text: Experts Aiden Fyre"Try-sexual" by nature, Aiden Fyre enjoys pushing their boundaries or deconstructing them altogether as a transgender-genderqueer polyamorous pagan queer sadomasochistic switch. Having started in the alternative scene in the late 90s, Aiden has spent the last decade (and then some) exploring sexuality, gender, kink, polyamory and more. Advocating authenticity in all areas of life, especially s...Alex BettencourtAlex Bettencourt is a queer, gender-fluid educator and spirit-worker from Central Massachusetts. Alex has been active in the local, national, and international leather/bdsm scene for ten years and has now returned to public events and teaching after an extended break. Favoring play that shines light on the dark places that scare us, Alex is a connoisseur of kinky activities that reflect thoughtful...Alice in BondagelandFrom the time she was old enough to watch Adam West's Batman on television and tie up her Barbie dolls, Alice knew that she was kinky. Alice came of age in the shadow of kinky San Francisco. She likes to say that the only time she has ever used a fake ID was to start attending the Folsom Street Fair at age 15. By 16, she was legally emancipated from her parents and petitioning to ...Amy Jo GoddardAmy Jo Goddard has been bringing her open, non-judgmental and humorous sexuality education to a variety of audiences for over 15 years. She is co-author of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men and has published other works on sex, gender, sexuality and identity. Currently, she teaches largely to college students and adults, traveling to universities, colleges and other communities to share her queer, femin...Anita Wagner IlligAnita Wagner Illig advocates for the interests of polyamorists with enthusiasm and determination, and loves to help them find joy and happiness by providing helpful information in her educational programs on subjects like poly and spirituality, jealousy and other pitfalls, poly/mono relationships, and poly for kinky people. For over 14 years she has presented programs on polyamory relationship ski...Antonia AerieAntonia and her brother thrash are known as the "Twins." Two distinct personalities inhabiting the same body…his. From time to time (which seems to be hourly at this point! ;) bodily possession will ensue and the twin who was never born assumes control of their body…this is Antonia. She, too, is a NYC area \"lifestyle hedonist,\" a very versatile submissive living with her Mistress/Wife, L...Arthur MurphyArthur has been doing WIITWD since the early '80's. He does most everything. He lives with his wife Nina Love and their girl Gwendollyn.Ava AmnesiaAva Amnesia is a lot of different things, but at the root of everything, she hates writing bios. They\'re scarier than most of the sadists she plays with, and dont scream half as attractively as some of the masochists she plays with, but they can be useful when trying to convince people to come listen to her talk. She doesn\'t consider herself to be a traditional educator, more of a wandering re...Barak & ShebaBarak is a wickedly perverted, poly, semi-het, sadistic quasi-Dom, who never takes himself too seriously. He has been presenting and formally teaching within the vanilla arena as a medical professional, safety officer and rights activist for over 17 years. He is currently exploring his blend of spirituality within his SM and is always planning, plotting and pontifi...Bo from DetailsToys.comBo is the co-owner of the popular flogger company DetailsToys.com and has been in the NYC/NJ BDSM scene since the mid 80?s. He is the Patriarch of the Sovereign House Leather Family and been a Teacher, Speaker & Advisor with many organizations and events over the years. He is an Emeritus member of the Board of Directors as well as Novice Group Co-Facilitator for TES (The Eulenspiegel Society) in N...British Lucky PaulBritish "Lucky" Paul is a pervert from the other side of the pond with a limitless appetite for sexy girls in latex and high heels. Born in Sussex in the South of England in 1972, Paul started young as a pervert. As a teenager, he would sneak up to London to indulge his fantasies and 15 years later he's still up to his old tricks. In addition to the UK, Paul has been spotted in the US, Europ...Cecilia TanCecilia Tan is the most recent recipient of the Pantheon of Leather President's Award and has previously been given the Lifetime Achievement Award by NLA: International. She has been a leather community activist since 1991 and has presented for dozens of organizations and conferences including Black Rose, TES, NELA, Conversio Virium, the Society for Human Sexuality, the Learning Connection, Good...Charlie GlickmanCharlie Glickman PhD is a sexuality speaker, trainer, writer, blogger, and coach. He's certified by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, and has been working in this field for over 20 years. His areas of focus include sex & shame, sex-positivity, queer issues, masculinity & gender, communities of erotic affiliation, and many sexual & relationship practices...Chloe CamillaChloe Camilla is a queer femme-inist sex educator, sex worker, performance artist, model, and writer. As a Phi Beta Kappa pervert who has won awards for her work in sexuality (in both the academic and porn worlds), she enjoys sharing her knowledge with learners of all ages. Stilettos, glitter, consent, kink, and fierce politics get her off.Cleo DuboisBDSM is my lifelong passion. I am a versatile Dominant Woman, a caring skilled sadomasochist and a ritualist. I know that consensual erotic power play is often be a valid path to self-discovery, intimacy and healing. Starting in the 1980s, I participated in many Leather Conferences and BDSM educational groups and developed a voice as an ethical kink presenter. In 1995 I founded the Academy of...Courtney TroubleCourtney Trouble is a film-maker, published and celebrated photographer, queer rights activist, DIY genius, and an award-winning feminist pornographer. Courtney is the founder of NoFauxxx.Com and QueerPorn.TV, as well of the director of 12 full-length films. Queer Porn Icon Courtney Trouble has been producing, directing, and performing in Queer Porn since 2002, and is responsible fo...DakadomBrowse all videosMy professional work as a guide for individuals and groups is focused on creating a safe, sacred environment that supports the expression and exploration of the hidden or repressed aspects of our Eros. This includes any aspect of Kink, Fetish, BDSM, or Dominance and submission. My intention is to help others confidently embody the truth of their Eros, and begin to heal the fear, shame or judgment ...Dan & Dawn WilliamsDan and dawn bring a diverse background to each presentation and workshop they lead. They blend their experience in sacred sexuality, BDSM, D/s, energy work, and spirituality to offer a unique perspective to their audiences. Their workshops are based on education and experience and, blended with a sense of humor, are not only informative but genuinely entertaining. Dan and dawn cons...DanaramaDanarama is a lifelong fetishist with two decades as an active Dom, including the last 13 years as one of the world renown Two Knotty Boys rope bondage workshop duo, with which he has co-authored two best-selling bondage instruction books, Two Knotty Boys Showing You the Ropes and Two Knotty Boys Back on the Ropes. Creator and co-creator of many free instructional videos, Dan has personally taught...Dante PoshDante Posh is a noted Black Domina, Fetishist, "Top", Sadist, mummification "artist/top", exhibitionist and fetish model based in the North New Jersey – New York City Metropolitan area.Darian GavinDarian is a Kinky Poly Dom that's been kinky longer than he can remember. He found the local community in 2005 and is an active participant in the MD/DC/VA scene. In addition to serving as a TNG Baltimore steering committee member, he is a House Dom for DXS Rapture DC, Ambassador of Sacred Marks Sanctuary, and a member of MAsT Baltimore. Darian enjoys helping others see their potential, teaching...Domina Alexandra SnowBrowse all videosAlexandra Snow is a professional and lifestyle Domina, BDSM and sexuality educator, fetish model and video producer, D/s relationship consultant, and professional dungeon owner. She has been part of the lifestyle her entire adult life and a professional Dominant since 2002. She is a poly-pansexual-perfectionist, seeking exceptional connections with others in the pursuit of knowledge.DovDov is a NYC based artist, photographer, sculptor, educator; Japanese rope bondage and single tail whip fanatic, computer geek and just has way too many hobbies. He has been in the NYC scene since 1993, served 4 years on the TES board and as TES's webmaster for 10 years and was also a founding member of TEC at TES He has been involved for years both politically and artistically, c...Dr. Richard SprottRichard Sprott received his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from UC Berkeley in 1994. He currently is Executive Director of CARAS – Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities. CARAS is dedicated to the support and promotion of excellence in the study of alternative sexualities, and the dissemination of research results to members of alternative sexuality and researc...Dr. Robert DunlapDr. Dunlap is a seasoned media expert, with appearances in over 400 commercials, and in print, film and television. His directorial career spans over 45 films including an Emmy Citation and Directors\' Fortnight Award at Cannes for his groundbreaking film \"Anton\". He is the filmmaker of \"Beyond Vanilla\" and \"Xaviera Hollander: The Happy Hooker, Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary.\" Dr. Robert...Dr.RuthieDr. Ruthie comes to us from Washington, DC., a city synonymous with power and excitement. As a sexuality educator and relationship coach she helps her clients to achieve high levels intimacy and pleasure, something that every one of us deserves in our lives and relationships. She offers regular pleasure workshops around the DC area, as well as specialized coaching with clients all over the world. ...Dylan RyanI am: a hustler, heartthrob of the year, grad-student, fashionista, activist, kinkster , writer, performer, sex-educator, dancer, pervert, superhero, foodie, dork, badass ho, I am everything and no one thing in particular. To know me is to know I won't be boxed in…Erin HoudiniShe's a rope mistress and escape artist, an understated yet striking young woman in the business of uniquely colored rope and restrictive restraint. Stylish and substantive in her approach and a teacher by trade, Erin's monthly Rope Thing workshop and classes all across the Northeast strive to make rope bondage accessible and logical, yet still intuitive and artistic. From her bondage photogra...Eve MinaxEve Minax is a Professional and Lifestyle Domina, educator, consultant, performer, trainer, and activist. Exploring power play since childhood, she led a group of young girls as playground superheroes. Eve acts as lead staff instructor for the Cléo Dubois Academy of S/M Arts, West Coast Coordinator for the Leather Archives and Museum Roadshow Committee, and teaches a variety of Leather Lifestyle ...Evoë ThorneEvoë Thorne is the co-founder and CEO of WholeSexLife.com. She has five beautiful, brilliant children and is in love with two very different but equally wonderful men. Evoë is kinky with a passion for all things bondage and CBT – approaching sex with the curiosity and dedication of a scientist and the creativity and spontaneity of an artist. She is truly a sensualist and can enjoy a meal almos...FayeFaye has been teaching and tutoring various non-sexual topics since her teenage years including skiing, high school math, basic computer use, and various electronic medical record systems. She has also been engaging in kinky sexual activities since her teenage years, becoming anally obsessed and playing in sex clubs and parties while living in London 2002-2004. After a few years in Boston as a ...Foxy and SherifoxGrand Champion winners of the International Pony Play Championship Competitions held in Minnesota in 2007 and 2008, then again in 2011 when the International Pony Play Championships where moved to their home state of Florida. They also have many other national wins resulting in titles and awards for such events as Show Pony, Cart Pony, Freestyle Pony, Hunter Jumper, Barrel Racing, and Dressage. Th...Goddess HelenaGoddess Helena only stopped playing Mommy to her dolls when she became sexually active. Helena\'s unsuspecting boyfriends and girlfriends quickly took their place as her play things and she\'s never stopped dressing, painting, nurturing, disciplining, and generally fawning over those she adores. Helena\'s been sharing her humorous and queer perspective on sexual health, desire, gender and k...Gray DancerBrowse all videosGraydancer, Ninja Sex Poodle & Ronin of Love, comes from the venerable rope bondage tradition of Madison, WI, where he honed his craft to become the world premiere podcaster of rope bondage with "the Ropecast". He is the author of three novels including Nawashi (which climbed to #1 on the Podiobooks.com charts) as well as numerous short stories and essays. Graydancer's writing has been publi...Harold HenryBorn in the late 1940s, grew up outside of Princeton NJ among the intelligentsia, was educated and then educated some more (graduate degrees in Eastern European Renaissance history and Business), slipped into computer programming in Apple II Basic, later C, later assembly language… diagnosed as geek. But I love to read! I'm really a writer… a traveler. Homo viator. And for more than 40 years...Ignacio RiveraIgnacio Rivera aka Papí Coxxx, who prefers the gender neutral pronoun "they" is a Queer, gender fluid, Trans-Entity, Black Boricua performance artist, currently performing "Dancer" and Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/Crocodile Tears internationally. Ignacio is also a lecturer/trainer, activist, filmmaker, sex worker and self-proclaimed sex educator. As a lecturer/trainer, Ignacio has...IndigoIndigo is a black queer poly kinky feminist writer, poet, teacher and activist. Indigo (alongside her lovely partner Sara Vibes) have been in the sex ed, BDSM, poly and kink scene for just over a year and a half. She believes woman should experience their sexuality as a right of passage and with this philosophy, she aspires to teach sex and pleasure sex practices to the LGBTQ community. Indigo blo...Iris EnchantedIris enchanted is a sapiosexual little, with a huge love of nudity, food, and rope (especially her m0co Jute!). The majority of her kinks are based around control, but iris is heavily drawn toward the silly, messy, strange, and intense. she is very honored to be Queen Lairling for the Kraken\'s Lair, a sex-positive and consent-based group of people who like to play hard around the DC/MD area.Ivy MillerJP RobichaudSWM, 39, Capricorn, Introvert, Canadian. I think more than I speak and pay very good attention. I love good coffee, dark chocolate & all forms of control.JTeaseJ.Tease is a professional performer, rigger, educator, and service provider in the greater Boston area. He has mentored individually, taught classes as large as 60 people, and performed for thousands during the course of his 5 year professional career. His credits include rigging and fire for photo and video, live performances at venues across the country, and a wide variety of classes from stead ...James DarlingJames Darling is a FTM porn performer, boylesque artist and sex educator. A fey southern gentleman hailing from the Dirty South, he hopped a Greyhound bus and headed west to pursue his dream of becoming a full time pervert. An exhibitionist at heart, he considers queer sex a form of art and activism. When this prince of queer porn isn\'t dancing his way into the hearts and fantasies of queers and ...Jay WisemanWikipedia page – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Wiseman Personal Information – http://www.jaywiseman.com/PER_000.html FetLife Page – http://fetlife.com/users/47991...Jean BardotJean Bardot is a legend in the world of fetish media. She has starred in and produced 50+ full length movies and hundreds of clips. She has modeled for and been featured in every major fetish publication. Joe JitsuJJ has been practicing kink and BDSM for over a decade, with a large and diverse interest in many different fetishes. On the side he has practiced combat sports and fitness as a hobby and has many years of experience in wrestling and rough body play. JJ is happy to bring his instruction to the Kink academy where people can safely learn how to struggle.Joe WinnJoseph Winn MSW, LICSW, CST. Joe is a clinical social worker and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. He is self-employed in private practice, where he maintains a GLBT affirming practice, working with individuals, couples, and families presenting with a variety of sexuality, chemical dependency, and trauma related concerns. He has lectured throughout New England on issues related to working respectful...Julian WolfProud to be the Directer of Arts and Education for the Center for Sex Positive Culture NM, Kink Academy faculty, Charter Member and Historian for the New Mexico Leather League and board member for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, Julian Wolf is passionate about education and service to the community. As a sought-after educator, Julian has taught for a myriad organizations including Centr...Katie DiamondKatie Diamond is a radical queer comic artist who fuses art with politics, graphics with sex, and education with visuals as a method of altering societal norms and breaking down preconceived notions of gender and sexuality. Her work throughout New England, and across the country at large, has been called "imaginative," "ambitious," "fresh," and "creative." Her dogmatic approach to ...Kelly ShibariFrom her background in design and construction in mainstream film and television production to performing in front of the camera as the sexually-charged figurehead for chubby Asian girls everywhere, Kelly Shibari is a stereotype-breaking tour-de-force. Her site, PaddedKINK, is the premier destination for plus-size fetish performers, and she has the distinct honor of having been the only plus...Kitty StrykerKitty Stryker is a geeky sex worker and feminist activist with one high-heeled boot in Oakland, California and one in London, England. She studied psychology and anthropology, but disliked the practices of Western psychotherapy enough that she decided to become a sex worker instead of a therapist- it seemed more ethical. Starting as a professional dominant and exploring erotic massage and escortin...Klawdya RothschildKlawdya Rothschild is an independent curator, artist, Alt Sex and Spirituality educator, Kink Rights Advocate, and Occultist. Klawdya's academic background is in Social and Evolutionary Psychology, Fiber Arts, and Curating. In 2008 she was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) and she has participated in the BDSM/Fetish and Occulture Communities fo...Lady CyanideLady Cyanide is a mid-twenties self-described Buxom Brazen Bitch. An avid Costumer, she has become well known for her corsets, boots, and tattoos. Rarely seen at events in anything else, mostly ones of her own design and handcraft! For over 10 years and many venues, she has touted the wonders of costuming, corsets and kilts especially, to any who would hear her. Her goals in life are to own a smal...Lamalani SivertsLamalani is a life-long Seattle resident and held the titles of Washington State Ms Leather 2008 and International Ms Leather 2009. Professionally, Lamalani makes hemp bondage rope with Twisted Monk. Lamalani started her sex-toy career at Babeland and spent nearly 10 years as a product buyer and sex educator. Lamalani has presented classes on various sex-positive and BDSM topics at Desire Leatherw...Leather YentaBrowse all videosThe Leather Yenta is a native New Yorker, who discovered the BDSM scene back in the late 80?s when "online" meant being on the phone sex lines. She is an activist who defends the sexual freedom for all consenting adults, spreads the word about BDSM, sex and poly, and helps the community grow and flourish. Yet, her goal remains "to have fun." The Leather Yenta is an Emeritus ...Lee HarringtonLee is a nice guy with an odd sense of humor who thinks you deserve a great sex life. The one of your dreams. Yes you. He's been traveling the globe (from Seattle to Sydney, Berlin to Boston), teaching about sexuality, kink, magic, desire and more, and likes these topics and anything else that opens people up to their full potential quite a lot. Between classes, lectures, stage shows, clowning a...Liliane HuntLiliane Hunt grew up in England, where she attended a Roman Catholic convent school from ages three to eleven and become thoroughly acquainted with the traditional methods of English discipline. By the age of fourteen she had started her lifelong obsession with boots, gloves and corsets. It took several more years before she discovered and embraced the name of fetishist. Trained a...LillithGreyLillith is a performer, educator, and activist, dividing her time between teaching, studying, and taking her clothes off on stage. She is a Virgo and a total academic – the quintessential bookworm-turned-deviant. She holds two Master's degrees: one in Psychology and one in Education, and is currently expressing her academic masochism by pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology. In her nightlife, she is ...Lucky AlbatrossLiz, known as LuckyAlbatross online, is an enthusiastic kinkster with a desire to know truth of self and encourage others towards their own truths- when she's not watching tv or spoiling her cats and nephews. Liz has been active in the public scene for 13 lucky years and gravitates to where intellectual theory meets pragmatism with a heavy pinch of whimsy. She has participated...LyndonThis poly, feminist, Jewish, disabled, working class, trans-genderqueer-femme-boy mixes social justice with social awkwardness. As a sexuality educator, activist, EMT, and performance artist, Lyndon brings many perspectives to his work.Madison YoungMadison Young is an award winning adult performer and director dedicated to creating sex positive and empowering erotica and pornography for persons of all genders. Madison Young is an "Indie Porn Pioneer" and has been called the "Picasso of Porn" by porn legend Annie Sprinkle. Madison travels the world giving presentations on sexuality, presenting rope bondage performance pieces, and teac...Maggie MayhemAt age 18, Maggie Mayhem started work as a volunteer HIV test counselor at a free and anonymous clinic with little idea that it would change her life forever. While simultaneously exploring her sexuality alongside queer and sex positive activists she became involved with a university leather club and eventually took on a role as president. By the time she graduated in 2007 she was the coordinator ...Makael NewbyM. Makael Newby wants everyone to have fulfilling, lasting and juicy relationships – with others and with themselves. Residing in Portland, OR with her husband, two cats, and two dogs, she sees relationship coaching and sexuality consulting clients in her home office, or via Skype or phone. Her personal mission is that all people live the style of intimate relationship that inspires them. ...Marah FellicceArtist and Activist working to make the world a better place, one kiss at a time.Marcia BaczynskiMarcia Baczynski is a relationship coach, workshop facilitator, sex educator, writer and consultant based in San Francisco. She is the co-creator of the global phenomenon called Cuddle Party, and the lead coach at Asking For What You Want, where she works with people exploring non-traditional relationships of all kinds. Her primary focus is helping people understand, and ask for, th...MargaretIn 2006 I started Wolf Princess Designs, a business inspired by my passion for costumes, animals, and kink. I love designing and creating unique costume pieces and fetish gear that reflect my philosophy that kink comes in a variety of colors, styles, and textures and play is an important part of a person's life, no matter what age. All of our products are handcrafted from vegan-friendly material...Mary KayMary Kay is a genderfluid, omnisexual Queer (who\'s politically bisexual), non-monogamous kinkster sexual educator from (The People\'s Republic of) Takoma Park, Maryland. She\'s been studying human sexuality (especially kink/BDSM/fetishes and gender & orientation studies) for 9 years now, and her last job of 2 years was at Lambda Rising GLBT bookstore, which helped her in her studies of sexual ori...Maxine HollowayMaxine Holloway is a porn performer, artist, sex-educator and film maker. She creates and collaborates with the Bay Area\'s hottest and queerest. Her co-directorial debut film with Lexxx Sloan, \'The Outlaw\', was featured and awarded in the 2010 Good Vibrations Erotic Film Festival. Certified in Sex-ED and HIV/STI prevention, her educational workshops focus on sexual health and sexual exploration...Megan Andelloux"For years I have worked as a Board Certified Sexuality Educator, focusing on numerous aspects in the world of sexuality. My mission in life is to bridge the gap between the pleasure and medical sides of sexuality information. Adults also need quality erotic education that is empowering, medically accurate AND entertaining. And that's what I do, in a frisky yet professional manner. ...Mim Chapman, Ph.D.Mim Chapman, Ph.D is an educator, a learner, and a change agent. Her work experience includes commercial fishing, civil rights activism, marine salvage, political lobbying and fundraising, and education. She has led three school restructuring projects, a lobbying effort which changed a major federal fisheries law, and created a series of women's seminars that led to the formation of the Cordova ...Minx GrrlMinx Grrl has been kinky since she could remember, but didn't walk into the public scene until about seven years ago. Minx's kink repertoire is constantly growing and evolving. Minx has done some work organizing and directing a puppy play themed shoot for The Upper Floor of Kink.com as well as a casting couch shoot with Hogtied.com and a Training of O shoot.She has openly embraced her kinky an...Miss Kelle MartinaBrowse all videosKelle Martina is a kinky, bisexual, polyamorous lifestyle and pro switch who loves the playful and sensual side of BDSM. Elaborate roleplay scenarios, lingerie, tease and denial, and all manner of genderfuckery turn her on. Ever since coming to work and play at Wicked Eden, an upscale dungeon in the heart of Ohio, she has had the opportunity to learn about dozens of new techniques, toys, and sensa...Miss LunaA creative soul who is a dancer and writer she is constantly trying to think outside the box as far as how to express her heart and soul. Branching out her ideas of art, creativity, passion and expression that she has learned from her travels and living in the big city. She has been a part of the Kink/Leather/BDSM community for the last 19+ years s as a volunteer, board member, educ...Mistress KatyaMistress Katya is a known NYC Domina, self proclaimed rubber fetishist and occasional fetish model. When she is not beating the masses into submission, Mistress Katya can usually be found wandering through NYC, looking for more latex to buy.Mistress MelissaI am a Professional/Lifestyle Dominant that has been in, on, and around the BDSM scene over 15 yrs. I've worked at the Chateau where I was the Head Mistress, at Bar Sinister where I was the Head Mistress, also you may have seen Me at The Dominion. I've been on HBO, MTV, The WeNetwork, and many other publications. You may have seen Me at many clubs, events, and various venues all over the South...Mistress SereneSerene is a humorous arm-chair philosopher, writer and kink educator. She is the owner of Serenesin.com a coaching, training and a kinky events production company. She is a frequent radio and Internet show guest and is the current Southern California Leather Woman, 2010-2011. A sensual sadist who enjoys edge play, mind fucks for pleasure and group scenes.Mistress ShaeMistress Shae has been happily enjoying the BDSM Lifestyle for going on 17 years. 7 years ago, she made the choice to leave her career in technology and pursue her passion to become a Professional Dominant and BDSM educator; - she has yet to look back. When she\'s not in session, Shae finds her home within the Southern California Leather community and enjoys helping others on their...Mistress SimoneLittle boxes to fill in to define our souls. So hard to do. I am many things, but hopefully limited is not one. I strive to educate about our lifestyle in a positive,open way. Some words that might help you in learning who I am: Woman Educator Leather title holder(International Trainer 2004, First Ms. Illinois Leather Pride 2008,Ms. Great Lakes Olympus 2008,Internation...Mistress WynterPro-Domme. It is what I am, like it or not. I started my journey into the professional scene 15 years ago and I love it more and more every day. I have passion for my career and pride in my skills and have realized that the only way to keep safety and education at the forefront of BDSM is to teach what you know and embrace the realities of the lives we live. I teach because I want the next wave of...Mistrix Ms ELongtime lifestyle and professional internationally touring dominant, educator and fetishist with decades of decadent, deviant experience. Guiding my charges down paths of self exploration and reinvention is my divine gift. I offer intelligent, creative and articulate kink for the most discerning submissives, slaves & supplicants. Sadist with a sense of humor, as well as a refined and joyous fetis...Mollena WilliamsMollena Williams, "Delicate, Trembling Flower of Submission" © is a NYC born and raised writer, actress, BDSM Educator and Executive Pervert. She is extremely honored, humbled and proud to serve as International Ms Leather 2010. She is also thrilled to have been named Ms. San Francisco Leather 2009 after that contest's decade long slumber. Active in BDSM and the Leather Community since 1996...Ms. Cherries JubalieMs. CherriesJubalie identifies as a Switch, a Professional Domme, and has been active in the Chicago Leather Community for over five years and is the current reigning Ms IL Leather Pride for 2012. She presents at local and national lifestyle educational events such as Atlanta Bound, Shibaricon, Madtown KinkFest, Twisted Tryst, and GLLA. A sex positive enigma, she is also a unique Burlesque perfo...Ms. NikkiMs. Nikki had been in the kink lifestyle in various respects since the early 80s. She has experienced both side of the whip while being formally trained and introduced by a Psychology professor (yes the stuff movies are made from!) While she has many interests in kink she sees it as her own personal buffet) he talents threw her head long into pony play. Ms. Nikki has been riding and showing horses...MsServalanBrowse all videosMistress Servalan has dominated slaves and submissives on four continents in over a decade of professional practice. Her personal play and involvement in the BDSM community stretch back far earlier. Authentically dominant, intensely sadistic and a genuine fetishist her play style is both intense and nurturing. The creator of her own domain "Carisbrook" an extensive and well stoc...Murphy BlueAlways prepared with a smile, a joke, and a length of rope, Murphy Blue has been sharing his kink knowledge and signature style since the turn of the century. Because the interplay of people and energy through intent and gestures is something that should be passed along, Murphy tries to focus not just on the *how's* of kink, but the frequently forgotten *why's*. While most well ...NaylandNayland is an artist and educator, an investigator and instigator. He has presented on kink related topics at TESFest and Dark Odyssey Winter Fire/Leather Retreat, The Floating World, IMsL and GMSMA, LSM, Instigate and Winter Wickedness, and has taught and lectured on art at numerous colleges around the United States, including Harvard, Yale, UC Berkeley and the Art institute of Chicago. In 2004 h...Ned MayhemNed Mayhem is working toward his PhD in experimental physics, and he augments his meager student stipend as a queer porn performer. Ned and his partner Maggie started the PSIgasm project in 2010 to quantify their bodies\' arousal processes. Ned tackles the hard science and engineering problems in the PSIgasm project, applying the same scientific rigor to sex that he does to quantum nanoelectronics...NyxxA Dominatrix born in the body of a cartoonist, Goddess Nyxx sees kink not only as a lifestyle, but also an artform. A self-proclaimed "kink artist," her creative compulsion and S&M obsession drives her in the crafting of canes, bondage equipment, floggers, and other lovely instruments of delicious torment. She enjoys a polyamorous life with her two collared submissives/girlfriends.Orpheus BlackOrpheus Black, the founder of Cirque 'de Sade, got his start in the fetish lifestyle co-hosting Severe Society, an Internet radio show on the KSEX network. Working closely with a montage of pro Doms, Dommes, and subs that frequented his Internet program, Orpheus was able to incorporate a wide array of fetish and BDSM ideals, principles and philosophies into one practical and applicable personal ...P.E.T.E.P.E.T.E. (Pedular Enthusiast Ticklee Extraordinaire) has been a long-time tickling enthusiast, a proud (and skilled) foot fetishist and a member of bdsm and tickling communities, on-line and off-line for years. P.E.T.E is a moderator and found of Tickle New England! and can be found on fetlife. He is a member of NELA and a proud Kink Academy instructor. P.E.T.E. began teaching tic...PantherProwLsBrowse all videosLeather Artisan, Presenter (on a variety of skillsets & topics), Leather Vendor, Mentor. Active in the SF Bay area and member of the Society of Janus. Current President of the Dungeon Monitors Association. The current Head of House Panthera Onca, a leather-based poly House with his slave Embers, aka PanthersPrey.Paul RulofRuleOfThree (aka Paul Rulof) is an educator and the author of Ageplay: From Diapers to Diplomas. He has degrees in psychology and sociology that he perverts for use in the alternative sexuality community. RuleOfThree teaches classes and throws parties that allow people the opportunity to explore and accept aspects of their sexuality. He has presented at many venues throughout the U.S., including D...Penny BarberMiss Barber grew up in a strict Christian household where she was sent to numerous private institutions and received strict discipline. 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In the late 1980's, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Defense Programs altered its mission. Instead of designing, testing, and building new nuclear weapons, the Office began to focus on maintaining the safety and reliability of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile indefinitely without nuclear testing. This mission is performed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous agency within DOD. GAO found that NNSA's Office of Defense Programs is not developing a comprehensive stockpile life extension program plan as called for in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. The Office believes their fiscal year 2002 budget submittal fulfills the spirit of the legislative requirement, and they have no plans to complete a comprehensive plan for the stockpile life extension program, other than to again include certain high-level refurbishment-related information in the fiscal year 2003 budget request. The Office is trying to improve the planning processes for some individual weapon life extension programs as well as their overall planning processes; however, they have no plans to integrate the individual life extension plans into an overall program.
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Ford Class Aircraft Carrier:Poor Outcomes Are the Predictable Consequences of the Prevalent Acquisition CultureGAO-16-84T: Published: Oct 1, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 1, 2015.
Tricare Pharmacy Pilot:Improved Monitoring Needed with Expansion of Pilot RequirementsGAO-15-768: Published: Sep 30, 2015. Publicly Released: Oct 1, 2015.
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DOD Contract Services:Improvements Made to Planning and Implementation of Fiscal ControlsGAO-15-780: Published: Sep 30, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 2015.
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DOD Financial Management:Continued Actions Needed to Address Congressional Committee Panel RecommendationsGAO-15-463: Published: Sep 28, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2015.
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- Department of Defense's Waiver of Competitive Prototyping Requirement for the Air Force's F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) ProgramGAO-15-800R: Published: Sep 21, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2015.
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Prepositioned Stocks:Marine Corps Needs to Improve Cost Estimate Reliability and Oversight of Inventory Systems for Equipment in NorwayGAO-15-651: Published: Sep 17, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2015.
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Defense Infrastructure:In-Kind Construction and Renovation Projects Initiated by DOD during Fiscal Year 2013GAO-15-649: Published: Sep 9, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2015.
Military Compensation:DOD Needs More Complete and Consistent Data to Assess the Costs and Policies of Relocating PersonnelGAO-15-713: Published: Sep 9, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 9, 2015.
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Military Personnel:Additional Steps Are Needed to Strengthen DOD's Oversight of Ethics and Professionalism IssuesGAO-15-711: Published: Sep 3, 2015. Publicly Released: Sep 3, 2015.
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Weapon System Acquisitions:Opportunities Exist to Improve the Department of Defense's Portfolio ManagementGAO-15-466: Published: Aug 27, 2015. Publicly Released: Aug 27, 2015.
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Trap the soul is a very nice spell but is limited to 30 or lower HD creatures. Of course nothing in D&D is supposed to have more than 30 HD yet we do in DDO because of inflation and developers not having any better ideas on how to challenge the players.
The 30 HD means this spell is worthless in EE.
Let's make it not worthless in EE . . . make a material compontent that can handle up to a CR80 soul.
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SQLAlchemy is an open source, platform-independent and free library software written in the Python programing language and designed from the ground up to act as a database abstraction library, ORM (Object Relational Mapper) and SQL toolkit for Python.
If you're a Python developer, SQLAlchemy will give you the full flexibility and power of SQL, providing a complete collection of popular enterprise-level persistence patterns, which have been designed for high-performing and efficient database access.
Features at a glance
The software is extremely easy to use, powerful enough for sophisticated tasks, and modular. With SQLAlchemy you will be able to organize pending CRUD operations, allows the use of boolean expressions, functions, operators, table aliases, UNION clauses, correlated EXISTS clauses, create, insert, delete and update queries, selectable subqueries, correlated updates, inner and outer joins, and bind parameters.
Additionally, it can be used to generate databases, as well as to introspect them, support for loading related objects and collections, support for creating transparent persistence of objects based on patterns, support for manipulating and constructing domain models, as well as support for synchronizing all the changes with the current transaction automatically.
Among other features, we can mention a relationally-oriented query system that's capable of exposing all of SQL's functionality, including correlation, joins and subqueries, a DBAPI interaction layer, a core SQL construction system, a complete, standalone database abstraction layer, support for extensible SQL schema metadata, expression language, connection pooling, custom types and type coercion.
Supports a wide variety of databases
The program includes dialects for a wide variety of database servers and engines, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Sybase, and many others.
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To build a business from an idea to something profitable, you have to put money into it. Here are five investments you should make to grow your business.
To build a business from an idea to something profitable, you have to put money into it. Here are five investments you should make to grow your business.
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Private employers added 200,000 jobs in September, beating analyst expectations and suggesting there might be enough jobs growth for the Fed to raise rates.
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They say confidence is key, and your bank account likely won't argue. Go on; hold your head high and claim what's yours.
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The number of available jobs jumped in July to the highest level in 15 years, evidence that employers sought to step up hiring to meet greater demand.
U.S. payrolls rose less than expected in August, but a drop in the unemployment rate and an acceleration in wages kept alive prospects of a Fed rate hike.
Planning to work longer to bolster your retirement finances? It can make a big difference, but it is tough to pull off. Here's why.
When one of you makes more money, here's how to keep things such as power plays from impacting your bottom line - and your relationship.
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Top officials from the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration told lawmakers Jan. 14 that they are making progress in cutting conference and travel spending after the 2012 scandal that revealed millions spent on lavish government meetings.
OMB Deputy Director for Management Beth Cobert and GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini pointed to online tracking tools, virtual and videoconferencing, webinars and other digital options as measures that have been instituted to save taxpayers billions of dollars.
The new approaches have also improved transparency and collaboration among agencies, the officials told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
"We used the attention brought to this matter and the mistakes that were made" -- in particular an $800,000 GSA training conference in Las Vegas in 2010 -- to "do a top-to-bottom review of the agency," Tangherlini said.
GSA's E-Gov Travel Service, enhanced IT tools such as videoconferencing, spending caps and the cancellation of some events have reduced government travel costs by $3 billion since 2010, Cobert said in her testimony.
"There's a lesson to be learned on how to apply technology," she added.
Tangherlini said guidelines such as the $500,000 spending cap on conferences, with certain exceptions, are proving effective, and Cobert agreed. Even so, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), the committee's ranking member, reiterated his calls for new legislation to strengthen the guidelines.
Other committee members asked Cobert and Tangherlini whether they believed new laws are needed, but neither gave an affirmative answer. Cobert stressed satisfaction with the guidelines OMB has put in place and cited specific savings in the past year, including $181 million at the Treasury Department, $99 million at the Interior Department and $35 million at the Environmental Protection Agency.
"We continue to see progress, and we're very heartened about that," Cobert said. "We think that the administrative rulings we've put in place will drive those changes in behavior over the long term and also provide enough flexibility to make sure the guidelines we've put in place are neither too stringent [nor] too lenient as opportunities arise -- for example, to use technology where there are good substitutes for people being there in person."
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The next step will be to focus on the outputs and outcomes (results achieved) and not merely the inputs (cost) and processes (means).
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a) conference agendas were published as performance plans (target results) in an open, standard, machine-readable format like StratML; and
b) the results achieved were documented in the attendees' personal performance plans, linking those results to .gov/.mil goals and objectives.
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Freeheld stumbles over too many hurdles to recommend it. The film's heart is in the right place, but its focus is not.
Freeheld stumbles over too many hurdles to recommend it. The film's heart is in the right place, but its focus is not.
Cassel's latest movie that smartly keeps his innate menace on a slow, low simmer, isn't nearly as convincing or compelling as its star.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
A review of Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies" from its NYFF premiere last night.
A NYFF report on new films from Chantal Akerman and Michel Gondry.
An article about "The BlackWhite Love Play."
Our monthly series digs into the career of Wes Craven and comes out with his 3D 2010 film, "My Soul to Take".
A FFC review of "The Look of Silence."
A review of "A Girl at My Door".
An obituary for filmmaker Chantal Akerman.
This month's short film, "Air Conditions," and an interview with its director.
"Alex and the Gypsy" takes a strange, disjointed story and tells it with enough style that the movie sometimes works in spite of itself. It's so uncertain of its own intentions that we never do discover quite what its two central characters feel about each other, but in the midst of this mess there are five or six scenes that are really fine. And there's some spirited acting, too, by Jack Lemmon as a rumpled bailbondsman, and Genevieve Bujold as, of all things, a gypsy.
They first met, we discover, several years ago when she fled from a gypsy wedding and leaped into Lemmon's beat-up old convertible. She was fed up; this was the third time her father had attempted to sell her in marriage. Lemmon drove her home, they fell in love (or something) and she moved in. For three months.
Then she left, and Lemmon went back to making bail, and she lived with a series of other men before finally stabbing one of them with a kitchen knife. As the movie opens, she's in jail -- and she needs a bailbondsman.
After Lemmon bails her out, we get a series of flashbacks designed to shed light on their relationship. What they mostly do is shed light on the film's disorganization. There are fragments of memories that don't seem to fit. There's a scene at a Greek picnic that's apparently in the movie only to give Miss Bujold the chance to do a Greek dance. There are conversations between Lemmon and Bujold in which neither one seems to be listening to what the other's saying.
After two hours of this, there are still a number of important questions the movie hasn't answered. Did they really love each other in the first place? Do they love each other now? Even if he does love her (which seems possible,) does he respect her? Is this movie about love, anyway? Lemmon's character is given so much schtick that a human personality would have been superfluous; he's got so many idiosyncrasies and strange ways of saying things and odd little personal habits that we can't see the man inside. And half the time we don't know whether to laugh or not; the movie has some scenes that are played very soberly, others that are played for broad laughs, and some which are so bizarre they don't seem to fit.
Yet, the movie has its moments. Lemmon has invested $30,000 in the girl's bond; if she skips town, he's broke. And so he refuses to trust her. He handcuffs her to beds, locks her in rooms, has her bang on a pipe every so often so he knows she's there. She keeps wandering off -- not so much to escape as to bug him. And their life is further complicated by the hapless Crainpool (James Woods) who plays Lemmon's office assistant. Lemmon insists that Crainpool wear a green eyeshade and a ragged sweater and, in general, do an imitation of Bob Cratchet. And Woods is so good at it that his character is simultaneously inspired and impossible. I guess that would also describe the best parts of the movie.
An interview with Michael Shannon on Freeheld, 99 Homes, Boardwalk Empire, and more.
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A comparison of Frank Costello in The Departed and Whitey Bulger in Black Mass reveals weaknesses in the latter.
Our monthly series digs into the career of Wes Craven and comes out with his 3D 2010 film, "My Soul to Take".