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Tacos al Pastor are made from pork marinated in achiote, guajillo and pasilla chillies with pineapple juice and oregano. The flavour is heavenly and really simple to recreate at home.
Mexican Chicken Mole Recipe
A good mole has layers of contrasting, rich sweet and savoury flavours in the sauce. Pasilla and Ancho chillies combine to give a lovely roasted fruitiness with mild chilli heat, whilst the cocoa and spices lend themselves perfectly to this unctuous, velvety sauce. There's good reason why 125 million Mexican's go nuts for it and they've made it their national dish.
Mexican Tortilla Soup
We sell the best corn tortillas that make amazing Mexican tacos, but what do you do with any that are left over? In Mexico, they make tortilla soup. Tortilla soup in Mexico is as common and well-loved as French onion soup is in France. With a base of pasilla chillies and a touch of smoky chipotle, it's warming, comforting and certainly lifts the spirits on a cold day.
Cowboy Beans
This is a true storecupboard dish that's a real family favourite. It's effectively 'home-made' baked beans with proper flavours that will knock the socks off any canned version.
Broccoli on Sourdough with Mexican Chilli Oil and Burrata
I guess broccoli isn't the first ingredient that springs to mind when considering 'things to go on my toast' but a friend of mine raved about this recipe, it's from the brilliant Thomasina Miers - a chef, writer and TV presenter who won MasterChef in 2005.
BBQ Cuban Mojo Chicken
This Cuban Mojo marinade is one of my favourite Somerset Foodie sauces. It raises the BBQ bar from dried out old meat to something spectacular. It's spiced with chipotle, garlic and orange which makes for mouthwatering chicken...
Chicken Tinga Tacos
Classic Mexican Chicken Tinga is a slow cooked chicken dish made with tomatoes and chipotle chillies. This particular recipe has the addition of dried Ancho and Cascabel Chillies too. I love layering different chilli flavours and if you want a ticket to the most heavenly tasting shredded chicken, then keep on reading...
Adobo Pork Tacos
The tacos that you find on every Mexican street corner are often cooked really quickly - it's street food, you can't hang about. We have a recipe that will allow you to make really quick authentic tacos, that are so tasty, it will become your 'go to' meal.
Easy Chicken Enchiladas with Guacamole
Unless you are an aficionado on Mexican food, some of the different dishes can be a little confusing - enchiladas, chilapitas, quesadillas, gorditas, chilaquiles, sopes, tamales, tostadas, empanadas. One thing is for sure, each and every one of them will be packing a serious amount of flavour, I guess that's why traditional Mexican cuisine is protected by UNESCO.
Cochinita Pibil - Slow Cooked Mexican Pork
Discovering Achiote Paste for me was an epiphany moment in Mexican cooking. It's deep red in colour and actually more of a solid block than a loose paste. The key ingredient is annatto seeds, which are extracted from an evergreen shrub native to Latin America. It has a slightly smoky, earthy flavour that is popular in Mexican cuisine as a marinade for meat and fish. You have to dilute the block to use it and Mexicans often use a particular bitter orange for this. Getting hold of this special variety can be a challenge but you can recreate a similar effect by using regular oranges with some added vinegar.
Mexican Huevos Rancheros
Chilli and eggs are a combination that doesn't always spring to mind here in Somerset, but around the globe they are an absolute staple. The Korean's top their famous Bibimbap Rice bowls with a fried egg and chilli sauce...
Mexican Fish Tacos
It's widely said that at least three-quarters of Mexican's will eat on the Streets at least once or twice a week. And why not? Here, vendors sell everything from snacks and beverages to massive sandwiches and full platters of food.
Tacos are one of the most popular street snacks. They are commonly filled with pork, beef or chicken but can also contain beans, cheese, cactus, potato or fish. Salsas are always on offer and every taco stand will have one red and one green salsa and often salsas made from avocado, roasted chillies plus a mixture of chopped onions and sour cream.
Best Ever Chilli Con Carne with Habanero Salsa & Mexican Green Rice
Chilli con carne is a huge family favourite of ours and although this is really more of a Tex-Mex dish, the array of Mexican ingredients that we have will transform your everyday chilli into the most delicious meal.


I love your flexible take on fees. Making your fees therapeutic as well sounds like a good idea.
and watching them run the gauntlet of finances – moving from residency and agency supervision toward licensure and autonomous practice – keeps these associations fresh in my mind. Its takes time for everyone to discover how to think of money a natural healthy, liviing exchange in our relationships. Thanks, Robin, all of your support and incisive comments!
another really excellent post– i love the way you begin it– quoting your acupuncturist about how problematic, therapeutically, morally and personally (for the therapist) if patients get better by depleting the therapist. While there are many moments of depletion, a therapy relationship is ultimately healthy if both partners are enriched by it, and grow through it. Hard lesson to learn as a caregiver….


A positive integer, n, is divided by d and the quotient and remainder are q and r respectively. In addition d, q, and r are consecutive positive integer terms in a geometric sequence, but not necessarily in that order.
We will call such numbers, n, progressive.
Some progressive numbers, such as 9 and 10404 = 1022, happen to also be perfect squares.
The sum of all progressive perfect squares below one hundred thousand is 124657.
Find the sum of all progressive perfect squares below one trillion (1012).


IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT CRUISING BOAT TO TAKE YOU OFF TO THE ISLANDS AT A VERY AFFORDABLE PRICE THIS IS IT.
Starting forward is the very spacious V-berth with under cushion springs for better comfort and ventilation. A hanging locker on port and drawers under the berth. The head is on starboard with shower and a manual flush head. The main salon is next aft with port and starboard seats and a fold down table that seats 6 for dinner. there is storage under and behind seating. The starboard sette pulls-out and makes a double bed. The galley is aft to port with a double SS sink and a large refrigeration box plenty of storage for long distance cruising. Aft on starboard is the large quarter berth and Nav desk.
I personally have owned 2 Caliber yachts a 33 and a 38 which I still have.


Today's guest comic was created by Carter Fort and Paul Lucci of The Crooked Gremlins. Carter got in contact with me a few months ago with this, but I was waiting until the right time to use it. Guest comics are like turbo boost. You have to wait until the last possible second before you hit it.
Btw, you may have noticed their advertising on the site lately. He commented on the site a few months ago, and I followed the link to his site and have been reading ever since. TCG has been running for a little under a year, but they've got their act pretty well together over there. My favorite is this one. Check it.
Comics written by Rosscott will return tomorrow.


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39 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Join us as we pretend Jeff Goldblum will be joining us as we return to the island full of dinosaurs, while it's an active volcano, only to act surprised when things go wrong, all while discussing the brand new entry to the Jurassic Park franchise 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a 2018 American science fiction adventure film and the sequel to Jurassic World (2015). Directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Colin Treverrow and Derek Conolly. Set on the fictional Central American island of Isla Nublar, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, it follows Owen Grady and Claire Dearing as they rescue the remaining dinosaurs on the island before a volcanic eruption destroys it. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, B. D. Wong, and Jeff Goldblum reprise their roles from previous films in the series, with Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Isabella Sermon, and Geraldine Chaplin joining the cast.

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Jennifer Marie Morrison is an American actress, model and film producer. She is known for her role as Emma Swan in the ABC adventure fantasy television series Once Upon a Time, and Dr. Allison Cameron in House. She also portrayed Zoey Pierson in season six of How I Met Your Mother and be seen in the opening moments of J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek reboot as Kirk's mother.


As someone who comes from a military family, it was important for me to tell this story about what war does to domestic life.
What led to your interest in writing about the Iraq War? Did you have a war-related novel in mind first, or a novel about a family dealing with poverty and class issues, or was it always about the challenges of homecoming?
It was always my intention to write about the wars the U.S. has been fighting this past decade because it's part of the fabric of our culture, we're steeped in it. For the working poor, who make up the majority of army personnel it's even more immediate. As someone who comes from a military family, it was important for me to tell this story about what war does to domestic life. Exponentially more people than the one who enlists are affected by a deployment, a death, or a mental illness. We're seeing this all unfold daily in the U.S., and we'll be seeing it for a long time.
How did Lauren Clay come to you? I'm interested in the character you created, an academically gifted student with a rare musical talent who comes from a family that has fallen apart. Lauren is not your typical soldier, even beyond the fact that she is female.
Lauren is musically gifted but I don't think she's atypical of people in the military. There are plenty of musicians, artists, and creative people who enlist, especially if they don't have another recourse to making money and can't afford school. Lauren's decision to join the army is good for her family economically, but bad for her personally and it's this conflict that drives the central narrative. She trains to kill instead of continuing to train her voice.
Lauren is a classically trained singer with an opportunity to study at a prestigious school. I know you have a background in classical voice. Why did you choose to add this passion to your portrayal of Lauren Clay?
I trained as a classical musician, and still sing in a choir. (We're doing Mozart's "Great Mass in C Minor" this May!) Part of Lauren being a singer is simply about writing what I know; the other part has to do with the symbolism of sacred music and holy minimalism. Vocal music is primal, deeply emotional, something that requires immense training to perform. A book about war is well suited to all of these things.
Can you discuss Lauren's increasing obsession with the Jeanne d'Arc basin oil fields in Canada? It is an unfamiliar place that provides haunting imagery, as well as a key symbol in the story.
Jeanne d'Arc is a salient symbol throughout the novel; a teenage soldier who had to disguise herself as a man, who suffered hallucinations, she's the precursor and a counterpoint to Lauren, who is a grounded, capable, loving woman burdened by an enormous responsibility for her whole family. Jeanne d'Arc becomes a saint the way most saints do — connection to religious phenomena, and terrible torture. Lauren's view of religion is cynical at best and often hostile, but she holds things sacred and makes sacrifices, she's inspired by holy music and recognized for her gifts, she's rational and practical, but is transformed by her service in the military, imprisoned by the needs of weak men around her. And unable to break free. The actual physical site is a mirror of the place she came from. These reflections and poles and "distorted mirrors" are an essential part of the narrative.
The relationship between Lauren and her younger brother Danny is central to the story and her motivations. Danny seems to be her reason for living, the way spouses or lovers often are for those at war, rather than her boyfriend Shane or her parents. Danny is such a special kid, a really well-drawn and memorable character. How does her love for Danny anchor her through her post-war storm?
Thank you. Danny and Lauren have a bond based on intellect and humor. They've cared for each other emotionally while their family was disintegrating, and Lauren has provided for Danny materially. Her main motivation in life is that he should do better than her, he should have everything, be happy, see beautiful things. Understand the world better. She believes deeply that Danny, if well cared for, has the power to transform the terrible environment they come from. Seeing him do well and preventing him from experiencing pain is her commitment to staying in the world. Whether she's able to keep that commitment is the primary question of the novel.
There are certainly some memoirs and non-fiction accounts of war by women, which is a good thing. But it's going to take about a generation, and a lot more women publishing fiction, before we can see if there's truly a distinction [between war novels by men and women].
There are other novels about soldiers suffering from PTSD. But what I especially liked about Be Safe I Love You is that much of the stress in Lauren's life is caused by her family's situation and her relationships with her parents, rather than just her nightmarish experiences in Iraq. I loved the family scenes, which reminded me of the realism of Russell Banks and Richard Russo, who are the bards of rural upstate New York.
Thank you, Bill. I am very flattered to be compared to those guys. I love them both, and obviously we come from the same environments, so we are describing some of the same landscapes and poverty-related issues. A person's early environment is a big contributing factor in PTSD, but I've yet to read anything about war that really explores that, and I wanted to write about it.
You have a distinctive prose style that is both muscular and lyrical. I was occasionally reminded of James Agee's writing in A Death in the Family and Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (although you avoid his Faulknerian sentences). Did you begin as a poet? Do you write poetry as well as fiction?
When I was a child I wrote poetry. The language in Be Safe all has a particular lyrical sense and meter and dynamic because I wrote it to mirror musical composition. I wanted it to be like a song. The phrasing and prose is very deliberate, but the language is not "tarted up like Faulkner," as my brother likes to say.
What would you say distinguishes the recent flurry of books by female authors about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? What do women have to say that male authors don't (or at least haven't said yet)?
I don't think we've seen enough fiction about war written by women to know if there is a difference yet. There are certainly some memoirs and non-fiction accounts of war by women, which is a good thing. But it's going to take about a generation, and a lot more women publishing fiction, before we can see if there's truly a distinction. I would say in general so far, there's less aestheticising of violence done by women war writers. They don't lovingly linger over the carnage, you don't get the ambient sense of solipsistic machismo from it. There's a maturity to it, less ambivalence. They're not writing about being victims of the killing they signed up to do.
If you could put one book in the hands of President Obama, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and members of Congress, what would it be, and why? Would you want every American to read it as well?
I would want every American to read Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz. It was written at a time when the U.S. government actively contributed to a plague raging unchecked throughout the world because they thought it would only kill queer people. The book is so filled with transgressive beauty, it's staggering. I cry every time I read it.
What have you read recently that you recommend?
Well, thank you. That's a pretty big question. I didn't like school from an early age because it interfered with the things I wanted to do and study. I was always working on a number of projects and ideas as a kid and an adolescent; and living upstate, going to schools with no funding and terrible teachers, was an immense drag. Deadening. I started skipping school in 9th grade, only going when there were tests, so I could maintain good grades. I read independently and did no homework, focused on voice lessons and music theory, reading literature, and writing. By 10th grade I went only for extracurricular things I was involved in—Allstate Choir or Model UN, I was still enrolled in AP classes and getting college credit. Finally I dropped out, got two jobs and my own apartment, and began writing. I worked seven days a week in a restaurant, and later in a bookstore. When I saved enough money, I left the country, but quickly learned that to make it on my paltry $1,500, I'd need to live in a squat or sleep outside, and that meant getting somewhere warm.
I lived for quite a while in Athens, Greece working under-the-table jobs and then later in Israel, working in an orchard and on a landscaping crew and meeting my son's father, who was also a musician. When I came back to the States three years later, I'd nearly a whole manuscript and enough material for a lifetime. I'd also soon have a baby, but no means to support him, so I took a job for a weekly independent delivering papers, hounding the editor to let me write. Eventually a staffer couldn't make it to cover a Teamsters' strike and I got sent. It was my first assignment, and I actually had my baby with me. After that the editor put me on a beat covering environmental issues. I worked there for four years, moving my way up to the City Desk, amassing enough clips and doing enough investigative work to eventually get a job at a daily covering government and crime.
The whole time I was also writing fiction, reading lots of great stuff like Jean Genet and Celine and Zora Neale Hurston. The idea of studying any of these things at school seemed ridiculous and I never would have applied to graduate school at all, but I wanted to teach community college, and needed a MFA to do it — so I applied to the only school I was philosophically interested in (Goddard, which comes out of the tradition of John Dewey and the idea that education and experience are intricately linked). I was accepted based on a portfolio of fiction.
So Much Pretty – which was based on an abduction and murder I covered in my early 20s — sold the third semester of school, but I still wanted to teach. Community colleges are simply amazing places for dialog and social change, and class issues are not swept under the rug. They're full of organic intellectuals, people who've had to work hard their whole lives, and generally have a depth of emotional and experiential intelligence that makes them some of the smartest, quickest people I've known. After I'd lectured at places like Cornell and Oxford, I valued my students and work in the Bronx more than ever, and was grateful I'd gotten the degree.
What are you working on now, or what do you have in mind for your next project?
I'm writing a novel about homeless bookish kids living in Greece, a woodland fire fighter living in the Pacific Northwest, and the poetry of John Donne.
Cara~I have just started reading "Be Safe I Love You." I am so impressed and completely engaged in this story of yours! I am a visual artist and not a wordsmith as you are so I have a hard time describing my feelings with words. Anyway, I am thrilled to have found your work and look forward to reading your first novel and all that will be coming in the future!


Place 1 kg of chicken pieces in a single layer in the roasting bag.
Sprinkle seasoning mix over the chicken pieces.
Knot the bag loosely to seal.
Hold the bag closed and roll gently to coat the pieces evenly.
Pierce the top of the bag 3 times with a sharp knife for the steam to escape.
Place on a baking tray in the centre of the oven and bake for 40–45 minutes. Ensure that the grill is off at all times.
Cut the bag open, coat the pieces in any remaining juices and transfer to a serving dish. Spoon the leftover sauce over your chicken meal.


Wash mango. Before washing remove the top portion of the mango with a knife. After cutting the top portion, observe that water like juice exudes from the mango (SONA). This juice is sticky. Wash mango well to remove the sticky SONA. Wipe the mango with a dry cloth & keep it aside to dry completely. When the mango is dried well cut it vertically from the centre. Remove the inner portion of the seed (JEEDI) with the knife or with a spoon. Cut the mango into medium sized pieces and spread them in a plate. Place this mango pieces plate in sun and dry for one hour.
Prepare mustard powder. Spread mustard seeds in a paper plate and place this plate in microwave oven. Dry roast the mustard seeds for 45 seconds or till you hear the mustard seeds crackling sound. Remove the plate from oven and cool the mustard seeds. If not using the microwave oven sun-dry the mustard seeds for one hour.
Dry roast the fenugreek seeds to make powder. Heat a pan and add the fenugreek seeds. Fry the seeds on low flame stirring continuously. Stirring the seeds while frying ensures even browning of the seeds. Fry the seeds till they turn brown and take them into a plate & cool. Take a dry mixie jar and add roasted mustard seeds and roasted fenugreek seeds. Grind the seeds to a coarse texture and take this powder into a bowl.
After one hour of sun-drying the mango pieces cool them in shade for 5 minutes. Keep all the things like a ceramic bowl, mango pieces, oil, mustard-fenugreek powder, salt and red chili powder ready before preparing the pickle. Take a wide bowl and add mustard-fenugreek powder, red chili powder and salt. Mix the spices well. Take 45gms of oil and add little oil to the mango pieces. Mix well to coat all the mango pieces with oil. Add the oil coated mango pieces to the spice mix. Add the remaining oil and mix all well. Take a dry ceramic jar and add the prepared pickle to it. Cover the jar with a lid and place this jar in a dry place for one day. After 24 hours observe that the pickle is wet with juice oozed out of the mango pieces. Mango pieces when mixed with salt oozes out juice. Mix the pickle well & transfer it to a small jar. Add 30gms oil above the pickle and ensure the oil forms a layer above. Keep this pickle jar aside in a dry place. After two days the mustard-fenugreek loose bitterness with the mango juice and the pickle tastes good. Serve the pickle with hot rice or curd rice. It can also be served as an accompaniment with dal rice.
1. Quantity of salt used in this pickle is less when compared to the regular preserved pickles.
2. We are not using fully matured mangoes while preparing this pickle. Shelf life is less for not fully matured mangoes as there will be lot of moisture in them. In a fully matured mango, seed will be formed. The mango pieces when cut along with the seed (TENKA) retain their shape.
Before washing the mango, cut the top portion and clean the SONA (water like juice coming out from the cut end).
Here in this recipe we are dry roasting the mustard seeds in a microwave oven. For those who do not want to use microwave oven, sun-dry the mustard seeds for one hour. Intention is to make the mustard seeds free of moisture before making a powder.
Make a slightly coarse powder of mustard-fenugreek seeds—fine powder will not taste that good taste wise and looks wise. So do not sift the powder to obtain fine powder—coarse textured powder will be fine for this recipe.
We are sun-drying the mango pieces for one hour. As this is a temporary pickle, we are using less salt. So sun-drying the mango pieces will evaporate some moisture from the mango pieces which will be balanced with the amount of salt used.
Oil coated mango pieces when mixed with dry powdered spice mix, the powder sticks to the mango pieces. The salt in the spice mix when mixed with the mango pieces acts as a preservative to each mango piece thus prevents fungus formation. Also the salt when mixed with mango pieces brings out juice from them.
In pickle preparations, oil and salt are the main preservatives.
Adding 30gms oil at the end forms a layer above to preserve the pickle.
Remember, in regular preserved pickle we use more salt, more oil and fully matured mangoes. In temporary pickles we add less salt, less oil and not fully matured mangoes. So the shelf life of temporary pickles will be less. So prepare in small quantities and enjoy the pickle as long as raw mangoes are available in the season.


In 1930, the Curtiss Wright Corporation purchased the Travel Air Company. After the final model 6000 was developed, Stearman, Cessna, and Beech would go on to contribute much to American aviation history with their own individual companies.
This aircraft was built in 1929 and was restored by Kelly Mason in Washington State with a lot of attention to detail. I acquired it in 1996. Due to the long distance it had to travel, the aircraft was shipped by truck to Florida, where it was re-assembled and flown here at Fantasy of Flight. It is powered by a Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine, which was the same famous engine-type that powered the "Spirit of St. Louis" and Lindbergh across the Atlantic.
In 1997, this aircraft was used by the US Postal Service to help commemorate the first day issue of a series of airplane stamps. With the local Postmaster on board, I delivered the first ever airmail in the history of Polk City! Probably the last as well.


A Korean martial art, characterized by its emphasis on head – height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks and fast kicking techniques. Learn the real martial art with the sports leading instructors.
Incorporating traditional circuit training with activities carried out everyday. Involves main functional movements, push, pull rotate, squat an lunge, improving muscle tone and changing body shape.
A gentle, fun, low impact dance class. Feel toned and energised, great for the young at heart.
Kettles is a fat burning workout designed to shape and sculpt your body in as little as 20mins for rapid fat loss & lean toned body. Its fun, super quick and super effective!
Bootcamp is a high intensity interval training class, incorpating cardiovascular and strength training drills.
High intensity interval circuit class improving firmness and reducing body fat using various pieces of studio equipment.
Training techniques that have been used by boxers to keep fit and in shape. Unwind and relive stress an enjoy a great workout.
Continuous tension training, Weight & barbell session for anyone looking to get lean and feel more toned.


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Writing Tools (10th Anniversary Edition): 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Paperback)
By Roy Peter Clark
Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel from Plan to Print (Paperback)
By Jenna Moreci
Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel from Plan to Print (Hardcover)
The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works (Paperback)
By John Truby
Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts (Paperback)
By Matt Bell
The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators (Hardcover)
By Martin Edwards
Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story (Paperback)
Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) (Paperback)
By Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping (Paperback)
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Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative (Paperback)
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Writing in the Dark: The Workbook (Paperback)
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Come and enjoy an afternoon at Kilcoan where we will start with a tour of both the main garden and the cut flower field. Back in the barn, we will relax with a cup of tea and discuss the growing year, with monthly tasks and the types of flowers which will be ready to pick each month to fill your house with beautiful blooms throughout the growing season. We will cover the basics of seed sowing, maintaining your cut flower patch and harvesting and conditioning your flowers for arrangements. This workshop includes refreshments, full growing notes, seeds and a few plants to get you started.Suitable for hobby gardeners, not for those intending to grow commercially.


This statistic depicts the percentage of family caregivers who were employed in the U.S. in 2015, by generation. It was found that 73 percent of family caregivers who were Millennials were employed, compared to 66 percent of Generation X caregivers.
In your opinion, what are the challenges that women face today in their daily lives?
Does your family have a tradition of pranking one another on April Fool's Day?


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The world of tomorrow is connected: Many different applications and industries require an infrastructure that is increasingly convergent. However, the required communication interfaces are often proprietary – so interoperability and protective measures are inadequate.
Cyberattacks on companies, energy providers and governmental agencies have now become a daily routine. Hackers exploit vulnerabilities in systems, putting entire industrial plants out of operation, and in the worst-case scenario endangering the national energy supply.
The DKE offers combined expertise in the areas of industry, science and politics. Rely on global security specifications with the application of international standards. Trust in CERT@VDE – Germany's first IT security platform for industrial companies.
Area of work: Cybersecurity at DKE
Cybersecurity at DKE focuses on security in information and communications technology. The IT security field of action in the cybersecurity department is being expanded to include all of cyberspace. As a result of the global increase in digitalization and networking, cybersecurity is becoming more and more significant, especially in the fields of, e.g. industrial automation or power supply.
Within DKE, cybersecurity is handled on an interdisciplinary basis. One of the main goals is to understand cybersecurity as an innovation topic and anchor it in the relevant domains.
What is the objective of standards and specifications in the field of cybersecurity?
Industry, energy, traffic, private sector: The infrastructures are merging and information technology is this revolutionary development's enabler. As a result of the diverse communication interfaces between the various systems, there are a whole range of threats in information security and data protection that have to be considered. Many of the existing solutions are still proprietary and there is a lack of interoperability. There is an obvious need for standards and specifications.
Standards and specifications provide for the standardization of requirements and implementation variants necessary in the field of cybersecurity so systems can securely interact with each other and can ultimately be coordinated across branches.
The objective is to increase the general level of security in information technology systems and networks within and across companies and promote the development of pioneering technologies.
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Where do standards and specifications apply in this field and how do we benefit from them?
Security standards create, for instance, the basis for data security and data protection on a smart grid. They ensure a dedicated security level on the technical, organizational and process-related levels. This is very important for, among other things, electrical vehicles because massive data streams are generated as a result of their communication on a smart grid.
The same applies to information streams in a smart home in which all of the appliances are networked and communicate with each other. The increased complexity of the overall system has resulted in a number of opportunities for attacks. In the context of increasing cybercrime, the importance of cybersecurity is indisputable.
Secure identities are the starting point for the security chain that secures the data streams on the hardware, software and process level. Standards and specifications ensure that every machine and every piece of hardware, has its own unique identity that simultaneously complies with privacy protection requirements. If an attacker successfully and illegally assumes an identity, all of the security measures built on that identity, for instance, access protection, are useless.
To prevent decreases in usability of systems as a result of all of the security solutions, standards and specifications also implement cybersecurity that protects technologies and users from risks, while IT systems remain usable by and acceptable to the user.
What does cybersecurity mean for DKE?
Cybersecurity deals with all aspects of security in information and communications technology. The classic IT (information technology) security field of action is being expanded to include all of cyberspace. This comprises all of the information technology connected to the Internet and comparable networks and includes communication, applications, processes and processed information based thereon. That means, as a result of increasing digitalization and networking, cybersecurity is becoming more and more significant in the fields of, e.g. industrial automation or power supply.
Within DKE, the topic of cybersecurity is handled on an interdisciplinary basis. One of the main goals is to understand cybersecurity as an innovation topic and anchor it in the relevant domains. A major challenge in this context is that well-known and established solution approaches from IT cannot be transfered one-to-one to applications in an industrial environment (operational technology = OT). The mini-computers used there (embedded systems) have to meet hard real-time requirements and the requirements of functional security. The related reprioritization of cybersecurity protection targets results in "availability" and not "confidentiality" being the highest protection priority in the industrial sector.
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Suppose a system has a finite number of states and that the sysytem undergoes changes from state to state with a probability for each distinct state transition that depends solely upon the current state. Then, the process of change is termed a Markov Chain or Markov Process.
Definition: If a system featuring "n" distinct states undergoes state changes which are strictly Markov in nature, then the probability that its current state is " "
given that its previous state was " " is the transition probability, " ". The nxn matrix " " whose ijth element is is termed the transition matrix of the Markov chain.
Each column vector of the transition matrix is thus associated with the preceding state. Since there are a total of "n" unique transitions from this state, the sum of the components of must add to "1", because it is a certainty that the new state will be among the "n" distinct states.
Definition: The state vector for an observation of a Markov chain featuring "n" distinct states is a column vector, , whose kth component, , is the probability that the system is in state " " at that time.
Example # 1: Drexel finds that 70% of it alumni who contribute to the annual fund will also contribute the next year and 20% of its alumni who do not contribute one year, will contribute the next year. Determine the probability that a new graduated student will be a contributor to the annual fund 10 years after she graduates.
Now that we have the transition matrix, we need a state vector. In fact, we need a particular state vector, namely the initial state vector. Our newly minted graduate became an alumnus immediately upon graduation. While she was a student, she was not an alumnus and thus did not contribute to the annual fund previously. Her last state vector reflects that.
Therefore, 10 years after graduation, only 40% of those celebrating their 10th reunion are likely to be contributors.
We obtain the same result! In other words, the state vector converged to a steady-state vector. I this case that steady-state vector is .
Theorem: The steady-state vector of the transition matrix "P" is the unique probability vector that satisfies this equation: .
That is true because, irrespective of the starting state, eventually equilibrium must be achieved. The transient, or sorting-out phase takes a different number of iterations for different transition matrices, but eventually the state vector features components that are precisely what the transition matrix calls for. So, subsequent applications of "P" do not change the matured state vector.
Theorem: State transition matrices all have as an eigenvalue.
We will just consider a 2x2 matrix here, but the result can be extended to an nxn.
That proves the theorem for the 2x2 case. Now, let's find the other eigenvalue.
Since and , . Therefore, is the dominant eigenvalue. This fact will manifest itself when we demonstrate that the corresponding eigenvector is indeed the steady state vector, . Let's find that corresponding eigenvector.
But the components of the vector must add to "1". Otherwise, it can not be a state vector.
Example # 2: Show that the steady-state vector obtained in Example # 1 is the eigenvector of the transition matrix corresponding to the eigenvalue .
If the steady- state vector is the eigenvector corresponding to and the steady-state vector can also be found by applying "P" to any initial state vector a sufficiently large number of times, "m", then must approach a specialized matrix.
Example # 3: Find for the matrix , where "N" is a very large positive integer.
For both equations above to be true for all values of , . Then we obtain these results.
Example # 4: A rental car agency has three locations. Cars can be picked-up any one of the three locations and returned to any other location including the location it was picked-up at. The matrix, "P", below is the transition matrix of this Markov Process. Determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors; find the steady-state vector; and express in terms of the eigenvectors of "P".
Here the columns correspond to the pick-up locations and the rows correspond to the return locations. For example, entry is the probability that a car rented at Location # 2 will be returned to Location # 3.
Note that rows 1 and 2 are identical in "P". Therefore, . Also, the sum of columns 1 and 2 is twice column 3 for . Finally, Markov processes have The corresponding eigenvectors are found in the usual way.
After a sufficient number of iterations, the state vector will nominally equal its steady-state vector. The eigenvector associated with the eigenvalue "1" determines the steady-state vector.


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A transhuman technology (aka singularity technology) is any technology which has the potential to enhance or extend human capabilities.
NASA's Warp Drive Project: "Speeds" that Could Take a Spacecraft to Alpha Centauri in Two Weeks — Even Though the System is 4.3 Light-Years Away.
His proposed design, an ingenious re-imagining of an Alcubierre Drive, may eventually result in an engine that can transport a spacecraft to the nearest star in a matter of weeks — and all without violating Einstein's law of relativity.
Alcubierre suggested a mechanism by which space-time could be "warped" both in front of and behind a spacecraft.
Michio Kaku dubbed Alcubierre's notion a "passport to the universe." It takes advantage of a quirk in the cosmological code that allows for the expansion and contraction of space-time, and could allow for hyper-fast travel between interstellar destinations.
In terms of the engine's mechanics, a spheroid object would be placed between two regions of space-time (one expanding and one contracting).
A "warp bubble" would then be generated that moves space-time around the object, effectively repositioning it — the end result being faster-than-light travel without the spheroid (or spacecraft) having to move with respect to its local frame of reference.
White had adjusted the shape of Alcubierre's ring which surrounded the spheroid from something that was a flat halo to something that was thicker and curvier.
He presented the results of his Alcubierre Drive rethink a year later at the 100 Year Starship conference in Atlanta where he highlighted his new optimization approaches — a new design that could significantly reduce the amount of exotic matter required.
And in fact, White says that the warp drive could be powered by a mass that's even less than that of the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
we're attempting to make one of the legs of the interferometer appear to be a different length when we energize our test devices." White and his colleagues are trying to simulate the tweaked Alcubierre drive in miniature by using lasers to perturb space-time by one part in 10 million.
Scientists speculate that such a drive could result in "speeds" that could take a spacecraft to Alpha Centauri in a mere two weeks — even though the system is 4.3 light-years away.


Alright, so this will shock some people, as it is not some pretentious political rant, but simply an expression of disappointment for this community.
I like to take a nice walk now and then, around a few blocks. It's always relaxing, if the weather's fair, and can take one's mind off of things. Now, as we enter the winter Wonder-Land that is a Manitoban winter, I find it more difficult to even get to the end of my road. Why? It is because of countless un-shovelled side-walks. In my experience anyway, I'd bet about 85% – 90% of sidewalks are a packed, bumpy, snowy mess. I can never understand why. Mine is always cleared, and so are my neighbours' on either side of me. It's not complicated, and it's not a lot of extra shovelling. What's the average length of someone's side-walk, should they have one in front of their property? Fifteen, twenty-five yards? Not a lot, really; and in today's time, where everyone seems to think, no matter their drive-way size, that they need a snow-blower, it's even simpler, and quicker. One swath and it's done, and if you don't want to spend the money on the extra tea-spoons of fuel, use a shovel; a little exercise never killed anybody. I've seen people drag out snow-blowers for surface areas the size of an average pick-up truck, with dustings of snow that could be sooner removed with a hair dryer, and that is not an exaggeration or embellishment.
It's not hard people; gee, it's harder work, and more costly (if that's a concern for someone) to cut the grass on the average boulevard, which is city property, the same as our sidewalks. I find not maintaining your sidewalk as just rude, inconsiderate, and just lazy. The world is all about looking out for one another and helping others. Well, here's a really simple way of doing just that.
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I am confused. Mr. Stewart is appalled city council is considering replacing question period with a delegation process. Mr. Stewart obviously believes citizens have a right to publicly ask questions of our elected officials.
I am confused because Mr. Stewart adamantly defends our MP who refuses to publicly answer questions anytime, even during an election.
As questions are the best way to clear up confusion, I will ask two: 1) Mr. Stewart, do you truly believe that elected officials should answer questions in an open, public forum? 2) What will you do to convince our MP to participate in open public debates in the next election?


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Q: DataReader returns wrong values Hi I am really confused Let me explain firstly .I am trying to retrieve data from northwind .
In the orders table first column is OrderID and the second column is CustomerID

Console.Write(reader[0].ToString());

using like this I can get the values 1248,1249,1250 and so on) as it is expected .But if i use this way like below .
                Console.Write(reader[0].ToString());
                Console.Write(" ----------------");
                Console.WriteLine(reader[1].ToString());

Data comes from Orders are completely different this time.if you check orders table you will see that this data is not belong OrdersTable.Could you please  help?
           10779    Mork
           10780    Lilas

this is the complete code
        string SQL = "SELECT * FROM Orders";

        SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConnectionString);
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(SQL);
        cmd.Connection = conn;

        conn.Open();
        SqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        try
        {
            while (reader.Read())
            {
               // Console.Write( reader.GetString(1).ToString());

                Console.Write(reader[0].ToString());
                Console.Write(" ----------------");
                Console.WriteLine(reader[1].ToString());

             //  Console.WriteLine("Customer:" + reader.GetString(1).ToString());

            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
        finally
        {
            reader.Close();
            conn.Close();
        }

A: Console.Write(reader.GetString(0));
Console.Write(" ----------------");
Console.WriteLine(reader.GetString(1));

or reader.GetInt32(n), depends what the types are?
assuming you're after the first two columns of each row?
EDIT: I think I initially read the question wrong, you're saying that when you query Orders table from this schema, you're getting a name in ordinal position 1, i.e. the second column?
based on this schema, I searched for vinet and saw this link and you can see the poster is querying customerId == 'VINET', so I suspect the result you are seeing is correct. Try running:
SELECT * FROM Orders WHERE CustomerID = 'VINET'

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Difference between Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation
Amplitude Modulation and frequency modulation, both are the type of transmission techniques for transmitting information from sender to receiver. But the similarities between the two ends here. Amplitude modulation involves the modulation of the carrier signal according to the amplitude of the baseband signal. However, the frequency and phase of the carrier signal will not be changed.
On the contrary, frequency modulation involves the modulation of the carrier signal according to the frequency of the baseband or information signal. Thus, the major difference between the amplitude modulation and frequency modulation is that the amplitude modulation is the process of modulating the amplitude of the carrier signal, while frequency modulation is the modulation of the frequency of the carrier signal.
Another significant term which creates the difference between these two modulation techniques is the bandwidth requirement. The bandwidth requirement in case of amplitude modulation is very less as compared to frequency modulation.
We will discuss some other crucial differences between amplitude modulation and frequency modulation like frequency range, quality of transmission etc. with the help of comparison chart. But before discussing the comparison chart, let's put light on the crucial cornerstone of this article.
Content: Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation
Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Definition The amplitude of the carrier wave is modulated according to the value of the amplitude of the information signal. The frequency of the carrier wave is modulated according to the value of the frequency of the information signal.
Circuit designing Simple Complex
Cost of the circuit It is less costly. It is more costly than amplitude modulation technique.
Bandwidth requirement The bandwidth requirement is low in the range of 10 kHz. The bandwidth requirement is high in the range of 200 kHz.
Area of reception The area of reception is large. The area of reception is limited in comparison to that of amplitude modulation system.
Constant terms The frequency and phase is constant. The amplitude and phase is constant.
Power The wastage of power is more in amplitude modulation because the significant part of the power is carried by the carrier signal which do not contain any information. The power is utilized properly, because all transmitted power is carried by the information signal.
Noise Immunity The amplitude modulation system is not immune from noise distortion as frequency deviation technique and amplitude delimiters cannot be utilized in amplitude modulation system. The frequency modulation is more immune to noise distortion because we can use frequency deviation technique and amplitude delimiters.
Quality of reception Low quality signal is obtained. The received signal is of high quality.
Definition of Amplitude Modulation
The amplitude modulation is the process of transmitting the information signal by superimposing it on the high-frequency wave called carrier wave. The information signal can be of any type based on the type of information it is carrying such as voice, data etc.
The frequency of the information signal which is also known as the baseband signal is extremely low. The frequency of the signal is directly related to the energy of the signal. Thus, if signal frequency is very low then the signal will get attenuate after travelling a certain distance. In order to avoid the attenuation of the signal, it is superimposed on the high-frequency carrier wave.
In case of amplitude modulation, the amplitude of the carrier wave modulates, i.e. it varies with the amplitude of the information signal. Thus, the modulation is called amplitude modulation. It is to be noted that the frequency and the phase of the carrier remain constant during amplitude modulation.
The main drawback of the using amplitude modulation technique is the lower efficiency and poor quality. The modulated signal obtained from amplitude modulator does not resemble the transmitted signal as its quality gets degraded. Besides, the noise immunity of amplitude modulators is also poor.
The advantage of using amplitude modulation technique is that it requires low bandwidth which makes it less costly.
The frequency modulation is the technique of modulation in which the frequency of the carrier signal is varied in accordance with the frequency of the information or baseband signal keeping the amplitude of carrier signal constant.
The frequency modulator performs the modulation task, in this carrier signal from radio frequency generator and the information signal from the information source is introduced. The modulated signal is then passed to RF amplifier which ameliorates the necessary attenuations.
The main advantage of using the frequency modulation technique for transmission is that quality of the transmitted signal does not deteriorate. But the frequency modulation system is complex to design thus, the cost of such system are quite high.
The frequency modulation system is immune to noise distortion. Thus, the effect of noise on the frequency modulated signal is extremely low that it can be neglected.
Key Differences between Amplitude Modulation and Frequency Modulation
The operation mechanism of amplitude modulation and frequency modulation creates the key difference between these transmission technologies. Amplitude modulation deals with the carrier which is modulated by the amplitude of the signal, while frequency modulation technique deals with the carrier which is modulated by the frequency of the modulated signal.
The quality of the received signal varies in both the techniques. The amplitude limiters can be fitted with frequency modulation system. Thus, the distortions due to noise signal can be minimized in frequency modulation system. On the contrary, the amplitude modulators cannot be equipped with amplitude limiters.
The frequency deviation technique also reduces the noise and can exponentially increase the quality of the signal, but the technique of frequency deviation is not possible in amplitude modulation. This makes the frequency modulation better in comparison to amplitude modulation.
The bandwidth requirement also plays a pivotal role in differentiating amplitude modulation and frequency modulation. The frequency modulation system requires high bandwidth in the range of 200kHz. While the amplitude modulation system requires bandwidth in the range of 10kHz for the broadcasting information signal.
The circuit architecture of frequency modulation system is very complex in comparison to amplitude modulation system.
The amplitude modulation and frequency modulation also differs in the cost of the system. The complex design of the frequency modulation system makes it costly in comparison to amplitude modulation system.
The amplitude modulation and frequency modulation, both are the crucial technologies of the communication system. Our requirements and specification of applications decide which of the above-mentioned modulation technique should be used. If we are dealing with such an application in which we cannot compromise with the quality of reception, then we should opt for frequency modulation system.
However, if we are dealing with such an application that we needn't maintain the quality of the reception and looking for the cheap and simple technique then we should go for amplitude modulation technique.
Frequency Modulation (FM)
Difference Between Modulation and Demodulation
Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM)


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Q: trying to loop through collection in backbone to output attributes in DOM I recently updated my backbone js file to the newest version and what do you know stuff is breaking - so frustrating.  I am instantiating a collection within a view and I'm trying to loop through the collection but it's only outputting the last item in the collection can't figure out why here is my code
 NavView = Backbone.View.extend({
el : $('ul'),
initialize: function(){

 _.bindAll(this, 'render');
  this.navCollection = new NavigationCollection([ {name: "home", href: '/home'},{name: "about", href:'/about'},{name: "contact", href: '/contact'}]);
  this.render();

},

I have tried many ways to render the collection out code below
 render : function() {
  this.navCollection.each(function (item) {
        $(this.el).append("
" + item.get("name") + "
");
    }, this);
    return this; // remember this for chaining
  //also tried this method as well

 _.each(this.navCollection.models, function(item){
        //$(this.el).append("
" + item.get("name") + "
");
        $("
" + item.get("name") + "
").appendTo(this.el);
    },this)
    return this; // remember this for chaining
 },

Either way it's only outputting the last item contact instead of three items
see here http://dalydd.com/projects/backbone/backbone.html
var NavigationItem = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        name: '',
        href: '',
        last: false,
        id: ''
    },
    initialize: function() {

    }
});

var NavigationCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
    model: NavigationItem,
});

Before it was outputting everything  but when I updated backbone to newer version it is only printing out 1  - As always any help is appreciated.
Thanks

A: In your NavigationItem definition, you set the default value for id to an empty string :
var NavigationItem = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        name: '',
        href: '',
        last: false,
        id: ''
    }
});

In Backbone 0.9.9, models are added in reverse order and duplicate models are rejected, an empty string being accepted as a valid id, leaving you with your last model in your collection. Remove the default value for id to solve your problem
var NavigationItem = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        name: '',
        href: '',
        last: false
    }
});

*

*A Fiddle to reproduce your problem : http://jsfiddle.net/nikoshr/PmFEz/

*A modified Fiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/nikoshr/PmFEz/1/


EMDR is a form of therapy that is effective for resolving emotional difficulties caused by upsetting life experiences and trauma. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, has helped an estimated two million adults and children to cope with events such as accidents, abuse, violence, death, divorce, failures and family problems.
In Julie Martin's practice, EMDR is part of an integrated approach and often used together with other methods such as RRT, ACT, equine therapy and family therapy.
Julie's approach to EMDR is focused on providing her clients with a nurturing environment and personalized approach that is based on each client's needs and readiness. Julie works with children, teens and adults.
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EMDR in Action Video about how EMDR Therapy can resolve disturbing experiences from the past. EMDR Therapy is also used to help with focus, flexibility in mood states so you don't get stuck, and prepare for future experiences.


What do you believe is true, but cannot prove?
"That complicates the problem for abiogenesis a lot more than your comment would imply to most people. A single gene can have hundreds to millions of base pairs."
No, I'm not. I am in agreement with what you said. I was simply pointing out that those Archea were way more complex than 100 DNA pairs. Those not familiar with cellular biology might think your statement implies that an organism with as few as 100 DNA base pairs could be a viable life form.
If you want to replace the term I used (gene) with 'DNA complex', that's fine with me. They are essentially the same thing.
Izzy keeps boasting about how you Brits are masters o irony. I think humor, and its appreciation resides on a bell shaped curve of attention, not intelligence as he seems to claim.
You just been ironized and it jut went over yer head.
Lets back up, what is up today?
You may well not believe it but I saw it...I just decided it was more important to press the point past humour in hopes you might get the idea.
You need to rewrite your last sentence.
Speaking bout today I just had my coffee expresso outside with a nice sunny afternoon for background. How is the weather over your place?
It was edited as I wasn't finished yet...(I never am) but now can't edit the thing anymore. By the way, what was wrong CI?
Back at my reply to you, I wanted you to focus as I still think I can recover you back to acknowledging the paramount importance of concept analysis, Philosophy that is...I know deep down you know it, but then turf war is funnier init?
I wanted you to focus on the importance of concept analysis as in Philosophy.
...oh no nop..It was meant as a casual final aside remark.
I wanted you to focus as I think I can recover you back to the importance of concept analysis...Philosophy that is!
Not "as in", Concept analysis IS Philosophy!
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By wishnj / January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022
Omaze is an online platform on which users can make donations to charities and get a chance to be the winner of various prizes and experiences. It's a unique approach to raising funds. As per the website, its users have raised more than 150 million dollars and supported over 350 charitable organizations. These charities are located across the globe. These charities are major credited non-profit organizations such as UNICEF, After-School All-Stars, Julia's House, Product Red and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Donations aren't required to participate in a contest, but they do earn you extra contest entries and other perks. Users can decide what charity they would like to donate to. Each contest has its own distinct prize, from luxury automobiles to unique experience.
Before you continue, you may want to check out this video by The Entrepreneur on YouTube that gives a quick overview. After, you'll want to read the rest of the article for a more comprehensive review.
How does Omaze function?
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To enter for free visit the Experience or Prize page on the website. Click on the "enter without contributing link" and follow the instructions. You'll need to fill out the form. Upon submitting the form, you will be awarded a certain number of entries. You can submit the form as many times as you'd like, however there is a maximum entry limit.
Omaze has been criticized regarding its contribution to charity. money goes to the charity. In the case of expensive prizes, about 10-15 percent of the donation goes to the charity. The company has stated with the statement that 10% an impressive amount. The remaining donation is used to cover expenses for marketing and operational costs to ensure that they are running. It is important that people are encouraged to contribute due to the attractive prizes.
For less expensive prizes The company says that 60% of the money goes to charity.
Donations made through the site go directly towards Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF America). It's a public charity which has partnered with Omaze in making fundraising easy, safe, and effective. CAFA makes use of donations to pay grants to charitable organizations.
Omaze Prizes
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First-class plane tickets to anywhere in the world.
The chance to win luxurious cars and a variety of other vehicles
Omaze has a constant stream of exciting new campaigns and prizes. Check their website to see more prizes with the details. Also, you can view previous prizes and the winners. For previous contests, you can also see the amount the charity has received.
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Who was the person who started Omaze?
Omaze was launched on the 12th of December 2012, by Ryan Cummins and Matt Pohlson. As per the site, they had the idea after they attended a charity auction. The item up for bidding was their ideal trip including a basketball game as well as meal together with Magic Johnson. However, the bidding went so high that they ended up being outbid. The prize ended up raising just $15,000.
They couldn't comprehend why such a big prize only raised a tiny amount for a good cause. They also thought that the fundraising model was limited to rich people only. They felt that extraordinary experiences like this should not be available only to a small number of wealthy individuals.
Then they came up with an entirely new method of fundraising that could be available to a more large number of people.
The fundraising will be accessible online, so anyone could take part. Participants wouldn't require a lot of funds to participate this event, which could increase participation and to raise money for the charity.
They believe that charitable organizations ought to feel more comfortable marketing themselves through this platform because it's an important cause. The platform lets charities communicate with a larger audience in an attractive way to raise more funds.
Is Omaze legit?
Although the company has received some criticism, it seems that they are indeed legitimate. So far, they have raised over 100 million dollars for charity and have distributed the prizes to participants as promised. Many famous celebrities have also supported and advocated on behalf of the organization.
Many winners have also spoken about the prizes they received. Some are also featured on Omaze's official Omaze Youtube channel.
Omaze is also accredited as a member of Omaze is also accredited by Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating. Omaze/Daniel
As a non-profit corporation, Omaze takes around 20% of the donations. Imagine you want 100% of your donations to be donated to a non-profit. In that situation, you may think about donating directly to the non-profit organization or charity instead. However, the fun part of Omaze is the fact that it allows you to get to contribute while in the process, get the chance to receive a wonderful experience. This makes it appealing to a wider range of people. If you're interested in once-in-a-lifetime experiences and experiences, then Omaze is a fantastic chance.
Cost and Price Plans
Omaze allows you to donate just $10. If the amount you donate increases, the number of entries also increases, and the value of one entry decreases. For example $150 is equal to 2000 entries, which is 1 entry per 7 cents given. Omaze/Daniel
Here are the donations amounts with the equivalent number of entries:
10$ = 20 tickets
$25 = $25 = 125 entries (most popular option according to the website)
$50 = 500 entries
$100 = 1,200 entries
$150 = 2000 entries
According to Omaze, their company takes approximately 12% to 20% of net profits. These funds are used to fund operational costs, such as marketing, content creation, and processing fees. About 60%-80% of the funds are donated to charities.
For a more precise understanding This is how it differs between celebrity prizes and non-celebrity prizes. For celebrity prizes, which are typically more affordable, 60% of the donation goes to charity, while 25% goes to Omaze. For higher-end prizes, like automobiles, vacations, or cash, 15percent of amount is donated to charity, while 65%-75 percent goes to Omaze.
Omaze currently does not offer refunds because the donations are for charitable causes. However, if you encounter any concerns regarding your transactions, you should contact Customer Service as soon as possible.
Customer Service Contact Info
If you have any concerns, doubts, questions, or complaints. If so, you may submit them directly to their website through their Support Center and Submit a Request link. You can also access details and frequently asked questions at the Support Center.
Omaze is an online fundraising platform that lets people donate to charitable organizations in exchange for the chance to win unique prizes as well as experiences. It's a legitimate company that has been running for several years now. It has helped various charities to achieve their goals through raising money for them. Its unique fundraising strategy allows everyone to have the opportunity to experience incredible experiences once in a lifetime.
Omaze is a different method to make a donation to charity. However, it's received criticism over how much of the money actually goes to charity. It's understandable, since Omaze is a company which is a profit-making organization. If you're looking to just donate money to a charity and make sure that all proceeds go to them, then you can donate direct to charity. But if you're interested in one of Omaze's amazing prizes you can donate to Omaze instead. You can win prizes while also contributing to a great cause.
FAQS Omaze/Daniel
Where is Omaze based?
Omaze is headquartered at Los Angeles, California.
Does my contribution count as tax-deductible?
All Omaze donations go through Charities Aid FoundatAmerica ion (CAFA). Since CAFA is a US charity, all donations made by US donors through Omaze are tax-deductible. Omaze platform are tax-deductible to the extent the law permits. However, if your contribution is accompanied by an experience reward, the value of the experience perk will be deducted. For example, if you make a donation of $100 and earn an experience perk of 75 dollars, the tax-deductible donation will be $25.
Is there any Omaze scams?
Although Omaze is being attacked by numerous people online as a scam, the company is totally legit. They are able to raise funds for the charities involved and award participants as promised. To ensure your security be sure to donate your money through the official Omaze web site. Double-check to see if the website is fake or not prior to making a donation of your money.
What are the chances of winning?
The more you contribute, the higher your chances of winning, as a greater donation equals a more significant amount of entries. However, you can still take part without contributing to qualify for a certain number of entries.
How can they verify that they have a winner?
When the contest has ended the winner will be randomly chosen using an encrypted and secure randomly generated number generator. After the random drawing process Omaze's team will complete the confirmation of the winner. More details on the procedure at their site.
How do they reach them and to announce winners?
An Omaze representative will notify the winner of the contest via email. The winner is given 24 hours to reply to the email sent. The Omaze can respond with a planned video conference as well. If a winner has confirmed and replied to their initial emails, they need to sign paperwork sent to them through the Events Team as part of the winner confirmation process.
Please note Omaze does not contact the winners through social media. Instead, it will contact them by email.
How does Omaze make money?
Omaze is a non-profit company. Omaze receives a 20% fee on net raises from their campaigns. To keep them operating the fee is used to pay for operational costs, such as advertising, content creation and payment processing fees.
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Omaze is an online platform that allows users can give to charities and get a chance to get various prizes and experience. It's an innovative method of raising money. Based on the information provided by the firm, users have raised more than 150 million dollars and have supported over 350 charitable organizations. These charities are located all over the world. They are the most reputable non-profit organizations like UNICEF, After-School All-Stars, Julia's House, Product Red along with Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Donations aren't necessary to participate in a contest, however, they can earn additional contest entries, as well as other benefits. Users are able to choose the charity they want to donate to. Every contest comes with its own unique prize, from luxurious cars to once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Before you continue, you may want to check out this video by The Entrepreneur on YouTube that gives a quick overview. Afterward, you will want to read the rest of the article for a more comprehensive review.
How does Omaze work?
Omaze believes that every person should have the chance to be a part of fundraising. In the past, charitable organizations typically relied on fundraisers where only the rich and famous attended. Omaze wanted to democratize charity auctions through its unique fundraising method. It allows everyday citizens to make a donation to the charity they choose starting at just $10.
Two ways you can enter. You can donate, or entering for no cost. You are able to participate in any contest for free, but you earn additional entries based on the amount you contribute. The greater your donation is, the more prize entries you'll receive.
To donate, go to "Enter Now" from the Experience or Prize page on the website. Choose a amount to donate and follow the directions to enter your personal information. You are able to give as many times as you like. However, there is an entry limit for each person that varies depending on the prize.
To be eligible for a free entry visit the Experience or Prize page on the website. Select the "enter without contributing link" and follow the instructions. You'll need to fill out an online form. After submitting the form you will be awarded a certain number of entries. The form can be submitted multiple times as you like, but again, the form has a limit on entries. entry limit.
Omaze has faced criticism about how much of the prize goes toward the actual charity. For expensive prizes, only about 10-15 percent of the donation goes to the charity. The company has responded to say that 10% is an impressive amount. The remaining donation is used to pay for expenses for marketing and operational costs to ensure that they are running. What matters is that people are motivated to donate because of the attractive prizes.
For prizes that are less costly, the company reports that 60 percent of the prize is given to charities.
Donations made through the website directly go to Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF America). It's a non-profit organization that has partnered with Omaze to make fundraising simple secure, efficient, and safe. CAFA makes use of donations to pay grants for charitable organisations.
Omaze offers a wide range of amazing prizes, which they call Experiences. These prizes include luxurious cars and dream homes, a chance to meet your favorite celeb and a once-in-a lifetime journey.
Here are a few examples of the past and present prizes that are offered by Omaze:
Chance to take home an enviable multimillion dollar Miami dream home
A trip to Japan curated just for you
A chance to be the first to win 2 seats for one of the very first Virgin Galactic flights to space
A private meet and greet for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
A luxurious trip to a wellness resort in Thailand
First-class plane tickets to anywhere in the world
Chance to win luxurious automobiles and other vehicles
Omaze has a constant stream of new promotions and attractive prizes. Visit their website for more prizes with the details. You can also see previous prizes and the winners. For contests that have been held previously you will also be able to see the amount the charity received.
Who started Omaze?
Omaze was founded on the 12th of December 2012, through Ryan Cummins and Matt Pohlson. As per the site, they got the idea when they went to a charity auction. The auction item was their ideal experience: a basketball game and meal with Magic Johnson. The bidding was to the point that they were outbid. The prize ended up raising just $15,000.
The two couldn't figure out the reason why a prize of this magnitude only raised a small amount for a great cause. They also believed that this fundraising model was limited to rich people only. They believed that amazing experiences such as this shouldn't be accessible only to a few wealthy people.
So they decided to develop an entirely new method of fundraising that could be available to a more significant number of people.
This fundraising would be available online, so everyone could take part. People wouldn't need a lot of money to enter this event, which could increase participation and raise more funds to support the cause.
They believe that charitable organizations can feel more confident about advertising themselves on the platform, since it's an excellent cause. The platform lets charities reach out to a broader audience in an attractive way to raise money.
Is Omaze real?
Although the company has received some criticism, they appear that they're actually legitimate. So far, they have raised more than 100 million dollars for charity and have distributed the prizes promised to participants. Numerous famous personalities have also supported and advocated on behalf of the organization.
Many winners have also spoken of the awards they won. They are also featured on Omaze's Omaze channel. Omaze Youtube channel.
Omaze is also accredited as a member of The Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating. Omaze Daniel
Since it's a for-profit organization, Omaze takes around 20% of the donations. If you wish to have all your contributions to go to the non-profit. If that is the situation, you may consider donating directly to the non-profit or charity instead. However, the fun part of Omaze can be that you are able to make a difference and, in the process, get the chance to receive a wonderful experience. This makes it appealing to a larger number of people. If you're interested in once-in-a-lifetime experiences Then Omaze is a fantastic opportunity.
Omaze lets you make donations for starting at just $10. As the donation amount increases, the proportion of entries also increases, and the value of one entry decreases. For example 150 dollars equals 2000 entries, which is 1 entry for every 7 cents given. Omaze Daniel
$10 = 20 entries
$25 = 125 entries (most sought-after option according to the website)
$500 = $50 entries
100$ = 1200 entry
According to Omaze their business, it takes around 12%-20% of the net earnings. These funds are used to fund operational costs, such as marketing, content creation, and payment processing fees. Around 60%-70% of funds are donated to charities.
To be more precise This is how it differs between non-celebrity prizes and celebrity prizes. For the prizes of celebrities that are usually more affordable 60percent of prize goes to the charity, while 25 percent goes to Omaze. For more expensive prizes like cars, vacations, or cash, 15percent of donation goes to charity and 65% to 75 percent goes to Omaze.
Omaze currently does not offer refunds since donations are made to charitable causes. However, if you have any concerns about your transactions You should get in touch with Customer Service as soon as possible.
If you have queries, issues, or complaints. If so, you may submit them directly to their site through the Support Center and Submit a Request link. You can also find information and answers to frequently asked questions in the Support Center.
Omaze can be described as an internet-based platform for fundraising which allows users to make donations to charitable organizations with the possibility to win exclusive prizes as well as experiences. It's a legitimate organization that has been operating for a number of years. It has assisted numerous charities reach their goals by raising money for them. Its unique fundraising strategy allows everyone to have the chance to gain amazing once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Omaze is a new method to make a donation to charity. However, it's been the subject of a lot of criticism over how much of the money actually goes to charity. However, it's understandable since Omaze is a commercial enterprise and is a non-profit organization. If your goal is to simply donate to an organization and ensure that the entire amount goes to them, then you can donate direct to charity. However, if you're looking to win one of Omaze's amazing prizes make sure to donate via Omaze instead. You have the chance to win a prize while donating to a great cause.
FAQS Omaze Daniel
Where is Omaze where is it based?
Omaze is headquartered within Los Angeles, California.
Is my contribution tax-deductible?
All Omaze donations are made through Charities Aid FoundatAmerica ion (CAFA). Because CAFA is a US charity, all donations made by US donors using Omaze are tax-deductible. Omaze platform can be tax-deductible as long as the law permits. However, if your donation comes with an experience reward then the value of the perk will be subtracted. So if you donate $100 and receive an experience worth $75, then your tax-deductible contribution will be $25.
Is there any Omaze frauds?
While Omaze has been criticized by numerous people online as a scam however, the company is completely legit. It can raise money for the charities involved and reward participants in accordance with their promises. To ensure your safety be sure to give your money to the official Omaze site only. Check to make sure the website is genuine or not prior to donating your money.
The more you give, the higher your chances of winning, as a greater donation equals a greater amount of entries. But, you are able to take part without contributing to qualify for a specific amount of entries.
How can they verify a winner?
After the contest is over, a potential winner is randomly selected using a cryptographically secure random-number generator. Following the random drawing process Omaze's team finishes the winner confirmation process. You may view more details about the procedure through their official website.
How do they contact and announce winners?
An Omaze representative notifies potential winners via email. The potential winner has 24 hours to respond to the initial email. The Omaze could contact them with an scheduled video conference, too. Once a potential winner has confirmed and replied to an initial message, they will need to accept the paperwork provided to them from The Events Team as part of the winner confirmation process.
Do note that Omaze will never contact the winners through social media, only through email.
How does Omaze earn money?
Omaze is a non-profit company. Omaze receives 20% of net raises generated by their campaigns. To ensure they stay up and running this amount can be used to fund operating expenses, including advertising, content creation and processing fees for payments.
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Following President Trump's statements urging the project to go forward, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given the go-ahead to the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline. Since last summer, thousands of activists from around the country have camped near the proposed site in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux. The tribe worries that the pipeline will contaminate its drinking water and desecrate sacred burial sites. In December, the Obama administration temporarily suspended the project until a full analysis of the environmental, social, and economic impacts could be conducted. That review process provides an opportunity for the tribe—as well as stakeholders and the public at large—to offer their input. Last week, however, President Trump issued an executive memorandum fast-tracking Dakota Access, and the Army Corps has followed through. Today's easement shuts down the environmental review process and allows the construction of the pipeline's final 1.5-mile section to resume. This means that oil could begin flowing under Lake Oahe within 60 days. The Standing Rock Sioux and its supporters will return to court to fight this violation of the law—a violation that threatens the climate, land, clean drinking water, and hard-won sovereignty of the tribe.
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Jump Force Might Need Longer To Power Up
Published: February 14, 2019 12:55 AM
By: Andrew Stretch
Jump Force should be a manga fan's dream. Developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco, it combines forty different characters from across sixteen Shonen Jump franchises. Whether you're into ongoing series like Dragon Ball and One Piece or have a soft spot for the olden days of Yu Yu Hakusho, there will be a character in here for you. Unfortunately, those hoping for an entertaining story experience coupled with compelling gameplay might want to hold out for a time skip.
My totally original character... got it memorized?
The campaign opens with Goku and Frieza fighting through a destroyed town. Goku masterfully dodges one of Frieza's death beams, and it pierces you instead. On the brink of death, Trunks uses the power of a mystic-looking cube to heal you. Since these Umbra Cubes can supercharge a person's spirit, you also gain super martial art powers out of the deal. With this sudden boost in fighting prowess, you're now on par with the Jump Force heroes.
After testing your newfound abilities, you learn of the Umbra Cube's ability to enhance evil. They turning good Jump World denizens against you. Humans infected with their malice become fighting zombies called Venoms. After playing ten hours of the story, I've just reached the midway point. Main characters have been repossessed and the plot has become repetitive. The story seems like an afterthought, something that would barely fit in a three-hour experience. Here, this thin plot is being asked to stretch itself to RPG lengths.
When you're not paying attention to the story, you get to participate in Free Battles and Multiplayer. Free Battles are themed challenges that reward you with experience, items, outfits, and more. This seems to be the real meat of the experience, and the team has come up with plenty of interesting battle combinations. Not just something like "Fight the cast of Naruto". There are teams who all have spiritual powers or a crew of young successors to older heroes. Completing battles and gaining experience gives you access to more battles, to earn more experience to fight in more battles... I think it's pretty clear what you're going to be doing.
I don't think that anyone would have guessed Vegeta would ever turn evil...
Battles play out with teams of three. Fighters can call in their backup to cover with support attacks or trade out in combos. There are some unique quirks to the fighting system as well. For example, all your fighters share the same health and power bars. While this is helpful for those who don't want to keep track of separate health bars, it removes any incentive to swap between characters.
Your fighters can perform light attacks, heavy attacks, special moves, and grabs. Special attacks can range from close range combos like Luffy's Red Hawk to Yugi drawing a card with random effects. You can't attack the moon, but you can call upon the Swords of Revealing Light. When attacking, you're always moving towards your opponent. Holding up or down decides where send your opponent flying to at the end of a combo.
Combat itself has some significant issues. Power attacks don't always register when you hold a button down, grabs go straight through characters, and special attacks sometimes refuse to activate. Your normal hand to hand combat attacks are quite underpowered. Especially when compared to the Super Attacks you can mash out just as easily. The foil to those supers is Jump Force's insane blocking. It has no downside and it immediately comes up and goes away as fast as you can hit the button. As long as you're not in the middle of your own special attack, you can bring up your block and even Goku's Super Spirit Bomb will be a light tickle. Of course, you can break a block with a charge attack, but those don't always work as intended.
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Knowing about the broken blocking, it's all the more tragic that the AI in Jump Force favors it heavily. It's not uncommon to see AI standing and waiting for you to attack while feverishly toggling block on and off. When AI battles make up so much of the game, having enemies that simply sit and hold a block is extremely disappointing. It takes the speed and chaos of what could be a fast-paced fight between Boruto and Luffy and brings it to a standstill. This increased emphasis on blocking instead of dodging allows strong but slow characters like Toguro to dominate. They can wait out opportunities to put in heavy hits with almost no resistance.
It's unclear who Jump Force is for at the moment. All aspects of the game so far stand out for how underwhelming they are. A story that takes incredible characters and stretches it out into repetitive plot points and uninspired boss fights. AI Combat that slows down the entire point of these epic battles. Multiplayer battles that reward the player with very little. With plenty of story missions left, it's a shame that battling with the mechanics is the toughest fight I've had so far.
TechRaptor previewed Jump Force on PlayStation 4 with a code provided by the publisher. This title is also available on Xbox One and PC via Steam.
Author: Andrew Stretch | Senior Content Manager
Andrew is the Senior Content Manager at TechRaptor. Playing games since before he could talk Andrew has always enjoyed dedicating a large portion of his life to getting lost in digital worlds. This… Read More