Modern Furniture Trends & Ideas: How to create a romantic bedroom for Valentine's Day?
Are you planning to stay indoors this valentine's day with your sweetheart? Well, there is nothing more whimsical than spending the valentine evening at home. However, making the evening memorable requires a little bit of effort and planning.
The easiest way to make the day special is to transform your everyday bedroom wearing the general look into a romantic bedroom wearing a romantic look, especially for the Valentine's Day. Creating a romantic bedroom will simply show – "how much you care for your partner".
Bed - the bed is the focal point of the bedroom, and of course this is where everybody lands up, so devote time to dress your bed nicely. If possible, invest in a high thread count sheet for utmost comfort and luxury. In addition, buy a comforter or a throw blanket made of a soft fabric to complete the look. The soft texture shall create a sensational texture when you curl up in the bed. The ideal bedding colors to be selected is red, white or chocolate brown.
Finish off the bed decoration with arranging rose flowers on petals on the bed. You may also arrange the petals in a heart shape to set the mood.
The Atmosphere – creation of the right atmosphere is very vital. Do not switch on bright overhead lights. Instead, use light low watt bulbs as bedside lamps. Needless to be mentioned, you need to introduce candles to the room. Invest in large pillar candles as they burn long. You may also select scented candles. However, assure that the scent you choose pleases your partner.
Accessories – clutters and forgotten objects can be found all around the bedroom. However, these things are known to pose a hurdle in the creation of a tranquil environment. So, clean the room efficiently to remove all sorts of dirt and dust. Clean the surface of the dressing table or dresser. Move the extra accessories inside. Set up two wine glasses with a bottle of wine or champagne alone with an ice bucket. You may also buy your sweetheart's favorite chocolates and place them in a clear glass plate or dish. Play some soft and romantic music or a favorite romantic number of your partner in order to complete the romantic look of the bedroom.


InnoGames shut down development of its strategy game Rising Generals as of now. On February 9, the developer and publisher will take the game's servers offline. Reason for the projects' cancellation is InnoGames' high standards in its products' quality, which were not entirely met during the closed beta of the game. Player feedback during that phase supported the decision to discontinue the project.
Employees involved in developing Rising Generals will all be integrated into other InnoGames' projects – including strategy game Elvenar, which recently launched its closed beta, as well as developing mobile technologies and software for future games.
With more than 150 million registered players, InnoGames is one of the world's leading developers and providers of online games. The Hamburg-based company has scored major successes with games such as Tribal Wars, Forge of Empires and Grepolis.


We are delighted to announce that we will be honoring Brooksley Born, a life-long champion of women's rights, consumer rights, civil rights, and the rights of persons living in poverty, as a Servant of Justice at this year's Servant of Justice Award's Dinner on April 28.
A retired partner of Arnold & Porter LLP where she practiced for more than thirty years, Ms. Born currently chairs the board of the National Women's Law Center which she helped to found. She has also served on the boards of other important public interest organizations, as well as the American Bar Association, the American Bar Foundation, and ALI-ABA. She has chaired a number of ABA entities including the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, the Women's Caucus, and the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary.
During her time at Arnold & Porter LLP, she was head of the firm's derivatives practice, chaired its pro bono committee, and served on its policy committee. From 1996 to 1999 Ms. Born was chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that oversees futures and commodity option markets, and strongly advocated the need for federal regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market. That unregulated market played a significant role in the recent financial crisis. From 2009 to 2011, she served as a Commissioner on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which in January 2011 issued a powerful report on the causes of the crisis.
She has received awards recognizing her public service including the Profile in Courage Award of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, the American Lawyer's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Outstanding Public Interest Advocate of the Year Award of the National Association of Public Interest Law (now Equal Justice Works).
Ms. Born received her law degree from Stanford Law School where she was President of the Stanford Law Review and received the Outstanding Senior Award. Prior to joining Arnold & Porter LLP, she was a law clerk to Judge Henry W. Edgerton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.


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Tim Twentyman
Mike O'Hara
The Daily Drive
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020 07:26 AM
2019 Position Breakdown: Quarterbacks
The good: We have to start with Matthew Stafford, who before his back injury, was playing at a Pro-Bowl caliber level.
The team was 3-4-1 when Stafford was lost for the season Week 9, which obviously isn't where they wanted to be halfway into the season, but Stafford was second in the NFL with 19 touchdown passes at the time and he was fourth in yards (2,499). He was leading the league in 20-plus-yard completions (41) and his 8.6 yards per attempt average was the best of his 11-year career.
Detroit's offense under Stafford's direction was top five in the NFL in passing and top 10 overall.
This new offense Darrell Bevell brought with him to Detroit really seems to suit Stafford's skill set. It features a more balanced attack, and tries to attack teams vertically in the passing game, which is obviously a strength of Stafford's.
Stafford said after the season he was looking forward to getting into a deeper dive of Bevell's offense this offseason in their second season together.
2019 Quarterback Photos
View photos of the Detroit Lions' quarterbacks from the 2019 season.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) during a NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019 in Glendale, Ariz. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (10) catches a touchdown pass during a NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (10) during a NFL football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 in Denver. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (10) during a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 in Minneapolis. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel (2) during a NFL football game against the Washington Redskins Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019 in Landover, Md. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (10) during a NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough (10) during a NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel (2) scrambles during a NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) celebrates a touchdown after a video replay review during a NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) during a NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 in Oakland, Calif. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) throws a touchdown pass to Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay (19) on a trick play during a NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
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Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel (2) during a NFL football game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 in Chicago. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) points out a defender during a NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 in Philadelphia. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) during a NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 in Philadelphia. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) during a NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) scrambles during a NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 in Detroit. (Detroit Lions via AP).
The bad: Backups Jeff Driskel and David Blough did some good things filling in for Stafford the final eight games of the season. Driskel showed off his athleticism and ability to use his legs as a weapon. Blough showed a nice ability to throw the deep ball in the vertical passing game.
But as both Driskel and Blough know, quarterbacks are ultimately judged by wins and losses, and neither signal caller was able to lead Detroit to a win the second half of the season. Driskel was 0-3 and Blough was 0-5.
Stafford has injured his back in two consecutive seasons now. He was able to play through it in 2018 and finish the season. He was obviously unable to do so this year. Stafford says the two injuries weren't related and he's not worried about his back moving forward.
Key stat: Detroit's passer rating of 106.0 was the fifth best in the NFL through the first nine weeks of the season. That rating dropped to 69.8 the final eight weeks of the season. Their rating over the last eight weeks ranked 29th in the NFL.
TWENTYMAN: Isaiah Simmons' stock rising after impressive College Playoff performances
2019 Position Breakdown: Safeties
2019 Position Breakdown: Tight ends
Free agency: Driskel is an unrestricted free agent.
He finished the season completing 59 percent of his passes for 685 yards with four touchdowns, four interceptions and a passer rating of 75.3. He also rushed 22 times for 151 yards. A hamstring injury suffered in his third start in Washington Week 12 ultimately ended his season.
"When Matthew got hurt you know Jeff went in there and the three games he started, I would say that he probably played good enough to win two out of those three," Lions general manager Bob Quinn said after the season.
"We didn't win those games and that was probably a byproduct of the defense not having a great day or special teams not having a great day. Jeff went in there and I thought played at a decent level to help us win the game."
We'll see if that evaluation leads to a contract ahead of next season.
Some of the veteran quarterbacks currently set to hit free agency this offseason include: Tom Brady, Dak Prescott, Drew Brees, Ryan Tannehill, Philip Rivers, Jameis Winston, Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota.
The draft: LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is coming off arguably the greatest college season a player's ever had, which included setting an NCAA record with 65 touchdown passes, winning the Heisman Trophy and leading LSU to an undefeated national championship season. He's expected to be the No. 1 overall pick to Cincinnati.
After Burrow is where it gets interesting. Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa is right there with Burrow in terms of talent, but Tagovailoa had season-ending hip surgery. The medical evaluations will be key for him in the pre-draft process. If the medicals clear, and Washington takes a non-quarterback at No. 2, which is expected, the Lions could be in a position to draft Tagovailoa themselves at No. 3, or be a perfect trade partner for another quarterback-needy team willing to give the Lions more assets.
After Burrow and Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert (Oregon), Jake Fromm (Georgia), Jacob Eason (Washington) and Jordan Love (Utah State) could hear their names called sometime in the first two days of the draft.
MVP: The Lions were 3-4-1 with Stafford and 0-8 without him. Enough said.
Quotable: "I'll be feeling really, really good pretty darn soon, to tell you the truth," Stafford said after the year, when asked if he'll be ready for the start of the offseason training program in the spring.
TWENTYMAN: 10 players to watch in East-West Shrine Game
Tim Twentyman takes a look at 10 players to watch in Saturday's East-West Shrine Game.
2019 Position Breakdown: Special teams
Tim Twentyman provides the good, the bad and more on the special teams' 2019 performance.
If Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons declares for the 2020 NFL Draft, he could be in consideration for the Detroit Lions at pick No. 3.
Tim Twentyman provides the good, the bad and more on the safeties' 2019 performance.
TWENTYMAN: 10 prospects to watch in college football national championship game
Tim Twentyman takes a look at 10 prospects to watch in the college football national championship game between Clemson and LSU.
TWENTYMAN: 5 things to know about defensive coordinator Cory Undlin
Tim Twentyman takes a look at five things to know about new defensive coordinator Cory Undlin.
Tim Twentyman provides the good, the bad and more on the tight ends' 2019 performance.
2019 Position Breakdown: Cornerbacks
Tim Twentyman provides the good, the bad and more on the cornerbacks' 2019 performance.
TWENTYMAN: 3 things to know about special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs
Tim Twentyman takes a look at three things to know about new special teams coordinator Brayden Coombs.
2019 Position Breakdown: Offensive line
Tim Twentyman provides the good, the bad and more on the offensive line's 2019 performance.
2019 Position Breakdown: Linebackers
Tim Twentyman provides the good, the bad and more on the linebackers' 2019 performance.

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package sample.propertyvalidation;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.ServerProperties;
import org.springframework.boot.test.util.TestPropertyValues;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

/**
 * Tests for {@link SamplePropertyValidationApplication}.
 *
 * @author Lucas Saldanha
 * @author Stephane Nicoll
 */
public class SamplePropertyValidationApplicationTests {

	@Rule
	public final ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();

	private final AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();

	@After
	public void closeContext() {
		this.context.close();
	}

	@Test
	public void bindValidProperties() {
		this.context.register(SamplePropertyValidationApplication.class);
		TestPropertyValues.of("sample.host:192.168.0.1",
				"sample.port:9090").applyTo(this.context);
		this.context.refresh();
		SampleProperties properties = this.context.getBean(SampleProperties.class);
		assertThat(properties.getHost()).isEqualTo("192.168.0.1");
		assertThat(properties.getPort()).isEqualTo(Integer.valueOf(9090));
	}

	@Test
	public void bindInvalidHost() {
		this.context.register(SamplePropertyValidationApplication.class);
		TestPropertyValues.of("sample.host:xxxxxx",
				"sample.port:9090").applyTo(this.context);
		this.thrown.expect(BeanCreationException.class);
		this.thrown.expectMessage("Failed to bind properties under 'sample'");
		this.context.refresh();
	}

	@Test
	public void bindNullHost() {
		this.context.register(SamplePropertyValidationApplication.class);
		this.thrown.expect(BeanCreationException.class);
		this.thrown.expectMessage("Failed to bind properties under 'sample'");
		this.context.refresh();
	}

	@Test
	public void validatorOnlyCalledOnSupportedClass() {
		this.context.register(SamplePropertyValidationApplication.class);
		this.context.register(ServerProperties.class); // our validator will not apply
		TestPropertyValues.of("sample.host:192.168.0.1",
				"sample.port:9090").applyTo(this.context);
		this.context.refresh();
		SampleProperties properties = this.context.getBean(SampleProperties.class);
		assertThat(properties.getHost()).isEqualTo("192.168.0.1");
		assertThat(properties.getPort()).isEqualTo(Integer.valueOf(9090));
	}

}

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Keith Johnson is happily married and pursuing a career as a helicopter pilot when he's sent to Vietnam. When evidence suggests his sergeant has killed one of his own men, Keith is unable to keep silent. Unfortunately, one of his friends is willing to betray him for a chance at a safer posting and his sergeant is desperate to get rid of him. Sent on a mission meaning almost certain death, Keith is reported as missing in action but actually survives only to be thrown into a prison camp for 20 years. When he eventually escapes, his only thought is of revenge.
I loved Crux, in large part because it felt to me like almost exactly what Dumas would have written had he set his novel during the Vietnam war. The author included all of the things I loved about the first book, including the sense of adventure; the mystery surrounding Keith when he reappears a wealthy man; and the mentoring relationship he has with a fellow prisoner. He also keeps the focus on revenge and the question of what betrayal can do to an otherwise good person. Although some of the things he changed might bother other people, I loved the Keith was less arrogant than the original hero and also less willing to sacrifice innocent lives.
At first, I didn't find Crux that suspenseful as it followed the path marked out by the original story. Fortunately, while the premise and the feel of the original were preserved, the details of the ending were all new. By the last hundred pages I was desperately wanting to stay up much later than I should just to find out what happened next. Lately I've read a number of thrillers that just read like every other action-packed thriller to me and this book was different. Although it did enjoyably amp up the action at the end, there was also the deeper focus of the original on Keith/Edmond's character development and the themes of betrayal and revenge. That added depth made this both an exceptional thriller and a great homage to the original Count of Monte Cristo.


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/**
 * Exception related with connectivity errors.
 */
public class ConnectionException extends ErrorCodeException {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 7201698090980820539L;

	private boolean readTimeout = false;

	public ConnectionException(Throwable throwable) {
		super(CommonErrorCode.CONNECTION_ERROR, throwable);
	}

	public ConnectionException(String message) {
		super(CommonErrorCode.CONNECTION_ERROR, message);
	}

	public ConnectionException(Throwable throwable, boolean readTimeout) {
		this(throwable);
		this.readTimeout = readTimeout;
	}

	public boolean isReadTimeout() {
		return readTimeout;
	}
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While I was cleaning out some files I happened to run across these two labels for a local establishment.
F.W. Kayser owned and operated a saloon in the old Armory Hall building here in Downieville.
The flood of 1937 destroyed quite a few of the historical buildings here in town including the Armory building. The old armory building, in it's prime, boosted a roller skating rink, livery stable, the Fritz Kayser saloon, a meeting hall and a grocery store.
I have yet to see an embossed bottle from the town of Downieville and these paper labels were probably pasted on bottles that were re-cycled and filled in the back room of Fritz's saloon.
I have no idea if ol' Fritz was filling these labeled bottles from a bulk product he purchased or if he was making his rum and bourbon out back in a horse trough.
I like the claim "Pure Copper Distilled". Probably was, too, but in a copper kettle on the stove. Who can say for sure, though. Maybe 'ol Fritz had good whiskey freighted up to D-ville from somewhere else. No "brand name" would seem to make that possibility somewhat remote, eh? Attractive labels either way.


While most kids can look forward to a carefree summer of sun and fun, for too many children the end of the school year means they are hungry. During the academic year, 22 million kids receive free and reduced-priced breakfasts and lunches through their schools, relying on them as their primary source of nutrition.
It's a shocking reality that, in the wealthiest country in the world, for many kids, their school is the most dependable source of food that they have throughout the week. During weekends, holidays and the summer when schools are closed, that reliable source of nutrition is no longer available. It becomes harder for parents to make ends meet during the summer months, when grocery expenses alone can increase by more $300 per month. And when school lets out for the summer, only 3.8 million kids participate in summer meal programs. That means 86% of those eligible may not have regular access to nutritious meals during the summer months. By any measure, this is unacceptable.
One in five children is at risk of hunger in the United States—that's 16 million children going to bed and waking up without regular access to food. Children concerned about where to find their next meal are not capable of focusing or performing well in school. While the numbers are staggering, the real issue is the impact food insecurity has on our nation's youth. Proper nutrition is critical to a child's development. Not having enough of the right kinds of food can have serious implications for a child's physical and mental health, academic achievement and future economic prosperity.


We are asking Coventry City Council to pass a motion calling on West Midlands Pension Fund to divest al holdings from fossil fuels. Coventry City Council is one of the seven local authorities in the West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF). Birmingham City Council voted in 2017 to divest from fossil fuels. We now want Coventry to show climate leadership and do the same.


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POLLS FAIL ONCE AGAIN TO PREDICT TRUMP'S VICTORY, BUT THE SWARM GOT IT RIGHT
Once again, a small "human swarm" has out-predicted a massive crowd, this time by correctly forecasting that President-elect Donald Trump would be TIME Magazine's Person of the Year. This is yet another demonstration that a small number of people, when connected as a real-time closed-loop swarm (i.e. a Swarm Intelligence), provides faster, deeper, more accurate insights than polling thousands upon thousands of disconnected individuals.
In this case the competition was between UNU, the world's first Artificial Swarm Intelligence from Unanimous A.I., and a massive online poll coordinated and intelligently processed by IBM Watson. The swarm, which had only 75 participants connected by A.I. algorithms, forecasted Trump, hands-down, would be the winner. And it made that prediction in only 10 minutes.
In contrast, the IBM Watson Poll, driven by its own A.I. algorithms, took weeks to conduct, required hundreds of thousands of participants, and picked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a wide margin. (UPDATE: A similar poll run by the TODAY show, had Hillary Clinton tabbed as the likely winner.) The Swarm, however, narrowed the field down to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the two most likely candidates as seen above, and put Modi's chances at winning no higher than sixth.
This is not the first time that a swarm has blown away the polls. In a 2016 study performed as a collaboration between researchers at Unanimous A.I. and Oxford University, a crowd of 469 football fans were asked to predict the outcome to a set of twenty official "proposition bets" for the 2016 Super Bowl.
This large group was tested against the predictive ability of an Artificial Swarm Intelligence comprised of only 29 football fans, connected online in real-time as a "hive mind". Results revealed that the swarm outperformed 98% of the individual participants, achieving 68% accuracy while the large crowd achieved only 47% accuracy. Even more impressive, bets on the Swarm's picks would have produced a 35% ROI, while the large crowd, would have lost money.
In the case of the 2016 TIME Person of the Year award, the magazine worked in collaboration with IBM's Watson Opentopic to track each candidate's impact on the public. According to the magazine, Opentopic evaluated more than 62 million documents from 3.5 million online sources, which Watson's deep-learning technology classified and sorted."
The TIME Person of the Year is awarded annually to the person who "most influenced the news – for good or for ill – and embodied what was important about the year." Trump's 2016 victory comes on the heels of his being named the runner-up in 2015 in the midst of a tumultuous primary campaign.
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Kent reacted to a post in a topic: 2019 Women's World Cup June 17
carolynduthie replied to admin's topic in Women's National Teams
During the 2012 Olympic qualification the US beat someone (Dominican Republic?) like 14-0 and there was a bit of this backlash but it was only really the coach who kept going wild after the first few goals, the players were much more toned down.
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Voyageurs in France - 2019 Women's World Cup
As a sort of public service announcement they had FIFA menus at the stadium in Nice yesterday and you couldn't get beer or any alcohol inside so don't plan on that.
They are running shuttles to this game iirc from the Montpellier Airport, which seems really out of the way compared to just taking the tram. (It's on the FIFA WWC site for each stadium if they have shuttles and where from.)
There didn't seem to be any of that in Nice yesterday (I was at the match), I think so far the only match with ticketing issues was the first one - a bunch of people had had their tickets re-issued and didn't know, so the tickets they printed weren't valid anymore and they had to go get new ones, but all of the other games (which lower attendances) seem to have gone fine. All they did say in the stadium yesterday was to please sit in the seat assigned by your ticket, but I'm not sure if they were breaking groups up if some of them weren't - it's easy to say if you show up to your seat in an empty stadium and a group of ten is filling that row that you should just move but if you have a group of 10 that all bought tickets to sit in that row, it becomes a problem. There were large groups (like an entire lower bowl section) of Scotland fans all sitting together and given our experience buying tickets either the Scottish FA somehow got them a section or some of those people just moved to sit there, so there's that. As for the actual attendance yesterday, it seemed like at least 80% of the people there were from the UK, and another percentage other travelling fans - the local attendance seemed really low, a few youth teams if anything. Also to note, FIFA organized a bunch of shuttles to and from the stadium, which became really the only way for anyone not driving to get there (the train had organized a special match day price and everything but was on strike) and the shuttles were easily the best-organized thing FIFA has ever pulled off, I was astonished.
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carolynduthie replied to Jith12's topic in Women's National Teams
she....she played the entire first half.....
Should Christine Sinclair retire from the CWNT?
carolynduthie replied to Robert's topic in Women's National Teams
They've been playing a 3-5-2 with Sinclair as one of the top 2, which I don't think is really the best place for her now, it does seem like she (or most people tbh) can't keep up the pressure on opponents for the whole game. In Portland they play her more withdrawn, kind of behind the forward line, and she looks much better there.
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2019 Algarve Cup
carolynduthie replied to Olympique_de_Marseille's topic in Women's National Teams
She is there, she played in both of the first two games (in the central midfield, however).
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Jordyn Huitema
Mal Pugh didn't go through the draft because she wasn't eligible to declare for it when she decided to go pro (they only opened it up to pre-college grads this year). Nichelle Prince, Janine Beckie, and Rebecca Quinn and Kailen Sheridan all went through the draft and then were allocated and had their salaries paid by Canada Soccer (ditto for a bunch of American players - Emily Sonnett and Rose Lavelle were both drafted and subsidized in their draft years), so presumably Huitema would also have to declare.
NickH reacted to a post in a topic: Jordyn Huitema January 27
She theoretically would have had to declare for the NWSL draft if she wanted to play in NWSL this year. (I say theoretically because the NWSL has never been one to enforce their own rules, but they changed the draft so that anyone who would be 18 during the season could declare, and say that if you're eligible and don't declare you can't sign until the end of the season.)
There's not always a lot of detail money-wise (and it varies a lot from league to league and club to club), but as a comparable, when Lindsey Horan signed with PSG out of high school it was reported to be a six-figure deal, so if she's actually signing with PSG it could be quite a bit - in addition to the fact that she'd be allowed to accept sponsorship money now.
As far as I can tell she would've had to declare for the NWSL draft if she wanted to play there this season.
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carolynduthie replied to Vic's topic in Women's National Teams
This was released by Canada Soccer this morning https://canadasoccer.com/canada-begins-fifa-women-s-world-cup-france-2019-campaign-with-two-matches-in-europe-followed-by-the-algarve-cup--p161993
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Would a 4 Nations Tournament fly in Canada?
My friend, look at the document in the link you yourself posted: "June 7 - July 7 - FIFA Women's World Cup - Release to national team: 14 days before the opening match. Release back to Clubs: the day after the team's last mach in the tournament." Obviously the international break for teams in the WWC isn't just from the 10th to the 18th of June. Like, I'm sorry if Heiner-Moller didn't use the exact phrasing you prefer but he has four opportunities between now and the WWC in which he can bring together all of his team and play international friendlies where the clubs cannot withhold their players.
As Vic said, the window is for teams outside the World Cup. You can pull players two weeks before the WWC from their clubs, so I imagine they'll play a one or two games at the beginning of that window before the WWC starts (either as a send-off series in Canada or in Europe, depending on what they're planning camp-wise).
Dude what are you on about? Canada has been playing in these March tournaments for as long as I can remember (the last CanWNT victory over the US was at the 2001 Algarve Cup), the same as everyone else. As Vic noted, Canada was often playing in Cyprus for awhile after the Algarve became the more "tier 1" tournament, but since the US started their own thing Canada has been invited back to Algarve (and interestingly, several of the European teams didn't want to return to the US tournament because they hate the format of it and the fact that they're paraded around to different stadiums, often in a non-sensical order, on short rest just for the benefit of US Soccer being able to fill different stadiums and make more $$). I'm not sure what you think the benefit would be of Canada starting now a fifth March tournament, trying to attract teams to come play in the cold and snow (or in Vancouver, on turf) instead of literal resorts in Portugal or Cyprus with much shorter travel for all of the Euro-based players.


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Hawks GM Schlenk puts team defense on blast, hints at trade
By Kurt HelinJan 4, 2022, 9:28 PM EST
The Atlanta Hawks have the 28th ranked defense in the league, and over the team's last seven games it's been 8.5 points per 100 possessions worse (stats via Cleaning the Glass).
Monday night, Atlanta gave up 136 points to a Trail Blazers team without Damian Lillard or CJ McCollum, wasting a 56-point outing from Trae Young.
Tuesday, Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk went on Atlanta's 92.9 The Game and put his 16-20 team and defense on blast, via Peachtree Hoops (hat tip CBS Sports).
"We're seeing the same thing every game," Schlenk said. "Again last night [in Portland], we had the lead going into the fourth quarter then we can't keep it. I sound like a broken record here, but it's the same thing every game. Again, ultimately this all falls on me. So we've got to take a long look at this and see if this group is the group we saw last year in the second half of the season or if it's the group we're seeing this year. And that's what we have to determine and we have to make adjustments off those. Obviously, you can tell I'm a little frustrated.
"I think there's a belief that we're a good team, there's a belief that we can score. But right now there's no sense of urgency to make a stop, no sense of accountability…it's just not there. You guys watch the games, if somebody get scored on, they go down on the other end. It doesn't bother them. It's a hard pill to swallow when your team is not playing as well as you think it should. Maybe I need to lower my expectations for this team, ultimately this all falls on my shoulders. Maybe it wasn't such a great idea to bring everybody back, that's on me. We have a few weeks here at the trade deadline and that's what I need to figure out."
Schlenk is smart, and that rant was calculated for effect — go on a major radio station in the city, blast the team, threaten trades. Schlenk knew the team would hear about it, it was trying to light a fire under them.
There are some excuses for the Hawks' poor defense. Trae Young can't defend and they bank on De'Andre Hunter to cover up some of the perimeter issues, but he missed the last 24 games with a wrist injury. The Hawk defense at the point of attack is soft, with opposing ball handlers getting runs at the rim or clean looks form 3. Clint Capela hasn't looked like the borderline All-Defensive Team player he was a season ago, he entered the season with an Achilles issue and has not looked the same (but the perimeter defense puts him in impossible positions, as well). John Collins has not been the shot blocking force they need.
All of this has taken a team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals a season ago and has them four games below .500 and sitting 12th in the East, out of even the play-in.
The defense has to get better, and if that's not happening internally then Schlenk needs to look hard at the trade market.
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Q: How would I resolve this 422 error during POST? I'm trying to follow a code along on Udemy except making my version of the project. After using bcrypt and jwt, I'm unable to make any posts to my app. I'm able to login fine, but when trying to post something, I get a 422 error.
This is what's getting me stuck.
  const twottSubmitHandler = async (event) => {
    event.preventDefault();

    try {
      const formData = new FormData();
      formData.append("title", formState.inputs.title.value);
      formData.append("description", formState.inputs.description.value);
      formData.append("creator", auth.userId);
      await sendRequest("http://localhost:3001/api/twotts", "POST", formData, {
        Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,
      });
      history.push("/");
    } catch (err) {}
  };

In the twotts-controller, this is what's throwing the error,
  const errors = validationResult(req);
  if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
    return next(new HttpError("Invalid input passed", 422));
  }
  const { title, description, creator } = req.body;
  const createdTwott = new Twott({
    title,
    description,
    creator,
  });

Is there a way to make it so it adds it using JSON.stringify instead of using FormData? Using
    try {
      await sendRequest(
        "http://localhost:3001/api/twotts",
        "POST",
        JSON.stringify({
          title: formState.inputs.title.value,
          description: formState.inputs.description.value,
          creator: auth.userId,
        }),
        { Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token },
        { "Content-Type": "application/json" }
      );
      history.push("/");
    } catch (err) {}

I still get invalid inputs. If I put the Authorization argument anywhere else, I'd get authentication issues.
the link to the repo is https://github.com/preintercede/Twotter (with commits) in case there's a part that I missed.

A: You're constructing FormData and send it (implicitly) with Content-Type: multipart/form-data. express-validator doesn't validate such data out-of-the box (reasoning: https://github.com/express-validator/express-validator/issues/276)
One solution would be to use https://github.com/expressjs/multer, but my recommendation is just to submit JSON data with correct Content-Type, as already you're doing for other requests:
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 modified: src/twotts/pages/NewTwott.js
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 @ src/twotts/pages/NewTwott.js:39 @ const NewTwott = () => {
      event.preventDefault();

      try {
 -      const formData = new FormData();
 -      formData.append("title", formState.inputs.title.value);
 -      formData.append("description", formState.inputs.description.value);
 -      formData.append("creator", auth.userId);
 -      await sendRequest("http://localhost:3001/api/twotts", "POST", formData, {
 +      await sendRequest("http://localhost:3001/api/twotts", "POST", JSON.stringify({
 +        title: formState.inputs.title.value,
 +        description: formState.inputs.description.value,
 +        creator: auth.userId
 +      }), {
          Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,
 +        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        });
        history.push("/");
      } catch (err) {}

I recommend to wrap this into a helper function. This could also set the Bearer token to the request headers if present.

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Ukraine Reports Massive Cyber Attack on Government Websites
by Omnia Ahmed
10:29 AM January 14, 2022
Ukraine reported a massive cyber attack on key government websites on Friday as tensions with Russia escalate following several rounds of unsuccessful talks.
In a statement on Facebook, the education ministry said that its website was down due to a "global (cyber) attack" that had taken place overnight.
Other websites that were down included that of the cabinet and the foreign and emergencies ministries.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Russia has previously denied being behind cyber attacks on Ukraine.
"Ukrainian! All your personal data was uploaded to the public network. All data on the computer is destroyed, it is impossible to restore it," said a message visible on hacked government websites, written in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish.
"All information about you has become public, be afraid and expect the worst. This is for your past, present and future."
The attack comes as tensions between Russia and the West soar over Ukraine, a strategic ex-Soviet country.
On Thursday, the European Union prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.
The measures target Russia's financial, energy and defense sectors, as well as goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes. They are part of a raft of sanctions slapped on Russia in 2014 after it annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, and are tied to respect of the 2015 Minsk peace deal.
Now, the EU renewed the sanctions, which will remain in place until at least July 31, as Russia "did not fully implement" the peace agreement.
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(1804) Chebotarev es un asteroide perteneciente al cinturón de asteroides descubierto por Tamara Mijáilovna Smirnova desde el Observatorio Astrofísico de Crimea, Naúchni, el 6 de abril de 1967.

Designación y nombre
Chebotarev se designó al principio como .
Más adelante, se nombró en honor del astrónomo soviético Gleb Aleksándrovich Chebotarev (1913-1975), quien fuera director del Instituto de Astronomía Teórica de Leningrado.

Características orbitales
Chebotarev orbita a una distancia media del Sol de 2,411 ua, pudiendo alejarse hasta 2,464 ua. Su excentricidad es 0,02217 y la inclinación orbital 3,633°. Emplea 1367 días en completar una órbita alrededor del Sol.

Véase también
 Lista de asteroides del (1801) al (1900)
 Cuerpos menores del Sistema Solar

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Asteroides del cinturón principal
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos por Tamara Smirnova
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos desde el Observatorio Astrofísico de Crimea
Objetos astronómicos descubiertos en 1967
Wikiproyecto:Asteroides/Artículos de asteroides

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SDONA conducted a Disaster Dog Seminar at Camp Atterbury in Edinburg, Indiana from May 10-12, 2013. Instructors included Bill Dotson (HRD); Jackie McCarty and Lynn Packard (live) and were assisted by Anne Tremblay and Liz LaPointe. SDONA is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the level of quality in training and testing of K9 SAR teams.
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American Impressionism
From 4 November 2014 to 1 February 2015
Following the exhibition of French Impressionism organised by the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel in New York in 1886, American artists began to deploy the new brushstroke, brilliant colours and fleeting effects characteristic of the French movement, and many of these artists decided go to Paris in order to become acquainted with it at first hand.
This exhibition will be the first in Spain to focus on the spread of Impressionism in the USA. Its curator, Katherine Bourguignon, curator of the Terra Foundation for American Art Europe, will make use of the approximately 60 paintings in the exhibition to analyse the way in which American artists discovered Impressionism in the 1880s and 1890s and the particular interpretation of this style that they developed around 1900.
The exhibition will first be shown at the Musée des Impresionnismes Giverny in the spring of 2014, then at the National Galleries of Scotland (Edinburgh) in the summer, and from November at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
This exhibition is organized by the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny and the Terra Foundation for American Art in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza.
With the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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DRDO's 20 Mission Mode Projects Declared Successful Flagged by CAG - Raksha Anirveda is a new age print publication (quarterly) with a digital presence.
DRDO's 20 Mission Mode Projects Declared Successful Flagged by CAG
December 23, 2022 Admin Defence Industry
New Delhi: Taking strong exception to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) having "declared successful" 20 of 86 "mission mode" projects, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has expressed dismay saying that it had overlooked the fact that they had not achieved objectives and over Rs 1,000 crore was spent on them.
In its performance audit report on "Management and Outcome of Mission Mode Projects in DRDO," tabled in parliament, the CAG cited the example of "advanced Light Towed Array Sonar (ALTAS)," which was taken up in April 2012, to illustrate "irregular closure" of cases and declaring them successful despite not achieving key objectives after five years.
The Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) took up the project for the development of ALTAS, which was an attempt to revive "Development of Active cum Passive Towed Array Sonar (NAGAN)," which was closed in December of 2021 and "also declared successful by the 32nd Steering Committee through the system had failed to meet the user requirement during trials," the CAG lamented.
Surprisingly, the auditors noted that the trial report of 2018 stated that key parameters such as active and passive sonar function, layer performance, torpedo detection, and streaming time were not achieved. Other than that, the user evaluation report revealed that the system had failed to meet these key parameters, but as per the "Administrative closure report," the project was declared successful, and the same was submitted to the CFA for approval in November 2019," the report highlighted. In their reply to the CAG, the DRDO was silent on granting premature successful status to the project but stated that further trials would be held to prove 41 of the 138 parameters needed for the Navy to accept it.
Another instance of the audit flags is the Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS), which the Indian Air Force wanted DRDO to develop for SU-30 Mk-1 fighter aircraft. The Defence Ministry sanctioned the project to DRDO's Bengaluru-based lab, the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), in 2008 at a cost of Rs 273.80 crores. Strangely, though the Air Force HQ wanted the DARE to carry out a feasibility study to determine whether they can be installed on SU-30 Mk-1, the lab developed the system in collaboration with a foreign firm at a cost of Rs 213.03 crore and tested them on a transport aircraft. "In order to prove the developed DCMAWS on the Su-30 Mk-1, DARE proposed a separate user trial project at a cost of Rs 102.53 crore," stated the CAG report.
Between January 2010 and December 2019, the DRDO had closed 103 mission mode (MM) projects, undertaken on proven and readily accessible technologies, incurring an expenditure of Rs 2,505.23 crore. More than that, 75 Mission Mode projects were continuing as of December 2019, and Rs 2,997.57 crore of the sanctioned amount of Rs 9,056.90 crore had already been spent on them.
The CAG report expressed frustration over repeated 'deficiencies in project management by DRDO Labs', reported from time to time in various previous reports.
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Embedded system group exchanges ideas with researchers from RWTH Aachen University
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The working groups of Professor Gerd Ascheid and Professor Rainer Leupers from the Institute for Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems (ICE) at RWTH Aachen University visit the Performance Center.
The working groups of Professor Gerd Ascheid (Chair for Integrated Signal Processing Systems, ISS) and Professor Rainer Leupers (Chair for Software for Systems on Silicon, SSS) from the Institute of Communication Technologies and Embedded Systems (ICE) at RWTH Aachen University visited the High Performance Center Simulation and Software Based Innovation in Kaiserslautern on Friday, May 25, 2018.
The focus of the meeting was the scientific exchange on the latest state of the art in the field of embedded systems. The discussions focused on design methodologies, formal methods, simulation methods for hardware and software, hardware architectures for machine learning, communication and storage systems.
Professor Wolfgang Kunz (Chair of Electronic Design Automation, TU Kaiserslautern), Apl.-Professor Dominik Stoffel (Chair of Electronic Design Automation, TU Kaiserslautern), Professor Norbert Wehn (Chair Microelectronic Systems Design (EMS), TU Kaiserslautern) and Dr. Matthias Jung (Fraunhofer IESE) were involved.
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Desert Vet is an Australian factual television series. It follows the work of emergency veterinarian Dr Rick Fenny. The series is filmed in Western Australian locations such as Karratha, Port Hedland, Shark Bay and Kalgoorlie.

Fenny is best known as the veterinarian of Red Dog. He is joined by his marine biologist son Ed and daughter Louisa, who is also a vet. The series is narrated by Charles Wooley.

Desert Vet was screened as a pilot on the Seven Network in 2018 before screening as a series on the Nine Network and UKTV in 2019.

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See also
 Bondi Vet
 Dr. Lisa to the Rescue

2016 Australian television series debuts
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Dragon Age: Inquisition review
Anton van Beek | Feb 26, 2015
Bioware conjures up a potential Skyrim-slayer with its stunning fantasy sequel!
With franchises like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect under its belt, role-playing game specialist Bioware has long been a favourite with fans of the genre. This third instalment in the Dragon Age series will do nothing to tarnish that reputation, delivering the most expansive and enjoyable fantasy RPG experience this side of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
When a mysterious explosion creates a series of rifts in space, it opens the door to an invasion by inter-dimensional demons. It falls to you as the sole survivor of the blast to uncover the truth about what happened and traverse the land closing the rifts. Okay, so the plot is a bit hokey – but like all of the best role-playing games, the main narrative is only the backbone onto which players will carve out their own stories, through the characters they meet, the quests they undertake and the way in which they choose to manage the game's political manoeuvring.
For such a vast open-world RPG, Dragon Age: Inquisition is a surprisingly good-looking game when it comes to both the landscapes and the myriad creatures roaming around. And with every map packed full of side-quests and other points of interest, this third Dragon Age title will devour huge chunks of your life before you get close to the end credits.
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Hello everyone! My name is Kevin and I've had my Lenovo Y410P for a little less than 2 years.
So recently I downloaded Battery Bar as I was realizing that my battery duration was slowly receding.
Battery Bar, a program that shows battery level and wear, stated that my 6 cell battery had experienced 54.3% wear. I browsed the internet for specific tips on how to increase my battery duration and came upon battery recalibration. I tried it a couple times manually, but I didn't get any results.
- Remove the battery from the laptop.
- Plug in the AC adapter and use the laptop without a battery.
- The battery can be reattached. The battery is able to start charging.
- If I remove the AC adapter for a second and reattach it, it will not be recognized and it will not charge the battery.
As of now, Battery Bar shows that I have 0% wear of 52,830 mWh which is significantly less than the full capacity of a 6 cell battery; however, it's still better than what I had before. Anyways, does anyone else have this problem? And if you have, how did you resolve this issue? Thank you!
Battery calibration would just attempt to reallign capacitive elements of the battery to at least get out remaining usable charge but as the battery is known as a consumable part , it would soon deteriorate eventually and a lasting fix would be batery replacement itself.
You can try running a battery report from the command lines for further details.
Hello! Thank you for the welcome.
I ran the battery report, and in these attached photos, you can see how my battery levels were portraying some odd capacities. My battery works fine now, but my main issue is that my laptop is unable to detect my AC adapter unless I plug it in first without the battery and then with an inserted battery. Is this a common issue? Can anyone point me to a solution?? Thanks!
I conducted the Lenovo Energy Management: Battery Gauge Reset the night of the 23rd.
Manual battery calibration like allowing the battery to drain off without being connected to the laptop then charging it after to full. As thing would also have the battery cool off and settle down a bit.
Then following the power checkout and testing both ac adapter for battery operational charging as prescribed in the manual (page 21-22) .
As AC connection not being detected when battery is in maybe causing issue itself on how power is being channeled (like battery being the trigger) . Not unless that we have another good battery to test it with can we be conclusive and as of the moment it would be worth a try to refresh the BIOS since design capacity are still within acceptable limit.
You can have it check with any local service center or call in technical support for service recommendation.


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Stocks with Multibagger Potential: Top Metaverse and Crypto Mining Stocks to Invest in
Published on Oct 13, 2022
A digital, three-dimensional world, the metaverse offers an immersive and accessible real-time experience allowing individuals to have social interactions, engage with commerce, and much more. Many tech organizations are trying to bring the vision to life. This world of new opportunities will help build a new way to live and interact in virtual space taking society to the next dramatic step.
But at the same time, public enthusiasm for the metaverse and crypto mining has been waning in the past few months. Many people are stepping away from their screens and getting back into the 'real world.' The crypto market experienced a blow that disillusioned the investors. However, these hits on the market may present a good opportunity to buy low. If the metaverse becomes a distant dream, the prices for investing in this market will become lower than they have been in years.
As an investor, if these markets interest you and consider the possibility of these markets taking off in the long run, we have curated a list of leading stocks you can invest in.
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Best Crypto Mining and Metaverse Stocks to Invest In
One of the first stocks an investor thinks of when it comes to investing in the metaverse is Meta. Facebook has invested a great deal in rebranding and focusing on VR. If the metaverse does take off, investors will be hard-pressed to identify another organization that is heavily invested in emerging as a consumer platform.
Meta's Reality Labs lost almost $10.2 billion in 2021 and $5.8 billion in the first half of 2022. However, it is important to recognize that Meta is not just Facebook's version of the metaverse – it also incorporates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Even if Meta's VR does not take off, the company is diversified enough to take the blow.
Meta's stock took a nosedive in February 2022 when Apple implemented its new privacy measures for iOS users. These changes made it more challenging for advertisers to dive deep into consumer demographics, one of the primary reasons why advertisers are attracted to Facebook's platform. These changes cost the company a whopping $10 billion in revenue. While META is yet to recover and put forth a comprehensible strategy in response, if they pivot and mend their revenue streams, it can be perceived as a good time for long-time investors to consider investing in Meta's shares.
Microsoft (MSFT)
Microsoft (MSFT) is a no-brainer stock when it comes to the top metaverse stocks in the market. The company's Azure web service stands next to Amazon concerning market share. Approximately 75% of personal computers around the world operate on Microsoft Windows today. The company's Teams products are one of the leaders in the world of video conferencing software.
Additionally, Microsoft operates a massively successful video gaming division: Xbox. It also owns Minecraft, which is considered one of the most profitable proto-metaverse spaces. Furthermore, Microsoft is now aiming to acquire the video gaming giant Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI). However, Microsoft has experienced a share price dip after a nearly two-year rally. Aided by the pandemic, much of the rally was due to companies running their operations remotely, thus leading to a rise in cloud services.
The early-stage investments of Microsoft in VR technology are leading to some rather impressive contracts. Over time, Microsoft's size and deep pockets are likely to make them a leader in the race for metaverse market share.
While it is true that MSFT is significantly down compared to last year, it is still up when compared with the pre-pandemic numbers. The organization is in good standing in the eyes of investors. For investors interested in investing in the metaverse, Microsoft stocks are likely to hit on many different angles.
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Underneath the consumer experience of the metaverse lies a tech similar to the chips manufactured by Nvidia Corp. (NVDA). Nvidia chips are heavily employed by bitcoin mining operations. The company is very closely tied to crypto mining and metaverse trends. However, it has not had a great year. The company started 2022 at $301.21, but it gradually slipped down to $136.47 in September.
However, there are multiple factors that are contributing to this revenue loss. Owing to this, the stock value, including the crypto crash, is encountering a decline in consumer demand. There is an overall lull in excitement over the crypto market and the metaverse.
While Nvidia is well-rounded, it has been making up for some of the losses through its new arm of business dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles. When encountering a surge in interest in crypto or the metaverse in the future, Nvidia stocks are now expected to bounce back in a big way if they maintain their position as the primary manufacturer of the underlying hardware.
One of the leading Bitcoin miners in America, Riot Blockchain Inc., supports the Bitcoin blockchain through rapidly expanding large-scale crypto mining. Like every other commodity, cryptocurrency is all about supply and demand. When the demand for cryptocurrency witnesses a resurgence, mining operations are integral to meeting the rising demand.
What makes RIOT attractive to many investors is its effort to incorporate green practices more than the competition, as its crypto mining operations are powered by renewable energy. Unsurprisingly, RIOT shares were sitting below $10 until December 2020. However, when the cryptocurrency frenzy began at the beginning of 2021, the shares skyrocketed to $71.33. However, the risk associated with this investment is more than the typical long-term buy-and-hold stock.
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Rebranded from Square to Block Inc (SQ), the organization facilitates many online transactions and is now making moves when it comes to normalizing cryptocurrency transactions. Block enables users to transfer money, receive paychecks, as well as pay bills with cryptocurrency through their Cash App. They are now making moves to add this functionality to digital wallets at large.
With cryptocurrency becoming commonplace, Block is presenting a unique position to facilitate these transactions without consumers requiring to interact with a third-party intermediary. SQ offers a slightly safer investment than other options. It also deals with 'real' currencies. So, in case the crypto market never surges back, investors can still have room to pivot accordingly.
In February 2021, SQ stocks were trading for $276.57. In September 2022, SQ's stock prices are now sitting at $66.33. While these are certain major fluctuations, Block's diversified business model can be reflected at a higher base price than many other crypto stocks
By leaving cryptocurrency and the metaverse out of the portfolio, an investor could miss out on some of the largest potential growth markets of a generation.
The metaverse is also proposing a future that will link people through augmented and virtual realities, employing blockchain technology to create a new digital economy.
Potential investors can buy stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies associated with different companies involved in the metaverse.
Cryptocurrency and the metaverse are emerging as new and unproven markets. This indicates that the risk associated with them is short-term, but it is equally promising for long-term investors. These indicated that the stocks could make up 5-10% of the portfolio.
Both the metaverse and cryptocurrency will have experienced major setbacks in 2022. The strengthening U.S. dollar is also hitting the profit margins of tech companies, particularly as they tend to do a lot of international business.
Read more: How are Tech Innovations helping Businesses to Survive the Economic Downturn?
Averting the Risk in the Cryptocurrency as well as Metaverse Markets
The cryptocurrency and the metaverse market are known to be uncertain and volatile. This makes them a riskier investment option for long-term investors by comparison. However, leaving them out of the investment portfolio could indicate missing out on the two leading potential growth markets. For that reason, it is vital for investors to take advantage of investing tools that can assist them in planning long-term investments while also considering the market segments in case things go haywire.
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Best Ways to Use Copper to Fight against Virus.
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By Pratik Copper Admin Posted on जून 18, 2020 Categories Graphic, Design 0 comments
Copper has been one of the most ancient metals to be used in the world. This heavy metal which was discovered in 5000 BC in Mesopotamia (present-day Iran) has been serving multiple purposes. The metal has proven to show the presence of medicinal properties in it. In traditional Indian medicine, Ayurveda copper and its micronutrients have been used for medicines and treatments for many years across the country.
After the onset of the pandemic, a lot of research has been done to see how copper can serve as an alternate in various arenas. Copper and its alloys have shown anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties within it. So, exposure to copper to a virus destroys its respiratory system within minutes. This has led people to want to use this in the long run as well as within homes, communal places, hospitals, areas of mass gathering, and so on to protect and preserve the public from the present pandemic and from further diseases of this kind that might come. The world is moving to this permanent lifestyle change for the benefit of the future.
A lot of organizations, offices, and hospitals have come up with some initial steps towards the change whose initiatives we have concluded here below. So, this is how they intend to implement it.
Hospitals are the places that needs to be most vigilant to curb the spread of the viruses. People with various illnesses come and go making it the most vulnerable place to catch the virus. So, hospitals can do the following to make the place safer for the patients and their staff:
Hard surfaces such as bed rails, sinks, counter tops, soap dispensers, grab bars, and toilet flushesare to be replaced with a copper alternative or added with a layer of the copper-impregnated composite to existing items.
Patients can be given copper laced linens to sleep on and copper-laced gown to wear so that it is more effective.
Right now, we are advised not to go out and are forced to be locked within our home but at some point,we will have to get back on track and live lives in the new normal. But preventive measures have to be made to ensure that another outbreak doesn't happen.
All public transport like buses, trains, subways, and airplanes have to coated with copper as several people touch the seats, handles, door, grab bar, washroom, and linen among others.
If food is served it must be done in copper-plated vessels so that the viruses don't spread any further.
Copper induced hand rub liquid must be installed in all public places so that people can use it effectively from time to time.
Within homes
All precautions and care start at home. Inducing the use of copper has become a much called for a change in our lifestyle.
Use copper pots and bottles to store water in and drink water from. It has been claimed to have several medicinal properties.
Use copper vessels to cook and store food.
Wear copper jewellery like earrings, bracelets, rings, and anklets.
Copper can be slightly expensive to induce in every aspect of our lives. But with the help of governments, this could be made possible. Copper has now become the most sought-after metal. And with India's strong and rich history with the metal, it is time to embrace our history and culture of using copper. Now it has become more than just a concept of culture, it has become a life and death situation.
Let us now begin to embrace the use of copper for a sustainable and safe future for the days to come.
Let us now begin to embrace the use of copper for a sustainable and safe future for the days to come
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