#no more fbe

[hrh-princessanne]

It is with great sadness that we announce the Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park will not take place this year.

Despite great determination from the organising team, the current economic climate has made it unviable for the event to go ahead. Following the adverse weather experienced at Gatcombe last year, which led to the abandonment of the event, and due to the ever-increasing costs associated with operating on a green field site, it has made the event unfeasible to run.

Event Director, Peter Phillips comments, “It is with a heavy heart that The Festival, which has played a significant part in the British Eventing calendar since 1983, cannot run this year. The event has also been a huge part of my family’s lives and those of many others for 40 years.

“It has built up a large community that has enjoyed and celebrated The Festival each year. I would like to thank everyone who has been involved over the past four decades; our sponsors for their unwavering support, the large selection of trade stands and arena entertainment and our spectators who have loved coming to Gatcombe to watch the world-class equestrian sport from the famous Park Bowl.”

Event Chairman, Captain Mark Phillips adds, “The horse trials at Gatcombe and more recently the Festival of British Eventing have been a major part of my life for over 40 years when The Princess Royal and I first had the dream. The dream became reality, and with it, many special memories of the many riders, horses, volunteers, sponsors and spectators all of whom massively contributed to the history of the horse trials at Gatcombe Park.

“It’s truly a great sadness that the original model and indeed the sport has changed so much. Since Covid, costs, particularly insurance, have risen so much that the numbers no longer add up. It is an end of an era, the next 40 years of the sport will be different, let’s hope it can be equally special.”

Rosie Williams, Chief Executive of British Eventing said, “It is incredibly sad news for everyone involved in the sport. My focus this year is very much going to be on how we can implement a strategy that works for the sport going forward. We need to do everything we can to find a way to support our organisers, landowners and stakeholders to make events at wonderful venues like Gatcombe become viable. We will work hard as a governing body to assist in any way we can for the financial risk and burden to be minimised so that we can welcome Gatcombe, and others like it, back into the calendar.

“We will continue to be ongoing in discussions with Peter and the team at Gatcombe and will also be, as a matter of urgency, discussing a tender process for the national championships which will need to find a new home for this season and going forward.”

[fbefilmsblog]

[tawakkull]

ISLAM 101: Spirituality in Islam: Part 219

I’thar (Altruism)

Altruism (i’thar), preferring others to oneself when doing a good deed, is, according to the moralists, giving precedence to the common interests of the community over one’s own interests; according to Sufis, it is devoting oneself to the lives of others in complete forgetfulness of all concerns of one’s own, it is self-annihilation in the interests of others.

The opposite of altruism is the stinginess and selfishness that arise from avarice and attachment to this world. Both stinginess and selfishness are regarded as reasons for becoming distanced from the Creator, the created, and Paradise.[1] While stinginess arises from avarice and attachment to the world, generosity, benevolence, and perfect goodness arise from altruism.

Generosity means that believers give some of their belongings to others without feeling any unease in the heart. Benevolence means considering one’s own happiness as dependent on the happiness of others and, more than that, putting the welfare of others ahead of one’s own happiness. As for perfect goodness or excellence (ihsan), it means preferring others, even when one is in need oneself. The Qur’an points to such excellence or the highest degree of altruism in this verse (59:9): They feel in their hearts no displeasure because of whatever the others are given, but rather give them preference over themselves, even though poverty be their own lot.

Altruism is valuable when one attains and follows it freely; it has no value if one is forced or if one performs such an act not out of one’s own free will.

The generosity and benevolence that arise from and are dimensions of altruism have degrees, as follows:

Sacrificing one’s soul in God’s way (for God’s cause), therefore for the sake of belief and for the good of the believers, is considered the highest degree of nobility. Being able, when it is necessary, to renounce a (rightful) claim to leadership or similar high position for the well-being and unity of society, is seen as altruism one step below the first degree. Preferring the (economic) welfare of others over one’s own, is a third degree of nobility. Allowing others to benefit from one’s knowledge and ideas without expecting anything in return, is a virtue not quite as noble as the previous ones. Giving to others out of one’s income-this includes responsibilities for the giving of the prescribed and voluntary alms (zakah and sadaqa). Showing warmth, speaking soft and kind words, being of use to others, and being the means of various instances of good-these are examples of altruism that almost anyone can strive for in any situation. The first of these degrees of generosity and benevolence is a profound and fundamental dimension of altruism that not everyone can achieve. Mawlana Jami’,[2] the author of Baharistan (The Land of Spring), expresses it most memorably:

It is easy to show generosity with gold and silver Worthy of respect is he who shows generosity with his soul.

Among the characteristics and degrees of those who practice altruism are:

Offering food and feeding others at the cost of one’s own hunger and thirst, and neglecting oneself in the provision of others. Provided that no one’s rights are violated, this is a virtue characteristic of truly pious, saintly people. Despite all adversities, spending whatever one has as a favor from God in God’s way and purely for His good pleasure, and in such a disinterested manner that one forgets what good one has done. This virtue is particular to those with considerable nearness to God, who take far greater pleasure in giving than receiving. Attributing to God exclusively all the accomplishments with which one is favored without seeing oneself as the agent of any good and, without expecting any return, even in the form of spiritual pleasures, for all that one does for God’s sake, always fbeing aware of Him and experiencing oneself as the shadow of the light of His existence. This last one is the attitude and practice of those nearest to God, including primarily the noblest of humankind and the greatest of all times and places, upon him be peace and God’s blessings. His Ascension is a demonstration of his being accorded the highest honor and being sought after (by all the angels and many among human beings and jinn) as a reward for his incessant efforts for perfect knowledge of God. His return from the realms beyond the heavens to be among people in this world is such a great degree of altruism that nobody else has ever been able to achieve it. His emerging from Paradise and letting his profuse tears fall into the pits of Hell for the salvation of humankind expresses the greatest possible altruism.

O God! For the sake of your chosen Prophet, Muhammad, make us of those who do not begrudge what has been given to their brothers-in-religion, but prefer them to themselves, even though poverty be their lot, and may Your blessings and peace be on our master Muhammad and on His family and Companions.

[1] Sunan al-Tirmidhi, “Birr,” 40.

[2] Mawlana Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad al-Jami’ (1414-1492), commonly called the last great classical poet of Persia, and saint, composed numerous lyrics and idylls, as well as many works in prose. His Salaman and Absal is an allegory of profane and sacred love. Some of his other works include Haft Awrang, Tuhfat al-Ahrar, Layla wu Majnun, Fatihat al-Shabab, Lawa’ih, al-Durrah. 

[princessanneftw]

How do u know that the kids called Tim grandpa? :)

The short answer is @annefic! Lol she went to the FBE (or Gatcombe Horse Trials idk which one) one year when Savannah and Isla were smaller and I don’t know if Mia was even born yet, but apparently the adults were asking if they wanted to go inside to see ‘Gaga’ I believe? And Anne and Mark were both outside at the course, so we think they more than likely meant Tim :)

[kaiyonohime]

Ravelry took sides.  Against the fiber arts community.

Ravelry has had issues for the last few years.  They redesigned the site in such a way that it was triggering seizures in people, the heads of Ravelry dismissed such issues as bs and insulted and ignored the people that were complaining, and they took a hands off stance while a scam artist was stealing thousands of dollars from users (that scam artist would end up in jail by the end of that fiasco, all thanks to DT and not to Ravelry).

Earlier today someone, an unknown someone but there are three very good culprits suggested (Jasmin of Knitmore Girls, that toxic Ben guy from Stitches, or BzyPeach), complained about the discussion about the Lady Dye Yarns situation.

And, because of that complaint, two mods got banned.  One mod, Chupacabra, got banned for commenting that Diane of Lady Dye Yarns is being taken to court for credit card debt (this is confirmed knowledge that is available to the public on the Massachusetts website, it was not protected knowledge) and not posting proof.  And then, when a second mod stepped in, TnyPirate, and posted a screenshot of the, once again, publicly available evidence of Diane being taken to court over credit card debts, she was banned for posting proof!

It turned into a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation.  All in an attempt to silence the consumer advocacy group DT because they were sitting on knowledge that hadn’t been released yet.

Well fuck that.  Diane, if you were so scared of this getting out before, well, it’s out now.  Chupacabra posted what had not been said on Reddit.  Diane, of Lady Dye Yarns, was taking grants from the state of Massachusetts, and was specifically only shipping complete and well dyed yarns to people involved with giving those grants.  And that’s how she was supporting her business for ten years.  That’s why she was gathering information on people’s real names and linking them to social media accounts, so she could continue to make herself and her company look good, all while throwing the ‘lesser’ customers under the bus.

She was also raising money, for charity she claimed, and keeping it for herself.

She has started fighting chargebacks, so if you’re owed yarn or a refund by her, you need to fight for that money now.  She doesn’t have the cash to refund money any longer.  Especially now that people are backing away from her now that her thefts have come to light, including stealing and distributing patterns from designers she knew in real life!

All in all, it’s coming out that she really is just a terrible, terrible human being and scam artist that was able to keep the balls in the air for ten long years.

This is what Chupacabra posted on Reddit today:

Harvard Business School, Faculty & Research, Publications

August 2022 Case

HBS Case Collection

Titled ’Boston Impact Initiative: Investing in Local Change’ (Note that this save can be twitchy at times)

Oversight looks to have been an issue for this program. Intriguing considering the financial state and general disorganization of LDY and the company having received a grant with such obvious to accounting Ravelry screaming loud issues, including issues with the Mass Secretary of the Commonwealth, and what that recent debt collection court case implies as iffy credit.

Then, this was found about another program that LDY was involved in that may explain why it appears (and I am alleging) that Diane had to artificially inflate and cheerlead the state of the company. This may be a touch hard to follow because the narrative of what it is and why it is important to the story was still being fully fleshed out for following along. It wasn't quite ready for prime time yet, but was getting close.

From 2021.

First you'll need to open this archived webpage from FBE (Foundation for Business Equity) and then scroll down to the “Our Cohorts” section (almost at the bottom). On the left side there’s orange text/button labelled: “Click on logos to learn more about our Participating Enterprises in Cohort IX and X”

Have a look at the logos.So LDY is listed in their “Cohort IX” &/or “Cohort X”. That’s very recent.For more details on what the BEI Accelerator does, search this document for the phrase “Business Equity Initiative”. Keep searching because there are a few hits worth reading so that the structure of the program makes better sense.

Diane was 100% certainly a member of the BEI Accelerator program in late 2021.

Confirmation was found on Twitter. The tweet is from FBE’s acct and it says:

“As the holiday season arrives, we are highlighting some of the incredible businesses in our Business Equity Initiative (BEI) program. Today we are sharing two businesses that are perfect for classic gifts: Elegant Stitches and ladydyeyarns”, followed by a photo of four dyed skeins with the LDY logo below them.

Diane better have shipped ALLLLL of the contents of her “Ready-To-Ship: The Fabulous Holiday Box” to customers who were directed via this site …. to this one..

It is suspected that things like that tweet above, plus other FBE-generated industry puff articles, were one of the contributing factors to Diane feeling she needed to keep separate league tables/lists of customers to single out for special treatment.

There’s no way she would have ripped off an investor or some big-wig/big-name by giving them the plebeian version of one of her boxes (or none at all!). They’d receive the bespoke one with 120% of the contents plus a hand-composed note. Delivered on. time. or kablooey … shit says hello to fan. Nobody complains like a burned donor. NOBODY.

It is also suspected that all of the above is why she also has bigger name defenders. She cultivated those relationships to cultivate more relationships to bring in more money to look better to programs. It's an ouroboros of networking to get more money to network to get more money.

It's bullshit all the way down, and at the very bottom are the customers who were simply rungs on the ladder to the real moneymakers and grant program approvers.

Now that it's been reported that on top of the inability to confirm claimed donations, stall on any refunds, and the outright theft from designers that she knew in real life and served on the Vogue Diversity Councel with that she is possibly fighting disputes, the Mass AG is making calls, and the DT forum and mods have been targeted for official shutting the fuck up it's starting to look like this was possibly just another scammer in some extra pretty packaging.

For what it is worth I absolutely think her defenders are being just as manipulated as everyone else has been. I just can't say if they are victims or volunteers yet, and they aren't talking so I'll leave that up to everyone else to decide.

[3rddimension]

about the FBE video, it's my first time watching it and one of the things that caught my attention was shayne's stance on dating a fellow youtuber saying that it would make things complicated. i like that since then, obviously, his opinions have changed and he's matured a lot when it comes to dating and relationships.

also, i feel like his relationship with courtney was more of a dating-your-best-friend situation rather than a dating-a-youtuber thing.

My first time as well and he definitely seeing the relationship as dating your best friend more than youtuber 100%.

[vander-affectionate]

theres a villain named jia, not a lot of grayson, but new look on younger, vulnerable vander

warning for harassment, assault, and a hell of a lot of bullshit i made up in two seconds about piltover law enforcement regulations, not proofread but when do i ever do that. i'd been working on this for days straight, gn!reader here ig? it's not as intense as you think it is i swear

Vander draws a hand down his face because the situation in the bar is not getting any better. It's not that he can't ask Grayson's new tail chaser to leave, but it wouldn't be too wise if he wanted to keep the peace. She's flirting him up and down the counter as he hands off tankards, following behind him with bouyant laughter and brushing against his arm when he's collecting half finished flagons from tables.

Her superiors think it's cute. He's sheepishly turning her away and avoiding her more than occasional wandering touches. Grayson's gone to deal with some shit and this is a favor he's paying back. He didn't anticipate this woman taking a liking to him.

"There's a nice lookin' gent over there who can't take his eyes off ya," he nods to the booth over her shoulder, but she doesn't follow his eyes to the flustered lad. She's staring up at him.

"But I don't want a gent." Her hand curls around his wrist - tries to - and Vander tries not to wince from how she's pressing herself into his hip. "I want you."

His eyes flit up to her and the muffled chuckle of her higher ranking officer is not helping. He stopped looking over there after the first half hour went by and now he's hoping to shake her before this hour comes to a close. "Look. Uh-"

"Jia." She offers on a dreamy sigh, smiling wider and pushing up on his tense arm so her breath fans over his face.

She's a pretty thing. He couldn't deny that if he wanted to because her eyes are a twinkling jade and her hair is a startling flow of gold that looks like it's outgrown a bob. She's had half the enforcer unit in his bar giving her none too subtle glances and she knows it so he doesn't understand why she's caught up on him when there's a perfect little puppy eyeing her in the corner.

Vander relaxes his arm so the distance is kept. "Jia." he sighs patiently, "I'm not interested in a person who wears the enforcer uniform." Or you for that matter lingers on the tip of his tongue. Other less civil replies are spinning laps in his head as he tries to form a polite sentence.

She's stronger than she looks. She yanks him down by the collar and he drops a couple freshly topped off tankards on the floor and he rounds to tell her to back the fuck off so he can do his job, but his ear is between his teeth and Vander drops the other tankards when her lips press against the shell of his ear,

"I can take the uniform off, sir."

He freezes up.

His head is spinning and the hand on his collar suddenly feels like it's around his neck when it won't free his collar after he tugs loosely at it.

"Y'lright mannin' the bar, hotshot?"

Vander's shoulders fall and his eyes are nearly closing from the contentment that comes from hearing your voice, it's only natural that he's tilting his head back to steal a glance at you despite how awkward it might feel on his neck.

"A new face or two, nothin' I can't handle," He shoots you his best smile, the one that makes his heart full and his mind empty and fbe one you tell him makes you a clutz in rush hour. But you're not looking at him. "I see you're a walkin' marvel once again. How's that fairin' for you?"

"Flirting won't get you a raise, V."

You're wiping the bar down and sending a wink to one of the rosy cheeked uniforms sitting at the counter.

He pouts, huffing and grumbling about not wanting a raise anyway as he picks up fallen tankards. You're so preoccupied with the company in front of you that you won't look at —

"You never answered my question, V." a syrupy voice lilts through his ears.

Vander stills, that nickname on someone else's lips making him sit upright. He doesn't spare her a glance as he walks back toward the counter, "I'd appreciate it if you didn't call me that." he grounds out.

"But it's sexy." she giggles and he's caught on a table. He stops immediately, having remembered all the messes and fights he's caused from tipping ale only to turn and see Jia with a beltloop in her finger. "Is that something people only call you after hours?" Her hand slides around his front and over his toned stomach before his hand closes around her wrist and keeps it from going lower.

A few eyes are on them and Jia is certainly wide eyed as she regards him. He's no longer smiling politely, a pointed look on his face as he returns her hand to her.

You want to laugh because you've never seen anyone grate his nerves like that, let alone a girl, and still people despite his size expect him to have a bad temper. It's hilarious to see him cornered in an audience of gunpowder because, despite the looming danger, it's where he best thrives. But as you guessed, when Vander straightens, broad shoulders accenting how massive he really is — some gazes darken from the unrealized threat.

It's best to get him out of the crowd when people start seeing him as such.

"Vander."

His eyes fall away from the woman in front of him to you and he thinks he might be in trouble from how firm your voice is, wincing slightly and head bowing despite doing nothing wrong until he sees the amusement in your eyes. You see him. You know what's going on and he hopes you don't tell him to go in the back because he doesn't want to leave you to handle the collective uniforms alone.

You nod your head, an order rather than a question for him to come near. "Help me behind the bar."

He's more than happy to ignore the protests of an enforcer to do as you say and he's brushing up against you like pleased housecat, a faint hum on his lips before he cleans tankards (his least favorite job) with a smile.

"You never answered my question, Vanner." she opts for leaning on the bar and he stills.

She's saying his name wrong and you're not sure if it's on purpose, but it's usually an easy pet peeve to get him riled up. He doesn't turn. He doesn't answer and she slams her hands down on the bar counter. Vander jumps slightly, throat bobbing as he stares at the tankard in his hand and his ears are flushed.

"Look at an officer when you're spoken to."

Her voice is a reminder of what happens in the undercity when you're cornered by an enforcer, let alone a brigade of twenty.

Doing the math, there are four people at the bar and you can count on your hand how much shorter two of them are than Vander. There's one elder among them and a woman packed to the gills with ammo, but doesn't have the look of experience her elders do. Jia is much like the rest of her squad; well-equipped and no doubt well trained to take a challenge like Vander.

Vander's twitching fingers are pressed tight to the tankard and he turns his back to her so he can meet your eyes for a brief moment.

His shirt is sticking awkwardly to him from sweat, his brows are steepled, and his wobbly frown paired with pleading eyes makes your breath hitch. He's never been this panicked before. He's never had a woman insist she sleep with him without a way out.

"This is a bar, not a brothel," you call and she stares at you thoroughly pissed off at your interruption. "And as such, the bar hands are not allowed to interact with the customers for more than a friendly chat in and outside of the bar, so can I interest you in a drink?"

She shifts her weight on her feet, nodding, "If you could pour me a glass of fuck off then I'd be delighted."

Jia pushes her weight onto the counter and her feet barely landed on it, but you have moved, situating yourself between her and Vander who's staring down at you, tugging at your shirt to try to defuse the situation, but you're leaning on the bar with a kind smile that's making his heart drop into his stomach.

"Get your feet off my bar counter." your sweet tone does little to mask what's going to happen next.

The female enforcer swings her foot at your face, but in one smooth motion to dodge it, you catch her ankle and shove her off the counter. She squawks and it makes her superiors at the counter choke on their laughter. All you do is pointedly watch and wipe down where her boots dug into the counter.

It's no surprise when she climbs to her feet and takes hold of your shirt, but you're completely unbothered as you stare at her hand as if it's riddled with disease.

"If you rats wanted a fight all you had to do was say so," she sneers at you and you sigh.

"I want you to get your piltie hands off me before I catch whatever delusional bullshit you're on."

A firm crack echoes on the four walls of the bar. You hiss, gripping the metal edge of the counter and as you stagger back with watery eyes. It stings and you groan, leaning your head back to meet her eyes.

She stares in shock when you're smirking at her.

"Isn't it a misdemeanor to assault a citizen for an unwarranted incursion?"

As your blood drips on the floor, the situation settles in. That vehement glare falters before she's collecting whatever resolve she has to square off on you. "What of it?" she scowls, "You're no citizen of Piltover."

"I'm not?" you whisper conspiratorially, a hand coming to your chest, "But then who governs the undercity?"

You receive only silence in return.

"Right. So I've been assaulted by Piltover law enforcement." you let blood drip down your nose, uncaring if it's running along your cupid's bow. "Not only that, you've spent the last half hour harassing one of my bar hands which is also a violation of civil code and enforcer behavioral practices."

"You can't prove anything," she scowls and her pretty green eyes are sharper than they've been all afternoon when aimed at you.

"I can't? My nose doesn't have indents from your tailored brass lined gloves?" you raise a brow, "There are plenty of enforcers with the size of your fingers specifically? I'm sure the Academic Bureau of Inventive Research couldn't possibly find a match to you."

A hand on your arm squeezes and Vander's quickly giving your face a onceover before you turn your attention back to the officer in front of you. He's giving you these eyes, please stop.

"Not to mention what kind of trouble decorated officers would get into for watching a subordinate assault and harass a representitive to the civil council of the Academic Bureau." you lean on the counter and her associates seem to have just been hit by a brick of reality when they remember their own existence. "And Grayson, let's not forget her. What would she say? I'm sure the other half of the bar didn't see anything either?"

Vander's painfully aware of the picture you've painted. There's a handful, five or six people in a booth, that give a wave as if to prove your point. There's only a handful of them, you and Vander, and you're all outnumbered by government dogs. It wouldn't matter how good you are at handling yourselves.

"Nothing." one of the enforcers say, "You're under arrest for conspiracy."

You roll your eyes and the people at the bar stand up, guns cock and Vander's clutching you by the arms and you roll your eyes at this show of blatant dominance from the enforcers.

"What are you doing?" he asks, pulling you closer to him as the woman who was aggressively flirting with him pulls you away to cuff your wrists in metal.

Vander's shouting for them to let you go before he cracks some skulls and he's about to lose his shit when they're pulling you outside, but they stop. Twenty uniforms are outnumbered by the crowd in front of the bar and all of them slowly come to realize you're in cuffs and there are enforcers in their neck of the woods.

You shoot a smile at Jia, "Are you really going to arrest me for defending my husband?"

Your voice carries and the crowd shifts, closing in a little closer as murmurings break out. Vander pushes from the small crowd of uniforms to be among the sea of fissurefolk and you can see the visible sweat forming on their foreheads.

"What's going on here?"

You nod gleefully at Grayson, a smile on your face as Vander approaches her and he opens his mouth to speak, but someone's doing it for him.

"Nothing." Jia says, quickly undoing your cuffs and you purse your lips.

"Really?" you look over your shoulder to the small band of witnesses you purposefully had waiting in the bar.

"It looks like you arrested one of the partners of that bar." Grayson says and you shoot her a smile as you walk over to Vander. He's all too happy to sweep you into his arms and nuzzle his nose against your cheek, his chest rumbling as he grunts threats if you ever were to try that again.

"I guess nothing happened, Vander. Is wrongful arrest a misdemeanor, too?"

You don't have to look behind you to know Grayson's squad has stiffened and you tip your head back, a smile on your face when you meet eyes with Jia.

"Oops." you set a hand over mouth and do nothing to hide your smile as Grayson herds them off before the bar's weekend rush of ale drinkers decide to sate a different kind of thirst as they watch the uniforms disappear.

Other employed barkeeps take on the brunt of the sudden fill of people in the bar while Vander pulls you away from the crowds and upstairs into your shared bedroom.

The first thing he does is pull you into his arms and bury his face in your neck.

"Next time you're going to pull something like that, wink at me or something." he groans as you pepper kisses over the side of his face and he pulls back to look at your semi-clean face.

You peel off your shirt and wipe the rest of the blood from your nose. Vander takes your chin in his fingers, gently prodding the swollen area and sighing when you don't wince too bad. He kisses the space between your brows and rubs your bare arms.

"It's not broken, you're lucky." he whispers, kissing your forehead. "I should've called you when she started flirting with me. Thought I could handle it."

You kiss his shoulder as he pulls you to lay on top of him while he sprawls out on the bed. "You couldn't have known." He grunts in response, burying his face in your neck and sighing, "You okay, big guy? You were pretty shaken up earlier, had me worried."

"Yeah," he murmurs. "Nothing a little rest can't fix."

You hum, pressing a kiss to his cheek and his jaw, massaging his shoulders and feeling the way he allows himself to relax from your touch. Kisses slowly run down his neck and his hands seat themselves on your hips,

"That was hot." he squeezes your hips. "When you tossed that enforcer off the counter, I think I saw my soul leave my body."

You snicker against his neck and lean up to look down at him. He pulls your hips to grind over the hardness in his trousers, licking his lips and taking in the sight of you topless. "I wouldn't be surprised if you orchestrated all that to get me like this."

"I would. Smart enough to convince Grayson and Nia to let you defend my honor? Genius." He whispers, fingers playing with the button of your pants.

"Jia." you correct and he gives you a pointed look to which you giggle and lean against him.

"That's what you want to correct me on? Not working with enforcers, just the Jia part?"

You lean down and capture Vander's lips in a sweet kiss that has his breath hitchng and his head spinning. "Keep your enemies close." you remind him gently.

He draws the button to your pants loose to draw his hands around your hips before cupping the your ass. You sigh, leaning your head back and grinding harder on top of him.

He jolts suddenly and you're in his arms, both of you against the wall, but Vander's focused on something else.

"Right there. You see that?"

"Babe, are you serious?"

He's glaring at the frog on your cracked window. He's outside and perched vertically against the glass. Vander sneers at him as a cat would a dog and you kiss his cheek, prying yourself from his arms as you near the window and he's two steps behind you.

"He's going to get in, slam it." he whisper shouts and you pause by the window, only to grate his nerves. "The safety of our bedroom is at stake. Slam. It."

You slowly roll the window shut and he holds his breath when the frog moves a little.

"Lock it."

"Vander." you laugh and he's nearing the window, cautiously tapping the glass that shows the frog's belly.

You lock the window and he sweeps you into a grateful hug, "What would I do without you?"

"Succumb to frogs, apparently."

He's pulling his shirt over his head, adamant on showing you his gratitude for having his back against the cold-blooded villains of the world.

Enforcers. And frogs.

[thiziri]

The fact that during the fbe, we've got more of Lindsay pics than Tim's, irritates me. Like WHY???

[viastro]

i just read 'say you love me' and when i tell u i actually screamed when i read fbe last line. i. am in big vernon brain rot and u made it so so soooo much more worse. thank u.

AAAAA THANK YOU !!! i am so happy i was able to provide content for your vernon brain rot LMAO

[fbefilmsblog]

[datasoulglitch]

[Soulmate Demons AU old arts / secret board]

Yes, we had drawings that we decided not to publish openly but to keep between ourselves, out of respect for our mutual friend who does not like this ship. ....If to think so, it’s kinda selfish, depriving people of such drawings by declaring and reminding under each similar art how much you don’t like it and putting pressure telling about being traumatized by this ship.. I no longer intend to hide it just for the sake of one person who, in the end, never was there for me after all their words and promises. If you happen to see this.. that's your problem, sorry.

This is another art related to Dark or Evil Soul, and believe me, this is the peak of what these two are capable of in relation to each other in terms of vulgarity. Probably because I can't imagine anything more dirty between them.. and I don't want to.

It was someone's bad joke (mine. Me and Corrupt didn’t get along very well back then, and I could afford such a prank). I'm still a little ashamed of it. Soul too, by the way. He freed him pretty quickly haha. What about Corrupt? He was quiet for a long time after that..

This is something very unfinished, but it's a whole story. WIP, if you call it.. Based on the fact that BF dislikes Corrupt very much, due to the fact that he himself was with Soul before, and due to the fact that he completely distrusts Corrupt, sees him only as a monster, and constantly expects some kind of meanness from him, saying that Corrupt just got in his way into Soul's trust and manipulates his mind. I still want to finish this even though quite a long time has passed. This is one of the things I don't want to leave unfinished, but there's a lot of work there. One way or another, as in the case of the “comics” about the Monster, this will be a separate post along with all the text that comes with it. In the worst case, it will only be text rewritten into a more detailed fanfic.

I think you have already noticed that I figure in moments like this.. don’t worry, Corurpt took revenge on me for such antics when he had such an opportunity. Well, BF and Corrupt more or less got along by that time too. It was a punishment, and that’s what we were roleplayed, I don’t remember how it started, it’s just that someone like this kind of thing. I wonder what it feels like to be forcefully licked....

*sigh* ...This was originally going to be worn by Soul, but Corrupt ended up being the victim instead. Soul himself did not mind participating in this. Strange affair.. This is based on what my friend originally came up with, portraying it as if it were my idea (as if!). I'm not usually into putting guys in dresses, but I have nothing against it, I just don't understand it a little. It wasn't such a problem for me to drew it, but Corrupt hates this memory very much..

I ended it when we stopped communicating. He's still following this board, but he probably didn't even notice it. Or pretended that I no longer existed, I don’t know.. Another shot from our roleplay. They fbeing forced to kiss due to the fact that both were under the control of voodoo dolls. Did someone (it was one of “our” corrupted OC, who at that time lived with them) just decide to ship them too aggressively? Funny, but weird. Going through these drawings, I experience what you people call “cringe,” but not to a strong enough degree. Just.. back then I didn’t think about what it looked like, because I just wanted to please someone I considered my good friend. Now.. this isn't even something I would normally draw. Well.. that's all for now. Not like anyone was waiting this shit.

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ISLAM 101: Spirituality in Islam: Part 103

I’thar (Altruism)

Altruism (i’thar), preferring others to oneself when doing a good deed, is, according to the moralists, giving precedence to the common interests of the community over one’s own interests; according to Sufis, it is devoting oneself to the lives of others in complete forgetfulness of all concerns of one’s own, it is self-annihilation in the interests of others.

The opposite of altruism is the stinginess and selfishness that arise from avarice and attachment to this world. Both stinginess and selfishness are regarded as reasons for becoming distanced from the Creator, the created, and Paradise.[1] While stinginess arises from avarice and attachment to the world, generosity, benevolence, and perfect goodness arise from altruism.

Generosity means that believers give some of their belongings to others without feeling any unease in the heart. Benevolence means considering one’s own happiness as dependent on the happiness of others and, more than that, putting the welfare of others ahead of one’s own happiness. As for perfect goodness or excellence (ihsan), it means preferring others, even when one is in need oneself. The Qur’an points to such excellence or the highest degree of altruism in this verse (59:9): They feel in their hearts no displeasure because of whatever the others are given, but rather give them preference over themselves, even though poverty be their own lot.

Altruism is valuable when one attains and follows it freely; it has no value if one is forced or if one performs such an act not out of one’s own free will.

The generosity and benevolence that arise from and are dimensions of altruism have degrees, as follows:

Sacrificing one’s soul in God’s way (for God’s cause), therefore for the sake of belief and for the good of the believers, is considered the highest degree of nobility. Being able, when it is necessary, to renounce a (rightful) claim to leadership or similar high position for the well-being and unity of society, is seen as altruism one step below the first degree. Preferring the (economic) welfare of others over one’s own, is a third degree of nobility. Allowing others to benefit from one’s knowledge and ideas without expecting anything in return, is a virtue not quite as noble as the previous ones. Giving to others out of one’s income-this includes responsibilities for the giving of the prescribed and voluntary alms (zakah and sadaqa). Showing warmth, speaking soft and kind words, being of use to others, and being the means of various instances of good-these are examples of altruism that almost anyone can strive for in any situation. The first of these degrees of generosity and benevolence is a profound and fundamental dimension of altruism that not everyone can achieve. Mawlana Jami’,[2] the author of Baharistan (The Land of Spring), expresses it most memorably:

It is easy to show generosity with gold and silver Worthy of respect is he who shows generosity with his soul.

Among the characteristics and degrees of those who practice altruism are:

Offering food and feeding others at the cost of one’s own hunger and thirst, and neglecting oneself in the provision of others. Provided that no one’s rights are violated, this is a virtue characteristic of truly pious, saintly people. Despite all adversities, spending whatever one has as a favor from God in God’s way and purely for His good pleasure, and in such a disinterested manner that one forgets what good one has done. This virtue is particular to those with considerable nearness to God, who take far greater pleasure in giving than receiving. Attributing to God exclusively all the accomplishments with which one is favored without seeing oneself as the agent of any good and, without expecting any return, even in the form of spiritual pleasures, for all that one does for God’s sake, always fbeing aware of Him and experiencing oneself as the shadow of the light of His existence. This last one is the attitude and practice of those nearest to God, including primarily the noblest of humankind and the greatest of all times and places, upon him be peace and God’s blessings. His Ascension is a demonstration of his being accorded the highest honor and being sought after (by all the angels and many among human beings and jinn) as a reward for his incessant efforts for perfect knowledge of God. His return from the realms beyond the heavens to be among people in this world is such a great degree of altruism that nobody else has ever been able to achieve it. His emerging from Paradise and letting his profuse tears fall into the pits of Hell for the salvation of humankind expresses the greatest possible altruism.

O God! For the sake of your chosen Prophet, Muhammad, make us of those who do not begrudge what has been given to their brothers-in-religion, but prefer them to themselves, even though poverty be their lot, and may Your blessings and peace be on our master Muhammad and on His family and Companions.

[1] Sunan al-Tirmidhi, “Birr,” 40. [2] Mawlana Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad al-Jami’ (1414-1492), commonly called the last great classical poet of Persia, and saint, composed numerous lyrics and idylls, as well as many works in prose. His Salaman and Absal is an allegory of profane and sacred love. Some of his other works include Haft Awrang, Tuhfat al-Ahrar, Layla wu Majnun, Fatihat al-Shabab, Lawa’ih, al-Durrah.

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Pipe Coatings

Pipe coatings are materials that are applied to the exterior and/or interior surfaces of pipes to protect them from corrosion, abrasion, and other forms of damage. These coatings can be in the form of paints, epoxies, polyurethanes, or other specialized materials that provide a barrier between the pipe surface and its environment.

Some common types of pipe coatings include fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyurethane (PU) coatings. Each type of coating has its own unique properties and is selected based on factors such as the type of pipe, the operating environment, and the required level of protection.

Pipe Coatings Market

The global pipe coatings market is a multi-billion-dollar industry that is driven by demand from various end-use industries such as oil and gas, water and wastewater, chemical processing, and power generation. The market is segmented based on the type of coating, the type of pipe, and the application.

Based on type, the market is segmented into fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyurethane (PU), and others. Among these, FBE and PE coatings are the most commonly used coatings due to their high performance and durability.

Based on pipe type, the market is segmented into steel, concrete, ductile iron, and others. Steel pipes are the most commonly used pipes in various industries and therefore dominate the pipe coatings market.

Based on application, the market is segmented into onshore and offshore. The offshore segment is expected to grow at a faster rate due to the increasing demand for oil and gas from offshore reserves.

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