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Cole v. Richardson, 397 U.S. 238 (1970)
U.S. Supreme CourtCole v. Richardson, 397 U.S. 238 (1970)
Cole v. Richardson
Decided March 16, 1970*
397 U.S. 238
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
300 F. Supp. 1321, vacated and remanded.
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Both on land and in the sea, there are a number of strange places that often defy logic. These locations have become synonymous with mystery due to the legend of ghost ships drifting without their crew. The Devil’s Sea is one such place.
Although the Bermuda triangle is widely regarded as one of the world’s most perplexing places, several other areas are just as enigmatic.
In the seas across the world, one of these sailors’ nightmares is known as the Devil’s Sea or Devil’s Triangle. The Devil’s Sea (Ma-no Umi in Japanese) is one of the twelve Vile Vortices located around the globe near Japan’s coast in the Pacific Ocean.
Vortices are formations that grow up out of the ocean around an island or continent, such as those found on a lee shore. They’re created when air pressure is high enough to cause water to form a whirlpool.
Vortices have several shapes and sizes depending on the intensity of the planet’s electromagnetic waves and other factors. A vortice forms in areas where the pull of the planet’s magnetic radiation is stronger than anywhere else, hence its name.
Location of the Devil’s Sea
The triangle is located in the Miyake, a Japanese island that is around 100 kilometers south of Tokyo. However, the Devil’s Sea’s precise position is debatable because several accounts give varying distances to the region.
It is said to be 110 kilometers from Japan’s east coast region. Other claims are that it is located near Iwo Jima, a Japanese Volcano Island that is almost 1,200 kilometers away. Because the Devil’s Sea isn’t on the map proper, its actual size and perimeter are unknown.
It’s also known as the Pacific Bermuda Triangle. It was named accordingly because it sits in the area’s position that is exactly opposite to the Bermuda Triangle. It also shares similarities in the “paranormal happenings” of the region with that of the Bermuda Triangle.
The region’s notorious reputation has been established for decades and even centuries if some records are to be believed.
The Devil’s Triangle has been in news for several decades due to unexplained vanishings of ships. According to legend, the waters of the triangle are notoriously dangerous and have caused even the strongest vessels to disappear, along with their crews.
Notable Events in the Devil’s Sea
The fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan, attempted to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281 AD. However, on both occasions he lost his vessels and crew members in this area. Approximately 40,000 people total in the triangular area surrounding Japan due to typhoons.
Even after Kublai Khan and his troops gave up their plan to invade Japan, the Japanese considered it was God who sent the typhoons to save them from their foes. The divers and marine archaeologists later confirmed the presence of further Mongol fleets in the area, strengthening the truth behind the legend.
In the early 1800s, a reportedly ghostly woman was seen sailing in the Devil’s sea on a vessel. It is said that the boat looked like contemporary Japanese incense-burning equipment. The ship’s destination and identity, however, are still unknown.
Several fishing boats and over five military ships were lost in the ocean between Miyake Island and Iwo Jima during this period.
Due to the discoveries, Japan dispatched a research vessel called Kaio Maru No.5 in 1952 to look for the lost ships that had been reported as having vanished without a trace in the Dragon’s Triangle.
However, the vessels with 31 crew members aboard were met a similar fate to those that previously sailed to the Devil’s Sea. The wreck of the Kaio Maru No.5 was later recovered, but the crew members’ whereabouts are still unknown.
Following the occurrence, the Japanese government effectively designated this region hazardous for marine journeys and trade. Furthermore, as a consequence of this unanticipated event, all efforts to discover the truth behind the enigma were abandoned completely.
How this Extrasensory Myth Began
To begin with, the name “Dragon Sea” is derived from a Chinese fable about dragons that live beneath the water’s surface. According to these stories, dragons lurking under the sea ambush passing boats in order to satisfy their appetite. These fables date back to before the Christian era – or AD 1000 BC.
With their focus on mythical creatures like dragons and sea goats, these stories have had a big influence on future legendary and mysterious tales.
The Japanese word “Ma-No Umi,” which means “the Sea of the Devil,” was originally created by Japanese people years ago when stories about supernatural events in the sea were popularized.
From ancient times, the Japanese have been afraid to enter this region of the sea, owing to its reputedly haunted qualities.
Other explanations for the Devil’s Sea Enigma
As the legends surrounding the Devil’s Sea propagated, researchers sought to explain its mysteries in a variety of ways. Efforts were also made to determine the veracity of the so-called supernatural occurrence.
Scholars such as Ivan Sanderson have hypothesized that the turbulent waters are due to the interaction of hot and cold water currents. These currents apparently create electromagnetic disruptions which ‘trap’ nearby vessels.
One hypothesis claims that subsea volcanoes in the vicinity might be to blame for dragon sightings. These eruptions could have started such accidents, which would explain why sailors’ stories recount dragons sucking ships and crews into the ocean’s depths.
According to marine experts, the islands in the region frequently vanish suddenly. New ones emerge at the same rate owing to undersea volcanoes and seismic activities.
Another scientific study found that the events commonly associated with the Bermuda Triangle are actually caused by an environmental phenomenon. The research team argued that there are high levels of methane hydrates present on the seafloor in this area.
When methane hydrates gas or methane clathrates explode, they form bubbles on the water surface as the ice-like deposits separate from the bottom of the ocean. These activities can interrupt buoyancy and also destroy a vessel without even leaving a trace.
The Devils’ Triangle Book
In 1989, American writer and paranormal activity theorist Charles Berlitz wrote a book called The Dragon’s Triangle. In it, he detailed the research he had done on the paranormal activities in the area. According to Berlitz, five Japanese military vessels have gotten lost in this triangle due to its ‘evil’ nature. This resulted in the death of more than 700 people.
Later, Larry Kusche published a book in 1994 titled The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved. This debunked Charles’ claims that the Devil’s Sea is a mythical location rife with paranormal occurrences. In his book, Kusche rejected Japanese military ship disappearances as proof of the existence of the Devil’s Sea. Instead claiming they were fishing boats that had vanished.
In Kusche’s book, he claims that the research ship sent by the Japanese was smaller than previously thought. It only had a crew of 31 people rather than the 100 claimed by Charles. Moreover, it was wrecked as opposed to disappearing completely.
He contended that an undersea volcano had wrecked the research vessel in 1952 September. However, a few years ago, the Japanese retrieved the wreckage which disproved Charles’s theory.
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If you are new to the AR 15 world, you might find your trigger not resetting a major problem. The proper use of gas weapons like AR-15 can be a bit tricky especially with its trigger issues.
Is your AR 15 shooting but not resetting after a few shots? How to solve Ar 15 trigger not resetting at all?
Well, your AR-15 might not be resetting for various reasons. It can be solved by reassembling, smoothening, and cleaning the parts. Now, you must be wondering how to understand these problems? Don’t worry we have your back. We have categorized all the problems as per their difficulty level. Not just that, we have also given the step-wise solution.
To know more, let’s not wait any further and jump into the next section.
Table of Contents
Things to Know Before Jumping in
First of all, before we start digging in the original AR 15, you must know its parts. These parts are the trigger, sear, disconnector, and hammer. Now, before you start the steps, you need to be careful of a few things.
Word of Caution
To start with, you know that a rifle is a very sensitive weapon. One wrong step can cost someone his life. So, follow the steps below before starting with the process.
Your weapon must always be empty. Now, if you are a newbie you must be wondering how to empty a loaded gun?
Well, to empty a loaded gun, first cock the hammer by pulling the charging handle. Set the safety selector lever on “Fire”. After pulling the trigger to the rear, hold the trigger in the rear position. You will see the hammer fall off.
Now, holding the trigger in the same position, pull the charging handle to the rear. Slowly you can release the trigger now until you feel a pop along with a “click”. The sound is of the disconnector releasing from the hammer hook. When you pull the trigger to the rear, the hammer will fall off.
If your hammer didn’t “click” or the hammer wasn’t displaced, you know there’s a problem to be reset. Want to know how? For that let’s jump to the next section.
AR 15 Trigger Troubleshooting
Trigger Resetting is an important thing in this gun world. There can be several issues causing your trigger not to reset. We have divided the problems into easy fixes and main reasons. So make sure to go through them along with the steps mentioned. For troubleshooting your AR 15 trigger, let’s get into the next section.
The Easy Fixes
We’ve sorted out the most easy foxes for you first. Let’s have a look.
|Fixes||Ease||Need for additional materials|
|Clean Trigger and Lubrication||Moderate||Moderate|
|Smoothen Disconnector and Hook||Very easy||Minimal|
|Smoothen Sear Engagement||Very easy||Minimal|
Fix 1: Clean Trigger and Lubrication
For easy steps, cleaning comes first. Has your AR 15 not been cleaned for days? Then chances are high that the trigger problem is due to rusting. Excess dirt and old lube can jam your trigger. This causes difficulty in resetting the trigger. The steps to clean and lubricate your trigger is given below:
Things You Will Need
Step 1 of 4 Disassembling The Gun
After making sure the gun is unloaded, you have to keep the AR 15 down. After that, push the main takedown pins out. The pins are located one on the rear and the other on the lower receiver.
You can push the pins with a punch and the pins will come out. This will expose the upper and lower receiver out of the gun.
Step 2 of 4 Removing The Bolt
Pull the receiver outward to release the bolt carrier group and the charging handle. Now you need to release the firing pin from the bolt just like before. Rotate the bolt 90 degrees. This will release the campaign, due to gravity. The ejector pin is then pushed out of the ejector by a stick to disassemble the gun for cleaning.
Step 3 of 4 Cleaning The Trigger
Now you have to start cleaning each part with the Impro 7. You can use a thin brush to go inside the bolt. The bolt face always has some hard rust that needs to be scraped off with a sharp object.
If your barrel is very dirty, you can first use a brush to clean it up and then a bore snake. This will clear out the inner dirt. You can also choose to either free float or glass bed your barrel for better accuracy.
Step 4 of 4 Lubrication
You have to lubricate the inner parts, especially those with high friction. For example, the shiny flange of the bolt. Also cover the bolt care, upper and lower receivers, and the gas key.
Use less lube if you are using your gun in sandy areas. As it might jam the gun and make it difficult to chamber. Finally, you just need to reassemble the parts by following the exact steps you have taken.
Fix 2: Smoothen Disconnector and Hook
Have you checked if it is wrong with your spring? If you are sure that it’s okay then it can be something with your disconnector and hook. Some microscopic burrs can be there in the disconnector and hammer. This happens especially if the hammer hooks and disconnectors are fully new. These burrs make them hold each other, hindering smooth operation.
To smoothen the disconnector and hook, the process further is described below.
Smoothening too much can make the edges of your disconnector and hammer blunt. This will cause your trigger to fail fully. So you must take enough time through the process. You can test-fire a few times to be sure of the polish.
Things you will need:
Step 1 of 2 Disassemble The Gun
Disassemble the gun with the steps mentioned in Fix2. After that, take out the disconnector and hook. Start smoothing the edge using sandpaper. Make sure to remove the burr but avoid over rubbing.
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Step 2 of 2 Smoothening
Stop sanding when you see the disconnector and hammer to be clean and smooth. You can now reassemble the parts following the steps you did earlier. A test shot might help you check if the trigger is resetting now.
Fix 3: Smoothen Sear Engagement
The sear engagement controls your trigger pull. This sear smoothness plays a key role in the trigger pull mechanism. For normally manufactured ammo, the spring bend mentioned is needed. So, let’s move into the process.
If you use ammo with military primers, you need to skip the hammer spring bend mentioned. Using sandpaper you might over polish. So ceramic stone is better to be used here. Also, it’s important to vacuum seal ammunition to store your ammo properly.
Things You Will Need
Step 1 of 2 Disassembling The Sear
Take out the hammer pins using a 5/53” punch. Now, pull out the trigger pins. You will see the sear engagement surface.
Step 2 of 2 Smoothening the Sear Engagement
Keep the sear flatly on the stone and move back and forth. There is also a sear notch on the back of the hammer. This also needs to be polished in a similar way. You can bend a leg of the hammer spring a little. This will lighten the pull.
Now, let’s see some the main culprits behind AR 15 not resting.
There are some common issues most shooters run into. Now, you must be wondering how to know if your AR 15 is having the same issues.
Don’t worry. We have listed out the main 3 reasons that are causing your AR 15 trigger to not resettle. The fixes are also given.
Reason 1: Springs in the Hammer and Trigger
The hammer and trigger’s springs have a certain direction. It may happen that they are installed upside down. So you should check both the spring coils. The coil of the spring should be on the opposite side of the leg. The legs should be on the floor of the lower receiver. To control the trigger and hammer tension, the coils need to be preloaded.
Reason 2: Disconnector Spring
As you know, the disconnector spring has a base to it with a narrow edge. Often this spring is installed wrongly as it is very small and neglected.
In that case, double-check if the large end of the spring is placed inside the trigger. The narrow edge should be installed under the notch of the disconnector.
Reason 3: Check Burr Hammer and Trigger pin
We have already talked about how burr can damage your trigger and make it not resettle. Burr can also be present in the hammer and trigger in. These burrs stop the pins from rotating the hammer, trigger, and disconnector. For this reason, the trigger does not reset.
To fix this, you have to follow the process mentioned in Fix 3. Firstly, you need to remove the pins. After that just smoothen the pins using the same 1000-800 grit sandpaper. Apply a good amount of lube and you are good to go.
Still not Resetting? Here’s What to Do
An AR 15 has different kinds of triggers with separate parts. These parts can malfunction anytime having multiple issues. For instance, your AR 15 may not cycle to next round.
But for the resetting part, your trigger should be reset by now if you followed the above steps. . If not, here’s one last thing you need to do. Check if the hammer and disconnector are in place. Ideally, the gap between the hammer and disconnect hooks should be 0.003 inches.
Fix: Check Hammer and Disconnector Relationship
The trigger should be at rest along with the sear holding the hammer. Now follow the steps given below to check the relationship between the two.
Step 1 of 3 Trigger Engagement
After you disassemble the gun, you will be able to see the hammer and disconnector connection. Using your thumb to hold against the trigger back, press the hammer back into the catch position.. This will engage the disconnector to catch the hammer
Step 2 of 3 Checking The Hammer Movement
Try to observe what happens when the hammer moves back in place. Now, leave the trigger and the disconnector will release the hammer. This makes the hammer move slightly forward and catches the sear. The hammer shouldn’t be moving all the way forward.
Step 3 of 3 Smoothening of The Disconnector
Repeat the process several times. If the hammer is still not catching the disconnector when you push it back, there is a problem. It is with your disconnector. Polish the disconnector again as per Fix 2 and polish it following Reason 2 steps.
Pro Tips for Your AR 15 maintenance:
For keeping your AR 15 in proper form, maintenance is very important. Some tips to maintain your AR 15 are given below:
- Do not place a lamp or a heater in your gun safe. Your stock will dry up, warm-up, and crack as a result of this.
- Dry out your gun after every use. Moisture can create rusting.
- Do not use a gun slip. Your gun needs air circulation.
- Do functional checks every month. You can use the Pro Case Maintenance Kit. This will prevent any accidents for dysfunctional parts of the gun. To
So, all in all, this is all you can need to do to maintain your AR 15. Keep these in mind to avoid any issues with your gun.
Question: Why does AR 15 get jammed?
The main reason can be stuck moisture and rust inside the gun. It can also happen due to the misalignment of ammunition in the magazine.
Question: How many rounds do AR 15 last?
AR-15 handbook claims a maximum effective rate of 45 rounds per minute. Shooters in competition can fire up to three shots per second.
Question: How often should I lubricate my gun?
It’s a good idea to lubricate your pistol at least once every 1–2 weeks. This is if you conduct more strenuous range sessions on a regular basis. It’s especially vital to do this during the hotter and more humid months of the year.
That is all from us. As you have come this far, we have an added tip just for you. If you want a better pull weight for your trigger, you can upgrade the trigger. That is all from us on AR trigger not resetting.
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Content: likeable apart from the label
I haven’t tried the Buffer app yet because I like to take my time to look around and research a little before I pour time into building up a profile, integrating everything including the contents of my fridge and then finding out the interesting new piece of technology I’ve just got excited over… was actually on a FREE 30 day trial! and I’ll now have to pay £39.99 to use it for the rest of the year. Not that that’s Buffer. That’s just me being a little suspicious.
My suspicion in this case is probably totally unjustified if their newsletter is anything to go by. I’ve only been a subscriber for a few weeks and already a ton of interesting articles have come my way. Today’s newsletter was a bookmarking/Twitter following/Pocket-adding feast.
Since starting in the industry one of the things I have enjoyed the most has been the opportunity to immerse myself totally in a new field and research the hell out of something I’ve never encountered before. I doubt there are many jobs out there where you get to explore new worlds in the same way. Astronauts get to. And anthropologists. But they have to worry about getting enough oxygen and ancient diseases making a come-back, so I think I’ll stick to Account Executiving for now.
What I haven’t enjoyed is the word ‘content’. If content is a big, important word, than authenticity is surely another one that pops up all over these. We’re all looking for authenticity in our big, connected, totally anonymous, uncaring world. And what we really want is authentic content. But there’s something about the word ‘content’ that strips out all authenticity for me. The contents of the content probably are all authentic. Ish. But ‘content’? Ugh. I feel like it reduces down everything you’re creating down to the sum of its parts. The content I’ve come across already in my short time in this position has been interesting and thoughtful and well-crafted. I just wish we didn’t have to call it that. But whatever we would end up calling it would be just as bad.
So, content, what content? The content that got me thinking today is the shocking! kind. More specifically, the kind recommended by Avtar Ram Singh in his latest article on the Buffer blog. He talked about getting hooked on Mark Schaefer‘s blogging based on Schaefer’s controversial argument that content marketing is doomed to fail as we reach a saturation point. Having only just stumbled across this argument (some eight months after it was published) I’m not saying anything new. But what struck me was that with all the effort to create unique, share-worthy and substantial content in order to be liked by Google’s zoo, it is incredibly hard to get away from this fresh content model. Businesses, bloggers and the online community work hard at SEO and part of that work is creating quality content – what’s next after ‘content shock’ hits?
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Calibration strategy of the JUNO experiment
journal contributionposted on 2023-06-10, 01:44 authored by Angel Abusleme, Thomas Adam, Shakeel Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmed, Sebastiano Aiello, Muhammad Akram, Fengpeng An, Guangpeng An, Qi An, Giuseppe Andronico, Nikolay Anfimov, Vito Antonelli, Tatiana Antoshkina, Burin Asavapibhop, Thiago Sogo BezerraThiago Sogo Bezerra, The JUNO collaboration, others
We present the calibration strategy for the 20 kton liquid scintillator central detector of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO). By utilizing a comprehensive multiple-source and multiple-positional calibration program, in combination with a novel dual calorimetry technique exploiting two independent photosensors and readout systems, we demonstrate that the JUNO central detector can achieve a better than 1% energy linearity and a 3% effective energy resolution, required by the neutrino mass ordering determination.
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Stereociliary Myosin-1c Receptors Are Sensitive to Calcium Chelation and Absent from Cadherin 23 Mutant Mice
journal contributionposted on 2023-06-07, 22:41 authored by Kelli R Phillips, Song Tong, Richard GoodyearRichard Goodyear, Guy Richardson, Janet L Cyr
The identities of some of the constituents of the hair-cell transduction apparatus have been elucidated only recently. The molecular motor myosin-1c (Myo1c) functions in adaptation of the hair-cell response to sustained mechanical stimuli and is therefore an integral part of the transduction complex. Recent data indicate that Myo1c interacts in vitro with two other molecules proposed to be important for transduction: cadherin 23 (Cdh23), a candidate for the stereociliary tip link, and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), which is abundant in the membranes of hair-cell stereocilia. It is not known, however, whether these interactions occur in hair cells. Using an in situ binding assay on saccular hair cells, we demonstrated previously that Myo1c interacts with molecules at stereociliary tips, the site of transduction, through sequences contained within its calmodulin (CaM)-binding neck domain, which can bind up to four CaM molecules. In the current study, we identify the second CaM-binding IQ domain as a region of Myo1c that mediates CaM-sensitive binding to stereociliary tips and to PIP2 immobilized on a solid support. Binding of Myo1c to stereociliary tips of cochlear and vestibular hair cells is disrupted by treatments that break tip links. In addition, Myo1c does not bind to stereocilia from mice whose hair cells lack Cdh23 protein despite the presence of PIP2 in the stereociliary membranes. Collectively, our data suggest that Myo1c and Cdh23 interact at the tips of hair-cell stereocilia and that this interaction is modulated by CaM.
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Hope. The feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Sometimes we say we hope and pray for something, when we put that desire out in to the universe, asking God or whoever we pray to, to help us receive what we desire. I hope and pray for things, sometimes they do occur, often not in the timing I was expecting, the universe is definitely on its own timeline.
These days, in the political and social environment, I hope and pray often for different circumstances, for changes in policy, and actions of our politicians and administration. I am anxious about the state of race relations, sexism, and gun control in our country. These are my opinions, and I am not trying to start a debate or tell someone their opinion is wrong, If I were to do that I would be violating one of my own basic rights, which is that we all are entitled to our opinions. They cannot be wrong per se, however they can be based on lies, false narratives and bias’ which I don’t have a lot of tolerance. I am worried about the future of our democracy, not about which party is in charge, I think they both stink. I am concerned that with greed taking over the system, the rights as individuals are at risk.
As a woman, I am diverse from the norm of this country and have suffered at times from being treated as a second class citizen, not equal to the man. Being a single woman, that comes through loud and clear when I want to make a major purchase. Buying a car, for example, has been, at times, a terrible experience. I have been talked down to, asked if I am sure I can afford this car, and asked multiple times if my husband will be coming with me the next time I come to test drive. I have a friend who is an asian woman, she was completely ignored at a car dealership after I sent her there for her new car. She walked out. She would have paid cash for her car, but that dealership lost her business and many others due to how she was treated.
As a Jew, I have been mocked, told I don’t “lookJewish,” and told that I should say Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays. I have had to take days off from work to attend holy services, and have had to listen to people who are my friends use the term “jew down” when talking about negotiating prices. I get that I celebrate Christmas with my family as much of my immediate family follows the Catholic religion, however I identify much more strongly with my Jewish roots and feel passionate about the separation of Church and State. The fact that it is now common for the Christian religion to be used as cloak to reduce people’s rights is not only wrong to me, but counter to religious freedom. But again, I am not someone who sits in a synagogue or has a name that people identify as “Jewish” so I am not always persecuted the way others who are more religious may be.
These are my differences, and yet they are not the same as what those who are of color or more religious than me. In fact, for me to say that I am treated differently can be seen as a stretch when compared to the way some others are treated. I have a friend, a woman of color, who is successful and earned the right to a $70,000 car. However, the police didn’t think so and when they saw her driving it with her workout clothes on and a baseball cap, stopped her to make sure it was her car. This was only last year, not 40 years ago.
This past week I was fortunate to listen to a group of students from Seton Hall University speak about racism and homophobia on campus. I say fortunate as they gave me hope. I was appalled at what I was hearing about this great university in New Jersey. I had no idea as a white woman how prevalent racism was on campus. These students talked about the school continually trying to reduce Africano studies, make it less relevant on campus. These students talked about being mocked, singled out by white students and professors. These students talked about the feeling of being invisible at times on campus. One young lady spoke about why she chose Seton Hall that went beyond her scholarship. They boasted a 40% diversity rate. She later found out that they included anyone who wasn’t Catholic as diverse. So a white protestant student was considered diverse. There were very few people of color on campus and she realized quickly people were waiting to see her fail. For that reason, this group of students formed an activist group and staged a sit-in for demands of equality on campus. They all had high GPAs so that they would not be seen as the stereotype and in one case accelerated to graduate in 3 years. They all had great hopes and dreams as well.
Each student I listened to wants to change the world, whether that be through education and becoming a teacher to liberate black and brown youth, or becoming a civil rights attorney or work to change immigration laws. They were not students who will sit through college and just focus on how do I make money, how do I live a certain lifestyle. They are focused on bigger issues, societal issues that are relevant today.
This gave me hope for the future of our society. This gave me hope that what we have screwed up as a nation and a world, may get fixed by this generation coming up now. This was the hope that has been missing for me as I listen to people justify the current administration’s policies, practices and lies.
This is our future. Bright and focused youth who have been persecuted and know that they don’t want others persecuted. This was my hope this week. I will never watch a Seton Hall game again, I will never root for this school again after learning about the practices of their administration along with the student body, but I do thank the school for bringing these students into my life.
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Have you ever wondered what a pine needle branch would look like if you plucked all the needles from it? The branch would be left with a very unique and fun pattern that almost looks like the arm of an octopus with its little suction cups.
This necklace wears great with various outfits because of the long and slender lines. The pine needle tip is also a great piece to layer with other jewellery if you like wearing multiple necklaces. The branch we found came from the forest out in Metchosin, which is about 20 minutes outside of Victoria up the coastline.
The charm is approximately 0.6 cm x 4 cm
The chain is Sterling Silver and 60 cm (24") long
Please note - this item is handmade and the measurement may vary slightly.
The pine needle tip is Fine Silver (99% Silver)
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Beer is one of the oldest and most beloved alcoholic beverages in the world. It has been enjoyed by people for thousands of years, and it’s easy to see why. There’s nothing quite like a cold, refreshing beer on a hot summer day. But have you ever wondered how beer is made? In this article, we’ll take a look at the process of brewing beer and give you a step-by-step guide on how to make beer yourself.
Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients
The first step in making beer is to gather all the necessary ingredients. These include malted barley, hops, yeast, and water. Malted barley is the primary ingredient in beer and provides the sugar that the yeast will ferment. Hops are used to add flavor and aroma to the beer, while yeast is what ferments the sugars in the malted barley to create alcohol. Water is also an essential ingredient, and it’s important to use clean, filtered water.
Step 2: Mill the Grains
Once you have all your ingredients, the next step is to mill the grains. This involves crushing the malted barley to release the sugars that will be fermented by the yeast. You can do this using a grain mill or by using a rolling pin to crush the grains.
Step 3: Mash the Grains
After milling the grains, the next step is to mash them. This involves mixing the crushed grains with hot water to create a thick, porridge-like mixture called the mash. The mash is then left to sit for about an hour, during which time the enzymes in the malted barley will break down the starches into sugars.
Step 4: Boil the Wort
After the mash has sat for an hour, the next step is to boil the wort. The wort is the liquid that is created when the sugars are extracted from the malted barley. During the boiling process, the hops are added to the wort to add flavor and aroma to the beer. The wort is boiled for about an hour, during which time any bacteria or impurities are killed off.
Step 5: Ferment the Beer
After the wort has been boiled, the next step is to cool it down and transfer it to a fermenting vessel. The yeast is then added to the wort, and the mixture is left to ferment for about a week. During this time, the yeast will consume the sugars in the wort and produce alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Step 6: Bottle or Keg the Beer
Once the beer has finished fermenting, the next step is to bottle or keg it. If you’re bottling the beer, you’ll need to add a small amount of sugar to each bottle to create carbonation. If you’re kegging the beer, you’ll need to force carbonate it using a CO2 tank. | <urn:uuid:513e60d5-5bb1-42b8-834c-413ffda9ddab> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://swalsonethuta.xyz/?p=310 | 2023-09-23T17:22:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.94222 | 599 |
Dwight's Den - Giclee canvas reproduction
Giclee reproduction on canvas with .75" depth black sides.
14"x20" , 18"x26", and 22"x30"
One of my first collaborations with BlVisuals They are a company that does marbling. They sent us a few pieces of cloth with different marbling on them, I found this one and painted the dog and mushrooms on top. Adding the black to give the marbling some depth to it. | <urn:uuid:0a06e256-0371-43ac-ba37-1d57c2aeccce> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://swartzbrothersart.com/products/dwights-den-giclee-canvas-reproduction | 2023-09-23T18:45:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.9379 | 118 |
A group of Texas Democrats is urging the White House to investigate Governor Greg Abbott’s use of floating aquatic barriers on the Rio Grande, which they consider to be a dangerous tactic. Governor Abbott recently announced the arrival of large orange buoys in Eagle Pass, Texas, and immediate installation would commence under the supervision of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Concrete has been laid on the riverbed to anchor a 1,000-foot-long string of these buoys. The buoys are part of Governor Abbott’s border security initiative, Operation Lone Star, which involves deploying DPS troopers, Texas Army National Guard members, and transporting migrants to Democratic-led cities. Environmentalists are concerned about the installation of buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande.
Texas lawmakers, led by U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, have written a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, accusing Governor Abbott of engaging in political maneuvers, undermining the federal government, and misusing state resources to interfere with federal immigration and security responsibilities. They argue that Governor Abbott failed to notify and collaborate with the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The lawmakers claim that the barriers may violate international law.
In the letter, the lawmakers outline possible violations, stating that Governor Abbott may be trespassing on IBWC property and violating the Boundary Treaty of 1970 and the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944. They suggest that by placing buoys in the river, Governor Abbott may be altering the natural flow of the river, potentially shifting the boundary between Mexico and the United States and causing the United States to cede land to Mexico. They also assert that the buoys may impede navigation of the river, hindering both the United States and Mexico, potentially violating the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The lawmakers urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of State (DOS) to take immediate action to address these potential violations and obstructionism.
The letter comes after Governor Abbott tweeted a picture of crews installing the buoys in waist-high water, stating that Texas would use every tool and strategy to respond to the border crisis. The buoys, when combined with concertina wire on the riverbank, will create a layering effect, according to a DPS spokesman. The IBWC has expressed surprise at Governor Abbott’s plans and is currently studying the proposal to determine its impact on their mission regarding border delineation, flood control, and water distribution in the Rio Grande.
In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security chose not to purchase the buoy barrier system due to concerns about the safety of federal law enforcement agents and the increased risk of drowning for migrants. The decision followed a demonstration of the buoy barrier by its manufacturer, Cochrane. The letter to the DOJ and DOS was signed by U.S. Representatives Escobar, Crockett, Allred, Garcia, Casar, Veasey, Green, and Castro. | <urn:uuid:0d783a92-bf7f-43d2-8d51-5ad12647a549> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://swifttelecast.com/abbotts-buoy-barrier-system-in-texas-criticized-by-lawmakers-for-safety-concerns-and-potential-international-law-violations/ | 2023-09-23T17:07:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.936319 | 633 |
Yalda Safai, MD, MPH is a bi-coastal psychiatrist and medical expert based in New York City and Los Angeles. A sought-after seasoned guest on news and talk shows, she’s appeared on live TV over 50 times in the past year.
Dr. Safai started her medical journalism career in ABC’s News Medical Unit Resident Program. She worked alongside producers and chief medical correspondent and co-host of GMA3 Dr. Jennifer Ashton. Yalda was responsible for editing and writing medical scripts, and authored articles on the latest health topics on ABC News and Good Morning America.
MEDICAL MEDIA HEALTH EXPERT & NATIONAL ON-CAMERA PSYCHIATRIST
Today, Yalda is part of a solid regular lineup of medical guests delivering health information for a variety of networks – ABC News, Good Morning America, Fox News, NewsNation, Court TV and Dr. Phil.
Excellent at adhering to time sensitive newsroom deadlines, producers and bookers know they can depend on Safai to quickly discuss a variety of medical news as stories break; from Alex Murdaugh’s body language during his infamous murder trial, Victoria Secret’s photoshopping secrets, social media’s damaging effects on young girls, the health risks of cold plunges and poor air quality, transgender rights in the school system and the dangers of unregulated supplements.
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Yalda is the Chief Psychiatrist at the family residential mental health care facility Bridges to Recovery located in Beverly Hills, California.
She’s also commitment to help end the drug epidemic in America and is involved in mental health treatment for prisoners. To help support recovery and a successful reentry into the community, she counsels inmates suffering with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders at a California prison.
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOCATED IN NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES
The daughter of a psychiatrist, Yalda followed in her father’s career path and moved from Iran when she was 18 to attend the University of California. She then went on to pursue both a medical degree and master’s degree in public health (MPH), completing her psychiatry training at New York Medical College.
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I am frequently contacted by collectors beginning in this field, who are looking for helpful guidelines that they can safely follow when starting their collection. Compared with the situation when I first started collecting Japanese swords, this is at the same time both a safer and much more dangerous moment to be entering the field. It is safer in the sense that there is enormously more information on this field in the English language than existed 30 years ago. In those early days I lived off a small assortment of articles from Jim Kurrasch until I made the move to Albert Yamanaka’s excellent newsletter series. Now there is a broad landscape of English content to absorb, including hundreds of published references and an international network of collectors who pool their knowledge in social media groups and discussion forums. It is conversely a more dangerous place because there have never been so many fakes, falsely described swords and compromised pieces with skillfully hidden defects as we have now. When dealing with art objects of this relatively high price level, it is critical to have a foundation of knowledge and know clearly what you are buying. Most will not do so though and instead dive in headfirst with both eyes closed. With that said, I thought it would be helpful to write a blog article (and create a supporting video) on recommendations for the beginning collector.
1. Study The first recommendation, as I lead with above, is to put in the legwork to study. Start with a shopping trip to Grey Doffin’s website (https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/) and acquire some of the excellent primers which are available. We each have our personal favorites references, but I most often suggest beginning with ‘The Connoisseurs Book of Japanese Swords’ by Nagayama Kōkan. I would probably suggest graduating from Nagayama to Albert Yamanaka’s newsletter series and then on to the Nihonto Koza (literally, Japanese Sword Encyclopedia) translated by Afu Watson. I would also suggest getting everything that you can buy from Markus Sesko’s excellent body of works consisting of translations and original writings. These can be found at the http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/nihontobooks. Also, I recommend checking back often for new articles on Markus’ blog at https://markussesko.com/. Markus is now working at the Met’s Department of Arts & Armour and is a treasure to our community for all he does to make sword scholarship accessible to us. Once you have acquired the references above, which will keep you busy for a while, I suggest reading and rereading. Each time you will absorb new information. And, as your eyes become trained by seeing more and more swords over the years, you will discover valuable new nuggets of information in later reading of these books. Eventually the impulse to buy a first sword will be too hard to resist, but I recommend trying to go as long as possible focused on pure study before making a big acquisition.
2. NBTHK Become a member of the NBTHK. This continues off my previous comment about study. The NBTHK is the leading organization worldwide in the study and evaluation of Japanese swords and sword fittings. They publish an excellent reference series titled Token Bijutsu, which is a great source of study materials. Also, as a member we are provided access to services offered by the organization both here and in Japan. The NBTHK American branch website can be accessed at: http://nbthk-ab.org.
3. Engage Join a club and engage with the international community. It is difficult to gain knowledge in isolation. If you are fortunate enough to have a Japanese sword study club nearby, I highly recommend joining and meeting other collectors in your area. If you cannot locate one, please reach out and I will see what I can do to find the closest local knowledgeable collectors to connect with. Join some of the online discussion groups such as the Nihonto discussion forum on Facebook and the Nihontomessageboard.com run by Brian Robinson. This will allow you to engage with, and get advise from, individuals who have been studying and developing their eyes for years-to-decades. Again, the focus is in learning from others and on building up a storehouse of knowledge before making that first big purchase.
4. Kantei Participate in kantei exercises where possible. As featured in my previous video on the Gokaden, kantei is the practice of attributing Japanese swords to specific time periods, schools and smiths. The NBTHK’s Token Bijutsu journals include a kantei contest and local study groups will also try to conduct these exercises. This is one of the most valuable ways to develop your eyes and learn to identify the characteristic traits that differentiate Japanese swords over time and location.
5. Language Learn the rudiments of Japanese. I can’t over-emphasize the value of this recommendation, nor can I overstate how much I appreciate Jim Kurrasch’s push to do so. Even with numerous references in English, this is a field focused on the study of a Japanese art form. The majority of references are in Japanese, appraisals (in the form of authentication papers) are written in Japanese, and the swords themselves will often contain Japanese language inscriptions. If as a collector you intend to follow this passion in a serious way, some study of the Japanese is critically important. Begin with flash cards, and for this I will again refer you to Grey’s website for flashcards that focus on some of the more frequently seen kanji
(https://www.japaneseswordbooksandtsuba.com/store/books/kanji-flashcards). Study as many sword inscriptions as you can find and practice translating inscriptions on your own. This will allow your to achieve a much greater depth of appreciation for this art form and to make a jump to the next level of scholarship in this field. | <urn:uuid:38911398-6c82-403f-89f3-79ab1b71530d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://swordsofjapan.com/5-guidelines-for-sword-collectors/ | 2023-09-23T17:07:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.955103 | 1,240 |
Veryard came of a family long established in Plymtree, Devon. He studied medicine in Utrecht and Leiden and began his 13-year long travels in 1682. He set out for the Levant from Livorno in February 1686. The account of the Levant occupies pp. 281-360. Cyprus is described on pp. 327-329.
An Account Of Divers Choice Remarks, As Well Geographical, As Historical, Political, Mathematical, Physical, And Moral; Taken in a Journey Through The Low-Countries, France, Italy, and Part of Spain; With the Isles of Sicily and Malta. As Also, A Voyage to the Levant: A Description of Candia, Egypt, the Red Sea, the Desarts of Arabia, Mount-Horeb, and Mount-Sinai; the Coasts of Palestine, Syria, and Asia-Minor; the Hellespont, Propontis, and Constantinople; the Isles of the Carpathian, Egean, and Ionian Seas. Wherein, Their present State, Interest, Customs, Manners, and Religion; their Learning, and Learned Men; with the most celebrated Pieces of Sculpture, Painting, &c. are more Accurately set forth ... And what else occurr’d most Remarkable in Thirteen Years Travels. Illustrated with divers Figures. By E. Veryard, M. D. London: Printed, and sold by S. Smith and B. Walford, at the Prince’s-Arms in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, MDCCI. | <urn:uuid:71c9172b-658b-4f3c-9183-97f8978be427> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://sylviaioannoufoundation.org/en/collection/digital-library/b1566/ | 2023-09-23T17:22:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.89361 | 333 |
In the ever-evolving landscape of online poker, where pixels on a screen hold the promise of both exhilarating triumphs and heart-wrenching defeats, players embark on a journey to craft their unique legacies. The virtual felts become the arenas where skill, strategy, and psychology converge, transcending geographical boundaries to unite players from across the globe in a quest for payouts and prestige. With each hand dealt, decisions made, and bets placed, individuals carve their paths towards greatness, striving to leave an indelible mark on the digital realm of cards and chips. In this dynamic realm, success is not merely measured by monetary gains, but by the artful orchestration of moves that outwit opponents and showcase a profound understanding of the game’s intricacies. Pixel by pixel, players constructs their narratives, weaving tales of epic bluffs, heroic comebacks, and masterful reads. The canvas of the virtual poker table transforms into a battleground of wits, where a well-timed raise can be as powerful as a knight’s charge on a medieval battlefield, and a perfectly executed fold can convey the wisdom of a seasoned sage.
Crafting an online poker legacy demands dedication beyond the mere mechanics of the game. It requires a fusion of mathematical prowess and intuitive insight, an ability to decipher not only the cards in hand but the intentions concealed behind avatars and usernames. Pixels become the vessels through which players express their personalities, adopting digital personas that may conceal their true identities but reveal their strategic inclinations.
Each session becomes a symphony of calculation and deception, where chips are the currency of choice, and pots are the stages upon which reputations are shaped. Yet, as pixels flicker and algorithms shuffle, the online poker arena is more than a battleground—it is a community. Bonds are forged through shared experiences, fierce rivalries, and virtual camaraderie. Conversations in chat boxes transcend the virtual realm, bridging cultures and languages arenaqq, reminding players that behind every pixelated adversary is a real person with dreams, aspirations, and a story of their own.
In this way, the pursuit of payouts becomes a mutual odyssey, where players seek not only personal glory but the recognition and respect of their peers. In conclusion, Pixels to Payouts – Crafting Your Online Poker Legacy encapsulates the essence of a realm where digital precision meets human ingenuity. The evolution of online poker has granted players a platform to h their names into the annals of gaming history, one virtual hand at a time. With every decision and every bet, they script narratives that transcend the confines of screens and servers, leaving an enduring mark on the vast expanse of the online poker universe. | <urn:uuid:7b945d3e-b47c-42bb-99d7-78f40f749496> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://takipcisatinaltr.com/pixels-to-payouts-crafting-your-online-poker-legacy.html | 2023-09-23T18:55:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.932704 | 554 |
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Tallinn is a coastal capital that is stretched out on 46 kilometres (29 miles) of coastline. That means plenty of opportunities for a beautiful shore excursion to see Tallinn coast, beaches and views. Here is a selection of 8 tours and experiences to choose from for taking the most out of the seaside when visiting the city.
1. Pirita promenade and the classic “fish can view”
The most classic seaside views in Tallinn could be enjoyed from the promenade connecting the central town with Pirita suburb. It is perfect for a walk, jog or a drive by the sea to enjoy the typical Tallinn’s “fish can view”. This name refers to the classical design of canned fish sold in Estonia. Historically, Estonia was one of the first places to start exporting fish in cans, typically to Russia, and to make sure everyone knew that the fish came from Tallinn, the cans were decorated with a silhouette of Tallinn – exactly like the one you can see from the promenade in Pirita. Hence the name.
Pirita also has one of the most popular beaches in Tallinn and a yacht club built for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Nearby are Kadriorg district with its beautiful Baroque palace and gardens, Tallinn Song Festival Grounds and Tallinn TV Tower. To cover all the main sights in Tallinn, check out the Tallinn Classic Tour or go a bit further along the coast to Viimsi suburb on this Tallinn Top Attractions Tour.
2. Island getaway – Prangli Island
If you are looking for a bit more off-the-beaten-path shore excursion, take a ferry from one of the suburbs of Tallinn, enjoy the one hour cruise across Tallinn Bay and find yourself in the idyll of a small island life in Prangli. Find the old boatshed that is turned into a relaxed surf-style cafe, walk along the coast to admire the calm sea or wonder through the pine forests for a peaceful hike. The island has a beautiful wooden church, a rare source of natural gas, and plenty of islanders’ history. If you want to discover it all in one go, why not book the Day Trip to Prangli Island, have a guided tour in a jeep or a Soviet-style truck and get to know the history and the local stories. On top of that, have a traditional fish dish for lunch, made by the locals.
3. Another island getaway- Naissaar Island
Naissaar Island is rich in history, having seen the British and the French troops in the 19th century and Russian militarisation in the 20th century, from which some of the military barracks and a short railway have remained on the island. Although the island was repopulated during Estonia’s first independence, it’s residents fled to Sweden after WWII and the island remained a militarized territory during the Soviet occupation. Nowadays, the island only has three permanent residents but has a lot to discover as most of it is covered by forest and sandy beaches which you can enjoy on hiking trails that also pass the remains of old military buildings and the railway. Book a Day Cruise to Naissaar to get to the island and go exploring!
4. Kalamaja hipster district
Kalamaja was one of the most dangerous districts in Tallinn in the 90s and early 2000s as the crime rates were high and most of the houses were in a bad shape. Thanks to its location near the Old Town and the cheap real estate prizes during that time, it was mainly students and artists who moved in and started to fix up the area. It is now considered one of the most desirable areas for real estate and some of the most popular pubs and restaurants in town are located here. To discover the sea side, have a walk starting from Linnahall – a concert hall built for the Moscow Olympic Games which is now mainly used by the locals for enjoying the view from its roof; and continue along the culture mile passing the Seaplane Habor and the Patarei prison.
5. Paljassaare Bird Watching
Right at the tip of Paljassaare peninsula in Tallinn, there is a protected area where 227 different bird species have been registered. You can learn a lot about the local wildlife in its relaxed greenery, be surrounded by the Baltic Sea from all three sides and look back towards Tallinn. Book the Birdwatching Tour from Tallinn for a shore excursion with a twist and go out with a local ornithologist to get your head around the tweets and hoots you can hear at Paljassaare.
6. Seal-watching Tour on Tallinn Bay
If you have followed our earlier blog posts you have probably understood that the seal-watching tour is quite a unique shore excursion here in Tallinn. It is not only the excitement of spotting the seals living in the Baltic Sea that should make you want to join this experience – the tour also allows you to see the beautiful Estonian coastline, sandy beaches, forests and spot Tallinn from the distance. Why not try and go out of the city to see the wilderness and enjoy the calm rocking of the boat – book the tour here.
7. Fishing villages on the Lahemaa Day Trip
It is the most popular day trip destination from Tallinn due to the variety of sights and activities available, from romantic manor houses to calming bog walks to unique fishing villages. The name Lahemaa in Estonian means the land of bays which is already an indication of its beautiful coastline. Apart from the beautiful nature of the natural park, there is also a long fishing and ship-building history in the area that s preserve in in Altja and Käsmu villages. Like mentioned before, it is hugely popular, therefore book your Day Trip to Lahemaa before the dates are sold out! Or, check out the combo tour of Old Town and Jägala Waterfalls to combine the city tour with nature exploration.
8. Dinner Cruise on Tallinn Bay
A real jewel at the end of this blog post. What would be nicer than enjoying the silhouette of Tallinn in the sunset while enjoying a nice meal on the sea? No need to go anywhere or do anything, just sit back and enjoy the shore excursion on the calm water of Tallinn Bay. If that sounds like your cup or tea then check out the Tallinn Bay Dinner Cruise and make sure you are hungry when you go.
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This classic story of Sophie and her extraordinary tea-time guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published over 30 years ago. Now a new generation will enjoy this beautiful reformatted edition! The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger! This modern classic picture book is perfect for reading aloud, or for small children to read to themselves time and again. All artwork has been re-originated and a fresh design approach has been used for this reformatted edition.
About the Author
Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, the daughter of a distinguished German writer. She left Germany with her family in 1933 to escape from the Nazis and they arrived in England in 1936, having spent the intervening years in Switzerland and France. She is married to writer Nigel Kneale and they have two children.
‘Near perfection of form is embellished by clear, expressive illustrations. The pace is exactly right, the resolution totally satisfying.’ Dorothy Butler: Babies Need Books.
‘A modern classic.’ The Independent. Junior Magazine
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La Santa Muerte Lenormand
La Santa Muerte, Our Lady of the Holy Death, is known for answering prayers that other saints often will not. Test your faith with the evocative art of this full-color, 36-card Lenormand deck and easy-to-use guidebook. The popularity of the Lenormand divination system has exploded over the past few years, just as the number of devotees of the Mexican Death Goddess has grown. If you are a follower of La Santa Muerte (or soon plan to be), this deck is for you and includes all that you need to get you on the road to reading Lenormand, with a brief history and practical use of the system. Cards contain the titles in Spanish and equivalent playing-card insets for additional interpretation. The guidebook provides the Spanish and English titles, the meaning of each card's symbol, and where it comes from, so you can develop a relationship with the art. Two spreads and an explanation of the colors of the candles used to request favors of La Santa Muerte round out the book. But take care, since the creators and publisher shall not be held responsible for unintended consequences of devotional requests.
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Monetary security and monetary freedom are vital for all people. Retirement monetary arranging is acquiring a lot of significance in India these days. A few assessment well-disposed speculation alternatives are accessible for the venture. However, making the correct retirement portfolio blend can be a troublesome expense for a standard individual with less monetary information. The National Pension Scheme is a Retirement arranging plan offered by Central Government. The plan was presented in 2004 which was accessible just for Government workers and in the year 2009, the public authority returned it for all residents. This paper examines the significance of NPS for retirement arranging, its construction, and the tax collection and GST part of the National Pension Scheme.
Before going into NPS we should know the significance of retirement arranging. At the point when individuals resign there is an abrupt decrease (or stoppage) of pay. We are at our pinnacle procuring limit before annuity as is our way of life. This implies zero or extremely low-pay post-retirement can be an impolite stun to a significant number of us. Likewise, clinical costs normally increment with our age and the rate with which the clinical expenses are rising presently, it’s basic that we should save sufficient at this point. A pension can compensate for the deficiency of pay/pay generally if one beginning early. So what is a pension? A Pension is an asset into which an amount of cash is added during a representative’s business years, and from which installments are attracted to help the individual’s retirement from work as occasional installments. This will guarantee that individuals live proudly and without settling on their way of life and keeping up something very similar.
“Retirement arranging in India has achieved a lot of significance as of late”. As indicated by the AEGON’s.
Retirement Survey 2016 India has the most significant level of retirement preparation among every one of the 15 nations overviewed in the year 2016. The report demonstrates that India had scored 7.3 out of 10. It is fundamentally calculable that among the 15 nations studied India is the lone country that had accomplished a score above 7.0. During the 2014 overview, 79 % of Indian’s believed that retirement arranging is a moral duty. As per a 2016 study, 83% of individuals know about monetary anticipating retirement and the rate has expanded by 4 % from 2014.
The 2016 overview shows that 67% of the Indian’s have a very much evolved retirement plan and it was just 64% in the year 2014. During 2014 79 % of Indian specialists had an appropriate retirement system and it was expanded to 84 % in the year 2016″. (The AEGON Retirement status overview, 2016).
Bijaya Kumar Barik (2015) in his examination named “Investigation of Mutual Fund Pension Schemes and National Pension Plan (NPS) For Retirement Planning” investigated the common asset benefits plans with the National Pension Plan resident model. He contemplated different retirement assets and plots and assessed the profits on shared asset annuity plans and NPS.
Dr. Vani Kamath and Dr. Roopali Patil (2017) in their examination named “Money-saving advantage Analysis of National Pension Plan” examined the expense and advantages associated with the National Pension System. The paper segregated the National Pension Scheme from other annuity plots and stressed the uniqueness of the Scheme. Even though the item was made accessible to all residents in the year 2009, individuals are ignorant of the advantages offered by the plan.
The examination paper primarily underscored the money-saving advantage investigation of the plan for individuals of various age gatherings. Anita and Pankaj Kumar (2014) in their examination named “Public Pension System-Swavalamban Scheme” examined the significant highlights of this recently declared annuity plot. It additionally brought up the challenges that the plot is confronting.
The objectives of this paper are to achieve the following:
As per the goals of this examination, Doctrinal methodology has been done essentially with the assistance of data and different decisions. The descriptive and analytical framework has been finished by the researcher all through the paper. Secondary sources like research papers, articles, destinations have additionally been inferred for the accomplishment of this endeavor research paper.
NPS was brought with a thought process that “enough is enough now the government is not going to fund for your retirement government is not going to take care of the second inning of your life, you should be able to do that on your own, right”.
So, that was the thought process when the government initially introduced NPS on 1st January 2004, but only for government employees in 2009, they made it open for all.
So the original thought process is that you save for your own retirement, what happens is that whenever you’re working, you contribute a small amount to this NPS and at a later date. You can withdraw it in a lump sum or part, of course, details.
In proficient terms, the National Pension Scheme (NPS) is begun by the Administration of India for the resident of India, the plan is for the drawn-out saving which can give some help in more established age, at the point when they don’t have any type of revenue, to help the costs brought about at the advanced age. All in all, this can be said NPS is a wilful, characterized commitment to retirement reserve funds plot.
National Pension Scheme has been intended to empower deliberate reserve funds during the working existence of the endorser. It points towards discovering a maintainable answer for giving sufficient retirement pay to each resident of India. All residents from the age of 18 years to 65 years can put resources into this plan.
So now the question arises is there any Regulatory Authority for this NPS?
The answer is yes. So for example, if you know Sebby is the regulatory authority for capital markets for NPS we have PFRDA, which is the pension fund, regulatory Development Authority.
There are basically two types of NPS Accounts. They are as follows:
This account essentially, meant to just saving and the equivalent can be used for the post-retirement time frame, and it won’t permit the resident to pull out, before 60 years old.
Tier-II record is permitted just when there is a functioning Tier I account for the sake of the supporter. It permits the record holder to pull out the sum, at whatever point required. As Tier II is wilful, it doesn’t absolve from the duty. Under the NPS, a person’s reserve funds are pooled in a benefits store. These assets are contributed by Pension Fund Regulatory also, Development Authority (PFRDA) controlled proficient store administrators according to the supported venture rules in the enhanced portfolios involving government bonds, bills, corporate debentures, and offers. These commitments would develop and gather throughout the long term, contingent upon the profits procured on the speculation made.
The record saving for every one of the NPS-related exercises is done by the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). After finishing the NPS ventures paying period, the Annuity Service Provider (ASP) is the person who ensures the conveyance of the benefits for the record holder. Annuity Fund Administrative and Development Authority (PFRDA), designated eight organizations for working the annuity reserve. The financial backers can pick their asset administrators. The organizations are as per the following:
At the hour of a typical exit from NPS, the endorsers may utilize the aggregated annuity abundance under the plan either to buy a daily existence annuity from PFRDA impaneled extra security organization or pull out a piece of the amassed annuity riches as a single amount, on the off chance that they decide to do as such.
So let’s understand why NPS? There are three major reasons for that. Those are as follows:
Therefore, all these three put together, give us, obvious answers why this was introduced by the government.
Now let’s understand the structure of NPS with the help of an example.
Choice: Online or Offline
Trustee Bank: Axis Bank
Announce to Service Provider
Annuity Service Provider
So, first of all, the subscriber a person who wants to open an NPS account so as humans meet, now, if I were to open an account, I have two choices online & offline. So you can see that small dotted line in the above diagram as online so if I want to open an account online, my data gets submitted to Central record-keeping agency possibility number one.
Possibility number two offline is a model of a bank. The bank is nothing but POP-SP that is the Point of Presence service provider, assume that the bank is Bank of Maharashtra, those who are from Pune. Assume that I’m going to the bank of Maharashtra Telhara branch. Now there will be the main branch in Pune as well. So you might have heard about the Bank of Maharashtra Shivajinagar branch. So that is Bank of Maharashtra Shivajinagar branch will be the Point of Presence.
Now what happens is that my application will be collected finally by POP Where will they give it to? They’ll give it to the central record-keeping agency. Visualizing it online it directly goes to CRA offline it will go through the branches to finally the CRA.
Along with my application was the check so To whom does the Check go? The home check goes to the trustee bank.
Who is this trustee bank? Axis Bank! Is Axis bank common across India? The answer is Yes, Axis bank is the only trustee bank for this entire NPS setup. At the moment, what trustee bank will do? Trustee investors have got the funds now they are going to do deploy those funds for investment to the pension funds.
Now, an example of pension funds can be a legacy pension fund, there are many other pension funds as well. So, assume that these funds are invested in the LIC pension fund. Now, whenever LIC pension funds buy certain securities, let us say some equity shares or some debt funds or whatever, where will those be kept? They will be kept with the custodian.
At present, who is this custodian? Stock Holding Corporation of India, Stock Holding Corporation of India is given the sole responsibility for this. There are no options here. This entire structure from the subscriber to the banks, to the trustee bank to pension funds to the custodian. So, now who is going to keep an eye on these people? It is the NPS trust, very similar to a mutual fund. NPS trust is going to oversee whether all are functioning properly or not.
And on top of that, you have PFRD. There is a regulatory authority of all these things. Now one sign up for annuity, that annuity is something that I’m going to withdraw every year, that annuity service provider will be informed if I go in for anybody who is not informed, that is going to be informed by trustee bank and they will release the funds. An annuity service provider will give me the forms who is this annuity service provider again can be? It can be an entity LIC.
The most important part that comes into the picture is where will they invest my money? Will they invest entirely in equity or bonds or what?
So basically it is said that it is invested in other ECGA.
Now, what is ECGA? , E stands for equity, C stands for corporate bonds, G stands for government securities and A stands for ultimate investments, there are risks attached to these different categories of risks. So for A, the risk is very high for E category equity categorized, the risk is still high, it’s not very high, it is high for C which is corporate bonds, the risk is moderate and for G which is the government securities, the risk is pretty low.
Who decides how much of my funds go to what type of ECGA?
There are two ways to decide the asset allocation at the time of investment. Those are as follows:
[75 % for Subscribers up to 50 years of age]
♦ Exit Before the age of 60 years.
[If the Corpus is less than or equal to Rs. 1 lakh, there is no need to invest into Annuity. The entire amount can be withdrawn in Lump-sum]
♦ Exist at the age of 60 years.
[If the Corpus is less than or equal to Rs. 2 lakh there is no need to invest into Annuity. The entire amount can be withdrawn in Lump-sum]
Note: At least 10 years should have passed since the account has been opened.
Earlier when NPS was introduced into the EEE category.
So he exempts on investing exempt on income accrued and exempt on final maturity proceeds. But now the government has changed its status to EE and partiality.
This Section 10 (12) A section 10 (12) B mentioned in the table talks about how much exemption will be available, and how much it will be taxed.
|25A||10(12A)||Sum received from the National Pension System Trust by an assessee on account of closure or opting out of the pension scheme referred to in section 80 CCD.||Exempt up to 60% of the amount due at the time of closure or opting out of the scheme.||Assessee.|
|25B||10(12B)||Partial withdrawal from National Pension System Trust (section 80 CCD)||Exempt up to 25% of the number of contributions made by the employee.||Employee|
To understand tax benefits in short the very first thing you should know is that NPS investment. Those are as follows:
1.. Claim up to 2 Lakh deduction under various sections.
[Note: Limit of 1.5 Lakh is shared by all 80 C investments.]
2. No Tax on Capital Gains.
3. Partial exemption on withdrawal.
4. The annuity you receive as a monthly pension shall be added to your income and taxed as per your tax slab.
Despite the fact that NPS is a conventional plan the new revisions made by the public authority are making it better known among the financial backers. Every single retirement organizer can utilize National Pension Scheme to put something aside for retirement. People who need information about the monetary market can undoubtedly get to NPS by moving toward the assigned private or public area banks. The expulsion of GST on the annuity worth and 40 % charge exclusion on the absolute asset is making the plan really fascinating. Annuities can be bought for 100 % of the corpus which helps in monetarily getting the post-retirement life by guaranteeing a month to monthly benefits conspire after retirement.
Few suggestions which the investor, company, or the government should try to follow are as follows:
NPS (National Pension Scheme) – Open NPS Account Online – ICICI Bank. (n.d.). https://www.icicibank.com/Personal-Banking/account-deposit/pension-schemes/national-pension-system/index.page.
Kapoor, A. (2018, June 6). National Pension Scheme (NPS) – Pension Saving Scheme for Every Citizen. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1285893.
Sane, R., & Thomas, S. (2014, July). The way forward for India’s National Pension System. http://www.igidr.ac.in/pdf/publication/WP-2014-022.pdf.
Ashish, D. (2020, May 29). NPS Exit & Withdrawal Rules & Taxation (Latest 2020 2021 – Updated). Stable Investor. https://stableinvestor.com/2019/11/nps-exit-withdrawal-rules.html.
Sharma, R. D. (2020, September 1). Income Tax benefits under National Pension Scheme (NPS). TaxGuru. https://taxguru.in/income-tax/income-tax-benefits-national-pension-scheme-nps.html.
Keloth, S., & Baskaran, M. (2018, January 1). (PDF) Evaluation of National Pension Scheme for Retirement Planning.ResearchGate.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331209793_Evaluation_Of_National_Pension_Scheme_For_Retirement_Planning. | <urn:uuid:247078bf-320b-4ab9-b108-0a950e77475d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://taxguru.in/corporate-law/national-pension-scheme-nps-retirement-savings-citizen.html | 2023-09-23T17:27:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.945433 | 3,581 |
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The sight of the larger kite in flight roused the smaller one. spun around and worked up the nerve to take off. This is how the tiny kite got ready for takeoff.
Why does the little kite have a newfound ability to fly?
The poem “How the Little Kite Learned to Fly” has a simple, straightforward message: it’s important to take risks, even if they’re scary, in order to learn new things.
From the larger kite, what lessons did the smaller one take away?
Thanks to the giant kite’s encouraging remarks, he worked up the nerve to take flight, although cautiously. Being the giant kite’s traveling partner made the little kite feel pleased, proud, and excited. Up in the sky, the little kite made friends with birds and clouds.
The small kite was afraid to fly because of the following.
The little kite was afraid to try flying high because it worried it might crash.
In the poem, what exactly does the poet intend to convey?
The poet’s subject is a small kite that lacked the confidence to venture into the sky. And how it got the hang of flying.
The small kite was frightened, but why?
Little Kite thought he might crash if he tried to fly too high.
Three, what did the larger kite say to the smaller one?
The giant kite warned the little kite that if he didn’t give it a shot, he’d never learn to fly.
What did the enormous kite say just before it soared off into the silent sky?
The huge kite waved goodbye to the little one before taking off into the calm sky.
How did the tiny kite get ready for takeoff?
The little kite was inspired to take flight after witnessing the big one soar, so he shook himself and took off.
shaking with fear
When the giant kite looked down, what did it see?
When the huge kite looked down, he noticed the little kite climbing steadily into the sky.
How do you make sense of the kite?
The new kite’s elegance and motion are validated by comparison to other aesthetically pleasing objects. A kite’s ability to soar through the air is dependent on the wind, he adds in the poem, but if it gets caught in the branches of a tree, it will lose its luster and fall to the ground.
When was the short story about the kite written, and by whom?
William Somerset Maugham published the short story “The Kite” in 1947. Mrs. Beatrice Sunbury’s bond with her son Herbert serves as the story’s foundation. Herbert starts flying kites when he finally has a stable home life with his parents and a sense of independence and agency.
What’s up with the kite moniker?
Old English cta (“kite; bittern”) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *g-, which means “screech.” Some writers differentiate between Elanus and the milvine kites by using the phrases “hovering kite” and “soaring kite,” respectively.
What is the format for a kite summary?
The kite whips about and its tail makes a cracking noise with every swing. The kite suddenly rises to the top as it flies, mimicking the way a ship’s sail rises and falls with the waves. When the breeze is strong, it makes forward progress.
Who is the kite’s unnamed narrator?
Amir is the novel’s protagonist and narrator. He is a privileged young man from Kabul, Afghanistan.
Who was the first to fly a kite?
Kites have been attributed to the Chinese philosophers Mozi (also Mo Di or Mo Ti) and Lu Ban (also Gongshu Ban or Kungshu Phan) of the fifth century BC.
In what form does the kite poetry exist?
That poem The Kite is a song-poem in the classical sense. The poet gives a straightforward account of kite flight. If we dig further, though, we see the poet is attempting to describe the course of one’s life.
In other words, the kite’s name is yet to be determined.
Lu Ban, a person who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period, is credited with inventing the kite. Lu Ban fashioned a bamboo hawk after the spiralling sparrow hawk and named it “bamboo sparrow.” It was the first kite ever made. The kite’s original name was “bamboo,” but it was later shortened to “paper b.”
Which character is human kite?
The Human Kite
Gender Male Gender
Neutral (South Park: The Fractured but Whole)
School Counselor (future)
Family Gerald Broflovski
(father) Sheila Broflovski (mother) Ike Broflovski (adopted brother)
Is the kite a bird that sings?
When it comes to the Accipitridae family of birds, the Black Kite is one of the loudest. The Black Kite is easily distinguished from other hawks by its distinctive “Pyi-Hyoro-Hyoro-Hyoro” call.
Where does the story’s point of view come from?
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What do the following data-breach headlines from the past year have in common? The Sony Pictures hack: Everything we know so far; Anonymous hackers release emails ordering bear cubs be killed; Hackers threaten to release names from adultery website; How Latest Snowden Leak Is Headache for White House; How DID hackers steal celebrities’ private iCloud photos? Connecting the dots yet? If not, here are a two more headlines to tip you off: Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway – With Me in It and Hacktivists taking aim at Dallas-Fort Worth police departments.
I’ll stop there. But I could go on…
Many Answers, But One Scary Trend
No doubt, there are several similarities to these data-breach headlines. The sophistication of these cyber attackers and the lack of an adequate cyberdefense are common themes in these stories.
But there is one overriding theme. I call this new trend: “Hacking for a cause.”
The reason? The hacker motive for these data breaches is not (primarily) financial gain. No doubt, someone, somewhere, may have made money in the process — especially if a hired hacker was doing the hacking actions for someone else.
Why is the motive of the hacker a significant issue?
The past decade of data breaches has been dominated by the conventional wisdom and this public perception: “Follow the money.” Specifically, organized bad-guy hacker criminals are looking to rob banks, steal intellectual property, get your social security number, steal credit card numbers or gain your logon credentials to ultimately get to your cash — or better yet, your organization’s cash.
Of course, there also is a second, less talked about hacking theme around protecting critical infrastructure from bad guys to ensure that utilities, like our lights, stay on and planes don’t fall out of the sky. The Jeep hackers might even fit into this second category, but let’s move on.
Without a doubt, the mainstream perception about these “bad guys” illegally breaking into big databases full of sensitive personal information is still the primary hacking challenge for law enforcement agencies around the world.
But our new reality is becoming much more complex.
Sure, there are plenty of organized criminals still seeking to rob banks and get sensitive company secrets for competitive gain. But this new “hacking for a cause” trend, with motives beyond stealing to enrich oneself, will be a significant “game-changer” for society. The implications are as vast as the number of social causes and beliefs that exist.
For example, some common causes that Philanthropedia lists include: violence against women, climate change, criminal justice and access to healthy foods — to name just a few.
A new world of hacking motives is starting to emerge — along with convenient, easy to use tools for computer novices to do many dangerous things online.
You can add access to the political agendas of the left, right and center. Infiltration of an individual’s religious leanings. Intrusion of a family run company’s opinions regarding abortion or gay rights. Subversion to the trillions of files, pictures and recordings used for a limitless number of topics, such as divorce proceedings.
You begin to see where I’m going. Bottom line, everyone has causes they champion, information they want and certain data that is just beyond their grasp. The new thinking is becoming: What content do I wish I had? How will I get it? Who can acquire it for me?
Why Should We Care?
Why should we fear this trend? There is an evolving definition of right and wrong regarding hacking.
For example, I may think that Edward Snowden stealing NSA records was wrong. However, I may also agree that the information he disclosed was valuable to society to help protect online privacy. Although I do not believe that the ends justify the means, millions of Americans now believe that Snowden was a hero. In their view, the ends do justify the means in his case. Bottom line, they think his illegal actions were justified.
Another hacking example comes from the recent Ashley Madison story. Many Americans think that Ashley Madison customers got what they deserved. The business they are in is so bad that “those scoundrels deserved to be hacked along with the resulting consequences.”
I’ve heard dozens of people say if your name was in that “horrible database” … you deserve to “have your information released on websites and face the shame. Let them go explain it to their spouses.”
But take a step back and see where this is taking us. We are heading toward a world where it is ok to hack, as long as your cause will be helped. Or, in other words, “If my cause is more important than the law or company policy — hacking for the data I want is fine.”
No doubt some people will like or dislike various causes. Important ideas to champion come from the left, right and center of the political spectrum. No one is exempt. “Hack the enemy” will become the battle cry for everyone.
Even if (and when) the “official” organizational leaders that champion various causes don’t support the illegal exploits of a few black hat hacker followers, that won’t stop “cause sympathizers” from acting on their behalf against mutual enemies in the same way that Super PACs now help political candidates.
The new mantra: Forget trust — we need to verify the facts. Uncover hypocrisy. Prove your point. Get even. Find the dirt on “those scum.”
There is an evolving definition of right and wrong regarding hacking.
You probably realize that I am not just referring to “noble” or “societal” causes. The natural extension of this is that everyone can potential be hacking everyone else all the time — because we all have causes in which we believe. Causes come in all shapes and sizes; some will likely be for individuals with personal motives.
Not happy with the score of the game? Feel as if justice was not served? Why not hack to see if the other coach somehow cheated. Or, maybe it’s time to get even by revenge hacking.
Didn’t like your work performance appraisal or the raise given? Maybe it’s time to check your supervisors email for something prejudicial (just don’t get caught).
Don’t have the skills to hack alone? There will be hackers for hire — who can help for fun or cash or beliefs similar to yours.
The “hack back” mantra, which was originally thought to be a tool for big banks or other billion-dollar companies to consider against “the foreign bad guy thieves,” will become mainstream.
Some may rejoice at this coming era of new “radical transparency” and “few secrets.” But I am not so sure that the results will be for the better.
I fear not just a loss of privacy, but a less civilized world. A 21st century digital “eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” mentality. Hack back may become the societal norm for many situations. The wealthy will spend lots of money on hacking others — for who knows why.
A few disclaimers. I am not an advocate for this trend. In fact, some will say that what I am describing is not totally new.
I don’t disagree. Hackers for Charity and hacktivists performing denial of service attacks have been around for years. But this cultural shift is dramatically accelerating right now.
Others may say that this commentary is too negative. There is no indication that kids will start to “hack back” rather than just “talking back” to their parents in the future.
My response: I hope you are correct. I hope I am wrong. I don’t like what I’m seeing. I tend to be an optimist, but I am concerned as I connect these data breach story dots.
In summary, the future of hacking into the Internet of Things won’t just be about dollars or identity theft. A new world of hacking motives is starting to emerge — along with convenient, easy to use tools for computer novices to do many dangerous things online.
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As we navigate our way through the everyday hustle, it is crucial to keep our physical well-being in check. One exciting way to boost our fitness levels and stay healthy is by participating in group fitness classes. These classes offer a myriad of benefits that extend beyond just physical fitness; providing motivation, fostering a sense of accountability, and, most importantly, making fitness fun!
In the digital age, the facilitation of these group fitness classes has been made more accessible and efficient through the use of fitness studio software. This technology allows fitness studios to manage classes, memberships, payments, and schedules, enhancing the overall experience for both the staff and participants.
One of the significant benefits of group fitness class is the motivational push they provide. When you’re surrounded by like-minded individuals striving towards similar fitness goals, you’re more likely to push yourself harder. It’s a stimulating environment that challenges you to step outside your comfort zone and try exercises you might not typically attempt in a solo workout.
Moreover, group fitness classes are typically led by energetic and qualified instructors who inspire and push you to your limits. They use upbeat music, creative workout routines, and positive reinforcement to make the session engaging and invigorating.
Commitment is a crucial component of any fitness journey – however, maintaining consistency can sometimes be a challenge. Group fitness classes help foster a sense of accountability. When you book a class, especially if it’s prepaid, you’re more likely to attend. Similarly, when your fellow fitness enthusiasts expect to see you at class, it adds another layer of commitment.
Fitness studio software enhances this by sending reminders for upcoming sessions and updates about any changes in the schedule. It keeps track of your attendance, class bookings, and payments, further ensuring you stick to your fitness routine.
Who said workouts have to be boring? Group fitness classes add an element of fun and excitement to the workout routine. The dynamic atmosphere, the variety of workouts, and the shared camaraderie among participants make these classes enjoyable. Whether it’s Zumba, spinning, yoga, or high-intensity interval training (HIIT), there’s a group class to suit everyone’s preferences.
Social Interaction & Support
Group fitness classes provide a fantastic platform to meet new people and build relationships based on shared interests. The classes create a community of people supporting each other, cheering on successes, and offering encouragement during challenging times. This social aspect can greatly enhance mental well-being and further foster a consistent workout routine.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Hiring Housekeeping Services – How to Avoid Getting Cleaned Out!
Hiring housekeeping services can be an expensive undertaking, but they’re also an effective way to ensure that your home or office stays clean without having to waste time and effort on doing it yourself. Before you hire any cleaning services, however, it’s important to first get familiar with the dos and don’ts of hiring housekeeping services so you don’t run into any trouble later on. Learn about all the details you should be aware of when hiring housekeeping services in this informative guide!
Do do your research
Just because a service provider charges less doesn’t mean you should hire them. Find out what they charge, how long they’ve been in business, how many employees they have (and if they’re insured). Get it all in writing—before you sign anything. Here at Jacobsens Rengøringsfirma, we take care of all that for you. Your home is our workplace and everything we do for you is based on years of experience, our professional training and a thorough study on what we consider key factors when cleaning your house or apartment. We offer full transparency: there are no hidden fees or additional costs; only fair pricing from start to finish so there are no nasty surprises later on – just cleanliness and professionalism from beginning to end. Do define clear expectations: If you don’t know what kind of job you want done, then why would anyone else? It’s important to be clear about your expectations before hiring a cleaner so that you can avoid getting disappointed by someone who isn’t doing exactly what you want. Our team always starts by talking with our clients about their expectations. That way we can tailor-make an individual plan together which will ensure optimal results every time. This means everyone is satisfied with the outcome and happy with their investment in quality services provided by Jacobsens Rengøring. Don’t work too quickly: Speed is not always an advantage – especially when it comes to cleaning services where precision matters most of all.
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Do understand what house cleaning services really are
If you think you can save money by going with a cheaper cleaning service, then think again. If they don’t really do what they say they will do, or if it takes them twice as long as you thought it would, then your savings will quickly be gone in wasted time, effort and cleaning supplies. A professional housecleaning services from Jacobsens Rengøring does what it promises; we make sure that everything is spick-and-span before we leave for home after completing a job. Our services don’t cost more than those of other companies either. In fact, quite often our prices are less! Do ask about their insurance: When hiring any type of service provider, such as a moving company or a cleaning service, you should always ask about their insurance coverage. This is especially true when hiring someone who will be working around your valuables and personal items. You want to know that if something happens on site, such as an accident or theft, you are covered financially. We at Jacobsens Rengøring have full liability insurance coverage so you never have to worry about anything happening while we’re on site working for you. And yes – even though we work hard – nothing ever has happened!
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Do consider all options
Do your research before making a decision about hiring cleaning services. There are quite a few firms available for hire; be sure you can trust them with access to your home and personal belongings, particularly if there is more than one person in your household. The first step is to read reviews from past customers, search online, or ask friends for recommendations. Look for companies that take care of their employees as well as their customers; you want house cleaners who enjoy their work and will have respect for both your property and yourself—after all, it’s only natural that they might bump into something or knock over an item or two while working hard on a cleaning project. Finally, make sure you understand exactly what is included in your contract and what isn’t. If anything seems unclear or off-kilter at any point during negotiations, walk away until everything feels right again. Remember: You don’t need to rush into anything when it comes to hiring housekeepers—you deserve quality service at a fair price. | <urn:uuid:827dd67f-bea3-4cef-9665-30270ea55569> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://techiezer.com/the-dos-and-donts-of-hiring-housekeeping-services-how-to-avoid-getting-cleaned-out/ | 2023-09-23T16:53:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.964605 | 935 |
The highly anticipated Moscow Urban Forum 2023 (MUF-2023) has been officially unveiled, promising an unparalleled technological and urban escapade spanning an impressive six-week period, kicking off on August 1st and stretching until September 10th, 2023. This exceptional occasion is slated to unfold across four iconic venues: the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, Zaryadye Park, Manege Exhibition Hall, and Gostiny Dvor. The event is set to deliver an extraordinary fusion of tech-driven experiences that cater to a diverse spectrum of interests.
Throughout the duration of MUF-2023, the Luzhniki Olympic Complex will evolve into a hub of more than 350 captivating events, characterized by a harmonious blend of cutting-edge cultural showcases, immersive theatrical performances, and interactive technological marvels. Tech-savvy cinephiles will have the unique opportunity to submerge themselves in cinematic enchantment, traversing meticulously designed sets and even actively participating in spontaneous filming sessions.
For the thrill-seekers, a futuristic winter paradise will come to life, featuring a state-of-the-art synthetic ice rink and heart-pounding tubing and snowboarding slopes, all guided by seasoned athletic virtuosos. The event spotlight will also illuminate excavator wizards, demonstrating jaw-dropping feats like sealing matchboxes, precision fruit slicing, and even bottle uncorking with unmatched accuracy. Accomplished dog trainers will publicly unveil the closely guarded secrets of canine education through captivating displays, fostering the creation of harmonious bonds between human companions and their furry friends.
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You have already heard about the billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi in India. Ami Modi is referred to as the wife of this famous billionaire who is a NRI and holds an American Passport. Reportedly, she and her husband were alleged as fraud in the case of Punjab National Bank. In this article, you will come to know about her Wiki, Age, Husband, Family, Caste, Controversy, and Biography & More.
Born and brought up in New York, USA she is a 51 years old woman with an interest in designing diamond jewellery from a very young age. Nirav Modi and she studied at the same school in The Wharton School, USA and knew each other very well for several years. After that, Nirav Modi dropped out of school but they still stayed in touch with each other. Nirav Modi on the other hand joined his maternal uncle’s company Gitanjali Gems Ltd. After few years, they both got married and Ami became his business partner in the diamond jewellery business.
Ami Modi is average 5 feet and 4 inch tall and weighs around 50 kg. She has black eye colour along with black hair.
She generally belongs from a Hindu family who got married to Nirav Modi and has three children namely Apasha Modi, Ananya Modi and Rohin Modi.
Career and Education
She completed her master of business administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. After completing her studies, she joined her husband Nirav Modi in the diamond jewellery business.
Nirav Modi her husband was accused by the Punjab National Bank on February 18 2018 for defrauding money from the bank of approximately Rs 11400 crores. Ami along with her uncle in law and brother in law was also involved in the case. They were accused for fraudulently involving in issuing bank guarantees or letters of undertakings at the mid corporate branch of the bank in the Brady house of Mumbai. After that, Ami Modi left the country along with her children on 4 January 2018 to get protected from the case. The directorate of enforcement handled this case.
Does Ami Modi consume alcohol?
Not sure yet
Does Ami Modi smoke cigarettes?
Not sure yet
Is Ami Modi swims?
Not sure yet
Is Ami Modi yoga practitioner?
Is Ami Modi a jogger?
Hobbies and interest
Ami Modi’s Hobbies
Net worth, earnings and salary
Ami Modi’s salary
$1.76 billion(Rs 11000 crores)
Favourites and preferences
Properties of face
51 years, 9months, 28days
Date of birth
New York, united states of America
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Kavita Kaushik is an Indian actress, she is known for her roles in various Indian television shows. She stared out her career with the Indian television drama telecast on Sony Entertainment Television called “Kutumb” with Ekta Kapoor. She is best known for her iconic role as Chandramukhi Chautala on SAB TV sitcom F.I.R. this series launched her career miles ahead and made her a household name.
Apart from her career in Indian television, Kavita has also done work in the Hindi and Punjabi film industry. She has starred in movies like Ek Hasina Thi her debut film in 2004, Mumbai Cutting in 2009, Nankana in 2018. She has also worked in the world of reality TV, she has participated in shows like Nach Baliye 3, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 and now Kavita is the most recent wild card entry in the season 14 of Bigg Boss.
Kavita Kaushik was born on 15 February 1981 (age 39) in Delhi, India. She did her schooling from All Staint’s School, Nainital, Uttarakhand and then went on to graduate with a degree in Philosophy from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi. Her father Dinesh Chandra Kaushik is a former CRPF officer.
Kavita is an Indian actress, model and television host, she started her career in her college days. In 2001 she auditioned for the role of Monica Malhotra in Delhi and booked the job, she eventually moved to Mumbai to be in the show Kutumb, which was a daily Indian television drama telecast on Sony Entertainment Television by Ekta Kapoor. Kaushik also appeared in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, playing the character of Manya Doshi.
Kaushik has acted in various television series such as Dil Kya Chahtha Hai as Nari Merchant, Ruby Duby Hub Dub as Sneha. The 2003 show Piya Ka Ghar as Rashi, she appeared in C.I.D from 2005-06 as Inspector Anushka. In the TV series, Remix, she played Pallavi, she briefly also played role in the serial Tumhari Disha, in 2016 she was in Dr.Bhanumati On Duty.
Kavita rose to fame due to her iconic role as Chandramukhi Chautala in F.I.R. in 2006. This was a real breakthrough for the actress as she was famous for usually playing negative roles and portraying an antagonist. This series truly was a success and made her a household name. For this role she received various awards as well. The role was of a bold daring cop who was great at job and her silly subordinates made the audience laugh. Chandramukhi Chautala is known to be one of the most famous comic characters of Indian television. The sitcom was produced by Edit 2 Productions and it ran from July of 2006 to January of 2015 on SAB TV.
Apart from her roles in Indian Television series, Kavita Kaushik has also bagged a number of Hindi and Punjabi movies. She made her debut in Bollywood as Saif Ali Khan’s girlfriend in Ek Hasina Thi . in 2009 she was in the film Mumbai Calling, in 2011 she appeared in Phillum City.
The actress as booked Punjabi roles in film industry like Vekh Baraatan Challiyan as Sarla Dangi, in 2018 Nankana and in 2019 Mindo taseeldarni as Mindo.
Kavita has also participated in various reality TV shows. In 2008 she was a contestant in Nach Baliye 3 with her then boyfriend Karan Grover. She has hosted Arre Deewano Mujhe Pehchano and Box Cricket League 1 as well as Savdhaan India. In 2015 she was a contestant in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 along with partner Rajit Dev. In 2020 she entered the Bigg Boss hosue as a wild cared entry along with Naina Singh and Shardul Pandit.
Kavita has recived numouos awards for her show FIR and for so beautifully playing the role of Chandramukhi Chautala. In 2010 she won the Best Comic Actress in 10th Indian Telly Awards ,3rd Boroplus Gold Awards, Indian Television Academy Awards. In 2012 she got the Sab Se Anokhi Boli at the Sab Ke Anokhe Awards. In 2013 she got Sabse Anokhi Supercop at the Sab Ke Anokhe Awards.
Kavita Kaushik was in a relationship with the actor Karan Grover, the two even participated in Nach Baliye 3 together as a couple. But the two eventually parted ways in the year 2008.
The FIR actress is currently married to Ronnit Biswas, the two tied the knot on January 27th ,2017. Their marriage was apparently an impromptu call or as the actress called in a divine intervention. The couple announced their wedding on Kavita’s Instagram account as she shared their first picture together as a married couple in Kedarnath and the caption elaborating on their wedding.
Name: Kavita Kaushik
DOB: 15 February 1981
Known for: FIR; Bigg Boss 14
Education: All Staint’s School, Nainital; Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi
Hometown: Delhi, India
Relationship status: Married
Spouse: Ronnit Biswas
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
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Social networking platform Instagram on Thursday said that it has fixed the “technical issue” because of which users were facing trouble accessing the platform.
The company tweeted from its @InstagramComms account: “A technical issue caused people to have trouble accessing Instagram. We resolved this issue for everyone as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”
On the online outage monitor website Downdetector, users started reporting the issue earlier on Thursday morning, which peaked at more than 62,000.
According to Downdetector, over 87 percent of people had reported problems while using the application, 10 percent while using the website, and 3 percent while logging in.
Taking to Twitter, several users reported the issue.
While one user said, “Is Instagram down, or is my internet just trash?” another asked, “Am I the only one who Instagram down? Reels and explore page aren’t loading”.
In October last year, Instagram faced an outage that told users that their account was suspended.
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Tennis Tower Ball Machine Review
The Tennis Tower ball machine comes in 4 models, the Competitor Classic, Competitor, Club, and Professional Player. Find out which is best for your tennis game.
Editors Overall Rating
Detailed Review of the Tennis Tower Ball Machines
The Tennis Tower ball machine is designed and manufactured by Sports Tutor, which makes many of the world’s most popular tennis ball machines. They produce six tennis ball machine models, the Tennis Twist, the Tennis Tutor Prolite, the Tennis Tutor ball machine, the Wilson Portable, the Tennis Tower ball machine, and the Shotmaker. You can read more about all of the Sports Tutor tennis ball machine models in the Sports Tutor section of this website.
Sports Tutor produces three Tennis Tower ball machine models, the Tennis Tower Classic, Tennis Tower Standard, and Tennis Tower Player model. The Tennis Tower ball machine is a larger size model than the other machines offered by Sports Tutor and it is targeted more towards clubs, camps and home court owners. It is designed to be durable and strong for high usage situations. Although you can fit it in your car, it is heavier and larger than most portable ball machines.
In this review, we look at the features offered by each of the Tennis Tower ball machine models and how they compare to other each other. We then recommend which of the models you should buy based on overall customer satisfaction, ratings, reviews, and positive and negative consumer comments. We also offer our own rating and recommendation on whether to purchase the Tennis Tower ball machine.
The primary differences between the Tennis Tower ball machine models are as follows:
- Tennis Tower Classic – offers no spin control, costs around $1,475
- Tennis Tower Standard – includes spin control and built-in oscillation, $1,725
- Tennis Tower Player – adds Player Mode enhancement which simulates the shots that a real opponent would hit and includes a two-line feature which helps an instructor work with two lines of students, $2,225
Of these Tennis Tower tennis ball machine models we recommend you definitely spend the extra $270 to get spin control with the Tennis Tower Standard model. Whether you are going to use the Tennis Tower Standard or Two Player, spin control is essential.
As for the other models, in a club or teaching situation, you have to have at least a 2-function on/off remote. Ideally a ten or fifteen function remote would be best in a teaching situation so that the instructor can adjust the tennis ball machine settings without having to go back and forth across the court. Most optional remotes we’ve seen cost $200, so an extra $250 is in line with that, although a little higher. As an individual, having a remote is certainly nice, but not essential. You’ll need to decide whether the extra $250 is worth it.
Depending on your budget, the Tennis Tower ball machine Player model offers Player Mode. Basically the Player Mode function simulates the shots that a real player would make. You use a button on the machine to select beginner, intermediate, or advanced. The ball machine then fires balls according to how that level of the opponent would hit balls to you. For example, the beginner setting fires balls more towards the middle at a slower speed, whereas the advanced setting fires shots all over the court and at varying speeds, elevation, and spin. This is a fantastic feature, however, it is also offered with the Tennis Tutor Plus ball machine Player Model, which costs less than the Tennis Tower tennis ball machine Professional Player model.
Features of the Tennis Tower Ball Machine
Power Type – All of the Tennis Tower ball machine models are electric powered, 100 watts.
Oscillation – This is a key feature when analyzing tennis ball machines and one of the major factors affecting the cost. The Tennis Tower ball machine models all offer random, horizontal and vertical oscillation, which means the machine fires balls randomly back and forth at multiple depth settings.
Spin control – the Tennis Tower Standard and Tennis Tower Player models all offer a dial in the control panel that lets you control the degree of top spin and backspin.
Elevation control – you have 10 settings to adjust for the angle that the ball is fired from the machine.
Weight – All Tennis Tower ball machine models weigh 60lbs (27.22kg), which puts them towards the high end of ball machines in terms of weight. The ball machines we’ve reviewed on this site range in weight from 11 lbs (5kg) for a very, very basic ball machine to 90lbs (40.82kg) for a heavy duty commercial type model. 60lbs is difficult to pick up and put in your car by yourself, so you may want to ask for help. As for moving around on the ground, the Tennis Tower ball machine has four wheels so that you can push it around the court.
Dimensions – All Tennis Tower ball machine models measure (Length x Width x Height) 23 x 22 x 44 inches (.58 x .56 x 1.12m), which makes it taller than most portable models where the average height is about 24 inches (.61m).
Speed Range – All Tennis Tower ball machine models fire tennis balls between 10-85 mph (16.10-136.79 kph). The ball machines we have reviewed range in speed from 10 mph to 95 mph (152.89 kph), so the Tennis Tower ball machine falls within the optimal range for speed. Children and beginners can easily practice with balls at a speed of 10 mph and most advanced players will feel challenged by balls coming at 85 mph.
Feed Rate – this is how fast the balls are fired out of the machine. All Tennis Tower ball machine models fire at a rate ranging from 1.5-8 balls per second. The fastest machine we’ve seen fires at a rate of a ball every 1.5 seconds, and the slowest fires at a rate of a ball every 12 seconds. So, 1.5-8 seconds should be sufficient for most players.
Ball Capacity – All Tennis Tower ball machine models hold 225 tennis balls. Ball capacity on machines we’ve reviewed on this site typically average 150, with economy tennis ball machines holding 50 balls and some other machines holding up to 300 balls. A 225 ball capacity is at the high end, and a very nice feature.
Warranty – All Tennis Tower ball machine models come with a one year warranty on parts and service. Most tennis ball machine brands offer a 2 year warranty, which is a term we feel more comfortable with. We have found only one deluxe model that offers a 3 year warranty, and that model is over $3,500.
Extras – there are no optional extras listed for the Tennis Tower other than the extras you get with each incremental increase in model type.
Tennis Tutor Plus vs. Tennis Tower Ball Machine
The remote is extra with the Tennis Tutor Plus ($200) and included with the Tennis Tower Professional Player model, so the price difference is a few hundred dollars in savings.
So, why pay the extra few hundred dollars? If you are an individual and expect moderate usage (maybe an hour or so each afternoon) then go with the Tennis Tutor Plus ball machine. However, if you expect high usage (5-6 hours per day) or will be using the machine at a club where it could get banged around a lot, then go with the Tennis Tower Professional Player model over the Tennis Tutor Plus.
You also get additional ball capacity with the Professional Player model, 225, versus 150 with the Tennis Tutor Plus. Also you get the 2-line feature with the Tennis Tower ball machine Professional Player model that lets you set up 2 lines of students for instruction. The Tennis Tutor Plus Player model does not offer this.
Tennis Tower Ball Machine Customer Ratings
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Summary of Positive Comments: All of the comments talk about how easy to use the Tennis Tower ball machine Standard model is, as well as how great the customer service is at Sports Tutor. One reviewer represented a tennis club and talked about how their tennis members love the ease of use of the machine. For the Professional Player model users described the Player Mode simulator as “amazing.”
Summary of Negative Comments: The only negative comments came with the Tennis Tower ball machine Classic model. It received an average rating of only 3.0 out of 5.0 stars. Most comments talked about how the balls jam, and the oscillator malfunctions.
The Verdict: Recommend
The “recommend” rating here applies only to the Tennis Tower Standard ball machine and Tennis Tower Player ball machine. We can’t recommend the Tennis Tower Classic simply because it lacks spin control and some of the other features found in the higher-level models, also the reviews tended to be a bit negative for this model. If you are buying for a club or high usage situation, then the Tennis Tower Standard model and Tennis Tower Player model are both excellent fits. If you are looking for a ball machine for individual or family use, then the Tennis Tower Ball Machine Standard model is the way to go. If you have the money go on to the next level machine, the Club model, and get the remote as a nice bonus.
If you are an individual or moderate user and want all of the top-of-the-line features found with the Tennis Tower Player Model, then we feel that the Tennis Tutor Plus ball machine Player Model is a better buy for you.
Best Places to Buy the Tennis Tower Player Ball Machine
You can buy the Tennis Tower Player ball machine on Amazon. Amazon is a trusted resource to buy this tennis ball machine.
Still not convinced? Here's a video of the machine in action:
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Grading System For WASSCE 2021
Grading System For WASSCE 2021 With Marks
Now, due to the competitive nature of admissions across the world, it is better to understand the SHS grading system well implemented by GES in Ghana.
In this regard, you will set your own learning objectives in order to get quality grades in your secondary school examination which will help you to climb the educational lather.
As a result, you will strive to get the grades you need to secure admission to a university, college, or school.
Likewise, you may also enter into a profession directly with your high school result, such as the Police Service, Military, etc.
Now, this is the 2021 WASSCE grades with their respective marks attached to them. Also, you will find the interpretation of the WAEC score range and grade right below.
WASSCE Results Interpretation
Certainly, check out the full WASSCE grade interpretation for WAEC result in the table just below.
Indeed you find that the interpretation of WASSCE results in the table has been done according to Grade, Equivalent, Score, and Interpretation.
As a matter of fact, this is the current WAEC grading system for WASSCE students.
For instance, in the WASSCE grades interpretation above, you will find that, to obtain A1, in WASSCE, you need to get marks of 71% to 100%, which is equivalent to 1 and interpreted as excellent.
However, you must bear in mind that the WAEC grading system for WASSCE 2021 is not static. Rather, experience over the years has shown that it sometimes changes according to the performance of WASSCE candidates that year.
Grading System For WASSCE 2021
Now, are there any changes to the WASSCE grading system 2020 for the 2021 WAEC Examination? Surely, you will find the answer right here.
As I indicated above, the WASSCE grading system is very flexible. Thus, WAEC sometimes adjusts the grading structure to suit the performance of students of a specific year.
This means that WAEC may adjust the grading policy in a particular year in accordance with the results that candidates obtained in that year.
Nevertheless, the official grading system remains the same for relatively many years.
Also, I must emphasize that the current WAEC grading system makes it clear that, any marks below 54 disqualify you from gaining admission to a university in Ghana.
This is because the highest grade for admission into a Ghanaian university is grade C6.
For example, WAEC can fix the marks for A1 in business management at 80-100, if too many students scored above 70 marks in that subject that year.
Similarly, WAEC may give A1 to candidates who score 60-70 in Core Mathematics, if students generally performance in that year poorly. This explains why I said the WAEC grading system is flexible.
Furthermore, let’s look at certain interesting facts about the WAEC grading system image above.
The WASSCE 2021 Grading System
The New WAEC grading system 2020 is well designed to assess and grade students who write the WAEC examination.
Certainly, Ghanaian students are no exception. For instance, the 2020 WASSCE grading system in Ghana has been designed to ensure fairness and equity.
The WAEC new grading system 2020 is not much different from the WAEC grading system 2018 and WAEC grading system 2019.
Surely, remember that previous WAEC grading policies are the reference for crafting the WASSCE grading system for the 2020 examination.
Now let’s check some interesting facts of the new WAEC grading policy for 2020 exams below:
- Firstly, WAEC is the official examining body mandated by the regulatory authorities to conduct examinations for senior high students across the West African Sub-region. Thus, WAEC grades students and certifies them for higher academic pursuits.
- Secondly, The final grade WAEC gives to students is determined by the student’s continuous assessment records in school, in addition to what you obtain in your final exams.
- Thirdly, every tertiary educational institution has its own admission requirement based their facilities, and statutory regulations. Thus, the law of every country imposes certain minimum admission requirements on tertiary institutions. For example, in Ghana, the highest aggregate you can use to gain admission into a university is aggregate 24. Now, Learn how to calculate your WASSCE grades and aggregates below:
- WASSCE Results are Released
- WASSCE Update: Some With-Held WASSCE Results Released
- UCC Grading System and How to Calculate for GPA
- UEW Grading System and Certificate Classification
- WASSCE 2021 Timetable Released
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Origin: late 17th century: French,
literally ‘head-to-head’. Of, between, or for two persons together
An intimate meeting or conversation between two individuals.
Tête-à-Tête Photo is an Edinburgh based, Scottish-French photographic partnership formed by Ewan Barry and Audrey Pinard in 2008.
“We love to photograph people, places and all the details that go into making your wedding day. We capture all the important elements as well as the little things that make it unique, from a discreet, exchanged glance to the full-on party. We want to tell your story in pictures – all we need you to do is be yourself. Our studio is in Edinburgh’s City centre – why not pay us a visit and find out more.”
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Coppell’s Local Hardwood Floor Installing
Coppell was a small village of 700 when it was incorporated in 1955, and was then predominantly farmland, producing cotton, wheat, oats, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and melons. Then, the opening of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 1974 changed everything! Now, Coppell is home to an ever-increasing number of homes and businesses, many of which have used our hardwood flooring installation services!
Why Coppell, Texas Continues to Grow Today
The implementation of this tremendous international airport converted Coppell from a sleepy farm community into a large, upper-middle class suburban city in 20 short years. By the year 2000, almost all of the residential zoned land in the city was developed, and the population has now grown to over 40,000. Coppell has a wide selection of beautiful homes, many of whom have availed themselves of the services provided by Texas Hardwood Flooring, the premier hardwood flooring installation and refinishing company in the area. There are a number of gorgeous mansions peppered throughout many moderately-priced single-family homes and neighborhoods.
In addition to suburban homes, however, the city has a growing commercial presence of warehouses and transportation centers on the south and west sides of town, closest to the airport. As a result, the local economy is blossoming. CiCi’s Pizza has planted its headquarters in Coppell, and many corporations have shipping and distribution facilities here, including Lucent, Container Store, and Mohawk Industries. Amazon has recently opened a distribution center, as has the Korean mega-corporation Samsung.
With its first-rate public schools (that feature a city sales-tax driven commitment to the arts), Coppellians find this is a great place to raise a family. Parks and recreational opportunities abound. For example, Coppell has new a forward-looking project called: “Bold Vision, Big Impact.” And this medium-sized city is working to make the city even more livable. They are emphasizing the local social amenities, beginning with the first-rate Cozby Library and Community Commons. It will also feature the upgrade of the Andrew Brown Parks projects – “a balance of active recreation and passive green spaces to foster opportunities for small group outings, families and friends to gather daily, and large group activities during seasonal events.” Ever forward-looking, Coppell is also building the Coppell Life Safety Park, an interactive family space whose design will “embrace … sustainable design values through conserving energy, protecting and conserving water, enhancing indoor environmental quality, using resource-efficient materials, minimizing construction waste, and optimizing maintenance and operations cost.”
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Creating Beautiful Smiles
Bonham Sunshine Dental is a family dental practice providing quality and affordable dental care in Bonham, Texas! Dr, Kajuri Ramchand is an experienced family dentist who provided cosmetic dentistry, implant restoration,crowns, bridges, braces, clear aligners, wisdom teeth extractions, tooth colored fillings root canal therapy, dentures and partials and other dental procedures. Our practice is a NON CORPORATE, single dentist owned practice and has been serving Bonham, TX and the Fannin county area for over a dozen years.
Dr. Kajuri Ramchand has for more than a decade dedicated her life to improving the lives of others. With her tender touch and tremendous talent, smiles have been transformed and self-esteem has skyrocketed. Dr. Ramchand is beloved in the community, recommended by her patients, and continues to advance her understanding of this ever-accelerating dental field. At Bonham Sunshine Dental and Implant Center, we provide services for patients of all ages.
We can take care of your family’s dental care with a variety of dental services to clean, repair, remove, or restore teeth. If paying for dental care proves difficult, check out our dental membership program for an affordable and comprehensive option for annual dental care. We’re always welcoming new patients, so please explore our website to learn more about our team and the services we provide. We’d love to include you in our dental family! We are knowledgeable about cutting edge dental care, procedures and technology that will make your appointment go smoothly. Our team works together to make sure that your care and overall experience is first-rate each time you come in. Call us today to learn more about the services we can offer!
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Plot: An American prisoner in a Russian jail is given a chance at freedom if he can rescue a kidnapped American woman.
I was saying in The Action Elite Facebook group the other day how we haven’t covered enough Dolph Lundgren films lately so you can expect a few in the coming weeks.
First up is the action-packed Direct Contact which may have a generic name (and has no relation to Direct Action) but there are explosions every few minutes, fight scenes, shoot-outs, and some awesome squibs.
I like how Dolph’s character Mike Riggins is far from invincible getting beat up a few times in the first half hour but he makes up for it by killing anyone in his path for the rest of the movie.
Michael Paré is the villain Clive Connelly who has manipulated Mike into rescuing a kidnapped girl called Ana Gale (Gina May) who is the daughter of a billionaire, but all is not as it seems and Connelly has his own reasons for wanting Gale.
I’m a simple man with simple tastes; I like explosions, fights and over the top deaths and Direct Contact delivers on that front. I was reading on IMDb however that despite the amount of coverage and action filmed, stock footage was used from several films of the studio Nu Image / Millennium Films’ library. This never bothered me as it wasn’t especially glaring; I only thought the driving scenes looked unconvincing, but I still had a ball with it.
Dolph looks the part as always and you believe him in every fight scene due to his sheer size and martial arts skills.
*Spoiler alert* Michael Paré has an awesome bad guy death too (which is a little reminiscent of Hard Target) where he gets a grenade dumped down his shirt then Dolph kicks him out the window and he explodes amazingly with his guts going everywhere. Remember I’m single, ladies!
One of the bad guys is called Drago (in a not very subtle callback to Rocky IV) and is a truly hateful bastard as he takes pleasure in shooting anyone.
The film may not have a massive budget and occasionally some of the acting isn’t the greatest but really if you’re watching movies like this then you’re here for the bodycount and Direct Contact delivers in that respect.
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The Quality of Employment in the MENA Region
by Kirsten Sehnbruch
Ten years after the protests of the Arab Spring, the aftereffects of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis are likely to exacerbate problems of social cohesion in the MENA region, especially if employment opportunities are more limited as a result of these compounding crises. However, wellbeing and economic sustainability depend not only on the quantity but also the quality of available jobs. In the MENA region, countries with very diverse levels of development will require different sets of policies. However, they all share a common problem, they often lack suitable data sources and indicators for dealing with the combined objective of achieving “full employment with decent jobs”.
Using comparable and harmonised labour market surveys from Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan, our new project ‘Researching the Quality of Employment in the Middle East’ will develop a multidimensional index of quality of employment deprivation and will illustrate how policymakers can target resources and policies to the most vulnerable workers.
In the UAE, this study will identify potential informational gaps. It aims to move the issue of job quality from the domain of personnel management research into the policy-making arena and will use studies from Europe and the MENA region to illustrate how this can be done.
Presenting such studies in the UAE and MENA region will increase awareness about the subject of job quality and help the region as a whole to prepare for future labour market developments and corresponding skill requirements.
Key to this process is raising awareness about the fact that without appropriate data, conceptualisation and measurement, countries may experience deteriorating changes in job quality without policy focus being directed at this issue. Initial research undertaken on Egypt confirms this point: despite high rates of economic growth, the proportion of workers suffering from multiple simultaneous deprivations in the labour market – such as low income and precarious contractual conditions – increased dramatically after 2006. This shift be attributed in part to the labour reform that liberalised contractual relationships as well as to a retrenchment of the public sector, where employment conditions were less precarious.
This project will address these issues by focusing on three key objectives:
Given the lack of publicly available survey data in the UAE, we will undertake an exploratory study of existing aggregated data and information on relevant quality of employment indicators and identify potential gaps in this information.
- We will build on our existing collaboration with the AUC to extend our recent study on the quality of employment in Egypt (using data from the Egyptian Labour Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) to two other countries in the MENA region for which comparable panel survey data is available (Tunisia and Jordan). This will allow us to produce an example of a Quality of Employment Index for the region that allows for the comparative monitoring and identification of the most vulnerable groups of workers in the labour market.
- This empirical research will be complemented by a series of stakeholder meetings and expert interviews to increase our understanding of labour market developments in these countries, their policy environment and responses. Again, this research will build on progress and relationships already established by our previous collaboration, as well as on the extensive experience and network of contacts in the region available to us through our partner institutions.
Overall, this project will present a policy making tool in the form of a Quality of Employment Index that can be used by policy makers in the Middle East in addition to prevailing unemployment and participation rates to assess how labour markets in the region are functioning.
This blog post is part of the research project Researching the Quality of Employment in the Middle East, conducted in collaboration with the American University in Cairo and the University of Sharjah. It is part of the LSE Middle East Centre Academic Collaboration with Arab Universities Programme. Kirsten Sehnbruch is the principle investigator on this project with Azhar Hussain and Samer Atallah. | <urn:uuid:853a5a58-231c-4f05-96eb-913c9992ee6e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://theafricannation.com/the-quality-of-employment-in-the-mena-region/ | 2023-09-23T17:43:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.923289 | 787 |
EEOC dismisses federal employee’s race and sex based pay claim. The complainant worked as a Bank Examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
He filed an EEO complaint alleging race and sex discrimination. that his white and female counterparts were paid a significantly higher salary. The EEOC determined that the pay discrepancy reflected the complainant’s prior experience in the field compared to his counterparts. They dismissed the claim, holding that the complainant failed to establish that the discrepancy was the result of his race or sex. The Office of Federal Operations affirmed.
David R. v. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Dep’t of the Treasury https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/decisions/0120172021.pdf
Federal employees need an experienced attorney. Kirk J. Angel has represented federal employees in claims before the EEOC, MSPB and federal courts. You need an attorney who can help you with your EEO claim so schedule a consultation today. https://theangellawfirm.com/kirk-angel-employment-lawyer | <urn:uuid:cadd8cb0-fd26-4b91-b57b-0de362f556a8> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://theangellawfirm.com/eeoc-dismisses-federal-employees-race-and-sex-based-pay-claim | 2023-09-23T17:40:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.953075 | 234 |
And so this Is Christmas…
…and what have you done. Another year over. A new one just begun.
Sang John Lennon in 1971. Still a classic at Christmas, this song takes on a new meaning this year. So what have we done? In a word—nothing. I should have been telling you about all the great Christmas markets, Christmas carol concerts and events going on around town. But I’m not. Because there aren’t any. Not just none in Kathmandu but pretty much none around the world.
Yes, there has been a couple of small markets, announcing themselves as Christmas ones, but the overall spirit is missing for me. No Summit Hotel, or larger Christmas markets taking place for obvious reasons. No Kathmandu Chorale concert, no gluhwein courtesy of the Germans, no Christmas mince pies courtesy of the British, no Christmas lunch up near Shivapuri with the Culture Studies Group, and no Kathmandu International Film Festival (KIMFF) except virtually. Oddly, KIMFF, always held in December, has been part of my Christmas celebrations for near on 18 years now. No, nothing happening, except a few hotels and restaurants hosting lunches and dinners with a Christmas theme.
I hope you have fun. The near and the dear ones. The old and the young. Continues Lennon. Much of Europe has pretty much cancelled Christmas. The idea being keeping the old and young apart. Even within a family bubble, only so many people can gather in one household. In Scotland, my mother is in my sister’s family bubble because she lives alone. But even she couldn’t visit for the two weeks prior to Christmas as my nephew is quarantining at home after returning from university.
So what have we done? This year has been so hard on so many. We started it with optimism. Visit Nepal 2020 would bring many tourists, benefitting those within the industry and many more indirectly. I visited Europe for the first time in more than 20 years—and it might be another 20 since those of us holding British passports have given over, from 1 January 2021, our right to work and visit Europe without the visa red-tape nonsense. #brexitmadness
So that was January 2020. By February we were taking a closer look at China and Italy and keeping our global fingers crossed. Somewhere in March we entered a long, and very dark tunnel. With vaccines now being produced and distributed there may be a tiny light at the end of this tunnel. But we shouldn’t celebrate quite yet. This is going to take time.
The whole world is suffering from Covid-fatigue but here in Nepal it seems all caution has been thrown to the wind. The average person no longer fears this virus, nor appears to have any civic responsibility towards their neighbors, friends or even family. And, I said this a couple of months ago too, it’s not just the ones who earn their living on a daily basis who are taking risks. It’s those who, we would presume, have enough in the coffers to see them through these dark days. With plenty to spare. Greed at every level seems to win out every time. And here I am talking about the whole world, not just Nepal.
Going back to Lennon’s song, like him, I wish you: A very merry Christmas. And a Happy New Year. Let’s hope it’s a good one. Without any fear.
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We're delighted to share the news that the Arranmore Ferry now has a self service kiosk located on Burtonport Pier.
The kiosk features our latest times and shows how many space are available onboard the ferry, we've made all the times and buttons as big as we can so it's super simple for anyone to use!
We've worked really hard to make this process as simple as possible, you can be ready to board the ferry in 5 clicks, we've counted! Select a journey time, return time, number of people to appear on your ticket, save your details and click pay. Once you tap your card, your ticket is printed and you can board the blue ferry!
You can make a payment using your card, via contactless, or inserting it into the bottom of the payment reader. You can also use Apple and Google Pay via your devices too, just like our website and mobile app
All payments are processed using the Irish payment processor Stripe who securely handle your card details as our payment provider. They've made this kiosk and our payment devices possible with their payment terminals.
Once we've confirmed your payment, you'll get your ticket on screen. If you've entered an email address, we'll send an e-ticket to your email address too. Your ticket will be printed instantly from the printer which will have your QR code, (which can be scanned and taken to our website) and will feature all pertinent details for your ticket.
We've also added the option for people to check the timetables for any given day - you can check how many spaces are available on each ferry.
This kiosk was one of the first ideas we shared with Matthew (Hexa Studios) when we started developing the mobile app, many moons ago. We're very excited to get you all using the kiosk and to hear your feedback on how we can innovate and make your crossing to and from Arranmore Island even smoother.
Let us know what you think!
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The Blue Ferry sailing between Arranmore Island and Burtonport
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Larry Lunderson is 42 years old and in love for the first time. Unfortunately the object of his affection is 32 years younger than him.
Performed in a single dizzying monologue, this misanthropic skewering of suburban malaise takes our morally-ambiguous narrator through the smudged looking glass of strip malls, laundromats and shadow-shrouded bungalows in a stream-of-conscious deluge both blackly humorous and sublimely unsettling, as together we speed toward the crossroads where our “hero” is forced to reveal his true colours.
Tickets: $14 in advance, $15 at the door (cash only). Available online or at the London Fringe box office, 519-434-0606.
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A few unrelated updates…
Kirby at 80%
Last month, I talked about Kirby’s car accident and initial recovery – I am happy to report that Kirby is doing very well, and is returning to a lot of his old ways. He’s been taking stairs almost as quickly as before, has been doing his head tilts more often, and is generally more alive. This morning he even crawled under the bed, something he hasn’t done since before the accident. We recently “handed down” a duvet for Kirby & Quigley to use on top of their doggy beds. A couple of shots:
Dell redeems themselves, a little
Last week, I talked about my horror story with Dell – they shipped me a dud, then refused to accept it as a return because I had it for longer than 21 days. After disputing the charges with my credit card and complaining to the Texas Better Business Bureau (mostly about going back on what they promised me the day I called support), Dell has reluctantly agreed to accept the computer as a return and process my refund. So, just a little advice – if you find yourself in a tough spot with Dell, you just need to play a little hardball. They rely on the fact that most people *won’t* fight back and will instead just accept that they are stuck with their computer. I can tell you that I would have had a lot of fun abusing their support policies if I had been forced to keep that doorstop. My mom is quite happy with her Mac, and I am confident that it will last her longer than the Dell would have – even if it wasn’t DOA. So if you’re thinking about a new computer, please think twice about a Dell desktop or laptop, and if you need any help convincing yourself to go Mac, feel free to contact me.
NHLPA kills realignment
And at the beginning of December, I talked about the proposed NHL realignment – which I thought was a done deal. The official statement from the NHLPA is, in technical terms, a smelly pile of crap. His two main reasons are:
- it may lead to more cumbersome travel for some teams
- playoffs are imbalanced because of different sized divisions
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
On the first point. These guys are making millions of dollars to play a sport two or three times a week, and a slightly different travel schedule is going to be noticeable? It’s not like they’re flying JetBlue, going through TSA, and paying baggage fees. Let’s say it means at the high end that a player spends 10 more hours on a charter jet over the course of a season. This really qualifies as undue hardship and unfair working conditions? I do not envy them – having done my fair share of travel over the past year and a half, I am not denying that travel is hard on these guys. But Bill Daly stresses that while there may be some teams today that have an easy schedule and would travel slightly more under realignment, most teams would actually travel less. Perhaps the NHL board should have worked harder to provide a sample schedule – hell, I could probably figure out how to do that. But the NHLPA should have reserved the right to reject the schedule, not the entire realignment concept, if it *did* in fact turn out to mean harder travel for the average player once an actual schedule was determined. Instead they threw out the baby, the bath water, and the entire house.
And on the second point. To a degree I understand – 6 divisions of 5 teams each means that every team has an equal opportunity to win *their division.* But should we really be fighting about whether the 5th-place team in a 7- or 8-team division should have a better chance of reaching the post-season? Shouldn’t we be more focused on bringing the best teams into the playoffs, than coddling the worst teams and finding a way to sneak them in? One of the things I hate most about the current playoff formats is that the conferences still make it unbalanced and there is plenty of inequity today. A team in the Western Conference might make the playoffs with 80 points while a team in the Eastern Conference doesn’t make it even though they had 90 points. And while it hasn’t happened, you *could* have a situation where the winner of a division finished with less points than the 8th-place team in their conference. How craptacular would that be? I like the proposed format better, but what I would really like to see is that playoff seeding is judged based on overall league performance. I shouldn’t be seeded 3rd because I won my crappy division but finished in 6th or 7th place in the conference. Fehr says that the new playoff format would be inequitable but I think there is already plenty of inequity today – this would by no means be worse, it would just be different.
It’s funny that Fehr makes statements about “drawbacks” that are quite ambiguous and could be argued both ways, but completely ignores touching on things that make realignment so plausible. The two that stand out to me:
- Every team would play every team at least once in each other’s building. This season the Stanley Cup Final re-match only occurs once, in Boston. That game happens to be going on right now. So Vancouver fans don’t get to see the Stanley Cup Champions this season. Which is probably better for the city in the event that they lost the game, but that’s a different story. There are plenty of other cases – for example, some teams won’t see Sidney Crosby OR Alex Ovechkin this year. And that’s a real shame for fans of the NHL that are interested in more than just seeing their own team on skates.
- Teams like Detroit would play more games in their own time zone, which means they would have a better impact on their fan base. Since they are in the Western Conference, most of their games are against Western Conference teams, almost all of which are in the Pacific time zone. Detroit is in the Eastern time zone, which means 7:30 away games actually start at 10:30 local time. How many kids today do you think get to watch an average Red Wings away game?
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What would be the difference between an APU vs CPU vs GPU? What would be better? How do they differ, and what are their advantages?
The CPU is the brain of a computer, so it controls all the other computer components. APUs are AMD’s version of a CPU and GPU hybrid that can perform both tasks while being energy and cost-efficient, though not as powerful. Computing and rendering are handled by the GPU.
Unlike the CPU, an APU is equipped with a GPU as well. In addition, the majority of APUs support only PCIe x8 rather than x16. The slot and APU split the channels accordingly. Nevertheless, this may not affect graphics card performance at all.
A computer’s CPU, also known as the central processing unit or processor, is essential. CPUs process data by receiving it and directing it to the appropriate locations. Instructions are sent by computer software and are executed by the CPU.
CPUs with more cores and threads will be able to handle more tasks at the same time, making them more productive. The faster the clock speed of a CPU, the more quickly its processing tasks are completed.
In general, these factors make the CPU’s capacity to handle data more significant, resulting in a smoother overall user experience. If you want to buy a High-Performance Home Server CPU then you must need to review our Post.
What Is An APU?
APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) are CPUs from AMD with integrated graphics chips. Many Intel CPUs come with integrated graphics, which can cause confusion. Integrated graphics are, however, only found in AMD APUs.
An APU is the best combination of a CPU and a GPU in a single processor. Intel’s integrated chips did not provide the same graphical experience as AMD’s GPU architecture.
What Is A GPU?
GPUs, or Graphics Processing Units, are one of the fundamental components of gaming computers. More frames will be displayed every second if your video card is faster.
Games require a graphics card with higher resolution since they are visually demanding.
Video cards are usually the most expensive part of gaming builds, making them a daunting task for gamers on a tight budget. Gaming performance is not always the best with cheap video cards.
Which Is Better: CPU vs APU vs GPU?
If APU stood for Advanced Processing Unit, you would have thought that APUs would have a performance edge over discrete processors & GPUs, but they don’t.
Depending on the circumstances, the answer will vary. I believe a CPU and dedicated graphics card combo is preferable to an APU for the vast majority of users.
When it comes to gaming computers, APUs are a great way to bring two birds together with one stone if you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a new one.
In the end, APUs will never be an ideal choice for gamers. The high-resolution gaming capabilities of dedicated GPUs enable higher-resolution gaming while eliminating the burden on the CPU.
Commonly asked questions
Is APU better than CPU and GPU?
An APU, or Accelerated Processing Unit, is a type of microprocessor that combines a CPU and a GPU on a single chip. This allows for better performance and energy efficiency compared to using separate CPU and GPU chips.
The advantages of an APU over a CPU and GPU combination include:
- Lower power consumption: An APU consumes less power than a CPU and GPU combination, as it eliminates the need to transfer data between the CPU and GPU over a separate bus.
- Space savings: An APU takes up less space than a CPU and GPU combination, as it combines the two components into a single chip.
- Improved performance: An APU can improve performance in some scenarios, as the CPU and GPU can work together more efficiently.
However, it’s important to note that APUs tend to be less powerful than a standalone CPU and GPU combination, especially on the high end. So if you are looking for a high-performance server or gaming setup, a standalone CPU and GPU combination may be a better choice.
In general, whether an APU is better than a CPU and GPU combination will depend on the specific use case and the workload the system will be handling. It’s best to consult with a professional or refer to the system’s specifications to determine the appropriate choice for your needs.
Will APU replace GPU?
APUs, or Accelerated Processing Units, have the ability to handle some of the tasks that are typically handled by a GPU, but it is unlikely that APUs will replace GPUs entirely.
APUs combine a CPU and GPU on a single chip, which can improve performance and energy efficiency in some scenarios. However, the GPU component of an APU is typically less powerful than a standalone GPU, and may not be suitable for demanding tasks such as high-performance gaming or professional 3D rendering.
On the other hand, GPUs are specialized in handling highly parallel workloads such as video rendering, machine learning and gaming. They also have more CUDA cores, which are specialized processors for handling certain types of graphics and computation tasks.
Additionally, GPU technology is advancing rapidly, and many new features such as ray tracing and AI-accelerated computation are being added to GPUs that are not available in APUs yet.
It’s likely that APUs will continue to be used in some scenarios, such as embedded systems or low-power devices, but they are unlikely to replace standalone GPUs for high-performance tasks.
It’s worth noting that, as technology advances, the line between CPU and GPU is becoming more blurred, and it’s possible that APUs will become more powerful in the future and will become suitable for more demanding workloads.
Is APU enough for gaming?
An APU, or Accelerated Processing Unit, which combines a CPU and a GPU on a single chip, can be enough for some types of gaming, but it may not be suitable for all types of games or for high-performance gaming.
For most casual or less demanding games, an APU should be capable of providing good performance. However, for more demanding games or for high-performance gaming, an APU may not provide the same level of performance as a standalone GPU. APU’s GPU component is typically less powerful than a standalone GPU, and may not be suitable for demanding tasks such as high-resolution gaming or running games at high frame rates.
It’s also worth noting that game developers may optimize their games for standalone GPUs, which may not provide the best performance on an APU.
Additionally, the gaming industry is advancing rapidly, and new features such as ray tracing and AI-accelerated computation are being added to games that are not available on APUs yet.
In general, whether an APU is enough for gaming will depend on the specific games being played and the desired level of performance. For casual gaming or less demanding games, an APU should be capable of providing good performance, but for more demanding games or high-performance gaming, a standalone GPU may be necessary.
Is CPU or GPU better for gaming?
Both the CPU and GPU play important roles in gaming and the choice of which one is better for gaming will depend on the specific needs and desired performance level.
The CPU, or Central Processing Unit, is responsible for processing the game’s instructions and performing tasks such as physics calculations and artificial intelligence. A high-performance CPU can help ensure that the game runs smoothly and that the game’s characters and environments are rendered correctly.
On the other hand, the GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, is responsible for rendering the game’s graphics and handling tasks such as shading and lighting. A high-performance GPU can help ensure that the game’s graphics are rendered in high resolution and at high frame rates.
In general, a balance of both CPU and GPU is important for optimal gaming performance. A powerful CPU can help ensure that the game runs smoothly, while a powerful GPU can help ensure that the game’s graphics are rendered in high resolution and at high frame rates.
Do games rely on CPU or GPU?
Both the CPU and GPU play important roles in gaming, and different games may place different demands on each component.
The CPU, or Central Processing Unit, is responsible for processing the game’s instructions and performing tasks such as physics calculations, artificial intelligence, and game logic. A high-performance CPU can help ensure that the game runs smoothly, with a good frame rate and low input lag.
On the other hand, the GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, is responsible for rendering the game’s graphics and handling tasks such as shading, lighting, and post-processing. A high-performance GPU can help ensure that the game’s graphics are rendered in high resolution and at high frame rates.
Does CPU really matter for gaming?
The CPU, or Central Processing Unit, is an important component in a gaming PC and can affect the performance of games in several ways. A high-performance CPU can help ensure that the game runs smoothly, with a good frame rate and low input lag.
A powerful CPU can help ensure that the game’s instructions are processed quickly and efficiently, which can help ensure that the game runs smoothly, with a good frame rate and low input lag. This is particularly important for games that have a lot of physics calculations, such as simulations or first-person shooters, as these games can place a lot of demands on the CPU.
Additionally, a powerful CPU can also help ensure that the game’s artificial intelligence and game logic runs smoothly, which can help ensure that the game’s characters and environments are rendered correctly.
However, it’s worth noting that the GPU, or Graphics Processing Unit, is also an important component in a gaming PC and can affect the performance of games in several ways. A high-performance GPU can help ensure that the game’s graphics are rendered in high resolution and at high frame rates.
It has been demonstrated that APUs are more powerful than CPUs because they incorporate both CPUs and GPUs into one unit. The integrated GPU means you do not need to buy a separate graphics card to make it work, so it usually has slightly less power than the equivalent CPU. APUs are also more energy-efficient. Because AMD APUs contain Radeon GPUs, they are more powerful than Intel’s integrated HD graphics.
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eNASCAR recently announced it renewed its partnership with ASUS for the remainder of the 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. As part of the deal, ASUS will continue to serve as the official PC and monitor provider for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series.
This agreement will also see the ASUS’s Republic of Gamers (ROG) product line be marketed during eNASCAR broadcasts. ROG-themed paint schemes will also be showcased on the organization’s sim racing vehicles.
“ASUS is a major supporter of the sim-racing community, and they are experts in delivering top-tier products to PC gamers and sim racers around the globe,” said Nick Rend, NASCAR’s managing director of gaming and esports. “The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series features the most elite sim racers in the world and this partnership can deliver the equipment they need to compete at the highest level.”
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- 20 March 1958
- Conyers, Georgia, USA
Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first acting part was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play. In 1976 she went to Pittsburgh to pursue a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating in 1980, she went to New York City, where she met playwright Beth Henley in a stalled elevator. Hunter went on to get roles in a number of Henley's southern gothic plays, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest. In 1982 the actress went to Los Angeles. She landed her first starring role in the movies in the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987), a part that is said to have been written with her in mind. She gained stardom in 1987 when she played the driven TV news producer Jane Craig in James L. Brooks' Broadcast News (1987). In 1993 she earned an Academy Award and worldwide acclaim with her performance as a mute bride to a New Zealand planter in La leçon de piano (1993).
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|Έρωτας μετ’ εμποδίων – The Big Sick (2017)||July 14, 2017|
|Batman v Superman: Η αυγή της δικαιοσύνης – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)||March 25, 2016| | <urn:uuid:45b75b85-958f-44d3-a3f5-dcd0951a6e6f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thecinema.gr/actor/holly-hunter/ | 2023-09-23T17:25:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.948947 | 411 |
A wildly common new AI bot could be used by would-be cyber-criminals to educate them how to craft attacks and even publish ransomware, security experts have warned.
ChatGPT was produced by artificial intelligence R&D firm OpenAI past thirty day period and has now passed one particular million buyers.
The prototype chatbot answers concerns with apparent authority in all-natural language, by trawling large volumes of details throughout the internet. It can even be innovative, for example by creating poetry.
Nevertheless, its undoubted skills could be utilised to lessen the barrier to entry for budding cyber-criminals, warned Picus Security co-founder, Suleyman Ozarslan.
He was able to use the bot to generate a believable Entire world Cup phishing campaign and even publish some macOS ransomware. Although the bot flagged that phishing could be applied for malicious functions, it continue to went ahead and created the script.
Additionally, whilst ChatGPT is programmed not to compose ransomware straight, Ozarslan was still in a position to get what he wished.
“I explained the practices, techniques and processes of ransomware without describing it as these kinds of. It is like a 3D printer that will not ‘print a gun,’ but will fortunately print a barrel, magazine, grip and bring about together if you ask it to,” he explained.
“I explained to the AI that I desired to produce a software in Swift, I needed it to obtain all Microsoft Business office files from my MacBook and send out these files over HTTPS to my webserver. I also needed it to encrypt all Microsoft Office documents on my MacBook and deliver me the non-public key to be utilised for decryption. It despatched me the sample code, and this time there was no warning concept at all, in spite of staying probably much more dangerous than the phishing email.”
Ozarslan explained the bot also wrote an “effective virtualization/sandbox evasion code,” which could be applied to assistance hackers evade detection and response applications, as perfectly as a SIGMA detection rule.
“I have no doubts that ChatGPT and other tools like this will democratize cybercrime,” he concluded.
“For OpenAI, there is a obvious have to have to reconsider how these applications can be abused. Warnings are not more than enough. OpenAI have to get greater at detecting and avoiding prompts that produce malware and phishing strategies.”
Separately, ExtraHop senior technical supervisor, Jamie Moles, located similarly relating to outcomes when he questioned the bot for assistance in crafting an attack comparable to the notorious WannaCry ransomware worm.
“I asked it how to use Metasploit to use the EternalBlue exploit and its response was basically best,” he defined.
“Of class, Metasploit itself isn’t the difficulty – no device or computer software is inherently undesirable till misused. However, instructing individuals with very little technological information how to use a tool that can be misused by way of these kinds of a devastating exploit could lead to an improve in threats – notably from those people some connect with ‘script kiddies.’”
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Psalm 18:1 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
I love you, O LORD, my strength.
2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.
4 The cords of death entangled me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called to the LORD;
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked,
and the foundations of the mountains shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
…16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
The helpless disciple
The first nineteen verses of this Psalm speak of the believer who trusts in God and has faith in God. He calls on the Lord for help, and the Lord hears him and saves him. The believer is helpless before the dangers which confront him. God is glorified as He stretches forth His hand to protect His disciple.
Why is the Lord faithful to help this person? God is not obligated to help just anyone who calls on His name. There are those who pray to him out of sheer desperation, “If you exist, help me now. I will believe in you if you help me now.” But God does not always answer such prayers with deliverance. Let us continue on with the next verses to learn the characteristics of the one whose prayer the Lord does hear and answer.
20 The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
27 You save the humble
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.
God hears the disciple who is obedient and lives a righteous life
The disciple who truly has faith in God will keep God’s commands and ways. He will keep his hands clean from sin. He lives a righteous life in the fear of God. He is faithful to the Lord and blameless in His sight, and the Lord in turn is faithful to him. He is not proud because he lives a pure life; he remains humble before God. According to this Psalm, this is the disciple to whom the Lord reveals His grace to save from danger. This is the one who has true faith in God.
What happens to the disciple who has faith in God—evidenced by works of obedience?
29 With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him.
31 For who is God besides the LORD?
And who is the Rock except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights.
34 He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You give me your shield of victory,
and your right hand sustains me;
you stoop down to make me great.
36 You broaden the path beneath me,
so that my ankles do not turn.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them so that they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
39 You armed me with strength for battle;
you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the LORD, but he did not answer.
42 I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind;
I poured them out like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations;
people I did not know are subject to me.
44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me;
foreigners cringe before me.
45 They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their strongholds.
46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!
47 He is the God who avenges me,
who subdues nations under me,
48 who saves me from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from violent men you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD;
I will sing praises to your name.
50 He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.
Kingly authority and mountain-moving faith
The disciple who has true faith in God as evidenced by obedience will be armed by the Lord to become a skilled and mighty warrior. He will accomplish victories for His God and become “great” (verse 35). He will become proficient in utterly destroying the enemies of God. They will fear him.
This disciple will be given “kingly” authority to crush God’s enemies. He will have great mountain-moving faith to accomplish great victories. God performs His powerful works through him.
The tone in the last section of this Psalm could not contrast more from the tone in the first section. In the first section, the disciple appears helpless and at the mercy of his foes who were “too strong for him.” He has faith in God to save him. But in the last section the disciple is suddenly able to destroy and crush his foes; they turn their backs and flee from him. He now has mountain-moving faith to command obedience from the foreigners (verse 44) with his word.
We see a dramatic transition from faith in God for God’s help—to mountain-moving faith to do the great and awesome works of God. How does this transition take place? It is through a life of righteousness and obedience to God’s commands.
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Kanye West and adidas Hoops will be debuting their new Yeezy Basketball model in 2020, which will include this upcoming “Quantum” colorway.
Ye’s first performance basketball sneaker has been seen several times on his feet over the past year. Having a similar build as the Yeezy Boost 350 V2, but comes with an extended ankle collar, suede overlays on the toe highlighted with reflective detailing.
adidas Yeezy Basketball Quantum Release Date
Look for the adidas Yeezy Basketball “Quantum” to release in February during NBA All-Star Weekend in Ye’s hometown, Chicago. The retail price tag is set at $250 USD.
adidas Yeezy Basketball
Style Code: FZ4362
All-Star Release Date: February 14-16, 2020
Wider Release Date: May 15, 2020
UPDATE 4/14: Following a release during NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago, the adidas Yeezy Basketball “Quantum” is expected to release on May 15th on the adidas App.
UPDATE 2/12: adidas releases official photos of both the Yeezy Basketball Quantum and Yeezy Quantum lifestyle model that will debut during All-Star Weekend in Chicago.
UPDATE: According to Yeezy Mafia, the adidas Yeezy Basketball sneaker will be releasing in a performance version called the YZY BSKTBL Quantum along with a lifestyle version known as the YZY QNTM Quantum. Both are set to release during All-Star Weekend for $250 USD each. Stay tuned for more updates to come.
UPDATE: A closer look via @koala_hsh at the adidas Yeezy Basketball that is rumored to release early 2020, possibly during NBA All-Star Weekend.
UPDATE: New photos via Yeezy Mafia of the “Quantum” adidas Yeezy Basketball that possibly could release in February 2020 during NBA All-Star Weekend in Kanye’s hometown, Chicago.
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Cada día, cada día and How to Get Through the Next
I left for Madrid on Monday morning and returned on Thursday to the alternate world of an already morphed reality. The remnants of our extravagant Alicia en el pais de maravillas party were strewn about like morbid reminders of our fascination with duende, of things being turned absurdly on their heads, and reality being a mirror.
The deflated balloon garlands flopped over a fresh batch of unfamiliar empty cans: gaiety matured too soon to grief.
“Enthusiasm for” and “experience of” are different things.
B, eyes red and face drawn, told me what happened while numbly loading the dishwasher. On their way to Collbató the evening before, Hat Boy and his Best Friend climbed an electrical tower for a clearer view of Montserrat. She said those two loved each other and climbing things – the trails, the teepee frame, the trellis over the dinner table. The rest of the group remained below, probably laughing at them as friends do. Maybe someone urged them not to climb. High above the rest, it must have been a simple moment – one of the grand kind – two friends sitting touching elbows at a pretend eye level with Montserrat, whom we all love like a mother. The strong lady of Catalonia, she demands your eyes, your thoughts, and most of all your trust: she is humble and striking, an imposing comfort, and she holds you close always. She is la muntanya magica.
Best Friend took a wondrous breath and in the middle of exhaling, “Can you believe how beautiful she is?” he was electrocuted, died, and fell.
The power went out in El Bruc. Someone said it went out in another town as well.
They’d been sitting side by side–how close to death can you get before you feel dead yourself? The weight on the house was too much to bear and crushed us to vulnerable states. Brave and catatonic family soon arrived as S and I haphazardly moved out of our room to ensure they had private beds. Hat Boy was instantly skeletal with heavy eyes. He stopped wearing his hat but accepted a blown kiss from S with a smile that plaintively bore his soul.
H passed me in the halls muttering “Cada día, cada día,” with his bandana’d Bill Bailey hair emphasizing each incredulous shake back and forth.
And how to get through the next:
Every effort toward levity felt inappropriate and increasingly desperate. Sara and I warbled “A Change Is Gonna Come” for K while brushing our teeth in the kitchen. She cried from laughing and we high fived as 1 euro toothpaste dribbled on the tile floor. What else was there to do – there was more to come at home but I was in the dark.
I email S a list of titles for short stories I joke I’ll write:
1. Duende Schmuende (But Really Though)
2. I Went to Toledo in a Dirty Shirt
3. Grief Seeps
1. Write down every monumentally awful event in the past twelve months. Following the event, record the outcome. “death, death, jail, mystery, recurrence, trauma, death, death, death, death, death, illness, betrayal, death” Final count:14
V was crying in our kitchen on Saturday and suggested the two sides of the house come together for dinner. “We have a lot of feelings over there. I am sure you are having feelings too.” It was like following a sinking ship underwater, or trailing behind a deflating balloon.
2. Re-read the list when you are supposed to be working. Maybe cry.
2. Throw the list in recycling. Pretend that’s enough.
2. Regret writing it. Use the back for scrap paper in a forced display of fake indifference.
Both sides made pasta, which proved to be self-portraits. Ours was a pantry emptying one, a “must-go” before the house closed for the winter. We threw everything we had into it out of necessity and sympathy–a colorful offering in a time of numb neutrals. We reserved the pasta water and congratulated ourselves for this miniscule dose of cooking knowledge. Newcomers improvised on guitar and harmonica in front of the fireplace and I was at once grateful for their innocence and grappling with my dirge-oriented mood.
The Norwegians made a thick creamy alfredo–heavy, decadent, comforting and articulate. There was nothing makeshift about it. Focused in its grieving, it weighed down the serving ladle. They had not needed to improvise, as we had. Where we had a vague sense of scattered trauma, they possessed elegance.
3. Record every negative feeling you are experiencing. Like “word association,” play “emotion association” with un-, in-, is,-: -motivated, -secure, -sular, -olated. Process each as truth and misconception in equal measure. Work toward acknowledging and/or dismissing each. Call yourself out for being a closed off baby. Draw the blinds and let your phone die.
Shuffling around their kitchen, we cried in different languages and understood most things. V saw me and S and cried, “Mis guapas! The guapas!” and pulled us into a hug murmuring, “I could have lost two. I could have lost two.” (The last time she’d called us “mis guapas,” we were in character as the Tweedles at our Alica performance. In gold and black facepaint, we’d theatrically presented her with long red sequined gloves and dubbed her the Red Queen of the Night. “Mis guapas!” as she set down a lipstick stained can of San Miguel and showed off the gloves to the party.) She was radiant in her grief and we were a twelve-limbed creature – an Aristophanes mutant coated in snot and tears. Later, Hat Boy tried slinking by everyone in the kitchen to make it downstairs. S and I turned to face him and he paused. We all gaped silently, trying to say anything. I gave up and held my arms out instead. He accepted and we pulled in S. I’d never held sadness like that except within myself in the following months. He said, “It’s hard to carry on but it’s good to see people living.” They were the simplest words I’d heard about grief.
A drove me to the airport a few hours later as I choked words out around dry sobs, realizing I had just learned the most I knew of love from two pots of pasta and one hug.
She told me her path from Norway to El Bruc, about failed marriages and beautiful children, and that “Llobregat” is the river – a question I’d finally thought to ask. We crossed the Llobregat on the way to the airport and the bridge itself felt like a riu. Her dog with the David Bowie eyes sat in the backseat, nosing my duffel bag. My left arm cramped from reaching back and holding his paw. By the next week, I had 60 flea and mosquito bites on my face. They are now scars.
So thank you, David Bowie dog.
5. pause and distance: list each good thing caused directly by the list generated from prompt #1. If you think it exists, it exists. Just take some good where you can find it, or haven’t you learned anything.
Final count (not including self realizations): 1.
I do not miss cigarettes.
El Prat del Llobregat airport: 4am.
The kiosk prints one ticket out of three and politely requests I stand in a longer line to answer any preguntas. After a short eternity of switchback lines, I step up to the counter, slam my bag onto the scale, establish weepy eye contact and state, “He comprando tres billetes para hoy pero la maquina dice que solamente hay uno.”
“Ah vale vale ho sento un moment vale vale”
Tap tap tap…pause… he inhales but then registers the fury and fragility on my face and calls over his superior.
“Ah…Sabe que sus vuelos se cancelan?”
I try feinting calmness (not a shred of which I possess in this moment). The woman interprets it as me not understanding and restates in English, “Your flights–they are canceled. Between Amsterdam and Oakland, there is nothing.”
No, lady. I understood. Everything’s fucked.
I calmly state, “No. No lo se. Y entendí.” If anything, the two attendants will see me as the epitome of fucking grace in the face of over 8,000 kilometers of uncertainty. I figure if I have a whole day lifetime of issues in front of me, I might as well start out faking I can handle it and save some face. But are you fucking serious. Twenty minutes later, she’s rerouted me through Portland.
I don’t remember when the tears began, but I have found the distance between Barcelona and Amsterdam to be a good length for a full-out, stifled sob and subsequent exhausted sleep. A small boy sat in front of me and occasionally peered around between his seat and the window. I tried smiling but he’s probably scarred for life and scared of women now and probably asked his parents a lot of questions about snot and tears. To the couple seated to my left: thank you for pretending it wasn’t happening. Thank you for placing a cookie on my tray when I finally fell asleep. Thank you for as casually as possible prodding me awake as we landed.
In Amsterdam, I speak Spanalan; the English doesn’t emerge until I’m told I’m actually on standby and panic.
“Pero dicen en Barcelona que tenia un asiento. Merda. What exactly are you saying.”
The rest of that memory is a metallic feeling, but I’d like to place an official shout out to whoever it was that got lost in the Schiphol airport the morning of Sunday, November 2, 2014. I got your seat. Thank you for getting lost. We’ll count the flight I got bumped from in July as karmic exchange. I hope it was you who got to board instead.
Crossing over the North Pole, I watched Snowpiercer; an inspired or questionable selection considering my proximity to nothing but freezing snow and ice and hundreds of miserable strangers. Snowpiercer is, of course, a post-apocalyptic film set in a train hurtling along an endless loop of ice, snow, and hopelessness. I suspect their cubed bug food looks exactly like cheap jellied cranberry sauce, which is confirmed at Thanksgiving a few weeks later. The airplane food’s plasticity reminds me of K and H’s cooking, the piercing dinner bell, and feasting on day-old quiche with S and “Uncle” D at the Refugi d’Agulles with a fat cat purring by the tree line.
Probably while I was oversharing with Starbucks employees in a Portland Airport terminal, S wrote me a letter from a bench in El Bruc. I received it in January, postmarked Jerusalem.
“Mama Montserrat is so strong today. After your David Bowie dog car ride I sat by the fire with K, H, and AC. H “There are 4 kinds of power – the power of women, of men, of $, and power.” K argued towards a definition of the last one and they agreed that it meant “Will.”
Eight months later, I revisited the house for 37 hours. The floor tiles still lose, the one shower head still with a startling mind of its own, the high drone of insects the same. The same couch, now without its pillows. A different side of the restaurant, with a bench of old friends and a bench of new. One less cat, new cats, whitewashed walls, new paintings, a working dryer. The benches in town nostalgically reeking of past postcard writing sessions, and the small patisseries innocently orchestrating meet-cutes and meet-awkwards.
My sister was with me and spoke of ghosts in the halls and waking up in our pink-walled room feeling ineffably held in the timeless, still air of the morning.
Along with old familiarity arrives the new understanding that closure is perhaps not what one seeks or perceives it to be.
The closure was in the sharing.
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Swiss-headquartered SEBA Bank has established its Ethereum staking services, which will enable its clients to earn rewards by staking in the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap.
The launch of SEBA Bank’s Ethereum staking services caters to growing demand from institutions to manage a range of digital asset yield use cases from staking to decentralized finance (DeFi).
Staking is the act of locking in crypto assets, which in this instance would be those supported by Ethereum, for a specific period of time. Doing so aims to support the operational ability of the blockchain, and the process allows users to earn more cryptocurrency from however much they’ve staked.
SEBA Bank’s staking management platform provides an integrated solution for generating monthly rewards from investments on proof-of-stake (PoS) crypto networks, with adjustable lock-up periods available post-merge and a cost-effective fee structure applied to guarantee asset security.
Institutions can play a pivotal role in securing the network by staking Ethereum. The Ethereum merge is a forthcoming network upgrade that will change the network’s current consensus mechanism from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to PoS.
SEBA Bank’s staking management platform offers access for clients to stake crypto tokens and earn rewards across a number of leading PoS protocols including Ethereum, Polkadot and Tezos.
Most notable among its improvements is its ability to make Ethereum more sustainable, reducing its energy consumption by an estimated 99.95 per cent.
SEBA Bank’s platform secures assets with a custody solution and stringent regulatory environment including deposit protection, storage insurance and capital requirements. This approach ensures that investors can access assets regardless of market conditions.
Speaking on the launch of its Ethereum staking services, Mathias Schütz, the Bank’s head of technology and client solutions, explains how it will “enable institutional investors to play a key role in securing the future of the network, via a trusted, secure and fully regulated counterparty.”
“Our institutional grade staking services offer a comprehensive and fully integrated platform for earning rewards from investments across a range of leading PoS crypto networks,” continues Schütz.
“By launching support for Ethereum staking we continue to deliver our clients the cutting-edge technology that they need to stay apace with the rapidly evolving digital assets industry.”
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18 September and Fall Bullet Journal IdeasMake a fall bucket list. Consider these fall-themed headers. This fall weekly is unleafable!
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Patch notes for update of patch 1.0.3 – July 15th, 2022
Good morning everyone,
We are very sorry for the inconvenience you had with multiplayer since patch 1.0.3 . While the patch has helped some with their issues in participating in a multiplayer game, unfortunately for others it has made the situation worse.
Since the first reports of issues with multiplayer since the patch was released, we worked until late in the evening to find a solution without success. So we decided to revert some of our changes regarding multiplayer to the status from before – this happens with this little update (build number: 660451)!
Be assured that we will keep working on the issue for the coming time.
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In a recent conversation with Citi TV, Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah, affectionately known as OPK and serving as the Coordinator of Alan Kyeremateng’s campaign team, has unequivocally expressed his opposition to the idea of Alan Kyeremateng pursuing an independent presidential candidacy in the upcoming elections.
OPK has been unwavering in his stance, emphasizing his resolute commitment to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He has made it clear that he cannot lend his support to Alan’s independent bid for the presidency.
Central to OPK’s position is the paramount importance of maintaining unity within the party. He has underscored the NPP’s enduring tradition of presenting a single candidate who embodies the party’s core principles and vision. OPK has argued passionately that an independent run by Alan would fracture the party’s unity and jeopardize its electoral prospects.
Rather than pursuing an independent candidacy, OPK has urged the utilization of the party’s internal mechanisms for addressing concerns and resolving disputes. He has asserted that the NPP has well-established channels for handling issues and grievances among its members.
OPK’s public opposition comes amidst widespread speculation about Alan Kyeremateng’s intentions for the upcoming presidential elections. While Alan Kyeremateng has not formally declared his independent candidacy, his recent actions and statements have fueled speculation regarding his allegiance to the NPP.
Within the party, opinions on this matter are divided, with OPK’s steadfast stance sparking spirited debates and raising uncertainties within the NPP. The nation eagerly anticipates Alan Kyeremateng’s final decision, fully aware of the profound implications it holds for the political landscape. The ongoing dialogues and discussions within the party will undoubtedly continue to shape its trajectory as the elections draw nearer. | <urn:uuid:6dd302ef-dc24-43de-97ba-6602c9f7a077> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thehawknewspaper.com/opk-strongly-advises-alan-against-independent-presidential-bid/ | 2023-09-23T16:35:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.958979 | 377 |
After a summer’s worth of waiting, the Detroit Red Wings finally announced that they had agreed to a new contract with franchise center Dylan Larkin. There will be no Andreas Athanasiou situation this year.
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 10, 2018
Larkin’s new deal lasts for five years and has an average annual value (AAV) of $6.1 million, making the Waterford-native the highest-paid player on the team. In addition, the contract comes with a no-trade clause in its final year and pays out more during non-potential-lockout seasons.
More details on Dylan Larkin contract. Breakdown by year:
18-19: $1 million signing bonus. $5.75 million base
19-20: $7 million base
20-21: $4.75 million
21-22: $6.75 million
22-23: $5.25 million (no-trade clause)
— Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) August 10, 2018
The two sides appear to be very happy with the outcome, even if the negotiations did take some time. Larkin shared as much with Detroit’s editor Dana Wakiji:
…I’m very proud to be from Waterford and be a local boy playing for the Red Wings and five more years, I think it’s awesome, it’s a great feeling.
Agreeable Contract for Larkin & Red Wings
First and foremost, Larkin’s cap hit is palatable for the cash-strapped Red Wings. They’ll need to make some adjustments to get under the salary cap upper limit, but certainly won’t have to jump through hoops to do so. Placing Johan Franzen on long-term injured reserve will cover most of the new expense.
Overall, this deal fits Detroit’s cap structure well. It only occupies 7.7 percent of the $79.5 million salary cap and, if the upper limit continues to move up, then that percentage will dwindle over time – pretty good for the Red Wings’ best player.
From an organizational standpoint, this also sets the tone for future contracts. Players like Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou, Filip Zadina, and others will need new deals at some point and Larkin’s contract will be a good barometer for those Red Wings’ new AAVs. Does this player deserve to be paid more than Larkin from a performance standpoint? Should he be offered more term than Larkin was?
Finally, the AAV fits Larkin’s performance to this point. The Red Wings aren’t paying for potential, qualitative traits, or any other factor that could be cited to warrant the value of a contract. Simply put, It’s a fair deal all-around that matches up well with the likes of Filip Forsberg, Bo Horvat, and Jonathan Drouin.
One drawback of Larkin’s new pact is the term. At its conclusion, he’s set to become an unrestricted free agent (UFA), with only one year of unrestricted free agency bought out by the contract.
Typically, we’ve seen players like Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist sign bridge contracts, then ink long-term deals the summer before unrestricted free agency becomes an option. A three-year contract would have accomplished this for Larkin. Instead, the Red Wings run the risk of losing their top center as a UFA during the summer of 2023.
Perhaps the relationship between Larkin and the Red Wings is so good at the moment, that it’s a given that he re-signs toward the end of this contract. The public-side of the negotiations seemed to paint such a picture. But until that next contract is signed, it’s still a risk to consider.
Make no mistake – this is now Larkin’s team. The contract, his role, and his standing within the organization indicate that. The captaincy will soon be his as well. Given Ken Holland’s comments on Henrik Zetterberg, it’s seems unlikely that Detroit’s present captain will return:
I have talked to his agent a number of times over the course of the summer and I know he’s had a tough summer, hasn’t been able to train anywhere near close to what he’s been able to train in past summers due to his back, so there’s a real unknown right now with Henrik Zetterberg.
The timing of Holland’s uninspiring remarks on Zetterberg’s health seem to set expectations for training camp. It’s an old public relations move – if something negative is going to happen, foreshadow it early on and cloak it with good news.
It will be a tough pill to swallow if Zetterberg cannot return. However, the Red Wings do have a legitimate successor in Larkin who can lead this team out of the rebuild and back into contention.
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Education alone cannot achieve a more sustainable future; however, without education and learning for sustainable development, we will not be able to reach that goal.
Sustainable development allows learners to take corrective decisions and responsible actions for economic viability, and environmental integrity of a society, for present and future generations, while respecting cultural diversity. It is about life long learning and is a major part of quality education. Sustainable Development is transformational education which addresses learning content and outcomes, learning environment, pedology.
SD is for everyone, at whatever stage of life they are. Therefore, it takes place, within a perspective of lifelong engaging all possible learning spaces, formal learning, non-formal and informal, from early childhood to adult life. Learning enables us to understand ourselves, links with the social environment and widely natural, also this understanding serves as a durable basis for building respect.
The SD mainly contains the integrated critical issue, such as climate change, disaster risk reduction, climate change and sustainable consumption and production (SCP). The pedagogy and learning environments consist designing teaching and learning in an interactive, learner- centered way that allows exploratory, action oriented and transformative learning. Reviewing learning environments like physical as well as virtual and online, to inspire learners to act for sustainability. In social transformation which follows empowering learners of any age, in any educational format, to transform themselves and the society they live in.
SD empowers people to be ‘global citizens’ who employ and assume active roles, both locally and globally, to face and to settle global challenges and ultimately to become proactive contributors to initiate a more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable world.
The Sustainable Development gives an outcome like stimulating learning and promoting core competencies, such as critical and systemic thinking, taking responsibility, collaborative decision-making for present and future generations. It focuses on key issues like climate change, biodiversity, disaster risk reduction, water, cultural diversity, sustainable lifestyles and sustainable urbanization. The teaching and learning for a Sustainable Future is multimedia, interactive professional development program with exercise, material and links that help educators deepen their understanding of education for sustainability and its significance in addressing the economic, social, and environmental issues of the world.
Sustainable development cannot be achieved by technological solutions, political regulation or financial instruments alone. We need to implement the way we think and act. This set the quality education and learning for sustainable development at all levels and in all social contexts.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is about enabling us to creatively and constructively address present and future global challenges and develop more sustainable and resilient societies.
Educational sustainable development involves studying local and global issues which cover knowledge, skills, perspectives, values, and issues must all be addressed in a formal curriculum that has been reoriented to address sustainability. Deciding what to leave out – what does not contribute to sustainability is an integral part of the reorienting process. Let’s look more closely at these five components of an education reoriented to address sustainability. | <urn:uuid:faf7a0ea-6cf7-420c-9eb3-26cf5e69444c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://theknowledgereview.com/sustainable-development-education-system/ | 2023-09-23T17:35:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.940528 | 610 |
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Now through early winter is prime time to save on candles. Expect to see your favorite candles on sale regularly. One of my go-to candle sales: The Black Friday sales at Bath & Body Works where you can expect to get three free candles when you buy three. They also hold an annual Candle Day sale about a week after Thanksgiving Day when you can get 3-wick candles (up to 18 candles) at their lowest price of the season.
Consistently you’ll find that Dollar Tree has great deals on candles starting at just $1.25 — but you’re also paying for a smaller, 3-ounce candle. Meanwhile, Kohl’s candles can cost $19.99 on average, but you’re paying for a 14-ounce candle that’ll last you between 80 – 90 hours of burn time (and you can always use Kohl’s Cash for extra discounts).
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If you want to save on fall candles, plan on spending around $1 per ounce. That might sound more complicated than it actually is, but all you have to do is divide the cost of the candle by how many ounces occupy the candle.
You can also save when you buy candle bundles — like back in early August, Bath & Body Works offered their Rewards members a $75 value set of fall candles and goodies for just $35 when they made a purchase of $30 or more.
Or scour clearance scents and shop at the right stores. For example, Target’s candles are almost always less than $1 per ounce, and popular stores like Yankee Candle with pricier options often have sales (right now you can buy three, get three almost any item with code B3G3FPYC at checkout).
Whether you’re looking for an inexpensive gift for a friend or want a new scent for your own home, here are our 50 favorite fall candles, based on which ones offer the best value and savings per ounce.
Best Fall Candles at Bath & Body Works
Pumpkin Pecan Waffles, 14.5 oz: $24.50
This might sound insane, but Bath & Body Works is actually marking $10 off 3-wick candles from their new fall collection in store and online. This pumpkin pecan candle, for example, is currently discounted to $14.50. If you shop online, you’ll also find online exclusives on sale for $10 off.
Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, 7 oz: $15.50
Right now, you can get this sweet and nutty scent for $15.50, plus an additional candle for a total of $22. That’s thanks to Bath & Body Works’ Mix & Match deal, where you can get select two single-wick candles for $22.
Best Fall Candles at Walmart
Mainstays 3-Wick Candle Let’s Give ‘Em Pumpkin to Talk About 14 oz: $6.89
Bath & Body Works’ deals are great, and their candles come out to about $1 to $2 an ounce. But if we go to Walmart for their fall candles, like this pumpkin-scented one, we’re only spending $0.50 per ounce. How’s that for big savings?
Mainstays Warm Apple Pie Scented 3-Wick Candle, 14 oz: $6.31
Enjoy the scent of freshly baked apple pie with this inexpensive 3-wick candle. The Apple-y Ever After‘s label looks like something you’d see at a boutique but with the Walmart price tag.
Mainstays Glazed Pumpkin Donuts Scented Candle Twist Lid, 7 oz: $3.33
This glass jar pumpkin candle with a black farmhouse-style lid looks like you bought it on a visit to the pumpkin patch. Use the money you saved on an inexpensive Walmart candle (this one costs $0.47 cents an ounce) to buy real pumpkin donuts when you do go on a fall outing.
Mainstays Fall Farmhouse Scented 3-Wick Glass Jar Candle, 11.5 oz: $3.33
It’s hard to beat this price under $0.30 per ounce. The woodsy scent that combines cedar, oak, and amber incense is pure fall. You can even reuse the candle jar by removing the label and wrapping it with twine or a fall ribbon.
Mainstays Alpine Forest 3-Wick Scented Candle, 11.5 oz: $3.33
At this price, you might want to buy two to carry you through the holiday season. The forest scent comes at a super affordable price per ounce ($0.30) and makes an affordable hostess gift this season.
Best Fall Candles From Target
Glade 3-Wick Candle, Fall Night Long, 6.5 oz: $5.99
Target candles like Fall Night Long come at about $1 per ounce, but if you buy in store, you can get $1.50 off. Buy online, and you can buy one, get another for 20% off with order pickup. And if you use your RedCard, you can save an additional 5%.
Glass Jar Lavender Eucalyptus Candle,10.5 oz: $10
Hot tip: we’ve seen Target randomly hold sales on candles near the end of summer or early fall, with savings up to 70%. Of course this deal is rare to come by, so it’s best to sign up for their email notifications to stay up-to-date. This pretty vessel holds a fall candle that smells of sandalwood, eucalyptus, lavender, and cinnamon leaf.
Wood Lidded Glass Wellness Grateful Candle, 8 oz: $10
We confess this wood lid candle costs slightly more than $1 per ounce. (Fast math: it’s $1.25 per ounce). But the minimalist style of the container gave us modern farmhouse vibes that we couldn’t resist, and it’s still considerably more affordable than boutique candles like Le Labo, which can go upwards of $80, or eight times the price for the same size candle.
Best Fall Candles From Dollar Tree
Caramel Maple Candle, 3-Ounce Mason Jar: $1.25
If you shop in store, you can find this fall mini mason jar candle for quite a bargain. You have to buy 12 for $15 if you want to order it online, but with free shipping to the store, it’s a good deal for candle gifts or a fall centerpiece that needs a collection of candles.
Star Lytes Apple Cinnamon Mini Glass Apothecary Jar Candles, 3 oz: $1.25
The best part of this apple cinnamon-scented candle is that it looks more expensive than it is. The price averages to about $0.42 cents per ounce, which is much cheaper than Walmart’s candles ($0.50 cents per ounce).
Best Fall Candles From Dollar General
Perfect Harvest Cranberry Jalapeno Jelly, 15 oz: $7
At less than $0.50 per ounce, this spicy-sweet candle is so affordable you’ll have money left over to buy locally grown florals for your table.
Trueliving 3-in-1 Amber Spice Weathered Oak Cashmere Candle, 18 oz: $7
Layers of fall-scented candle wax give this oak cashmere candle the feel of three candles in one at less than $0.40 per ounce.
Best Fall Candles From Marshalls
Sand and Fog Wrap Scented Candle, 12 oz: $8
Decorative and functional, this wrap candle comes out to $0.66 per ounce. Extend the use of this cheap candle by turning it around after Halloween and displaying it as a sleek black candle container until it’s burned out.
Sand and Fog Falling Leaves Candle, 12 oz: $8
We love how this candle shakes things up with a pastel color palette that aren’t your traditional autumnal colors. Get more for your money when you use this falling leaves candle with both fall and spring decor (just hide the wooden lid when out of season).
Sand and Fog Autumn Citrus Ceramic Candle, 11 oz: $10
Double the life of your purchase when you use this citrus-smelling candle this fall, and save the ceramic pumpkin vessel for a candy dish for years to come. Just be sure to clean out all the wax before you use the ceramic dish for another use.
Best Fall Candles From Home Goods
Rae Dunn Happy Fall Candle, 14 oz: $14.99
You can save up to 70% on Rae Dunn when you shop at stores like Target or Home Goods. We’re in love with this candle that’s scented like apple crisp. The best part of this deal is that this candle jar will also make a cute vase once it’s cleaned out.
Rae Dunn Witch’s Brew Candle, 14 oz: $16.99
We’re a sucker for a Halloween-themed candle that you can add to a spooky mantle display. You get the most for your money with this one when you save the container for future Halloween decorating.
Rae Dunn Sweater Weather Candle in Ceramic Jar, 14 oz: $19.99
Ok, ok … we know. This is one of the most expensive candles on our list of inexpensive candles, but hear us out. First, we love the packaging and crisp smell. Second, its dark red color is perfect for fall and winter decor, so you can get two seasons of use out of this splurge-worthy candle. We also love that you can use the candle and repurpose the 7-inch tall ceramic canister for next year.
Best Fall Candles From Kohl’s
Sonoma Goods For Life Vanilla Pumpkin Latte Candle Jar, 14 oz: $19.99
The original price is $19.99 per candle, but we all know we never pay full price at Kohl’s — they always have crazy sales and a free rewards program that earns you 5% cash back on all purchases. We’ve seen this vanilla pumpkin candle listed for as low as $10.99 each or two for $20.
Sonoma Goods For Life Caramel Toffee Candle Jar, 14 oz: $19.99
The retail price for this caramel toffee candle might not seem like a good deal at first, but the sale prices have been bouncing around $13.99 to as low as $10.99 this fall. Watch the weekly deals, and don’t forget to use your Kohl’s cash so you’ll earn points towards future purchases.
Sonoma Goods For Life Fall Nights Candle Jar, 14 oz: $19.99
Bergamot, cypress, and golden amber make up the notes of this candle. The best deal we’ve seen is two for $20 for 14-ounce candles, but even if you snag one for $13.99, you’re hitting that $1 per ounce average, and that’s a good deal.
Sonoma Goods For Life Cinnamon Spice Cookie Candle Jar, 14 oz: $19.99
Like the other 3-wick candles from Kohl’s, this cinnamon spice candle is often on sale, and we’ve seen prices as low as $10.99. Watch and save!
Sonoma Goods For Life Autumn Hayride Candle Jar, 14 oz: $19.99
You can rack up Kohl’s cash when you shop for fall decor and candles. This hayride candle is often on sale, so be sure to watch for the best deal. The price could be up to 50% off when they run the two for $20 offer.
Best Fall Candles From Yankee Candle
Maple Pecan Pie, 12 oz: $16
Yankee Candle has sales often (right now you can buy three, get three almost any item online with code B3G3FPYC at checkout). Also, they’re having a major sale with 50% off select fall and winter candles right this minute, with deals starting as low as $1. Right now, you can get this maple pecan pie candle on clearance at $8.
Woodland Road Trip, 22 oz: $31
This woodland candle, which is discounted at $15.50 now, offers notes of Frosted Jasmine, White Rose, Douglass Fir, and Clary Sage. We love that while it comes out to $0.70 per ounce, it can burn up to 100 hours.
A Toast to Autumn Candle Set, 3-pack of 3 oz: $10
Buy this autumn candle set and gift each candle separately to say thank you, get well, or thinking of you. The cost per candle is less than a greeting card.
Pumpkin Season Candle Set, 3-pack of 3 oz: $10
Capture the essence of fall baked goods when you tuck three small fall-scented candles throughout your home. If you’re a big Yankee Candle fan, be sure to sign up for their rewards program. You’ll receive points for every dollar you spend, and you can earn big savings on your favorite fragrances.
Best Fall Candle at Macy’s
Gingerbread Brulee Glass Tumbler Candle, 12 oz: $12.99
Enjoy a hand-poured candle for around $1 an ounce with this paraben-free, sulfate-free candle in a glass jar. If you have a Macy’s Card, you’ll also earn rewards for every dollar you spend. If you don’t have one, you can sign up at any point and save 25% off two days of purchases.
Best Fall Candles at Costco
Sea & Sand Scented Votives, Set of 12, 4 oz: $34.99
This jeweled-toned collection of frosted glass candle jars would make thoughtful gifts for your book club or teachers at school. And at just $2.91 per 4-ounce candle, you can’t beat the price.
Best Fall Candles at Joann
Place & Time 3-wick Cafe Latte Scented Jar Candle, 14 oz: $24.99
Every time we’ve been in a Joann store lately, the fall-scented jar candles have been marked down to $9.99 — that’s 60% off. In other words, don’t doubt that your favorite craft store carries affordable candles that smell like toasted vanilla cream and brown sugar.
Place & Time 3-wick Mulled Apple Cider Scented Jar Candle, 14 oz: $24.99
Next time you invite the neighbors over for a fall party, light up this mulled apple cider candle for pure fall ambiance. Although the regular price is high, this candle is currently on sale for $9.99. And if you sign up for their newsletter, Joann will send you a discount code for an additional 25% off your first online order.
Place & Time Mulled Apple Cider Scented Jar Candle, 4.5 oz: $7.99
We love the texture of this glass candleholder almost as much as we love the sale prices, which are up to 50% off. Last time we looked, this apple cider candle was on sale for $3.99.
Hudson 43 Farmhouse Collection Maple Barrel Mason Jar Candle 12 oz: $21.99
Mmmm … Maple! I can already smell the sweet aroma wafting through the house. You can snag this candle for up to 50% off right now. That’s just $10.99 for a 12-ounce farmhouse-style candle.
Best Fall Candles From Michaels
Flannel & Football Scented Jar Candle by Ashland, 17 oz: $5.99
It’s officially tailgating season, and you can score big with this deal. At just $0.35 per ounce, this football candle is a home run … or rather, a touchdown! And as any regular Michaels shopper knows, you can often find deeper discounts from week to week. We’ve already seen this candle as low as $2.99 this fall.
Pumpkin Pancakes Scented Jar Candle by Ashland, 17 oz: $5.99
Pumpkin spice meets maple syrup in this candle that’s available at a deep discount. The price per ounce is a bargain, and we’ve already seen it marked at 50% off. Remember, you can get free in-store pickup if you order online when you see a good deal.
Vanilla Chai Scented Jar Candle by Ashland, 17 oz: $5.99
You had me at vanilla chai. And since this 17-ounce candle is almost the same price as a grande latte, I’ll take the candle (which will burn for hours after my drink is gone). Sale prices on this fall candle have been as low as $2.99.
Autumn Walk Scented Jar Candle by Ashland, 17 oz: $5.99
This cheap Ashland fall candle, sometimes sold for 50% off, is just the pick-me-up you’ve been needing. Be sure to check the Michaels app and weekly ad for the most recent coupons, offers, and rewards.
Best Fall Candles From Hobby Lobby
Caramel Pumpkin Latte Jar Candle, 3 oz: $3.99
Plentiful Harvest Candle Tin, 5.3 oz: $8.99
This tin candle has a high-end look for a low cost. It features the aromas of orange peel, pumpkin, buttercream, nutmeg, cassia, clove, vanilla bean, and guaiac wood. Be sure to watch the Hobby Lobby weekly ad to see when fall decor is 50% off and snag this candle for just $4.49.
Buttery Pumpkin Jar Candle, 18 oz: $19.99
Although this buttery pumpkin candle is a good deal at just over $1 per ounce regularly, you can save big when fall decor is discounted and buy it for as low as $9.99. Download the free Hobby Lobby app on Google Play or the App Store to find when the best deals are live.
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Candle-Lite Everyday Pumpkin Donuts, 10 oz: $6.99
If you like to shop online for candles, Candle-Lite is a good resource for affordable candles with a variety of styles and scents. And if you join their club, you can earn rewards for discounts on future purchases. This pumpkin donut candle burns for up to 40 hours — and is a great value for what you pay for.
Candle-Lite Everyday Autumn Road Trip, 18 oz: $9.99
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Candle-Lite Everyday Warm Banana Bread, 18 oz: $9.99
Forget apples and pumpkins, this banana bread-scented candle will impress guests with its cozy, yet original banana bread scent. And at $0.55 per ounce, this is a great deal for a big jar candle.
Candle-Lite Everyday Feels Like Fall, 14 oz: $11.99
With notes of leather and fall blossoms, we love this unique take on an autumn candle. Candle-Lite is promoting this candle in September as their scent of the month, so you can get an additional 30% off with promo code FLF30.
Candle-Lite Everyday How About Them Apples, 14 oz: $11.99
Pear and apple scents blend with mahogany for a fresh take on fall scents. This natural wax blend will burn for up to 45 hours, so you can enjoy this candle all season long. And at $0.85 per ounce, you can feel good about saving money.
Candle-Lite Everyday Ghouls Night Out, 14 oz: $11.99
Share this ghastly candle with friends on your next get-together. The design of the wrap around the candle and the fire light creates a spooky silhouette that’s just right for Halloween. We’ve already seen this candle discounted down to $9.59. If you end up grabbing more than a few discounted candles, you can score free shipping when you spend $65.
Best Fall Candles at Ulta
Toasted Fireside Scented Soy Blend Candle, 15 oz: $20
We’ve seen this toasty candle as low as $10 at Ulta. And if you sign up for their free rewards program, you can earn points on every dollar spent on products or services, then redeem those points and use them towards future products or services.
Iced Pumpkin Scented Soy Blend Candle, 15 oz: $20
This iced pumpkin candle will go on and off sale for 50% off. In the meantime, look out for Ulta’s 20% off offers that happen in store and online every three to four months.
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Legal Tampering: Eagles lose stout DT to NFC rivals
Not long after TJ Edwards signed with the Chicago Bears, the Eagles lost their second defensive starter.
Per multiple reports, the 49ers are signing DT Javon Hargrave to a 4-year deal worth $84M, $40M guaranteed.
Former Eagles’ DT Javon Hargrave has reached agreement on a four-year, $84 million deal that includes $40m guaranteed at signing with the SF 49ers, per sources. Deal negotiated and confirmed by Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha. pic.twitter.com/9ez66A8ymq— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2023
Rumors suggested that Hargrave was pushing for $20M/year, and he gets just that with his new contract in San Francisco. Now, Hargrave migrates from the NFL’s No. 2 defense to the NFL’s top defense, joining DPOY Nick Bosa and Arik Armstead along the defensive line.
Eagles’ fans probably won’t be fond of his move, considering Philadelphia dog-walked San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game and 49ers’ players whined about it for weeks on end.
Hargrave was widely regarded as the top free agent available this offseason, recording a career-high 11.0 sacks in 2022.
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Why Banks, Neobanks, and Fintechs Must Integrate New Payments Tech and Crypto ASAP
In a recent article on The Fintech Times, Ian Kerr, a Director of Business Development for Episode Six, discussed why crypto and DeFi isn’t just a fad, but something that will remain for a long time. If banks do not respond to it, they will face the consequences in the future. During the Money2020 conference, cryptocurrencies and digital were a key part of the discussion agenda. The banking industry -- neobanks and financial institutions (FIs) alike – has an enormous opportunity to take advantage of the emergence of digital assets and must leverage this new asset class to remain relevant in the transformative era of DeFi. A recent Deloitte Blockchain Report that surveyed leaders from across the finance and tech industries found that 76% think that crypto would replace fiat in 5 to 10 years. Whether or not this becomes a reality, crypto and fiat must co-exist, and banks must be able to bridge both for customers. To adapt to this massive paradigm shift, FIs must embrace new and more flexible payments technology. The crypto race presents a historic inflection point for banks -- traditional and newer players -- to integrate payments technology and survive, or fade as their business models present limitations. At its center, E6 delivers a multi-asset unit, API accessible ledger that enables balances to be managed and transactions processed, be them fiat or crypto-based, agiley in the cloud. This payments technology solution has been selected to support Danish neo-bank Aryze’s value proposition.Aryze CEO, Jack Nikogosian touted E6’s tech, saying “E6 brings an asset-agnostic engine room that enables us to focus on driving the digital cash (stablecoin) propositions, taking care of transaction processing and reconciliation.” As physical currency increasingly loses its luster, crypto and DeFi are no longer trends. They are becoming increasingly relevant components of financial services. The future is here. Legacy lenders and fintechs across the spectrum need to get with the program, but in order for any aspirant’s digitization transformation initiative to succeed, they need the right payments technology partner to bridge the worlds of fiat and crypto. E6 can help financials remain relevant in this era of rapid-fire change. | <urn:uuid:e912561f-0da7-4999-b715-a16dd32514c0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thepaymentsassociation.eu/blog/why-banks-neobanks-and-fintechs-must-integrate-new-payments-tech-and-crypto-asap | 2023-09-23T17:06:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.918804 | 483 |
Reviewer: Brian Fanelli
Michael Montlack’s Daddy contains several types of daddies and mothers, important key figures in the poet’s life. This collection is also an exploration of desire, childhood, sex, and gay identity. It praises a loved one in one poem before acknowledging the fallen in another. Through this journey, sharp humor combines with a sort of observation and reflection found in the very best lyric and narrative poetry.
Of note is the way the poet explores the past, how those old ghosts echo. For instance, in “Daddy: Mythologies,” there’s a striking divide between the older speaker, who remembers AIDS, and a younger speaker, who has come of age post-1980s, living in the 21st Century when maybe we take too many LGBT rights for granted. In the third stanza, the speaker ponders, “In his mid-thirties, a little more / than a decade younger than me, / wasn’t AIDS a ghost story for him?,” before adding in the next stanza, “Was it part of my job to narrate / that epic?”
There’s something particularly haunting and moving about this poem, and Montlack seemingly blends personal narrative with larger issues, a common theme in this collection. The speaker refuses to abandon condoms, even if the lover reminds him about “the wonders of Prep.” Yet, the speaker can’t forget the men who died of AIDS and how they still impact the present, especially the speaker’s personal memory and sexual choices. The poem is quite nimble and well-executed, in that it never preaches. But the dynamic here shows how younger generations are sometimes quick to forget a history that wasn’t all that long ago. This seems especially important right now when the fate of everything from Roe v. Wade to LGBT rights to Affirmative Action seems tenuous, just one SCOTUS ruling away from a major rollback.
There’s also a lot of heart and humor in this book, too. Take “Ancient Aliens,” for example, a poem in which the speaker compares his love life to a show about whacky conspiracy theories. In the opening, he writes,
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insists were aircraft awing naïve ancestors.
I must give praise here for the creative metaphor Montlack uses in this piece, setting up the “Ancient Aliens” imagery in the title and first stanza and then extending it, until the speaker compares his past lovers to aliens. The speaker also calls himself “a stargazing primitive willing to carve / your likeness into cavern walls, learn / your language, spend a whole lifetime / flattening the earth into a landing pad / in case you might visit again.” Haven’t we all felt that sort of longing? Haven’t we all wanted desperately to please someone not quite into us in the same way? The poem resonates, and it’s darn funny, too.
In other poems, Montlack challenges the notion of masculinity. In a poem that contains that very name as its title, he writes in the opening line, “I learned its meaning from my mother.” Immediately, he challenges the traditional concept of the term, with the speaker admitting he learned it not from the father, but from the mother. This isn’t a poem about going hunting with the old man or playing football with pals. Instead, the poem lists various words to define masculinity, like warm, gentle, and ready, before offering a definition of those words. It’s a short, yet layered poem. It also explores the relationship between the mother and speaker and reads like a tribute to her. For instance, in the definition of ready, the speaker says, “to remind her: / the countless times / she changed me / as a child.” In the next poem, “I’ve Been Told My Birth Mother Believed in Aliens,” the poet returns to otherworldly imagery to ponder how his birth mother felt about her children:
I wonder if she was scared of us. The six children
she birthed and abandoned or surrendered.
If maybe we seemed more alien than extraterrestrials,
more painful than her cancer, than the anger
she might have assumed we harbored toward her.
I’ve been told she ran off to Florida in the 50s.
And I wonder if Florida sounded more glamorous
to a small-town Pennsylvania girl back then.
The poem continues to imagine how the birth mother felt about her children and leaving them. Both this poem and “Masculinity” showcase Montlack’s ability to dive deep into the personal and hit some big emotional notes. Not only does he explore the relationships with the women who shaped his life, but he also addresses some of literature’s most well-known females. “Mother Medusa,” for instance, rewrites the myth. Instead of praising Perseus, who slayed the Gorgon, the poem calls out Athena, who punished Medusa because Poseidon raped her in the goddess’s temple. Yet, the poem points out that Medusa birthed Pegasus, who “co-opted a mother’s power / to make mortal flesh into lasting stone.” He concludes by further rewriting the myth of the monster, “Oh, great maker of statues— / fierce mother whose glare could freeze / any child in his tracks—when you died, / did you see how your offspring flew?” It’s a clever retelling of a familiar story.
There’s so much reflection in this book, too, and the collection concludes with a rather moving poem, “Do Our Parents Ever Really Die?,” about the way the dead still speak to us. The speaker sees his parents in himself. “And isn’t your father poking / fun again when you discover / his belly has become your own.” He also imagines heaven for his mother as the diner where she once worked, learning “to stack the perfect BLT / for the man who would be / my father.” It’s a stunning tribute to the past and loved ones and one of the most resonant poems in the book.
Daddy is a collection where ghosts, be it deceased parents or friends lost to AIDS, come alive and affect the speaker in the present. These poems ruminate, joke, and reflect. The voice in this body of work is distinct and unique. One poem will make you laugh, while another will make you want to call your parents while they’re still alive. There’s a beautiful narrative here that follows a gay man from childhood to adulthood, describing how he discovers his identity and remembers those who shaped and supported him. While this a moving collection about how the past forms us, the poet also frequently transcends personal narrative, striking powerfully emotional and universal notes. | <urn:uuid:0ed6d301-8933-4c2f-98d8-3b1a2424cf02> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thepedestalmagazine.com/michael-montlacks-daddy-reviewed-by-brian-fanelli/ | 2023-09-23T16:42:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.957692 | 1,568 |
Dyninno India is pleased to announce the appointment of Abhishek Bagga as HR Director for its information technology division – Dynatech. Dyninno India is part of the global Dyninno Group that provides products and services in the fintech, travel, and entertainment sectors in 50 markets.
Abhishek Bagga will lead talent strategy, performance management, and learning and development for Dynatech.
Dynatech is the IT and administrative centre for the entire Dyninno Group and provides IT, marketing, operational, and administrative support to all the businesses under Dyninno brand.
“It’s an honour to be associated with the Dyninno Group and its incredible workforce. I look forward to working with the global team and spearheading the HR strategy aimed at expanding Dyninno’s presence pan-India and establishing it as an employer of choice. Together with the global team, I look forward to further strengthening the people, culture, and organizational capabilities at Dyninno India,” Abhishek Bagga said.
Abhishek has a diverse experience of 17 years across consulting, fintech, logistics and tech-loaded organizations. Before joining Dyninno, Bagga worked with GoBolt as Associate Vice President (HR). He has also held managerial positions at Goals101, Sun Life Financial, HCL Technologies, among others.
Speaking on his appointment, Puneet Kumar, India CTO, Dyninno, said, “As a tech-driven company, Dyninno emphasizes on hiring the best IT talent in frontend, backend, and fullstack development. We have a robust team of 300+ professionals in Latvia and the vision is to create an even bigger competency in India. We want to hire and nurture tech talent that would create large-scale complex products to support all entities under the global Dyninno
group. I’m glad to welcome Abhishek to the team. He will further accelerate our growth plan to increase employee headcount by three times in India.”
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This is the sixth article in our series about social innovation. The series is published as a collaboration between The Philanthropist and McConnell Foundation.
Let me begin with a story that recently moved me. It’s the story of Emily. She lives in Edmonton. She is curious and creative but also a tad shy. Emily lives with a developmental disability and has found it challenging to engage with the community. We often don’t create the intentional conditions in our neighbourhoods to build relationships with people like Emily.
Backed by ongoing frontline research at Skills Society, the CommuniTEA Infusion experiment is changing that.
Skills Society describes CommuniTEA as “a mobile tea house” that travels to neighbourhoods around Edmonton every year — creating a “pop-up” town square “where people come together, get to know each other, and strengthen connections.” People with disabilities, like Emily, are leading this experiment and taking the role of community-builders in Edmonton communities. Close to 30 neighbourhoods hosted CommuniTEA events last year.
The urge to make things better has driven human progress. From continuous innovations in automobile safety and global positioning satellites to life-saving drugs and personal telecommunications, gains from organizations with the capacity to make things better are all around us.
But you know this. You’ve participated in runs and other events that raise money for research and development (R&D) to generate innovations in cancer detection and treatment. We understand that in addition to delivering cancer screening services, there is value in organizations developing innovations in screening: organizations pursuing both delivery and development is a good thing.
Imagine if alongside delivering services to adults with developmental disabilities, agencies like Skills Society were also developing innovations in services and supports? Imagine if alongside delivering humanitarian aid, the Canadian Red Cross set up an entire mobile field platform for developing innovations in humanitarian relief processes with beneficiaries? Imagine if alongside delivering settlement support to newcomers, YMCA Canada was continuously developing innovations to newcomer settlement experience?
As Hunsley (2017), senior fellow at the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, noted in a recent blog post, “the social side – income security, human rights, immigration, heritage and culture, labour market programs, social services – is dealing with massive societal problems, and the R&D investment is minuscule.”
Given the importance of the social sector, how does it fit into Canada’s innovation agenda?
Let’s take a look at Canada’s innovation ecosystem. From the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to Export Development Canada (EDC), from centres of excellence to Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits, the focus has been on GDP growth. Investment has mostly been directed at companies that are both commercially- and STEM-oriented (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
On the other hand, Canada spends close to $300 billion on social outcomes and Canadians’ wellbeing (OECD, 2017). While our social sector, consisting of approximately 180,000 organizations, represents 8.1% of the GDP – larger than the automotive or manufacturing industries – it remains one of the least supported sectors in terms of access to R&D infrastructure, talent, and capital.
Simply put, despite its ongoing demonstrated value to Canadians, the social sector remains locked out of Canada’s R&D system, making continuous development of innovative frontline solutions challenging – and inclusive growth near impossible.
Program designers have assumed that innovation-triggered productivity gains and the impact of technology on economic growth would ultimately generate shared well-being for you, for me, and for people like Emily.
Modern experience in the G7 countries has shown this is no longer true. As a result, thinking about the characteristics of innovation is changing. As Canada faces increasingly complex social, ecological, and economic challenges, many parts of the innovation ecosystem must support innovators and innovations that advance environmental, social, and economic wellbeing. In other words, our innovation ecosystem must become more inclusive.
Inclusive innovation pursues both the process and social impact of innovation. It is a culture of innovation that values all of Canada’s innovators and orients towards impacts that directly align with an inclusive growth vision. This means that Canada’s goals for economic and social impact are not mutually exclusive. This agenda could fuel innovation that enables Canadians, particularly underserved populations, to participate and create the products and the services needed to enhance the quality of life for future generations. Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development, and Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of families, children and social development, have expressed commitments to an inclusive growth future in which everyone can participate to their full potential. Indeed, the federal government recently announced it will co-create a Social Innovation and Social Finance strategy.
An integral component of an inclusive innovation ecosystem is an approach to R&D that is inclusive of the social sector.
The use of R&D in Canada’s social sector
While STEM-oriented and commercially-oriented R&D remain important to GDP growth, addressing modern challenges —from lack of affordable housing to Indigenous communities’ access to quality education and mental health — to advance social wellbeing and bridge inequality is a prerequisite to achieving inclusive growth.
“Social R&D” can be thought of as the art and science of applying research and experimental processes on the frontline to generate new insights and innovations that transform products, services, and, ultimately, lives.
The recent Social Innovation Generation (SiG) report Getting to Moonshot: Inspiring R&D practices in Canada’s social impact sector (Rajasekaran, 2016) presents close to 50 inspiring R&D practices from across Canada. It is an initial collection that offers insight into diverse R&D methods; how capacities are built; how organizations structure their R&D functions; and how to find resources for R&D and foster the organizational culture needed to sustain it.
For example, the social enterprise organization InWithForward conducted R&D into how adults with cognitive disabilities learn, leading to the implementation of an innovative start-up in Vancouver called Kudoz, an online adult learning exchange hosting hundreds of learning experiences. This has helped to create a more inclusive, stronger community.
Youth Fusion in Montreal is seeing success in lowering high school dropout rates across Quebec by involving more than 20,000 youth-at-risk in meaningful school projects that foster learning and social integration — a practice supported by continuous experimentation.
On the streets, in First Nations communities, in shelters, in prisons, and schools across four provinces, Exeko works to better understand exclusion dynamics, to research and develop new practices that build a positive cycle of social, cultural, and intellectual inclusion and create new practice of systemic change.
Skills Society’s Citizen Action Lab in Edmonton researches and develops new ways to connect people with disabilities to meaningful citizenship roles and employment opportunities where they live. This has led to people with disabilities experiencing participatory citizenship, improved quality of life, and enhanced community involvement. In addition, over the past four years, 55 people with disabilities in Edmonton found new jobs or meaningful engaged citizenship opportunities, and some have developed small businesses.
These compelling frontline experimental practices demonstrate how R&D is accelerating the closing of gaps in youth employment, lifelong learning, citizenship, and volunteerism. Although not yet mainstream, these four organizations show that investment in R&D practices, capability, and culture yields advancement in wellbeing outcomes that ultimately drive greater social impact.
Federal support for social R&D
Social R&D is smarter, cheaper, and more effective in the long term to inform the development of government programs and policies. Last fall, The Economist Intelligence Unit released a global index survey of how 45 countries take up social innovation. It identified Canada as a global leader – ranking our country third overall.
Yet the Getting to Moonshot report found that public R&D funding remains inaccessible for charities and non-profit organizations. Such organizations have largely had to self-fund or use a patchwork combination of philanthropic donors. This has yielded insufficient capacity, inadequate R&D infrastructure, and ultimately, slower progress in driving inclusive growth. And until there is a change, it will continue to do so.
Some government funded programs have begun to sense the demand for social R&D and are working to optimize entry for social mission organizations. One such example is Mitacs. In February 2015, Mitacs, a national organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for 15 years, opened its R&D funding to non-profits, including social welfare and charitable organizations. Working with 60 universities, thousands of companies, and both federal and provincial governments, Mitacs’s mission is to build partnerships that support industrial and social innovation in Canada. Since it broadened eligibility, approximately 15% of Mitacs-supported R&D projects are in the social sciences and humanities fields. There is more work to be done to expand the program in a way that empowers non-profits to set agendas, share ambition, and shape research.
How might Canada’s R&D system be inclusive of the social sector?
While there are sparks like Mitacs, weak and intermittent R&D spending by the Canadian social sector continues to yield weak results for Canada’s inclusive growth agenda.
If Canada is serious about pursuing inclusive growth, its challenge is to make R&D for the social sector more accessible, visible, mainstream, systematic, and attractive across the country. This means government moving beyond simply funding innovation projects to strategically investing in social R&D infrastructure: a suite of supports in advisory services, capital, talent, connectivity, and infrastructure – similar to its investment in commercial R&D infrastructure. The following three bottlenecks and recommendations were developed based on engaging with close to 150 social R&D practitioners across Canada, and evidence from SiG’s Getting to Moonshot report. They’re a good place to start.
1. Ineligible to apply and cumbersome navigation
Non-profit and charitable organizations are ineligible to apply for most federal government R&D funding and advisory services – both programs that support R&D through direct expenditure as well as programs matched or funded through the federal granting councils and agencies. As such, Canada’s approximately 180,000 social mission organizations are unable to proactively develop new innovations, conduct research and experiments, and transform interventions – ultimately resulting in slower progress toward inclusive growth across the country.
- Commission an in-depth review of all R&D programs and supports across federal entities, and assess how they align with the needs of the non-profit and charitable sector.
- Broaden eligibility for funding, infrastructure, and advisory services offered through direct expenditure and as matched funding, or funded through granting councils and agencies, to include non-profits and charities.
- Generate an online directory of all federal R&D funding available with an easy-to-access navigation portal that would help with initial self-assessments and direct social mission organizations to appropriate assistance and programs.
2. Insufficient risk capital and tailored advisory support
Non-profit and charitable organizations, like businesses, require right-sized risk capital for research and experimentation, yet the majority of the organizations are unable to access the funding needed to realize their potential. There is also a lack of advisory and technical assistance services tailored for the non-profit and charitable sector to support the pursuit of R&D. Such services would quickly connect social mission organizations to infrastructure, methodology expertise, and funding options, among other things.
- The federal government can fill an important gap by facilitating access to technical assistance, shared infrastructure, and advisory services by funding the start-up of social R&D clusters, similar to clusters for commercial R&D.
- Contribute to setting up an arms-length multi-sector and multi-department social R&D fund that aggregates, reviews, and disburses philanthropic, private, and public capital for high-impact research and experimentation. The fund would structure deals in a way that minimizes risk to public capital, including building on the growing Canadian experience with prevention and pay-for-success finance, like social impact bonds, that fund innovation. A social finance fund would manage the R&D fund and it would be subject to appropriate governance structure.
3. Insufficient social sector knowledge and outreach mechanisms
Federal government R&D program design, assessment and delivery staff need to improve their awareness and knowledge of Canada’s non-profit and charitable sector, and, in particular, of the social R&D taking place in, and social innovations produced by, it. SiG’s Getting to Moonshot report is a critical initial resource. Using it as a catalyst for cross-sector dialogue and action can help to yield greater connectivity, understanding, and more effective service implementation. The report could also help departments think about partnership opportunities to meet their own program experimentation imperatives.
- Work closely with sector organizations such as SiG, Imagine Canada, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, Community Foundations of Canada, Impact Hub Ottawa, Centre for Social Innovation, The JW McConnell Family Foundation, Philanthropic Foundations of Canada, as well as social R&D practitioners to develop campaigns and strategies to better market and advertise federal and federally-supported R&D funding to non-profits and charities.
- Strengthen the federal government’s knowledge and integration of social innovation and create arms-length capacity to develop Social R&D metrics, benchmarks, and data infrastructure, and assess the effectiveness of programs for conducting social R&D to enable performance evaluation and guide improvements and pivots.
The social sector is an innovation sector. We can make measurable advancements in peoples’ lives within our generation if we strengthen support for research and development on the frontline.
Canadian social mission organizations are already delivering services and developing innovations that transform services. Skills Society, Kudoz, Exeko, and Youth Fusion are cases in point.
As Canada advances an inclusive growth agenda, and co-creates a Social Innovation and Social Finance strategy, now’s the time to strategically invest in R&D more intentionally across Canada’s social sector. This fast-emerging organizational practice allows us to accelerate the generation of new, and continuously improve existing, social innovations that enhance the lives of people like Emily.
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Brief to the Advisory Council on Economic Growth: Canada’s opportunity to advance inclusive growth with a P4 strategy. The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and Social Innovation Generation, November 15, 2016
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Six years ago during a particularly frigid mid-March, I set out with 15 others on my first-ever winter camping trip. We traveled between pre-determined checkpoints, navigating by topo map and compass, trekking through the snow on snowshoes, camping primarily on Crown Land in the Ottawa Valley. We hung tarps strategically to block the wind while we cooked dinners at dusk and breakfasts by weak, morning light.
Over the course of three and a half days daytime temperatures ranged from the minus teens to the freezing mark. Nighttime temps dropped to -30 degrees Celsius. We were so concerned about preparing ourselves for those bitter temperatures that we had to make extra efforts to remember to manage moisture as we trekked along beneath our 45-pound packs in 0 degree weather during the day.
Winter Layering 101
Here are 10 clothing and winter layering lessons I’ve learned along my winter journeys that will keep you warm, dry, and happy in your own pursuits:
1. Don’t let yourself sweat. Don’t worry about holding up your companions or slowing down your progress. De-layer before you reach sweaty.
2. Cotton is rotten. While outdoors people will argue cotton’s advantages and disadvantages for warm weather activities, there’s no denying that once cotton gets wet it stays wet and loses all of its insulating properties. That’s deadly in winter. Choose wool or synthetic fabrics for all of your layers. Wool stays warm when wet and is odor-resistent but takes longer to dry. Synthetics tend to retain odor but dry quickly.
3. Choose base layers made of wicking materials (polyester, wool, silk, etc.). You’ll want a set – top and bottom – that fits snugly but not too tightly. I think I’ve collected four or five sets over the last couple of years and they’re all black. How boring! At least they don’t show the dirt. This layer is worn next to your skin, so if you’re allergic to wool pick a synthetic material. Long underwear manufacturers make different weights – lightweight, midweight, heavyweight – for their base layers. I’ve made due with lightweight sets for highly active days such as the ones we experienced on that first winter camping trips. I save my midweight top and bottom for sleeping in. I could probably invest in a heavyweight set, but -30 is the coldest temperature I’ve slept out in and my sleep system (which I will describe at great length in a future post) helps me manage my overnight temperature.
4. Midlayer(s) should be insulating. I adore fleece. If I’m particularly chilly, I’ll wear a fleece vest over my fleece hoodie as two, insulating midlayers. Wool, synthetics, and down – if you can keep it dry – are all suitable midlayer materials. Manufacturers offer a range of weights for this layer as well, so choose according to how active you expect to be (and what you can afford). Also – fleece is fleece. If you have a bright orange fleece from 1991, it will work just as well as anything you can get in the stores now. Same goes for any wool you have lying around.
5. Make your outer layers count. You can experience all manners of precipitation, from rain to freezing drizzle to sleet to snow. I needed my jacket and snow pants to protect me from the elements. While you can get away with a green, rubber rainsuit it isn’t going to be very breathable and you’ll have to work extra hard at moisture management. If you can afford a waterproof breathable synthetic (e.g. Gore-Tex), it will keep you dry by releasing moisture out from the inside but keep rain or snow from penetrating your other layers.
6. Don’t forget your head! I traveled in one hat (wool) during the day and kept one hat (fleece) for sleeping. For the truly cold days or nights, I doubled-up a balaclava and hat.
7. And your hands! My fingers get bitterly cold in the winter. I started out my winter adventures with ski gloves but have migrated to wool mittens with fleece liners and waterproof overmitts. I’ll use glove liners in camp so that I can cook or set up my tent and still have some dexterity. This is a matter of personal preference so you may have to experiment with what works for you. As with all of the other layers, stick to wool or synthetics fabrics.
8. And your feet! For my first winter trip, I managed with my uninsulated leather backpacking boots, a wool sock liner, and a thicker pair socks. I also wore a Gore-Tex gaiter (see the red and black tube I’m wearing up above) to stop snow from sliding down my boots. There are all manners of winter boots out there from high-top boots with removable liners like Sorel to above-the-ankle Salomons. This is another area where personal preference will come into play and don’t be afraid to experiment with what you already own. Once in camp, I switched into my down booties. Heaven! Now that I have an insulated pair of boots and as I have more difficulties keeping my extremities warm at night, I save my booties to sleep in.
9. Pack active (daytime) and camp (evening) clothes. Dry damp or wet clothes at the fire in camp or bring them into your sleeping bag with you at night to help them dry with your body heat. I traveled in my base, mid-, and outer shell of my winter coat. When I got to camp and set up my tent, I changed into completely dry base layers and added my winter coat’s synthetic-fill, inner liner. The goal is to stay warm, dry, and happy at all points during your adventure.
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Everyone experiences challenges in life, but for introverted individuals, it often seems like the world is designed for extroverts. For people who struggle in social situations, the emphasis on teamwork, networking, and socializing can be extremely daunting at times. Therefore, a healthy self-care practice is invaluable for maintaining a healthy balance as an introvert. Read on for some pointers from Therapy Directory Online.
1. Get Medical Advice
Introversion is not an illness. It is a preference based on personality that informs nearly every decision you make in life. But if you’re struggling or feeling stifled by your own mind, then your primary care physician may have some potential solutions. Unfortunately, many introverted people struggle to make and keep appointments, but if you choose an online doctor, you can get affordable professional medical advice from the privacy of your own home. Plus, you’ll have access to a wide array of treatment options, and you can get your prescriptions filled quickly.
2. Start a Fitness Routine
Truity.com points out that your personality type has a huge effect on how you exercise. If you find small talk difficult, you feel too exposed in a crowd, or you’re easily overwhelmed during long periods of activity, then traditional gym layouts and fitness classes may be more stressful than motivating for you. Luckily, you have some options available to meet your needs:
- HIIT: High-intensity interval training programs are short but effective workouts that won’t drain your energy. You can find HIIT instructors online or in your local fitness center.
- Solo training: minimize external stimulation by working out alone or in small groups. Don’t be afraid to let your trainer know about your social and physical limitations so they can offer mentorship to help you feel comfortable during sessions.
- Outdoor exercise: leave the equipment behind and hit the nature trails for a serene yet powerful cardio session without pressure to perform or interact. In fact, many neighborhoods have high walk scores, which means that you can choose to walk to your errands instead of drive. You’ll save gas, you won’t have to fight for parking, and you’ll get some exercise all at the same time.
If you want to work on your health and fitness but don’t have time for scheduled workouts, you can make pointed choices that support mobility throughout the day. Try climbing the stairs more often or taking long walks whenever you have a break.
As a bonus tip, invest in comfortable and functional workout clothing for that extra motivation to exercise! From movable leggings to moisture-wicking shirts (and more), you’ll find yourself wanting to keep moving with supportive clothing.
3. Get In a Bit More Reading
Everyday Health explains, immersing yourself in a good book is a wonderful form of self-care. Not only does reading help to reduce your stress levels, it also builds your mind. You will learn new vocabulary and build empathy through great stories. And if you’d rather not go out to find your books, you can shop online and have them delivered, or can always turn to ebooks. Even if they’re in PDF, you can read them on your Kindle, tablet, or laptop.
4. Spend Time With Close Friends
You may be introverted, but you are probably not anti-social. You value close-knit relationships and you love hanging out with friends and family. It’s important to cultivate these tight bonds and establish your social group with supportive individuals. Whenever you need to talk, they won’t be far away.
5. Pursue Your Dream Career
Your personality and social preferences shouldn’t stifle your dreams. If you want to pursue a new career path in a new field, but the thought of getting a traditional classroom education gives you anxiety, an online university may offer the perfect format for your learning needs. To choose the right institution for you, make sure to research accredited online schools that offer fair tuition rates.
Or perhaps you have a great business idea that you haven’t had the courage to start. Now may be the time. Many people find that starting a new company provides them an additional sense of confidence and purpose. Plus, developing your own business will allow you to control how much you have to interact with other people. Look into common business structures such as an LLC and the filing requirements with the state before proceeding. If the steps are overwhelming, you can always work with a formation service for a reasonable fee.
6. Cultivate a New Hobby
According to Psychology Today, a common trait of introverts is that they become overwhelmed, distracted and fatigued in situations where there are lots of activities happening at once. However, just because you spend a lot of time alone doesn’t mean you are not doing anything. Keep your mind active and engaged by learning something new that requires in-depth focus. For example, you can:
- Learn to write code
- Practice an instrument
- Take up woodworking
- Read a new genre of literature
- Start a YouTube channel
- Get into gardening
7. Make Your Home Cozy
Home is where you spend most of your time, so it makes sense to create a cozy oasis in your living space. In addition to comfy furniture, soft pillows, warm throws, and calming colors for the walls, make your bathrooms a welcoming spa-like oasis complete with plush towels and other items to make you feel refreshed and pampered.
Set Your Goals and Pursue Them
Introverts are often misunderstood, as you likely know. Being introverted is not a weakness, but you may care for yourself in less common ways. Find the right ways to establish a healthy self-care routine that fits your personality and lifestyle. And don’t be afraid to pursue your bigger goals, like starting your own business. As long as you give yourself space and time to refresh, you can accomplish whatever you set your mind to.
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Caravan of Life (CoL)Pakistan Trust is a manifestation of the personal journey of two of five siblings, Shaheen S. Ahmed and Khusro Karamat Elley,a vision that now stands as a center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, under the banner of The Recovery House (TRH).Their motivation to found TRH was and remains to be very personal. The dream that TRH embodies stemmed out of their personal experience of giving care to individuals with mental illnesses in their own family, in a city like Karachi where treatment options were few, community and societal support networks were non-existent; where mental institutions resembled prisons more than hospitals, and where mental illnesses were swept under the rug more often than not. It was born out of the idea that families should no longer have to endure alone the devastating impact that mental illnesses too often exact; and is a consequence of watching their widowed mother care for two children with psychiatric disturbances, which would have been difficult in any society, but all the more in Pakistan.
The Recovery House is also emblematic of their deep-rooted belief that people are not their illnesses. People who have serious mental illness are real people; they are sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, cousins and friends. They have all of the same needs that well people have, and having a mental illness does not strip them of the rights the typically developed population is entitled to, and it certainly doesn’t change the fact that they are real people with real feelings. In order to help them in a society such as Pakistan’s, services had to be created that would address all of their human and social needs as well as their clinical needs.
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Here’s your chance to get behind the bar at one of San Diego’s most famous speakeasies! Prohibition will host a series of interactive cocktail classes this summer featuring popular liquor brands including Chareau Aloe Vera Liqueur, Argonaut California Brandy and Highland Park Scotch.
Prohibition cocktail classes schedule
All cocktail classes will be offered from 6:30PM to 8PM on select Wednesdays in July and August.
The first class will take place on Wednesday, July 12 and feature Chareau Aloe Vera Liqueur, while Wednesday, July 19 will highlight Argonaut California Brandy. Highland Park Scotch will be featured on Wednesday, August 2.
All classes will include hands-on tasting experiences, libations hand-crafted by talented mixologists and opportunities to create cocktails while learning about a variety of spirits.
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What if the MSX would have an USB connection? And if the BIOS/MSX DOS would automatically recognize devices connected to it?
- Schematics (KiCAD), that interfaces a cheap USB CH376s board to the MSX cartridge port.
- Drivers, currently Flash drives on Nextor and HID keyboards are supported.
- Debugging tools, to connect a test board to your PC/MAC and assist in debugging.
I’ve been engaged with S0urceror and Issalig (another active collaborator) to improve the project. My contributions were to review the code and perform changes to support more pen drives as well as solving a few bugs. Recently I also decided to invest some time to improve the PCB and the Verilog code that implements the ROM mapper so we can get some new features.
This blog post is to document the steps I took to improve the project, including pointers to the BOM and the new PCB created for it.
Everything is available on my GitHub MSXUSB fork repo cristianoag/MSX-USB: Schematics, drivers, debug tools, to make USB devices on the MSX a reality (github.com) or in the original GitHub repo maintained by S0urceror S0urceror/MSX-USB: Schematics, drivers, debug tools, to make USB devices on the MSX a reality (github.com)
If you are a video person, please check the video below that has a summary of this article. Although it is in Portuguese, you can always enable translated closed captions on YouTube and have fun with the mistakes. 🙂
The new PCB
The first version of the PCB created by S0urceror was planned to use a flash (SST39SF040) in its DIP version and an Altera CPLD (EPM7064SLC44) in it PLCC44 version. Below you can see a picture of his PCB.
It worked ok, but had a few problems. The main issue was with the excessive high profile of the sockets used that made impossible to enclose the PCB inside any standard MSX cartridge case. I ended up creating a case with a squared hole to allow at least closing it and make easier to connect/disconnect to my MSX computers.
Then Issalig made a review of the board that also worked great. It is smaller but with another annoying issue. The place to connect the CHS376 module was located on the edge of the board, and when enclosing it in a cartridge case, part of the module PCB is exposed.
I made a 3D printed case for Issalig’s board, but as you can see below, it is ugly when you can see part of the electronics outside.
I then decided to create a new version of the PCB, this time allowing the right enclosure if using lower PLCC sockets and positioning the CHS376 module in the right place to have the connector correctly exposed at the edge of the cartridge. I also decided to go one step further and include a toggle switch to allow us to decide which 128K image we will load when booting with the cartridge.
The toggle is basically selecting between the first two 128K roms stored on the flash memory. It doesn’t matter if you are going to use a 512K or 256K version of the flash, you will need to flash the first two 128K slots (first 256K) with two images of the software.
I’m doing that to allow the use of the MSXUSB-NXT version of the code, that allows us to load software from the pen drives inserted into the cartridge and the MSXUSB traditional software that allows us to load USB devices like keyboards and ethernet cards to the MSX computer.
Here is the 3D model of the PCB already with a hole to host the USB module appropriately.
Changes to the Verilog code (CPLD)
The verilog code had to be changed to support the toggle switch. Checking the code you can see the Konami SCC mapper is being used to load the ROM file stored on the flash into specific memory banks defined by the mapper specification.
The two first 128K slots of the flash are selected by the bit 17 from the 19 bits available (0-18). Changing the bit 17 to 0 we instruct the mapper to load from the beginning of the flash, changing it to 1 the load will start from 128K until 256K.
So we changed part of the mapper code to control that bit depending on the value mapped to the pin 2 of the CPLD. In Quartus I had to define pin2 to the correct rom_sl signal I created on the Verilog code.
Here is a picture of the prototype I used to test the new Verilog code on my computer. You can also check it working on the video I mentioned earlier.
How to build your own MSX-USB?
Issalig created a great set of instructions to guide during the process to build the MSX-USB board, program the CPLD and the flash memory. You can check all instructions on his GitHub fork here issalig/MSX-USB: Schematics, drivers, debug tools, to make USB devices on the MSX a reality (github.com)
The new PCB board has additional components that are needed to support the new pull-up/down circuit used to control the flash memory load.
On the following sections you can find the updated Bill of Materials (BOM) as well as a copy of Issalig’s instructions showing how to program the CPLD and the flash memory.
You can download the latest version of the printed circuit board gerber files from my GitHub repository here. Then you need to order a set of PCBs from one of the well-known PCB manufacturers out there. You will need to provide them the zip file you downloaded from GitHub and pay for the fabrication.
Bill of Materials
Here is the list of materials required to build the MSXUSB cartridge.
|C2, C3, C4||100 nf (0.1 uf)||C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18×1.45mm_HandSolder||3||Ali Express|
|C1||100 uF 10V||CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.50mm||1||Ali Express|
|SW1||SK-12D07VG4||SK12D07VG4 toggle switch (small) 90 degrees||1||Ali Express|
|Module||CHS276S||CH376S U Disk Read Write Module Supports USB Control Transfer 12MHz||1||Ali Express|
|Socket 1||PLCC 32 DIP||Low profile DIP PLCC Socket adapter||1||Ali Express|
|Socket 2||PLCC 44 DIP||Low profile DIP PLCC Socket adapter||1||Ali Express|
(*) You can also use ATMEL’s ATF1504AS instead. Just make sure to read the instructions below if you decide to use that one.
Step 1: Program CPLD
You will need the obsolete part EPM7064SLC44-10. You can get them from AliExpress and other places but as they are refurbished/recovered from dumpsters expect to have only 50% working, so order double if you decide to go with Ali Express. I provided links to UTSource on the table above as they are able to provide units from new old stock.
You will also need an Altera programmer such as USB blaster. You can purchase those from Ali Express or any other electronics shop around. You will use it to program the CPLD.
Next, you have to download Quartus software version 13.0sp1, as newer versions do not support EPM7064. Go to https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/?edition=lite and proceed with the download and installation.
Connect the programmer to the board and also power the board externally with 5V, you can do it using the expansion header or CH3786 header. Find the pins VCC and GND and you are done. Failing to do so it will result in an JTAG read error.
Next, we check your connection and if everything went ok you will see this message.
$ ./quartus_pgm --auto Info (213045): Using programming cable "USB-Blaster [3-1]" 1) USB-Blaster [3-1] 070640DD EPM7064S Info: Quartus II 32-bit Programmer was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings Info: Peak virtual memory: 127 megabytes Info: Processing ended: Sat Dec 18 10:16:56 2021 Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:00 Info: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:00
And it has arrived the amazing moment where you are going to program it (you can do it with the command line quartus_pgm or with the GUI tool quartus) with the following file: MSX-USB/MSXUSB.pof at master · cristianoag/MSX-USB (github.com)
./quartus_pgm -m jtag -o "p;./MSXUSB.pof"
In case the devices still shows JTAG communication error, keep calm and go to the next step.
It happens that some of the refurbished units come with programs that used JTAG pins for I/O and they are not able to be used for JTAG. I threw some of them to the bin until I discovered a recovery process (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/fpga/atmel-atf150x-cpld-and-wincupl/msg3162224/#msg3162224).
- Apply 12V to CPLD pin OE1 (44) with a 2k2 resistor for a minute or so. In my pcb you can access OE1 pin on header pin 15 (RST).
- Disconnect 12V, connect 5V and try to program it.
- Hopefully some CPLD’s are working now!
As seen in https://www.eevblog.com/forum/fpga/atmel-atf150x-cpld-and-wincupl/msg3113922/#msg3113922 ATF1504AS is pin compatible to EPM7064 and it is a valid replacement for EPM7064. The changes are not that big: we will need to convert .pof into .jed and then into .svf.
I compiled the following info from different sources https://github.com/marqs85/snes_dejitter/blob/master/README.md, https://github.com/SukkoPera/OpenAmiga500FastRamExpansion/blob/master/firmware/README.md and https://www.hackup.net/2020/01/erasing-and-programming-the-atf1504-cpld/
All the resources for ATMEL CPLDS can be found at https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/fpgas-and-plds/spld-cplds/pld-design-resources
First we need to download pof2jef from http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/archive/pof2jed.zip Then in winpof2jed.exe (yes it works with wine in linux :))
1. Select .pof file from previous step as input file 2. Select 1504AS as device 3. Change the following options: * Reduce MC power -> On * Open Collector -> Off * JTAG mode -> On * Slew rate -> Slow 4. Click "Run"
The important thing here is JTAG Mode ON, if you are wrong you will block JTAG but don’t panic, we already know that applying 12V it will be enabled again.
Once we have the .jed file it is time to generate svf with ATMISP that you can download it from http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/ATMISP7.zip. Then, you should follow these steps.
1. Create a new device chain via File->New 2. Set number of devices to 1 3. Set device to ATF1504AS 4. Set JTAG instruction to "Program/Verify" 5. Select .jed file from previous step as JEDEC file 6. Name your svf file 7. Click "OK" 8. Tick "Write SVF file" and click "Run"
We are almost there. We just need to flash it with openocd
But first we need the config file for usbblaster and you can save it as altera-usb-blaster.cfg
# # Altera USB-Blaster # # http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_usb_blstr.pdf # interface usb_blaster usb_blaster_lowlevel_driver ftdi # These are already the defaults. # usb_blaster_vid_pid 0x09FB 0x6001 # usb_blaster_device_desc "USB-Blaster" adapter_khz 3000
And this is the magical line that will flash your CPLD (Do not forget to power usbblaster with external 5V)
openocd -f altera-usb-blaster.cfg -c "adapter_khz 400" -c "transport select jtag" -c "jtag newtap ATF1504AS tap -irlen 3 -expected-id 0x0150403f" -c init -c "svf msxusb.svf" -c "sleep 200" -c shutdown
If everything went ok you will see something ending like this
Time used: 0m12s613ms svf file programmed successfully for 3299 commands with 0 errors shutdown command invoked
The recommended memory chips is SST39SF040 (512kb) but I also managed to make it work with SST39SF020 (256kb). Then, you will need a programmer such as TL866 II https://aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html and build the file for the newer MSXUSB revision using the following steps:
Download the file located at https://github.com/S0urceror/MSX-USB/blob/master/drivers/NextorUsbHost/dist/nextor.rom and rename it as nextor_1.rom.
Download the file located at https://github.com/S0urceror/MSX-USB/blob/master/drivers/NextorUsbHost/dist/nextor.rom and rename it as nextor_2.rom
Now you need to combine those two files into one. If you are using Windows, just execute:
copy /b nextor_1.rom+nextor2.rom nextor.rom
Now you need to program your flash chip with the nextor.rom file you just created.
If you prefer to use a command line tool I suggest you minipro https://gitlab.com/DavidGriffith/minipro
$ ./minipro --device SST39SF040@PLCC32 --write nextor.rom -s Found TL866II+ 04.2.126 (0x27e) Warning: Firmware is newer than expected. Expected 04.2.124 (0x27c) Found 04.2.126 (0x27e) Chip ID OK: 0xBFB7 Warning: Incorrect file size: 131072 (needed 524288) Erasing... 0.40Sec OK Writing Code... 26.38Sec OK Reading Code... 4.00Sec OK Verification OK
Once we are here, all the hardware requirements are fulfilled. It is only a matter of creating a disk image with the system files provided at https://github.com/S0urceror/MSX-USB/tree/master/software/dist
- If you have a MSX1 (i.e. VG8020, …) you will be limited to 720kb disks and FAT12. Do not complain, do you still prefer a slow datacorder? To create a MSX disk image I use dsktool from https://github.com/nataliapc/MSX_devs/tree/master/dsktool
I also provide linux and windows version of dsktool in order to make it easier, you can get them at https://github.com/issalig/MSX-USB/tree/master/software/utils
#create disk dsktool c MYDISK.DSK #add system files dsktool a MYDISK.DSK COMMAND.COM MSXDOS.SYS #add other files dsktool a MYDISK.DSK MYGAME.COM
In case you prefer a GUI program you can also use DiskMgr http://www.lexlechz.at/en/software/DiskMgr.html
Next, flash it. Warning: check if your device is /dev/sda or you will destroy something. If you are a windows user maybe Rufus can write the image, if it works, please report it.
sudo dd if=MYDISK.DSK of=/dev/sda
- If you are a lucky MSX2 owner you will need a FAT16 partition of 16Mb with COMMAND2.COM and NEXTOR.SYS.
In Linux I have created an image available at https://github.com/issalig/MSX-USB/blob/master/software/utils/msx2.zip. You can do it with the following commands.
#create a 16 Mb disk and format it to FAT16 sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=msx2.dsk bs=1024 count=16k sudo mkfs.fat -F 16 msx2.dsk #mount it mkdir 16mb sudo mount -o loop msx2.dsk 16mb/ #copy all the stuff sudo cp COMMAND2.COM NEXTOR.SYS 16mb #unmount it and flash it sudo umount 16mb sudo dd if=msx2.dsk of=/dev/sda bs=16M
You can also just format the USB stick with FAT16 and copy the MSXDOS/Nextor files directly to it, together with ROM or DSK games you like.
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The world’s biggest icons, Mother Theresa and Princess Diana, passed away in 1997, while Bill Clinton was the still the US president. Popular culture was polluted by plenty of bands, P Diddy was the most unwanted rapper around, and ska became a new musical force led by No Doubt. Oasis, Green Day, The Prodigy and Radiohead released cracking albums, while Chris Cornell, who just passed away, was still leading Soundgarden before they broke up. Face Off, The Saint and James Bond’s Tomorrow Never Dies were some of the best movies from that year.
But if you’re a football fan in Malaysia like myself, there is just one big reason to remember that pivotal year; the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship (now renamed as the Under 20 World Cup) was held right here in this country. Even today there seem to be many questions as to how Malaysia earned the right to host the event. Nevertheless, the whole tournament was a success and regarded by many as the best edition ever.
It featured many of the brightest talents that would go on to shape football heading into the new millennium, including Thierry Henry, David Trezeguet, Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher, Shunsuke Nakamura, Damien Duff, Marcelo Zalayeta, Nicolás Olivera and Stephan Appiah just to name a few.
Despite this, the team that went on to captivate the whole tournament with its brand of stylish, short passing and attacking football – the quintessential ingredients of what is regarded as La Nuestra – was none other than the eventual winner, Argentina.
Managed by former Colombia coach José Pékerman, Argentina featured the likes of emerging playmaker Juan Román Riquelme together with the classy Pablo Aimar, midfield starlet Esteban Cambiasso, promising defender Walter Samuel and other young stars such as Diego Placente, Bernardo Romeo and Lionel Scaloni. Collectively known as the ‘Pekerboys’, they were the cream of the crop developed from Argentina’s envied grassroots policy which facilitated their brand of tango football at its very best – but it wasn’t all smooth sailing to begin with.
Malaysia is a country that is obsessed with either England or Brazil. A team like Argentina, therefore, didn’t have that many friends here apart from the few like myself who were star struck by Diego Maradona’s performance at Mexico 86.
Why England? Being a former colony of the British Empire there is always some nostalgia towards the Three Lions and the popularity of football clubs such as Manchester United and Liverpool, plus the Premier League in general also played a huge part. And why Brazil? Well, for obvious reasons: Pelé, samba swagger and the most decorated side in World Cup history.
Argentina, or Los Pibes as the youth side is known, were based in Kangar, the capital of the most northern state in Malaysia, Perlis. They were grouped together with Hungary, Canada and Australia. The quiet atmosphere of this town gave Pékerman – who was aiming for his second title having won the previous edition in Qatar two years earlier – and his boys the much-needed calm to focus on the task ahead.
Their first match against Hungary saw them dispatch the young Magyars with relative ease thanks to goals from Romeo, Scaloni and emerging star Riquelme. This was perhaps the world’s first glimpse of Román (as he is more commonly known), a demonstration showing the potential that spawned the great words of Ray Hudson: “Riquelme’s pass is sweeter than a mother’s kiss.”
Romeo and Riquelme were on target again in the next match against Canada, but this time they had to overcome more stubborn opponents to win the game 2-1. The result was good enough to secure their place in the next round. Their last group game against Australia was expected to be a formality which should have allowed them to finish on top of the group, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Argentina took the lead through the in-form Romeo. An Australian side containing the likes of Brett Emerton, Lucas Neill and Vince Grella responded in spectacular fashion. Kostas Salapasidis got his 15 minutes of fame by scoring a hat-trick either side of the interval, stunning everyone who was watching the game.
Argentina did pull back, first through Placente before Riquelme equalised courtesy of an 88th-minute penalty. But to the delight of the 8,000-plus crowd, the game was far from over. In the 90th minute, Australia earned a penalty and Salapasidis made no mistake from the spot to score his fourth goal of the night, giving the young Socceroos a surprise win over Pékerman’s boys.
Following that defeat, Argentina ended up finishing second in their group, and it put them on a difficult path for the rest of the finals. From the north, they flew down to the southernmost part of the Malaysian peninsular where an England side led by Michael Owen faced them in the round of 16. Owen was no stranger to football fans, especially Malaysia-based Liverpool supporters, in this country who had already seen what the wonderboy of English football was capable of the season before.
Coupled with Jamie Carragher and future Liverpool signing Danny Murphy, it was no surprise that most of the crowd in Larkin Stadium were in England colours. Goals from Riquelme and Aimar gave Argentina a 2-0 lead at half-time. England did pull one back through Carragher but it wasn’t enough as Argentina managed to hold on to a 2-1 win, earning a trip to the island of Borneo where they would play their quarter-final.
For Pablo Aimar, it wasn’t going to be his last time in Larkin. He would return to Malaysia in 2013 to sign with the home team Johor Darul Ta’zim in what turned out to be an uninspiring spell for the modern hero.
The team took a flight to play in Kuching, based in the state of Sarawak on the beautiful island of Borneo. After seeing off England in the round of 16, things were only going to get tougher; awaiting them in the last-eight were their arch-rivals Brazil.
At this point, Brazil were the hot favourites. They had brushed aside all their opponents thus far, including a comfortable 3-0 win over a French side containing Henry, Trezeguet and Nicolas Anelka. This was followed by wins over South Africa and South Korea, against whom they plundered 10 goals. Their scoring onslaught didn’t stop there, and in the round of 16 they once again scored 10, this time past Belgium.
No one gave Argentina any hope, and this was the case with many football fans in the country who wanted to see their beloved boys in yellow triumph over their South American neighbours. I had classmates who couldn’t wait to see me on the first day at school after the match because in their mind a Brazil defeat was just simply out of the question. And they were right to think so judging by their results.
With any encounter between Argentina and Brazil, you can expect an intense fight on the pitch. The crowd in Sarawak Stadium, who were mostly supporters of Brazil, weren’t left disappointed at all in terms of football entertainment.
As soon as the referee blew the whistle for kick-off, Brazil attacked from all angles. I remember some shots hit the bar, some flew just past the post, and this kept going on and on with my nails bitten to the pondering of how long we were going to last. Goalkeeper Leo Franco was in top form that day.
And then in the 79th minute, a beautiful one-two involving Riquelme and Scaloni resulted in the latter putting Argentina in the lead. The crowd in the stadium suddenly fell silent.
With 10 minutes still to play, Brazil had plenty of time and continued their onslaught as they kept pushing for an equaliser. However, on the day, Leo Franco didn’t look like he was going to be beaten. Then came the 90th minute, another swift counter from Argentina and substitute Martín Perezlindo scored to put the result beyond Brazil’s reach. It was all over, Brazil were out, and Argentina were through to the semi-finals.
Everyone inside the stadium was left frozen, unable to gauge how Brazil had scored so freely in previous matches and yet missed an abundance of chances against their rivals at the most crucial stage. That to me is the power and beauty of a Clásico encounter. After this game, I knew with certainty that Argentina were going to go all the way.
The victory over Brazil also gave the ‘Pékerboys’ a much-needed break from travelling as they continued to be based in Kuching for the semi-final match-up. Standing in their way for a place in the final were the boys in green from Ireland.
This was probably the most boring Argentina match I’ve ever seen as the stadium was almost empty, the locals staying at home now that the Seleção were out. The Irish were a respectable side but a solitary strike from Romeo, his fourth in the competition, was good enough to send Argentina to their second consecutive World Youth Championship final.
After travelling from north to south and east to west, Argentina finally arrived in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Most people would have thought that after dazzling against the likes of England, Brazil and Ireland to reach the final, Argentina would have won over the hearts of the locals, but that wasn’t the case.
The final was played at the Shah Alam Stadium, which had been the unofficial home ground to another South American rival, Uruguay. Having topped a group which also contained Malaysia, La Celeste had the privilege of maintaining their base in the Klang Valley throughout the whole tournament. The trio of Marcelo Zalayeta, Fabián Coelho and Nicolás Olivera were good enough to captivate the local crowd, giving Uruguay a sense of comfort going into this final.
That comfort came into effect as soon as the match kicked off, with Uruguay looking the more dominant side, and they didn’t take that long to rock the house. A free-kick was awarded to them 35 metres out, leaving Pablo García to beautifully curl the ball in the net to give his side the lead after just 15 minutes.
Argentina had to raise their game, and indeed they did. They were awarded a corner from which a melée in the box ensued, leaving Cambiasso to score the equaliser. The pressure on Uruguay didn’t stop there as Pékerman urged his players to move forward for the lead. With just two minutes left before the interval, Diego Quintana scored to give Argentina a much-deserved lead. Uruguay came back strongly in the second half, pressuring for the equaliser, but the Argentine defence, led by Walter Samuel, managed to keep the player of the tournament, Nicolás Olivera, at bay.
It was nerve-wracking in the end but Pékerman’s boys held on, earning Argentina their third World Youth Championship title. Prior to the win in Qatar two years earlier, Argentina had won the inaugural tournament in 1979, led by Maradona and Ramón Díaz, and they would eventually go on to win another three in the new millennium.
Looking back, this team gave me plenty of hope for the future of Argentina in the post-Maradona era, and a Copa América or World Cup title seemed within reach. Remember this was 1997, when Pékerman and his assistant, Hugo Tocalli, were successful in Argentina’s grassroots and youth development revolution.
Many of the stars in this team went on to have successful club careers, with eight of the 18 squad members going on to earn caps at senior level. Riquelme would continue to dazzle with his vision and passes for Boca Juniors on both the domestic and continental fronts before going to Europe.
Walter Samuel would have a successful start to his career with Boca, going on to establish himself as one of the best defenders in South America. It wasn’t long before Europe came knocking for him too. He would go on to enjoy several successful years with Roma, including winning the Scudetto in 2001, followed by a short pit stop with Real Madrid before embarking on another remarkable journey with Internazionale as part of their treble-winning side in 2010.
Another member of that famed Inter side was Esteban Cambiasso. Back in 1997, he was already on the books of Real Madrid but was unable to secure a first-team place. After a few seasons on loan back in Argentina, he returned to the Spanish capital before establishing himself in Italy with the Nerazzurri.
Aimar would go on to enjoy some incredible times at River Plate, excelling as one of the brightest playmakers in Argentina. In 2001, he was signed by Valencia and played a key role in the club’s glorious years from 2002 to 2004, which included two LaLiga titles and a UEFA Cup. He would later have a short spell with Real Zaragoza followed by a move to Benfica in Portugal. He would eventually retire at River after a short stint in Malaysia.
The were other players too who had decent careers for both club and country. Goalkeeper Leo Franco had the honour of replacing Argentine number 1 Carlos Roa at Mallorca, who famously retired due to his religious beliefs, and would repeat that feat at Atlético Madrid where he ended up replacing compatriot Germán Burgos.
Leandro Cufré spent some time with Roma and Monaco before finding success in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb. Lionel Scaloni was a huge success at Deportivo, spending eight years with them including winning LaLiga in 2000. Diego Placente was a key figure for Bayer Leverkusen during their tantalising “Neverkusen” era before having success with Bordeaux.
Bernardo Romeo, despite proving to be a prolific goalscorer in his years with San Lorenzo, including scoring six goals in seven matches in Malaysia, was unable to replicate this upon moving to Germany. He only managed to earn four caps for the senior side, mainly down to the presence of other illustrious centre-forwards such as Hernán Crespo, Julio Cruz and Diego Milito.
Team captain Diego Markic, despite spending several years in Italy with Bari, drifted completely off the radar and didn’t fulfil his promising talent.
The one player that most of us here in Malaysia will never forget is Diego Quintana. Unfortunately, his club career wasn’t as illustrious as those enjoyed by his teammates, spending some time at home, in Spain and in Greece. Nevertheless, he will always remain a legend in our hearts for scoring the winning goal against Uruguay; a legacy that remains to this day.
As for the coach, José Pékermen, and his assistant Hugo Tocalli, the duo continued to play an important role in grassroots football in Argentina. As mentioned earlier, Argentina would go on to win another three more titles, including one in 2005 when a certain Lionel Messi was the star of the team.
This massive success at youth level has even prompted other footballing nations to study the Argentine model. Former defender Roberto Ayala in a recent interview said that his AC Milan teammate Oliver Bierhoff came to Argentina to study their youth development. This is a testament to how important the work of Pékerman and Tocalli was.
Pékerman had long since left the role when he was appointed as senior team manager in 2004 following the resignation of Marcelo Bielsa; he would eventually resign after the 2006 World Cup, but his team would leave a massive imprint with their brand of football played in Germany.
Tocalli would later manage the youth side and was the architect of Argentina’s last success at this level in 2007, with a side that contained the likes of Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di María, Sergio Romero and Éver Banega. His departure in October 2007 marked a slow and steady decline in terms of youth talent in Argentina. Since then, the under-20 side hasn’t won any of the six subsequent editions and failed to even qualify in 2009 and 2013. In the latest edition, held in South Korea, they lost their first two games to eventual champions England and South Korea.
Despite winning convincingly in their last game against Guinea, it wasn’t enough to help Argentina progress further, bowing out at the earliest stage for the second successive tournament. It’s a sad reminder as to how great Argentina used to be in youth football.
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The phrase “nobody likes to see that” is seared deep into the minds of many a football fan, not only as it remains the competent commentators’ sole phrase of choice – turned to instinctively on any occasion they may spy, from their lofty position on the gantry, an unsavoury scene unfolding before them – but because despite what they may say, and whatever picture of depravity it is that has brought the commentator to pour scorn on proceedings, it is, almost certainly, exactly what spectators do indeed like to see.
On 16 March 2002, one such succession of immoral incidents, perhaps British football’s most infamous, rendered commentators and an astonished crowd at Bramall Lane speechless as an absorbing display of petulance and violence saw a routine First Division fixture between two previously thought harmless rivals degenerate into historic abandonment, as the home side were reduced, by injury and dismissal, to just six men.
The 2001/02 season was entering its final straight with plenty at stake for most of the First Division’s sides. One of the few teams for whom little remained on the line, however, was Sheffield United. Cast somewhat adrift in 15th place, the Blades knew they’d finish their season involved in neither a dramatic relegation scrap nor an ambitious attempt at playoff glory. West Bromwich Albion, meanwhile, were sat in third, gazing upwards at local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers whose 11-point advantage they remained desperate to dismantle over the course of the final eight fixtures.
The madness began after just nine minutes. A neat pass lifted over the hosts’ back line was received by West Brom striker Scott Dobie, who attempted to chip the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. His attempted lob was quickly batted away by a pair of gloved hands; an odd decision given that ‘keeper Simon Tracey was no fewer than two yards outside of his area at the time.
With no choice but to send him off, referee Eddie Wolstenholme flashed his first red card of the afternoon. Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock immediately signalled for forward Peter Ndlovu to leave the pitch, to be replaced by back-up goalie Wilko de Vogt.
The game soon settled into a familiar rhythm, West Brom dominating proceedings despite being the away side, with few foreshadow-worthy flashpoints beyond a booking for the visitors’ Lárus Sigurðsson to speak of. Gary Megson’s charges made good on their numerical advantage in the 18th minute when Dobie became the first to get his name on the scoresheet.
The game was made to wait until after the hour mark for its second goal; on 63 minutes West Brom captain Derek McInnes collected a short corner and thumped a first-time shot from the edge of the area, which flew off the outside of his right foot and tested the strength of the net behind De Vogt.
Unwittingly signalling an end to the calm before the storm, the encounter erupted just three minutes later. In response to his new two-goal deficit, Warnock rung the changes and hooked Gus Uhlenbeek and Michael Tonge, replacing them with a more attack-minded duo in Georges Santos and Patrick Suffo, blissfully unaware of the fleeting yet unforgettable cameos the pair were set to play.
On the pitch for a matter of seconds, Georges Santos sensed an immediate opportunity to swing the momentum in his team’s favour and manhandle the initiative back into home territory, as an underhit pass trundled harmlessly into midfield. With twice the ground of his nearest opponent to make up, Santos charged. The ball reached Andy Johnson and so too did Santos – at shin-height, horizontal and with studs raised. Johnson span upwards, sent into the air with the force of the challenge, before clattering back down on the turf in a heap like a collapsed clothesline.
Santos, self-cast in the role of the improvised matador, had arrived and instantly waved his scarlet muleta, enraging an entire pitch of bulls. In a swirling kaleidoscope of striped fury, the players clashed, both sides leaping to the defence of their kin, and in the resulting fracas Santos’ fellow substitute, Suffo, thought it necessary to end a swift disagreement with Derek McInnes by headbutting the Scot in the face.
As blood streamed from the cut above McInnes’ left eye, the referee struggled to regain control over the game. With little time required for revised assessments on the scene he had just witnessed, two more flashes of scarlet, this time in the form of red cards, were handed to both Santos and Suffo for their respective contributions.
United captain Keith Curle also appeared to have punched McInnes amidst the tumult and, consequently, could count himself lucky not to have been similarly dismissed. Tethered to the sideline, Warnock seethed, cursing and spitting, unsure as to whom exactly deserved his torrent of rage; friend or foe. Even so, Santos and Suffo were not spared his vitriol as they trudged off the pitch.
To those with an encyclopedic knowledge of the game and its many players, or simply an affinity with Sheffield United, Santos’ actions were slightly less surprisingly, as he and the victim of his two-footed assault, Andy Johnson, had recent history. In the opening stages of a game at the same ground, a little over a year before, with the latter playing for Nottingham Forest, the two players had clashed and Johnson’s swinging elbow had dealt some serious damage to Santos, leaving him with a fractured cheekbone, a damaged eye socket and requiring the insertion of a titanium plate. An understanding of this made it virtually impossible to view his so-called ‘tackle’ on Johnson as simply mistimed or overeager.
Sections of the media would later speculate that, believing Warnock to have been in dire need of a catalyst to spark his losing team back into life, and knowing of the bad blood between Santos and Johnson, it was a tactic of the manager’s to introduce a little more incendiary materials into the mix, though perhaps unaware of the manner in which his lit fuse would cause the game to erupt.
After a lengthy and most necessary pause, the game resumed once more, with United’s eight remaining players left panting as they were made to chase West Brom’s 11. To no surprise, the away side soon worked a third goal, dispatched again by Dobie. This, however, came only after the referee seemed to take pity on the home team, refusing to deliver a second yellow – and a subsequent fourth red – to the Blades’ Michael Brown, as the clambered all over McInnes, who led a quick breakaway through midfield.
Brown, though, would nevertheless end the game on the sidelines. Believing he had torn something in his stomach, United’s number 7 made the referee aware of his ailment and simply walked himself off the field. Sheffield were down yet another man. Then, with just eight minutes remaining, full-back Robert Ullathorne felt his hamstring go and, with no permitted substitutes able to replace him, six-man United were informed they could not continue to the end and Wolstenholme brought the game to a premature conclusion.
Understandably, 17,000 spectators watched on in bemusement, taken aback by both the conduct of the players and the ensuing implementation of a rule thought by many to be unique to video game imitations of the real thing. But, as the referee well knew, “the minimum number of players in a team is left to the discretion of member associations,” reads Law 3 of the International Football Association Board’s guidelines. “The Board is of the opinion, however, that a match should not continue if there are fewer than seven players in either team.”
And so, for the first time in the vast history of English football, a professional game was abandoned on account of one team lacking sufficient players to complete the match. Sheffield United had made astonishing, unwanted history.
Amidst the game’s highly-fraught fallout, tempers continued to flare. “It was disgraceful, to be perfectly honest with you,” West Brom boss Gary Megson fumed, in his post-match interview. “I have been in football since I was 16, and I’m 42 now, and I have never ever seen anything as disgraceful as that.” In a retort delivered to rumours of a potential replay, Megson continued: “There will be no replay. If we are called back to Bramall Lane we shall kick-off and then walk off the pitch.” Much to Megson’s relief, the Football League sided with the Baggies and ordered their 3-0 result to stand, with no replay required.
It was also deemed necessary for United to be fined £10,000, with Patrick Suffo billed £3,000, Keith Curle £500, and Warnock himself being fined to the tune of £300 for “improper conduct towards the fourth official” as the Football Association worded it. Furthermore, while Curle would serve a two-match ban, Santos and Suffo would both be handed six-game bans that neither would see out at United: both were informed they would never be chosen to represent the club again. Santos was soon sold to Grimsby while Suffo was shipped off to Spanish second-tier side, Numancia.
Come the season’s end, while Sheffield United would end their league campaign in 13th-place, a buoyant West Brom, perhaps empowered by their bloody triumph at the Battle at Bramall Lane, would steal a march on local foes Wolves and pip them to second-place, earning automatic promotion to the Premier League at their dear rivals’ expense.
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Hey y’all! I’ve got this little brand spankin’ new easy peasy Beef and Rice Taco Casserole to share with you today. I’m not lying when I say this is GOOD. I’ve made it once a week for the past three weeks, and Eric and I have been happily eating it all up every single time.
Why have I made it three times in three weeks? Well, I’m a perfectionist. It all started on a really snowy week about three weeks ago when I was going to make Mom’s Chicken and Rice! I had it all planned and then I realized I didn’t have any chicken and the LAST thing I was going to do is run to the store in a freezing cold snow storm. I really don’t love grocery shopping in the winter. It’s my favorite thing to do. (Yes, I know I need to work on my hobbies!) But, I could absolutely do without during the winter. I hate bringing Pepper out in the cold too. First time mom here- Don’t hate!
Anyway, I had a bunch of ingredients for taco type things, but no tortillas… and 98% of the ingredients for Mom’s Chicken and Rice. I was really craving a ricey-type dish. So I came up with this on a whim, and it really worked out. Eric’s belly was happy and so was mine. I made it a bit spicy because I only had spicy salsa on hand, so Miss Pepper didn’t have any… So unfortunately, this one does not have the Pepper stamp of approval like most of my dishes do!
I’m making this a quick post because I have presents to wrap and hallmark Christmas movies to watch, but I wanted to share it with you before I forget… because this is a good one!
Let’s get cooking!
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Brown some ground beef with salt & pepper.
In a big mixing bowl, add 1 can of diced tomatoes with green chilis, about 1/2 cup of salsa (the level of spiciness will depend mostly on the salsa you choose), 1 cup long grain white rice (NOT instant), 1 can cream of celery/chicken/mushroom soup (I prefer cream of celery in this dish), 1 packet of taco seasoning, and one cup of chicken or beef broth.
Add cooked ground beef into the bowl.
Mix it up real good.
Grab a casserole dish, spray it with some cooking spray, and add the yummy mixture!
*COVER with tinfoil. This is a super important step (Which is why I am using bold lettering!), I should have taken a photo of it, but I didn’t. Covering it with foil is the only way the rice will cook fully in the oven.
Much like Mom’s Chicken & Rice it doesn’t look like much, but oh my gosh- It delivers flavor like something really special!
As you can imagine, after eating this for three weeks. Eric and I have both come up with a few different ways to eat it. It’s very good all by its lonesome, but I do love adding it on top of a bed of lettuce, then using a dollop of light sour cream and some Colby Jack!
Eric also ate his with tortilla chips crushed up over it, and he said that was his favorite way. He ate all the tortilla chips, otherwise I would have taken a picture of it that way for ya too!
Now go make this!
With Love From My Kitchen to Yours,
Beef & Rice Taco Casserole
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1 cup long grain white rice uncooked (do not use instant rice
- 1 can tomatoes with diced chilis
- 1/2 cup heaping favorite salsa I love my homemade salsa or mateos!
- 1 packet low sodium taco seasoning ortega is my favorite brand if not making homemade
- 1 cup 98% fat free beef or chicken broth
- 1 can 98% fat free cream of celery cream of mushroom/chicken will work as well
- Cooking Spray
Optional extra toppings!
- shredded cheese
- crushed tortilla chips
- light sour cream
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Big Mama Thornton was sitting backstage performing at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas, on Christmas Day 1954. During a break between sets, Johnny Ace was playing with a .32 caliber revolver. Members of Ace’s band said he did this often, sometimes shooting at roadside signs from their car.
It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. However, Thornton’s bass player, Curtis Tillman, who witnessed the event, said, “I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said ‘Be careful with that thing…’ and he said ‘It’s okay! Gun’s not loaded… see?’ and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face and ‘Bang!’.
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1. What is Turnkey real estate?
A Turnkey property is one that is in move-in condition, meaning that it does not require repairs. Turnkey real estate can be either a single-family home or an apartment building, and they generally have people living in them already, such as tenants. A company may be already managing the property. Turnkey real estate can include new homes, as well as ones that have been rehabbed. These properties have already passed required inspections, and are sold with clean titles. These real estate options are usually not listed on the Multiple Listing Service or MLS – more on that later.
2. What is a Turnkey company?
A Turnkey company finds and rehabs a home. It then sells it to a person who is looking for properties for investment. These companies usually offer property management so that investors who purchase the Turnkey company can easily manage the properties and get cash from their investment. When purchasing a home that will become a Turnkey, property companies usually rehab to make the property livable and in good condition (they usually have fresh paint and updated appliances, for example), but generally, companies avoid installing high-end options such as wood flooring, garbage disposals and high-grade finishes. They will manage the company for you – you will only need to sign occasional forms and ensure enough money is available for emergency repairs that may come about.
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As you would with any home purchase, research the area where the home or apartments are:
A. Is it a good neighbourhood, would you be able to keep the place rented with reliable and long-term tenants? To actually drive around the area and talk to residents. Go to the area during the day and at night to see what the neighbourhood is really like at all times.
B. Do some comparison “shopping” by trying to find out what other places in the neighbourhood are selling for – are you getting a good deal?
C. Find out what the property management company lists as fees you will pay – 10 to 20 percent is good, but anything more might cut into your equity and cash in hand.
D. Find out about the company itself – if you are purchasing an apartment complex, ask if they have up-to-date software that tracks rents and if they can provide you with a monthly report. There are several questions you should ask:
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- How many cities do you sell in? Multiple cities and markets means that they may not really know the properties they are selling.
- Do you have any investor referrals I could speak to? Ask to talk to previous clients who invested two or three years ago – or more. Ask the other investors what they wished they had known before working with this company. Ask them if they would do business with them again.
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- What is your eviction experience? Especially with the unit you are buying!
- How long does it take them to rent out a unit?
- How will you communicate with me if there are issues? This is especially important if you are investing out of state so you can keep on top of any issues with your investment.
- How will you pay me? You need to know on which day of the month you will be paid for and how you will be paid – by check or through automatic transfer into your accounts. How you get paid is probably the most important question to ask!
E. Stay on top of market trends—make sure you are aware of what homes are selling for in the area so you have a good return on investment.
F. How much will the mortgage and other insurance cost you? Will you come out on top after paying for all those “extras.”
G. Create for yourself an investment plan with goals and strategy. This will not only help you figure out what you are looking to do, but it will give the Turnkey company an advantage to aligning their services with your needs.
H. If you don’t really understand the real estate market, find an agent – someone not involved with the Turnkey company – and ask them questions, really pick their brains so you can learn. Ask specifically about purchasing and owning multi-resident properties.
I. Visit the property before you commit to it: Never, ever buy a property without seeing it first. Inspect it and make sure it is all it is cracked up to be. Make sure that there is no additional work to be done to get the property in shape. As mentioned, it should already have been rehabbed and in move-in condition. And since most property companies purchase the properties and list them separate from the MLS, you want to make sure you are not getting scammed and that the property actually exists – more on that later.
4. Financing your Turnkey investment
There are many ways to fund a Turnkey investment. Having cash on hand, as from an inheritance is always nice, but that’s not the way most investors find the money. Many go for a traditional mortgage, but there are some other options to consider:
Conforming loan: A conforming loan is a low-risk, long-term financing for owner occupants and investors who are looking for single-family, condos and multi-family units. The terms are generally low – 4 to 7 percent interest, 15- to 30-year terms; and are funded by such organizations as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. You usually have to have at least a 620 credit score and make a down payment of 5 percent of the cost of the property.
Multifamily loans: These loans are usually procured by people looking to purchase a property with 2 or 4 units. There are both short-term and long-term loans you can get, depending on what you qualify for – and varying interest rates such as 4 to 12 percent. Loan amounts generally start at $100,000 and require you to have a credit score of 650 or more, have about six months of cash reserves on hand for any repairs that come up, and the property is usually in very good condition.
Portfolio loans: These are loans that existing investors make from their own monies and their view that debt as an investment. As such, rates are usually 3 to 11 percent, and you will need at least a 600 credit score. The building should have a 90 percent occupancy rate and you will need 6-months of cash reserves on hand.
Apartment loans: These loans are for people looking to purchase apartment complexes with five or more units. There are generally three types of loans to purchase apartment complexes: government-backed loans, permanent balance sheet loans, and short-term loans. They are generally fixed interest rates, especially for short-term loans, you must have a 650 or higher credit score to qualify and you need nine months of reserve funds on hand.
5. Having a reserve fund
As mentioned in most of the loan information above, it is a good idea – and sometimes a requirement – to have a reserve fund on hand. The way to figure this out is to do more research. For example, if this is an existing apartment complex with tenants, the property company should know how much they have in income each month, and how much they generally spend on things like repairs, snow removal, grass maintenance, etc. Look over the cash flow for the past 6 months.
So, how do you figure out how much you would need to set aside for reserve? If your average costs per month are $20,000 and you want a six-month reserve, multiply $20,000 times 6 months and your reserve would be $120,000. You may be able to build one up by simply saving, but also look at if you qualify for a bank line of credit.
6. Reliable tenants
If the home you are interested in has tenants, find out how reliable they are – do they pay rent on time, and in full? Were they subjected to credit or background checks before moving in?
7. Try not to bite off more than you can chew
Don’t spread yourself too thin when it comes to investing.
It’s tempting to just go in head first when an exciting opportunity comes your way. But really step back and think about how much you will spend vs. how much you will get back. Make sure all of this is manageable before taking the plunge.
8. Pros of investing
Think about the positive aspects: there are generally no rehab costs involved; you don’t have to deal with a timeline and contractors; and if you hire a reliable property management company, they can manage the property for you.
9. Cons of investing
As with everything, comparing the cons to this risk is advisable. You will spend more money to purchase the property as it is move-in ready; you are at the mercy of the tenants regarding cash flow and you have less control over the property if you hire a management company.
10. Be on guard for Turnkey scams
As with any risk, there are scam companies out there and it is buyer beware – or in your case, “investor beware.”
A. Check the background of the real estate company, its experience and track record, make sure they meet up to what they say. Make sure they are good property managers, as well. They should collect rent on time, pursue those who don’t pay rent, and quickly and efficiently make repairs.
B. If they tell you it is “zero risk,” they are lying. All investments carry some risk and legitimate companies will do everything to minimize risk for investors.
C. With scams, promoters of real estate try to convince unsuspecting investors not to visit the property. They come bearing glossy brochures and false advertising and try to sell everything from seaside condos to homes in the mountains – and sometimes it never exists.
D. When you visit the property, really look at the work that was done. If the rehab is shoddy they will have cut corners because they don’t want to invest much money into the scam.
Is a Turnkey property right for you? Turnkey properties are generally not for people who want to be hands-on landlords. They are designed as just what they are – investment opportunities – where investors get their money back and then some. Generally speaking, a Turnkey investment is right for you if:
- You want to purchase a property that isn’t in the same place as where you live and work;
- You are a first-time landlord who wants to get his or her feet wet with investing in real estate;
- You are a hands-off landlord who is just too busy to manage your properties;
- You don’t want the risk of flipping a property and hoping it sells; or,
- You don’t want to live in the home.
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ZIMBABWE is part of a club of rogues, including eight other African states and authoritarian regimes like China, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Russia itself, that voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution to suspend Russia’s membership of the UN Human Rights Council.
In the vote, Zimbabwe sided with rogue regimes known for authoritarianism and human rights violations at a time the Russian military is mercilessly killing and displacing millions including women and children on a daily basis.
The UN General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” in Ukraine.
A total of 93 countries voted in favour, while 24 were against and 58 abstained.
Although Zimbabwe initially abstained from the 2 March vote that saw the UN General Assembly voting to demand that Russia stop its offensive and immediately withdraw its troops, this time around Harare chose to take the side of the military attack that has seen thousands dead and millions of civilians displaced.
By taking sides with Russia, Zimbabwe has effectively put President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s international re-engagement efforts in flames as the southern African country is now lumped together with Russia and other authoritarian regimes that sought to block the sanctioning of Moscow.
Mnangagwa is seeking to mend relations with the West including the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union but the latest vote is likely to further isolate Harare.
Just like Zimbabwe, Algeria, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon and Mali voted against.
Of the countries that voted against, Burundi is facing a severe crisis that include killings, political repression and a dire security situation while Algeria is also faced with serious challenges to human rights that include substantial restrictions of freedom of association, assembly and movement, alongside state control over freedom of expression and of the press.
Other countries that voted against also have their human rights issues, some of them red flagged by global human rights organisations and civil society with Zimbabwe even under sanctions over a litany of violations that include state-sponsored violence.
Zimbabwe also voted with other regimes classified as rogue, including North Korea, China and Iran.
The Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sierra Leone are the countries that voted for.
Twenty-three African countries including neighbouring South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia abstained.
United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the UN has sent a clear message that the suffering of victims and survivors will not be ignored.
“We ensured a persistent and egregious human rights violator will not be allowed to occupy a position of leadership on human rights at the UN,” she said.
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Dubai: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started installing smart taxi-top billboards as part of its endeavours in generating and diversifying revenues, the authority announced on Tuesday.
Khalid Al Awadi, director of Transportation Systems at RTA’s Public Transport Agency, said: “We work on creating investment opportunities through strengthening partnerships with the private sector, and work towards supporting the taxi sector through diversifying revenues sources. This project aims to invest our assets in serving the needs of clients through smart billboards installed on the roofs of more than 11,000 taxis. Ads on display will promote the products and services of advertisers contracting with RTA.”
“We have started with the installation of 100 billboards on vehicles belonging to the National Taxi company as an initial phase. The project is compatible with RTA’s digitisation drive and the smart city projects as it uses cutting-edge technology to meet the service needs of the public,” he added.
According to RTA, “the smart billboards will provide educative and informative content about events and activities. The billboards system is smart and automated so the content on display automatically changes to fit the target audience based on vehicles locations, as per as the marketing plan mapped out by the advertiser.” | <urn:uuid:bc09bd66-3678-4e0b-9468-e50a9e4b5a8c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://thewealthland.com/dubai-rta-launches-smart-taxi-top-billboards-on-11000-cabs/ | 2023-09-23T16:44:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.943212 | 269 |
Chinese giant Huawei has introduced a new wearable – Watch Fit. This is a hybrid of a smartwatch and a fitness bracelet.
Huawei Watch Fit: Design and Display
The Huawei Watch Fit equipped with a 1.64-inch AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass protection and support for six new Always-on Display watch faces.
The screen resolution is 280 x 456 pixels, 326PPI, and has a dimension of 46 x 30 x 10.7mm. The watch packs 4 GB of integrated memory.
On the left, there is a single button that acts as a power button and wakes up the device. The watch comes evenly which will display the information even if your watch is idle.
Huawei Watch Fit: Features
The watch can act like a fitness trainer and provides 12 quick workout options with animated exercise demonstrations, including workout exercises, stretching, abs, and more. It has 11 built-in sports modes, including running, swimming, and cycling. 85 customizable modes are also offered, including yoga and more.
The smartwatch also has an AI heart rate algorithm that is tried to enable a custom training experience. You can also use the Huawei Health app to track your fitness recorded directly from Watch Fit on your smartphone.
The case is waterproof, so the watch can be used in the pool or shower and will not break if you walk with it in the rain. Huawei promises up to 10 days of autonomy normally turned into 12 hours with GPS enabled. Huawei Watch Fit is compatible with both Android and iOS devices.
The Huawei Watch Fit is capable of providing alerts for SMS messages, incoming calls, and calendar apps. Also, it can provide message notifications from social media apps. The watch can also work as a remote shutter or for controlling music playback on your smartphone. Furthermore, it includes features including Weather, Alarm, Timer, and Stopwatch.
- Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro, The new smartwatch coming soon
- Amazfit Neo: a smartwatch with retro design Now Available on pre-order
- Honor Watch GS Pro: The new smartwatch for mountain and outdoor enthusiasts
Huawei Watch Fit: Price and availability
The watch is available in three case colors – light pink, black, and light green and available for sale from September 3 in the United Arab Emirates for $110. The device Probably coming to the US market in the fall.
Huawei Watch Fit Specs
- Display: 1.4-inch AMOLED display
- Resolution: 280 x 456 pixels
- Dimensions: 46 x 30 x 10.7mm
- Storage: 4GB of onboard
- Weight: 21 grams (without the strap)
- Sports Modes: 11 professional sport modes
- Sensors: Heart Rate, 6-axis accelerometer, gyroscope capacitive sensor, and ambient light sensor.
- Battery: 10 days
- Compatibility: Android 5.0+ or iOS 9.0 above
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Have you ever wondered if the universe is sending you signs that someone is thinking of you?on
Some subtle reminders that somewhere in this world, you keep crossing someone’s mind, and instead of being productive, they keep thinking of you?
Is it even possible that you could be sent a sign from the universe if someone misses you?
The answer is yes!
As a part of the universe, we’re all connected through our energies.
As if someone is holding the strings and controlling everything that keeps happening to us.
Something happens to you and you move on with your life, unaware that you just experienced a sign from the universe trying to show you that you’re in someone’s thoughts.
That’s why it’s important to pay close attention to the things happening around you and know how to interpret them correctly.
They may be signs from the universe that can easily make you happy, but if you’re unaware of them, then they’re in vain.
You wouldn’t notice them but move on with your life, oblivious that you just experienced a sign from above.
It’s funny how someone, miles apart, could be thinking of you – and that the universe would send you a sign to let you know.
Sometimes you feel that something’s weird but have no idea why.
That’s why I’ll try to help you understand how to notice all those signs from the universe that keep telling you that someone is thinking of you.
You can keep ignoring them and settling for the fact that something inexplicable is happening to you, or you can learn to decode them and make yourself a happier person.
You’re not going crazy – it’s just that you don’t yet know how to interpret these signs the right way.
Signs from the universe that someone is thinking of you!
There are different ways you can tell if you’re being captured in someone’s thoughts.
They can be both psychic and physical, but their role remains the same – to let you know that someone is thinking about you.
Maybe they miss your presence and keep repeating all of the memories from the past that they’ve shared with you.
When that happens, the universe thinks that the only right way is to show you that someone misses you.
That’s when you’ll receive different signs, and you just need to know how to understand them correctly.
And I’m here to help you with that!
1. You dream about them
We’ve all experienced dreams, but have you ever considered that you could tell that someone is thinking of you through the analysis of your dreams?
If you keep dreaming about the same person frequently, it could mean that you’re in their thoughts.
That person keeps thinking about you all the time and your energies connect through dreams.
It may sound odd, but dreams are our way of reaching a higher level of consciousness.
This means that we usually dream of things our minds are subconsciously occupied with.
So, during the day, you might not be aware that you’ve been thinking about someone, but once you fall asleep, your dreams will reveal the truth.
It works the other way around too.
You may have dreams about everything and everyone, but pay close attention to how frequently certain people appear in your dreams.
Do you dream about them once a year or a few times a week? This can reveal to you if someone has been thinking of you.
In order to be sure that you keep having dreams about the same person over and over again, you can keep your own dream journal.
The second you wake up, write down everything you dreamt about, and then in a few weeks’ time, see if the same person keeps reappearing.
You’ll notice that if someone is thinking of you, you’ll have dreams about them often as the universe is trying to send you a sign.
2. You get random hiccups
You’ve probably been said more than once that if you’re experiencing hiccups, someone is thinking of you. But is this true?
We’re still not sure, but if the hiccups don’t appear out of explainable reasons such as drinking or eating too fast, many cultures believe that it’s because you’re crossing someone’s thoughts.
The universe wants to send you a sign that someone is thinking of you, so you get stuck with random hiccups that have no logical explanation.
It’s still not certain whether hiccups carry positive or negative meaning, but it’s believed that someone has been mentioning your name A LOT and your body is physically reacting to that.
3. Your eye starts twitching
Has it ever happened to you that your eye starts twitching out of the blue?
Randomly, you feel it moving for no apparent reason.
Some cultures believe that twitching of the eye is the sign from the universe that someone is thinking of you.
Your body is reacting to the energy that a person who’s been thinking of you keeps radiating out of their body.
Some cultures even make a distinction between positive and negative thoughts.
For men, a twitch in the right eye is a positive omen, while one in the left eye is negative. For women, it works the other way around.
4. Out of the blue, you start smiling
Have you ever felt a random urge to smile?
You’re not particularly overjoyed at that moment and you haven’t seen anything funny, but still, you feel the uncontrollable need to smile.
If you’ve experienced this, then you should see that as one of the signs from the universe that someone is thinking of you.
Your mind feels strong energy directed toward you and your body reacts to that. That’s why you can’t resist the temptation to smile.
It can happen anywhere and anytime, even in the most awkward of situations.
But no matter what, you’ll grin – unaware of what’s going on with you.
5. You feel an intense wish to be around someone
You’re running errands and casually going about your day when all of a sudden it hits you.
You get an intense desire to be around someone specific, and even though you weren’t thinking about them at the time, they randomly appear in your head.
It’s weird as you’ve been busy with your day and there’s no particular reason to think of them at that particular moment.
If that ever happens to you, know that it is a sign from the universe that someone is thinking of you. You’re actually mirroring their thoughts.
Because they want to be with you at that precise moment, you feel the same way about them.
All those positive vibes they’re sending away while thinking of you made it through to you and now you feel an instant urge to have them around you.
6. Your mood changes
Let’s say that the person who’s thinking of you is feeling sad and gloomy because they want to be around you and they know it’s impossible.
Even though you were having a good day, all of a sudden you start to feel down.
Your mood dropped significantly and all you wished for was to go home, lie down in your bed, and maybe even cry out all those sad emotions that’s overpowered you out of the blue.
Has that ever happened to you?
If the answer is YES, then you should know that your sudden mood change was a sign from the universe that someone was thinking of you.
Their mood mirrors onto you. No matter how hard you try to cheer yourself up, it makes no difference as your body keeps acting the same way.
This can also work the other way around. Instead of feeling blue, all of a sudden you’re the chirpiest person alive.
It all depends on the way the person who’s thinking about you currently feels.
7. You keep seeing things that remind you of them
You wake up and start your day normally, the way you always do. And from the very beginning, weird things begin to happen.
You make your morning coffee and the foam on top creates the first letter of someone’s name.
Then you open your closet looking for something nice to wear and the first thing you see is the shirt you wore the day you met that someone special.
Two things in a row and the day hasn’t even started.
Then you get in your car, turn on the radio, and hear that special song. Another sign!
You arrive at work and your boss tells you that you have a new coworker and, guess what, he has the same name as your special someone.
Over and over again, you keep seeing and hearing things that remind you of someone and it gets to the point where you simply can’t ignore it any longer.
What is it supposed to mean?
Actually, it’s a sign from the universe that someone is thinking of you.
If you texted them and told them that you were thinking about them, you’d probably get a response: “I’ve been thinking about you the whole morning. I just can’t get you out of my mind!”
The universe is aware of that and keeps sending you little signals that will for sure make you think of that special someone.
8. You hear and feel them as if they are right next to you
When someone is thinking of you, they keep sending their thoughts shaped as energy into the universe.
That energy can get so strong that you can literally feel it or hear it with your senses.
Randomly, you feel a touch on the shoulder but when you look around you see no one there.
Or you hear someone calling your name and when you turn back, there’s nobody.
This can get scary as you know that the person who’s calling you or touching you is nowhere close to you.
But it’s just a sign from the universe that someone is thinking of you.
Even if they’re miles apart, you can still sense them as a close presence – the energy between the two of you is that strong.
9. The universe keeps showing you their actions
Has it ever happened that you’re scrolling down your social media feed and the only thing you keep seeing are posts of that specific someone?
Or you work your way through your regular day and it seems as if all of the people around you keep asking you questions about that one person in particular.
They point out that person’s success or out of the blue tell you something that reminds you of that special someone.
You won’t be bothered by it if it happened once. But when different people keep mentioning their name, it starts to feel weird.
Would you believe me if I told you that it’s all a sign from the universe that someone is thinking of you?
You’re crossing their thoughts and the universe wants you to know that. It may feel puzzling, but it’s just a signal that someone misses you.
10. You start sneezing
Many cultures, especially in Asia, believe that sneezing happens when someone is thinking of you.
They believe that the universe actually sends you signs that someone is thinking of you through sneezing.
They even developed a belief that if you sneeze twice, it means that someone is having bad thoughts about you.
And when you sneeze three times in a row it represents positive thoughts.
So, if you keep sneezing yet you’re not sick and you don’t have any allergies, then maybe someone is actually thinking of you.
11. Your cheeks or ears start burning
Have you ever felt as if your cheeks or ears were on fire? All of a sudden, you feel a burning sensation in them and you have no idea why.
Well, it’s believed that this happens if someone is thinking of you.
The universe wants you to be aware of their thoughts, so it makes you feel the fire on your face.
So, the next time this happens and you haven’t been embarrassed or slapped in the face, see that as a sign that someone is thinking of you.
12. You get inexplicable goosebumps
Have you ever felt goosebumps even though there was no physical cause for it? You know that you aren’t cold yet you still randomly feel them.
Have you ever wondered why it was happening to you and if there was a reason behind those random goosebumps?
Actually, it could be a sign from the universe that someone is thinking of you.
Some cultures believe that when you’re running around someone’s thoughts, your body makes an effort to react.
In this case, it reacts through goosebumps that appear for no apparent reason. They make you pause for a second and then they’re gone.
13. Your whole body shivers
Besides goosebumps, there’s one more thing that your body tends to do because someone’s thinking of you and even if you aren’t cold: body shivers.
We all know that they usually appear if we feel cold and that’s a logical cause of them.
But what about when it happens even though you don’t feel cold? Does it have a meaning?
Similar to goosebumps, some cultures believe that your whole body can shiver if someone’s thinking of you.
The universe sends you a sign and it’s up to you to notice it.
14. You keep thinking of them
From the moment you woke up to when your head hit the pillow, you couldn’t stop thinking of that special someone.
Over and over again, memories of them kept replaying in your head and you had no idea why.
It’s weird, especially when there was no particular reason why you should be thinking of them.
You know that nothing triggered your memory and that there was no reason for your thoughts.
The explanation might surprise you. When someone keeps thinking of you all the time, you’ll keep thinking of them too.
Your energies connect and you simply can’t get them out of your mind.
15. You experience a synchronistic encounter
I bet that this has happened to you at least once. You think about someone and all of a sudden you receive a phone call or a text message from them.
Or you accidentally meet them even though you haven’t seen each other in a while.
If you’ve experienced this, then I want to let you know that it doesn’t happen by accident.
I know “everything happens for a reason” sounds like a cliche, but it’s actually true.
The universe knows that someone is thinking of you, and it arranges a meeting of the energies.
So, the next time you run into someone you haven’t seen in a while, the chances are that they’ve been thinking of you and wanted to see you, so the universe made it happen.
16. You see a white feather or a butterfly
This is usually related to a message from someone you love(d) who departed recently.
It’s a sign that they’ve been thinking of you and that they want to send you a message of consolation.
The universe is aware of that and wants to give you a sign.
A white feather represents a message from your loved one.
They want to send you a message that they’re in a better place and that they’re thinking of you.
The same applies to a butterfly. It symbolizes a message from someone who was close to you but who passed away.
They want to let you that they’ll never forget you and they want you to move on with your life.
Has it ever occurred to you that random, out of nowhere, likes on your old photos are actually a sign that someone is thinking of you?
The older the photo, the more you’re on their mind!
This modern dating world makes it easy to have access to anything and everything from our lives.
Everything you ever posted online is accessible to others whenever they want to lurk around.
So, if this special someone has been thinking of you recently, the chances are that they typed in your name into the search bar and scrolled down through your profile.
And then, by accident, they liked your old photo. That person made a mistake that most likely made them feel embarrassed.
But no matter what, they gave you a sign that they’ve been thinking of you.
They wanted to see your face, at least over photos, and then got deep in and continued scrolling down.
It’s clear that they like you and spend more time than they want thinking about you!
To wrap things up
Even though you’re usually unaware of it, the universe can keep sending you signs that someone is thinking of you.
The higher the energy and the connection between the two people, the more obvious signs you’ll receive.
You’ve probably experienced more than half of the sensations from the list but never thought of them as signs that are sent specifically to you.
You usually think that they’re irrelevant and random.
But once these signs keep repeating, you might get puzzled about why it keeps happening over and over again.
The thing is, when the universe knows that you’re supposed to be aware of something, it will keep sending you signs.
It’s up to you if you’ll understand them correctly or ignore them.
But the downside is that you could be ignoring something that could make you feel happier.
I hope that this article was helpful and that after it you’ll be able to understand all those signs that the universe is giving you.
They may help you get the things you always wanted from life if you learn how to decode them properly.
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VIENNA CONTEMPORARY: TESTING OUT EUROPE’S MARGINS & NEWCOMERS ROUNDUP
The art world has always been supported with heavy lifting from social and political theories. Once circulated around biennials and art fairs, this borrowed vocabulary quickly deflates into seasonal labeling. During the pandemic, the rise of social movements like MeToo and Black Lives Matter solidified the frequency of certain expressions that preached the “reversal of gender bias”, a move “beyond borders,” and a “celebration of diversity and inclusion” (if only on paper). The latter have shaped every corner of global cultural policies and art fairs are no different. As sales focused events they have a higher incentive for conscious pleasing. This year, Vienna Contemporary maintains the flavour of a boutique and manageable regional fair but one with an expanded focus on galleries from Central and Eastern Europe. Gathering 62 galleries under the roof of neo-renaissance palace Kursalon, this new edition aims to recalibrate its mission of “drawing new lines between east and west”.
For a city whose image is built on Mozart, Schubert, Sacher cake, and monarchy, the art fair's geopolitical focus and pluralist framework is intriguing once considered the other way around. If we could move from the locked in core-periphery relation and consider how “eastern” can ‘West” be?
Historically speaking, Vienna has been the easternmost of the major “western” capitals, a position that is fortified in todays socio-cultural context of large Balkan communities established in the city, leading one writer to famously claim that “the Balkans start at the Rennweg “ (an area in the 3rd district in Vienna). To animate this premise and put it to test we are highlighting a few newcomers we struck a landing with:
At Sofia- based gallery Structure, Marta Djourina’s series of direct exposures on folded analogue photo paper is a cross between electric James Turell and the counterbalanced control of Merce Cunningham's performances. Treating analog photography in a painterly and perforative way, Djourina accentuates the potential of light as a medium. The artist teases out the traces and gestures invisible to the eye through experimental color compositions in a small, intimate format.
Photos courtesy of Ravnikar Gallery
Below the main floor, in the underbelly of the beast lies ZONE1 - a separate territory dedicated to showcasing progressive positions among the gallery-represented artists and a glimpse into the emerging Viennese and wider Austrian art scene. Paying special attention to young artists and galleries that support them, ZONE 1 is curated by Ljubljana-based Tjaša Pogačar whose interests align with the exploration of radical changes and possibilities that new technologies have brought about. This motivation for a desire to inhabit a different reality can be seen on the floor of a young Slovenian gallery Ravnikar which presents a mise en scene designed by the emerging artist Nika Kupyrova. The artist here presents a real place as a portal, and her explorations conjure up complex universes that spin around translating digital techniques into analog variants. Verging on their own limitations, Kupyrova departs from digitally generated environments to render objects made from plaster and color pigments, not out of pixels.
Photos courtesy of Naked Room gallery
It was a revelation and a real gem to uncover the large-scale print works of Ukrainian artist Pavlo Makov, whose central presentation at the Naked Room gallery took the form of a mini-retrospective highlighting different periods of his practice. For more than 30 years, the artist has developed the idea of place in various cycles and series (Gardens, Landscapes, Abracadabra, Utopia). Pavlov works on the border of fact and fiction, document and mystification using etching printing techniques and, most recently, color. His expansive etchings are windows into the tightly organized micro and macrocosms, reflections of time laid with Jose Luis Borges symbolism, wild ornaments, and forgotten historical routes, plans, and schemes. They are fantastic universes, labyrinths made of obsolete maps that are multilayered, nonlinear, and intangible for interpretation.
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Timber is the only show to be held continuously since 1986, and the only one in this field.
It is the main platform for manufacturers and importers of equipment, machinery, materials and fittings for Israel's timber industry.
It takes place in a two-year cycle, usually at the end of the year in which two major industry exhibitions take place in Cologne and Hanover.
It aims to bring the innovations featured at the exhibitions in Germany to Israel.
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By Ghadeer Ghloum
KUWAIT: Fadhel A Al-Baghli is an old customer of Volvo company. He has had Volvo cars since the 80s and currently owns four vehicles made by company. Kuwait Time and Kuwait News interviewed Baghli to get his thoughts on Volvo cars and why he’s always chosen this brand.
Kuwait Times: How long have you been driving Volvo cars?
Baghli: I have been a Volvo customer since the 80s. In the year 1980, I bought my Volvo GLE 240, and in the 90s I bought Volvo GLE 940, continuing up to this day where I own a Volvo XC90, Volvo XC70, Volvo XC40 and S60.
Kuwait Times: What made you decide to purchase four Volvo cars?
Baghli: My work involves transportation. I work in the transportation of individuals, goods and materials, so I know what kind of cars provides the best service for the driver on the road. Volvo cars have all the specifications needed by the driver on the road. By “the road”, I don’t just mean the street, but there are two important factors: The street which is exposed to natural elements, as well as the people who drive cars on the street.
Volvo cars provide customers with many features, such as protection from natural elements that humans are exposed to on the road, in addition to the individuals who drive on the road. These two factors are the most important factors that prompted me to purchase a Volvo car because it is a secure means of transportation for passengers as it can deal with such conditions.
Kuwait Times: Tell us about your experience with BNK Automotive.
Baghli: BNK chose a beautiful, high-quality and highly efficient car and succeeded in marketing it to customers. We are seeing more Volvo cars on the roads these days more than ever. I have noticed this not only in Kuwait, but also in Egypt, Dubai, Bahrain, Europe, America and even in China. As for Kuwait, BNK has succeeded in promoting the name of this brand in the right way. BNK has succeeded due to several factors, including offering reasonable prices that are not exaggerated compared to the type and quality of the car, as well as friendly maintenance service that meets customer requirements. I was very satisfied with everything when dealing with BNK Automotive. | <urn:uuid:2731e5a5-64a8-49a9-babf-5780af66e9d0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://timeskuwaitnews.com/long-time-customer-talks-about-volvo-collection/ | 2023-09-23T18:26:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.974211 | 499 |
Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen and model Rohman Shawl have been dating each other for a long time now. The couple often shares their loved-up pictures and videos on their respective social media accounts. Well, Sushmita along with beau Rohman, brother Rajeev Sen and sister-in-law Charu Asopa is currently holidaying in Dubai. Now Rajeev took to his Instagram handle and shared a video from their recent Christmas celebrations in Dubai, which shows him partying with his wife Charu Asopa, Sushmita and Rohman. However, what caught everyone's attention was when Charu rushes to greet Rohman, calling him ‘jiju' and fans can't stop gushing over it! | <urn:uuid:eddb3c97-8998-4334-841f-3bb3b9e6afeb> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/watch-charu-asopa-addresses-sushmita-sens-beau-rohman-shawl-as-jiju-in-this-video-from-a-party-in-dubai/videoshow/80021276.cms | 2023-09-23T19:12:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.984169 | 154 |
In recent years, the low FODMAP diet has gained popularity as an effective way to manage digestive issues such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This diet involves restricting the intake of certain types of carbohydrates known as FODMAPs, which can trigger digestive symptoms in susceptible individuals. One common question that arises when following a low FODMAP diet is whether artificial sweeteners like Splenda are safe to consume. In this article, we will explore the relationship between Splenda and the low FODMAP diet, shedding light on the suitability of Splenda for individuals following this dietary approach.
Before delving into the impact of Splenda on the low FODMAP diet, it is important to have a clear understanding of FODMAPs themselves. FODMAP is an acronym that stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols. These are types of carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed by the small intestine, leading to fermentation and gas production in the gut. This fermentation can cause symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea in individuals with a sensitive digestive system.
What are FODMAPs?
FODMAPs can be found in a variety of foods and ingredients, including onions, wheat, certain fruits, lactose-containing dairy products, and sugar alcohols. The most common types of FODMAPs include fructose, lactose, fructans, galactooligosaccharides (GOS), and polyols.
Fructose is a simple sugar found in fruits, honey, and certain sweeteners. Lactose is the sugar found in milk and dairy products. Fructans are a type of carbohydrate found in wheat, onions, garlic, and some fruits and vegetables. Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) are found in legumes and certain grains. Polyols, also known as sugar alcohols, are found in some fruits and vegetables, as well as certain artificial sweeteners.
When these FODMAPs are consumed, they can be difficult for the small intestine to absorb. Instead, they travel to the large intestine, where they are fermented by bacteria. This fermentation process produces gases, such as hydrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide, which can lead to bloating and discomfort.
The Role of FODMAPs in Digestive Health
While FODMAPs are well-tolerated by most individuals, for those with sensitive digestive systems, these carbohydrates can contribute to symptoms such as bloating, gas, and abdominal discomfort. The exact reason why some individuals are more sensitive to FODMAPs is still not fully understood, but it is believed to be related to the balance of bacteria in the gut and the way the digestive system processes these carbohydrates.
Following a low FODMAP diet can be an effective way for individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or other digestive disorders to manage their symptoms. By eliminating or reducing high FODMAP foods from their diet, individuals can identify their trigger foods and minimize their intake, resulting in the alleviation of symptoms.
It is important to note that a low FODMAP diet is not intended to be followed indefinitely. It is a temporary elimination diet used to identify trigger foods. Once trigger foods have been identified, a healthcare professional or registered dietitian can help individuals reintroduce FODMAPs back into their diet in a controlled manner, to determine their personal tolerance levels.
In conclusion, understanding FODMAPs and their role in digestive health is crucial for individuals looking to manage their symptoms through dietary changes. By following a low FODMAP diet, individuals can gain control over their symptoms and improve their overall quality of life.
An Overview of Splenda
Splenda is a brand name for the artificial sweetener sucralose. It is widely used as a sugar substitute due to its intense sweetness without adding calories. Splenda is popular among individuals who are watching their sugar intake, including those on low carbohydrate or low-calorie diets.
Many people wonder about the origins of Splenda and how it is made. Understanding the process behind this popular sugar substitute can provide valuable insights into its unique properties.
What is Splenda?
Splenda is derived from sugar through a multi-step process that replaces some of the natural sugar molecules with chlorine atoms. This modification makes Splenda much sweeter than sugar while significantly reducing the calorie content.
Through this process, sucralose, the main component of Splenda, is created. Sucralose is approximately 600 times sweeter than sugar, allowing for a much smaller amount to be used to achieve the desired level of sweetness.
One of the appealing aspects of Splenda is that it provides a similar taste profile to sugar, making it a suitable replacement in various recipes and beverages. This allows individuals to enjoy their favorite foods and drinks without the guilt of consuming excessive calories.
How is Splenda Made?
The production of Splenda involves the chlorination of sugar, resulting in a compound that the body cannot fully digest or metabolize. As a result, Splenda passes through the digestive system without being broken down, providing sweetness without contributing significant calories.
During the manufacturing process, sucralose is carefully created by replacing three hydroxyl groups on the sugar molecule with chlorine atoms. This chemical modification is what gives Splenda its intense sweetness and unique properties.
Once the chlorine atoms are added, the resulting sucralose molecule becomes stable and resistant to the enzymes in the human body responsible for breaking down sugars. This stability allows Splenda to pass through the digestive system without being absorbed or contributing to the calorie count.
It is important to note that while Splenda is generally considered safe for consumption, some individuals may experience digestive discomfort or other side effects when consuming large quantities. As with any food or ingredient, moderation is key.
In conclusion, Splenda is a popular sugar substitute that provides intense sweetness without adding significant calories. Derived from sugar through a multi-step process that replaces some sugar molecules with chlorine atoms, Splenda offers a suitable alternative for those watching their sugar intake. Understanding the production process behind Splenda can help individuals make informed choices about their dietary preferences.
The Impact of Splenda on Health
When it comes to evaluating the impact of Splenda on health, it is important to consider both the benefits and potential side effects associated with its consumption.
Splenda, also known as sucralose, is a popular artificial sweetener that is widely used as a sugar substitute in various food and beverage products. It was first approved for use in the United States in 1998 and has since gained significant popularity among individuals seeking to reduce their sugar intake.
The Benefits of Splenda
One of the main advantages of Splenda is that it can provide sweetness to foods and beverages without adding a significant number of calories. This makes it an appealing choice for individuals trying to control their weight or manage blood sugar levels.
Moreover, Splenda does not contribute to tooth decay, making it a popular choice for those looking to reduce their sugar intake while maintaining good dental health. This is particularly important considering the detrimental effects of excessive sugar consumption on dental hygiene, such as cavities and gum disease.
Furthermore, Splenda is heat-stable, meaning it can retain its sweetness even when used in baking or cooking at high temperatures. This makes it a versatile option for individuals who enjoy sweet treats but want to avoid the negative health consequences associated with excessive sugar consumption.
Potential Side Effects of Splenda
While Splenda is generally considered safe for consumption, some individuals may experience side effects. These can include gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating, gas, and diarrhea. However, it is important to note that these side effects are not specific to individuals following a low FODMAP diet and can occur in anyone who consumes excessive amounts of Splenda.
It is worth mentioning that the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for Splenda, set by regulatory authorities, is significantly higher than the typical amount consumed by individuals on a daily basis. This indicates that, when consumed in moderation, Splenda is unlikely to cause adverse health effects.
Moreover, some studies have suggested a potential link between artificial sweeteners like Splenda and an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, which is a cluster of conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance. However, more research is needed to fully understand the relationship between artificial sweeteners and metabolic health.
In conclusion, Splenda can be a useful tool for individuals looking to reduce their sugar intake without sacrificing sweetness. It offers several benefits, such as its low-calorie content and tooth-friendly properties. However, it is important to consume Splenda in moderation and be aware of potential side effects. As with any dietary choice, it is always recommended to consult with a healthcare professional for personalized advice.
Splenda and the Low FODMAP Diet
Now, let’s address the burning question: is Splenda considered low FODMAP-friendly?
Is Splenda Low FODMAP-Friendly?
Good news for those who enjoy the sweetness of Splenda: it is considered low FODMAP and can be safely consumed while following a low FODMAP diet. Splenda does not contain any FODMAPs, such as fructose or lactose, making it suitable for individuals looking for a low FODMAP sugar substitute.
How to Incorporate Splenda into a Low FODMAP Diet
When incorporating Splenda into a low FODMAP diet, it is important to remember that moderation is key. While Splenda itself does not contain FODMAPs, using excessive amounts may still cause gastrointestinal symptoms in some individuals.
Additionally, it is crucial to read labels carefully, as some products may contain other ingredients that could potentially be high in FODMAPs. It is recommended to choose pure Splenda without any added FODMAP-containing ingredients.
Alternatives to Splenda for Low FODMAP Diets
Natural Sweeteners on a Low FODMAP Diet
While Splenda can be safely enjoyed on a low FODMAP diet, some individuals may prefer to use natural sweeteners. Fortunately, there are several natural sweeteners that are considered low FODMAP and can be included in a low FODMAP diet. These include stevia, maple syrup, and rice malt syrup, among others.
Low FODMAP Artificial Sweeteners
In addition to Splenda, there are other artificial sweeteners that are also considered low FODMAP and can be suitable for individuals following a low FODMAP diet. These include aspartame, saccharin, and acesulfame potassium.
When choosing alternative sweeteners, it is important to remember that everyone’s tolerance to these substances may vary. It is always advisable to listen to your body and make choices based on your individual needs and preferences.
In conclusion, Splenda is considered low FODMAP and can be safely consumed while on a low FODMAP diet. It provides a calorie-free sweetening option for individuals looking to reduce their sugar intake. However, as with any food or ingredient, moderation is key. If you have any specific concerns or questions regarding the suitability of Splenda for your individual needs, it is always best to consult with a healthcare professional or a registered dietitian.
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Miniature Lemon Water glasses
It is party time and so you dolls or dollhouse can use some festive beverages. What about these non alcoholic cheerful looking drinks? 4 miniature Lemon Water glasses with mini lemons and straws. These are miniature Lemon Water Cups / glasses. Great dollhouse Accessories or nice as Decor.
These drinks are 100% Brand new, high quality, made of Glass and Resin.
Size: 12mm*6mm (approximately)
You can use it for 1:6 or 1:12 dollhouses.
Reminder: the colors of these items can be a slightly different in real compared to the photos (different monitors, camera settings, etc.)
The package includes 4 pieces / glasses of these Lemon Cups. So when you order you get 4 glasses, otherwise you can not have a party.
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Toronto, ON – Red Water Entertainment has announced the North American VOD debut of John Farrelly’s The Sleep Experiment. The Irish psychological thriller will be available on a number of digital and cable platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, iNDemand and DISH, starting November 1st.
The Sleep Experiment is the first feature from writer-director John Farrelly, who was named Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018 for his short Choice. The film stars Rob James Capel, Will Murphy, Tom Kerrisk, Barry John Kinsella and Will Murphy. Inspired by real events, The Sleep Experiment is a psychological thriller that exposes the horrors of what humanity is capable of when pushed to the brink. | <urn:uuid:2f4e06c0-a9bc-4faa-a1b8-ff3d07251d96> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://tnhorror.com/2022/10/the-sleep-experiment-tests-the-human-capacity-for-evil-on-vod-november-1/ | 2023-09-23T19:00:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.904195 | 151 |
In the fast-paced world of business, companies often face the challenge of finding the right talent to meet their specific needs. This prompts a crucial decision: should they opt for consulting services or rely on traditional staffing solutions? Both options have their merits, but understanding the nuances can make all the difference.
Consulting offers a strategic approach, providing businesses with access to specialized expertise and a fresh perspective. Consultants bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, making them valuable assets for tackling complex projects or guiding companies through periods of change. On the other hand, staffing services offer a more traditional solution, providing access to a pool of skilled professionals who can seamlessly integrate into existing teams. Staffing allows for greater control and flexibility, ensuring that businesses can adapt to evolving demands.
Ultimately, the choice between consulting and staffing depends on the specific needs and goals of the company. By considering the unique advantages of each option, businesses can make an informed decision that aligns with their objectives and drives success.
💡 Helpful Statistics About Staffing: ● During the course of a year, America’s staffing companies hire over 14.5 million temporary and contract employees. - Most staffing employees (73%) work full time, comparable to the overall workforce (75%). ● More than half (52%) of hiring managers say one of their main challenges in the recruiting process is gaining access to candidates with the right skills. (Career Builder) ● In the U.S., there are around 25,000 Recruiting and Staffing Agencies. (American Staffing Association) ● Temporary employees make up about 2.1% of the U.S. workforce, which equals roughly 3.1 million people. ● 3.6 million Temporary Employees are Hired Every Year ● 64% of Staffing Agencies Believe Remote-Jobs will be More Common Post-COVID-19 ● There are About 25,000 Recruiting and Staffing Agencies in the U.S. ● Approximately 89% of US companies use staffing agencies to find executive-level talent.
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Understanding the differences between consulting and staffing
When it comes to finding the right talent, businesses have two primary options: consulting and staffing. While both approaches aim to address the same challenge, they differ in their methodologies and outcomes.
Consulting involves hiring external experts or firms to provide specialized knowledge and guidance. These consultants are typically highly experienced professionals who have a deep understanding of the industry and specific business functions. They bring fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and a strategic approach to problem-solving. Consulting engagements can be short-term or long-term, depending on the project’s scope and requirements.
On the other hand, staffing involves hiring individuals or teams on a temporary or permanent basis to fill specific roles within the company. Staffing agencies maintain a pool of skilled professionals who can seamlessly integrate into existing teams. This approach provides businesses with the flexibility to scale their workforce up or down as needed, based on project demands or changing market conditions.
Benefits of Consulting
Consulting offers several advantages that make it an attractive option for businesses facing complex challenges or seeking strategic guidance. Here are some key benefits of consulting:
1. Specialized expertise: By hiring consultants, businesses gain access to specialized knowledge and expertise that may not be available internally. Consultants bring a wealth of industry-specific experience, best practices, and insights, allowing companies to tap into a broader pool of resources.
2. Fresh perspective: Consultants can provide a fresh perspective on existing problems or opportunities. Their external viewpoint enables them to identify blind spots, uncover hidden opportunities, and challenge conventional thinking. This fresh perspective often leads to innovative solutions and improved business outcomes.
3. Flexibility: Consulting engagements can be tailored to suit the specific needs of the business. Companies can engage consultants for short-term projects or long-term strategic initiatives, depending on their requirements. This flexibility allows businesses to tap into specialized expertise on-demand, without the need for long-term commitments.
4. Objectivity: Consultants offer an objective viewpoint, free from internal biases or political influences. This objectivity allows them to provide unbiased recommendations and make data-driven decisions. By leveraging the expertise of consultants, businesses can make more informed choices that align with their overall objectives.
5. Faster results: Consultants are often brought in to solve specific problems or achieve specific goals within a defined timeline. Their experience and expertise enable them to identify and address issues efficiently, leading to faster results. This can be particularly beneficial for businesses that need to implement changes quickly or navigate through challenging circumstances.
Benefits of staffing
While consulting offers unique advantages, staffing also has its own set of benefits that make it a viable option for businesses. Here are some key benefits of staffing:
1. Access to skilled professionals: Staffing agencies maintain a pool of skilled professionals who have been thoroughly vetted and screened. This ensures that businesses have access to a pool of qualified candidates who can seamlessly fit into their existing teams. Staffing agencies often have access to a broader talent pool, allowing businesses to find candidates with the right skill sets and experience.
2. Greater control and flexibility: With staffing, businesses have more control over the hiring process. They can define the specific requirements, skill sets, and qualifications needed for each role. This level of control allows businesses to ensure that the hired professionals are the right fit for their teams and projects. Additionally, staffing provides flexibility in scaling the workforce up or down as needed, allowing businesses to adapt to changing demands without the burden of long-term commitments.
3. Cost-effective solution: Staffing can be a cost-effective solution for businesses, especially for short-term projects or roles with fluctuating demands. Instead of hiring full-time employees, businesses can leverage the expertise of skilled professionals on a temporary basis. This eliminates the need for costly recruitment processes, onboarding, and benefits associated with full-time employment.
4. Knowledge transfer: When businesses engage staffing agencies, they not only gain access to skilled professionals but also benefit from knowledge transfer. Staffing professionals bring their industry experience, best practices, and insights, which can be shared with the internal teams. This knowledge transfer can enhance the capabilities of the existing workforce and contribute to long-term growth.
5. Reduced risk: Staffing can help mitigate the risks associated with hiring permanent employees. By engaging professionals on a temporary basis, businesses have the flexibility to assess their performance and fit within the organization before making any long-term commitments. This reduces the risk of hiring the wrong candidates and allows businesses to make more informed decisions about future hiring needs.
Factors to consider when deciding between consulting and staffing
When deciding between consulting and staffing, businesses need to consider several factors to make an informed decision. Here are some key considerations:
1. Project complexity: The complexity of the project or challenge at hand can influence the choice between consulting and staffing. If the project requires specialized expertise, strategic guidance, or a fresh perspective, consulting may be the more suitable option. On the other hand, if the project primarily requires additional resources or specific skill sets, staffing may be a better fit.
2. Budget: Budgetary constraints play a significant role in the decision-making process. Consulting engagements typically come at a higher cost due to the specialized expertise and experience consultants bring to the table. Staffing, on the other hand, offers a more cost-effective solution, particularly for short-term projects or roles with fluctuating demands. Businesses need to evaluate their budgetary limitations and weigh them against the value provided by each option.
3. Timeframe: The timeframe within which the project needs to be completed can impact the choice between consulting and staffing. Consulting engagements, especially for complex projects, may require a longer duration to achieve the desired outcomes. Staffing, on the other hand, allows businesses to quickly ramp up their workforce and address immediate needs within shorter timeframes.
4. Internal capabilities: Evaluating the existing internal capabilities is essential when deciding between consulting and staffing. If the business lacks the required expertise or resources internally, consulting can provide the necessary support. If the business already has a capable workforce but needs additional manpower or specific skill sets, staffing can be a more suitable option.
5. Long-term vs. short-term needs: The long-term objectives and needs of the business should also be considered. Consulting engagements are often better suited for long-term strategic initiatives or projects that require specialized expertise. Staffing, on the other hand, provides a more flexible solution for short-term projects or roles with fluctuating demands. Businesses need to align their decision with their long-term goals and objectives.
Cost comparison of consulting and staffing
Cost is a significant factor that businesses must consider when choosing between consulting and staffing. While consulting engagements often come at a higher price point, the value they bring should be evaluated in relation to the project’s goals and potential outcomes. Staffing, on the other hand, offers a more cost-effective solution, particularly for short-term projects or roles with fluctuating demands. It is essential for businesses to conduct a thorough cost comparison analysis to determine which option provides the most value for their specific needs.
Case studies: Success stories of companies using consulting and staffing
To highlight the efficacy of both consulting and staffing, let’s delve into two case studies of companies that have successfully utilized each approach.
Case Study 1: XYZ Consulting
XYZ Consulting is a technology company that was experiencing challenges in implementing a new software solution. The company lacked the necessary expertise and internal resources to manage the project effectively. By engaging a consulting firm specializing in software implementation, XYZ Consulting was able to tap into their industry expertise and successfully implement the software solution within the desired timeframe. The consultants provided strategic guidance, identified potential risks, and offered innovative solutions throughout the project. Their specialized knowledge and experience proved invaluable in achieving the project’s objectives.
Case Study 2: ABC Staffing
ABC Staffing is an e-commerce company that experienced a surge in customer demand during the holiday season. To meet the increased workload, ABC Staffing engaged a staffing agency to provide additional warehouse staff on a temporary basis. The staffing agency quickly identified qualified candidates and seamlessly integrated them into the existing warehouse team. The temporary staff enabled ABC Staffing to fulfill customer orders efficiently and meet the holiday demand without the need for long-term commitments. The flexibility and scalability provided by staffing proved instrumental in successfully managing the seasonal surge in demand.
How to choose between consulting and staffing for your business
Choosing between consulting and staffing requires a thorough evaluation of the unique needs and goals of your business. Here are some steps to help guide your decision-making process:
1. Evaluate your project requirements: Determine the specific requirements of your project or challenge. Identify whether you need specialized expertise, strategic guidance, additional resources, or specific skill sets.
2. Assess your budget: Consider your budgetary constraints and evaluate the cost implications of consulting and staffing options. Determine the value each option provides in relation to your project goals.
3. Define your timeframe: Consider the timeframe within which the project needs to be completed. Assess whether consulting or staffing can meet your project deadlines effectively.
4. Evaluate your internal capabilities: Assess your existing internal capabilities and resources. Determine whether you lack the necessary expertise or resources internally or if you require additional manpower or specific skill sets.
5. Consider long-term objectives: Align your decision with your long-term goals and objectives. Evaluate whether consulting or staffing better aligns with your overall strategic direction.
6. Seek recommendations and references: Gather recommendations from trusted sources and seek references from consulting firms or staffing agencies. Evaluate their track record, industry experience, and client testimonials to validate their expertise and reliability.
7. Engage in thorough due diligence: Conduct thorough due diligence before hiring a consulting firm or staffing agency. Evaluate their credentials, expertise, and cultural fit with your business.
Hiring a consulting firm
When hiring a consulting firm, it’s essential to follow a structured process to ensure the best fit for your business:
1. Define your project scope: Clearly define the scope and objectives of your project. Outline the specific deliverables, timelines, and desired outcomes.
2. Research potential consulting firms: Conduct thorough research to identify potential consulting firms that specialize in your industry or the specific area of expertise you require. Consider their experience, reputation, and track record.
3. Request proposals: Reach out to the shortlisted consulting firms and request detailed proposals. Assess their understanding of your project, proposed methodologies, and estimated costs.
4. Conduct interviews: Schedule interviews with the shortlisted consulting firms to further assess their capabilities, cultural fit, and expertise. Ask specific questions related to your project goals and objectives.
5. Evaluate past performance: Request references and case studies from the consulting firms. Evaluate their past performance, success stories, and client testimonials to validate their expertise and reliability.
6. Negotiate terms and contracts: Once you have identified the consulting firm that aligns best with your business needs, negotiate the terms of engagement and draft a comprehensive contract that outlines the scope of work, deliverables, timelines, and payment terms.
Hiring a staffing agency
When hiring a staffing agency, here are some steps to ensure a smooth and successful process:
1. Define your staffing needs: Clearly define the specific roles, skill sets, and requirements needed for your project or team.
2. Research potential staffing agencies: Conduct research to identify reputable staffing agencies that specialize in your industry or the specific skill sets you require. Consider their experience, reputation, and track record.
3. Request candidate profiles: Reach out to the shortlisted staffing agencies and request candidate profiles that match your specific requirements. Evaluate their qualifications, experience, and fit within your team.
4. Conduct interviews and assessments: Schedule interviews and assessments with the shortlisted candidates to further evaluate their skills, cultural fit, and potential for success.
5. Check references: Request references from the staffing agencies and reach out to their previous clients to validate the quality of their candidates and the agency’s reliability.
6. Negotiate terms and contracts: Once you have identified the staffing agency that meets your requirements, negotiate the terms of engagement and draft a comprehensive contract that outlines the roles, responsibilities, payment terms, and duration of the engagement.
Conclusion: Making the right choice for your business
When it comes to finding the right talent, businesses have the option to choose between consulting and staffing. Consulting offers specialized expertise, fresh perspectives, and strategic guidance, making it an excellent choice for complex projects or periods of change. Staffing provides access to a pool of skilled professionals who can seamlessly integrate into existing teams, offering flexibility and scalability. To make an informed decision, businesses must consider factors such as project complexity, budget, timeframe, internal capabilities, and long-term objectives. By evaluating these factors and considering the unique advantages of each option, businesses can choose the approach that best aligns with their needs and drives success. Whether it’s consulting or staffing, the right choice can propel businesses forward, enabling them to meet their specific goals and thrive in the fast-paced world of business. | <urn:uuid:975d26c2-77c5-4df1-8193-ed5e6b6462f3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://todayfounder.com/consulting-vs-staffing/ | 2023-09-23T17:26:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.920783 | 3,132 |
||Massimo Portable Power Station 1200-Watt, 1132wh Solar Generator, (Solar Panel Optional) with 13 convenient outputs, Pure Sine Wave AC Solar Mobile Lithium Battery-pack for Outdoor RV/Van Camping, Emergency. The Massimo Power Station is an asset to any camper or hiker. Equipped with a 1132wh capacity and compatible with a-Voltage 18-Volt 60-Watt to 200-Watt solar panel, the power station charges your essential gear as you maneuver through trails and terrain. Perfect for camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, enjoying the great outdoors. Keep peace of mind knowing that your equipment will be fully charged throughout your journey.
1200-Watt power station
Compatible with a voltage 18-Volt 60-Watt to 200-Watt solar panel
13 convenient outputs
||DELTA Power Station represents the new standard of battery-powered generators. Compatible with a wide range of devices. You can stay powered for hours whenever and wherever.
Recharge 0% to 80% within 1-hour EcoFlow patent X-Stream technology empowers delta to recharge at 10-times the speed of most portable power stations in the market
6x 1800-Watt AC outlets and 1260Wh capacity, the large inverter load enables delta to power most home appliances and heavy-duty DIY tools under 1800-Watt (3300-Watt surge, pure sine wave) with 1260Wh capacity
Fastest recharge by solar and car delta can be fully recharged by solar panels in about 4-hours, and fully charged through a 12-Volt/24-Volt carport in 10-hours to 12-hours
Power 13 devices simultaneously delta fits with every port you'll ever need to power any devices anywhere, so you will always feel right at home
||Our Nature's Generator Platinum-PE System brings together our Nature's Generator Platinum System and our Power Transfer Kit. The Nature's Generator Platinum System is a system that allows you to generate and store extended power. With the addition of the Power Transfer Kit you'll be able to link the existing power circuits in your indoor breaker panel to your Nature's Generator Platinum System. You'll have the ability to continue providing power to your most needed items without having to disconnect them from their current outlets. The Nature's Generator Platinum System provides a combined 1,920-Watt hours of run time and with the included three 100 watt Nature's Generator Power Panels, two 50 foot UL approve cables and one MC4 branch connector so that you can continually use and recharge your system.
Included: One Nature's Generator, One Nature's Generator Power Pod, Three Nature's Generator Power Panels, Two 50 foot UL approve cables, one MC4 branch connector and One Power Transfer Kit
The Nature's Generator is made with a built-in 1800 watt pure sine wave inverter and a 60Ah AGM sealed lead acid battery that provides 720 watt hours of run time
The Nature's Generator Power Pod is made with a built-in 100Ah AGM sealed lead acid battery, by daisy chaining the power pod to the Nature's Generator built-in 600 volt/175 Amp expansion port, you'll be adding 1,200 watt hours of run time
By installing the included power transfer kit to your indoor breaker panel you'll have the ability to choose four circuits that need to be kept powered in case of power loss, allows you to keep your items backed up without having to disconnect them from their wall outlets and having to connect them directly to the Nature's Generator, you can just go to the installed power transfer kit, turn on your Nature's Generator and start powering your items
Included ports/outlets on the Nature's Generator front panel: Three 120 volt AC outlets, Two USB ports that provide up to 3 Amp of combined power, One 12 volt DC outlet, One 200 watt solar input and One 300 watt wind turbine input
Connect the included Bluetooth SmartKey dongle to your NATURE'S GENERATOR and sync your NATURE'S GENERATOR Nature's Generator system with the Nature's Pulse app will allow you to track system usage and performance
Poly-crystalline Nature's Generator Power Panels provide up to 100 watts of recharge power per hour for the Nature's Generator systems, the included two 50 ft. Power Panel cables and MC4 branch connector will help you successfully connect your power panels to the Nature's Generator and Nature's Generator Power Pod, creating a convenient, self-sustaining power generating system
2 USB ports deliver up to 3 Amp or 15 watt output
300 watt wind generator charge controller and port
2 USB ports deliver up to 3 Amp or 15-Watt output
||Whether you are tailgating, camping or on the jobsite, the RYOBI Bluetooth 2,300-Watt ONE+ 18-Volt Electric Start Inverter Generator is ready with clean, quiet power for any occasion. With 2,300 Starting Watt and 1,800 Running Watt, this generator is whisper quiet and is safe for most sensitive electronics. No more hassle to start your engine. Insert the included ONE+ 18-Volt battery to utilize the electric start feature and start your generator with the push of a button. Conveniently monitor power consumption, fuel level and runtime remaining from the GENControl App on your Apple or Android smart phone. You can also remotely start or shutdown the generator using the GENControl App. This inverter generator is equipped with Idle-Down technology for increased fuel efficiency and rear wheels with an extending handle for easy transportation. It is also parallel capable, so when larger power demands are needed you can link 2 RYOBI inverter generators together for twice the power. RYOBI ONE+ 18-Volt 1.5 Ah battery and charger included.
2,300 starting watt, 1,800 running watt
Electric start capability with the push of a button
Free RYOBI GenControl app: monitors power consumption, fuel level and runtime remaining on your apple or android smartphone
GenControl display shows fuel level, runtime remaining and load level
Remote start and shutdown capable from GenControl app
On-board overload reset button and remote reset capable using free GenControl app
Ultra-portable: telescoping handle and wheel kit
Parallel capable: connect 2 generators together with the available parallel kit for twice the power output
Two 120-Volt outlets and 2 USB ports
Fuel efficient: auto-idle Fuel-Saving technology
CO detect technology, automatic CO shutoff with CO sensor for increased safety, UL2201 Listed
Includes RYOBI 18-Volt 1.5 Ah battery and charger
||The WEN 2350-Watt Inverter Generator provides clean energy, free of voltage spikes and drops, without all the noise of a regular generator. Produce up to 2350 surge watts and 1900 rated watts of power. The WEN Watchdog CO Shutdown Sensor helps protect both you and your family by automatically turning off the generator if dangerous levels of carbon monoxide are detected. Our 79cc 4-stroke OHV engine operates at an extremely quiet 51 decibels at quarter load, quieter than a window air conditioner or the average conversation. The WEN 2350W Inverter Generator is also equipped with fuel shutoff. This feature turns off the flow of fuel, allowing for the generator to use up the remaining fuel from the carburetor before automatically shutting down. Designed to mirror a pure sine wave, this generator limits total harmonic distortion to under 0.3% at no load and under 1.2% at full load. The lightweight 39 lbs. design makes for easy portability while the ultra-efficient 1 Gal. tank provides over 7-hours of half-load run time. The fully-packed panel comes equipped with 2, 3-prong 120-Volt 14 Amp NEMA 5-20R receptacles, one 12-Volt 8.3A DC receptacle and two 5-Volt USB ports. Maximize fuel economy by engaging the eco-mode switch. Need more energy. Easily link up any two WEN inverter generators using a WEN Parallel Connection Kit (sold separately) to share wattage amongst multiple units.
Produces 2350 surge watt and 1900 rated watt of clean power for safe charging of sensitive electronics (phones, tablets, televisions, computers, etc.)
WEN watchdog CO shutdown sensor helps protect both you and your family by automatically turning off the generator if dangerous levels of carbon monoxide are detected
Ultra-light body weighs in at a mere 39 lbs. for easy transport and storage
Extremely quiet operation comparable to the sound of a normal conversation according to the US department of health and human services
Fuel shutoff maximizes the generator's lifespan by using up the remaining fuel in the carburetor before shutting down
Includes 2 and 3-prong 120-Volt receptacles, one 12-Volt DC receptacle, two 5-Volt USB ports
Lightweight design weighs in at a mere 39 lbs.
||Jackery was founded in Silicon Valley in 2012. With state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing expertise, Jackery launched the first Lithium Portable Power Station in 2015. As an industry leader in solar generators, Jackery will strive to continue the vision and commitment to providing green energy solutions and powering outdoor life.
1000-Watt continuous/2000-Watt peak output: with 2000-Watt peak/1000-Watt continuous output and 880wh capacity, the explorer 880 can handle most outdoor situations, no need to worry about any devices out of power
Solar generator SG880: Jackery solar generator SG880 (explorer 880 plus 1 x solar panel 100-Watt) is a perfect combination for customers, it brings you clean, quiet, portable green power for daily life, fearless of power outage
Built-in MPPT controller: the MPPT module is built-inside the explorer 880, by constantly monitoring the-voltage and current output of your solar panels, MPPT adds up to 23% more solar recharging efficiency
Charge: Jackery explorer 880 can charge 8 different devices simultaneously, such as mini fridge, phone, drone, laptop, iPad, blender, camera, kindle, recharge: 3 ways to recharge: solar panel (1 panel needs 10 h), ac outlet (6.5 h), car outlet (12.5 h)
Note: for power saving, explorer 880 portable power station will be turned off automatically in 12-hours when being drawn under 25-Watt power
Specifications: capacity: 880Wh: weight: 21.8 lbs., dimensions: 13.1 in. x 9.2 in. x 11.1 in., input: 24-Volt/7.5 Amp - 8.33 Amp: AC outputs (x3): 3x 110-Volt, 2000-Watt peak/1000-Watt continuous: car port output: USB outputs (4): 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A
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MSC has decided to revise the port rotation of its Sentosa service, which will now include port calls at Port Klang, Singapore and Busan.
With the changes, MSC aims to improve interconnectivity and transit times between Southeast Asia, China and the US West Coast.
The new rotation of the service will be as follows:
Port Klang (Malaysia) – Singapore (Asia) – Laem Chabang (Thailand) – Vung Tau (Vietnam) – Busan (South Korea) – Long Beach (US) – Oakland (US) – Busan – Qingdao (China) – Shanghai (China) – Ningbo (China) – Shekou (China) – Singapore – Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Mundra (India) – Nhava Sheva (India) – Colombo – Port Klang
The port of Haiphong in Vietnam will no longer exist in the Sentosa port rotation, but will continue to connect to the service via Busan.
MSC said that transit time from Busan to Long Beach will be 12 days, while Mundra to Long Beach will need 40 days.
The first vessel on this new rotation will be the 11,336 TEU MSC Francesca with voyage number FV336A, due to arrive in Port Klang on 5 September 2023. | <urn:uuid:d17353ae-c228-4abf-b367-d2b51828f7c4> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://topshipping.co/news/msc-updates-sentosa-service-rotation/ | 2023-09-23T18:16:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923162848-20230923192848-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.855222 | 283 |
Apr 02, 2022
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How fitting that the last night of Chanukah falls on New Year’s Eve this year. It’s been 8 crazy nights of beer, and tonight we bid adieu to a craptacular year. I’ve had a beautiful 500 ml bottle of Rainhard Brewing Company‘s gorgeous Bourbon Barrel-Aged Hearts Collide Imperial Stout hiding in my fridge for a few short weeks. It was released on the same weekend that Shacklands Brewing Company opened next door, so we made the journey out to the Stockyards area to pay them both a visit.
I already had my lineup for the #8BeersOfChanukah2016 ready from an LCBO run – or so I thought. Then I had some Hearts Collide on tap, and chased it with some of the Barrel Series release to compare the two. Hearts Collide spent 9 months in Kentucky Bourbon barrels becoming even more decadent, and would cellar well. Did I mention this is an 11% ABV beauty, with 90 IBU? My well-laid plans went out the window, and I knew this had to be the final beer of Chanukah. Brewmaster Jordan Rainhard was all too happy to relieve me of $10.95 to bring a bottle home, and managed to upsell me on the glass on the right hand side of the photo to boot. Nice job, Jordan!
If you’re getting festive for New Year’s tonight, you may want to wait until tomorrow to get into this beauty (if you can still get your hands on a bottle that is – this was a limited release). The 11% creeps up on you rather fast. Every time I hear the name Hearts Collide, I get a nondescript heavy metal song stuck in my head that probably doesn’t actually exist. It’s that sneaky. Serve this at around 12-14C in a balloon glass or fancy pants Rainhard glass for optimal yumminess.
Appearance: Deep mahogany colour with a fading tan head.
Aroma: Rich vanilla, black cherry, smoke, bourbon, a mix of Mexican and milk chocolate.
Taste: Smoke, coffee, fresh Madagascar vanilla pods, bourbon and baker’s chocolate.
Aftertaste: Toasty aftertaste. Lingering bitterness from the 90 IBU but it tastes more like baker’s chocolate bitter rather than hops bitterness.
Food pairing: Dark chocolate cake without icing – the sugar in the icing would ruin it.
Overall: Please make more? I want more for next Chanukah.
Oy, we’re done for the year. Please don’t drink and drive! See you in 2017!
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