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They say that good coffee is a hug trapped in a cup. Therefore, those who really love you will prepare you a cup that is sweet and piping hot. So that you may find some relief and perspective to your problems. When you take that first sip, part of your worries will melt away like the steam coming from that fabulous, dark and vital drink.
Oftentimes, it is said that life is that which begins after a good cup of coffee. The same was probably thought in the monasteries in Yemen in the 15th century. There, according to various historical documents, they started grinding the beans in order to obtain an extraordinary drink which they called gahhwat al-bun (wine of the bean) and which later was shortened to gahhwat.
Since its discovery, nobody has been indifferent to its effects, its vitalizing action. Nobody can ignore that welcome energy and intoxicating aroma capable of creating authentic caffeine addictions. Its effect was so disquieting, that when it arrived in Europe in the 17th century, it astonished the Catholic priests. They didn't hesitate to call it "the bitter invention of Satan".
Nowadays, this "diabolical" drink is an indisputable part of our daily diet. Coffee is also the motivation behind an almost magical ritual upon which a whole set of psychological dynamics is built. These are gifted with incredible benefits for our physical and emotional health.
Today is this article we would like to reflect upon these benefits. Would you join us?
Coffee does not provide happiness, but it does generate the ideal conditions so that we may experience it. This idea might seem a bit exaggerated, but analyzing some data is enough for us to reach this same conclusion. According to a study published in 2011 in the journal "Archives of Internal Medicine", the regular consumption of coffee (3 daily cups), reduces the rate of depression.
Now, here comes a nuance that made this study even more interesting: the data was only significant for women. In the case of men, regular coffee consumption was many times linked to an increase in anxiety. However, for the female gender, its impact on their emotional health was very positive.
The reason behind this difference in genders resides in the actual ritual built around coffee and its consumption. Women, on average, are more likely to meet at a bakery, to take a much desired and deserved break along with a good cup of coffee while they facilitate emotional relief among themselves. The cups on the table are merely an excuse to maintain that empathetic communication. One that is so beneficial and which allows them to put their problems into perspective, heal sadness, fears, worries, etc.
Life and its worries are suddenly held back by an invisible wall. They are separated from that table in which a group of women create a fabulous refuge of intimacy. Coffee acts as a stimulant for our cerebral chemistry. Hence, it promotes the release of certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and dopamine. Nevertheless, we are the ones, impulsed by its effects, give it its authentic therapeutic and healing value.
"Come on. Let's have a cup of coffee and talk." This phrase, which is so common in our lives, holds within it much more than a simple encounter or the consumption of this drink which used to be referred to as "diabolical". Agreeing to meet and have some coffee has a motive and an objective, and it's none other than to reinforce the bonds with people who are important to us.
Drinking some coffee with someone is a sensational way of breaking this neutral and aseptic vital flow. It implies clinging tightly to the present in order to take delight in a meaningful, healing and energetic moment. Because sharing good, albeit brief, moments, is a great way of enjoying the present and giving it meaning.
In order to convince you of the extraordinary benefits of having some coffee in good company, we invite you to reflect for a moment upon these simple ideas.
Drinking coffee stimulates the production of endorphins. This way, we favor that emotional connection with our loved ones even more. We create a circle of well-being which sends positive feedback to our mental equilibrium.
Sharing good moments on a daily basis next to a cup of coffee allows us to invest in that cognitive reserve which guarantees the good health of our brain.
In moments of difficulty, of vital anguish or stress, before we lock ourselves in a room or bathroom to cry in silence, make some coffee. Agree to meet up with someone to have a cup of coffee. Prepare a good, piping hot cup, and communicate. Put all of your worries into audible words in order to find comfort. Find it in that person who always knows how to listen to you like you deserve.
Experts indicate that we can drink up to 3 cups of coffee per day. It would be lovely if we could regularly share one of these cups with good, close friends. With those true friends who can dissolve the worries of our being with the sugar that is their hearts. Those who help us see new perspectives within that warm and always revealing surface of a good cup of coffee.


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Liberal Democracy and the Western Way of War
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Liberal Democracy isn't an ideology. It is better described as the governments/societies that have grown up in the West without benefit of ideological paradigm. The ancestors of our Liberal Democracies resisted tyrannies revolted against them and finally took control of their governments – not direct control to be sure, but representative control. They all have representatives that in some form have to be elected. So, fair elections are part of Liberal Democracy. Since the people's vote is of major importance, they have over the years been able to demand a variety of things – the freedoms and rights which we are all familiar with.
A successful economy is also vital to our Liberal-Democratic well-being. Various nations and governments have tinkered with economic controls, but Free Economies have been demonstrated to work best. Socialistic influences have caused a variety of nations in Europe to create combinations of Free Economies and State Controls, but Free Economies are far more efficient. Socialistic control of economies, or various parts of economies continue to exist (the U.S. Post Office, for example) but they are in retreat.
As I have said elsewhere, but probably not recently, the Liberal-Democratic State has been created out of the Church, but it has taken a secular turn and the Church has withdrawn into itself. The Church, I believe (in contradistinction to Gauchet who finds the Church largely moribund) needs to reassert itself to provide the Spiritual and moral elements presently missing from it.
Many terms from earlier forms of government don't apply to Liberal-Democracies: "Imperialism" for one. Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Britain was Imperialistic and its control of India is an example of its Imperialism. Modern Liberal Democracies are not imperialistic. They don't conquer a nation and exploit it imperialistically. The element of Liberal-Democracy that may smack of Imperialism is in the Free-Market efforts of swashbuckling entrepreneurs. One of the things we Liberal-Democracies have had to learn is that our Capitalists are not to be trusted to be fair, honest, or moral. So we must exert enough state control to keep them that way. Nevertheless like a recalcitrant dog, they find new ways of slipping their leashes, sometimes with the abetting of State leaders who are in cahoots with them. We don't want to stop entrepreneurs entirely, for then we will suffer loss of jobs, loss of income, loss of a thriving economy. On the other hand we don't want them to engage in unfair, dishonest, or immoral practices; so we create laws to control them and when they cross the line, we prosecute. This system seems to be about as good it can get at present. The introduction of a moral element in the state through the Church certainly couldn't hurt.
If someone criticizes America for unfair, dishonest, immoral economic practices in the third world, well I wouldn't be surprised if he was right. This is not the same thing as Imperialism, however, and if we can catch the slimy capitalist with his nefarious hands in the third world cookie jar, we shall force him to make amends and may even incarcerate him. However, it would be better for the third-world nation making the complaint to look to itself, start instituting the programs that will turn his nation into a Liberal Democracy and then it won't have to worry about our Capitalists. It can start worrying about its own – but that's a much better worry than the one it has now.
I'm not sure what you mean about no nation going to war over an ideology. The Islamists are going to war over the Islamist ideology right now. The idea of "the nation" is foreign to Islamist history and ideology. There are only the Umah, the people. Nations were created when Colonial (Imperialistic) powers conquered various parts of the Umah and created national boundaries for their own purposes (see David Fromkin's A Peace to End All Peace, the Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Middle East). The eschatology of the Islamist ideology advocates the continuation of Mohammad's progress. He died and though there were the seven blessed leaders who carried on in his footsteps, subsequent leaders abandoned his project. The Islamists are in the process of revitalizing it. This project is nothing less than the conquering of the world in the name of Allah, and any means, especially violence is justified if it furthers this cause.
It is true that we Liberal-Democrats will do all most anything to avoid a fight. We love to appease. If Hitler wants a few countries – sure go ahead and take them; just don't start a war. If the Islamists in Spain don't like America, no big deal. We are very slow to violence, slow to war. Everyone seems able to surprise us.
On the other hand, once we get going, no one does war as well as we in the West do. For that I refer to that historian of war, Victor Davis Hanson in his The Western Way of War, Infantry Battle in Classical Greece; An Autumn of War; and Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power. Some have quibbled with Hanson's thesis, but aside from some temporary setbacks (Japan's initial successes against the U.S. in WWII), some going into battle against impossible odds (Custer at the Little Big Horn), no Western nation has lost against a non-Western nation in a war. Hanson has his theories about why this is so, but it demonstrably is so. Thus, if the Islamists, with the connivance of Leftist misinformation and misdirection, build up a head of steam and start having some dramatic successes in pursuit of their ideological eschatology and we actually do go to war on a substantial scale, we in the West shall undoubtedly win.
In the meantime we agonize, soul-search, finger-point, reexamine our constitutions and charters, place blame, examine motives and, in a word, dither. That too is something we in the West do better than anyone else.
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Dr. Howard Levenson is CalRecycle's deputy director for materials management and local assistance. He previously held the position of assistant director of the former California Integrated Waste Management Board's (CIWMB)--and then CalRecycle's--materials management and local assistance program.
For four years Dr. Levenson served as deputy director of the board's Permitting and Enforcement Division and prior to that position, supervisor of the board's Organic Materials Management Section. From 1991-1998 Dr. Levenson served as advisor to CIWMB Board Member Paul Relis.
Prior to his service at the board, Dr. Levenson worked from 1983-1991 as a senior associate in the Environment Program of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), a nonpartisan analytical support agency of the U.S. Congress. While there he worked on a range of environmental issues, including marine pollution, groundwater pollution, climate change, and municipal and industrial solid waste management. Levenson was the primary author of OTA's 1989 assessment, "Facing America's Trash: What Next for Municipal Solid Waste?"
Dr. Levenson has Bachelor of Science and master's degrees in natural resources management from Humboldt State University and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Kansas.


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The development industry has a sexual harassment problem. Here's how to combat it
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The following story was shared anonymously by a woman development worker who was forced to leave a prestigious junior professionals program prematurely due to unwanted sexual harassment from her superior. This story was originally published by Devex on February 20, 2018 as part of the ongoing Women Working in Global Development campaign, a partnership between Devex and Quantum Impact.
The story: When sexual harassment shifts a career trajectory
I was still young and finishing up my graduate work when I received an offer to intern at a development bank that was a part of a prestigious junior professionals program.
I was really excited — it was my first time working for a multilateral donor and I would be part of a program that helped fledgling young professionals launch illustrious careers in international development. I arrived on my first day, nervous, like anyone would be, and my supervisor seemed very distant. He told me he was busy, and I assumed it was a bad day.
I was wrong. I would work on projects by myself with no direction or supervision, and the "busy" continued for six or seven months. Then, all of sudden the supervisor became very interested in me. He would use the organization's internal messaging system to chat with me. Initially I thought he was interested in how my work as going, with instant messages such as, "Hi, how are you doing?" To be honest, I was happy to get his messages after the way he had treated me before. I thought that perhaps my hard work had paid off, and I could earn a reference, so I kept chatting with him.
It was small talk at first, until it became incredibly awkward. He started asking me what I was wearing and if I liked giving men hugs. I had never encountered this type of behavior before and his attention did not let up. The stressful interactions and messages started to affect my ability to work.
I was so distressed that I eventually left what was supposed to be a two-year internship well before the end. Initially, I was unable to talk about the experience and even telling the story now has been difficult. The hole on my resume felt shameful — because I didn't power through and complete the program.
I was able to go on to have a great career since — even returning to that same development bank a few years later working on a different team, but it doesn't make up for that initial experience.
Quantum's take: Sexual harassment is extremely common — and can leave a damaging emotional toll
This woman's story is unfortunately all too familiar for many women in international development and beyond: Intimidation and harassment by a co-worker or supervisor, resulting in discomfort and work disruption, possibly leading to a transfer or quitting altogether. As we learned from the Devex #aidtoo campaign, workplace sexual misconduct in global development is much more common that we think — 86 percent of aid workers report knowing a colleague who has experienced sexual violence in the course of their work.
You might be thinking, but how credible is this woman's story if she didn't report the offense to human resources? The answer is, most women don't report harassment. Their reasons might be financial (maybe she has a mortgage to pay, or she may be the sole breadwinner in her household), professional (she may be climbing the ladder and not want her progress stalled, or may need a professional reference for her next job), or personal (she may fear backlash, or she simply does not know the avenues open to her). In most aid organizations, protocols exist to bring perpetrators to justice and to make the workplace a safe place for women. Unfortunately, most of the time they don't work.
A 2017 ABC News-Washington Post poll found that 33 million U.S. women have been sexually harassed — and 14 million sexually abused — in work-related episodes. Yet nearly all women — 95 percent —r eport that male perpetrators of such abuse usually go unpunished.
And the reality is that, whether or not harassment is reported, all of these women survivors carry the emotional toll with them for years to come, if not the rest of their careers. Our storyteller continued to feel shame about quitting the junior professionals program. Although she is resilient and was able to recover her career, the harassment she faced wreaked havoc on her self-esteem and sense of self-worth as a professional.
It's not a matter of if but when sexual harassment will come to light at any organization. The sooner organizational leaders begin to take definitive and transparent steps to address the problem, the safer the office will be for all staff who work there.
The fix: What can leaders do?
Here are five steps leaders can take to combat sexual harassment in an organization:
1. Accept that your organization is already affected by sexual harassment and violence, what you don't yet know is the current scope of the problem.
2. Believe the accusers; develop an internal response mechanism to make sure victims are supported and create multiple confidential reporting channels rather than one centrally-managed one.
3. Abide by a zero tolerance policy for sexism and harassment.
4. Properly vet and train all personnel in sexual violence prevention and response.
5. Ensure the same policies are applied in the headquarters and the field.
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Inclusive leadership is a new approach that builds on what works in leadership development to include our new realities – a more diverse workforce that has more women, more minority groups, and a different style and method of working that emphasizes collaboration and a respect of different identities.
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Research shows that diverse teams are more productive and capable of greater impact. Building such teams isn't something that happens overnight though — it requires strategies for the messages, mediums, and methods you will use to reach candidates and efforts to tackle subconscious bias throughout the hiring process.
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We need to talk about the lack of women, and especially women of color, in leadership roles in the global impact sector. Quantum Impact's first report Realizing Diversity, Accelerating Impact finds that the glass ceiling is heavily influencing our workplaces. It also recommends what leaders and organizations can do to change that.
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If you find out that your landlord is in trouble and the property you rent is in foreclosure, don't panic. It's important to understand that the foreclosure process can take months or even years to complete and in California it takes at least 200 days.Your landlord will have plenty of time to fix the problem during the process and may save the property. Until then, stay as informed about the proceedings as possible, keep paying your rent as agreed upon and make sure your utilities stay on. In some states, you'll have to move once the foreclosure sale is complete. In others, the law protects you and may give you a chance to keep living in the property.
During a foreclosure process, tenants rights are front and center . Check your lease term, communicate with your landlord, continue to pay your rent as scheduled and make sure your utility bills are current and in your name.
Foreclosure proceedings are a matter of public record, so you don't have to guess what's happening. If you receive a strange notice in the mail or find an inspector wandering around the property, get informed. In most cities, foreclosure paperwork gets filed with the local recorder of deeds, assessor or auditor. Go there and look for information about the property where you live. While you're there, ask how to receive notifications about the foreclosure proceedings. Many cities allow tenants to receive copies of foreclosure paperwork so they aren't blindsided if their landlord loses the property. In California, lenders must tell tenants when foreclosure is imminent. At least 20 days before the auction, the law requires the lender to post a notice on the rental property. This way you'll know what's happening, even if your landlord didn't tell you.
The foreclosure process doesn't end your lease, so it's important that you keep following it. This includes paying your rent as agreed. Failure to pay your rent can lead to eviction, however, and you'll lose any chance you have to stay put.
When a property gets sold at foreclosure, existing tenants sometimes have the option of signing a lease with the new owner or staying until their old lease expires. California, for instance, requires the new property owner to honor your old lease unless it was a month-to-month arrangement or your new landlord plans to occupy your unit. In that case, you will be given a 90-day notice to leave.
Note that while you do have to keep paying your rent as agreed, you don't have to give it to your landlord early. Desperate landlords sometimes try to talk tenants into paying their rent early, often claiming that they'll use the prepaid rent to save the property. You're under no obligation to pay your rent early, however, so don't feel pressured to do so. If someone comes and tells you that they're the new property owner, ask for documentation as proof before you start giving your rent to them.
If all of your utilities are in your name, you have nothing to worry about. Simply keep paying the bills as they come due. Some landlords, however, keep the utilities in their own name and either charge their tenants or cover the bills themselves. Foreclosure is a clear sign of financial problems, however, and so it's possible your landlord has stopped paying his utility bills as well as his mortgage. If he has, your service could get shut off. Watch your mail for any shutoff notices and call the utility company right away if you receive one or if you find your service suspended. Explain that you're a tenant and make arrangements to have your service restored. Many states, including California, allow tenants to take control of their utility service without having to pay the landlord's back bill.
If you're still living in your rental after the foreclosure auction, try to cut a deal with the new owner. Some will let you stay at least until your lease would have ended. Others will offer you a new lease. Many new owners will request that you move but give you time to do so. If the new owner wants you out badly enough, however, they may evict you and give you as few as three days to vacate the premises. Check your state laws to understand your rights.
It's smart to have a backup plan in place. If you need to leave, approach the new owner about getting cash for your keys. Often, he will give you some money to help offset your relocation costs if you promise to move promptly and leave the property in good condition. Giving the money to you greases the wheels, and your payment could likely be much less than the court costs to evict you.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What Should I Do if the House or Apartment I'm Renting Goes into Foreclosure?
Miley, Michelle. "What Should a Renter Do if the Landlord is Being Foreclosed?" Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/should-renter-landlord-being-foreclosed-8293.html. 28 November 2018.
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Feedback. We all give it and get it, but is it the best way to communicate with our students and each other? Joe Hirsch, author of The Feedback Fix: Dump the Past, Embrace the Future, and Lead the Way to Change, has a different idea. Joe Hirsch works in a private school in Dallas, Texas and has been delving deeper into the concept of feedforward.
It shuts down our mental dashboards. Too much feedback or the wrong kind of feedback causes overload and disrupts executive function skills.
It focuses on ratings, and not on development and can be perceived as judgmental.
It reinforces negative behaviors. Hearing constantly about flaws feeds learned helplessness and interferes with the process of coming up with solutions available to us.
Feedforward communication is future-focused and meant to foster autonomy, creativity, resilience and ongoing dialogue between a teacher and student, administrator and staff, colleague and colleague, parent to child and a whole host of other relationships involving person-to-person interaction.
The image below is a quick reference for the differences in feedback vs. feedforward.
For our students, we can use more "what if," "yes, and," "where to next," "what went well" and "even better if," "what if we tried this?" "how might we do this?" language to help change the conversation from a one-time event to ongoing dialogue. Parents play an important role as well because characteristics of feedforward dialogue support growth and "who we are becoming." Try mixing in these types of feedforward comments to see what comes next.


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My name is Andy Brandt. This site is both my professional website and a statement of my beliefs.
In the last years the world of management has been changing and there is now less rigidity and more agility also in bigger companies. What I have always found natural is now becoming "cool" under catchy names like "Management 3.0" (a great book BTW) or "Radical Management" (another great book).
balanced approach to leadership and management is what is (and always was) needed. This balanced, pragmatic leadership is something I have been trying to find ever since I first had to lead and inspire others.
My style and way in which I approached my role as a leader & manager was always more suited for the fascinating world of startups and so far I have been involved in five, two of which I have founded myself. I think startups are the most creative part of the business landscape, with more passion and opportunities for professional development than traditional corpos. After experiencing both worlds I know companies that succeed in maintaing a startup culture are my natural habitat, suiting not just my style, but also values.
I have been active in the IT industry since my first job at a computer lab in 1989. Over the years I have been involved in many projects and companies in different roles (for details: LinkedIn). For most of my career I have been a project manager and a manager, working more with people than computers. My specialty is building motivated, driven technology teams, creating environments that help people excel and grow. I have experience in creating in-house teams as well as nearshoring in the CEE. Plus I have ample experience in applying agile methods on all levels.
Read more about Pragmatic Leadership in the introduction.
Also, since 2005 I maintain a more personal blog under www.andybrandt.net.


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I have just cut out the pattern pieces for the tea party sundress in size 6-12 m (digital version) and notice that the bodice and lining pattern pieces are not the same when laid flat. I am quite new to sewing and just want to confirm how to pin and sew the bodice to the lining. Am I to match the edges together and pin, allowing the pattern pieces to remain slightly different? Or should I sew them together as if they were meant to be the same size/shape? I suspect the former but want to be sure.
I should know this as I have sewn this pattern so many times!
The bodice and bodice lining should be reasonably similar,sew the side seams and then slip the two,right sides together.
Are they very very different or is the lining just a wee bit narrower?
Yes, it is the lining that is slightly smaller.
Match your edges and that should be perfect. The bodice will pull slightly to the inside,ever so slightly.
OK I will do this. Many thanks for your prompt replies!


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served in the White House as speechwriter to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and as Assistant Director of the White House Outreach Working Group on Central America.
A presidential commissioner for the Honduran "ZEDE" development zones initiative, Mr. Klugmann is Co-Chairman of the international board that is the governing authority for the zones, having been appointed by the President of Honduras and confirmed by the National Congress.
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Mr. Klugmann has advised seven democratically-elected Presidents outside the United States and has helped governments to design and win approval of multiple financial, regulatory and infrastructure reforms. He has given expert testimony before legislative committees of four countries, including the U.S. Senate Banking Committee.
An innovator in reform zones, in 1999-2000 Mr. Klugmann originated the LEAP Zones policy framework (see, www.leapzones.org) that uses "institutional leapfrogging" to create highly competitive special Legal, Economic, Administrative, Political jurisdictions. He first proposed this reform in Honduras to Porfirio Lobo, six years before helping him to be elected president. He was a co-drafter of the Organic Law for the Honduran special zones, and advised the government of former Soviet Georgia on the creation of special zones.
An expert advisor on helping governments achieve difficult reforms, Mr. Klugmann is the creator of unique methodologies that accelerate the successful implementation of change and deliver effective public/political communications to resolve obstacles. He counsels governments on strategy and advises candidates and enterprises on their public campaigns.
He served as founding Director of Jose Pinera's International Center for Pension Reform, and collaborated with former President of Spain Jose Maria Aznar as Strategic Advisor in the creation of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index. He is Visiting Professor at Universidad Francisco Marroquin.
He has lectured on public policy in over 30 countries and at numerous institutions, including Harvard University's Kennedy School, the World Bank, the Camara de Comercio de Lima, the American-Swiss Foundation, the Global Financial Summit (Nassau), the Antigua Forum, the Free University of Tbilisi, the Catholic University of Chile, the World Congress of the International Public Relations Association, FEDEPRICAP, the Consejo Empresarial de America Latina, Mont Pelerin Society (Hong Kong) and events in more than twenty European cities on the Free Market Road Show.
Mr. Klugmann has appeared in many international media, including the BBC, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Time magazine, CNN en Espanol, and been cited in several books including "Inside the National Security Council" (Simon & Schuster) and the business bestseller "The New Maxi-Marketing" (McGraw-Hill). A former television producer and editorial writer, he has been invited to join Forbes.com as an opinion columnist.


Take I-74 East toward Cincinnati. Take exit 132 onto US- 421 S toward Greensburg. Turn right onto Overpass Rd and then left onto Michigan Ave. Take 421 South to the first stop light. Stay in the right hand lane and go thru the stop light. Immediately past the stop light (at the BP) you will turn right on Kathy's Way and follow the road back as it turns into YMCA Way. You will run into the YMCA!
Take I-74 West toward Indianapolis. Take exit 132 onto US-421 S toward Greensburg. Turn left onto Overpass Rd to Greensburg and left onto Michigan Ave. Take 421 South to first stop light. Stay in the right hand lane to go thru the stop light. Immediately past the stop light (at the BP) you will turn right on Kathy's Way and follow the road back as it turns into YMCA Way. You will run into the YMCA!


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Heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller is promising to do a lot of damage on WBA, IBF and WBO champion Anthony Joshua.
The two boxers are heading in the direction of a showdown on a date in June, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Joshua was slated to face Dillian Whyte in a rematch on April 13th at Wembley Stadium in London – but the date was called off after their negotiations broke down.
Last July at a press conference in New York that was hosted by DAZN, Miller confronted Joshua and the two traded words in a face to face manner before being pulled apart.
Miller has been pushing for the bout with Joshua, and let his voice be heard during a recent appearance on Sirius XM Boxing.
"It's not 100 percent yet," Miller said. "But I'm really looking forward to punching AJ in the goddamn mouth. So we gonna see.
"I was quiet for a little while, I had to take care of some internal stuff. We're still having out, you know, these errors. But the 'AJ' fight is in the grasp and we're trying to hash out the last couple of details. It's not official yet, but I'm thinking it's like 80 percent [done]. It's about 80 percent, man. I can't wait, man.
"He wants to come to America and I think it's going to be great for USA boxing, especially for American boxing. And like I said before, I've been waiting for the moment to shock the world. AJ is a real big hype job. And when he fights a real gritty, hungry, mean person like me, it's going to be a whole different story, man.
"Listen, AJ did some bogey-a** leaked conversation talking about, 'It looks like he's going to come to New York' and dah, dah, dah and it made the internet go crazy. I hope you guys record this one and put this one out here: After I beat AJ I'm still gonna take his mom out on a date. So leak that conversation."
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Sky Digital and U.K. telecom company Thus have launched an SMS (short message service) that will enable users to send and receive text messages via their television sets. Sky customers can already send text messages from their digital set top boxes, but the new service will enable cell phone users to reply to the messages and viewers to receive SMS via their television.
Hinting at the La-Z-Boy-friendly benefits offered by the service, Phil Male, chief operating officer of Thus, said: "TV viewers who send text messages will no longer be having a one-way conversation. They can get a reply without getting out of their chair. The functionality we've added is designed to encourage increased use of the text messaging service."
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Cost of acquiring talent: how to reduce efficiently? - Bravens Inc.
Finding and hiring talents is a great challenge, especially in technical areas. According to research, US ranks among the top countries to fill job positions. Because of this, you need to have a good hiring strategy.
This strategy, however, weighs somewhat in the budget of HR and the company. The cost of acquiring talents becomes high from the moment the company needs to spend hours with this process, especially in the selection stage.
With that in mind, we have created a guide for you! Here you will know the costs of hiring talents, how to reduce them, and the role of video interviews.
One thing is certain: hiring talent is crucial to keeping the company competitive. Some surveys report that organizations that effectively invest in people management perform 51% higher than the competition on average.
Some costs related to hiring must be considered. The first comes before recruitment and selection: the construction of the employer brand. The intention is to build a positive image of the company for the job market, making the above-average professionals want to act in it.
In this case, it is possible to highlight costs with: career page elaboration, pieces for social networks, videos and testimonies about the organizational culture.
When recruitment begins, there are other types of costs. It is necessary to publicize work positions in social networks, partnerships with selection agencies or headhunters. The costs can be even greater when there are difficulties in hiring.
Finally, it is worth mentioning the expenses with the selection process. Traditionally, the whole selection process is done within the company – interviews, dynamics, tests, etc. – which is generating an unnecessary cost, most of the time. In addition, this puts the HR professional's agenda on the back burner.
How to reduce costs efficiently?
To reduce costs, you have to focus on new technologies – that is, making your company's HR more digital. According to a Deloitte survey, about 56% of companies are already redesigning their HR processes and betting on digital tools.
One of the most important is the recruitment and selection software. It helps manage the entire hiring process: announcing open positions, screening the first professional profiles and communicating with the candidates.
The software allows you to advertise job positions in multiple portals from one place, centralizing all work and optimizing the recruiter's time. In addition, you can create application forms and get to know the talents better in this first step.
Another technology that is gaining more and more attention is arranging interviews through videos. Today, you do not have to waste time – and money – on face-to-face interviews that could be avoided: just send out the question script and watch the answers.
You can watch the same video several times, and share it with other managers of the venture. This adds greater flexibility and convenience to the selection process, allowing the recruiter to reduce costs and focus on other activities.
Video interview saves time and money for the HR industry. With it, candidates can record their responses with their own smartphone and send the file to the recruiter, making the whole process more flexible and effective.
An HR professional spends a lot of time to get everything in order for the face-to-face interview to begin. In addition to preparing the space, he usually reviews the script of the conversation and aligns other leaders who will participate at the moment.
In some cases, the candidate misses or cancels the interview, making all the time spent in vain. As noted, interviewing through video allows all this time to be eliminated.
Just create a script of questions for the professional and await your answers in the video. Content can be shared, viewed, and reviewed as often as needed.
In the face-to-face interview, lack of objectivity is common – things that are not pertinent to the moment are almost always discussed. In addition, the most important information needs to be noted by the recruiter, which is not very interesting in the middle of the interview.
When conducting the video interview, it is possible to increase the objectivity and make the professional answer what is really important for the company. So it is possible to stay focused and talk about what really matters, leaving other issues aside.
Because responses are saved, you can archive them and access them in the future if a new demand arises. Therefore, the efficiency is much greater.
It is very common for HR to have to use the telephone to schedule a face-to-face meeting, to ask questions that were left when reading the professional profile or to give feedback from the face-to-face interview. Whatever the case, this is not the best method. When using video interview, the time and cost of calls are optimized.
Unlike what happens over the phone, when watching the responses of the candidates by video is possible to observe their body language, their gestures and the way they dress. Thus, it is possible to carry out a more systemic analysis and ascertain if the candidate has adherence to the position.
With video technology it is possible that more candidates will participate in the selection process – after all, HR will have the flexibility to do so. As a result, the chances of hiring someone with a job and team members are also greater, which will benefit the company.
The cost reduction lies in the fact that adherent professionals spend much more time in the company, reducing indicators such as turnover and absenteeism. That is, the company eliminates future spending and makes your work team much more effective.
These are just some of the benefits of using video for the recruitment and selection process. The reality is that the HR sector will need to modernize more and more to act effectively and contribute to the growth of the company.
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Europe wants a central authority against money laundering
Los Estados miembros urgen tener normas armonizadas frente al blanqueo
Jorge Valero for "El Economista"
Bruselas, 10/31/2020
Europe is unable to tackle the enormous problem it has with money laundering within its borders. Despite having carried out five revisions to its directive against money laundering and terrorist financing, the single market continues to be a drain for money flows from dubious origins. The latest directive came into effect this year. Some countries have not even completed the fourth review. But the main problem is not the procrastination of the governments, but rather that the national authorities leave many holes in a battle that is generally transnational, and no supervisor wants to get into the neighbor's taifa.
The cascade of scandals in recent years has pushed the EU to grapple with the source of the problem. He wants to create a new European authority, with powers to intervene in the member states, and more harmonized rules, according to a draft of conclusions to which El Economista had access, and which will be adopted by the EU finance ministers next Wednesday at the Ecofin Council.
Community sources reported that Ecofin has become an informal video conference, given the increase in COVID cases in Europe. Ministers are expected to give their political blessing to the conclusions, and the document will be subsequently adopted by written procedure.
Scandals such as Danske Bank in 2018, which through its branch in Estonia introduced 200,000 million euros of suspicious origin into legal circulation, have been the last straw. But the money laundering challenge transcends European borders, as evidenced by the recent leak of FinCen papers, which Buzzfeed had access to.
Member States have been mulling over the idea of a European anti-money laundering authority for a couple of years. Some partners were skeptical of this idea, others advocated increasing the powers of the European Banking Authority, which already performs some coordination tasks. The ABE has insisted on the need to first have common rules so that the new authority can act. In the end, Member States have opted for both options at the same time
The draft conclusions on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, which could still undergo some changes, calls for the creation of a European authority and directly applicable common standards, with the so-called "single regulation".
The new authority could intervene in exceptional situations and replace national supervisors
The ministers opt for this option in front of a directive, to avoid national disparities when transposing the community norms to the national framework. They also request a proposal for the structure and tasks of an EU supervisor at the same time, "to allow simultaneous drafting due to the interdependence of these issues," says the draft conclusions. The Commission plans to present its proposals on both fronts in early 2021.
The countries propose that the new European authority start by supervising a limited number of entities chosen according to their risk, although it could also intervene in exceptional situations and replace national supervisors if they do not ensure adequate control. The new body could carry out general inspections, including on-site inspections "together with the national supervisor," as well as give direct instructions or impose sanctions.
Some of the institutions that would be under his mandate would be credit institutions, payment institutions, exchange offices, institutions that handle electronic money and other financial entities. In order to decide whether the supervision is carried out at the central or national level, the conclusions propose to analyze the risks derived from the customer base, their products, the delivery channels and the geographical exposure of these institutions.
Single regulation
Regarding the single regulation, the ministers emphasize the importance of having a directly applicable regulation to reduce national divergences in transposition that undermine effective implementation of EU anti-money laundering norms.
The areas to be harmonized under the new regulation are the types of entities under money laundering rules, customer due diligence requirements, provisions on due diligence for national and foreign politically exposed persons, record keeping, internal controls, provisions of subcontracting and dependence on the parties, administrative sanctions consistent with sectoral legislation, information obligations, provisions on the determination of beneficial owners, provisions on cooperation and exchange of information, and responsibilities and powers of the supervisory authorities at national and European level.
The conclusions underline that the Commission should particularly focus on achieving a "uniform and high standard of customer due diligence", especially for customer identification and verification of their identity, the nature and purpose of the business relationship, verification of the effective beneficiary of the client and continuous monitoring of the business relationship.
"Such provisions are crucial to prevent illegal money from entering the domestic market through the weakest link," read the draft conclusions.
The regulator defends an authority and a single regulation at the same time
The president of the European Banking Authority, José Manuel Campa, has long warned that the European approach against money laundering is not appropriate and must be strengthened. "The implementation of our directives in this field is based on principles and is not sufficiently prescriptive," he said in an interview with El Economista last December.
In his opinion, they leave a lot of space that is used by governments when they are adapted to the national framework. "The consequence is that the ability to control money laundering transactions within the EU is difficult because there is so much diversity," the Spaniard added. The danger is that once money enters the single market, it can be easily moved. That is why the Union is only as strong as the weakest of our links. And some countries have shown that they are real holes, such as Malta, Cyprus or Estonia.
For this reason, Campa defends progress at the same time in curdling a common regulation and creating a central anti-money laundering authority. He is of the opinion that having only one European authority without a change in existing regulation would likely limit its operability.
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Ahead of next Friday's iPhone and Apple Watch launches , Apple is rolling out fresh new artwork and eye-popping displays to its retail stores. Vivid graphic panels promote the upcoming iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and Apple Watch Series 4, while feature bays showcasing Apple services, apps, and third-party accessories are headlined by unique new molded iconography.
At the launch of the new Apple Watch 4 , it was a bit of a scrum to get some decent hands on time with the device (especially against the backdrop of grabbing time with three new iPhones as well). But in the melee there was something cool that we checked out - the new Apple Watch 4 faces that are coming with the new device. The elemental faces - water, vapor, liquid metal and fire - are new to the mix, as well as the new breathe face .


As a guitarist who gigs occasionally, noodles daily, and creates or covers songs as much as possible, I spend an embarrassing amount of time researching the best guitar gear to get the sound in my head blasting out of the speaker cab on the end of my patch cable.
However, it took me a while to wrap my head around this: recording is part of the creative process, so recording gear choices also matter. As I've slowly transitioned my living room into a live room for home recording, I've begun to curate a collection of mics that, like my pedals, have their own unique quality and character. They might not make a sound, but the way they capture, interact, and respond to the guitar sounds I've created has made mics a critical item in my gear arsenal.
If, like me, your creativity far exceeds your budget, here are my top mic picks that will help you get more out of your guitar gear and extend your creative process in a home studio.
Some gear is standard issue for a reason, and we would be remiss if we didn't start by recommending a longstanding staple in home and professional studios everywhere: the Shure SM57.
Its unidirectional cardioid pattern helps reduce background noise and focus at the source it's pointing at, which—in combination with its flat-topped grille—makes it great for placing in front of your guitar amp to capture an articulate representation of your tone. But while the SM57 is certainly tried and true for this application (evidenced by all of the records it has helped make), it's not the only Shure worthy of consideration.
The SM57's cousin, the nearly indestructible and exceedingly versatile Shure Beta 57A, also makes a great choice for recording your guitar. It's a lot like the SM57 (and similarly priced) but features a round-topped grille and extended frequency response, which makes it capable of delivering brighter, more sparkling highs and deeper, fuller lows.
The sound capturing characteristic of the Sennheiser e609 is honest, yet articulate. As a hang-over-the-top-lollipop mic of sorts, the e609 is designed to work sans mic stand. This design is a huge space-saver for the already cramped home studio.
Simply plug it in and dangle it over your amp at the desired position over your speaker and stand by for the precision and punch you'd expect from a side-address super-cardioid pickup pattern. These sonic and structural assets also make it ideal for gigging: Toss one in your guitar case, and mic yourself up on stage to ensure you're sending the sound engineer the sound you want.
If you're a recording guitarist, your studio mic arsenal should include at least one large diaphragm condenser mic. While this style of mic used to be reserved only for the holy grail of top-tier mics, these days, exceptional designs and expert craftsmanship doesn't have to come with a huge price tag. I mean, what's the point in building a home studio if you've got to remortgage the house?
Take the sE Electronics X1 S. Tucked beneath its rugged mesh grill and metal housing is a hand-crafted, custom condenser capsule and high-performance circuit to offer up class-leading sonic response while minimizing signal loss. The onboard attenuation switch to cut 10 or 20 db and switchable low-cut filter put the shape and contour of the mic literally at your fingertips.
For loud electric guitars or super bright acoustics, these provide a tailored attention to detail for your sound as soon as it enters the room.
Another leading contender in the large diaphragm condenser category is the RODE NT1-A. Some might argue that these little silver bullets are the SM57 of this part of the mic world. They're economical, rock-solid, and uncompromising in character and versatility.
The NT1-A is rightly hailed for its realistic quality: It gives you the organic sound of your guitar and the natural feel of your room. This is ideal for the home-guitarist-turned-producer whose looking to first capture a carefully crafted song, and then rework it through DAW plugins. As a middleman in that transaction, the NT1-A ensures that the finished product still has the heart of the idea that inspired you in the first place.
To stretch your home studio bucks further, check out the all-black RODE NT1-A bundle that goes all in with a shock mount, pop-filter, and black satchel that could double as classy gift bag for that bottle of whisky you'll re-gift at next year's Christmas gift exchange.
If you're looking to try something completely different in the home studio, a ribbon mic just might do the trick. Ribbon mics aren't only for the upper echelon. Designs like the MXL R144 put that legendary sound within reach for the economically minded, aspiring mic aficionado.
The figure-eight pattern of the R144 smooths out guitar signal peaks and lofty vocal pitches by gently cloaking them in a warm and natural tone. With a pickup pattern that listens in and relays sounds on both sides of the microphone, these are ideal for getting an entirely different sound out of your small space.
I'd recommend these for giving a classic and homey feel to a singer-songwriter setup, getting a full and rich sound for an impromptu living room jam session, or, my personal favorite, toying around with different mic placements relative to a washy and ambient amp. With all of these, the MXL R144 captures huge sounds in a small package.
Our natural inclination as guitarists is to gravitate towards gear that makes brilliant, inspiring, jaw-dropping sounds. Yet mics are so much more than traffickers of your guitar creations—they're an extension of your setup. They pick up the job where your pedals and amp left off.
Whether recording live or in a living room, having a few mics to choose from will let you hear your guitar gear in fresh ways and extend your creative qualities as a writer and players turned producer.


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If you're new to open water swimming or triathlons, chances are you will be faced with the question of how to choose a wetsuit.
And when you're spending hundreds of pounds on something that can affect your swimming so much, it's important to get this choice right.
Even if you're simply hiring a wetsuit at a competition, making the wrong choice can result in valuable seconds – or minutes – lost.
So before you dive in and invest in the shiniest, brightest or most expensive, take a look at our tips for how to choose a wetsuit.
As our open water blogger Val says, if you're buying a wetsuit, it's a good idea to find somewhere which offers a 'try before you buy' option.
Some shops offer sessions where you can try on a range of wetsuits at a local pool and work out which one suits you best.
If you have friends of a similar shape and size who own a wetsuit, perhaps ask them nicely if you can try theirs.
It should go without saying that your wetsuit needs to be comfortable. Swimming in open water can be challenging enough as it without a poorly-fitted wetsuit literally dragging you back.
Flexibility in the right places is also vital. Once inside your wetsuit, try practicing some arm strokes and stretching to the ceiling. You should be able to move your arms without lots of pressure on your shoulders.
How else do you know if a wetsuit is the right fit? They key contact points are around the wrists, neck and ankles.
The wrists of the suit should conform well to your body. As your arm pushes through the water you don't want cold water shooting up the arm. This will cause drag, and fill the suit with water and the wetsuit will not work at its best.
The neck of the suit should conform to the neck and be as tight as possible without feeling like you are being throttled! Again, if too loose, the water will shoot down your suit and the wetsuit will not work correctly.
Tapered legs down to the ankles ensure more streamlined kick and help with getting the suit on and off.
In terms of performance, you should look for a suit with as much rubber versus material (neoprene) as possible. There will be different grades of rubber (which will also effect the price) but the less material the better. Material on the outside of a wetsuit is heavy and will soak up water over time.
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Don Knotts pulls duty of senior class president
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Don Knotts sat at the head table at the 60th reunion of Morgantown High School's Class of 1942, but it wasn't because he was an Emmy-winning actor and star of one of television's most beloved programs.
Knotts was the senior class president.
The 78-year-old actor, who portrayed bumbling Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," kept a low profile Saturday as he mingled with about 60 classmates at a local hotel.
"Hey, this doesn't have anything to do with me," said Knotts, whose name tag read simply "Don Knotts, Los Angeles, Calif."
"Everyone here has just managed to stay friends for all these years. That's pretty amazing," he said.
Knotts did take the microphone and rattle off a few jokes.
"That's just Don," classmate Mary Pompili Balint said. "He makes it fun, but we've always had fun. This is just a special class."
'Signs' director wanted to reach beyond 'Sense'
LOS ANGELES -- M. Night Shyamalan says he wanted to include more emotion in his new film than there was in his hit "The Sixth Sense" and its follow-up, "Unbreakable."
The 31-year-old director says he moved away from the detached tone of those movies with "Signs."
"What I realized with 'Unbreakable' is that it doesn't matter if you have technical prowess if you don't connect with the people in the theater," Shyamalan told the Daily News of Los Angeles. "So I decided to just let myself be myself on this one and show the two things about me that I don't think I've let audiences see -- joy and emotion."
"Signs," which opens Friday, stars Mel Gibson as a former minister who has renounced God and finds himself facing possible evidence of a coming space invasion.
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Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania action-adventure Touhou Project fangame developed by Team Ladybug and published by Active Gaming Media brand Playism for Microsoft Windows. First available through Steam Early Access in 2018, the game was fully released in February 2019, and later ported to the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

In Touhou Luna Nights, Sakuya Izayoi is sent to a parallel universe, and is robbed of her powers. Over the course of the game, she reclaims her powers and escapes to her home land, Gensokyo.

Gameplay

Touhou Luna Nights is an action-adventure game, in which the player must navigate around a large mansion, killing enemies and maneuvering through platforming sections, and occasionally encountering puzzles and boss fights. The player controls Sakuya Izayoi, whose main abilities, hailing from her Touhou appearances, consist of being able to stop time, and throw knives.

Using Sakuya's powers drains the MP (magic) meter, which regenerates very slowly, and the HP (health) meter, which drops upon being hit, does not regenerate at all. In order to replenish either one, the player must find one of the few vending machines scattered around the map, or graze enemy attacks (having enemy attacks reach the edge of Sakuya's hitbox will replenish HP and MP, a gameplay mechanic from the official Touhou games). Like most Metroidvanias, the player can acquire gold (which is used as currency), and experience points by killing enemies. Gold can be spent on upgrades to Sakuya's abilities, giving her new weapons and moves, and improve her maximum HP and MP.

Plot
Sakuya Izayoi, the head maid of Gensokyo's Scarlet Devil Mansion, is sent to a parallel universe that mysteriously resembles the mansion, by her mistress, Remilia Scarlet. Apparently, this is for Remilia's own amusement, but her younger sister Flandre Scarlet disguises herself as Nitori Kawashiro and hijacks the parallel universe in revenge for Remilia using her magical jewels to create Luna Nights without permission. After Sakuya defeats Flandre, Remilia apologizes and undoes Luna Nights.

In the game's alternate ending, the real Nitori discovers that the world is collapsing and sends Sakuya to investigate. She finds Reimu Hakurei had infiltrated the parallel universe as it is affecting the real Gensokyo. After they fight, Remilia, Nitori, and Flandre arrive and explain to everyone that the purpose of Luna Nights is to create a universe where Flandre could freely use her powers to avoid creating an incident in the real Gensokyo, but were unsuccessful leading to Reimu's appearance. The spiritual energy built up during the fight causes the universe to collapse, with Sakuya barely escaping in Nitori's mech.

Characters

With the exception of Nitori, all of the characters in Touhou Luna Nights are either the protagonists of the series or are from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

Sakuya Izayoi – The main protagonist, head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Hong Meiling – First boss, a Chinese martial artist, and the Scarlet Devil Mansion's gatekeeper.
Marisa Kirisame – Second boss, a human magician.
Patchouli Knowledge – Third boss, a solitary magician and librarian that resides in the Scarlet Devil Mansion's library.
Remilia Scarlet – Fourth boss, a vampire, and the owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Nitori Kawashiro – Fifth boss, a kappa who fights using mecha and runs a shop. After defeating her, it is revealed that she is Flandre Scarlet in disguise.
Flandre Scarlet – Sixth and final boss, a vampire and Remilia's younger sister. Because of her powers, she is normally forced to stay in the Scarlet Devil Mansion's basement.
Reimu Hakurei – Eighth and true final boss, the miko of the Hakurei Shrine, and the main protagonist of the official Touhou games.
Cirno – Extra seventh boss added in an update, an ice fairy who resides at the Misty Lake, located near the Scarlet Devil Mansion. She is the only boss unavailable in the boss rush mode.

Development and release
Touhou Luna Nights was launched through Early Access on Steam in August 2018, and had its Version 1.0 release in February 2019. In June 2019, an update to the game was added, featuring Reimu as the game's final boss (previously Flandre), a dash ability, a new weapon, a boss rush mode, and achievements.

The game was released on Microsoft Store for the Xbox One and Windows 10 on September 3, 2020; this version of the game features an additional boss battle against Cirno. A Nintendo Switch port was announced in October 2020. This version, published by Phoenixx, was released on December 17, 2020.

In December 2020, Team Ladybug announced that the Cirno boss fight would be coming to the original Steam version. This update was released on January 18, 2021.

Reception

Touhou Luna Nights garnered positive reception from critics and holds a near-perfect user-review score on Steam, while the console versions also garnered similar response.  Reviewers praised the fluidity of the movement and gameplay mechanics, but noted that the game only took about six hours to beat, which would leave players wanting more. 3DJuegos Alberto Pastor praised the game's fast-paced action, combat system, intense boss fights, graphics, and high-quality sprite animations but criticized its short length despite the intensity and uneven level design. Pastor also felt that the fighting could get chaotic at times. Oprainfalls Steve Baltimore stated that the game "has some of the best sprite work I've seen in years", commending the detailed character and enemy sprite animations, as well as the gameplay and chiptune music. Jeuxvideo.coms Hyiga gave positive remarks to the time manipulation and grazing mechanics, well-balanced difficulty, boss fights, pixel artwork, fluid character animations, and remixed music from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. However, he criticized the short length, slow character status improvement, and the shopping feature for being very simplistic.

Nintendo Blasts Juliana Paiva Zapparoli reviewed the Nintendo Switch port and gave positive remarks to the game's fluid and intense gameplay due to the time manipulation and grazing mechanics, responsive controls, faithfulness to the original series, and audiovisual presentation, but criticized the lack of replay factor and additional content, in addition to the large map and unnecessary backtracking compared to the overall length. Also reviewing the Switch port, IGN Japans Fuminobu Hata praised Touhou Luna Nights for implementing features from both Touhou Project and regular Metroidvanias, allowing for the removal of various elements typically seen in the genre, and suggested that the game should be used as a template for future Metroidvania games.

Sales and accolades
On February 28, 2019, 50,000 copies of the game were sold. According to Team Ladybug, sales reached 100,000 copies after the game's final update was launched in June 2019. Japanese website 4Gamer.net reported that the game had reached 150,000 copies worldwide by August 2020. In April 2021, Team Ladybug announced that the game reached 250,000 copies sold across all platforms. At IndiePlay 2019, Touhou Luna Nights won the "Best Overseas Game" award.

References

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Touhou Project games
Metroidvania games
Nintendo Switch games
Video games featuring female protagonists
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• WWE Taking Ownership Of Wrestlers' Twitch Accounts
WWE informed their wrestlers last month to stop engaging in third party activities using their on-screen names, or they would be punished.
In an update to that report, WrestlingInc is reporting that WWE will start owning wrestlers' Twitch accounts in 4 weeks, but they will receive a percentage of the revenue, which counts against their downside guarantees.
Vince McMahon reportedly sent out an e-mail to talents earlier this week as a reminder to stop having unauthorized business relationships with third party websites by this Friday.
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