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As we grow up and get to know ourselves, we begin to identify our strengths. And we begin to craft our identity around them.
I think what we forget to factor in though, is that our strengths and weaknesses are not black and white. That sometimes, it’s not about who we are, but WHERE we are.
What I mean, is that somet... | ['Strengths', 'Advertising', 'Portfolio', 'Art Direction', 'Weakness'] |
About Me — Zesty Zaria
Happy to be able to find a space where I can learn to fly with clipped wings zesty zariah Jun 17·3 min read
Photo by Stephen Leonardi on Unsplash
My name is Zaria. I live in Lahore, Pakistan with my two children and a husband. My husband has one other wife. We all live in one gigantic house li... | ['About Me', 'Feminism', 'Life Lessons', 'Determination', 'Strength'] |
But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. — 2 Corinthians 12:9
Where can you find strength?
When the Apostle Paul wrote this there were things causing him pain or makin... | ['Bible', 'Devotional', 'Power', 'Designed2encourage', 'Strength'] |
Rebuild Your Strength This Summer with The Help and Power of Hemp Tomo Lund Jun 8·5 min read
by Emily Okonsky
#fuelyourbody #fuelyourambition
The summertime season is back in full swing and that means sunshine, warm weather and outdoor fun. However, if you are like most people, it’s also a time to snap back into sha... | ['Exercise', 'Fitness', 'Hemp', 'Strength', 'Summer'] |
Change isn’t easy.
Whoever tells you it’s easy to uproot your life and completely change your daily routine is a liar. The excitement of a new place doesn’t help you avoid the anxiety and stress of change. I’ll admit the first month I arrived in South Korea it was nothing I had imagined. I didn’t have any friends, cla... | ['University', 'Strength', 'Study Abroad'] |
Akinlabi
A conqueror is born 💪
Your name speaks to the whirlwind
Your strength is your treasure
Your resilience is gold
When you smile, it pulls the tough muscles and makes it tender
Your hands are strong like the potter’s
Your feet like a warrior
Your voice is calm as a gentle flowing river
Your heart is lar... | ['Courage', 'Patience', 'Personal Growth', 'Strength', 'Life'] |
Without the presence of light you’re unable to distinguish colour, texture, depth and that’s how we understand some aspects of loneliness and battles with seasonal depression.
We are unable to understand the meaning of a helping hand and one that may be detrimental because it is not presented the same way we see it in... | ['Hope', 'Seasonal Depression', 'Light', 'Darkness', 'Strength'] |
Or when projections are unveiled to their naked collaboration.
To the weak give-ins always repeating the sucking of daddy’s cock. Yes always repeating the sucking of daddy’s cock. The sucking of daddy’s cock.
“But no! A phallic representation of sufficient size presented itself to me as “absolutely-not-daddy’s-cock”,... | ['Evil', 'Strength', 'Love'] |
TUNNEL VISION
Most of the time, there seems to be no answers to life struggles especially to why we sometimes don’t get it and because of this, it seems right to stop putting out our best efforts while still trying. At every point, you find yourself breaking abound just to move to the next level.
Yes, life throws fea... | ['Life Lessons', 'Hopes And Fears', 'Strength', 'Productivity'] |
The Smith machine. It gets a bad rap throughout the fitness community, and many of us wouldn’t be caught dead using one. However, during the month of August, I did not have access to a power rack, and had to opt for the Smith.
My lifting routine is centered around five compound lifts:
Squat Bench Press Pendlay Row Ov... | ['Exercise', 'Weightlifting', 'Fitness', 'Strength', 'Health'] |
The Case for High Reps
If you’re serious about your strength, you should get serious about high rep training. Aleks Salkin Follow Sep 14 · 7 min read
If you’ve been involved in strength training for any length of time — either for yourself or as a trainer — you’ve no doubt heard (and maybe even repeated) the assertio... | ['Fitness', 'Muscle Building', 'Strength Training', 'Strength', 'Calisthenics'] |
Black MLB Players You Need To Know About #3: Ronald Acuña Jr.
Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. comes from an Afro-Latino family that has played professional baseball for three generations. The Venezuelan five tool talent is one of Major League Baseball’s brightest and most important stars. Patrick Ellington J... | ['Black Baseball Players', 'Venezuela', 'Major League Baseball', 'Atlanta Braves', 'Ronald Acuña Jr'] |
The GiveCrypto ambassador program aims to give cryptocurrency to people in need in Venezuela — and eventually other areas — through the local knowledge of compassionate, enthusiastic ambassadors. Some charity models rely on outsiders to import expertise and experience. But we recognize that in the communities where we ... | ['Venezuela', 'Blockchain', 'Charity', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Startup'] |
During my growth as an adult I never thought of ignorance, how a person can know what other people know and how this knowledge can affect your life or future, it is simple humans live in communities with other people. The lives of these individuals is governed by the political system called Democracy. Modern democracy ... | ['Venezuela', 'Society', 'Socialism', 'Ignorance', 'Politics'] |
Venezuela has had much crisis in its young republican years, we’ve been through dictatorships, wars to reach independence. Long story short, most recently we’ve been struggling with a political and social crisis that has led many to flee the country creating yet another crisis for countries in our region, but that’s an... | ['Venezuela', 'Cryptocurrency', 'Rsr Stories', 'Reserve', 'Crypto'] |
By Trudy Rutherford, aunt of Matthew Heath
September 11 is a hard day for many Americans. We are reminded each year of the terrorist attack that killed so many innocents. While I didn’t lose anyone on that day in 2001, on that anniversary date I often reflect on what my country means to me. But on September 11, 2020, ... | ['Venezuela', 'Matthew Heath', 'Political Prisoners'] |
When I think of democracy, I look around the world and see three very different ways of dealing with the popular will. (Click here, here, here, here and here for some of my other blogs on democracy. The last on that five-click list is about Plato’s prediction of the inevitable trajectory: democracy, oligarchy, tyranny.... | ['Afghanistan', 'Venezuela', 'Zambia', 'Democracy', 'America'] |
Analysis | Facilitating the voluntary return of Venezuelan nationals
By Ishanee Chanda and Margaret Joyce
This piece is the first in a two-part series on facilitating voluntary return for Venezuelans to their home country.
Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela (Image: Jorge Salvador on Unsplash)
As Venezuela’s political and e... | ['Venezuela', 'Diplomacy', 'Politics', 'Migrants', 'Refugees'] |
Why good leaders need to step up against sexual harassment
Photo by Thao Le Hoang on Unsplash
Ever since #metoo we know that sexual harassment is not just that one single case that happened to a female friend of yours.
You even might have thought: Oh, that was just bad luck to come across a mean guy at the wrong mom... | ['Gender Bias', 'Leadership', 'Bystander', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Discrimination'] |
Sexual abuse is predominantly high in society. Although it affects people of all ages and gender, adolescents are easy prey for sexual predators.Sexual abuse will not only leave behind physical trauma, but it will also hugely impact the mental and psychological well-being of an individual.
Adolescence is a crucial pha... | ['Women', 'Womens Health', 'Sexual Abuse', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Sexual Assault'] |
PoSH Act, 2013
Covid-19 made offline work difficult and thus everything, every work sector, internship, part time or full time work, shifted their workspace to online platforms. So now, there are online meetings for business presentations, online classes for students, online shops, online everything. Even candidates t... | ['Womens Rights', 'Posh Act', 'Sexual Abuse', 'Posh Act 2013', 'Sexual Harassment'] |
I was in Kandy over a weekend in March. After visiting the Dalada Maligawain the evening, I decided to take the scenic route around the lake back to where I was staying. Traffic was teeming on Dalada Veediya. The pedestrian path around the lake was spotted with half-finished construction rigs, so I meandered between th... | ['Sexual Harassment'] |
Death by a Thousand Cuts
I was hired as a sales representative for US Foods, internally referred to as a “Territory Manager” (TM) in December of 2019. My job would be not only to sell food, supplies, and equipment to restaurants and other foodservice establishments, but also to act as a consultative partner with the a... | ['Corporate Culture', 'Diversity', 'Racism', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Restaurant'] |
(Jackson Hinkle hosts right-wing troll Jimmy Dore on his YouTube channel)
“You wouldn’t want to have that guy inside you,” disgraced, right-wing misogynist Jimmy Dore said about Gretchen Carlson, in a disturbing 2016 YouTube video— framing it supposedly as a joke.
“She’s fucking gaslighting you again, making you thin... | ['YouTube', 'Jimmy Dore', 'Right Wing Media', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Misogyny'] |
Image source: 123rf.com
23.02.2019, Saturday.
4.30 pm.
The usual cafeteria table where we gather after office for little chit-chats, smoking, and coffees. It will be fun. Today, I was thinking about the news I read in the newspaper. Suddenly I can hear,
“I hate momos, it will be yew, let’s have pizza tonight at my ... | ['Society', 'Life Lessons', 'Sex Education', 'Metoo', 'Sexual Harassment'] |
Let me be very clear up front: I’m not going to spend time making a lengthy legal argument regarding John Dehlin’s or the Open Stories Foundation’s liability for sexual harassment, or proof of such legal liability here.
Again, what follows below is not a legal argument.
It has been made abundantly clear that Open Sto... | ['Exmormon', 'Open Stories Foundation', 'John Dehlin', 'Rosebud', 'Sexual Harassment'] |
The leaves crunched under her feet as she walked along the crooked footpath, heading home from a long day of Uni. The Autumn breeze sent goosebumps crawling up her naked arms, her shoulders bare from the singlet she wore. Loud hooting and repetitive honks caught Kat’s attention as she turned her head, her gaze focused ... | ['Creative Writing', '97percent', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Short Story', 'Sexual Assault'] |
The Uncured Disease: The Societal Trauma caused by Violence against Women Jacob Apr 25·6 min read
Introduction
Violence againt women is a pandemic of its own right that has been an uncurable disease that soceity has suffered from for far too long.
The Cause
This topic became a focul point in mind after the horrfic ... | ['College', 'Violence Against Women', 'Domestic Violence', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Sexual Assault'] |
Mental health, Body Language and Harassment
Ann does not have a stable life at home, she suffers from depression (being medicated), a controlling boyfriend and low self-esteem. She desperately needs to move out of that situation and start fresh, but for that to happen we all know money can be an issue.
My thought was... | ['Woman', 'Work', 'Life Lessons', 'Whistleblower', 'Sexual Harassment'] |
Case Study on SafeCity: Understanding Diverse Forms of Sexual Harassment Personal Stories Subratho Das Sep 7·7 min read
Content
Introduction Business Problem Mapping to ML problem Understanding the Data EDA Feature Engineering Model Explanation Results, Deployments Conclusions and Future Work References
1. Introduct... | ['Data Science', 'Deep Learning', 'Sexual Harassment', 'Machine Learning', 'Case Study'] |
Protecting Future Generations of Children
All of humanity emerges from the womb. Science has proven that trauma is genetically inherited, even passed down as far as three generations.* When a woman has experienced trauma, the survival instincts that she develops as a coping mechanism to ensure her safety, is then pass... | ['Childhood Trauma', 'Childhood', 'Children', 'Cheating', 'Sexual Harassment'] |
Get the Inside Scoop on Tailwind Analytics
Keeping track of your Pinterest data in a quick, easy way, like through benchmarks, can help you understand how your time investment in managing your Pinterest profile is paying off. Vanessa Shepherd Jul 6·3 min read
Pinterest provides you with some data (or analytics) on yo... | ['Small Business Owner', 'Pinterest', 'Entrepreneurship', 'B2b Marketing', 'Marketing'] |
As a crafter, when you think about fabrics and fabric designs, odds are you picture sewing. Specifically, all the awesome projects, ideas, and methods are out there these days. Matter of fact, there are so many that it’s difficult to track them all down. Especially when new ideas are popping up every day!
So, to help ... | ['Pinterest Marketing', 'Pinterest', 'Must Read', 'Sewing', 'Crafting'] |
Pinterest is a very powerful social media marketing platform. We are not going to talk about eCommerce marketing or dropshipping. We all are aware of Pinterest (social media platform). This site is like a picture blog. You can share bunches of pictures of things like home. Usually, people share things like home-improve... | ['Pinterest', 'Marketing', 'Affiliate Marketing', 'Money', 'Make Money Online'] |
How To Use Tested Theories For Informative Social Media Communication
Pinterest’s significance to society of being able to draw people together in a way that transcends barriers is enticing change. Vanessa Shepherd Jun 17·4 min read
In Communication, the Medium is the Message
In his book, Understanding Media, McLuha... | ['Social Media Marketing', 'Pinterest', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Social Media', 'Business Owner'] |
There square measure several SEO methods you wish to think about once learning a way to produce a guide. This post breaks all of that down into six straightforward steps, thus you’ll be able to produce a guide that outranks your competitors!
Anyone WHO tries to uncover the planet of SEO content writing is aware of sim... | ['Pinterest', 'Twittter', 'Instagram', 'Linkdin', 'Facebook'] |
Motley Fool recently highlighted Pinterest (NYSE:PINS), Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY), and Fiverr (NYSE:FVRR) as three top online retail stocks outside of Amazon and Shopify that have great growth tailwinds, according to author Danny Vena. By searching these stocks on Hawksight.co, we can get profitable trading signals & alerts t... | ['Etsy', 'Shopify', 'Pinterest', 'Fiverr', 'Amazon'] |
Pinterest is an image-sharing, social media service that offers a unique way for individuals and businesses to communicate. It is a superb platform for businesses to maximize exposure and get their brand into the marketplace. Since its creation in 2009, it has grown substantially and now has over 400 million active use... | ['Pinterest'] |
Jian Wang, Jiaqi Gu, Yi Yang, Isabel Tallam, Lakshmi Narayana Namala, Kapil Bajaj | Real Time Analytics Team
This is a three-part blog series. Click to read part 1 and part 2.
In this blog post series, we are going to discuss Pinterest’s Analytics as a Platform on Druid and share some learnings on using Druid. This i... | ['Open Source', 'Engineering', 'Pinterest'] |
Light pollution negatively affects every species on Earth — including humans. It’s disruptive for circadian rhythms in everything from people to plants. It shifts behavioral patterns for nocturnal species like bats. It also blinds and disorients migrating birds and insects. Light pollution can also signal habitat loss.... | ['Wildlife', 'Environment', 'Defenders In Action', 'Light', 'Stars'] |
Genaray Powerbank 64 Pocket LED
9
Perfect little fill light for on the go
Since I’ve been carrying a camera bag with me daily, I’ve been trying to get the overall weight of the bag down to the most minimal amount possible. I have my camera body and essential lens along with a flash, but sometimes it’s good to have a... | ['Genaray', 'Light', 'Led'] |
photography used to be about patience. about will and deliberation. in the days of film you had to make every shot count. resources were finite. every choice came at a cost. nowadays you can fill an SD card with throwaway shots and sift through them later to find something special. and because of that in a way, the pra... | ['Photography', 'Light', 'Warmth', 'Film'] |
It was a dark tunnel and this petite lady was rushing somewhere, with no doubt trying to pass this tunnel as fast as possible. She tripped over and landed in a spectacular pose with her bag falling down. She was quite a clumsy pretty being as though her bag was not even zipped and everything she had there dropped on th... | ['Storytelling', 'Philosophy', 'Short Story', 'Light'] |
Extensive and long power outages in Iran and the 'red situation of water supply in 101 cities
While the officials of the Electricity Authority in Iran stated that the reason for the widespread, unannounced and long blackout last night was the decommissioning of two power plants, the citizens today (Sunday, July 4) con... | ['Iran', 'Power', 'Light'] |
Hide it and it is useless.
Greetings Dear Reader,
It is clear we are to be light and salt. Jesus used these vital substances to show us why we matter to the world. A friend expressed her irritation with the Father recently by saying, “sure, I am special just like everybody else.” I think an understanding of why this ... | ['Salt', 'Faith', 'Light', 'Love', 'Following Christ'] |
Initial Design
This is where the initial mechanics for the game will be designed, but I do want to stress that this is being done in my spare time and mechanics are fluid at this point. As such, I have intentionally not put timing on the roadmap.
The current trajectory for the design is as follows:
Players will use ... | ['Cryptocurrency Game', 'Light', 'Lamden', 'Blockchain Game', 'Medieval Fantasy'] |
Everyone is familiar with light. The sunlight we get every day, the indoor lights, the light from mobile phone screens, etc., light is everywhere in our lives. We can see things because of light. Light bestows us to see. The power of this world, if there is no light, the world will be dark, living things will die, and ... | ['Light', 'Plants', 'Growth'] |
Today we don’t imagine the world without light. Lighting leads our every step. There is light in our homes, in our smart devices, in our cars. It is everywhere. But how it all started? What is the real history of lighting? What was the very first lighting source?
Discovery of fire
I guess it is no secret that everyth... | ['Lighting', 'History Of Technology', 'Illumination', 'Light', 'History'] |
Succulents are easy to find, relatively cheap compared to other houseplants and look extremely unique — sometimes even strange. But for those who are new to succulents, caring for these plants can be tricky as succulents will typically not do well with the same lighting and watering conditions that work for other plant... | ['Succulents', 'Light', 'Houseplants', 'Outdoor Plants', 'Watering'] |
From one of our previous gatherings at The Table, we saw that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Son of God, is revealed in nine perspectives.
Each of these perspectives gives us insight into the redemptive plan and purpose of God in us, and for us.
It is the summation of all the views of the Gospel of God that enables ... | ['Kingdom', 'Light', 'Darkness', 'God', 'Jesus'] |
Pakistan ranks high on the list of countries with rampant discrimination against sex. In a country where religion is often used as an excuse to bind shackles around girls’ feet, being a girl in this patriarchal society is hardly less than a crime. From infanticide to honour killing to other abhorrent traditions such as... | ['Respect', 'Discrimination', 'Female Entrepreneurs'] |
Three Things CONFIDENT People Do to Command Respect from Others Liveituphabit Jul 6·4 min read
Respect is the most important thing you need to have for yourself if you want to be respected by other people. The feeling of having no one respect you is terrible because sooner or later those disrespectful things people th... | ['Self Improvement', 'Respect', 'Command', 'Motivation', 'Confident'] |
When I was first asked “What respect is?”, I was completely taken by surprise, because I could not give a clear answer… all the responses that I could think of were related to situations in which we feel or express respect, but not exactly what it is… All my answers were started with “respect is when…”
Respect is when... | ['Self Improvement', 'Respect', 'Mindset', 'Personal Growth', 'Mindset Shift'] |
Good Morning, my dear readers. I hope that you all are keeping fit. So, I’m back with another interesting story or, you could say, a memorable experience of mine. You can say, I went into a “role-reversal” mode. How one experience could change my entire mindset….Let us check out!
As per my daily routine, I went to sch... | ['Hard Work', 'Respect', 'My Experience', 'Experience'] |
All night, day dreams, chocolates and games streams used to make Enens’s day. She was born and brought up in Brampton. Her mother passed away while she pinged on the earth and her father was only Santa, Mike Tyson and Crane sisters to care for. How lucky she was !,
Her father was available all the days to watch her so... | ['Secrets', 'Fatherhood', 'Daughters', 'Respect', 'Dreams'] |
We’ve all had moments when we couldn’t say no. From time to time, we all say “yes” to other people’s wishes and expectations, putting aside our own desires in order to meet our needs for approval and admiration; We have postponed our own wishes and expectations. This is a situation most people face, but it becomes a pr... | ['Respect'] |
While the rest of the world still hasn’t taken their eyes off the coronavirus, another form of disease has revealed itself during this time: hatred.
It’s been all over the news: random civilians are harassed and attacked out of nowhere. But let’s get our facts straight. These aren’t just random attacks. And this viole... | ['Filipino', 'Respect', 'Volunteering', 'Injustice', 'Asian Hate Crimes'] |
Your future self depends on 4 things. What you believe, what you think, what you do and who you hang out with. There is no getting around it. All play equal parts in your future. You must decide each day, what your future will look like.
There are so many examples I could give from providing mental health services ove... | ['Friendship', 'Future', 'Love', 'Respect', 'Motivation'] |
The question is, what is your “Aukat”?
You may have heard this phrase in your life before? If you haven’t, consider yourself lucky as only barbaric maniacs with egos as big as the Burj Khalifa can have the audacity to make such a below-the-belt statement. Well, let me explain the art of channeling your anger, frustrat... | ['Blogging', 'Respect', 'Life Lessons', 'Life', 'Growth'] |
It’s been more than 11 years in my career in the IT industry. I have worked in different teams of different sizes and of different geography. I have had experience in different culture and with people.
Working in different situations I have realized some useful tricks which has helped me navigate the software industry... | ['Software Engineering', 'Life Lessons', 'Respect', 'Workplace', 'Experience'] |
This laughable Buzzfeed article describing how some Millennials were able to ‘afford’ home ownership could have been summarized as the following: if my ‘well-off’ white parent(s) and/or family did not provide a substantial down payment for me, I would not have even been able to buy a cardboard box.
Generational wealth... | ['Black Twitter', 'Baby Boomers', 'Millennials'] |
Why are Millennials Struggling so much in their Career?
Is it the older generation making it hard for us or is it that were not putting up with the same nonsense as our parents? SoCalledOreos Podcast Jun 1·4 min read
Millennials seem to get a bad rep from both Gen Z and Baby Boomers and every generation in between. W... | ['Generation Z', 'Baby Boomers', 'Work', 'Careers', 'Millennials'] |
Once retirement comes around a lot of us have already forgotten what lights us up. Baby Boomers are now in a position to look back to see how to move forward in the best way possible. Our ageing population is set to regain their passion, for the benefit of all.
We can’t work and wipe babies bums all the time
I was a ... | ['Mental Health', 'Baby Boomers', 'Buddhism', 'Ageing', 'Psychology'] |
Jetpack compose 1.0 is finally released, and it’s now the perfect time to use it in production. This new way of building UIs comes with a comprehensive set of widgets, like e.g LazyColumns (the equivalent of RecyclerView). As more advanced libraries start to emerge, I recently faced the challenge to re-implement my Map... | ['Jetpack Compose', 'Kotlin', 'Android', 'Mapview', 'Maps'] |
Get better at using color palettes with choropleth maps
Photo by NASA on Unsplash
We often don’t get the chance to practice working with custom color palettes as UX Designers. There’s often company branding or a style guide that guides many of our color choices, which means we don’t have much chance to work with colo... | ['Design', 'Data Visualization', 'Maps', 'UX', 'Colors'] |
Co-authored with Gaurav Pawar, with contributions from Bharath Nayak, Ritwik Moghe, Tanya Khanna, and Kranthi Mitra Adusumilli
Introduction
Estimating travel distance between two geographical locations is one of the primary services offered by maps service providers such as Google Maps, Mapbox, HERE Maps, and GraphHo... | ['Geospatial Intelligence', 'Geospatial Data', 'Swiggy Data Science', 'Maps', 'Machine Learning'] |
The Collapse
The Demiurge went away, so the Angels and Devils fought for the throne of creation. A brutal war stormed the cosmos, unleashing an immense power that warped all existence. The Beyond fell on the world in fragments and pieces: shards of hell, heaven, and other metaphysical planes were now part of the lands... | ['Fiction', 'Maps', 'Fantasy', 'Worldbuilding', 'Settings'] |
Claiming and managing your Apple Maps business listing
We recently blogged about the importance of managing your Google My Business page (which is also linked to your Google Maps listing) but one thing that is often forgotten is to also update and manage your Apple Maps listing. hairyLemon Jun 17, 2019·4 min read
Do ... | ['Maps', 'Apple', 'Technology'] |
It’s odd about names on maps… Clark’s Pond in Glover, for example, where everybody in town calls it Tildy’s Pond and always has. Questions such as this fall to the lot of the Board of Geographic Names, a relatively obscure unit amid Vermont’s myriad bureaus, whose duty it is (without cost to the State) to determine the... | ['Maps', 'History', 'Vermont', 'GIS'] |
Determining optimal routing paths in near real-time is at the heart of many humanitarian, civil, military, and commercial challenges. This statement is as true today as it was two years ago when the SpaceNet partners announced SpaceNet Challenge 3 focused on road network detection. In a disaster response scenario, for ... | ['Disaster Response', 'Satellite Imagery', 'Computer Vision', 'Maps', 'Machine Learning'] |
Map it yourself: the power to the people!
Sometimes, the best way to make sure that you appear on the map is to make the map yourself. Kibera, a slum from Nairobi, was not properly mapped by the government. Thus, members of the community started a participatory project to compensate.
There are many ways of mapping th... | ['Sustainable', 'Sustainability', 'Design', 'Power', 'Maps'] |
What is a customer journey map?
A customer journey map is a visual representation of a customer’s journey with a brand/product across all touchpoints. To put it simply, it is a map that lays out the different stages that a customer goes through from the point of brand awareness to the point of purchase.
Importance
A... | ['Journey', 'Talisma', 'Customer', 'Map'] |
At eighteen, I found myself driving along the open highway in my purple, piece-of-shit Chevy Cavalier, navigating from Ohio to Georgia. I was on my way to study Graphic Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, a private university known as SCAD. Dad drove behind me, in another worn-out GM Buick that broke down... | ['Design', 'Massimo Vignelli', 'New York City', 'Maps', 'Student Loan Debt'] |
The U.S. States Consume the Most and Least Fruits and Vegetables Daily Tucker Jaxson Jun 8·2 min read
Are you getting the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables daily?
According to the federal guidelines of the United States, it’s recommended that adults consume at least 2 to 3 cups of vegetables each day, as we... | ['Food', 'Infographics', 'Vegetables', 'Maps', 'Fruits'] |
Technical Development
Atlas:
Implementing one way cross-chain transaction verification processing function.
Improve the cross-chain message mechanism and demo logic.
Testing of basic cross-chain message verification logic and release atlas v0.2 version.
Discuss the implementation of the IBFT consensus function mod... | ['Crosschain', 'Maps', 'Blockchain', 'Map Protocol'] |
‘Pure’ Javascript solutions
There’s a wide range of plotting libraries available in Javascript. Many of the fancy maps you can find online nowadays are based on Leaflet or OpenLayers. Others like D3 and Vega also do maps, perhaps more reminiscent of Python’s Cartopy and co. However, as a JavaScript newbie, I found tha... | ['Hvplot', 'Python', 'Maps', 'Interactive', 'Web'] |
One of the distinctive features in MAP chain is that the network is maintained by thousands of relayers and secured by 100+ validators in order to achieve distribution of trust and moving towards increasing decentralization. Due to the vital position of the relayers, all relayers in MAP protocol are incentivised by mea... | ['Crosschain', 'Maps', 'Blockchain', 'Map Protocol'] |
Where are my rights? These essential maps chart the recognition of LGBTI people across the globe
Every year, ILGA-Europe publishes our Rainbow Map, charting LGBTI rights in 49 European countries. But we’re not the only benchmarking map on the scene. From sexual orientation laws in the world to inclusive churches in Eu... | ['LGBT', 'Activism', 'Lgbti̇', 'Maps', 'Human Rights'] |
Introduction
Centre for Net Zero is building an agent-based model (ABM) for the energy transition to identify faster, fairer and more affordable paths to net zero. The first release of our simulation will inform a consolidated research paper to be published in Autumn 2021. Ahead of this paper’s release, we are publish... | ['Maps', 'Research', 'Heating'] |
They’re Trying to Break Up Revillagigedo Island
UPDATE
As of the evening of September 10th, the Alaska Redistricting Board issued the following statement:
It has been brought to the Board’s attention that a few census blocks on the southern portion of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough were unintentionally omitted from t... | ['Alaska', 'Government', 'Elections', 'Maps', 'Politics'] |
I promised you in the last article that I will give all the information related to my personal life.It is my untold story that is called my autobiography. As much as I know and my memories are settled, I will bring them out today and all those things in this blog. I will mention. Let me go on with my
autobiography. I ... | ['Autobiography', 'Life Lessons', 'The Untold Story', 'Lifestyle', 'Life'] |
Part 33: ”my friends are becoming my family”
My friends have become the most important people in my life. I begin to spend a lot of time with them. At the same time, I’m making some new acquaintances at school. I’m not quite sure if I’m trying to replace my family with my friends but I’m certainly content with the dyn... | ['Autobiography', 'Friends', 'Family'] |
The Problem of Evil by an Amoral God of an addict Vidura Fandango Jul 6·9 min read
Here we go again, into the fathomless abyss of what it is to be human. But with scones and jazz and a few unnecessary ‘motherfuckers,’ because I am what I am.
Dear God,
Here I am thinking ‘what should I write? What would be interestin... | ['Autobiography', 'Irreverente', 'Addiction', 'God', 'Self-awareness'] |
Book Review
First autobiography for me, Amy Poehler is a comedian that started with improvisation and now is a big actress and comedian. She takes on a trip of her life, on how she started and all her struggles in a very “laid back” kind of way, that makes it an easy and fast pace read.
I listened to the audiobook an... | ['Autobiography', 'Amy Poehler', 'Comedian', 'Book Review', 'Book Blog'] |
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"Hide aways, they say, because we don't want your broken parts. I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars. Run away, they say, no one'll love as you are. But I won't let them break me down to dust. I know that there's a place for us." (Keala Settle)
Whenever May approaches and almost knocks my do... | ['Autobiography', 'Home', 'Death', 'Memoir', 'Life'] |
In my blog I am going to be sharing short extracts from my autobiography in progress, plus some of my metaphysical short stories, meditations, even memories of my career in music that don’t make it into the book, and much more. Observations, insights into the challenges of life, which may present as problems, but seen ... | ['Autobiography', 'Post Yardbirds', 'Renaissance', 'Bassist', 'Musician'] |
‘AWAKE IN THE DREAM’
Prelude:
So here it is. My journey into inner space, a voyage in concentric circles, inward bound. One great teacher would have called it a ‘chemical awakening’ — an initiation into the transcendental realms of an inner-spatial ‘renaissance’ — A rebirth.
Providentially well set up, one day of re... | ['Autobiography', 'Progressive Rock', 'Musician', 'Metaphysical', 'Meditation'] |
Merideth C Norris
“Deliverance” takes place in Georgia.
I am going to say that again. It takes place in Georgia. There are dialogue references to the Chatahoochee River and to driving to Atlanta, and if you don’t believe me, wait for the end credits where they describe where they filmed it.
I know because I once ren... | ['Slapstick', 'Autobiography', 'Suture', 'Rural Healthcare', 'Pigs'] |
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It’s funny how you don’t realize how much your parents affect you until you’re an adult yourself. I think every year comes with more clarity about how your parents directly influence all the weird shit you do. I had no idea that watching the female role models of my life be taken advantage of ... | ['Autobiography', 'Gender Identity', 'Transgender', 'Real', 'Detransition'] |
She was wiping down the espresso maker as she saw the café owner walking towards her. His eyes fixed on her hand’s movements and she realised how phallic the steamer looked under his gaze. She protested by turning the hot air back on and letting it purge. Lorena wasn’t a rebel. She didn’t really have an issue with auth... | ['Minimum Wage', 'Autobiography', 'Service Industry', 'Essay', 'Oxford'] |
About Me— Ossai Ceejay
"If you're not into dark humor, if you're a delicate snowflake, if sarcasm offends you, get ready to hate me — a lot" Ossai Ceejay Sep 6·2 min read
Photo Credit: Author
That statement has always been some sort of disclaimer, a heads up I always give people who want to know me more, and so far,... | ['Me', 'Autobiography', 'About Me'] |
Attendees at the annual session of the National Baptist Convention in 2016. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
When I am starting to write this article, according to John Hopkins University Covid-19 tracker there are already around confirmed 2.57 million cases of the novel corona virus pandemic all across the world... | ['Genetics', 'Population Genetics', 'Population', 'African American', 'Science'] |
New Book Our Stories , Our Voices: Black Men Speak Their Truth Book 1 is available for launch sale on Amazon.com starting February 17, 2020. Black Men telling their stories and speaking their truth will give readers a glimpse into their live as well as provide an inspiration for many generations into the future.
Our S... | ['Black Men', 'Black Friday', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'Black Women', 'African American'] |
I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH MY DARK SKIN
As a sensitive youngster trying to navigate society, I have always been embattled by its demands from me. I tried to live up to its expectations while causing damage to my body and soul so I could be rewarded with validation from the same society that seems to take from me. It’s... | ['Self Love', 'Africa', 'African American'] |
Meet Montero Morton, a Lede New Orleans Senior Fellow
Montero Morton will be doing community reporting work in New Orleans this spring as part of the Lede New Orleans fellowship program. Lede New Orleans Jun 8·3 min read
By Kels J. Whitmore
Montero Morton, a Lede New Orleans Senior Fellow. (Photo courtesy of Montero... | ['New Orleans', 'Youth Development', 'Journalism', 'African American'] |
Growing up, I was made ashamed of my Black curvy body. So I covered it up. Then I was ashamed for not being fashionable enough and wearing unflattering clothing. Other days I was accused of wearing something tacky. Then I decided to wear what makes me comfortable. Now and then, I overhear someone snicker at my shoes. B... | ['Feminism', 'Black Women', 'Racism', 'African American', 'Sexism'] |
WAS AFRICA AN AFTERTHOUGHT?
I am excited to begin my writing journey on Medium and I will begin with a few questions.
Have you as a person of African descent ever wondered what you inherited from your African ancestors? Have you ever wondered if Africa was a part of the grand scheme of things or an afterthought after... | ['BlackLivesMatter', 'History', 'Black History Month', 'Africa', 'African American'] |
When we are captivated by the world around us, we dream big. When asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the question that springs on to children at a young age, We come up with a myriad of prospective responses, Astronaut, Firefighter, Politician, Singer, Dancer, Lawyer, Actor, Musician, etc. To name a few ... | ['Women', 'Stereotypes', 'Law', 'African American', 'Freedom'] |
2. Lack of healthcare access
Lack of access to high-quality health care can lead to higher mortality rates among low-income African Americans. Many low income African Americans are more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic whites. Lack of healthcare access due to lack of transportation, child care, or inability to... | ['BlackLivesMatter', 'Health Disparities', 'Covid 19', 'Racism', 'African American'] |
Welcome!
Welcome to BLK LUV!
😍 BLK is LUV. As a blockchain nonprofit, we studied the race-ism game and realized that it’s a rigged game of divide and conquer that keeps changing the rules every time certain 🧑🏾🦱 players level up. So we created a new game of spreading Love (LUV) that only has one team #TeamLUV bec... | ['Blackownedbusiness', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'Racial Justice', 'African', 'African American'] |
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