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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch this year
Here comes Geralt!
11 June, 2019 by rawmeatcowboy | Comments: 7
Winner of over 800 awards, including 250 Game of the Year awards, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an RPG set in a fantastic open world full of adventure, danger, and mystery. As professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia, gamers must set out to find the Child of Prophecy — a powerful entity that may send the world spiraling toward destruction. Along the way, the witcher will find himself facing not only mighty foes, but also difficult choices, the consequences of which will ripple throughout the game's epic narrative.
Set to launch this year both digitally and in retail, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch comes with the base game, as well as every piece of additional content ever released. This includes both story expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, as well as all 16 free DLCs. In total, the Complete Edition offers over 150 hours of gameplay, for the first time playable truly on the go. The game is being ported to Nintendo Switch by Saber Interactive in close cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.
In addition to the game card housing the entirety of the Complete Edition's content, the box will also come with a set of physical goodies: The Witcher Universe compendium, game map, and stickers.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is the first game from the franchise to be released on a Nintendo console, introducing the series to brand new audience, as well as giving anyone who already played Geralt of Rivia's final adventure a chance to experience it again on the go. The release of the game on Nintendo Switch is also bound to further cement Wild Hunt's status as the best-selling title of the franchise, which currently makes for more than half of the series' 40 million copies sold.
For more information regarding The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch and The Witcher franchise, follow the game's official website, Facebook and Twitter.
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enthropy Virtuoso
Tue Jun 11 19 01:50pm
They did it. I am impressed. But makes me wonder how it will run, loading times etc but also how it will run on Switch Pro.
anubis Enthusiast
What's a switch pro?? The controller? Imagine itll work fine. An imaginary new console? Qill probably run the same since the Switch cant upgrade much if it keeps its SWITCH gimmick.
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The rumoured and very probable Switch with better specs... Which would run the Witcher and other games a bit better. It'll still be a SWITCH!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean if it still switches between tv, handheld and tabletop mode, I guess it would be.
Yeah! The entire point. Or else I would not have called it a (codename)"Switch Pro". A beefier Switch.
Personally I want only te tablet part to be stronger since the joy-cons and pro-controller work all fine. So just let us change that part and use our own controllers/docks/chargers etc... But still a Switch.
I mean, they have to do SOMETHING when the PS5/Scarlettbox is out, but abandoning the Switch just yet isn't smart either.
thisboywillbreak Ace
And BotW 2 is probably far off enough that it can possibly launch with the new Switch.
Wed Jun 12 19 09:32am
And would be a great selling point just like BOTW was for Switch when it launched.
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Sadiq confirms launch date for London Overground's new Night service
November 20, 2017 - Martin Hoscik@MayorWatch
The London Overground's new night service will launch on Friday 15 December, allowing thousands more Londoners to get home safely after enjoying the capital's night life.
First announced this summer, the 24-hour service will operate on Friday and Saturday nights between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, extending to Highbury & Islington next year.
Its launch follows the success of the Night Tube which City Hall claims has contributed more than £170 million to the capital's economy in its first year.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "The Overground has transformed travel across the capital in the last 10 years, opening up areas of London and setting a new standard for quality of service on the rail network.
"We continue to improve the service every year and I'm delighted that we can bring night services to the East London line for the first time ever next month.
"The Night Tube has proven such a success with Londoners, I know the Night Overground will help thousands more who are working through the night or out enjoying our capital's nightlife."
Jonathan Fox, TfL's Director of London Rail and Sponsored Services, added: "The East London line, from New Cross Gate to Dalston Junction, is one of the most popular parts of London Overground, with the railway having contributed hugely to the regeneration of large parts of London over recent years.
"All night services, on Fridays and Saturday nights, from 15 December will make it easier for our customers to explore east London and enjoy the area's thriving night life and other attractions.
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Denver (Norfolk), localidad del Reino Unido.
Denver (Nueva Escocia), localidad del condado de Guysborough, Nueva Escocia, Canadá.
Denver (Carolina del Norte)
Denver (Illinois)
Denver (Indiana)
Denver (Iowa)
Denver (Misuri)
Denver (Ohio)
Denver (Pensilvania)
Denver (Virginia Occidental)
Denver City (Texas)

Personas
 Bob Denver (1935–2005), actor estadounidense famoso por su personaje en La isla de Gilligan.
 James W. Denver (1817–1892), político estadounidense, del cual la capital de Colorado toma su nombre.
 John Denver (1943–1997), cantautor estadounidense.
 Denver Pyle (1920–1997), actor estadounidense.

Barcos
 USS Denver (C-14), un crucero botado en 1904 y en servicio hasta 1931.
 USS Denver (CL-58), un crucero ligero botado en 1942 y activo durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y en servicio hasta 1947.
 USS Denver (LPD-9), un transporte anfibio botado en 1968 y en servicio en 2010.

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 El protagonista de Denver, el último dinosaurio.
 Ducado de Denver, título ficticio.
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 La escala de Denver, una evaluación del desarrollo infantil.
 Denver Electronics, una empresa electrónica de Aarhus.
 Universidad de Denver, una universidad privada en Colorado City.
 Denver Pioneers, equipo deportivo de la Universidad de Denver.
 Denver (herramienta), una herramienta específica para uso de bomberos y otros cuerpos de emergencias.
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Q: Unable to fetch the selected value of Fortune Wheel I am using the Fortune Wheel in this link. When I fling the wheel, it will spin and end but when it is done, I'm unable to fetch the value of the selection.
Here's what I have tried:
import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_fortune_wheel/flutter_fortune_wheel.dart';

class SpinawheelWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  State<StatefulWidget> createState() => SpinawheelState();
}

class SpinawheelState extends State<SpinawheelWidget> {
  StreamController<int> selected = StreamController<int>();

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    selected.close();
    super.dispose();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final items = <String>[
      'item1',
      'item2',
      'item3',
      'item4',
      'item5',
      'item6',
    ];

    return Column(
      children: [
        Expanded(
          child: FortuneWheel(
            physics: CircularPanPhysics(
              duration: Duration(seconds: 1),
              curve: Curves.decelerate,
            ),
            onFling: () {
              print('onFling');
              selected.add(1);
            },
            onAnimationStart: () {
              print('animation start');
            },
            onAnimationEnd: () {
              print('animation end ${selected.stream}');
            },
            animateFirst: false,
            selected: selected.stream,
            items: [
              for (var it in items) FortuneItem(child: Text(it)),
            ],
          ),
        ),
      ],
    );
  }
}

The print on onAnimationEnd only shows: animation end Instance of '_ControllerStream' but not the value. I am expect to get at least one of the item or the position of the item. Please help. Thanks!

A: As, the library is using Stream you will need to use stream method to get data from selection.One such method is called listen()
Rest you can check this : Medium Link - Streams In Flutter

A: var rendomval = Fortune.randomInt(0, items.length); setState(() { selected.add(rendomval); }); print(rendomval);

A: Declare the stream controller like this
StreamController<int> _controller = StreamController.broadcast();

then call the listen whatever you want , suggesting use listener inside initState function
_controller.stream.listen((value) {
      print('Value from controller: $value');
    })

A: Got it to work. Just need some changes.
Change your declaration of stream controller to broadcast
StreamController<int> _controller = StreamController.broadcast();

Then the trick. In some place of your widget tree (mine was just above the FortuneWheel in a Column) insert this StreamBuilder. This will show nothing, just handle some functions. In order to let us handle the snapshot result, we wil add the _text funciontion returning a widget. See bellow:
StreamBuilder(
          stream: _controller.stream,
          builder: (context, snapshot) => snapshot.hasData
              ? _text(snapshot)
              : Container(),
        )

And now, the function returning the widget _text.
Widget _text(var snapshot) {
  //here you cand get and handle the result and do whathever.
  print(snapshot.data);
  int val = snapshot.data;
  print(items[val]);

  return Text(snapshot.data.toString()); //you dont need to return //anything here.  Just replace the Text widget with SizedBox() to return //nothing.
  }

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NEW YORK, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Evergreen Parent, L.P. ("Evergreen"), an entity formed by private equity funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC ("Stone Point") and the Karfunkel-Zyskind Family, has entered agreements with an entity affiliated with private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners ("MDP") and Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ: ESGR) ("Enstar"). Under the terms of this agreement, each of MDP and Enstar will participate in a portion of the previously disclosed take-private purchase of approximately 45% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of AmTrust Financial S...
Jun 20, 2018 01:31 pm ET
Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar") (Nasdaq:ESGR) today announced the pricing of its public offering of 16,000,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in its 7.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares,...
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Report: Exploring Fundamental Drivers Behind Canadian Solar, Halcon Resources, Enstar Group, Delek Logistics Partners, Nomura Holdings Inc ADR, and China Yuchai International — New Horizons, Emerging
In new independent research reports released early this morning, Fundamental Markets released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ), Halcon Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK),...
Enstar Group Limited Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Enstar reported consolidated net losses of $41.2 million (or...
Analysis: Positioning to Benefit within GDS HOLDINGS, California Water Service Group Holding, Gladstone Commercial, Ocean Rig UDW, Enstar Group, and Natural Resource Partners LP — Research Highlights
NEW YORK, April 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In new independent research reports released early this morning, Fundamental Markets released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of GDS HOLDINGS (NASDAQ:GDS), California Water Service...
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Detailed Research: Economic Perspectives on Enstar Group, Nomura Holdings Inc ADR, Halcon Resources, ENI S.p.A, NTT DOCOMO, and Seaspan — What Drives Growth in Today's Competitive Landscape
NEW YORK, March 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In new independent research reports released early this morning, Fundamental Markets released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR), Nomura Holdings...
Feb 28, 2018 12:14 pm ET
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) filed its annual report on Form 10-K with the SEC earlier today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Enstar Announces Reinsurance of Zurich Australia's New South Wales Motor Vehicle Compulsory Third Party Insurance Business
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) announced today that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has signed an agreement with an Australian subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group to reinsure its New South Wales...
Enstar Announces Closing of Neon RITC Transaction
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) announced today that its Lloyd's managing agency, StarStone Underwriting Limited, has finalized the previously disclosed reinsurance-to-close transaction with Neon Underwriting Limited ("Neon") for Enstar's Syndicate 2008...
Enstar to Acquire Full Ownership of KaylaRe
KaylaRe Founding Partners Hillhouse and Stone Point Capital Agree to Share Exchange Transaction
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Enstar Reinsures £840 Million Portfolio of Novae Legacy Business
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) announced today that its Lloyd's managing agency, StarStone Underwriting Limited, has finalized a reinsurance-to-close transaction with AXIS Managing Agency Limited ("AXIS") under which Enstar's Syndicate 2008...
Enstar Group Limited Announces Closure of Transaction to Sell Pavonia Life Business
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Enstar Announces Reinsurance of Approximately $0.1 Billion of Allianz's Legacy Business
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 29, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) announced today that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to reinsure a portfolio of Allianz SE's run-off business effective December 31, 2017.
Enstar Announces Reinsurance-to-Close of Neon's 2015 and Prior Years' Underwriting Liabilities
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) announced today that its Lloyd's managing agency, StarStone Underwriting Limited, has signed a letter of agreement with Neon Underwriting Limited ("Neon") for Enstar's Syndicate 2008 to...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Aug 03, 2017 12:29 pm ET
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017....
Enstar Announces CFO Succession Plan
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) today announced its succession plan for Chief Financial Officer, Mark Smith. Smith has served as Enstar's CFO since August 2015 and will step down on December 31, 2017. He will move into a consulting role for Enstar beginning January 1, 2018....
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar") (Nasdaq:ESGR) today announced the pricing of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes"). The offering is expected to close on March 10, 2017, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions....
エンスター・グループ・リミテッド、新しい取締役の任命を発表
バミューダ諸島ハミルトン発, March 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- エンスター・グループ・リミテッド (Enstar Group Limited、NASDAQ:ESGR) は本日、ジー・リュー (Jie Liu) を2017年2月21日付けで取締役会メンバーに任命したことを発表した。...
Enstar Group Limited Announces Appointment of New Director
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar") (Nasdaq:ESGR) today announced that it has appointed Jie Liu to its Board of Directors, effective February 21, 2017....
Enstar Announces Sale of Pavonia Life Business to Global Bankers Insurance Group
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its subsidiary Pavonia Holdings (US), Inc. ("Pavonia") for a total purchase price of $120 million to an affiliate of Global Bankers Insurance Group ("Global Bankers"), the insurance and reinsurance group of companies of Eli Global, LLC. ...
Enstar Group Limited Announces Reinsurance of £957 Million of RSA's Legacy U.K. Employer's Liability Business
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) announced today that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has signed an agreement to reinsure RSA Insurance Group PLC's ("RSA") U.K. employers' liability legacy business....
Jan 11, 2017 01:32 pm ET
Enstar Group Limited Announces Closure of Transaction to Reinsure QBE Legacy Business
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) announced today that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries completed a previously announced transaction to reinsure multi-line property and casualty business of QBE Insurance Group Limited. The closing followed receipt of regulatory approval and satisfaction of closing conditions. ...
Enstar Launches Reinsurer KaylaRe
KaylaRe Brings Together Leading Insurance Management and Investment Management CapabilitiesSignificant Investments From Enstar, Hillhouse and Stone PointNick Packer Appointed as KaylaRe's Chief Executive OfficerEnstar and StarStone Announce Management ChangesHAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) ("Enstar") announced today the launch of KaylaRe Ltd. ("KaylaRe"), a Bermuda-based, Class 4 reinsurer offering a diversified range of specialty reinsurance to the global insurance market. ...
Enstar Group Limited Announces Reinsurance of QBE Legacy U.S. Business
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) announced today that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has entered into a conditional agreement with a subsidiary of QBE Insurance Group Limited to reinsure U.S. multi-line property and casualty business. Completion of the transaction is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals....
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016....
Enstar Group Limited to Hold Investor Presentation Webcast
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited ("Enstar") (Nasdaq:ESGR) today announced that it will be presenting at a meeting of investors in New York City on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 to provide a detailed update on the Company. The presentation, featuring remarks from the Company's executive officers and the Chairman of the Board, is expected to begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. Eastern time and is expected to last approximately 90 minutes....
HAMILTON, BERMUDA, May 06, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC today, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three months ended March 31, 2016....


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Ivo H. Daalder Monday, December 6, 2004
Ivo Daalder, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Julian Barnes, Pentagon reporter for U.S. News and World Report, and Maj. General Bill Nash, U.S. Army-Retired, senior fellow and director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations, discuss the U.S. military strategy in Iraq in the lead-up to the elections.
U.S. military commanders assert that the coalition is making progress against the Iraqi insurgency and elections are possible. However, some scholars believe that the overall security situation continues to deteriorate, despite minor gains against the insurgents. The number of attacks has risen from 400 per month at the beginning of the year to a staggering rate of 1,800-2,400 attacks a month. The over 20,000 Iraqi insurgents will make the January elections difficult, particularly in the Sunni dominated parts of Iraq.
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Columbia students carries mattress to protest university's handling of her alleged rape
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21 year-old Emma Sulkowicz was raped in her dorm room in August 2012 at Columbia University. Emma filed a complaint with the university in April 2013 after she realized that two other students were raped by the same rapist. She says her alleged rapist was found "not responsible." Frustrated with the university's inaction, Emma also filed a police report in May 2014.
Now, to protest the Columbia University's handling of sexual assault on campus, Emma will carry around a dorm room mattress with her around campus as long as her rapist is not expelled from the university.
"A mattress is the perfect size for me to just be able to carry it, enough that I can continue with my day but also heavy enough that I have to continually struggle with it," Emma told the Columbia Spectator.
Emma is calling the piece "Mattress Performance" or "Carry That Weight."
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Your e-cigarette can help you quit, but may also put your heart at risk - FlipScience - Top Philippine science news and features for the inquisitive Filipino.
•A study of UK smokers revealed that e-cigarette use is more effective for kicking the habit than gum, patches, and other nicotine-replacement products.
•However, another study with 400,000 US respondents showed a disturbing link between e-cigarette use and a higher risk of stroke and heart attack.
•Experts also recommend treating e-cigarettes as an entirely different nicotine delivery system, especially for the purposes of research and policy-making.
The use of e-cigarettes for recreational purposes is increasingly gaining popularity, thanks to smokers who turn to vaping to help them kick their tobacco habit.
Based on statistics from the 2016 Asian Nations Adult Smoker E-cigarette Survey, 4 percent of Filipinos use e-cigarettes.
According to the same survey, seven out of 10 adult Filipino adult smokers see the habit as a positive alternative to smoking.
If recent findings are any indication, however, e-cigarettes are a double-edged sword, at best.
A newly published study in the New England Journal of Medicine states that, when supplemented with individual behavior counseling, e-cigarettes work better for quitters than nicotine patches, gum, and other similar products.
Lead author Peter Hajek described the study as the first to test and measure e-cigarette effectiveness with regard to helping smokers quit.
The researchers examined 900 smokers in the United Kingdom, randomly assigning each smoker to one of two groups.
The smokers in the first group were allowed to use traditional nicotine replacement products over the course of three months.
Meanwhile, the members of the other group received e-cigarette starter packs. The researchers allowed them to pick their preferred e-juice flavor and strength.
After four weeks of one-on-one therapy, the smokers underwent biochemical testing to verify that they had really stopped smoking.
The researchers found that the one-year abstinence rate was higher in the e-cigarette group (18 percent, or 79 people) than the traditional group (10 percent, or 44 people).
Additionally, the e-cigarette users came out of the experiment with lesser phlegm and cough production, as well as a lower desire to smoke.
It is worth noting, though, that by the end of the experiment, 63 of the 79 abstainers still used e-cigarettes. On the other hand, only 4 of the 44 traditional abstainers still used their chosen products.
Still, UK experts are already recommending the integration of e-cigarettes into anti-smoking efforts and campaigns.
However, a study in the United States revealed that e-cigarette use may be related to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.
The researchers used data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System collected across the 50 states. Out of over 400,000 respondents, 66,795 said that they used e-cigarettes at least once.
Compared to non-users, e-cigarette users were 71 percent more likely to suffer a stroke. Additionally, their risk of heart attack and heart disease were also considerably higher, at 59 percent and 40 percent, respectively.
They also found that e-cigarette users were twice as likely to smoke tobacco side-by-side than people who don't use e-cigarettes.
But what about people who use e-cigarettes, but don't smoke tobacco? According to their findings, the results don't look very good, either.
"Even in that group, there was a 29 percent higher risk of stroke and a 25 percent higher risk of heart attack," shared study co-author Dr. Paul Ndunda from the University of Kansas in Wichita.
However, due to the limitations of the study, the researchers did not look at any cause-and-effect relationship between e-cigarette use and increased cardiovascular risk.
Additionally, the researchers did not factor in the users' preferred nicotine concentrations, preferred flavors, and frequency of use.
The study has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, but will be presented on February 6 at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in Honolulu.
Experts had previously cautioned against treating e-cigarettes as equal to cigarettes. According to a paper published in 2018 in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, this could result not just in misguided research, but also problematic e-cigarette regulation.


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I am raising funds for the Voice of Black Opera 2018 competition, a biannual competition open to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic artists from across the British Commonwealth.
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Creating a Social Media ad campaign may sound overwhelming, but they're an important marketing strategy for all kinds of businesses that want to increase brand awareness, increase sales, or generate leads.
Here are few tips help make this journey a little less scary.
An ad campaign is a set of advertisements that revolve around a single message to help achieve a specific goal. Ideally, the ads you create should be aligned with your social media strategy and business goals.
What your ad will say?
Always be clear on what someone will get when clicking on your ad. This makes sure you're not paying for visitors that will leave your page as soon as they land on it.
With this in mind, what actions do you want the viewer to make?
Download e-book, signup to newsletter, attend an event, like your page, or visit your website?
Remember, don't create an ad that does all of the above. Pick a clear goal, you don't want to overwhelm or confuse a prospect.
Many social media platforms as well as google Adsense, have an analytics section for you to research your target audience. Target research your audience by interests, gender, job title and company size. These analytics will help you narrow down the best platform for you to get the most engagements.
Now that you know the basics, it's time to think about the image and text. Don't forget to carry your brand throughout all of ads. If your logo or company uses a lot of cool tones, don't use red colors or muddied dark tones. Your imagery should also re-enforce your message or text.
Make sure your ads are optimized for mobile phones.
You will need a variety of sizes for the different media types available such as phones or tablet.
When it comes to bid value and budget, you have to determine how valuable is this action to you? Don't forget that your ad is competing with others. Ad placement is prioritized by a person's maximum bid budget. The higher their budget, the higher the changes their ad will show before yours, even if you're both selling the same product.
Target the same social ad at different demographics to see which segments lead to higher conversions.
Vary your images, or text, to see which combination of text and images drives the most engagements. This also reduces ad fatigue.
Ad testing is an ongoing process that helps you see what's effective and what isn't working. It will help make sure you're reaching your ideal prospect.
Determine how will you respond to to any hostile comments or customer concerns that may arise.
If this idea is still overwhelming, you may need to hire a campaign manager or social media coordinator. If your company's budget doesn't allow you to hire someone permanently, or you don't want to hand over your social platforms to someone else, you simply need a graphic designer.
A graphic designer such as myself will create several images that will help your ad's message, brand and marketing goal come together cohesively. Contact me or book my design services here.