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Audeze Penrose Gaming Headset Review
Audiophile Headphones Meet Gaming Headset
Christopher Coke Updated: Dec 15, 2020 8:33 AM Posted: Dec 14, 2020 9:38 AM
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Audeze is well known in the audiophile space for its line of exquisite planar magnetic headphones. In 2018, it made its first foray into the gaming space with the Mobius, an impressive gaming headset packed to the gills with technology for gamers and audio enthusiasts alike. It later partnered with HyperX on its Cloud Orbit line of gaming headsets. Today, we have Audeze's latest offering for gamers with the Penrose. It features the company's acclaimed planar magnetic driver system, a new and improved microphone, and dual wireless connectivity that promises to take your console and PC gaming to the next level. Does it?
Let's take a look and see if their potential matches their promise.
Current Price: $299 (Amazon, Audeze)
Style: Over-ear, closed-circumaural
Transducer type: Planar Magnetic
Magnetic structure: Fluxor™ magnet array
Phase management: Fazor
Magnet type: Neodymium N50
Diaphragm type: Ultra-thin Uniforce™
Transducer size: 100 mm
Maximum SPL: >120dB
THD: <0.1% (1 kHz, 1mW)
Earpads: Contoured memory foam: artificial leather
Microphone: Detachable broadcast quality mic
Battery type: Lithium-polymer (15hr battery life, 3hr charge time)
Wireless Connection:2.4 GHz Wireless (16bit/48kHz) + Bluetooth
Wired Connection: 3.5mm analog audio, USB-A-to-C charging
Weight: 320g (including battery)
If you've picked up one of the new consoles, you may be looking for a new headset to go with it. Maybe by virtue of its price, or the fact that Audeze's clout is still rising within the gaming community, but the Penrose, as of this writing anyways, is one of the few high-end "next-gen" headsets not currently sold out. And honestly, that's a good thing, because if you're looking for a middle ground between audiophile headphones and a gaming headset, this is a darn good choice.
Visually, the Penrose doesn't take many risks. In fact, it looks extremely similar to Audeze's other gaming headsets, the Mobius and HyperX's Cloud Orbit series. I admit, the first time I saw them, the first thing I wondered is if they were really any different from the other Audeze headphones I've tried. There have been some big upgrades here, however, and for most gamers looking for a wireless headset, the Penrose is going to be the product of choice in Audeze's catalog.
The biggest upgrade is that it now supports 2.4 GHz wireless. The Mobius was only Bluetooth compatible, which isn't great for competitive gaming, and the Cloud Orbit headsets were each wired only. I was sent the Xbox version and there was no discernible lag on either my One X, Series X, or PC, with which it is also compatible. It doesn't work wirelessly with Playstation 5, but is low impedance enough to be driven by the new DualSense controller if you don't mind attaching the included aux cable.
It also supports Bluetooth 5.0 and simultaneous connectivity. That means if you're gaming and a call come in, you can take it without removing your headset. That also means you can use these headphones for music on the go, though I personally find the bright green rings below to cushions too conspicuous to wear out of the house. Thankfully, these are attached to the cushions and only held in place by magnets, so it's entirely possible that you could replace these with something more subtle in the future.
Audeze quotes the battery life at 15 hours, but I actually found it to be closer to 12 when using 2.4GHz at roughly 75% volume. This was enough for a good several days of playing for me but once it runs dry, there's no fast charge for a quick top-off. From completely dead to replenished, you're looking at a three hour recharge and I did have it die midway through the final mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War, which quickly trained me to plug it in every night before bed.
Despite looking very similar to the Mobius, it proves to be more comfortable. Audeze has somehow managed to shave 30 grams from its overall weight, coming in at 330 grams. I found that the Penrose X evenly distributed the weight, so I didn't experience any hot spots, even after several hours of gaming. The clamp force is also "just enough" to stay secure on my head and create a nice seal around my ears. The pads are leather-trimmed and comfortable and do an excellent job of blocking out external noise.
Unlike that headset, however, there is no 3D tracking here. Honestly, that's okay, and considering it's $100 less expensive, I call it a fair trade. The 3D head tracking was neat but didn't gain traction in the mainstream the way it might have, frequently feeling un-utilized or even gimmicky depending on the game. Here, the natural positionality is more than enough without needing to turn your head to pinpoint sounds.
As expected from my experience with other Audeze headphones, the Penrose X sounds great. The experience is driven by Audeze's 100mm planar magnetic drivers, whose large size is able to deliver a powerfully full sound. They've been tuned to deliver a nice punch, so gunshots and explosions have the kind of "oomph" you'd hope for action games. The bass is surprisingly tame, however, standing in just enough to feel full and rumbly without making the mids and highs muddy.
I spent hours playing a mix of Call of Duty, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and found the tuning to be great. The mids are tweaked to draw out footsteps for competitive games and small details, like far off birds or falcon calls jump from the mix. This is where planar magnetics excel, being able to traverse the frequency spectrum, maintaining a level of detail the dynamic drivers in most gaming headphones struggle with. They're not the widest gaming headphones for soundstage, even with Dolby Atmos turned on, but they're wide enough to provide a sense of space and presence in the game world.
My only concern here is that some users might find them a bit bass light. Having heard a number of gaming headsets, I would frankly say that is an accurate statement compared against most gaming headsets. That's because the majority of gaming cans turn the bass up too much to made lower-quality drivers sound more powerful and dynamic than they actually are. As a result, those drivers tend to lose detail in the pursuit of "gaming."
The Penrose X, by contrast, draws those details out and allows you to hear everything, and exactly where it's coming from. As a result, I'm confident that this tuning is very intentional. If gaming is about winning, then detail loss is a loser's game. Here, I never had a problem picking out approaching enemies even in the middle of a firefight, even on a chaotic map like Nuketown in Call of Duty. And, after all, this is Audeze we're talking about. They know how to do bass well, so if they toned it back, it's because they saw a benefit to it. Still, if you're looking for a more traditional, boomy sound, this may not be the headset for you.
Finally, we have the microphone, which is great. It's full bodied and natural, especially when connected with the auxiliary cable, and only moderately compressed over wireless. You can remove it when not in use, but I always tend to lose these things, so I relied on just bending the gooseneck out of the way. The only thing I don't like is that the microphone mute is a switch mounted on the left earcup and I always found myself fumbling to find it and switch it.
With the Audeze Mobius coming in at $399 and the Audeze-designed HyperX Cloud Orbit coming in at $199, the Penrose slots right in the middle with its $299 price tag.
[Update: The Cloud Orbit has since been discontinued and is only available as a "renewed" product. The Cloud Orbit S, which is similar to the Audeze Mobius in its head-tracking capabilities, is now the only Orbit headset available new through HyperX and retails for $310.77 as of this writing, making the Penrose the least expensive Audeze designed gaming headset available currently]
This remains very expensive for a gaming headset, but the quality is inarguably good. The Penrose strikes a middle-ground between gaming headset and audiophile headphone and is priced to match. I wish the battery life were longer, or that it featured fast charge to get back in the action quickly, so there's still room to grow, but if you're someone who loves good audio and needs to hear every detail in your game or soundtrack, you'll find a lot to love here.
The product described in this article was provided by the manufacturer for evaluation purposes.
Excellent detail across bass, mids, and highs
2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth 5.0 simultaneously
Great positionality
Comfortable to wear even after several hours
Great microphone quality
Moderate battery life with no fast charge
Same aesthetic as ever
May be too bass light for some users
Christopher Coke
Chris cut his teeth on MMOs in the late 90s with text-based MUDs. He's written about video games for many different sites but has made MMORPG his home since 2013. Today, he acts as Hardware and Technology Editor, lead tech reviewer, and continues to love and write about games every chance he gets. Follow him on Twitter: @GameByNight


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This New Rugged 4×4 Camper Is the Most Affordable We've Seen
June 22, 2018 Cars By Meg Lappe
With off-grid living and tiny homes increasing in popularity by the day, more and more brands continue to pop up and cater to the trend. One such brand is EarthRoamer. The brand makes some of the highest-end, most luxurious 4×4 campers we've ever seen. EarthRoamers check all of the boxes, but that type of comprehensive luxury comes at a price. EarthRoamer however, is far from the only option. Hunter RMV is a new brand on the scene looking to fill the gap between a Westfalia Syncro and an EarthRoamer. The brand takes military RMVs and kits them out for the ultimate adventure — at a fraction of the cost of an EarthRoamer.
The base for the Hunter RMV is a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, previously used by the military. The 6-cylinder 6.6L Caterpillar diesel engine is turbocharged and paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission that has full-time all-wheel drive. The 400-mile range is slightly less than the EarthRoamer's 900, but an available upgrade includes an extra fuel tank to push that number to 800+ miles.
The differences between the Hunter and the EarthRoamer are most visible in the living spaces. The EarthRoamer offers stainless steel appliances, touch faucets and a built-in coffee maker. The EarthRoamer also includes a memory foam queen mattress mounted over the cab and built-in storage — the Hunter offers neither. But, if you're looking for something that has the basics and is a more-than-capable off-roader, the Hunter RMV is adequate. Plus, you can always upgrade your rig with some elevated appliances and make it your own.
By far the best part of the Hunter RMV is that it comes in just under $200,000. The EarthRoamer's smallest model starts at $451,000. In many parts of the country, that leaves you with enough left over to buy a house. That's right, a house. But then again, with the Hunter, you might not need one.
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Exterior view of the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, prior to opening
"The people of Christchurch, in seeing the need to establish a venue for the local music society to perform, constructed the Music Hall on the original site in 1863. Then a visiting American actor conceived the idea of a theatre. This met with the approval of the society and in 1863 after some structural alterations the venue was re-opened and re-named the Royal Princess Theatre. Productions staged until the building's demolition in 1876 included Shakespeare's Richard II, King Henry IV, The Merchant of Venice, and other classics like Don Giovanni. The second theatre was opened eighteen weeks after the closure. The present Theatre Royal, which stands opposite the original site in Gloucester Street, opened 25 Feb. 1908 with a performance of The Blue Moon. Today, after 82 years of progress in art and technology, sadly the Theatre Royal only plays a minor part in Christchurch's live theatre". -- The Press:, 4 Oct. 1905, p. 7/ 8; The Press, 26 Feb. 1908, p. 7.


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Win on high-speed-rail bill caps Galgiani's season of seasoning
SACRAMENTO - Riding what she called "the little high-speed engine that could," Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, D-Livingston, is quick to call the summer of 2008 her season of seasoning.
Over the past three months, she has carried California's high-speed-rail legislation through a series of high expectations and deep disappointments.
But in the end, the Stockton-raised lawmaker saw her bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, even though he had vowed not to put his signature on any legislation until the state had solved its budget woes.
"I've learned so much," said Galgiani, in her first term as a legislator.
Her bill, AB3034, replaces Proposition 1 with Proposition 1A on the Nov. 4 ballot. The new $9.9 billion bond adds components of greater fiscal responsibility and opens up possible funding to improve rail service over the Altamont Pass.
Galgiani's successful efforts over a period of months with Democrats and Republicans in both houses of the state Legislature navigated numerous changes with the governor's office and officials inside the California High-Speed Rail Commission.
The coordinated efforts gave Schwarzenegger exactly what he asked for just as he was making his unequivocal pledge to block all bills until lawmakers had a budget.
Earlier this month, the governor's office said that policy was absolute with "no exceptions whatsoever."
But with the secretary of state's end-of-August deadline approaching to add measures to the November ballot, Schwarzenegger told the San Jose Mercury News that it was necessary to "move forward in those areas that we have been working on for over a year and a half.''
Galgiani's efforts earned praise from Quentin Kopp, 80, a former state senator from San Francisco and a retired San Mateo County judge. "Cathleen Galgiani's tenaciousness and skill kept AB3034 alive to the benefit of every Californian," Kopp said in a written statement.
There were times over the summer when Galgiani wasn't so sure her efforts were working.
"Everybody was all comfortable with the language of the bill, and we were all going in the right direction," she said. "Then, the budget stalemate and the governor's vow.
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"But with the budget tangle, I felt like this bill was held hostage by things far bigger."
Earlier this summer, Galgiani admits, she didn't think it would reach the governor's desk, much less get signed. She endured criticism from colleagues, hearing delays and a balancing act in trying to make acceptable changes.
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there is something for everyone! The music selection is great this year and I really feel it celebrates more then just the holiday. Of course being an animal lover we also appreciate the cause. We have one pup who loves coming and I think could sit content and watch it longer then any of the rest of us ;). Very colorful and inspires toe tapping ;) Thank you for all you do!


We would like to inform you that there will be a 24 hour Conquest of Kings event beginning 5/20 at 15:00PDT. This event is named "Bloodbath at the Buried City".
Omg, I can't believe that you're doing another war in 4 days.
This might be a good time to reconsider all the time and money we spend on this game.
I know some have said that we liked the 24 hour wars with 60 minute battles, but not 4 days after a draining 3 day war.
Please postpone this by at least 1 week.
This is crazy for a war to be this fast - you want more to quit ?
Better yet, just cancel it. Back to back war weekends, even for a 24-hr day war is too much. This is supposed to be a game, not 24/7 non-stop quests.
I challenge you to find anyone who wants this. You are killing this game. We want less war not war. A single 24 hour war per month would be perfect. You have no respect for your players.
Some of my minis are in a guild that came 220th with only fighting 4 battles this past war. FOUR.
This is a total sign of the times, and shows what a huge exodus has happened in the past 12 months. Which is obviously why they are doing this. Rather than appreciate the players that have stuck with you, LETS MILK THE ONES THAT ARE LEFT FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE.
Thanks for the appreciation. I expect nothing less.
And you just did an extra war a few cycles ago. This is so ridiculous. There better be a full three weeks of time after this.
This must be some sort of sick joke. No way players are going to stand for this. Gree better reconsider if they expect players to stick around.
TRT top 4 guild, inidividula top 100 (more than 1 million cp) last war.
May be i step down to a sister guild as i had done some time ago to save time and money.
My family would be happy.
Don't complain....just don't play....that sends a pretty loud message in itself.
Less than 22 hours until this unwanted war is scheduled to start and we don't even know what the rewards are yet.
IPassButter, you better make them very good if you want peeps to spend any money so soon after the last war.
Have you looked at the leader board? Looks like there are a ton of people who wanted this. That's a lot of gems spent. A LOT. You think GREE is going to just give that money up? If folks really don't like this war, don't spend. Gree knows many are hooked on this game and can't let it go and spend like crazy during war.
One thing to consider is that the top 10 tend to match each other early for Legendary matches. Either by arrangement or by having similar declare times at the start. In this war, there will be little opportunity for Legendary matches during the rest of the day, so scores will probably slow down.
Yes - many players will gem - including mine - but its short term gain that continues the death spiral. More people will leave.


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CAVEAT: This transcript is being published by L/L Research in a not yet final form. It has, however, been edited and any obvious errors have been corrected. When it is in a final form, this caveat will be removed.
I am Latwii, and I greet you in the love and the light of the infinite Creator. It is a privilege and a blessing to be among you at this time, and we welcome and greet each of you and send you the love of the brothers and sisters of Hatonn who are at this time on station elsewhere and have asked us to look in on your group whenever you should ask for our presence.
We of Latwii are of a different civilization from Hatonn, but our aim and purpose in being in your skies at this time is the same—that of improving the relationship between the unknown that lies beyond the reach of your peoples and that which is known by your peoples, or, to say it another way, to improve your relationships of love to those beloved brothers and sisters of the universe that dwell upon the surface of your sphere at this time.
Yes, my friends, you have a relationship to love. The relationship is unity. Thus, you encompass that which is known and that which is not known, for love is the essence of the unknown. Thus, discovery is always a form of love, and that which is known already, that which you are weary of, is a form of separation from love and from yourself.
As we look upon the peoples of your planet we see them multiplying the details of their lives in much the same way it has been written in your holy work known as the Bible. When they were in the temple, money changers sold many items that could be bought for sacrifice. Imagine, my friends, the noise of the trading and the bleating, the chirping of the sacrificial birds, the clinking of coins as they passed from hand to hand, the confused penitence of those who came to the temple seeking to find in themselves something that they had lost, something from which they were separated, seeking to find love and wholeness in the knowledge that they were one with the Creator who loved them.
To choose an image from another of your cultures, imagine the jewel inside the many petals of the lotus. How tightly are the petals closed, my friends, about the jewel of love within you? How much do you have to peel away from your life before you come to the singular and single essence of truth that is all about you? Love is everywhere. It sings in the wind, it sings in the trees. In the season which now approaches, it will sing in the burgeoning greenery and blossoming beauty of your natural world. And within your heart, my friends, do you truly need so many details to lie between you and that same simplicity of being that lies in knowing that you are one with love, that you can give love and receive love and receive love without shame and without stint, that whatever your mistakes, whatever your difficulties, you may turn from them in a moment as you would turn from any error and be fully one with love?
There is no process involved; there is no learning or wisdom involved. It is so simple that we cannot express it, and yet we ask you: throw the details from your life at least once a day. Remove the petals from the lotus, charming as they may be and as delightful as they may smell. Find the holy ground. Find the jewel, that which is love. Upon this ground you can stand without fear of falling, losing your footing, or being cast away from your place, for this is your birthright. Love is what you are. What you think you are, if you think you are not love, is an illusion, a mass of distorted detail that can be slowly weeded or quickly weeded from your life—as you would weed from a garden those things which were not pleasant or helpful—by the process of meditation.
We realize that each of you is looking for help in finding a way to this simplicity, for truly that culture in which you now live does not promise this simplicity, much less deliver it. We realize that the temptation is great to listen to those who teach, those who prophesy, and to allow them to have influence over you, but we ask you to monitor all things that you hear, read and see, including our words, with a finely-tuned discrimination of your heart, for you yourself are the most stable thing in your universe.
There is a pattern within you which can be fulfilled in many ways, but there are shortcuts. There are easier paths and harder ones. Outside influences may confuse you, or they may enlighten you. You must discriminate, and we urge you to do so, as we say, especially with our words, for we do not mean to influence you but only to inspire you to do your own work on your own precious and immortal being, for we are brothers to you in love, and we hold our arms out to you in love.
Where we are is a very light place, and the nature of light is such that we can see the simplicity of which we speak. Therefore, we are not wise to speak of this simplicity; we are simply stating the obvious. But as you go forth in the world, my friend, it will be wisdom to you, as people ask your opinion, if you can plant the seeds of simplicity, kindness, and all the qualities of that one understanding union with the Father, which is love. Plant those seeds, taken from what you would call the heaven world, into the soil. And do not be concerned whether they grow, for that is not your business. You merely respond when asked.
We are also aware at this time that many of you are concerned about others, and we ask you again to remember that each person has a pattern for their life. In many cases this pattern has not been revealed to the person, due to his lack of meditation, or due to the necessity for the pattern being hidden in order that a lesson may be learned. Thus, if you are concerned for another we encourage you to feel at one with the person for whom you care, to feel at one with love and light, and then to allow that unity to flow.
The essence of freedom is to know that the pattern has been freely chosen by each being, is being given a chance to reveal itself to that person in its own way. Within the illusion that you call the physical life, you cannot tell what is good and what is bad, for the lessons are many, and often what seems to be a difficulty is in fact a prelude to a great learning and a great happiness. Therefore, trust in the pattern of each unique being, and trust that we are all connected, unique as we each are, in total harmony of being, so that our patterns flow together as do the waters of the sea, each atom changing and flowing until one becomes all and all is one. Yes, you are unique, but you may let the bubble burst upon the wave of your being and merge completely with the unity of all and still be unique. You cannot lose this uniqueness. Therefore, allow the beauty of the patterns in the great tapestry to emerge, treasured and loved by you, given their freedom by you, whether you understand or whether you are only trying does not matter. All that matters is that your attitude is that of love toward yourself, toward others, toward the planet on which you dwell, and toward the creation of which you are a part.
We would like at this time to attempt to make contact with an instrument we have not used before. Our vibrations are somewhat different from that of Hatonn's, therefore, we may have some difficulty in using this instrument. We will attempt contact with the one known as B at this time. I am Latwii.
I am Latwii. I am now with this instrument. My friends, there is much to say about the energy known to you as love. As you know, it is all around you. But, my friends, we must ask ourselves how that we may attempt to have this energy work for ourselves.
Now, my friends, you know that the stronger love (inaudible) for love, the stronger the energy. So that is to say, my friends, that it may be some help to you to, shall we say, orient yourselves to places where you might find this energy.
I shall try again. My friends, it is important that now that you have learned of this energy that we may share with others and, therefore, shall we say, make the vibrations of this group stronger.
My friends, it is indeed a great honor for us to speak with this group with so many in attendance.
My friends, as you see this time of year come, shall we say, portray the true look of love. My friends, allow yourselves to grow and blossom. Allow yourselves to touch others, for this energy known as love, for, my friends, if you do not learn it will indeed (inaudible) within yourself.
As I have already said, it is indeed a great honor for us to speak to you, and the one known to you as Carla has stated the energy that is present with us is somewhat different from that of Hatonn. My friends, as we leave you, we will indeed join in your meditation so that each may share this energy.
My friends, as Hatonn [does,] I leave you in the love and light of our infinite Creator.
I am again with this instrument. I am Latwii, and I have been traveling about the room in a small globe of light, which is the most comfortable body, shall we say, of our peoples, and we are aware at this time that, due to the fact of interaction of our vibration with you, we have generated some heat. Therefore, if you will be patient, we will attempt, shall we say, to cool you off with a few cooler thoughts and breezes. Give us a few seconds, and we will attempt to help you adjust to our vibration.
We hope you are now feeling better, and we do greet you in love and light, and we please ask your forgiveness for our emphasis on light and wish you to know that the heat you are experiencing we will keep attempting to dissipate.
As we open the meeting to questions, the first question that we would answer is concerning our name. And we must confess to you that it is a name which is created, for we do not have names as you know names but only a vibration of light. Therefore, our name means in your language "the double," or "the second," and it is simply the one who is standing in for Hatonn. We are your doubles, and we send you double love and double helpings.
We would now open this meeting to questions.
Now, my friends, surely someone has a question, for we are [crying] to answer.
Questioner: I've been reading lately about gnomes that we humans don't see because we're afraid of them, and I want to know (inaudible).
Yes, my sister, they do indeed appear. They are, as we, members of a vibration which is unseen among your peoples, just as—to use an analogy of which you must be aware, for this channel is aware of it—the television. You are aware of the sound of a channel coming from another domicile within this dwelling place. It is on a certain channel. At the same time there are other channels being broadcast which that particular set is not at this time picking up. However, with the simple turn of a dial it would pick up another channel, and you would see a different universe, populated largely by soap commercials, so we understand.
In our universe we have such forms which are the spirit formations of plants, animals, the thoughts of humans, the thoughts of masters, and, at the very highest levels, the discarnate entities themselves, who are the true masters of your world and who teach in the realms. There are many, many levels to this channel. It is more complex than a television channel. But what it has in common with a television channel is that it is not seen by those who are on another television channel. Thus, the dimensions directly involved with your Earth plane, which are invisible to you, are those which give the sphere of energy, which you call your planet, its life. Elves, gnomes, fairies, devas and spirits of all kinds are the elemental forms which govern the growth, the health, and the life of such things as rocks, flowers, trees, grasses and animal life.
When we come to the thoughts of man, we come to a different realm, and then above that realm is the realm of the so-called masters.
If you would improve your plant, farm, animal and mineral life, you would simply make contact in love with those things which you know to be there but which you cannot see, sending them love and asking for their help. This they will appreciate greatly, and they will give you of their bounty.
Does this answer your question, my sister?
Questioner: I have a question. I am continuously (inaudible) at the various and different experiences from which we all come together. I am continuously amazed at the variety of experiences that have brought us from different paths to common experiences. I opened a path myself and continue, in meditation, to use a psychoactive facilitator for my own liberation and growth, and it's always very interesting. I'm interested in knowing what significance and what role this can play in the larger planetary scheme, from your perspective, which of course is a much more detached, liberated perspective than I can achieve.
My brother, your question is somewhat scattered, so my answer will be somewhat scattered, for which we ask your forgiveness.
The complexity of your existence and the drive that each in this room feels to seek the truth send each in this room on the many different paths, and there are many levels of awareness of the reality of these paths.
Those substances which you speak of as psychoactive have unique effects upon each person. The one who is already prepared for, shall we say, the quantum leap to consciousness—in what many among your peoples have called the Golden Age—would take such substances and feel no effect, for they are already at the level at which they are, shall we say, metaprogramming their own codes of personality and growth. The disciplines of personality are such that your only permanent exit from this illusion into the next is that of personality.
The psychoactive drugs, as you call them, are a ticket to a vacation spot in which you may experience states so that you know that they are there. The chief drawback to using these substances is that when one returns to one's natural capabilities, one is perhaps disheartened at one's lack of natural ability to metaprogram one's own discipline of personality.
You must realize that you are a personality with such potential that you yourself could become a star—by which we mean a sun rather than one of those who are in the movies—or anything else you wish to be. This is the extent of your metaprogramming potential. You are not using it.
When you can attain transcendent unity with a psychoactive drug or substance, you are then on a journey which you will remember. There are, of course, dangers in dealing with states of consciousness to which you have no right by nature. That is, that you will take a wrong turning, and you will not be protected by your natural wisdom and experience in these levels. Thus, it is advisable to work with a guide with [whom] you plan to take such a journey. Otherwise, it is advisable to meditate, to explore each action and each thought and learn the discipline of personalities so that you can became transcendently one in love and thus be in that state in nature, so that when the time comes for you to progress you will have, shall we say, the window seat on that journey, and it will be yours without any substance whatever.
We are so pleased. Does this answer your question?
Oh, we are glad. We thank you very much for allowing us to share our thoughts with you. Is there another question?
Questioner: Hatonn [says] there are other beings. Are there other beings with you?
This is correct. We are many. We have a civilization, and this civilization has sent a large group of us to you.
Questioner: Do you travel in space ships?
We do not travel in the same type of space ship as the one known as Hatonn. We are closely akin to light itself, and thus travel in what you would simply call light. There is a difficult concept to convey, but our personalities are complete, and the basic difference between ourselves and Hatonn is that our sense of humor has gotten outrageous, so we have trouble sometimes talking to those among your peoples, for they feel that our humor is misplaced in dealing with such serious questions as love, truth, and beauty. However, to us the joy of life is so great that we find all this seriousness very humorous.
The ones of Hatonn are of a love vibration, which is beautiful to us, and they are our brothers and sisters in Confederation, just as we are brothers and sisters. Yet, our union has become more complete, so that we would seem to you to be a great ball of light, and you would not be able to see us as individuals; whereas those of Hatonn would appear to you to be individuals, for they are, shall we say, one level closer to you in the nature of their type of physical vehicle.
Questioner: Would it be correct to say that Latwii is more of the light and less of the personality, and Hatonn is more personality?
No, my brother, we would say we are more of a light vibration, and the brothers and sisters of Hatonn are of the love vibration. The love vibration is that which you are striving for. The light vibration comes as those of the love vibration learn the lessons of light vibration and enter a vibration of great power. We have enormous power, and we have learned the lessons of love to the extent that we are incapable of misusing it; thus, we may have it. It is difficult to explain to you that which we see ahead, but we can tell you that beyond love and light there is something that we would call unity, and it is for that which we strive.
Questioner: Are you … are you all always around as [is] Hatonn?
We are always with you, as are all members of the Confederation. Yet, each group has its own personality and its own, shall we say, genesis of need. Therefore, we have not been called to this group until Hatonn had to leave in order to monitor the shenanigans of your blood-thirsty, war-mongering leaders in the South Pacific. They called upon us at that time because they thought that your group is ready for us, and we were very happy to jump right in there and do our best and send you all our love.
Questioner: I am very gratified to … I am very gratified to experience these new voices which seem to be manifesting not only in the channeling dimension but also here at home in River City, that people within Eftspan and Space Group are at last beginning to find a voice and to come forth in song, and it's very exciting for me. I hope … I hope that this is just a start of a new direction for us as a group because we have, for a long time I think, suffered from a fragmentation of goals and direction.
[I am Latwii.] We are reviewing the memory of Hatonn, and we find that your group has not suffered but, rather, has done very well. Most groups which intend to be light groups disintegrate due to personality conflicts. Yours has weathered these conflicts; therefore, you may rejoice that love has prevailed in your group and will continue to prevail. Never be disheartened by apparent disharmony, for there must be friction before something can move.
We are grateful that you are gratified and simply say that each of those in the group is truly attempting to do that which the Creator has for them, and this is all that is required. It is not an act of bravery or a great challenge, but simply as natural as getting up and doing what is to be done, and we thank this group for being natural and for staying together in the light and love of the infinite Creator.


In a previous how-to, I showed how to send and receive text messages by wirelessly syncing them from your phone to your Nexus 7 tablet. Some eagle-eyed users may have notice that the Nexus 7 with 3G actually has a SIM card slot.
Now, syncing messages over to your tablet may be convenient, but how about sending text messages using your Nexus 7 3G with its own number attached? You can!
In this guide, I'll show you how to send and receive text messages on your Nexus 7 3G as it were a cell phone. Let's begin!
Eject your SIM card slot on your Nexus 7 3G and insert your own SIM card with an active number in.
If your Nexus 7 3G is running stock and unmodded, open up the Play Store on your tablet and download GO SMS Pro (free). That's pretty much it. Launch GO SMS Pro and begin sending and receiving text messages from your Nexus 7 3G!
The rooted method maybe be unfamiliar to some users, so before you proceed, head over to my definitive guide to modding a Nexus 7 to catch up on some terms and for instructions on getting your own tablet ready for this method.
Now, first off—the method for stock users also works with rooted tablets, but I'll show you how to get the actual Jelly Bean SMS app on your tablet. Begin by heading over to this link on your tablet. Ignoring the ads on the page, locate the download button to download the ZIP file needed.
Boot into your custom recovery, either with ROM Manager or using the "Reboot into Recovery" option when you hold down the power button.
Here I am using TWRP on my tablet.
Flash the ZIP file and reboot the tablet.
And...success!!! Here you can see both apps installed.
See, that wasn't too hard. Give it a shot and tell us it worked for you!
Easier way for Verizon customers. Install verizon messages on your Nexus 7. You will then be able to send and receive texts on your nexus 7 using your Verizon phone number.
If you have a WiFi only Nexus the Google voice app allows you to text off your Google voice number. It also has a nice widget for received texts and it is currently free.
Excellent. !! I've been paying for a 3g contract for months and can now eventually use the Nexus to text.. Great stuff.!
Very helpful tips! Thank you. Now that you have extract Jelly Bean native SMS app, I notice your screen also showed "Dialer" app icon, how do you extract Jelly Bean native Dialer? This is one of the feature I need to completely migrate from Nexux S mobile phone to my Nexus 7 3G tablet. My Telecom provider offers unlimited 3G voice/text/ and fair used data. I need to use cellular voice phone instead of VOIP using Google Voice.
The dialer is non-working. It's just there for show. You can't make calls on the Nexus 7 3G even with it installed.
Would you know if xda-developer forum are talking about getting Nexus 7 into Phone-Tablet device?
I followed your step-by-step instruction, it works as indicated. However, I found that the ZIP file failed on verification and MD5. I have to un-checked the box there for installation to be successful. Great Tip! Really appreciate your contribution.
I install go SMS pro and typed my number to activate my account. A error message came like "your phone cannot get verification code now, try it latter" . since I have given correct number which is in nexus 7 , I am facing this issue. Can anyone help me to solve this.


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By: Garland Davis
They say the best ships a sailor serves in are his last one and his next one. How many times have you departed a ship feeling the anticipation of something new? A new challenge awaits. Your old ship has become monotonous and a grind and you find yourself glad to put it behind you. Even as your stride lengthens when you walk away, you feel an underlying regret to be leaving. There are men, and, I suppose in our new, ever changing Navy, women with whom you have shared some rough seas and hard times and some of the best of times. You are going to miss them. But this time, you will keep in touch.
But you eventually lose track. As the years and water pass under the keel, you forget names and which ship. You remember the good times. You'll start a sea story with, "Me and this fucking Radioman, damned if I can remember his name…" all too often. You'll tell stories about sailors from other ships that you met in the bars and clubs. Guys who know some of the same people you know. You never served together but now you are shipmates.
Finally, you reach the end of your run and retire to a civilian life that you have no fucking conception of. It is more strange to you than boot camp was when you first enlisted. You had seen the movies and TV shows and had some idea of what to expect. Coming into civilian life as an adult, a civilian life that you had only lived in as a kid is a fucking traumatic experience.
It brings to mind to an old joke. A Marine Sergeant Major, the epitome and recruiting poster picture of the perfect Marine reaches retirement. After the retirement ceremony, he dresses in a three-piece suit as a successful civilian does and departs the base. A few months later one of his subordinate Sergeants meets him on the street. He is appalled at the Sergeant Major's appearance. The once perfect Marine is unshaven, ungroomed, dressed in wrinkled clothing, has shaky hands, and is scurrying along the street looking around as if he had seen a ghost or something was chasing him.
The Sergeant asked, "Sergeant Major, what in the world has happened to you? You were the perfect Marine. What happened to change you?"
The Sergeant Major replies, "You know, there ain't nobody in fucking charge out here!"
Then there is the story of a thirty-year sailor who retired to a job in manufacturing. The fourth day he reported to work, his boss intercepted him and asked, "Hartman, this is the fourth day you have been late for work. What did they say to you in the Navy when you came into the office ten minutes late every day?"
Hartman said, "They always said, 'Good morning, Master Chief.'"
But we move on and adapt to civilian life. Those of us lucky enough to live near an old shipmate or another serviceman, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, it really doesn't matter have a tenuous connection to the past. A spark of the old life is there. Of course, we make civilian friends, but they are not friends on the level that our shipmates and those we called shipmate were.
We often sat around and wondered, "What happened to Old So and So?" But we really had no way of tracking them down. All one could do was reminisce and wonder.
And then came the Information Revolution and the information Superhighway. Some of us embraced it and others had to be dragged kicking and screaming, yelling, "fucking computers." There was a miraculous web of electrons where we could communicate via e-mail. Later came the social sites. Bulletin boards where those with similar beliefs and experiences could connect. There were search sites where you could search for individuals. Slowly we reconnected with a few people. Then FaceBook exploded on the scene. You could join a group called Tin Can Sailors, or The Majestic and Ancient Order of Shit River and there he was, "Old Shit for Brains", whom you had spent many hours thinking about, laughing about, and missing. And he knew where one or two other old shipmates were. You slowly reconnected with old shipmates and made friends with others who had been there and did the things you did albeit in different ships or at a slightly different time. It was as if the twenty or thirty years hadn't passed. You built a group from the old life. You even discovered that one of your old shipmates retired in the next town over, an hour's drive away.
The military sites and Facebook groups are rife with reunion announcements, places, dates and etc. More and more, old shipmates are driving halfway across the country to spend time with an old shipmate and going to the ships and unit reunions. Telephone plans are such that you can call anywhere in the country at no extra cost. Old sailors call other old sailors across the country and talk as if they lived within blocks of each other.
In 2012/2013, five of us started the Asia Sailor website and Facebook group. I don't believe any of us served in the same command, but we had served together in Asia at relatively the same time period. I am in Hawaii, one is in the Ozarks, one in Florida, one in California, and our webmaster is in Thailand. Using e-mails and the messaging capability of Facebook, we conceptualized and launched the Asia Sailor Westpac'ers Association website and Facebook group. Each entity has in excess of five hundred members.
Barely four months after launching the website, we held our first annual Westpac'rs reunion in April 2013 at the Clarion Hotel in Branson, MO. For such a quickly planned and put together event, everyone agreed that it was an unqualified success. In May 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 the reunions were repeated with an overwhelming response. Shipmates from as far as Japan have attended expected again this year. Last year we had a shipmate travel from the West Coast of Africa to be with us and he is doing it again this year.
This will be the last regular post in my Blog until May 30th. I leave Honolulu tomorrow evening for Denver and on to Branson. I am carrying the laptop with me and may occasionally post from the reunion. I will return from my trip with new stories about the reunion, the events and the antics of my shipmates and myself when I resume routine posting.
While I am away I invite you to go through the menus and read earlier posts. Just click on the red rectangle at the top of the page to find a chronological list of months. Click on the month to read all postings in that time period.
This was posted earlier in the Blog. It is a poem I wrote after the 2013 reunion:
For a time, the old men would tell of years and wars past…
Stories and laughter among a forest of empty bottles
scattered in a graceless pack across the table.
Rain filled the darkness outside the window,
and the tables filled with memorabilia abetted the
desperation with which they yearned for those long gone days.
Reluctant to leave the companionship, once again
found for a few days at the spring reunion
and held close in that bitter pall of tomorrow's leaving.
But, the thrill of our shared derangement, and stories
true and not that evoked both joy at remembering
and sadness, knowing that one cannot go back.
The old men remain, with their lives caving in around them,
crushed by the weight of years and lost among memories and bottles.
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Air conditioners need regular maintenance cleaning.
4 What Are the Functions of Compressors on Air Conditioners?
Air conditioners function through a combination of fans and motors that continually move to keep the coolant flowing and the cool air blowing. Filters, coils, vents and working parts all collect dust and debris over time, so regular maintenance is mandatory to keep your air conditioner in optimal condition. There are a variety of cleaning methods for air conditioners, depending on the type you are dealing with and the specific parts.
You can use a vacuum for the basic cleaning of your air conditioner, such as for the access panels and their filters, as well as any other filters or coverings that collect dust. For best results, you should do this every three to six months to keep the air flow moving through at the best rate. You can also use the vacuum to clean general debris off the surface of the coils and other internal elements of the air conditioner after you remove the access panels.
If you have a wall or window mount unit that is installed in a metal sleeve/box or an outdoor unit that sits alongside the house, a pressure washer comes in handy. Not only does the pressure washer give you the chance to clean the exterior casing, but after you remove the panels you can pressure wash all the dirt and debris from the interior. Turn the unit off while you do this and don't turn it back on for at least 24 hours to ensure that all the parts have dried completely.
Home improvement stores sell a variety of spray-on coil cleaners. Most of these cleaners are foam-based and spray onto the surface of the coils. From there, some manufacturers will tell you to leave the residue to drip off with the condensation. Others instruct you to brush, vacuum or wipe the coils clean after a specific amount of time. Multiple coats may be necessary if you have never cleaned your unit, but if you are keeping up with maintenance once or twice a year a single coat should be sufficient.
Similar to a vacuum cleaner, you can use an air compressor with a nozzle on the end of it for a general cleaning to shake loose the majority of dust and fibers. Use this method to clean the air filters as well as any internal working parts and the condenser coils. If you don't have access to an air compressor, hose and nozzle, and your air conditioner isn't that big or you only have a filter or two, you can use the spray-can compressed air that's sold to clean keyboards and computers.
Anderson, Tim. "Cleaning Methods for Air Conditioners." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/cleaning-methods-air-conditioners-48015.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.


The news today includes proliferating VJs, enchanting marimba sounds, and how we'll all be using Cloud apps real soon.
As reported in the New York Observer, the school is one more project by Michael Rosenblum, a New York-based producer and video consultant who has started similar schools for The Guardian, USA Today and The Travel Channel. Supposedly, those attending the course will learn of job openings from the NY Mag editorial staff, who sit in on the meetings.
Rosenblum also runs New York Video School, which joins an ever expanding number of online video schools.
It's no secret: HDSLRs have quickly become accepted for creating everything from music videos to feature films. Ever wonder who lays claim to creating the first feature film using a DSLR? Searching for Sonny makes a case for its production in 2009 as the first "film" shot entirely on a DSLR. However, Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, shot in stopmotion on Canon DSLRs and released in 2005, makes for a better claim. You can find more on the production in this Editors Guild article.
Support from major software makers for DSLR production, however, has built slowly. Adobe is one of the few aggressively staking out that market. Makes sense, as the company sits in a sweet spot, since it offers closely integrated software for both still and video editing in its Creative Suite packages. (The company is expected to make an announcement about a new version of CS at this month's NAB.) Adobe has also recently launched a number of pages on its site to promote and teach how its apps can be used in DSLR production.
This page of the site offers useful tips for those involved in regular video production with DSLRs.
Of course Adobe creates these pages to convince you to pony up for the software. A professional won't think twice about it. But the $1700 tab for Production Premium might not be an easy sell for many beyond the pro and enthusiast markets. Truth is, the latest versions of CS unlock much of the potential of smaller format gear, paying dividends as useful as an upgrade from an old DSLR delivers.
More powerful apps turn up in even lower-end gear. A Business Insider reporter thought that Vimeo's new video editing app was as fast and flexible as the well-regarded iMovie app for iPod Touch and iPhone. Vimeo, of course, is the online enthusiast-streaming site that prides itself on the quality of its community-monitored video.
Getting higher quality images continues on the hardware end via improved sensor technology according to this CNET article. At the Image Sensors Europe conference this past week a Sony semiconductor unit executive touted the rollout of BSI (backside illumination) type CMOS sensors, which offers much improved lowlight sensitivity via a basic redesign of the standard CMOS sensor. That's helpful, since pulling a good image out of low light levels has only been solved with deploying as large a sensor as practical.
Now, smaller cameras are benefitting. While their smaller sensors won't yield the tight DOF (depth of field) a Canon 1Ds delivers with its full 35mm-sized sensor, capturing a useful image in difficult, low-light level environment is probably more important to users of cellphones, for example. BSI technology is one reason the iPhone's camera is superior to many competitors.
A couple of weeks ago we noted Ed Burns' tweeting the guerrilla production of his latest film Newlyweds. The actor/director/producer claimed it cost only $9000 to shoot with a three-person crew and a Canon 5D. He must have done something right: This past week the Tribeca Film Festival announced that Newlyweds was chosen as its closing night film, a significant tribute to Burns' skill and indie chops, according to this Filmmaker Magazine article.
Another New York director's film opens a different classic film festival: Richard Brody tips us off to a recently posted trailer to the new Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris. Has Woody made a rom-com? In any case, we'll know soon after the film opens the Cannes Film Festival on May 11th.
As DVD sales continue to plummet, new distribution schemes are part of the studios plans to capture more post-theatrical revenue. WB, Sony, Universal and Fox plan to charge $30 for a VOD screening of recently released feature films, according to this Variety report. The majors will soon launch Home Premiere, a common branding under which each studio plans to offer movies at $30 a pop, with a viewing window of two to three days.
The 6thFloor NYT blog offered up news of this remarkable Japanese commercial. The short take is that it involves building a long, wooden marimba in a forest, and setting up the descending plates so that a bouncing wooden ball plays Bach's Cantata 147, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". Sure, it's to sell an NTT Docomo cellphone, but that's handled discreetly at the end, while the whole production is to be marveled over.
You'll probably be using a cloud-based business service soon, if you haven't already signed on to one of the proliferating storage and music start-ups. This Business Insider article comments on Amazon's roll out of an Android Appstore the prior week, followed by its new Cloud Drive service for the web and Android this past week. Want to use the Cloud for storage? Amazon offers 5GB of storage for free, besting services such as Dropbox. Buy an album from Amazon, and you'll get the storage bumped to 20GB, again for free.
Finally, last week we wrote about Scenios coming out of beta on its Cloud-based production service. (Scenios uses Amazon's S3, an open platform that offers access to the company's extensive Web-based storage arrays.) The Tribeca Film Center-based company touts its cloud-based production management system as the first to be available to producers worldwide. It happens to be free too, offering 5GB of storage for a single project.
This past week Scenios announced that Bravo's TV show Inside the Actors Studio recently became the first major television program to use its cloud solution to manage its entire production workflow. Becoming the first production to move a successful show—it's now been in production for 17 years with viewers in 125 countries–to a new production scheme doesn't come as a total surprise in this case: Jeff Wurtz, producer and director of the show, co-developed the online workflow procedure with Scenios CEO Mark Davis.
Inside the Actors Studio, produced via an SD tape-based workflow for its first 16 years, went to a tapeless HD workflow built around Scenios for its 2011 season. "I've cut production costs even while collaborating with my team more effectively," says Wurtz, who has won an Emmy for his editing on the show. Wurtz uses Scenios to post and manage scripts, budgets, call sheets, locations and production schedules. Crewmembers can access the Scenios system from any Mac or PC web browser, iPhones and on location via an iPad.
Since Scenios automatically shows if crewmembers have read production updates and script changes, Wurtz says he doesn't spend time worrying about his team being on the same page when live production starts. "This is something I should have had years ago," says Wurtz. For more, visit the Scenios web site at www.scenios.com.


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Willow vs. Elvie: Which is the best hands-free breast pump?
Not all wireless pumps are created equal.
By Alex Hazlett on February 27, 2021
The Elvie (left) and Willow are cordless, rechargeable breast pumps that fit inside a nursing bra. Credit: Mashable Composite; Willow / Elvie / Ian Moore
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After years of minimal major improvements to breast pumps, we have come to live in an age of relative abundance. There are now two breast pumps that are big leaps forward for breastfeeding or chestfeeding parents: the Elvie(Opens in a new window)(opens in a new tab) and the Willow(Opens in a new window)(opens in a new tab).
Both the Elvie and Willow are self-contained breast pumps that are held in place with a full coverage nursing bra. They run on rechargeable batteries – the Willow uses an A/V charger and the Elvie uses USB cables. We've reviewed them both in depth, but here we're putting them head-to-head.
The Elvie is available for purchase either as a single pump or a set of two, while the Willow is only available as a set of two. Since we think most users will opt for the double pump, that's what we'll be comparing in this post.
The Elvie double pump comes with:
Two hubs (the motors)
4 5-ounce bottles
2 24mm breast shields
4 valves
4 spouts
4 seals
4 storage lids
4 bra adjusters
2 USB charging cables
2 carry bags
The Willow double pump comes with:
2 Willow pumps
2 flanges in the size you've selected
2 flextubes
24 4-ounce milk bags
2 cleaning brushes
This is the first point of differentiation between the Willow and Elvie. The Elvie ships with enough accessories to pump twice without having to wash anything other than the breast shields. This came in handy for me when I needed to pump in the car while traveling; I could just stash the dirty parts in a bag to wash at my destination.
If you're pumping on both sides, you'll need to wash the Willow's parts before using it again, and it can malfunction without regular cleaning.
What are the differences between the Willow and the Elvie breast pump?
The main differences are:
How much milk each can hold
How active you can be while you pump
How tricky they are to use
How you store the milk
Let's start with money. The Elvie's double pump costs $499 but comes with more parts overall. The Willow also costs $499 and comes with 24 of the company's proprietary bags. Reusable milk containers can be purchased separately for $50, and a package of bags is $23.99 for 48.
If you're pumping with the Elvie, or the Willow's reusable milk container, you can store breast milk in freezer bags, which are available at most stores from brands like Lansinoh or Medela. If you're using the proprietary Willow storage bags, you can buy them directly from the company for $23.99 for a package of 48.
Activity levels
This type of pump allows for greater mobility than standard breast pumps that need to be plugged into a wall and have long tubes connecting the flanges to the motor. They're also more discreet to use. Both the Elvie and Willow are single-user pumps and cannot be shared. Each is eligible to be purchased with money from a health savings account (HSA) or a flexible spending account (FSA). Partial insurance coverage may be available if you contact your insurer.
The Willow seems to have the clear edge in terms of what activities you can do while pumping, thanks to the one-way valve in the bag. Wearing a snug bra keeps the Willow secure enough to do yoga or other moderate-intensity activities, even where the pump becomes inverted or when the user is lying down. This is an engineering achievement on its own.
Wearing the Elvie didn't feel nearly secure enough to try exercise or significant moving around while pumping. I didn't want to risk disrupting the seal and having to start over.
Milk volume
The Elvie can handle a greater volume of milk produced in a session – 5 ounces compared to 4 ounces for the Willow. The Willow shuts off automatically when it senses that it's full. This is a needed feature since you can't see how much milk is in the bag while you're pumping. However, it's also possible for the pump to shut off prematurely if the sensor is wrong.
In contrast, the Elvie's milk bottle is underneath the motor and visible from the outside, though your bra will be covering it while you pump.
The Elvie comes with two sizes of flanges in the box. The Willow is sized, so you need to measure your breast before purchase and choose the option that should fit. If you measure wrong, you'll need to order a new part.
Choosing between the Willow and the Elvie will probably come down to which features matter more to you, though knowing that in advance may be tricky for someone attempting to pump or breastfeed for the first time. The Willow can be challenging to put together for the first time, and it has a Flip to Finish maneuver that moves all the milk into the bag at the end of a session. Our reviewer found this took a bit of practice, and she accidentally dumped milk all over her counter the first time she did it.
Here's what a day with the breast pumps looked like...
With any pumping session, you'll pump breast milk into either a bottle or a bag, depending on your pump, and then either give it to your baby immediately or store it for later use. If the baby is drinking all the pumped milk within a 24-hour period, then keeping the milk in bottles in the fridge will probably be the easiest choice. Many moms pump a stash of milk prior to returning to work and freeze it. In those cases, the baby may drink milk that's been defrosted and the newly-pumped milk will be frozen until it's used.
This distinction matters because it affects what kind of milk storage you might prefer.
The Willow can pump breast milk directly into its proprietary bag, which is freezer-safe. Thanks to a one-way valve, you also can't spill it at this stage. Unfortunately, Willow's bags are more expensive than standard breast milk bags you can buy from a grocery store or pharmacy. And if you're using the breast milk without freezing it, you'd use a disposable bag every time.
The Willow does have an option to buy a reusable plastic milk container that attaches to the pump. You can pump into the reusable milk container and then pour the milk into any bag you want before you freeze it. However, one set of reusable containers costs $50, and you can't pump without them. You'll need to wash them and store the milk in a second container to keep pumping.
If a typical day in the office (post-pandemic, hear me out) would require 2-3 pumping sessions, you'll need to bring another container with you to store the milk, or dump it into storage bags.
In contrast, the Elvie comes with four bottles, which goes farther than you think. The total 5-ounce capacity was enough to hold an entire pumping session's worth of breast milk. So a three session day might look like this:
Session 1: Pump with bottles 1 and 2, then combine it all into bottle 1 and wash bottle 2.
Session 3: Pump with bottles 2 and 4, then combine it into bottle 2.
So at the end of the day you'd have three bottles of milk and one more to wash. Alternatively, you could use bottles 1 and 2 for Session 1, then combine it into a freezer bag and wash the bottles. For session 2, you'd repeat the process with bottles 3 and 4, and then use the now-dry bottles 1 and 2 again for the last session of the day.
The extra bottles that come with the Elvie create more flexibility in terms of milk storage options, and I didn't have to do as much cleaning right away. Both the Elvie and Willow work best when all the parts are dry, so the extra drying time afforded by the second set of parts was helpful.
If the user isn't storing the milk, but just pumping to feed their baby shortly afterward, then the bag innovations of the Willow don't pay off, making the Elvie easier to deal with.
– Katherine J. Igoe contributed reporting
Alex Hazlett
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Alex Hazlett is a Deputy Managing Editor at Mashable. Based out of Mashable's New York HQ, she previously ran the company's weekend coverage, oversaw the in-house syndication program, and was an assistant editor for general news. Ask her about newsletters.An Ohio native, Alex earned degrees in economics and journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. During college, she also spent time in the Middle East studying Arabic and journalism.


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CPPIB has to 'work harder and harder to find value,' CEO Machin says
April Fong, BNN Bloomberg
CPPIB CEO credits rise of financial markets, diversification for record annual gains
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The upswing in market valuations has led to increased competition in finding investment deals with enough payoff, the head of Canada's largest pension fund said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg.
"Things are really competitive. While we did 275 deals over the last year globally, we have to work harder and harder to find value," Mark Machin, chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), said Thursday.
"There are record amounts of capital and dry powder for private assets whether in private equity, or infrastructure, or real estate around the world – and valuations in public markets are generally quite full. We have to work hard to find things that are little bit more complicated, things that take a little bit more time, to get returns that we require," he said.
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Machin added that the CPPIB's equity exposure is its biggest risk, and will be for many years.
"We've had a fantastic run for five years," Machin said. "I think we're going to see lower, more depressed returns on financial assets over the next few years."
At the end of March, the CPPIB managed net assets of $356.1 billion on behalf of the Canada Pension Plan, up from $316.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2017. The fund reported a net investment return of 11.6 per cent in fiscal 2018.
Machin added that one of the CPPIB's biggest worries is the rise of populism around the world.
"[Populism] leads to policies that are less friendly to the flow of international investment and trade – particularly something we benefitted from tremendously," Machin said.
"Trade and investment typically are closely connected. We want maximum opportunities to deploy our long-term capital around the world. So we hope markets stay open for investment. We keep a keen eye on whether regulations or policies will change to become less friendly."
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Martin is urging Canada and other world leaders to fight back against Donald Trump's "America First" leadership style, warning that the U.S. president's policies are increasingly threatening global multilateralism.
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Since its inception in 2002, this method of demonstrating virtuous qualities through stories and group activities was the main focus of the monthly Ciranda do Dharma.


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Q: why I can use a constructor injection without using @autowired it's a spring in action 5th 's example in page
OrderController.java
@Controller
@RequestMapping("/orders")
@SessionAttributes("order")
public class OrderController {

    private OrderRepository orderRepo;

    public OrderController(OrderRepository orderRepo) {
        this.orderRepo = orderRepo;
    }

    @GetMapping("/current")
    public String orderForm() {
        return "orderForm";
    }

    @PostMapping
    public String processOrder(@Valid Order order, Errors errors, SessionStatus sessionStatus) {
        if (errors.hasErrors()) {
            return "orderForm";
        }

        orderRepo.save(order);
        sessionStatus.setComplete();

        return "redirect:/";
    }

}

OrderRepository.java
public interface OrderRepository {

  Order save(Order order);

}

and why can i use this code without adding a @Autowired
thanks for help.
public OrderController(OrderRepository orderRepo) {
        this.orderRepo = orderRepo;
    }

A: Its spring's feature.
There was a resolved issue opened for this
Long story short:
If the class has only one constructor(and in java, once you create a constructor, a default no-arg constructor doesn't exist anymore)  and is annotated as @Component, then spring can "understand" that calling this constructor is the only way to instantiate the bean. So it introspects its parameters and injects what needed.
All this happens without really specifying the @Autowired.
This works since Spring 4.3 RC1: See Release notes

A: I think the OrderRepository instance should has been created (via @Configuration or XML) before pass to OrderController constructor. In this case, @Autowired annotations is not necessary.

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I am hard at work on issue #35.But, I have been having back pain which is making it hard to focus on writing. And, my mom is visiting for two weeks. I am getting the thing done, and have made some very good progress, it is just taking longer than I thought it would.
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Why Madina
This is a call
to all Muslim Communities
Take Madina as your template for a renovation of our cities and neighbourhoods. This will be founded on the principles of Madina which are Peace, Social justice, Unity, Freedom and Compassion. The following are some of the main requirements of the MTM:
Environmental care and sustainable practices
Eat healthily based on the Prophetic way
Introduction of Prophetic Business practices
Principally, based on the Transition Town Movement founded by Rob Hopkins who recognised that the only way of survival in our times is to turn towards self-sustainability and develop locally sound economies that can withstand the battering of the financial economy based on interest-banking.
STRANDS OF MADINA TOWN MOVEMENT
Mosques are communal places of worship, education and social engagement, where Muslims gather to perform the five daily prayers, prepare food for social and charitable programs, wash the bodies of our dead, and host various other religious and social engagements throughout the year. Madina Town Movement proposes to assist all the mosques of Britain, where there are well over 1000 and hundreds of Muslims in attendance, to manage the use of water, electricity, gas, and the amount of refuse generated as well as how that refuse is disposed.
Our program aims to:
Reduce energy consumption – gas and electricity bills
Reduce refuse waste
Reduce water consumption – water bills
Enable mosques to act as exemplars of sustainable practices for the wider community
Become clean, eye-pleasing centres with gardens, and possibly fountains
Madina Town Movement has a comprehensive model for trade and transactions taken from the command of Allah in the Qur'an as well as the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his noble Companions, may Allah be pleased with all of them. Throughout the establishment and expansion of Islam to foreign lands the personal rule of men and women in trade associations (guilds), market spaces for free trade, caravans, charity-based buildings and lands (awqaf), and the agreed to rules of trade including the medium of exchange (tangible currencies) have one binding truth upon which they are based: Taqwa of Allah and obedience to His Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Businesses can benefit directly from the Madina Town Movement Awqaf model through:
Guilds: create a network of businesses. The rules of membership are be fair, honest, reliable and trustworthy.
Fair Markets: a physical and digital market for traders to trade rent-free and with a wealth that has intrinsic value and which is fixed in its exchange, i.e. nothing to do with the speculative usurious economy.
Madina Town Movement's primary goal is to make facilities amenable and accessible which are otherwise deemed as closed or expensive for the majority of the Muslim community.
Muslims and the society we coexist with are in dire need to balance our modern lifestyles and return to our natural disposition (fitra), where our mass consumption of modified foods and synthetic drugs are strongly reevaluated in the light of wholistic practices and eating habits that are entirely focused on our long term wellbeing and overall improvement of life.
We encourage health workshops to educate families:
Eat healthily based on the Prophetic way, emphasise concepts such as 'halal', 'tayyib' and 'eat together'
Grow your own food, garden workshops, in some cases offer garden services to those less privileged to encourage gardens in Muslim homes
Herbal practitioners educate people on alternative medicine
Share food through communal meals
Feed the homeless and those in need
Invite your neighbour to your house
Universities and students namely the ISOC (Islamic Societies) can actively participate and offer a pool of resources to voluntarily help and engage in the movement. It would mean using the principles of MTM and educating at student level in order for youth to engage and become better prepared using the foundations which make the MTM special in promoting the Madina values – Trust, Reliability, Honesty, and building the idea of Futuwwa (Chivalry) at this level.
There were over 136 000 Muslim British students in universities and higher education universities in the UK between 2012-2016 a number that is growing as the Muslim population in the UK increases and more Muslim students are encouraged/have opportunities to take on higher education. (Not to mention the significant number of Muslim students who come to study in the UK from abroad for 3 up to 8 years and some remaining in the UK and integrating into British society)
Reaching out to this large number of students that are embedded into different academic and career fields and transmitting the values of MTM and futuwwa through mediums like the ISOCs and the others can help spread these principles to the wider community.
Employ Muslim Student Ambassadors to further the ambitions of MTM.
Madina Town Movement core
We require a core body of people who understand the needs of each of the strands mentioned above, who are committed and meet on a regular basis to implement the core program of the Madina Town Movement. The following is a non-exhaustive list the core team will undertake in our initial work:
Clinical practises of Tib al Nabi by a certified Hakim
Projects that demonstrate cost savings and efficiency from within the Muslim community, especially mosques and businesses
Transform sections of home gardens into food gardens, with the aim to promote eating healthily
Setup organic farms with free range reared animals for halal consumption - either work with existing farmers or set up an initiative to address mass consumed meat
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Pristerodon mackayi was named by Huxley (1868). Its type specimen is BMNH R 1810, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East London Area, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Pristerodon.
Emydops longiceps was named by Broom (1913). Its type specimen is AMNH 5578, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lemoenfontein, Beaufort West, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
It was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Fröbisch and Reisz (2008).
Oudenodon trigoniceps was named by Broom (1904). Its type specimen is AMG 2825, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pearston Area, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in the Middelton Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Emydopsis.
It was recombined as Dicynodon trigoniceps by Broom (1913); it was recombined as Emydopsis trigoniceps by Broom (1921); it was recombined as Emydops trigoniceps by Toerien (1953); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Fröbisch and Reisz (2008).
Emydops murraysburgensis was named by Toerien (1953). Its type specimen is B.P.I. No. 300, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Blaauwpoort, Murraysburg, Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
Emydops kitchingi was named by Toerien (1953). Its type specimen is B.P.I. No. 301, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Blaauwpoort, Murraysburg, Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
Emydopsis microdon was named by Broom (1936). Its type specimen is TM 269, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leeukloof, which is in a Wuchiapingian crevasse splay sandstone/claystone in the Teekloof Formation of South Africa.
It was recombined as Emydops microdon by Toerien (1953); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Fröbisch and Reisz (2008).
Brachyuraniscus reuningi was named by Broili and Schröder (1935) [Type specimen destroyed in WW2]. Its type specimen is BSPG 1934-VIII-26, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Farm La-de-da, which is in a Capitanian fluvial siliciclastic in South Africa.
It was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Angielczyk et al. (2016).
Brachyuraniscus merwevillensis was named by Toerien (1953). Its type specimen is BP/1/346, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Buffelsvlei, which is in a Capitanian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa.
Dicynodon microrhynchus was named by von Huene (1931). Its type specimen is GPIT unnumbered, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuilspoort, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
It was recombined as Pristerodon microrhynchus by King (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon pygmaeus was named by Broom and Haughton (1917). Its type specimen is SAM-PK-2664, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dunedin, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
It was recombined as Diictodon pygmaeus by Cluver and Hotton (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Diictodon feliceps by Brink (1986); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Oudenodon raniceps was named by Owen (1876). Its type specimen is NHMUK R1650, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East London Area, which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
It was recombined as Dicynodon raniceps by Broom (1913); it was recombined as Pristerodon raniceps by Broom (1915), Haughton and Brink (1954) and King (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Broom (1913) and Kammerer et al. (2011).
Dicynodon swierstrai was named by Broom (1940). Its type specimen is RC 43, a skull (Now lost), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Klipfontein (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial horizon in South Africa.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Brink (1986); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Kammerer et al. (2011).
Parringtoniella broomi was named by Toerien (1953). Its type specimen is BPI 302, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aasvoëlkrans, Murraysburg (Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone), which is in a Wuchiapingian terrestrial siliciclastic in South Africa. It is the type species of Parringtoniella.
It was recombined as Pristerodon broomi by King and Rubidge (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by Fröbisch (2009).
Cerataelurus mirabilis was named by Broom (1931). Its type specimen is AMNH 5307, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Cerataelurus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Pristerodon mackayi by King and Rubidge (1993).


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End of Year Message
Posted on December 31, 2010 by Dr. Salah I Jimi in Harmony 1 Comment
In my end of year article, I have chosen to remind Awate.com readers about President Barack Obama's landmark speeches for the purpose of drawing some important lessons. It is customary that people at the end of each calendar year make New Year's resolutions to change their bad habits and continue strengthening their successful habits. In this spirit, I intend to pass a message of change for the better; optimism, hope, reconciliation, equal partnership and compromise for the sake of moving forward. A message is directed at the Eritrean regime and its supporters, and another at the Eritrean opposition groups and their supporters. First though let me highlight Obama's selected major speeches.
It is always intriguing to listen to Barack Obama's major speeches. People around the world witnessed history unfold when Obama was elected as the first African-American President of the US. His election victory speech on the night of 4 November 2008 in Chicago was inspirational to many people around the world. It was a memorable night characterised by emotion-laden atmosphere.[1] His inauguration speech on 20 January 2009 was also another defining moment in modern history of the world in general and that of the US in particular. The world witnessed a glorious page in human history when President Obama took the stage at Cairo University and gave a high profile speech on 4 June 2009, directed at Muslims around the world, calling upon them for a 'new beginning' in the relationship between the US and the Muslim world. In his Cairo speech, President Obama was attempting to inspire Muslims to continue to be part of modern development by reminding them their past contributions to the civilisation of humanity and the importance of rejecting religious extremism. He also praised the contribution of US Muslim communities to the success of his country. No doubt it was a very touching speech.
President Obama's speech to the 2009 graduates of the New Economics School in Moscow was historical in the sense that it was well received by young Russians. After acknowledging the Russian society and its scientific achievements, he called for a new beginning – a shift from the Cold War to an era of partnership and co-operation. Obama gave another historical speech to the Parliament of Ghana, where he focused on four areas– democracy, opportunity, health and peaceful resolution of conflicts. This last speech is a must listening because, of all the speeches, it is the most relevant to our Eritrean situation (a nation aspiring to transform from dictatorship to democracy). In a speech to the Indian Parliament, Obama praised India for its ground-breaking success in creating a large middle class and called upon India for equal partnership with the US across various areas; technological advancement, agriculture, free trade, and cooperation in enhancing global security. His latest overseas major speech was delivered in Jakarta, Indonesia. In that speech, President Obama first reflected on his childhood in Jakarta. His focus of speech was on religious tolerance, thriving multi-culturalism and unity in diversity, areas where Indonesia has achieved great progress.
Unlike his predecessor, George W. Bush, who adopted a policy of antagonism towards others, President Obama's approach seems to be guided by diplomacy, focusing on dialogue and reconciliation as the best option to overcome disagreements and move forward. President Obama has extended a hand of friendship to Iran in resolving its dispute with the West over its nuclear programme. Unfortunately, the disputed Iranian Presidential election and the subsequent demonstrations and violence in the streets of Tehran stalled Obama's hope of engaging Iran. His tough stand against Israel's settlement expansion on occupied Palestinian land is a testimony to his determination to resolve the longest standing conflict in the world. President Obama also showed strong interest in normalising relationship with Cuba after decades of impasse and his administration has started to take some measures to mend the relationship between the two neighbouring countries. His reconciliatory approach in resolving disagreements is clearly evident in the contents of all the above-mentioned major speeches.
It is very clear Obama's Presidency is facing numerous challenges. In his own words, President Obama said, every President of the US deals with two major challenges at one time. However, his administration is overwhelmed with several of them. President Obama inherited two unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan where the US has been bogged in without clear exit strategies. Moreover, Obama has been faced with Global economic downturn of unprecedented scale since the Great Depression of the 1929 – 1931, marked by a near collapse of the US financial system that was sparked by subprime mortgage crisis in his country. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) subsequently engulfed many nations around the world.[2] He has also inherited the controversial 'Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp' which tarnished the US reputation as a world leader of freedom. Guantánamo contradicts with the enduring power of US ideals– democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope, to borrow some of Obama's fascinating words.
US Mid-term election – in which the Republicans performed well – undoubtedly poses a serious challenge to Obama's reform agenda. What was his message to the Republican dominated House of Representative, following the disastrous defeat of Democrats? President Obama proposed a new era of cooperation and partnership with his political opponents to promote his country's interests. Finally, in spite of many major challenges, President Obama's optimism for a better future for his country and the world hasn't faded.
A message to the Eritrean Regime
There are two lessons the Eritrean authorities can learn from President Obama's reconciliatory approach. The US with its super military power is unable to promptly bring the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to successful conclusions. Realising that, the US partly has changed its strategy from confrontation to reconciliation, hoping this new strategy will be more effective in winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi and Afghani people. What about the Eritrean regime, which always resorts to military confrontation to squash its opponents? Will they learn the lesson and change for the better? Do PFDJ-rulers think they can control the Eritrean people for ever by intimidating, oppressing and abusing their human rights? They need to understand their tight control on the Eritrean people sooner or later will come to an end, so it would be better for them to compromise and change their aggressive attitude towards the Eritrean people and treat them with decency and the respect they deserve. Would PFDJ-authorities listen and respond positively to this call? Considering their belligerent nature, I am not optimistic; but just for the record, I am emphasising the need for a new beginning in the new year.
President Obama understood the importance of good relationship with neighbouring countries (e.g. Cuba). How about the leaders of the Horn of Africa, especially the Eritrean dictator? Unfortunately, conflicts in the Horn of Africa region have been worsened by on-going conspiracies on the part of governments of the region against each other. Rather than embracing the noble idea of good neighbourliness and cooperation, these governments have resorted to conspiracy as a means to prolonging their grip on power. Certainly, cooperation and all the benefits that come with it would have been a much more effective strategy and a better choice for resolving conflicts and attaining sustainable peace and prosperity for the whole Horn region.
A message to the Eritrean Opposition Groups
A friend who closely follows Eritrean politics shared with me his observation about the nature of the Eritrean opposition groups. He said, most of the time their focus is on criticising the weaknesses of each other, and this has been an on-going phenomenon for so long. Add to that, the most damaging effect done by those who use pen names, and opportunistically utilise their concealed identity to vent their bitterness, frustration and disappointment. With the exception of few who have genuine reasons[3] for not disclosing their real names, the majority use pen names for ill-intended purposes. The writings of the latter group usually is designed to character assassinate opposition political leaders and active members of civic societies. They instigate hate-mongering and create an atmosphere of mistrust which hinders progress towards reconciliation. The hope is to see less personal attacks in 2011, and instead more focus on action-oriented activities to freeing the Eritrean people from the menace of the dictator, and chart a roadmap for peaceful co-existence. The advice to the Eritrean opposition groups and their supporters is that they must embrace change of attitude in this coming year that rejects old suspicions and which looks to the future with optimism.
[1] Who would forget the tearful faces of the talk show legend, Oprah Winfrey and the civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson as they were listening to Obama's election victory speech? What was going on in their minds when they wept? May be they were remembering the words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. who had a dream of equality for all people. Indeed, 4 November 2008 was a dream come true to millions of African-Americans to witness one of theirs being elected to the highest office in the US.
[2] Of all the advanced economies of the world, only Australia and Norway over performed the damaging effects of GFC.
[3] Omar Jaber extensively wrote about the reasons why some authors use pen names.
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