Have you heard about Handmade at Amazon?
Have you heard about Handmade at Amazon? Amazon have just announced that they are creating a new store on Amazon.com for invited artists, designers and crafters to sell their unique, handcrafted goods to their hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.
Handmade at Amazon has been created so artisans like me can sell their handcrafted items in a special place to highlight handmade products.
I've been able to sell items on Amazon.com itself but it's very confusing to set up and gets lost in all the factory produced items.
So a few weeks ago I applied to Handmade at Amazon in the hope to sell my products and become part of their launch. I then had to play the waiting game to see if I'd been accepted or not. I mean this would be a fantastic opportunity as I currently only focus on selling to the UK. Selling on Amazon will put me in front of a whole new audience.
3 weeks later the wait was finally over! Had I been accepted? Y-E-S!!
I finally received an email from Amazon inviting me to sell on their new platform, HOW EXCITING! It's early days and I'm still waiting to find out what the next step is but it's certainly an exciting new step for Chasing Beads. I'll keep you updated as and when I hear more.


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VkSubmitInfo *DeepCopySubmitInfo(uint32_t submitCount, const VkSubmitInfo *pSubmits)
{
	size_t submitSize = sizeof(VkSubmitInfo) * submitCount;
	size_t totalSize = submitSize;
	for(uint32_t i = 0; i < submitCount; i++)
	{
		totalSize += pSubmits[i].waitSemaphoreCount * sizeof(VkSemaphore);
		totalSize += pSubmits[i].waitSemaphoreCount * sizeof(VkPipelineStageFlags);
		totalSize += pSubmits[i].signalSemaphoreCount * sizeof(VkSemaphore);
		totalSize += pSubmits[i].commandBufferCount * sizeof(VkCommandBuffer);
	}

	uint8_t *mem = static_cast<uint8_t *>(
	    vk::allocate(totalSize, vk::REQUIRED_MEMORY_ALIGNMENT, vk::DEVICE_MEMORY, vk::Fence::GetAllocationScope()));

	auto submits = new(mem) VkSubmitInfo[submitCount];
	memcpy(mem, pSubmits, submitSize);
	mem += submitSize;

	for(uint32_t i = 0; i < submitCount; i++)
	{
		size_t size = pSubmits[i].waitSemaphoreCount * sizeof(VkSemaphore);
		submits[i].pWaitSemaphores = reinterpret_cast<const VkSemaphore *>(mem);
		memcpy(mem, pSubmits[i].pWaitSemaphores, size);
		mem += size;

		size = pSubmits[i].waitSemaphoreCount * sizeof(VkPipelineStageFlags);
		submits[i].pWaitDstStageMask = reinterpret_cast<const VkPipelineStageFlags *>(mem);
		memcpy(mem, pSubmits[i].pWaitDstStageMask, size);
		mem += size;

		size = pSubmits[i].signalSemaphoreCount * sizeof(VkSemaphore);
		submits[i].pSignalSemaphores = reinterpret_cast<const VkSemaphore *>(mem);
		memcpy(mem, pSubmits[i].pSignalSemaphores, size);
		mem += size;

		size = pSubmits[i].commandBufferCount * sizeof(VkCommandBuffer);
		submits[i].pCommandBuffers = reinterpret_cast<const VkCommandBuffer *>(mem);
		memcpy(mem, pSubmits[i].pCommandBuffers, size);
		mem += size;
	}

	return submits;
}

}  // anonymous namespace

namespace vk {

Queue::Queue(Device *device, marl::Scheduler *scheduler)
    : device(device)
{
	queueThread = std::thread(&Queue::taskLoop, this, scheduler);
}

Queue::~Queue()
{
	Task task;
	task.type = Task::KILL_THREAD;
	pending.put(task);

	queueThread.join();
	ASSERT_MSG(pending.count() == 0, "queue has work after worker thread shutdown");

	garbageCollect();
}

VkResult Queue::submit(uint32_t submitCount, const VkSubmitInfo *pSubmits, Fence *fence)
{
	garbageCollect();

	Task task;
	task.submitCount = submitCount;
	task.pSubmits = DeepCopySubmitInfo(submitCount, pSubmits);
	task.events = fence;

	if(task.events)
	{
		task.events->start();
	}

	pending.put(task);

	return VK_SUCCESS;
}

void Queue::submitQueue(const Task &task)
{
	if(renderer == nullptr)
	{
		renderer.reset(new sw::Renderer(device));
	}

	for(uint32_t i = 0; i < task.submitCount; i++)
	{
		auto &submitInfo = task.pSubmits[i];
		for(uint32_t j = 0; j < submitInfo.waitSemaphoreCount; j++)
		{
			vk::Cast(submitInfo.pWaitSemaphores[j])->wait(submitInfo.pWaitDstStageMask[j]);
		}

		{
			CommandBuffer::ExecutionState executionState;
			executionState.renderer = renderer.get();
			executionState.events = task.events;
			for(uint32_t j = 0; j < submitInfo.commandBufferCount; j++)
			{
				vk::Cast(submitInfo.pCommandBuffers[j])->submit(executionState);
			}
		}

		for(uint32_t j = 0; j < submitInfo.signalSemaphoreCount; j++)
		{
			vk::Cast(submitInfo.pSignalSemaphores[j])->signal();
		}
	}

	if(task.pSubmits)
	{
		toDelete.put(task.pSubmits);
	}

	if(task.events)
	{
		// TODO: fix renderer signaling so that work submitted separately from (but before) a fence
		// is guaranteed complete by the time the fence signals.
		renderer->synchronize();
		task.events->finish();
	}
}

void Queue::taskLoop(marl::Scheduler *scheduler)
{
	marl::Thread::setName("Queue<%p>", this);
	scheduler->bind();
	defer(scheduler->unbind());

	while(true)
	{
		Task task = pending.take();

		switch(task.type)
		{
			case Task::KILL_THREAD:
				ASSERT_MSG(pending.count() == 0, "queue has remaining work!");
				return;
			case Task::SUBMIT_QUEUE:
				submitQueue(task);
				break;
			default:
				UNREACHABLE("task.type %d", static_cast<int>(task.type));
				break;
		}
	}
}

VkResult Queue::waitIdle()
{
	// Wait for task queue to flush.
	sw::WaitGroup wg;
	wg.add();

	Task task;
	task.events = &wg;
	pending.put(task);

	wg.wait();

	garbageCollect();

	return VK_SUCCESS;
}

void Queue::garbageCollect()
{
	while(true)
	{
		auto v = toDelete.tryTake();
		if(!v.second) { break; }
		vk::deallocate(v.first, DEVICE_MEMORY);
	}
}

#ifndef __ANDROID__
VkResult Queue::present(const VkPresentInfoKHR *presentInfo)
{
	// This is a hack to deal with screen tearing for now.
	// Need to correctly implement threading using VkSemaphore
	// to get rid of it. b/132458423
	waitIdle();

	for(uint32_t i = 0; i < presentInfo->waitSemaphoreCount; i++)
	{
		vk::Cast(presentInfo->pWaitSemaphores[i])->wait();
	}

	VkResult commandResult = VK_SUCCESS;

	for(uint32_t i = 0; i < presentInfo->swapchainCount; i++)
	{
		VkResult perSwapchainResult = vk::Cast(presentInfo->pSwapchains[i])->present(presentInfo->pImageIndices[i]);

		if(presentInfo->pResults)
		{
			presentInfo->pResults[i] = perSwapchainResult;
		}

		// Keep track of the worst result code. VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR is a success code so it should
		// not override failure codes, but should not get replaced by a VK_SUCCESS result itself.
		if(perSwapchainResult != VK_SUCCESS)
		{
			if(commandResult == VK_SUCCESS || commandResult == VK_SUBOPTIMAL_KHR)
			{
				commandResult = perSwapchainResult;
			}
		}
	}

	return commandResult;
}
#endif

}  // namespace vk

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On the night that Nancy has her secret meeting with Rose, a familiar couple are approaching London from the north. The man, a gangling sort of creature, is carrying a small package, while the sturdy young woman behind him trudges along under a heavy bundle. They are Noah Claypole and Charlotte. The tired woman hopes soon to stop for the night, but Noah decides that they will go on until reaching the most inaccessible place to be found. The pair have been traveling a circuitous route across country to elude capture: Noah's dutiful admirer has robbed Sowerberry's till.
The fugitives push on into a repulsive section of London. Noah calls a halt at the most disreputable-looking pub he can find, the Three Cripples. They are received by Barney, who serves them in a room behind the bar. Alerted by Barney, Fagin takes a position at a secret observation post and watches the newcomers, listening to Noah's absurd bragging. Noah assures Charlotte that he intends to prosper by engaging in all manner of larceny. It is his ambition to become associated with some gang. That might help them to dispose of the twenty-pound note that Charlotte is carrying.
Having heard enough, Fagin makes his entrance. After friendly preliminaries, Fagin intimidates Noah by exactly repeating some of his words. Noah, coward that he is, accuses Charlotte of being the guilty party. But Fagin dismisses all of this, confiding that he is "in that way of business" himself and that he will shield them.
While Charlotte lugs the bundles upstairs, Fagin offers to exert his influence to get Noah connected with a prominent person. It will cost the twenty pounds, and Noah can see the man tomorrow. Claypole accepts the proposition, partly because he is uncomfortably aware that he is in Fagin's power.
Noah observes that Charlotte is good at what she does and will be productive. As for himself, Noah would like assignments involving a minimum of effort and risk, preferably "something in the sneaking way." After some deliberation, Fagin hits upon the ideal specialty for the new recruit: to steal the coins from young children sent on errands, then knocking them into the gutter. Noah is content with these arrangements and identifies himself and his partner as Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bolter.
The next day, Claypole, alias Bolter, learns that Fagin is himself the "friend" to whom he offered to recommend the clumsy charity boy. Fagin delivers a persuasive lecture on the necessity in the business of each looking out for the others. To emphasize his argument, Fagin laments that he lost one of his best operators yesterday — the incomparable Artful Dodger, who is accused of picking a pocket. If additional evidence is produced, "They'll make the Artful nothing less than a lifer," Fagin concludes.
Charley Bates comes in looking strangely saddened. He explains that there are witnesses against Dawkins, who is sure to be transported for the theft of a snuff box. Fagin raises the boy's spirits by supposing that the Dodger will put on a creditable performance at his trial. Fagin wants someone to report on Dawkins, and Bolter is drafted over his protests. He is dressed as a wagon driver and escorted part of the way to the police station by Bates.
Noah makes his way to the station and immediately recognizes Dawkins when he is brought in to appear. The Dodger impudently tries to make a mockery of the hearing, but a witness testifies against him and he is formally indicted (charged). The young vagabond is led off to jail, and Noah rejoins Bates to deliver the information to Fagin.
The hasty migration of Noah and Charlotte to London forms another connecting link between Oliver's starting point and the city. The pace of the story is accelerating, and Dickens gives specific time references to indicate this. One day after Monks transacted his business with the Bumbles, he consulted with Fagin. Twenty-four hours later, Nancy went to Rose Maylie, while on that same night Claypole and his companion arrived at the Three Cripples.
It may seem farfetched to the reader when the two fugitives from the country visit the very pub where the gang hangs out. But the coincidence has some merit since Noah and Charlotte entered London from the north. Avoiding crowded streets in search of an obscure resting place, they might well have naturally moved toward the sleazy area inhabited by lawless elements.
Noah contributes more confirmation of his character. It is obvious that he allowed Charlotte to carry the loot so that if it became necessary, he could repudiate her to save himself. Dickens nevertheless belabors this point for a paragraph, weakening the effect. On the other hand, there is exquisite irony in the way Claypole categorizes himself as a sneak and a coward.
As Fagin offers instruction to Noah, he plays on the theme that the fraternity of thieves is dependent upon one another for protection. They all share the common objectives of keeping their necks out of the noose. Fagin then turns the Dodger's misfortunes with the law into an occasion for merriment. This is dark humor: lighthearted gaiety affected by those whose days are spent in the shadow of death.
Repeatedly throughout the book, we are shown the criminals' perverted sense of values. For them, violent death, arrest, imprisonment, and execution are part of the normal patterns of existence. To be sure, these are situations to be avoided, but they are nevertheless inevitable for most. The police court where Dawkins is arraigned symbolizes the ultimate end of "depravity, or poverty, or an habitual acquaintance with both," the final act commencing in a "close and unwholesome" room, having "dirt-discolored" walls, a "blackened" ceiling, a "smoky bust," "a dusty clock," "a taint on all animate matter," and "thick greasy scum on every inanimate object."


Marijke Gordijn is researcher at the University of Groningen and entrepreneur. Using her company Chrono@Work she puts knowledge from the field of chronobiology on the market. She tells why daylight saving time should be abolished.
Chronobiology got its name in the '60s, In Germany research was performed inside a bunker, an area secluded from information regarding time, to watch if people without the influence of time of day or the natural light-dark cycle would have an internal day and night rhythm. This appeared to be the case and thus chronobiology was born.
Previously, during the 18th century, Linneaus had already developed the flower clock: a clock with plants of which the flowers "awakened" at various times of day. But only since the '60s of the previous century has the discipline been named and grown.
Colin Pittendrigh and Jürgen Asshof were the pioneers of the discipline. Our professor emeritus Serge Daan has worked with both. But next to a heavyweight researcher like Serge Daan, we have a unique pallet of researchers. Ranging from molecular research at fundamental level, and mathmetical modelling till research into the applications for light-therapy in shift work labour. This makes Groningen unique and an important centre for Chronobiological research. We posses a lot and a wide range of knowledge. Moreover, the world of human chronobiology is not very large. In whole Europe there maybe 10 institutes that deal with it. Therefor, you know most other people within the field.
Everyone is an expert when it comes to sleep. That's what makes this such a fun area of expertise. We often give public lectures. Recently, a topic that is much debated are the pros and cons of daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time was first introduced before the first world war. During the occupation in '40-'45 it was gone, but instead we had many different timezones in the Netherlands. Some only being 15 minutes apart.
During the oil crisis in the '70s, daylight saving time was reintroduced as a way to save energy consumption. However, the time during the winter is our standard time. It fits best with our biological clock.
Our biological clock lasts slightly longer than 24 hours. If you do nothing about it, you will increasingly get out of sync. To prevent this, you need light in the morning. Because daylight saving time causes to be light outside later in the evening, this will shift your clock to a later time in the day. When you receive too much light in the evening, you fall asleep later and for most people this will eventually lead to sleep deprivation.
Personally, I think they should abolish daylight saving time.
Weirdly enough, people are also speaking about abolishing standard time. When we would apply daylight saving time during the winter this would lead us to miss the light at the time where we need it the most: in the morning. This would make you even later than you already were and a big discrepancy between your internal clock and the outside world would arise. In the long run, this is unhealthy.
Within Chrono@Work, we help businesses that are dependent on shift work. In practice there are many people that struggle with working at times outside of their internal clock. Partly, you can do something about this. For example, think of adapting the lighting conditions. But also powernaps are a solution. We have investigated this in the police force of Drenthe.
I myself don't live far from Groningen; in Vries, in the north of Drenthe. There I can just walk from my backyard into the forest. A nice place. When I was a student I spent a year working in Germany and also in recent years I've made the consideration to move abroad, but both my job and my personal life have kept me from doing so.


Michael Patrick Hoomanawanui (/ˌhoʊʔoʊməˌnɑːwɑːˈnuːiː/ HOH-oh-mah-NAH-wah-NOO-ee; born July 4, 1988) is an American football tight end of Māori and Hawaiian descent who currently plays for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He attended the University of Illinois.
Hoomanawanui who is of Māori and Hawaiian descent attended Epiphany Elementary and Junior High School and Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Illinois. He was a Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times First-team All-State selection and a First-team All-Cornbelt Conference selection after making 50 receptions for 843 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior. Also, he led team with 139 tackles and eight sacks on defense. Hoomanawanui also lettered in basketball during freshman, sophomore and junior years.
As a freshman he played in 10 games, starting three at tight end. In 2007 he played in 11 games, starting five at tight end. As a junior, in 2008, he earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors by both the media and coaches after playing in all 12 games and eight starts at tight end. He ended the season with 25 catches for 312 yards and two touchdowns. In the 2009 season Hoomanawanui played in eight games, starting five. He ended the season with 10 receptions for 114 yards.
All values from Illinois Pro Day.
Hoomanawanui playing for the St. Louis Rams in 2010.
He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. On June 26, 2010 he signed a four-year, $2.4 million contract including a $215,000 signing bonus. During his rookie year in 2010, Hoomanawanui played 8 games (started three) making 13 receptions for 146 yards and three touchdowns. In 2011, he started eight games making seven catches for 83 yards. He was cut on September 2, 2012.
On September 5, 2012, Hoomanawanui signed with the New England Patriots. During his first season with New England in 2012, Hoomanawanui played 14 games (started six) making five catches for 109 yards. He made his first career postseason start in the AFC Championship in a 13-28 loss against the Baltimore Ravens.
On April 15, 2013, Hoomanawanui signed his free agent tender to remain with the Patriots. During the 2013 year, Hoomanawanui appeared in 13 games (started 10), made 12 catches for 136 yards and a one-handed touchdown catch in a loss to the Miami Dolphins. His efforts helped the Patriots to the AFC Championship again, only to lose to the Denver Broncos 16-26.
On March 10, 2014 it was announced Hoomanawanui re-signed with the Patriots for an additional two seasons. During the 2014 year, Hoomanawanui played 12 games (started six), made three catches for 44 yards.
Hoomanawanui earned his first Super Bowl appearance after the Patriots' 45-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Championship Game, where he had one reception for six yards. Before that, he recorded four catches for 43 yards in the team's 35-31 Divisional round victory over the Baltimore Ravens. During Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks, Hoomanawanui caught one pass for four yards in the first quarter. Later in the fourth quarter, following an interception by Malcolm Butler, a fracas broke out between the two teams as Hoomanawanui was involved. Despite the spoiler, Hoomanawanui received his first career championship title as the Patriots won the Super Bowl 28-24 over the Seahawks. On February 6, 2015, Hoomanawanui was fined $8,268 for his involvement in the brawl.
On September 30, 2015, Hoomanawanui was traded to the New Orleans Saints in return for Saints defensive lineman Akiem Hicks. He mainly played at fullback and as a third-string tight end in blocking situations, catching 11 passes for 76 yards and three touchdowns in his season with the Saints.
On September 3, 2016, Hoomanawanui was placed on injured reserve.
↑ Thomas, Jim (2012-09-01). "Rams claim 2; Hoomanawanui, Ojinnaka cut". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
↑ Wilson, Aaron. "Source: Patriots resigning Michael Hoomanawanu to two year deal". Nationalfootballpost.com. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
↑ Brett Martel, "Saints trade DT Hicks to Patriots for TE Hoomanawanui", Associated Press at Boston.com, September 30, 2015.
↑ Gantt, Darin. "Saints cut Khalif Barnes, Travaris Cadet in getting roster to 53". NBCSports.com.
↑ "MICHAEL HOOMANAWANUI". New England Patriots. Retrieved 30 December 2013.


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ArticlesDeFi
What is a non-fungible token (NFT)?
The Shrimpy Team
Are NFTs more than just pictures issued on a blockchain? There must be surely something more to non-fungible tokens, given that one sold for $69 million last week.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have, for better or worse, expanded into new territory: mainstream circles. Not only are they mentioned in almost any crypto conversation, but they are now also talked about outside the blockchain industry as well.
Considering that an NFT recently sold for $69M, it is not really strange why these seemingly brand-new tokens are literally everywhere. Rock band Kings Of Leon have tokenized their latest album, famous skater Tony Hawk NFT'ed a trick of his, and even the old Nyan cat meme became an NFT that sold for $580,000.
What is the hype all about, and do non-fungible tokens really deserve their stream time? Are they the next step in blockchain evolution and if not, how do they synergize with the rest of the industry? It might sound too strange right now, but everything will make sense in just a moment.
Non-fungible tokens are a special type of cryptocurrency that represents a unique digital asset on blockchain networks. The NFT can represent practically anything, from an abstract concept to a material good. The list is extensive and includes items like artwork, videos, memes, in-game items, etc.
There is literally nothing that prevents a blockchain user from turning practically anything into an NFT. You could turn your dog into an NFT, a house, a piece of land, a car, and all sorts of other 'wacky' things that you wouldn't expect to land on a blockchain.
The process of turning an object into an NFT is done through the act of tokenization. Basically, tokenization is done by issuing a digital token that represents a physical or non-physical object from the real world. Think of it as a digital certificate that acknowledges certain states or properties and records them in an immutable way via decentralized technology.
Why do NFTs exist?
The primary goal of NFTs is to provide proof of provenance, a chronological history of ownership that shows which items exchanged hands and when.
Let's use the art world as a concrete example.
Imagine that you are a lonely artist who has created an amazing painting that you are willing to expose to the world and attempt to sell it for a reasonable price. How would you go about this while being able to prove that the artwork is indeed yours and that no one else can steal or copy it?
The traditional way to do it would be to sign your name in a corner, but that wouldn't be really nifty nowadays. Everyone can copy your signature, and it is terribly hard for anyone to confirm the original signature without employing 3rd-party services.
NFTs come into this fold as a savior for artists. By tokenizing his painting and turning it into a non-fungible token issued on a blockchain like Ethereum, the artist can digitally 'sign' the painting and prove that he is the original and sole owner. Anyone interested in the artwork could check on Etherscan that the NFT did not exchange hands and that it was created on the same date that the artist publicly announced.
Moreover, the artist proves that his creation is the original one, discerning it from copies. If Leonardo Da Vinchi was alive today, he could NFT his Mona Lisa and instantly turn all other copies worthless. More importantly, verifying the authenticity, current ownership, and originality of the Mona Lisa would take a few minutes and cost zero dollars. How cool is that?
The history of NFTs
What is the huge deal about NFTs, and why are they suddenly everywhere? Even hardcore blockchain enthusiasts are starting to complain about the surge of content regarding non-fungible tokens, and we cannot even imagine how it might feel like for non-crypto users.
A detailed description of NFT history would require an article of its own, so we will stick with the recent history that created the groundwork for what we have today.
In 2017, two tech guys called John Watkinson, and Matt Hall decided to join the ongoing mini-NFT craze by creating a project of their own: Cryptopunks. The idea of crypto punks is to generate unique characters on the Ethereum blockchain that would be unique.
The story evolves with the creation of a new Ethereum token standard (ERC) called ERC721. This token is similar to ERC20 tokens in its design, but the main difference is that the new ERC was specifically built for non-fungible tokens.
The first project to take advantage of the new token standard was CryptoKitties, a blockchain-based virtual game that lets crypto users adopt and trade virtual cats. Much like the modern NFTs, CryptoKitties reached the front page of every major news network in 2017.
Cryptocurrencies kinda died near the beginning of 2018, so NFTs went into hibernation for most of the bear market and beyond. It was not until 2020 that the concept of non-fungible tokens was revitalized one more time, supported by the advent of new technologies and markets like DeFi.
Why did non-fungible tokens suddenly become famous?
After the march crash of 2020, DeFi established itself as a major subsegment of the crypto market that effectively pushed all other digital assets to new highs. NFT experienced a revival during this period as well, but they were too overshadowed by the ongoing yield farming craze to be noticed by anyone.
Around October, the return rates offered by yield farming projects tumbled, and high gas fees on the Ethereum network made liquidity pools too expensive for the average user. Normally, the answer was to switch to another novel concept to read similar rewards and as a result, all eyes have turned toward the Rarible NFT platform.
Much like yield farming and the overall DeFi market, investors largely believed that NFT is a fad that will soon go away. However, the NFT trend became larger and larger and eventually reached a point where outsiders joined the niche segment as well.
The trend boomed near the start of 2021, at a time when most NFT marketplaces like Rarible and OpenSea have already matured. What is the exact cause for the boom? Well, NFT's innovative design might have attracted a lot of people not only with its crazy concept but with its crazy prices as well.
After all, a huge economic ecosystem like Bitcoin 'only' sells for $58,000, so naturally, people are intrigued about virtual pictures being sold for millions of dollars.
Truth be told, speculation is the main force driving the NFT market. Most non-fungible tokens are in some ways overpriced, and if it were not for the crypto bull market, they wouldn't sell for more than thousands of dollars.
At their current stage of evolution, NFTs can be viewed as a social experiment.
If successful, the market will cement its position as an important segment of the cryptocurrency market that connects two groups of people: investors and creators.
If it goes wrong, NFT buyers will be stuck with a 'bag' of artwork with an ROI of -80%. Artists will surely be happy with their tetherized portfolio, but we can't really say the same for the new owners.
How long will the hype last? Probably only as long as celebrities and influencers talk about them. There is surely money to be made in the interim, but the rate of profitability will drastically fall in the case that NFTs go quiet like they historically tend to do. Until then, closely monitor NFT projects and watch how they outperform everything else.
The Shrimpy Team is comprised of highly experienced content writers who analyze and research the latest market trends, delivering content suitable for both beginner and veteran crypto investors.
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Glory of the Cataclysm Raider!
Great guide! I love that you've taken the Glory... series and made guides for the missing metas.
The tables in the "Brief History" section do not spread fully across the tabs (appears to be ~50%).
Several sentences don't start with capitalization; you may want to check on that as well as spelling, or email it to me in a .txt file and I'll do it for you.
Linking the spells increases the usefulness of the guide tenfold, but right now they're just text.
It feels a bit more like a summary to me than a guide. A lot of the achievements are merely summarized instead of explaining how to get them and strategies that can be useful.
Also, it comes off as slightly unprofessional with the large use of caps lock and lack of starting capitalization. If that is what you're going for, that is totally fine.
As for some specifics, Halfus does not necessarily have the same drakes up. It changes weekly and so the strategy for The Only Escape might be different. On his heroic I would explain the strategy for pulling drakes. For Heroic V and T, I suggest mentioning that people can go into the shadow-realm to kill the adds that AoE.
For Ascendant Council, I would add explicitly that the next set of bosses come whenever one boss reaches 25%. You imply it, but don't specifically say it and that would be helpful. For their heroic, I would also add that those with the debuff should stay away from other players as anyone near them gets another debuff. Also, I would add that no one can touch the orb in phase 2.
For Conclave of Winds, I suggest adding to the importance of the Storm Shield as well as a kiting strategy for the adds. For Heroic Al'akir, although the changes are minimal, they are still very important. I suggest you discuss a strategy to combat him.
Overall, step up from summarizing. The stuff you give details on his fantastic, just give details to everything. Add in strategies on how to do the achievements and this will be a great guide.


I am writing to you about some key information regarding English and mathematics and how you can further support at home with these two core subjects as we move in to final preparations for your son/daughter's GCSE exams.
As you know, it is vital that students do well in these two subjects so that they are well prepared for their next stage post Year 11. All Sixth Forms, Apprenticeships and Colleges will all ask for your child's grades in English and mathematics and as an academy we want to ensure that students are fully supported to do their best in these two areas.
An individual scheme of work – unique to your child's class. This scheme of work highlights known areas of weakness and the topics your child is currently studying in school. Please talk with your child about these topics.
An understanding content sheet – to help emphasize what a GCSE mathematics examination consists of and identifying the topics at the higher end of each examination.
A need-to-know-formula sheet – with essential formulae your child needs to know for the exam.
One-a-day sheets – one question per day for you and your child to go through each day (solutions are provided). This is in addition to the revision your child should already be doing. Just choose one question from the sheet of the relevant week per day. Each question should take no more than five minutes. Check your answer with the solutions provided.


David Hall graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1990 with a B.S. in Education.
for Outward Bound, guiding countless at-risk youth and adults on canoe and kayak adventure trips.
building and architecture emerged. His first construction company specialized in the restoration of period homes and porches.
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This blog makes history and prehistory relevant and fun. It offers the stories behind today's concerns — behind our news and entertainment. It also explores the past for its own sake. And it reveals history's surprises, its misunderstood truths, and its puzzling twists and turns.
The sidebar gives you options to peruse this blog, including a list of periods and categories, as well as top posts.
Author, David W. Tollen
David W. Tollen is the author of two multiple-award-winning educational fantasy novels. The Jericho River (Winifred Press 2018) uses fantasy to teach the history of the ancient Middle East and Western Civilization — for teenagers and adults. And Secrets of Hominea uses fantasy to teach history and science — for middle readers. David is also a member of the Board of Advisors for World History Encyclopedia, which publishes the world's most-read history encyclopedia.
David is a lawyer and instructor at U.C. Berkeley Law School. He has degrees from Harvard Law School, Cambridge University in England, and U.C. Berkeley. He is also the author of a bestselling legal manual published by the American Bar Association: The Tech Contracts Handbook (ABA 2015).
In his undergraduate work at U.C. Berkeley, David studied history, focusing on India during the British raj and also on ethnic identity. His recent studies range far wider, and he is particularly interested in Big History, prehistory, and any tale of the past that guides and shapes current events.
Please follow David on Twitter, @DavidTollen, or subscribe to Pints of History. (See the links in the sidebar to the right.) And please don't hesitate to comment on the articles here.
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Général Alexandre Dumas, by Olivier Pichat (1825-1912). See, The Black General in 18th Century Europe
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Homo erectus reconstruction by John Gurche, photographed by Tim Evanson, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. See, The Lost World of Neanderthals, Hobbits, and Other Hominins
David Tollen started this blog under a pen name, '"David Carthage." You'll see that on some older posts.


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The iPJ-AW250N is Hitachi's first-ever interactive projector and has all the functionality of an interactive whiteboard built into it, eliminating the need for additional hardware. Designed for easy setup even in rooms where space is limited, the iPJ-AW250N features an ultra-shortthrow lens that enables it to be mounted close to a wall or projection surface. This prevents obstructed images and shadows, with no light shining in the presenter's eyes. The user can write, draw, and manipulate and resize projected images by using Hitachi's pen-sized Interactive Control. A remote control is also included.
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The next stop on my public library's mystery shelf after Harold Adams is Catherine Aird, a pseudonym for Kinn Hamilton McIntosh. Aird has been writing detective-inspector novels set in the fictional English county of Calleshire for fifty years now, and the first of them that my library holds is Harm's Way, about twenty years in.
We're in the dull, unchanging English countryside, watching some right-of-way bores muck around in farmers' fields, when one of them sees a crow drop a human finger to the ground. The finger proves a challenge for Inspector C.D. Sloan, who sets about under the decidedly hand's-off direction of his insufferable supervisor Leeyes, and engages the help of a set of rural constables, some of whom are much quicker on the uptake than others. Who knows what evil lurks in the placid fields that have been farmed since well before the Conquest.
The crow might have picked up its bounty on any of four surrounding farms, each of which offers its cast of suspects. The mystery is engaging enough, though ultimately resolved rather quickly and mechanically. The distinctive features of Harm's Way are the texture of the dialogue, and the internal monologue with which Sloan accompanies that dialogue. Sloan and his colleagues keep up a heavily-allusive banter in which virtually every sentence anyone utters sets off associations to folk ballads, bits of Shakespeare, this or that old schoolbook poem, old etymologies, and what-not other verbal detritus. It's fairly dazzling, but also fairly distracting.
I guess there are two ways to read a book like this. You can either skim the plot points, because after all, the killer was either Farmer Bailey with a turnip hoe or Farmer Mellot with a forklift or whatever, and the interest is in the verbal gymnastics. Or you can skim the verbal gymnastics, because you're getting a headache and you just want to know whodunit. But it's really hard to keep both methods of reading in focus at the same time.
I finished Harm's Way without much skimming of either, but without much entertainment value to spare. It may be atypical of Aird's books, but it may be a while before I return to them to find out.


South Africa let the opposition tailenders score too many runs, their own batsmen were too defensive against spin in the first innings and too aggressive in the second, and reverse swing did not play as big a role in the Test as they had expected. These were the gleanings of captain Faf du Plessis, after South Africa crashed to a 278-run loss in Galle inside three days.
As if the margin of victory was not bad enough, South Africa's totals were their two lowest in Sri Lanka. What's more, their 73 all out in the second innings was their worst since readmission. Several batsmen were out playing aggressively, which du Plessis put down to a muddled approach; having been spun out playing defensively in the first innings, South Africa wanted to get on top of the spinners early in the second, but got even worse results with that approach.
"It's just a case of our batters somehow trying to put pressure back on the quality of spin bowling that Sri Lanka have," du Plessis said. "There's two ways of looking at it. You could sit it out and try and bat for as long as possible, but you also need to put pressure on the opposition. There were one or two more expansive shots than we would normally play, but the thinking behind the batting was to try and put some pressure back on the bowling, because they don't give you anything. That's the quality the spinners have over here. If you sit there the whole day you're also not going to score runs. There's an element of what is a medium risk, compared to a high-risk shot, especially on the wickets that we're playing on, with the ball stopping a little bit more than we're used to. It is lessons that we can learn. But we weren't good enough in this game, and Sri Lanka showed us why they were better."
Sri Lanka had got their wickets in clumps right through this Test, with South Africa losing their first five wickets for 48 in the first innings, and 32 in the second. Du Plessis wished his batsmen had emulated Dimuth Karunaratne, who had been solid at one end, even while wickets were falling at the other, as he scored 158 not out and 60 - the only batsman to make a half-century in the Test.
"If you keep losing wickets, it is tough coming in - I think that's the biggest difference when you play in the subcontinent," he said. "When you do lose a wicket, that next five overs become tricky - you need to make sure you get through that. Karunaratne was there the whole time for them in the first innings. He scored more than half the runs of their total. So he was fantastic this game. As bad as we were in our batting, he was very, very good."
That South Africa have lost as badly as this is all the more incredible for their having more-or-less controlled the game for much of day one. South Africa had reduced Sri Lanka to 176 for 8 just after tea on Thursday, with Kagiso Rabada in particular proving effective with the short ball. But then Karunaratne struck up productive partnerships with the Nos. 10 and 11 batsmen, and Sri Lanka's total grew by a further 111, completely changing the outlook of the game.
"We had them 170 for 7, so there you should get the tail out quickly," du Plessis said. "If we had got them out for 200 to 220, the whole structure of the game would have changed. But we were very soft in that period. We let the tailenders pretty much boss the show."
One reason why South Africa failed to dislodge those batsmen may have been down to conditions. There had been a brief torrential downpour just prior to those partnerships and residual moisture from the outfield dampened the ball and hampered his bowlers, du Plessis said.
"Our fast bowling wasn't as effective because the ball wasn't reversing," du Plessis said. "Our deadly instinct when they had the tail in there wasn't there, and those extra 100-run partnerships towards the end happened. When it's spinning in conditions like these, we rely on reverse swing to be just as effective a weapon, because we have the pace. But because of the wet outfield reverse swing wasn't a factor, and therefore it eliminated the threat we didn't have in our pace. That was something we didn't plan for."
Having failed to make a match aggregate of 200, South Africa must also now consider beefing up their batting order for the second Test, at the SSC. They had fielded five specialist bowlers in this match, with Vernon Philander coming in at No. 7.
"If you play six batters on pitches that are not flat - whether it be green or spinning - it puts a lot of pressure on your top six to score the runs," du Plessis said. "Especially after a game now where we haven't scored the runs, that is something that us as a brains trust need to think about - what's the best way we can counter their strengths? We'll have those conversations."


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The Cormor is an Italian river in the Province of Udine. The source of the river is west of Fagagna and east of Spilimbergo. The river initially flows south but then curves east and flows past Martignacco. The river then flows south past Udine until it empties into the Laguna di Marano in the Adriatic Sea.

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Rivers of Italy
Rivers of the Province of Udine
Adriatic Italian coast basins

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Q: Getting the JSON result out of an AJAX query I am struggling to get the result of my AJAX query being sent correctly to my PHP script (gethint2.php). Was just wondering what I'm doing wrong here. Thanks for being tolerant to me, as I am a newbie in AJAX/Javascript :)
If I don't put the condition (if(isset($_POST['controleur'])) ..., it works perfectly well
Here is my query :
    <script>
    function showHint2(pControleur) {
        var args = '';
        console.log("Coucou show int " + pControleur);
        /*var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
        xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {

            };        xmlhttp.open("GET", "gethint2.php", true);
            xmlhttp.send();*/
        //args = 'controle='+pControleur;
        $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "gethint2.php",
        //data: "{" + args + "}",
        data : {controleur: pControleur},
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        dataType: "json",
        success : function(code_html, statut){ // success est toujours en place, bien sûr !

        },

        error : function(resultat, statut, erreur){

        },

        complete : function(resultat, statut){

        }

        });
    }

    </script>

My gethint2.php file :
<?php require('common.php');
if(isset($_POST['controleur']))
{
    $result = $db->add_news('titles');
}
?>

A: debug your code with add var_dump($_POST); before if(isset($_POST['controleur'])) in your php file, and check the response via your console browser
the answer is (based on comments below) :
remove the following line contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8"

A: Debug by looking at the output of var_dump($_POST) to see the content that's reaching your script. I bet the array index should be controleur.

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