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Turnabout is Fair Play
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Kagome was a nice person, really, but even she had her breaking point. It came in the form of her boyfriend - or ex-boyfriend - as of today. Of course, it was a bit of a shock when she found out he had been sleeping with her older cousin for six out of the eight months they had been together.
She didn't think that was fair, and she believed in being fair. So, after she had witnessed this disgusting display, in her dorm room no less, she decided it was only fair to get even.
The small woman strode up to the pool hall where all of their friends hung out. Imagine her surprise and delight to see Sesshoumaru sitting at the table with her friends. A wicked smirk crossed her face; it was, after all, fair.
As Miroku got up to leave, he saw her, gave her a squeezing hug, and said one word, "Sango," before he departed.
Kagome felt sorry for Miroku, she really did. Miroku was a great guy and was most definitely in love with Sango, but she was a jealous woman, and hated it when he was around other women and that included Kagome. Even Kagome, despite being Miroku's best friend since they had started school, was not an exception. They had done everything together and it was so hard to see him hurting and she couldn't fix it. But, of course, she wasn't going to tell him of this little incident, he had warned her about Inu-Yasha's track record in the first place. He'd wring Inu-Yasha's hanyou neck and maybe even purify him with his inherent holy abilities.
Kagome turned back to the table where her friends, Bankotsuand his gay lover, Jakotsu, were sitting with Sesshoumaru and enjoying a good drink. Her smile returned in earnest. "Hello boys." Kagome greeted as she sat down.
"Kagome," Bankotsu said as he raised his drink to her, "How ya been, girl? Haven't seen ya around lately." Kagome smiled as Bankotsu put his arm around her shoulders for a hug.
"Oh, nothing, I just have a tiny question to ask Sesshoumaru, would you guys excuse us?" Kagome asked, giving Bankotsu her puppy eyes as he pondered just why she would want to talk to her boyfriend's brother. "Really, it's a simple question about a party that's happening soon," she reassured him as Bankotsu nodded his head and grabbed Jakotsu, heading off to grab a newly opened pool table.
"There is no event happening at the manor," Sesshoumaru eyed her inquisitively; she had something up her sleeve and he was curious as to whether he'd like it or not. Of course, he'd been attracted to her ever since they were introduced and he hated the half-breed more and more for having her at his side. And Inu-Yasha just loved to flaunt her in his face.
Sesshoumaru regarded the smirk on her face - it was sexy as hell, but he wasn't quite sure what it portended for him. That smirk meant trouble. "Well, I have a little proposition for you, that's all." The smirk never left her face as those words left her pretty mouth. She got up and motioned for him to follow, he did as she bid, damn him and his curiosity.
They walked out into the parking lot, him watching her ass in that tiny skirt she was wearing. He continued to watch as she got into his brand new, cherry red Ferrari. "What do you think you are doing?" he asked, looking at her as if she'd lost her mind.
"I promise it'll be worth your while - get in, I don't bite… unless you want me to," she winked. And he groaned; getting into that car with her was only going to bring him trouble, but damned if he didn't want to be in there with her.
He started the car and turned to her, "Where to?"
She smiled and replied, "You catch on quick, Inu-Yasha not so much. I need to get some things out of Inu-Yasha's apartment." He quirked an eyebrow, but went along with it. She did say she would explain. He backed out of the spot and began driving. They'd only gone a half mile when he felt the unexpected pleasure of her hand on his muscular thigh. "Did you know that Inu-Yasha's been cheating on me?"
Sesshoumaru was taken aback, but he didn't know if it was a question or a statement. He decided to answer anyway, "I did not."
"Apparently, my older cousin and he have been sneaking around behind my back. I don't find that amusing, at all. So I have decided that since he can cheat, so can I," she explained as she caressed his thigh. Sesshoumaru couldn't believe his luck, his idiotic brother had screwed up so severely and amazingly that it had landed Kagome in his paws, quite literally. Lucky bastard indeed.
Kagome smirked as she felt with her other hand how hard he was getting. "Is the status of a Dai-Youkai all in the power or is there more to it?" she asked as she rubbed his dick through his jeans. Sesshoumaru's eyes rolled back, but a devious smirk spread across his face, "Why don't you find out?"
"I intend to," Kagome murmured in is ear, causing his erection to grow harder. He hadn't known she was that close to him. "I'm going to make you scream my name." she whispered against his neck as she laid kisses down the expanse of skin.
"This Sesshoumaru does not scream."
"You will," she promised as he felt her hands on his belt. He wondered if she was always like this; if so, he might have to keep her.
He saw the light turn yellow and knew he was too far away to make it without running the red light. As they stopped the air in his lungs rushed out when he felt her hot mouth on the tip of his cock. Both of his hands buried themselves in her hair and his hips jerked upwards.
Apparently she had found what she wanted. "You are ten times bigger than your brother. I wish I'd known that before hand." He watched as she ran her tongue up his length and swirled around the tip only to have her engulf him once more. He watched as her head went lower, and felt her take him as deep as her throat would allow.
She used her hands for the rest of him but the sensations made by her tongue and throat were indescribable. He groaned as she made an added a twist with her hand and an extra hard suck at his head was all it took; his hands held her head down as he rode his orgasm out. He looked down at her and watched as she swallowed his seed. "You are full of surprises," he groaned out as she moved away from him. A resounding honk made him look away from her and began to drive again.
He growled when he felt her hand fondling his cock – again? Oh, again. He felt Kagome's hot breath on his tip and his body shuddered. This was definitely a great day.
Inu-Yasha watched as Kikyou slept. He began to dress after he had gotten a message from his girl, Kagome, telling him to meet her at his apartment. Twice in one day - he was a lucky guy. He smirked, knowing she'd never find out about his little trysts with her cousin.
He stretched, grabbed his keys and wallet, and left Kikyou's apartment. He walked towards the elevator smirking, life was good for him. He had an excellent girlfriend and a piece on the side - life was indeed good for this hanyou. Something else nagged at him, but he simply put it out of his mind as he rode the elevator down towards the parking garage.
He smiled to himself anticipating the heated he and Kagome were going to have. She was a feisty little thing in bed, and it heated him up from the inside. A fiery lust ran though his veins as he pictured her on his bed. That pale body and those wonderful breasts, if anything that's where Kagome beat Kikyou, Kagome had nice full breasts and soft curves. Kikyou was a good fuck, but Kagome had the body every man fantasized about.
His smile grew as Inu-Yasha walked to his car and he felt his phone ring with a new text message. His brows lifted in surprised when he read text, I'm here, hurry home ;). He growled in want as he pictured what she had in store for him. Maybe he would stop by the store and get some wine, or maybe get some champagne. Mmmm… the taste of champagne and Kagome, nothing could sound better than that at the moment.
Sesshoumaru was being tortured by this sly little minx, otherwise known as Kagome. He loved every second of this particular torture he had to admit, but as soon as she rushed him up the stairs and inside his half-brother's apartment he took advantage of the opportunity presented to him.
Kagome gasped as Sesshoumaru slammed her against the closed door and proceeded to lift Kagome's skirt, and slowly peel the tiny thong down her legs. He growled low, eyes on her pussy, "You will be the one screaming." He muttered against her ear. He watched her shiver and was surprised when she smiled and replied, "Of that I have no doubt."
A devious smirk spread across his lips as he kicked his shoes off, pulled his shirt off, and then his pants. His cock stood proud and Kagome licked her dry lips. "You want it?" he asked as he wrapped a hand around himself.
"Yes…" she pleaded as he pulled her skirt and shirt off. He easily hooked one slender leg on his shoulder and the other around his waist. He groaned as he smelled her arousal increase. He lifted her hips only to slide his engorged member over her wet snatch. "So wet…" he hissed and she mewled in response. "Just fuck me, oh please, please fuck me." she begged and he smiled in return.
"You won't be able to walk when I'm done with you," he whispered as he slammed into her. Kagome screamed as he thrust into her. He groaned as he pulled out only to plunge back in. Fuck, she was tight, tighter than he had anticipated, he hissed through clenched fangs. He didn't know how long he would last.
Finally, after years of pining for her, he finally had her, and she was a tight little thing. Everything he could ever dream of. He shuddered as she began to move with him, "Harder, oh… yes…" he growled as he saw her head tilt back exposing her neck. A fierce growl ripped through his throat as he lunged for the luscious treat.
His fangs grazed her neck and he felt her hands tangle themselves in his hair. "Bite me," she moaned and he thrust harder and bit into her shoulder. "Fuck yes!" she screamed as her hands drifted from his hair to grip his ass. She moved faster against him and he growled.
Sesshoumaru gripped her hips to stop her movement, and she began to beat at his shoulders, until a particular rough thrust where she dug her nails into him. "Little bitch," he moaned as she tightened around him, and he lifted her other leg and brought it to his shoulder. Increasing both his speed and the roughness in which he handled her as he did so.
In the back of his mind he knew he had to be careful of her, she was human after all. But damn did his beast want to come out and play. He hissed as she tightened even more, he brought his hand to her clit and began to rub and pinch at her. "Ohhh… OHHHHHH YES!" she screamed as her orgasm took over her body.
He smirked, now that the door was fully bathed in the scent of their sex, on to the kitchen; oh, they were going to christen the whole damn apartment. Let the hanyou know the moment he walked through the door that Kagome was his. "Time for round two," he smirked as he propped her up onto the counter, spreading her legs, kneeling down and letting his tongue have a taste. Divine, she tasted divine.
Inu-Yasha stepped through the door and the scent of sex hit his nose. He grinned, had she been playing with herself while she waited for him? Another scent stopped him dead in his tracks after his initial thought. What was the bastard doing here? "OHHH YESS! RIGHT THERE!" he heard Kagome scream, and he growled. Hurrying to his room, refusing to touch anything else, knowing it had his brother's juices on there as well.
His mind refused to believe that Kagome, sweet Kagome was fucking his brother, but he stopped dead in his tracks as he walked into his bedroom.
Kagome was on top of his brother, facing the door and riding his brother like a bitch in heat. "FUCK ME!" she screamed and he heard a snarl from his bastard half brother and watched as the Dai-Youkai thrust harder and faster into the fiery female.
Kagome fell onto her elbows at a particularly harsh thrust and Inu-Yasha watched his brother's face contort into a pained grimace as he saw her in the receiving position. His eyes glowed red, but he was fighting the urge to bring forth his beast. "BREAK ME!" he heard her shrill scream and watched as Sesshoumaru finally lost control. Inu-Yasha felt it was time to leave.
Kagome's body was jarred by a harsh thrust and she whimpered at his force, she moaned when he wrapped his hand in her hair and pulled her up, she hissed and he fucked her harder. "YES, YES, YES!" she hollered as his thrusts became more brutal.
He snarled as she tightened around him, fuck was this bitch tight. He felt her on the cusp of an orgasm. He began to play with her clit again, teasing the abused nub, pinching and rubbing it. Kagome cried out, but her body refused him the satisfaction of her cumming. He pushed her sensitive nub down on his cock letting his veins run along it.
She tightened around him about to explode, and on the cusp of her orgasm she screamed, "Cum inside!" he groaned, not planning that she would want him too, but since she wanted him, he would when he decided it was time for him to finish.
Her walls tightened with her orgasm, and suddenly he felt his body betray him. She was too tight and his body couldn't handle her any longer. "KAGOME!" he screamed as her pussy milked him dry. She had made him cum, the bitch had actually made him cum.
"Oh… my… damn…" she whispered as he took his now limp member out of her. He turned her around and brought her into his embrace. He was damn tired, and thought they deserved a little nap. Suddenly a wicked smirked crossed her features, and he raised an eyebrow, "I told you I'd make you scream." He chuckled, "So you did."
"I won't be able to walk tomorrow, will I?" she questioned looking up at his face.
"Not a chance," he responded smoothly.
"It was worth it," she mumbled as she cuddled into his chest, exhausted from their previous events.
"Indeed," he smirked as she fell asleep in his arms. He was definitely going to keep her.


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Let's look at this Omega Squad Demolitions figure, which is effectively Republic Commando Scorch done up in black. You should be sold already, after all, black repaints are like cheap, cheap candy to fans of articulated plastic. (I buy a lot of this sort of thing.) Is it worth your while to pick up this hard-to-find exclusive?
Today let's look at Colonel Cracken, another "name debut" that technically already had a figure a few years ago. It's not bad, the sculpted vest is a nice touch.
It's uncommon for a figure to be demanded by fans for over 12 years, but Mawhonic made the list... and we're getting him twice this year. A "Discover the Force" version may still be at a Walmart near you, while a Vintage Collection version (sans stand and flag) will be an online exclusive any week now.
It's Widdle Warrick! This is a pretty decent mashup of his appearances in the Star Wars saga, with his orange fur and white cheeks. Technically it's his first figure, but another, similar figure was sold under a different name in 2007. Since this figure is just now really starting to hit Kmart stores, should you track him down this week?
There were about 25 unique domes released at Star Tours for the Droid Factory setup, and the Black and White R8-Series Astromech Droid is one of my favorites. It has no big eye to speak of, but its head has a built in nacho dip bowl.
There are a lot of Clone Trooper figures, to the point where there are so many variants and repaints that some items are the stuff of legends. This green redeco of the crouching mold from the 3-packs which were sold at the back half of 2003 were like pre-posed army soldiers, what you see is basically what you get. Despite promotional images showing packs of 3 uniquely colored troopers being distributed, sets always had 3 white troopers or 2 white and 1 colorful trooper. Some were tough to get in certain regions, I had a heck of a time finding this green one and the yellow one. Is it worth tracking down?
This is a Mace Windu test shot I got off of eBay which explains why you shouldn't buy test shots off of eBay. Why? It's crumbling. The rubbery arm plastic was made much better for the final product, but the reason you want to see this one is it has the unused plastic cape which was shown on the packaging of the production figure. And it's unpainted. Neat?
Check out Mace Windu, a nifty artifact from a period where Hasbro really didn't have a clear and firm grasp on if they were selling toys or collectibles. Sculpts improved, as did action features, but articulation was pretty weak. This deluxe figure had a nifty spring-loaded sleeve and a blow-apart droid as accessories.
The evolution of the action figure at Hasbro has taken a lot of weird twists and turns. At one point they were all engineered to be toys for kids, and now they're basically modestly-priced plastic collectibles for adults... but not this Darth Vader. Despite having one of the best sculpts in years, the engineering seems to be better for kids to play with, or as a desk accessory. When we looked at Boba Fett from this set, it became our most-read FOTD of 2012... so you're gonna want to read this one, right?
It's Fixer, a Republic Commando! This version has knees. The previous version didn't. Does this mean we're now dealing with a superior being? Read on!
If you didn't spend all day counting the seconds to the Banimon figure launch, perhaps you will want to read about the late 2010 Obi-Wan Kenobi. Season 3. Thin. Awesome?
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Social Studies
Day 1 - The Zoot Suit Riots of the 1940's.
Standard - CA Content Standards - 11.7.8 & 11.8.1
Objective - Students will be able to gain an understand of what the social and economic conditions were like for the minorities back at home during WWII by comparing and contrasting their classroom notes to their own research.
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Intro: Students will start class by answering an opinion quickwrite:
"In your opinion, during the hard times of WWII did all of the everyday people work hard and got along? Do you think during times of war, Americans were able to aside their own thoughts about certain races and individuals and work together for a greater America?"
Through: Next we will work on the PowerPoint notes covering Chapter 11 Section 3. Students will take notes and raise their hands when they need assistance or need clarification.
Conclude: I will end the lesson by explaining their homework that will be due by the beginning of next class. I will explain to the students, if they do not complete the homework they will not be able to participate in Monday's lesson.
Homework: Students will go home and research/Google 'Zoot Suit Riots.' They will find three different websites that mention the riots and take 2-4 sentences of notes for each website. Once they have completed their sentences they will share the top two most surprising results they found via Twitter.
Assessment - Students will answer in their own opinions and turn in their quickwrites. Next, students will listen and take notes on the PowerPoint slides. These notes are to be turned in on the day of their unit test.
Day 1- Who is Luis Valdez? What were the Zoot Suit Riots?
3.1 Students address concrete and factual topics related to the immediate and external environment, including:
b. Historical and cultural figures, stereotypes
j. Significant historical events
Objective: After students watch a clip of the Zoot Suit Riot play they will be able to read, share, and understand what they read about Luis Valdez, Los Angles in the 1940s events of the Sleepy Lagoon case in Spanish during Jigsaw reading.
Activity: Students will jigsaw readings in small groups. Students will discuss key topics of each reading in small groups and present them to the class.
Students will answer questions about readings.
Day 2
Literary Response and Analysis 3.4
Determine characters' traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic monologue and soliloquy
Objective: Cognitive:
Using a short story previously read students will identify Specific Charter traits found in a story and learn how to support those traits by writing down examples, which will show those traits to a reader.
Students will be given a worksheet and asked to find a four character traits of someone in a story we have read in class. They will then find a quote of the story that gives an example of the character trait
(informal) I will walk around the room and assess how students are making connections between traits and evidence.
I will then collect their papers and assess their learning.
Social Studies
Day 2 - The Zoot Suit Riots of the 1940's.
Standards - CA Content Standards - 11.7.8 & 11.8.1.
Objective - Students will be able to gain an understand of what the social and economic conditions were like for the minorities back at home during WWII by comparing and contrasting their classroom notes to their own research.
Activity - Intro: Students will start class by taking turn sharing and discussing their search results and why they choose certain facts to tweet about.
Through: Next, the students will arrange the classroom so as there can be a proper debate atmosphere. After the class is split in half the students will take turns bring up points for why their participants in the riots (Minorities v Military) acted in self-defense. The teacher will be there to moderate the two sides of the debate as well as to mark off who did the research and who is participating.
Conclude: The lesson will end with the teacher resetting the class to its original state and reinforcing that both sides brought up great point. Class will end with me reiterate to the students, the seriousness of war and how individuals can act when they get together in a group.
Homework: The students will not have homework tonight because of their great sportsmanship in class.
Assessment - The students will be assessed on their research by making tallies of how often students participate during the active academic debate on the two parties involved in the Zoot Suit Riots.
Day 2-Service Learning incorporating Zoot Suit
2.2 Identify similarities and differences in the sentence-level elements (morphology or syntax or both) of the languages the students know.
Objective: After students have listened to some music from the 1940s swing era they will begin to write ways they can help their community to help others not feel segregated from social norms in school.
Students will learn to write business letters, or create a public service announcement to help them provide students with suits for prom.
Students will learn the basics of writing a business: including letter format, persuasive terms to help students who cannot afford suits for prom. They will also be asked to create a poster to showcase the service learning project (who, where, what, when, why, how and a reading to support their cause).
Students will create a Public Service Announcement which will have the zoot suit style, purpose, as well as a written pitch using one of readings from class to support the service learning and presentation to class at the end.
Students will be assigned groups and they must work together and choose to write a business letter or create a public service announcement in Spanish. The end result will be the format of business letter, poster or the PSA maintaining correct use of grammar as well vocabulary.
Day 3
Literary Response and Analysis 3.3
Analyze the interactions between main and subordinate characters in a literary text (e.g. internal and external conflicts, motivations, relationships, influences) and explain the way those interactions affect the plot
Objective: By using facts found in the play Zoot suit Students will be able to defend and argue points based on factual evidence to pre scripted questions.
Activity: Students will engage in a Socratic seminar in which students will discuss the trail in zoot suit riot. Students will be asked to discuss the Media's roll on the charters and use facts from the text to make their points.
After the Socratic seminar I will ask students to write a paragraph detailing the important aspects of the trial and what they learned during the discussion.
Day 3
2.1 Participate in age-appropriate cultural or language-use opportunities outside the classroom.
Objective: Students will able to present their business letters or PSA announcement to community.Students will also listen to a popular song by Lalo Guerrero.
In their respective groups students will research ways to publish their work on the web, to local business, to school, the newspaper etc.
Students will fill out a planning guide as to how they will show they work to the community in written form.
Students will also write a page reflection on the Zoot Suit Riot, or PSA or business letter project and their opinion of how the song portrays the Zoot Suiters. They write it these readings, activities, or song has affected their perspective of others and how this experience effected them positively or negatively and why.


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"Deaf people face many barriers when trying to access information or services; either through lack of awareness or language barriers. As a consequence, the British Deaf Association has established the following principles to tackle these issues:
- Ensure better access to information and services;
- Promote learning and teaching of BSL;
- Support Deaf children and families;
- Ensuring staff can communicate effectively in BSL; and
- Consult with local Deaf community regularly.
Harrow has recently become the second London Borough Council to sign up the BSL Charter with Harrow United Deaf Club. The London Assembly acknowledges that this is a good start but requires much greater take up of the BSL Charter across London by local authorities, stakeholder and voluntary groups.
The London Assembly support and promote the British Sign Language (BSL) Charter created by the British Deaf Association with the aim of improving life for Deaf people by removing direct and indirect discrimination. It also aims to empower Deaf people as well as increasing awareness of British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf issues.
The Assembly also notes the extensive work of Andrew Boff's rapporteur report on access to health services for d/Deaf people, including the key recommendation to develop a universal standard for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting, which should be provided in GP surgeries and hospitals."
The London Assembly calls on the Mayor to sign up to the Charter on behalf of the GLA, to improve access and rights for deaf BSL users across the functional bodies. The London Assembly further urges the Mayor of London to embody Charter of BSL in his Londonwide equalities strategies, including actively promoting it to Local Authorities across London."


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We've had a request here at SCTalk to allow you guys to interact with each other a bit more and start your own discussions.
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iZombie Round Table: Talk Sex with Dr. Ravi!Jasmine Blu at .
Liz may have been on snobby old lady brain on iZombie Season 4 Episode 2, but Ravi and Clive stole the hour.
Did iZombie just give us a new favorite bromance? It seems like it!
Join TV Fanatics Stacy Glanzman, Yana Grebenyuk, and Lizzy Buczak as they discuss the fall of Major and Liv, Ravi's sex talk, and much more.
Don't forget to respond to the questions below!
How long will it be before Liv and Major make up? Did you agree with one of them over the other?
Stacy: I don't think it will take too long. I'm not saying they'll necessarily jump back in bed with each other, but I think they'll at least get back to a friendly place sooner rather than later.
I can see both sides, but I agree with Liv more. While Major was taking a risk letting them through, and Liv could have been a little more sympathetic to that, her mission to save a child's life took precedence.
Yana: I'm sure they will be back to their old selves sooner rather than later. I don't think though that everything will be smooth sailing for the rest of the season just because Major's position at Filmore Graves will always cause an issue.
Related:iZombie Season 4 Episode 2 Review: Blue Bloody
Major and Liv can't be on the same page if Major's loyalties are skewed in another direction. I am more on Liv's side, especially because there are situations that I can't imagine Major taking the side that he does on it specifically when a child's life is in danger like that.
Lizzy: I think there is so much history between them, that they'll make an attempt to be friendly throughout the season. They both clearly struggle with their roles in zombie Seattle.
I side with Liv for doing the right thing by the child, but she should have been a bit more grateful as letting them through could have cost Major a job, and I don't want to know what happens when you're on the outs with Fillmore Graves.
Will Dale and Clive be able to make their relationship work despite their inability to have sex?
Stacy: That's a tough one, and it's hard to answer because all couples value the importance of sex differently. I like them together, so I hope they can figure it out, but it wouldn't be shocking to see them break up over it.
Yana: I would really like to believe that they can. Relationships are more than just sex, and it seems like they built a good relationship outside of this one issue.
But, Major and Liv never seemed to make it work, and even though they changed as people, it just seemed like it always came down to this one issue. The important thing is that they want to try although I would love to see how Clive handles Dale eating different brains with random personalities.
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Lizzy: It's 50/50. Relationships aren't always about sex. Strong couples also value friendship and an emotional connection. However, sex does play a part, and the more you can't have something, the more you want it. I'd love for them to stick it out, but realistically, I think they'll either break up or cave and break the law.
Jordan is a hothead, and she accidentally scratched someone. Will she be the first to face the guillotine? How difficult of a job will Major have to rein in the teens?
Stacy: I hope not. I think Major will find a way to protect her. He has pull with Chase, so I think he'll ask him to spare her as a personal favor to him. She may be a zombie, but she's still just a kid, and you would think minors would at least get a second chance before facing the death penalty. Major does have his hands full with this job.
Yana: I don't think Jordan is in danger of being killed ... just yet. She did create a big issue for Fillmore Graves that Chase won't just forgive. Hopefully Major will be able to figure it all out without anyone needing to be punished.
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Lizzy: Well, they introduced the guillotine to keep zombies in check, and she clearly broke the law. This would be Chase's teaching moment to the others. But I think Major will persuade him to give her a second chance, mainly because she never had any proper training before she hit the streets.
What is your first impression of the underground coyote network?
Stacy: I think it will definitely play a big part as the season progresses. It raises the stakes as far as the danger involved, and it'll be interesting to see how often Liv finds herself needing to utilize it and how many close calls there might be.
Yana: It was a great new storyline that comes from the zombie secret no longer being kept a secret. I am excited to see that explored more because as upsetting as it is that this needs to be created, from it comes more of a silver lining. There is hope for people and it sometimes really doesn't feel like that on the show.
Lizzy: It'll be interesting to see how many times Liv turns to them for help, which I think will be pretty often. They offer a bit of hope to the people who aren't exactly into the new Seattle, that is until Fillmore Graves finds out about them.
What was your favorite scene from Blue Bloody?
Yana: I really can't choose anything else but the Clive and Ravi conversation. Like the fact that it was discussed the way that it was and then combined with Ravi being the one to talk to Clive about this?
I will say though that the line that Liv delivered about burying the men in the piano if they weren't careful with it killed me for some reason too.
Stacy: I have to go with Clive asking Ravi for sex advice. I cracked up at this quote:
Clive: Dale and I, everything is great between us ...
Ravi: But?
Clive: But for obvious reasons, we can't be intimate with each other, and it's becoming a problem.
Ravi: Have you tried mutual masturbation? It's like taking separate cars to the same fireworks show.
Lizzy: All of Liv's lines on the dowager's brain. And the sex-talk between Ravi and Clive, which she also hilariously crashed. More fun brains for Liv, please!
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Clinical Pilates is a modified form of traditional Pilates. Our Osteopaths use it to help patients manage injury and provide rehabilitation.
It trains your body's deep postural muscles to give you control and increase stability in your spine, pelvis, hips, neck and shoulder regions.
Clinical Pilates focuses on your deep abdominal and lower back muscles, pelvic and upper/middle back muscles.
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- Diagnose and treat pain and injury
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Poly-Amorism in IMVU
Poly-Amorism means loving many. In our real lives everything works better and last longer and goes smoother when you have just one great love. But wait, that's not true either. We all have lots of relationships and people that love us and we love in real life too. Some of them are mothers and sisters and relatives, coworkers or friends from church or your neighborhood… the list goes on. The key thing that you have to realize is that since you're not actually having physical contact the consequences and seriousness of it aren't the same in here and that's part of the environment here more so than real life.
This is one of the major differences though with IMVU. First of all you don't have the physical downside of multiple relationships. In real life it creates a health hazard and puts everyone at risk not to mention pregnancy, but here that isn't a factor. Secondly, it's geared towards anonymity and privacy so it's very easy to see someone privately and confidentially, and to meet sexy strangers very easily too.
Those are both some of the reasons why multiple relationships here is not bad, but that doesn't explain exactly why it's so good and so prevalent here either. I think the very nature of this place is that it's ultimately not real and isn't designed to be a lifetime situation. It's kind of like living in match.com or going to an adult Disney World and limiting yourself to just one ride.
Unlike real life where the goal is usually to build a long term if not lifetime relationship and commitment, in here people come here for the journey or for the moment, to feel that once in a life time magical passion of new love over and over again. This is their fantasy and many people's idea of a fantasy is not necessarily a single monogamous thing. Don't get me wrong, some people definitely do that but given different schedules and life situations, unlike real life, monogamy seems to go against the grain of IMVU.
It's not you, and it's important to realize that your actions here do not translate into real life attitudes. Enjoy the magic of IMVU and enjoy the powerful passion that seems to fill this fantasy world.
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lol i gotta say all your posts are really good and explain everything with details and so on and its interesting to watch :3 maybe i can add chu on imvu?
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03-31-2014, I accidentally sent the link to this post and not the post intended for this week. Click here to read the intended post
A warning, but this is from my personal view and that as a writer. As you know, "The Days" was a telling of both mine and her story over 29 yrs. I'm proud of it and I poured as much of my spirit, and channeled as much of hers to convey to you how much we cared for one another, as my gift to Terry and Georgia, and as a cautionary tale in where a simple pure love can evolve into something twisted and unusual. I truly believe as is, this chapter of my life could not possibly end more eloquently, if melancholy, with the reunion to come.
But, it's a tale that's ongoing and evolving now into uncharted territory. As such, The Days will continue, but as "New Frontiers" where I begin to explore my future with having T&G hopefully in my life. This could suddenly end in June, or may well follow me for another 29 years, but in this, I am daunted yet excited to see where this could unfold in the tomorrows to come. As it will progress with real-time, entries will probably be quarterly or even annually at best. More so, to protect the feelings and trust of T&G, please understand that from here on, I probably won't have the liberty to be as open and free with my words and experiences as I was with The Days.
Speaking again as a writer, I believe that a sequel is rarely as good as the original, so if you decide to preserve the purity and raw experience of The Days in your minds and opt out, it's perfectly fine. Nevertheless, if you've decided to follow, close your eyes. Take my hand and take that first step with me. Come. Follow me down that rabbit hole to Wonderland.
"Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night." – Margo Channing / Bette Davis, All About Eve
"Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families." – Iain Duncan Smith
I don't regret writing The Days Before Tomorrow these last few weeks. I've had a few days to think about it the entire tale, and despite many doubts and some regrets in being so open with certain details, in the end I believe I've done our story justice.
Many of those ghosts I had are still there, but maybe a little quieter for once. The reunion to come has brought me a sense of hope, though fear as well. I've stirred up a hornet's nest apparently in the lives of T & G, as so much they believed was their very existence has been shaken to the core. In other words, I've opened Pandora's Box, and there's never any returning again to those innocent days.
I'm trying to imagine how I would feel if I just found out who the heart of your mother always belonged to, or that they were to be the children of their godfather after sudden loss. I can't imagine how it would feel, as my own parents have been together for 45 years and thankfully as much in love with each other as they were from the start. Despite the headaches, the arguments and the strife that comes with such longevity, they are very much the model of what I see is a loving marriage, and I take inspiration from that. In so many ways, no matter how much they might drive me crazy from time to time, they are still very much my heroes and I can't imagine life without them in my skies. But T & G were virtually orphaned at a young age, with a father who rejected custody out of some unknown reason, and a mother who was taken from them by a capricious whim of fate.
I have so many doubts right now on whether to continue writing. I've tossed a grenade into the relationship with their true father, and placed doubts in their bond with their grandparents. My talk with Georgia after she read "The Days" was illuminating to say the least. There's been so many lies and tales behind my disappearance, as apparently my sudden refusal to take the children was because I was in prison or something so mundane. The kids always knew that I was close to their mom, but now know that I was so much more. They had no idea about the restraining order, or that the sudden move to Montreal was inspired by the faint hope that She and I would finally get it right. And now, they understand as well why their mom shared with them one little thing that comforted her, and myself, over the years…. our mutual love of lightning and thunder in the night.
The kids are adults now, and despite my doubts, they deserve now to know the hidden truths from all of these years. But it's a lot to take in… and I will speak with them again very soon. They're quite upset, and I want them to take a few days, weeks, months, or whatever time they need to absorb and process it all before we speak again. Such an influx of truth can never be easy, and for that, I am so truly sorry to them. But, as I told them, and it's in the hope that my once friend will read this as well, as he is still their FATHER. He was there when they took their first steps. When they said their first words. The school plays and the soccer games. I can't fault him for a moment of weakness, and only feel gratitude for having the patience of Job. It couldn't have been easy to raise the kids, no matter how amazing they are, who were named after another man. It definitely couldn't have been easy to allow her decision to inexplicably raise the children Catholic, or have a reminder of past sorrows by naming me Godfather. From what little I know right now, the kids have been loved, and cared for, and cherished as a loving father would. I'm not the kids' father. I wasn't there when it mattered, and I did the very same by not fighting for them when my time to step up had come regardless of legalities and battles. I'm at best the distant uncle, but now he might well have to cope with my return. I am grateful, and I hope we can settle on a truce for the sake of family. I've known him for over 35 years, and we've both loved and suffered by these games of the heart.
One story is ending, but a new one has begun. Welcome to the New Frontiers.
The Days Before Tomorrow, Pt 1 – An Introduction
The Days Before Tomorrow, Pt 2 – Shattered
The Days Before Tomorrow, Interlude
The Days Before Tomorrow, Pt 3 – Betrayal and Hurts
The Days Before Tomorrow, Pt 4 – Those Left Behind
The Days Before Tomorrow, Epilogue and Answers
The Days Before Tomorrow, Afterword


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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (pictured) said Monday that representatives from Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia would take part in security talks scheduled for Wednesday.
The upcoming conference in Geneva will discuss future security arrangements for Georgia's rebel republics and the situation in the region as a whole following the brief military conflict between Russia and Georgia in August.
"Representatives from South Ossetia and Abkhazia will most probably participate in the talks, as the Russians requested," the minister told a news conference in Luxembourg.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged last Friday the participation of both republics in Geneva talks saying that they "should take part in all talks on security in the region from the very beginning, as this directly concerns them."
In accordance with an EU-brokered peace deal following the August war, Russia withdrew its forces from undisputed parts of Georgia ahead of an October 10 deadline. The peacekeepers were replaced by the EU monitoring mission in Georgia.
However, Russia still has several thousand troops inside South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which Moscow recognized as independent states on August 26. Moscow says they are needed to prevent further violence while Georgia calls them an occupying force.
Kouchner acknowledged and welcomed the early withdrawal of Russian troops from the buffer zones in Georgia adjacent to the breakaway republics.
He also said discussions on restarting talks on a new agreement on Russia-EU strategic partnership would continue at an EU summit on October 15-16 in Brussels and at a Russia-EU summit in November in Nice.
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Sculpture Methods - Old and New
This life size, terra cotta portrait bust was completed several years ago. I'm posting it as an example of my work in this medium for a fellow painter who has begun sculpting.
As we discussed, there have been many improvements in mold making and casting in recent years.Things are a lot easier now with rubber, latex molding products.
I thought you'd be interested in seeing the"old method" of plaster casting I was taught by Willard Hirsch while I apprenticed with him in the late 1970's.
Here Mr. Hirsch is seen critiquing my work on a portrait bust at my studio in Mt. Pleasant.
First the completed sculpture is fitted with brass shims and a plaster slurry is thrown onto the model to capture details.
After the plaster mold has been built up to the desired thickness and allowed to dry, it's removed from the original model.
The pieces of the mold are reassembled and wet clay is pressed into the mold to make the final sculpture.
When this pressed form has dried, the pieces of the mold are taken apart and the newly formed damp clay head is allowed to dry.
After drying, it's kiln fired to harden and a patina is applied, if desired.
(See mounted portrait bust at beginning of posting.)
The whole mold making/casting process took anywhere from a week to two, depending on how thick the plaster cast had been made and how long the clay took to dry. The same piece mold could be used to make a plaster cast to be sent to a foundry for bronze casting also.
The process is so much easier these days. But the creative work of capturing a form and likeness in clay remains as challenging as ever.
I agree with you that sculpting adds to an artist's understanding of form and improves painting skill as well.
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Many would agree that the Miami Heat will make it back to the NBA Finals. If you look at the Eastern Conference there are some roadblocks but those blocks may not be sturdy enough to contain the Heat. The Pacers have exploited their weaknesses over the past two seasons and now look like the favorite to beat them out of the East. Now when I say favorite, I'm only saying that they have beaten them in a more convincing manner than the other top teams in the East. With that being said I don't expect to see LeBron James tweeting from home during the finals.
If Miami makes it to the finals I expect them to win. I know that they're lacking size and depth up front but looking at the big's on the top teams the only team that could pose a threat is the San Antonio Spurs with Tim Duncan and likes of "Tiaaago Splitter" like ESPN's Stephen A. Smith likes to say. But recent trends have shown that the San Antonio Spurs will dominate the regular season and fall short in the playoffs. With that being said it's hard for me to expect them to make it to the finals this season especially seeing how great western teams are playing this year.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has shown that they miss the presence of James Harden and along with that, missing a post player forces them to play a run-n-gun style constantly. Sure Perkins is a great defender but when he has to guard either Bosh or Shane Battier he's forced to leave the paint further than he would like to, rendering him to almost being ineffective. Ibaka might have a good scoring output one game but don't expect that to be a constant variable in a seven game series.
The Clippers are tricky. Sometimes I look at them and try to figure out how they even lose games then other times their weaknesses are too much for them to overcome. They have two strong athletic big men who can pose a threat to Miami but at some point not being able to fully get a post-game going can hurt them. Blake Griffin has an advantage on most power forwards in the NBA because of his speed. If they're in the finals against Miami whoever is going to be on him, probably Battier and LeBron at some point, will be able to keep up with him. He can back people down but without true post moves he'll basically be aiming for the backboard hoping that it goes in. True post players are now becoming extinct; either you're a face-up player or an athletic slasher. But that's an article for another day.
Memphis and Utah both have good big men that could start for any team in the league but they're missing too much on the wings. Memphis just doesn't seem to play with the same energy they had before the Rudy Gay trade and let's face it; Utah won't even make it out of the first round. Utah might not even make it to the playoffs with the Lakers right on their tail. Houston is also in that mix but unless they hit a ton of three's like they did against Golden State for the remainder of the season and into the playoffs they'll be sitting at home for the second round.
But let's say the Heat don't make it and a team like the Pacers can reach the finals or even the Celtics or Knicks can get over their struggles and turn things around. How would they match up against the over powered West in a seven game series? If you check Hollinger's playoff odds for this this year a lot of the western teams have a shot at winning 60+ games. The odds show that the Pacers would finish second in the Eastern Conference with a record of 52-30, which isn't bad but if they were in the Western Conference that would only be good enough for 7th place… 7th place. So can an Eastern team that isn't the Miami Heat really be a challenge to a Western opponent? I know records are just more numbers but sometimes they are hard to argue with. Sure the Pacers can beat the Heat but how do they match up against teams like OKC and the Spurs who they've struggled with in the past.
Indiana's game is inside-out. They attack the high post with David west and Hibbert is there to beat defenders with rare jump hooks and to clean up misses with put backs. Sometimes the wings get too carried away and forget about the clear advantages that they have in the paint. But a team like the Thunder would be more comfortable with that matchup because their big men can stay home a little more. David West is a hard cover for anyone but if you ask Serge Ibaka who he would rather be chasing around between possible finals forwards (David West, LeBron James, Shane Battier, etc.), without a doubt he would say West all day.
The Knicks have shown shades of being great and have shown that if Melo is off you can't count on the supporting cast to pick up the weight. The main reason for their inconsistencies on the offensive end is because of their high three point attempts. "You live by the three and you die by the three" is a quote that seems to come out of every commentator's mouth when talking about the Knicks. They don't exactly have an all-around game on offense. They can get up and down with anyone but when it comes down to the stretch and you need easy baskets it's hard for them to get.
Carmelo can get a last second shot to win a game but why even be in that situation where you need one. One thing I love about players like LeBron is how he can take over a game before things get too tight. When that clock is running down he's already done his damage on both ends of the court so that when that clock gets down to just seconds remaining all they have to worry about is playing defense. The Knicks usually don't have that option when facing a formidable opponent. This is a very dangerous team but their flaws can be dissected easily.
Yes Melo can hit a shot from anywhere on the court but when it's late in the game you need easy buckets and often we see Melo put into a one-on-one situations with minimum off-ball movement from the other players. When he's in the game his teammates tend to stand around and watch Melo go to work. In today's NBA you need more than one guy as your focal point. Even if you have one amazing superstar player it doesn't matter how much he scores; if no one else is contributing that team will never get close to a championship.
The Chicago Bulls are a team that has shown us a couple things. They're excellent on defense and will fight you to the end. But with Derrick Rose being out for this long there's no way they're in the championship talk. If he comes back they'll be a better team but it's a little bit too late to try to piece things together and make an historic run. The Celtics are in that same category. Yes they have played better since Rondo has gone down but to make a serious playoff push without him is a bit farfetched. Barbosa is out as well and without these guys who can really push the ball the Celtics won't be able to fully gain control of some games.
Early in the season it was even a question if they would make the playoffs or not but now we're seeing a clear drop off from the 8th seed Milwaukee Bucks and the rest of the conference. Boston will have to really stink it up to miss the playoffs and let the Bucks surpass them and to let a team like Detroit Pistons or Toronto Raptors in. But that just won't happen. At the bottom of the Eastern Conference it's not really a horse race. It's more like three snails trying to keep up with tortoise. In other words it's not too competitive.
At the end of the day I think we'll see a repeat of last year's finals. The Miami Heat will Face off against the Oklahoma City Thunder and they will dismantle them like they have done time and time again. The West will be Hell to get through and OKC will earn more respect throughout the league for doing so, but In the end they will just fall short. Their up tempo game is good enough to get past those western teams but getting in that type of game with Miami is exactly what they want. They will stretch them out on offense, then force turnovers and cause frustration on defense. LeBron James has shown us why he's the best player in the league and having a shot at winning a consecutive championship will only motivate him even more. KD will have his turn but right now it's clear that LeBron and company are just too much to handle.


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Remove RAFO Technology virus (Improved Guide)
RAFO Technology is a company that has released an annoying browser hijacker, which seems incredibly annoying and hard to remove. We have already received numerous questions about RAFO Technology browser hijacker. Therefore, we have prepared this report and a guide on how to remove it.
Description of RAFO Technology virus
Questions about RAFO Technology virus
We would like to point out that this hijacker is NOT malicious. However, its activity is very unpleasant, and you should not tolerate it. Once installed, it changes homepage in every Internet browser and sets it to Mystart.dealwifi.com. This search engine is considered unreliable since it initiates redirects to questionable third-party Internet sites. However, RAFO Technology redirect issue is not the only negative feature of this browser hijacker. What seems suspicious is that this program is designed to hide deeply in the computer system with the purpose to prevent the user from deleting it and changing browser's homepage settings. When this rogue program enters the PC, it adjusts Registry entries to make mystart.dealwifi.com appear each time the user launches the web browser. As a result, even if the victim resets homepage settings and cleans shortcuts of web browsers, this shady website is still going to show up.
We hope that this questionable application hasn't convinced you to use mystart.dealwifi.com search engine yet. We highly recommend you to stay clear of it, since it can take you to websites that you would generally try to avoid visiting. You can end up on shady sites that promote questionable applications, suggest updating software or ask to participate in shady lotteries. We advise you to think before doing anything on the Internet. Try to avoid downloading third-party applications from vague web pages, refuse to install suspicious updates, and especially stay clear of websites that urge you to enter your name, surname, or credit card details. In general, sites that mystart.dealwifi.com can redirect you too are not worth your trust.
How did RAFO Technology hijack your PC?
You can be affected by RAFO Technology redirect virus if you have installed a product from this company – DealWifi, but you can also end up installing it unconsciously. To prevent that from happening, we advise you to install computer programs carefully. No matter if you download new applications from download sites or peer-to-peer file sharing networks, you have to check them before you install them. You just need to see whether your download includes any unexpected attachments, such as browser toolbars or apps. To do that, choose Advanced or Custom settings to install your download. If you see a list of optional applications after selecting these settings, opt all of them out. Commonly, these apps are not trustworthy or basically are useless. If you used to ignore installation settings and leave the pre-selected option on, then you might have installed several more questionable apps on your computer. That is why we recommend you to scan your PC with an anti-spyware tool (e.g. Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego) and see if there are any more dangerous programs on your computer.
How to remove RAFO Technology hijacker?
If you think that it's time to let RAFO Technology virus go, decide how do you want to eliminate it. Please take note that this hijacker is more complicated than other typical hijackers, and it can be much harder to delete it manually. However, if you still want to do that, then follow these RAFO Technology removal instructions provided below this article. If you are thinking about the easier removal option, then install our recommended software and let it scan your PC system for you. Then just simply select which PUPs you want to delete and get rid of them for good.
You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove RAFO Technology virus, follow these steps:
Remove RAFO Technology from Windows systems
- Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
- If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall RAFO Technology and related programs
Here, look for RAFO Technology or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
- Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove RAFO Technology from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
- Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
Get rid of RAFO Technology from Mac OS X system
- If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
- Wait until you see Applications folder and look for RAFO Technology or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Erase RAFO Technology from Internet Explorer (IE)
Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for RAFO Technology and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab.
- Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
- Here, select Reset.
- When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete RAFO Technology removal.
Eliminate RAFO Technology virus from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
- Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
- Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
- Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
- Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can't see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
- When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
- Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
- Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, RAFO Technology should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
Uninstall RAFO Technology from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
- Here, select RAFO Technology and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General.
- Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
- Click OK to save these changes.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete RAFO Technology removal.
Delete RAFO Technology from Google Chrome
Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
- Here, select RAFO Technology and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings.
- Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
- Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
- When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
- Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
- Click Reset to confirm this action and complete RAFO Technology removal.
Remove RAFO Technology from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
- Here, select Extensions and look for RAFO Technology or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.
- Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by RAFO Technology, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....
- Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete RAFO Technology removal process.
About the author
July 20th, 2016 at 7:22 am
I believe my computer was infected with this. I have just finished system scan with Reimage and currently it is deleting all viruses from my PC. I just sit and stare.
July 20th, 2016 at 7:23 am
Rafo app is so annoying and useless! I dont think its a trustworthy company
July 20th, 2016 at 7:24 am
2-spyware never disappoints me… my kids always download various bad programs accidentally and then I have to fix the computer after them. Your tutorials are easy-to-understand, big thanks!
July 20th, 2016 at 7:24 am
Great information, removed this trashware easily. 🙂
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Movie Review
First Man
Rated PG-13 for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language. Two hours, 21 minutes.
Publication date: Oct. 12, 2018
Review by Peter Canavese
Released: (2018)
NASA's legendary work in the 1960s has gotten plenty of attention from Hollywood over the years, but Chazelle finds a strong-enough new angle in screenwriter Josh Singer's adaptation of the James R. Hansen book "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong." By putting the focus on the man, not only the "first man" on the moon but the husband, the father, the aeronautical engineer, and the daring pilot, Singer and Chazelle can re-investigate familiar history in the form of genuine drama.
As for that history, Chazelle ("La La Land") and ace production designer Nathan Crowley ("Dunkirk") do expert work bringing Project Gemini and the Apollo program back to life. One can feel the technology making strides over the course of the years covered (1961-1969), from creaky fragility and rickety rivets to the moon-landing technology that enabled a national triumph after years of taking hits from Soviet space superiority. Every toggle switch and joystick feels right, as do a recreation of Gil Scott-Heron (Leon Bridges) performing protest rap "Whitey on the Moon" and the series of stressful NASA press conferences.
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The MBIE payroll debacle that could run into the millions of dollars shows how badly Steven Joyce has managed the creation of his empire, coming on top of spending scandals and strikes, says Labour's Economic Development spokesman David Clark.
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Apple reportedly cancels iPhone XR production boost
Apple told its main phone assemblers, Foxconn and Pegatron, to stop plans for additional iPhone XR production lines, a report said Monday.
The order to the two Taiwanese companies suggests that demand for cheapest of the 2018 iPhones hasn't lived up to Apple's expectations, according to Nikkei, which cited anonymous sources.
"For the Foxconn side, it first prepared nearly 60 assembly lines for Apple's XR model, but recently uses only around 45 production lines as its top customer said it does not need to manufacture that many by now," a source told the Japanese financial paper.
That'd mean the company would make around 100,000 fewer XRs, the report noted, while a source within Pegatron said "XR production is not reaching its maximum capacity now."
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The Cupertino, California, company said last week it didn't sell as many iPhones as analysts expected, and noted that it would no longer detail unit sales for iPhones, iPads and Macs.
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So I was looking through my refrigerator and cleaning it out in preparation for grocery shopping. I found 4 bananas that were needing to be used up or thrown out, and I never throw anything out that I can use.
What came to mind?
Banana bread, but I didn't want to just make plain banana bread, I wanted to kick it up a little. I've used chocolate chips before but again, I wanted to change that up some, so I grabbed a few things and got to work. I used my Banana Bread recipe just changing it slightly by adding two different ingredients.
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Royal Dutch Shell has reported a large rise in third-quarter profits after the energy giant was boosted by higher oil prices and increased production.
The firm said adjusted earnings rose 47% to $4.1bn in the period as chief executive Ben van Beurden hailed a "strong set of results".
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Shell said that it benefited from stronger refining and chemicals industry conditions, increased oil and gas prices and higher production from new fields.
Total production rose 2% to 3.7 million barrels a day in the quarter.
Shell's upstream oil and gas producing unit booked an increase in earnings from $4 million to $562 million while downstream profit grew from $2.1bn to $2.7bn.
Mr van Beurden added: "Shell's three businesses all made resilient contributions to this strong set of results.
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