a purchasing hierachy in R12 for purchasing category? "
Please see attached file with the basic steps for setting up a purchasing category hierarchy, hope this helps!
Thanks Bas for your response
I think is exactly what our client want
If we follow the example that you send me:
When you enter a Purchase order, which value was entered in the Category field? Office Supplies/Cleaning Supplies/Paper Towels or Paper Towels (the child value)?
In our case our client would like to enter the 3 segments (Office Supplies/Cleaning Supplies/Paper Towels). I think with KFF we can manage this situation defining that 3 segments as different value sets.
But now with R12 this possibility was disable
Other question, in your example, in Manage Catalogs task. do you defined only the child values of the hierarchy or also you defined the parent value?
I think the parent values are only defined when you defined the hierarchy in 'Manage Procurement Category Hierarchy 'Task
Could you confirm that?
Please note that in R12, the task to manage the Purchasing functional area catalog has been changed to "Manage Functional Area Catalogs". The Manage Catalogs task in FSM has been removed and now the user can manage the Purchasing functional area catalog from the "Manage Functional Area Catalogs" task.
Hi David,
On the purchasing documents you enter "Paper Towels" - the "child value".
I do not understand why your customer want to enter segment 1 and 2 as well, when they can directly enter the final category?
Can you please elaborate on this a bit more?
I do understand they would like to "travel" the purchasing category hierarchy to arrive at the right category to select (if I remember well this is already an idea posted here).
I can confirm your last statement, please see attached document for some more details on the setup of the categories used in the hierarchy (you call them parent and child values).
Hope this helps!
Hi Bas
Thanks for you clarifications.
Then as I understand your proposal,
When you have a purchasing category the best way is created a catalog, in that catalog only child values are defined. That child values are the values used in the purchasing category when you create a Purchase Order.
As you defined the Procurement Category Hierarchy, with all hierachy tree, you use that tree for reporting purposes
I can explain that proposal to our client, althogh I think they prefere to enter all segments when they create the Purchase Order
The problem could be what happen if we setup KFF for R11 (currently our PROD instance carry on in R11) when all that segments are migrated to R12. Do you know how Oracle migrate this to R12?
Thanks again for your help
Hi David,
I do not know how the upgrade process from R11 to R12 will impact the KFF setup.
But even today in R11, the PO category selected in Purchasing documents is the category right? Not the individual KFF segments that were referenced during the category definition - hence, I do not understand they prefer to enter the three individual segments, as this is also not the case in R11?
Hi Bas
Sorry, I was on holidays and I was not able to reply.
We have a demo instance, last week we were in R11 and now we are in R12, I was a quick check in Categories and although change the way of setup I think not have a big impact.
I will dicuss with my client this during this week the way of working to see if change something
Thanks for you help


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The trade school in New York is in a large building where brick laying, carpentering, blacksmithing, plastering and plumbing is taught by competent instructors. The boys go there a few hours in the evenings of November, the winter evenings and in spring, the boys during this time have almost their trade learned and are ready to earn $1.50, $2 per day and as they became more proficient earn $3 as skilled laborers and $5 or $6 as superintendents, this being the result of trade schools under good instruction.
The methods in this school are practical. Take for instance bricklaying; the boys are taught plain work, then they are set to work on arches, various bends in chimneys, circles and window work and on every sort of work that is usual in erecting buildings, and thus it has been demonstrated that this trade and several others can be learned in a short period.
The question then comes up, what difficulty presents itself in introducing manual training in the schools of Sandusky? There should not be any apprehension in the matter of expense, as say $6,000 for a period extending over three years would be all that would be necessary; a separate building would not be necessary as you could start such a school in any room you have at command and it could be easily managed. The next and more difficult problem would be in securing competent teachers. These can be secured through schools in Washington and Chicago, although so general has been the demand for instructors of manual training that the demand is larger than can be supplied. But this should not prevent its introduction, as teachers can fit themselves to be competent and to give instructions and to always go ahead of the class.
In New York City at No. 9 University Place, there is an institute for the education of teachers for manual training in all trades, and especially those adapted to ladies. The tuition fee is only $60 per year and the result is that forty of such teachers have been turned out, and what do you think has become of them? They are under pay as instructors and earn wages at $650 to $800 a year. Some of them earn $1,000 to $1,200 per year and two of them $1,500 per year.
We go in crowds and now there is a mania without opposition, and the tendency for manual training is becoming widespread, as it fits young people so as to get employment. Another thing in its favor is the testimony of Prof. Anderson and teachers of the schools of Cleveland, where instruction in manual training is given, that the boys become better scholars, above the average, and in the matter of discipline they are better behaved, and from Toledo comes the same testimony.
I was started in this form of education from my associations with various styles of men; men in educational institutions, in banks and the offices of railway companies and men in higher places. In these boards and among these men one will always find some man who knows just where the last meeting left off and can tell it in a few words, and always hit the nail on the head. This man in nearly every instance began by plowing a furrow straight or at the carpenter's bench or in the blacksmith shop, and no book so well fits a man for the world like such mechanical work.
Another question; How do we know that a girl or a boy has his mind on his book, for the girl's mind may be on the ball room of the night before or the boy's mind on the base ball ground. Different it is at the carpenter's bench for here the mind must be on the work, or material will be spoiled, tools ruined, or fingers or hands injured, besides one must finish his work, for half finished is not finished at all.
To the boy of 18 this manual training makes him a thorough master over himself, makes him industrious in his habits and his future career will be certain, then why is it not worth all the time devoted to it?
To the ladies it shows that they can do wonders in cabinet work and wood carving as is shown for this purpose in Cincinnati. It not only embraces these, but teaches them how to set the table, prepare food; teaches them the chemical constituents of the various foods and of the component parts that better sustain life.


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Shain, 21, and David, 48, were previously identified by the sheriff's office, but 27-year-old Myers has just been named; all three were from the Sissonville, West Virginia, area where "Buckwild" is filmed. According to a statement from the sheriff's office to MTV News, Shain Gandee was in the driver's seat of the Bronco, which had to be removed from a mud pit by a bulldozer, and the vehicle's muffler was completely submerged in mud.
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I like the title of your Blog. Quite literal. I started mine before I saw yours.
We're having a lot of these windmills cropping up in Canada too. I'm a biologist and am concerned they are having a negative impact by killing bats and birds. Progress!
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Sorry for massive delay in response - have been consumed by another, different project since the summer!
Yes, the birds/bats debate is oft-cited as an issue for wind energy, but in one memorable conversation during my walk for Tilting, I spoke to a Forestry Commission ranger at a red kite feeding station very close to a wind farm and he said that on still, cold days in winter, the birds actually sit on the blades! And that, with over 200 birds feeding at their site in winter, numbers closely monitored, they had never had a problem with the turbines and birds. But I guess where they have been inappropriately sited on migratory routes is certainly a big problem.
It's a difficult balance, but climate change will wreak its own havoc on our biodiversity in different ways...
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The amazing images shed new light on the world as it was more than 100 years ago, with vivid images of snake charmers, ships on the Suez Canal and fighting Sikhs, among others.
Henry Harrison, a Royal Navy Paymaster General, took the black and white pictures on his voyages around the globe and, because he was a talented artist, was able to painstakingly colour them in.
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This morning, I got the following e-mail from a "prayer chain" that I am a part of. The e-mail said:
Please begin praying for this dear sister in Christ- Carol Poston. Carol is the wife of the pastor of Rainbow Community Church in Fallbrook, CA. (about a half hour north of Escondido). One minute she's the healthy wife of a pastor, the mother of 5 beautiful daughters… next minute attacked by bacterial meningitis to her brain. To read about this tragic situation and the unwavering faith of her husband, go to: http://carolposton.blogspot.com/.
I immediately went to the blog to read more about this. I was shocked and amazed. I was shocked because of the gravity of the situation. I was amazed by the strength and courage with which Craig (the pastor/husband) is handling this fragile situation. This afternoon, another pastor friend and I prayed for Craig and his family and committed them to the Lord.
For me as a husband, father and also as a pastor, my heart goes out to my brother in Christ, Craig. I was greatly touched by something from his most recent blog post. This is what he wrote:
"I do not yet have emotional energy to read Scripture to Carol but still can only cry to the Lord, Please Have Mercy! Those are the only words I can find to say to God. But I trust Him. God will be glorified through this whole horrible tragedy."
What faith! Faith beyond circumstances! Faith in spite of circumstances! Craig is so candid as to admit his weaknesses. He is emotionally weak and yet spiritually strong at the same time. This is because he is resting in the Lord and in His sovereign purposes. I really can't say much more about this, except to say that it moved me, challenged me and encouraged me in at least the following two ways: 1. to pray for this brother in Christ (whom I have never met before), but mysteriously enough, I feel a special connection to him. I will pray for him, his wife and kids. I will pray for his congregation – it must be hard for the congregation to see their pastor, his wife and kids suffer so much, 2. to exult in the sovereignty of God which Craig I am sure understands and is resting on.
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Hello everyone. I am back tonight with another edition of Tuesday Truths that should have went live yesterday! Sorry... Hope you enjoy.
- I have a head full of dreams tonight. I could fill up a notebook with all the hopes and dreams for the new year in my thoughts this evening.
- For some strange reason I tuned into a on demand Keeping up with the Kardishans show. I was kinda ashamed of myself for a few minutes but I totally watched. I guess with very few shows on right now I am at the bottom of the barrel.
- The trash man seriously forgot to come to our house yesterday. I tried calling over and over and no answer all day. Then today I finally get someone on the phone and they said, I guess he forgot. Ummmmm. You don't forget when I owe you money!? Utterly ridiculous.
- I know I shouldn't complain but the to do list created for me by Jackson is just insane. I swear that kid never wants to give me a break!
- I really want Carrie Mathison's job on homeland. Like seriously, I would love to hunt down terrorists. I can hunt down my kids and husband pretty well so I bet I would be good at it. Just like most of the wives in the US! Have I mentioned it's one of my favorite shows!? I think I have! I am so ready for the next season. I hate to admit it but this scene from season one reminds me of myself. What's that mean!? I guess it means I have one hell of a temper and maybe a bit bipolar! Hahahahahaahahaah! Just kidding! I totally love the show.
- I love it when people underestimate me. Nothing feels better than proving them wrong. I totally love a good I told you so.
- It is so cold here. I shouldn't complain because we don't have snow. YET. I woke up freezing the other night...shaking barely able to get to the thermostat and guess what!? It was on air. I about died. It was soooooo cold. Thanks boys!
- What the F--k is going on with North Korea? A hydrogen nuke test??? Are you kidding me? Not a good day in history. How sick is that? Kim Jong Un needs to be eliminated....FOREVER.
- I love my kids and my family however.... I miss my husband a lot. I wish I could have been around to influence him into a different profession that doesn't require the kind of hours that a dealership does. It's hard not having him here much.
- I don't know who ever said cats are up all night chasing mice. Our cats meow at the bedrooms doors wanting in. Another reason we can never seem to get a good nights rest around here.
- The kids are getting along better. I never know how long it will last but I am thankful they are finally starting to act like friends.
- I have been so productive today however the clock is ticking and I got a big pot of chili made. Perfect for this cold night.
- I think my mom is trying to get me a piano. OMG! She talking about one she will have to redo and retune but holy shit....I would love that! Thank you mom... and no I don't have my hopes up. :) I love you bunches...and I will try to get your coat mailed off soon mom!
- My daughters phone has been not working for a few days. I think its been driving my exhusband crazy how much I keep calling his phone trying to get a hold of her. They made the big city trip to the Apple Store for the first time today and it's fixed. :) It's crazy how kids really do need their own phones.
- I don't know what people are thinking with Donald Trump. I take it so personal too. What a joke. His politics are mostly just a mix of bragging about how great America used to be and bullying other countries and politicians who don't feel the same way. I would still put my dog in the White House before him. Your vote matters.
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