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Once we had our starting point, we began taking stock of what we had in the source code and what we could make available, which included restoring the original development database from archival backups. After stitching various key pieces together, we had a locally rebuilt version of Patch 1.12 running internally. The team could create characters and do basic questing and leveling—and dying, which we did many times. For testing purposes. Obviously.
Escort quests can take awhile to do. I have thoroughly tested all the escort quests in the game for time/xp. Most are worth doing, but as long as you are able to actually do them without failing. Most require you to pay special attention to the escortee as most are fragile and will die easily, so do your best to keep mobs off of the escortee during escort quests. The longest one in the game is the Tanaris chicken escort. The chicken escorts are only worth doing if you were able to do all 3 of them, as if you do, you will be able to turn in an additional easy quick XP turn in quest at BB, which makes them worth it.
Nov 15 Classic Box Cost Disappointed in the decision to bundle the subs and (at least for now) not have a separate Classic sub option. That said, can we at least get a separate box cost for access to classic? It would: - help alleviate temporary bloat and subsequent dead realms - servers would be more stable population-wise over time - remove the bulk of the need for sharding - give a solid idea of how many servers will be needed - allow blizzard to set up a separate classic forum for those with a monetary commitment - with a separate forum group, feedback would be limited to those with a vested interest The subs would still be bundled, but there would be a box cost, akin to what one would have to pay for BFA access. A very good to-the-point post from later on in this thread:... Another good post about how the current setup would necessitate sharding:... A decent (albeit short-term) alternative:...Brokenwind314	Nov 15
Nov 15 5 reasons I'm doubtful of WoW Classic I played WoW from patch 1.4 until Sunwell. And I'm not convinced on Classic. 1. I understand nostalgia for the gameplay, and it was a great game, by I don't get why people would want the old graphics when it looked outdated back then. Someone will level a warrior or rogue at snail pace and those 2004 boring graphics will reinforce his perception that the game is bad because it looks bad. 2. The lack of a second talent tree. This was the most demanded feature and I don't see people sticking with the game without it. 3. This has always been in the game, but weekly resets, I never got it, let people able to reset raids. Maybe have a 2 hours cooldown, but if a guild wants to farm a raid every night, or twice on a sunday, or farm the first 3 bosses of MC, let them. Gearing 40-60 people with weekly resets, in this day and age, good luck. 4. Dungeon finder, not sure people will like that, again bad decision. 5. The graphics, no seriously, this is bad on every level of game design, it just make the game look worse, a straight negative with no benefit.Pekuakami24	Nov 15
The leveling guides on my site are essentially speed leveling guides. My leveling guides are the same guides I use myself to speedrun to 60 on new servers to get 60 server first. I list many occasions where I tell the player to "die on purpose" to go faster. I tell the player to skip certain quests, because some quests are just not worth the time/XP. I list tricks and shortcuts to go faster so you can reach level 60 much quicker. I am still constantly going through them over and over again perfecting the guides to make them faster and easier to follow. For the most part, the guide can be followed without the need from other player's help, as the whole guide was made from a solo run anyways. Although I do list quests that can optionally be done if you have a group.
There is an Action Bar at bottom of the User interface. Each class starts with some skills. Every few levels, you will unlock new skills specific to your character class, these can be learned from your Class trainer. You will be introduced to one of these NPCs during one of the first few quests you complete in your starting zone, but they can also be found in many towns and each of your Faction's cities.
Before work began on World of Warcraft: Classic, it was only possible for players to experience the original World of Warcraft by using private servers, which are illegal, often have stability or corruption problems, and generally are very imperfect recreations of the authentic World of Warcraft experience. As much as Blizzard has been aware of the desires of their community, until recently it seemed impossible for them to emulate Classic servers due to the technical hurdles of essentially having to run two massively multiplayer online games side-by-side. A breakthrough was then achieved that made it possible to run Classic servers on the modern architecture of current World of Warcraft servers.
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Kaivax, a WoW forum community manager, revealed that WoW Classic's class design, battleground mechanics and stats on existing items will be set to their 1.12 state, despite the game releasing content that expands beyond that. This removes "progressive itemization," so if the stats on a specific piece of equipment was changed during the original updates, that won't take effect in this version.
Nov 15 Why was it "easy" for Nost, but hard for Bliz During Blizzcon we were told how challenging (at least that's how it came off) it was for Blizzard to create a working version of Classic... but Nostalrius, with no ties to Blizzard, was able to make a relatively bug free version of Vanilla? When I say "bug free" I know there was "a lot" of issues, but nothing an entire team at Blizzard couldn't fix. Wouldn't it be less work?Goró64	Nov 15
The Horde 12-20 (Barrens + Stonetalon Mountains) guide has been rewritten and revamped. In addition, there has been numerous tweaks to the speedrun route to make things faster and easier to follow. Also, in case you haven't noticed I am now adding about 40% more info per step and redoing all the images. Unlike with my previous vanilla guides, I am now giving a brief explanation of where to go and what to do with each step along with any other helpful tips.
Since WoW Classic server has been announced at Blizzcon 2017, there is not much info about the server revealed. It is known that the upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth pre-order has been available at blizzard shop, and the system requirements of Mac and Windows has been unveiled Recently, Forbes has an interview with J. Allen Brack and Jeremy Feasel about the project and some of the vision that developers have.
On August 27, veterans and newcomers will be able to relive World of Warcraft's epic origins as they assemble a 40-player raid to take on the fiery hazards of Molten Core; fight for their faction in the ongoing world PvP struggle between Southshore and Tarren Mill; muster a realm-wide war effort to open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj; and much more. Click HERE to see the content release plan!
Nov 15 My only complain about Classic... ...Horde doesn't have any nice looking races. In my mind each class has best RPG based race for it. So, I like Gnomes because I feel them Mages. Night Elves - Hunters. Humans - Paladins. On Horde side: Undead - ugly. Trolls - ugly. Orcs... uhh fine as Warriors, but I don't play warriors. Tauren - Warriors or Shaman, again don't play those. Blood Elves! Give me Blood Elves!Vlasta36	Nov 15
The priest was considered the best overall healer in vanilla WoW. Priests had the biggest selection of healing and defensive spells which could be used in various different situations. Due to this fact, Priests had an easy time finding groups and guilds. If you'll embark on leveling priest, expect some random whispers from other players inviting you to join their group as a healer. Shadow Priests were also considered as one of the best duelists in the game boasting with serious damage and healing.
It is also worth noting that World of Warcraft Classic isn't exactly an archive from 2006. It has been rebuilt from patch 1.12, using modern data architecture and reaps the benefits of the modern engine. This means a lot of non-controversial quality-of-life features will still be present and it is possible to run WoW Classic servers on modern server architecture. As you can imagine, much has changed in the last 13 years in the tech space. That's before smartphones were even a thing. The modern engine no longer allows certain behaviours that could be used to get out of bounds, also adds widescreen monitor support and accessibility options! However, it does have the disadvantage of not being able to run on 32-bit systems which isn't that kind to older systems considering the game is from 2006.
Now that you know to loot everything (see tip #1), you'll have a lot of items in your bags. Any item that is white quality or greater may sell on the Auction House. How do you know what will sell well on the auction house? Trade goods and green quality (or better) items will almost always sell on the Auction House. See our Auction House guide (coming soon!) for more information.
To get Blacksmithing to level 300 is much effort. It is not that thing to make fast gold. There is always a lack of Blacksmiths though. Enchanters need rods of all kinds, melee classes look for Sharpening Stones and Weightstones with Counterweights, others buy Iron Spurs. Once you have learnt rare and epic recipes, people will always use your service to craft items.
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Who is Joana? Joana, (AKA Mancow, or FuriousPaul) speedran 1-60 vanilla WoW from 2005 - 2007. I have been server first to level 60 seven times in a row, along with winning Blizzard's "First to level 50" contest they held back in 2006. I also have the fastest time through original vanilla 1-60 WoW in 4 days 20 hours. I have produced a very useful 1-60 horde speed leveling guide along with a 1-60 speedrun video.
Nov 15 Which class are you planning on rolling? I'm still trying to decide between: Orc shaman: enhancement until 60 then resto for pvp Undead priest: shadow unless I decide to raid a bit Leaning towards these healers since I don't mind the role and 5 mans will be insanely easy to pickup. I've also been tossing around the idea of rogue/mage since that is what I played back on during vanilla/BC (had a blast ganking).Xano24	Nov 15
Most profitable professions are considered to be Herbalism and Enchanting in pair. You can have Enchanting only for Disenchanting skill, it will bring decent gold. Consider the fact of disenchanting all soulbound armor, not just selling them to a vendor, but I do not recommend to disenchant any kind of weapons, it is more profitable to sell it to a merchant if it is a soulbound item, or sell it on auction house if it is BoE (bind on equip).
Classic WoW is the highly anticipated, upcoming (re) release of the original, first World of Warcraft version, known as Classic and by it's other popular ice-cream like name: Vanilla WoW. Dubbed Retail Classic, or Official Classic by the playerbase - it was finally announced by Blizzard in November 2017, after a lot of pressure from the Private Server World of Warcraft community, since the latter's shutdown of the most popular Private Server called Nostalrius which featured the first WoW version in two separate PvP and PvE servers.
World of Warcraft Classic is currently in beta, which means some players are getting a chance to experience a much older version of the MMO ahead of its release. WoW Classic is based on how WoW played in August 2006, back around update 1.12. Back then, things were different. Tauren hitboxes were much larger, sitting could cause certain combat effects to not trigger and completed quests were marked with dots and not question marks. Strange days.
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All the work we're doing will ultimately allow us to recreate an authentic classic experience on a platform that is much more optimized and stable, helping us avoid latency and stability issues. Additional improvements will include modern anti-cheat/botting detection, customer service and Battle.net integration, and similar conveniences that do not affect the core gameplay experience.
It is a great advantage to start making some silver and your first gold coin at low levels already. Skinning is a nice choice here. Fast and easy way to gather resources, leather of all kinds while leveling for those who are at the race to level 60. There are many good spots to grind beast mobs and skin them. I like doing it as a Troll Hunter, trolls have a passive racial ability: + 5% bonus damage against beasts.
The original animations have also been restored, but WoW's animation system is tightly coupled with its gameplay code. We had to make changes to both data and code to get the animations back to the 1.12 look. We ran into a few bugs along the way, such as models that should appear prone instead appearing upright, but we were able to correct these with a few fixes.
So even though you can play a WoW Classic demo today, we're not done quite yet. We have lots of capital city features to look at, such as banks and auction houses. We need to test our dungeons and raids to make sure the bosses' abilities all still work correctly. We need to examine all of our PvP systems. But we're committed to taking a close look at all of these and more as continue bring the classic game back to life.


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The first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's hugely anticipated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has finally landed online this week and transports Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio back to the 60s. Specifically, the year 1969.
Though this preview doesn't do a whole lot to clear up any plot details, it does give us the basic premise and from what we can see, Once Upon a Time centers on aging Western TV star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his friend and stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt), who set out on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry.
What's interesting about this though is that their story unfolds around the time of the Manson Family murders, with Margot Robbie showing up as Sharon Tate. How everything will tie together remains to be seen, but this first look at Once Upon a Time certainly paints an intriguing picture and promises another electrifying QT flick.
As with Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained before it, Once Upon a Time seems to revel in the style of its period, evoking a rush of nostalgia for 1969 Hollywood that the film may well seek to subvert. Bruce Lee even makes a quick appearance in the new trailer, as played by Mike Moh, while Damian Lewis is billed as the legendary Steve McQueen. Moreover, the Sergio Leone reference in the title doesn't lie, as the film-within-a-film footage brings a little western action to the mix.
In short, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood looks to be offering another volatile blend of violence and pop culture from a director who knows what his brand is. And we'll find out if Tarantino's latest can live up to his reputation when it arrives in theaters on July 26th, 2019.


that word is one of the most sick phrases used today, it simply means stealing.
Just remember Bank of Cypruss, while regular people might think, that bankrupt businesses are taken out of the market like in the regular world, "debt restructuring" simply means regular people get screwed while e.g. BankOfCyruss is still in business and is allowed to continue running a deficit, as if nothing happend at all.
In that context: Just imagine that the "overhang debt" is just simply "cypressed" away from the prudent savers, why need the "debt extinguisher" gold any more at all? Once its gone, no money left to buy gold, or what am I missing?
So the US government stiffed its creditors in 1933? One of its biggest creditors was the Federal Reserve, thus the Fed was insolvent in 1933. The situation hasn't improved in 80 years, yet here we are in 2014 & Fed credit still competes with gold.
I challenge anyone to rationalise that.
Even Fekete makes mention of this in his latest defence of his theory of backwardation, but still doesn't explain why the $ "can still buy some gold". He can't, because it is impossible.


Our produce section only offers the freshest and finest fruits and vegetables available. We believe in the premium products we sell, and it shows in our enthusiasm. We would like to share with you a few of the many wonderful produce options we currently carry, and why we love them.
Pomegranates have played a role in kosher and Middle Eastern cuisine since Biblical times. They are essential for good health and are delicious as well. At Livonia Glatt, we are crazy about pomegranates and want to only carry the best for you.
For this reason, we proudly sell POM Wonderful pomegranates, the nation's number 1 brand. Nutritious, delicious and simply irresistible, there are countless ways to enjoy pomegranates. POM offers not only fresh pomegranates, but also juice to provide more enjoyment options.
Here is a lovely recipe for Halibut with Wilted Spinach and POM-citrus Vinaigrette. Enjoy!
We consider Blue Jay Satsuma mandarins to be the Bentley of tangerines, and we're not alone in this. After four generations of doing it right, the Johnson Farms' mandarins remain the benchmark for appearance and flavor.
The Johnston family is dedicated to making sure their Blue Jay products don't just look good, but they provide a flavor experience people will remember. These mandarins are further proof that great things do come in small packages.
Try this Satsuma, Arugula and Fennel Salad!
Driscoll's is committed to growing only the finest berries. Family owned and operated over 100 years, the Driscoll's family dedication has truly made them the "berry experts". If only more things could taste as sweet as Driscoll's berries.
Life would be incomplete without berries, and so would Livonia Glatt. You can rest assured that as long as Driscoll's grows these berries, we'll offer them to you in our market.
We think you will love this recipe for Herb and Blackberry Rubbed Leg of Lamb.
Since 1915, the name Boskovich has been synonymous with fresh quality produce. Four generations later, Boskovich Farms is still family owned and operated. Boskovich Farms grows over thirty different crops, monitoring every detail and performing every job, every step of the way. It's through this dedication that Boskovich Farms is a staple in so many kitchens, including ours.
We are pleased to continue to stock Boskovich Farms produce. The Boskovich reputation for excellence is surpassed only by our enthusiasm to offer it to you.
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Decoding RBI's Payment Vision 2025
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A well-functioning payment system can aid in economic growth and promote financial inclusion. The need for such a system is accentuated in a developing country like India, where the JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile) trinity and low-cost mobile and data penetration have played a critical role in boosting the adoption of digital payments in the country. The UPI-enabled transactions in June 2022 were 5.86 billion in number and the transaction value exceeded Rs 10 lakh crores, registering an year-on-year growth of 108% and 85% respectively.
In its 'Payments Vision 2025' document, the Reserve Bank envisions a three-fold jump in digital payments and aims to establish India as a powerhouse of payments globally. The apex bank wants to make this rise in digital banking an irreversible shift without compromising the integrity of payment systems. It aims to improve the payment systems' reach, security, customer confidence and convenience.
As noted in the Vision document, India has one of the most modern payment systems in the world. The recent Phonepe-BCG report on digital payments expects the size to triple from US$3 trillion today to US$10 trillion by 2026.
With an enabling regulatory infrastructure and more significant usage of smartphones and mobile data, India witnessed an increase in the adoption of digital payments. And the Covid19 pandemic further accelerated the shift toward digital payments.
The 'Vision 2025' document is anchored on the five pillars – Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation, Institutionalisation and Internationalisation. Through these, the RBI intends to achieve ten outcomes, including growth of UPI at more than 50%, increase in PPI transactions by 150%, and the growth of registered customer base for mobile-based transactions by more than 50% per annum, among others.
Five pillars of 'Payment Vision 2025
The integrity of payment systems is critical in strengthening customer confidence. To enhance the integrity of the payment systems, specific initiatives like the exploration of alternate risk-based authentication mechanisms, an 'Online Dispute Resolution' system for fraud monitoring and reporting and ring-fencing of domestic payment systems like the need to mandate domestic processing of payment transactions are envisaged.
The digital payment penetration in India exhibits a skewed pattern, with Tier III-VI cities having a lower penetration due to a lack of tech-savviness and an insufficient number of touchpoints. Recent initiatives like UPI123PAY (UPI payments for feature phone users) are expected to provide a fillip to the inclusion efforts. In addition, initiatives like a framework for geo-tagging of payment system touchpoints, review of guidelines on Prepaid Instruments (PPIs), and customer awareness activities are envisaged to deepen the access and usage of payment systems.
Innovation in payment systems is needed to make payments more convenient and safe. The recent initiatives by RBI like opening up UPI for credit cards and organising hackathons like 'HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation', aim to encourage innovation in the digital payment space. On the anvil are initiatives like reviewing the need for multiple payment identifiers (doing away with Indian Financial System Code (ISFC)) for fund transfers and IoT-based payments. The RBI is also expected to issue guidelines on payments involving BNPL soon.
Institutionalisation
The Payment and Settlements Act 2007, which governs the payment systems, would be reviewed according to the fast-changing payments landscape.
RBI would support the expansion of UPI to countries across the world. Further, the widely anticipated launch of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is expected to usher in greater efficiencies in domestic and cross-border payments and settlements.
To know more about CBDC, read Artificial Intelligence in CBDC.
How Bureau shares the vision
With the significant rise in digital payments in the last few years, the threat and fraud landscape has grown by leaps and bounds.
Every month, frauds worth more than Rs 200 crore are committed through UPI alone. Rising frauds, a lack of robust infrastructure to detect or prevent such instances, and the absence of a redressal mechanism are some of the concerns plaguing online digital payments. Moreover, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated daily, using methods such as vishing, SIM cloning/swapping, malicious QR codes and apps, and more. Ironically, bad actors leverage the same technologies developed to build better consumer solutions.
Fortunately, there is also good news. New technologies are constantly emerging to keep us ahead of fraudsters. Bureau as an identity orchestration platform has been powering businesses to authenticate users and prevent fraud without adding friction to the customer's journey. Thus, Bureau's vision perfectly resonates with that of the RBI.
At Bureau, we believe fraud can be fought without increasing friction and sacrificing customer experience on the altar of risk.
Bureau is particularly seized by the problem of integrity in the digital world and the inadequacy of the current systems like SMS OTP. Bureau's One Tap Login (OTL) enables frictionless login that securely verifies mobile numbers leading to a sleek customer experience.
Bureau's onboarding platform works seamlessly and efficiently to verify KYC and comply with regulatory guidelines, including AML.
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RBI's vision of exploring alternate risk-based mechanisms like behavioural biometrics and location of the user for authentication is in sync with Bureau's solution to reduce fraud. Bureau's risk-based authentication uses risk scores based on rules that analyse various factors such as device, IP, phone number, and email id to determine if a user is to be allowed access.
Bureau's vast network of databases enable detection of malicious behaviour like identity theft, account takeover that effectively counter fraud.
Here's how one India's largest insurers minimised fraud
Digital payments have grown phenomenally in volume and popularity, and with a constant thrust from the RBI, digital and financial literacy has accelerated exponentially. The core theme of the vision document is 'E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere, Every time' (4Es)'. At Bureau, we are working towards ushering in a new era of frictionless and fraud-free transactions that will deliver unprecedented trust and security to businesses and consumers alike. To know more, click here
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Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning creator, executive producer, and host of "Somebody Feel Phil," [netflix.com] as well as a New York Times Best Selling Author. "Somebody Feed Phil" – one of Netflix's most popular food and travel shows, – recently premiered its sixth season on October 18, 2022. This Emmy-nominated unscripted documentary series, which combines his love of food and travel with his unique brand of humor has become must-see TV for foodies, restaurateurs, travelers, and armchair enthusiasts all over the world. Rosenthal recently won a 2022 Critics Choice Real TV Award for "Best Travel/Adventure Show" on behalf of the series, and he also garnered a 2022 James Beard Award nomination for "Visual Media—Long Form."
Rosenthal also recently released SOMEBODY FEED PHIL THE BOOK on October 18, 2022, via Simon Element (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), which instantly landed on the New York Times Best Seller List. As the companion cookbook to his hit Netflix show, this is the ultimate collection of must-have recipes, never-before-heard stories, behind-the-scenes photos, and more from the first four seasons of the beloved series.
Rosenthal has expanded his love of humor, food, and human connection by launching his first podcast "Naked Lunch [stitcher.com]," in May 2022, which is live on Stitcher, SiriusXM's mobile app, and wherever podcasts are available. Co-hosted with his friend and longtime ROLLING STONE journalist David Wild, each episode of this weekly talk-show podcast features a special, world-renowned guest to discuss what's going on in their lives – "an informal meeting of wits, minds and hearts" – while eating lunch from some of Phil's favorite local LA eateries.
Rosenthal was born in Queens, New York, and moved with his parents and brother to New City, New York, in Rockland County, where he was raised. After graduating from Hofstra University on Long Island, where he majored in theater, he embarked on a career as an actor, writer, and director in New York City. In 1989, he relocated to Los Angeles.
Rosenthal's early writing credits include the comedy series "Down the Shore" and "Coach." In 1995, Rosenthal created the hit CBS comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond" which premiered the following year. He served as the showrunner and executive producer for all nine years of the show's very successful run, which ended in 2005. During its original run, the show was nominated for over 70 Emmy Awards, and won 15 awards, including two for "Best Comedy Series" in 2003 and 2005. Rosenthal won the 2002 Writers Guild Award for "Excellence in Television Writing" for his "Italy" script.
After the series wrapped, Rosenthal penned a book on the art of comedy and the making of a sitcom classic. YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE FUNNY: HOW LIFE BECOMES A SITCOM was published in 2007 via Penguin Publishing Group.
Rosenthal also co-wrote "America: A Tribute to Heroes," the 9/11 telethon which aired on all four networks in September 2001, for which he won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Writing."
Rosenthal then went on to write, direct, and star in his first feature film for Sony Pictures. EXPORTING RAYMOND, the true story about the attempt to turn "Everybody Loves Raymond" into a Russian sitcom, was met with critical acclaim upon its release in October 2010.
In 2015, Rosenthal embarked on a new journey by creating his first travel food series "I'll Have What Phil's Having." This PBS documentary series, which is the precursor to "Somebody Feed Phil," received two Taste Awards and won the 2016 James Beard Award for "Best Television Program, on Location."
In October 2020, Rosenthal launched Somebody Feed the People, an initiative of the Rosenthal Family Foundation that supports organizations making an impact and building community through food. This inclusive and non-partisan initiative partners with organizations across the U.S. that address food access and insecurity, support chefs and restaurant workers, create employment pathways, and strengthen the health of our food systems. This foundation is ongoing yearly.
Rosenthal lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Monica Horan (who played Amy on "Everybody Loves Raymond"), and their two children. More information can be found at: www.PhilRosenthalWorld.com [philrosenthalworld.com]
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Sanjeeda Sheikh Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Family and Biography
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Sanjeeda Sheikh Wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Family and Biography: Sanjeeda Sheikh is an Indian Television Actress, Dancer, Model and TV Presenter.
Sanjeeda Sheikh Height and Weight
Sanjeeda Sheikh's height is 5ft 4 in (i.e. 163 cm approx.) and her weight is 52 Kg (i.e. 115 lbs approx.) She has black color hair and grey color eyes.
Sanjeeda Sheikh Birth Date and Age
Sanjeeda Sheikh was born on 20 December 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. She is 33 + years old as of August 2018.
Sanjeeda Sheikh Husband and Family
Sanjeeda Sheikh has a younger brother named Anas. She married to Actor Aamir Ali. No other information is available about her family.
Sanjeeda Sheikh Education
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The president also on Saturday visited Beauval Zoo, home to France's first panda cub, which Brigitte baptised -- becoming the fluffy bear's "godmother" -- earlier in the month.
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Takakkawia is considered a primitive demosponge (Rigby, 1986). Demosponges, the same group that are harvested as bath sponges, represent the largest class of sponges today.
Takakkawia – from Takakkaw Falls, a waterfall in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, the second tallest in Canada. From the Stoney First Nation Nakoda word "Takakkaw," for "magnificent," a descriptive name for the waterfall given by Cornelius Van Horne in 1897.
lineata – from the Latin lineatus, "marked with lines," this refers to the distinctive blade-like elements along the length of this sponge.
Lectotype –USNM66539, in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
The Walcott and Raymond Quarries on Fossil Ridge, the Tulip Beds (S7) on Mount Stephen and other smaller sites on Mount Field.
Walcott described Takakkawia in his 1920 paper on the Burgess Shale sponges. The genus was redescribed by Rigby in 1986 and again by Rigby and Collins (2004) based on new material collected by the Royal Ontario Museum.
This is an elongate conical sponge with eight stiff bladelike fins that project radially from the wall of the sponge and extends from a sharp root tip. These fins are composed of fine vertical spicules. Internally the fins are connected to long twisted strands of spicules that form ribbon-like structures. These structures are connected by horizontal ladder-like bundles of spicules. Most spicules are monaxial (simple and elongate) but some could have had three spines. The eight blade-like fins form sharp tips and fan outwards at the oscular margin (the hole at the top). This sponge would have had a large central cavity (spongocoel).
Takakkawia is rare in most sites but abundant in the Walcott Quarry and represents 2.61 % of the community (Caron and Jackson, 2008).
Takakkawia would have lived on the sea floor. Particles of organic matter were extracted from the water as they passed through canals in the sponge's wall.


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"Only that he was a friend of the Albanians" / Kurti shows the behind the scenes in the Assembly: This is why the deputies of the Serbian List did not honor Senator Dole with a minute of silence
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The plenary session of the Assembly of Kosovo began with a minute of silence in honor of US Senator Bob Dole, who passed away yesterday.
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The deputies of the Serbian List do not stand up in the minute of silence in honor of the work of the American diplomat Bob Dole.
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Not even the minimum of respect in cases of death where humanity unites.


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This is the issue tracker for Opal. If you have a more general question about
using opal (or related libraries) then use the
[google group for opal](http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opalrb), or the
[#opal](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=opal) irc channel on
FreeNode.

## Contributing

1. Before opening a new issue, search for previous discussions including closed
ones. Add comments there if a similar issue is found.

2. Please report the version on which the issue is found.

3. Before sending pull requests make sure all tests run and pass (see below).

4. Make sure to use a similar coding style to the rest of the code base. In ruby
and javascript code we use 2 spaces (no tabs).

## Quick Start

Fork https://github.com/opal/opal, then clone the fork to your machine:

```
$ git clone git://github.com/<Your GitHub Username>/opal.git
```

Get dependencies:

```
$ bundle install
```

RubySpec related repos must be cloned as a git submodules:

```
$ git submodule update --init
```

Run the test suite:

```
$ bundle exec rake
```

You are now ready to make your first contribution to Opal! At a high level, your workflow will be to:

1. Make changes to Opal source code
2. Run the test suite to make sure it still passes
3. Submit a pull request

## Down The Rabbit Hole

Before making changes to Opal source, you need to understand a little about how the test suite works. Every spec that Opal test suite executes is listed in `spec/rubyspecs` file. Each line in that file is a path to either a spec file or a directory full of spec files. If it's a path to a directory, all spec files in that directory will be executed when you run the test suite. All paths are relative to the top-level `specs` directory. Let's follow one of these paths - `corelib/core/string/sub_spec` - and see where it goes.

Navigating to `spec/corelib/core` directory, you see that it contains multiple sub-directories, usually named after the Ruby class or module. Drilling further down into `spec/corelib/core/string` you see all the spec files for the various `String` behaviors under test, usually named by a method name followed by `_spec.rb`. Opening `spec/corelib/core/string/sub_spec.rb` you finally see the code that checks the correctness of Opal's implementation of `String#sub` method's behavior.

When you execute `$ bundle exec rake`, the code in this file is executed, along with all the other specs in the entire test suite. It's a good idea to run the entire test suite when you feel you reached a certain milestone in the course of making your changes (exactly what that means is up to you), and definitely do `$ bundle exec rake` before commiting your changes to make sure they have not introduced regressions or other unintended side effects.

But you will want to run tests as often as possible, after every small change, and running the entire test suite will slow you down. You need to be able to execute a single spec that is concerned with the feature you are currently working on. To accomplish this, just add `PATTERN` to your spec invocation command, like this:
```
$ bundle exec rake mspec_node PATTERN=spec/corelib/core/string/sub_spec.rb
```
This will make sure that only `spec/corelib/core/string/sub_spec.rb` is run, and no other specs are executed.

Another way to quickly validate ideas and play with your changes is to use `opal-repl`, a tool similar to `irb`. Running `opal-repl` drops you into an interactive environment with your current version of Opal loaded, including any changes you have made.
```
$ bundle exec opal-repl
>> 2 + 2
=> 4
>>
```

When quickly iterating on an idea, even `opal-repl` may feel a bit too heavy, because after making a change in Opal, you must `exit` from `opal-repl` and do `$ bundle exec opal-repl` again to load Opal with your latest changes. In this case, you can run `opal` with the `-e` option, which executes a piece of code you pass to it once, then returns to the shell. This means that in order to run it again after making another adjustment to Opal, all you have to do is hit the up arrow key on your keyboard and press the enter key. This is the fastest way to go from making a change in Opal to seeing its effect.
```
$ bundle exec opal -e "3.times {puts 'hello'}"
hello
hello
hello
$
```

Let's recap what we covered so far. `spec/rubyspecs` is the "master list" of all the specs that get executed when you do `$ bundle exec rake`. You know where to find individual specs, inspect them, and execute them selectively or in bulk. But how do you know which specs to work on? You may be tempted to compare the contents of one of the directories in `spec/corelib/core` with the list of paths in `spec/rubyspecs`, add the missing paths to the "master list", run `$ bundle exec rake`, and start fixing the failures by implementing the missing features. However, chances are that as you are reading this, there are plenty of failing tests in the specs that are already listed in `spec/rubyspecs`. How can that be if `$ bundle exec rake` runs green? To understand this, you need to get acquainted with the concept of spec filters.

There are two types of spec filters in the Opal project: `spec/filters/bugs` and `spec/filters/unsupported`. Both filters have the same effect: any spec failures that are noted inside any of the files inside of these directories are ignored when running the spec suite, i.e. they are not reported as failures. Even though their effect is the same, the purpose of `bugs` and `unsupported` filters is different. As the name suggests, `unsupported` filters list _permanent_ failures, things that other Ruby implementations can do that Opal cannot and will never be able to do (by design and by virtue of being implemented on top of JavaScript running in the browser environment). `bugs` filters, on the other hand, are _temporary_ failures, problems that need to be worked on. Problems that Opal needs your help with. Think of the `bugs` directory and the files contained within it as your "TO DO" list for contributing to Opal.

Comment out any of the `fail` lines in any of the files in the `spec/filters/bugs` directory, run `$bundle exec rake`, and watch it fail. Make it pass and submit a pull request - that's all there is to it :) Happy hacking!

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Approximating (k,ℓ)-center clustering for curves
Kevin Buchin, Anne Driemel, Joachim Gudmundsson, Michael Horton, Irina Kostitsyna, Maarten Löffler, Martijn Struijs
Pre-Master Data Science and Entrepreneurship
Algorithms and Visualization
Information Systems WSK&I
Applied Geometric Algorithms
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
The Euclidean k-Center problem is a classical problem that has been extensively studied in computer science. Given a set G of n points in Euclidean space, the problem is to determine a set C of k centers (not necessarily part of G) such that the maximum distance between a point in G and its nearest neighbor in C is minimized. In this paper we study the corresponding (k, ℓ)-CENTER problem for polygonal curves under the Fréchet distance, that is, given a set G of n polygonal curves in ℝd, each of complexity m, determine a set C of k polygonal curves in ℝd, each of complexity ℓ, such that the maximum Fréchet distance of a curve in G to its closest curve in C is minimized. In their 2016 paper, Driemel, Krivošija, and Sohler give a near-linear time (1 + ε-approximation algorithm for one-dimensional curves, assuming that k and ℓ are constants. In this paper, we substantially extend and improve the known approximation bounds for curves in dimension 2 and higher. Our analysis thus extends to application-relevant input data such as GPS-trajectories and protein backbones. We show that, if ℓ is part of the input, then there is no polynomial-time approximation scheme unless P = NP. Our constructions yield different bounds for one and two-dimensional curves and the discrete and continuous Fréchet distance. In the case of the discrete Fréchet distance on two-dimensional curves, we show hardness of approximation within a factor close to 2.598. This result also holds when k = 1, and the NP-hardness extends to the case that ℓ = ∞, i.e., for the problem of computing the minimum-enclosing ball under the Fréchet distance. Finally, we observe that a careful adaptation of Gonzalez' algorithm in combination with a curve simplification yields a 3-approximation in any dimension, provided that an optimal simplification can be computed exactly. We conclude that our approximation bounds are close to being tight.
Read More: https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/1.9781611975482.181
30th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA)
Timothy M. Chan
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
ISBN (Electronic)
10.1137/1.9781611975482.181
ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA2019) - San Diego, United States
Duration: 6 Jan 2019 → 9 Jan 2019
https://www.siam.org/Conferences/CM/Conference/soda19
ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA2019)
SODA2019
Internet address
Hardness of Approximation
Center Problem
Polynomial Time Approximation Scheme
NP-hardness
Euclidean space
Linear Time
Approximation Algorithms
Nearest Neighbor
Buchin, K., Driemel, A., Gudmundsson, J., Horton, M., Kostitsyna, I., Löffler, M., & Struijs, M. (2019). Approximating (k,ℓ)-center clustering for curves. In T. M. Chan (Ed.), 30th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) (pp. 2922-2938). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). DOI: 10.1137/1.9781611975482.181
Buchin, Kevin ; Driemel, Anne ; Gudmundsson, Joachim ; Horton, Michael ; Kostitsyna, Irina ; Löffler, Maarten ; Struijs, Martijn. / Approximating (k,ℓ)-center clustering for curves. 30th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA). editor / Timothy M. Chan. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), 2019. pp. 2922-2938
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Buchin K, Driemel A, Gudmundsson J, Horton M, Kostitsyna I, Löffler M et al. Approximating (k,ℓ)-center clustering for curves. In Chan TM, editor, 30th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). 2019. p. 2922-2938. Available from, DOI: 10.1137/1.9781611975482.181


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We found the costs below were more a function of our attitude than the country's price index. For example, Bolivia is cheap but it isn't half the price of Nicaragua. By the time we hit Bolivia we were in the wilderness-bush-camping, municipal-market-shopping zone. You might be in the dirty martini and live theatre frame of mind when you happen upon La Paz.
Mexico: $86 per day – the gas and delicious tacos were cheap but camping options all very expensive for Latin America.
Note: Costs above had us traveling at a faster rate and thus incurred higher costs. We slowed our roll in Costa Rica and the costs dropped. Costa Rica and Panama in reality are the most expensive countries in Central America. However, you'll find that most overlanders slow down here and their costs too follow the same pattern.
Costa Rica: $80 per day – camp and surf to your heart's content and Costa Rica won't be a budget breaker.
Colombia: $99 per day – Shipping delays held us up in Panama and we had to speed through Colombia in order to meet up with friends flying into Ecuador. Fast = expensive.
Ecuador: $59 per day – gas here is only $1.48 per gallon!
Bolivia: $49 per day – cheap gas, cheap everything (except booze), great bush camping. We loved it here.
Chart below shows the average cost in US dollars for one gallon of 85-87 octane gasoline by country. Taken over the duration of 2011.
Bolivia: $2.02 (subsidized) $4.65/gallon (tourist price) Officially you are supposed to be charged the tourist price, but most of the time we got the subsidized price without even asking. The attendants don't care as the stations are all state owned.
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(2) Watershed Signs
January 7, 2022 by Robert V Sobczak
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Hydrologic identity
Contemplation of a near miss or two
December 28, 2021 by Robert V Sobczak
Havre De Grace came very close …
To being the capital of the country.
Major counties and watersheds of my youth
And who's to say it wouldn't have been the perfect spot. At the confluence of where the Chesapeake and its main tributary meet, two centuries ago it was hard to argue it wasn't the perfect spot. Eventually of course they picked Washington D.C., in part because the Potomac was a deeper water port, and Havre De Grace was shallower and silting in. Or maybe there were other reasons, too. My point: Havre De Grace went on to miss out on being the state capital (to Annapolis) and county seat (to Bel Air), too. Talk about a fall from grace! Or maybe not. Havre De Grace has an eclectic charm all its own, and is somehow preserved in time. So maybe swinging and missing at all three was its saving grace.
It makes me think about Maryland at large as being my "home state." People always ask me: "Bob, where are you from?" My knee-jerk reaction is to say Maryland (the full state). But really when I think about it there are only two counties of the 23 that I know really well — Harford and Baltimore Counties — and can truly lay claim to knowing if not as good as the back of my hand, then as well as the bottom of my feet will ever know.
Or is it the watersheds I know best? As a kid my brother and I worshipped Deer Creek. Sometimes we told our parents we were going to church we'd drive there instead. The Gunpowder was our other spot. Unlike Deer Creek that flowed into the Susquehanna River, the Gunpowder emptied straight into the Bay. Both cut deep valleys into the Piedmont Plateau imparting a rolling landscape in reverse: the highest spots the highest remnants of the flat plateau and the waterways forming the base of the large hills.
View of Deer Creek Valley from the King and Queen Seat
So, am I a Marylander or a Harford/Baltimore Countian? Probably a Deer Creeker describes me best. Standing on top of the King and Queen Seat looking down, sometimes I wonder why I ever left.
Beware of this Holiday Monster
December 24, 2021 December 24, 2021 by Robert V Sobczak
The Abominable Snowman is probably the scariest character …
In TV/Movie Holiday Special history.
During day
As a kid I remember covering my eyes when those scenes came on.
Today, adults and children view Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer commercial-free, thus dampening the devastating effect of having to "wait it out" (through a string of ads) to find out what would happen after those menacing scenes when "Bumbles" (as Yukon Cornelius knew him) appeared — peering over the snow-capped mountains, leaving giant footprints in the arctic plain and most of all the climactic cave scene.
I'm not saying I'm still scared,
But I did use a zoom lens for this shot.
Chunk o' tabby
A diamond in the rough?
Remember being coaxed into being good as a kid …
Or else risk not getting something on your list?
This chunk of limestone
is on display at the Palm Cottage
Like a chunk of coal, or a hunk of rock (as shown above).
Well despair no more! That's no ordinary stone: it's a prized piece of Tamiami Tabby. The original settlers of Naples didn't have any cement mills, but with plenty of sand and water and shells they were pretty well set. Mix them together in a broth over the high heat of a buttonwood fire, and then let it dry, and tabby is what you got.
Palm Cottage is the oldest
house in Naples, Florida
Not as strong as modern cement, but good enough:
They used it to build the Palm Cottage – Naples oldest house – which, just a few blocks from Naples Pier, is still standing. At least, that's what I read on the sheet of paper above the rock.
Couldn't think of a better gift!
The Tony Doctrine
And why its the new Art of War
We begged Tony before he left:
"Please write everything down."
Bobby Angel's exclusive interview on the song
The problem? Tony was more a man of action than long-winded with his words. The proof? As Exhibit A, I point to his farewell address. It was three sentences long. And three sentences that reverberated, too. The reason of course was that Tony spoke softly and carried a big stick, although not even that threadbare expression properly describes it correctly. The thing about Tony was that he possessed the unique trifecta of (1) leading by example, (2) never being afraid of a solo mission (no matter how perilous he always had a way of making it safe), and most of all (3) being a team player. Time spent with Tony was always time well spent. I remember many days sitting on Tony's couch saying "yeah, we should get out there (and look at that issue) some day. "Let's go now," was always his predicable response. Tony knew the fine art of seizing the day whatever it took. That's probably the core essence of what The Tony Doctrine is all about.
As for the big question: Will it ever be written down? If and when that happens, it will be the new Sun Tzu's Art of War on my bookshelf. Check out the Bobby Angel interview in the interview above to find out more.
A farewell song for Tony Pernas
First the bad news:
Tony Pernas is retiring.
Bobby Angel's retirement ballad to Tony Pernas
The good news is he's right around the corner. And without supervisory responsibilities, that frees Tony up to do what Tony does best — solo missions into territory that only Tony knows how to find. Some people talk about the Kissimmee-Okeechobee-Everglades (KOE) ecosystem. Well, Tony's canoed it, and not just over time, actually all at once, and somehow after the multi-week odyssey managed to gain weight. Other feats: There are too many to count, and all confidential. Do you need a fish? Tony can get you a fish. Any fish. But only if its in season because here's the real secret behind Tony's success. He's a person of great character, high energy and knowledge of navigating in the backcountry that rivals the early pioneers.
The song tries to touch on a fraction of his feats, but is also incomplete, and — here's the real inside scoop — also destined to rapidly get outdated as in the weeks, months and years ahead as Tony embarks on new adventures near and far. My guess is when its all said and done it will be worth another song, possibly two!
Time to Retire lyrics
Chords: D, A, Em
Time-To-Retire
Half or full way island?
A brief history of Planation Island
Technically speaking,
Plantation Island isn't an island, or is it?
Plantation Island, looking south to where Halfway Creek spills into Chokoloskee Bay
Chokoloskee a little further off coast, on the other hand, is an island. It's located in the background of the photo to the far left and pretty close to the mouth of the Turner River where it empties into Chokoloskee Bay. Chokoloskee is a shell midden that dates back to the coastal empire of the Calusa Indian Tribe that dominated south Florida in pre Columbian Times. Believe it or not, it's maximum elevation is nearly a whopping 20 feet above sea level. That's higher than most if not all of Naples. Up in 1953, Chokoloskee was a true island community. The only way to travel back and forth to the mainland was by boat. That changed with the construction of the Chokoloskee Causeway that provided an overland route (visible as a thin sliver in the photo above).
Another view of Plantation and Chokoloskee Islands
Compare that to Plantation Island that was built along the banks of Halfway Creek in or around 1968. How did Halfway Creek get its name? Answer: By merit of its location about halfway between Turner River (Chokoloskee) and Barron River (Everglades City). As for its height, my guess is its just a few feet above sea level, or a solid 10 feet lower than the island the Calusa built. And if you consider its surrounded by a creek and mangroves on all sides, despite being on the mainland I think its designation as an island holds up.
Self-named strand?
The answer may be lost to time
December 6, 2021 by Robert V Sobczak
Do you ever wonder …
How and why things got their names?
As seen looking Northeast
Case in point is Kirby's strand. Why Kirby Storter and not someone else? I can only imagine he loomed large in his day. How else could he have succeeded in being honored with both a strand and boardwalk in his name. Yet he wasn't a titan of industry as was Barron Collier, although he worked for the latter as a carpenter and electrician, as well as overseeing construction of Tamiami Trial. If I were to guess, it was probably during that stint that he looked at one of the groves of cypress trees that the Trail intersects and decided that he wanted to name it after himself. Naming something is the easy part. The real trick is making a name stick.
My hunch is that had something to do with a map that overtime became accepted as fact. I never knew the man, nor does anybody living today. But I know the strand and it wouldn't feel right with any other name.


https://doi.org/10.2991/icadme-15.2015.66How to use a DOI?
Shoe cover machine; R-W method; Multi rigid body motion; Simulation.
This paper has proposed a basic modeling in studying the driving system of the shoe-cover machine, built the multi rigid-body dynamical model and motion equations of this system, and proved the effectiveness and feasibility of R-W method to the special machine. Through ADAMS software, the dynamic simulation of this established driving system has been analyzed, and the outcomes are basically consistent with that of its mathematical model. Through numerically analyzing and simulation analysis, this paper can provide reliably analytic references for the design of structure of a new type special non-woven fabric shoe cover machine and the optimized design of key driving components and parts.


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News » Crime
Calif. Same-Sex Parents Accused of Beating, Starving Children
by Jason St. Amand
National News Editor
Two California women who are in a domestic partnership have been accused by police of beating and starving their children, California's Monterey Herald reports.
Lesbian couple Eraca Dwan Craig, 31, and Christian Jessica Deana, 44, have been charged with felony child cruelty, false impressment and other chargers based on allegations they have harmed and neglected their children, who have since been removed from the women's Monterey, Calif. home. The children are currently in protective custody while one was hospitalized.
The couple was taking care of two boys, ages 3 and 5 and one girl, 8, according to authorities. The children had bruises and signs of other physical and emotional abuse.
"It was a particularly heinous case," Miller told the Monterey Herald. The children had "hardly eaten for months."
Authorities say that the girl appeared to suffer the most extreme damage as she was chained to the floor to prevent her from getting food.
"It seems that the little girl was the major target of this abuse," Miller said. He said the girl looked like "like a concentration camp victim."
Miller added that the girl spent five days in the hospital and that she seemed "traumatized." There was also evidence that she may have been put in a closet and that she was chained at the ankle and, at times, around her neck.
An investigation found that there was little food inside the home, which was filthy, reports say. Miller added that the older boy and the girl were adopted and the younger boy is the biological son of one of the women.
Craig and Deana were arrested at the scene on March 14. They do not have prior criminal records and are scheduled for a preliminary hearing on March 28.
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Get Ready for Your Soul Tribe.
Many of us are having amazing experiences in meeting new people. We are having these powerful moments of deep knowing and heart connection very fast and immediately with others and it can be kind of confusing.
This is the time of the shift, my friends. What this means is that we are moving out of ego-based and into more of a heart-based truthful living in our individual gifts. Each one of us has something to give this planet and each other. More than keeping a tidy house, tidy children and tidy relationships, more than a tidy career and a tidy-looking body, our souls are crying out to be seen and heard.
You may have already come across the Twin Flames phenomenon if you haven't met one of your own yet. This is a person whom you meet in an unusual or synchronous way who ignites something new in you and makes you look at yourself very deeply.
I think human beings are meant to be part of a village, more like a playful pod of dolphins than confined into relationships that demand and expect all needs to be met by just one singular connection. What seems to be happening is that we are bumping into other members of our heart tribe, and they have a profound gift for us just as we do for them.
The tribe's job is to awaken us to any concrete overcoats we might be wearing over our gorgeous natural way of being. The problem starts when our heads get in the way and we start trying to make up some sort of a story about what that amazing connection/conversation/moment in time means.
The intense honesty and extraordinary connection that comes from these soul smash-ups does not necessarily mean that they want to carry you off and settle down behind a picket fence. It does not mean that they want to shag you silly in the broom cupboard at work (although being seen this deeply does get the old base chakra movin'!).
It does not mean that they are deliberately wrecking any relationships that you currently may have or that you have suddenly changed your sexual orientation and become straight, bi, trans, lesbian or gay. All flavors are beautiful, peeps!
It just means that in this incredible moment of seeing and feeling each other, you can share a profound sacred human moment of awareness, an unconditional love meant to awaken you to a higher level of consciousness so you can go about being fabulous.
Sometimes the meeting can be romantic, but what I am seeing with so many people is that one or both of the parties try to fit the connection into an old model of how they think such a powerful relationship needs to be to make sense.
Your ego will search your brain library and try to understand how this incredible relationship has to be, rather than accepting the profound magic of a connection based on being utterly present with the person.
When a sense of couple-hood or ownership emerges, old egoic thoughts of the knight in shining armor or the princess in the tower turn up along with jumping feelings of jealousy, expectation, guilt or discomfort. As the soul connection is powerful, both beings can feel it and are made deeply uncomfortable.
Because these relationships are made to put a fire in the belly of old thinking, usually at that point one of you will exit stage left, leaving the other feeling abandoned and bereft.
So, here's the recipe, my friends, for what to do when you meet a soul pod connection.
1. Get excited. This is very very cool. The Universe wants you to see how awesome you are and this person is going to remind you of that.
2. Get your head out of it. Don't allow any stories to jump in of what the connection means.
3. Enjoy the gift and experience of the magical exchange. Be grateful for what you now know about yourself and what you have been able to gift the other person.
4. Allow the friendship/relationship to blossom gently so your offering to each other can be allowed to play out.
5. Most importantly, be utterly present. If you enjoy the connection in the present moment, you will not be distracted by stories you tell yourself about what you should be doing with the connection.
Be okay about having delicious moments of connection with soul tribe characters and then not seeing them for a while. The purpose of the gap in between is not to cause you mental anguish, but to allow you the space to clear out outdated mental concepts about how you connect with others and find a deeper sense of your own power without attachment.
Next time you see them, you will be stronger, wiser and more able to share more of the gifts you have for each other.
Please, let go of all attachment and need energy. Be grateful for the amazing positive interrupt this person has brought into your life, and if it was only for a heartbeat, a short moment in time, remember how it has taught you the power and intimacy of true unconditional connection and how you can bring that into all the connections you now have.
Be your gorgeous self. You are lovely.
Veronica Farmer loves to follow Universe-inspiration in her life, writing and practicing healing others. It wasn't always this way. A spontaneous remission of secondary cancer that was life-threatening more than a decade ago awoke Veronica to her stressed out 'normal' life and into the realm of a deeper and more conscious way to be present to herself and others. She left a closed mind, heart and sick body behind, and chose to create a more joyful, healthy existence. Since then, Veronica has been passionately interested in helping others know 'the secret' behind accessing their own natural blueprint for health, well-being and a more joyful way to live at her clinic Angels Rest Relaxation Center.


Curly hair requires a bit of an upkeep but following these steps will ensure that your curly extensions stay looking fabulous.
Wash hair using conditioner of choice. Be sure to move hands in downward motion, never rub the hair in circular motions for this causes tangling.
If possible, use a diffuser attachment with blow dryer and diffuse hair for about 1 minute on each side.
Repeat these steps every three to four days.


Aspers have a huge hit on their hands after opening their latest casino in Milton Keynes, the Casino MK has reported it has had over 12,500 visitors in its first four days of business since opening on Thursday 5th September. It is still getting more than 3,000 visits per day says General Manager Nigel Hartland.
The Casino MK is the largest casino outside of London with 22 live gaming tables, 108 slot machines, 76 electronic gaming terminals, 150 seat poker room along with a 40 seat restaurant and sports bar.
The casino which is open 24 hours a day and 364 days a year believes that some 40% of its visitors will not even gamble but enjoy the leisure and entertainment facilities only.
Many UK casino experts believed that Milton Keynes was going to be a big success, as it geographical location to London along with the affluent residents that reside in and around Milton Keynes ensuring a steady flow of clientele.


them a Norwegian Grammy nomination, heavy playtime on radio as well as a number of major TV appearances and several synch placements.
song, and it was picked up by international blogs and media pushing it to a #3 on music trend barometer Hype Machine.
Elsa & Emilie is kicking off 2017 with a second single and album "Kill Your Darlings" in January, as well as important festivals and a release tour in February-March.
Elsa & Emilie - "AU VOLANT"
Elsa & emilie - "Another Day"


Furniture repair and restoration company Gatts is expanding its services and moving to new premises.
The Aberdeen company, established 25 years ago, specialises in French polishing, upholstery, furniture repair and restoration.
Now it is set to launch Gatts Contracts offering painting, decorating, joinery and handyman services.
The new division is predicted to help treble staff number to 15 as the company moves to a custom-fitted workshop in Altens Industrial Estate in the granite city to cope with the expected increase.
General manager Doug Tough said: "We provide a traditional service, using the very best techniques developed over time, and there is a huge demand for that. However, we were well aware that there was scope to diversify and we are entering a very exciting time of further growth and development."
Gatts aims to be fully operational from its new premises by early November.