#Sara M. Lyons

[danses-with-dogmeat]

Day 30 -- Sarah Lyons

The (nsfw) details for Kinktober 2023, Day 30 are just below the cut!

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Breath Play with Sarah Lyons x m!Lone

Sarah Lyons is a badass, that much is definitely true, but I'd like to think she has a soft spot for sweet lil vaulties. 😏

I hope y'all enjoy! <3

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Included: Breath play, shower sex, hand jobs, kissing, touching, light cumplay, light dom/sub dynamics, light femdom.

Words: 1.9k

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White steam billowed about their sodden forms, curling upwards in hazy coils that softened Lone’s features to her sultry gaze. Sarah’s eyes were only half-opened, as her arms wrapped around her partner’s shoulders, as she relented to his bullshit suggestion to help save more water. 

‘It’s what my father would’ve wanted.’ He’d said, making her laugh and cringe all at once. 

But ultimately, Lone was right. It was over now, the Enclave was gone, the purifier was working like it was always meant to, like Lone’s father had always dreamed it would, and, for the first time in her living memory, Sarah Lyons could enjoy the luxury of a hot shower and a bit of relaxation.

Her partner joining her was just the polish on the sword, and this… Their hands roaming over her scarred skin, their lips pressing to hers in passionate clashes, the heat of the water raining down, making her breathless, making Lone look fevered and intense and wild for her– well, more so than usual– it was overwhelming in the best of ways.

Sarah felt as though she had to fight him back, or the ex-vaultie would consume her whole. She’d seen him in the field, knew what he was capable of, and it excited her. 

One of her hands smoothed to the front of him, sliding easily over the wetness on his chest, before her fingers found their way to his collarbones, then up to the column of his throat. At the same time, her other hand eased its way down his body leisurely, delighting in the feel of his muscular form, in the ways he’d changed from how she first knew him. 

He’d been soft upon their first meeting. Soft, scared, and more out of place than a molerat in a vertibird’s piloting seat. 

Then Lone had made a name for himself, he’d hardened along with the landscape that became his new home, he grew closer to what she wanted, what she needed in her life-- what she hadn't known until she met him.

Sarah had thought the Brotherhood would be her companion forevermore, that the Pride would take the place of those relationships she saw blooming at random intervals among Brotherhood knights, but this… What she had with Lone wasn’t what she expected, wanted, even, but now that she had it, she wondered how she ever got by before. 

What she and Lone shared, maybe it wasn’t absolutely necessary for her survival, but it made her feel alive like nothing else. 

Even the rush of the battlefield didn't quite compare to this thrilling bliss.

Lone’s sounds left him in rough growls as her hand set more firmly over his throat, putting pressure there the way he liked, as her other hand journeyed over his heaving torso, and dipped down to brush over his stiffening erection. 

A breathless chuckle left him, and Sarah felt her hand jostle at the bob of his Adam’s apple. 

“Mm, Sarah…” It came out so husky already, and she’d barely started with him. 

She felt Lone’s hands running up her body in-turn, one grasping at the softness of one breast, as the other dug its short nails into the small of her back, hauling her closer. Her grip only tightened in response, both at his cock and his neck, and Lone released another heady groan. 

They knew how to play each other, like the feel of a laser rifle in hand, she knew him now. Lone’s ins and outs, what made him tick, how he operated, where exactly she needed to touch to get the exact response she craved. 

“Fuck, baby, your hands are rough.” He growled it out like it irked him, but Sarah smiled at it all the same, and gave him another dizzying squeeze. 

“Only to your smooth, baby skin, vaultie.” She chuckled, and saw an answering smile rise to his expression as more of a grimace. 

“Just lucky we have all this water,” She continued, her voice low amid the hiss of the shower water hitting the concrete floor below. “Helping to ease my way over you. May not be so fortunate next time.” 

“Mm, no.” Lone rasped as she began to work over his cock, using the little lubrication the water provided to work her calloused fingers over the grooves of his swollen shaft. “No, but I don’t– ah, you know I like it rough.” 

“That’s what you say.” She teased as she blinked water droplets from her blonde eyelashes. “But it’s hard to believe when you never quit complaining about it.” 

Sarah picked up her pace, pulsing her grip around his cock and his throat alike as she began to ease off his air supply, as she felt a tightening heat fill his member to bursting, as his tip began to leak a new kind of lubrication. 

“Oh, Sarah,” She mocked him, “Too fast! Too tight, too hard! Mercy, please!” She saw him flinch, his hazy, distant eyes sparking with a good-natured annoyance at her teasing, even as his body started to tremble, as his face started to redden to that same deep color as his cock from the lack of air. 

“Not like those silky, sweet hands of… Ah, shit, what was the girl’s name? Amanda?” 

“Amat–” Lone tried, but Sarah’s grip melted his word into a helpless moan. 

“Doesn’t matter.” She said with a shit-eating grin spread over her features, dulled only slightly by the arousal she felt at seeing her partner this way. “She’s not here now, is she? Nah, you’re stuck with the mean, gruff Brotherhood Sentinel, the one who makes you shake and plead until you're bursting at the seams.”  

He damn-near whimpered at that, knowing it to be true. 

God, I love when he gets like this.

Her strong, solid Brotherhood brother-in-arms, dissolved down to that sweet, soft vault boy she was remiss to fall for in the first place. Only around her could he let down his guard like this.

She’d been the first of the Brotherhood to meet him, after all, when he had been so oblivious to what he was that he didn’t feel the need to hide it behind that stoic, formidable exterior mask he plastered to himself all the time now. 

She loved who he became, loved what he did for the Brotherhood, the CW, the whole entire Wasteland, and she respected the hell out of him for all of it, but… Still, in her own serious, level-headed heart, Sarah had a deep affection for that sweet, stumbling amateur she’d met those months ago. 

My sweet Lone… she’d called him one night, brushing her fingers through his hair and feeling the fineness of it. He’d almost looked offended, until he shifted to look into her eyes. Then, Lone knew the truth of it. 

She’d loved him all the while, long before she gave herself permission to. 

“Please, Sarah.” He choked out around the pressure of her hand. It’d grown more firm without her realizing, her fingers squeezing the walls of his throat so tightly, she could hear the labor it took for him to haul in any semblance of oxygen. 

She released her hold slightly, and felt his body heave as it drank in breath. His eyes regained some of their presence; though, now they threatened to roll back in his head as his muscles strained from the feeling of oxygen suddenly flooding into them. 

His cock pulsed at the very same time, oozing his precum out over her fingers as his hips bucked, until the stream of the shower washed it away. The warm droplets pattered down like a massage, easing her own muscles while stimulating her partner at the very same time, as she kept the sensitive head of him tilted up to meet the pressure of the water raining down. 

“Want to finish for me?” She prompted, her subconscious growing increasingly anxious at the amount of clean, fresh water vanishing down into the drain. 

“Yes.” It came out weakly, and the gruffness had a chill erupting up her spine, spreading gooseprickles over her skin as it went. “Let me finish f-for you, Sarah.” 

“Buck into me.” She commanded, and Lone instantly relented to her. 

His hips clashed wildly into her touch, until the head of his cock was jamming into the skin just below her belly button. She clenched her hand tightly around him, gripping the loose skin until she felt it drag against her palm, until she saw the way his teeth gritted and his face grew dark with the overstimulation of her contact in addition to the distinct absence of oxygen. 

“Close.” Lone choked, and Sarah felt his cock pulse in her hand again, this time overtly noticeable, even with the feel of the water battering her skin, she felt his hips tremble as they pushed forward into her, growing more frantic with each passing moment. 

The water was growing cooler around her, but she wasn’t sure if it was the time they’d spent there in the shower, or the stifling heat of her own skin making it seem so. 

Come on. Her mind urged, as her hand quickened, and as she heard her partner attempt to gasp, as his mouth opened in a silent, winded “O”, she released the pressure on his throat and cock all at once.

Her hand stayed around him on both accounts, but the oxygen flooding in, the lack of stalling pressure around the length of his cock, and he was at his release, gasping audibly this time as he sprayed enthusiastic ropes of his spend onto her belly. Lone’s whole body shook until he was falling against the metal wall behind him, with only Sarah’s hold to keep him standing. 

His labored breaths, coming out as weak, raspy moans in his throat’s soreness, had her own arousal chomping at the bit within her, ready for her own bit of stimulation to send her over the edge after him. 

I’ll have to wait though. No more wasting water, we’ve been selfish enough as it is. 

She felt his member give one last pulse against the grip of her hand, before it softened, and she released him. Lone blinked at her, looking as though he’d just awoken. He was a sodden mess, hair dripping down into his tired eyes, hands shaking, shining chest heaving with his deep intakes of breath, his whole body glistening with shower water and sweat alike. 

They allowed themselves both one final run of their hands, hers still firm as they wiped him down, helping to clean the remnants of their recent efforts from his skin, the same as his shaking hands did with her. She reveled in his touch as much as her conscience would allow, the feel of his body's light trembles in the aftermath, the delicate way he wove his fingers over her skin, that deep, genuine care in his fatigued expression.

Then the lever squealed as she reluctantly pulled her hand from him and turned the shower off, the pouring water sputtering as it came to a halt above them. 

Lone’s hands were still on her though, grasping around her body, wantonly for the fact that he’d just orgasmed and looked more worn than an initiate after their first day at bootcamp. His fingers dipped between her legs briefly, and he felt her own enthusiasm there, present in the sticky wetness within her folds that had failed to wash off. 

“Seems we’re not done yet…” Lone's voice rasped, tired still, but mischievous, and filled with lewd promises for what was to come. 

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hi!! i know this has beeb asked before but not for a while and I thought there might be some releases since then, so : any Queer High Fantasy? I've been recommended Priory of the Orange Tree before. Thank you!!

Not sure when the last time was but here’s what’s currently on my radar! (You can also find these here, and an asterisk means it’s not out yet: https://lgbtqreads.com/sff/spec-fic-by-subgenre/) I bolded some of the ones that are newer or coming out in the next few months.

MG

*Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp – NB

Sir Callie by Esme Symes-Smith – NB

YA

Female Protags

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco – L

Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran

Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst – L,B

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst – B

The Impostor Queen by Sarah Fine – B

Noble Falling and Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines

Rule by Ellen Goodlett

Havenfall by Sara Holland

*Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire by Erica Hollis

The Afterward by EK Johnston

Empirium by Claire Legrand – B

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller – BA

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria – B, A

The Third Daughter and The Second Son by Adrienne Tooley

Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells – B

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler

Male Protags

Cloaked in Shadow by Ben Alderson

The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler

Skybound by Alex London

So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas – T

Non-Binary Protags

Spell Bound by FT Lukens

Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller – GF

*A Hundred Vicious Turns by Lee Paige O’Brien

Adult

Female Protags

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

Tales of Inthya by Effie Calvin

The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell

Rook & Rose by M.A. Carrick

The Night and its Moon by Piper CJ

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

*Warmongers by C.L. Clark

The Gardener’s Hand by Felicia Davin

*The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey

The Drowning Empire by Andrea Stewart (Amz)

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Malice by Heather Walter

When Women Were Warriors series by Catherine M. Wilson

Male Protags

Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley

The Cadeleonian series by Ginn Hale

Tales From Verania by T.J. Klune

A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

*Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton

Stagsblood Trilogy by Gideon E. Wood

Genderqueer Protags

*The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

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Smoke and Mirrors

8- The Mirror Doesn't Lie 

Book: The Royal Romance Finale+, Alternate Universe 

Series Premise: Hidden in the shadows, poised to challenge the status quo are enemies of the state. The loyalties and honesty of family and friends will be tested. ‘Keep your friends close, your enemies closer’. 

Smoke and Mirrors Masterlist 

Main Pairing: Liam Rys x F!MC Riley Brooks-Rys, OTP ‘LiRi’ 

2nd Pairings: Leo Rys x Amalas, Drake Walker x F!OC Delaney Leigh, Olivia Nevrakis x M!OC Alex Cossoy 

*Most characters belong to Pixelberry 

*Not Beta’d, please excuse all errors.  

Rating: M🔞*Series Warnings: NSFW material, sexual innuendo, adult language/swearing/drinking/gun violence. Not recommended for anyone under 18 years of age. 

Category: Alternate Universe/on-going series/angst/fluff 

Words: 1990

8- The Mirror Doesn’t Lie 

Chapter Summary: Preparations for the Celebration Ball continue for the upcoming Saturday at the palace to officially inform the court of the princes and their expected arrival date in August. Drake’s revelations about his future are revealed with memories of the past for Liam. Lena, under custody with Interpol is transferred to Lyon, France.  

Music and Title Inspiration:

Simply the Best, Sara Beth                                               Mirrors, Justin Timberlake 

A/N1: My submission for @choicesflashfics Week #38, Prompt #1 - “I love your curves. I think it’s one of the best things about you.”, Prompt #2 - “Pretending to be happy is pretty damn exhausting.” 

A/N2: My submission for Choices June Challenge, Prompt – Nature – Run (jogging), beach, sunshine, summer. @liaromancewriter 

A/N3: My submission for Character Summer Challenge, Prompt – beach @choicesficwriterscreations 

Bright, early mornings in the summer always brought a calming solace for Liam. As he jogged along the coastline of the private, secluded beach near the Capital, the sunshine and cool sea breeze invigorated him and allowed for clarity of thought; a guilty pleasure that he took for himself. Listening to calming music through his ear buds, and with the steady pace of his jog, his thoughts eventually turned to the conversation that he had had with his brother the previous evening. Liam shook his head, remembering with regret how the phone conversation quickly got heated... 

‘Leo, are you trying to tell me that I need to give this woman, this stranger, the benefit of the doubt?”

All I am saying Liam, is that our father turned his back on his own daughter, on your sister, my half sister.

Oh, in that case you are trying to tell me that I am just like our father?!  

This woman threatened my daughter, stalked my wife, told you that she wanted my throne because she felt that I was not worthy of it. 

And what, I should just let her have access to me and to my family without consequence? 

Are you insane?! '

Liam stopped abruptly, not realizing his calming jog had turned into a fast-paced run. He bent over, slowing down his breathing as he swept the sweat from his brow.  

 The sunshine glinted off the bows of the yachts docked at the marina just up ahead as he looked up. Chuckling to himself, he realized how far and fast he ran. 

This argument had swiftly spiraled into a shouting match and ended with Liam curtly ending that conversation. 

Shaking his head, he chastised himself, thinking that when he returned to the palace, he needed to call Leo to further explain his reasoning and to apologize for the conversation getting out of hand.

Of course, he was curious, and wanted answers from this woman, his ‘sister’. What he really needed was answers from his father.  

Why did he not embrace his own flesh and blood? Why?  

Why would he knowingly abandon his child?  

Why keep this child away from him?  

Was his father’s paranoia the reason?  

These are missing pieces to this puzzle that confounded him. Should he give her the benefit of a doubt? Yes, he can. However, there are qualified Interpol Inspectors that are trained to vet situations like this.  

His responsibility, no... his duty was to protect his queen and family at all costs. Which makes it a critical priority to keep this woman physically away from Cordonia’s borders. 

Liam made a mental note to call back Olivia and Inspector Cossoy back to the capital, once Lena was secured in Lyon, France. 

Picking up his jog again, he continued at a steady pace, changing his thoughts to the upcoming celebration ball being held at the palace on Saturday. Deciding to formally invite Amalas, he was sure that his brother would follow her back to Cordonia. That would be the perfect opportunity to extend an olive branch. 

“Li, hold up.” Drake appeared walking on the dock, interrupting his thoughts. 

“Hey, Drake, good morning.” Liam slowed to a stop, turning to greet his friend.  

“Welcome back, how was your trip?” This being the first conversation that the friends had since their talk; Liam was curious about how his trip to the U.S. played out. 

“Pretty good, all things considered.” Drake acknowledged. 

“Delaney’s parents were very welcoming. Her older brother, not so much.” 

“Oh, oh! That must have been uncomfortable, what did you do?” Liam joked, clapping Drake on the back. 

“He was asking me more questions about my intentions than her father did.” Drake rolled his eyes, shaking his head. 

“It made me wonder what Laney told him about me.” 

“Why would she disparage you?” 

Drake ran his hand down his face, sighing, “we had an argument just before we left the hotel to meet her family at the restaurant. She seems to think that I am afraid of commitment.” 

Liam looked at his friend, “well, she may have a point there.” 

“Not you too,” Drake complained. “I just like my space.” 

“Yes, well, it sounds like she wants a future with you, Drake, and that means compromise.” 

Groaning, “I get that, Li, it's just that.... Drake paused and exhaled loudly, closing his eyes. 

Liam noticed the tells of Drake’s nervousness and stopped to look directly at his friend. 

For whatever reason, Drake was having a rough time returning eye contact. 

Without looking up, Drake reached into his backpack that was slung over his shoulder. 

“I have something for you. It is an invitation for you and Riley.” 

Surprised, Liam reached for the sealed envelope. “This? An invitation for what?  

Drake, speaking very quietly, “well, I don’t want to spoil the surprise... But it is something incredibly special from Delaney and I.” 

Liam’s eyes narrowed suspiciously, reading the look on Drake’s face as apprehensive. 

“Delaney and I have come to an agreement.” Drake looked everywhere but did not return Liam’s questioning gaze. 

“We have decided to set up roots, here, in Cordonia, as a couple.” 

“Really? What happened to change her mind about moving back to Austin?”  

“We came to a compromise.”   

This piqued Liam’s curiosity. “What exactly did you agree to?” 

“In your hand, Li, is a wedding invitation.” Drake revealed, his eyes not looking up from the ground. 

“Well, well, well...this is, a surprise. Congratulations, my friend! Riley will be delighted to hear this.” 

Still looking at the ground, Drake nodded, “thank you, Liam.” 

Furrowing his brows, Liam looked at his friend in confusion, not saying a word. 

“Watching you with Brooks, all these years.... I want that too.” Drake spoke hesitantly. 

It wasn’t lost on Liam; the meaning behind those words. Knowing that Drake had feelings for Riley, once upon a time, that had sparked during his social season. Confessed feelings that still lingered for Drake, but feelings that were never returned by Riley. 

“Pretending to be happy is pretty damn exhausting,” Drake confessed. 

♤♡◇♧

Royal Boutique, Cordonian Palace 

Eleanor squealed, “mommy, look at all the pretty dresses! I want that one! Oh, oh, look at this one! Mommy, pleeease, may I have both?” 

It was the Friday before the Celebration Ball at the Palace. Promising her daughter, the particularly important grown-up task of choosing her formal wear, Riley watched her little girl excitedly choose two dresses to try. 

“Well, Ellie, since you can only wear one dress to the ball tomorrow, the other dress you can wear to the next event. Choose the one that you think fits the purpose of having this ball.” 

Eleanor tapped her finger to her chin, debating her choice.  

“You handled that situation perfectly, your majesty.” Riley’s personal assistant, Claire, whispered. 

“Mommy, I have decided.” 

Riley looked expectantly at her daughter. 

“These dresses are wrong,” Eleanor answered. “These dresses aren’t blue.” 

Claire grinned watching Riley’s reaction, as Ellie plucked the blue dress from the rack to try on, leaving the other selections behind. 

Shaking her head with a smile, Riley resumed looking through the ball gowns in the boutique. It was time to find a gown that would fit her now rapidly changing body and her personal assistant suggested an A-line pastel yellow tulle ball gown with an embellished plunging neckline. 

Gazing at her reflection in the full-length mirror she smiled as she felt flutters in her tummy. The twins were very active in their daily movements tucked securely inside her body. 

“Claire, this is the one.” Riley called out to her assistant from the dressing room. 

Hearing the dressing room door click behind her, Riley was delighted when she felt Liam’s strong arms wrap around her; clearly not Claire. 

Riley closed her eyes, when she felt his lips kiss her ear. 

“Mm mm... what did you do with my assistant?” Riley tittered. 

“I sent her away. You have me to attend to your needs.” Liam responded, kissing down her neck. 

“In that case, what do you think of this gown? Do you think the bodice is too revealing?” 

“I love your curves. I think it’s one of the best things about you.” 

Giggling, Riley playfully swatted his arm. “Liam, I am serious!” 

“I am too, love.... You are ravishing.” 

♤♡◇♧

Monterrisian Royal Palace 

The unmarked black SUV passed through the palace side gate as Alex and Olivia watched. Lena was being transported out of the country by Interpol today. 

Once Lena arrives at the Interpol headquarters in France, she will be given a psychological evaluation and be officially charged for her crimes.

Alex overheard Leo's question for Olivia...

“She did not look happy, but at least she wasn’t resisting or trying to escape.” Olivia answered Leo on her cell speakerphone. 

"Good to hear. Amalas notified Liam this morning about the transfer."

"Are the two of you planning to attend the celebration ball tomorrow?"

Olivia was well aware of the 'conversation' between the brothers.

Agreeing with Liam, Olivia was very vocal about her position to Leo after their conversation ended.

"Yes, Liv, I will go but I am going solo."

Olivia looked at Alex, raising her brow, and answering Leo.

"This will be an interesting evening,"

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B-6 : Oscars 2023 - Predictions vs Reality

The 95th Academy Awards, a.k.a. The Oscars® took place today. The ceremony was full of obvious wins (and some unexpected ones too). The best part was - this year’s Oscars telecast had zero incidents (as the host Jimmy Kimmel points out in the end).

Amid all of this, here's a look at the predicted winners and the actual winners (in order of their presentations):-

Best Animated Feature Film

Prediction: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley)

Reality: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley)

Best Supporting Actor

Prediction: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Reality: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Supporting Actress

Prediction: Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)

Reality: Jamie Lee Kurtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Documentary Feature Film

Prediction(s): All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin, and Yoni Golijov)/A House Made of Splinters ( Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström)

Reality:  Navalny (Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller, and Shane Boris)

Best Live Action Short Film

Prediction: An Irish Goodbye (Tom Berkely and Ross White)

Reality: An Irish Goodbye (Tom Berkely and Ross White)

Best Cinematography

Prediction: All Quiet on the Western Front (James Friend)

Reality: All Quiet on the Western Front (James Friend)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Prediction: Elvis (Mark Coulier, Jason Baird, and Aldo Signoretti)

Reality: The Whale (Adrien Morot, Judy Chin, and Anne Marie Bradley)

Best Costume Designing

Prediction: Elvis (Catherine Martin)

Reality: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Ruth E. Carter)

Best International Feature Film

Prediction(s): All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany - Edward Berger)/Argentina, 1985 (Argentina - Santiago Mitre)

Reality: All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany - Edward Berger)

Best Documentary Short Film

Prediction(s): The Elephant Whispers (Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga)/The Martha Mitchell Effect (Anne Alvergue and Beth Levison)

Reality: The Elephant Whispers (Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga)

Best Animated Short Film

Prediction: My Year of Dicks (Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon)

Reality: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud)

Best Production Design

Prediction: Elvis (Production Design - Catherine Martin and Karen Murphy; Set Decoration - Bev Dunn)

Reality:  All Quiet on the Western Front (Production Design - Christian M. Goldbeck; Set Decoration - Ernestine Hipper)

Best Original Score

Prediction(s): The Banshees of Inishrein (Carter Burwell)/Babylon (Justin Hurwitz)

Reality: All Quiet on the Western Front (Volker Bertelmann)

Best Visual Effects

Prediction: Avatar: The Way of Water (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett)

Reality: Avatar: The Way of Water (Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett)

Best Original Screenplay

Prediction(s): The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh)/Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)

Reality: Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Prediction: Women Talking (Sarah Polley - based on the novel by Miriam Toews)

Reality: Women Talking (Sarah Polley - based on the novel by Miriam Toews)

Best Sound

Prediction: Top Gun: Maverick (Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor)

Reality: Top Gun: Maverick (Mark Weingarten, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Chris Burdon, and Mark Taylor)

Best Original Song

Prediction: "Naatu Naatu" (RRR - Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose)

Reality: "Naatu Naatu" (RRR - Music by M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics by Chandrabose)

Best Film Editing

Prediction: Top Gun: Maverick (Eddie Hamilton)

Reality: Everything Everywhere All at Once (Paul Rogers)

Best Director

Prediction: Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)

Reality:  Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Actor

Prediction(s): Austin Butler (Elvis)/Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)/Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Reality: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Best Actress

Prediction(s): Cate Blanchett (Tár)/Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Reality: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Best Picture

Prediction: The Fabelmans

Reality: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Which categories met your expectations? Don’t forget to share them in the comments below.

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France, Conseil d'État, 5ème chambre, 26 novembre 2024, 488799

https://justifiable.fr/?p=1605 https://justifiable.fr/?p=1605 #5ème #chambre #Conseil #dÉtat #France #novembre Vu la procédure suivante : Procédure contentieuse antérieure M. B… A… a demandé au tribunal administratif de Strasbourg, d’une part, d’annuler la décision implicite par laquelle le ministre de l’intérieur a refusé de faire droit à sa demande tendant à l’octroi du plafond réglementaire puis du montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police nationale, d’autre part, d’annuler les arrêtés des 5 mai 2017 et 4 mai 2018 par lesquels le ministre de l’intérieur a fixé la liste des postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique et de chef de service ou d’unité organique bénéficiant de ce montant forfaitaire, d’enjoindre au ministre de l’intérieur de modifier les arrêtés des 5 mai 2017 et 4 mai 2018 et de condamner l’Etat à lui verser la somme de 14 706 euros en réparation des préjudices qu’il estime avoir subis du fait de l’absence de versement de l’indemnité sollicitée, assortie des intérêts au taux légal à compter du 10 janvier 2019. Par un jugement n° 1903486 du 26 février 2021, le tribunal administratif de Strasbourg a rejeté sa demande. Par un arrêt n° 21NC01142 du 10 octobre 2023, enregistré au secrétariat du contentieux du Conseil d’Etat le même jour, la cour administrative d’appel de Nancy, sur l’appel de M. A…, a annulé le jugement du tribunal administratif de Strasbourg en tant que celui-ci a rejeté ses conclusions indemnitaires, et, en application des dispositions de l’article R. 351-2 du code de justice administrative, transmis au Conseil d’Etat la requête de M. A… dans cette mesure. Procédure devant le Conseil d’Etat Par cette demande, et par un nouveau mémoire, enregistré le 11 décembre 2023 au secrétariat du contentieux du Conseil d’Etat, M. A… demande au Conseil d’Etat : 1°) de condamner l’Etat à lui verser la somme de 17 206 euros en réparation du préjudice qu’il estime avoir subi en raison du refus illégal du ministre de l’intérieur de le rendre éligible au plafond règlementaire puis au montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance, du 1er mars 2017 au 31 mars 2019, avec intérêts au taux légal à compter du 7 septembre 2018 et capitalisation des intérêts ; 2°) de mettre à la charge de l’Etat la somme de 4 000 euros au titre de l’article L. 761-1 du code de justice administrative. Vu les autres pièces du dossier ; Vu : – la loi n° 84-16 du 11 janvier 1984 ; – le décret n° 2013-1144 du 11 décembre 2013 modifié ; – l’arrêté du 5 mai 2017 fixant la liste des postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique et de chef de service ou d’unité organique bénéficiant du montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police nationale ; – l’arrêté du 4 mai 2018 fixant la liste des postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique et de chef de service ou d’unité organique bénéficiant du montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police nationale ; – l’arrêté du 6 avril 2019 fixant la liste des postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique et de chef de service ou d’unité organique bénéficiant du montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police nationale – le code de justice administrative. Après avoir entendu en séance publique : – le rapport de Mme Sara-Lou Gerber, maîtresse des requêtes, – les conclusions de M. Maxime Boutron, rapporteur public ; La parole ayant été donnée, après les conclusions, à la SCP Lyon-Caen, Thiriez, avocat de M. A… ; Considérant ce qui suit : 1. M. A…, commandant divisionnaire, qui exerce depuis le 1er mars 2017 les fonctions de chef du groupe d’intervention régional (GIR) de Lorraine, a, par une requête, enregistrée au greffe du tribunal administratif de Strasbourg le 6 mai 2019, demandé, à titre principal, d’une part, l’annulation pour excès de pouvoir des arrêtés ministériels des 5 mai 2017 et 4 mai 2018 par lesquels le ministre de l’intérieur avait fixé, en application de l’article 4 du décret du 11 décembre 2013, la liste des postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique et de chef de service ou d’unité organique bénéficiant du montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police nationale, et d’autre part, la condamnation de l’Etat à lui verser la somme de 14 706 euros en réparation des préjudices qu’il estimait avoir subis pour n’avoir pas pu percevoir cette indemnité. Par un jugement du 26 février 2021, le tribunal administratif de Strasbourg a rejeté ces demandes comme manifestement irrecevables car tardives. Sur appel de M. A…, la cour administrative d’appel de Nancy, a, par un arrêt du 10 octobre 2023, annulé ce jugement en tant qu’il avait rejeté ses conclusions indemnitaires et, transmis son recours, dans cette mesure, au Conseil d’Etat, en application de l’article R. 341-1 du code de justice administrative. M. A… a porté ses conclusions indemnitaires à la somme de 17 206 euros. Sur la légalité de la non inscription du poste de chef du GIR de Lorraine sur la liste des postes ouvrant droit au plafond règlementaire puis au montant forfaitaire de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance : 2. Aux termes de l’article 1er du décret du 11 décembre 2013 portant création d’une indemnité de responsabilité et de performance allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police :  » En raison des responsabilités particulières qu’ils assument et des contraintes inhérentes à leurs fonctions ainsi que des résultats qu’ils obtiennent, une indemnité de responsabilité et de performance est allouée aux fonctionnaires du corps de commandement de la police nationale (…) « . Aux termes de l’article 4 du même décret en vigueur entre le 14 décembre 2013 et le 1er avril 2017 :  » Les responsabilités particulières inhérentes aux postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique ou de certains services ou unités organiques ouvrent, pour leurs titulaires, le bénéfice du plafond réglementaire de leur part fonctionnelle. (…) Un arrêté conjoint du ministre de l’intérieur, du ministre chargé du budget et du ministre chargé de la fonction publique fixe le nombre de postes concernés. Dans la limite de ce contingent, un arrêté du ministre de l’intérieur en fixe la liste « . Aux termes de ce même article 4, dans ses dispositions issues du décret n° 2017-454 du 30 mars 2017, en vigueur depuis le 1er avril 2017 :  » (…) les responsabilités particulières inhérentes aux postes de chef de circonscription de sécurité publique ou de certains services ou unités organiques ouvrent, pour leurs titulaires, le bénéfice d’un montant forfaitaire, indépendant du grade du titulaire du poste, fixé par arrêté conjoint du ministre de l’intérieur, du ministre chargé du budget et du ministre chargé de la fonction publique.(…) Un arrêté conjoint du ministre de l’intérieur, du ministre chargé du budget et du ministre chargé de la fonction publique fixe le nombre de postes concernés. Dans la limite de ce contingent, un arrêté du ministre de l’intérieur en fixe la liste « . Par plusieurs arrêtés successifs, dont en particulier un arrêté du 5 mai 2017, un arrêté du 4 mai 2018 et un arrêté du 6 avril 2019, le ministre de l’intérieur a fixé la liste des postes concernés par le versement, jusqu’au 31 mars 2017, du plafond règlementaire de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance puis, à partir du 1er avril 2017, du montant forfaitaire de cette même indemnité, attribués pour les postes impliquant des responsabilités particulières. 3. Le principe d’égalité ne s’oppose pas à ce que l’autorité investie du pouvoir réglementaire règle de façon différente des situations différentes ni à ce qu’elle déroge à l’égalité pour des raisons d’intérêt général pourvu que, dans l’un comme l’autre cas, la différence de traitement qui en résulte soit en rapport direct avec l’objet de la norme qui l’établit et ne soit pas manifestement disproportionnée au regard des motifs susceptibles de la justifier. 4. M. A… soutient que le ministre de l’intérieur a méconnu le principe d’égalité entre agents publics d’un même corps en excluant le poste de chef du GIR de Lorraine de la liste des postes ouvrant droit au plafond règlementaire puis au montant forfaitaire de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance instituée par le décret du 11 décembre 2013, alors que tous les autres postes de chef d’un GIR occupés par un membre du corps de commandement de la police y ont figuré à la suite de l’arrêté du 4 mai 2018, que ce poste présente l’un des taux d’encadrement les plus importants parmi les GIR et que ni son assise territoriale ni ses liens avec les autorités administratives et judiciaires ne le différencient des autres services de même nature. A l’appui de son argumentation, il produit notamment une analyse du médiateur de la police nationale dont il ressort qu’aucune particularité ou élément organisationnel propre aux GIR inscrits sur la liste ne confèrent à leurs responsables une plus grande autorité ou autonomie opérationnelle que le GIR de Lorraine. Le ministre de l’intérieur, qui se borne à indiquer que l’ouverture progressive des postes de chef d’un GIR au bénéfice du plafond règlementaire puis du montant forfaitaire de la part fonctionnelle de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance a été déterminée pour des motifs budgétaires, n’a pas précisé les raisons pour lesquelles, au regard des critères retenus pour déterminer les postes inscrits sur la liste, il avait écarté le poste de chef du GIR de Lorraine, tout en retenant les postes analogues situés dans d’autres territoires, jusqu’à la modification opérée par l’arrêté du 6 avril 2019. Par suite, M. A… est fondé soutenir que la non inscription du poste de chef du GIR de Lorraine sur la liste des postes permettant de prétendre au plafond règlementaire puis au montant forfaitaire de l’indemnité de responsabilité et de performance instituée par le décret du 11 décembre 2013, est entachée d’une illégalité et que cette illégalité engage la responsabilité de l’Etat à son égard. Sur les préjudices : 5. En premier lieu, il est constant que M. A… a ainsi subi, entre le 1er mars 2017 et le 1er avril 2019, une perte de rémunération égale à 11 095 euros, déduction faite des indemnités de permanence et de  » l’astreinte spécifique mensuelle  » perçues pendant cette période, dont il n’est pas contesté qu’elles ne sont pas cumulables avec l’indemnité litigieuse. 6. En deuxième lieu, M. A… soutient qu’il doit être tenu compte de l’incidence fiscale qu’il va subir, dans la mesure où les sommes dues au titre de l’année 2018, s’il les avait régulièrement perçues au cours de cette année, n’auraient pas dû être imposées, à la faveur de la mise en place du prélèvement à la source de l’impôt sur le revenu, au titre de l’année 2019. Toutefois, le requérant, qui ne justifie notamment pas de son taux marginal d’imposition, n’apporte, en tout état de cause, pas les précisions suffisantes pour établir l’existence d’un préjudice. 7. Enfin, en raison des démarches qu’il a dû entreprendre pour recouvrer les sommes litigieuses et de l’absence de réponse de son administration à ses alertes réitérées, M. A… a subi, à tout le moins, des troubles dans ses conditions d’existence dont il sera fait une juste appréciation en lui attribuant, à ce titre, une somme de 500 euros. Sur les intérêts et la capitalisation des intérêts : 8. Il n’y a lieu de faire droit à la demande de M. A… s’agissant du versement des intérêts au taux légal qu’à compter du 7 janvier 2019, date à laquelle l’administration a reçu sa demande s’agissant du paiement du principal, et uniquement pour les sommes qui lui étaient dues avant cette date. Il y a, par ailleurs, lieu de faire droit à la demande de capitalisation des intérêts à compter du 7 janvier 2020, date à compter de laquelle il était dû une année d’intérêts. Sur les frais liés au litige : 9. Il y a lieu, dans les circonstances de l’espèce, de mettre à la charge de l’Etat la somme de 3 000 euros à verser à M. A…, au titre de l’article L. 761-1 du code de justice administrative pour la présente instance ainsi que pour les instances devant le tribunal administratif de Strasbourg et la cour administrative d’appel de Nancy. D E C I D E : ————– Article 1er : L’Etat est condamné à verser à M. A… la somme de 11 595 euros, la fraction de cette somme due au 7 janvier 2019 portant intérêt au taux légal à compter de cette date. Les intérêts échus le 7 janvier 2020 seront capitalisés à cette date pour produire eux-mêmes intérêts. Article 2 : Le surplus des conclusions de M. A… est rejeté. Article 3 : L’Etat versera à M. A… la somme de 3 000 euros au titre de l’article L. 761-1 du code de justice administrative. Article 4 : La présente décision sera notifiée à M. B… A… et au ministre de l’intérieur. Délibéré à l’issue de la séance du 7 novembre 2024 où siégeaient : Mme Laurence Helmlinger, assesseure, présidant ; M. Alain Seban, conseiller d’Etat et Mme Sara-Lou Gerber, maîtresse des requêtes-rapporteure. Rendu le 26 novembre 2024. La présidente : Signé : Mme Laurence Helmlinger La rapporteure : Signé : Mme Sara-Lou Gerber La secrétaire : Signé : Mme Nathalie Pilet Source link JUSTIFIABLE : Indexation des Jurisprudences depuis le 1er novembre 2024 JUSTIFIABLE enrichit son offre en indexant désormais les différentes jurisprudences publiées depuis le 1er novembre 2024. Cette nouvelle fonctionnalité couvre les décisions rendues par les juridictions françaises, offrant un accès rapide et structuré à une base de données constamment mise à jour. Ce service vise à faciliter la recherche juridique et à garantir aux professionnels du droit, étudiants, et particuliers un accès clair et précis à l’évolution des décisions judiciaires en France. Explorez dès maintenant cette catégorie et restez informés des derniers développements juridiques.

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Des moustiques-tigres infectés par le virus de la dengue détectés pour la première fois en France hexagonale | INRAE

See on Scoop.it - EntomoNews

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE - La dengue – ou grippe tropicale – est la principale maladie virale liée aux moustiques et contre laquelle il n’existe pas de traitement spécifique. La prévention est donc essentielle. Bien qu’historiquement restreintes à la zone intertropicale, des infections humaines par le virus de la dengue sont détectées en France hexagonale depuis 2010. Des scientifiques INRAE, en collaboration avec l’université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, l’EPHE-PSL et le réseau MASCARA sont intervenus sur un foyer de cas de dengue détecté dans la Drôme en 2023.

  Pour la première fois en France hexagonale, les chercheurs ont trouvé des moustiques infectés par le virus. Cette découverte est majeure car non seulement elle permet de confirmer l’espèce vectrice (ici le moustique-tigre), mais elle propose aussi un moyen innovant pour tracer le virus et suivre l’épidémiologie de la maladie facilement, rapidement et à moindre coût, par l’analyse des contenus des pièges à moustiques chez des citoyens vivant autour des cas détectés de la maladie.

  Publié le 16 septembre 2024

  "Le virus responsable de la dengue appartient au genre des Orthoflavivirus comme le virus zika ou le virus West-Nile. Alors que des infections humaines par le virus de la dengue sont détectées en France hexagonale depuis 2010, les données permettant d'identifier les espèces de moustiques impliquées et de tracer le virus font défaut. Soutenus par le réseau local MASCARA[1]   regroupant notamment des agences de santé publique et des laboratoires de recherche, les chercheurs INRAE et leurs collègues ont analysé, à la fin de l'été 2023, des moustiques provenant de pièges privés au sein d'un quartier urbain français touché par un foyer de dengue.

  Le foyer, dans la Drôme, comprenait 3 cas, dont 2 autochtones confirmés (par sérologie ou détection du virus), c’est-à-dire que les malades n’avaient pas voyagé dans une zone où la maladie est présente au cours des 15 derniers jours et avaient donc été contaminés sur le territoire français. Un 3e cas, identifié à proximité des deux premiers suite à l’enquête épidémiologique, a été classé comme importé. L’individu était revenu d'un récent séjour dans les îles françaises des Caraïbes avec des symptômes compatibles avec la dengue, mais celle-ci n'avait pas été diagnostiquée.

  Des moustiques Aedes albopictus (moustique-tigre) piégés à moins de 100 m de la zone de résidence des personnes infectées contenaient le virus. Les données génétiques du virus provenant des moustiques collectés ont permis de relier cette souche virale aux souches responsables de l'épidémie de dengue de 2023-2024 ayant sévi dans les îles françaises des Caraïbes. Ceci suggère que les moustiques auraient transmis le virus à partir du cas importé vers les cas autochtones, provoquant le foyer d’infection.

  Cette étude indique que le virus circule en France métropolitaine via les populations locales de moustique-tigre. Elle montre l'importance de mettre en place des plans de lutte individuelle et collective vis-à-vis de cette espèce[2], mais aussi de sensibiliser les professionnels de la santé aux maladies transmises par les moustiques. Enfin, elle souligne l'intérêt de la surveillance entomo-virologique, en particulier à travers l’utilisation des pièges à moustiques privés."

  Référence 

Viginier B., Klitting R., Galon C. et al. (2024). 

  Peri-domestic entomological surveillance using private traps allows detection of dengue virus in Aedes albopictus during an autochthonous transmission event in mainland France, late summer 2023. Euro Surveill. 29(36):pii=2400195. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.36.2400195

  Barbara Viginier1 , Raphaëlle Klitting2,3 , Clémence Galon4 , Violaine Bonnefoux5 , Christophe Bellet5 , Albin Fontaine3,6 , Élise Brottet7 , Marie-Claire Paty8 , Armelle Mercurol9 , Nathalie Ragozin9 , Sara Moutailler4 , Gilda Grard2,3 , Xavier de Lamballerie2,3 , Frédérick Arnaud1 , Maxime Ratinier1 , Vincent Raquin1

[alexbkrieger13]

Not surprising and for people who hope, tjis would maybe change M and P's opinion about Lyon, I don't think so. We read this from many players who become pregnant. Emma Mitchell latest, now Sara Björk. This is sadly not new. A baby/pregnant friendly club is hard to find

all I'm gonna said on this is who knows if effects any possible talks rn but is it a poor reflection on how lyon treat players yes

[toaster-fashion]

Space Babe by pixymae featuring a long wearing lipstick ❤ liked on Polyvore

Crop tank / Metallic skater skirt / Pink socks / Pin jewelry / Sara M Lyons pin jewelry / Pin jewelry, $6.45 / Gemma Lister gold tone jewelry, $52 / Retrò 80s hair accessory / Long wearing lipstick

[churchofclueless]

"They're playing our song! The one that Elton and I danced to." 

Enamel pin by Sara M. Lyons for Patti Lapel.

[asleepinthegrass]

These were so cute 👽

[heavenhillgirl]

Sara M. Lyons Mini Ghost Pin Set - $10

[the-necessary-unnecessary]

P’s reps could be in contact with Lyon for sev reasons. 1 Sara is putting in a good word about them and P wants more info. 2. It be smart for her reps to talk to multiple teams and see what kind of offers they offer. After all this is a buisness with a short career time frame if Lyon is offering 800k and chel 400k (random # but u get it) could effect decisions after all. Not that P/M are after the $but also $ is huge aspect of life. Also would be good for negations and counter offers

Undeniably, money is a large part of the game. And although it might not be their biggest priority (with that being playing together in a team they both feel comfortable in and will get the best out of them) it's still a necessity and even if it's more than they'd need to get buy its undeniably attractive and would also help give them a cushion for after their playing careers. Also useful for leverage and stuff as well, so yeah would make sense for them to be surveying the market

[writemarcus]

The Civilians Announces Tenth Annual R&D Group

The Civilians will present the newest members of The R&D Group, marking the Group's 10th season, and The Civilians 20th Anniversary Season. The R&D Group is comprised of playwrights, composers, and directors who work together as a writing group for nine months to develop new plays and musicals. The season culminates in the Findings Series, a works-in-progress reading series anticipated taking place in June 2021. The artists were selected from a competitive application process. The open call received a record number of 268 applications, a 60% increase from last year.

The members of The Civilians' 2020-21 R&D Group are Galia Backal, Nana Dakin, Isabella Dawis, Jacinth Greywoode, Jaime Lozano, Emily Lyon, AriDy Nox, Reynaldo Piniella, Tylie Shider, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Rachel Stevens, Ken Urban, and Noelle Viñas.

Led by R&D Program Director Ilana Becker, the artists share work as it develops, discuss their creative processes, and provide a community of support for one another. Each project develops according to its unique methods of creative inquiry, offering new approaches to the idea of "investigative theater." Methods may include interviews, community engagement, research, or other experimental methods of inquiry. The artists will meet twice a month, virtually.

"The sheer talent and curiosity we encountered in this year's applicants proved exceptionally heartening. This season's R&D Group artists, in particular, inspired us with their visionary and deeply personal approaches to questions that demand illumination," said Becker. Artistic Director Steve Cosson added, "I am overjoyed to mark the 10th Anniversary of The Civilians' R&D Group with these exceptional artists; I'm immensely excited as they embark on the process of developing these vital new projects."

Ken Urban's project, THE MODERATE, joins the group through The Civilians' new work development program; his play is commissioned by the EST/Sloan Project, developed by The Civilians, and will receive its first reading at EST. This season, Cosson and Becker will also hold two virtual roundtable sessions with Finalist Directors in order to better get to know their work, and to expand community.

The 2020-21 R&D Group projects are as follows:

SUNWATCHER

Libretto by Isabella Dawis, Music by Tidtaya Sinutoke, Directed by Nana Dakin, with support from Producer/Cultural Consultant Ikumi Kuronaga

SUNWATCHER, a Noh-inspired musical, is the story of astronomer Hisako Koyama (1916-1997) - intertwined with the ancient Japanese myth of the sun goddess Amaterasu, in a retelling inspired by the structure of classical Noh theatre. Hisako was a woman with no formal scientific training - also a survivor of the 1945 US air raid of Tokyo, the deadliest bombing in history - who managed to rise to the stature of Galileo. She did so by drawing the sun in painstaking detail every day for 40 years, a landmark achievement for solar science. SUNWATCHER is a celebration of Hisako's extraordinary dedication to ordinary observation, reminding us how seemingly small acts can have an immense impact over time and space.

BLACK GIRL IN PARIS

Music by Jacinth Greywoode, Book and Lyrics by AriDy Nox

BLACK GIRL IN PARIS is a musical about one of the most famous and least known black women in the American historical canon: Sally Hemmings. It hones in on her years spent in Paris, a point in her life where she both had the most access to freedom ever afforded her and the beginnings of the relationship that would forever define her legacy. Black Girl in Paris seeks to explore the inherent contradictions of an enslaved young black woman held in bondage in a city where slavery has been outlawed, under a man widely considered to be one of the architects of one of the greatest articulations of the necessity of freedom in the western world. It also centers an ensemble cast of Ancestors who chide and guide Sally along her journey, interweaving fables and history to craft the nuanced world Sally is forced to grapple with. At the heart of this musical is the question "What does it mean to be free?", a question black Americans have been grappling with since the original kidnapping and enslavement of Africans for The American Project.

DESAPARECIDAS (Working Title)

Lyrics and Music Jaime Lozano, Directed by Rachel M. Stevens, Co-Created by Lozano and Stevens

Told through the lens of Mexican folklore, our story explores the psychology behind societal suppression and the strategic erasure of female voices in the fight to end gender-based violence and the killing of women and girls. A female ensemble assumes a community of characters in a tapestried play of dramatized accounts, fictionalized scenes and musical sequences to unearth and dismantle the moral behind the 'myth' of violence against women.

DISSENTARY

Written by Reynaldo Piniella, Directed by Emily Lyon

Tasked with escaping your neighborhood, you inevitably run across environmental hazards that impede your progress. Especially if you're Black, Indigenous or Latinx. Dissentary takes inspiration from the classic game The Oregon Trail and adds an environmental justice lens; your group can do one of two things - leave in pursuit of clean air, water and healthy food, or stay and defeat the corporations focused only on profits. Dissentary will both be a participatory theatrical piece as well as an accompanying card game that will allow people to play the game off-line themselves, thus giving access to people who normally don't have access to the arts.

RESET: RACE and CULTURE CONTACTS in the MODERN WORLD

Written by Tylie Shider

an investigative work of theatre

about how incidents between police and black Americans

continues to reset race relations in the country.

THE MODERATE

a new play by Ken Urban, directed by Steve Cosson, commissioned by the EST/Sloan Project and developed by The Civilians.

ACCEPT. ACCEPT. REJECT. ACCEPT. REJECT. For a minimum of eight hours a day, with a target of at least 2,000 videos a day, Frank evaluates the videos and photos uploaded on the world's largest social media site. What Frank sees, he can't un-see, but he soon realizes he has the power to change the world. Playwright Ken Urban and director Steve Cosson will interview scientists, researchers and policymakers in order to dramatize the hidden human cost of the internet and imagine a future when a free exchange of knowledge and information is possible again. This project is an EST/Alfred P. Sloan Science & Technology Project Commission.

EL CÓNDOR MÁGICO

Written by Noelle Viñas, Directed by Galia Backal

El Cóndor Mágico examines the events of Operation Condor, the US-backed campaign of right-wing dictatorships and repressive regimes in South America throughout the 1970s-80s via oral history, research, and satire. It will also explore the American fascination with magical realism, a Latin American narrative tool rooted in history in a region where people have been known to "disappear," problems miraculously go away, and corruption can serve as a curtain behind which history does tricks. Research will unravel how the political imprisonment of over 400,000 people, varied intimidation/torture tactics taught by the US, and unknown thousands of "disappeared" people set a precedent for relations between the US and Latin America that haunt us today. With an eye on Operation Condor's long shadow and impressive wingspan, it asks: who is the magician behind the "magical realism" when it comes to the relationship between Latin America and the US?

FINALISTS

In honor of the overwhelming amount of talent and curiosity displayed amongst this year's applicants, The Civilians are pleased to share the exceptional finalists considered for this season's R&D Group:

Finalist Projects were proposed by Calley N. Anderson; Masi Asare; Helen Banner; Aaron Coleman; Sara Cooper & Kira Stone; Annalisa Dias; Dominic Finocchiaro & Stephen Bennett; Franky D. Gonzalez; Suzy Jane Hunt; Rachel Gita Karp, Ben Hoover & Jacob Russell; Divya Mangwani & Kate Moore Heaney; Talene Monahon & Adam Chanler-Berat; Brett Robinson; Dominique Rider & Nissy Aya; Marcus Antwan Scott, Ryan Kerr, & Dev Bondarin; David B. Thomas, Nick Hatcher, & Sheridan Merrick; Xandra Nur Clark; and Sim Yan Ying "YY" & Alvin Tan.

Finalist Directors are é boylan, Britt Berke, Matt Dickson, Joan Sergay, Noam Shapiro, Emerie Snyder, Leia Squillance, Alex Tobey, and Michael T. Williams.

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France, Conseil d'État, 5ème chambre, 26 novembre 2024, 494799

https://justifiable.fr/?p=1600 https://justifiable.fr/?p=1600 #5ème #chambre #Conseil #dÉtat #France #novembre Vu la procédure suivante : M. F… D… et Mme C… D…, agissant en leur nom propre et en leur qualité de représentants légaux de leurs enfants alors tous mineurs, A…, B…, E… et G… D…, ont demandé au tribunal administratif de Clermont-Ferrand de condamner le centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) de Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) à leur verser diverses sommes en réparation des préjudices résultant de la prise en charge de A… en 2005. La caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (CPAM) du Puy-de-Dôme a, par ailleurs, présenté des conclusions tendant à la condamnation du CHU de Clermont-Ferrand à lui verser des sommes au titre de ses débours. Par un jugement n° 1901554 du 28 avril 2022, le tribunal administratif de Clermont-Ferrand a condamné le CHU de Clermont-Ferrand à verser respectivement : – à M. et Mme D…, en tant que représentants légaux de A…, d’une part, la somme de 706 806,60 euros avec intérêts au taux légal à compter du 31 juillet 2019, sous déduction des sommes déjà allouées en exécution de l’arrêt de la cour administrative d’appel de Lyon n° 09LY00817, 09LY00997, 09LY01082 du 7 octobre 2010, ainsi que, d’autre part, des rentes relatives à l’assistance par une tierce personne, au préjudice professionnel futur et aux frais de couches ; – à M. et Mme D…, en leur nom propre, une somme globale de 255 000 euros avec intérêts au taux légal ; – à M. et Mme D…, au nom de leurs enfants E… et G… D…, une somme globale de 16 000 euros avec intérêts au taux légal ; – et à la caisse primaire d’assurance-maladie (CPAM) du Puy-de-Dôme, d’une part, une somme de 75 538,34 euros, avec intérêts au taux légal à compter du 2 juin 2020 et capitalisation des intérêts échus au 2 juin 2021 et à chaque échéance annuelle à compter de cette dernière date, et, d’autre part, le remboursement sur justificatifs des débours futurs engagés au titre de la prise en charge de A… D…, dans la limite de 80 %, ainsi qu’une somme de 1 114 euros au titre de l’indemnité forfaitaire de gestion. Par un arrêt n° 22LY01923 du 4 avril 2024, la cour administrative d’appel de Lyon, sur appel de M. et Mme D… et appel incident du CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, a condamné ce dernier à verser respectivement : – à A… D…, devenu majeur, d’une part, la somme de 1 150 299,87 euros, avec intérêts au taux légal à compter du 31 juillet 2019 ainsi qu’une rente annuelle de 143 479,55 euros, revalorisée par application du coefficient mentionné à l’article L. 161-25 du code de la sécurité sociale ; – à M. et Mme D… la somme de 36 000 euros chacun, avec intérêts au taux légal ; – à B…, E… et G… D… la somme de 8 000 euros chacun, avec intérêts au taux légal ; – à la CPAM du Puy-de-Dôme, d’une part, la somme de 183 228,76 euros au titre de ses débours échus et, d’autre part, une rente annuelle de 19 767,11 euros, revalorisée par application du coefficient mentionné à l’article L. 161-25 du code de la sécurité sociale. Par un pourvoi sommaire et un mémoire complémentaire, enregistrés les 4 juin et 4 septembre 2024 au secrétariat du contentieux du Conseil d’Etat, M. et Mme D… demandent au Conseil d’Etat : 1°) d’annuler cet arrêt ; 2°) réglant l’affaire au fond, de faire droit à leur appel et de rejeter l’appel incident du CHU de Clermont-Ferrand ; 3°) de mettre à la charge du CHU de Clermont-Ferrand la somme de 4 000 euros au titre de l’article L. 761-1 du code de justice administrative. Vu les autres pièces du dossier ; Vu : – le code de la santé publique ; – le code de la sécurité sociale ; – le code de justice administrative ; Après avoir entendu en séance publique : – le rapport de Mme Sara-Lou Gerber, maîtresse des requêtes, – les conclusions de M. Maxime Boutron, rapporteur public ; La parole ayant été donnée, après les conclusions, à la SCP Lyon-Caen, Thiriez, avocat de M. et Mme D… ; Vu la note en délibéré, enregistrée le 8 novembre 2024, présentée par M. D… et autres ; Considérant ce qui suit : 1. Aux termes de l’article L. 822-1 du code de justice administrative :  » Le pourvoi en cassation devant le Conseil d’Etat fait l’objet d’une procédure préalable d’admission. L’admission est refusée par décision juridictionnelle si le pourvoi est irrecevable ou n’est fondé sur aucun moyen sérieux « . 2. Pour demander l’annulation de l’arrêt de la cour administrative d’appel de Lyon qu’ils attaquent, M. et Mme D… soutiennent qu’il est entaché : – d’erreur de droit et de dénaturation des pièces du dossier en ce qu’il juge que l’autorité de la chose jugée par la même cour dans son arrêt du 7 octobre 2010 fait obstacle à ce que le CHU de Clermont-Ferrand soit condamné à leur verser des sommes complémentaires au titre des préjudices subis avant la consolidation de l’état de A…, alors qu’il ressort des pièces du dossier que son état s’est aggravé, que les préjudices ne s’étaient pas révélés dans toute leur ampleur en 2010 et que la cour devait être regardée comme s’étant prononcée uniquement à titre provisionnel s’agissant de la période précédant la consolidation ; – d’erreur de droit et de contradiction entre ses motifs et son dispositif en tant que celui-ci omet de condamner le CHU à verser à A… les rentes allouées au titre de ses dépenses de santé futures ainsi qu’au titre de son préjudice scolaire et professionnel ; – d’erreur de droit et de dénaturation des pièces du dossier en tant qu’il ne condamne pas le CHU à les indemniser pour les frais d’aménagement d’un véhicule adapté, tant pour les dépenses engagées en 2013 que pour la période postérieure à la consolidation ; – d’erreur de droit et de dénaturation des pièces du dossier en tant qu’il rejette toute indemnisation au titre des frais d’acquisition et d’aménagement d’un nouveau logement. 3. Eu égard aux moyens soulevés, il n’y a lieu d’admettre les conclusions du pourvoi dirigées contre l’arrêt attaqué uniquement en tant qu’il statue, d’une part, sur les frais d’aménagement du véhicule avant et après consolidation et, d’autre part, sur la rente allouée au titre du préjudice scolaire et professionnel. En revanche, aucun de ces moyens n’est de nature à permettre l’admission du surplus des conclusions du pourvoi. D E C I D E : ————– Article 1er : Les conclusions du pourvoi de M. et Mme D… qui sont dirigées contre l’arrêt attaqué en tant qu’il statue sur les frais d’aménagement du véhicule avant et après consolidation, et sur la rente allouée au titre du préjudice scolaire et professionnel sont admises. Article 2 : Le surplus des conclusions du pourvoi n’est pas admis. Article 3 : La présente décision sera notifiée à M. F… D…, premier dénommé. Copie en sera adressée au centre hospitalier universitaire de Clermont-Ferrand et à la caisse primaire d’assurance maladie du Puy-de-Dôme. Délibéré à l’issue de la séance du 7 novembre 2024 où siégeaient : Mme Laurence Helmlinger, assesseure, présidant ; M. Alain Seban, conseiller d’Etat et Mme Sara-Lou Gerber, maîtresse des requêtes-rapporteure. Rendu le 26 novembre 2024. La présidente : Signé : Mme Laurence Helmlinger La rapporteure : Signé : Mme Sara-Lou Gerber La secrétaire : Signé : Mme Nathalie Pilet Source link JUSTIFIABLE : Indexation des Jurisprudences depuis le 1er novembre 2024 JUSTIFIABLE enrichit son offre en indexant désormais les différentes jurisprudences publiées depuis le 1er novembre 2024. Cette nouvelle fonctionnalité couvre les décisions rendues par les juridictions françaises, offrant un accès rapide et structuré à une base de données constamment mise à jour. Ce service vise à faciliter la recherche juridique et à garantir aux professionnels du droit, étudiants, et particuliers un accès clair et précis à l’évolution des décisions judiciaires en France. Explorez dès maintenant cette catégorie et restez informés des derniers développements juridiques.

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So in love with this customer pic taken by @fauxfox_ 💖🙏🏼 and #blessed to have my artwork next to some dope ladies @saramlyons @valfre

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so! I hear FEH channel is mostly a miss, but at least, the CYL leak is confirmed, huh? time to put that entire day of tallying to use! have some top 25s per continuity as usual

and in order to keep the size of these posts semi-reasonable, I’ll split them up -- this first one shall contain the rankings for Akaneia through Magvel

AKANEIA TOP 25

Marth (44107)

akaneia!Tiki (3031)

Caeda (2400)

Catria (2350)

m!Kris (1662)

Xane (1489)

Minerva (1294)

Navarre (1289)

Ogma (1141)

Camus (1061)

Katarina (1024)

Linde (897)

Wrys (836)

Nyna (792)

Palla (789)

Merric (702)

f!Kris (688)

Elice (659)

akaneia!Anna (650)

Julian (622)

Wolf (610)

Jeorge (586)

Hardin (516)

Nagi (498)

Michalis (489)

VALENTIA TOP 25

(previous winners: Celica (CYL2), Alm (CYL3))

Berkut (2031)

Mila (1741)

Delthea (1386)

Faye (1292)

Luthier (1121)

Tatiana (983)

Kliff (811)

Lukas (732)

Sonya (676)

Rinea / Brigand Boss (660)

Genny (560)

Mae (555)

Fernand (540)

Clair (508)

Zeke (466)

Rudolf (432)

Conrad (418)

Kamui (401)

Python (398)

Saber (339)

Hestia (331)

Leon (328)

Silque (316)

Atlas (298)

Duma (288)

JUGDRAL TOP 25

Seliph (15593)

Sigurd (6198)

Reinhardt (4963)

Ayra (2166)

Ishtar (1870)

Leif (1828)

Finn (1625)

Julia (1109)

Eldigan (1106)

Brigid (1026)

Erinys (977)

Lewyn (929)

Larcei (896)

Arvis (879)

Tine (825)

Ced (783)

Lachesis (774)

Azelle (771)

Patty (757)

Lex (738)

jugdral!Arthur (682)

Mareeta (627)

Deirdre (624)

Sara (568)

Ulster (491)

ELIBE TOP 25

(previous winners: Lyn, Roy (CYL1), Hector (CYL2), Eliwood (CYL3))

Nino (5144)

Lilina (4859)

Ninian (2796)

Nils (2336)

Idunn (1505)

Merlinus (1456)

Erk (1445)

Athos (1409)

Leila (1266)

Rath (1204)

Sain (1091)

Florina (1083)

Fae (1078)

Dieck (1071)

Fir (865)

Sophia (847)

Limstella (803)

Guy (793)

Sonia (771)

Lucius (719)

Jaffar (627)

Heath (621)

Wolt (600)

Pent (579)

Raven (572)

MAGVEL TOP 25

(previous winners: Ephraim (CYL2))

Eirika (26040)

magvel!Selena (4469)

Lute (3047)

Joshua (2575)

Myrrh (2066)

Lyon (1945)

Marisa (1694)

Tana (1129)

Knoll (983)

Seth (883)

Amelia (862)

L’Arachel (714)

Colm (696)

Gilliam (693)

Artur (603)

Vanessa (589)

Duessel (526)

Neimi (511)

Natasha (484)

Franz (467)

Innes (415)

Saleh (360)

Valter (332)

Ismaire (306)

Ross (286)