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One enduring lean principle is “leader as coach.” But, when you are at the top of the organization, or your immediate leader(s) is disinterested or perhaps at the beginning of their lean learning journey, who coaches you?
There are many things with which leaders struggle. How, when, and if those things are addressed can be the difference between a sustainable transformation and a long frustrating path to less than desirable results. Often the leader can benefit from a sounding board, simple encouragement, help assessing the current condition, an understanding of available and appropriate countermeasures, and so forth from someone who has navigated the path numerous times before. Consider the following example questions/issues that leaders may be contending with:
- How and where should we start the lean transformation?
- How do we connect operational improvement with financial outcomes?
- How do we get alignment among leadership and key stakeholders?
- How do we reinvigorate a stalled transformation?
- How do we resource and deploy the lean support function?
- Why are we backsliding and how can we reverse it?
- How can we implement lean faster?
- What is the best organizational design to facilitate operational excellence?
- How do we start daily kaizen?
- How do we foster a lean culture of problem solving and continuous improvement?
- How can we improve the effectiveness of our strategy deployment process?
Talcott Ridge provides executive coaching, in person and/or virtually. Coaching packages are tailored, in timing, frequency, and duration, to the needs of the coachee. Please contact us at [email protected] to schedule an initial, no obligation consultation.
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The Amelia Bloomer Project is part of the American Library Association’s Social Responsibilities Roundtable Feminist Task Force, and annually selects the best feminist books for children and teens published within the last 18 months. The Amelia Bloomer List recommends books with significant feminist content.
Posts Tagged ‘Misc’
Here are some pictures of Tammy taken from her appearance at Menlo School in Atherton, CA — with thanks to Peter Zivkov.
Words of Tamora Pierce is a fan blog chock full of information on Tortall, based on information given out from Tammy’s public postings and appearances. Take a look!
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy by Leonard Marcus and published by Candlewick Press, includes an interview with Tammy.
Update (4/15/2016): You can now purchase this book here, on Amazon.com.
- Getting the New England Science Fiction Association’s Skylark Award for being an author who plays well with fans, and having Jane Yolen tell me why it’s important to put my award where the sun don’t shine.
- Going to southeastern Alaska with Tim, which included:
– Seeing my first glacier in person, the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau;
– Seeing scores of bald eagles and humongous ravens;
– Visiting the Alaskan Raptor Center in Sitka and being introduced to Volta, the bald eagle;
– Seeing wild whales.
- Having my face snuffled by a month-old baby rhino at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
- Visiting the Badlands, the Black Hills, Custer National Park, and the Needles in South Dakota with my sister Kim, which included:
– Sitting (quietly) in the car while a herd of buffalo split and walked around us;
– Feeding alpine chipmunks at a scenic lookout;
– Getting wild burro slobber on Kim’s car as we fed them carrots;
– Visiting Devil’s Tower in Wyoming with Kim and her husband Randy.
- Going to my first family reunion in 30 years with Tim, Kim, and Randy.
- Meeting Jane Lindskold, one of my favorite fantasy writers, after years of fandom.
- Getting to visit again with Charles de Lint, Holly Black, Debra Doyle, James Macdonald, and the one and only Bruce Coville in my travels.
- Attending the Witching Hour symposium in Salem, Massachusetts, and having a wonderful time with a lot of really smart Harry Potter fans who are into a million other things.
- Shaking the hand of Studs Terkel, who re-made the face of social history and oral history with his book, Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.
- Discovering rough opals in their native stone: Mexican fire opals, Honduran (or Andesite) opals, black opals, Koroit opals, and Yowah opals, much to Tim’s dismay! And as for what I’ve made of all these discoveries—you’ll just have to read the books, won’t you?!
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Our Expert Procurement Solution for Marine Industry is supporting for purchase departments and provide the best solutions that how you can save your expenses, It is support to reduction sourcing time and Increase analysis of Invoices details, Procurement Solution software will help to reduce transaction processing time and work more quickly and accurate. Procurement Solution provide ship managers and purchasers department with Streamline procurement module access to a supplier directory of unlimited suppliers, this software will help you to compare offers, view history, can able to send requests and orders, you can able to view invoices, and track system.
Through its innovative approach, with unique features, Dedicated customer support along with new opportunities for value creation. Our platform is inclusive of the latest technologies and is trusted by our established customers. As we serve a well-organized connection between shipping companies, ship suppliers & service providers by offering a developed solution for the entire marine procurement system. Our Expert Marine Procurement solutions provide a complete range of services. We offer a user-friendly system interface that simplifies procurement processes for ship owners and managers. Our Expert Marine Procurement solutions for ships minimize sourcing time, increases productivity, and provide transparency of transactions to the vessels.
Our Expert Procurement Solution across the maritime industry to navigate them on their journey toward a successful and proficient Procurement system. It is built on the strong pillars of integrity, honesty, passion, and commitment. Our aim to work with value-added support for our customers by offering the most productive integration for robust solutions to the maritime industry. We support an environment of mutual respect and teamwork within We serve a value that we proudly extend to all our clients. It is an Expert Procurement Solution for a maritime suite of products that increases efficiency for Procurement tasks, allowing users to manage numerous business functions on our advanced system platform.
Our Expert Procurement Solution provides end-to-end solutions that support customers in eliminating manual reporting, enhancing decision making, and providing real-time insight into vessel Procurement and conditions. The Marine vessel procurement solution is a robust solution for Ship Owners and Managers to organize the entire procurement cycle, from the point of raising requisitions onboard the ship to clearing the payments to the supplier. The solutions put an end to the age-old problem of having unlimited email correspondences to successfully complete a purchase cycle.
The Expert Procurement Solution creates efficiencies through its advanced workflow potentially enabling to run the purchasing department efficiently. Our maritime Procurement Solution for ships provides to highly cut down administrative costs, execute spend analysis, opportunity assessments, supplier management, compare quotations, issue purchase orders, delivery tracking, invoice handling, goods receipt, and tracking all parameters in one single platform. Our marine procurement solutions provide users the ability to collect, store, and analyze data with minimal human intervention reducing costs and data discrepancy.
Our marine procurement system is supported to enhance procurement performance for a fleet of vessels. It is transformed to how works in procurement, It is positively transforming the value delivered to through a truly maritime focused procurement Solutions company.
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Choosing a hairstyle can be difficult, especially when it comes to figuring out a good hairstyle for your hair type and texture. There are many factors you should consider before you make your decision, not the least of which is how the style will affect your hair’s health. Hair comprises protein, fat, water, and mineral salts.
The proteins that form the structure of your hair are called keratin. The fat in the hair keeps it from drying out or becoming brittle and rigid. The water stretches the strands of hair and helps them bend easily. The mineral salts in the hair give it the shiny appearance we see on healthy tresses. That said, remember to invest in a gentle exfoliator that unclogs hair follicles.
Meanwhile, here are tips about the hairstyles that are best for your particular hair type;
Smooth chignon: A smooth chignon is an ideal hairstyle for a professional setting. It has many of the same benefits as a regular chignon but with a less complex and more elegant look. Like the regular chignon, the smooth chignon keeps hair away from the face and neck and is great for wearing under hats or helmets. It’s relatively easy to create with just a couple of bobby pins, allowing you to get it together in the morning without needing to wake up extra early for styling.
Braided ponytails: Braided ponytails are a relaxed, low-maintenance style that’s also versatile enough to adapt to every hair length and texture, from short and curly to long and straight. This hairstyle is great for women who want to keep their hair out of the way but don’t want to use elastic bands or rubber bands, which can pull on the hair and cause breakage. It’s also a good choice for anyone who finds it hard to get used to wearing a regular ponytail because it creates less tension in the hair, so the roots aren’t constantly being pulled up away from the scalp.
The loose half braid: The loose half braid is a stylish and elegant way to wear your hair. This braid is ideal for those who want to keep their hair out of their face while still looking fashionable. The loose half braid is an excellent hairstyle for special occasions because it’s so versatile. It’s ideal for any occasion where you want to look both classy and stylish. One of the best features of this style is that it doesn’t put any stress on the hair. It doesn’t pull or tug on the strands, which means your hair won’t get damaged by the style.
A half-crown braid: A Dutch braid or a Dutch crown braid, is a great move for hair with layers. It’s a simple style that looks complex. To achieve this look, take three sections of hair and french braid them all the way down the head. When you get to the bottom of the head, do one more regular braid to add in any remaining hair from the other sections and complete the half-crown shape.
Loose Half-Up Tied Knot: The loose half-up tied knot is a great way to wear your hair if you want to show off its full volume without drawing attention to any one part, such as your bangs or the crown of your head. The best thing about this style is that you can use bobby pins to create it however you want. Take a section from behind your ear, and put the rest of your hair into a loose ponytail. Twist the braid around itself until you have a loop, then pin it to the top of your head like a knot. You can also twist this section of hair around itself multiple times for extra volume and interest.
By its very nature, hair is a delicate and valuable part of our appearance. Treating it well can be a thing of beauty and an asset to our sense of self. But if we mistreat it, it can become an unruly mess that makes us feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. It’s important to make good decisions about how we handle our hair to maintain health.
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EVERY PAINTING TELLS A STORY - this is the idea of my art.
My story began in 1990 in the city of Vladivostok, Russia. I remember the bright sun, the sea, the white foam of waves, the mountains and cool fresh breeze.
Often, I think about expressing these memories using colors, and these are the bright colors that I try and infuse in my work. They inhabited my mind and were placed there long before I decided to become an artist.
After graduating from the classical art school, I entered the IED university, Milan, Italy. It was there, in Italy, in an atmosphere of creativity, that I discovered the world of art. In the historical land of great masters, I started develop my own style, palette knife technique. This tool has been my main tool in the creation of light canvases and colorful details for over 10 years.
In 2014, I moved to south China. Memories from my childhood, warm southern climate and blue sea inspire me. Here I finally cleared my own style in painting. My work is a contrast of colors and their combinations. And the life stories, that rightfully occupy the main role in the paintings.
I currently live in Hong Kong. I have always dreamed of starting my own company dedicated to art and its spread. In 2019, I founded Live With Art . Now it is a young, ambitious and creative company, organizes projects aimed at in-depth study of Hong Kong. Now I continue developing my company, I exhibit my works, take part in collaborations and share knowledge through workshops.
My paintings have received recognition. They adorn the collections of my clients all over the world. The studio where I work is located away from the city, in a quiet and picturesque area among the mountains and the sea, which resonates with the rich colours of my work.
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Tony Hemmelgarn (President and CEO of Siemens PLM Software) quoted “The most profound technologies are those that disappear” at this year’s Industry Analyst conference. A statement that predicts a next generation of Siemens software perhaps. It’s refreshing that Siemens accepts that the complexities of older generations of (software) are less than ideal and change, (simplification, perhaps even appification) is on its way. Hurrah! Continue reading
The IoT Show delivers valuable insights for industrial organizations on the industrial internet of things and topics touching the broader internet of things. We pick engaging, hot topics, and ask our speakers to advise on situations, opportunities, recommendations and gotchas. This series is not a sales medium, rather a series of discussions for you to benefit from the experiences and insights of others.
In episode 6, we look how the era of Automation sits with the IIoT. Continue reading
Gone are the digital gremlins of Monday and Tuesday. As of today, Diego Tamburini and I have finessed a workflow for uploading our videos in short shrift.
Day three started afresh with, again, interesting interviews. We decided what was wowing the audience were the use cases of technology on the stands, so that’s where we focused our much of time. Highly visual, as you’ll see from our videos. Continue reading
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Welcome to The Tay Landscape Partnership
Bee happy | come apple picking | make a bird a home | glorious mud | dig up the past!
HISTORY, ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, HERITAGE & CRAFT
These are the main themes of the Tay Landscape Partnership (TayLP), an exciting new 4 year project celebrating the landscapes of where the Rivers Tay and Earn meet. The TayLP is offering exciting new opportunities to get involved in local projects which will put the Tay on the map whilst giving you a fun day out meeting new people and learning new skills and knowledge about where you live. Did you know for example there was once a Royal Pictish site in the landscape, in the Carse of Gowrie there are buildings made out of mud or that we have fruit trees 800 years old and still laden with fruit?
The Tay Landscape stretches from Newburgh on the south side of the Tay Estuary around to Perth and along the Carse to Dundee. The project, a £2.6 million initiative is principally funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, will enable locals and visitors to reconnect with the natural, built and cultural heritage of the area. This will be accomplished through 29 individual projects which will:
- conserve, restore and improve access to a range of natural and historic features
- encourage and support a greater diversity and quantity of people to learn about and more actively participate in their landscape and its heritage
- provide training opportunities for people in local, traditional skills
- link with broader public and private investment in Dundee, Perth and Fife, to support sustainable economic development
We look forward to meeting people throughout the project at our many events. This is Your Tay Your Adventure…be part of it.
The photographs on this website have very kindly been provided by the following; A & M Lear, Graham Hood, Ian Hunt, Gavin Ramsay, Roben Antoniewicz, Land Use Consultants, Mike Bell, Mike Dales, Mike Richards, Perth and Kinross Council, Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust and Thelma Babbs.
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Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) will provide three months' food aid to the Rohingya people who have recently been relocated from Ukhia in Cox's Bazar to Bhasan Char in Noakhali.
The BDRCS has also decided to set up an office on the island to take part in the rehabilitation of Rohingya people.
BRCS disclosed this during a briefing with journalists on relief materials and other humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya people on Bhasan Char.
During the briefing held at the Chattogram Boat Club in Patenga on Wednesday afternoon, BDRCS Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Majumder, MP, said that a BRCS delegation had visited Bhasan Char on 8 December.
"There is currently one month's food stock. On behalf of the BDRCS, we will provide 3 months' food assistance to all Rohingya people at Bhasan Char," he added.
BDRCS will provide all manner of uninterrupted services, including health, education, medicine, hygiene, and livelihood.
"At least while the Rohingya people are here, we want them to live with dignity until they return to their homeland," said Hafiz Ahmed Majumder.
According to BDRCS Vice-Chairman Dr Habibe Millat, MP, in the last three years, BDRCS has provided assistance to the tune of Tk920 crore towards the welfare of the Rohingya people.
"The International Red Cross has already allocated Tk1 crore for the welfare of the Rohingya people relocated to Bhasan Char," he added.
At the time, the BDRCS leaders had said it was difficult to visualize the overall situation of the Rohingya people who had been relocated to the island.
Compared to the crowded environment of Cox's Bazar, they are in a much better condition now, added the Red Crescent leaders, encouraging their relatives remaining in Cox's Bazar to move to Bhasan Char.
On December 8, the BDRCS delegation distributed hygiene kits, dignity kits, sleeping mats, blankets, and water jerry cans amongst 500 Rohingya families on the island.
BDRCS Treasurer Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury Helal; General Secretary Firoz Mohammad Salah Uddin; Managing Board Member Dr Sheikh Shafiul Azam; Advocate Shihab Uddin Shahin and Chattogram City Unit Vice-Chairman Abdus Salam were also present at the press conference.
Earlier on December 4, the government relocated 1,642 Rohingya people from Ukhia in Cox's Bazar to Bhasan Char.
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Seamlessly Teach Exploration to Enlightenment in ANY Setting with Thematic Units!
This is an entire unit in one place! Editable PDFs include teacher and student pages. Students simply type their answers in, save, and upload! Printable and projectable, this unit is perfect for seamless teaching in class, at home, or any combination!
- Designed for in-class use and remote learning, ready to upload to Google Classroom or any other learning platform!
- Differentiated and supportive, with a solid mix of warmups, out-of-the-box activities, content and skills practice, graphic organizers, primary source analysis, and resources.
- Activities include: Hero or Villain Mini-Posters and fillable profile poster, Mock Trial of Louis XIV, Easy Debate: What Thinker Had the Biggest Impact?, and Document-Based Questions on the Age of Exploration and the Enlightenment.
- Ready to implement! No textbook, no problem. A historical context reading with rich imagery and bolded key terms starts the unit.
- Aligned to C3 and Common Core national standards.
Middle school, high school. Reproducible. PDF download, 113 pages.
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STV Racking Shopify
An updated website played a pivotal role in transforming the way custom builder STV Racking showcased and sold their custom shelves and racking. With a fresh and user-friendly design, the website provided a visually stunning platform for potential customers to explore STV Racking’s offerings. High-resolution images captured the intricate details and craftsmanship of each cabinet, allowing visitors to appreciate the quality and beauty of the products, and see them in use in various installations.
The updated website also introduced features that enhanced the online ordering experience. The website’s intuitive navigation and streamlined checkout process made it effortless for customers to browse, select, and purchase their desired racking, resulting in increased sales and customer satisfaction. Overall, the updated website improved the way the STV Racking connected with their audience, establishing a powerful online presence and driving business growth.
Is your website or online store ready for an update? Give us a call to discuss!
What happens when our clients get married? We celebrate! Congratulations to Kokada’s Breanna & Jared <3
FFA Juneberry Pie🥧
How sweet it is. Andrew won a homebaked juneberry pie at the FFA Parent & Sponsor Dinner Auction – delicious!
A perfect pair. Team Abovo assembled a new product rollout package for Border States.
Tristan was invited to AdShark’s Casino Night. He had too much fun dressing up as a midwestern tourist 🙂
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Apple sent out invites to members of the media on Tuesday for an event to be held on October 23. To be held in San Francisco, the tech giant is expected to unveil its smaller version of the iPad. The emails Apple sent out simply read “We’ve got a little more to show you. Please join us for an invitation-only event at the California Theatre in San Jose on October 23 at 10:00 a.m.†The colorful rainbow design of the invites provided no clues as to what Apple will announce during the event. But rumors are rife that the event is being held to introduce the 7-or-8-inch version of its popular tablet now being called the iPad Mini.
photo credit: cultofmac.com
Rumors about the smaller version of the iPad have been circulating since last month. There are very little details about the said device which Apple has refused to neither confirm nor deny. Analysts, on the other hand, are guessing that it may not feature the high-definition “retina display†of the iPad. The smaller version of the iPad would allow Apple to compete with its rival small tablets such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Google’s Nexus 7 which many believed have caused a weakening of Apple’s hold on the market. Coincidentally, Apple’s invites came on the same day Microsoft announced the upcoming prices of its Surface tablets which are set to hit stores on Oct. 29. Reports have it that Apple will also introduce its other products including a 13-inch MacBook Pro and an upgraded version of the MacMini.
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Do you have a business that uses aluminum cans in some way? If so then you might have been wondering what the best way to utilize these cans is.
What are some of the uses for customized cans?
Customized aluminum cans are versatile and can be used for a variety of purposes. Some of the most popular uses for customized aluminum cans are as gifts, promotional materials, and food storage containers.
custom aluminum cans make great gifts. They can be personalized with a company logo or message, and they are perfect for giving to clients or customers. They are also perfect for promotional materials, such as business cards, brochures, and website content.
Food storage containers are another popular use for customized aluminum cans. They can be used to store food items in a safe and sanitary manner, and they are easy to transport. They are also ideal for storing food items that need to be kept cold, such as ice cream and sorbets.
Overall, customized aluminum cans are versatile and useful tools that can be used in a number of ways. They make great gifts, promotional materials, and food storage containers, and they are ideal for a variety of purposes.
How can you customize aluminum cans?
Aluminum cans are a popular recycling material. But they can also be customized to create unique products. For example, you can make aluminum cans into lamps, urns, ornaments, ornaments, ornaments, ornaments, ornaments, ornaments, ornaments, ornaments!
Here are some examples of how you can customize aluminum cans:
- Make a lamp out of an aluminum can. Cut a hole in the top of the can and use a light bulb and cord to create a light source. You can also add a cloth shade if you want.
- Turn an aluminum can into an ornament. Cut a hole in the top of the can and paint it any color you want. Then add glitter, feathers, or other decorations to finish it off.
- Make an ornament out of an aluminum can by cutting it in half and then painting one half green and the other half brown. Add eyes and a mouth to each half and you’re done!
- Make an ornament out of an aluminum can by cutting it in half and then punching two holes in the top of each half.Thread a piece of wire through the holes
How to Make Custom Aluminum Cans
Have you ever wondered what you could do with custom aluminum cans? Well, now is your chance to find out! Here are some amazing uses for customized aluminum cans that you never thought of:
- Customized aluminum cans can be used as a decoration for your home or office. They make great focal points for art or photography projects, and they look beautiful on any desk or shelf.
- Customized aluminum cans can also be used as storage containers. They’re lightweight and portable, so you can take them with you wherever you go. You can use them to store your clothes, toys, books, and other belongings.
- Finally, customized aluminum cans can also be used as food storage containers. They’re sturdy and easy to clean, which makes them ideal for storing food in the fridge or freezer.
DIY Ways to use your Customized Aluminum Can
There are many amazing ways to use customized aluminum cans, and you don’t have to be a professional artist or craftsman to make them. You can customize them for your own use or for sale.
One of the easiest ways to use customized aluminum cans is to create sculptures out of them. You can use them as a base for sculptures, or you can fill them with water and ice and create cool sculptures that look like frozen drinks. You can also make decorative items out of them, such as vases or candle holders.
You can also use customized aluminum cans to store food. You can fill them with fruit or vegetables, and then seal the lid shut with a piece of tape. This way, you’ll have easy access to your food without having to open the container every time you want to eat something.
Finally, you can use customized aluminum cans to make home decor items. You can make a hanging lamp out of an aluminum can, or you can paint it any color you want and use it as a decoration in your home. There are endless possibilities for using customized aluminum cans in your home decorating project! https://dreamnewshub.com/
Aluminum cans are one of the most versatile and practical items in your home. In this article, we’ve compiled some amazing ways to use aluminum cans that you may not have thought of before. From creating an outdoor fire ring to creating a rain barrel, there are many creative and useful applications for aluminum cans that can help you save money and live more sustainably. If you’ve always wanted to try out some of these projects but didn’t know how to get started, be sure to check out our guide on How To Make An Aluminum Can Fire Ring. Thanks for reading!
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Visible Wireless has just launched a new '2-for-22' promotion to kick off the year, giving new customers the chance to score two months of its unlimited 5G data plan for just $22.
Normally retailing for $40 per month, Visible Wireless was already one of the cheapest prepaid plans on the market. This promotion, however, cuts your total cost over those introductory two months by a whopping $58.
We say introductory because that's the main caveat here - this Visible deal is eligible for new customers only right now. If you're already signed up you'll have to sit this one out, or take advantage of the service's party pay feature to get a similar discount ($25 per month, if you're interested).
To get your saving, simply create an account over at Visible and then either choose to bring your own device or purchase a new one via the Visible phone store. If you're porting over a fairly new iPhone then the chances are your device will be fully eSIM compatible, meaning you'll be able to switch in as little as 15 mins. Buying a device is also a valid option here as all of the big flagships come with a $100 gift card freebie for new customers.
While Visible nearly always offers freebies and gift cards to switchers who buy devices via its store, it's rare to see such a big saving on the plan upfront. We definitely think this is one of the best deals we've seen from this carrier, which ranks highly on our cheap cell phone plans guide. If you're interested, it's a great time to check this promo out before it ends on the 24th of this month.
New Visible 2-for-22 promotion
Visible: two month unlimited data plan for
Save $58 on your first two months of service with Visible Wireless' new '2-for-22' February promotion. This is quite possibly the best deal we've ever seen from the prepaid carrier and a great way to get your hands on a fully unlimited 5G data plan for cheap. Remember, however, that this promotion is for new customers only.
Ends 24th February
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Increase Safety Case Management Efficiency by Integrating with Leading Safety Systems
Pharmacovigilance case assignment can pose significant operational challenges, particularly when multiple Marketing Authorization Holders (MAHs) are involved, each with their own safety systems. Below are some of the challenges that can arise in this scenario:
Data Management Challenges: One of the most significant challenges of having multiple MAHs and safety systems is managing the data from these systems. The data may be stored in different formats, and there may be a need to integrate data from different sources to ensure that a complete picture of the case is obtained.
Duplication of Efforts: Another challenge that can arise is duplication of efforts when multiple MAHs are involved. This can occur when each MAH conducts its own investigation into the same safety issue, leading to redundant efforts and potentially delayed identification of safety signals.
Communication Challenges: Effective communication is essential for successful pharmacovigilance case management, and this can be difficult when dealing with multiple MAHs and safety systems. There may be differences in terminology and processes between the different systems, leading to confusion and delays in case management.
Resource Allocation: Having multiple MAHs and safety systems can place a significant burden on resources, including staff, budget, and IT infrastructure. Allocating resources to manage cases across multiple systems can be challenging, and it may be necessary to prioritize cases based on their potential impact on patient safety.
Regulatory Compliance: Compliance with regulatory requirements can be challenging when multiple MAHs are involved. Each MAH may have its own obligations under local regulations, and it may be necessary to navigate different regulatory frameworks when managing cases across multiple jurisdictions.
Introducing Compier ICSR Management
Compier ICSR Operations provides digitalization and automation of case assignment along with insights on the case and user progress. Cases can be auto assigned to users thereby reducing the manual work of a workflow manager.
Solution Features & Benefits
We offer the Compier ICSR Management solution using the Software as a Service (SaaS) model with a standard Service Level Agreement (SLA). Additionally, Techsol shall also provide professional services to complete the successful implementation, configuration, validation, and global rollout of the Compier Aggregate Reporting system along with the required system integrations.
Compier ICSR Management is a GxP regulatory compliant software system that fulfills FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11 requirements. Techsol will provide the complete IQ/OQ validation documentation during the time of system implementation.
Our subject matter experts will deliver a hands-on Compier ICSR Management application training to your application champions by using ‘Train-the-trainer’ approach. Trainings will be delivered primarily through web conference using standard presentations.
The Compier ICSR Management solution architecture is designed to support various types of system integrations to eliminate manual effort and facilitate stakeholder collaboration across different PV business functions for increasing quality, compliance, and productivity.
The system supports a wide range of external system integrations using RESTFUL APIs and file-based data exchange transactions. Our approach towards integrations with third party solutions is based on industry standards, web services, APIs, and open architecture-based solutions.
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Happy employees are more productive than disgruntled ones. They are also more creative on the job, finding innovative ways to do things better, such as streamlined processes and unique ideas that can often be turned into new products. A happy, productive employee takes pride in the work that is produced and enjoys making positive contributions to the company. What can you do to ensure that your employees are content in their jobs and giving their best, for the good of the company?
Employee engagement is the ‘new kid on the block’ and goes much further than employee satisfaction. It is a new measure that forward-thinking companies are utilizing for its positive impact on profitability, sales, productivity, and greater customer satisfaction.
Employee engagement is the extent to which employees are involved and driven towards their company’s success. Employees who are engaged with the business feel a positive emotional connection to it. They find a sense of meaning and purpose in their work. This encourages them to do their best work and to collaborate with their colleagues to bring about improvements in the company.
A company needs to implement an employee engagement strategy. Some significant items it should contain are how to improve the company’s culture, organizational transparency, and making sure employees know where their job fits into the overall business and why they are vital to its success.
Keeping Employees Happy and Productive without Increasing Salaries
Happy employees are less likely to resign. Staff turnover costs a company in terms of hiring costs and the time taken to train new employees up to speed. On the other hand, unhappy employees are more likely to discuss their issues with other staff members, which could increase overall dissatisfaction with the company. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep employees content and productive that don’t require you to raise salaries.
Employees feel respected and valued when they receive honesty and experience transparency from their employers. Improving work-life balance will result in overall happier employees. You can do this by offering additional paid leave to reward good work. Flexible work schedules allow employees to take charge of their tasks. Put development plans in place for each employee so that there is something to aim for.
Take Care of the Details
Salaries should always be paid at a set time every month and should be accurate. After all, the primary reason people work is to earn a living. They have budgets and stop orders to contend with. Delays in payments will result in employees who are unable to focus on their work. Look into G&A Partners payroll processing services to ensure a timely, correct payroll.
Leave records should always be up to date. Inform employees if they need to take leave that has accumulated. If staff must work overtime, make sure they are paid and that this is not the norm, or you risk exhausted employees. Implement a wellness program to reduce sick leave and increase health and a balanced lifestyle.
It is not that hard to have happy, productive staff if employees are treated fairly and involved in decisions that affect them.
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More and more people are concerned about their health and quality of life. Therefore, if necessary, they decide to improve their healthy habits and consume a food supplement or complement.
Food supplements provide the vitamins and nutrients necessary to lead a good lifestyle. These help to supplement the diet when there is an insufficiency.
For example, vegetarians and vegans usually take B12, an essential vitamin for the brain, nervous system, and blood formation.
But supplements are also helpful in gaining or losing weight, improving digestion, improving mood, and reducing menstrual symptoms, among many other functions.
It is common to take sports supplements among athletes to perform better, achieve more muscle mass, etc.
And it is thanks to the versatility of supplements and supplements, the demand for these products has increased in recent years. What has become an excellent opportunity for many businesses that sell food supplements?
However, there is increasing competition in the sector. Therefore, it is essential to have a website perfectly optimized for SEO.
Also, if you have a good SEO strategy, you can improve your search engine positioning, increase visibility and sell more.
Remember that 80% of users only pay attention to the first page of results.
For this reason, today, we want to give you the best tips to optimize the SEO of your food and dietary supplements website to attract customers with minimal effort and investment. Take note!
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How To Improve SEO If You Sell Food And Dietary Supplements
When we talk about SEO, only some things are valid. So take advantage of these tips to optimize the SEO of your E-Commerce food and dietary supplements. Keep reading!
Your website must follow an architecture to work the SEO of any Online business since web architecture helps to improve the user experience (UX).
But above all, your content must follow a hierarchy so the user can more efficiently process the information.
The trick is to write the content following a previously thought-out hierarchy.
If you have e-commerce, you can use a web structure and architecture both in the menu and on each page. For example, for the home page of your brand’s online store, you can use a basic structure similar to this:
It is recommended that the home page have a header with the logo, the search engine, and the shopping cart. Next to the navigation menu.
Below the header and the navigation menu, the products with the highest demand or news from your business have a CTA button or call to action.
In the last block, you must show the main categories of products you will find on the web and the most outstanding ones. These must also have a CTA to redirect the user.
Finally, the conditions and additional information about the company.
But, in addition to the web structure, it is interesting that you are up to date with web design news to get a website according to current trends.
Keywords are essential to position yourself in Google and any search engine.
Therefore, you must be clear about the keywords for which you want your food and dietary supplement company to be found.
For example, you can rank your best products (“gluten-free food supplements,” “food supplements for weight loss”) according to the queries with the highest search volume on Google. So when users search with those words, they will find the products of your food supplement business.
In addition, when you choose the keywords with which you want to position, it will be essential that you treat these words strategically on your company’s website.
You can download our study of trends and successful marketing strategies in the gluten-free market and find out which are the keywords most used by users. This way, you will improve SEO, and your brand will gain maximum visibility.
Each of the products that you offer in your online business must have a perfectly optimized product file.
On the one hand, improving the SEO On Page of your products is essential; therefore, your company’s website appears in the first search results. And on the other hand, it helps users to have more information about the product.
Therefore, you must take into account the Rich Snippets. In other words, fragments of information that, in addition to being more attractive to the user and encouraging them to click, allow search engines, such as Google, to understand the data on your page better, and you can improve the SEO of your company.
What Should A Product Sheet Have?
The four basic parameters for the SEO of your products are a product title that contains your Keywords, an attractive description, a quality visual image, and a URL that is as short as possible.
Then, to complement your product listings, you can add featured reviews or related products to cross-sell.
In short, if you have perfectly optimized product sheets, you will have a better chance of selling more food and dietary supplements.
If you want to improve the SEO of your brand of food and dietary supplements, you must create quality content.
Keep in mind that both search engines and users highly value content that is relevant, valuable, unique, and useful.
And for that, you must take into account specific essential requirements. For example, the information is verified and contrasted to be able to consider it of value.
Also, if you want to stand out from the competition, you must add value to your content.
He thinks that quality is more important than quantity. If the client sees a lot of letters empty of meaning, he will surely end up abandoning the reading.
However, if users find what they see useful and interesting, you will have a better chance of them sharing your content and becoming evangelists of your brand.
For this, you can have a Content SEO strategy to create content of value and interest for customers or even make a content Hub with which to offer different content of value to users, for example.
Therefore, quality content is essential to improve the SEO of your food and dietary supplements website.
Internal links on a website are all those internal pages that are linked to each other and that have something in common.
Internal links are useful for users to visit other sections of your website and spend more time browsing. Therefore, Google will value the content of your company’s website more positively.
But as we have told you, you can also use them to recommend related products and cross-sell.
You can also create a Blog to offer valuable content to your users and link products that are recommended or mentioned.
It is important that the links have a URL that is as short as possible.
Ideally, the size of the URL is between 3 and 40 characters in length, and it contains your keyword.
In addition to SEO On Page, it is important to work on SEO Off Page, that is, outside your web page.
Keep in mind that using external links or Backlinks is key to improving the SEO positioning of your website. Mainly because external links give you visibility and improve the authority of your company’s website.
And How Can You Get Backlinks To Your Website?
For example, you can get external links on social networks, in the media and the press, in forums and blogs, and you can even make a Guest Post.
The important thing about external links is not the quantity but the quality. It is better to have few links of quality than many links which are outside the brand.
Only in this way, the page of your company will be better valued, and you will better position organically in search engines.
For this reason, it is so important that you have a good SEO On and Off Page strategy with which to increase the visibility of your brand, direct visits from potential customers to your website, and attract potential customers.
The Adaptability Of The Web
A few years ago, users only browsed through their computers. However, today, users visit a website from a Smartphone, a Tablet, or a television.
Therefore, it is essential that your website is Responsive, that is, that it is capable of adapting to any device. Having an adaptable web page helps to improve the user experience (UX) and the principles of web usability.
So, if your food supplements store still needs to get a mobile-first design, you should start doing it now!
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There are a lot things to take into consideration when you are ready to build your own custom PC. I personally find the best strategy is to start with PC features you need and want. Then, starting with your motherboard, build your system around those features. GIGABYTE makes this especially easy as their naming scheme can tell you right off the bat, what you should expect from their motherboard offerings. Today we will look at a motherboard that sits on the line between the high end and regular performance in the AMD platform: The GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3.
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Good Morning friends
The other day I made a stream on my TWITCH channel where I drew the characters you told me about. We also played a little game of guess which character I was drawing.
I attach the final result where you can see : Levi, Tsuneo + Ricardo Milos, Raphtalia, Aqua, Saber, Link, Irelia, Akali, Poppy, Rem and Neeko.
I recommend you all to follow my streams on Twitch where you can see me drawing wallpapers and other stuff, playing League of Legends and other popular games.
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After being shifted to government general hospital, Jagan’s fast is foiled and there is no fast going on . This is officially. The doctors said Jagan was taking oral fluids. It has clearly indicated that he had no plan to the continue his fast in Hospital as KCR did when he was shifted to NIMS in December 2009. KCR who was on fast a couple of day ago was shifted to Khammam headquarters hospital. Later he waas shifted to NIMS, Hyderabad, he developed some lung infection. Police foiled his indefinite fast on fifth day, December 4, 2009. After an examination in emergency ward, Rao was shifted to millennium block where he continued his fast at NIIMS which shook the whole of Telangana.
Given the doctors version that Jagan is cooperating to doctors and was also being given oral fluids, it appears Jagan is in no mood to continue his fast from hospital bed. Barring a few dharnas in Kadapa and Anantapur, hell did not break loose on Tuesday morning against the prolice intervention in the Jagan’s fast as if everybody knew the outcome on the day-seven. There has bee no statement even from the party on the status of the fast. A statement simply said police foiled YSR Congress party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s fast early on Tuesday. ” The leader of opposition was on indefinite fast for six days demanding special category status to Andhra Pradesh. As his condition deteriorated, police swooped on the hunger strike camp in Guntur around 4 a.m. He was taken to a government hospital in an ambulance and was admitted to the intensive care unit. Doctors administered him fluids intravenously. Smt YS Vijayamma, Smt Sharmila, Smt YS Bharathi and other family members and senior party leaders rushed to the hospital,” was the statement from the party office at 2 pm.
How Police foiled the fast
Guntur Police in wee hours of Tuesday foiled the indefinite fast bein undertaken by the Opposition leader in Andhra Pradesh Assembly YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and shifted him to the trauma care centre at the Government General Hospital. Police took the decision to shift him to the hospital as the fast entered the seventh day accompanied by deteriorating health condition.
A police team led by Additional Superintendent of Police J Bhaskara Rao reached the venue at about 4 a.m. and swiftly moved Jagan from the fasting camp in Nallapadu road, Guntur. Jagan who was deep sleep at the time woke up following the commotion generate by the arrival of the police on the scene. Supporter of Jagan and party workers staying at the camp raised slogans and tried to resist the move.
Jagan has been on an indefinite fast for the last six days demanding special category state status for Andhra Pradesh. Jagan’s wife Bharathi, his sister Sharmila and mother Y.S. Vijayamma accompanied Jagan to the hospital.
Later, GGH Superintendent Dr Raju Naidu said that Jagan’s health was showing signs of improvement after he was administered fluids. Medical reports on Tuesday suggested that the ketone had reached an abnormal level, which could have led to renal failure. Doctors said he was kept in observaion and needs medical care for 24 hours. ” Jagan’s body is responding to the treatment. He is also cooperating to the doctors. He is taking fluids orally as. Ketone bodies, Blood Sugars, Uric acid tests have been tested. Except Uric acid is everything is normal.The results have been given to Vijayamma,” Dr Raju said.
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The first look poster of Kamal Haasan's upcoming film Vikram has been released. The poster features Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi, who play lead roles in the film.
Sharing the first look poster, Kamal wrote, “Only valour should wear the crown" I dare again to render before you the best of our talents. Like before, grant us victory!! Vikram ….விக்ரம் #Arambichitom @RKFI @Dir_Lokesh @VijaySethuOffl #FahadFaasil @anirudhofficial."
Sharing the first-look poster, the Master director wrote, " Yuththaththaal Adho Adho Vidiyudhu. Saththaththaal Araajagam Azhiyudhu. Raththaththaal Adho Thalai Uruludhu. Sorkkangkal Idho Idho Theriyudhu. Thudikkidhu Pujam!.Jeyippadhu Nijam! (sic)."
Vikram is produced by Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International. Anirudh Ravichandar will score tunes for this biggie. Haasan is currently awaiting the release of Indian 2, which has been directed by S Shankar. The movie also features Siddharth, Kajal Aggarwal and Rakul Preet Singh.
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Tester: Keep Montanas public lands public
Senator holds Missoula roundtable to discuss economic impact of state’s public lands
(MISSOULA, Mont.) – Senator Jon Tester today held a Missoula roundtable to talk about the importance of Montana’s public lands on the state’s economy and outdoor recreation industry.
Tester brought together sportsmen, wildlife advocates and the business community to address recent efforts to turn all of Montana’s federal public land over to the state to manage. Montana has nearly 30 million acres of federal land which is estimated to cost $200 million to manage annually.
“Montanans pride ourselves on access to our most treasured places – it defines our way of life,” Tester said. “Make no mistake, Montanans manage our lands better than anyone, but our taxpayers simply cannot afford the cost of managing that many more acres in addition to what the state already manages.”
Tester was joined today by:
- Smoke Elser – Outfitter
- Dori Gilels – Mamalode
- Casey Hackathorn – Hellgate Hunters & Anglers
- Hayley Newman – National Wildlife Federation
“From the elk I ate for lunch to the bike ride I took last night, public lands have played an integral role in my life,” Hayley Newman said. “Top-down land management plans don’t take our forests’ need into account.”
Tester, an advocate for strengthening public land access, recently wrote an op-ed with Governor Steve Bullock stating their position that turning over all federal public land to the state for management would eventually lead to privatization and restricted access for hunters and anglers.
Tester is also pushing a bipartisan bill to streamline permitting for renewable energy projects on public land.
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Chicago property tax relief approved for spouses of fallen emergency workers
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Ken Block seeks investigation of Warwick officials over alleged retaliation
The Providence Journal
The complaint asks Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha to determine if either the city's fire marshal or the tax assessor abused their powers.
It's not 2020 but there is still an election coming up
Port Lavaca Wave
3: This proposition would allow the legislature to temporarily exempt from ad valorem taxation portions of certain property located in a disaster area as ...
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Snapcash from Snapchat
Snapchat, the app that lets you send “disposable” photos to friends, has launched a new feature called Snapcash. Snapcash allows users to send money to other Snapchat users using a debit card.
Snapchat has teamed with Square to offer their existing payments service to Snapchat users. Snapcash users can send friends money using their debit card. For those worried about the Snapchat’s history with security issues, remember that Square will be the service that is handling all the transactions.
If you are into advertising videos, here is one for you:
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Click on the videos below to understand more about our mission and take a little tour of the shop with the owner Suzanne!
This is a little tour of our shop! We hope you stop by the shop in person and tour the historic town of Wickford, Rhode Island.
This video was filmed at our old shop, but we still stand by what we preach! the-sew-op was created as a space for people to learn how to sew. We have moved to a larger location and are able to share the love of sewing with so many more! Sign up for a class or workshop today and come sew with us!
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SC Villa’s attacking midfielder Geoffrey ‘Goffin’ Oyirwoth has moved to the United States.
The Midfielder has gone to further his studies at Bethel University in Minnesota where he will also continue his playing career.
Goffin told The-SportsNation that he was connected to the team by “a friend of mine.”
He joined SC Villa in 2020 and has been a regular at the Record League winners in the past seasons despite failing to command a starting place.
He moved to SC Villa from then FUFA Big League side Katwe United.
Goffin who studies at Buddi SS, started his football career at Super Heroes United Academy.
He joined Express in 2019, signing a three-year contract, before leaving due to limited playing time under coach George Ssimwogerere.
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Interim Bureau Chief of the CCG Matsuri Washu has gone conveniently missing, and the power vacuum has allowed the devious Nimura Furuta to take control. His erratic behavior concerns some of the investigators, but the special show he puts on for the rank-and-file CCG employees gains him their support, especially when he unveils the final act—the public execution of the traitor Haise Sasaki!
Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 11
In the world of Tokyo Ghoul, sometimes the only way to fight monsters is to become one…
The Commission of Counter Ghoul is the only organization fighting the Ghoul menace, and they will use every tool at their disposal to protect humanity from its ultimate predator. Their newest weapon in this hidden war is an experimental procedure that implants human investigators with a Ghoul’s Kagune, giving them Ghoul powers and abilities. But both the procedure and the newly formed Qs Squad are untested. Will they become heroes…or monsters?!
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The Barn Bridal and Formal offers a large selection of bridal gowns, from traditional ball gowns and vintage lace dresses to contemporary mermaid and fit-n-flare gowns. We offer a range of sizes from 2 to 30W, and many of our designers now offer custom changes including length to avoid costly alteration charges. Most styles are available in white and ivory; selected styles are available in other colors such as blush or champagne.
For special orders, 50% down is required, and please allow an average of 6–9 months or more for delivery. Delivery times will vary with the season, number of custom changes, and designer. As always, all in stock items are available for purchase.
Bridal and bridesmaid appointments recommended. Walk-ins will be accommodated as staff become available; wait times may vary. Schedule an appointment online or call us at (304) 229-3388. Please note that our website is showcasing full collections and not all dresses are available in store. You will also find unique gowns in our store which are not advertised on our website which offer an exclusive look that is second to none.
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Here at The Bayside Bed and Breakfast, we love to cook - anytime of day!
Breakfast is part of our name & all of our guests enjoy a hearty breakfast in the morning. Did you know that we also serve evening meals ?
When people come to visit Newfoundland, they expect certain things. Certain foods, like crab, cod, mussels, moose...the local stuff and we are pleased to offer that.
Mind you, it helps that Port de Grave harbour is just up the road. The guests that do take advantage of the supper option are never disappointed. The moose pies and burgers are home made with moose that Basil was able to nab himself. The crab is caught by our local fishermen and the sweetest that you'll find anywhere around. Basil even manages to catch a few of the cod himself. He prepares a light batter for the cod. And for some who want something a little lighter, we have a baked cod with a tasty Panko coating. This year we've added Fish Tacos to the menu. Yum!
But the one thing that they all have in common is - all of our evening meals feature various spices that we obtain from a local business, called Newfoundland Seasonings.
Their slogan is " Bold, yet friendly, like a Newfoundlander". The spices are all natural, and they use the highest quality of local and imported spices. We discovered them the first year we moved here at the local Bay Roberts' Songs, Stages and Seafood Festival and have used them ever since. So many of our guests have tried to coerce Basil into giving out his secret recipes but the only thing he'll admit to is that Newfoundland Seasonings are an important part of the blend.
We've even started selling small packets to our guests. They make a great gift to take back home. They're small and light and you don't have to remember a t-shirt size! We carry the Moose Spice, Cod Spice, Steak and Burger and a unique blend called a Taste of 'Ome. If you see them in your travels, pick up a package. Or better yet, stop by and pick up a package or two from us!
You can see all of their products on their site, Newfoundland Seasonings
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TORONTO – Scientists in Toronto have made a startling discovery this week: local man Josh Clybourne is able to justify at length why he invested in NFTs, but seems physically incapable of defining what an NFT is.
“NFTs are like any other high risk, high reward investment, except that the NFT market is more efficient so there’s more profit. You don’t have to ship stuff or rely on some middle man,” said Josh Clybourne to the press gathering at his Cityplace condo. When asked to define ‘NFT,’ Mr. Clyborne quickly excused himself to the bathroom.
“The F stands for fungus, I’m pretty sure!” he added from the toilet. “Also I’m going to be in here a while, so you can all go.”
According to friends, Mr. Clybourne has been interested in innovative investment opportunities about which he can’t string two words together ever since he discovered stock markets and also that his dad is rich. The 24-year-old, who recently dropped out of his post-secondary program in Financial Economics to spend more time watching YouTube videos, comes from a long line of investment enthusiasts: his dad never shuts up about Game Theory and his grandfather lost the family fortune in the Great Depression before making it back in a pyramid scheme.
“You can do all sorts of cool stuff with your NFT!” he exclaimed, showing his trivia team a terrible jpeg of a monkey eating corn on the cob. “Like, I own this art now, I could put it on a T-shirt or let a movie use it-” he continued, before being interrupted by a friend explaining that he’s describing copyright actually. “Ok well, this monkey is still more valuable than the other monkeys,” Mr. Clybourne mumbled, gently stroking his cell phone screen.
A few colleagues later interrupted Mr. Clybourne’s explanation that “an NFT is like an onion, it has layers” to ask him about the huge amount of energy his investment uses. “They’re digital, how could they use energy? That’d be like if my WiFi could drive up my hydro bill!” His colleagues then spent the next 30 minutes explaining both proof-of-work and how Internet routers do use electricity.
When asked for comment, head Finance Goonery researcher Dr. Marian Nierling stated, “I am hoping the buzz around NFTs dies down. They’re so bad for the environment, because… ok, I think it’s definitely something about carbon emissions.”
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The perfect size chiminea fireplace, designed as an entertaining centerpiece. The Prairie Fire Chiminea handles 14"+ fire logs and has a large mouth opening
for full view of the fire. Hinged safety door provides easy access for adding wood and roasting marshmallows. Efficient drafting design ensures the cleanest burning fire to get the most from your firewood. Safe for use on a deck or patio. Grilling grate included for outdoor wood cooking. The excellent quality of Cast Aluminum construction
requires very little maintenance and comes with a Lifetime Warranty
Solid Cast Aluminum body means you never have to worry about rust. High temperature paint holds up better than powder coating and paint can be re-applied when needed to keep it looking new. Regular ash removal as needed will ensure a lifetime of use. Carbon steel assembly parts and solid cast iron burning/grilling grates will not let you down. Let's face it. Most products people buy today don't last. The reason is manufacturers want to sell their products, but they also want to sell them over and over again to the same people. We don't agree with that idea. To back that up we offer a lifetime warranty, with great warranty support if the unexpected happens. We have made cast chimineas for over 25 years and most of those chimineas are still being used today. There are very few, if any, other companies that can say that.
Since 1997, The Blue Rooster mission has been to design/manufacture industry leading chimineas for people to enjoy their time together outdoors. Our commitment to customer service has earned us your trust and respect, as has our guarantee, which assures that we stand behind everything we sell. A Blue Rooster Chiminea is the best made, cleanest burning, longest lasting chiminea fireplace available on the market. Long after other chimineas have burned out, a Blue Rooster Chiminea keeps the fire going.
The gas conversion with deluxe 7 piece set of ceramic logs provides the enjoyment of an outdoor fireplace, with the convenience of gas operation. The deluxe ceramic fire logs glow when heated similar to an actual fire and can be positioned individually according to your personal preference. The Prairie chiminea w/gas can be converted to a wood burning fireplace by removing the gas components and converted back again by simple installation. Propane and Natural gas not recommended for outdoor cooking. We recommend contacting your local Gas Company for natural gas installations, propane installations can hook directly to propane tank or grill. Everything is included for use with either Propane or Natural Gas.
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When I was in ninth grade two of my classmates spread a vicious rumor about me. I thought these two girls were my friends but instead they spread a lie about me that almost destroyed my high school career. It was a stupid lie, one that just made people think I was a sneak and not to be trusted. So for the next two years I was friendly to kids in school, but I put up a wall. I didn't know who I could trust and I didn't want to be hurt again. I was embarrassed and ashamed, which seems silly now as I'm not the one who did any thing wrong. To this day I have no idea why they did this to me. At the time, they were my best friends in school. I can think of all sorts of reasons why, maybe because they both came from homes broken by divorce, they didn't get enough love, they were not the prettiest, they were struggling with their own sexuality - they are both gay. If it was simply because they were jealous of me, they needn't have been. Everyone has their secrets and everyone's life isn't as happy as it may appear to others, mine included. If it was simply to have some fun at my expense, a harmless prank in their minds, what friends do to one another for a laugh, they were sadly mistaken as what they did was not done in "friendship fun".
The day these girls made this lie, they changed my future. I was already struggling with shyness that at times was debilitating. I was at a new school and the only person I knew coming into the school was a former classmate who didn't want me there. Every time I saw this other girl, I had to endure awkward stares. So I had no other good friends other than these two girls who turned on me. For years afterwards I just wished I could be anybody but me. I did think about killing myself. Not just because of these two girls, but my home life wasn't as ideal as people might have thought. One day in my parents kitchen, I put a knife to my wrist, and stuck the tip in to my wrist. It was an impulsive action, I wanted to see how much it hurt. The sight of the blood shocked me into reality, and I realized I didn't want to do this, it hurt. I wish I could say I was thinking of all the people who would miss me. But I was only thinking of me and I was tired of living in constant fear. Fear that people didn't like me. Fear that my parents were disappointed in me. Fear that I wasn't smart enough or pretty enough. Fear that I hated myself.
I know now I was bullied. The torment I did to myself went on long after the bully's were done with their fun. I was able to endure because I ended up making some good friendships my senior year who helped me realize I was a good friend, a good person. These five girls have no idea how they pulled me through. When I graduated from high school, I ran away from the bullies and my home life, to college. I needed to get away from all the people that made me hate myself. I knew the person I hated really wasn't the real me.
Now, we are all connected on Facebook. The bully's, my friends, and me. Some people think the best revenge is to live a good life inspite of the people that brought you down. I don't see it that way. Part of me sees it as these two girls were young and immature, on one hand they had no idea the impact of their lie. The other part of me is just sad that this happened. I didn't have any revenge that I wanted to get back at them, so I would want to cause the bully's harm. Some people think the best revenge is to do well in spite of the bully's,the evil. Did I get revenge because I managed to get through this situation?
People say I'm a strong person, if by being strong means getting though traumatic events while maintaining a sense of sanity, then I guess I'd agree I'm a strong person. Am I stronger because of the bullying? Maybe. But did I need to be bullied in order to be strong? That's a sad thought that strength is equated with victimization. We should be strong regardless and not need trauma to make us stronger.
My point is this, if you are being bullied, you can get through this. You really can. And not just get through, but thrive. And ure going to survive because you have to. There is only one you, nobody can replace you. Even when you think you are the worse person and nobody would miss you, you are wrong. You would be missed. Life may seems crappy some days, but it really can be good. If you are being bullied tell an adult. If they won't do anything, tell another adult. And don't stop telling until you get the situation addressed. Bully's don't always know they are bully's, they can't change their behavior unless they know about it. So don't keep what's happening a secret. Tell. Tell. Tell.
By writing some words below, you are showing your support and letting everyone know they're not alone.
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‘Statement’ on Artsakh War by Armenia, Azerbaijan & Russia Should be Rejected
The leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement, calling it a “Statement,” on November 9, 2020 to stop the 45-day war in Artsakh and return to Azerbaijan the territories previously belonging to Armenians.
This shocking announcement was made by Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan creating distress and despair among Armenians worldwide. There are four reasons why Armenians reacted with such pessimism and grief:
1) After 45 days of constantly hearing from Armenian officials that “We are winning,” all of a sudden we are told that we have in fact suffered a devastating defeat. Even the number of our dead soldiers was underreported, according to the latest announcement of the Armenian Health Ministry. Regrettably, the final toll is expected to be in the thousands.
2) This was probably the greatest loss since the Armenian Genocide of 105 years ago. Armenians are demoralized and deceived by their own leaders. It shook the very essence of their souls. This was a humiliating capitulation. The descendants of the Armenian Genocide, who still carry in their genes the transgenerational trauma of that greatest tragedy, are deeply affected by this enormous defeat, exposing their long unhealed wounds.
3) The thousands of young Armenian soldiers killed in the battle have deeply saddened all Armenians. Many are wondering if their sacrifice was in vain.
4) Armenians lost a large portion of their historic territories along with their homes, churches, monuments and cemeteries. Just like the effects of the Genocide a century ago are still raw in today’s generation, this latest disaster will have a lasting effect on the psyche of all Armenians.
A huge controversy has been raging in Armenia and the Diaspora after the release of this problematic “Statement.” The Armenian people, who were united like one person throughout the war, all of a sudden have been divided and at each other’s throats. There have been many ugly incidents in Yerevan which will hopefully not spill into the Diaspora. No Armenian should commit an act of violence against any other Armenian or destroy any property. Even though we have a very serious problem, attacking each other will not solve anything. At the same time, those who are engaged in peaceful protests in Yerevan should be allowed to do so without any harassment by the government. People’s right to free speech should be respected especially by a leader who came to power touting democratic rights and values.
The next controversy is identifying those responsible for this debacle. Here again we have two opposing camps. Prime Minister Pashinyan and his supporters acknowledge that he had no choice but to sign the tripartite “Statement” in order to avoid the loss of more territories to Azerbaijan and save thousands of Armenian soldiers who may have been captured or killed. Those supporting this point of view have blamed the previous presidents for enriching themselves at the expense of the nation and not strengthening the military. Pashinyan said that if he had refused to sign the “Statement,” the consequence would have been much worse for the Armenian nation. Azerbaijan would have taken over the rest of Artsakh.
Those opposed to Pashinyan’s position state that the Prime Minister is merely dumping responsibility for the defeat on his predecessors. They point out that Pashinyan made the decision to sign the “Statement” unilaterally, consulting only with the President of Artsakh and the military leaders. Pashinyan did not inform the President of Armenia, the Foreign Minister who just resigned or the Armenian Parliament. They all found out about this ill-fated announcement from the media. This was not expected from a Prime Minister who came to power as a defender of democracy and transparency. Not even France and the United States, the two other mediating members of the Minsk Group, were consulted. Pashinyan also did not respect the promise he had made on August 17, 2018, in front of the 300,000 people at the Republic Square, announcing that he “will not sign secretly any paper on Artsakh.” He added that “if there is such a situation, I will come and stand here, present to you all the details, and you will decide if we are going to accept that option or not.” Pashinyan now claims that this “Statement” is merely a ceasefire, not an agreement on the Artsakh conflict. Obviously, the signed “Statement” is much more than a ceasefire. It is the return of the seven regions in addition to giving up a large portion of Artsakh. As a result, Pashinyan’s opponents seek his resignation.
In my view, there is a much simpler explanation. Ever since the 1994 ceasefire, Armenians in and out of Armenia were totally opposed to returning the liberated territories to Azerbaijan, as were the leaders of Armenia and Artsakh. The only exception was Pres. Levon Ter-Petrosyan who wanted to make territorial concessions to Azerbaijan, as a result of which he was forced out of office. The subsequent Presidents of Armenia knew well that the Armenian people would not accept any kind of territorial concessions regarding Artsakh. Ever since the 1994 ceasefire, there have been dozens of fruitless meetings between the foreign ministers and heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan, mediated by the Minsk Group of France, Russia and the United States. The Armenian position was that we will consider returning some of the territories around Artsakh, if Azerbaijan recognized Artsakh’s independence. Armenians wanted a package deal rather than a step-by-step solution. The reason was that should Armenians give up the surrounding territories first, Azerbaijan would then be in a position to take over Artsakh itself.
In the meantime, Armenians and the rest of the world repeatedly stated that there is no military solution to the Artsakh conflict which should be resolved through peaceful negotiations. However, Pres. Aliyev kept threatening to use military force to recover the lost territories. Using its huge oil income, Azerbaijan bought billions of dollars of sophisticated weapons from Israel, Russia and others. Armenia also bought some weapons, but did not have the resources to match Azerbaijan’s military buildup. Armenians did not take Aliyev’s threats seriously. Finally, Azerbaijan secured the support and participation of the powerful Turkish military and recruited several thousand Islamist terrorist mercenaries to fight on its side. The highly technological war with remote control drones and missiles devastated the Armenian military and conquered what Armenia and Artsakh was not willing to give up, despite the heroic efforts of the Armenian soldiers.
Therefore, rather than asking who is to blame for this fiasco, Armenians need to acknowledge that we paid the price for being unable to counter the powerful weapons of Azerbaijan and Turkey which has the second most powerful military in NATO. As Prime Minister Pashinyan acknowledged, if he had conceded some of the territories around Artsakh earlier, there would not have been this capitulation. However, if we had given up these areas without an agreement on the final status of Artsakh, Azerbaijan would have then attacked and captured Artsakh itself.
There are two basic facts that we must all admit:
1) The powerful side always wins in a war, no matter how just the weaker side’s cause is. Armenians did not use the last 26 years to turn Artsakh into an impenetrable fortress. They should have had a defense system to shield Artsakh from drone attacks.
2) When you are weak and rely on others to save you, you would be disappointed and defeated. Armenians kept saying that we were left alone. This is not surprising. All countries make decisions based on their own national interests.
The “Statement” signed by Pashinyan is devastating. We need to find a way to minimize our losses. Besides losing the territories in and around Artsakh, we should not have agreed to provide a corridor through Armenia to Azerbaijan to connect with Nakhichevan. This would allow Turkey to cross Armenia by land and link with Azerbaijan and beyond to other Turkic republics. This is the realization of Turkey’s Pan-Turanian dream which we should not permit at all cost.
Finally, the text of the “Statement”, which is the equivalent of a treaty according to Armenia’s constitution, should be submitted to Armenia’s Constitutional Court and the Parliament for ratification. Otherwise, it would have no legal value. Armenia should also involve France and the United States, the other two Minsk Group of mediators, in the negotiation process to get a better deal.
Even though Pashinyan acknowledged that as Commander-in-Chief he is responsible for Armenia’s defeat, he refuses to resign. Therefore, a referendum should be held to see if the Armenian public approves or rejects the “Statement.” If they reject it, Pashinyan would have no choice but to resign. The elected new leader, hopefully not one from the discredited previous regimes, would then try to negotiate a revised agreement considering the one signed by the ousted Pashinyan to be null and void. This option, however, carries the risk of a fresh attack on Artsakh by Azerbaijan.
I hope Armenia’s new leaders will go through this traumatic experience with sound judgment and concentrate their energies on building a powerful military so they can counter any future attacks by Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Finally, this is the right time for Armenia to recognize Artsakh’s independence or its unification with Armenia, thereby introducing an unexpected new factor in the negotiations with Azerbaijan.
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The White House Should Answer 10 Key Questions on Artsakh
For many years, the Armenian-American community has been dissatisfied with United States policy on Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh).
Under the guise of neutrality, OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair James Warlick and his predecessors have put the blame on both sides of the conflict each time that Azerbaijan has opened fire on Armenia and Artsakh. Such an unfair approach has encouraged Pres. Aliyev to escalate his attacks.
To eliminate or at least minimize such bloody aggression, 85 members of Congress recently signed a joint letter urging the Obama Administration to implement the following three steps regarding the border between the two countries: 1) withdraw the snipers; 2) increase the number of international monitors; and 3) deploy gunfire locators. Not surprisingly, Azerbaijan has rejected all three proposals, while Armenia, Artsakh, and the Minsk Group of mediators (France, Russia, and United States) have accepted them.
Last week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce held a classified briefing with Amb. Warlick concerning the implementation of the proposals which he and Cong. Eliot Engel had initiated. Before the closed-door meeting, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) had circulated a set of 10 suggested questions for Amb. Warlick. While it not known if these questions were raised during the congressional briefing, the Obama Administration should be asked to respond publicly to the 10 questions so that everyone becomes aware of its position on the Artsakh conflict.
To ensure that an official answer is received, I suggest the posting of these questions on the White House website, under the “Petitions” section. The website states that the Obama Administration will issue a formal response in 60 days to any petition that gathers over 100,000 signatures within 30 days of its posting. Azeris have already taken advantage of this unique opportunity by posting on the White House website two anti-Armenian petitions which gathered 105,686 and 126,828 signatures respectively. As expected, the White House did issue a statement in response to the two Azeri petitions.
Below are the 10 ANCA questions which should be posted as a petition on the White House website:
1) What specific steps, if any, has the U.S. government taken to ensure the implementation of the Royce-Engel peace proposals, specifically with regard to an agreement on the non-deployment of snipers, the addition of observers, and the deployment of gunfire locator systems along the line of contact?
2) The State Department has been both very vocal and highly specific about what it believes the Armenian side must concede. Is the U.S. government willing to match this public diplomacy with equally high-profile and similarly concrete demands upon Azerbaijan?
3) What are the specific facts, legal arguments, and policy considerations that led our government to officially recognize Kosovo but not Nagorno Karabakh?
4) Does the Azerbaijani government’s record of domestic repression and corruption in any way impact how our government views Azerbaijan’s claim to extend its governance over Nagorno Karabakh?
5) Why has Azerbaijan’s well documented (and video-taped) destruction of the medieval Armenian Cemetery in Djulfa never been mentioned in either the State Department’s Human Rights or Religious Freedom reports?
6) What is the U.S. government’s current request, if any, regarding the re-incarceration of admitted and still unrepentant axe-murderer Ramil Safarov?
7) What is the U.S. policy concerning the Azerbaijani government’s travel restrictions related to U.S. citizens of Armenian heritage?
8) What is the U.S. policy regarding NATO member states, notably Turkey, making sales or transfers of advanced, offensive weaponry to Azerbaijan?
9) What specific restrictions exist regarding travel and communication between the citizens and officials of the United States and Nagorno Karabakh? What are the justifications for any such restrictions of these freedoms? What, if any, are the perceived benefits of such restrictions?
10) What interests do you believe have been served, if any, by official U.S. public restraint in challenging Azerbaijan’s high-profile anti-Armenian incitements, threats, and cross-border aggression?
I believe that a well-publicized petition can gather much more than 100,000 signatures within 30 days of its posting on the White House website, particularly if prominent individuals with a large number of followers endorse the petition.
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Nina Anatolyevna Kandalova
Published 12:58 pm Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Nina Anatolyevna Kandalova, 68, of Kill Devil Hills, died August 23, 2023 at home of natural causes. She was a native of Russia.
Her directives for cremation with a small private memorial to be held in the near future.
Gallop Funeral Services, Inc., gallopfuneralservices.com
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The Courageous Steps Project's founder Connor Archer announced on Tuesday that the walk-run now has 40 sponsors, with still over a month left to go until the actual fundraiser. "Usually the month before, is the busiest time of the fundraiser planning process" said Archer.
Archer has solidified silent auction supporters as well, with that to come this month, and into May.
Archer's next goal is to reach 50 sponsors. "There is still over a month left until the actual fundraiser, so I suspect seeing the sponsor list grow rapidly. This is after all now the biggest proceeds of the project's annual fundraiser".
Courageous Steps Project fundraiser held at Governor's - 8/9/16
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This product is guaranteed! No restocking fees.
This product requires ground shipping.
The Hardwood Wrench makes it easy for one person to install hardwood decking materials. All it takes is a simple swing of the Hardwood Wrench™ tool's handle and it will make even an extremely bowed board straight as an arrow. Exerts up to 1100lbs of bending force. The Hardwood Wrench is expandable and will work with single or double joists up to 3.5" wide, Also on every type of deck board, wood or composite and it's reversible so you can use this with either your left or right hand. This tool will speed up your deck installation time and save you days of tiring labor.
The Hardwood Wrench is used to hold deck boards straight while fasteners are being installed. It cam locks into place and applies much more bending power than other methods of straightening deck boards. The cam locks in place for true hands free “one man” operation. Capable of bending multiple boards simultaneously. High quality anodized aircraft grade aluminum with hardwood handle. Adjusts to various sized joist thicknesses. Easily reversible handle with NO EXTRA TOOLS NEEDED
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Envisioned and influenced by the picturesque landscapes of the French countryside, Leena Monga, the visionary behind Agnom Designs, has unveiled her most recent endeavor in Vasant Kunj, offering a serene and soothing refuge from the daily urban hustle and bustle. Drawing inspiration from the concept of biophilia, which taps into our inherent human longing to commune with nature, this home showcases a Biophilic French design. It is distinguished by a meticulous blend of organic components like lush foliage and timber, seamlessly interwoven with the elegance and refinement synonymous with French architectural styles.
Nestled within a sprawling 11,000 sq ft expanse in Vasant Kunj, Villa Verdure boasts four opulent bedrooms and expansive lounging areas. Immerse yourself in an ambiance of refined tranquility and supreme comfort, where the utilization of natural materials takes center stage in the design. The moment you step inside, you’re enveloped by an aura of grandeur and splendor. A bespoke chandelier with an impressive 8 ft diameter and a console resembling a chess piece, crafted from travertine and black Marquina marble blocks, immediately evoke a sense of opulence upon entering the foyer. Throughout the villa, natural elements like stone, wood, and textiles exude a welcoming warmth, creating an inviting haven for relaxation and unwinding. Thoughtfully positioned windows usher in abundant natural light and fresh air, while abundant greenery and foliage instill a profound connection with the natural world. The ample infusion of daylight seamlessly melds the indoor and outdoor spaces, while earthy tones such as green and brown are artfully employed to mimic the serene colors of nature.
A checkered flooring, marble table, and console, complemented by stylish chandeliers and a striking black and gold staircase railing, set the stage for the Biophilic French design theme. The living room, adorned with gold wall trims, exudes opulence. Divided into three distinct seating areas, each element is adorned with luxurious upholstery and metallic accents, elegantly lit by chandeliers and wall sconces. Indoor plants grace the space, infusing a touch of nature, fostering a serene atmosphere, and introducing natural textures to the room.
The informal lounge on the upper floor is imbued with a mysterious allure, boasting darker tones and a captivating ambiance. The master bedroom design incorporates the soft curves, ornate details, and intricate moldings characteristic of French design. It seamlessly merges natural and organic elements with refined elegance, presenting a canvas of soothing greys with subtle silver accents, all in a tastefully minimalistic arrangement.
In the son’s bedroom, vibrant splashes of blue and yellow against a grey backdrop, along with a quirky personalized carpet, cushions, and charming decor pieces, elevate the space with a playful and personalized touch. The daughter’s room, adorned with a four-poster bed, a cozy play area, and soft furnishings, is bathed in natural light, harmoniously blending a variety of colors while maintaining an air of delicacy.The guest room, adorned in soothing beige and taupe tones, achieves balance and harmony with a subtle pop of rusty color provided by lounge chairs. Wall moldings, a consistent design feature throughout the house, continue their graceful presence in this room as well.
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Project Name : Villa Verdure
Location : Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Size: 11,000 square feet
Typology: Residential space,
Interior Design Firm : Agnom Designs
Photography Credit: Atul Pratpa Chauhan
Paints: Asian Paints
Lightning: Jainsons Emporio
Façade: Kviraaj India
Furniture: Nivasa and Quba
Furnishing: UDC and Floor and Furnishings
Styling: Elvy, Attico, Table, and Twist.
Rugs: Jaipur rugs
Beddings :Lush and Beyond
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John Carpenter and Stephen King, in theory it’s a match made in heaven. After all, Stephen King has spent the last half-century writing terrifying tales, while Carpenter gave us some of the best horror movies ever made.
Yet their one collaboration will probably never end up on anyone’s list of the best John Carpenter movies and is often overlooked when discussing the great adaptations of King’s work. We’re talking, of course, about Christine, one of King’s creepier tales, which Carpenter adapted for the silver screen back in 1983.
Part coming-of-age story, part ghost movie, Christine tells the story of Arnie Cunningham a young man who becomes enamored with a classic red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine. When Arnie’s personality starts to change, though, his friends come to believe he’s being possessed by the car.
While the film received pretty solid reviews at the time and earned double its reported $10 million budget, Christine’s never really caught the public attention like Shawshank Redemption or The Shining have (Editor: is it fair to compare it to two of the best movies ever?) Indeed, King once admitted it was one of only two adaptations of his work that bored him
“I may just be the most adapted novelist in modern times… and I don’t say that with pride so much as with a kind of stunned bemusement,” he told Salon while promoting the 2003 adaptation of Dreamcatcher. “Several honorable adaptations have come from this thirty-year spew of celluloid… and the best of those have had few of the elements I’m best known for science fiction, fantasy, the supernatural, and pure gross-out moments… The books that do have those elements have, by and large, become films that are either forgettable or outright embarrassing.”
“I’m thinking chiefly of Christine and Stanley Kubrick’s take on The Shining — should have been good, but just… well, they just aren’t,” he continued. “They’re actually sort of boring. Speaking for myself, I’d rather have bad than boring.”
Now of course, King’s hardly the best judge of what makes a good movie (We’ve seen Maximum Overdrive sir!), but he’s not the only one to talk down Christine. Carpenter himself has admitted he doesn’t really understand why it’s thought of so highly in cult circles.
“I know there’s some rumblings about its anniversary,” he told Total Film (via GamesRadar). My question is ‘why? Carpenter then goes on to admit he only took the film because he’d been fired off the King movie he wanted to make, Firestarter. When the Total Film team mentioned the upcoming reboot, his only words were, “Oh boy. Well, good luck to him. It will probably be better.”
If you’re a big fan of Christin, though, don’t worry, Carpenter doesn’t hate the film. During an interview with Consequences of Sound, he admitted, “I’m proud of [Christine]. I’m proud of the performances in it, and I’m proud of some of the sequences with the car. Sure, I like it. It’s not my best movie, but it’s not my worst movie.”
I mean, he’s not wrong. That’s where we come down on Christine. It’s a bit like 3.6 Roentgen. Not great, not terrible. (Shout out to the three Chernobyl fans who got that reference.) Anyway, if you like Carpenter’s work, then why not check out our list of the best science fiction movies that may or may not feature The Thing? We’ve also got a guide explaining the best way to watch the Halloween movies in order.
If you’re looking for something King does like, then we recommend reading about the From season 3 release date, or check out our list of the best movies or our guide to all the new movies coming in 2023.
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The Internet of Things and Its Potential Impact On Businesses and Consumers
What is the internet of things? What are some of the major impacts of IoT in business? Let's find out more about The Internet of Things and Its Potential Impact On Businesses and Consumers.
What is the internet of things?
Internet of Things is a growing trend that will impact the way businesses operate in the future. One of the major challenges that businesses will face is adapting to the increasing demand for data and information. In addition, it is important to understand how IoT devices can be collecting data and what implications this has for business.
TheInternetofthings is already making an impact on the way businesses operate and this will increase rapidly as more and more everyday objects and devices become internet enabled. However, there are a few challenges that businesses should be aware of in order to keep up with the trend. One of the biggest challenges is ensuring that your data is secure, as devices that are connected to the internet can be used to collected data that could be used to harm or steal your business information. Another issue that businesses should consider is adapting their business processes to take advantage of the powerful tools offered by IoT. For example, you might need to change how you process payments in order to make use of payments from IoT devices. Additionally, if your business does not have a lot of experience with IoT, you might need to find a partner who does and help them create an ecosystem for the technology. Finally, it is important for businesses to remember that changes in technology always affect businesses differently.
What are some of the major impacts of IoT in business?
Internet of things has created a number of changes in the marketing landscape, such as the ability for businesses to make smarter moves on their digital marketing campaigns which leads to higher percentage of click through. With higher click through means more percentage of people sharing about the product of services and a consequent increase in ROI.
- 1. Increased ROI from increased click through rate- This is mainly due to large-scale adoption of IoT by businesses. When businesses adopt the same strategies for their digital marketing that have worked well for them in the past, they can increase their return on investment (ROI) by applying them to the IoT space as well.
- 2. Increased engagement with customers- As people become more familiar with and comfortable using IoT devices, they are more likely to express an interest in products or services on the internet. This increased engagement will lead to increased conversions and loyalty among customers, resulting in increased income.
- 3. Improved customer experience- As businesses tap into the potential of IoT technology, they must consider how they can improve their customer experience in order to keep them happy and engaged. By incorporating IoT devices into their business, they can achieve a more positive customer experience that leads to higher conversion rates and better ROIs.
What is the IoT and what will it do to your business?
Internet of things is a growing trend where devices (including smart devices, appliances and cars) are interconnected and can communicate with each other. This means that you can now have shorter commute times for yourself and your employees.
As more and more devices in your environment become interconnected, it is likely that your management tools will also be interconnected. This means that if you're an organization that specializes in managing people, productivity may decrease if you have to manage people's devices too. In addition, there will be a greater demand for training on how to be effective with these new IoT tools.
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What is the potential impact of the IoT on business?
Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing trend that is bringing new opportunities and challenges to businesses. By connecting devices and appliances, businesses can increase efficiency and control many aspects of their lives, such as sales and marketing. The technology has the potential to impact numerous industries, including healthcare, manufacturers, waste management, transportation, and retail.
One of the key applications of IoT technology is to improve business processes. By tracking devices in the network, businesses can identify and fix faults before they cause downtime. Additionally, byicking up information from devices, businesses can increase efficiency and reduce costs.
IoT technology is being adopted by a large number of industries, including automotive, logistics, retail and industry automation. For these industries, IoT has the potential to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Additionally, because IoT is widely adopted, there is an opportunity for businesses to partner with leading edge companies to build a combined ecosystem of devices and software that works together for alloted tasks.
What does the IoT mean for businesses and customers?
IoT refers to the interconnectedness of digital devices and access to fast broadband, which provides a way for businesses to connect with their environment and customers. By using IoT technology, businesses can create or divert waste from the environment, improve safety and productivity in their workplace, and optimize their marketing efforts.
The IoT has the potential to improve efficiency, security, and performance in the business world by bringing together Connected Devices (CMs), Grids, and Widgets. The IoT threatens to change everything from home security to manufacturing and logistics.
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Types of IoT
There are three types of IoT: Connection-Oriented IoT, Control Gateway IoT, and Automation Gateways.
Connection-Oriented IoT (COI) is a type of IoT that focuses on allowing devices to communicate with each other directly. This type of IoT is popularized by Google's Android OS. With COI, companies can create ecosystems that allow products from different manufacturers to talk to each other without the need for a middleman.
Control Gateway IoT (CG) is a type of IoT that allows businesses to manage connected devices in a centralized manner. CG offers an easier way for customers and employees to connect devices from different manufacturers and institutions.
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What is the main role of the internet of things in business?
Commercial significance of the Internet of Things (IoT) is a matter of debate. Some experts argue that the technology has the potential to have a transformative impact on industries such as retail, farming, transportation, and health care. Others view IoT as a potentially risky fad with little business value.
- 1. It allows companies to connect with physical objects and devices in order to automate the tasks that they do regularly.
- 2. IoT makes it possible to detect, track, and diagnose problems with physical devices.
- 3. It also makes it possible for businesses to share data between devices and improve efficiency by automating routine workflows.
- 4. By connecting devices more closely, businesses can create a self-service environment in which customers can access information and services from anywhere in the world.
- 5. By automating cleaning processes, businesses can reduce costs associated with manual labor or human work.
- 1. Logistics: The growing trend of using the Internet of Things to improve efficient logistics is going to have a big impact on businesses. For example, companies can use smart devices to track inventory and optimize order placement.
- 2. Data Storage: Theherent from theInternet of Things is the rise of data management tools that allow businesses to store and manage their data in more efficient way. For example, companies can use IoT sensors to measure temperature, light, sound and other parameters in order to track progress in manufacturing or sales.
- 3. Cybersecurity:Cybersecurity is one of the key concerns for businesses that are expecting significant implications from the Internet of Things. For example, attacks on small businesses that don't have strong security measures could lead to largescale damage or theft.
What is the future of business?
Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing trend that is quickly impacting the business world. Providing a completely interconnected global network of devices, the IoT creates opportunities for businesses to improve their productivity and efficiency by sharing data and devices. In addition, the IoT allows for new ways to connect with customers, increasing the overall customer experience.
What is the impact of the internet of things on businesses?
Internet of Things has a profound impact on businesses. It has made tracking supplies and inventory easy, making it possible for companies to engage in transactions without having to physically see or touch the items. Additionally, the internet of things has allowed businesses to connect with other businesses, as well as with customers. By doing this, businesses can save time and money in their business operations by leveraging the internet of things technology.
There are a number of ways the internet of things is impacting businesses. With the ability to track things like Giraffes on a digital dashboard, could increase efficiency and accuracy in stock control. Additionally, with the advent of customer feedback tools, could allow businesses to better monitor customer satisfaction and react quickly to potential issues. Overall, the internet of things is having a profound impact on businesses and it is likely that it will continue to do so in the coming years.
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What is the difference between the Internet of Things and traditional technology?
Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the interconnectedness of devices that can communicate with each other. This embraces everything from home appliances, to office machinery, to self-driving cars. While there are many different industries that have been impacted by IoT, businesses of all sizes are benefitting from the potential to connect vast amounts of devices together.
Now, many businesses are looking to embrace the potential of the IoT. This includes IT professionals, business owners, and entrepreneurs who want to start their own businesses. One of the earliest examples of a business leveraging the power of IoT was Walmart. In March 2017, Walmart announced that it had purchased Japan's Invitrogen for $4 billion in a move that partner with Invitrogen to create a company focused on advancing the technology for health care and food products. currently, there are over 125 companies that are incorporating the potential of IoT into their businesses. There are endless opportunities for businesses to capitalize on this technology as it becomes more common and accepted throughout society. The future looks bright for companies who embrace the potential of IoT!
What are the benefits of using internet of things in business?
Internet of things (IoT) has the potential to have a huge impact on businesses. IoT can help with increased efficiency and productivity, as well as improving relationships between businesses and their clients. By gathering data from various devices, businesses can better understand their customers and determine which products are most popular. Additionally, by connecting devices with each other, businesses can reduce communication overhead and improve overall efficiency. This increase in efficiency is sure to benefit professional businesses of all sizes.
Wealthy businessmen have always been interested in theInternet of Things because of several reasons. One reason is because it can change how businesses operate, making it easier for owners to take advantage of the numerous advantages that IoT offers. IoT can improve efficiency byOBtaining better information at a faster pace. Well-off businessmen also like to share their data with others in order to make decisions more efficiently, since this information can help businesses grow and expand more rapidly. Furthermore,IBut no one really knows how big the impact of IoT will be on business until it actually starts happening. At present, many startups and companies are working on various applications designed specifically for IoT, so that businesses of all sizes will benefit from its arrival.
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Social media use by businesses wikipedia.org
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Internet of things: potential risk of crime and how to prevent it www.gov.uk
The Impact of Technology on Business devry.edu
(PDF) The Effect of "Internet of Things" Technology in academia.edu
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NEW YORK CITY — Hospitals in Democrat-run states are resurrecting mask mandates despite ample evidence that the face-coverings cause far more harm than good.
At least five hospitals in New York, California and Massachusetts are once again insisting that healthy people restrict their breathing under the guise of “health and safety,” The Blaze reported on Wednesday.
Despite public health officials’ promises to the contrary, getting a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot won’t exempt anyone from the policy.
At New York’s Auburn Community Hospital everyone must mask up, “regardless of your immunization status,” reminding visitors or staff: “It must be worn at all times and must cover your nose and mouth.”
“Please know that these changes are not made lightly and we know that a return to masking may be upsetting for some of our caregivers,” UMass Memorial Hospital said in a memo.
In California, Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center pointed to a spike in “positive cases” as justification for the unpopular policy. The hospital also recommended getting the latest booster shot “when it becomes available in the fall so we can protect against severe illness.”
STUDIES: MASKING IS HARMFUL
The implausible approach to mitigating the spread of COVID-19 has long been pilloried by many conservatives and free-thinking moderates alike. More recently, however, studies have demonstrated that wearing masks brings a number of harmful effects.
A peer-reviewed study published in May highlighted the dangers of total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in KF94 masks, which is the standard used in Korea similar to the N95 used in the United States.
KF94 and N95 masks are made from the thermoplastics polypropylene and polyurethane nylon. The study found that using a mask of this type exposes the wearer to up to eight times the safe limit of TVOCs. This poses a risk of health hazards – even including the development of cancers.
Volatile organic compounds from the manufacturing process can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat, cause difficulty breathing and nausea, damage the central nervous system and organs like the liver – and in some cases, cause cancer, according to the American Lung Association.
In June, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that habitual mask wearing contributes to severe health outcomes, including cardiovascular diseases and increased mortality.
The researchers demonstrated that “wearing the N95 mask for 14 hours significantly affected the physiological, biochemical, and perception parameters.”
“The effect was primarily initiated by increased respiratory resistance and subsequent decreased blood oxygen and pH, which contributed to sympathoadrenal system activation and epinephrine as well as norepinephrine secretion elevation,” the authors wrote.
“Although healthy individuals can compensate for this cardiopulmonary overload, other populations, such as elderly individuals, children, and those with cardiopulmonary diseases, may experience compromised compensation. Chronic cardiopulmonary stress may also increase cardiovascular diseases and overall mortality.”
In February, a scientific review conducted by a dozen researchers from esteemed universities around the world indicated that widespread masking likely made little difference in reducing the transmission of COVID-19.
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About this Piece
The seed of Bohuslav Martinu’s tumultuous life can be traced back to the unusual settings of his birth and childhood. The Bohemian composer was born at the top of the church tower of the small market town of Polic?ka, where his father doubled as fire lookout and church-bell ringer. The isolation experienced in the tower contributed to Martinu’s elusive character, his mercurial and unmethodical tendencies, and his predisposition for depression. The ample horizons he could admire from the height of his first residence indelibly colored his musical language, characterized by syncopated, sprung rhythms and the superimposition of closely spaced harmonies that seem born of a desire to fill vast spaces.
Expelled from the Prague Conservatory in 1910 for “incorrigible negligence,” Martinu’s went on to a life of travels, short-held teaching posts, and extramarital love affairs. As a second violinist with the Czech Philharmonic he traveled Europe, eventually settling in Paris, where he studied composition with Roussel. In the French capital he heard jazz and the music of Stravinsky and Les Six. He composed copiously and frantically, covering all genres of the classical repertoire and showing interest in Baroque forms, as well as in the folk music and culture of his native Czechoslovakia.
A brief sojourn in Switzerland and one year spent assisting artists to escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia preceded Martinu’s 1940 flight to the United States. Life in New York proved unsuited for the European-minded composer. Martinu entered a period of deep depression, aggravated by a bad fall he incurred while teaching at Tanglewood. Nevertheless, in 1948 he accepted teaching posts at Princeton and the Mannes School of Music.
It is during this time that, in just a few weeks, he composed the Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor (1950). Martinu’s interest in a variety of compositional methods and traditions earned him a reputation for eclecticism. In fact, Martinu never associated with any particular school, finding his own voice in the synthesis of the most diverse influences. Though the Piano Trio No. 2 radiates the shining energy that characterizes most of Martinu’s music, an underlying heaviness colors this lively piece. The thickness of the string writing in the first movement, Allegro, is reminiscent of Schumann’s chamber music, while the motivic development references Beethoven. The Andante opens with a modernist rendering of a folk chromatic line, complicated by the piano’s initial refusal to follow the strings’ melodic drive. Noteworthy is the bell-like piano mini-chorale towards the center of this movement. The final Allegro is a fantastic ride, a tour-de-force dialog between the piano and the strings, brilliant in energy and dynamics, yet unwilling to mask completely the underlying anxiety that pervades the whole piece.
Martinu left the United States in 1953 to return to Europe, first settling in Paris, then in Nice. In 1955 he again tried a life in New York, but, depressed, accepted a teaching post in Rome and one year later moved to Switzerland, where he died of stomach cancer in 1959.
Barbara Moroncini has a Ph.D in Musicology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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We all know that Android Studio is a powerful software tool designed to design applications and games and work on websites. In this blog article, we will cover whether or not 16GB of RAM is enough for the software to run smoothly.
What is Android Studio?
Android Studio is a powerful development environment for Android apps. It includes a compiler, an IDE (interactive development environment), and tools for debugging and testing apps.
Some developers prefer to use more than 1GB of RAM in Android Studio to avoid performance issues. However, the GB of RAM requirement is not set in stone. In fact, some developers have been successful using as little as 512MB of RAM without any problems. So, it really depends on your specific project and setup.
Is 16GB ram enough for the Android studio?
Android Studio requires at least 4GB of RAM to run optimally. However, if you’re working with large projects or frequently working with multiple modules simultaneously, 8GB of RAM may be a better choice.
Even if you have enough RAM installed, Android Studio may still crash if your device has low memory levels. To prevent this, make sure that the OS and Android Studio are both up to date and use a memory cleaner like AppCache Clearance Monitor to free up unused space on your device.
How to get started with Android Studio
If you’re new to Android Studio, you’ll want to make sure that you have the right amount of RAM installed. Android Studio requires 1GB of RAM to work properly. If you don’t have enough RAM, Android Studio may start to suffer from memory issues and crashes.
To determine whether you need more RAM, open the Settings menu in Android Studio and click on the Environment tab. Under the “Android SDK” section, you’ll see a line that says “Required Memory.” This line tells you how much RAM Android Studio needs to run properly. If the number next to it is low, then you likely don’t have enough RAM installed and you’ll need to add more.
If you’re still having memory issues after adding more RAM, then your computer may not meet the minimum requirements for Android Studio. In that case, you’ll need to upgrade your hardware or install a different operating system on your computer.
The Benefits of Using Android Studio
Using Android Studio is a great way to develop Android apps. Here are some of the benefits:
Android Studio is fast and efficient. It runs on both Mac and Windows and has a user-friendly interface.
Android Studio provides integrated support for all the popular Android development tools and libraries. This makes it easy to work with different parts of the Android platform.
Android Studio provides excellent debugging capabilities. You can easily track down problems in your apps by viewing the logs and screenshots.
What is RAM?
RAM stands for Random Access Memory. RAM is the part of your computer that stores the information you need to work with quickly.
Android Studio relies on RAM to run smoothly. When you open a project, Android Studio downloads all the resources and codes needed to work on it. If your computer isn’t able to handle all this information at once, Android Studio may start to slow down or even crash.
The more RAM your computer has, Android Studio can use resources. So, if you’re just starting with Android development, go ahead and get a machine with at least 1 GB of RAM. As you become more experienced, you may want to invest in more RAM. But 1 GB is definitely enough for most people starting out with Android development.
How much RAM do I need?
If you are new to Android Studio or have not used it for a while, you may be wondering if you need more RAM. Android Studio is a software development environment (SDK) for creating Android applications. It includes an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), which allows you to code in a text editor and then run the code on your computer.
Android Studio requires at least 1GB of RAM to run properly. However, depending on your Android Studio version, you may need more or less RAM. For example, if you are using Android Studio 3.0 or later, you will need at least 2GB of RAM to run correctly. On the other hand, if you are using older versions of Android Studio, you may only need 1GB of RAM.
So, if you are new to Android Studio and are unsure if you need more RAM, the best thing to do is check the requirements for your version of Android Studio and see if you meet them.
How much RAM should I get?
When you first start Android Studio, it will ask you how much RAM you want to use. Based on your answer, Android Studio will estimate how much RAM you need and give you a dialog box that says, “Install the rest of the software needed.”
If you’re using an old version of Android Studio (or if you don’t want to install any other software). You can just click the “Install the rest of the software needed” button and Android Studio will take care of installing everything else for you.
However, if you want to use Android Studio with GB of RAM (or more), you’ll need to install some additional software.
Android Studio can use up to 8 GB of RAM, but unless you have a very powerful computer, I recommend getting at least 4 GB of RAM. That way, Android Studio can use all of your computer’s resources without having to wait for anything.
In this article, we have looked at how much GB of RAM is needed for Android Studio. We will also provide some tips on how to increase the amount of RAM that Android Studio can use. By following these tips, you should be able to build applications with ease and without any issues. So if you’re wondering whether or not your computer has enough RAM for Android Studio, read on!
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Snoring is rather a general problem that can happen to anyone, whether young or old, child or student, men or women. Any person can snore. According to an investigation it is estimated that 45% of men and 30% of women snore on a habitual basis. Snoring unlike all other noise is caused by the restricted flow of air in the nose or mouth during sleep. The snoring noise is created by the blustering movement of air through the confining air passages in the nose and throat.
In many cases the noise of snoring can be mild, but in other cases, it may be of high magnitude and disgusting. Snoring is also known by its slang name “Sawing logs”. The medical term for snoring is “Stertor”. Snoring is an indicator of a severe sleep disorder known as sleep apnea. Normally a person with sleep apnea will actually pause for a short while during breathing, around 30 to 300 times in night. With the passage of time snoring tends to deteriorate. Snoring might advance with person’s age. Frequent snoring is an inconvenience for the bed partner of the person who snores.
Generally, people who do not snore habitually snore will start snoring after a viral illness, drinking alcohol, taking medicines etc. People with the problem of snoring may feel exhausted all the day long. They might also wake up with severe headaches. Kids suffering from sleep apnea may be complaining of difficulty in concentrating, especially in school and at doing homework. Adults may feel drowsy and might find it hard to stay awake while driving or at work. The logic or reasons behind the habit of snoring may be various. These comprise of seasonal allergies, blocked nasal passages due to cold or sinus infection, enlarged or swollen tonsils, drinking alcohol, overweight, history of smoking etc.
Habitual snorers can be at danger of alarming health related problems.
The snorer may awake up occasionally at night, without being realized.
The level of oxygen in the blood gets subside, which will result in the pressurizing the heart to pump harder and faster and resulting in the blood pressure to rise.
Continued suffering from hinder sleep apnea will get in the way of higher risks of heart attack and stroke, enlargement of heart.
Consistent snoring is related to hypertension.
There is no insufficiency of ‘cures’ for snoring. There are round about 300 anti–snoring devices which have been invented. A sleep study in a laboratory may help in the determination of how intense is the problem of snoring and the resultant effect of it on snorers health. In most of the cases, self help is effective. For example
Overweight person need to lose weight
Refrain from the intake of alcohol, sleeping pills, tranquilizers during bed time
Let your partner sleep first
Sleep with your mouth closed to avoid snoring
Apart from self help there are many medical treatments like nasal strips, surgery, anti snore sprays, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Thus there is a way out of everything.
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Galaxiki, created in 2007, is a wiki based, editable online fictional galaxy consisting of millions of stars, planets, moons, pulsars, black holes and much more. Site members can edit solar systems, invent life forms and write their own science fiction stories. Community members have to make sure their stories are compatible with other user’s stories to create a consistent fictional universe.
It is also a social network. After joining, you can add friends, share your thoughts and your work, join groups, like things and attend events.
A non-profit project, Galaxiki relys on advertising and users willing to pay a small amount to get their own, personal solar system instead of community-editable systems.
Check it out at: www.galaxiki.org
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The term Digital Nomad was first used in 1997 and described people who worked remotely from any part of the world with a single requirement - uninterrupted Internet access. Throughout the years, this concept became more and more popular allowing millions of people around the world to find the right work-life balance, discover new cultures, and make friends.
The professional life of digital nomads is contained in laptops and to be successful, they often use different instruments to manage tasks, schedule meetings, track time, and share files. In this article, we discuss the future of remote work and tools that boost your productivity, concentration, and efficiency no matter where you are.
Remote work: statistics & trends
Working remotely is a dream coming true for many people. You don’t waste time on the commute and can save money on eating out. In 2023, 16% of companies globally are fully remote and over 50% allow their employees to work from home. Two out of three people say that they are more productive when at home and a chance to work remotely is one of the biggest reasons to stay with a company.
This means that within the next few years, more and more companies will switch to a part or a fully remote model. They will be able to cut costs and make the lives of their employees better. And people will travel the world discovering all of its beauties.
Productivity tools for any task
Even when working from a paradise island, you need to remain focused and productive. Fortunately, there are lots of tools and applications and we are happy to enumerate the best ones. Before we get started, let us remind you to clean up junk files regularly, as they occupy gigabytes of your storage space. Use them as described and within minutes get a fresh and spacious laptop for new projects and achievements.
Concentrating on work while travelling might be a challenging task. Many people work not from a cosy and calm office but from a co-working space, café, or even beach. For this reason, they often use applications that help to avoid distractions. Some of the most common features of focus apps are blocking certain websites, setting power sessions, silencing your phone, and switching concentration music on. Apart from standard focus apps like Serene and Freedom, there are tools like Forest where you need to plant a seed. The longer you focus on the task without distractions, the faster your tree grows.
While working from any place in the world gives you lots of freedom, there is still a need to communicate with other team members on a regular basis. Yes, you can stick to standard programs like Skype and Zoom but it is more efficient to choose all-in-one tools. There, managers can assign tasks and follow their progress. You can leave comments, communicate with coworkers, and get timely feedback. The best programs for team communication are Slack, MS Teams, and Trello. Remember about time zones and Internet quality. These two factors may significantly complicate team communication.
Project management is an essential part of any successful product or task. PM is a person who makes sure that everything goes as planned and is ready to solve even the most difficult tasks. But it is much harder to do if the team is located all over the world. Luckily, there are lots of effective PM tools in the modern market. For example, Asana, SmartTask, and EngageBay. There, project managers can create tasks, track progress, complete reports, and communicate them to stakeholders. They also have built-in chats for productive and timely discussions.
Working remotely, especially in different time zones, makes it quite difficult to gather the team in one place or to reach potential clients. To make sure that everyone remembers about the meeting and will be there on time, you need such programs as Calendly, Doodle, and StrawPoll Meetings. With their help, you can see the availability times of team members, organise one-to-one sessions, and set notifications. There are both free and paid versions, so you will surely find a program that suits your needs and budget.
Another useful type of productivity tool for remote work concern video calls between colleagues, partners, and clients. It is much faster to communicate problems and find solutions during a video session compared to emails and text messages. And the market of video call tools is more than broad: Google Meet, Zoom, Ring Central, and others. You can connect tens or even hundreds of participants, share screens, and encrypt data to brainstorm, communicate, and organize workshops for people from all parts of the world.
To-do lists apps
We often struggle with a large number of tasks and worry that might miss something. Not to let that happen, travellers use applications that help with tracking tasks and ensuring their timely completion. Such tools allow controlling the things you need to do and generate reports to see whether you are productive enough. Our all-time favourite apps for to-do lists are Todoist, MS To Do, and Any.do. All of them have mobile apps, so you can easily switch from laptops and smartphones to add tasks and mark those there were already completed.
Not depending on whether you work on your own or in a team, time-tracking tools are irreplaceable for productivity and efficiency. With such software as Apploye, TimeDoctor, and Kickidler users create timesheets, reports, and remote trackers. Some of the most common features include Pomodoro timers, project progress reports, GPS and Geofencing attendance, distraction alerts and much more. Subscriptions for time-tracking programs are affordable and always have corporate packages for larger teams.
Collaboration and sharing documents
It is easy to share documents when you are in the office. But for remote teams, this process sometimes becomes a challenge, especially if you are located in different time zones. Sending files and editing them can take a while. Fortunately, with the help of Google Docs and OneDrive, the process can go as smoothly as possible. You can create files, tables, and presentations on a virtual server and share them with other team members or clients. They, in turn, can edit files and leave comments if necessary. Just imagine how productive and effective you can be when several people are working on the same doc in a real-time!
The last type of tool that remote workers might need is screen-sharing programs. They are used to show others what is happening on your screen. These tools are utilised by software developers, designers, and lots of other remote teams. Apart from sharing your screen, such instruments as TeamViewer and AnyDesk allow editing, leaving comments, and recording screens. They also have solid encryption and data security, as well as remote printing and file transfers.
Working while travelling might first seem a challenging task but it surely pays off. Especially when you find the right tools to create lists and set notifications, share files, communicate with the team, and focus on the things that matter. We hope that the tools discussed in this article will make you more productive and effective.
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When it comes to budgeting and financing your home renovations, strategic planning is key to ensuring a successful and affordable project. Here are some additional insights to help you navigate the process effectively.
1: How Much Do You Need to Save?
Estimating the total cost of your home renovations is crucial to determine the amount you need to save or borrow. Consider factors such as materials, labour, permits, and any unexpected expenses that may arise. It’s recommended to add a buffer to your budget for unforeseen costs or changes in project scope.
Creating a detailed budget is essential to keep your renovation costs in check. Break down the project into individual components and allocate a specific budget for each. Prioritize essential elements while considering areas where you can potentially save money. Research the average materials and labour costs to ensure your budget is realistic and attainable.
3: Financing Options
If you don’t have sufficient savings to cover the entire renovation cost, exploring financing options can provide the necessary funds. Home improvement loans are specifically designed for renovation projects and offer competitive interest rates. Debt consolidation loans can be beneficial if you want to consolidate your renovation loan with your mortgage, potentially reducing overall interest rates. Research different lenders and compare their terms and interest rates to find the best fit for your financial situation.
4: Finding Affordable Prices
To keep your renovation expenses within budget, finding affordable prices for materials and services is important. Obtain quotes from multiple suppliers and contractors to compare prices. Consider using second-hand or recycled materials, which can be both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Embracing do-it-yourself (DIY) tasks, such as painting, tiling, or minor repairs, can also save on labour costs. However, be cautious and ensure you have the necessary skills and tools to complete these tasks effectively.
5: Cost-Effective Renovations
In addition to sticking to your budget, consider renovations that offer long-term value and return on investment. Focus on improvements that enhance the functionality and aesthetics of your home while increasing its market value. Examples include:
- Adding extensions or conversions to create additional living space.
- Upgrading energy-efficient appliances and insulation.
- Renovating kitchens and bathrooms, as these areas tend to attract potential buyers.
By adopting a strategic approach to budgeting and financing, you can successfully undertake your home renovations without straining your finances. Remember to research and plan each step of the process thoroughly, seek advice from professionals when needed, and make informed decisions. With proper budgeting, financing, and cost management, you can transform your home while ensuring a sound financial foundation.
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5 Simple Ways to Lower Your Stress
By Sandy Schroeder
We all face stress, but some stress can be positive. Think of getting a promotion, or planning your wedding. Very stressful events, but really great! Now think about retaining the good stress and simply sweeping all of the rest out of your life.
Try these changes to make it happen.
Spot and Delete Time Wasters
Most of us have guilty little habits that soak up too much time. Making weekends a repeat party zone can be fun. But it may become exhausting, leaving tasks undone, and creating repeat disasters come Monday. Cruising the internet during the day, and spending too much time texting friends, can impact your work. Try setting aside one or two short periods, and spend the rest of the time being productive. You may be amazed at how much more you get done.
Try Early Bedtimes and Early Rising
Achieving restful sleep can take a big bite out of stress. You may sleep better if you go to bed earlier and get up earlier. Gradually, you may feel more rested, and get a step ahead as you avoid the morning crunch. Now you have time to plan your day and eat a good breakfast. You may set a positive tone for the whole day.
Go Ahead and Make a List
When you get up earlier you will have time to make the list that covers all of the bases. There is nothing worse than flying out the door, trying to remember what you have forgotten. As you keep making lists, they will become more targeted, leaving you with more time and less stress.
Eat Healthy and Enjoy the Energy
Try a week that limits pizza, burgers, processed foods and products loaded with sugars. Fill the gap with fresh fruit and leafy greens, nuts, eggs, poultry, lean meats and low fat dairy, juices and heathy teas. You may drop a few pounds and still feel energetic at the end of the day. At the same time, drink lots of water, and limit the coffee, wine and beer. Start looking at healthy diets like the Mediterranean Diet and find your closest farmer’s market and fresh fish supplier. At the same time, check out sites like Epicurious.com for savory new recipes. As you eat better, your body will be much better prepared to handle daily stress.
Stop Controlling and Start Living
Worry is a favorite stress game. The more you focus on things that are out of your control the stronger they become. Focus on what you can control, and devote your energy to positive solutions.
As you try out these stress cutters, enjoy the results. Living better with less stress is hard to beat.
To learn more about your health and wellness, see your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic.
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Some of the most beautifully designed marketing communications flop because they missed one pivotal element: the call to action. After your audience digests your delicious marketing, they should instantly know what to do next.
A call to action – every piece of marketing needs one, otherwise you risk leaving your audience hanging.
4 golden rules to an effective call-to-action
1. Get to the point, buster
A call to action should be short and to the point. An effective call to action is between two to five words, no more, no less.
Case in point: “Call now”, “Download here” “Call now to book”
2. Evoke urgency, now!
Whatever your desired action, create a sense of urgency. If you let people think they have an unlimited time to make their purchasing decision, they’ll never reach a decision. Move them along their buying journey by using words with urgency.
Case in point: “Call now” “Book today”
3. Make it ** STAND OUT **
Your audience is busy. They don’t want to play hide and seek with the your call to action. Design your CTA so it’s not only visually appealing, but easy to see and act on.
Don’t confuse your audience by giving them too many instructions. Keep It Simple. Seriously. Think about the logical next step. For example if you’re marketing a course and you want people to book a place tell them to book with the link to their course. Don’t tell them to subscribe to your newsletter, like you on Facebook and book the course. Your message is lost in a sea of confusion.
IS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA DELIVERING RETURNS FOR YOUR BUSINESS? LEARN HOW TO MAKE SURE IT DOES.
See you next week
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The Library Bar
Library Bar offers a quintessential bar experience for those looking for a relaxed evening over a select malt whisky or a favorite chilled glass of wine with a colleague or friend.
This is the water hole for the chosen few who seek out the finest in life. Leather and dark-wood interiors combined with Victorian grace blends in seamlessly with the larger-than-life Indian opulence.
Sip on the choicest of rare malts and Armagnacs or on an innovative cocktail in the company of your close ones or simply lounge around raising a toast to the finer aspects of life.
Location: Lobby level, The Leela Palace Bengaluru, 23, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008
11:00 am and 11:30 pm
For table reservations, please call +91 (80) 3757 1345
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay says he would offer a job to a teenage dwarf who says he has been banned from a college cooking course – because he is a potential health and safety risk.
Louis Makepeace, 18, who stands at a just 3ft 10ins, says he is being discriminating against due to his size after being refused a place at Heart of Worcestershire College.
Michelin-starred TV chef Gordon Ramsay, 51 tweeted to his 6.8million followers: “Disgusting attitude, I’d offer him an Apprenticeship any day.”
Louis claims college bosses branded him a “safety risk” to the other 14 pupils and said he would cause a “disruption” if he got under their feet.
He was originally offered a conditional place for the Hospitality and Catering course on August 16 but said they have now backtracked because he is too small for the kitchen.
Mum Pauline, 56, says the course leader also told her there was no point him doing the course anyway as he would never be allowed to work in a commercial kitchen.
The Gino D’Acampo-mad teenager now fears his dream of becoming a chef is over after his “humiliating” ordeal.
Louis, of Worcester, who has achondroplasia, a form of short-limbed dwarfism, said: “It was really upsetting as I had my heart set on this course.
“We are supposed to have equality of opportunity yet I’m not allowed to do something I love doing.
“They are simply not prepared to make the necessary adjustments to accommodate me such as making the surfaces and hobs lower.
“We were prepared to be flexible and my mum said I could maybe do the cooking at home whilst the new equipment was installed but they kept saying no.
“They said I would be a health and safety risk and disruption to the other students and get in their way, which was really humiliating.
“It really has dented my confidence. How am I ever supposed to get the culinary skills that’s going to get me a job in a catering environment?
“I have always loved cooking Italian recipes since I was little, and keeping myself healthy and fit and I’m a huge fan of Gino D’Acampo.
“All the time I was at school I was always very confident, I had lots of friends and my disability was never an issue.
“But how am I supposed to get by if this is how I’m treated – I feel like I have been excluded from the real world.
“My confidence is shrinking and I feel that people stare and laugh at me. People just think I’m still a kid and will push in front of me in queues.
“I just want to be treated as a normal person without them laughing at me and go around and do quite normal stuff.”
Full-time mum-of-two Pauline said she is still pushing for a final answer from the college but has been told to find Louis another course.
She added: “He’s been really upset by this, he got the initial offer but now they are pulling the rug from under his feet.
“They won’t give me straight answer but when I asked the course leader whether he should find another course he told me it would ‘probably be a good idea’.
“He said it was pointless doing the course as he would never be allowed to work in a restaurant kitchen anyway even if he qualified. It was outrageous.
“He claimed that Louis would be a health and safety hazard in the kitchen to his other pupils so we couldn’t have him standing on a step of some sort.
“Apparently it would take seven weeks for contractors to come in to make adjustments such as a lower surface and lower hobs and they weren’t prepared to wait.
“It wouldn’t be so bad but there was a chap there several years ago who had the same condition as Louie and they adjusted the kitchens for him.
“I would have thought that would have had the same equipment there that he could use.
“I keep getting so irate because we were prepared to be flexible and do work from home video a video-link while the adjustments are made.
“But they just keep fobbing me off with excuses and say he should do another course instead.”
A spokeswoman for Heart of Worcestershire College said: “As the student’s place at the college is still under discussion, we do not wish to make a comment.”
By Ben Gelblum and Richard McAllister
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DUBAI // Look out, world, the Afghans are coming. Two matches in the World Cricket League in Sharjah, two wins.
Meaning four to go and then the have-nots from Afghanistan could be playing World Cup cricket against the most celebrated sides in the game.
"We are back in play now," Kabir Khan, the Afghan coach, said after Samiullah Shenwari and Mohammed Nabi orchestrated a five wicket win that takes Afghanistan up to third in the pursuit of one of two qualifying berths for 2015.
"We are up there with the top teams, now we have to look at what happens in other games."
The cricket world should definitely be ready for Afghanistan by now. Given everything this triumph narrative brings to the sport, the welcome mat should be down for them already.
While the result of this match was vital to the aspirations of these two teams, in many ways its importance was secondary on another day of celebration for cricket beyond the mainstream.
With free admission for a Friday fixture, there were approximately 7,000 people inside Sharjah Cricket Stadium at the game's peak.
If this is what cricket looks like because of the Afghan expatriate population in Sharjah, imagine what it would be like if the international game ever comes to pass in Jalalabad, or Khost, or Kabul.
Happily, though, you do not necessarily have to be there in person to enjoy the emergence of these cricketers any more.
At one point during Afghanistan's run chase, more than 14,000 people were logged on to the live feed of the match shown on the ICC's website.
Those who prefer a Pashtu soundtrack had options, too. Two members of staff from a Kabul-based radio station, Salam Watandar (meaning Hello, countryman), were present thanks to the benevolence of a UAE based sponsor.
According to Ibrahim Momand, the producer of their cricket coverage here in Sharjah, 52 separate networks in Afghanistan requested the feed of their live transmission. He estimated that there may have been as many as 9 million listeners.
"Coming to the ground today, Afghan supporters were asking which one was Momand," he said, proudly reporting he had received messages from Afghans listening to the cricket in Russia and Switzerland.
Given the variety of viewing platforms available, it was perhaps a surprise to see Phil Simmons, the Ireland coach, in the main stand taking notes.
His side play here against the UAE in two matches later this month which could all but seal their place at the next World Cup.
Despite the outstanding efforts of the centurion Kyle Coetzer, Scotland's hopes of automatic qualification via this competition suffered a dent via their two defeats here.
Their captain Gordon Drummond, who believed the Afghans were "more fearless" than his side, said the visitors are envious of the following the opposition have.
"Playing Afghanistan in their back yard was always going to be challenging but this is what it is about," said Drummond, whose side will look to arrest a run of four defeats against the same opposition in Abu Dhabi next week.
"Associate cricketers have to get used to playing in front of big atamospheres because that is what you get at World Cups.
"Afghanistan get a great following and it is something we are envious of sometimes back in Scotland. They are the 12th and 13th man."
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We receive often questions about what cute bridal accessories to wear on the wedding day or on a wedding shoot in Paris. The knowledge in this article comes from our professional experience of French wedding photographers. However, it applies to weddings all around the world, not only weddings in France.
Are you ready to capture stunning wedding photos on your big day? These cherished images will serve as lasting memories for years to come. Looking your best in every shot is paramount, and a keen eye for detail can make all the difference. And it’s not just about your gown but also the accessories that complete your bridal look.
Incorporating cute wedding accessories can elevate your ensemble by adding glamour and sophistication. These timeless pieces enhance your wedding photos and create visual interest. Each accessory plays a role in bringing your bridal look to life and ensuring you feel confident as you walk down the aisle.
So, what are the must-have cute bridal accessories for stunning wedding photos? In this article, you’ll discover which items complement your gown and showcase your style. Read on to create a picture-perfect look for your special day!
A veil is a classic, cute bridal accessory that instantly elevates your wedding look. Why not consider a veil with pearls intricately woven into the fabric for a trendy option? This adds a touch of glamour to your ensemble while providing a beautiful backdrop for your wedding photos.
Can you imagine a delicate, floor-length veil adorned with tiny pearls shimmering as you walk down the aisle? This complements your gown and makes a statement in your photographs.
In addition to pearls, have you thought about veils with other embellishments such as lace, embroidery, or even floral appliqués? These details add texture and depth to your wedding photos, creating a stunning visual effect. Picture this: a veil with a lace trim matching your gown’s lace. With this look, you make a cohesive appearance in your photographs.
Hair accessories are a fantastic way to add a touch of sparkle and glamour to your bridal look. Consider a jeweled hair comb or a delicate hair vine for a trendy yet timeless option. Whether you choose an elegant updo or flowing romantic curls, you can add these cute bridal accessories to various hairstyles.
Take, for example, a hair comb embellished with crystals and pearls nestled into a chic chignon. This draws attention to your hairstyle and catches the light in your wedding photos, creating a dazzling effect.
Earrings are an essential bridal accessory that can frame your face and enhance your overall look. Especially diamond earrings. For a trendy and timeless option, why not consider chandelier or drop earrings adorned with crystals, pearls, or gemstones? These cute wedding accessories add a touch of sophistication to your ensemble while drawing attention to your face in your wedding photos.
When selecting your earrings, consider your gown’s neckline and hairstyle to ensure a cohesive and balanced look. For example, if you have a high neckline or an intricate updo, opt for smaller, delicate earrings that won’t overpower your appearance.
Your choice of footwear can make a significant impact on your overall bridal look and your wedding photos. Consider embellished or lace-adorned wedding shoes that complement your gown for a trendy and timeless option. Picture a pair of peep-toe heels matching the lace details on your gown. We believe that these cute bridal accessories create a cohesive and visually stunning appearance in your photographs. Alternatively, for a touch of personality, you might opt for unconventional footwear such as embellished flats or personalized sneakers. These unique choices can add a touch of flair to your look while providing comfort throughout your wedding day.
A bracelet or bangle is a subtle yet elegant way to accessorise your bridal look. For a trendy and timeless option, you may choose a crystal bracelet that complements your other accessories and gown. This simple accessory brings elegance to your ensemble and provides a beautiful photo detail.
Alternatively, you can opt for a more contemporary design, such as a geometric cuff or a minimalist bangle. These modern pieces can add a touch of interest to your look without detracting from your gown or other accessories. Picture a sleek, gold cuff worn with a minimalist gown, strikingly contrasting your wedding photos.
A bridal belt is a versatile and cute bridal accessory that instantly transforms your gown and elevates your look. Consider a belt adorned with crystals, pearls, or other embellishments for a trendy and timeless option. This can add a touch of sparkle and glamour to your ensemble while accentuating your waist and creating a flattering silhouette.
For instance, imagine a crystal-encrusted belt cinching the waist of your A-line gown. It adds a touch of glamour and draws attention to your figure in your wedding photos.
When selecting a bridal belt, consider the style and fabric of your gown to ensure a cohesive and harmonious look. For example, if you have a lace gown, opt for a belt with lace details or a similar texture.
With careful consideration of cute bridal accessories, you’ll create a striking look that will leave a lasting impression on your marriage ceremony. And what’s the result? Your photographs will become timeless treasures, capturing the essence of your love story for generations to come. Don’t wait any longer—explore the perfect bridal accessories now and create the colourful fairytale of your dreams!
For your guests, we would recommend to accessorize in the same manner as you, the bride. Please explore the quick guide that we have put together to help you figure out what to wear to a destination wedding.
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Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) RBI’s upcoming monetary policy review along with the release of key macro economic data points will steer the key equity indices next week.
Moreover, direction of foreign fund flows, as well as concerns over Covid-19’s new variant Omicron’s impact on growth will influence investor sentiments.
The monetary policy review is slated for December 6-8. It is widely expected that RBI’s MPC will maintain a status-quo in the key lending rates.
At present, the MPC of the central bank has maintained the repo rate, or short-term lending rate, for commercial banks at 4 per cent.
Consequently, the reverse repo rate was kept unchanged at 3.35 per cent.
“Investors on Monday (December 6) would react to the release of US non-farm payroll data over the weekend, while keeping an eye on RBI’s policy decision due next week wherein status quo is likely to be maintained,” said Siddhartha Khemka, Head, Retail Research, Broking & Distribution, Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
“We recommend investors to continue to buy on dips strategy, as the uncertainty is likely to continue for the time-being, while the long-term fundamentals remain intact,” Khemka added.
Besides, the retail inflation gauge of Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November will be released next Friday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for October will also be released.
“Major domestic data points awaiting their release in the coming week are November’s inflation data, which is expected to remain elevated, and October’s industrial and manufacturing production data,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.
On technical levels, Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities, cited that weekly charts show a ‘doji’ like formation which suggests that the recent down-move may be close to an end for the time-being.
“We may see some consolidation or upward bounce for the next few sessions. On upmoves 17,536-17,613 could act as a resistance while 16,722-16,782 could act as a support on a weekly basis,” Jasani said.
In addition, FIIs’ behaviour will play a critical role in the direction of the market, said Santosh Meena, Head of Research at Swastika Investmart.
Last week, FIIs sold equities worth Rs 15,800 crore in the cash market.
“However, DIIs provided good support to the market by handsome buying worth Rs 16,500 crore in the cash market,” Meena said.
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Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s sons Utpal Parrikar and Abhijat Parrikar have said that they would “honour his (Parrikar’s) life by continuing his legacy of service and dedication to the State and the Nation”.
The public statement comes amid speculation that the late Chief Minister’s elder son Utpal Parrikar is likely to join active politics.
In a joint letter, which was released to the media via the Chief Minister’s Office, both the brothers have also said that BJP karyakartas (cadres) were much closer to Parrikar than the two brothers and the bond, the letter says, became evident when the former Defence Minister passed away on March 17 following a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.
“We will honour his life by continuing his legacy of service and dedication to the State and the Nation,” the Parrikar brothers said in their open letter of appreciation, which expresses gratitude to the Goa government, the Central government, foreign diplomatic missions, the Indian armed forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, doctors who attended to the late Chief Minister, as well as the host of VIPs who attended Parrikar’s funeral on March 18.
“We express our gratitude to the Governemnt of Goa, Government of India, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, BJP, coalition allies and members of other political parties,” the letter stated.
“Above all we express our sincere gratitude to the thousands of karyakartas for their love and affection. You have been his pillars of strength throughout. We always knew that you and the people of Goa meant much more to him than even us and this bond was evident when he passed away,” the letter said.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Utpal Parrikar, who has been tipped to take over Manohar Parrikar’s political legacy, said that he would decide about joining politics in due time.
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Nichelle Nichols' ashes set for trek to the stars
The memorial 'Enterprise Flight' later this year will also include ashes from other Star Trek alumni
Late actress Nichelle Nichols, who for 25 years portrayed the USS Enterprise's communications officer Uhura, is set to be memorialized among the stars later this year.
A portion of Nichols' ashes will lift off – along with those of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, his wife and multi-role Star Trek actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry, and James Doohan, who portrayed Enterprise chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott – sometime later this year.
Nichols, who passed away at the age of 89 in late July, is the latest Trek alum to join the aptly named "Enterprise Flight" being launched by memorial spaceflight company Celestis. Special effects master Douglas Trumbull, Apollo 14 astronaut Phil Chapman, and Project Mercury astronaut L Gordon Cooper Jr will also be onboard the rocket, which also bears an aptly Trek-inspired name: Vulcan.
Speaking to the LA Times, Nichols' son, Kyle Johnson, said a spaceflight seemed like an appropriate memorial for his mother, who was an early pioneer in Black media representation through her role in Star Trek. "It's where she belongs," Johnson told the Times.
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Nichols had initially considered leaving Star Trek after the first season, citing frustration with the show and a desire to return to Broadway, where she had originally intended to make a career. She famously changed her mind after an encounter with Dr Martin Luther King, who convinced her not to leave the role.
"You have the first important non-traditional role, non-stereotypical role … You are changing the minds of people across the world, because for the first time, through you, we see ourselves and what can be," Nichols recalled King telling her.
After Star Trek ended, Nichols continued to be involved with promoting equality in space exploration through her work with NASA, which credits her with helping to recruit some of the agency's first women and minority astronauts.
The Enterprise Flight will launch in conjunction with United Launch Alliance, maker of the Vulcan rocket. Celestis is encouraging Star Trek fans to pen tribute messages for the flight, which will be included in the memorial capsule. ®
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In This Episode
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Justin Stake of Students for Concealed Carry writes [via Ammoland.com] –
The August 1, 1966, sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin bears little resemblance to more-recent campus shooting sprees (e.g., Virginia Tech and Umpqua Community College). Rather than walking from classroom to classroom, executing victims, the shooter used a scoped rifle to pick off victims from an elevated position. Police officers on the ground quickly realized that their handguns were of little use against a sniper barricaded in a tower . . .
Of all the college massacres that have occurred in the U.S., the UT tower shooting is among the least relevant to the current debate over legalizing the licensed concealed carry of handguns on college campuses, aka “campus carry.” However, anti-campus carry advocates are now twisting one element of this tragedy, trying to use it as evidence that more guns invariably equal more problems.
Within the past year, anti-campus carry activists have begun claiming that the citizens who used hunting rifles to return fire at the UT sniper prevented first responders from reaching wounded victims on the ground. This claim, which seems to have first appeared more than 48 years after the shooting, comes from Claire Wilson James, the first person shot during the attack.
Last February, James testified before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs, in opposition to Texas’s then-pending campus carry legislation. During her testimony, she made the now widely repeated claim that armed citizens impeded her rescue.
In an interview conducted a few weeks after the Senate committee hearing, James said, “I’ve heard from the police that stopped the shooter that day that the armed citizens actually made the situation more dangerous and put the people who were trying to save us at risk.”
This claim doesn’t show up in other accounts of the incident, and the same interview includes some rather bizarre statements from James. She says, “We need to have a universal background check before someone can carry a concealed weapon”; however, in reality, an applicant for a Texas concealed handgun license undergoes state and FBI fingerprint and background checks that far exceed any proposed universal background check system.
She also says, “The shooter aimed for the chest of his victims … to kill them, but he aimed at my stomach” (James was eight months pregnant at the time; her baby did not survive); however, the shooter, who shot James from an elevated position while she was moving, was killed in the standoff and never had a chance to tell anyone where he was aiming.
James’s claim that the armed citizens impeded first responders is contradicted by other eyewitnesses (including Ramiro Martinez, one of the three police officers who, along with an armed citizen, stormed the tower) who credit the armed citizens with preventing greater loss of life.
One of the most comprehensive collections of eyewitness testimony on the UT sniper attack is “96 Minutes,” a 2006 ‘Texas Monthly’ article by Pamela Colloff. In the article, Colloff shares the accounts of numerous eyewitnesses, including James. If James said anything to Colloff about the armed citizens impeding her rescue, Colloff–who dedicates several paragraphs to eyewitness accounts of the armed citizens–neglected to include it in the article.
Colloff does, however, include this quote from Bill Helmer, a writer who was a graduate student at UT-Austin when he witnessed the shooting: “I remember thinking, ‘All we need is a bunch of idiots running around with rifles.’ But what they did turned out to be brilliant. Once the sniper could no longer lean over the edge and fire, he was much more limited in what he could do. He had to shoot through those drain spouts, or he had to pop up real fast and then dive down again. That’s why he did most of his damage in the first twenty minutes.”
Claire Wilson James’s story, like the stories of the other victims from that day, is tragic. The story of hunters stepping up to assist an outgunned police force (at that time, Austin had no SWAT team, and officers did not routinely carry rifles in their squad cars) is an intriguing historical footnote. However, neither the tragedy that befell James nor the actions of the armed citizens who tried to stop the shooter has much to do with a law allowing the licensed concealed carry of handguns on Texas college campuses.
Whereas the UT sniper attack lasted 96 minutes, a typical shootout (the kind not involving an assailant firing from a highly elevated, fortified position hundreds of yards away) lasts only three to ten seconds. Whereas one witness to the sniper attack recalled, “It seemed like every other guy had a rifle,” Texas Department of Public Safety statistics suggest that the rate of concealed handgun licensure among Texas college students is less than 1%.
Unlike the armed citizens who rushed toward the UT tower, Texas CHL holders are taught to move away from danger and avoid interfering in any incident that doesn’t already involve them. Although the armed citizens who responded to the UT sniper attack were free to rush about campus with their rifles on full display, Texas’s new campus carry law will requires CHL holders to keep their handguns concealed until and unless they encounter an immediate threat (the sound of gunshots in the distance does not constitute an immediate threat).
Given that Claire Wilson James’s account seems to be the only eyewitness account suggesting that armed citizens impeded the rescue of victims, and given that James apparently didn’t begin making this claim until the Texas Legislature began considering campus carry legislation, the claim seems dubious at best.
And given that the UT sniper attack was not the type of attack against which a CHL holder might easily make a difference and that the armed citizens who responded with rifles were not CHL holders (Texas didn’t begin issuing CHLs until 1996) and had likely never received instruction in how to handle such a situation, this incident is a very poor indicator of how campus carry might impact a campus shooting.
About Students for Concealed Carry:
Students for Concealed Carry (SCC) is a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization comprising college students, faculty, staff, and concerned citizens who believe that holders of state-issued concealed handgun licenses should be allowed the same measure of personal protection on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else. SCC is not affiliated with the NRA or any other organization. For more information on the debate over campus carry in Texas, visit WhyCampusCarry.com.
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About this construction! If I use the word incessant, you know what I mean. Once again, the road will be dug up in front of our store this week, and especially this weekend. Anyone who knows me, knows that I like diggers and machinery. It’s a guy thing! But’ I’ve had enough now and I’m thinking that you have as well. So, please be patient when you are coming to see us this week/weekend. Every pylon in the region will be in evidence plus a lot of guys working on the road, and a digger or two. We are open and really appreciate the extra effort it will take to get to us. We’ll reward you with a free regular coffee on Saturday and Sunday!
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Every big bowl of spaghetti deserves to be eaten with a delicious slice of garlic bread fresh out of the oven.
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 garlic clove, minced
1 baguette, cut in half lengthwise
Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
In a small bowl, blend together the butter and garlic.
Using a serrated knife, slice the baguette cross ways down the centre making two long sides.
Spread the garlic butter over the cut sides of the bread making sure that it is completely covered. Place the bread halves back together and wrap the loaf tightly in aluminum foil
Bake for 15-20 minutes until heated through.
Remove foil, slice and serve.
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I am new to this but have been living with B12 for a little over four years now and it's been a very hard road to recovery. I say B12 instead of HIV because we have not had this talk with our children yet and it just feels better and is my way of coping when ppl are with me and I have to tell the doctor or the er nurse what all of my conditions are.
I also want you to know that sometime's its good to have a person you can talk to and tell them what's going on in your head and your heart somethings are hard for others to understand and some ppl will blame themselves even when you don't. WE ARE HERE, LET US HELP YOU. Listing is one of the best things I can do and advice is my specialty.
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THE sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West and its allies continue to frustrate the country’s efforts to achieve meaningful investment due to negative destination perception, prominent economist and former Government advisor, Professor Ashok Chakravarti, has said.
Western countries have maintained economic sanctions on Zimbabwe since early 2000s when the country embarked on the land reform programme.
The United States went to the extent of promulgating the widely criticised Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) in 2001, which imposes heavy economic penalties on the country.
Prof Chakravarti, who met economic experts in Washington late last month, discussed the economic situation in Zimbabwe and explained how Zidera has crippled trade and commercial business growth in the country.
“Zidera does make a huge difference to trade and commercial flows but not legally. International markets do not work entirely on the laws in place, perception is also terribly important,” he said in a recent video recording released after the gathering.
Prof Chakravarti said the reason why General Electric (GE) Company from the US aborted their mission to invest in Zimbabwe was mainly because of the perceived risk of Zidera, not because the country lacks the best climate to conduct business.
“GE, a big electrifying company was in Zimbabwe a few months ago.
“They were interested in coming in and had their own financing and they came and had a look and they did not like the idea partially because we do not have the best investment climate but work is being done on that investment climate,” he said.
“They did not come majorly because of the perceived risk of Zidera and that is reality.”
Prof Chakravarti said the sanctions were hurting common people in the country, especially students who were learning abroad.
He said that it is hard for them to access cash from Zimbabwe as cash transfers from Zimbabwe were usually blocked by European banks.
“Some years ago we had about 40 correspondent banks that dealt with Zimbabwe.
“It is a fact that we have a half a dozen correspondent banks that are willing to deal with Zimbabwe because of Zidera, it has nothing to do with the laws in place,” Prof Chakravarti said.
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, who was part of the delegation in Washington, also said sanctions were affecting ordinary people but applauded the warm gesture towards the country by previously hostile nations.
A prominent US academic, Prof Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins University, a long-time critic of Zimbabwe, is also on record as saying that sanctions have achieved nothing besides making Zimbabweans suffer more.
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Tappan (pronounced tuh-PAN), Indian word meaning "tuphanne"—translation, "cold water"—is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Old Tappan, New Jersey, east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River, south of Blauvelt, and west of Palisades and Sparkill. The population was 6,613 at the 2010 census.
Restaurants in Tappan
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Superb maintenance both outside and inside.
For anyone interested in Hudson Valley colonial dutch architecture, this is an essential stop. The house was built in 1700 and the date is marked in glazed brick.
Washington state here during the trial, signing of the death warrant and hanging of British spy major John Andre.
Washington served Andre with meals in this house during that period.
"He was more unfortunate than criminal,
An accomplished man and a gallant officer."
4.5 based on 26 reviews
We love it here! The service is always pleasant and attentive, the food is always fresh, creative and delicious. The chef uses whatever vegetables and fruits are in season and creates dishes around them . I recommend the risotto , fish tacos, goffle chicken and Creme brûlée, just to name a few! This place never disappoints.
4.5 based on 189 reviews
We went here on a recommendation of a lady we met in a store in Sleepy Hollow. It was so beautiful. Part of the gardens is under construction but the parts we did see were still really lovely. It was a nice place to stop and take pictures.
4.5 based on 416 reviews
Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, is Lyndhurst, one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions. Designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, its architectural brilliance is complemented by the park-like landscape of the estate and a comprehensive collection of original decorative arts. Its noteworthy occupants included: former New York City mayor William Paulding, merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Lyndhurst is a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Our guide, Jim, gave such an informative, interesting tour of the mansion. You came away feeling you really got to know a lot about the people who had lived there! Every room was breathtaking in furnishings and decorations for Christmas! This was a perfect time to visit! Even though the mansion is very large, it felt like a home...just lovely!
4.5 based on 137 reviews
A visit to Sunnyside is an enchanted adventure in a romantic landscape and a much-loved riverside home that has been charming visitors for generations.Hear about Washington Irving's storied past and how he came to be America's first internationally famous author, best remembered now for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other short stories. His characters, from Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane to the mysterious Headless Horseman and the comic Rip Van Winkle, are icons in American culture. Even Johnny Depp has added to their global renown.A gently curved path leads to gorgeous views of the Hudson River and reveals the allure of Sunnyside's unique design, its intimate setting, its bucolic grounds, and its association with a beloved man of letters. SUNNYSIDE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL MAY 3. Please continue to check this listing or go to our website for updates.
If you are interested in learning about the fascinating biography of Washington Irving, coupled with the history of his home, this is the destination for you. The grounds of the property are beautifully maintained. The home itself has retained many of its original details. The docent led tour by Lynda was very informative. 5 stars all around!
4.5 based on 24 reviews
This place has been around a long time and we've been here quite a few times. I still don't know about the food but the opportunity to sit and listen to live music in a relaxed setting makes it well worth a visit. Buy a ticket before you go as it's a small venue and can be sold out.
5 based on 434 reviews
I cannot recall when we bought better bread a croissants. Not only is the produce of high quality but extremely well priced. Well worth a visit. Be prepared to wait, this is a very busy store!
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Tallman State Park is a gem of a park. Traveling north on 9W after Palisades, NY and before Piermont, you'll see a sign for the park on the right. Park in the large lot and hike up the little hill on the right. There is an easy flat walk good for those who don't like rocks and roots, but the best walk is to go straight over the flat path onto the green marked trail. Follow that through the woods until it splits. I recommend taking the left path, not the green path, as it leads you to beautiful overlooks of the Hudson River. You can continue on, cross the brook, and end up back on the flat path or retrace your steps. Heading in the opposite direction on the green path are picnic tables.
4.5 based on 106 reviews
The World’s Tallest Indoor Ropes Course. Our ropes course stands 85 feet tall and contains 5 levels of ropes! Visitors will encounter over 75 different obstacles!Only $19.99 + tax!
If you don’t have a fear of heights this is for you! 4 floors of climbing adventure. There is a zip line. Very reasonably priced. Well staffed and safe. Fun for young and old. They even have a small course that our 4 year old...MoreThanks for the review. So glad you all enjoyed the birthday celebration. See you next time.
4.5 based on 613 reviews
Grand home and grounds of this former Rockefeller estate offer a marvelous collection of modern sculptures, Chinese and European ceramics, fine furnishings and beautifully landscaped terraces and gardens. KYKUIT IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL MAY 3. Please continue to check this listing or go to our website for updates.
I took the Kykuit house tour of the home and grounds. I did not expect to see such spectacular views and a Picasso art collection that was so extensive. Our guide, "Merla" was a treasure. She made every room and outdoor view come alive. The weather that day could not be better and the grounds were as interesting as the home. Be sure to go on a day when good weather is predicted. You will be amazed at the sheer beauty of the location as well as the extensive and priceless art collection. What was particularly special was how close you could get to the objects. So much better than any museum.
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12th ThinkBamboo Podcast with Iraklis Kalamenios, a true bamboo pioneer.
Host JJ welcomes Iraklis Kalamenios, the mastermind behind the European Bamboo Expo, in the 12th ThinkBamboo Podcast episode. Iraklis is originally from Greece, currently located in Germany. They discuss the upcoming very first European Bamboo Expo 2023 in Dortmund. First, let’s delve into Iraklis’ journey with bamboo, and then we’ll explore the details of the event.
The ThinkBamboo Podcast serves as a platform to inspire, educate, and share the use of bamboo with an ever-growing audience. The ThinkBamboo Podcasts are available on the Website, YouTube, Spotify, Google & Apple Podcast if you like the content please do support by liking, commenting and subscribing.
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Video Quick Links
[00:05] European Bamboo Expo in Germany Dortmund
[04:56] A musician discovered bamboo in Colombia and started making flutes with it
[09:36] Bamboo is becoming more popular and versatile in various industries.
[13:32] Bamboo products event with global speakers and exhibitors
[00:37] Collaboration is key to success
[20:58] Bamboo is a regenerative plant that absorbs CO2 and produces oxygen
[24:45] Establishing a bamboo camping resort for tourism in Greece
[28:28] Bamboo World Map is a webpage with over 500 contacts from all over the world
Iraklis’ Bamboo Journey:
Iraklis’s love for bamboo originates from his Greek heritage and the meaning of his name, “Hercules.” His last name, Kalamenos, means “out of reeds” or “out of bamboo.” This drove him to investigate the relationship between his family’s past and Greece’s bamboo industry. Specifically, he focused on reeds employed for furniture, umbrellas, and beach protection. Through his exploration, he discovered a profound connection between his roots and the versatile bamboo industry in Greece.
Iraklis’s interest in bamboo was further sparked when he began playing the flute at a young age. He discovered bamboo flutes from India and other countries, gradually building a collection of bamboo instruments. This musical journey introduced him to the versatility and appeal of bamboo as a material.
From Music to Event Organization:
As a musician, Iraklis ventured into organizing concerts, festivals, and various events over the past 25 years. His career took him to different countries, including the United States, where he discovered the abundant bamboo forests of Colombia. The sight of these towering grasses intrigued him and further fueled his interest in bamboo.
The Birth of the European Bamboo Expo – A Groundbreaking Event Orchestrated by Iraklis Kalamenios
Driven by his passion for innovation and unique experiences, Iraklis proposed the European Bamboo Expo (EuropeanBambooExpo.eu) to fellow enthusiasts. A decade ago, the timing wasn’t ideal. Now, with a thriving bamboo industry and growing awareness, the Expo is becoming a reality. Scheduled for 2023 in Dortmund, Germany, the European Bamboo Expo holds Iraklis’s excitement. After prolonged virtual interactions, he looks forward to physically uniting the bamboo community. Emphasizing the significance of human connections, he anticipates attendees engaging and interacting with one another.
A Physical Experience At the Bamboo Expo:
Despite concerns about no digital event, Iraklis emphasizes the Expo’s value in person. Online coverage assures global viewers can witness the event’s grandeur and prepare for Expo 2024. Shared content previews and excites, fostering community and anticipation among attendees.
Collaboration and Support:
Iraklis appreciates the support from individuals and organizations in the bamboo industry, making the Expo a collaborative effort. Their assistance ensures a successful pilot event, offering valuable insights for future editions. The Expo’s success is due to the collective contributions of many, creating a collaborative platform for the bamboo community. Iraklis acknowledges the crucial role played by these supporters in paving the way for a remarkable Expo. The collaborative nature of the event showcases the strength and unity within the bamboo industry.
The European Bamboo Expo attracts participants worldwide, representing diverse continents and 35 countries. Attendees include bamboo enthusiasts and professionals, fostering a global gathering. The event brings together individuals from nearly every continent, showcasing the international appeal of bamboo. Participants from Latin America and even Antarctica contribute to the Expo’s diverse and inclusive atmosphere. The event promises a truly global representation of the bamboo community.
Looking Ahead in The Bamboo Future:
Iraklis discusses the importance of seizing the current opportunities within the bamboo industry. As raw material prices rise and sustainability gains prominence, the Expo serves as a platform to explore innovative bamboo products and contribute to a greener future.
Additional Bamboo Project in Greece:
In addition to the Expo, Iraklis mentions his bamboo research and educational project in Greece. With the perfect climate and potential for bamboo cultivation, he aims to introduce bamboo techniques and facilitate investor partnerships to foster sustainable bamboo growth in the country.
Bamboo World Map:
Iraklis also highlights the Bamboo World Map, a website he created to provide a comprehensive directory of over 500 bamboo-related contacts worldwide. The interactive map allows users to locate bamboo resources, businesses, and organizations in different countries, facilitating networking and knowledge sharing.
The podcast concludes with the anticipation and invitation to attend the European Bamboo Expo in Dortmund. It emphasizes the enthusiasm, support, and collaboration surrounding the event, and highlights the potential of bamboo as a sustainable and versatile material.
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This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the reach, relevance, and results that brands are seeing on YouTube on connected TV. Read part 1 here.
For countless Canadian and global brands, YouTube is the core of their advertising strategy.
But Canadians have shifted their habits — they are watching YouTube not just on their personal devices, but on their living room TVs where they are streaming content via connected TV. This has cemented YouTube’s place in the premium content conversation, and brands are now seizing the opportunity of YouTube in the living room.
The potential for brands to maximize their investments and reach more Canadians in the laid-back, connected TV viewing environment is growing exponentially. As of December 2022, more than 17 million people streamed YouTube on their TV in Canada.1 And according to a survey by Talk Shoppe, the vast majority of Canadian respondents (90%) say that YouTube “is TV” when viewed on their connected TV screens.2
YouTube is equipped with new format innovations and AI-powered solutions to drive leading results in a brand-safe environment.
With the growth of YouTube on connected TV, it is now more important than ever for marketers to clearly identify it in their marketing mix models (MMMs). This allows advertisers to better evaluate performance and inform their marketing decisions.
Here’s a look at how two Canadian brands did just that.
Shaking up the MMM to maximize efficiency
In the past, linear TV is where brands have directed the lion’s share of their budgets. But that has changed. Research shows that brands are seeing new opportunities and a bigger return on investment (ROI) on digital platforms like YouTube on connected TV.
Based on a custom Nielsen meta-analysis of MMM studies conducted in Canada that measured YouTube and TV, the ROI with YouTube was 61% higher than TV, and 48% higher than all other online video.3
L’Oréal Canada saw great results with YouTube on connected TV, so the brand began a more aggressive media mix shift toward connected TV with the goal of improving purchase intent, ad recall, and search lift across several of its beauty brands.
The team saw significant bumps across all of those indicators. With an increased investment in connected TV, their cost to drive awareness became 68% more efficient, and their cost to drive ad recall was 21% more efficient.
Further, connected TV proved to be the most efficient device in driving purchase intent, and L’Oréal Canada’s approach to testing also opened its doors to boost reach and awareness to viewers who have already pivoted away from cord-connected content experiences.
In particular, L’Oréal’s Garnier Olia hair colour campaign achieved some of the most groundbreaking results. The team increased their spend on connected TV devices by 124%, which boosted searches for “Garnier Olia” more than 300%. This was a best-in-class lift for both purchase intent and ad recall across its brands, and L’Oréal Canada is now actively boosting its investment in connected TV in future campaigns. Watch this video to learn more about L’Oréal Canada’s success with YouTube.
Shifting gears to supercharge ROI
Our custom analysis with Nielsen found that on average, the return on ad spend for YouTube on connected TV was 1.4X greater compared to linear TV, and 4X more effective.4
But the fact is, according to the Nielsen analysis, as much as 88% of brands are underinvested in YouTube relative to linear TV when comparing brand investment levels required for maximizing ROI.5
And Hyundai Canada was looking to do just that — maximize its ROI to reach the right audience for its new electric vehicle (EV) campaign.
With the widest range of EVs in Canada, the Hyundai team wanted to effectively bring their award-winning technology to life through their new brand platform, “We make WAH,” which is a nod to the automaker’s Korean heritage. They decided to invest more into YouTube, partnering with their agency, Innocean, to build a cohesive cross-channel media plan to amplify their reach.
Together they evolved Hyundai Canada’s strategy to a TV and connected TV always-on approach, shifting 20% of the brand’s previous TV investment into connected TV. This plan also included a significant investment into YouTube on connected TV specifically, accounting for 50% of total connected TV spending.
Prioritizing a connected TV strategy on YouTube offers more opportunities for brands to extend their reach beyond traditional TV.
Hyundai Canada’s pivot proved to be a record-breaking achievement for the brand. This connected TV campaign increased Hyundai’s brand familiarity by 16%, its brand opinion by 8%, and its brand consideration by 21%. Additionally, both familiarity and consideration increases were highest among Hyundai Canada’s competitors.
Streaming and TV are essentially synonymous for Canadians these days. Prioritizing a strategy for YouTube on connected TV offers more opportunities for brands than ever before to maximize efficiency, extend their reach beyond traditional TV, and drive the business results they want.
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Super Deluxe Edition Of Notorious B.I.G’s ‘Life After Death’ Due Out In June
Born on May 21, 1972, The Notorious B.I.G. a.k.a. Christopher Wallace would have celebrated his 50th birthday in 2022. His influence continues to be more present than ever as The Estate of Christopher Wallace, Bad Boy, Rhino and Atlantic Records launch a year -long campaign “Sky’s The Limit: A Year Celebrating The Legacy of the Notorious B.I.G.” today.
In partnership with the Estate of Christopher Wallace, the labels will be launching the celebration on March 25, 2022, the anniversary of Life After Death, which was released in 1997. Activations include out-of-home advertising, online events, the release of an enhanced digital version of the album, 4k upgrades of his entire video catalog delivered to his official YouTube channel, and additional surprises. As part of the festivities, his epic second album, the diamond-certified Grammy-nominated double-disc opus, Life After Death, will be released as a 25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set on June 10, 2022.
The Life After Death 25th Anniversary Super Deluxe Boxed Set consists of 8-LPs and a commemorative booklet featuring rare photos from the album cover shoot, liner notes by Sheldon Pearce, and exclusive reflections from members of the team who worked on the original album release. It will be available at retail for $179.98. In addition to the original album, it includes the Hypnotize 12”, Mo Money Mo Problems 12”, Sky’s The Limit 12”, and Nasty Boy 12”. Check out the full track listing below. Life After Death (2022 Remaster) 3-LP Silver Vinyl will be available exclusively at Target stores in the United States for $59.98.
Upon its 1997 release, Life After Death debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. It was the first album to feature two back-to-back posthumous #1 singles, “Hypnotize” and “Mo Money Mo Problems.” The album received a Grammy nomination in the category of “Best Rap Album.” “Hypnotize” earned a Grammy nomination for “Best Rap Solo Performance,” and “Mo Money Mo Problems” was nominated for “Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.” Among dozens of lists and retrospectives, Rolling Stone touted Life After Death among its coveted “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” The RIAA has awarded the album a Diamond Certification for more than 5 million copies sold of the double-LP.
The year of B.I.G. is underway as his star glows over the culture as brilliantly as ever in Life After Death…
Life After Death
A1. Life After Death
A2. Somebody’s Gotta Die
A4. Kick In The Door
B1. Fuck You Tonight
B2. Last Day
B3. I Love The Dough
B4. What’s Beef?
C1. B.I.G. Interlude
C2. Mo Money Mo Problems
C3. Niggas Bleed
C4. I Gotta Story To Tell
D1. Notorious Thugs
D2. Miss U
D4. Going Back To Cali
E1. Ten Crack Commandments
E2. Playa Hater
E3. Nasty Boy
E4. Sky’s The Limit
F1. The World Is Filled…
F2. My Downfall
F3. Long Kiss Goodnight
F4. You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)
A1. Hypnotize (Radio Mix)
A2. Hypnotize (Instrumental)
B1. Hypnotize (Club Mix)
Mo Money Mo Problems 12”
A1. Mo Money Mo Problems (Radio Mix)
A2. Mo Money Mo Problems (Instrumental)
B1. Mo Money Mo Problems (Album Version)
B2. Fuck You Tonight
Sky’s The Limit 2×12”
A1. Sky’s The Limit (Radio Edit)
A2. Kick In The Door (Radio Edit)
B1. Going Back To Cali (Radio Edit)
B2. Sky’s The Limit (Instrumental)
C1. Kick In The Door (Club Mix)
C2. Going Back To Cali (Club Mix)
D1. Kick In The Door (Instrumental)
D2. Going Back To Cali (Instrumental)
A1. Nasty Boy (Radio Edit)
A2. Nasty Boy (Instrumental)
B1. Nasty Boy (Album Version).
Pre-order the super deluxe edition of Life After Death here.
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“I have a home I can’t sell and I’m considering renting it.”
So, your home is on the market and it’s not selling.
You are frustrated.
You are considering leasing the home but you have a lot of questions and concerns:
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YOU’VE GOT SHALLOW BEAM COFFERED CEILING QUESTIONS…
WE’VE GOT ANSWERS
ARE THERE ANY PRE-FINISHING OPTIONS FOR THE SHALLOW BEAM COFFERED CEILING KIT?
We currently do not offer any standard pre-finishing options for our Shallow Beam Coffered Ceiling Kits. We only offer pre-priming at this time. With our pre-priming options your coffered ceiling treatment will only require minimal preparation prior to applying the final finish of your choice.
CAN I GET A SHALLOW BEAM COFFERED CEILING KIT SAMPLE BEFORE ORDERING?
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No. The Shallow Beam Coffered Ceiling Kit has been designed as a low-profile alternative to the traditional, deep box beam coffered ceiling treatment. As such, it is installed as a permanent application in which the components are secured directly to the ceiling substrate (i.e. drywall).
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Yes. The Shallow Beam Coffered Ceiling Kit can be installed on any vaulted, cathedral or angled ceiling.
CAN THE SHALLOW BEAM COFFERED CEILING KIT BE MADE FIRE-RATED?
Yes. The Shallow Beam Coffered Ceiling Kit is available with a Class-A fire-rated option to meet your projects fire code requirements.
CAN TILTON INSTALL MY SHALLOW BEAM COFFERED CEILING KIT FOR ME?
Due to our commitment to manufacturing and providing our customers with the best products possible, Tilton Coffered Ceilings, Inc. does not provide any installation services. However, all of our products have been designed with the ease of installation in mind and so they may be installed by both DIYers and professionals alike.
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Typical Shallow Beam Coffered Ceiling Kit installations on an average size and height ceiling can be completed in 1 -2 days. We have found that using a calculation of about 30 minutes per coffer is fairly accurate in estimating the time it will take a crew of two installers to complete a Shallow Beam Coffered Ceiling Kit for the first time.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Die-hard Israeli fans who sat wide awake in front of their televisions in the wee hours of last night saw some glorious basketball as home-grown hoopster Deni Avdija made his NBA debut with Washington Wizards against the Philadelphia 76ers in the City of Brotherly Love.
“My first NBA game was great,” Avdija told reporters post-game, answering questions from The Times of Israel and other journalists. “I’m a little frustrated we lost, but for me to be there and play with my team is a dream come true. I don’t have words to explain it. I worked hard for this and prepared for this moment and now I did it.”
The Sabras who managed to stay awake for the occasion, which didn’t tip off until 2:00 a.m. Jerusalem time — and Avdija said he expected many folks back home to be doing exactly that — got an idea of what could eventually be in store for him as the pride of Herzliya, the highest Israeli draft pick in NBA history at number nine, get the starting nod. He would make his only two shots — both 3-pointers — while scoring seven points in 28 minutes for the Washington Wizards in their 113-107 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Advija pulled down four rebounds, handed out an assist, and had a steal during a night in which his defensive assignments ranged from 6’7″ (200 cm) Philadelphia small forward Tobias Harris, to 6’10” (208 cm) point guard Ben Simmons, to 7’1″ (216 cm) center Joel Embiid.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in the US, Avdija made his debut in a virtually empty arena. Team employees tired to make as much noise as possible to simulate a crowd, but other than a handful of media scattered throughout the building, no one was permitted inside. That will also be the case when he plays his first home game Saturday against the Orlando Magic.
While the 6’9″ (205 cm) Avdija insisted there weren’t any nerves leading up to the moment, his coach seemed skeptical.
“I asked him and he said no,” said Scott Brooks, who as a player also made his NBA debut in Philadephia back in 1988. “But I know deep down there are some butterflies.”
“That’s good,” Brooks told The Times of Israel. “The guys who don’t have butterflies are probably the guys who just go through the motions because they’re so talented. But he cares. He’s passionate.”
“I thought he played well,” Brooks said. “We’re going to have to learn what he can do better as the season goes on and he’s got to learn what we do. But he makes winning basketball plays and right now that’s all I care about. You make winning plays and the game will reward you — and he makes winning plays.”
Indeed, the most telling statistic for the night showed that during the time Avdija was on the court the Wizards outscored the 76ers by 14 points. That was four points better than any of his teammates.
As for shooting, that will come in time.
“I shot when I had the chance and I was open,” said Avdija, who drained his first shot from the corner 4:53 into the game, but didn’t pull the trigger again until the third quarter, giving the Wizards a 66-58 lead. He also went 1-for-2 at the foul line. “It’s my first game and everyone’s excited, but I’m not forcing anything.”
“I’m going to be patient,” he said. “Hopefully throughout the season I’m going to get better and maybe sometimes take more shots.”
Well, Jerusalem wasn’t built in a day and neither will be Avdija’s career. While the offense may take some time — especially on a team like the Wizards, where all-star guards Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal control the ball, each taking 22 shots in this game — Avdija’s other skills are what earned him the starting job.
“I enjoy passing; it’s part of my game,” said Avdija, whose lone assist came when he threw a behind-the-back bounce pass to a streaking Beal for a dunk. “I trust my teammates and if I can make plays for them and get them going in the game, I’ll do that.”
“If somebody’s open I’ll hit him,” he said. “And since I got to the senior level of Maccabi [Tel Aviv], my coach was really tough on me about playing defense. If I didn’t do that I wasn’t going to play. So I’m all about team defense.”
Speaking of Maccabi, Avdija’s Washington-based agent, Doug Neustadt, says that experience in the Israeli pros will pay dividends now that he’s reached the NBA.
“Being a professional with Maccabi has really benefited him,” said Neustadt, who also represented such international players as Boris Diaw, Dragan Bender, and Sarunas Jasikevičius when they went to the NBA. “It really helps that he’s played with pro teammates and against pros, as opposed to the college route.”
“I think the physicality, the intensity, the pressure of playing for Maccabi has helped prepare him,” Neustadt told The Times of Israel. “And so has talking to pros like Amare Stoudemire, Quincy Acy, and Omri Casspi for a whole year — not just about basketball, but about America.”
But while he may be living in the United States, make no mistake — Avdija’s heart remains back home.
“I’m glad I come from Israel and the whole nation’s behind me and wants the best for me,” said Avdija, who’s discovered that living in a strange country during a pandemic has made the adjustment even more difficult. “It’s fun to play when you have a whole country on your back. It warms my heart. What can be better for a basketball player than to have that support? It gives you motivation and forces you to work hard.”
I’m glad I come from Israel and the whole nation’s behind me and wants the best for me
“I love our country, and I love our fans, and I love that people support me and really care what I’m doing. I’m just going to represent best I can and do the best I can,” Avdija said. “But people also to be patient, and I need to be patient. It’s not all going to come in one day. I’m not going to score 40 in one day. It’s a process. But hopefully everybody’s going to enjoy the experience like I do.”
Even if it means some Israelis might not be getting much sleep.
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You (generic / speaking with 1 person/ speaking with several persons.)
exemple : You must do your homework
Him (human, masculine)I want to go with John = I want to go with him.
Her (human, feminine) : I want to go with Mary = I want to go with her.
It (neutral) : I like this flower. I like it.
Us (we) : They are having dinner tonight with Cathy and me = They are having dinner tonight with us.
YouI will trust only you
Them (several people) : These boys are very intelligent. I like to work with them.
EXERCISE : Find the correct pronoun.
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“We don’t need anything in writing.”
“We can figure it out.”
Which inevitably leads to, “he/she never let me see the kids when we agreed I could.”
Those are the most frequent phrases I hear when clients come in, sometimes years after splitting up with their ex. People think it will be easy to make informal, last-minute arrangements regarding child custody, missing the point that nothing gets emotions going quite like their children.
This is a time of year where none of us want to be separated from our families. A Christmas without the kids can be extremely lonely. Taking the appropriate action at the appropriate time can ensure you do not fall into that trap.
A common misconception about Court-imposed custody orders is that they are completely inflexible and must always be followed to the letter. On the contrary, the most successful orders are simply a fallback framework in case the parents disagree over who gets Christmas or whether one of them can take the kids to the beach for a week in July. A custody order will generally allow the parents to agree to whatever they want. Then, if they disagree, they must follow the specifics laid out in the order.
For example, if the custody order allows Dad to have the children at Thanksgiving and Mom at Christmas, there is nothing to prevent them from agreeing to swap the holidays (although this should be done in writing and with your attorney’s knowledge).
Custody orders also provide much more protection than simply allocating when each parent gets the kids. For example, they might dictate how and when future boyfriends/girlfriends can be introduced to the kids, or that the kids should be protected from second-hand smoke or alcohol abuse, or even that a reluctant parent must take the kids to their after-school or weekend activities.
Most of all, they provide stability during an unstable time. Young children often do not understand why their parents cannot live together and are heartbroken when their parents split up. A large part of that is not knowing when they will see each parent or where they will be sleeping from week to week. A custody order helps kids know what to expect in their day-to-day lives.
This is a time of year in which we have three major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year) within six weeks. A well-written custody order can help ensure both parents get the opportunity to celebrate the holidays with the children.
Another common misunderstanding is that a custody order has to be created by a judge. The reality is that most of them are created by the parents and their attorneys, and simply ratified by a judge. The best thing about that is that parents are deciding their own schedules and that of their children, rather than leaving it up to a judge to make decisions about parents and children they do not know.
At the Thomas A. Kauffman Law Offices, we understand that your children are the most precious gifts in your lives. We offer a complimentary consultation, at which we will discuss the most efficient and cost-effective way possible to secure your custody rights and make sure that holidays stressing about custody arrangements are a thing of the past.
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Today (April 2), marks the annual World Autism Awareness Day, which kicks off Autism Awareness Month. According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 68 American children has been identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which can lead to developmental challenges that affect social, behavioral and communication skills. Thankfully, technology has provided us with new tools for living with autism, from augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) apps that help people with autism and communication difficulties find their voice, to habit forming tools and educational games that can help develop communication skills and imaginative play. As part of Autism Awareness Month, we'd like to feature 10 apps that can help families living with autism. You also may want to check out the Autism Awareness Month collection over at the Apple App Store.
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Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools are designed to help those with speaking and language disabilities communicate with others. Proloquo2Go is an AAC app that can help autistic children express themselves by constructing sentences with a series of words and pictures that the app can then voice out. Highly customizable and feature-packed, Proloquo2Go comes with a variety of vocabularies and voices that users can further customize, making it a tool that can grow with the user and help them find their own voice. A related app, Proloquo4Text, has similar functions, but is driven more by text rather than pictograms and symbols for a more literate or older user. Proloquo2Go is available at a special 50 percent discount on April 2.
PiktoPlus - Autism AAC Speech 3D Symbols (Android) (20 hour Free Trial)
PiktoPlus is a highly customizable symbol-based AAC app for Android devices that allows users to quickly and easily build sentences and statements that the app can speak out. PiktoPlus includes numerous tools such as multi-user support and communication board customization. Among its more unique feature is one that lets users create custom 3D avatars that can be used to illustrate actions, emotions and other words. The app provides users with a 20-hour free trial to see if your family will find it helpful.
JABTalk (Android) (Free)
Another symbol-based AAC system for Android devices, JabTalk allows users to build and edit communication boards for creating and speaking sentences to help non-verbal and communication impaired users make themselves heard. Users can take the pre-built boards and customize them with their own photos, as well as record voices and sounds for particular symbols, as well as text-to-speech support. Fullscreen mode prevents kids from easily exiting the app, and users can back up their datasets to easily import them to other devices.
Inability to recognize facial and non-verbal emotional cues is often associated with autism spectrum disorder. Apps like Autimo help kids to learn how to recognize these facial cues through a variety of activities such as spot the difference and matching games. Autimo starts out simple with exaggerated cartoon faces displaying six emotions, slowly upping difficulty and complexity, including using the faces of real people. Parents can even import their own photos into the app to really personalize things. The free app comes with one activity, with a premium unlock providing more activities and the option to customize photos.
Choiceworks (iOS) ($2.99)
Developed with the support of hospitals and child development specialists, Choiceworks is designed to help children with habit forming and daily routines, as well as build waiting and emotional regulation skills. Choiceworks allows parents, caregivers and teachers to build illustrated, checklist-like "boards" for schedules, waiting and feelings. The app supports multiple user profiles and the creation of custom boards, as well as the ability to add your own pictures into the app's library.
The First Then Visual Schedule (FTVS) app is another tool that parents and caregivers can use to help develop positive habits and routines for children with special needs through the aid of visual schedules. With FTVS, parents can build visual schedules for daily events, routines and activities. Each step in the visual schedule can come complete with an image and audio, with the app coming with a library of images and the option to upload your own.
PuddingStone (iOS) ($19.99)
Developed in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital, SpecialNeedsWare's Puddingstone is designed to make language development fun and interactive. PuddingStone's three research-based games, Action Factory, See and Do Theatre and Storytorium help explore a variety of language skills while staying fun and engaging. The app includes ASL captioning videos, interactive 3D graphics and a variety of minigames that help you target particular skills within the three main game groups.
FlummoxVision (iPad) (Free)
Join Professor Flummox and friends as they try to figure out that greatest of mysteries: people. Flummox and Friends is a live-action comedy series that tries to help kids ages 6 to 12 navigate social and emotional hurdles, especially if they live with attention and sensory challenges or ASD. The FlummoxVision app comes with scene selection, discussion questions, subtitles and AirPlay support. The app comes with the first 23 minute episode, "The Party", for free, and additional short videos are available as in-app purchases.
Injini (iPad) ($29.99)
Injini is an a collection of edutainment games offering meaningful play and practice of language, cognitive and motor skills to children with special needs. Injini includes 10 game modes, all lavishly illustrated and designed to stretch a variety of developmental skills such as shape and color recognition, matching, pattern recognition and more.
Toca Box for Autism Awareness (iOS) ($2.99)
A limited time bundle of Toca Boca's children's apps, the apps in the Toca Box for Autism Awareness are chosen because they can be great learning and play tools for young children with autism spectrum disorder. Apps such as Toca Town, Toca Band, Toca Hair Salon and Toca Store, (with some guidance from a parent, teacher or therapist) can be used to practice social interaction, pretend play, reading facial expressions and other social skills. All of Toca Boca's apps are designed to be kid-friendly, with no third party advertisements or in-app purchases to get in the way of your child's fun and imagination.
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Our client was in need of a solution which would allow them to easily transport lab equipment in a clean room environment.
They provided specifications of the equipment they were using and briefed our design team on the environment the trolleys would be utilised in.
As these units were to be used in a clean room area, we ensured that our design met the standards required. The trolleys were assembled with IPA resistant materials and anti-static casters to ensure clean room compliance. We also incorporated additional ergonomic elements following design reviews with the client.
In this case, the client wished to use the trolleys to transport HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography) lab equipment which required an electrical supply. As each trolley would be a mobile unit, electrical distribution was installed along with cable management trunking to fit the client’s needs.
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As we approached our 100th issue, we went digging through the archives to bring some articles that never made it online to light. This Jon Ronson interview comes from Issue 15. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!’s debut and The 40-Year-Old Virgin were in the reviews section, and Cillian Murphy, in drag, was on the cover.
Words: Malik Bendjelloul
Jon Ronson’s humorous subversive books unearth the bizarre lengths the US Army goes to keep themselves one step ahead. Without a swinging light, he spills the beans.
In 1979, a secret unit was created within the US Army. It was called The First Earth Battalion and its members dedicated themselves to studying superhuman powers, like walking through walls, making themselves invisible and staring goats to death. When the British journalist Jon Ronson came across the story, he first thought that it was merely an embarrassing parenthesis in the history of the US Army. But as it showed, the ideas behind First Earth Battalion are still very much alive, and some of its followers are the people responsible for the strategic planning in the US War on Terror. This story became the follow-up to Ronson’s first book, Them: Adventures with Extremists, where the closing chapter is a narrative of how he manages to infiltrate a sect meeting in northern California. Men dressed in brown hoods, cast a spell of some sort while a man dressed in leather trousers and birch hangs from the top of a tree and swings himself about while preparing for the highlight of the event. A human sacrifice in the form of a papier-mâché doll is thrown into a burning stone owl. The sect is called Bohemian Grove and amongst its members are Henry Kissinger, vice president Dick Cheney and George Bush.
Jon Ronson has specialised in writing about powerful men with nutty ideas. His latest book, The Men Who Stare at Goats, was praised by the critics and received brilliant reviews in a number of publications, including the New York Times. Ronson came up with the idea for the book at Soho House, a private club in London many of whose members are media and culture sector professionals, and where Ronson is a member.
“It all started when I met Uri Geller. Bending spoons in American television made him world famous, but after a while he started saying the strangest things; he claimed he knew where the Ark of the Covenant is hidden, somewhere in Damascus if I remember correctly.”
And then he started hanging out with Michael Jackson.
That’s right. During all these years he used to claim that the CIA had hired him as a psychic spy, an agent that spies using the power of thought. No one believed him though. I took him out for lunch and asked him to tell me about it. He was wearing dark sunglasses and replied, “I don’t talk about that anymore”. “But Uri”, I said, “you’ve talked about that loads of times”. But he wouldn’t tell me anything. This was two weeks after 9/11. I continued to ask him about it, and suddenly he looked over his sunglasses and said: “If you ever talk about what I’m about to say I’ll deny everything”. “Of course”, I said. “I’ve been re-employed”, he said. “Re-employed? How do you mean?” I asked. “I’m not telling you any more.” And he didn’t. But I figured if Uri Geller had been re-employed as a psychic spy to help the Americans in the war against terrorism, it had to be part of a bigger story. And I wanted to find out what that story was.
And what did you find out?
The story begins at the end of the Vietnam War. The American army was going through hellish times in Vietnam. Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed, and the defeat influenced every little part of the military. The number of newly recruited soldiers had never been so low and they were running out of money. The commanders began to dream of what they could do to become invincible again – they had done so well in all the previous wars. And suddenly a lieutenant colonel by the name of Jim Channon claimed to have the solution. He said that if they give him some money and a bit of time, he’ll come up with a rescue plan for the military. The Pentagon felt like they didn’t have much to lose, so they give him what he wants. Jim Channon heads off to California and hangs out with new age crowds. He goes skinny-dipping in hot tubs and takes part in orgies, and this goes on for about two years.
So the Pentagon paid a man to party in California?
Exactly. It may seem strange that the defence budget was used to finance someone playing around in hot tubs, but still it’s understandable. The military were really down after Vietnam. They needed something nice to cheer them up, and they thought the new age movement seemed very nice. So Jim went away to California and had a great time, obviously. He let his hair grow long, stopped shaving, and started wearing tunics.
And what did he come up with after doing all this research?
A book he called First Earth Battalion. It was about 175 pages, handwritten and full of drawings – and it was a complete reform of every single detail of US Army. Soldiers would no longer carry weapons, instead they would carry little lambs to give away, and then hug the enemy. Also they would carry around speakers so that the enemy would hear folk music and messages of peace. If that didn’t work they would change the tape and play unpleasant sounds such as acid rock. Other ideas included teaching soldiers how to become invisible and walk through walls.”
What did Pentagon think of the book?
They loved it. When Jim gave his speech to the military commanders in Fort Knox in 1979, many of them started crying. Four star commanders-in-chief were in tears and gave him permission to go ahead with his plans.
So Channon was given more money from the Pentagon?
No, because he turned down the offer. He knew his bosses would want instant results. If he had accepted $50,000 to create the First Earth Battalion and had not succeeded in walking through a single wall after a week or so, the Pentagon would get cold feet and retrieve the money and the whole thing would be a gigantic failure.
So Channon realised that what he had written was madness?
No, but that it would perhaps take some time to make it work. Instead, what happened was that people read his book. Channon had lots of copies printed and they were passed around in top military circles. The commanders were very inspired and have continued to be so ever since. When I decided to write a book about Jim Channon and the First Earth Battalion, my main object was to find out what it looks like today – how his ideas influence the American military today.
Did the commanders try to put Channon’s ideas into action?
Yes, straight away. General Albert Stubblebine III, in charge of the American secret service and 16,000 men, immediately started to practice walking through walls. I’ve met him, and he didn’t think it was very strange at all. An atom consists mostly of emptiness, and both you and the wall are made up by atoms, so all you have to do is to get through the vacuum. He started practicing in his office in the secret service’s headquarter in Arlington, Virginia. He got up from his desk, started jogging towards the wall, and – BANG! Straight into the wall. Again and again.
He must have noticed pretty quickly that it was impossible?
Yes, but his view was that the problem was an obstacle he had to overcome, that he wasn’t concentrating hard enough and that this was the reason he failed. It was a big disappointment. He always had to think up different excuses when he showed up at coffee breaks all bruised. But from what I gather, he wasn’t alone. In the early eighties, there were whole divisions who tried to walk through walls.
But how is it possible that the world’s best-equipped army started doing all this wacky stuff?
There are a couple of possible reasons. It’s the military’s task to be innovative and come up with new ideas – even when those ideas are about superhuman powers. If they didn’t, someone else might do it before them. They have to be the first to come up with all sorts of new thoughts. The other possible reason is that the world’s leaders seem more inclined to believe in all kinds of wacky things than us mere mortals. We probably think that our leaders are rational people, but if you look back at history you realise that they were all a bunch of nutters. Hillary Clinton used to have sittings in the White House where she tried to get in contact with dead presidents’ wives, and Tony and Cherie Blair sometimes go to rebirth ceremonies in a pyramid in Mexico.
I’ve heard of Ronald Reagan’s astrologer.
Yes, Ronald Reagan had an astrologer named Joan Quigley, that was so important to him that he wouldn’t make any decisions without talking to her first. She told Reagan to sign an important treaty regarding the non-spreading of nuclear weapons a certain date. “Sign Saturday – that’s when the stars are in a good position.” Many leaders are members of strange associations. Skull & Bones, for example, that’s linked to Yale, and counts both George Bush and John Kerry among its members. They have all sorts of weird nonsense going on, like ceremonies where they lay themselves down in coffins. A couple of years ago I managed to secretly sneak into Bohemian Grove, where people like Dick Cheney and George Bush are members.
How did you manage to get in?
With a secret sign. It was just like in the film Eyes Wide Shut. My last book was about that. They made a human sacrifice in the form of a papier-mâché doll and threw it into a burning stone owl. In one sense it’s all just silliness, but the conspiracy theorists see it as evidence that the world is run by Satanists. The way I see it, it’s evidence that the world is run by a bunch of childish nutters. Why would anyone want to do that sort of thing in their summer break? I like to spend my summer break at Disneyland or at the beach. Dick Cheney spends his burning papier-mâché dolls.
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An Evolution for Efficient Financial Professionals
With years of growth and evolutions tucked under their belts, RDG+Partners’ management team started their search for an agency partner that would create a fresh branded web presence with a flexible method for quickly posting new content. Our studio worked closely with their in-house team to build a flexible design system that allowed their team to easily add new on-page content, and grow their suite of business services.
Expanding the Brand Toolkit
A new website means new opportunities for brand toolkits, and we just love putting together a suite of brand assets and iconography with some regional flare to help visual communications on new websites.
"We were looking for an innovative partner to help our vision come to life. Not only did we get a fantastic site, we got a responsive, collaborative partner. We also were trained in how to make changes so that we could maintain the content on our own."Kate Kenney, Managing Partner RDG + Partners, Employee Retention Solutions
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Lum-Tec Combat B50 Quartz // B50
Every LÜM-TEC watch features exclusive MDV Technology, a special 8-layer application of ultra bright glowing Super-Luminova photoluminescent material. MDV hands and dials are extremely visible in all light conditions, making this watch perfect for red-eye travelers, evening joggers, and casual divers alike.
- OriginUnited States
— Model #: B50
— Gender: Unisex
— Movement: Quartz
— Movement Calibre: Ronda 515
— Case Diameter: 43mm
— Case Thickness: 12mm
— Case Material: Stainless Steel
— Case Coating: Gunmetal PVD
— Crystal Material: Sapphire
— Case Back: Solid
— Dial Color: Black
— Dial Markers: Arabic Numerals, Indices
— Crown Type: Screw-down
— Water Resistant: 200M
— Bracelet Material: Nylon
— Bracelet Length: 10.5"
— Bracelet/Band: Original
— Buckle: Original Tang
— Lug Width: 22mm
— Condition: New
— Documents: Warranty Card, COA
— Booklets: None
— Box Type: Original
— Warranty: Manufacturer's 2 Years
Parts are made worldwide. Design, assembly, testing and regulation is done here in Ohio.
How long the luminescent last?
The dial markers will remain clearly visible for the whole night provided sufficient activation by sunlight or by fluorescent light has occurred.Is there an anti-reflective coating on watches with a sapphire crystal?
The Lum-Tec watches have an anti-reflective coating on all sapphire crystals. On the B50 model specifically, both sides of the crystal are coated.
Shipping AvailabilityCanada, United States
Shipping PolicyDiscounted Shipping
Discounted Shipping$10.00 first item / $10.00 each additional
Ship In4-5 weeks ⓘ
Return PolicyFinal sale, not eligible for return or cancellation
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Abortion Ban, Permitless Carry, Elections Bill: The Week That Solidified Texas' Hard Right Turn After The 2020 Election
Two years ago, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the radio explaining why he was not championing the so-called “heartbeat bill” to block abortions as early as six weeks, as he pushed for a series of other anti-abortion measures that legislative session.
“On the ‘heartbeat bill,’ to be candid with you, there was a lot of discussion in the pro-life arena … and it was not something that was the highest priority,” Patrick said in the May 2019 interview.
On Wednesday, a similar proposal became the law of the land in Texas.
“I pray that every other state will follow our lead in defense of life,” Patrick said in a statement Thursday morning.
Texas’ new near-total abortion ban, one of the most restrictive in the nation, punctuated a week that brought into stunning relief just how far the state’s political pendulum has swung to the right since the 2020 election. Another law long sought by hardline conservatives, allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training, also went into effect Tuesday.
A day later, lawmakers sent to Gov. Greg Abbott the elections bill that caused House Democrats to shut down the Legislature in protest for nearly six weeks, putting the state on the precipice of having the toughest voting laws in the country.
All the while, a slew of other conservative proposals championed by state Republican leaders continued to advance in the Legislature, including a bill that nearly triples previous state spending on border security that will contribute to the building of a state-funded border wall.
A year ago, the state was in a much different place politically. Democrats were optimistic they were on the verge of a historic breakthrough in a Republican bastion, hopeful that President Joe Biden would flip the state, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn would lose reelection and that they would pick up multiple congressional seats and capture the state House majority. They came up woefully short on each front.
“It was a pretty rough election in 2020, but we won and we won pretty big, frankly, with the level of opposition that we faced, and now was the time to do what we said we were gonna do,” said state Rep. Mayes Middleton, R-Wallisville, chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
There have been at least a few factors driving the hard right turn since November 2020. A new House speaker who let through bills that his predecessors resisted. A governor more eager than ever to appease his right flank. And Republicans in office everywhere who have been less encumbered with fears about the coming election than they were ahead of the 2020 election, when they used the session to prioritize bread-and-butter issues like public education and property taxes.
For Democrats, the barrage of conservative policy this year has been especially devastating considering what could have been.
“It is so deeply disappointing that, had we made gains [as Democrats], we might not see the worst of what is happening right now,” said Joanna Cattanach, the Democrat who ran and lost in what was supposed to be one of the most flippable state House districts in Dallas last year. “This isn’t the state that I recognize.”
In another gut-punch to Democrats who spent a dramatic summer fighting the bill, Republicans ultimately prevailed in their effort to further tighten the voting rules in a state where they are already notorious for their strictness. The final bill, which Abbott is expected to sign in the coming days, would prohibit local efforts to expand access to the ballot, like drive-thru voting and the universal distribution of mail-in ballot applications.
The conservative crusade at the Capitol has played out while Texans grapple with issues that transcend politics, including the aftermath of the winter storm disaster that left millions without power and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Abbott has largely sought to put the state response to those two crises in the rearview mirror, declaring that the Legislature did all it needed to respond to the power outages during the regular session and insisting that Texas is “past the time of government mandates” when it comes to COVID-19.
Texans have been left “dour and divided,” University of Texas pollsters said Thursday as they unveiled their latest survey. The University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll found 52% of Texans believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, the worst measure of that since the poll started in 2008. Abbott’s approval rating was also at a record low in the poll, with 41% of voters approving of his job performance and 50% disapproving.
There was some good news for Republicans, though. On the top legislative issue of the summer — the elections bill — voters said they supported it by a margin of 14 percentage points and disapproved of Democratic quorum break over the legislation by an 11-point margin.
Rodney Ellis, a former Democratic state senator from Houston who is now a Harris County commissioner, said he has seen the erosion of a bipartisan tradition in the Legislature that stemmed from a “respect for the institution” which he thinks is lacking today.
“[Lt. Gov.] Bill Hobby, [Lt. Gov.] Bob Bullock, Gov. [George W.] Bush had a healthy respect for the institutions and I think what’s happening now is people are being driven by blind ambition,” he said. “People let their personal ambition get ahead of the institution.”
If there are two issues that epitomize Texas Republicans’ rightward tack this year, they are abortion and guns. For multiple legislative sessions, GOP lawmakers had been chipping away at abortion access in Texas, but one of the most extreme proposals had not gained traction: a bill that would ban abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
That changed this spring, when the Legislature easily passed the ban on the procedure that made no exception for rape or incest.
Republicans had on their side something they did not the last time they met: a newly solidified conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court with last year’s addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The new 6-3 makeup meant that Texas’ anti-abortion laws, which often are the subject of extensive legal battles, would have a decisively more receptive audience with the highest court in the land.
John Seago, legislative director of the anti-abortion Texas Right to Life, said the new Supreme Court composition removed the last justification that many reluctant lawmakers had for not supporting the abortion restriction — that it would face a certain fate in the courts. Their faith in the newly expanded conservative majority was affirmed this week when the court declined to block the abortion law for now.
“They ran out of excuses,” Seago said, “and so they knew they had to do something big and bold.”
The change in the House speaker, however, was “really the most important shift politically,” Seago said, referring to Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan’s ascension to the job in January. Phelan, a Catholic, had supported restrictions on abortion in the past, including efforts to defund groups like Planned Parenthood for providing abortions and bills penalizing doctors who fail to care for infants born after abortions — an extremely rare circumstance.
Phelan also has been cited as a decisive factor behind the success of a law allowing permitless carry of handguns which, like the abortion legislation, stalled for multiple sessions before a breakthrough this year. Phelan supported permitless carry as a member, appointed another supporter of it to chair the committee it would go through and allowed it to come up for a vote on the floor. It passed with even several Democrats voting for it and put pressure to act on the Senate, where Patrick overcame his longtime antipathy toward the proposal and was able to fashion a version that satisfied some concerns from law enforcement groups.
Jerry Patterson, a Republican who served in the Senate from 1993 to 1999 and authored the state’s law allowing concealed carry of firearms, said a law allowing the permitless carry of a handgun would have been “virtually impossible” before today.
“There would have been absolutely no way that we would have passed constitutional carry in the ’90s or the 2000s,” said Patterson, who also served as land commissioner from 2003 to 2015. “Today’s a different day.”
Not content with the staunchly conservative regular session that ran from January to May, GOP lawmakers have continued to push right in the two special sessions that followed. The governor alone gets to set the agenda for the special sessions — and Abbott has seized the opportunity to tackle unfinished business from the regular session and add on conservative issues of the day that have cropped up since then.
More than at any point in his governorship, Abbott appears most responsive to criticism on his right, whether it be from Patrick — long an animating conservative force — or the fellow Republicans challenging him for reelection. He has attracted at least three primary challengers, including former state Sen. Don Huffines of Dallas and Allen West, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas — both of whom have cast Abbott as lacking conservative bonafides.
Weeks after Huffines began campaigning on Texas building its own border wall, Abbott announced the state would do so. After some conservatives complained the ban on teaching “critical race theory” that passed during the regular session was watered down, Abbott told lawmakers to make it tougher in the special sessions. And amid persistent criticism from primary challengers that he was not cracking down on gender-affirming care for transgender Texas children, Abbott took it on, getting the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to deem the treatment child abuse.
One of the more recent pressure points on Abbott has been a proposed audit of the 2020 election in Texas, even though Trump comfortably won the state and Abbott’s own secretary of state at the time said it was a smooth affair. The Senate jumped to life on the idea this week, hastily passing legislation Thursday that would open the door to county audits of the 2020 election.
To Democrats, it is just the latest example of Republicans going all out to address baseless concerns that the election was stolen.
“I’m just somewhat amazed at the length that somebody will go to continue to clog up the system and create doubt on our elections because someone has concerns, someone believes this, someone believes that,” said state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, during the Senate debate. “We cannot be changing the law every time someone or some person thinks, ‘Well, I don’t feel confident in our elections.’”
Abbott has not said where he is on the audit bill, but at least one primary challenger has been agitating for it.
“I have always been in favor of election audits,” Huffines tweeted Thursday afternoon.
In another sign of the kind of pressures that Abbott is up against on his right, his three best-known primary challengers have all RSVP'd for a November town hall hosted by a Texas secessionist group, the Texas Nationalist Movement. The group says Abbott has declined.
Republicans are brimming with confidence as they approach the 2022 election. They control the redistricting process, giving them the power to draw more favorable state and federal legislative districts. It will be the first midterm election under a new president, which historically favors the party out of power. And they are newly playing offense in South Texas, where Biden underperformed last year.
“I am extremely confident that we’re gonna gain seats in the … Texas House,” the new Texas GOP Chairman, Matt Rinaldi, said in a recent interview. “I’m extremely confident we’re gonna gain seats in the U.S. Congress. I’m extremely confident it’s gonna be a great election for Republicans all around.”
Democrats are still missing a serious candidate for governor, an absence that became more glaring this week with all eyes on Texas Republicans. Many are waiting to see whether former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke runs, though he has suggested he will not make that decision until he sees through the current voting rights battle in Washington, D.C., an ambiguous timeline. In the meantime, he has stayed politically active, raising money for the state Democrats who were fighting the elections bill and registering voters across the state.
“I don’t know what Beto is doing but that sure as heck looks like a campaign to me,” Cattanach said.
Beyond O’Rourke, the bench of potential Abbott challengers is thin.
One Democrat who has already stepped up to run statewide is Mike Collier, who is challenging Patrick for lieutenant governor after coming within 5 percentage points of him four years ago. Once O’Rourke makes up his mind, Collier said, he is “highly confident we’ll have a very strong governor candidate in a timely manner,” whether it is O’Rourke or somebody else.
Collier said the odds of a Democrat winning statewide next year have “gone up dramatically in just the last two weeks.”
“They don’t feel like they have any competition, so they just keep lurching rightward, rightward, rightward,” Collier said of Texas Republicans. “I’ve always known the day would come that they would go so far to the right that they couldn’t come back and win a general election.”
From The Texas Tribune.
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Since the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, thousands of projects to develop virtual currencies have been born. While many of them have failed in the attempt, others have been consolidating and growing steadily.
What now? Which cryptocurrencies have the greatest potential in the future, and in the next 5 years?
In this guide you will find the 12 virtual currencies that can explode or continue to grow, both in the short and long term.
Bitcoin is the most widely used and most famous of all cryptocurrencies. Its success can be explained by the fact that it was the first to appear. The first cryptocurrency was born thanks to a network and a new technology called blockchain (block chain, which is behind the functioning of Bitcoin).
Technology that opened the doors to a new world of possibilities in which many companies and start-ups are investing.
History of Bitcoin
Bitcoin was born in January 2009, when the first open source version was released. Bitcoin’s creator is Satoshi Nakamoto, a mysterious personality whose identity is secret and who has become famous since the rise of the incredible cryptocurrency underlying Bitcoin.
In April 2016, an Australian entrepreneur, Craig Wright, claimed to be the man behind Satoshi Nakamoto and provided evidence to prove it; many still doubt the veracity of that revelation. Read the full history of Bitcoin here.
Bitcoin is implemented through a peer-to-peer (P2P) network system in Wei Dai’s B-Money project and Nick Szabo’s Bitgold project.
The basic principles of Bitcoin are described in the “white paper” written by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. The official client, Bitcoin Core, is a free software born from code written directly by Satoshi Nakamoto to implement the communication protocol and the peer-to-peer network.
Why invest in Bitcoin
Being a real currency to all intents and purposes (see El Salvador which approved the use of BTC as an exchange currency), bitcoins are used for any kind of virtual transaction. Initially, they were simply exchanges of money between individuals (with the advantage of very low fees).
Over time, more and more entities started to accept payments in bitcoins. The anonymity linked to Bitcoin also makes it ideal for criminal activities of any kind.
Bitcoins are now everywhere, from ATMs to (almost) ETFs.
Bitcoin is undoubtedly one of the most exciting creations of our time, and it has infinite potential (especially its blockchain technology).
Buying Bitcoin: pros and cons
Pros and cons of buying Bitcoin? Among the pros are the security of transactions, anonymity, easy access by anyone from anywhere in the world and low fees.
Among the cons: the ease with which criminal and immoral activities can be carried out, the risk of physically losing bitcoins (they can be lost like cash) and the high volatility of their price.
2. Ethereum (ETH)
The second most important cryptocurrency in terms of notoriety is Ethereum. To be more precise, Ethereum is not just a cryptocurrency, but a decentralised smart contract platform within which the Ether currency is used.
History of Ethereum
The Ethereum platform was created by Vitalik Buterin, an expert cryptographic programmer who was previously part of The Bitcoin Project, where he promoted the creation of a new language for programming and creating a new application.
He finally decided to launch his solo project, the Ethereum Project, made possible by a crowdfunding campaign that raised 31,591 bitcoins, approximately $18.4 million (as of 2 September 2014).
Ethereum is a decentralised blockchain platform, created using the Turing-complete programming language, where anyone can create and manage smart contracts.
To join this network, counterparties “pay” to use the platform’s computational power through a cryptocurrency called Ether, which is both a cryptocurrency and the platform’s fuel.
Ether was not programmed to function as a normal cryptocurrency, like bitcoins. In fact, Ether can be spent and earned only on the Ethereum network and is used to execute specific transactions, such as paying to use the network’s computational power and launching the application.
you can still buy ether (eth) on authorised trading platforms or exchanges, even if you are not part of the ethereum community.
Why invest in Ethereum
Although Ethereum is often compared to Bitcoin, the paths taken by both cryptocurrencies could not be more different. Ethereum is laying the foundations to become an infrastructure with incredible potential and this makes it very interesting, especially as an investment.
To get an idea of the purpose of this platform, here are some of the things you can “build” with Ethereum:
- electoral systems
- registrations with domain names
- securities markets
- crowdfunding platforms.
In addition, it is possible to manage intellectual property. All this, of course, without the need for lawyers, notaries or other legal entities.
3. Ripple (XRP)
Ripple (XRP) is the third largest digital currency in terms of market capitalisation and trading volumes.
But unlike Bitcoin, which was born with the aim of bypassing the intermediation of banks and financial institutions altogether, Ripple was born to “work together with banks to change the way we send money around the world”.
History of Ripple
The Ripple Protocol was developed by Chris Larsen and Jed McCaleb, founders of OpenCoin, familiar faces in the open source community.
Unlike the other two cryptocurrencies, the name Ripple applies to both the currency and the network. Through the Ripple network you can send not only the eponymous cryptocurrency, but also other non-digital currencies, so you can send and exchange money.
In other words, you can transfer euros to a person who will receive dollars directly. The exchange is done by buying and selling Ripple in exchange for the other two currencies.
Ripple has been defined as a “Global Settlement Network”, its end users are banks, and it is intended to be a valid alternative to clearing houses and the SWIFT network.
Why invest in Ripple
The Ripple Project’s main focus is on international payments. With the implementation of blockchain logic, it was possible to eliminate a long list of intermediaries, thus reducing the costs and execution time of exchanges, which are carried out in just a few seconds. This is a remarkable improvement compared to the average 10 minutes for Bitcoin and several days for banks.
The Ripple Project is currently one of the most important cryptocurrencies and is the one that is most integrated with banking and financial institutions. It has attracted the interest of many well-known banks, such as the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan.
Litecoin (LTC) was the second publicly accessible cryptocurrency and quickly gained a reputation as a rival to Bitcoin.
History of Litecoin
Litecoin was launched on 13 October 2011 by Charles Lee, approximately two and a half years after the creation of Bitcoin and within a short time more than 20 million coins had been generated.
Litecoin’s trend followed that of its more popular peer Bitcoin and for a long period of time it was considered one of the best cryptocurrencies available.
In 2016, it moved from second to fourth in terms of market capitalisation, being overtaken by Ethereum and Ripple. However, it is still the second most accepted currency by websites that accept virtual currency payments.
Why invest in Litecoin
One could say that Litecoin is broadly a copy of Bitcoin, but it has some improvements, such as the use of SegWit and Lightning Network. These features allow Litecoin to handle more than one transaction at a time, reducing the bottleneck effect.
A Litecoin transaction typically takes approximately 2.5 minutes compared to 10 minutes for Bitcoin. This is one of the reasons why Litecoin is so well known. In short, the Litecoin network has theoretically 0 fees and allows sending and receiving payments four times faster than Bitcoin.
Like the cryptocurrency it was inspired by, Litecoin is a full-fledged currency and can be used for any type of transaction.
Litecoin has grown over time and is now considered the silver in a world where Bitcoin is the gold. In recent years, however, it has lost ground in terms of growth and expansion and its creators are working to give it a new lease of life.
In any case, this cryptocurrency is still the most widely accepted after Bitcoin. Beyond scepticism, many believe that Litecoin’s value is underestimated.
Dash is another important cryptocurrency born during the Bitcoin wave, but it has tried to differentiate itself from the rest thanks to functionalities that make it more useful and better.
History of Dash
Launched in January 2014, the Dash platform has changed its name several times. Initially it was called XCoin; then, in February of the same year, it was renamed DarkCoin; finally, in March 2015, it was called Dash.
The logic behind the Dash network is similar to that of other cryptocurrencies, but some improvements in terms of privacy, speed and security have been implemented. PrivateSend technology allows users to send private transactions and enjoy decentralised governance (DGBB). On the other hand, InstantSend technology makes transactions much faster than Bitcoin.
Why invest in Dash
A two-tier architecture allows Dash to achieve optimal levels of security and reliability: the first tier is composed of miners, which allow the network to record all transactions on the blockchain. The second level allows Dash, through so-called nodes, to provide advanced functionalities.
Although Dash Coin is a fully-fledged currency, most vendors still do not accept it.
The Dash Project is very ambitious. Following the expansion of their network they aim to create the PayPal of cryptocurrencies, called Wallet Dash Evolution, an intriguing idea.
6. Chainlink (LINK)
Chainlink (LINK) is a decentralised, secure and reliable oracle network. Recall that Oracle networks are useful tools for cryptocurrencies to interact with the physical world. In this way, smart contracts can execute actions based on information contained in the real world.
History of Chainlink
Chainlink’s origins date back to September 2014, when three experts in the field – Steve Ellis, Ari Juels and Sergey Nazarov – launched SmartContract.com. They also developed a series of decentralised infrastructures to create communication bridges between real-world events and public blockchains.
How does ChainLink work? Through a network of nodes called Chainlink Nodes (CN), useful for monitoring data from a real-world event and transferring it to smart contracts that are working on Ethereum.
To make sure that the data received is always correct, Chainlink performs a kind of cross-checking, finding the information from many different nodes by chance. Taking as correct the answer indicated by most of them.
Why invest in Chainlink
Chainlink’s project may seem unrealistic and far from today’s reality. However, it is currently positioning itself as a benchmark for DeFi, and is one of the most important oracle networks today.
When decentralised finance spreads worldwide and cryptocurrencies are increasingly used in the “real” world, then the ChainLink project will have the advantage of being far ahead of its time.
Therefore, investing in ChainLink today also means believing in something that currently has limited value, but tomorrow could increase exponentially because of the leading role it is assuming.
eToro has the great advantage that it can be used both as a broker and as an exchange to invest in Chainlink.
It can also be used as a wallet. Also, you can convert the cryptocurrency you own by CFD contract to direct token or vice versa whenever you want. All this without having to move from one place to another.
7. Uniswap (UNI)
The Uniswap (UNI) cryptocurrency is the governance token of the eponymous decentralised exchange platform. A virtual currency that has grown a lot in recent months and has attracted many investors to the Uniswap V2 exchange.
It was created by Hayden Adams, one of the developers of Ethereum, in collaboration with the creator of ETH, Vitalik Buterin. Its goal was to create a decentralised and anonymous exchange that would allow the exchange of any pair of cryptocurrencies based on the Ethereum ERC-20 network.
Why invest in Uniswap
UNI works on the Ethereum blockchain and was created to encourage and publicise the use of DeFi instruments on its reference platform. It exists to create liquidity, stimulate trading and generate value from it.
If you want to buy Uniswap, you will have to use an exchange or broker that includes it in its marketplace. Our recommendation is to use eToro, as it is the easiest and fastest trading platform to use. Since 19 April 2021 it has been available on the platform and it is possible to do both holding and trading with UNI.
8. Cardano (ADA)
With its innovative Ouroboros algorithm, Cardano is trying to speed up by separating transactions and smart contracts into two blockchains.
Launched in 2017, Cardano is one of the youngest cryptocurrencies available today. Despite its late arrival, it benefited from the experience of other cryptocurrencies.
It was developed by IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong), a team with expertise in blockchain technology and the issues involved. Since its launch, Cardano’s Ouroboros algorithm has been praised by many experts, a rare intellectual endorsement among lesser-known cryptocurrencies.
IOHK, with a team that had already worked with Ethereum and Ethereum Classic, has published a lot of educational material to further exploit the platform and educate people in the use of blockchain technology.
Cardano’s main feature is its Ouroboros algorithm, which is based on the proof-of-stake mechanism and works on two levels, separating the blockchain of smart contracts from that of transactions in general: all in order to increase the speed of both.
This separation could also lead to further evolution of smart contracts. In fact, Cardano also claims that it makes upgrades much easier.
For example, if they were to change a feature of smart contracts, they could isolate only the smart contract blockchain, while the transaction blockchain would continue to function normally.
Cardano can be used both for transactions and for building and using smart contracts and dApps, ideal for financial applications.
Why invest in Cardano
The concept of a multi-tier blockchain is certainly revolutionary, so it is surely a more than valid option for smart contracts.
That said, it is worth noting that Ethereum is still the king of dApps and it will take time to dethrone it. However, Cardano has an extraordinary team behind it, among the most experienced blockchain experts.
Cardano will probably be used by anyone who wants to create smart contracts, given that Ethereum is already well established in the field of dApps. Final note: IOHK’s willingness to be open to new developments makes Cardano more flexible and better able to adapt to changes than its competitors.
IOTA is a highly innovative cryptocurrency and a potential alternative to blockchain technology. In a way, it is a blockchain without blocks.
The principle behind it is to use the IoT (Internet-of-Things) to overcome many of the barriers of blockchain.
History of IOTA
IOTA was developed in 2017 by The IOTA Foundation, a German non-profit foundation. In addition to the development of IOTA, they are focused on the potential of the technology itself, its impact on the IoT and on educating the public about how it works.
Instead of a blockchain, like most cryptocurrencies, IOTA uses an algorithm called The Tangle. The Tangle has eliminated miners, creating a system that allows you to make a transaction only if you validate two other transactions firs
Why invest in IOTA
The IOTA team claims that this drastically reduces the computational power needed to handle a transaction, so less powerful devices can be used and transactions are faster.
Other benefits are: no fees because no miners are needed; almost infinite scalability; increasing speed as users increase and not vice versa.
IOTA has great potential as its use is not limited to computers and phones, in fact, it can be used on any device capable of connecting to the internet, which is why it is called IOTA.
A huge field of application capable of revolutionising both the exchange of information and payments. For example, cars could pay for parking and fuel and homes for bills.
IOTA has dealt an interesting blow to the world of cryptocurrencies. We are only just getting used to the blockchain and The Tangle could already have overtaken it. However, before we get too carried away, let’s remember that it is difficult to define the potential impact of IOTA until IoT becomes an established reality. Moreover, some have highlighted the possibility that IOTA may not be free forever.
Stellar shares with Ripple the ability to handle transactions involving multiple cryptocurrencies and regular currencies, but as companies they have very different objectives.
Stellar is a blockchain born as a spin-off of another cryptocurrency: Ripple
History of Stellar
It was born in 2014, and shortly afterwards the Stellar Development Foundation was founded. While Ripple focuses on large financial institutions, Stellar is open to the public.
Stellar, like Ripple, has among its founders Jed McCaleb, cryptocurrency expert and creator of Mt. Gox, the former Bitcoin exchange platform.
From a technological point of view, Stellar is very similar to Ripple and offers the possibility of making transactions not only with its own currency (Lumens), but also between cryptocurrencies and normal currencies.
While some point to Stellar as a Ripple clone, others praise its decentralised and open source structure, two features highly acclaimed by the cryptocurrency community.
Despite the many similarities between Stellar and Ripple, the projects have very different goals. While Ripple has achieved fame by working with some of the world’s largest banks, Stellar chose a different path. Stellar is committed to staying open source, opening itself up to dApps and many other uses.
Why invest in Stellar
In a world still dominated by a heterogeneous variety of cryptocurrencies, Stellar seems to be a middle ground, which not only allows people around the world to do business without needing banks (one of the reasons for the emergence of cryptocurrencies!), but also aims to reduce some of the innate rifts of the cryptocurrency world.
It is already active, available and usable, not a vague promise for the future, which is motivating. However, it may only be a temporary solution.
With its promise to solve the scalability problem, EOS is surely a cryptocurrency to consider. By focusing on dApps, EOS has a good chance of dominating this niche market.
EOS or EOSIO, which will be one year old in June, is very young compared to the competition.
Like the rest of the recently born cryptocurrencies, it has the advantage of knowing exactly what some of the challenges of the sector are and what has determined the success of its predecessors.
The team behind the birth of this young cryptocurrency is also very young; part of the team of this private company is coordinated by Brendan Blumer who, despite his age, is very experienced.
Why invest in EOS
EOS focuses on the issue of scalability: it has stated that the growth of its platform, as the number of users increases, will be horizontal and not vertical as is the case with most other cryptocurrencies.
This would increase scalability enormously, because it would simply be a matter of adding new computers as the system grows without the need to continually boost the pre-existing ones on the network.
In addition, the EOS algorithm manages the availability of the network, redistributing it proportionally based on the number of coins held.
Today, the EOS blockchain works mainly on dApps, being the direct competitor of Ethereum. To a large extent, EOS intends to become an enhanced version of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Although EOS is quite widespread, it must keep its promise to solve the scalability problem that afflicts most cryptocurrencies, case in point Bitcoin and Ethereum.
If it fails to do so, EOS will most likely end up on the list of “dead cryptocurrencies”. However, if it succeeds, it could become a major cryptocurrency in the future. In any case, it will have many uses linked to dApps.
12. Binance Coin
Binance Coin is an interesting choice for traders, as its value depends almost entirely on the only place where it can be spent: the Binance cryptocurrency exchange.
Although it does not want to dominate any particular sector, it is a cryptocurrency known for the stability of its value, a feature particularly appreciated by some.
History of Binance Coin
Binance Coin was created in 2017 by Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange based in Hong Kong. The cryptocurrency exchange is very popular and offers the possibility to trade many cryptocurrencies, it is a giant in the sector. This means that it has a huge experience in both trading and cryptocurrencies.
Currently, Binance Coin does not offer anything special from a technical point of view. That said, Binance Coin has a maximum limit of 200 million tokens, a figure that intimidates the 21 million Bitcoin, so it should not be ruled out that in the future it could overtake the reigning cryptocurrency.
The main advantage of Binance Coin is the possibility of using the coin on the Binance exchange. Traders who use this cryptocurrency as a form of payment get a 25% discount (50% last year). This strategy has allowed Binance to be able to stimulate a huge amount of traders to bet on Binance Coin.
Why invest in Binance Coin
In a way, Binance Coin can be considered a good discount for traders, which makes it highly attractive, especially considering that the Binance exchange has very low exchange fees and the ability to trade more cryptocurrencies than any other platform.
Being a coin launched by a cryptocurrency exchange, it is tied to Binance’s performance.
Although Binance Coin is protected from outside influences, such as the overall performance of the cryptocurrency sector, it is necessary for the company to do well for its value not to fall.
If you don’t like the characteristic volatility of the cryptocurrency market, but are still interested in cryptocurrencies, Binance Coin may be a good choice, as it is known to be one of the most stable cryptocurrencies available.
How to invest in the cryptocurrencies of the future?
There are two ways to buy cryptocurrencies:
- Via a cryptocurrency exchange (actual purchase of cryptocurrencies)
- Through a broker’s platform (CFD trading)
When you buy a cryptocurrency on an exchange, you own it for all intents and purposes, so you can store it in a digital wallet.
Once you have bought a cryptocurrency, you will probably wait for its price to rise before reselling it for a profit. Alternatively, you can use it as a form of payment or convert it into other cryptocurrencies.
Best brokers to invest in cryptocurrencies
In our opinion, the best broker for cryptocurrency trading is eToro.
Click here to open a demo account at eToro and try it out for yourself, with virtual money.
eToro not only offers all the benefits we’ve talked about, but much more.
At eToro you can take advantage of their Social Trading Network which is basically a social network with thousands of traders sharing ideas, thoughts and market and trading strategies every day.
In addition, you can take advantage of it directly by copying other traders’ cryptocurrency trades both manually and automatically.
But we’re not done yet.
eToro is known for its innovative spirit and the creation of new investment products.
One of its latest is probably among the most successful, the Investment Portfolios. While there are many such funds, eToro created one exclusively for cryptocurrencies: eToro CryptoPortfolio.
In a nutshell, the most important cryptocurrencies are grouped in a single fund where you can easily invest by buying a share, as with the CFDs we talked about earlier.
By investing in a fund you can take advantage of diversification and minimise risk. Buying this product is a convenient and advantageous solution for anyone who wants to invest in cryptocurrencies for the long term.
Let’s take a look at the cryptocurrencies available on eToro that have established themselves on the international scene and see what features characterise each of them.
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CHENGDU, China, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The grand opening of the “2023 East Asia Culture Capital · China Chengdu Year of Activity” took place in Chengdu on June 29th. […]
CHENGDU, China, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The grand opening of the “2023 East Asia Culture Capital · China Chengdu Year of Activity” took place in Chengdu on June 29th. Organized by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government and GoChengdu, and executed by the Chengdu Bureau of Culture, Broadcasting, Tourism, and Sports, the event is set to leave a mark.
The theme of the event is “Showcasing Chengdu to the World.” The goal is to foster the spirit of the tripartite Cultural Ministers’ Meeting involving China, Japan, and South Korea, boosting international cooperation, reinforcing the unity of East Asian culture, and encouraging mutual understanding among citizens of the three nations.
Inspired by the ‘Heavenly State’ culture, we begin a new venture to construct a vibrant ‘Culture Capital.’
The inauguration ceremony started with the magnificent dance and opera show “Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom.” Multiple performances depicting the unique culture of the ‘Heavenly State’ followed, offering an engaging spectacle to the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean guests present, and eliciting enthusiastic applause.
Chen Zhiyong, Deputy Mayor of Chengdu, stated in his opening address that the East Asia Culture Capital is a significant achievement of the China-Japan-Korea Leaders’ Meeting in humanities. It is a concrete manifestation of the “Belt and Road” initiative and a particular measure to implement the spirit of the Asian Civilizations Dialogue Conference, and build a shared future for humanity. Chengdu will host a variety of unique activities this year as part of the “East Asia Culture Capital,” to promote cooperation with other “East Asia Culture Capital” cities, enhance cultural and tourism exchanges globally, and create an East Asian civilization portrait of “Shared Beauty.”
Yan Sashuang, Deputy Director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, remarked that being chosen as the 2023 East Asia Culture Capital provides Chengdu with a new historical context. A series of international cultural and tourist events are expected in Chengdu, such as the 31st Summer Universiade next month and the 8th China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival in October.
2023 symbolizes the commencement of the second decade of the East Asia Culture Capital, marking a new historical starting point towards building a magnificent ‘Culture Capital.’ Shi Zeyi, Deputy Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, congratulated the host of the 2023 East Asia Culture Capital·China Chengdu Year of Activity. He expressed his hope that Chengdu, as the elected “East Asia Culture Capital,” will continue to actively preserve excellent traditional culture, strive to narrate Chengdu’s stories in the new era, and effectively communicate China’s voice in the new era.
Three countries convened in the ‘Heavenly State‘.
17 cities signed the “Joint Declaration” for cooperation.
The world becomes brilliant through exchanges, and the Chinese civilization has been known for its openness and inclusiveness since ancient times, constantly revitalizing itself through interactions and mutual learning with other civilizations.
Heita Kawakatsu, Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan, stated in his speech that he anticipates Chengdu and Shizuoka Prefecture enhancing their collaboration in culture and various other sectors through the East Asia Culture Capital platform.
Woo Beom-gi, the Mayor of Jeonju in South Korea, acknowledged Chengdu’s status as a representative of the “Three Kingdoms Culture.” He expressed his hope that the two cities can strengthen their friendship through cultural exchange activities.
The event also saw representatives from cities previously elected as the East Asia Culture Capital sign the “Joint Declaration of the 2023 East Asia Culture Capital.” The pact encourages the elected cities to collaborate towards creating a prosperous East Asia.
Fostering the amalgamation of culture and tourism, the Ten Most Beautiful East Asia Culture Capital – Chengdu Boutique Tour Routes were unveiled.
It was reported that the event introduced ten recommended “Most Beautiful East Asia Culture Capital – Chengdu Boutique Tour Routes.” A blend of Chengdu’s cultural and tourism resources and policy advantages like the 144-hour transit visa exemption, led to the creation of these routes. Industry professionals and inbound tourists’ representatives were widely involved in the design process, leading to the selection of ten premium routes, including the Craftsmanship Inheritance – Intangible Heritage Tour, Ancient Charm of Three Kingdoms – Poetry, Book, and Brocade, Panda Volunteer – Dual Heritage Tour, Chengdu Treasures – Dynamic New City, among others.
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When you consider a Napa Valley honeymoon, it's hard to pinpoint what exactly makes it so darn romantic. Is it the endless rows of picture-perfect vines? The super-luxurious, amenity-packed resorts? The delicious, meticulously crafted wines? The world-class, chef-driven restaurants?
Obviously, it's all of these elements combined -- and so much more. Whether you're in Napa for just a few days or a full week, there are tons of activities to fill your days (especially ones that involve drinking -- it's Napa after all!), not to mention countless honeymoon-worthy stays across cute towns like Calistoga, St. Helena, and downtown Napa.
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But foodies should definitely get out: The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone is less than three miles away, the flagship Restaurant at Meadowood is managed by Michelin-starred chef Christopher Kostow (spring for the 12-course tasting menu), and there are cooking and mixology workshops to get hands-on instruction in layering flavor and custom-crafting cocktails.
Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort, Calistoga
City-slickers, meet the Great Outdoors. At this 157-acre luxury resort in Calistoga, it's all about the getting out into the natural environs. The free-standing, cedar-shingled lodges are each hidden among the wooded surroundings and complete with an outdoor deck and fireplace.
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Las Alcobas, a Luxury Collection Hotel, St. Helena
Within walking distance of downtown St. Helena (an adorable one-lane road, really), Las Alcobas provides a quiet, convenient stay smack-dab in the middle of wine country. Couples literally sleep next to the vines: The 68 guest rooms and pool overlook the circa-1875 Beringer Vineyards.
Grab a Napa Valley Cab and park it on your spacious outdoor balcony (outfitted with a gaslit fireplace), or pop down to the barn-inspired spa, where treatments use luxurious Naturopathica products and the fitness studio offers classes in yoga, barre, circuit training, and more. If you want to explore the area, borrow a set of bikes and request a picnic lunch prepared by celebrity chef Chris Cosentino.
Calistoga Motor Lodge & Spa, Calistoga
For a totally unique set-up, book a stay at this new 50-room property, located at the northern end of the Silverado Trail. New York-based design firm AvroKO reimagined at 1940s motor lodge into a chic, minimalist dream. Rooms are clean-lined, with youthful, Insta-ready accents.
Hang by the pool (complete with hammocks and analog games), take in views of the Mayacamas Mountains from your twin Adirondack chairs, or retreat to the colorful spa, modeled after a classic bathhouse, with seven treatment rooms, geothermal mineral water-fed pools, a fun "mix your own" mud bar, and relaxation garden.
Archetype, St. Helena
It's hard to find more romantic set-up than this boutique restaurant in downtown St. Helena. The glass-enclosed space is filled with twinkle lights and candles aplenty -- all the better to see your delicious plates, most of which are cooked on an oak-fired oven and grill using the best local and seasonal ingredients from Northern California. (Don't miss the standout grilled halibut with asparagus, english peas, green garlic aioli, and blood orange vinaigrette.)
The Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, St. Helena
It's hard to find a more farm-to-table experience than this eco-chic restaurant in St. Helena. The local fave serves elegant dishes prepared with organic, sustainably sourced ingredients. There might just be two of you at the table, but meals here are best enjoyed family-style.
If you go for dinner, start with the wood-grilled castroville artichoke and caramelized beets with Skyhill Farms goat cheese crema, before digging into mains like wild-caught petrel sole with black rice or smoky-sweet chicken, cooked under a brick and served with braised cannelini beans, greens, and salsa verde.
Round Pond Estate
As you take a seat on the relaxed outdoor patio of this limited-production estate, with views of the Mayacamas Mountain range in the distance, the "Napa vibes" will be all-consuming. Allow them to wash over you as you taste smooth estate wines, each paired with artisan-crafted bites.
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While the flagship HALL winery, located on St. Helena Highway, offers top-notch tasting experiences, honeymoon couples should look to the Rutherford estate for a more exclusive experience. As part of the VIP Appellation Exploration Tour, couples can explore the Hall family's private estate, overlooking the valley, before heading to the downstairs tasting room--outfitted with an Insta-worthy Swarovski-crystal chandelier.
As you sample limited-production wines, expect to fall in love with the complex yet easy-drinking vintages. (Pro tip: Order custom bottles, etched with your new initials to drink on the one-year anniversary.)
This expansive vineyard is as beautiful as it is historic: It' was founded back in 1977 and is set on the dramatic slopes of Spring Mountain, overlooking the valley. Now, it's owned by the luxury fashion conglomerate LVMH (which owns high-end brands like Louis Vuitton, Céline, and Christian Dior). That's not to say the experience is unnecessarily bougee. In fact, it's quite intimate -- just you and a few other guests will walk the 260-hectare estate before tasting both single-vineyard and blended wines in such varieties as merlot, cabernet franc, chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, and petit verdot.
Pulling up to this winery on the south end of the valley, and you might think you've transported to France. That's because the chateau-style estate was founded by the Taittinger family--of Taittinger Champagne fame. Naturally, bubbly is the main drink on offer. To really hone your palate, book a tasting with a "Wine Educator," like the custom Connoisseur's Tasting, which includes sips of six premium wines of your choosing, served with specifically paired artisan cheeses, smoked salmon, and other delicious bites.
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We spoke with Tallie Ben Daniel and Nava EtShalom about their new show, Diaspora Podcast from Jewish Voice for Peace. We discussed the origins of the podcast, the goals and intentions of putting it out, and what folks can expect in the first season of the show.
For other JVP related episodes, check out:
- 26 Jewish Voice for Peace: On this episode we spoke with Rebecca Vilkomerson, [former] executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace. Over the past 20 years JVP has grown to become the largest Jewish leftist organization in the US, with over 200,000 supporters and 60 chapters across the country. We talked with Rebecca about the history of JVP, how it’s changed over time, and what today’s rapidly shifting political climate means for their work.
- 28 JVP’s National Members Meeting: We went to Chicago for the Jewish Voice for Peace National Members Meeting ! We brought a recorder with us and put together an audio collage of our experience.
Short: Diaspora Podcast – Transcript
David: So Sam, it’s been a few months of talking almost exclusively about fascism on the show.
Sam: Yeah, it’s been a really optimistic few months here at Treyf headquarters..
David: So what we wanted to do is just take a break for this episode and talk about something a bit more positive.
Sam: And lucky for us, the fine folks at Jewish Voice for Peace have a brand new podcast, the new Diaspora Podcast.
David: Yeah. And so we were excited to learn about this new addition to the world of radical leftist Jewish media.
Sam: Shout out to the co-hosts of this podcast, Tallie and Nava, for making this podcast and for taking the time to talk to us about it.
David: Yeah. And without further ado, here’s our conversation with Tallie and Nava.
Tallie: Hi, I’m Tallie Ben Daniel. I work for Jewish Voice for Peace and I’m one of the co-hosts of the Diaspora podcast. I live in Oakland and I’m a political educator.
Nava: Hi, I’m Nava EtShalom and I live in Philly where I am a long term doctoral candidate in English lit, writing about the representation of settler colonialism in Palestine in Anglophone literature. And I’m a poet. And I have been doing movement work in support of Palestinian liberation for 20 years, and I’m really excited to be talking to you guys.
David: Well, welcome to the show! And Tallie welcome back to the show. So we wanted to talk with you about the new podcast. And maybe before we get into what the show is about and where it’s going-
Sam: The nuts and bolts, if you will.
David: (laughter) Yeah. How how did the show start? What’s the origin story of a podcast?
Tallie: So it started in part because Jewish Voice for Peace came out as opposing Zionism and put out a statement – is it over a year ago now ? – a while ago at this point, and what that did is basically open up an opportunity for us to be able to speak more openly about Zionism and how we see the impact of Zionism. And we wanted to make something that wasn’t a statement, that wasn’t a book, that wasn’t something that we felt was harder to access. And we also, I also, did not know how much work podcasts were. And so podcasts became a way to do this sort of work of education and opening up a conversation that was really kind of accessible for people. So that’s the origin story of the first sort of iteration of the podcast. And then Nava came on board.
Nava: And then I came on board. And how that happened was, I have a traumatic brain injury that I’ve had for six years. And I was getting to this point where I was feeling just like, real despair that I could really not contribute anything to movement work. And I just hadn’t figured out, what do I do with my disability? You know, I’m still going through all kinds of like radicalization and identity formation around it. And in that moment, I was like, I need to find some way, even though I can’t run a meeting, I can’t really organize, I can’t show up for a demonstration or civil disobedience. And then I was like, I’m just going to call Tallie, she’s been doing the academic stuff for JVP. And I called her and I was like, can I get in on academic council business? And she was like, here’s this podcast that I’m thinking about. And it was so fun to talk about. We just started having fun right away and started talking every week to dream about it and plan it. And that was a year ago, more than a year ago.
Nava: And I was psyched about it because I think it’s so good for us to just make more culture, especially more pop culture, artifacts that just work as primers. Like what is this? What is this work? And it seems like such a good political resource for us to have, just like a primer on Jews and Zionism.
Sam: So David and I are both super excited about Diaspora podcast, and that y’all are working on it. Who do you both see as the targeted audience, or what are some of the goals of putting the show together?
Nava: Ok, we have to tell you before, we will answer that question,
Nava: That’s what we’re here for. But we do have to tell you that we are like never not talking about this question.
Tallie: Yeah. It’s maybe the most living question in the process of putting this podcast together. And I think we keep… I, maybe I’m just going to speak for myself, I keep feeling like we have finally achieved the answer. Like we know it. And then a week later, we’re like wait, can we just have this conversation one more time?
Nava: And also, Tallie and I really have learned to fight in the context of this question, because also what will happen is that I’m like, Tallie can we finally sit down and talk about what are our goals and who is the intended audience? And Tallie will be like, we have the document that answers that question! So this is a troubled question, it’s a little bit vexed, but we are going to tell you what we know.
Tallie: One answer is that there’s multiple audiences for this question, which is possibly why it’s a little bit of a challenge for us to answer. But one of the audiences are Jewish people who are kind of progressive but aren’t Zionists. So Nava and I have both been pretty obsessed with the questions of Zionism and nationalism and Judaism and Jewishness for most of our adult lives. But we know that there are people out there who are not as obsessed as we are about it, and are part of this sort of broader leftist movement or are very progressive. And this is a really living question for them right now, considering the Trump-Netanyahu alliance, considering all the ways that nationalism is making trouble for all of us right now. So that’s one of the audiences, right, is just like, okay you don’t know what this relationship is between Israel and the United States? Let’s talk it out a little bit and figure out how Zionism fits into that.
Nava: And then another audience that we think about in terms of how we’re organizing it and gearing it, it’s for people who are involved in this work for the liberation of Palestine, who aren’t Palestinian, don’t come from Palestinian families, and don’t have a lot of background on Zionism. And I think that this is a part of audience that we’re not trying to, like, move them or make more room for them in the fold. We’re trying to be like, here’s a tool if you want to deepen what you know about this. Because it makes our work more powerful if we understand, like what is even this ideology, how did it get so bound up in what it means to be Jewish, especially in North America. It sort of becomes hard to imagine a way forward after the ethno-state if we don’t understand the origins of the ethno-state. We want to have that available.
Tallie: Yeah. And I mean, I think, of course, one of the audiences is anti-Zionist Jews, because so much of what it can feel like to be an anti-Zionist Jewish person is to be kind of lonely. And so just to make visible that there are others and that you’re not alone and that there’s a whole community of anti-Zionist Jews who are trying to build a different future for Jewish people.
Nava: Although TBH [to be quite honest], I feel really torn about making a podcast that ends up feeling primarily like a resource for Jews to understand Zionism better and understand its violence. Of course we have to educate other Jews about this because we have to get our people. But on the other hand, I’m really allergic to the concept of our people. I worry about the aspects of trying to move and educate Jews about this. I worry about the sort of the strategic questions that that raises. Like do we need to be talking to Jews? Is that an important step in the liberation of Palestine? Or is it an important step in not feeling so alienated and terrible in Jewish spaces, or like making the Jewish communities you want? Where do those things actually come together and where are we kind of shoving them together?
David: Well I mean considering that this podcast emerges from Jewish Voice for Peace, I think the question of how much its intention is to engage Jews, it’s an interesting question to me, because JVP has its own strategy, right? Is there an aspect of JVP’s mandate that is about engaging non-Jewish people with these types of educational material?
Tallie: Oh, that’s such a good question. In some ways, I think the way in which this is a question that’s alive in the podcast is also a question that’s alive in JVP. Not to get too weirdly meta about it, but I think the reason that it’s hard to answer this question is because of Zionism. Because part of what Zionism teaches us is that we should only be concerned about the well-being and interests of other Jewish people, and that everybody else’s interests should be secondary. And so I think we’re pushing back against those things, which then makes it confusing when we’re like, well we’re a Jewish organization, right? So what it means to be a Jewish person and what is a Jewish organization are also questions that nobody knows the answers to, honestly. So it is something that we think about all the time in JVP.
Nava: I don’t work for JVP, but I’m a fellow traveler with a lot of JVPers and believe in the work. And I think that concern there is like, are we working against Zionism in a way that re-inscribes Zionism by centering Israel in the political and identity questions that we grapple with? I feel like that’s like a live question. I don’t think that’s a resolved question or a simple question or even necessarily the most useful question.
David: So you were saying, you were talking earlier about identifying the need for primers of a certain kind. Can you talk a bit more about that gap in the media landscape that you’re hoping to fill with this project?
Nava: Yeah, some of our excitement about this is just like there’s something about listening to radio, and listening to people’s voices that makes you feel welcomed in. And it’s warm, and you feel bonded, and there’s like room to listen to stuff that for some people might be hard to listen to, and for everybody will at some points be hard to listen to. So I think some of it is a very literal question of medium. We do look forward to the hate mail we’re gonna get about our voices…
Nava: Just because we’re women.
Tallie: I will say that for me, Zionism has been a third rail for so long. And openly talking about anti-Zionism is something that is correct and moral and desired, it just feels like there hasn’t been… you can find writing about it if you’re an academically minded person who likes reading academic work, but it’s actually a challenge to find something that’s like a Newsweek article level on anti-Zionism and why Zionism is something that someone would criticize. You know, listicle version of why someone would be an anti-Zionist. (laughter) And so it’s really challenging because Zionism is complicated and has a long history, but I do think it’s needed to have something that’s a little bit more…here’s what it is, here’s why people would have a problem with it.
Nava: I sort of imagine it… I don’t know if anyone else got this for a graduation present… as like a set of tapes, great lecture series or whatever. Not that we’re the great lecturers, but we just want it to be on the shelf for whenever you want it.
David: So obviously making a podcast is very different from the type of movement work that I think all of us probably have a shared experience in of some kind. And I’m just curious what it’s been like for you to shift into this new zone.
Tallie: For me, it’s been… Nava has more radio podcast experience than I do. This is like a totally new genre for me and it feels like learning a new language, like you understand some of the basic vocabulary, but you’re not fluent in it yet. And you can tell that other people are better at it than you are, but you’re learning all the time and it’s getting better all the time. Very nerve wracking. It’s much slower. I think organizing can sometimes feel like a slog, but is often very quick. You’re responding to something that’s happening right now and then you see the impact pretty soon. But podcasting is definitely not like that. And I think we won’t see the impact for a while. And there’s, I think, both good and bad things about that. It reminds me much more of writing than it does of organizing in that way. But it’s been really good for me to kind of help me boil down what are the core messages that I want to say? What is the core story I want to tell? Which feels like important work to do when you’re organizing and in all areas of your life, you know.
Nava: I think for me it’s actually been a really interesting part of my experience of understanding my own disability and my own ableism in new ways, because when I first started working with Tallie on the podcast, I was so excited about it. And one of the things that I felt like was I was finding a way for myself to do what I could, like at least I can do this for the movement, even if I can’t be an organizer and can’t do some of the work I was excited to do before my injury, for example. And I think what’s been really cool about the process is that I have deepened my sense of all the multiple ways there are to do movement work. You know, I’ve thought about this before as a poet and as a scholar, but this feels like a new level of understanding that like, of course I have what to bring. Of course we all have what to bring to the work. And this is what I can do. And I am so lucky to be doing it. And it feels like a good reorganizing of my sense of what movement work is, and a deepening of my sense that there are infinite ways to do it. And I’m grateful to have this one.
Sam: And you have one subscriber here for the next however many seasons you make, maybe two? But on the subject of season one, can you both talk a little bit about what some of the issues are within the broader question of Zionism that you’re going to try to tackle this season?
Tallie: We did try to have a history…
Nava: We do have a history episode!
Tallie: We do have a history episode. (laughter) It’s extremely challenging to have a history episode of anything but, you know, the history of Zionism is a very big topic. And so we tackled it, in a way. We know that we have an episode that’s an impact on Palestinians. We’re still kind of developing some episodes that will hit on the impact on Mizrahi Jews and impact on Ashkenazi Jews. But those episodes are less finished.
Nava: We are also in a few episodes going to be airing a conversation the two of us had about how we stopped being Zionist. We’re also going to be talking to a scholar who works on Christian Zionism to talk about… I mean, there’s so much to say about Christian Zionism… but we’re gonna be talking about how some Christian Zionist precepts became Jewish Zionist precepts and sort of how that process happened, which I think is also gonna be really interesting.
Tallie: Yeah. And one thing we’re very… I’m really excited about, is the idea of diaspora as something – this is going back to our living conversation about audience – but that the idea of diaspora has a significance in Jewish thought, but is also something that’s really powerful for a lot of different movements and peoples. And so sharing a little bit from people, an invitation to have people share with us what the word diaspora means for them regardless of if they’re Jewish or not. Which I’m hoping can be a way for us to connect the thing we’re doing with the thing that lots of different people are doing in the aftermath of colonialism and nationalism.
Sam: Okay so before we let you go, we have a segment on our show called shkoyakh and it’s basically a thumbs up, thumbs down situation. Something that you find exciting or the opposite, I guess. A person, a group, an event, a book sometimes…
David: Anything giving you life right now.
Sam: Yes, that’s the more optimistic way. Anything making you excited or giving you hope. So I was wondering if we could kick that to both of you and ask for both of your shkoykahs for the week.
Tallie: I think the shkoyakh I will give is despite this being a pretty bad news week, I do feel like I can see the way that the conditions are changing in real time, that people are… do folks know who Michael Ian Black is?
Tallie: He’s a comedian who was in a bunch of movies… think of like SNL adjacent comedian. And he tweeted something that was like, now that American Jews are our own nation, can we just formally recognize Palestine? And I just thought that was telling, right, that this comedian who is not political on any level and is not known to be like anti-Zionist on any level is suddenly saying something that’s to be funny, but also is like, I don’t know. It just feels like things are shifting under this really terrible set of circumstances that we find ourselves in. So that’s where I’ll go, is that things are shifting and that people are open to new and different ways of thinking about Palestine and the future.
Nava: That is a good one Tallie!
Tallie: Thank you, Nava.
Nava: Exactly what you said Tallie, like this is shitty, repressive, scary stuff. But you know one of the things that happens in response too, is like growth and power of the kind of movement building that we want to see. So like that is totally a shkoykah. And also just on this very literal level, the fact that there is available language in the White House and Congress to even talk about BDS… like seven years ago, 400 people knew what BDS was! And now, the [New York] Times is writing, like, not super awesome attempts to understand it. You know, the people who are mad about it are using our language. I mean, they’re also using this fucked up anti-Semitism language. But they’re also using our language. And that seems like power.
David: Well, if you’d like to learn more about that language, or hear that language on the regular (laughter) you can tune into the new Diaspora podcast. Thanks so much to both of you for taking the time to chat with us and looking forward to hearing all the episodes that come out.
Tallie: Oh my god, we’re so thrilled to be here. Thank you so much.
Nava: It’s been great talking to you.
Sam: Treyf podcast is Sam Bick and David Zinman, a huuuuuuge thanks to CKUT 90.3 FM, where we recorded this podcast under the shadow of the Giant Cross of Secularism on Occupied Kanien’kehá ka Territory.
David: Thanks as always to Saxsyndrum and Socalled for the music you heard in the episode and to everybody who helps makes Treyf podcast happen.
Sam: You can check us out on the social media is at Treyf, T-R-E-Y-F on Twitter, on Facebook and on Instagram.
David: Please send any comments, suggestions or hate mail to treyfpdocast at gmail dot com .
Sam: More episodes soon.
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Pensacola, on the western edge of the Florida Panhandle, was the first settlement by the Spanish in Florida, when Don Tristan de Luna attempted a colony here six years before Juan Ponce de Leon founded St. Augustine. For a time it was the capital of Spanish West Florida, and when Florida became a U.S. territory, it was one of the most important cities in the state. Today Pensacola is well-known for its U.S. Naval base, where all Navy and Marine pilots receive their training, and is home to the Blue Angels flying battalion. Pensacola is also well-known for its beaches, which have been branded `the world`s whitest` by the local tourism board for generations.
A perfect combination of charming cities across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Florida with a rental car. Combine Pensacola (beautiful city, with rich heritage and significant place in America's history), Gulf Shores, Mobile, Biloxi, New Orleans, Lake Charles and Houston (known as the world capital of space exploration and home of NASA Mission Control and astronaut training). This is a flexible vacation package. Select your number of nights in each city, desired hotel and activities.383786 The_Third_Coast_-_Florida_to_Texas_(Self_Drive)-vac In-stock
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Thelma Frances Askew Roberts, 72, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at Marietta Hope, Health and Rehab.
Born on July 18, 1943, in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Bessie Bridwell and Robert Allan Askew and was a member of Cleveland First Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband of 50 years, Joe Harold Roberts, Sr.; three sons, Joe Roberts, Jr. (Pam), Leroy Roberts and Charles Floyd Allan Roberts (predeceased); four brothers, Eddie Askew (Wanda), David Askew (Sharon), Gary Askew (Betsy), and Bud Askew; two sisters, Bobbie Alexander and Mary Lou Burry; six grandchildren, Anthony Lee, Sheila Marie, Christina Katelyn, Kylie Cheyenne, Hannah and Charlie.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at The Howze Mortuary Chapel with visitation prior from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park, formerly known as Grandview Memorial Park.
The family will be at their respective homes.
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by Milena Bee
mere breath i
remember how it feels so be alive, how
one can survive being ripped through the layers upon the world so that
i might feel something at your touch.
a memory to recall in only tender moments
of the past disregard which is really
the present, the prescient carelessness that drives me
and the path with other worlds,
into a different sort of trouble bathed in
which asks me
what i can and cannot handle.
what i will and will not
deny myself in the growing light of day as i watch
the sun come up on another day wherein i feel tied to a specter that would bring me down
in his own desire to be like me, horrorshow of carnal delight.
and as such i become latent, under
lying and irritated with resentment.
and i become a wretch, a lifegiven creature
that spews dark filth upon first reawakening, set upon a threshold that demands pain for survival and scrambles itself to avoid true sight.
eyes glued shut by my own body, you
peel me open to see the rot within and decide
cultivation of decayed roots, overlooking
the disease that set upon aggrieved body
in the first place. small mercies, to not
give power to malignancy.
or voice to admissions of pain. tending
to the broken roots, so maybe once
you can touch me and not come away
Milena Bee is a poet and mythologist. When they're not using their poetry as a chronicling method, they're trying to find a way to court the preternatural in with their supernatural fixation. They live in Los Angeles with their cat, Tangerine, and are the co-founder of zine-style newsletter All Guts No Glory, which publishes bimonthly art and culture commentary.
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Top to bottom, new electric, plumbing, windows and doors. Water/sewer and electric were trenched to the main house.
In a complete transformation, we converted a drab two-car garage into a luxurious one-bedroom cottage with the feel of a top tier hotel. This project required everything. We installed new electric, plumbing, windows and doors. All utilities were trenched to the main house for a streamlined system. While keeping an open floor plan, we installed sliding barn doors on one wall to offer privacy to the king bedroom and en suite bathroom with a spa shower.
The floors throughout the cottage are polished, poured concrete with radiant heat underneath to keep them cozy. The furnishings are all modern and bright, working in tandem with all the new windows, to fill the space with light. The landscaping we installed provides even more privacy, and encases an outdoor patio off the living area, accessible by French doors.
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So many Black Friday Specials for you this weekend. Tickets, Youth Jerseys, 40-Percent off all Merchandise?
CLICK HERE for Tickets
CLICK HERE for Youth Jerseys
CLICK HERE for Merchandise
Having fun with our Weekend Player Picks. Yesterday for Thanksgiving, we did Favorite Pies. Today was where are you Black Friday Shopping?Tomorrow? Still eating leftovers?
THANK YOU AGAIN!
Leading up to Thanksgiving, it was a great team effort from our season ticket members who donated cash to purchase turkeys in exchange for a game worn jersey and other prizes, fans donated non-perishable items at Dusty’s Day of Giving and Fry’s helped us with the rest to deliver the turkeys and menu items that ended up in great homes all over Tucson. CLICK HERE for complete story.
ROAD TRIP APPY PICKS
On a big Food Weekend, let’s do the best of Road Trip Food Pic Appetizers where a sampler platter of sorts is always the favorite.
Play of the Week seemingly comes out of nowhere until you watch the hard work leading up to it against Colorado February 1, 2020.
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2019 Update: HasOffers has rebranded to TUNE! TUNE is the same great technology behind HasOffers, now enhanced with new tools and features for performance advertisers and affiliate networks. Check out our new platform features page, sign up for a free trial, or read the rebrand announcement.
I downloaded several apps to my new iPad over the weekend and saw something I’d never encountered before when I opened the Hotels.com app. It was so weird I deleted the app and reinstalled it just to see if it was an accident. It was definitely not an accident, but it doesn’t make sense.
Instead of simply launching me into the app, after tapping on the icon, I briefly saw the app screen, got kicked out of the app into Safari, and once Safari finished loading a blank page, I went back to the app. Later, when I went back to Mobile Safari, the blank page was still there. Somewhere along the way, the UX guys at Hotels.com must have been duct-taped in a closet while someone forced this lousy experience on me and millions of other app users.
If you haven’t seen what I’m talking about, watch this video, it should give you a pretty good idea.
Why would a newly installed app launch Mobile Safari?
I happen to have access to some really smart people at HasOffers, so this is exactly what I asked. The technical reasons behind seeing this user experience are rooted in attempting to apply desktop cookie tracking within the limitations imposed on iOS developers. In industry parlance, this is known as “the switch”.
Here’s what happens. Let’s say I download an app from the iTunes App Store which employs “the switch” for tracking purposes. Once the app is installed on my iOS device, I click on the app icon to open it. The app opens and kicks me over to Mobile Safari where Mobile Safari will look for cookie data that gets compared to an event ID. This is followed by either a URL GET to send data to an external tracking engine or an HTTP POST to log the tracking information.
Since I had an organic install, there won’t be a cookie, but that doesn’t matter. Once the cookie state is verified, I’m returned to the application where I can do what I wanted to in the first place, which is use the app.
A Better Way to Track App Installs
Besides cookie tracking, a number of ad networks and publishers utilize Device ID or Mac Address to uniquely identify an app install. When a user clicks an ad, either of these unique identifiers can be collected. An ID can be logged for later comparison against installed applications. Apple has already warned they are eliminating access to Device ID, which means tracking solutions will probably lose Mac Address tracking in the near future as well.
While Device ID and Mac Address tracking solve the user experience problem I’m complaining about, you can’t collect either of them from the mobile web. As a result, mobile app marketers are turning to a broader “fingerprint” tracking solution, like the one we use in Mobile App Tracking, to correlate many pieces of anonymous information from a single device.
Creating this user fingerprint on the mobile web is very different than the process used in tracking transactions that originate from a desktop computer. Not only is the information collected different, but the sandbox restrictions in iOS create unique challenges in matching the data when it gets pulled through the mobile app on install.
Here again, the interruptive user experience created by passing data through Mobile Safari is eliminated.
App Tracking is Necessary
App developers need the ability to track installs. Mobile app tracking allows developers to accurately measure advertising spending. It allows for calculation of cost per install. And it also allows app developers to get important metrics that help improve the in-app experience. That’s the key – tracking needs to support app developers in creating a better experience, not interrupt it.
How do you feel about “the switch”? Would you uninstall an app that launched your browser and left some random tracking URL open in your browser?
Becky is the Senior Content Marketing Manager at TUNE. Before TUNE, she led a variety of marketing and communications projects at San Francisco startups. Becky received her bachelor's degree in English from Wake Forest University. After living nearly a decade in San Francisco and Seattle, she has returned to her home of Charleston, SC, where you can find her enjoying the sun and salt water with her family.
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A New Leaf’s Supervised Visitation Only program helps parents engage and create new bonds with their children in a safe environment. The program lessens the challenge and burden it takes for both parents and children to see one another.
Families meet with a specialist from the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) to develop a case plan in order to determine services needed for the family. Support services identified in the DCS case plan frequently include Supervised Visitation Only services.
By providing families involved with DCS an opportunity to safely reunite, A New Leaf is helping families find peace.
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NCIS: Los Angeles Exclusive: Will Victor Webster Come Between Kensi and Deeks?
Former Charmed and Melrose Place star Victor Webster is set to guest-star on an upcoming episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, and as you can see in this exclusive first look, he might just throw a wrench into the bubbling chemistry between Kensi and Deeks.
Check out photos of the NCIS: Los Angeles cast
Webster plays Stanley King, a world-class thief suspected of several high-end heists. He lands on NCIS' radar after a secure facility housing sensitive materials on a Marine base is compromised. In order to get close enough to keep an eye on King, Kensi (Daniela Ruah) must work alongside him as a savvy thief...
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Twenty Essex is thrilled to be a part of this year’s London International Shipping Week (LISW), celebrating 10 years since it’s conception in September 2013.
On Wednesday 13 September at 14:00, we hosted a webinar on misdelivery claims and the practical issues raised.
In response to The International Group of P&I Clubs’ revised wordings of their standard form letters of indemnity having been published on 13 September 2023, Michael Collett KC‘s online talk below refers to the revised wording for delivery without production of bills of lading. Michael’s comments on these changes are also available to read in an edited form.
As well as our event, Arron Zitver and Robert Wheeler from our practice management team will be attending the LISW Gala Dinner on the Thursday (14 September).
Please feel free to get in touch for a coffee or a chat.
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Managing conflict with a High Conflict Personality
Updated: Aug 16
What can we do when dealing with Psychological Abuse?
One of the things that I often get asked about, from both clients and clinicians alike, is what do I do, or what do I instruct my clients to do, if they are in a situation where psychological/emotional abuse is happening? How should I respond? How should I not respond? Though each situation is different, each person is different, there are some ways that are recommended when dealing with a high conflict personality or in general, when facing abusive situations. Of course, the below suggestions need to be taken as that, suggestions, used to the degree that they fit your situation. As always, I recommend working with a therapist trained in abuse recovery, working with high conflict personalities, and/or working with high conflict family dynamics.
No Reaction Is Your Best Reaction
When it comes to high conflict personalities, minimizing your reaction and responding in factual, non- emotive ways, is often the best practice when they are trying to entice you into conflict and chaos. Often times, high conflict personalities are using abuse tactics to insight reactions from the victims, they are baiting you into conflict with them, usually so they can put you down or use it as evidence that they are the ones being victimized. I always recommend that client's try to respond in ways that are factual and concise. This is something that is harder done than said of course. The very reason that we bite and become emotive is because high conflict personalities tend to target the very things that are hurtful and/or we are passionate about. If we can try to remember what their purpose is, that can be helpful to remain neutral and not let the conversation or behaviors get a rise out of us. This is commonly referred to as the grey rock method. Being as bland and neutral as possible. Psychological/emotional abusers rely on our reactions, being bland and boring is the perfect way of beating them at their own game.
The Art Of Disengagement
Though similar to the grey rock method, disengagement refers to your actions, rather than your emotional reactivity. When we talk about disengagement in these circumstances, it's a polite (grey rock way) of saying, "sorry, no I will NOT participate in this." There are different ways to disengage from conflict with someone who is trying to goad you into chaos and arguments. The first way is to say something to the effect of, "we need to take a break from this and once we can communicate better, we can resume." After this has been firmly stated, you disengage with the conversation. That can include leaving the premise to go for a walk or a drive or ending the texting. In disengagement statements, it is important to communicate with them as calmly as possible (think grey rock from above), but to also include a desired result- "once we can communicate better"- and that you intend to return to this conversation. Highlighting the issue with communication between the two of you acknowledges that there is behavior occurring that you are unwilling to continue. Stating your intention to return to this conversation when that is resolved does not allow for a deferral of accountability and shows intention to actively find a solution. Sometimes the opposite occurs in conflict with these personalities and instead of ragefully reacting to conflict, you end up being punished with the "silent treatment", which is called stonewalling. If the high conflict person uses tactics such as stonewalling, which feels a lot like ghosting you, this can be a great time for you to re-direct your energy and re-engage with yourself. In times where the person has disappeared to punish you, take that time to treat yourself to activities that bring you peace and joy. Book a spa day with friends, go for a hike in nature, go to a movie with friends, etc. Do not sit alone, waiting and texting, hopeful for a reply. In a sense, when the person has stonewalled you, disengage with them by re-engaging with yourself. Similarly to above, the conversation would look something like; "we need to take a break from this, you can let me know when you are ready to communicate." Once this boundary has been clearly set, you are free to go do things that make you feel good about yourself. The second way we can disengage is used in cases where the person is using psychological abuse tactics, like baiting and feigning, gaslighting, projection, misrepresenting your thoughts and/or feelings.(For more information on the psychological abuse tactics read here https://www.tynebuchyrcc.com/post/the-20-tactics-of-psychological-abuse) In these circumstances you can also choose to disengage by saying a statement such as "you are gaslighting me and I will not continue this conversation until that behavior stops." This is a more blunt and abrupt way of calling out behavior and asking for change before communication continues. If they do not stop that behavior, you will choose to disengage in the same method as above- going for a walk, a drive, ending the text or phone call, etc. For this method of disengagement, it is paramount that you feel safe doing so. You know this person best, and if you feel that this person would escalate and you cannot simply hang up the phone or leave the room and be safe, you do not have to use this method. This style of disengagement works on the premise that the aggressor/abuser/high conflict person, knows and understands what they are doing, when they are doing it. Although they may be shocked that you are challenging their behavior; overtime, challenging these behaviors and disengaging when they are present is a strong boundary (I'll speak to this more below) and can help influence future behavior and communication styles. After all, it is okay for you to label and address behaviors that are harmful to yourself and others involved (i.e. children and other family). Again, safety always comes first, so keep that top of mind when practicing disengagement.
Create And Enforce Boundaries
Having boundaries is an important part of your mental health and relationships in general. Many times client's struggle with boundaries, they struggle with being able to ask something of someone. Boundaries are NOT about punishing someone, they are about SELF-LOVE. When we have boundaries we are showing an act of love towards ourselves. With toxic people and high conflict personalities, we NEED to have boundaries to protect ourselves, our peace, and our safety. Boundaries will look different depending on the context and relationship you are in. A high conflict employer might warrant a boundary that you will not check your email after work hours. For a high conflict sibling, the boundaries might expand to include other methods of communication, or even language that is used. For example, "I will not tolerate being called names, therefore, if you call me names, this conversation is over." Boundaries are really hard and confusing for some clients, especially when finding the line between what is too porous or too rigid. However, boundary work is so important. It is one of the things I address most often with clients in abusive situations or when navigating relationships with high conflict personalities. To be completely honest, there is no way to have a safe and emotionally healthy relationship with a high conflict personality if you do not have boundaries. Keeping in mind, high conflict personalities can be boundary trespassers. This can make establishing and reinforcing boundaries really difficult for anyone who is trying to establish a healthy status quo. Depending on who you are establishing boundaries with, this can be a lengthy, emotionally challenging process for yourself. Having support from loving friends or family and/or professional support around boundary setting is integral to maintaining self care through this process. If you are having troubles getting started, nuancing or maintaining boundaries, I highly recommend contacting a professional counsellor/mental health therapist, who has experience in psychologically abusive relationships and/or working with clients who are involved with high conflict personalities.
Document As Much As You Can
I always recommend that clients document conversations that they have with people who are baiting them into conflict. There are two purposes for this. Firstly, it helps the client process the events that they are experiencing. Writing helps the brain filter information and make sense of it. It helps us organize what just happened and assign our thoughts and emotions to what just happened. It also helps the client remember what they experienced. When subjected to chronic psychological abuse or in high conflict- traumatic situations, clients can lose touch with their own realities. Clients can become disoriented with the narrative the high conflict person is trying to sell to them, which will almost always run the lines of- "this is not my fault, it is your fault, somehow." Being able to review arguments that did happen, how you felt in those moments, is a factual reminder that you were not wrong, you were not overreacting, you were not misunderstanding, when it is called into question later. Secondly, documentation can provide useful to establish patterns of behavior, provide evidence when needed, and to help clients recall the information verbatim, if needed later. This can be helpful if allegations are made, if the allegations are escalated to legal proceedings, or in your own therapeutic sessions. Some clients choose to record interactions with the respective partners as a means to protect themselves, though I do not specifically recommend audio and/or video recording because of scope of practice, some clients feel it is necessary for their cases and safety.
Leave If You Can
If the situation is escalating to where you feel physically or emotionally unsafe and it is possible to do so, leave. Get out of the situation. You do not have to stay if you feel it is within your best interest to not. Many clients look at me perplexed, like I just gave them permission to leave the situation, but you have always had permission. You are allowed to disengage completely and remove yourself from situations which are not safe. This is not stone-walling, this is setting a physical and emotional boundary. If you cannot remove yourself completely, remove yourself as best you can by going into another room, or taking space within your environment to the best that you can. This may be locking the bathroom door and not responding back at the continued baiting. As you can see, leaving combines both disengagement and boundary setting mentioned above. Of course, if there is any threat of physical violence phone 911 or your local authorities.
Have A Safety Plan
For all my clients, in all my consultations and in all the workshops that I teach, we ALWAYS go over safety planning with the clients/clinicians. Anytime there is abuse happening, regardless of whether physical abuse is currently absent, I encourage clients to have a safety plan. Safety planning is about making sure that if things take a step over the line and there is now an immediate risk to your safety, there is a pre-established plan. Even though research shows that there are many abusive situations that involve solely emotional or psychological abuse where physical abuse is not present, if there is any abuse happening, there is a risk of escalation. If you are involved in a relationship of this nature, I highly recommend that you seek professional therapy to have someone a) know of your situation, and b) help you create boundaries and a safety plan. Your safety plan should include trusted people or a person that you can message that will get you help, in case you are unable to do so yourself. This is something that is predetermined and discussed. For example, many of my clients have safety words or phrases that they text to their parent(s) or a trusted friend, which means "call the police now, this is not a drill." For some, safety planning, may include having emergency funding in place, whether that's through friends or family, through a credit card that is not kept that their immediate house or cash that is kept in a to-go bag. The plan can also include a safe place that you would go should you need to leave immediately. It can also include things like, where you keep your personal journal (especially if you are documenting incidents) or other important documents. For some, their plan includes a recent consultation with a lawyer to discuss next steps should they have to leave immediately and there are children involved or things like assets involved. Safety plans are also very nuanced and influenced by the situation and level of threat/escalation of the situation, so tailoring the plan to your situation is important (i.e. not everyone is going to have a to-go bag or be consulting with a lawyer).
To summarize, there are ways that you can engage in conflict with a high conflict personality that can minimize damage to yourself and help to keep you more safe. Being a grey rock that practices the art disengagement and boundaries when necessary. Remove yourself and take space if things escalate or feel unsafe to you in any way and establish your own safety plan that hopefully, you will not have to ever use. Work with your own therapist or professional counsellor that can help minimize the impact from any traumatic events and psychological abuse tactics that are occurring.
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Famous House hitmakers King Deetoy, Ezra & House Victimz have joined forces and released a new project titled “House Mafias E.”.
We have enjoyed a lot of new music from the House scene this year. Several hitmakers have been consistent with their releases. King Deetoy has undoubtedly not disappointed fans. The talented hitmaker previously dropped the album “January Eleven.”
The project housed eleven tracks and featured contributions from Oscar Mbo, Zimvo, Soulscene, Spinworx, Chymamusique, Shazmusic, George Lesley, Colbert, and more. He also recently appeared alongside Inter B & Draad, Mr. JazziQ, and Galectik as a contributor to the song “Dilo Tsa Ma’Grootman.”
He has now teamed up with Ezra and House Victimz to release the new “House Mafia EP.” The project houses three tracks and features guest contributions from 1F4OUR1 and Colbert. Check the songs out below to listen to them. Also, add them to a playlist of your choice this week.
King Deetoy, Ezra & House Victimz – House Mafias EP
- King Deetoy, Ezra & House Victimz – STOMP (Original Mix)
- King Deetoy, Ezra & House Victimz – Weak (feat. 1F4OUR1)
- King Deetoy, Ezra & House Victimz – Love In Music (feat. Colbert)
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