#corn hub

[spacefruitpress]

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[youthincare]

if you were wondering, my pornhub has 500000 views for all videos. one has almost 300k views. guess how much money I've made from just people watching videos? 300$.

[divinegrump]

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[ca-dmv-bot]

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[sturnioz]

do we think ps!chris does only fans or he’s on the hub ..

oh my dAYS what if ps!chris does twt corn to promote his stuff as well bloody fuckinh hell I’ll die

pornstar!chris is definitely on onlyfans .. but he does post on twitter !! he posts three-four minute clips on twitter with the link to his onlyfans for those who want the full video … cheap too. he’ll sometimes post the full audio of him jerking off on twitter but if you want to see him, onlyfans.

[chansabsfanclub]

Han NSFW Alphabet

genre : suggestive smut, gender neutral reader

word count : 1477

warning : suggestive and some smutty content

A/N : Han is my bias so I had lots of fun with this, I'm sorry I took such a long break from writing, I hope you enjoy this addition to the NSFW collection.

After care : 

Jisung's super goofy and loving, giving lots of kisses all over his partners face.  He'll give compliments and cuddle them tightly, he wants to make sure they feel loved, while keeping the mood light and fun.

Body (favourite body parts) :

He loves his hands, how they look on his partners body and when they hold his partners neck and face.  Jisung would love his partners booty, he'll rub it and praise them about how hot they are and hold onto it tightly during sex.

Cum :

Messy when he cums, he loves cream pies but only if his partner is on birth control or has a kind of contraceptive, or anal.

Dirty secret :

He hides how Horny he actually is because he thinks it would scare his partner if they knew how much he jerked off and thought dirty thoughts.  Until eventually him and his partner got close enough where he didn't hide it anymore.

Experience :

This man will brag about how he has alllll the experience in the world, he makes it sound like he's the sex expert, but in reality he is relying on the corn hub for his information, and when he actually gets to the down and dirty part, he'll get awkward and make jokes to cope.  Very little experience in other words.

Favourite Position :

Doggy style all night, he can grip his partners ass, pull on their hair, fuck them as hard and roughly as he can, and he finds that the position makes him cum the hardest, it also helps him reach his partners most sensitive spot inside.

Goofy :

Jisung is extremely goofy, especially when it comes to sex, he'll sneakily go in for a motto boat, he'll be teasing and laughing and it helps his partners relax as well if they're nervous or shy, he's easy going and thats what helps make him so lovable.

Hair :

Jisung will do a complete shave every couple of weeks, then let it grow out, it's a lot of work to keep it constantly shaved down, so he has a little routine going where he'll take everything off and then let it grow out, then repeat.

Intimacy :

King of PDA, from making cute faces to holding hands and cuddling on a bus ride to home, he will actively show affection to his partner no matter what.  He has his limits though, cute PDA is good with him, anything sexy or promiscuous would make him too embarrassed and awkward.  

Jerk off:

He will find the time to do it every day at least once, maybe twice if he feels like it.  His sex drive is crazy and his horny levels are insane, so he's jerking off a lot which doesn't help his case.  Don't worry, he's not an addict.  Yet.

Kink:

He's not the most kinky out there, he has a few such as back scratched, he'll beg his partner to dig their nails into his back as he fucks them, as well as pet names and such.  He's pretty open to new things though.

Location:

Anywhere in the house with a solid surface.  You're taking a shower together?  He'll make you hold onto the wall for dear life.  In the kitchen making breakfast, prepare to be lifted onto that counter.  As long as there's no one else in the house Jisung will initiate something anywhere.

Motivation:

His motivation is his hormones, you could be sitting on the couch watching tv and turn him on.  His dick has a mind of its own, so in terms of motivation he will be motivated anytime there's an opportunity.

No :

Noooooo public sex, not for him and never will be, he'a a huge flirt but he also has his dignity he's not willing to risk just to get down and dirty.  He'll stay away from public spaces when it comes to naughty stuff, only closed off locked spaces will do.

Oral :

His best friend, hes a rapper his tongue knows how to move, he can do oral really well, and he also enjoys seeing your mouth wrapped around his dick as you suck him off.

Pace :

He can do any pace depending on the situation.  He's the master at quickies, and if it's slow and sensual you want he can do that too, but he might get carried away and fuck your brains out.

Quickies :

Jisung is down for a quickie anytime any day, his high sex drive needs tending and there's not always time to get sensual, quickies are his best friend.

Risk :

Is Ji the most risky person out there?  No, he'll get super embarrassed if someone were to walk in on something, so he keeps his risk fairly low just to keep SOME of his dignity.  But, he wouldn't be opposed to a quick blowjob under his studio desk to take his mind off his projects.

Stamina :

He has pretty good stamina, we've all heard him rap, his tongue can work miracles and he has enough stamina to make you cum on his face.  He can last around 15 minutes if it's slow and sensual, but if it's a quickie he'll get both him and his partner cumming in less than 5.

Toys :

He feels a but intimidated by them, he's 100% supportive if his partner wants to use them, but he'll get a bit scared if anything super extreme were to come out and be suggested.

Unfair :

He teases, I know he teases, you know he teases its a universal thing.  He'll be dangling sex in front of you like a feather toy to cats.  "Hmm, should I fuck you?  I don't think you'd like that.  I guess we won't fuck."  And other stuff like that.  

Volume :

Jisung is vocal, he's not screaming or anything, but he can't help but mutter out a "Yes baby" or "You feel so good". He'll even let moans slip out of his mouth as he gets closer to his release.

Wild Card :

"Hey Ji, I'm here, I stopped by the convenience store as well."  I called out to my boyfriend as I entered the studio.  It was late and Jisung was stuck on a song he desperately wanted to finish.  He had texted me to come keep him company since Chan and Changbin had already went back to the dorm.  

Jisung turned in his chair to face me and smiled widely.  "I'm so glad you're here!  This is killing me."  He fake cried and opened his arms for a hug.  I giggled at him and went over to hug him tightly.  I sat on his lap and he turned back to his computer.  

I watched as he worked for a while, his shoulders would tense and then relax, and his face would scrunch and he'd hold his breath, eventually releasing it after finishing something.  He was super stressed, and I have an idea how to help him.

I got off his lap and slid under the desk, his face turned from confused to excited really quick.  "Baby, are you gonna..."  

"Shh, keep working."  I interrupted him, he went back to his project, my hands went to the band of his sweatpants, tugging them down slowly, he lifted his butt so I was able to brings them down to his feet, his dick in his underwear was already starting to get hard, it was just too easy with him.  

My hand gently rubbed his dick through his underwear, I could hear him let out a sigh as I pressed down lightly onto him.  My fingers teased at his underwear, slightly tugging them down just so his tip was showing, I brushed my thumb over it making him quiver slightly.

"I thought this was supposed to be a stress relief."  He jokingly said, his breath caught in his throat as I took his whole cock in my mouth.

X-ray :

Jisung gives off average dick energy.  He's my bias okay, so I'm being completely honest,  he doesn't have the biggest dick energy.  I'll give him 6 inches, with a bit more girth, but nothing crazy, he knows how to use it though, from all the jerking off.

Yearning :

He craves sex, we've been over this.  When it comes to sex drive he could make it from one side if Canada to the other.  

Zzz :

Passes out right away, after they've finished, he'd wrap his arms around his partner and cuddled them to sleep, passing out right away.

[fatehbaz]

Recent Chicago peice reminded me of the way Chicago north suburbs use military bases to divide and segregate in a manner that similarly matches connects to colonial actions. You always compile interesting stuff thank you.

Thank you for the kindness and support. I'm gonna riff on this a little bit. I'm sorry, I don't mean to distract from what you specifically brought up here.

Yea, we can add federal military base sites to the list of significant "innovations" Chicago has made in race-based labor segregation in service of wealth extraction. (For anyone following along, the article/essay we're discussing explores racism and white anxiety in Chicago, the fear and "anticipation" of Black migration from the South during Reconstruction and the Great Migration, and how between 1880-ish and 1910-ish Chicago then became a center of surveillance and policing beliefs and practices in response to this racial anxiety, refined to such an extent that Chicago's police/surveillance practices were then "exported" and employed across the US and also in the colonial plantations of the Philippines under US military occupation. By Jolen Martinez, in 2024, "Plantation Anticipation: Apprehension in Chicago from Reconstruction America to the Plantocratic Philippines".)

So Chicago is a wealth funnel, right? The node. The center of transportation networks. Extracted wealth channeled by the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River waterway, channeled by the Mississippi River corridor, channeled by the railroads acting as tendrils reaching out into westward into "the frontier". For the United States, Chicago was the gateway to "the West". Over the course of the past two centuries: Furs from trapped mammals in Canadian boreal forest shipped through the lakes to French benefactors, mined metals from the Iron Ranges shipped through the ports, timber from Minnesota shipped through the waterway, cattle from Texas rangeland shipped to massive Chicago meat processing facilities, corn products from the tallgrass prairie ecoregion shipped to Chicago. And people, too. People diminished. People seen as mere resources. People as labor. People shipped to Chicago to work the processing centers, the docks, the restauraunt dish-pits. And so Chicago becomes a hub of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. And because Chicago was a hub of labor unions and Black migration, it also becomes a hub of policing.

Chicago achieves the pinnacle of its spectacular reputation with its image as a glistening modernist metropolis after the construction of the railroad networks. But even before the city itself was formally established, the wetlands where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan were kinda located in this general region that acts as a sort of bridge for French wealth, being both near the inland terminus of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence route while simultaneously also sitting near a sort of terminus of the Mississippi River route (uniting French Canadian fur trade and Ontario/Quebec settlement with French "Caribbean" plantations and settlement via New Orleans).

I think about how suburbanization, and its attendant racial segregation, is especially blatant in something I kinda think of as "the southern Great Lakes industrial corridor and its economically, ecologically, culturally similar satellites" (Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Omaha, etc.). Some writing that I enjoy about this, which you might enjoy checking out if you haven't yet, is Phil Neel's work, particularly the book Hinterland (2018). Neel's book is largely about suburbs/suburbanization; the environmental construction of Midwestern cities as hubs of industrial extraction and racial segregation; and how these Chicago-esque traditions of designing physical space (whether it's residential, "rural", "urban", whatever) to best isolate/subdue people for extraction are now widespread and typical of US space in general. As another example, Neel discusses how the "revitalized urban core" of Seattle's utopian "infotech metropolis" of tech companies is actually dependent on the corridor extending southward towards and past Tacoma, "this logistics empire" of "warehouses, food processing facilities, container trucks, rail yards, and industrial parks" while "the poor have been priced out" and "can also be found staffing the airport and the rail yards [...], loading boxes in warehouses [...]." So that the power of such a major city does not end at the technical city limit boundary, but extends beyond into the "rural" hinterland. (You can see this when looking up an "urban megaregion map".) This is of course pretty obvious with the Great Lakes cities, if you consider all of the corn fields, the farms, the Rust Belt manufacturing sites, many of which use railroad and/or highway corridors to funnel that wealth ultimately to a place like Chicago. And Chicago, in many ways, was a sort of "pioneer" of these techniques of organizing space with racially-segregated labor compartmentalization.

So perhaps unsurprisingly, urban/neighborhood segregation is very ingrained/formalized in the Great Lakes cities. Chicago's Lake Michigan-based sibling Milwaukee is especially notorious (2018 research found Milwaukee had the most extreme Black-white segregation of any US city with a million or more people). Including banking, home-loan denial, insurance practices engineered specifically and efficiently to isolate/segregate/prey upon Black people (all kinds of academic research on on these practices). Redlining ("other side of the tracks"), especially 1930s-1940s, made use of the region's many railroad tracks as physical barriers and hostile environments.

And part of why I liked Martinez's take on it was that we can see more evidence that Chicago's techniques of organizing space/life did not just establish ways of being in the Midwest, but also established ways of being across the United States. And we can kinda see that this power is not just physical/material.

I think Chicago is interesting, especially in the time period of the research we're talking about (1880-1910), because this Gilded Age, Edwardian era, turn-of-the-century-opulence kinda moment is sort of singularly important for (European) empire-building. British imperial power being exercised in Southeast and South Asia. The Scramble for Africa. French Algeria. European power reaching outwards. But it also corresponds to United States empire-building both domestically and globally. 1889/1890: Wounded Knee and "the closing of the frontier", the West has been won, from sea to shining sea, now the US thinks it owns the continent or whatever. And the US didn't waste any time. Immediately, the US moves on to Cuba, to the Philippines, etc. And it's like, at first, to target Indigenous people and the Wild West, there are obvious physical/material reasons why Chicago (geographically, as a railroad and telegraph hub, as shipping hub, as the destination of Great Migration) is like a homebase or an epicenter for westward expansion and domestic empire-building. And with Martinez's writing, we can see Chicago is not geographically a convenient hub of colonization abroad in Central America or the Philippines (it's not close to those locations, the railroads of Chicago don't reach Manila, etc.). And yet in a very scary way Chicago still actually did function as a hub of empire-building across the globe due to Chicago's ideas, imaginaries, beliefs. Chicago's imagination itself. Chicago's racism, channeling the earlier racial hierarchy of the antebellum South, reached out across the planet. Chicago authority figures trained police and administrators from elsewhere. Chicago-style police data-collection and record-keeping inspired surveillance approaches across the United States. The ideologies, the "personality types", the filing cabinets, the "intelligence cards", were adopted elsewhere. What white Southerners believed and practiced in antebellum Louisiana, would carry over into Gilded Age Chicago, would influence twentieth century US domestic surveillance, and would then affect the rest of the planet. The beliefs, practices, the very emotions of white US residents could transform plantations in the Philippines. Disturbing.

[sleepingdeath-light]

mixed race (japanese + native american) fiancé hcs ; 16+

requested by ; anonymous (14/04/23)

fandom(s) ; black butler

fandom masterlist(s) ; hub | main characters | main villains | anime only

character(s) ; alois trancy, our!ciel phantomhive, real!ciel phantomhive, sebastian michaelis

outline ; “hey! i hope youre doing well. if/when youreable to, would you mind writing some headcanons for o!ciel, sebastian, r!ciel, and alois (if thats too many, just the first 2 💜) with a gender neutral fiance who is partially both japanese and native american please? thank you very much in advance.”

warning(s) ; references to period typical racism, references to canon-typical violence, generalisations made as to not link the reader to any specific native tribe, author craps on british food in a few places (author is british, it comes from a place of love)

note ; this took ages to look up and research in order to try and not lock the insert into any specific tribe or tribal family for their native side — given how broad and diverse they are. hopefully this came across and wasn’t too disappointing to the requester or anyone else who might have been looking for a very specific type of representation.

Alois Trancy

this man isn’t the most sensitive or understanding in general — so he wouldn’t necessarily ‘get’ or question your religious practises

like if you’re spiritual and perform smudging in the manor then you’re only really going to irritate his demonic staff and prevent them from entering certain rooms for a while

on the other end of the spectrum, smudging is an excellent way of keeping claude and the triplets out of your rooms if you’re annoyed

this would amuse alois for sure — but his interests would be focused exclusively on the aesthetic and story based aspects of your culture

he loves listening to you as you explain the folklores and mythologies of your two heritages — wide eyed and quiet for once as he takes in everything you have to say

he has a particular preference for creatures and deities that explore the gorier aspects of life, and he’ll ask you to retell them often, but he’ll listen to any story you have to tell

and if you participate in cultural crafts like beadwork or shodo or anything along those lines, then he’ll gladly fund your work and might even pay you to make things for his person, his peers or just to display about the estate

he’ll also ensure that you’re never without clothing from your cultures and would prefer you wear it over things from england — be that a selection of richly dyed kimonos for you to wear during galas, or importing regalia from your tribe for you to wear during traditional dances and such if that’s something you partake in

if your tribe partakes in the tradition of getting facial tattoos, then he’ll be incredibly interested in their history and meaning for you

will celebrate and observe holidays that aren’t on the british calendar with you — whether that’s national foundation day, or something that requires travel abroad like a powwow

and in the same vein, he’s not afraid to send his servants after anyone who disrespects you whilst at his manor

Our!Ciel Phantomhive

ciel has a particular interest in the culinary/confectionary side of your dual cultures and would be very invested in trying and recreating the dishes you grew up eating

that, of course, includes sweet things like candies and desserts

(his favourites are dango and saututhig)

but it also applies to meals — especially those associated with specific holidays

so, for example, he would have sebastian recreate the seasonal flavours of namagashi if you opt to take part in any tea ceremonies

or he might recreate some festival foods like okonomiyaki or yakitori when it’s the right season

or if you’re craving something from a powwow, he’ll ensure you have access to things like corn soup, fry bread and so on

he never wants you to be without the comfort foods you grew up with, nor the things you crave

so he has the staff modify the manor’s menu and meal rotation to incorporate more foods from japan and from your tribe

(which is a relief as british food isn’t the most flavourful in the world)

he also insists on trying to learn whichever language (or languages) you’re comfortable with so he’s able to connect and understand more of his future spouse’s culture and world views

he struggles immensely with japanese, specifically with forming his kanji for some reason, but his pronunciation is pretty spot on

but he manages to pick up the language of your tribe pretty quickly

so he’d probably prefer to speak to you using that tongue if he wished to mention something privately

he’s also keenly aware of the history of conflicts faced by native americans — as well as the bigotry faced by immigrants in the uk

he did his fair share of studying at the beginning of your relationship and, well, he has eyes and the situational awareness to recognise how you were being treated

this makes him incredibly protective of you — he trusts you to take care of yourself (you are engaged to the queen’s watchdog, after all), but that doesn’t mean that he expects you to put up with outright horrific treatment by his peers or his people

in other words: sebastian and the rest of the phantomhive staff get some free target practise courtesy of people that insult the lord of the house’s fiancé

Real!Ciel Phantomhive

this man is the sort to spoil his partner however he can at every opportunity — and you are far from the exception

any food that you’re craving, he’ll have the ingredients imported and will hire a specialty chef (or train one) to make it for you

any clothing you desire, he’ll have hand made and imported

if you miss your family or wish to go home to celebrate a holiday, he’ll arrange a trip to the americas or to japan and send you there with supplies and gifts to spare

he’ll usually try to go with you, but there are times where his schedule just doesn’t allow it so you’ll be travelling alone (with dozens of personal attendants)

he’ll study every language you speak independently, learning them whilst you’re away in order to surprise you when you get home

he’ll decorate the manor with pieces of art that represent both of the cultures you come from — or pieces that were made by yourself/your relatives

if there are any local sports or games that you enjoy, he’ll arrange for them to happen at the estate

he’s an excellent partner in that regard

but he puts his business and reputation above a lot of the things he should be doing for you

like yes he’ll spoil and indulge and learn for you

but if one of his most important investors says something offensive then he won’t do anything to stop it

at most he’ll encourage them to keep that talk to his office, but usually he’ll just laugh along and encourage you to grin and bear it

he wants to defend you, really, but he can’t risk plummeting his business because of it

he doesn’t have the means to get rid of someone without it looking suspect — which would tank his reputation and out both of you at risk

if he can punish someone for being cruel, he will — like a staff member of his or someone on the streets

but most of the time he really can’t — so the most he can do is try to keep you away from it all

as his father taught him, his duties to his country and his business come first — only then can he be a husband and lover

Sebastian Michaelis

he spends most of his time with you switching between japanese and the language of your tribe — mainly because he doesn’t like the idea of anyone (or anything) listening in on your combinations and seeing him in such a vulnerable state

he has an incredibly low tolerance for any mistreatment of you (actual or perceived) and, unless instructed otherwise by his master, will just eliminate them immediately after their transgression

a lot of the time you don’t even realise what happened — only that someone is now missing

but you’re usually able to put the pieces together

if you have an argument, he’s usually able to gather how mad you are based on how many rooms have been cleansed and he’s no longer able to enter

the worst argument you had, to date, ended with you cleansing the entire manor and locking him to the outside and the basement for a whole week

(ciel found it hilarious)

if you’re ever feeling homesick, it’s a cakewalk for sebastian to get you back to your family — you can be there one day and back in england the next

but good luck explaining to either side of your family that you’re courting a demon

if you’re artsy and like creating things to honour your heritage then he’ll indulge you, fetching you the necessary materials and displaying the final result proudly

he has met both sides of your family and has scared the crap out of a few relatives when they accidentally almost cleansed him out of a room

(not a fun conversation to have)

he’s an excellent cook (naturally) and is more than happy to indulge any cravings you have for foods that aren’t a commonly sold thing in england

of course he’ll encourage you to eat full, hearty meals because he wants you to be as taken care of as possible, but he can’t say no to his mate and will usually give in if you’re particularly desperate for sweet things or street foods

he gives you a number of nicknames based on new or traditional pet names from your cultures

for example, some japanese pet names he might use are ‘ダーリン’ (daarin), ‘ハニー’ (hanii) (these are mainly used in notes sent to each other) — or, when speaking, he might something more traditional like calling you your given name or an a version with the appropriate suffix (depending on your preference)

and, of course, any other pet names depends on the tribe you’re from

[tomorrowsgardennc]

how do i do this again? oh yeh...

garden update // august 20th 2024

the pollinator garden that was literally a "toss seeds and see what happens shrug emoji" has officially reached covering-the-view'of-the-house stage. eventually over the course of this fall and winter we will add a fence and plant perennials instead of whatever annual flower seeds i had lying around. asters are popping up in the shade of them all which i find funny since asters prefer cooler weather.

speaking of cooler weather... from the first bit of fall seeds i started i find the interesting germination contrast of saved seeds (not even my saved seeds, a friends) dwarf siberian kale versus bought online. the left was the saved seeds 📝👀 her's grew 10 minutes from my house, the one bought online was from a big boi store further up north. and these did hit 90°+ weather too, which technically was bad BUT not for the seeds that are all "yeh, we know how crazy this weather is nbd 😎"

my favorite basil ever, the spicy globe basil, is finally bolting for seed. i kept harvesting just one bush so i could get seeds sooner rather than later. okra is doing great, too. still giving off flowers and already got a first batch of dried okra for the seeds. i let the okra dry on the plant itself to ensure the most energy gets into those suckers as much as possible.

ok, so i'll start a separate thread for my quest for a frog pond, but i plan on putting it in the middle of the large square bed. everyone, even hubs, was like why big square you cant reach the middle and i was like it fits the space though!! but they were all right, hurts my back trying to reach the middle and tripping over the plants defeats the purpose. but it fits so nicely in the spot!! so frog pond will go in middle, around it is brassicas during the winter, then 2025 is purple tomatillo, 2026 is corn, 2027 okra, and then repeat indefinitely. so tall plants to shade it during the summer, and short plants so it gets plenty of sun in the winter. should be ok right?????? also i have yet to plant my prickly pear cactus because i legit dunno where to put them. i keep moving them around the garden and just not loving wherever they go. ughs.

peppers are almost done, so fall must be around the corner. but don't worry, tomorrow i'm going to dig up most of them and overwinter in the greenhouse. hawks claw totally, cayenne probably not because they had such stunted growth, lemon drop totally not because i have too many, but totes the giant marconi because that's my favorite sweet pepper so far. haven't tried many sweet pepper varieties though, and would love to grow an heirloom not a hybrid. my purple bells still haven't produced anything 😭 but i'll wait to pull those at the last minute... just in case...

lots to do this week. tomorrow is a false fall day, so going to spend it all outside and enjoy it 💚

[omg-snakes]

So You Want to be a Corn Snake Breeder

Tip #4

Decide how you want to do business and tell your customers up front, in writing, what your expectations are. Peruse the policies of other shops and see what makes sense to you and what you feel you could improve. Examples of policies you'll need to establish are like when payment is due and what payment types you can accept, whether you ship or only do local meet-ups, the shipping carrier you use and whether you ship to residences or only pickup locations, whether or not you guarantee health or sex and how long a buyer has to make a claim should something go amiss, what happens if a buyer can't keep their snake a few years down the road, etc.

No policy is unreasonable as long as it's in writing and in plain language, but be aware that some seller policies may prevent potential buyers from wanting -or being able- to do business with you. Choices such as only shipping to FedEx hubs for pickup, requiring a photo of the future enclosure for your review, or even asking a buyer to sign a no-rehoming contract could be a deal breaker for some folks. Whether that's a pro or a con is up to you!

[reasonsforhope]

[In February, 2023], a small warehouse in the English city of Nottingham received the crucial final components for a project that leverages the power of used EV batteries to create a new kind of circular economy.

Inside, city authorities have installed 40 two-way electric vehicle chargers that are connected to solar panels and a pioneering battery energy storage system, which will together power a number of on-site facilities and a fleet of 200 municipal vehicles while simultaneously helping to decarbonize the UK’s electrical grid.

Each day Nottingham will send a combination of solar-generated energy — and whatever is left in the vehicles after the day’s use — from its storage devices into the national grid.  The so-called “vehicle to grid” chargers deliver this energy just when it’s needed most, during peak evening demand, when people are home cooking, using hot water or watching TV. Later, the same chargers pull energy from the grid to recharge the vehicles in the wee hours of the night, when folks are sleeping and electricity is cheaper and plentiful.

“We are trying to create a virtual power station,” says Steve Cornes, Nottingham City Council’s Technical Lead. “The solar power and battery storage will help us operate independently and outside of peak times, making our system more resilient and reducing stress on the national grid. We could even make a profit.” ...

After around a decade, an EV battery no longer provides sufficient performance for car journeys. However, they still can retain up to 80 percent of their original capacity, and with this great remaining power comes great reusability.

“As the batteries degrade, they lose their usefulness for vehicles,” says Matthew Lumsden, chairman of Connected Energy. “But batteries can be used for so many other things, and to not do so results in waste and more mining of natural resources.”

The E-STOR hubs come in the form of 20-foot modular containers, each one packed with 24 repurposed EV batteries from Renault cars. Each hub can provide up to 300kW of power, enough to provide energy to dozens of homes. One study by Lancaster University, commissioned by Connected Energy, calculated that a second life battery system saved 450 tons of CO2 per MWh over its lifetime...

Battery repurposing and recycling is set to play a massive role over the coming years as the automobile industry attempts to decarbonize and the world more broadly attempts to fight waste. The production of EVs, which use lithium-ion batteries, is accelerating. Tesla, for example, is aiming to sell 20 million EVs per year by 2030 — more than 13 times the current level. In turn, 12 million tons of EV batteries could become available for reuse by 2030, according to one estimate.

“Over the next decade we are going to see this gigantic wave,” says Jessica Dunn, a senior analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Companies are recognizing this is a necessary industry. They need to ramp up infrastructure for recycling and reuse.”

-via Reasons to Be Cheerful, March 13, 2023

[bufomancer]

UPDATE: ADOPTION PENDING

FOR ADOPTION IN THE US: FANTA, CORN SNAKE (Pantherophis guttatus)

Fanta, my foster snake is ready to begin looking for their new home. Fanta is a young unsexed amelanistic corn snake. Exact age is unknown but they are not full grown. They have had 3 meals with me and are an enthusiastic feeder eating a frozen fuzzy mouse every 7-10 days. They were purchased as a birthday gift for someone who wasn’t ready for snake ownership.

Fanta is free with proof of a good setup. They are available for pickup/delivery within an hour of Minneapolis, MN or can be shipped to your nearest fedex hub for the cost of shipping (usually about $60-70) weather permitting.

They have shown no signs of illness, parasites, or injury. As they are a young corn snake from an unknown background they will need some time to get comfortable with you and feel comfortable being handled. They are very curious and wiggly.

Adult corn snakes can get 3-6 feet in length. At a minimum I recommend a 40 gallon enclosure while they are growing, and recommend a 4x2x2ft enclosure or larger for their permanent adult home.

Please PM me with any questions or if you are interested in adopting Fanta.

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[allthebrazilianpolitics]

South America's rivers hit record lows as Brazil drought impact spreads

South America's Paraguay River, a key thoroughfare for grains, has hit a record low in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, with water levels depleted by a severe drought upriver in Brazil that has hindered navigation along waterways in the Amazon.

The depth of the Paraguay River, measured versus a "zero" index rather than the riverbed, has dropped below minus 0.82 meter, breaking the previous record low in October 2021, data from the national Meteorology and Hydrology Directorate shows. The body expects the river will keep falling with no rain forecast.

The Parana River in Argentina is also near year lows around grains hub Rosario. Both the Paraguay and Parana rivers start in Brazil, eventually joining and flowing into the sea near Buenos Aires. They are important routes for soy, corn and other trade.

"In the northern section [of the Paraguay waterway], navigation is practically halted due to the extreme drop in water levels," the Paraguayan oilseed and grain crushing chamber CAPPRO told Reuters in written comments.

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[cerastes]

To me Dorothy belongs in the your heart is in the right place but how you do it kinda fails trope. The thing with her is that she does so too much when trying to help. I like that she has a flaws that are somewhat unique. She reminds me more like anti heroes who would prevent the problems by just killing the villain. I would probably be skipping her banner because I am saving for Noir Corne Alter and Chongyue. I would not mind getting spooked by her.

Mmmm she's a compare-and-contrast case when it comes to the antihero that just kills the villain in a setting where that doesn't happen (like Superman punching a hole through The Joker's chest for a particularly bad amen break, for example), in that she actually thinks everyone deserves a chance (she visits Loken Williams at jail with this mentality, AKA the guy that caused Rosmontis)

The main thing with Dorothy is that she's an idealist (her second talent is even called "Dreamer" to drive the point home), but one that so happens to actually be a natural genius and a hard worker. Instead of being raised in an environment that would make her be Darwinian, however, she was raised in a loving and incredibly supportive environment. Perhaps, if I am to borrow the words of Donald Winnicott, her lack of a sufficiently good support system (she got one that was too good, not sufficiently flawed enough) indirectly caused Dorothy's Vision: Of course she's going to turn the way she did when not only was she gifted, but also loved and raised in a wonderful household with a big family of Pioneers in a hell world like Terra, fully aware of her privilege and good fortune (she even says this herself) when others have to deal with far worse hands than hers, and that she simply cannot stand for that.

It's mentioned that Dorothy has been personally responsible for immense breakthroughs previously thought impossible in Originium Arts, she is not a Rhine Director for nothing, so it checks out that someone with her ideology and her raw talent would attempt an upheaval of the natural order, even if it means creating something like the Hub: In her mind, not causing the sublimation of the human consciousness into a collective would be incredibly neglectful of her, if it's within her power to do so for the greater good, and it is within her power. Until, of course, Olivia "Mother Fucking" Silence gets through to her.

[nevergiveup-nuvema]

I can do anything for VICTORY!

((blog by @pixelated-hub))

Hey there, it's your girl Hilda! I'm taking on the League, I'm taking on Team Plasma, and there's nothing that can keep me down!

My first partner is Barbeque, the Emboar! He's got an Adamant nature just like me, and he likes to thrash about! And just like me, there's nothing you can do to keep him out of the action for long!

My second partner is Tortilla, the Lillipup! She's got a Lax nature, and she's very finicky! She's been out of the action since Pinwheel Forest, but we're going to get right back to training once she's feeling better!

My third partner is Nacho Cheese, the Patrat! She's got a Jolly nature, and she's somewhat vain! She took a nasty hit in the Striaton Gym so she's in recovery, but she'll be back into things before you know it!

My fourth partner is Kale, the Pansage! He's got a Bold nature, he's often lost in thought, and he was a gift from a woman in the Dreamyard! He's still recovering from the hits he took in Pinwheel Forest, but I know he's excited for when he's better enough to train again!

My fifth partner is Sour Cream And Onion, the Munna! She's got a Timid nature and she's quick to flee, so me and her are pretty much opposites! But she was still a great Pokémon to have by my side until she got those injuries in Pinwheel Forest and had to leave the team to recover, and I'm looking forward to fighting by her side again!

My sixth partner is Ranch, the Roggenrola! He's got a Jolly nature, and he likes to relax! He had an accident on Route 3 pretty quick after I got him so he hasn't gotten to do much, but I know he'll do great once he's up to it!

My seventh partner is Lillil, the Lilligant! She's got a Modest nature, and she's mischievous! She used to belong to Dye in Nacrene City, but Dye let me have her if I promised to bring her back a Cottonee later! Lillil's dead. Elesa's Zebstrika killed her. I don't give a FUCK that it was an accident, I'm never forgiving her.

My eighth partner is Potato, the Leavanny! He's got a Timid nature, and he loves to eat! He's the first Pokémon I caught after I got back on my feet, so he's always gonna be special! Rn he's recovering from an injury he got in the Opelucid Gym.

My ninth partner is Corn, the Victini! It's got a Bold nature, and it often dozes off! I rescued it from Team Plasma in Victory Garden, and then it chose me as its new partner!

My tenth partner is Jamón Presunto, the Zorua! He's got a Relaxed nature, and he's somewhat of a clown! He was in disguise as a human when I met him, but he decided he wanted to come with me! He's not super strong yet but I know he'll be great one day!

My eleventh partner is Kettle, the Krookodile! She's got a Hardy nature, and she's highly curious! And her Intimidate ability means it's way harder for her opponents to try to take her down! She's out with an injury rn after the Opelucid Gym, though.

My twelfth partner is Jalepeño, the Darumaka! She's got a Mild nature, and she's strong willed! There's not much to say about her other than she's Fire type, and I like Fire types! She's pretty strong, but she took a lil too much damage from a wild Audino's DoubleSlap out on Route 7, so she's resting now!

My thirteenth partner is Chocolate, the Cofagrigus! She's got a Quirky nature, and she's quick tempered! She's officially joined my team now, and her defenses are unbreakable!

My fourteenth partner is Banana, the Tirtouga! He's got a Modest nature, and he's impetuous and silly! I revived him from a fossil at the Nacrene Museum when I came back with Dye's Cottonee! Right now he's sitting out in recovery after a Psybeam on Route 5!

My fifteenth partner is Fry, the Garbodor! He's got a Quiet nature, and he often dozes off! He's got a lot of bulk, and I'm glad to have him with me!

My sixteenth partner is Plantain, the Gothita! She's got a Gentle nature, and she likes to thrash about!

My seventeenth partner is Sea Salt, the Ducklett! He's got a Calm nature, and he's often lost in thought! He's resting rn after a nasty Acrobatics hit in Chargestone Cave.

My eighteenth partner is "Cheddar" And Sour Cream, the Tranquill! He's got a Relaxed nature, and he's alert to sounds!

My nineteenth partner is Butterscotch, the Timburr! He's got a Sassy nature, and he's quick tempered!

My twentieth partner is Memory, the Klang! It's got a Docile nature, and it scatters things often! When we took on Skyla, she didn't have any way to deal with it and I didn't even need to bring out any other Pokémon!

My twenty-first partner is Salt And "Vinegar," the Audino! He's got a Naive nature, and he's somewhat stubborn!

My twenty-second partner is Chip Off The Old "Block," the Litwick! He started following me around in Celestial Tower and then came to find me again the next day. Apparently he's been drinking enough of my life energy I "should be dead" or smth but I feel totally fine? Dunno if he's up to battling, but I'm keeping him with me if that means he gets fed and no one gets hurt.

My twenty-third partner is Teacup, the Shelmet! We're not super compatible, so I'm looking to trade her to a Trainer who's a better fit! Teacup's with Nickola @wannabepokemonidol now!

My twenty-fourth partner is Wavy, the Zoroark! I caught her while I was dealing with some things for Elesa on Route 16. She has a Careful nature, and she's proud of her power!

My twenty-fifth partner is Genesect, a Pokémon Team Plasma made as some kinda fucked up science project. It ain't got a nickname bc it won't accept one. I caught it just a bit after I got Wavy, bc it was involved in that situation too. Dunno if I'm gonna battle with it yet, but it's got a Quirky nature, and it loves to eat.

My twenty-sixth partner is Seaweed, the Alomomola! He's got a Gentle nature, and he's alert to sounds!

My twenty-seventh partner is Bacon, the Frillish! He's got a Relaxed nature, and he's somewhat of a clown!

My twenty-eighth partner is Ceramic, the Golett! It's got a Lonely nature and a sturdy body!

My twenty-ninth partner is Mint, the Liepard! He's got a Hasty nature, and he likes to relax!

My thirtieth partner is Chip On Your "Shoulder," the Sawk! He's got a Quirky nature, and he hates to lose!

My thirty-first partner is Iggy, the Escavalier! He's got a Docile nature, and he loves to eat! I got him in a trade with Nickola in exchange for Teacup, and he evolved right there!

I've got seven badges! Trio Badge, Basic Badge, Insect Badge, Bolt Badge, Quake Badge, Jet Badge, and Freeze Badge! But the Bolt Badge wasn't for winning it's bc Elesa fucked up so bad I got it by default. I've also got seven Revives I can use to bring someone back into the action right away if I gotta. And somehow, I've got THREE Max Revives that can bring a Pokémon back from the brink of death!

My friend code's 2497 1060 2064, if anyone wants to do a battle or trade with me or whatever.

And if I type something wrong it's bc I've only got one hand rn. Lousy splint.

[ourpickwickclub]

That reel gonna end up on porn hub lol

And corn hub.

- B