However, he emphasized that this marked the start of a dialogue rather than the conclusion, cautioning that substantial efforts remained necessary for progress.
Lavrov agreed with Rubio’s sentiments, describing the conversation as productive.
He noted, “We not only listened but also heard each other,” highlighting the importance of mutual understanding in addressing the complex issues at hand.
Ukraine, European allies not happy
Notably absent from the meeting were Ukrainian representatives, a fact that has drawn criticism from Kyiv.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed dissatisfaction with the discussions occurring without Ukraine’s involvement, stating that the country would not accept any agreements from the talks.
He also postponed a planned visit to the kingdom. Concerns were similarly raised by European allies regarding their exclusion from crucial negotiations.
The recent diplomatic push by the U.S. has stirred anxiety among Ukraine and its allies, who worry that deals could be made without their input, potentially unfavorable to Ukraine’s interests.
The absence of Ukrainian officials at the talks has caused unrest among the population, prompting France to convene an emergency meeting of European Union members and the United Kingdom to address the ongoing conflict.
However, Rubio mentioned that resolving the conflict would necessitate concessions from all parties involved, acknowledging the role of European nations, who have also imposed sanctions on Russia.
He indicated that the U.S. would not dictate what those concessions would entail.
Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew attention to a more pragmatic view, asserting that Ukraine’s aspirations for NATO membership seemed unrealistic and suggesting that Ukraine should temper its hopes of reclaiming all territories lost to Russia.
He indicated that frank discussions about territorial disputes and security guarantees would likely be part of future negotiations.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his desire for peace in Ukraine, stating that he had communicated with Trump and Zelenskyy following the European summit.
On a social media platform, Macron remarked, “To achieve a strong and lasting peace, Russia must end its aggression, which must be paired with credible security guarantees for Ukraine.” He reiterated the need to collaborate closely with all involved parties.
This quote, as it relates to the Spartans, will be discussed in the next post, but I will use it here to reference the political situation in the United States today. As my readers know, one of the themes of this blog is “relating ancient history to today”. This is one of those comparison points -- the situation where the American Progressive movement is hard at its attempt to implement neo-socialism in America. Neo-socialism, in my use, refers to government control of industry rather than the more classic definition of government ownership. We see government now controlling health care, wanting to control our relationship to the environment, these initiatives to be funded by a re-distribution of wealth through taxation. My first inclination is to suggest that these programs are too idealistic for human nature and will, in the end, be ineffective, but we’ll have to analyze this further.
I wrote about Marx in a post called Karl Marx Redux on September 3, 2009. In that article I discussed Marx’s lack of knowledge of antiquity, and stated that if he would have known the history, he would have realized his own theory was suspect. By theory I mean his notion that people can somehow be made socio-economically equal in a society -- that we can create a system where all people have an equal standing and the rich and poor are eliminated as constituencies. According to Marx, a revolution is supposed to occur by the force of human will when the lower classes become galvanized to overcome repression at the hands of the wealthy and their evil corporations. We all know how the story ends. Communism turned out to be the antithesis of equally when it was implemented via an autocratic bureaucracy.
The fundamental problem with neo-socialism are that it represents an unrealistic view of man in society AND its attempts to create human leveling are doomed to failure because they can only be inefficiently implemented, and, in the end, will not accomplish their purpose.
I call neo-socialism unrealistic because it imagines that if society were leveled, people would be better off. Somehow the have-nots by becoming haves would be happy. Of course, the main assumption behind this is that they desire to live in this new “leveled” society and be the haves. How well the new haves will be able to manage themselves, after they have been pulled out of a lifestyle that was familiar and placed into one that is foreign is open to question.
The MC Cube-T BESS employs an intelligent liquid cooling technology to improve system efficiency comprehensively.
BYD also states that it offers other benefits such as easy transportation, easy layout, easy installation, easy maintenance, and easy augmentation.
The various models have an IP55 rating, and an average module measures 1.13m × 1.20m × 2.5m (3.7 feet x 3.93 feet x 8.2 feet) in size.
It can function smoothly between temperatures of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) and 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius). The maximum working altitude for it is 9.842 feet (3,000 meters).
Earlier last year, 192 sets of MC Cube-T BESS had been used for a wind-solar-thermal storage system project in China’s Northwest region. The project scale was 300 MW/ 1200 MWh, as per the company.
The company says that to date, it has delivered over 75 GWh of BESS equipment to 350 projects spanning more than 110 countries and regions worldwide.
The motor is quite powerful, so much so that Sörensen states that the lithium polymer batteries that he is using are limiting its usage to the full potential. However, he clarifies that he had to stick to the lithium polymer batteries to ensure that the drone stays lightweight – although it affects the flight time.
He also opts for carbon fiber propellers to keep the weight down. As per the video, the final weight of the drone comes out to around just 44 pounds (20 kg).
Other capabilities and actual flight
Sörensen states that the drone would be capable of 352 pounds (160 kg) of thrust at its maximum capacity. However, the lightweight lithium battery limits the drone’s lift to approximately 220 pounds (100 kg) in the demonstration video.
A 3D-printed mount, small aluminum legs on all four arms helps the drone land after the flight.
In the video, Sörensen takes the drone out in the open field and then puts the battery and propellers on it.
The bottom 22% of the American population (yearly income) has about 16,700,000 families. These are people who make less than $ 30,000 per year. The median income of all Americans is $ 65,000, so should we raise the lowest 22% up to the median? If we assume the median income of the lowest 22% is $ 15,000 per year, then it will take $ 50,000 x 16.7 million families or $ 835,000,000,000 to raise the lowest 22%. We still have 28% more families to take care of who are below the median.
Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns joins Meet at the Apple for a must-watch deep dive into the team's blockbuster offseason! He shares his raw reaction to landing Juan Soto, the importance of re-signing Pete Alonso, and how the Mets are building a championship-caliber roster. Stearns also discusses his approach to long-term contracts, the depth of the Mets' 2025 starting rotation, and what fans should expect this season. Plus, exclusive behind-the-scenes insights on the NL East competition, top Mets prospects, and Stearns' own Mets fandom growing up.
‘’Historical evidence suggests that the hoplite armor (chest corslet, helmet, and greaves) developed at about the same time (circa 650 B.C.)’’
Please forgive me but I don’t understand this one..Bronze armor goes back to Mycenean era.Corinthian helmet and bell curiass however were developed somewhere in the Dark Ages, or after, let’s say 700 BC.
I didn’t mean to suggest at the various components of the Spartan armor were developed simultaneously but that they came together as a set of armor in about 650 B.C. I count the porpax shield as a new development because we know that the Assyrians were using single handled shields a century before. The porpax shield probably contributed to the development of the phalanx as a tactic.
In the past three months since Qwen2’s release, numerous developers have built new models on the Qwen2 language models, providing us with valuable feedback. During this period, we have focused on creating smarter and more knowledgeable language models. Today, we are excited to introduce the latest addition to the Qwen family: Qwen2.5. We are announcing what might be the largest opensource release in history!
Our latest release features the LLMs Qwen2.5, along with specialized models for coding, Qwen2.5-Coder, and mathematics, Qwen2.5-Math. All open-weight models are dense, decoder-only language models, available in various sizes, including:
Qwen2.5: 0.5B, 1.5B, 3B, 7B, 14B, 32B, and 72B
Qwen2.5-Coder: 1.5B, 7B, and 32B on the way
Qwen2.5-Math: 1.5B, 7B, and 72B.
Content Creator Sues Their Onlyfans Management Agency
I was contacted recently by a content creator who had a horrible experience with an Onlyfans management agency named Bluresca, and she was totally distraught over the state of her account due to what she called mismanagement.
I had never heard of this company, so I went to Google to do my research, and the first thing I found was their official website, which proudly listed several of their models, leaving them open to potential lawsuits for fraud.
Right now there are a couple big lawsuits going, one of which is a class action, where creators are being sued for not disclosing they use chatters or a management company. Knowing that, why would you proudly tell people these particular models use your management company?
Waifu Mia, Scarlett Nior, Addison Ivy, Lily Lanes, Lems, Mia Francis, Cherry Cat, Ashtyn Sommer, Ana Nello, and Layla Adeline. All content creators listed as their models.
That just opens them up to so many potential legal issues. Not the least of which is getting their Onlyfans account, which does not allow 3rd parties to run your account.
So that was red flag #1 for me with this company, but then I came across a lawsuit where one of their models took them to court.
Aaliyah Jones, a content creator from California, filed a complaint against Bluresca, LLC, a digital marketing firm, alleging breach of contract, defamation, and negligence.
The complaint, filed in December 2023, centers on a marketing agreement Jones entered into with Bluresca in 2022. Under the agreement, the firm was responsible for promoting Jones’s OnlyFans account in exchange for a percentage of her earnings. However, Jones claims that after an initial marketing push, Bluresca significantly reduced its efforts, leaving her to drive subscriber growth independently.
A critical turning point in the dispute occurred in September 2023, when Bluresca allegedly reported to OnlyFans that Jones had been underage at the time of recording specific content. This claim led to the immediate and permanent termination of Jones’s OnlyFans account, a move that she argues resulted in severe financial and reputational damage. Jones maintains that she was legally an adult when the content was created and that Bluresca’s report was both false and negligent.
Bad Lieutenant (1992) $2,038,916
A ton of vices are shown on screen in this neo-noir. Exactly as advertised, this film is about a corrupt cop, who sexually harasses women, indulges in debts and racks up gambling debts.
Young Adam (2003) $2,561,820
This erotic drama saw its greatest success in England, grossing $1,135,673.
Young Adam stars big British cinema names including Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton and Peter Mullan.
Crash (1996) $2,667,076
An unusual premise for a film, David Cronenberg explores humankind's fascination with death and their ability to eroticize danger.
A car crash victim tries to channel the sexual energy from his scarring accident into rejuvenating his sex life with his wife.
Frontier (s): (2008) $2,783,535
With its biggest takings coming from Europe, this French horror is gory and chilling at the same time.
The film was supposed to debut in America at an annual horror film festival, but when the Motion Picture Association (MPA) gave the film an NC-17 rating, it was released unrated for only a weekend before moving to DVD.
The Evil Dead (1983) $2,956,630
A classic cabin in the woods, invasion from murderous demons low-budget horror.
The Evil Dead did surprisingly well at box office and turned into a franchise with four feature films and a television series.
Kids (1995) $7,412,216
Probably restricted from under 17-year olds for good reason, Lary Clark's film follows a group of teenagers as they get up to no good in New York City.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) $7,724,701
Unpalatable to some, this crime drama is about the extramarital affairs of a couple in a sophisticated restaurant in London.
Although it did gross $252,223 on opening weekend.
Show Girls (1995) $20,358,624
This film, about a burgeoning Las Vegas showgirl, earned its NC-17 rating for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout.
A rape scene in the movie was cut by 17 seconds for U.K. releases.
Henry & June (1990) $11,567,449
A historic addition, Henry & June was the first film to receive the MPAA's rating of NC-17, which was devised as a replacement for the X-rating.
The American biographical drama is about the bohemian lifestyles of artists and writers in Paris in the 1930s.
The Dreamers (2003) $24,152,155
Another film set in Paris—this time in the spring of 1968, The Dreamers is about an American university student who gets caught up in an erotic love triangle.
Last Tango in Paris (1973) $36,182,181
The list would not be complete without this cult classic starring Marlon Brando.
It's an uncomfortable watch about the erotic power dynamic between a young Parisian woman and a middle-aged American businessman.
Bad Education (2004) $40,423,279
This drama, about the sexual abuse experienced in Catholic boarding school by two childhood friends, was met with critical acclaim.
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 88 percent of 144 reviews were positive, with an average rating of 7.55 out of 10.
Lust, Caution (2007) $67,091,915
Lust, Caution, clinches the top spot on the highest-grossing NC-17 movies of all time.
The WW2 espionage film was produced on a budget of approximately $15 million and performed well across the world.
Though in a number of countries, including China and India, most of the sex scenes had to be cut before the film could be released.
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Valuing Privacy and Permission
When it comes to adult content preservation, privacy is an important factor that must be prioritized, as people showcased in these materials might have specific preferences regarding their pictures and narratives being shared publicly. Archived materials should be managed carefully and thoughtfully, considering the potential impact on the individuals represented. Obtaining consent can be challenging, especially retrospectively, but it is an essential step whenever possible.
Ensuring Accessibility and Safety
Preservation is important; however, it may be essential to limit access to back-issue adult magazines to safeguard groups from harm or exploitation. Organizations should define criteria for accessing materials and specify the conditions under which they can be obtained. Additionally, security protocols should be in place to prevent the dissemination of these materials to protect both the content and the associated individuals.
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It is important to consider the lasting effects of storing adult magazines in archives. Archivists need to consider how future generations will view these materials and the possible consequences for people and communities. Reflective assessment of these aspects can help in making choices that keep archival processes meaningful and considerate in the long run.
Preserving and storing adult magazines involves balancing standards with legal and cultural aspects to address privacy issues and ensure diverse representation while respecting consent guidelines in archiving practices. Interacting with community members and promoting transparency also enhances the archival process. In essence, ethical archiving practices guarantee the preservation of these materials, which enrich our comprehension of history with greater depth.
Wendy Raine Invites Fans to Join Her on X Spaces for National Muffin Day
MILF performer Wendy Raine will be going live on X Spaces Thursday, to spend special time with her fans — especially the chocolate lovers — on National Muffin Day.
More than a quirky annual observance, National Muffin Day is a symbol of kindness and community. It’s about baking — an activity that takes time and is often done for people you care about.
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed MILF, a lifelong baker who does monthly cake reviews on X, said she is excited about hosting her very first live X Spaces event.
“Growing up we always had dessert after dinner and that has carried into my adult life,” Raine shared. “When my friend and I eat dinner together, we always have dessert and he suggested one day that I should do cake reviews for my fans. So, I started doing reviews of every chocolate cake I had! Eventually it led to other desserts, but chocolate is my all-time favorite.”
“This Thursday, I will discuss my love for all things sweet, my baking, and do a live review of some chocolate muffins for National Muffin Day! I want to know what my fans enjoy! Looking forward to hearing what your favorites are and perhaps I will review them for you one day!”
In 2019, she began exploring her sexuality via adult Lifestyle events, and one of her frisky friends suggested that she enter the adult film world. After a successful December 2021 shoot for with The Score Group, Raine followed her passion, leading to outstanding scene work for studios such as Brazzers, Mylf, BangBros, Reality Kings, Girlfriends Films, Nookies and many more.
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Playboy Adds Byborg’s Gyorgy Gattyan to Board of Directors
PLBY Group, Inc., a leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company and owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, today announced the appointment of Gyorgy Gattyan to its Board of Directors.
In connection with the appointment of Mr. Gattyan, the Board was expanded from five to seven directors, but is currently composed of six directors and has one vacant seat, which the Board is working to fill with a new independent director as soon as practicable.
Mr. Gattyan is the Chief Executive Officer of Docler Holding S.a.r.l., a multinational information technology, media and entertainment company he founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Luxembourg. Docler Holding is the parent company of Byborg, which is primarily focused on the development and operation of live streaming websites, including the webcam platform LiveJasmin, which Mr. Gattyan founded in 2001. In addition, Mr. Gattyan serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of multiple charitable foundations which support a variety of causes, primarily in his native Hungary.
As we reported in January, Byborg recently completed the acquisition of Gamma Entertainment, which owns major brands such as Adult Time and Wicked Pictures.
Adult Time Parent Gamma Entertainment Acquired by Euro Conglomerate Byborg
Online entertainment company Byborg Enterprises, headed by Karoly Papp and registered in Luxembourg, announced its acquisition of Canadian adult conglomerate Gamma Entertainment.
Byborg also owns LiveJasmin, one of the world’s most dominant cam platforms, as well as LoyalFans, and recently signed a long-term license agreement with Playboy.
We’ve known this was coming for a while. Gamma has been drowning in debt for a long time, and many insiders lay the blame on the Adult Time business model.
If the name Karoly Papp sounds familiar, that might be because Papp/Byborg is one of the big players in Europe, alongside WebGroup (WGCZ Holding) — a Czech corporation that owns not only XVideos, BangBros, Flirt4Free, Xnxx, and Private, but also DDF Network — the biggest company in Budapest — and LegalPorno, one of the biggest studios in Europe. And of course, WebGroup purchased Penthouse for $11.2 million in 2018.
Gamma manages top adult brands including premium subscription service Adult Time, Wicked Pictures, X Empire and more. “This acquisition will enable Byborg to expand its network of industry leading platforms. The two companies share the same values and vision for the future, including a commitment to compliance and a shared desire to make the industry safer for both creators and consumers,” said a Byborg rep.
Management at Gamma Entertainment will remain in place to ensure continuity, with the exception of president and founder Karl Bernard, who will be stepping down. His “legacy” will continue through the ongoing work of his team, who will collaborate closely with Byborg Enterprises SA.
Unfortunately, part of his legacy is also having bowed to Bree Mills’ desire to consolidate power by forcing out everyone who knew how to make a movie that audiences were willing to pay to see: Craven Moorehead, Joanna Angel, Axel Braun, Alan X, Mike Quasar, et al.
However, he emphasized that this marked the start of a dialogue rather than the conclusion, cautioning that substantial efforts remained necessary for progress.
Lavrov agreed with Rubio’s sentiments, describing the conversation as productive.
He noted, “We not only listened but also heard each other,” highlighting the importance of mutual understanding in addressing the complex issues at hand.
Ukraine, European allies not happy
Notably absent from the meeting were Ukrainian representatives, a fact that has drawn criticism from Kyiv.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed dissatisfaction with the discussions occurring without Ukraine’s involvement, stating that the country would not accept any agreements from the talks.
He also postponed a planned visit to the kingdom. Concerns were similarly raised by European allies regarding their exclusion from crucial negotiations.
The recent diplomatic push by the U.S. has stirred anxiety among Ukraine and its allies, who worry that deals could be made without their input, potentially unfavorable to Ukraine’s interests.
The absence of Ukrainian officials at the talks has caused unrest among the population, prompting France to convene an emergency meeting of European Union members and the United Kingdom to address the ongoing conflict.
However, Rubio mentioned that resolving the conflict would necessitate concessions from all parties involved, acknowledging the role of European nations, who have also imposed sanctions on Russia.
He indicated that the U.S. would not dictate what those concessions would entail.
Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew attention to a more pragmatic view, asserting that Ukraine’s aspirations for NATO membership seemed unrealistic and suggesting that Ukraine should temper its hopes of reclaiming all territories lost to Russia.
He indicated that frank discussions about territorial disputes and security guarantees would likely be part of future negotiations.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his desire for peace in Ukraine, stating that he had communicated with Trump and Zelenskyy following the European summit.
On a social media platform, Macron remarked, “To achieve a strong and lasting peace, Russia must end its aggression, which must be paired with credible security guarantees for Ukraine.” He reiterated the need to collaborate closely with all involved parties.
This quote, as it relates to the Spartans, will be discussed in the next post, but I will use it here to reference the political situation in the United States today. As my readers know, one of the themes of this blog is “relating ancient history to today”. This is one of those comparison points -- the situation where the American Progressive movement is hard at its attempt to implement neo-socialism in America. Neo-socialism, in my use, refers to government control of industry rather than the more classic definition of government ownership. We see government now controlling health care, wanting to control our relationship to the environment, these initiatives to be funded by a re-distribution of wealth through taxation. My first inclination is to suggest that these programs are too idealistic for human nature and will, in the end, be ineffective, but we’ll have to analyze this further.
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I wrote about Marx in a post called Karl Marx Redux on September 3, 2009. In that article I discussed Marx’s lack of knowledge of antiquity, and stated that if he would have known the history, he would have realized his own theory was suspect. By theory I mean his notion that people can somehow be made socio-economically equal in a society -- that we can create a system where all people have an equal standing and the rich and poor are eliminated as constituencies. According to Marx, a revolution is supposed to occur by the force of human will when the lower classes become galvanized to overcome repression at the hands of the wealthy and their evil corporations. We all know how the story ends. Communism turned out to be the antithesis of equally when it was implemented via an autocratic bureaucracy.
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The fundamental problem with neo-socialism are that it represents an unrealistic view of man in society AND its attempts to create human leveling are doomed to failure because they can only be inefficiently implemented, and, in the end, will not accomplish their purpose.
I call neo-socialism unrealistic because it imagines that if society were leveled, people would be better off. Somehow the have-nots by becoming haves would be happy. Of course, the main assumption behind this is that they desire to live in this new “leveled” society and be the haves. How well the new haves will be able to manage themselves, after they have been pulled out of a lifestyle that was familiar and placed into one that is foreign is open to question.
The MC Cube-T BESS employs an intelligent liquid cooling technology to improve system efficiency comprehensively.
BYD also states that it offers other benefits such as easy transportation, easy layout, easy installation, easy maintenance, and easy augmentation.
The various models have an IP55 rating, and an average module measures 1.13m × 1.20m × 2.5m (3.7 feet x 3.93 feet x 8.2 feet) in size.
It can function smoothly between temperatures of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) and 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius). The maximum working altitude for it is 9.842 feet (3,000 meters).
Earlier last year, 192 sets of MC Cube-T BESS had been used for a wind-solar-thermal storage system project in China’s Northwest region. The project scale was 300 MW/ 1200 MWh, as per the company.
The company says that to date, it has delivered over 75 GWh of BESS equipment to 350 projects spanning more than 110 countries and regions worldwide.
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The motor is quite powerful, so much so that Sörensen states that the lithium polymer batteries that he is using are limiting its usage to the full potential. However, he clarifies that he had to stick to the lithium polymer batteries to ensure that the drone stays lightweight – although it affects the flight time.
He also opts for carbon fiber propellers to keep the weight down. As per the video, the final weight of the drone comes out to around just 44 pounds (20 kg).
Other capabilities and actual flight
Sörensen states that the drone would be capable of 352 pounds (160 kg) of thrust at its maximum capacity. However, the lightweight lithium battery limits the drone’s lift to approximately 220 pounds (100 kg) in the demonstration video.
A 3D-printed mount, small aluminum legs on all four arms helps the drone land after the flight.
In the video, Sörensen takes the drone out in the open field and then puts the battery and propellers on it.
!summarize #davidstearns #mlb #nymets #juansoto #petealonso
The bottom 22% of the American population (yearly income) has about 16,700,000 families. These are people who make less than $ 30,000 per year. The median income of all Americans is $ 65,000, so should we raise the lowest 22% up to the median? If we assume the median income of the lowest 22% is $ 15,000 per year, then it will take $ 50,000 x 16.7 million families or $ 835,000,000,000 to raise the lowest 22%. We still have 28% more families to take care of who are below the median.
Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns joins Meet at the Apple for a must-watch deep dive into the team's blockbuster offseason! He shares his raw reaction to landing Juan Soto, the importance of re-signing Pete Alonso, and how the Mets are building a championship-caliber roster. Stearns also discusses his approach to long-term contracts, the depth of the Mets' 2025 starting rotation, and what fans should expect this season. Plus, exclusive behind-the-scenes insights on the NL East competition, top Mets prospects, and Stearns' own Mets fandom growing up.
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‘’Historical evidence suggests that the hoplite armor (chest corslet, helmet, and greaves) developed at about the same time (circa 650 B.C.)’’
Please forgive me but I don’t understand this one..Bronze armor goes back to Mycenean era.Corinthian helmet and bell curiass however were developed somewhere in the Dark Ages, or after, let’s say 700 BC.
I didn’t mean to suggest at the various components of the Spartan armor were developed simultaneously but that they came together as a set of armor in about 650 B.C. I count the porpax shield as a new development because we know that the Assyrians were using single handled shields a century before. The porpax shield probably contributed to the development of the phalanx as a tactic.
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In the past three months since Qwen2’s release, numerous developers have built new models on the Qwen2 language models, providing us with valuable feedback. During this period, we have focused on creating smarter and more knowledgeable language models. Today, we are excited to introduce the latest addition to the Qwen family: Qwen2.5. We are announcing what might be the largest opensource release in history!
Our latest release features the LLMs Qwen2.5, along with specialized models for coding, Qwen2.5-Coder, and mathematics, Qwen2.5-Math. All open-weight models are dense, decoder-only language models, available in various sizes, including:
Qwen2.5: 0.5B, 1.5B, 3B, 7B, 14B, 32B, and 72B
Qwen2.5-Coder: 1.5B, 7B, and 32B on the way
Qwen2.5-Math: 1.5B, 7B, and 72B.
Content Creator Sues Their Onlyfans Management Agency
I was contacted recently by a content creator who had a horrible experience with an Onlyfans management agency named Bluresca, and she was totally distraught over the state of her account due to what she called mismanagement.
I had never heard of this company, so I went to Google to do my research, and the first thing I found was their official website, which proudly listed several of their models, leaving them open to potential lawsuits for fraud.
Right now there are a couple big lawsuits going, one of which is a class action, where creators are being sued for not disclosing they use chatters or a management company. Knowing that, why would you proudly tell people these particular models use your management company?
Waifu Mia, Scarlett Nior, Addison Ivy, Lily Lanes, Lems, Mia Francis, Cherry Cat, Ashtyn Sommer, Ana Nello, and Layla Adeline. All content creators listed as their models.
That just opens them up to so many potential legal issues. Not the least of which is getting their Onlyfans account, which does not allow 3rd parties to run your account.
So that was red flag #1 for me with this company, but then I came across a lawsuit where one of their models took them to court.
Aaliyah Jones, a content creator from California, filed a complaint against Bluresca, LLC, a digital marketing firm, alleging breach of contract, defamation, and negligence.
The complaint, filed in December 2023, centers on a marketing agreement Jones entered into with Bluresca in 2022. Under the agreement, the firm was responsible for promoting Jones’s OnlyFans account in exchange for a percentage of her earnings. However, Jones claims that after an initial marketing push, Bluresca significantly reduced its efforts, leaving her to drive subscriber growth independently.
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Bad Lieutenant (1992) $2,038,916
A ton of vices are shown on screen in this neo-noir. Exactly as advertised, this film is about a corrupt cop, who sexually harasses women, indulges in debts and racks up gambling debts.
Young Adam (2003) $2,561,820
This erotic drama saw its greatest success in England, grossing $1,135,673.
Young Adam stars big British cinema names including Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton and Peter Mullan.
An unusual premise for a film, David Cronenberg explores humankind's fascination with death and their ability to eroticize danger.
A car crash victim tries to channel the sexual energy from his scarring accident into rejuvenating his sex life with his wife.
With its biggest takings coming from Europe, this French horror is gory and chilling at the same time.
The film was supposed to debut in America at an annual horror film festival, but when the Motion Picture Association (MPA) gave the film an NC-17 rating, it was released unrated for only a weekend before moving to DVD.
A classic cabin in the woods, invasion from murderous demons low-budget horror.
The Evil Dead did surprisingly well at box office and turned into a franchise with four feature films and a television series.
Kids (1995) $7,412,216
Probably restricted from under 17-year olds for good reason, Lary Clark's film follows a group of teenagers as they get up to no good in New York City.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) $7,724,701
Unpalatable to some, this crime drama is about the extramarital affairs of a couple in a sophisticated restaurant in London.
Although it did gross $252,223 on opening weekend.
This film, about a burgeoning Las Vegas showgirl, earned its NC-17 rating for nudity and erotic sexuality throughout.
A rape scene in the movie was cut by 17 seconds for U.K. releases.
A historic addition, Henry & June was the first film to receive the MPAA's rating of NC-17, which was devised as a replacement for the X-rating.
The American biographical drama is about the bohemian lifestyles of artists and writers in Paris in the 1930s.
Another film set in Paris—this time in the spring of 1968, The Dreamers is about an American university student who gets caught up in an erotic love triangle.
The list would not be complete without this cult classic starring Marlon Brando.
It's an uncomfortable watch about the erotic power dynamic between a young Parisian woman and a middle-aged American businessman.
This drama, about the sexual abuse experienced in Catholic boarding school by two childhood friends, was met with critical acclaim.
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 88 percent of 144 reviews were positive, with an average rating of 7.55 out of 10.
Lust, Caution, clinches the top spot on the highest-grossing NC-17 movies of all time.
The WW2 espionage film was produced on a budget of approximately $15 million and performed well across the world.
Though in a number of countries, including China and India, most of the sex scenes had to be cut before the film could be released.
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Wendy Raine Invites Fans to Join Her on X Spaces for National Muffin Day
MILF performer Wendy Raine will be going live on X Spaces Thursday, to spend special time with her fans — especially the chocolate lovers — on National Muffin Day.
More than a quirky annual observance, National Muffin Day is a symbol of kindness and community. It’s about baking — an activity that takes time and is often done for people you care about.
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed MILF, a lifelong baker who does monthly cake reviews on X, said she is excited about hosting her very first live X Spaces event.
“Growing up we always had dessert after dinner and that has carried into my adult life,” Raine shared. “When my friend and I eat dinner together, we always have dessert and he suggested one day that I should do cake reviews for my fans. So, I started doing reviews of every chocolate cake I had! Eventually it led to other desserts, but chocolate is my all-time favorite.”
“This Thursday, I will discuss my love for all things sweet, my baking, and do a live review of some chocolate muffins for National Muffin Day! I want to know what my fans enjoy! Looking forward to hearing what your favorites are and perhaps I will review them for you one day!”
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Playboy Adds Byborg’s Gyorgy Gattyan to Board of Directors
PLBY Group, Inc., a leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle company and owner of Playboy, one of the most recognizable and iconic brands in the world, today announced the appointment of Gyorgy Gattyan to its Board of Directors.
In connection with the appointment of Mr. Gattyan, the Board was expanded from five to seven directors, but is currently composed of six directors and has one vacant seat, which the Board is working to fill with a new independent director as soon as practicable.
Mr. Gattyan is the Chief Executive Officer of Docler Holding S.a.r.l., a multinational information technology, media and entertainment company he founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Luxembourg. Docler Holding is the parent company of Byborg, which is primarily focused on the development and operation of live streaming websites, including the webcam platform LiveJasmin, which Mr. Gattyan founded in 2001. In addition, Mr. Gattyan serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of multiple charitable foundations which support a variety of causes, primarily in his native Hungary.
As we reported in January, Byborg recently completed the acquisition of Gamma Entertainment, which owns major brands such as Adult Time and Wicked Pictures.
Adult Time Parent Gamma Entertainment Acquired by Euro Conglomerate Byborg
Online entertainment company Byborg Enterprises, headed by Karoly Papp and registered in Luxembourg, announced its acquisition of Canadian adult conglomerate Gamma Entertainment.
Byborg also owns LiveJasmin, one of the world’s most dominant cam platforms, as well as LoyalFans, and recently signed a long-term license agreement with Playboy.
We’ve known this was coming for a while. Gamma has been drowning in debt for a long time, and many insiders lay the blame on the Adult Time business model.
If the name Karoly Papp sounds familiar, that might be because Papp/Byborg is one of the big players in Europe, alongside WebGroup (WGCZ Holding) — a Czech corporation that owns not only XVideos, BangBros, Flirt4Free, Xnxx, and Private, but also DDF Network — the biggest company in Budapest — and LegalPorno, one of the biggest studios in Europe. And of course, WebGroup purchased Penthouse for $11.2 million in 2018.
Gamma manages top adult brands including premium subscription service Adult Time, Wicked Pictures, X Empire and more. “This acquisition will enable Byborg to expand its network of industry leading platforms. The two companies share the same values and vision for the future, including a commitment to compliance and a shared desire to make the industry safer for both creators and consumers,” said a Byborg rep.
Management at Gamma Entertainment will remain in place to ensure continuity, with the exception of president and founder Karl Bernard, who will be stepping down. His “legacy” will continue through the ongoing work of his team, who will collaborate closely with Byborg Enterprises SA.
Unfortunately, part of his legacy is also having bowed to Bree Mills’ desire to consolidate power by forcing out everyone who knew how to make a movie that audiences were willing to pay to see: Craven Moorehead, Joanna Angel, Axel Braun, Alan X, Mike Quasar, et al.