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Skip to main content Iran bans Boeing 737 MAX from airspace: civil aviation 2 min Tehran (AFP) Iran's civil aviation authority said Friday it had banned Boeing 737 Max jets from its airspace, the latest in a series of countries to do so after a deadly crash. The decision was announced by civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh, in a bulletin published by the transport ministry. "Following the banning of the 737 MAX from the airspace of many countries, including America, which is the country that builds it, this type of plane is now banned from Iranian airspace," Jafarzadeh said. The aircraft has been grounded worldwide in the wake of an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday which killed all 157 people on board. The fatal accident near Addis Ababa came after a Lion Air 737 MAX 8 crashed last October, killing 189 people. French authorities are currently examining the Ethiopian aircraft to determine why the new plane crashed just minutes after takeoff. Iran cannot purchase or operate Boeing 737 MAX planes due to US sanctions. The transport ministry however said in December one such aircraft made an emergency landing in the southern city of Shiraz due to engine troubles. Passengers of the Norwegian Air Shuttle plane were unhurt in the incident and flew out the next day, but the aircraft was stuck in Shiraz for more than two months before the United States allowed necessary spare parts to be flown into Iran. Page not found

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Wayve Taught a Car to Drive Autonomously in Just 20 Minutes Home > News > Content 【Summary】A team of researchers in Britain under the company name of Wayve, showcased its “reinforcement learning” algorithm that, when used in tandem with a human safety driver, taught a vehicle how to drive autonomously in just 20 minutes. Original Vineeth Joel Patel    Jul 17, 2018 8:30 AM PT Wayve Taught a Car to Drive Autonomously in Just 20 Minutes Artificial intelligence is one of the major keys that will take autonomous cars from being Level 2, which are already on the road today, to Level 5, which refers to fully self driving vehicles. Automakers and technology companies have run into a dilemma with artificial intelligence, as experts believe that the adjustment periods that AI systems need to follow to operate on their own are a lot longer than everyone expects. Automakers are experts at making vehicles and technology companies have started to dabble in artificial intelligence systems that are specifically geared towards automobiles. That's one of the obvious reasons why traditional company's, like Ford, have teamed up with tech giants like Baidu.  Ford isn't the only company to set its sight on a partnership to ensure that its driverless cars are fitted with the right artificial intelligence systems. Daimler recently chose Silicon-Valley based Xilinx as the company for its AI-based automotive applications.  Clearly, if you want autonomous vehicles to operate properly, they have to have high-tech AI systems. A new team of researchers out of Britain just revealed why having the right artificial intelligence system is crucial, as they developed a system that can teach a car to drive on its own in just 20 minutes. If that's not impressive in today's modern times, I don't know what is.  Wayve Autonomous 2.jpg Wayve Comes Out With New, Innovative Tech As New Atlas reports, two artificial intelligence Ph.Ds from Cambridge University have gone all-in on machine learning and have founded a new company called Wayve. The company recently released a video of the Renault Twizy, which was modified with the necessary components to drive on its own, teaching itself how to drive over a span of 20 minutes.  According to Amar Shah and Alex Kendall with Wayve, the industry has focused too much on hand-engineering to find a solution to the autonomous car issue.  "The missing piece of the self-driving puzzle is intelligent algorithms, not more sensors, rules and maps," said Shah, the co-founder and CEO of Wayve. "Humans have a fascinating ability to perform complex tasks in the real world, because our brains allow us to learn quickly and transfer knowledge across our many experiences. We want to give our vehicles better brains, not more hardware."  With that philosophy in place, the Wayve team took a Renault Twizy and outfitted it with a couple of components. Those included a camera at the front of the vehicle and a system that could handle the steering, gas pedal, and brakes independently. Another piece of the puzzle was a graphics processing unit that took all of the information that the camera saw and made sense of it. The algorithm Wayve utilized was a model-free deep reinforcement learning algorithm that was used to solve the lane following task. With all of the necessary components on the vehicle, the algorithm worked through three processes: exploration, optimization, and evaluation.  Wayve Autonomous Car.jpg How It All Works  Exploration, as Wayve states, refers to the algorithms ability to "try different actions and record data." Optimization is the process of updating the model using the available data, while evaluation sees "how well the model performs."  To see if everything worked, the company put the little Twizy on a curvy – not one with too many corners, though – road and let it go. A human driver was present behind the wheel of the vehicle throughout the entire test and took control of the machine when it started to swerve.  As the company's three-headed approach reveals, the Twizy "experimented," making mistakes and learning about its surroundings through random actions. When the system made a mistake, the human driver was there to intervene, straightening out the vehicle and putting it down the right path before letting go of the steering wheel again.  Every time the system traveled a long distance, it was rewarded. The human safety driver optimized the policy from within the vehicle, ensuring that the system understood what it did well.  Wayve's System Impresses In A Packed Field As you can see from the video below, the system learns quickly. It goes from making numerous mistakes to becoming smoother and smoother, acting more like a regular human driver as it learns. After 20 minutes, which has been condensed in approximately two minutes in the video below, the vehicle learned how to stay on the single-lane road on its own.  For Wayve, it's all about the quality of the AI systems that are placed in autonomous vehicles instead of the quantity. "DeepMind have shown us that deep reinforcement learning methods can lead to super-human performance in many games including Go, Chess and computer games, almost always outperforming any rule based system," stated Wayve in a blog post. "We here show that a similar philosophy is also possible in the real world, and in particular, in autonomous vehicles."  The company believes that the semi-autonomous cars on the road today are "stuck at good but not good enough performance levels." With the British company's algorithm, cars can go from okay to really good over a short period of time. As the company puts it, a driving algorithm that starts with operating at roughly 95 percent of a human could quickly become better.  How Wayve's System Can Make Autonomous Cars Better "After a full day of driving and on-line improvement from human-safety driver take over, perhaps the system would improve to 96 percent," states the company in the blog post. "After a week, 98 percent. After a month, 99 percent. After a few months, the system may be super-human, having benefited from the feedback of many different safety drivers."  The whole goal from the get-go with autonomous vehicles is to make them safer than human drivers, but to operate in a similar fashion. While other automakers are moving towards the goal with numerous sensors, cameras, and computers, Wayve's approach is different.  "Wayve has a philosophy that to build robotic intelligence we do not need massive models, fancy sensors and endless data," claims the company in the blog post. "What we need is a clever training process that learns rapidly and efficiently, like in our video above. Hand-engineered approaches to the self-driving problem have reached an unsatisfactory glass ceiling in performance. Wayve is attempting to unlock autonomous driving capabilities with smarter machine learning."  Other companies, like Tesla, use learning elements to make their machines better. Tesla's Autopilot system makes a note in its system every time a driver makes a mistake, i.e. a driver has to take over from the system, and spreads that information to other Tesla's so that it doesn't happen for other drivers. Wayve's idea of letting the vehicle learn on its own, though, is innovative, bold, and fascinating, which is exactly what the industry needs to bring fully autonomous vehicles onto the road.  Prev                  Next Writer's other posts Related Content

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Black Hat SEO Essential SEO advice Using Black Hat SEO on your web site is never a good idea, why? Some clues lie in it's alternative titles: unethical SEO and spamdexing. The words spam and unethical show more than what the practice does, it also shows how it is viewed. What are some ways that someone could fall into the practice of this type of SEO? Doing things that only appeal to search engines and not human audiences basically sum up what black seo is.  The working side of it is that keyword stuffing, page swapping, hidden text, and many other ways, are designed to try to fool search engines into giving you a higher web ranking. But, you might say, isn't a higher web ranking what I am after? NO!!!! At least, definitely not in this way. Search engines such as Google were not born yesterday, they are not easily fooled. So, even if your website achieves a temporary rise in web rankings, this will be followed by an equally dramatic fall, perhaps even a blacklist. So, if any SEO company attempts to win you over by promising quick page one rankings, run a mile! You could end up losing your website rankings entirely. At London Web Designers, we focus on quality web content and links. We want you to have a successful website that offers a great R.O.I, and, not a website that will need replacing due to unethical practices. Not A Weapon You Should Use Every good deed has it's reward, and every bad deed does too! Using Black Hat SEO as a weapon is never a good idea, why is that? Firstly, let's assume you have a moral code. Once you resort to, what is basically Cyber Crime, you will find it easier to use again and again. Another reason is that you might be discovered. On one of our clients account, they had received an email from an overseas SEO agency promising 15 days of free SEO. After the trial, the client told the company that he would not be continuing. Following this there was a massive drop in their web search engine rankings. Upon checking, there was a 100% probability that the clients' site had been slapped with a Google penalty. The thing is, that when the backlinks were checked, there were no discernible bad links to disavow. An appeal to Google to remove the penalty went unanswered, and the client had to abandon the site. Now, what does this have to do with it? The client considered using the same tactics against the SEO company, however, they had far more experience in these matters, and they would likely have lost. When you hire our SEO for London web service, we will not use Black Hat SEO tactics on your site, or any other web site, thus minimising the risk of a web war. Please follow and like us: Simon Harrison Simon Harrison With a Diploma in Sales, a Diploma in Digital Marketing as well as many other web related certificates, I am an experienced London Web Designer who has worked with many sites and businesses. Since 1998, I have helped create, grow and sell many businesses, and can help you achieve your goals

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) New York City Mediation Law Attorney Alla Roytberg explains the unique aspects of condominiums.A condominium is another type of apartment; however, owning a condominium is very different from “owning” a co-op. In a condominium, owners actually own their space as real estate, as opposed to owning shares in the co-op building. They have a deed, the same way you have a deed on a house. When a person owns a condominium apartment, he/she owns whatever is inside the walls/unit and also a proportionate share of the common elements of the building. For example, if there are 4 apartments in the building, the owner would have a deed for their apartment and a 25% interest in the common elements in the building as well. Just like with the co-op, the building has an offering plan. It has a budget and, depending on its size, they may have a management company and it can borrow money, if needed. Monthly maintenance payments in condominiums are usually called “common charges” and they relate to the unit owner’s proportionate share of the costs needed to run the building. Because the person owns the apartment and has a deed, it is considered “real property” in the same way a house is considered real property. The owner of a condominium apartment would be responsible for the real estate taxes, whereas in a co-op, a unit owner is a shareholder in the corporation, so a portion of the real estate taxes of the building is incorporated into that unit owner’s monthly maintenance payment. In a condominium, the same way as with a house, you pay the real estate taxes that are allocated to the property that you own, which is your own apartment. In a divorce situation, where a party or the parties decide that ownership may need to be transferred, it is much simpler to transfer ownership of a condominium than that of a co-op. Usually, the Condo Board does not have to be involved. It merely receives notice that the condominium ownership has changed. Many condominium boards still maintain a Board application process for purchasers, however the only way a Condominium Board can reject the transaction, is by opting to purchase the apartment themselves. This is called, “the right of first refusal” and Condominium Boards usually simply issue a piece of paper, called “Waiver of the Right of First Refusal” to the parties, prior to the closing of a sale of one of their units. Whether parties decide to sell or buy a Condominium in their normal daily life or transfer ownership during a change in a family structure, such as a divorce, death, estate planning, etc. it is critical to understand how condominium ownership works and to insert clear and effective language in the agreements that would govern the process. Do you know anyone who would find this article useful? Please feel free to forward? I’d also appreciate feedback. Please share your thoughts in the comment box below. allaAlla Roytberg The Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, PC Phone: 718-575-9479 Fax: 718-575-8163 Contact Us Listen to your children! "Split" documents what children say about their parents' divorce. Мы говорим по-русски - We Speak Russian Divorce Process Comparison Chart Make a Payment Payment Options Contact Information The Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, P.C. Manhattan Office The Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor New York, NY 10174 Telephone: 212-582-5757 Fax: 888-293-7930 Map & Directions Forest Hills Office 108-18 Queens Boulevard, 5th Floor Forest Hills, NY 11375 Telephone: 718-575-9479 Fax: 888-293-7930 Map & Directions

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A Cleethorpes man has spoken out about the changes he has been forced to make since he was diagnosed with type two diabetes five years ago. 55-year-old Andrew Nicolson, of Taylor's Avenue, Cleethorpes, was diagnosed with diabetes five years ago, when he was rushed to hospital after he collapsed in his home on a Sunday afternoon, and since then he has had to make some big changes and learned a lot about the importance of keeping your diet and lifestyle in check. Today is World Diabetes Day, set up to spread awareness about the disease which affects about four million people in the UK, with another half a million thought to be living with the condition without a diagnosis. Andy Nicolson from Cleethorpes talks about living with diabetes There are two types of diabetes, type one and type two. Type one diabetes needs to be controlled by insulin, while type two can be kept in check through correct diet and exercise, however can require insulin if it deteriorates. In order to help others and spread awareness, along with dispelling some of the misconceptions about diabetes, Mr Nicolson has spoken out about what life is like living with diabetes. He said that when he was initially diagnosed, there were many things that he had previously thought about diabetes that turned out to be completely untrue and he credits attending the Desmond course run by the NHS, for providing him with a proper understanding about what the condition entails and how to live with it successfully. He said: "At the beginning I had a lot of misconceptions about diabetes, that I had overheard from other people who were just wrong. Mr Nicolson credits the Desmond course with providing him with the education that he needs "I had heard things about bad sugars and good sugars that you can eat, but the fact of the matter is, there iare no good sugars, they are all bad. "Almost everything you eat, particularly carbohydrates and certain kinds of fruit, turn into sugar when they are inside your body, so you need to properly understand what foods can do what in order to keep your blood sugar levels in order. "It was not until I did the Desmond course run by Kerrie Pasquill-Johnson, that I fully understood what foods can do to you and how you need to change your diet." Food awareness is now something that Mr Nicolson takes very seriously, now avoiding some foods that he thought were "good for him" which includes pastas and fruits. He said: "I had always eaten a lot of pasta, believing that it would be something that would be good for you, but as it is all carbohydrate, it all turns into sugar once its processed. • It’s estimated that over five million people in England are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes • Type 2 diabetes is linked to lifestyle and represents a real threat to health; if untreated it can lead to stroke, blindness, heart disease, kidney failure and lower limb amputation • Even if you are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, it can still be prevented through losing weight, eating healthily and being more active • Ask your GP or practice nurse for a blood test to check blood sugar levels "Potatoes are now a major no, especially mashed potato, because it can increase your blood sugar levels rapidly. This is because the food is already broken down and takes your body less effort to process, so more sugar is produced. Sometimes I will have a roast potato because it takes more effort to break down." The main symptoms that Mr Nicolson feels whenever his blood sugar levels are not correct are drowsiness and lack of concentration, describing it as "almost being like you are drunk." He now will always check his blood sugar levels before embarking on a long journey, so that he knows what he will be like during it and will be able to take action if his blood sugar levels are not where they need to be. He says that while having diabetes can be frustrating, it can be easily managed with the correct education and awareness of the disease. He said: "If you are diagnosed with diabetes you need to take the condition seriously, but with the correct education and planning it can be easily managed. "The Desmond course is something that I would highly rate, as it opened my eyes to what is required. "Often your doctor will simply not have the time to sit with you for a day and explain the ins and outs, but this course did exactly that, and over the course of two half days I understood the disease more than ever." Diabetes Nurse Specialist Kerrie Pasquill-Johnson, who runs the Desmond course in North East Lincolnshire said: "The course used to be just for newly diagnosed patients, but recently we have got more funding and can now open it up to even more people. "The course is all about helping people to manage the condition themselves, as most patients will only see a practice nurse at the most four times a year, so it is best if they can manage themselves." If you are interested in joining a Desmond course, you need to ask your practice nurse for a referral which can be made electronically.

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GTR Forum banner 1. Installing a NRG Short Hub with NRG Slim/Thin Quick Release Skyline and Stagea "How to" and DIY guides I wanted a quick release for my car just as a security measure really. My steering wheel was already really close to me, even with it adjusted all the way back. I remember austrian gtr saying he installed a NRG Slim quick release, it's basically less than half the size of a normal one. So I...

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Retrieve the data associated with a general constraint of type TAN. Calling this method for a general constraint of a different type leads to an exception. You can query the GenConstrType attribute to determine the type of the general constraint. See also addGenConstrTan for a description of the semantics of this general constraint type. void getGenConstrTan ( GRBGenConstr genc,     GRBVar* xvarP,     GRBVar* yvarP ) genc: The general constraint object. Any of the following arguments can be NULL. xvarP: Pointer to store the <span>$</span>x<span>$</span> variable. yvarP: Pointer to store the <span>$</span>y<span>$</span> variable.

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Thursday, February 8, 2018 HP-23 upgrade board kit from Old Heathkit Parts Breath new life into a Heathkit HP-23 power supply My recent interest in restoring a 1970s Heathkit HW-101 tube radio, is leading me down quite a winding path.  Before I can even test the HW-101 I must be able to supply it with power.  Vacuum tube radios need multiple voltages for the different tubes in use.  In the case of the 20 vacuum tubes used in the HW-101, it needs the following voltages to operate, 800v, 350v, -130v and 12.6v.   If you've followed previous posts you'd read that I thought I'd be clever (as if), and restore a Heathkit power supply that runs off of 12v so that I could use it mobile or from my 12v linear supply in the shack.  Well, I restored a HP-13 and if you read that post and watched/listened to the video you and I now both understand why operators only used those power supplies out of earshot, like in the trunk of their automobile, or in the next county.  It makes way too much audio racket to be at my operating position. So, pouring a bit more money into this effort, I bought a AC/mains powered supply; the Heathkit HP-23B... but alas it has old components and also needs to be restored. Heathkit HP-23B No direct replacement capacitors Those large capacitors in the first photo have no modern equivalent in terms of the pin-outs and the HP-23B chassis used some phenolic wafers that are rather fragile after this many years, to hold those capacitors.  There are some videos showing how to adapt modern capacitors to fit and that would help maintain it's classic look, but it seemed a bit fiddly to do.  Also, you can see that in the base of the power supply there are numerous other axial caps and resistors that need replacing and it's a frightening mess of wiring in there given the voltages present. Old Heathkit Parts to the rescue This is such a common issue with these power supplies, that K8GNZ designed a PCB compatible with modern electronic components that would replace that tangle of wiring.  It can be ordered from Old Heathkit Parts for a reasonable sum and comes with a CD listing the components that need to be ordered as well as instructions for building the PCB and wiring it up with the HP-23B. This board gives you one convenient place to populate all the components and hookup the wiring in the HP-23 chassis. The 3w 100k resistors go on the bottom mounted 1/4" off the board so they don't burn the board (they get hot) Partially populated board All done, ready to wire up to the HP-23 transformer and choke Note how much smaller the 4 new 450v caps are than the ones they replaced in the photo at the top of the post. The next step is to tear down the old HP-23B and prepare for this board to replace its innards.  Maybe this weekend. Gotta get the power from the supply to the radio The power supply has 8 connections to the radio and Amphenol 11-pin plugs are used for the connections.  I purchased a wiring kit on eBay that I'm not really pleased with so I won't provide a link to the seller.  It works but there were some compromises.  If I need another cable I think I'll just find a used one. Power cable I also added an amp-key line out from pins 5 (ground) and 11 (relay) for future projects.  I terminated it into a female RCA plug.  I have previously used the amp-key line from my Ten-Tec Eagle to trigger the protective relay on my SDR, so I may use it for that, or something else.  I figured as long as I was soldering 16 connections in those plugs I could solder a couple more. Amp-key line out I've also purchased an additional NOS female Amphenol 11-pin chassis plug that I plan to wire up from the Grove connector on the HP-13 so that I can just use the HP-23 cable with the HP-13 if I wish to in the future. So just a few more hours of work and I should be able to light up the old HW-101 for the first time in decades. The smell of hot tubes awaits...  or magic smoke...  I hope it's the former That's all for now Richard, AA4OO 1. Many thanks for posting your progress with the HP-23 as well as the upgrade kit. I will be pursuing the same path with my HP-23 and subsequently the SB-100 transceiver so it is nice to have these helpful observations as guidance before I get started. Nice write-up! David KN4OBW

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Advancement and record dish tectonics Advancement and record dish tectonics The plate tectonics hypothesis handles the hobbies with the lithosphere which is the earth’s outermost shell. It describes the fragmentation among the lithosphere into several giant and a lot of other smallish cellular plates. The plates will be in a uninterrupted motion relative to one another (Tuzo, 1996). Adjustments ultimate result into a few lessons of restrictions in accordance with the track of motion. The boundaries encompass modify issues, convergent limitations and divergent borders. Divergent limits are from motions of dishes away from the other person building a totally new crust. Convergent borders crop up when two plates relocation towards the other resulting into one of these relocating beneath the other. Then finally, we certainly have the improve problems put together when two dishes slip in opposition to each other well with zero crust is constructed or wiped out. The ancient scholars looked into for the events within a earth’s intrinsic components. Present day analysts and analysts have a great comprehension of just how the more than-said dishes move, what activates the workouts, and in addition the resultant incidents because of the occurrence of the actions. Platter tectonics is the guiding idea among all globe sciences. It clarifies the explanation for the continents’ motions along the earth, designs of continents, earthquakes as well as other get formations. It also provides the justification as to why totally different organisms take up varied and individual spots. A German, Alfred Wegener, is definitely a evident choice around the mention of the platter tectonics theory. He revealed the idea responsible for continental drift with the 20th century. Wegener explicitly mentioned which your plan responsible for plate tectonics substantially impacted the continental drift. He detected there were definitily main commonalities inside of the continental outlines of Latin America and To the west Africa cementing his believe that possibly Latin America and Africa ended up being as soon as together (Richardson, 2014). A lot of Wegener’s job of study included; lineup and survey of fossils, analysis of rock formations and maps. It presented his findings store extra pounds and is also put on to-night out by investigators and geologists to study a variety of areas of landforms and other connected subjects. Although, Wegener’s findings contributed to heated up disagreements with opponents with respect to his plan as preposterous and condemning it. In spite of that, a bit more scientific studies was done in the research into magnetism in traditional rocks and persistent medium-ocean ridge which affirmed Wegener’s assertions related to platter tectonics. More studies have divulged there exists various landforms incorporating adolescent mountain tops, isles and rich trenches the place where earthquakes materialize. These developments serve to give significantly more thoughtful evidence that without a doubt plate tectonics is exclusively the cause of continental drifting. Several trendy theories cover information comparable to age-old research with regards to the identical. Naeraa (2012) points out how continental drift may cause currents and surf leading to the mantle component soaring up below the ancient continent, stopping it a part. This undertaking leads to the development newest oceanic crust with more volcanic processes. There occurs a likeness between these Wegener’s way of thinking of continental drift and also the active notions. Wegener’s theory gives a hard backdrop of the items often have occurred in ancient times even while most of the the current practices empower what pretty much exist. The similarity asserts the fact that platter tectonics idea might be more of some extension of Wegener’s continental drift theory. Yet, there is an impact within the two concepts. As indicated by Wegener, every different continent was pressed above the serious ocean surface whilst the modern practices store that these earth’s crust is fragmented a good research paper into dishes every using an seashore surface including a continent. The dish tectonics theory is currently essential in learning the simple circulation of sections of the earth’s work surface. The thought is applied in medical studies of several landforms and showing reason behind why the landforms coupled with other typical aspects are the way they appear to be. To conclude, Wegener’s theory of continental drift has become the point of interest in comprehension most of the the events in your earth’s arrangement. Equally important is the lots of breakthroughs that have been produced by researchers as an easy way of expanding Wegner’s main idea in the continental drift. The switch towards the dish tectonics way of thinking has become a remarkable accomplishment toward being aware of and familiarizing ourself while using planet and comprehending the atmosphere that surrounds us. In summary, the familiarity with Wegener’s idea happens to be employed by contemporary investigators and also has performed a big job in driving intensive knowledge to pupils and professionals.

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Who are Hearth’s volunteers? Our volunteers are the unsung heroes of Hearth. They see firsthand the many stresses our patients and families go through and strive to give a sense of normalcy back to their lives. They are dependable, patient, emotionally mature and respectful of people’s beliefs and backgrounds. Our volunteers are an integral part of our team and work closely with our doctors, nurses, aides, chaplains, and social workers to provide the best quality of life possible. What do volunteers do? Our volunteers provide companionship and support to our patients and their families. They may help by running errands, helping with household chores, or just lending a listening ear. Volunteers may also provide their expertise in community outreach, office work, and other operational tasks. You will be given a choice of how much and what type of things you want to do. Are volunteers trained? Yes, Hearth will provide free and comprehensive training for volunteers before they are assigned any tasks. Volunteers will learn about the hospice philosophy, grief education, health & safety precautions and more. How can I become a volunteer? If you are interested call one of  our office for more information. You will be required to complete our volunteer screening process and training before you begin. Thank you for considering volunteering with us and helping those in need. Call One of Office Numbers Today to Become a Volunteer!

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Entity integration platform options These options are being phased out and are only available for single platform integrations. Some integrations or platforms (those that are based on the entity class) allows various extra options to be set. Entity namespace By setting an entity namespace, all entities will be prefixed with that namespace. That way light.bathroom can become light.holiday_house_bathroom. # Example configuration.yaml entry - platform: your_lights entity_namespace: holiday_house Scan Interval Platforms that require polling will be polled in an interval specified by the main component. For example a light will check every 30 seconds for a changed state. It is possible to overwrite this scan interval for any platform that is being polled by specifying a scan_interval configuration key. In the example below we set up the your_lights platform but tell Home Assistant to poll the devices every 10 seconds instead of the default 30 seconds. # Example configuration.yaml entry to poll your_lights every 10 seconds. - platform: your_lights scan_interval: 10

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Your Cart Skagerak Furniture Skagerak is a Danish furniture and home accessories design company that has deep roots in Scandinavian design and a tradition of excellent craftsmanship. Vibeke Panduro and Jesper are the owners of the company who live in Aalborg, a harbour city in the North, with their two kids. It is also the founding place of Skagerak furniture in 1976, when they realized their dreams of creating everlasting design.  We understand that Skagerak [ˈsɡæjɐʁaɡ] is not so easy to pronounce, so let us explain its meaning. A strait runs from the northernmost part of Denmark, connecting our tiny country with Norway and Sweden, the Scandinavian neighbors of ours. The strait is named Skagerrak (with double 'r's) – it has been historically crucial in the Nordic region's development.  Skagerak outdoor furniture has similarities with the strait: unchangeable and staying the same forever – yet it is on the move all the time and is presented in novel ways. Skagerak is traditional and old, but at the same time fresh and experimental – Skagerak constantly combines modern concepts with the traditions and know-hows deeply rooted in Scandinavian culture to create marvelous modern decor items.   If you're looking to buy Skagerak furniture online, you've come to the right place. Our selection, service, and prices cant be beat! Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you found a competitor with a lower price.

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How to Make a Fire with Flint & Steel Learn how to make a fire with flint and steel from NYC Outward Bound instructor Marko Yurachek in this wilderness survival skills video from Howcast. So, this is a flint and steel. The nice thing about this is it has a steel attached. If it didn't we could use a pocket knife to strike it. This one has a key chain sort of a little chain on it. Let me turn my light off so we have a better idea of what it looks like. So when you strike your flint you're going to get a spark like that. What I like to do is put my tip of my flint on the tinder and throw a spark into it. Some people will also hold the steel on top of the flint and draw it away like that. That way you're not disturbing your tinder. We have some ignition. So what I'm trying to do is get the fire going up and what's happening is, there we go, what's happening is the fire's on top it has nothing to burn up to. So if I turn it I get a little more fuel on top and I give it a little air, too. We're giving it some leaves and some grass. While it's going we'll keep it going. So you want to have your fire structure set up so that once it's lit you really don't have to work to make it keep going. The reason I built it in a teepee style is because, just like before when I was tilting the fire up, fire likes to burn up. If you have all your wood up like this it gives it a great opportunity to catch because of the burning up. We want to get a little more of this stuff on. So, without using any artificial stuff except for the flint and steel, we used cedar and we used grass. That's how you can get a fire started. Popular Categories

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Search the Community Showing results for tags 'drag and drop'. More search options • Search By Tags Type tags separated by commas. • Search By Author Content Type • HTML5 Game Coding • News • Game Showcase • Facebook Instant Games • Web Gaming Standards • Coding and Game Design • Frameworks • Phaser 3 • Phaser 2 • Pixi.js • Babylon.js • Panda 2 • melonJS • General • General Talk • Business • Collaborations (un-paid) • Jobs (Hiring and Freelance) • Services Offered Find results in... Find results that contain... Date Created • Start Last Updated • Start Filter by number of... • Start Website URL Found 12 results 1. For now, I'm basically just trying to understand some of the code behind the "drag and drop" sample in the Babylon.js playground. I would eventually like to create a 3d arcade style game, starting here by being able to move the meshes around WITHOUT the camera moving. But first things first tho, I need to understand the code thats here. I've read as much of the documentation and tutorials as I could, and I didn't see any previous post really related to what I'm looking for. There's are some things I dont get with the event listeners: getGroundPosition(), onPointerDown, onPointerMove. I altered the scene and added it to my hosting. I removed everything but the sphere. Posting the code here, I commented the parts of the code I dont get: With getGroundPosition(), I dont get the predicate. Not sure i entirely grasp the concept of "predicate". I know that its a callback that returns a boolean value: returns true if ground was clicked. I just dont know what purpose that boolean serves. What other piece of code is that impacting? Not sure how it ties in. I notice that if you comment that part out, so that x and y are the only parameters, then the meshes will "sink" in into the ground instead of staying on the surface. I want to understand it on a code level tho. var getGroundPosition = function () { var pickinfo = scene.pick(scene.pointerX, scene.pointerY, function (mesh) { return mesh == ground; }); //?? dont understand purpose of predicate if (pickinfo.hit) { return pickinfo.pickedPoint; } return null; }I have the same question about the scene.pick predicate in onPointerDown (this one returns true if the ground was NOT what was clicked on. ) One OTHER question about this: startingPoint is assigned a value of getGroundPosition(evt). I know its passing the event. But getGroundPosition was defined WITHOUT parameters. So why is a parameter being passed to it? And what difference does that make? I've never seen an example like that with addEventListener. var onPointerDown = function (evt) { if (evt.button !== 0) { return; } var pickInfo = scene.pick(scene.pointerX, scene.pointerY, function (mesh) { return mesh !== ground; }); //dont understand purpose of predicate again if (pickInfo.hit) { currentMesh = pickInfo.pickedMesh; startingPoint = getGroundPosition(evt); //dont understand why argument is passed if fucntion was defined with no parameters.. if (startingPoint) { setTimeout(function () { camera.detachControl(canvas); }, 0); } } } Because of those two questions. There is a LOT I dont get about onPointerMove. But hopefully once I understand the above, it will help me figure out the rest. Dont want to bombard with my questions here on my first post Muchas Gracias to anyone that can help. Can't get any further with this and I dont want to give up and move on. Everything else I see with regard to movement is actually just moving the camera, not translating a mesh with a static camera view. This is the only sample I've come across that actually disengages the camera (at least only when the mesh is being moved). 2. Hi, I took the drag and drop demo and added collisions to it. Basically that means that in onPointerMove: I move the mesh I do mesh.computeWorldMatrix I check for an intersection of the mesh with every other mesh and if I discover one I move the mesh back Everything works fine and the meshes generally don't "go through" each other. However, if I drag a mesh fast enough it will slightly intersect with another mesh before actually being stopped by it. I can't understand why this is happening. Any ideas? Thanks! 3. Hi everyone, I would like to create a simple interior design tool. Basically a drag and drop tool, where you can drag and drop furniture, lighting, wallpapers, pictures, windows, floors, anything really. For this type of project, should I use Babylon.js or Three.JS? Thanks! 5. gamify How to move an entity on dragstart as i am not able to see drag moment of entity in dragstart 6. Hey all I've used the standard method for drag and dropping meshes in my app (ie the one with the getGroundPosition function.) it works fine. However I don't really like it - I don't want to have a ground plane in the scene as the user is building up building blocks and is able to rotate the camera all around the evolving structure and make changes. The ground plane gets in the way of this. So - has anyone come up with an alternative strategy for this? If I remove the ground mesh it does kind of work but is glitchy - the mesh being dragged suddenly starts moving toward or away from the camera randomnly as there is no ground mesh to use as an 'anchor'. I'll have a play but wondered if the brains behind this operation had any thoughts ... would having the scene inside some kind of giant 'universe' cube, where the sides of the cube form the background and the boundaries of the scene, work? I guess if the user ventured towards the edges of the cube they could still end up intersecting with it and seeing odd behaviour. Cheers Rich 7. Hello, I am working on implementing drag and drop in my scene. I have a sphere being created successfully. But when I click on it (mouse down), I do not get the expected drag behavior. I am basically working from the example and I can even reproduce the example in an "in situ" text fixture (i.e. Visual Studio hosted standalone HTML page). Both work equally well. Next, I want to connect the drag and drop stuff with a jQuery "scene:created" trigger. This is potentially where things fall over. I do not get the pointer down event, for starters, that I think I should be getting. I have verified that the trigger is indeed happening. Here is my on trigger event handler: var sceneCreatedDragAndDropHandler = function(e, args) { var startingPos = null; var currentMesh = null; var s = args._scene; var c = args._canvas; var camera = s.getCameraByName("arc1"); var getGroundPosition = function() { /* use a predicate to get position on the ground */ var pi = s.pick(s.pointerX, s.pointerY, function(m) { return !(/^role-/.test(; }); return pi.hit ? pi.pickedPoint : null; } var onPointerDown = function(event) { if (event.button !== 0) { return; } /* check if we are under a mesh */ var pi = s.pick(s.pointerX, s.pointerY, function(m) { return /^role-/.test(; }); if (pi.hit) { currentMesh = pi.pickedMesh; startingPos = getGroundPosition(); if (startingPos) { /* we need to disconnect camera from canvas */ setTimeout(function() { camera.detachControl(c); }, 0); } } } var onPointerUp = function() { if (startingPos) { camera.attachControl(c, true); startingPos = null; } } var onPointerMove = function() { if (!startingPos) { return; } var currentPos = getGroundPosition(); if (!currentPos) { return; } var deltaPos = currentPos.subtract(startingPos); currentMesh.position.addInPlace(deltaPos); startingPos = currentPos; } c.addEventListener("pointerdown", onPointerDown, false); c.addEventListener("pointerup", onPointerUp, false); c.addEventListener("pointermove", onPointerMove, false); }; I have confirmed all the other bits are working. Canvas, scene, etc, are all rendering okay. The only thing I can figure is that somehow the scope is an issue, even though I am capturing the handler in a global variable, and that the JavaScript GC is collecting the guts of it. If that's the case and it's a GC issue, I wonder what the best way to capture which elements would be. Things like the event handlers, positions, etc, off the cuff. Suggestions? 8. Hi all, I'm still beginning on learning how to use babylon js, so for now i just playing a little with babylon playground. right now i just make play ground to combine example of using extention .obj loader and function of drag and drop at default babylon playgorund sample. the play ground i make is working (what i mean is the drag & drop is function and the .obj file is loaded) but i found something funny here, how to fix it maybe : - the ground(camera) can't rotate if i not drag and drop any object before - the .obj file why is it so small, is there a way to make it bigger like the example of using .obj loader ? - when i try to drag the 3D object, the object separate like : when i click and drag "bane" i just drag their 3d feet, body, head or cloth differently, not all full body of the 3D object and it looks quite funny to see it I wonder how to fix this. here my playground : thanks alot, wayan 9. Hey guys, so im building a tycoon game were you can buy furniture and place it in your house. I have implemented the drag drop system from the playground ( and it works for objects which have been placed on the scene. My issue is is that I now want to click a button to BUY an object (mesh) and as soon as I mouse up from the button the mesh would follow my mouse (like the drag and drop) and stop after I click again to place the object. I have tried to expand the drag drop to allow this but in its current implementation it has to have a click/pick event on the mesh I want to move. Has any one expanded the drag drop to work with and without a click event or do I have to make a second set of functions to do this? Cheers for any help you can pass my way. 10. i confuse thinking about it, i want to able drag sprite and if i drop to the another sprite will call the function? can you help me? var game = new Phaser.Game(800, 600, Phaser.AUTO, 'phaser-example', { preload: preload, create: create }); function preload() { game.load.image('ilkke', 'assets/sprites/atari800xl.png'); game.load.image('lala', 'assets/sprites/atari800xl.png'); } var sprite; var sprite2; function create() { game.stage.backgroundColor = '#2d2d2d'; game.physics.startSystem(Phaser.Physics.ARCADE); game.physics.arcade.gravity.y = 100; sprite = game.add.sprite(100, 96, 'ilkke'); sprite2 = game.add.sprite(700, 96, 'lala'); game.physics.arcade.enable(sprite); sprite.body.collideWorldBounds = true; sprite.body.velocity.x = 200; sprite.body.bounce.set(0.9); // Also enable sprite for drag sprite.inputEnabled = true; sprite.input.enableDrag();, this);, this); game.add.text(32, 32, 'Drag and release the sprite', { font: '16px Arial', fill: '#ffffff' }); } function startDrag() { // You can't have a sprite being moved by physics AND input, so we disable the physics while being dragged sprite.body.moves = false; } function stopDrag() { // And re-enable it upon release sprite.body.moves = true; } 11. Hi, I'm relatively new to Pixi. I have a problem similar to the one mentioned in this post: I used the code from the post and it worked seamlessly. However, when i began rotating the Sprites the offset became wrong, and the sprite jumps to another location when i begin dragging it. Do i have to use some trigonometric function to reverse the rotation? How can I do this? Here is a version with rotation: Here without rotation: Thanks in advance! Felix 12. I've developed simple game which is scene by scene by task completion, so i developed with section wise so once one task completed next task will appear through page navigation. I couldnt complete one task the task is , in the top list of relevant and irrelevant item should touch scrollable so that user will be touch scroll left and right and the item also should be drag and drop to the container. On leaving the item will be large and drops. Then the dragged item should be in the top scrollable list too. So anyone help me to do. Thanks in adv.

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Google is coming for stalkerware this fall It's curtains for deceptive or stealthy location trackers in Google Play. Starting on October 1, Google will ban what it calls "stalkerware." That's the term the company uses for apps that secretly tracks people's location and share that data without their explicit consent. Apps that do so include secret tracking apps as favored by overly controlling and jealous lovers, or even work-related apps insisted upon by tyrannical bosses. It's a win for Google's image and will certainly win approval from pro-privacy advocates, but it's an even bigger win for users. It's the sort of privacy-protecting transparency that arguably should be baked into all apps — and app stores like Google's Play Store and the App Store from Apple — by default. Plus, its timing is particularly apt given that various countries are ramping up surveillance and tracking mechanisms in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowing exactly which apps are sharing what has seldom felt more pressing. A little background — This isn't the first time that Google has spoken about tracker software. In October 2019, the company came under fire for initially failing to go after stalkerware, as this report indicates. The idea is to promote transparency in Google Play, according to the company, mainly by cracking down on "code that transmits personal information off the device without adequate notice or consent and doesn't display a persistent notification that this is happening." There will be an exception, of course. Google says that location tracking will still be available for parental controls but even in that case, the relevant apps will have to prominently display that the device carrier is being tracked. Apart from stalkerware, Google stated that "non-stalkerware apps" will also have to show compliance with its regulations, including not presenting themselves as surveillance solutions. Apps have to be clear about their purpose and functionality while developers also have to determine the legality of their app "in its targeted locale." This means that if an app developer is breaking the law in their particular location where they are based, they will be taken off Google Play. Google has had trouble with apps in its store, including users getting bombarded with aggressive ads. With this latest announcement, the company is trying to make Google Play a more welcoming — and trustworthy — place. Rooting out misrepresentation — Previously, Google announced that it won't tolerate "deceptive behavior" mainly related to how developers present their app solutions on its app store. "We don't allow apps that attempt to deceive users or enable dishonest behavior including but not limited to apps which are determined to be functionally impossible," it said. All information in the metadata, tweaks, changes in the device settings, and other details have to be made clear to the user.

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How to make a difference – Healing our planet There is nothing more rewarding than working or volunteering for projects that make a positive impact in the world. It can be volunteering to heal orphaned wild animals, building wells and toilets in remote locations, teaching for a few days in a village or picking up garbage at a local park, no matter the distance you have to travel or how easy or difficult the activity is, every small contribution helps. But it can be overwhelming for a first timer to find and choose where to spend your time with the diversity and quantity of options available.  It is also difficult to find out the details of many projects so you are contributing to causes and organization with good reputations and good follow through. Beach still-life (Source: Pixabay) No need to despair though, by narrowing down options the research becomes easier and there are several organizations that can help matching you with volunteer opportunities in your city or all over the world such as, and amongst others. If you want to help with big scale projects looking to heal our planet and conserve it for future generations, there are a couple of projects to look at. Inspiring and massive in scale, they are the definition of quixotic tasks that can be done one step at a time. A new park in Patagonia Patagonia, Chile Patagonia, Chile (Source: Pixabay) The brainchild of conservationists Kris and Doug Tompkins, who worked for many years with the clothing company named after the amazing region which changed their lives, Patagonia. Moving south to Chile after retiring, they decided to buy the land and build Pumalin Park  as a Nature Sanctuary south of Corcovado National Park. Traveling further south, they witnessed the damages that overgrazing and over-development had done to the ecology of one of the most diverse and awe-inspiring landscapes in the world, pushing them to launch a program to protect and restore the ecosystems they both loved. In 2000, Conservacion Patagonica was launched as a US-based non-profit with the mission of building new national parks in areas critically endangered of Patagonia. Their most ambitious project, still ongoing, is the creation of  the new Patagonia National Park in Chile, uniting several reserves which had remained isolated due to lack of funds and volunteers. The enormous undertaking included buying a failing 178,000 acre cattle ranch which had fenced off the best grasslands for grazing leaving the wildlife with next to nothing. The now almost complete park is a year away from opening but there are still many volunteer opportunities to put the finishing touches on the rebirth of one of the last wild places on earth. For volunteer opportunities with their organic garden or back-country rehabilitation visit their page: Cleaning our Oceans Our Oceans Our Oceans (Source: Pixabay) Understanding the enormity of the problem caused by plastic pollution to our oceans can make the most scientifically inclined person’s mind spin. With about 8 million tons of plastic entering the ocean every year, the damage to the wildlife is unfathomable: at least 1 million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals die each year due to plastic pollution. As plastic doesn’t disintegrate, the constant flow into the oceans accumulates to an estimated 5.25 trillion pieces today. All this plastic goes to accumulate where the currents converge: the gyres; a third of all these pieces are concentrated in the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The visionary team at The Ocean Cleanup project has devised technology to help with the problem, enabling the ocean to clean itself by installing arrays of floating barriers attached to the seabed which will catch the plastic moving through the ocean currents. Once the plastic is collected it can be transported for recycling and reuse. This visionary team estimates that one array of 100 km can remove 42% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch over a period of 10 years. But this effort doesn’t come cheap at about 4.53 Euros per kilo removed, and it requires not only financial support but volunteers on the technology, logistics and research areas. It is no small task, but imagine our oceans without plastic, imagine reducing the amount of green turtles or blue whales that would die by ingesting or trapping themselves in this plastic traps. It can inspire the next generation to think harder about how what we use every day gets back to nature. You can check The Ocean Cleanup volunteer opportunities in their page: Maximize your impact Impact your world Impact your world (Source: Pixabay) The work you do with organizations such as the ones highlighted here is very important and each hour you invest will make a difference in our world. But your impact through volunteering goes beyond the days or months you invest, your impact multiplies through activities before and after your volunteering activity. Fundraising will help you finance the activity but also it is a fantastic way to raise awareness and involve others who want to participate but may not have the inclination or the time to do it directly. Supporting a cause financially gives other people the opportunity to get involved and creates an exponential effect to start a conversation around the issues that matter to you. Share your Experience Broadcast your experience; share the highlights through your personal social media and the organization you are working with. By sharing your photos and your thoughts you can encourage other people who want to feel the same connection and fulfillment. Write about your Experience Continue sharing your experience in your local community, schools, volunteer organizations. Education happens everywhere and we can all be teachers.

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If your water is rust colored or smells like rotten eggs you probably have water heater problems Nobody likes water that is smelly or rust-colored. If you are having issues with your watercolor or smell the culprit is most likely your hot water heater. Why is my water brown If the water in your hot-water tank is rust-colored or smelly that means you either have corrosion inside the hot-water heater tank or the sacrificial anode rod has failed. When an anode rod has no sacrificial metal left, it can cause your hot-water heater to rust out, which can eventually cause your hot-water heater to burst. Normally anode rods can last every 3-5 years. Maintaining your hot-water heater and changing these out every so often can save you a lot of money in the long run. Sacrificial anode rods come in one of three materials: magnesium, Aluminum, or Zinc. The word ‘Sacrificial’ in sacrificial anode rod means that it is sacrificing itself for your hot-water heater. The sacrificial anode rod is what takes the damage so that the steel walls of your hot-water heater and pipes don’t have to. The anode rod will go bad before the water begins to corrode the walls of your hot-water heater. Before you replace the hot water heater, drain the water out of it and see if the water looks rusty. If it doesn’t then check to see if your house has metal plumbing. The problem could be in the pipes instead if it does. If you have changed the sacrificial anode rod, drained your hot-water heater, and checked your pipes but you still have brown water. Then the inside of the tank is corroded the entire hot-water heater needs to be replaced. Smelly water is very unpleasant A failing sacrificial anode rod may also release hydrogen which creates a smell similar to rotten eggs. To fix this you will first need to flush the hot-water heater. Flushing or draining a hot-water heater is not a very complicated process. You simply hook a water hose up to the drain nozzle at the bottom and turn the release valve handle. Once the tank is drained mix 2 pints of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide with 40 gallons of water. If this doesn’t fix the smell, you will need to replace the faulty anode with a new anode. Sadly, if the smell still doesn’t go away, you will have to replace the entire hot water heater. To learn how to change out a sacrificial anode rod please check out our article here. Leave a Reply

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Precisely why The Missing Person May Be The Negotiators Best Friend Is it possible that a particular person who is not existing at a negotiation could be the a single man or woman who controls how the negotiation turns out? The reply, somewhat incredibly, turns out to be an unequivocal indeed! If you want to make this negotiating strategy function for you (and find out how to protect from it), we are heading to have to have a discuss… What Is The Missing Person Authority Tactic? In buy for a product sales negotiation to wrap up, you usually want a particular person on your aspect of the desk to approve the ultimate deal. After you’ve got acquired all of the details labored out, the closing action in the approach is for the offer to be presented to this man or woman in buy to get their stamp of approval. The missing particular person tactic takes place when following all of the negotiations have wrapped up, this quite crucial individual is nowhere to be located. If they are unable to be identified, they cannot indication off on the deal that has been attained. This means that things go into a strange sort of suspend animation even though everyone waits for that man or woman to reappear. How Can You Use A Missing Particular person To Your Benefit? The electrical power connected with this tactic arrives from the straightforward fact that all that waiting can enjoy havoc with the other facet of the desk. As the days slip absent, the basic simple fact that they are so tantalizingly near to obtaining a completed offer starts off to eat at them. Quickly they begin to turn into desperate to shut the deal. As Isabelle Watson Missing for methods to move things to a near, they commence to provide to make further concessions. Maybe modest concessions in the beginning, but these can turn into much bigger provides as time moves on. Despite the fact that they are providing anything up by generating these provides, they view it as a last ditch effort to salvage a offer that would seem to be slipping away. The mystery to the lacking man or woman tactic is that more often than not, the individual with final acceptance authority truly just isn’t missing. Alternatively they just failed to want to sign the deal as it initially stood. By making by themselves “unavailable” they had been ready to ratchet up the force on the other facet of the desk and improve the top quality of the deal that was last but not least offered to them. How Can You Protect From The Missing Individual Tactic? With any luck , you can see how potent the lacking man or woman tactic can be. This does bring up the uncomfortable query about what you should do if you discover your self in a scenario the place this tactic is being utilized towards you. Evidently you are unable to quit somebody from employing the missing person tactic towards you however, you can adjust how you and your organization react to it. The purpose that this tactic is so productive is that it employs time to result in you to do things that you usually would not do. When you find oneself becoming subjected to this tactic, the #1 thing that you need to have to do, and do quickly, is to enable every person at your business realize what is occurring. You need to allow them know that the negotiations have absent into a form of “maintain mode” and that they will remain there till the other side of the desk decides to shift things ahead. Your best protection is to do nothing. By not making it possible for the passage of time to get to you, you may just take away the electricity that this tactic gives to the other aspect of the table. At some point they’re going to have to either make the missing man or woman offered to approve the deal or they are going to have to come again to the table and open up negotiations when once more. What All Of This Means For You The entire world of negotiating is loaded with various techniques to bend the other side of the desk to your way of thinking. The lacking individual tactic is a vintage way of carrying out this. By making certain that a man or woman who is essential to approve any offer that is made gets “unavailable”, you have the capacity to place strain on the other facet of the table. As time drags on they are going to turn out to be far more and a lot more desperate to near the deal. This is when they will start to make more concessions just to wrap items up. You need to have to be cautious to not slide into the identical entice when this tactic is applied to you. Time is a continual issue in any income negotiation. Employing the lacking man or woman tactic allows you to harness the electricity of time and make it operate for you. As with all methods, you want to be mindful when and how you use this approach. Carried out correctly, and the missing man or woman might turn out to be the most essential member of your negotiating team! Leave a Reply

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BREAKING NEWS OHA: 555 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths Full Story The beef with beef CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks at the environmental impact of beef, and how human consumption needs to change to reduce global warming. Posted: Dec 11, 2018 6:34 PM Updated: Dec 11, 2018 6:45 PM Beef isn't good for the planet. But you probably knew that already. You might know beef is responsible for 41% of livestock greenhouse gas emissions, and that livestock accounts for 14.5% of total global emissions. If you didn't, you've probably heard about the methane -- a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent that carbon dioxide -- that cattle produce from both ends. You've almost certainly seen stories about land cleared to make way for cattle and the grain that we fatten a lot of cattle on, and the lost capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Perhaps you read the alarming UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, that said changing our diets could contribute 20% of the effort needed to keep global temperatures from rising 2°C above pre-industrial levels. So why are we eating more beef than ever? Global consumption of beef and veal is set to rise in the next decade according to projections from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A joint report predicts global production will increase 16% between 2017 and 2027 to meet demand. It's an uneven growth spread: consumption is expected to rise by 8% in developed countries and by 21% in developing regions. Consumption in Asia is projected to rise 24%. If we're to heed scientists' warnings to eat less, where will the necessary changes come from? And is the message getting across? CNN followed OECD-FAO data around the world and selected five countries across five continents. We asked consumers, butchers and chefs, stakeholders in the industry and scientists critiquing it, for their thoughts on the future of beef. This is what they said. There was a time in China when beef was nicknamed 'millionaire's meat.' That time has passed. A sustained economic boom in the world's most populous country has resulted in a huge surge in meat consumption. Pork is still king of the market but per person beef and veal consumption has risen more than six-fold and overall consumption more than seven-fold since 1990. China's average consumption per person is still well below the world average (and six times smaller than the US) and its growth rate is slowing, says Henning Steinfeld, chief of livestock information at the FAO. However, given the size of China's population, a nudge on the needle here has caused seismic shifts in the world beef industry. 'China is the top global growth market,' says Erin Borror, an economist at the US Meat Export Federation. Hong Kong, as a special administrative region with a British colonial history, gives some clues in imagining China's future trajectory. Hong Kongers eat more beef than the mainland and a Western diet is more established (in OECD-FAO statistics Hong Kong is not included in China's data). Tsang Tik-sheung is a 55-year-old beef butcher in the Sheung Wan Market and Cooked Food Center. He says he's noticed tastes move towards foreign products. '(Young) people normally like barbecue beef, fresh diced beef, steaks,' he explains, which require frozen foreign imports with a softer texture than locally-sourced, more fibrous beef. Shopping in the same wet market, domestic worker Marina Cuvamenos, originally from the Philippines, says she never buys meat from here. 'My boss wants imported beef from Australia,' she explains. So what of the ecological concerns? 'Hong Kong is very much ahead of the curve,' argues David Yeung, 'not just relative to China, but relative to all of Asia.' Yeung founded Green Monday, a startup geared towards sustainable living, including diet. He says the number of flexitarians -- people who eat a largely vegetarian diet with occasional meat or fish -- in Hong Kong has 'risen dramatically over the last six years,' fueled by rising awareness in dietary health, sustainability, and availability of plant-based options in restaurants. He caveats that in mainland China the demographic looking to make dietary changes is typically more educated and affluent. For 'the mainstream,' as Yeung describes it, he paints a different picture underpinned by social mobility: 'The fact that they are eating out more, or ordering much more, rather than doing their own cooking; all of these (factors) contribute to rising consumption of meat.' When peak beef will be reached across China is unknown. Consumption is only set to rise in the next decade according to OECD-FAO projections. Whether dietary guidelines drawn up by China's health ministry in 2016 to halve meat consumption on health grounds will have an impact also remains to be seen. But one thing's for sure: millionaire's meat has lost none of its currency. Bevo the Texas longhorn has been the University of Texas' football mascot for over a century. But on match day, bathed in autumn sunshine, the steer looks no older than three. The mascot is the 15th animal to take on the role, and one of 12 million head of cattle in the state, the heart of beef country in the US, the largest beef-producing nation on the planet. The US also eats more beef than any other country; more than Africa, Oceania, Japan, Argentina and the Philippines combined. Both consumption and production are only set to rise in the next decade. Consumption per person, however, continues to decline from its peak back in the 1970s. Bevo lives on pasture, grass-fed and roaming free. But not all cattle receive the same treatment. In November, Texas had 2.68 million head of cattle bulking up on large-scale feedlots -- more than any other state in the US. Feedlots reduce emissions per kilogram of meat, explains Steinfeld. They're intensive growing environments where grain, silage, hay and sometimes protein supplements are used to bring cattle up to slaughter weight in a short period of time. Less land per animal is required, but the model brings about other environmental conundrums, including the land required to grow feed. Fertilizers used to grow feed, along with cattle manure, can produce nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas about 200 times more potent than carbon dioxide explains Michael Webber, acting director of the University of Texas Energy Institute. 'I think beef is too cheap, I think water is too cheap. I think everything is too cheap,' he adds. 'All our resources are priced at a point in the US which invites waste.' 'The US meat production system stands as a model for the rest of the world about how to achieve meaningful results,' the North American Meat Institute told CNN in a prepared statement. 'In the US today we produce more meat using fewer animals, land, water and other resources than ever before.' Raymond Butler owns Nixon Livestock Commission, Inc, an auction house roughly 45 miles east of San Antonio. He's deeply skeptical of any link between livestock emissions and global warming. 'I don't believe that the science can be right,' he says. 'We've had cattle on this Earth and we've had gases on this Earth, forever.' Butler says he doesn't believe in global warming. He mentions droughts and says they haven't had much of a winter in the last couple of years. But it would have to get really bad before he would believe scientists, he says. 'I just think that news people, they blow things out of proportion,' he explains. It should be said Butler's views don't reflect all Texans'. A 2018 study by Yale University found 70% of Texans thought global warming was taking place and 56% thought it was mostly caused by human activities. Back at the football game, the question of eating less beef. Burger in hand, mechanical engineering student Arinze Nwankwo says he probably would eat less beef in the future. 'But not today,' he adds, 'because this is delicious.' 'I think that the beauty of humans in life is to change,' says Francis Mallmann. Mallmann, Argentina's preeminent chef, made his name doing beautiful, primeval things with fire. The philosopher king of the barbecue, his party trick is splaying whole animal carcasses and hoisting them up like sails to the wind, allowing heat and smoke to dance across flesh and fat. So it came as a surprise when the chef said in a recent interview he thought we wouldn't be eating meat in 30 years time. 'From what I see in my restaurants -- that obviously are very high end -- I feel that change is going to be fast,' he told CNN from his home in Buenos Aires. 'We'll be eating much less meat or none.' Cut Argentina and she bleeds beef. But in the past decade the idyllic image of the gaucho cowboy on the Pampas has made way for massive investment in intensive cattle feedlots, says Steinfeld. After a sustained dip in production coinciding with the global financial crisis, Argentina is estimated to surpass pre-2009 levels by 2027. But there's another story, too: annual consumption per person is projected to flatline, having fallen by more than 15 kilograms since 1990. Mallmann says he received some backlash for his comments. But he insists his audience is global and is plowing ahead on a new book of vegetarian and vegan cuisine. He says it's a tribute to the many messages he's received from a new wave of ethically-minded fans who abstain from meat. 'I owe these people,' he says, describing a shift away from the 'quite aggressive' discourse from vegans in the past. So is it the responsibility of chefs to steer diners' tastes? 'Of course,' Mallmann says. He cites French chef Alain Passard, who took red meat off the menu of his restaurant L'Arpege in 2001 saying he was bored with meat and wanted to explore vegetables more. The restaurant kept all three Michelin stars. 'I think that it's very important in life to learn to close doors, gently, without slamming them,' Mallmann adds. 'Maybe it will take many, many, many doors before I make a radical decision, but it's a new path.' The story goes that the medieval butcher's guild of Limoges was once so wealthy it lent money to kings. The city in central France is home to prized Limousin beef and today it remains the capital of French meat, according to local butcher Francois Brun. France has the largest head of cattle and produces more beef and veal than any other country in the EU. Its citizens also eat nearly 60% more beef per person than the EU average according to European Commission data. But EU-wide, beef consumption, production, and exports are all expected to drop in the next decade. Butchers in Limoges may not have the same power they once wielded, but they still put on the biggest party in town, La Frairie des Petits Ventres ('The Brotherhood of Small Bellies'), an annual festival of meaty delights in the old quarter. Michel Toulet is president of the Association Renaissance du Vieux Limoges, the event organizer. 'I've heard it said that we are creating carnivores,' says Toulet. 'I'm sorry; we have canine teeth for eating meat. Man is an omnivore.' So what of calls to consume less beef? 'I'm happy to believe we need to eat less meat, but on the other hand you need to eat better meat,' Brun says. And what of the consequences? 'If we consume less beef it will impact the farmers,' he speculates. 'It could bring (about) another crisis.' The meat industry in France has its guard up. In June the national confederation representing butchers sent a letter to the interior ministry citing acts of vandalism against shops by vegan activists, calling the incidents 'a form of terrorism' and linking them to the increased media profile of veganism. 'The vegetarian and vegan movements are not very well accepted in Limoges or Limousin, and that creates a tension,' says Toulet. Brun says protesters are few but 'make a lot of noise.' 'I don't think it really threatens Limoges' reputation,' he adds. 'I don't think it damages (our) identity.' 'We've got 11 official languages,' says Jan Scannell. 'Braai is a word we use in all 11.' Scannell, who also goes by the name 'Jan Braai,' is the man responsible for National Braai Day, a campaign to rebrand Heritage Day, a public holiday on September 24. For the uninitiated, a braai is a form of barbecue and something of a national religion in South Africa. South Africans eat approximately the same amount of beef per person as the average European and nearly three times as much as the average African. And though braaing features other meats and vegetables, beef steak and boerewors, a majority beef sausage, are staples. 'There is a global move towards sustainability, and the meat industry does get a lot of flack,' Scannell says, although he adds 'I cannot honestly tell you that it plays a role in South Africa.' 'It's much easier to get on board with sustainability initiatives for first world countries,' Scannell argues. 'I'm not trying to make any excuses for South Africa,' he adds. 'I think in terms of a very well-developed third-world country, I'd say our noses are quite clean.' South Africa has examples of highly-industrialized, high-intensity beef production. South of Johannesburg is the Karan Beef feedlot, reportedly the largest in the world, with 160,000 cattle on site and 500,000 head sent to slaughter annually. But across Sub-Saharan Africa there are headwinds. According to a 2013 FAO report, Sub-Saharan cattle produce the second highest amount of methane per kilogram of meat, while according to mapping by the World Resources Institute (WRI) the region has a higher distribution of extremely inefficient beef production systems than anywhere else. Various factors can explain production inefficiency says Steinfeld, including cattle used to pull farm equipment or kept to occupy land to maintain a claim on it. Then there's the lifecycle of cattle raised on pasture, taking up more land and reaching slaughter weight later than animals would in a feedlot. 'The biggest potential improvements in productivity of raising beef actually lie in the developing world,' says WRI analyst Richard Waite. Increasing productivity doesn't necessarily mean intensive feedlots, he adds; quality of pasture and improving veterinary care can both play a part. Over the next decade, OECD-FAO data predicts beef production Africa-wide will grow at a higher rate (2.34% annually) than any other continent. As it stands the average African ate only an estimated 3.78 kilograms of beef and veal in 2017 -- considerably less than the 6.41-kilogram global average. The WRI says there is positive room for ruminant consumption to grow in Sub-Saharan Africa. It predicts that by 2050 the average person in the region will be eating approximately the right daily amount to hit a global target to half the greenhouse gas emissions gap. (The WRI calculate an emissions gap of 11 gigatons in 2050; the gap between a projected 15 gigatons of annual greenhouse gas emissions and the 4-gigaton level required to keep global warming below 2°C.) Back in South Africa, Scannell ponders whether his country would ever enact a systematic overhaul of its diet: 'We are certainly not a country that smirks at sustainability initiatives,' he says. 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The D.C. Area’s Premier Personal Injury Law Firm 1. Home 2.  »  3. Motor Vehicle and Transit Accidents 4.  »  5. Car Accidents 6.  »  7. Car Accidents Questions 8.  » Do distractions from passengers or the use of cellphones cause more car accidents? A number of things can cause drivers to become distracted: radio, GPS, activities happening on the side of the road. But the majority of accidents are caused by distractions from passengers and cellphone use. Have you ever wondered which causes more Maryland car crashes? The answer may surprise you. Passengers Can Recognize Danger • If you’re driving on 295 and suddenly traffic comes to a halt, the person who you are talking to on the phone may continue to jabber on without realizing you need to focus on what is in front of you. Her talking could distract you and cause you to get into an accident. A passenger, however, can recognize that you need to focus and will often stop talking, allowing you to pay full attention to the traffic around you. • A passenger in your vehicle can add an extra pair of eyes, which means he may spot something you wouldn’t. For instance, the occupant may see a child about to run out in the road that you didn’t see because you were looking straight ahead. A person on the phone, however, can’t help you in this way, and actually only hinders you by causing more distraction. Talking on a cellphone is far more dangerous than having an adult passenger in the vehicle with you. Occupants can adjust to your needs and help you drive, which could prevent an accident. Maryland car crashes caused by distracted driving can leave victims facing costly medical bills and uncertain futures. If this happens to you, you’ll need the help of an experienced lawyer to defend your rights. Contact the law offices of Lewis & Tompkins to find out if we can help. “Like” us on Facebook to receive informative updates on issues that matter to you.

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Book recommendations by libereads Man’s search for meaning Viktor Frankl This book is great to reflect on how you are approaching life and an inspiration to make it meaningful to you. Why read this book Throughout our lives, we for sure will go through difficult times and tough situations. In order to overcome difficulty, having a why is essential. This is, seeing meaning in our lives at a given moment. Where can we find meaning? Having something to do that is significant to us, loving and caring for someone else, or looking forward to something that is coming up in our lives. “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond” “Life is not a quest for pleasure or power, but for meaning”

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Popular Searches How to Remember People’s Names note showing Hello My Name Is Artur Szczybylo Some people believe they’re just bad at remembering names, or they blame it on their age. But anyone can improve this skill. And believe us, it’s an excellent skill to have! Ready to impress those around you? Then read on to learn some of our name savvy tricks. Put in the Effort Part of the reason we forget names so quickly is that we don’t try that hard. We’re thinking about the notifications on our phone, what’s on our to-do list, what we’re going to order for lunch, and so on. It’s hard to practice mindfulness, the art of being present in the here and now. But making a conscious effort to learn people’s names will go a long way. One study talks about how our brain is activated when we hear our name; it makes us feel important. So take the time and let those around you know they are valued. Repeat, And Repeat Again Repetition is key to committing something new to memory. The more times you use a name, the more quickly you’ll be able to recall it. Try using a new name immediately after hearing it, such as “It’s so nice to meet you, Jack.” Then repeat it in your head 3-5 times. Include it in the conversation a couple more times, if it seems natural. And always end the conversation with their name, such as “Hope to see you again, Jack.” Consider writing down their name after the conversation, making a few bullet points about what as discussed. Create Associations Have you ever met someone who shared the same name as a family member? You were probably able to remember that name right? That’s because forming associations makes us more likely to remember new details. If there’s not an immediate association that comes to mind, try rhyming the new name, or using a descriptive adjective. Examples can include Slim Jim, Laughing Larry, Mischievous Mary, Sweet Pete. Even if it seems silly, believe us—it’ll work. If you’re leading a workshop or class and have to learn multiple names, try writing down what each person is wearing. This will only help with one-day events since everyone’s outfit will be different next time you see them. But it can help make quick associations while you go around the room. Samantha—red shirt, black glasses; Tom—blue tie, jeans. Then when you need to call on someone, you can glance down at your list to help jog your memory. Pay Attention to Details The more closely you pay attention to someone, the more likely you’ll remember them, including their name. Focus on their eye color, tone of voice, hairstyle, if there’s space between their front teeth, the list goes on. Imagine you’re narrating the description in your head: Susie has red hair, Susie has green eyes, Susie has a sweet voice. Honing in on the person’s specific characteristics will help imprint them in your memory. Navigating Unique Names If you come across a unique name that is difficult to pronounce, ask the person to spell it out. Thinking through the letters can help you visualize it. If the name is pronounced differently than how it is spelled, imagine it in your head how it sounds. It’s fine to ask someone to repeat their name twice, but after that find a way to have them write it down. Perhaps ask for their business card. It’s also common to hand over your phone for someone to type in their details, that way you can ensure you get the spelling correctly. Commenting on the name can help, too. You can say, “That’s such a pretty name. Where does it come from?” Learning the history behind a unique name can help bring it to life, ensuring you won’t forget it. As you learn to develop and practice these skills, mastering new names will become easier. Just remember to pay attention, focus on the details, and repeat the new name as much as possible. People will be grateful for your efforts. Jill A. Chafin Jill A. Chafin Our Readers' Favorite Products This Week Osprey Daylite Daypack 39 people were interested in this! Show More

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Scrivener now checks the font weight and attempts to find the closest match. * Changed the default font for inspector comments and footnotes to Arial to ensure compatibility across Windows versions. Also updated the default templates to use system fonts throughout. * Fixed a bug where multiple project notes did not remain in the correct order after closing and reopening a project. * Fixed a bug where running the project search did not reveal the binder if it was hidden. * Fixed a bug where deleting the source text after dragging and dropping from the editor or document notes to the inspector synopsis could also delete the dropped text. * Fixed a bug where Import & Split did not work for certain file types, including RTF and DOC. Also fixed a bug where the Import & Split could hang when importing with Scrivenings mode enabled. * Fixed a bug where repeatedly converting between inline and inspector notes could insert "Linked Comment" anchor text unnecessarily. * Fixed a bug where Scrivener links within and following a table did not work when compiled to supported formats. * Fixed a bug where an RTF bookmark could be applied to an incorrect range in the document if it did not include a title, prefix, or suffix. * Fixed a bug where editor text did not always initially display when creating a new document via New From Template while in Scrivenings mode. * Changed the default PDF exporter to "Microsoft Office" when Office 2007-2013 is installed, as this supports some additional features. Also changed the default DOC exporter to "RTF-Based" when Microsoft Office is not available, matching the previous 1.6.1 settings. * Invalid hyperlink characters are now percent-encoded when the link is added in Scrivener's editor rather than during compile, ensuring the link works directly from Scrivener. Backslashes in linked file paths are also escaped (appearing as a double backslash) to ensure the links work after compile. * Fixed a bug where deleting a custom meta-data field that was visible in the outliner and had been reordered could cause all the outliner columns to display and overlap one another. * Fixed a freeze and occasional crash that could occur when sorting documents after they had been loaded in a Scrivenings session. * Fixed a bug where formatting options were not available when accessed via the accelerator keys rather than the mouse. This fix may also address the problem some users experienced of being unable to rename binder documents via the right-click context menu. * Fixed a bug where inspector footnote and comment formatting reverted after using "Convert to Default Formatting" in the note context menu. * Fixed a compile bug where overriding formatting in tables that originated outside of Scrivener could freeze Scrivener or introduce bizarre formatting errors and additional pages in the compiled document. * Optimised the code to avoid creating .links files unnecessarily and to clean up empty .links files on project close. * Fixed a bug where ebooks always used English as the content language regardless of the setting in compile's Meta-Data. * Fixed a bug where selecting a binder item that formed part of a locked Scrivenings session switched focus to the editor. * Fixed a bug where the <$hn> tag was not properly replaced in linked titles in the text when used as a title prefix or suffix. Also refined the algorithm for hierarchical counting. * Fixed a bug where the Project Statistics Draft "Pages (printed)" count did not calculate. * Fixed a bug where centred and right-aligned text aligned to the edge of the editor regardless of the right-indent. * Adjusted the code for images to better ensure that compiled images use the same dimensions in Word as in Scrivener. Statistics: Posted by LAP — Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:32 am

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Contact information Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria We are available 24/ 7. Call Now. It is no secret that the internet is unsafe but thanks to Google who spent Millions of dollars to Hacker to help keep the internet safe which is a very usual thing. Due to the insecurity of the internet, Paypal recently paid out $12,300 to one, Tesla is offering $500,000 (£380,000) to any that can hack a Tesla Model 3. Also, Apple ready to provide the sum of $1.5 million to iPhone hackers. In other not to be left out, Google added a 50% reward bonus to the $1 million on offer to hackers that would be able to compromise the Titan M secure element on its Pixel devices, tieing with Apple’s bounty. Why is everyone pays hackers, and why it is a good thing. Definitely, these are Ethical and legal hackers, not cyber-criminals that are getting rewarded by all these big Technology Companies. These are hacker that detects security issues so as to fix them before they can be exploited. I am referring to bug bounty hunters like the six hacking millionaires using the HackerOne hacking platform. Or, in the case of Google, the Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs) that were launched in 2010. What are Google’s Vulnerability Reward Programs?. The Google VRPs entitles a lot of production areas and have been expanding continuously in the term of both accessibility and reward since 2010 when it was launched. For example, just as Chrome and Android, there is an Abuse program that covers what Google describes as “significant abuse-related methodologies.” How a hacker can manipulate rating Scores for a Google map listing without alerting the Abuse detection system is also an example of what I am talking about. The maximum baseline Chrome VRP reward has tripled to $15,000 (£11,500) but the really big money is to be found within the Android Security VRP. What is internet security all about? According to a Google security blog post,  the VRP in the year 2019, $1 million in the top prize for a “full chain remote code execution exploit with persistence which compromises the Titan M secure element on Pixel devices”. Do that on specific Android developer preview versions, and Google will now increase the reward by 50% to $1.5 million (£1.1 million) it has confirmed. Google’s Vulnerability Reward Program 2019 payouts Google VRP program has genuinely been mind-blowing over the years. Since it was launched in 2010 Google has now paid out more than $21 million rewards to hackers In the year 2019 alone Google paid the sum of $6.5 million was paid to hackers with is twice as much as has ever been rewarded in a single year before. Generous hackers donated the sum total of $500,000 cash to Charity which is a record total and fiver times as much as in any year before. $201,000 (£154,000) was the single highest reward paid to a total of 461 hackers by Google across the year. Interesting – Google Translate to offer real-time transcription soon Leave a Reply

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Mental Health Removing the Stigma Less than half the adults in Indiana with mental illness receive any form of treatment. Hoosiers should have access to the mental health and addiction treatment services that they need. We have to remove the stigma from mental illness. As a Representative, I will fight for increased funding and access to mental health care. As a community, we also need to recognize the unique challenges that arise from increased mental health needs due to the covid-19 pandemic and the strain that brings on both adults and children. ©2020 by Loretta Barnes.      --- Paid for by the Committee to Elect Loretta Barnes. ---     Proudly created with

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Th1ng (media production company) Find out more about the cast and crew that have worked with Th1ng. If you are interested in working with Th1ng or similar companies, join The Mandy Network and get alerted of upcoming job opportunities. th1ng, pronounced ‘thing one’, is an animation, graphics and mixed media production company, creating commercials and moving image content. th1ng also creates feature film title sequences. Connected Mandy members:

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How not to get rid of a time share Placeholder Image Other readers asked if they could just walk away, and while I reluctantly indicated that was a possibility, I warned that the time-share management could file suit to collect the moneys that were due. This obviously would impact credit ratings. Many readers advised me they had been taken advantage of by a scammer who promised (for as much as $5,000 upfront) to quickly sell the time share. As you all can guess, the scammer pocketed the money and did absolutely nothing. Fortunately, some of the state attorneys general -- Florida, for instance -- are investigating and prosecuting some of these crooks. However, I just learned of an organization called the Timeshare Users Group (TUG) that may be of assistance to my readers who own time shares. According to its website (, the Timeshare Users Group, which started in 1993, "is a family-run self-help organization providing an unbiased source of consumer-oriented information and advice on time shares and the time-share concept. ..." TUG offers advice to owners, as well as a bulletin board for people seeking to rent or sell. I offer this information with absolutely no guarantees or representations. I learned about this in an AARP publication and checked it out myself on the Web. Readers are cautioned not to take any action (or spend any money) before consulting with a legal adviser. DEAR BENNY: After talking to several "agents" that specialize in the sale of time shares (all of which I would consider scam artists), I found and sold my mother's two weeks (late January in Florida) to legitimate buyers, and the association gave us the name of a legitimate title company who took care of everything for $300. Obviously, I didn't get the "big" money out of them that was originally paid, but I did get $3,000 for one week and $3,500 for the other, so it is possible to sell them. The advertising in was between $40 and $45 for a six-month listing with pictures. It is certainly better than giving them away just to avoid paying the maintenance fees. Don't ever pay one of the "crooked" agents that call you and say they will sell your time share, and all you have to do is give them $798 upfront for advertising, which will get you a one-year listing. It will not sell and you'll be out the $798. --Candy DEAR CANDY: Thank you for writing. I searched and it appears to be acceptable. However, as with the Timeshare Users Group website, I make no guarantees or representations that this is a legitimate operation. Readers will have to find out on their own -- and hopefully with legal advice. Candy's point must be repeated: Don't give any money upfront to someone who calls you cold, whether it be $798 or (as I have heard) much larger. DEAR BENNY: If a homeowner is behind on his mortgage payments at the time a lease-option closes, in the event of foreclosure what is the effect on the lessee/purchaser? Is the lease dissolved and tenant removed prior to the end of lease term? --Debi DEAR DEBI: To some extent, it depends on your state laws. For example, in the District of Columbia where I practice law, if a bank forecloses on an owner, the owner has no rights. However, if the bank forecloses on a property with tenants, the tenants have all the rights as tenants, and their lease remains in full force and effect. In such a situation involving a lease with option to purchase, local law may give you guidance. However, practically, it's really up to the bank that has foreclosed on the property. If the tenant who has a contract to purchase has the financial ability to buy, my experience is that the bank will work with the tenant. Clearly, despite what we all think of banks, they do not want to own property that they have just foreclosed upon. They have to pay real estate taxes and insurance, and try to keep the house from falling apart. Technically, however, the bank is not a party to the lease with an option to purchase. So unless the bank actually agreed to such an arrangement, the bank does not have to honor that contract. There is a law on the books that not everyone knows about. Called the "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act," it provides that tenants have the right to stay in their homes after foreclosure for 90 days or through the term of their lease. The protections go into effect immediately and expire at the end of this year. So, whether there is a lease with an option to purchase or just a plain lease, tenants in properties that have been foreclosed upon have the absolute right to stay through the end of their lease or a minimum of 90 days. If you are a tenant with a purchase option, make sure you contact the bank that foreclosed. You may be able to get a good deal and stay in the house. DEAR BENNY: The exact situation referenced in your recent column (in which the landlord took money from the tenant but did not make the mortgage payment) happened with regard to a property in our area. The circumstances were well-documented in our local newspaper. When the bank found out the landlord had taken option money for a purchase and rent money from prospective buyers, it negotiated a settlement whereby it credited the tenants with what they had paid the landlord, and the landlord had to pay to the bank those funds. The landlord had to transfer ownership of the property to the tenants, and the bank refinanced the property to the tenants who were deemed creditworthy since they had lived in the house paying rent for more than a year. In our state, deeds of trust are public information that can be researched in the online deed records for each county. And foreclosure actions are posted in the paper. So the tenants can find out this information for themselves in most states. In other states with private property information laws (like Massachusetts) they have to have an attorney research the information, or gather the information from the mail that was delivered to the house. The tenants have leasehold rights to the property that the lender must acknowledge in any foreclosure action. In this case, they also have an option to purchase, which should allow them to go through with the purchase and pay off the foreclosure action. They or the owner can ask the lender to postpone the action to allow them to try to get the property financed for the purchase transaction. As you know, many properties in today's market have lost value. Hopefully, the tenants did not agree to pay more for the property than it is worth today. In any case, they should get an appraisal and find out if the property will appraise for what the owner had it financed for. If the value has dropped below that or what they agreed to pay, then they should renegotiate the purchase contract. Also, the bank can allow what is called a short sale, whereby the property sells for less than it is financed for. The bank needs to know that there is an option/contract for sale. This should have been disclosed to them when the preforeclosure appraisal was completed. But, in many cases, the banks are not using appraisers to come up with this value, and if they didn't use an appraiser, then they may have no knowledge of the existence of the option. Even if an appraiser was used, they may have asked for an exterior appraisal only and may have told the appraiser not to disturb the occupants. In that case, neither the appraiser nor the bank would have any awareness of the existence of the tenants' occupancy. Just my two cents for your consideration. --Susan DEAR SUSAN: Thank you. Your comments are worth more than two cents. I actually thought that deeds of trusts (the mortgage document) were public throughout the country, so, if you are correct, I am surprised.

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The Reason Why We Sing in the Shower iStock/Orbon Alija iStock/Orbon Alija Regardless of the quality of their vocal stylings, few people can resist the urge to belt out a song behind the glass doors of their shower. In addition to being private, there's also not much else to do in there. But the same could be true for bedrooms, dressing room stalls, or anywhere a person finds themselves alone. What makes shower enclosures so appealing for amateur vocalists? According to HowStuffWorks, showers inspire solo performances for a number of reasons. Under a rush of warm water and isolated from distractions, your brain releases the feel-good neurotransmitter dopamine, putting you in an upbeat mood. When you sing, you're also taking in more oxygen, which improves blood circulation. In terms of breathing, it's almost like a meditation session. That might explain why you start singing. Why do you keep at it? Think of the shower stall like a primitive—but still effective—recording booth. Shower tiles don't absorb sound well, meaning that your voice tends to bounce off the walls, making it sound much richer and deeper than if you were singing in the living room or your car. Rewarded with a full and booming voice, you're likely going to be compelled to keep going. Showers also double as privacy booths. When you lather up, you're performing a repetitive task that requires virtually no conscious thought. That frees you up to remember song lyrics, crack a creative problem, or make associations that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. Shower performing is no random occurrence. It's facilitated by biochemical, psychological, and acoustic circumstances that create the perfect atmosphere for less-than-perfect singing. [h/t HowStuffWorks] Stock Catalog, Flickr // CC BY 2.0 Stock Catalog, Flickr // CC BY 2.0 10 Operatic Facts About "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen Official via YouTube Queen Official via YouTube "Bohemiam Rhapsody," Queen’s classic "mock opera," was released on October 31, 1975. Though the song was met with skepticism when played for preview audiences, it ended up spending nine weeks at number 1 on the UK charts in 1976. It currently ranks as the third best-selling UK single of all time (behind Elton John’s Princess Diana tribute “Candle in the Wind” and Band Aid’s holiday-made “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”) and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. Here are some facts about the iconic song to consider the next time you’re hitting those “Galileo” high notes along with your car radio. 1. Freddie Mercury started writing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 1968. The story of “Bohemian Rhapsody”—or “Bo Rhap,” as it is known by Queen fans—began in 1968, when Freddie Mercury was a student at London’s Ealing Art College. He had come up with an opening line—“Mama, just killed a man”—but no melody. Because of the Old West feel (in his mind) to the lyric, he referred to his work in progress as “The Cowboy Song.” 2. Queen's producer was skeptical of "Bohemian Rhapsody"'s opera-like composition. Roy Thomas Baker, who produced the band’s A Night at the Opera album, first heard the framework for "Bohemian Rhapsody" when he picked Freddie up at his Holland Road flat in London one evening before going out to dinner. Freddie led him to the piano to play the song he’d been working on. As Baker recalled of the scene, Freddie played the opening ballad section of the tune then stopped and exclaimed, “And this is where the opera section comes in!” Baker laughed at the time, but when Freddie came to the studio days later armed with various pieces of paper with notes and doodles outlining his composition, the producer determined to use all his talent and equipment to capture Mercury’s vision on tape. 3. Freddie Mercury was always adding another "Galileo." In 1975, “state-of-the-art” recording meant 24-track analog tape. The harmonies on the opera section (all sung by Mercury, drummer Roger Taylor, and guitarist Brian May) required 180 separate overdubs, and eventually the tape had been run over the recording heads so many times that it became almost transparent. In the end it took three weeks (Mercury was always adding “another ‘Galileo,'” Baker explained) and five different studios to complete the track. 4. Elton John thought "Bohemian Rhapsody" was too "weird" for the radio. Prior to its release, Queen’s manager played a rough mix of the song to one of his other high-profile clients, Elton John, to get his opinion. “Are you f*cking mad?” was the singer’s reaction after listening to the nearly six-minute song. His verdict: it was too long and too “weird” for radio. 5. The huge success of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is due in part to one DJ. “Bohemian Rhapsody” owes part of its success to British DJ Kenny Everett, who had a popular morning radio show on Capital Radio. In early October 1975, EMI was still pressuring Queen to release “You’re My Best Friend” as the first single from A Night at the Opera. Everett got his hands on an early pressing of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” with strict instructions not to broadcast it (wink, wink). Somehow, strictly by accident (his finger must have slipped), he played the song 14 times over the course of two days. Callers flooded the radio station and local record stores with requests for the song, so the suits at EMI relented and released the magnum opus as a single. 6. Promoting "Bohemian Rhapsody" proved problematic. After it was decided to release “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a single, the band was faced with a bit of a dilemma: At the time in England, it was traditional for bands to appear on shows like Top of the Pops to promote their latest hits. But Queen was scheduled to begin a tour soon, plus (as Brian May admitted) they’d feel self-conscious miming to the operatic section. They solved the problem by filming a promotional film, or “pop promo” as it was called in the industry lingo of the time, that could be shown not only on UK music shows, but also around the world in other markets, such as American Bandstand. 7. It took just under four hours to film the video for "Bohemian Rhapsody." The band arrived at Elstree Studios (using the same stage they were using to rehearse for their upcoming tour) at 7:30 in the morning, and were finished and relaxing at the local pub by 11:30 a.m. The total cost of the video was £4500, or about $2025. This was the first music video directed by Bruce Gowers, and the success of that clip eventually prompted him to move to Hollywood, where he went on to direct such TV programs as the MTV Movie Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards, the People's Choice Awards and the first 10 seasons of American Idol. 8. The "Bohemian Rhapsody" scene in Wayne's World took 10 hours to film. The classic scene in the 1992 film Wayne’s World, on the other hand, took 10 hours to film. Dana Carvey didn’t learn the lyrics ahead of time, and if you watch closely you can see that he’s often just randomly moving his mouth while “singing” along. (And all the actors complained of neck pain after headbanging through so many takes.) 9. A symphonic gong was added to Roger Taylor's drum kit for "Bohemian Rhapsody." When the band launched their tour to support A Night at the Opera, Roger Taylor’s drum kit was outfitted with a 60-inch symphonic gong (which had to be cleaned, packed, and set up on each date) just so he could strike that final note in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” 10. A blue vinyl pressing of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is worth more than $5000. The Holy Grail in terms of Queen collectibles is a 7-inch limited edition of “Bohemian Rhapsody” that was pressed in blue vinyl. In the summer of 1978, EMI Records won the Queen’s Award To Industry For Export Achievement (that’s “Queen” as in Her Majesty Elizabeth II). The label’s primary reason for sales in far-reaching territories that lacked manufacturing facilities was Queen, as in the band. To celebrate their prestigious award, EMI pressed 200 copies of “Bohemian Rhapsody” in blue vinyl, each of which was hand-numbered. Numbers one through four went to the band members, of course, while other low-numbered copies were given to friends and family members. Bona fide copies from this original pressing currently sell for upwards of $5000. Additional sources: Queen: As It Began, by Jacky Smith and Jim Jenkins Is This the Real Life? The Untold Story of Queen, by Mark Blake Queen: The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody The Making of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’” This story has been updated for 2020.

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Moving In Moving In Once there was a very happy, energetic, bright young boy. He spent his days learning and playing and loving life living in a small but comfortable home with his loving family. Gradually, however, he became more and more confused about the meaning of life and the inconsistencies of the religions of the world. His awareness expanded beyond his little home out to the greater world. He had so many questions! He became aware of prejudice, the cruelty of others, of war, and the darkness in the world. He moved out of his comfortable little home into places that were darker, smellier, and more dangerous, because that is where he felt he deserved to live. After all, how could someone so confused be happy? Eventually, he came to live in a squalid shack in the dump, where there was no plumbing, no electricity, no comfort, and no hope. It was a terrible place to be! He was miserable and angry about living there, but that is where he felt he deserved to be. Then he heard of this mansion at the top of the hill, next to a clearing where there was only friendship and beauty. He got the chance to visit it once, and found it to be more wonderful than he imagined! There was every comfort he ever wanted, and joy beyond anything he ever experienced. And he made up his mind to do whatever it took to live there some day. So over the next 43 years, he visited the mansion as often as he could. In the early days, he would sometimes go days or weeks without getting back, still spending almost all of his time in the horrid, squalid shack near the dump. After many visits, he moved a little closer and the journey became easier. Strangely, he would find a path to the mansion and use it for a while, then it would seem to disappear. As he moved from place to place, he needed to find new ways up the hill. But he was determined, and he always found another way to get there. He found dozens, maybe hundreds of them, and carefully mapped each one. There were many people along the way who helped him, who showed him a way. There were also others who, through their actions and attitudes, showed him that he was on a wrong path. It seemed that everyone was giving him some kind of guidance, whether positive or negative. Soon, he came to visit the mansion much of the time. After a while, he came to be there every day and stay for many hours. Some days he visited for the nearly the entire day. But he lived in a much less comfortable place, waking up almost every morning in a state of stress or tension, and needing to find his way back. He found that he slipped down the hill less often than he used to, some days only for a few minutes at a time. He rarely found himself in the darkness and squalor of his younger years. After 30,000 trips or so up the hill, one morning he came to wake up in the mansion and was incredibly surprised to realize that HE LIVED THERE! Not only that, HE OWNED IT! He had, without realizing it, moved in. He found that he occasionally slipped and fell down the hill as he worked and talked to people during the day, but that the trip back was always very easy and quick, and that there were many obvious paths back to the mansion, back to his new home. And now he invites all of his friends to come visit. He encourages them to move into their own mansions right next door. He shows them the paths he has taken, but realizes that most will need to find their own paths and make their own way to their homes at the top of the hill. Some don’t even know what he is talking about, but it is OK. He does what he can. In retrospect, the journey to Enlightenment (for that is what he calls his new home) was simple, although it took him a long time to appreciate the simplicity of it all. He just kept coming home. How often do you visit your mansion and Become the Angel Within? What does it feel like and look like to you? Suggested Exercise: Stop what you are doing and visit your mansion right now - stay there as long as you can, come back as often as you can, and soon you will come to live there, right beside me. ** Mind Sequencing is a revolutionary personal development and stress relief system that enables you to shift your energy and lift your spirits anytime and anywhere.  Check it out and read more articles at Leave a Reply

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Dark or Light It Is a Sequel David North Posted: Columns 0 I love writing these columns each week.  I also love to read the comments that you guys throw up on the site, and one has recently stood out.  You see, Guild Wars 2 is Guild Wars TWO, meaning that it’s a sequel.  Any article we read, or in my case write, should also really look at it as a second game to a series, and should focus on the improvements it's made over ArenaNet’s first game, not just the genre.  It’s time to go ahead and remedy this situation.  The original game was ahead of its time in a few ways when compared to other online games and MMOs.  ArenaNet tried to change things up by going against the basic design we saw in other games.  The first thing was making the game very easy to use for any player.  We've talked a bit on the Guild Wars UI and controls, so in comparison how does the new game stack up? A few changes have been made here and there.  The UI has the same info, but locations have been changed slightly.  The game also controls the same, plus a few additions to accommodate for the change in game play style.  Getting around the options menu is also very easy to do and understand.  In fact, it's exactly the same.  So far it's coming along nicely.  With most things being the same, I'd say ArenaNet is going with: “If it isn't broke, don't fix it.” Onto the next comparison!  In the original Guild Wars, your character was used in the cutscenes while you completed quests in the main story line.  This gave your character a feeling of importance in the massive world you played in.  This was seen in some games, but sadly the number was just too few.  The only down fall is that everyone said the same lines in all the cut scenes.  It wasn't personalized to your character, which destroyed some of the immersion.   Guild Wars 2 takes things to the next level.  Your personal story is based on the decisions you make when you create your character.  This allows for all your characters to take part in different stories.  The same goes for your friends.  The number of possible storylines is very impressive, and the length of these stories will you keep you playing for a long time.  This gives your character a more unique personality than what we experienced before.  They continue to use the cutscenes to tell the story, and they still incorporate your character using these unique personalities you pick.  I'd say that the story is where Guild Wars 2 improves the most over the original, next to combat. Two different warriors, two different destinies. Guild Wars was an amazing game when it came to visuals.  Even with low poly models it made almost every MMO and online game out there look outdated.  The designs of the characters, environments, and weapons, were very detailed and impressive.  Every visual element came together and worked in perfect harmony, immersing you in the land of Tyria. The original game still looks pretty darn good, but of course with the advancements in technology, the average computer has more performance power.  The new game is still in beta, but I believe a lot of the visuals are complete, and boy does it look amazing.  The overall style that was used in the original game is carried over, but character and environment designs have more detail since the models have more polygons.  Immersion is achieved without you even knowing it.  Without a doubt this is indeed an improvement from the first game.  The last thing I'd like to compare real quick is the customization of your character's build.  Guild Wars took a unique, and awesome, approach with how you made your build.  Most games let you pick one class, but in Guild Wars you mixed two professions.  This allowed you to combine skills in hundreds, even thousands of ways if you really tried.  Cookie cutter builds did exist, but they weren't used that often.  It also helped that you could even customize weapons and armor to make your build even stronger. Guild Wars 2 takes out the idea of mixing professions.  By having two different weapon sets available to switch from, it kind of replaces the need for a second profession.  Each profession can use a variety of different weapons, and with a ton of utility skills to unlock, you still have just as much strategy.  Combined with the ability to switch between weapons, you open up another level of possibilities. They also kept the traits, but made them easier to understand, and increased the impact they have on your character by unlocking passive abilities.  Yet another improvement made over the original game.  That's right folks. We are ending this week with that old joke. Come back next week where I use another oldie, or I may shave a goat. It's your vote. So there you have it folks, that’s how Guild Wars 2 is shaping up as a sequel so far.  Even though Guild Wars 2 is still in beta, it's far enough in development to really get a good feel for what we will be seeing in the final build.  ArenaNet has done more than just try to improve the design of an entire genre.  The original Guild Wars was just as unique in its own time.   They took the spirit of the original, and according to my scooter, they leveled it over 9000 for Guild Wars 2.  Which means it’s truly an improvement over the first game. David North

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Extortion Ripoff Pertaining To Delinquent Payday Advances Extortion Ripoff Pertaining To Delinquent Payday Advances If you’re getting loan that is payday telephone phone telephone calls, that are described within the under pr release, usually do not proceed with the caller’s guidelines. Instead, you should: • Inform your finance institutions. • Contact the 3 credit that is major and demand an alert be placed on the file. • Contact your local police force agencies you are in immediate danger if you feel. • File a issue at www. IC3.gov Cyberspace Crime Complaint Center has gotten numerous complaints from victims of pay day loan telephone collection frauds. Callers claim the victim is delinquent in a pay day loan and must repay the mortgage in order to prevent appropriate consequences. The callers purport become representatives associated with FBI, Federal Legislative Department, different law offices, or any other legitimate-sounding agencies. They claim become gathering debts for organizations such as for instance United advance loan, U.S. Cash loan, U.S. Money web, as well as other Web check-cashing solutions. In accordance with complaints gotten through the public, the callers have actually accurate information about victims, including Social protection figures, times of delivery, addresses, company information, bank-account figures, therefore the names and phone amounts of family relations and buddies. How a fraudsters obtained the information that is personal, however in some situations victims have actually reported they completed online applications for any other loans or charge cards prior to the phone phone calls began. The fraudsters relentlessly call the victim’s house, cellular phone, and put of employment. They will not offer any information about the so-called loans that are payday become abusive whenever questioned. The callers have actually threatened victims with legal actions, arrests, and, in many cases, assault when they don’t spend. The callers harass victims’ relatives, friends, and employers in many cases. Some fraudsters have actually instructed victims to fax a statement agreeing to pay for a certain quantity, on a certain date, with a pre-paid Visa card. The declaration further declares the target will never ever dispute your debt https://installmentloansite.com/payday-loans-sd/. If you will get these telephone calls, usually do not proceed with the caller’s directions. Instead, you need to: • Alert your financial institutions. • Contact the 3 major credit bureaus and request an alert be placed on your own file. • Contact the local police force agencies should you believe you have been in instant risk. • File a issue at www. IC3.gov. Suggestions to avoid being a target of the scam: • Never give your Social protection number—or personal information of any kind—over the telephone or online until you initiate the contact. • Be suspicious of any email with urgent needs for individual information that is financial. The email can sometimes include upsetting or exciting but false statements to allow you to respond straight away. • Avoid filling in kinds in email messages that demand private information. • Make sure that your web web browser is up-to-date and safety spots have been used. • Check your bank, credit, and debit card statements frequently to ensure that there are not any transactions that are unauthorized. If any such thing appears dubious, speak to your bank and all sorts of card providers. • Once you contact businesses, usage numbers provided in the back of cards or statements Are Pay Day Loans a fraud? Suppose you’re in a difficult spot: Your bills should be paid and you’re running away from groceries, however your next paycheck won’t come for the next week. It could appear to be a good clear idea to submit an application for a pay day loan. But, taking right out an online payday loan can trigger an unmanageable downward spiral that is financial. Continue reading to discover exactly exactly exactly how, and list of positive actions rather to meet up your bills. What Exactly Are Payday Advances? Pay day loans are short-term, short term loans. Payment for the loan flow from straight away upon the receipt of the next paycheck. You don’t require good credit to be authorized, simply evidence of work and a bank checking account. In reality, numerous lenders that are such bother to check on utilizing the three credit rating agencies after all. Alternatively, they simply ensure you don’t owe money with other pay day loan companies or have actually wage garnishment placed on your earnings. Because payday advances are unsecured, they come with exceedingly high interest levels. According to the state, you’ll pay between ten dollars and $30 for each $100 regarding the loan. For instance, a 7-day, $200 loan which will run you $35 in charges works down to A apr that is astronomical ofper cent. But, that type of important info only found in fine print, instead of in almost any marketing product. Alternatively, payday loans are often promoted with friendly terms like “let us allow you to out”; and “get cash now! ” The Vicious Debt Period You took out the loan, what is the likelihood that you’ll be able to afford $235 when it comes due if you were having trouble coming up with $200 when? Many states don’t have regulations against taking out fully back-to-back loans that are payday. It is applied against your principal, and the interest you owe continues to grow when you pay a fee to “roll over” the loan, none of. With time, you might wind up owing more in interest compared to the quantity you initially borrowed! In 2014, Financial Protection Bureau discovered that more than 80% of pay day loans are “rolled over” or followed closely by another loan within week or two. The CFPB additionally discovered that many borrowing task had been for renewals after a short loan. These facts illustrate that, in practice, payday advances are a lot very nearly undoubtedly planning to cause much more financial obligation as opposed to behave as a helpful short-term device to expel financial obligation. Shady Collections Organizations that offer aren’t exactly referred to as arbiters of fairness. If you’re currently tangled up with pay day loan debt and miss your repayments, you could encounter some unsavory collections methods. Become acquainted with the Fair commercial collection agency ways Act. It’s a powerful group of federal guidelines to safeguard you against harassment. In the event that you realize that a collector is breaking some of these regulations, you ought to look for damages. You do instead of getting a payday loan if you need money in a short period of time, what should? First, consider when you yourself have any such thing valuable you are able to offer. Next, any kind of odd jobs, like repairing a broken home, that you can help somebody with for fast money? Are you experiencing buddy or general prepared to loan you the income? If you’d like the funds for bills, decide to try contacting the organization you borrowed from, explain your situation, and inquire about financing options. It’s likely that, the prices is supposed to be a lot better compared to those you’d pay money for a loan that is payday. Obviously these aren’t solutions that are ideal but they’re far better than taking out fully that loan which could simply create your circumstances worse within the long-run. Washington, D.C. December 07, 2010

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What does Singularity mean? Singularity meaning Singularity is a very complex term, even though it doesn’t mean many different things. As a word it only means one thing, but in different contexts it expands. Singularity comes from physics and mathematics. So what does singularity mean? 1. Singularity Singularity means something that is singular. The quality or state of being singular, which is very important in physics and mathematics.  • The singularity of this situation has given them much food for thought.  2. Singularity Singularity also has a second meaning, which is the most famous one. Singularity is an occurrence where time and space are distorted, pulled into the center by the force of gravity, which creates a black hole. A singularity is a synonym for black hole.  • If we don’t change our course we’ll be sucked up by the singularity.  These are two of the most common and famous meanings of singularity. Both of them are used in other fields to create different contexts for the word. This is why it’s complex.  There are things such as an essential singularity, isolated singularity, initial singularity, gravitational singularity, climate singularity, and others. Singularity as a concept is used in other sciences, such as climate, chemistry, geometry, linguists, and others.  Notify of Inline Feedbacks View all comments

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Cleansing Tips – Their Practical use To Website Visitors and even The Washing Company If you type into your search motors the phrase ‘cleaning tips’ you get a good collection of something like 14, 500, 1000 web sites to decide on from and many of the people websites will redirect you to definitely scores of other internet sites. There are specific sites that can be dedicated to offering ideas, advice and recommendations on a good selection of issues having ostensibly no vested attention. Quite a few of these suggestions are useful. However numerous cleanup companies include about their internet sites a clean-up tips web page. I will dispute that many these are useless both to the visitor and to often the company. The reason why do they will do it? To attract more visitors to his or her site? To gain additional customers? The purpose of the website is to provide information to potential clients in the services and goods the business provides. Every website visitor should be a good potential customer. If a guest leaves devoid of making the enquiry then you definitely have to help improve the web site and or the services you give. Or perhaps you are not making use of the right keywords and phrases hence are attracting people around by simply default. It is usually not really your type of expert services that often the person actually desires. Virtually no matter what you carry out you will usually catch the attention of a certain volume of these types of. What you actually need is lots of high quality site visitors. The most effective way of achieving this can be to provide the visitor along with as much high quality content since you can even though still accurately talking about your own personal own companies products and services correctly. Good information will go along properly with the search applications and even raise your user profile on them, which in change should drive good quality visitors to your site. Hence increasing sales. This is definitely the whole purpose of the particular website. For companies it really is purely some sort of marketing instrument plus another method involving gaining shoppers. So the way do cleaning businesses generate lots of high high quality content? A lot of go for ‘frequently asked questions’ which usually is quite the best technique of producing content whilst informing potential customers of things they are likely to want to know about who you are and your goods and companies. So all of us come to the ‘cleaning tips’. A little study has demonstrated to myself that above half the cleaning corporations with apparent websites own in least a page on cleansing tips and some possess multiple pages divided upwards into different classes. Try reading through these sometime. Carpet cleaning service companies are the most significant customers of such types involving pages. How valuable will be they? Some of the tips furnished by these rug firms can be really valuable, but the general cleansing companies leave some sort of good deal to be desired. His or her cleaning tips are similar to those you might discover for the TV reality programs about cleaning. For example of this ‘make a new paste using baking coke and apple cider vinegar and smear over your taps; towel wrap cling motion picture all around plus leave more than night. Scrape off in the particular morning. ‘ It could work but why would likely anybody want to do that when a couple of mins using phosphoric acid along with the minimal of energy would achieve much far better results? Do the cleansing companies them selves make make use of of any of these types of tips? You are able to bet your own personal life that very small amount of do. The object is to get the job completed as immediately plus effectively as possible so for each and every job you choose the most effective and even successful cleaning product accessible. Consequently why do they have these kind of pages? accomodation toweling catch the attention of people who will be not most likely to be turned in to customers because they can be looking for ways for you to do it themselves. And so it can only turn out to be for your purposes of luring any visitor type. This is content and content material about cleaning but quite few companies are proceeding to hand out their true methods of doing anything quickly and effectively which in turn would be beneficial to help often the customer instead many people perpetuate old style cleaning methods which often bear virtually no resemblance into the modern world. So for your web browser I would suggest if you are looking to get cleaning tips appear elsewhere than at those people offered by cleaning companies apart from possibly the carpet-cleaning companies. If you are an cleaning company searching to improve your content on your website search elsewhere than at supplying a ‘cleaning tips’ page. A person can produce better plus much more relevant content than that unless you are organized to give away the trade secrets! Leave a Reply

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Newgrounds Background Image Theme Reviews for "The Visitor" Can you fix this fishing rod? Fishing rod rip It freezes every time I try to use the fishing rod. two words. fishing rod. Broken game, unplayable in current state due to fishing pole bug as others have alluded to

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Turkish intelligence agency MIT’s secret rendition flight and black torture site exposed CASA-235 type transport plane operated by the Turkish Armed Forces and used by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT in rendition flights. Abdullah Bozkurt / Stockholm Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, or MIT) operated a secret rendition flight and initiated a torture session on the spy plane when it abducted a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from Kazakhstan and later subjected the victim to further torture and abuse at a black site near the airport in Ankara, court documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have revealed. Testifying at the Kocaeli 5th High Criminal Court on April 3, 2018, Zabit Kişi, 48-year-old primary school teacher, told the judges how he was beaten on the plane during the three-hour flight from Almaty to Ankara after his abduction. The agents started hitting him on the head and in the genitals while he was blindfolded and handcuffed from behind. He passed out from the blows he received to his head, but the abuse continued after a member of the MIT team checked to make sure he still had a pulse. The schoolteacher’s underwear was soaked in blood on the plane from the kicks to his genitals. For days, he saw blood in his urine because of the beating. When the plane landed, he was taken to the intelligence agency’s black site near Ankara Esenboğa Airport and put in a small container for 108 days during which time he was subjected to torture, sexual abuse and other abusive treatment. The testimony of Zabit Kişi, a schoolteacher, reveals a secret rendition flight and black torture site operated by the Turkish intelligence agency: The teacher took his family to Kyrgyzstan where he had worked in the past with the hope of landing a job after he became unemployed in Turkey in December 2015. A government crackdown on schools run by the Gülen movement, a group that is highly critical of President Erdoğan, left him desperate to look for a job abroad. He and his family boarded a plane to Bishkek from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport. In his absence the authorities issued arrest warrant for him after a failed coup on July 15, 2016 based on allegations that he was linked to alleged putschist admirals in the Gölcük Naval Command. It became obvious during cross-examination in court that the allegations were baseless and that neither of the admirals knew him nor did he know the admirals. Kişi’s ordeal started when he was detained in Kazakhstan for immigration irregularities when he traveled from Bishkek to Almaty. The Kazakh court ordered him to return to Kyrgyzstan, where had had a family and maintained a residence. On September 30, 2017, he went to the airport with his lawyer for deportation procedures in Almaty and started waiting for his flight to Bishkek. During the security check, his lawyer was told he could not accompany him. The Turkish intelligence agency used a small freight container like this one as a torture cell at a black site near the Ankara airport. He was detained again at the airport and confined to a room. He overheard airport officials talking about a plane from Turkey that would be landing soon to pick him up. The MIT team forcibly removed him from the airport and put him on a plane he described as painted with a camouflage pattern. His description suggests the plane was most likely one of nine Casa CN-235 transport planes operated by the Turkish Air Force and apparently loaned to the intelligence agency for the abduction. A minivan picked him up after landing at the airport, and he was driven to a torture site about a five-minute ride from the airport. He was thrown into what he described as a freight container where he was subjected to torture and abuse for more than three months. The three-square-meter container had no window, and he could barely move around. “It was like a grave to me,” he recalled. “My only escape from there was my death. I never imagined death could seem so pleasant.” The MIT officers stripped him naked, slammed him against the wall, attempted to sodomize him with a hard object, electrocuted and crushed his toes and threatened to kill him. He had no access to legal representation or any other contact with the outside world. Zabit Kişi’s mug shot and fingerprints show he was formally processed in detention on February 1, 2018: The court transcripts show that presiding judge Yusuf Sevimli was not happy with what he heard during the hearing and pressed the defendant to focus on his defense rather than the torture and abuse he sustained at the hands of the MIT agents. Prevented from describing his ordeal in full in court, Kişi later wrote an eight-page letter, on July 12, 2018, detailing how he endured torture for 108 days. He also filed multiple criminal complaints with the prosecutor’s office and the court demanding the punishment of the agents who tortured him. The letter, first published by Bold Medya, shows his pleas fell on deaf ears and that Turkish authorities failed to take any action. During his captivity, Kişi’s torturers told him to accept the false confession they had prepared and warned that the torture would otherwise continue until he was dead. “During the torture sessions, they said: ‘We are the judge and prosecutor here. There is no lawyer and no police. You can only get out of here by accepting what we are telling you’,” Kişi wrote in his letter. He was not allowed to bathe for months. When his body started to smell, the MIT agents eventually allowed him to take a shower. But the abuse went on even when he was bathing. His torturers sexually abused him while he was in the shower and left him naked in the cold for some time. Zabit Kişi, a Turkish teacher abducted from Kazakhstan and tortured at a black site in Ankara. “As if the torture were not enough, they even threatened to harm my wife and children abroad, saying they would hire some people, turn them [his family members] into prostitutes, kidnap them and put them through the same ordeal as me,” he wrote. The torturers also threatened him with inflicting harm on his 75-year-old parents who still lived in Turkey. Kişi was not the only person at the intelligence’s black site. “During the times when they stopped torturing me, I could hear the cries of people who were being tortured and crippled in other cells,” he recalled. Although he already had health problems before his abduction, the MIT agents did not bother listening his complaints of medical problems and in fact enjoyed it even more as his pain worsened because of his prior medical complications. He told his torturers repeatedly that he had undergone surgery for langerhans cell histiocytosis, had gone through chemotherapy, had avascular necrosis of the femoral head and an abrasion on his knees and suffered from pneumothorax. All his pleas fell on deaf ears. He lost 30 kilograms while in captivity. Ankara prosecutor Gürhan Murat Tekin hushed up the illegal detention by MIT and wrote a report as if the victim had appeared of his own volition on the courthouse steps at night: Apparently satisfied with their brutal work that broke the victim and forced him to go along with the fabricated story, the MIT agents eventually decided to hand him over to the police but did not want any paper trail. Blindfolded and hooded, he was handed over to the police in front of the Ankara Courthouse at 19:20 hours on January 18, 2018. Gürhan Murat Tekin, the prosecutor on night duty, ordered the police to take his statement, and he was processed as if he had shown up on his own to turn himself in and confess his alleged crimes. He spent 12 days in police custody under the watch of police counterterrorism chief Ibrahim Bozkurt and his team — Selim Ejder Gül, Onur Sağlam, Oben Özay and Özkan Savaş. Document that reveals the names of the police officers who acted as MIT’s accomplices in the hushing up of Zabit Kişi’s abduction and torture at a black site:  Under threats and pressure, Kişi had to sign the statement dictated by the police on January 30, 2018. At a court hearing in April, his lawyer, Murat Altun, said he was present when his client signed the statement and noticed that previously written notes were dictated as his statement. When he asked what was going on, his client told him that his life was in danger and that he had to sign whatever was presented by the police. At his court hearing, Kişi recanted all his statements taken under torture and filed multiple complaints against his abusers. None of his complaints were processed by Turkish authorities, who had apparently adopted a systematic and deliberate policy of torture and abuse for political detainees. Although Turkish authorities refused to acknowledge Kişi’s abduction from Kazakhstan, his lawyer presented documents to the court showing that the Kazakh government officially admitted that Kişi was sent to Ankara on September 30, 2017. Police report filed by chief Ibrahim Bozkurt falsified the victim’s statement and claimed he turned himself in when he was in fact handed over by the intelligence agency after his abduction: The contents listed in the police search and seizure record when Kişi was processed at the police station on January 1, 2018 also verified that he was brought from Kazakhstan. The record listed a piece of carry-on luggage with clothes, a phone, an Amazon Kindle tablet and his passport as well as 30,500 tenge, the currency of Kazakhstan, in various denominations and $500 in hundred dollar bills. At the end of sham trial, Kişi was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison on coup charges. He is one of some 100 Gülen-linked Turkish nationals were brought back to Turkey through extrajudicial renditions carried out by Turkey’s intelligence service. Police document listing the personal possessions of Zabit Kişi refuted the government claim that he had turned himself in voluntarily. He had Kazakh currency, a passport and travel bag that showed he was in Kazakhstan when MIT picked him up:  Zabit Kişi’s letter from prison, first published by Bold Medya, reveals details of brutal torture after his abduction: Subscribe To Our Newsletter

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Home Op-Ed Resuming educational institutions amid C-19 Published : Friday, 25 September, 2020 at 12:00 AM  Count : 262 Md Mahmudul Hassan Resuming educational institutions amid C-19 Resuming educational institutions amid C-19 Regardless to speak that the students, parents and institution authorities have been severely affected both mentally and financially due to the deadly impact of COVID-19. UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO and other education and health oriented organizations are also opining to resume all educational institutions following some guidelines as issued. Every institution has to follow the instructions announced earlier by the Cabinet Division, Ministry of Public Administration, and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). So, if unless or otherwise institutions are reopened, the proper measures must be taken to restart in a risk freeway. In that case, there are some steps which are to be taken by the institution authorities, the Guardians and the teachers to perform with great care. 1. Steps of institution authorities: The Institution authorities should take the following steps: a. Necessary planning and funding for institution authority need to be ensured before reopening. Necessary budget planning and allocation for implementing the guidelines need to be made and ensured in advance, where applicable. b. The Institution authority should make a detailed notice with child-friendly language to educate on cleanliness of the school and hygiene measures. c. Every institution has to take some initiatives for confirming the safety and security measures and the toilets will have to be different for boys and girls and need to be ensured at least 15 days before reopening the institutions. d. The authority should manage the necessary disinfectants, soap, and other cleaning materials to disinfect classrooms, office rooms, garbage containers, and toilets, including the school premises, every day before reopening. e. There should be some restrictions to allow the teachers, students and staff, who are ill, and pregnant female teachers they do not need to come to the institution after reopening. f. The schedule of the institution should be reshuffled so that the opening time, closing time, mid-day meal times and tiffin time are arranged in such a manner so that it does not create a crowd of students and their guardians. g. School authorities will also formulate a plan locally by considering the school's capacity and the number of students for multiple shifts to ensure social distancing.  h. The school authorities need to have sufficient numbers of non-contact thermometers to measure the temperature of teachers, staff, and students, and outsiders to maintain social distance at the entrance of the school. i. The school authority must monitor various health parameters in the school and focus on the class study as well as distance learning. Schools should also focus more on teaching than taking exams. j. The authority should set some disinfectants before the gate so that the students can enter into the classes with germ free health. k. Institutions should forbid nonessential visits and require everyone who enters the school, not only students and staff but also parents, delivery people, and maintenance workers, to wash their hands (or apply hand sanitizer) and wear a face mask. l. Institutions may alleviate overcrowding by moving to a split-shift schedule (incorporating morning and afternoon sessions) or by alternating students between in-person and remote learning. m. The authority may install different hand-washing and sanitizing stations and ensure their use as required. There will need to be more cleaning during the day, when classes are in session, as well as at the end of the day. n. The authority can reduce the number of surfaces touched by multiple people, for example, by keeping classroom doors open. Using lift/elevator may also be avoided for the students to keep them safe from transmission. Steps of guardians: The guardians have some important roles to send their children to the institutions as mentioned below; a.The guardians will take special cares while coming to the institution and going back to the house in terms of their safety and security. b.While using their own private car, they must ensure its sanitization and disinfections before and after using it. If they use a public car, there must be a care of saving themselves using hand sanitizer or any kind of ventilator dresses. c.The guardians must counsel their children to be careful when they are in the institution and tell them to create any crowd in the classroom. d.While sending to the institution, they must give musk, hand sanitizer, hand gloves and any other strong health safety items where necessary. e. After returning to home, they should spray sufficient disinfectants to children's school bags to protect any germs if any. Steps of Teachers: The teachers will have to take some key steps before and after reopening the institutions, which are mentioned below; * The teachers should reduce risk wherever possible. Large in-person student assemblies should be stopped. Cafeterias may need to close, with students instead eating in classrooms. * The teachers should avoid all extracurricular activities like group singing, group dance, group project/assignment and large choir rehearsals which increase risk need to stop. Team sports may be too risky; clusters of cases have been reported among the sports teams. * The class teacher should revise the class attendance system to reflect the urgency of staying home when ill, and absences should not require a doctor's note. * The subject teacher should revise the syllabus with the consultation of the authority and make it in such a way that the students can sit for the exam comfortably. * The teachers will ensure the students wear a mask throughout the academic hour, although this may be challenging for younger children. The teachers may declare adopting reward systems to encourage mask wearing and hand-washing for the students. * The teachers can rearrange the classrooms to reduce transmission, such as by having desks facing the same direction. Classrooms may need to operate at reduced capacity to provide increased physical distance. If conditions allow, holding class outdoors is safer. * The teachers will prepare some classes for the students on COVID-19 and give them good ideas about prevention from the disease and make them aware of the disease. * The teachers should enhance the communication and coordination process with the guardians to take care of their children's studies and motivate them positively. Finally, we may state that the world is full of different viral attacks because of which human beings suffer a lot time and again. But nothing is stopped. If educational institutions are planned to resume, there should be no problem I think; we have to be just cautious enough and make our students, guardians and teachers motivated for using all necessary elements, so that everybody can be safe and sound from the danger. If the above mentions steps can be taken consciously, the institutions will run smoothly and there will have no risks at all. Dr  Md Mahmudul Hasan is Principal, Daffodil International School, Dhaka « PreviousNext » Latest News Most Read News Editor : Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury

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Online Technology Degree Programs Technology & IT Degrees and Programs Home > Technology & IT Saying you want to pursue a career in IT is like saying you want food for lunch: It's a broad category, and you have a lot of menu options to choose from. Information technology is a huge and ever-evolving field that includes programming and development careers such as web development and computer application engineering, information support and services careers such as business intelligence analysis and IT project management, and network systems careers such as database administration and computer security. Explore career options with an IT degree Most IT careers require either a four-year information technology degree or another type of degree coupled with information technology courses, possibly a technology program leading to vendor or professional certification. Some IT positions like computer support specialists require only some college or a two-year associate degree. However, the best-paid and highest-growth careers typically require a bachelor's degree at minimum, and many IT professionals are earning master's degrees. Adventurous students can pursue careers at nearly 100 FBI computer crimes task forces across the country. In addition to great government benefits, you could be part of a national effort to thwart cyber terrorism, eliminate online sexual exploitation and investigate cyberfraud.

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Voter Identification I have listened to statements that voter identification laws are racist, that conservatives want to suppress the vote, and that there is no voter fraud in America. None of that is true. However, there are people who genuinely believe that the above is true, and that is a problem. Voter registration groups have not always been honest. There are numerous videos on YouTube by Project Veritas and others showing how easy it is to commit voter fraud. Recently I heard a man from an organization that is working to stop voter fraud talk about bus loads of people brought into North Carolina from other states to register to vote as if they were residents. During the voting, people claiming to be those people show up at the polls and vote. Remember, a fraudulent vote cast in any election means that a legal vote may not count. It is time to be on the alert for voter fraud and to prosecute it to the full extent of the law. Now about the voter identification thing that is going on in North Carolina. In the primary election this year, a picture identification was required to vote in North Carolina. Voter turnout was actually higher than it had been in the last two primary elections. Voter identification does not in any way suppress the vote. I would also like to point out that in today’s world, a photo id is not something unusual. Admittedly, not everyone drives, but most people at some point in their lives have to cash a check, enter a federal building, or purchase certain drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. I have a basic prescription that the drug store asks for photo identification every time I fill. When I buy some allergy medications, I have to show photo identification. Voter identification is not a burdensome requirement–it is a requirement that ensures that every legal vote counts. So where are we with the North Carolina law? The Daily Haymaker updated the story today. The article reported: Governor Pat McCrory has formally requested U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stay a ruling by the Fourth Circuit and reinstate North Carolina’s Voter ID law. “Today we have asked Chief Justice John Roberts to stay the Fourth Circuit’s ruling and reinstate North Carolina’s Voter ID law,” said Governor McCrory. “This common sense law was upheld by the U.S. District Court. Our Voter ID law has been cited as a model and other states are using similar laws without challenges. “Allowing the Fourth Circuit’s ruling to stand creates confusion among voters and poll workers and it disregards our successful rollout of Voter ID in the 2016 primary elections. The Fourth Circuit’s ruling is just plain wrong and we cannot allow it to stand. We are confident that the Supreme Court will uphold our state’s law and reverse the Fourth Circuit.” A formal petition asking the Supreme Court to hear the case will follow this request for a stay. The article further reports: This IS actually a great move on McCrory’s part.  IF Roberts grants a stay, voter ID can stay alive for the November voting.  An appeal of the 4th circuit’s ruling will be filed by the state with the high court. It likely won’t be heard until 2017.  (However, we may have governor Cooper and attorney general Stein to deal with by then.)   If this all works the way McCrory hopes, it will mean a lot less chaos and confusion on Election Day –two “crops” the Alinskyites and BluePrinters have been sowing in the state for four years now.   Stay tuned. Just a note–I am for the suppression of all illegal votes–that’s why I support voter identification laws.

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State of the Art: The art of creating Subnautica's flora Pond Life Featured post If you’ve spoken to me for more than five minutes, chances are I’ve mentioned Subnautica [official site]. It’s an open world survival game set largely underwater on an alien planet. You explore biomes, collect resources and, as updates to the early access project add more content, start to piece together the story of the planet. I played huge amounts of the game before more significant story elements were added and my big project was my volcano lair’s garden. I collected all the weird and wonderful plants I could and cultivated them in little plant beds outside my underwater home. That’s why, when I had a chance to speak with art director Cory Strader, I immediately wanted to talk about the game’s flora. Read on to find out how The Abyss, microscopy and a real fish with a transparent head and a visible brain all played their part! P.S. You can click on images to see larger version of the concept artwork or, if they’re game screenshots, to just see them in isolation. Pip: Hi Cory, can you tell me about how you started designing or conceptualising the look of Subnautica? Cory Strader: From the beginning we wanted to make a non violent game, emphasizing the mystery of exploring a lush, alien underwater environment, that would appeal to gamers of all ages and types. I wanted a visual look that matched – a style that was approachable, colorful and fun, but with a darker edge, for the deeper and creepier biomes. The look is stylized to some degree, emphasising simple and slightly exaggerated silhouettes, without going too cartoony. The references used for the look and feel of Subnautica are so varied and numerous it is hard to narrow down. Certainly the movie The Abyss was a big inspiration behind the game. Subnautica is like some mashup of The Abyss, Avatar, and Finding Nemo, in the way we tried to create a beautiful, vibrant and exotic world, in an underwater setting. It was important to have unique creatures and environments that are clearly alien, yet relatable and believable, therefore many real world references were closely studied to achieve the desired naturalistic look. I have folders filled with reference material of deep sea life and landscapes. Pictures of microscopy have also been great sources for alien textures and forms. Referencing the real world, as opposed to only looking at other games and movies that have come before, is key in developing designs that stand on their own. Pip: The game separates its world out into different biomes, each with their own distinctive look. How did you keep them aesthetically distinct without feeling like they were from entirely different games or worlds? Cory: This was certainly a challenge to pull off, and a credit to our level designers for achieving a level of cohesion throughout the entire world. And even now, in the polish phase they are going back into areas to smooth out some of the more abrupt transitions between biomes. While we were conscious of maintaining consistency in the world, a fair amount just came about through necessity. As a smaller team with limited resources, there were only so many unique world textures, environment props, and creatures that we have been able to create. We often relied on only a handful of theme assets to give a biome it’s defining look. So, naturally to fill them out more, we had to incorporate generic plants and sand and rock textures used in many other areas, which automatically lent a consistency to the world as the player travels around. Transitional zones and fog also play a large role in smoothing out the change from one world area to the next. We bordered the biomes with transitional “palette cleanser” sparse zones of mostly sand and rock, and also relied on extreme vertical dropoffs between areas. That, along with the pulled in viewing distance of the underwater fog, meant that the transition from one wildly different biome to the next happens more gradually, since you can rarely see the next biome from the one you currently occupy. Pip: The first part of the world a player experiences, beyond the survival pod, is the shallows. My overall perception of the area is that it’s bright and clear and has a lot of pink and purple as colour accents. How much of the effect of a bright and vibrant place comes from the colours of the objects themselves and how much is actually a result of how you use lighting and other techniques? Cory: Bit of both, really. The terrain textures primarily use a combination of sand and light sedimentary rock, interspersed with patches of coral. We use a lot of grass, plant, and coral props which add pastel colors to the palette. Then on the effects side, we use warm lighting and bright blue fog. It’s interesting because the fog distance is actually pushed out much further in some of the other biomes, but the perception of the Safe Shallows starting zone is that it is very clear water. The most predominant reason for this is the density of the detailing, and the very close horizon caused by the shallow seabed. Light rays and caustics visible on the ocean floor also contribute to the look of a bright and clear biome. Pip: Looking at the plants in particular I’d be interested in how you approached them – how much were you basing them on real-world plants and how much was imagined? Cory: Some of the more basic flora has a closer relationship to actual earth vegetation, such as the grass, seaweed, and coral branch filler assets. These help to quickly create layers of ground level detail and provide the impression of a lush underwater environment, or a tropical island for the above water biomes. The Kelp Forest biome in particular is very much based on kelp forests in the real world [browsing images of kelp forests is really relaxing – Pip], but tweaked to fit in the alien setting of Subnautica. The larger size of the kelp in the game, with their long undulating leaves, and large clusters of glowing orange seed pods give it the stylized and alien look. But many of the plants in the game, especially the ones that define a biome’s look, are imagined. Real world references generally still play a part in the design, however, as the best fictional concepts always have some basis in reality in order to give them a degree of plausibility. But in some cases those references might be something seemingly unrelated. A good example of that would be the large, round, purple colored plants that fill one of the biomes – they were actually based off of rubber toy Koosh balls. Pip: What is the process like when you’re creating plants which also have a function as resources compared with the ones which are either ornamental or which the player can’t even interact with as they’re more like textures on objects? Do you have a different level or freedom, or is there more input from outside the art team for resource plants? Cory: It was always important to Subnautica’s game designer, Charlie Cleveland, that the visual look of the biomes and their plantlife not be constrained by gameplay mechanics. So, for the most part we’ve had the freedom to design the plant life and many of the creatures as we see fit, and the gameplay is layered on top afterwards. The Creepvine kelp plants are probably one of the few exceptions, as those had been defined as a resource since the very first prototypes. Pip: Given underwater flora and fauna can seem utterly alien, were there any real creatures or plants you found during your research which seemed particularly strange? Cory: There are so many bizarre deep sea creatures that exist in Earth’s oceans, and new ones being discovered as we speak. I mean, there are fish with a transparent head, with eyes inside that can rotate all around! It’s the reason why so many game and movie creature designs borrow heavily from existing ocean life. The challenge is trying to come up with creature designs that are unique and look more alien than, say, the Goblin sharks, Blobfish, and Anglerfish that exist on Earth. Pip: There are some specific plants I loved seeing as I played so I was wondering if you could tell me more about what inspired you or how they developed: 1. Floating stones – I’d also love to know how these work as plants if you’ve given it much thought – are the orbs separate organisms from the roots/tendrils or is it all one and the same? Cory: The name on these is a bit of a misnomer, as it refers to an earlier version of the concept design that had them looking more like stones then the gas filled pods they ended up as. We will likely change that before release. The idea is that the gaseous orbs are part of the same organism as the roots, where the tendrils keep the buoyant pods anchored to the ground, as they grow from seed to spore. When they reach full maturity they burst, scattering the plant seeds out into the surrounding area, and perhaps even fertilizing the ground with dead fish caught in the explosion. We originally intended that the pods would explode on contact with the player, serving as a natural minefield, that the player would need to carefully navigate through in their subs. However, this feature has not yet made it into the game, and likely never will. 2. The Membrain Tree Cory: This design references the myriad of deep sea organisms which have a translucent outer membrane, in this case serving as a protective layer to the plants which grow inside the incubative structure. References of common coral and pine cones were also used in the design phase. 3. The Sea Crown Cory: There wasn’t really a specific inspiration for this plant. In many cases the design approach relies on having already pored over a large amount of references materials, to the point where the visual language of what is going to convey an aquatic organism becomes almost second nature. Then it’s just a matter of doing a lot of quick thumbnail sketches to play with shapes and find interesting silhouettes. When a design seems to be working at that stage, it’s then taken further to find appropriate materials and colors, and refine the details. Since most of the plants did not come with specific gameplay requirements, there is a lot of creative freedom at the concept phase. 4. Tiger Plant – I like how meaty and angry this one looks, and how that sets it apart from most of the other plants. I’d be particularly interested in whether it was tricky to get the right effect and look for this one? Cory: This is a rare example where we did go into the concept phase with a specific idea about a plant’s gameplay purpose, and it is one of the few dangerous plants in Subnautica. It is also a bit of a nod to our previous game, Natural Selection 2, which also had a ranged, spike shooting plant. Therefore, the shapes and colors used were very much form following function. After a round of black and white thumbnail sketches trying out a variety of approaches I chose the one which had a good character to it, and potential for dynamic movement for it’s idle and attack animation. Several color and pattern schemes were tried. The red and black striped version matched well with the warning colors that dangerous plants and creatures often employ as a defense mechanism in nature. The intention was that all of this combined – the chunky shapes with sharp spikes extending beyond the silhouette, the more active animations, and the bright red coloring – would make the plant more eye catching from a distance, and inform the player of potential danger. That, and all the spikes flying in their direction. Pip: The Sea Crown data entry [you can find it on the Subnautica wiki] suggests you as a team have given thought to the genetics and commonalities of the plants so did you ever draw out a taxonomy? Cory: We never drew out a taxonomy, and did not get too caught up in the science behind all of the plants, for several reasons. First, with a small team and limited resources, we really needed to put our focus and attention into the elements which had the most gameplay impact, and the plants are mainly just decoration. Secondly, as mentioned earlier, we knew we would need to reuse a lot of the same plants throughout multiple biomes. There was little point to spending time figuring out which plants would realistically thrive in which environments, as the level designers just needed to have a pool of plant props to choose from when decorating their world areas. It was much simpler to just crank out a lot of really strange and unique plants, and place them based on what felt right and looked the best. Pip: The bleached weirdness of the blood kelp caves was particularly striking when I visited for the first time and really creepy with the blood oil and the toes on the Ghost Weed and the fingers on Gabe’s Feather. Was the horror/body part element always planned or did it come in gradually? Cory: We knew we wanted to have some creepy biomes in the deeper parts of the world, but the horror/body element to Blood Kelp was pieced together gradually. It started with an image I had in my head of a sparse, ghostly version of the Kelp Forest biome, glowing eerily in the depths. I did a quick painting of the plant that would define the look of the biome – pale, tall and spindly, with waving tentacles instead of leaves. For added creepiness I made it carnivorous, with a small mouth-like opening at the very top that would feed on small fish, trapped by the surrounding tendrils. The deep red pustules that form near the base of the plants and on the giant roots that run underground in the caves add spots of color in the bleached environment, while also contributing to the horror feel. We had already made The Ghost Weed and Gabe’s Feather plants before the Blood Kelp biome was designed, but they seemed to fit perfectly with the aesthetic. I then took a few creatures that we had in other biomes and did some paintovers to create variants in the horror style. As they were just texture re-skins and some slight model changes, it allowed us to quickly add new fauna to the zone, without having to re-rig, animate, and code completely new creatures. Pip: I think there are a couple of plants still to be implemented in the game so could you tell me anything about those? Cory: At the moment we don’t have any plans to add more plants than are currently in the game for release. However, there are some ideas we’d love to implement for content after 1.0 ships. I have a biome concept I made some time ago of some floating rock islands being suspended by giant lily pads that would be fun to have in the game. However at this time we can’t make any promises in regards to new content and features after release. Pip: Are there any gaps in the flora that you’d like to plug, either in terms of their function as resources in the game or just as decoration you feel would benefit any of the biomes? Cory: Sure, if we had more time, and if we weren’t as constrained by engine limitations, I’d love to have a wider variety of unique plants so that we wouldn’t have to re-use as many from the current set. But, what I’d really love, is to be able to give more gameplay use and function to the existing decorative plants that are already in the game. Pip: Which is your favourite biome and why? Cory: Hmm… this is like trying to name my favorite child. They all have their own personalities and aspects which make them special in some way. Safe Shallows is always going to have a special place in my heart, as it’s the first area we really developed out and I think it’s what people picture the most when thinking about Subnautica. It’s bright, peaceful, with a nice distribution of detail, and the interplay between the water surface and underwater areas is really nice. My other favorite biome is definitely Lost River. It’s wonderfully creepy, with the poisonous brine pools, which are an actual real world phenomena, creating a bizarre water under the water look, out of which protrude the skeletons of ancient, massive creatures.. It is one of the biggest biomes and probably has the most unique assets of any, so it really has a lot of detail and variation throughout. Pip: Thank you for your time! Subnautica is out now in Early Access for £14.99 – as per any Early Access game all the usual caveats apply and you should only invest if you’d be happy if the game never went any further etc etc etc etc etc Tagged with , , , , , , , . Who am I? Philippa Warr More by me Please enable Javascript to view comments.

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December Newsletter: Hour of Code  The second week of December is Computer Science Education Week in honor of computer science pioneer, Admiral Grace Murray Hopper.  This special week promotes computer science education, centering on the worldwide coding initiative, Hour of CodeTM .  Hour of CodeTM was created to encourage and equip students with the tools to try coding for one hour.  In the words of Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO of, "Hour of Code is designed to demystify code and show that computer science is not rocket science—anybody can learn the basics."  There are many coding platforms that launch engaging tutorials in time for Hour of CodeTM., CS First, Kahn Academy, and Tynker are just some of the many Hour of CodeTM partners that strive to provide fun and engaging coding experiences for all ages and skill levels.  The tutorials remain available to students throughout the year. Over 100 million students from more than 180 countries participate in Hour of CodeTM activities!   Why is coding so important?  In 2015, 7 million job opportunities required coding skills of some kind1.  Computer coding is now integrated into almost every field; from art and design to healthcare, sports, agriculture, and education, some coding skills are necessary and will be increasingly so as our children enter the workforce in 10-15 years. SCASD K-5 STEM students are building skills and gearing up for a code-filled future.  Though Hour of CodeTM may, for many students across the globe and even across our state, be the only coding opportunity of the year, SCASD students are incredibly fortunate to have coding resources at their fingertips and integrated into their STEM curriculum year-long.  In STEM, all students have the opportunity to work through coding courses in Third, fourth and fifth-grade students develop their skills further in Scratch, a free coding platform created by MIT, while Kindergarten, first and second-grade students apply their coding skills in Scratch, Jr., and Kodable.  Coding skills are also reinforced with Ozobots, BeeBots, Botley, SamLabs and Tinkercad, as well as through a variety of unplugged activities that develop an understanding of coding basics such as sequence, loops, and if-then-else conditionals. For most of our older students, the favorite Hour of CodeTM tutorial by far is’s Dance Party.  Have you ever wanted to make an animated sloth do the floss to Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” while a disco ball spins and ten tiny unicorns dab in the background?  This is all possible through code in Dance Party.   As winter storms on, stay warm and ask your student about their wondrous coding creations!  1. Statistic from  Accessed 12/10/19. Dance Party

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Probation began in Boston in 1841, when a bootmaker took charge of drunks who otherwise would have heard the cell door close behind them. John Augustus put all the elements of probation into place, from intake to investigation to supervision, becoming the world's first probation officer. New York State started up probation in 1893, as the practice rolled out in state after state following the example of Massachusetts.  The New York City service reported to the judiciary until it was transferred to the executive branch in 1974, with the birth of the city agency. DOP followed the traditional rehabilitative approach until the explosion of crime beginning in 1968-72 eventually led to both mass incarceration and mass probation, and probation across the country became punitive in nature. For additional information please contact:  Seeing for Ourselves  | © 2020 by Seeing for Ourselves. Proudly created with

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Seeley Swan Pathfinder - Psychology of Time Psychological Perspectives April 19, 2018 Ken Silvestro, PhD Time has long been a mystery. What is it? How does it influence us? Why does it exist? One of the most important questions is: How does it change? As we get older, we all experience time passing more quickly. This is just one of the common experiences that we all share. It isn't unusual to hear someone say: "It was just Friday. Wasn't it? How can it be Friday again?" People are surprised at how quickly the months pass or even the years, but this is not what you hear from children. Their experiences of time are very different from adults. Again, we are faced with the question: How does time... For access to this article please sign in or subscribe. Reader Comments Vote for Hopkins for Real Leadership & Real Solutions! Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation © Copyright 2020 Rendered 10/24/2020 19:40

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Review: Pinkshinyultrablast – Grandfeathered National Music Reviews Street: 02.26 Pinkshinyultrablast = Thrushes + A Sunny Day in Glasgow Russian shoegazers Pinkshinyultrablast have quickly followed up on last year’s debut, Everything Else Matters, with Grandfeathered, an album that races off into the same horizon that the prior did. Grandfeathered starts out with a song that sounds almost like something Young Galaxy would create, more electro-pop than anything. The rest of the album moves from that unruly dream pop and their explosive shoegaze (though those two terms wouldn’t typically be paired). The dreamy “Initial” starts with a metallic pinprick that sounds like a wavery angelic beam before glassy synth is introduced along with scattered, airy vocals. The song is driven by snapping beats and poppy synths that jump back and forth. Grandfeathered will prove to be an album similar to its predecessor, Every Else Matters, which isn’t a bad thing—it’s more of a really good thing. “Comet Marbles” whines with a starry whirr that crackles in my bad ear. It’s followed by “The Cherry Pit,” where vocalist Lyubov Solovera’s voice soars over a thrashing, rough wave of guitar that drops into shiny, pin-drop synths. Although their style remains consistent between this album and the last, songs like these highlight a little more contrast per song, each one a rocking sea that roars without abandon and then cuts off into some bright, meandering dream pop place, all while Lyubov sings unintelligibly like some alien being trained in opera—or rather, some disciple of Elizabeth Fraser. These changes are abrupt and can impede keeping track of what’s going on, which can be thrilling or confusing, depending on your mood while listening. Melodies don’t really exist here, appealing to some and making others a little uncomfortable. Either way, that’s how it was with their last album, and it doesn’t seem like they’ll divert from that direction anytime soon. This fine-hewn whirl of music is like a remembered dream of shoegaze. Even though it calls to mind all those original shoegazers of the ‘90s, it still manages to sound completely new and original, much in the way that Ringo Deathstarr do. More than the last, this album has the cinematic loudness of Ringo Deathstarr, but the sweeping, airy synths make it so that it doesn’t have the same grunginess. The scope of sound is where I hear the most similarity, in that both bands deliver an onslaught of craftiness that can be overwhelming at points. At the same time, though, the dreamy and spiraling progression of each song is Slowdive-esque, where they are the wildly vivid dreams to Slowdive’s daytime melancholy. Solovera sings in English, though the lyrics are at most times indiscernible, along the same vein as any Cocteau Twins song. There seem, at points, to be more “ahs” and “oohs” than any actual words, and I feel like my high school choir teacher would probably tear up at hearing such beautiful high notes. The vocals, too, separate it from other contemporary shoegaze bands because they are so intensely high and dramatic. Moving away from the disinterested cooing that is à la mode, the incoherent and ethereal nature of the vocals seems like another instrument mixing with the reverb, the sometimes drones and the clashing guitars in a heavenly way. Together, it all sounds cosmic, big and growing, a vision of our expanding universe. This is an album to pick up if you want something loud and erratic that at the same time makes you feel good in the way pop does. It’s an artful combination of chaos and intensity that demands to be turned up, and of delicate, saccharine warmth that’s ultra-sweet and blissful to the ear. This album is an extreme example of the power that dedication to creation can yield, and it sounds so, so good. Fingers crossed that the band crosses a continent and an ocean sometime soon?

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Why You Should Utilize Facebook Video Ads Chad Faith Chad Faith Content Manager Why You Should Utilize Facebook Video Ads In the past, most businesses rely on organic methods to get their video content seen by their target audience. Today, video is getting priority placement in Facebook ads. If you do it well, Facebook video ads can generate a lot of engagement, help convert and generate sales, and drive traffic to your website. In addition, these ads enable you to get a better ROI for all the resources, effort, and time you have invested into creating your video content. Here are some more reasons on why you should start using Facebook video ads: Place Your Brand in the Forefront In today’s times, there is a wide variety of businesses that are still not creating and setting up video ads because they feel it is too difficult to do so. If you go ahead and do what few others are doing, you definitely have a better chance at standing out further and raise the profile of your business above that of your competitors. Hasten the “Know Us, Like Us, and Trust Us” Process People tend to do business with others they trust, like, and know. By using videos in your Facebook advertisements, you can speed up the process of potential customers liking and trusting your brand. It is recommended that you put the team behind your business and brand front-and-center in the video ads. Ads with Movement Tend to Prevail There is a limit to what static image ads can achieve. By allowing your Facebook video ad to loop or auto-play in the newsfeed, it will be easier for you to stand out and capture the attention of your target audience. You have to note that there is so much noise on Facebook, and that’s why you should leverage any opportunity that allows your ads to cut through that noise. You Get to Add CTA Buttons Traditional, organic video posts do not allow you to add call-to-action buttons, but video ads can! One of the issues that people face when posting a video organically is that their links to click-through are usually buried below the “Read More” hyperlink. They may even become non-existent if the visitors decide to clicks through to stream the video in full screen mode. Video ads, on the other hand, give you the opportunity to include a call-to-action button that will sit prominently below your video ad. Yes, it will remain visible even when it is auto-playing in the newsfeed. Since it constantly stands out, your ads can encourage viewers to take your desired action. It is Easy to Create Facebook Videos! There are many cost-effective ways to create engaging videos these days, and as long as you are armed with little more than a smartphone and a decent dose of creativity, you are good to go! Today, Facebook makes it even easier for people to create a slideshow videos right within the Ads Manager! All it takes is just a few clicks to upload some images and add a music background and VOILA – you have a video. Another cool feature you can use is Facebook’s subtitles. You can auto-generate them so that your viewers do not have to turn the sound on while watching your video content. Psst! Approximately 80% of Facebook users do this.

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airsnore review AirSnore Review – The Mouthpiece with Drops This article is medically reviewed and edited by Dr. Doaa Attia, MDInternal Medicine Physician. Not pulling any punches, the AirSnore offers both an anti-snoring mouthpiece and a bottle of liquid sleep drops to help you get the rest that you crave. I've been snoring for a long time, so I know how exhausting and frustrating it can be. It's especially aggravating when you purchase stop snoring devices that promise relief but fail to deliver. The good news is that AirSnore isn't one of these products. Not only is it effective, but it's also quite versatile. It comes with both a mouthpiece and a bottle of drops that you can use as a one-two punch against nighttime breathing problems. My Honest Review of the AirSnore Mouthpiece and Drops airsnore review I tried AirSnore for the first time a few years ago, and it's become one of my go-to sleep aids ever since. While I don't use it every night, it functions as a kind of safety net for times when I'm serious about getting a good night's sleep. It's that reliable. You don't have to take my word for it, of course. You should read my in-depth AirSnore review and form your own opinions. Let's get started! Some Background on Snoring If you've never seen a snoring diagram, you might be surprised by all of the complex details and bodily processes that go into such a simple-looking action. Before you get intimidated, however, you should know that snoring is mostly caused by breathing issues. The sound of snoring comes from oxygen passing through your nose and mouth and vibrating against the tissue there. This is a completely natural thing, and with smaller vibrations, the snores won't even make enough noise to register in human ears. The problem is when the vibrations are loud and frequent. These are usually caused by an obstructed airway. If your throat muscles relax too much while you're sleeping, they can narrow your airway until oxygen is forced to pass through a very constricted tube. The result is the huffing, puffing, shuddering and wheezing that signifies snoring. How AirSnore Helps The goal of the AirSnore is to soothe both your mind and body into a restful state. It isn't just about stopping your snores; it's also a product that aims to deliver a good night of sleep with full REM cycles. AirSnore is unique from other anti-snoring products because it offers more than one way to keep you quiet at night. You'll receive two things in the box: the mouthpiece and the drops. AirSnore Mouthpiece The AirSnore mouthpiece is a mandibular advancement device (MAD) that puts a gentle pressure on your jaw as you sleep. By keeping your mouth open and your chin positioned at the right angle, it will prevent your airway from closing at night. There's a lot to love about the AirSnore mouthpiece. For starters, it's made of a flexible thermoplastic material that won't feel uncomfortable in your mouth. While some MADs are hard, bulky things that will make you wonder if you've put a block of cement between your teeth, the AirSnore is so elastic that you might actually forget that you're wearing it. Part of this comfort comes from the fact that the AirSnore can be custom-fitted for your particular mouth. You won't even have to visit a dentist; you can do it yourself from the comforts of home. It's called the "boil and bite" method, and here's how it works: • Place the mouthpiece in hot water. You'll receive specific boiling instructions in the box, but to summarize, you'll need a cup, a microwave and some tongs to maneuver the mouthpiece around. • Once the material is soft enough to be malleable, bring it to your mouth and bite down. Keep biting down for a full minute so that the impression of your teeth will sink in. • To set the impression, run the mouthpiece under cold water to re-harden the material. To wipe away your previous attempt and try again, repeat the softening process. You can only do this a couple of times before the material starts to degrade, so try to make a good impression as quickly as possible. The Drops The drops are the secret weapon of the AirSnore system. While there are plenty of MADs on the market, AirSnore is one of the only brands that offers liquid drops to accompany the solid mouthpiece. There are five main ingredients of the drops: • Eucalyptus leaf oil is commonly used to treat things like asthma and sinus infections. It works as a decongestant to clear your nasal passages of mucus and phlegm. • Scots pine leaf oil can help with a variety of respiratory problems thanks to its medicinal qualities. It's also effective against insomnia, so it's a common ingredient in sleep aids. • Lavender flower oil is another ingredient that you'll find in a lot of sleep aids. It has a soothing, relaxing fragrance that will help you drift off into dreamland. • Peppermint leaf oil is a natural painkiller that can relax your body and relieve minor aches and pains. Combined with everything else on this list, it's a great tool to loosen up before bed. • Last but not least, sunflower seed oil is used as a "carrier oil" to bind the other ingredients and make them easy to rub into the skin. It also contains vitamin E, so it's soothing, softening and hydrating. As you can see, all of these ingredients are completely organic. You won't have to worry about any chemicals or synthetic materials polluting your body. Another nice thing about the drops is that they can be used in a variety of ways. Dab them under your nostrils if you want to directly inhale them during the night. Rub them into your neck or chest if you'd like their scent to gently cover you. You can even put a few drops on your pillow if you want to wallow in them overnight. Remember, they're completely organic, so they won't hurt you no matter how you decide to use them or where you decide to put them. Potential Drawbacks While it's a solid product overall, the AirSnore does come with a few issues that might turn off potential buyers. One such issue is the fit. It can be customized for your bite, but the mouthpiece itself is a "one size fits all" product that might not be suitable for people with overly large or small mouths. It can't be adjusted when it comes to the angle or advancement of your jaw, either. You'll have to take what you get. Another potential problem is the fragrance of the drops. Most people find it soothing, but if you really hate the smell of lavender or eucalyptus, you aren't going to want to rub it under your nostrils. Like I said, these aren't major issues, but they might be deal-breaking to some readers out there. This is okay! There are other anti-snoring devices on the market if the AirSnore isn't the one for you. Check out something like the SnoreRx or the Zyppah. Frequently Asked Questions Do you still have unanswered questions about the AirSnore? I like to use FAQs as a chance to address common concerns and share miscellaneous trivia about the product at hand. Let's get right to it! AirSnore box Do I have to use the mouthpiece and the drops at the same time? While you can use the products individually, I'd highly recommend using them together. They were designed to complement each other, and their one-two punch against snoring is the whole reason that AirSnore is such a unique product. Can I buy refills/replacements for just one item? Yes. Everything is available on the AirSnore website as an individual product. There's also a special combo package if you want both items together, and it has a much better price than the solo ones, so I'd get the bundle if you're a first-timer. Is it safe? There's nothing dangerous about the AirSnore. The drops are made of all-natural ingredients like eucalyptus and sunflower seed oil, and the mouthpiece was created with high-quality, pharmaceutical-grade materials. They can both be removed or rinsed off at any time. You can feel safe with these products. Will dentures be a problem? Can I use the AirSnore if I have crowns, bridges or missing teeth? The official answer to this question is "it depends." The manufacturers address it on their website, and they say that you should talk to your dentist and see if the AirSnore can still be properly fitted in your mouth even if your bite is uneven. Speaking from personal experience, the fit has never been an issue with my own crowns. But you should probably talk to your dentist just to be sure! Can I breathe though my mouth while the AirSnore is in place? Yes. There's an airway opening in the mouthpiece that allows for the free passage of oxygen, so you can breathe through both your nose and your mouth throughout the night. This will be especially useful if you ever find yourself with a stuffy nose during cold season! How long will it last? If you're taking proper care of it, the AirSnore should last between 6 - 12 months. "Proper care" means cleaning the mouthpiece every morning by allowing it to soak in a mixture of cold water and toothpaste. You can also use a gentle denture cleaning solution, but steer clear of things like bleach and ammonia. You'll ruin the material. What's the warranty like? You have 60 days to try the AirSnore. If it hasn't improved your snoring after two months, just ship it back to the manufacturers for a full refund. Be sure to hold onto the original packaging, however, or your warranty might be voided. Pros and Cons It wouldn't be a proper review without a list of pros and cons. If you're still undecided about AirSnore as a brand, this might help you come to a decision. The Good • Offers both mouthpiece and liquid drops • Flexible thermoplastic material • Lets you breathe through your mouth • check-circle Utilizes "boil and bite" method for a customized fit • check-circle Fully organic ingredients • check-circle Decent lifespan The Bad • You might not like the fragrance of the drops • times-circle The fit can't be adjusted after it's boiled and molded What's the Bottom Line? Our Rating: 4.5/5 Having tried many different anti-snoring products, I can confidently say that the AirSnore is one of the best. Its unique combination of materials offers an unusual but highly effective way to keep yourself quiet at night. It's also soft, flexible, convenient, customizable and easy to use. There are some minor drawbacks, but they shouldn't be enough to cause any lingering issues. The AirSnore is a solid product. All things considered, I think the AirSnore deserves its place on our list of the top anti-snoring devices. Do you agree? You May Also Read: AirSnore Review Leave a Comment

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A solar flare recorded by NASA's TRACE satellite (Credits: NASA). A solar flare recorded by NASA’s TRACE satellite (Credits: NASA). At the beginning of February, the UK Royal Academy of Engineering released a report assessing the impact a solar superstorm would have on the United Kingdom. What scientists have in mind when talking about a solar superstorm is an event similar in strength and size to the infamous 1859 Carrington event. This, so far the most intense geomagnetic storm measured, was caused by a powerful solar flare or coronal mass ejection that hit the Earth’s magnetosphere and resulted in major disruptions of telegraph services in Europe and North America. Whereas minor solar storms occur on a regular basis, superstorms are rather rare. But as this week’s surprising meteor impact in Russia has shown, even a low probability event should not be dismissed. When it comes to solar superstorms, as stated in the British report, “The general consensus is that a solar superstorm is inevitable, a matter not of ‘if’ but ‘when?’” The widely embraced view in the community presumes that such a Carrington-like superstorm will occur within the next 250 years with the probability of 95% and within the next 50 years with the probability of 50%. Obviously, the recommended attitude is better safe than sorry. It is clearly not only the UK who can find recommendations outlined in the report worth considering. So let’s have a look inside. What can we expect to happen and what prevention measures could help mitigate the consequences? Power Grid                                                                     The functionality of the power grid should be the number one concern as the civilization of the 21st century is truly electricity dependent. With some grid transformers running the risk of being damaged so severely that it would take weeks to repair them, the importance of back up infrastructure is crucial. In that regard, the UK seems to be in a good position. Satellites in orbit are in the front line and would be under fire of charged particles during a solar superstorm (Credits: Boeing). Even though only 10 percent of the global satellite fleet in orbit is expected to experience temporary outages, the GPS and other global navigation and positioning constellations might be out of order for up to three days. Such a scenario would inevitably affect other sectors: the banking and communication industries rely on exact timing through GPS, shipping and aviation would have to switch to ground based navigation and still they would experience problems. Satellite operators would probably calculate the losses in the long term as the radiation load would bring many satellites to the end of their operational life time at a faster rate. As the ability to forecast such events in a timely fashion are rather limited, most of the travelling aircraft would be taken by surprise. Passengers on aircraft caught in a magnetic storm would experience radiation doses that are far above the annual safe limit for the general public, which can increase the risk of developing cancer. Despite the fact that aviation technology is designed to mitigate failures of components, the avionic risk is expected to be 1,200 times higher than under usual circumstances. As HF communication, which is the major tool for long distance communication in aircraft, would most probably be disrupted, pilots would have to follow procedures to ensure safety if communication with ground centers is lost. No doubt it would increase the workload of the pilots of such flights and further contribute to higher risk of accident. In such a situation, planes readying for takeoff would be grounded. In contrast, for example, to the US, the UK cell phone communication network seems rather resilient to the effects of solar superstorms. In general, cellular networks that rely solely on Global Navigation Systems for timing would be in trouble. Long distance mobile communication through satellites would most probably be disrupted or offer limited services. Such an outage would probably last between 1 and 3 days. What Shall We Do? There’s no need to panic, of course. Focus on systematic space weather forecasting as well as investments into back up infrastructure and implementation of less vulnerable technologies are recommended, though. The lower the number of sectors paralyzed when the critical scenario occurs, the lower the economical impact on society will be. From the beginning of the space age, no major superstorm has occurred yet, therefore researchers have only limited data to estimate reliably what the actual impacts would be. And it is good to remember that the 95% probability in the next 250 years can, in fact, mean next year or even tomorrow. In a following video you can see a Fox News story about a 2013 solar storms prediction: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCq_nktzXcA] Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published.

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The world of sports betting looks exceedingly simple on the surface and is at the same time, equally complex and deceptive when one takes the plunge in it. What looks like fun and games from the outside can be quite overwhelming for a newcomer as one needs to adjust to world of sports betting. Like any other profession, most sports betting organizations have an extremely well organized structure, with no scope for discrepancies. But at the same time, there are a lot of terms that are used on a common and daily basis in the world of sports betting that a person needs to get used to in order to fully understand any given situation and make the most of it. One will find himself completely lost and confused if he or she does not understand the terms being used in the world of sports betting and might find himself to be at a disadvantageous position. And hence this article will focus on explaining these complicated and commonplace terms to the readers in a simple manner. 1. Accumulator: This term refers to a series of bets on several results and all such results must be successful for the Punter to win the bet.  2. Action: This term refers to any kind of betting that takes place.  3. Against the Spread: This term refers to a bet where a person tries to determine the team that will cover the spread and not necessarily the team that will win.  4. Ante Post: It is also possible to place some bets months and sometimes years in advance. Such bets are called ‘ante post’-bets. The term ‘ante post’ comes from the sphere of horse racing. For example a person can bet on the winner of a world cup that is going to be held some years in advance. Making such a bet can be really successful if one is ready to sit with patience. It is also considered to be a good investment if one is sure about his bets. 5. Banker: It refers to a selection that is fancied to be extremely strong indeed and hence will prove to be the cornerstone of all the other combination bets. 6. Beard: This term refers to a friend or acquaintance whose work is to place the bets in order to hide the true identity of the actual bettor.  7. Bet: To put money on the right prediction of a result.  8. Bookie/Bookmaker: A company which is licensed to accept bets on the outcome of an event based on their provision of odds to the bettor.  9. Chalk: This term refers to the favorite in a bet.  10. Chalk player: This term refers to a person who usually places his bets on the favorite odds. These are some of the terms that are used on a regular basis in the world of sports betting and one must be fluent in them in order to quickly understand and assess the various different situations in the world of sports betting.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 August 2019 Wrap Up I realize we're into the second week of September already and most people do this wrap up immediately after the month is done, but I'm late and it's fine. Everyone knows to have low expectations of me and it's fine. Totally fine. I feel like August is always super busy for us because we are always in a mad dash to get stuff done we wanted to, get ready for fall, and then do our regular life stuff. It's always so much, but I feel like this year it was particularly insane knowing I had to get all four kids ready for school. I also grossly underestimated how expensive that was going to be and I only had to buy things for three kids. In a few years I am going to be screwed when all four are in public school and need supplies but also need clothes. I  need to start playing the lottery, scratch tickets, looking for a sugar daddy for Thursday nights only because I'm too busy otherwise, something. But here's the wrap up for August with the links in case you missed any of it. • Lucy turned 3 and that was pretty great.  • We went to see Thomas the train and you'll be happy to know I didn't buy ANYTHING in the shop because we are poor but I didn't get suckered this time.  • We did our summer road trip, this time to Missouri. It wasn't the worst but it wasn't our favorite trip, but we can cross another state off our map so that was exciting.  • We completed phase one of The Great Porch Fix, and we're gearing up for siding to go on before winter and that means next summer? I get to plant things in my yard around the house. They'll probably just die and that's OK but still, it's very exciting.  Books I read: a total of 10 and I feel annoyed that's all it was. I know September will be more but I'm behind on my Goodreads challenge this year and I need to really step it up! You'll see my Brittainy C. Cherry obsession began this month and it's going strong into September here. I have a bunch of books to review for September that you will LOVE so stay tuned for those!  So that was basically my August 2019. I already said September is bananas and it really is. Two weeks in and I'm waving the flag. Oy.  Beth (Coffee Until Cocktails) said... You really did have a busy August! Vacation and getting ready for school takes a huge chunk of time! Lecy | A Simpler Grace said... Sounds like you had a full August! I've never read anything by Brittainy C. Cherry but I'm going to have to check some of those books out! Shooting Stars Mag said... I had uniforms for school until I went to college, and honestly, it was great. I'm sure it was cheaper for my parents too, but it was also nice not worrying about clothes every day. I'm glad you had a fairly good summer. I hope Fall is great, and that's exciting your porch is coming together. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer said... Wow yes you were busy. I remember having 3 in school and yep it was crazy expensive. We lived in Florida for a few years and the public schools had uniforms..it was the best thing ever. Saved us a mint!

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Automatic transmissions thrive under pressure Automatic transmissions thrive under pressure Although several attempts were made to design a transmission that selected gears automatically, it wasn’t until 1939 that the engineers at General Motors came up with a satisfactory solution; the device was called HydraMatic, and it was the first fully automatic passenger car transmission to reach production, with about 25,000 Oldsmobiles equipped with them being sold. Nearly twenty-five years later, in 1963, Earl A. Thompson who had been in charge of the group of GM engineers which developed the HydraMatic, received the Sperry Award, in recognition of “a distinguished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea, or air.” Over the next 75 years, the Automatic Transmission (A/T) gained another five (Or even six) speeds, become electronically controlled and shrunk in size. But after all these years the A/T still relies on hydraulic line pressure to function. Hydraulic line pressure controls the behavior of the automatic transmission  The valve body is the control center of the automatic transmission.  It contains a maze of channels and passages that direct hydraulic fluid to the numerous valves which then activate the appropriate clutch pack or band servo to shift to the right gear for each driving condition smoothly. Each of the many valves in the valve body has a particular purpose and is named for that function. For example, the 2-3 shift valve activates the 2nd gear to 3rd gear up-shift, or the 3-2 shift timing valve which determines when a downshift should occur. The most important valve is the manual valve which is directly connected to the gear shift lever and covers and opens various passages depending on what position the gear shift is placed in.  When in Drive, for instance, the manual valve directs fluid to the clutch pack(s) that activates 1st gear. It’s also setup to monitor vehicle speed and throttle position so that it can determine the optimal time and force (Dependent on engine load and speed) for the 1 – 2 shift. On computer controlled transmissions electrical solenoids are fitted to the valve body which direct fluid to the appropriate clutch packs or bands under computer control to more precisely control shift points. The pressure generated by the oil pump is channeled to mainline, governor, and throttle pressure valves to control and lubricate the transmission. Some of these have been replaced or work together with electronic controls. • Governor pressure increases with vehicle speed. Older transmissions had mechanical governors that consisted of springs, centrifugal weights, and a spool valve to control this pressure. Governor pressure determines the transmission upshift whilst throttle pressure decides the downshift. Today’s transmissions use solenoids for shift timing. • Throttle pressure indicates engine load. Some transmissions use a vacuum modulator or throttle linkage to control the throttle valve. Late model vehicles use electric solenoids to achieve the same results. Transmissions change gears by moving shift valves. Governor pressure works on one end of the valve and throttle pressure aided by a spring operates on the other. When a vehicle first accelerates from a stop, throttle pressure is higher than governor pressure, so the car stays in first gear. As vehicle speed increases, the governor pressure (affected by vehicle speed) increases until it overcomes throttle pressure and causes an upshift. A downshift occurs when throttle pressure overcomes governor pressure. This is because of the increased engine load. These two pressures control shift valve movement. Shift valves control the reactionary devices (clutches and bands) that drive and clamp members of the planetary gear set. To achieve a smooth gear-change without excessive “slip” is no mean feat: The pressure, locking one set of bands and releasing another, has to, not only be correctly timed but has to be applied in a manner that gives a firm shift without shock. This is all controlled through the hydraulic line pressure. During development of the A/T port line pressures are measured in real time and compared to design norms to confirm that design parameters are being met. At the same time, shift times and quality are measured and subjectively evaluated to ensure driveability and performance goals are achieved. This can only be done through highly accurate, quality pressure transmitters such as those produced by STS. These measurements recorded during development are critical, not only for establishing quality shifts but also for developing unique specifications pertaining to the particular transmission. These are used for fault diagnosis at repair shops. Keeping pace with the times With emissions regulations playing a significant role in the development of modern vehicles, manufacturers continue to rethink the design, with an eye on improving efficiencies without detracting from performance. In one such development undertaken by Korean manufacturer KIA, 143 new technologies were patented during the design of the compact 8AT. This new transmission enables smooth acceleration from a standstill, as well as greater fuel efficiency, improved NVH characteristics, and more decisive acceleration at high speeds than an automatic transmission with fewer gears. To improve the eight-speed automatic transmission’s fuel economy, KIA engineers significantly reduced the size of the oil pump (the primary source of power loss in an automatic transmission) and simplified the structure of the valve body. Boasting the smallest oil pump of any production transmission in its class, the 8AT is able to use hydraulic oil more efficiently, distributing it evenly throughout the unit at all times. KIA’s development teams also incorporated a direct control valve body to allow solenoid control of the clutch directly, rather than via several control valves. This enabled KIA to reduce the number of control valves from 20 to 12, resulting in quicker gear shifts, a more direct mechanical link to the engine and improved packaging. The challenge in this revolutionary approach was to ensure that the smaller pump was capable of supplying sufficient volumes of hydraulic fluid at pressures up to about 20 bar to the various components required for the operation of the A/T. During developmental tests the mainline pressures were measured under idle and wide open throttle conditions, with the unit at operating temperature, to ensure that the smaller pump was up to the task. Once again, because of the critical nature of the results obtained from these tests only high-quality laboratory certified pressure transmitters were used. Accurate pressure measurement is critical to safe, cost-effective, motor vehicle development The principle of hydraulic power to carry out work has been around since ancient Egyptian times, but as systems have evolved, so too have the tools required to design and develop these sophisticated, often critical circuits. From the earliest manometer invented by Evangelista Torricelli in the 1600’s to the mechanical Bourdon gauge and finally today, the piezoresistive pressure transducer, developers have always sought the best equipment to measure pressures and optimize the design. And in recent times automotive engineers, in particular, have come to rely on these high-quality, accurate pressure sensors when carrying out vehicle testing and development. These current pressure transducers are typically capable of recording full-scale deflections from about 350 mbar to 700 bar under sustained temperatures ranging from -40OC to 150°C; and best of all, quality sensors such as those produced by STS, are capable of a hysteresis and repeatability of typically around 0.001%! Image 1: High precision pressure transmitter ATM.1ST with accuracy of up to 0.05% FS High-quality pressure sensors are used in the development of key automotive systems. This level of repeatability is critical in the design and development of cooling and fuel delivery systems, amongst others. During development, designers rely on stable pressure measuring equipment to accurately record information so that the effect of even the smallest of design changes can be documented without concerns that the sensor is incapable of repeatable results. In a recent redesign of an engine cooling system to take advantage of the reduced parasitic losses made possible through electrification, the engineering team at a luxury OEM was initially faced with a pressure drop across the pump of around 250kPa. Before a redesign of the new electric pump was possible, accurate pressure measurements had to be recorded allowing engineers the opportunity to identify the problem. After studying the results logged by the array of pressure sensors the design was modified, reducing the drop to less than 100kPa and cutting the parasitic losses by 500W. And although electrification and electronic controls are playing increasingly significant roles in vehicle systems, hydraulic pressure is still relied upon to guarantee smooth operation of many critical circuits. By way of example, during the development of an automatic transmission, port line pressures have to be measured in real time and then compared to design norms to confirm that design parameters are being met. At the same time, shift times and quality are measured and subjectively evaluated to ensure drivability and performance meet customer requirements. Notwithstanding the value of high-quality pressure sensors in recording valuable data during testing and development, in industrializing future technologies these tools can also significantly reduce design costs. Pressure sensors make sure future technologies measure up to expectations. In an attempt to improve the performance of severely downsized engines, manufacturers are taking advantage of the additional power 48V electrification offers, by replacing the turbocharger with an electrical supercharger. Being a maturing technology, not much research and testing data are available to engineers wishing to optimize eCharge superchargers. Although fluid dynamics and electrical engineering provide a sound platform from which to build, it’s still vital that theories are validated under real-world test conditions. To achieve this, manifold pressures must be mapped to optimize engine performance while maximizing the energy recovered from the exhaust gas. For this, extremely accurate pressure sensors that provide precise readings over a wide range of manifold boost pressures and temperatures are required. These sensors must also be resistant to vibration and chemical degradation. And while manufacturers around the world continue to carry out research into electric vehicles, several groups are considering ways to harness hydrogen to generate electricity instead of relying on storage batteries. Hydrogen fuel cells employing proton exchange membranes, also known as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells (PEMFC), have already seen limited series production in vehicles such as Toyota’s Mirai. Although small PEM fuel cells commonly operate at normal air pressure, higher powered fuel cells, of 10kW or more, usually run at elevated pressures. As with conventional Internal Combustion Engines, the purpose of increasing the pressure in a fuel stack is to increase the specific power by extracting more power out of the same size cell. Typically the PEM fuel cell operates at pressures ranging from near atmospheric to about 3Bar, and at temperatures between 50 and 90°C. While higher power densities made possible by increasing the operating pressure, the net system efficiency may be lower due to the power needed to compress the air; hence the importance of balancing the pressure to the requirements of the particular fuel cell. As with ICE boost pressures, this can only be done by taking accurate pressure measurements using high-quality pressure sensors. These measurements are then compared to the fuel stack outputs to minimize the parasitic losses while optimizing the gains in electrical output. So, irrespective of the course the automotive industry chooses for future technologies, accurate pressure sensors will remain key to the development of safe and efficient vehicles.

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Busy. Please wait. show password Forgot Password? Don't have an account?  Sign up  Username is available taken show password Already a StudyStack user? Log In Reset Password Don't know remaining cards Pass complete! "Know" box contains: Time elapsed: restart all cards   Normal Size     Small Size show me how Unstable Tachycardia ACLS Unstable Tachycardia Case What rhythms might you anticipate in the tachycardia case? A – fib, A flutter, SVT, Monomorphic VT, Polymorphic VT, Wide-complex tachycardia of uncertain type What are the criteria for identification of Atrial fibrillation on the ECG? p waves are replaced with fibrillatory waves, Heart rate is irregularly irregular What are the criteria for identification of Atrial flutter on the ECG? Rate: fast, Rhythm: regular (usually), QRS: narrow, P-waves replaced with flutter waves with saw toothed appearance, More Flutter waves then QRS’s What drugs are used to treat unstable tachycardia? Drugs are generally not used for unstable tachycardia with the exception of sedation drugs for the conscious patient before cardioversion when such administration will not delay treatment for an unstable patient. Give a broad overview of the management of the patient with tachycardia. Determine the presence of pulses and whether the patient is stable or unstable. Provide treatment based patient condition and rhythm. Find and treat the source of sinus tachycardia. Explain the pathophysiology of unstable tachycardia. The rapid rate results in ineffective blood filling and pumping resulting reduced cardiac output which can in turn cause pulmonary edema, coronary ischemia, and reduced blood flow to vital organs What signs and symptoms would result from symptomatic tachycardia? Hypotension, Acutely altered mental status, Signs of shock, Ischemic chest discomfort, Acute heart failure What are two keys to the management of patients with unstable tachycardia? Rapid recognition that the patient is significantly symptomatic or unstable, Rapid recognition that the signs and symptoms are caused by the tachycardia What must be quickly determined when a tachycardic patient has signs and symptoms? Whether the signs and symptoms are due to the arrhythmia or whether signs and symptoms are causing the arrhythmia (Pain of an acute MI, for example, could be the root of a fast heart rate.) Determining whether tachycardia is the cause or result of signs and symptoms can be difficult. What guidelines are suggested by experts to help make that determination? For the most part, heart rates <150/min are unlikely to be the source of signs and symptoms except in ventricular dysfunction. Heart rates >150/min are unlikely to be a response to physiologic stress (fever, dehydration, pain, etc). Explain why sinus tachycardia will not respond to cardioversion. Sinus tachycardia is a response to physiologic stressors (fever, anemia, dehydration, and hypotension) that require increased cardiac output and triggered by the sympathetic nervous system and neurohormonal factors. What is the correct course to take if your patient has tachycardia but is stable? Expert consultation What symptoms would you expect to see in the patient with atrial flutter and a heart <150/min? Atrial flutter at this rate is usually stable in patients without heart or serious systemic disease. What treatment would you employ for a symptomatic patient with atrial flutter and a rate greater than 150? Cardioversion How does underlying cardiovascular disease or serious illness tend to affect a patients response to tachycardic rhythms? Symptoms may be present at lower rates What is step 1 in the “Tachycardia with Pulse” algorithm? assess appropriateness for clinical condition Define tachycardia. arrhythmia with a rate >100/min At what rate are symptoms likely to be due to tachycardia rather than physiologic stress? > 150/min It is unlikely that symptoms are due to heart rates <150/min except under what circumstances? Except when there is impaired ventricular function What is step 2 in the “Tachycardia with Pulse” algorithm? Identify and treat underlying cause: Maintain patent airway, Assist in breathing as necessary, Look for signs of increased work of breathing, Oxygen (if hypoxemic), Cardiac Monitor to identify rhythm, Monitor BP and pulse ox, IV access What if the patient continues to have symptoms despite support of adequate oxygenation and ventilation? Step 3 – Decision point - Determine if the arrhythmia is causing symptoms: Hypotension, Acutely altered mental status, signs of shock, ischemic chest discomfort, acute heart failure What signs and symptoms would cause you to proceed to immediate synchronized cardioversion? rate –related cardiovascular compromise with symptoms such as hypotension, ams, signs of shock, ischemic chest discomfort, acute HF or signs of shock suspected to be due to tachyarrhythmia At what rate would signs and symptoms be unlikely? <150 unless the patient is seriously ill or has an underlying heart disease What if the patient has narrow complex tachycardia? try adenosine What is the dosing for adenosine? 6 mg rapid IV push; follow with NS flush, Second dose 12mg if needed If your patient has narrow regular rhythm what is the recommended dose for synchronized cardioversion? 50-100 J If your patient has a narrow irregular rhythm what is the recommended dose for synchronized cardioversion? 120 -200 J biphasic or 200 J monophasic What is the dose for synchronized cardioversion if the patient has a wide regular rhythm? 100 j What is the appropriate action for wide irregular rhythm? defibrillation (not cardioversion) What do you do if the patient is stable (No rate related cardiovascular compromise)? Proceed to step 5 – Determine if the patient has Wide QRS What is the definition of wide QRS? > 0.12 seconds What are the next steps if the patient does not have symptomatic tachycardia and does not have wide QRS? box 7 – IV access, 12 lead ECG, Vagal maneuver, Adenosine if regular, Beta blocker or calcium channel blocker, expert consultation What are the next steps if the patient does not have symptoms but does have wide QRS tachycardia? Box 6 – IV access and 12 lead ECG, consider adenosine only if regular and monomorphic, consider antiarrhythmic infusion, expert consultation What are the antiarrhythmic drugs used for stable wide QRS tachycardia? Procainamide, Amiodarone, and Sotalol What is the appropriate dose of Procainamide for stable wide QRS tachycardia? 20-50 mg/min until arrhythmia is suppressed, hypotension ensues, QRS duration increases >50%, or maximum dose of 17mg/kg is given. Maintenance dose is 1-4mg/min. When should procainamide be avoided? Prolonged QT or Congestive Heart Failure What is the appropriate dose of Amiodarone for stable wide QRS tachycardia? First dose 150mg over 10 minutes. Repeat as needed if VT recurs. Follow with maintenance infusion of 1mg/min for the first 6 hours. What is the appropriate dose of Sotalol for stable wide QRS tachycardia? 100mg (1.5mg/Kg) over 5 minutes. When should Sotalol be avoided? Prolonged QT What do you do if your patient is unstable, has a pulse with regular uniform wide complex VT (monomorphic)? Treat with synchronized cardioversion and an initial shock of 100 j (monophasic), increase dose in stepwise fashion if no response What do you do if your patient has polymorphic VT such as torsades des pointes? Treat as VF –defibrillation dose What if you are not sure if your patient has monomorphic or polymorphic VT? Don’t waste time trying to figure it out. Provide high energy unsynchronized shock. Discuss time concerns vs patient comfort in situations requiring immediate cardioversion. If possible establish IV access before cardioversion and administer sedation if the patient is conscious. Do not delay cardioversion if the patient is extremely unstable. What can you do while preparing for cardioversion if your patient has regular narrow complex SVT or a monomorphic wide complex tachycardia not resulting in hypotension? Administer Adenosine What is the proper dosing of adenosine? 6mg rapid IV push, NS flush, Second dose 12mg if needed What are the two types of shocks that can be delivered by modern defibrillators/cardioverters? Synchronized and unsynchronized What is an unsynchronized shock? A higher energy shock than synchronized that is delivered anywhere in the cardiac cycle based on when the operator pushes the “shock” button What is a synchronized shock? A lower energy shock that is timed by the cardioverter to land on the highest part of the QRS complex (the R wave) and miss the T wave (repolarization) so as not to precipitate VF. Why is it important that low energy shocks be delivered as synchronized shocks? to avoid precipitation VF What are some potential problems with synchronization? R-wave peaks, if they of low amplitude or difficult to distinguish may not be recognized by the cardioverter. Many cardioverters cannot synchronize through handheld quick look paddles. These problems and placing electrodes can cause delays. Name four rhythms/conditions for which synchronized shocks are recommended. Unstable SVT, Unstable atrial fib, Unstable atrial flutter, Unstable regular monomorphic tachycardia with pulses Name three clinical conditions that would require unsynchronized shocks. Pulselessness, clinical deterioration (pre-arrest) such as severe shock or polymorphic VT in which delays for synchronized cardioversion may result in arrest, unable to distinguish monomorphic from polymorphic VT in unstable patient Although rare, what is the course of action of unsynchronized shock causes VF? Immediately attempt defibrillation Describe the appropriate dosing of synchronized shocks for unstable atrial fibrillation. Monophasic = 200 joules, Biphasic=120-200 joules – Increase in stepwise fashion in both cases Describe the appropriate dosing for SVT and Atrial Flutter. 50 – 100 joules biphasic waveform initially and increase in stepwise fashion Describe the appropriate dosing for monomorphic VT regular form and rate with a pulse. 100 joules biphasic or monophasic, increase in stepwise fashion What are the steps to perform synchronized cardioversion? sedate conscious patients if stable, defibrillator on, attach leads, press SYNC , look for R markers, adjust gain if needed, select energy level, “Charging – Stand Clear!”, press charge, press shock, Check rhythm, increase energy if persistent, Press sync What is the purpose of adjusting the monitor gain in synchronized cardioversion? There should be markers on each R wave. If not, adjust gain. What are the appropriate beginning energy levels for synchronized cardioversion? Unstable Afib = 200j, Unstable monomorphic VT 100j, Other unstable SVT or Aflutter 200j, Polymorphic VT =defibrillation Why is it necessary to press the SYNC button after delivering a synchronized shock? Most defibrillators default back to unsynchronized mode after delivery of a synchronized shock to allow for immediate defibrillation if cardioversion produces VF.

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Which properties apply to different kinds of connective tissue? A. Solid B. Liquid D. Can stretch E. Can secrete 9. Where are blood vessels located? A. Bone C. Tendon E. Areolar connective tissue 10. Dense connective tissue includes C. Ligaments D. Elastic CT 11. How are adipocytes an example of artifact on microscope slides? adipocyte artifact: fat droplet dissolved away 12. What is the function of chondrocytes? chondrocyte fxn: secrete ECM 13. Why are blood vessels considered organs? blood vessels = organ b/c: made of different tissues Chp 5: Integumentary System 14. Do cells of the epidermis contain rough endoplasmic reticulum? Explain. YES make keratin 15. Name one structure of skin and describe the function it carries out. 1 skin struc-fxn: sweat gl-temp regul, etc. 16. What is the function of melanin? melanin fxn: protect DNA from UV 17. Blue skin tone from poorly oxygenated blood is a condition called ___. cyanotic 18. Jaundice is an indication of ___ problems. liver 19. The papillary layer of the dermis is composed of ___ tissue. areolar CT 20. Describe the three dimensional shape of a hair follicle. cylinder/tube 21. Thin skin is located on the ___ surface of the hand. thin on hand surf: dorsal, posterior 22. Describe the three dimensional shape of sweat glands. coiled tubes 23. How are the hair shaft and the hair root similar? both continuous cylinders, composed of dead cells, etc. 24. Describe the location of hair growth. hair growth @ hair bulb 25. Sweat glands fall into which of the four tissue types? sweat glands = epithelium Chp 1: Introduction to Anatomy 26. Name two techniques used in studying radiographic anatomy. 2 tech: x-ray, CT, MRI, sonography, fmri, PET 27. Name two topics of study in systemic anatomy. 2 system anat topics: urinary system, integumentary sys, etc. 28. What does “structure-function relationship” mean? You may answer by giving an example. struc-fxn rel=struc specialization in order to carry out fxn, e.g., squamous cell for diffusion 29. Name the five levels of anatomical organization from small to large. 5 levels: cell, tissue, organ, organ sys, organism 30. What is the plane of section? midsagittal plane 31. In the anatomic position the palm of the hand faces ___. anterior/ventral 32. The shoulders are ___ to the spinal cord. lateral 33. The neck is ___ to the thorax. superior 34. The figure below shows a ___ plane of section. horizontal/ transverse 35. In the figure above, the pancreas is ___ to the kidneys. anterior 36. In which region of the body is the right elbow? R upper extremity Chp 2 : Cell Structure 37. Explain what cytokinesis is. cell division 38. A ribosome is about 20 nm in diameter. How many would you need to make a straight row across a distance of 1 mm? Show your work. 38 20 nm = 0.02 µm = 0.00002 mm, 1/0.00002 = 50,000 ribosomes in 1 mm 39. 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Han Kuo-yu manipulates democracy to avoid recall vote humiliation Kaohsiung has chance to oust failed mayor this week but he's using every trick in book to frustrate process Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (Kaohsiung City Government photo) Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (Kaohsiung City Government photo) KAOHSIUNG (Taiwan News) — This time last week there was torrential rain in Kaohsiung and large areas of the city were underwater. Torrential rains are not unusual in the tropical south of Taiwan, but until recently flooding in Kaohsiung was relatively rare. After Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) was elected mayor, things began to change for the worse. Mayor Han decided that he didn’t want to spend public money on tending to public parks or unblocking drains. It was quickly apparent to everyone living in the city that such works were being scaled back, at the same time as Han hired aides on fat salaries and inflated the city’s marketing budgets. It was not difficult to predict what would happen. Last week, hundreds of homes and businesses were flooded. These were properties that hadn’t flooded for years. The responsibility for those floods lay at the doorstep of one man: Han Kuo-yu. This Saturday (June 6), the people of Kaohsiung will have the opportunity to remove Han from office, just 18 months after his inauguration. In an unprecedented move, the citizens of Kaohsiung have taken matters into their own hands and used the new Civil Servants Election and Recall Act to force a recall vote — essentially a referendum on his time as mayor. It was a popular process from the very start. In January of this year, a petition signed by 28,560 people (more than 1 percent of the Kaohsiung electorate) was accepted by the Kaohsiung Electoral Commission. On April 7, it verified 377,662 people for the second-phase petition. This was well over the required threshold of 10 percent of the electorate needed to force the recall vote. The scene is now set for a landmark vote. If Han loses, he will face the humiliation of going from presidential candidate to ex-mayor in less than six months. Legal wrangling It has surprised no one that Han has pulled out all the stops to undermine the recall vote and retain his office. But the lengths that Han has gone in order to defy the democratic will of the Kaohsiung people is truly staggering, even for a politician who looks so favorably on the practices of the Chinese communist regime. The Kaohsiung City Electoral Commission, which has the power to determine the validity of the recall petitions, is headed by one of the many deputy mayors appointed by Han. Giving someone oversight over this process to someone who is likely to lose their job if Han is thrown out is clearly a conflict of interest, but there was nothing his opponents could do about this. Instead, they wisely went beyond what was required. They collected well over half a million signatures in the end but chose to go through these one at a time to weed out any they felt would be excluded by the remarkably strict criteria Han’s Electoral Commission had decided to implement. The day after approval was given, Han’s lawyers immediately announced plans to seek an injunction against the vote. Their spurious claims centered on the idea that collecting signatures before Han had served a year in office was in violation of the terms of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act. The application was swiftly dismissed by the Administration Court, with the judge criticizing Han’s lawyers for failing to demonstrate any urgent need for an injunction. The next trick his lawyers tried was to use the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to delay the vote, arguing that Kaohsiung citizens would not be safe going to the polls. Taiwan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) decided to proceed and have implemented several new procedures, including the disinfection of polling booths. Given the huge success Han’s presidential election conqueror President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) and her administration have had in controlling the outbreak in Taiwan, this proved to be the right decision. Subversion and repression Han’s attempts to find a legal loophole to avoid facing a public vote was just the start. Since the recall vote was given the go-ahead, he has used every dirty trick in the book to try and bypass the democratic process. It might be expected that polling stations for the recall vote would be the same as those used for the recent elections and all previous democratic elections and referenda in Kaohsiung. But the Kaohsiung City Election Bureau has put pressure on schools not to allow classrooms to be used as polling stations. They have told schools the vote will put their students at risk of Wuhan coronavirus, despite no local cases reported anywhere in Taiwan for 50 days. They have also argued that it will disrupt students learning. The bureau has also pressured schools to only lend one or two classrooms, which is likely to lead to lengthy queues at polling stations. This will dissuade some people from voting, while others could find themselves disenfranchised if they can’t vote within the allotted time. This appears to be an unashamed and blatant attempt to prevent the recall vote from reaching the 25 percent turnout that is required for the result to be valid. This is not the only way Han has tried to exploit the outbreak to frustrate his opponents either. He has introduced strict new rules that ban gatherings of more than three people, which some critics have described as being akin to the martial law era. Police and local government officials are under strict instructions to break up groups of more than three people who are found gathering in public places to campaign against Han. Campaigners have been prevented from holding signs, handing out leaflets, or visiting night markets. All of these were common campaign tactics in previous elections, but for some reason, Han doesn’t want them to happen for the recall vote. It is also notable that this law seems to be being applied far more rigorously against Han’s opponents than his supporters. It is no surprise that adverts backing both sides have begun springing up across Kaohsiung. As is common at election time, many of these have been hung on old billboards that have out-of-date adverts. Usually, this practice is tolerated. But this time, Kaohsiung city officials have been trawling the streets and removing any anti-Han billboards they can. For some reason, they have been far less efficient in taking down those posters in support of Mayor Han. A campaign of intimidation Then there is Han’s messaging to his own supporters. Firstly, he has told them not to take part in the recall election. This can be interpreted in two possible ways. It is either a flagrant attempt to try and keep turnout below the 25 percent threshold and so render the vote invalid, or it is a device to allow him to make the case the vote is invalid because his supporters didn’t participate when he loses. Whichever is the case, it is a move that shows all too clearly that Han is far from confident about winning the vote. But there is more. He has also told his voters to attend polling stations on the day of the vote and keep a record of everyone who does come out to vote. This is a genuinely terrifying instruction. It is quite clearly a threat to anyone who might waver in their opinion, or a former supporter who now opposes him, that he will know who voted against him. Then there are the instructions he has issued to the village chiefs (里長) across the city. In most elections, polling cards and other official paperwork are given out to every household by the village chief. In this election, lots have been marked with the wrong address — a highly unusual error that strongly suggests the Kaohsiung City Election Bureau is trying to undermine this ballot by making it as chaotic as possible. Han has also required village chiefs to make everyone sign for their polling cards too — a practice that has never been implemented before and is clearly an attempt to disenfranchise and intimidate voters. If Han supporters are not voting, collecting your polling card is a clear indication that you oppose Han and in some areas, this could lead to intimidation or worse. The clear suggestion from this move and posting his heavies outside polling stations is that if you oppose Han, we know who you are and there will be repercussions. The use of threats in this way might be common in Han’s beloved People’s Republic of China, but it has no place in a democratic country like Taiwan. Consigning Han to history books At a time when Han’s negligence as mayor has caused much of the city to be flooded, the mayor himself is also flooding the city with dangerous anti-democratic sentiment. Han rose to power on a wave of populism, rhetoric, and fake news and clearly believed that the same strong-arm tactics used by his Chinese backers would help him to take control of Taiwan too. His dismal failure in the presidential election showed that the Taiwanese people will not be fooled twice. Now the people of Kaohsiung are ready to pass judgment on his woeful term. His odious attempts to frustrate the democratic process and cling to power have all the hallmarks of the anti-democratic Chinese Communist Party (CCP) he so admires. They must not be allowed to succeed. Kaohsiung is a wonderful, vibrant city that developed so much during Mayor Chen Chu’s (陳菊) time in office. It deserves so much better than Han Kuo-yu, and this recall vote is the opportunity for the people of Kaohsiung to put right their mistake of November 2018 and make history by becoming the first Taiwan city to recall a failing mayor Han's actions show that he is scared to put his record up to public scrutiny. But he has no choice in that matter now. On June 6, the people of Kaohsiung have the opportunity to banish Han back to his illegally built house in Yunlin once and for all. All that is needed is a 25 percent turnout and a simple majority in favor. There is no room for complacency. Everyone needs to go and vote to recall him. It is time for my fellow Kaohsiungers to do the right thing and remove this lying, manipulative, incompetent, and destructive mayor from office once and for all.

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The PROACT (R) Root Cause Analysis (Innbundet) Quick Reference Guide Serie: CRC Press Focus Shortform Book Program  , og Forfatter: , og Innbinding: Innbundet Utgivelsesår: 2020 Antall sider: 82 Forlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd Språk: Engelsk ISBN/EAN: 9780367517380 Kategori: Teknologi, transport og landbruk og Design Omtale The PROACT (R) Root Cause Analysis Root Cause Analysis, or RCA, "What is it?" Everyone uses the term, but everyone does it differently. How can we have any uniformity in our approach, much less accurately compare our results, if we're applying different definitions? At a high level, we will explain the difference between RCA and Shallow Cause Analysis, because that is the difference between allowing a failure to recur or dramatically reducing the risk of recurrence. In this book, we will get down to basics about RCA, the fundamentals of blocking and tackling, and explain the common steps of any investigative occupation. Common investigation steps include: Preserving evidence (data)/not allowing hearsay to fly as fact Organizing an appropriate team/minimizing potential bias Analyzing the events/reconstructing the incident based on actual evidence Communicating findings and recommendations/ensuring effective recommendations are actually developed and implemented Tracking bottom-line results/ensuring that identified, meaningful metrics were attained We explore, "Why don't things always go as planned?" When our actual plans deviate from our intended plans, we usually experience some type of undesirable or unintended outcome. We analyze the anatomy of a failure (undesirable outcome) and provide a step-by-step guide to conducting a comprehensive RCA based on our 3+ decades of applying RCA as we have successfully practiced it in the field. This book is written as a how-to guide to effectively apply the PROACT (R) RCA methodology to any undesirable outcome, is directed at practitioners who have to do the real work, focuses on the core elements of any investigation, and provides a field-proven case as a model for effective application. This book is for anyone charged with having a thorough understanding of why something went wrong, such as those in EH&S, maintenance, reliability, quality, engineering, and operations to name just a few. Til toppen Flere bøker av Kenneth C. Latino, Mark A. Latino og Robert J. Latino: Bøker i serien

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Dental Filling Options Available To You A filling is a way to restore a damaged or decayed tooth to its normal function and shape. The process involves removing the decayed part of the tooth, cleaning the affected area, and filling the cavity with a filling substance. Nowadays, there are lots of options beyond traditional metal fillings such as porcelain, composite resin, and amalgam fillings. The kind of tooth filling  material that's best for you will be determined by your dentist based on particular aspects.  dental fillings Image Source: Google The kinds of filling options that are available today include: Amalgam: Amalgam fillings are exceptionally resilient and comparatively inexpensive. This substance was used for at least a hundred decades and remains widely used now.  It's a metal of elemental metals such as mercury, tin, silver, and aluminum. However, studies show that a dental amalgam is a safe option. The other metals stabilize the mercury and decrease the negative results. Composite fillings: A composite filling is usually made of glass or quartz and resin. These tooth-colored fillings are durable and more natural-looking than amalgam. They are also more expensive than amalgam fillings. But, composite fillings may get stained as time passes. Porcelain fillings: Porcelain fillings, also called inlays or onlays, are created to order. They can be matched to the color of the tooth. Unlike composite fillings, they resist staining. They generally encase the most portion of the tooth. However, these fillings are somewhat expensive as gold fillings.

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1. Welcome to Taxidermy.net, Guest! Lets try this again!!! Smallmouth Mount & Paint Job Discussion in 'Fish Taxidermy' started by barnabus, Aug 21, 2009. 1. George..... Its SO funny you think you know whats really going on here yet you still dont. In fact you stated that with your statement about not knowing whos fish it really is. All the corresponding backstage doesn't mean jack if the ducks aren't in a row. I know who did that fish, and so do a few others on here. and the person who did is not even a regular poster on the forum, in fact not really affiliated with anyone here. I DO however have a clue about the other firefight that's going on. And as with any coin it has two sides. I think the issue some brought up here was and still is valid. You are angry about him insulting taxidermist, yet you insult people on here on a regular basis. Youa re the king of name calling. If it were possible to carry on an adult conversation with you Im sure many would be more open to an intelligent discussion. Although you yourself in the past have claimed taxidermists as a whole are dummys. So again to quote the master. before you point a finger check your other four first. 2. UFD UFD New Member I consider myself a scholar of the style of other fish taxidermists, and I can also say without a doubt that barnabus’ Smallmouth was not done by anyone posting on this thead. Arguing all of this further and insinuating what one person knows versus what another person knows is akin to putting a windshield wiper on a baby’s ass: You’re just gonna end up smearing crap all over and not accomplish a damn thing… 3. Good Call...... I think we should hold a Beer Summit. 4. LionHeart LionHeart New Member Psshshhhhhh, it's open and it's cold, cheers ;) 5. George George The older I get, the better I was. Agreed. Now let's let this one die a natural death. Nice mount J&K. 6. Give me a shot of Crown Royal with that beer. 7. Wish I would have found this sooner, but I see no wrong doing by barnabus. He is totally correct with the the whole small mouth thing here in SC. He is also right about there being a 10 to 1 stuffer to artist ratio. I even give him credit for wanting his trophy done correctly and seeking out the one he thought was most qualified. Everyone complains about all the hackadermist out there, I say if we had more customers that took the time to research what they were having mounted then maybe these hackadermist would disappear. 8. George George The older I get, the better I was. Wild World, let me remind you and all the other "icons" out there of one thing. You can't mount everything and sometimes even the best have screw ups. Most of us hear discussions like this and immediately think of "hacksidermist" we know, never bothering to think they MAY be referring to us. If you've never screwed up a mount, you haven't been at this very long and WHEN you do, that customer won't be back and it will be YOU he's telling his friends about, not the guy down the street. There's a market for bad taxidermy in this world or those people wouldn't be here. Even the guy who does velvet paintings of Elvis calls himself an artist. 9. Jeff Lumsden Jeff Lumsden Well-Known Member Allright 12C's of adrenaline into the heart, stand back people the pads are hot in 3... 10. [​IMG] 11. George George The older I get, the better I was. Nah, I think this lunker is just about played out. 12. Harum Harum Active Member Common courtesy should dictate weather a mount is open to a critique or not. An example would be not giving a critique on a mount that was posted by anyone other than the artist. As far as your comments directed towards me: You have only responded a hand full of times directly to me in a thread but the picture you have painted of me is a Hack crack head that recently fell off an onion truck with an inability to comprehend the English language but likes to blow roses up peoples butts while whining. Interesting to say the least ;) Attached Files: 13. Pescado Pescado Biggest in 2011 Attached Files: 14. Harum Harum Active Member Boy I thought you would have jumped all over the fact that I used weather rather then whether. I'll try something else next time;) 15. George George The older I get, the better I was. Harum where did you get the idea that "common" and "courtesy" fit together in a sentence about ego driven taxidermists. Why do I sense you either have an ax to grind or would rather be a defecation agitator. Which one? 16. Harum Harum Active Member I see your finished with your thesaurus. I'll leave the agitating to you. Also no ax to grind here. 17. Perca Perca Well-Known Member 10 pages later and two are left standing. Anyone want to take a poll? [​IMG] 18. Pro Fish Art located in Idaho. Did the $502.00 include shipping. 19. George George The older I get, the better I was. I'm glad I'm not one to say it, but if I was, now would be the time to say, "I tried to tell you." LMAO 20. Hey man. Our man Barnabus isnt a CPR junkie. He earned a few more points in my book. Its nice to see some people still standing up for the right to keep and mount a fish rather then Cram the CPR ethic down our throats. Guys like that are guys who keep average taxidermists in business.

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the history of Ecommerce started before the first internet connection You might not realize it, but the history of Ecommerce started before the first Internet connection.  Things started happening in the 1960s, over 40 years ago, that were crucial steps along the way bringing us to the level of e commerce we have today.  First, the EDI was developed in the 60s.  EDI means Electronic Data Interchange.  This is a set of standards for electronic transactions and the exchange of business information.  Even with this development, many companies still couldn't do business electronically with each other because there were different EDI formats. But in 1984, one EDI, the ASC X12, became the standard for transferring large amounts of transactions, and was adapted quickly by those institutions who wanted to do business electronically.  Eight years later in 1992, the first point and click web browser was developed, called Mosaic.  Then the first downloadable browser, Netscape, was developed based on Mosaic, and this gave people with Internet access the ability to participate in electronic commerce. This was really the first step in the history of electronic commerce that lead to the widespread usage we see today.  DSL or high-speed Internet let more users take advantage of e commerce with more convenience, with the holiday season of 1998 setting a record of the most electronic commerce sales until that point.  Online sales for AOL during that 10-week Christmas season topped 1 billion.   Red Hat Linux was developed, giving computer users a choice.  No longer was Windows the only option, consumers could opt for reliable and open-sourced Linux, instead.  Now that there was competition, Windows began expanding its ability to handle e commerce.  Napster was founded in 1999, and even though it started out as a way for users to share music files for free, its development was an important step in the history of Ecommerce.  As it became more and more popular, consumers had a say in what they hoped to get from such a site, and e commerce and the entire industry, in general.  Then, in 2000, AOL and Time Warner merged, combining a completely online company with an old and established traditional company.  By then, Yahoo, eBay and were popular sites, their names synonymous with Internet use and e commerce.  Hackers attacked each of these sites in 2000, demonstrating the need for higher Internet security, particularly where e commerce was concerned.  In the history of electronic commerce, this started the push for secure ordering and more secure browser interfaces.  Traditional companies started adapting for e commerce, and now almost every major retail player has an online presence where it's easy and convenient to order electronically, like Sears, Wal-Mart and Borders bookstores.  In 2001, business-to-business transactions alone accounted for $700 billion dollars changing hands.   With more people discovering the convenience of shopping from home than ever, it's clear that the history of Ecommerce isn't a closed book, but will continue to change as online shopping becomes more and more popular.  history of Ecommerce introduction to ecommerce Electronic Commerce advantages of ecommerce

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Djokovic pushes through missed break points to reach Rome semifinals Djokovic pushes through missed break points to reach Rome semifinals The world No. 1 will meet Casper Ruud for a spot in the final after the Norwegian edged fourth seed Matteo Berrettini in a decisive tiebreaker on Saturday. Playing in the quarterfinals for the 14th straight year at the Foro Italico, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic shook off a surprising turn of events at the end of his second set with qualifier Dominik Koepfer on Saturday to set a matchup with rising 21-year-old Casper Ruud. Djokovic recovered to defeat Koepfer, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, after seeing his day at the office extended in relinquishing a set and a break lead. The story came on break points: the German converted all four of his chances, while in contrast, Djokovic kept creating opportunities that were ultimately not capitalized on. The most noteworthy swing came at 4-4 in the second set, when he missed three—including two at 15-40—before an uncharacteristic set of backhand errors suddenly saw the four-time champion head to his chair needing to prepare for a deciding set. "I just wasn’t managing to make that final shot, that final step to win in straights," the Serbian would assess later. After seeing four more break points evaporate in the opening game of the third set, Djokovic opened up another 0-40 lead in his next return game, resulting in Koepfer double faulting. Djokovic would ride his first serve to the finish line, wrapping up the win after two hours and 11 minutes. He finished six for 21 on break points. Getty Images The top seed came into this week tied with Rafael Nadal for the most ATP Masters 1000 titles in history with 35. He improved to 11-3 in last eight matches at the Internazionali d'Italia, winning his last seven, and is bidding for his first title at the venue in five years. In a rare semifinal Sunday, Djokovic will meet Ruud for the first time. The Norwegian battled past No. 4 seed Matteo Berrettini, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), becoming the first player from his country to reach the final four of a Masters 1000-level event. Ruud won five more total points in the nailbiter, overcoming an early mini break deficit in the decisive tiebreaker to advance after two hours and 58 minutes. In February before the tennis tours shut down, Ruud captured his first ATP title at Buenos Aires, going 8-2 during the South American Golden Swing. In the second set of quarterfinals, Denis Shapovalov topped Grigor Dimtirov, before Diego Schwartzman stunned nine-time champion Rafael Nadal.

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The ocean of lies on Venezuela recalls the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq Tony Blair, left; George Bush, right. John McEvoy There are clear and disturbing parallels between the events that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the current frenzy promoting regime change in Venezuela. From the state actors to the massive disinformation campaign, Washington and its “coalition of the willing” appear to be following the same old imperialist formula. The Canary spoke to activist journalists Mike Prysner and Fiona Edwards about the parallels between the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq and current events in Venezuela. Prysner was 19 years old when he was deployed to Iraq in March 2003. He is now an anti-war activist, producer and writer for The Empire Files, and co-host of the Eyes Left podcast. Edwards, meanwhile, is a national officer of Stop the War coalition (a central organising force against the Iraq invasion) and a writer on Latin America. Déjà vu in Venezuela Prysner began by saying: The biggest parallel I see at the moment is the creation of a pretext for US invasion on two separate fronts; the first being the rhetoric of a ‘national security threat’. Like with Iraq, the administration is building a case that Venezuela actually poses a threat to US security. On 7 February, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo told Fox News that “Hezbollah has active cells” in Venezuela. This is today’s equivalent to false and exaggerated claims surrounding Iraq’s WMDs and links to Al Qaeda. Prysner continued: To me, [Pompeo’s claims] are not taken seriously, but neither were WMDs in Iraq…. It was under the ‘humanitarian intervention’ that was ultimately the rationale I went to war with. In Iraq and Venezuela alike, the evidence of this humanitarian crisis was something actively manufactured by US policy through the use of sanctions and economic blockade. For the US government to asphyxiate the country for years, then be the saviors, really exposes that their policy never had anything to do with what was best for its people. “The US is trying to starve and kill the Venezuelan people with crippling economic sanctions” Prysner noted that US sanctions on both countries failed to have the desired effect of creating sufficient misery to cause the civilian population to overthrow their own government: In both countries, the opposition factions backed and funded by the United States are totally incapable of taking power themselves – in Venezuela’s case, the opposition has been unable to win the battle of democracy [losing the vast majority of democratic elections over the past 20 years]. Edwards added to this by pointing out that: The current stage of the US offensive against Venezuela is to apply intense political and economic pressure. On the economic front, the US is trying to starve and kill the Venezuelan people with crippling economic sanctions that a United Nations rapporteur has described as possible ‘crimes against humanity’. Brutal US economic sanctions were also imposed on Iraq for more than a decade in the lead-up to the US invasion in 2003. Armed violence When the domestic population cannot be coerced to do Washington’s bidding, Prysner attests that the US turns to armed violence: For [US president Donald] Trump to bring back key Iraq war architects – employing the same imperial rhetoric of an ‘Axis of Evil’ and now a ‘Troika of Tyranny’ – shows that their vision includes the use of brute force like they were willing to do in Iraq. It is significant that Trump hasn’t even remotely drained “the swamp” as he claimed he would. Instead, he’s got the band responsible for the invasion of Iraq back together again. His national security adviser John Bolton, for example, was one of its strongest advocates – even after no WMDs were found in Iraq. And Bolton is now perhaps the most ardent supporter of military intervention in Venezuela. In November 2018, he evoked Bush’s ‘axis of evil’ speech by calling Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua a “troika of tyranny”. Elliott Abrams, meanwhile, was one of the chief “architects” of the invasion of Iraq. Abrams, who has a long history of “crushing democracy” in Latin America, is now responsible for US “efforts to restore democracy” in Venezuela. Florida senator Marco Rubio also maintained for years that, despite having no WMDs, invading Iraq was the correct decision. And today, he’s telling Venezuelan military leaders to “make a choice, before a choice is made for them”. The White House, moreover, directly compared Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The mainstream media Prysner also slammed the mainstream media, which has been predictably supportive of intervention: Their help was essential to paving the way for war on Iraq, and they are again dutifully playing their part. This includes twisting the truth, outright lies (like that Venezuela is a ‘dictatorship’), and the deliberate omission of facts (like the fact that Venezuela’s opposition is right-wing and carrying out lynchings). The mainstream media was crucial to the Iraq war effort through uncritical acceptance of: a) the West’s ‘legitimacy‘ to intervene; b) the West’s noble character and intentions; and c) the accuracy of governmental ‘intelligence‘. Today, journalistic errors on Venezuela consistently strengthen the case for a foreign intervention that most Venezuelans don’t want. And once again, ‘liberal’ outlets like the Guardian and BBC are among the worst culprits. The media-backed disinformation campaigns, meanwhile, are consistently directed at a particular type of country. In Prysner’s words: It is no coincidence that both countries have vast reserves of oil, and more importantly, nationalized oil… Looking at every conflict my whole life, and the US allies and enemies globally, it really comes down to something more simple [than the level of human rights and democracy in these countries, or threat of attack]: does that country submit to the interests of US capitalism and militarism? Edwards added: The US wanted control of Iraq’s oil then. And now, they want to get their hands on Venezuela’s oil reserves, which are considered to be the largest in the world and are owned by the Venezuelan state. “For the past 13 years I’ve wished I could turn back the hands of time” Paved by the lies of the Western political and media establishment, the invasion of Iraq caused the country’s destruction and the deaths of over 1 million Iraqis. And Edwards insisted: These horrific crimes should not be repeated in Venezuela. Prysner, meanwhile, finished with a sobering message to US troops: Seeing the same playbook [as Iraq] used to now build a case for war with Venezuela is disturbing… For the past 13 years, I’ve wished I could turn back the hands of time and refuse to have gotten on that plane to Iraq. I hope to tell as many US troops as possible that they have that chance now. Change the narrative Some commentators say that intervention in Venezuela shows that the Western political and media elites have learned nothing from Iraq. They misunderstand that many of the forces behind Iraq (political and media) consider the war a success. A country that refused to submit to Western capitalism was bombed to smithereens, looted for the spoils, and sold to the public as ‘humanitarian intervention’. If we can change the narrative surrounding the nobility of Western intervention, the legitimacy of Western imperialism will disappear. Ultimately, stopping war in Venezuela requires cutting through the ocean of lies that led to the invasion of Iraq. Featured image via the White House Get involved We need your help ... Can you help by chipping in a few pounds each month? The Canary Support us

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Trusted Pigeon Pest Control Answers Anti-roosting bird spikes: Such spikes, when fixed onto windows and areas where pigeons blossom, work effectively. Their huge pins don’t damage pigeons but compel them to get different roosting places. Pigeon droppings also contain several pathogens such as worms and bacteria. These infections are responsible for sending pigeon diseases such as Coccidiosis, Collibacillosis, Pigeon pox, Paratyphoid and Paramyxovirus. Therefore, it will undoubtedly be useful for you to adopt some of the above-mentioned pigeon get a grip on methods.Veel Voorkomende Duiven Ziektes - Medicijnen, vaccins en supplementen voor vogels / duiven The majority of the persons love pigeons and are enthralled by their capability to fly and respect the many dimensions, forms and colors they come in. However many of their species, especially feral pigeons also known as “soaring rodents” or “rats with wings”; bring difficulty when they use up residence in or on structures utilized by humans. This is largely because pigeons bring exactly the same amount of germs and viruses that rats do but in addition simply because they often negotiate in one single place and end up being nearly impossible to eliminate pigeon via main-stream means. Pigeons are responsible for the spread of several parasites and pathogens harmful to people. There is also medical risk of germs, fungi and parasites that live and grow in their droppings, which could carry and broadcast any one of 60 known diseases. Actually the fleas, termites and ticks that hide themselves in pigeons can carry several diseases. One of them are diseases such as Salmonella, Histoplasmosis, encephalitis, toxoplasmosis, Cryptococcosis and Psittacosis, and to call a few. A pigeon losing not just emits scent but could cause diseases related to respiratory system and skin. Additionally, Pigeon feces are unsightly, harsh and in charge of an incredible number of dollars in structural damage every year. Pigeons spread condition through their feces and harbor disease-carrying organisms on their bodies and in their nests that could travel in to homes. They will readily take up house in virtually any structure they see as conducive to home creating and increasing a brood. It is their habit of nesting and living near individuals that produces pigeons this type of harmful menace. Pigeons choose to prey on feed but can change their diet with trash, insects and many other food items. Pigeons are long-lived animals, some as much as 15 years. Pigeons breed all year, peaking in spring and drop and just one couple might have several broods per year. Pigeons spouse for a lifetime and spend many of their lives in shut vicinity for their nesting site. Each clutch consists of two eggs with another clutch being set before the previous small keep the nest. The internet results of durability and excellent copy is a lot of pigeons. Since they are cultural chickens, the smell of feces draws different pigeons. Dust from the gathered pigeon droppings bears fungal spores that will cause Histoplasmosis, a sometimes dangerous respiratory disease. In addition, pigeons around airports can be a danger to airborne planes. Therefore what’re some strategies and alternatives for dealing with annoyance pigeons? First and foremost, never give pigeons. Deterring pigeons have many ways, and you select what fits you the most. USA Bird Get a grip on is specialized in providing the most effective in affordable and gentle pigeon deterrents. The website provides a full type of simple to use products that can treatment just about any pest bird problem, and the merchandise were created for house use! Whether you’ve pigeons under an eave, geese in your yard, or sparrows nesting on a window sill, USA Chicken Get a handle on has the best solution for you Haagse tilduiven! Leave a Reply

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The Boys’ Becca Is One of the Show’s Few Major Missteps Karl Urban and Shantel VanSanten in The Boys (2019) In the first season of Amazon’s The Boys, we find out that William Butcher (Karl Urban) has a pretty stereotypical motivation for revenge against the “superhero” Homelander (Antony Starr). Butcher believes that Homelander raped and murdered his wife, Becca (Shantel VanSanten). During the season one finale, it’s revealed that was only half right; Becca was raped but ended up having a son by Homelander and was spirited away by Vought. Since that reveal, Becca has existed in mostly the same function as she did when she was “dead,” and that, especially after the season 2 finale, is very disappointing. **Spoilers for Season Two Finale of The Boys.** While rescuing her son Ryan from the grasp of the truly terrifying Homelander and Nazi bitch Stormfront, Becca is confronted by the latter and almost killed. Then Ryan, in order to protect his mother, releases an eye beam that slices Stormfront but also indirectly cuts Becca’s neck open. As she bleeds out, Becca begs Butcher to keep his promise to protect Ryan and tells him that this wasn’t his fault. After years of searching, the woman Butcher loves is dead, Ryan now has the trauma of having killed his beloved mother, and Becca ultimately got super fridged. And it makes me upset. One of my few complaints about The Boys during the first season was the number of dead girlfriends we had, with Robin, who gets run down into goulash by A Train at the start of the show; Popclaw, who is murdered by A Train in order to cover up his own trash; Mallory, who is murdered by Homelander to prove a point that he can’t be controlled by his mommy issues; and finally Becca, whose presumed death made Butcher the man he is. Most of these women fall under the uncomfortable trope of Women in Refrigerators, and most of them died helplessly in situations that had nothing to do with their autonomy, just in ways they could be used to further a man’s story. Even in the gender-flipped case of Kimiko and her brother, he served a larger narrative purpose than just being her brother as the scapegoated “super terrorist” that would help Vought sell more Compound V. I was glad to see Becca was alive, but quickly, she was shown to only serve two roles: Butcher’s wife and Ryan’s mom. Becca was taken, along with Ryan, to see if being raised with his mother would make him not evil like Homelander. That’s why Becca exists, to be this moral foil attached to Ryan and Butcher. There is nothing more to her, even though we know she also has a sister and family that was left behind. Hopefully, in season three, they maybe decide grandparents are just as good as a mom. I love The Boys a lot. It surprised me in a lot of ways, and despite a lot of the rushed and weird character leaps that the story took, I was all in. However, the way Becca was written was just glaring to me. When it was shown that she was hurt, I uttered, “Ugh, I don’t like that.” It feels just so clichéd for a show that has worked so hard to be subversive. It has managed to give every character, even The Deep, something more to do than what was expected. Yet, with Becca, I saw the epitome of the sexy lamp trope, and now, with her death, that is all she can be. (image: Amazon) Have a tip we should know? Filed Under: Follow The Mary Sue:

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Roz Wilson (b.1960) Roz Wilson (b.1960) is one of the finest painters of classic cars and motorbikes and is internationally famous for her work. She brings a strong femininity to a historically masculine subject matter and really creates emotion and passion in her hyper realistic acrylic paintings. The chrome literally shines from the canvas and her work is so eyecatchingly different! Roz was born in Herts, studied graphic design at Stevenage before beginning a career as a fashion designer, selling her clothes at the trendy Kensington Market, with celebs such as Freddie Mercury and Sigue Sigue Sputnik on her client list. She then returned to the art world fuelled by her passion for everything petrol driven when she married and settled on a houseboat in Berkshire away from the glitzy London fashion world. Soon her graphic design skills and her passion for cars and motorbikes led to producing highly detailed hyper realistic paintings which move people very emotionally when they look at them. She has her own personal collection and has painted numerous classic vehicles winning many awards for her incredible work. The Papillon Gallery logo Contact - 07710552978 View Basket  -

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A novel’s protagonist only becomes a truly unique character (‘character’ meaning something like ‘the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual’) when he or she has (like we all do) small, peculiar personal details or quirks. What follows is a list of excerpts featuring James Bond’s personal tastes and preferences as written down in Moonraker, Ian Fleming’s third James Bond-novel. Lees verder

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Per Peterson Ep 02: Per Peterson - Chief Nuclear Officer, Kairos Power 00:00 / 01:04 Q1 - Entrance into Nuclear Bret Kugelmass: How did you get into the nuclear field? Per Peterson: Per Peterson’s background is in mechanical engineering, but he has always had a strong interest in energy and the environment. Looking at the most important problems for humanity to solve, the big coupling between what humans can do and the environment involves energy and agriculture. Peterson became interested in solving problems that are difficult to solve and realized that nuclear energy has enormous potential. The costs for the quantities of material required to build nuclear power plants don’t make sense, so there are significant problems around how we design and build these technologies. However, the cost of raw materials doesn’t matter for nuclear power because it is a small fraction of the total cost; the highest cost is the salaries of the workforce. The quantities of uranium that are available are enormous and the ability to use it more efficiently can be implemented. Thorium can also be used. It’s difficult to conceive a world in which uranium prices would be significant enough to matter in the generation of nuclear energy. 4:23 Q2 - Civil Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Bret Kugelmass: What attracted you to the nuclear space and how did you come to your conclusions about material cost and energy? Per Peterson: Per Peterson completed his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at UC-Berkeley and minored in energy and resources. During his Energy and Resources 200 class taught by John Holdren and Mark Christensen, Peterson was impressed by Holdren’s view on nuclear technology and how he ranked the different issues associated with it. Waste was ranked at the lowest point, safety of reactors and reprocessing facilities midway up, and nuclear nonproliferation was at the top of his list. This convinced Petersen that working in the nuclear field was very important. Regardless of whether we use nuclear power for civil purposes, humans need to remain competent about how we manage the military dimensions of the technology. International institutions have been developed to do that, and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency are impressive accomplishments in the global nuclear field. When you look at civil nuclear energy from the perspective of nonproliferation, the ability to have strong incentives to work in good faith and have peaceful use has brought broad compliance. Within the civil sector, materials can be segregated and handled in forms that are not directly usable in nuclear weapons, such as enriched uranium. In South Africa, which had a clandestine nuclear weapons program based on highly enriched uranium, the government decided divest itself and transfer materials to the civil sector when the apartheid was going to collapse. For about 25 years in the United States, half of the electricity in nuclear power plants was begin generated with uranium that had formerly been in Russian nuclear weapons. Nonproliferation safeguards, physical security, and cybersecurity and infrastructure can be designed to have synergies between these objectives. 9:21 Q3 – Spent Fuel Comparisons of Nuclear and Coal Bret Kugelmass: Why is nuclear waste at the top of the public’s minds? Per Peterson: Properly managed nuclear waste is easy to isolate from the environment. For the people that understand nuclear technology and have studied it, many do not consider spent fuel from reactors a waste. It is feasible to recycle, even though it is not economic right now. The current technology with water-cooled reactors is extremely expensive. Fuels for advanced reactors that use coolants other than water are much easier to fabricate from recycled materials. It is better for us to store spent fuel in the interim and wait to see significant deployment of these advanced reactors. Some people are opposed to nuclear energy for a variety of reasons and believe that nuclear waste disposal is dangerous. In 2015, nuclear power provided 11% of worldwide power generation, which offset combustion of a billion tons of coal. The total amount of spent fuel generated that year would fill an American football field to a depth of 1.3 meters. One billion tons of coal would have filled the same field to a depth of 230 kilometers. There is no practical way to burn a billion tons of coal and not discharge all of the waste into the atmosphere. A very small number of repositories would be needed for deep geologic isolation and the worst case is isolated contamination of groundwater, which has already been done pervasively with chemicals to a magnitude larger amount. The incremental public health impact would be very small. 15:13 Q4 - Geologic Disposal Capability in the U.S. Bret Kugelmass: What is the industry consensus on the way to explain spent fuel disposal to the public? Per Peterson: There is an obligation to move forward and develop geologic disposal capability. Of the different legacies passed on to the next children, nuclear waste has scientifically valid technical solutions and the amount of work to manage that waste is modest, while there is no plausible approach to get the carbon dioxide out of the air and the oceans. When you look at what is being done with fossil fuels, there are large scale risks of ecological disruption and it is difficult to rationalize worries about nuclear waste disposal. Nuclear waste is not preventing us from building nuclear plants. The Department of Energy (DOE) is required by law to write out a contract for any utility that wants to build a nuclear power plant to take full responsibility to manage the spent fuel that is generated. The amount of money that has already been paid for disposal may be sufficient that there may be no need to ever charge utilities again in the future for managing spent fuel. Utilities are also required to have decommissioning funds and put into highly secure investments. Price-Anderson caps the total private liability to $10 billion if there is an accident and the U.S. federal government picks up the rest of the cost. 19:35 Q5 – Merging Old and New Reactor Technologies Bret Kugelmass: Do we continue with the old technology with incremental improvements or do we start developing a new, advanced technology? Per Peterson: Per Peterson supports both incremental improvements of existing technology and development of new, advanced technology. Governments generally are not great at making technology selection decisions. There is a lot of logic supporting keeping existing plants running, since they are fully depreciated and they have low production costs, unless there are markets with large amounts of overproduction on an intermittent basis which costs the plants money on negative electricity prices. Renewables will continue to deliver electricity to the grid, even when the losses are negative, because they can still collect a subsidy. In Germany, the decision has been to continue running coal plants and shut down nuclear plants. One of the options to replace coal plants is advanced water-cooled reactors, which have seen substantial improvements in design, such as passive safety. This is the capability of a reactor when you shut it down and cease the fission reactions that are generating heat, there continues to be decay of the fission products left over and there is residual heat created in the reactor core. If you don’t provide a mechanism for removing heat after it’s been shut down, the fuel can overheat. Active cooling safety systems have increased risks because they require an external source of power. As shown at Fukushima, there can be common mode failures of that emergency infrastructure, especially if preparation has not taken place. 24:35 Q6 – Nuclear Reactor Passive Safety Bret Kugelmass: How does passive safety in nuclear reactors work? Per Peterson: Experiments in the 1960’s showed that, if the fuel was not cooled, a lot of radioactive material could be mobilized. In water-cooled reactors that have zirconium tubes with uranium oxide pellets inside, overheating the tubes in a steam environment causes the zirconium to oxide, generating hydrogen. When the fuel overheats and melts, the fission products are cesium and iodine and take chemical forms in the steam environment, forming small particles that condense. This combination of high pressure and hydrogen mobilizes the fission products. The response was to increase a focus on the safety of infrastructure and high reliability emergency cooling systems. Back in the day, the best way to guarantee high reliability was to use redundant active components, such as pumps, which increases complexity and cost. Event trees allow calculations for a reliability number and adding redundancy to the system can increase that number. This creates a basis to assess the reliability and license the technology, but requires more power, increasing the size, power outlet, cost, and construction time. There are diseconomies of scale in nuclear reactor design. The new designs, like AP-1000, ESPWR, and NuScale, have a key change which was developing approaches to be able to quantify uncertainty in the performance of more complicated, passive safety systems. Integrated experiments were built to replicate the gravity-driven flows at a system scale and models were validated across a wide range of different transients. Oregon State University was the first university to use improved scaling methods and built integral effects test facilities that provided the data used in licensing of the AP-1000 and another test facility which produced the data used for NuScale. UC-Berkley has developed approaches to design and build similar integral effects test for molten salt cooled high temperature reactors in the Compact Integral Effects Test Facility. Virtually all of the advanced reactor designs implement passive safety and don’t require a supply of electrical power for cooling after a shutdown. The general approach to activating these shutdown cooling systems is to remove electrical power. Staff on the site must still have the ability to monitor the system and confirm it is in a safe state. 31:27 Q7 – Advanced Reactor Development Bret Kugelmass: Is passive safety technologies being merged with current designs or are there fundamentally new designs that need to be brought forward? Per Peterson: From the perspective of public policy, government has not been good at technology decisions. There are a number of market failures that make it challenging to develop new reactor technologies. NuScale recently submitted a $500 million license application, the cost of developing the application to request permission to build a reactor, shows that the industry has some challenges. NuScale has multiple reactor modules and developed a control room that has a total staff of six people. Their time motion studies show that they could respond to all contingencies, but the current Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations require that the control room have 48 operators in it. NuScale took risk in its application. When the NRC review the application and addresses the question, there is no way for NuScale to patent that regulatory decision and it is easy for competitors in small modular reactor (SMR) configurations to freeride. Freeriding is a market failure; first movers take on a lot of risk and can only capture a small portion of the rewards. Over the last decade, UC-Berkley has been working extensively looking at molten salt technologies for advanced fission reactors. Early work in molten salt came from aircraft nuclear propulsion program. Molten salt has high chemical stability and intrinsic low pressure because of high boiling temperatures, creating an ability to drive gas brayton cycle. Nuclear submarines were able to utilize existing technology, steam turbines and heat exchangers. When there was a strong interest in accelerating the development of commercial technology, the easiest thing at the time was to scale up water-cooled reactors, bringing disadvantages to light. Advanced high temperature fuels for helium-cooled reactors can be cooled by the same molten salts. The Department of Energy (DOE) has funded applied energy research, allowing UC-Berkley to establish a scientific and technical base for licensing molten salt reactors. A startup company founded by Per Peterson, Kairos Power, spun out and is pursuing molten salt technology. 39:22 Q8 – Parallels Between the Space and Nuclear Industries Bret Kugelmass: What are key decisions and questions that Kairos Power needs to answer and how does it compare to the other three dozen technologies being developed? Per Peterson: Some non-governmental organizations, like Third Way, Breakthrough Institute, and Nuclear Innovation Alliance, have been created to identify and solve generic policy and political problems that would benefit all of the advanced reactor developers. There has been a lot of support working with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to develop advanced reactor design criteria. The current Part 50 requirements were established for light water reactors and the design criteria is logical, but the way to accomplish that purpose may be different if it is a different reactor technology. The NRC has been working to update and develop specific design criteria for advanced reactors, which reduces risk for developers of advanced reactors. The Department of Energy (DOE) Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) program gives a path for advanced nuclear developers to get access to federal and national lab resources. NASA had a similar program, Commercial Orbital Specialization Services, which gave birth to SpaceX. Nuclear technology is ripe for disruptive improvement. The question becomes how to innovate in a space in which, historically, very little innovation has taken place. For NASA’s program, the federal government was not telling startup companies how to do other technical work, nor were they picking which ones were the winner. This is very different than cost-plus procurement, which is the conventional way the federal government has developed new reactor technologies. Cost-plus procurement pays companies to do work and the longer it takes and the more you spend, the more you earn. In 2006, the United States knew the Space Shuttle was a failed technology and they had no alternative except to use Russian launch services. The conventional procurement program, Constellation, was spending billions of dollars and accomplished almost nothing. The strategic question for nuclear of what should be picked in terms of fuels, coolants, and technical approaches if you want to innovate more rapidly and develop new technologies which are disruptively better in terms of economic performance while having high intrinsic safety. Kaiser Power has its own thoughts about how to achieve that goal. The potential is very high, but there is also a potential for failure. SpaceX built three Falcon One rockets. The first, second, and third launches failed and SpaceX was out of money. They had enough spare parts to assemble one more rocket, which made it to orbit. Two weeks after their successful launch, NASA issued a multi-billion dollar contract to SpaceX for space station resupply missions. 49:02 Q9 – How to Support Nuclear Startups Bret Kugelmass: Is there a lesson we can pull from the space industry to communicate to the nuclear startups, the public, and the government to make sure nuclear is given its fair shot forward as we continue to innovate? Per Peterson: SpaceX could have never been successful if NASA had not had the capability to provide a procurement contract. SpaceX had to be able to perform. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the federal government have not figured out a similar way to do the same thing for advanced nuclear vendors. Absent those sorts of mechanisms, it could be very difficult for startup companies in the United States to demonstrate advanced reactors. The government needs to be an equal partner in terms of providing access to resources that U.S. startup companies can’t reasonably develop themselves, such as high enriched uranium. Terrapower, Bill Gates’ company, is developing advanced reactors and demonstrating them in China. The United States would be very proud of ourselves as a country if we are able to radically change nuclear energy as a technology at a faster pace and in a shorter timescale than most people believe is possible given the history of the industry. • Spotify • iTunes • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn © 2020 Production of the Energy Impact Center

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BLOG:Why is Canada a good choice for higher education Tayyeb Afridi Tayyeb Afridi Managing editor, Tribal News Network (TNN). Twitter @TayyebAfridi, FB: tayyeb.afridi Linkedin: Tayyeb Afridi A friend of mine, who was once doing education consultancy in Pakistan and then in Dubai, has recently moved to Canada for his children education. He told me that now is the better time for those who want to have higher education in Canada. I asked why? And here is the reason he told me. Since there is a huge influx of people wanting to move to Canada from different countries, the Canadian government while owing to the challenge, has developed a strategy to encourage legal means by providing relaxation to foreign students. And there are two reasons for this. Firstly, the foreign students, unlike asylum seekers and illegal immigrants, will not be a burden on the country’s social and welfare system because they will be trained in the Canadian universities, which understand demands of the local market. This is why; the consultants are terming this as the easiest way to land in Canada. Secondly, students will have to spend money in terms of admission and tuition fee in the education sector. So instead of being a burden, the students will contribute to its economy. You may have heard that it is almost impossible to find a job in Canada with University degree earned from other countries. The reason is that the local market prefers those having studied in the Canadian institutions. After higher education, the students are qualified for three years work permit, which sounds rewarding. After being on work permit, you are on your way to Permanent Residency (PR). As a Permanent Resident, you are entitled to every kind of services the government offers to its citizens. Even you can seek loan for a business idea and the government will help you in refining and executing the idea. One of the important things you should remember that public universities are reputable than private Universities in Canada. These Universities sometime don’t work with consultants because they want to be contacted directly by the student and they help student in getting admission in a right course. So If I were to apply I would get information from the relevant University that I wanted to join and then have inputs from other sources to conclude whether or not I’m on right track. The students should also look for scholarships whether or not the relevant University offers, which could help in reducing the expenses. Canada has strong social security mechanism where the old and jobless are taken care of and perhaps this is the reason of large influx. Because people know the value of a Canadian passport with which one can travel to almost 185 countries with free entry or visa on arrival. This ranks the Canadien Passport 6th in terms of travel freedom.

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13 of the Cutest Tree-Dwelling Animals in the World Two Javan tree frogs sitting on branch, Indonesia kuritafsheen / Getty Images You can find cute animals in most of nature's habitats, but there's just something about living in trees that makes arboreal creatures particularly endearing. Common biological adaptations found in tree-dwelling animals help to explain their charm: those bushy tails, fluffy ears, and lithe bodies. Or maybe it's just that living in trees is as much fun as it looks. Here's our list of 13 of the world's cutest, most charismatic tree-dwelling animals. You're guaranteed to leave here with a smile. of 13 koala asleep in tree Filipe Frazao / Shutterstock Few faces rival the cuteness of the koala, and each koala relies on only two species of eucalyptus tree leaves to support their nutritional needs. Despite all the leaves they eat, the low-nutrition diet of toxic eucalyptus leaves makes them sluggish. They typically sleep for at least 18 hours a day. Like most of the world's marsupials, koalas hail from Australia. Listed as vulnerable, habitat loss and deaths caused by vehicle collisions and dogs lead to decreasing numbers, with some researchers suggesting that fewer than 100,000 koalas remain. of 13 Squirrel Monkey cute brown and grey monkey on broken tree branch tristan tan / Shutterstock The charming squirrel monkey swings from the trees of the subtropical rainforests of Central and South America. These primates offer more than looks: They're also smart. They have the largest brain-to-body-mass ratio of all the monkey species. That intelligence explains their endless curiosity and helps them keep track of their intricate social relationships. Troops of squirrel monkeys are known to reach as many as 500 members. Unfortunately, their charismatic nature also makes them a sought-after species in the illegal pet trade. of 13 Greater Glider dark brown opossum like animal with large oval ears, the greater glider in a eucalyptus tree at night Mark Gillow / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Similar to flying squirrels and flying phalangers (like the sugar glider), the greater glider can glide from tree to tree by spreading a specialized membrane that stretches between its elbows and ankles. But its most charming traits might be those big floppy ears and bushy tail. Greater gliders come in two shades, a sooty brown or a gray-to-white form. These marsupials hail from Australia and eat mostly eucalyptus leaves, much like the koala. Listed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, habitat loss is a growing concern, particularly the loss of large old trees with hollows that the greater glider uses as shelter. of 13 green gecko with red spots in banana tree Natali Glado / Shutterstock These reptiles with their pint-sized dragon appearance start life as eggs laid in the bark and leaves of a tree. After they hatch, their long tails help them balance on the branches of the tree. The trait that geckos might be best known for is their incredible climbing ability, which is due to the adhesive qualities of their toes. How they manage their gravity-defying feats remained a mystery until scientists discovered that they take advantage of weak molecular attractive forces. of 13 a tarsier, small brown animal with long toes and big round eyes holding on to tree branch Edwin Verin / Shutterstock Tarsiers' bodies exemplify how evolution ends up cute, with an extra-long tail, feet, and toes, which all add up to a primate uniquely suited for life in trees. Found on the islands of Southeast Asia, their enormous eyes can't rotate in their sockets, so the tarsier must swivel its head to look around. Their large eyes are an adaptation to being nocturnal. Their bat-like ears also help them to navigate in the dark, and they use both these skills to track down their favorite food: insects. Tarsiers are the only living species of primates that are entirely carnivorous. They're also known to feast on small birds, lizards, and even bats. of 13 brown animal with rounded ears and pointy nose in thick foliage Kevin Wells Photography / Shutterstock This ridiculously adorable critter might look like a type of ferret or, perhaps, a primate, but it is neither. Kinkajous are related to raccoons. Found in Central and South America, these little-known animals have several unusual traits, including a prehensile tail (which means the tail can grasp things) and feet that can turn around to run as quickly backward as forward. Of course, all of these traits make them especially adept for life in the trees. Though technically classified as carnivores due to their sharp teeth, fruit makes up 90 percent of the kinkajou's diet. They're also relatively long-lived, capable of living 40-plus years. of 13 Tree Kangaroo brown tree kangaroo in tree John Carnemolla / Shutterstock When most people think of kangaroos, they think of the springy, land-based variety instead of the winsome arboreal tree kangaroo. Tree kangaroos might seem counterintuitive, but they're remarkably well-adapted for their environment. Found in the rain forests of Australia and Papua New Guinea, they climb trees by wrapping their forelimbs around the back of a tree and hopping against it with their muscular hind legs. This motion allows the forelimbs to slide upward. Like their land-based brethren, they are also incredible leapers. Tree kangaroos jump from the trees to the ground from as high as 60 feet without being hurt. of 13 gibbon hanging from branch of tree aeiddam0853578919 / Shutterstock Gibbons, with their long arms, reduced thumbs (which better allows them to cup branches), and athletic bodies, swing among the trees like no other. The gibbon is the fastest and most agile of all tree-dwelling, non-flying mammals through their iconic way of moving through the world called "brachiation." Though they aren't the only primates to use this form of locomotion, they are probably the most adept at it. They're also pretty cute, and often sweet-natured to boot. Most gibbons form monogamous pair bonds and share many of the same duties between males and females. Don't mistake gibbons for monkeys; they're apes — more closely related to the great apes, such as chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and humans. of 13 Tree Frog silver grey tree frog with orange limbs clinging to underside of leaf Ricardo de Paula Ferreira / Shutterstock  Arguably the cutest of all amphibians, tree frogs are ideally adapted to life in the canopy. Though there are many different species of tree frogs, most of them share some common traits. For instance, they're typically more slender than their pudgy, land-based brethren. They're also usually much smaller, which makes them all the more adorable. Long fingers and toes help them to grasp limbs, and the ends of their digits are often disc-shaped for added suction capabilities. Unfortunately, tree frogs — like most of the world's amphibians — are in steep decline worldwide due to chytridiomycosis, a deadly fungal disease. of 13 Common Brushtail Possum brushtail possum clings to tree Andrew Mercer / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Adding to the list of adorable arboreal mammals from Australia, the brushtail possum is the epitome of cute. These charismatic nocturnal marsupials are actually the largest of all possums — about the size of a house cat. Unlike many other forest animals, brushtail possums have adapted remarkably well to life in the urban environment, and are regularly encountered by humans, especially in suburban neighborhoods. They can occasionally be viewed as pests for this reason, but allowing a possum to take up residence on your property could also be a boon. Because they are largely solitary animals, encouraging a possum to claim your yard as its territory could help to keep other possums away. And besides, who could turn away such an adorable face? of 13 Cape Genet on tree branch. Brown with dark spots and blotches on body, rings on tail, cat like ears and mouse like face Joe McDonald / Getty Images Closely related to civets, these little tree-climbers hail from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Because they are feliforms, distant relatives to cats, they exhibit many of the same behavioral characteristics you might recognize from your pet feline. Also, like cats, genets have retractable claws, a wily intelligence, and hunt for small rodents, birds, and reptiles. If it's small and moves quickly, they like to chase it. Due to many of these similarities with cats, genets have become increasingly popular in the exotic pet trade. Remember, wild animals are far more aggressive than the typical house cat. Make sure you know what you're getting into before you ever purchase a genet. of 13 Silky Anteater silky anteater on end of branch with tail wrapped around the branch for safety Quinten Questel / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 The silky anteater spends nearly its entire life in the trees. Found in Central and South America, silky anteaters are most often found in ceiba (silk-cotton) trees, which also could explain why their golden coats are so silken and beautiful. These animals are much different from terrestrial anteaters. They're tiny by comparison, for one, only 14 to 18 inches long, including their long prehensile tail that helps them navigate life in the trees. Though it has some intimidating claws, the silky anteater only really uses them for climbing and self-defense. The animal is quite harmless when it's not being directly threatened. of 13 sloth that appears to be smiling hanging from tree branch jdross75 / Shutterstock Their hair is a bit bristly looking, but the smile and sweet demeanor make them irresistible tree-dwellers nonetheless. Sloths seem like the most content animal, leisurely going about their way, never in a rush. Though they might resemble primates, they're actually most closely related to anteaters. Their sedentary lifestyle is an adaptation to their diet, which consists mostly of low-calorie leaves. By moving so sluggishly, sloths conserve their energy. Oddly, sloths might also be among the best swimmers of all tree-dwelling animals. They are known to regularly swim across rivers and streams, especially during the flood season in the Amazon basin, to reach new feeding grounds.

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In Battles of Westeros, two players square off in military conflicts located in the fantasy world of A Song of Ice and Fire, George RR series Martin. Players can take part in the battles described in novels, or create your own scenarios. Welcome to Battles of Westeros, welcome to a struggle for the Iron Throne as it has ever seen. • Battlelore Recruit your armies and take them to the battlefield! A long-forgotten enemy has reappeared-and Terrinoth is mired in war! The Uthuk Y? Llan, corrupted by demonic forces, have returned, and their armies attacked without warning from the heart of the Darklands Ru. Daqan forces of Lords, arranged after a long period of peace, are not ready for combat. Can the heroic soldiers of the Citadel resist long enough to raise a defense time? Or Terrinoth will be devastated by his greatest enemy? BattleLore is an epic tactical combat game for two players, who will be in charge of a variety of units on the battlefields of Terrinoth, either as noble Lords Daqan or bloodthirsty Uthuk Y? Llan. With accessible to recruit armies, deploy units on the battlefield and command armies on a variety of terrains rules, tactics BattleLore provides many options to players. In addition, a new dynamic scenario creation system ensures a different experience every time you play. Players will have to use every ounce of his strength, cunning and know how to get the edge on the battlefield and not be crushed under the weight of the rival army. With 92 miniatures, over 160 cards, 60 chips and pieces of land and much more, BattleLore is the game of tactical combat definitive hexagons! • Battlestar Galactica The Cylons have destroyed the Colonies, and the battered survivors of the human race have begun a race against time in search of the way to Earth. Confronted both the external threat of Cylon as betrayal and internal crises, mankind must remain united and cooperate if it is to survive ... but how do you get, when any of them can be a Cylon agent? Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is an exciting game of mistrust, intrigue and struggle for survival. Based on the epic series of successful Sci Fi Channel, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game lets you assume the role of your favorite character in the series. You can be the Colonial Fleet Admiral, President of the Colonies or one of the extraordinary Viper fighter pilots. The human race will need them all to survive ... unless you're a Cylon, of course. • Settlers of Catan Settlers of Catan is a fabulous board game where you have to build your houses and negotiate with your opponents to get what it takes to win. The Settlers of Catan is a board game for the whole family. Game in which the strategy, the ability to negotiate with your opponents and your cunning will make you win the game. It is a game in which the final objective is to colonize the island of Catan, island rich in natural resources like stone, clay, wood, straw and sheep. These materials will be necessary so that you can build towns, cities and roads. To build each of them you will need a combination of resources that if you do not have in your hand, you will have to negotiate with opponents until you reach your goal. Be ready, use the perfect strategy and be the best negotiator to colonize the Island of Catan! • Carcassonne The city of Carcassonne, in the south-east of France, is famous for its walled citadel dating from Roman and medieval times. Players will try to make a fortune by placing their followers on the roads, cities, monasteries and farms in the region, a region that will change as the game progresses. Appropriately disposing of these followers, be they bandits, knights, monks or peasants, will be Indispensable for victory. Simple but at the same time complete strategy game, agile and fast to play. With millions of copies sold, so simple and yet so new in every game, Carcassonne has become a classic of table games that has captivated the world. Create your own territory, use your followers as knights, bandits, monks or peasants and get more points than anyone else. • Descent An ambitious Supreme Lord gathers his minions in the darkest depths of Terrinoth, preparing to besiege the surface world. Only a group of gifted heroes of great courage and to have any hope of saving the region of the icy clutches of the tyrant. It is time to venture into the darkness and thwart the nefarious plans of the Supreme Lord before it's too late ... Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) is a board game for groups of 2-5 players. One assumes the role of the evil overlord, and the other controlled brave heroes. During each game heroes undertake dangerous adventures deep into caves, ancient ruins, dark dungeons and cursed forests. Along the way they will face monsters, accumulate wealth and seek to thwart the evil plans of the Supreme Lord. This second edition of Descent: Journeys in the Dark board includes modular pieces of double sided endless combinations of heroes and skills and surround a campaign argument that will carry the heroes to an epic fantasy world where you must join forces against an ancient evil. The legacy of the first installment of Descent: Journeys in the Dark is developed with this new edition, which reinvents the classic experience with an epic campaign system simple rules to represent highly dynamic tactical battles. Over a series of exciting adventures with a strong story component, our heroes must accumulate power and experience in order to prepare for the grand finale duel against the wily Supreme Lord. But besides that, any of the adventures included can also be enjoyed as a single separate item. • Dominion With a long list of international awards, known for its striking Dominion system of rules, seen as the cornerstone of the so-called Mallets Games constructible. (Deck Building Games English) Dominion each player has a Kingdom (initial deck) and some inevitable desire to increase its resources, a goal that is not easy to achieve when there are three or four players who have the same plans. Unlike traditional board games and cards, here each participant must develop its deck and its strategy throughout the game. With a total of 500 cards of different types (Treasury, Victoria, United and Curse), some of them are supplies that are installed on the table (to dominate territories and resources necessary to do so); Then, each player begins the game with a deck of ten cards, which must be purchased with the various supplies that will allow to carry out their plans and increase their point of Victoria. Thus, players must strive for the most points in his kingdom Victoria to win the game. • Dust Tactics The year is 1947. The war that began eight years ago has already spread to the whole world. The old alliances have been broken and new ones have been forged. There are three main blocks competing for supremacy: the Allies, the Axis and the Sino-Soviet Union (USS). Across the globe, these factions fight for a valuable resource: the VK. This mineral has led to the development of revolutionary weaponry, such as giant combat walkers, capable of dealing with the most advanced tanks. Dust Tactics is a tactical miniature game for 2-4 players, developed on a board with squares. This box contains everything you need to play, including 28 great miniatures, 3D terrain elements and special dice. It also includes the Victory Bridge campaign, a scenario book to play the Battle of the Cobden Bridge, a strategic crossroads in southern England. Lead the Allied or Axis forces and create an army with the units you have to deal with your enemy on the battlefield and shout "Victory!" • Eldritch Horror The end of the world is near! The world is on the verge of catastrophe. We are in 1926 and a being of incredible power threatens to awaken from his long lethargy bringing death and destruction. Strange cults and terrible monsters sow chaos on every continent as the web of reality tears apart, opening portals to strange worlds. Only a few courageous researchers understand what is really happening. These tenacious souls of all kinds and conditions employ their abilities and weapons to confront the threat of the Primigen. Your task is to explore the remotest corners of the planet to fight the nightmare creatures lurking in the shadows and find answers to the ancient mysteries of Eldritch Horror! Eldritch Horror is a cooperative adventure game for 1-8 players inspired by the successful Arkham Horror board game. • Humans!!! We need brains ... We need ... Humans !!! You were a cheerleader, a doctor, a lawyer, or anything else, but NOW you're a zombie and the pesky humans try to kill you again. And because? All you want is a little juicy brain, and they have many. Maybe if you infect more humans, it would not be so difficult ... In Human !!! You voluntarily choose to be a zombie. In your "new state" you have new abilities, and you also keep some of your profession when you were alive. Now your job is to wander around the city trying to infect as many people as you can. You need supports for your cause! This game can be played by itself or together with a copy of Zombies !!!. If combined, living and dead players will face each other to achieve their different goals in an all against all. • Ninja All-Stars Welcome to the island of Kagejima and the Kingdom of the Moon. Create a team from six powerful clans, each with their own strategies and traditions on how to follow the path of the ninja. Use all your talent and tactical ability to survive the challenges of Princess Luna and to be victorious against your rivals. Guide the development of your team and prove that it is worthy to serve Princess Luna as protector of Kagejima. In Ninja All-Stars® 2 to 4 players compete in a series of Challenges. Between games, ninjas gain experience with which to gain new skills and combat skills. Ninja All-Stars® includes spectacular fully assembled Soda Pop miniatures and an exciting community-managed game system designed for leagues. Create an elite ninja team and compete for honor and glory! • Rivet Wars Rivet Wars is a fast-paced mini-game tactical board game inspired by real-time strategy mechanics. As commander of your forces you will spend resources each turn to deploy reinforcing troops on the front. Drive your units to override the opponent's elaborate tactical plans. Display infantry units, cavalry, artillery and huge walking tanks or call powerful heroes of your faction to increase the power of your forces. Advance, capture strategic targets and crush the enemy army! Choose to play with the brutal Empire of the Plague with its mechanized cavalry, its armored rolling machine guns and its fearsome venomous gas attacks, or with the Allied nobles with their devastating artillery, their rocket launchers and their abundant infantry. • Rum & Bones Rum & Bones is a board game with miniatures in which the players control fantastic pirate crews who face in fierce boarding battles. It is a deep, fast and very strategic game. In Rum & Bones, the determined sailors and foremen of the crew of each ship load through the plates to attack the key points of the enemy ship. But the crews are matched, so it will be the heroes controlled by the players who will decide the outcome of the battle! Each faction has five types of heroes at its disposal: Captain, Intendant, Swordsman, Gunner and Brutus, and each of them plays a different role in the battle. Each hero is unique and has its own set of attacks, abilities and reactions with which to crush the enemy or give his crew the push they need. • Small World Take your races to the domination of a world too small for everyone. Use your special powers, combine them to expand your empire by killing your weaker neighbors. Small World is a funny, funny and cheerful civilization game, for 2 to 5 players that will try to conquer and control a world that is anyway Too small to accommodate everyone! Using the right combination of fantastic races with special and unique powers, players should hurry up by expanding their empires, often at the expense of weaker neighbors. However, they must also know when to end their civilization and bring it to its decline to lead a new race to victory. • Smash Up The deck combination game absolutely great! What do pirates, ninjas, robots, zombies, aliens and some other things have in common? That everyone tries to dominate the world! But they can not do it alone, so they'll work as a team. Each game is a different experience in this dizzying deck combination game. Take two decks of 20 cards, mix them, and let your adversaries hallucinate! In Smash Up Each faction has a different style of play: the pirates move cards, the zombies return from the discard pile, the dinosaurs are simply huge ... Each pairing creates a different way of playing, and each game is a different match! Is Smash Up a game without which you can live? Not if you really molas. Choose one side, choose two !, and start the massacre! • Star Wars: Destiny Take control of your favorite Star Wars characters and decide the fate of the galaxy! Upgrade your heroes and villains with emblematic blasters, light sabers, Force powers and more. Use fast and frantic duel premium cards and dice to defeat your opponent! • Terraforming Mars "The transformation of the red planet has begun!" We are in the year 2400 and humanity begins to transform the Red Planet Mars. Huge corporations sponsored by the Earth World Government begin projects to raise the temperature of the planet, increase oxygen and cover with oceans to make the environment habitable. As progress is made in the terraforming of the planet, more and more people will migrate there from Earth. Control your corporation, play project cards, increase your production, place your cities and green areas on the map and fight for milestones and rewards. Will you be the Leader of the corporation that leads humanity to live on Mars? • Super Dungeon Explore Entertaining game of adventures and dungeons, where you must surround yourself with the most courageous group of heroes to defeat the most ruthless monsters and, above all, the perfidious boss of the dungeon. Fun and entertaining adventure game in which you must eliminate monsters and more monsters, until you get to defeat the evil boss of the dungeon. To do this, you will have to assemble the bravest and most courageous group of heroes, which will allow you to win in the great final battle. With nice miniatures very detailed and completely assembled, inspired by the 16-bit arcade machines, and dungeon modules with full-color illustrations that represent exclusive locations of Crystalia. Two different game modes are included (Classic and Arcade) so you can join your forces as Heroes in cooperative games against an automated dungeon, or against an enemy player who is in charge of controlling all the monsters in the dungeon. • The Others Our darkest secrets have manifested. Our inner demons now wander the streets. The sins that tormented our souls are set to devour the whole world. The only thing that can stop this nightmare is FAITH. We must fight fire with fire, and pray that the flames of corruption do not consume us all. The Others: The Seven Sins is a terrifying board game for 2-5 players. One of them controls the nightmarish beings of Sin with the purpose of ravaging the last uncorrupted city in the world; the others play as agents of FAITH, a paranormal organization that employs unorthodox heroes in their fight against the monstrous invasion. • T.I.M.E. TIME Stories is a narrative game "exploring decks" where each player can experience an exciting adventure in several worlds through the eyes and the features of his character. TIME is an agency charged with protecting humanity by preventing temporary defects. Players will be temporary, so that their consciences will be sent to the bodies of beings from different worlds or realities to successfully complete the missions assigned. In addition, do not worry about failure, because failure is impossible: you can go back in time as many times as necessary. • Zombicide SCIENCE! In its eternal quest for higher levels of productivity, mankind has twisted the animals and plants for their own purposes. In doing so, we have changed ourselves inadvertently ... Now, limping killing machines roam the ruins of our world. Now is the time of ... Zombicide. Work together. Arm yourself. Level up. Kill them! Take the role of a survivor endowed with unique capabilities, and uses both his skills as teamwork against mindless masses of bloodthirsty zombies! The infected horde is controlled by a few simple rules and a deck of cards. Unfortunately for you, the amount of zombies is much higher than your bullets ... Play 10 scenarios on 10 different maps created from modules board included, or create your own. Find weapons, kill zombies. The more zombies you kill, the better you become, and the more skilled you become, the more zombies appear. Bullets, swords, cars and more, the only way out is Zombicide! • Zombies!!! You are exhausted. You can not keep running anymore. Your gasps sound like the engine of a jet plane, and your body is completely drenched in sweat. A shower would be great. Fuck, you'd settle for catching your breath. Who do you intend to cheat? Ten whole minutes without seeing you surrounded by the most absolute terror and you would be in paradise. Pity that the zombie horde engaged in picnicking does not see it in the same way ... Zombies!!!: The card game emulates the imminent zombie apocalypse in the form of a card game. Each player uses his own deck to narrate the story of his escape attempt. The first player to reach the end of his deck will reach the heliport, escape to certain death and win the game. The innovative design of the cards allows them to be used by solving the effect of the text of rules printed on their front, or using the illustration on the back to use them as locations. Zombies!!!: The card game contains 104 cards with full color illustrations, a die and a complete regulation. The zombies are on your heels. Do you have what it takes to survive? Board Games Board Games

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• James Odene 5 reasons choice architecture should be your best friend Choice architecture, for all that it is a rather pompous sounding jargon phrase, it is something that is very impactful when used effectively. But before choice architecture, let’s look a little at the idea of nudging. A nudge, as made popular in Richard Thaler’s ‘Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness’, is the idea of edging people towards a more desired decision or away from a less desirable one. Choice architecture is a kind of nudge as it uses consumer science to make the desired choice more likely. [The impact of nudging is so well documented and researched that even the UK government have used it, setting up what is known colloquially as the ‘Nudge Unit’ with Thaler and Cass Sunstein. This group, now called The Behavioural Insights Team sits outside of the government with the focus on improving government policy and services.] What is choice architecture? There is really no way to present a choice in a neutral way – everything surrounding it, the way that it is formed, posed and even what occurs around the decision space have an impact on the choice made. Therefore, choice architecture is understanding what might influence someone’s decision to a posed choice and creating a certain set of nudges towards a preferred choice. Whilst we may like to believe we can see beyond the context of the choice, in reality, we only choose from what is in front of us. This is known as the availability heuristic. 'I'll have the default choice please' There was a great experiment done by Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science at University College London, that changed the sizes of drinks at a cinema. There was a range of four drink sizes from small to large on offer. Typically, when given this kind of choice, extremeness aversion comes into play and people choose something in the middle. For fear of seeming too extreme which may carry higher risks to health or social status, somewhere in the middle is a good compromise. What this experiment found was that, by changing the size ranges (what was once the largest size (32oz) is now only the second-largest), people still chose somewhere in the middle. In effect, the liquid consumption rose by 15%, with nothing but changing the options available. Such is the power of choice architecture. On with the FIVE reasons... Reason 1: Priming a choice can lead the answer "Consider those two questions: Was Gandhi more or less than 144 years old when he died? How old was Gandhi when he died? You did not believe for a moment that Gandhi lived for 144 years, but your associative machinery surely generated an impression of a very ancient person. System 1 understands sentences by trying to make them true, and selective activation of compatible thoughts produces a family of systematic errors that make us gullible and prone to believe too strongly whatever we believe." - Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow A great example of this is an experiment by Jonathan Freedman and Scott Fraser that tested how far priming could change someone’s decision. How'd you fancy this on your front lawn? No? The experiment involved asking people of a neighbourhood door-to-door if they would consider having a huge ‘Drive Carefully’ sign erected in front of their house. Unsurprisingly most people said no! In fact, 83% of the time the request was rejected outright. They managed to change this with a different set of houses to 76% of people saying yes! Through priming. Three weeks previous to this final request, these particular houses had been visited and asked to host a small sign of only a few centimetres saying, ‘Be a safe driver’, with most saying yes as it was hardly an inconvenience. Their future decision had been primed. Now that they had already said yes to something smaller, they were far more lenient to accepting the huge sign. This simple act of priming had taken it from 83% rejection to a 76% rate of acceptance. For anyone working in marketing the implications of this could be large – if you can get people to engage with your brand on a very small basis, it will likely prime them for much larger asks in the future. Or the other way around, don’t ask for something big before you ask for something small. “Priming is a powerful force in everyday life, by which subtle suggestions to our subconscious mind can influence your subsequent behaviour.” - S. Blakeslee, S. Macknik, S. Martinez-Conde, Sleights of Mind Reason 2: Framing a choice can make it the more obvious choice Think of framing as the designed context of a question, whereby the intention is to lead the result in a certain way. So, you’ve been told by the doctor that you should have an operation. Would you accept the procedure if you were told that of those that have this operation, 10% are dead within five years? Or would it have been better to be told, of those that have had this operation, 90% are still alive and well after five years? Even though these are of course the same odds, most people would far prefer the prospect of a 90% chance of life over a 10% chance of death. The influence of this kind of framing is so powerful that doctors themselves are indeed susceptible to adjusting whether they recommend certain treatments depending on whether the possible outcomes have been presented to them positively or negatively (Tversky and Kahneman, 1981). I mean, this may horrify you, but doctors are only human! “Framing works because people tend to be somewhat mindless, passive decision-makers. Their Reflective System does not do the work that would be required to check and see whether reframing the questions would produce a different answer.” - R. Thaler & C Sunstein, Nudge Reason 3: Context is everything ‘When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.” - Eric Hoffer Remember the UK governments ‘Nudge Unit’? They have used social norms to achieve some pretty interesting results. Think you are an individual that isn’t led by others? Think again. Working with samples of 100,000 households, they attempted to improve the rate of tax debtors repaying their debts. Knowing that people are often swayed by what everyone else does, known as the herd instinct or social proof, they added lines to the letters sent out to those who were in debt. They had four letters: 1. The local norm: mentioned that most people in their area had paid their tax on time 2. The debt norm: mentioned that most people with debt like theirs had already paid 3. The local and debt norm: contained both the local and debt language 4. The control letter: has had no mention of others Here are their results: As you can see, the letter with both the local and debt language had the best return rate and resulted in a further £1.2m of debt being repaid in the first month compared to the control. Imagine the impact here on say a multiple-choice diet change challenge. Assuming that there is roughly an equal chance of people committing to their chosen diet post the challenge no matter if they choose part-time veggie, vegetarian or vegan, then perhaps it’s worth nudging them towards opting for vegan. This could be as simple as adding a line, ‘Most people choose to transition to a vegan diet. Please choose your diet plan’. Such a simple line could have an amazing impact. If anyone wants to try this kind of action out, I would love to connect and assist in running the research for the impact. “Every perceivable sign can frame our decisions.” - Phil Barden, Decoded A few quick ones to finish… Reason 4: Choice paralysis can work for or against you If you offer too many choices that are hard to navigate then chances are people will experience choice paralysis, this is like the hardware crashing for decision making. What happens next could work for or against you. People could be biased by extremeness avoidance and just go somewhere in the middle. This is like ordering the ‘house’ wine instead of looking at the seemingly hundreds of wines. They could drop out of the decision process and remove their custom. For this reason, it is always best to make any decision really simple to make. Or they could opt for a default, if one is offered… Reason 5: The default choice will do just fine thanks The default choice is where most people will place themselves as it seems like the risk-averse choice. This has been used to fantastic effect with changing the opt-in organ donation register to an opt-out organ donation register. Check out this table that shows the level of people on the organ donation registers across some European countries. You won’t need ten guesses to see which countries at the point of data capture had opt-in versus those that had opt-out policies. The fact is that the default option is 'good enough' for most people. Another great tool for choice architecture is using a decoy: check out this blog where I show how a decoy choice can make the preferred choice more likely! Final thought There is more to explore within choice architecture, however for the sake of your life flashing before your eyes, I'll leave it there for now. However, the above five points highlight the power of fully testing and considering how you pose choices to people. If you don’t consider the impact of not only the request but the context of the request – you may be influencing a choice you don’t want without even realising! • Black Instagram Icon ©2019 by USER-FRIENDLY  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms & Conditions

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Femmes de Theatre Before 1630, an honest woman did not go to the theater. Unlike England, France placed no restrictions on women performing on stage, but the career of actors of either sex was seen as morally wrong by the Catholic Church (actors were excommunicated ) and by the ascetic religious Jansenist movement. Sign up for our Newsletter

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bedroom color Your mood affects your sleep and your sleep affects your mood. This loop is certain and interdependent. To make any of them better, the other has to be well taken care of. If someone has a bad mood or going through some rough patch, he/she can have a problem with sleeping, because sleep requires peace. Similarly, if someone is sleep deprived, or had disturbed sleep, his/her mood for the whole day is going to be affected. So, the solution is that in order to have a good mood, you need to have a good sleep and good sleep is backed up by a good mood. The first thing you can work on here is the mood and make the best sleep environment. Have you ever noticed that there are some rooms in your home in which you can sleep very well but there is that particular room in which you just cannot sleep well no matter how sleepy you are? There is not any apparent reason which could tell you why the fluctuation in comfort level is present in the different rooms of your own same house. bedroom color ideas Wall Art Ideas This situation can be based on many factors but one of the factors which are not very widely noticed is the color of that room. Yes. The color of your bedroom can affect your sleep in a very significant manner. The relationship of colors with our subconscious is so strong but still, we often ignore that. Colors play an important part in determining our mood and they can actually change the game. They can be used to help you in issues like insomnia, etc. while the reckless choice in the color of your bedroom paint can affect you negatively too. There is huge psychology behind the colors and how they alter our behavior and mood. So here we will discuss some of the famous colors’ choices of people for their bedroom and their actual effect on people. White color is the most popular choice of people all around the world when it comes to choosing the color of the bedroom. The reason why people choose this color is because of its basicity and elegance. This color gives the canvas-like environment where you can make your interior designing masterpieces. However, white is not such a great color for sleep. This color is too bright to keep your focus on your sleep and to keep your brain relaxed. Blue is a great color to be painted in the bedroom. Because it can be bright as well as very relaxing and calming to your eyes at the same time. It can help you with sleeping. The red color is the most hyper color ever. It sucks the energy out of you into the world. It can be romantic but that does not mean that it is relaxing. It meddles with your regular sleep. Green is one of the most tranquil colors ever. The freshness of the green color can help you in achieving a state of freshness and relief. So, it is also beneficial in helping you to sleep. A gray-colored room may appear very matte and dull which can become no hindrance in making you fall asleep. But the gray color has proven to backup depression. So, this color is bad for mental health and healthy sleeping. This is also not a bold color but the brown color is associated with sad feelings. Hence, it is not a good choice for bedrooms because it can meddle with your mental health and make you uncomfortable. Silver color has been proven to be a very happy and comforting color when it comes to sleeping. It makes a person really pleasantly calm and put him/her to the best sleep. The yellow color has also proven to be a happy and bright color. The right quantity of yellow can make a person happy and cheered up. So, the yellow color can improve your mood overall so it will lead to a happy and positive sleep. It has been seen that people who love purple color are crazy over it. They would want this color everywhere and the bedroom is not an exception. But it is not known that the rich purple color is the worst choice of paint in your bedroom. There has been a survey done which shows that people who sleep in purple colored has a bad time settling in and they only sleep for like 5-6 hours. So, it is shown that the color of your bedroom should not be chosen thoughtlessly because it can play a part in the basics of your mental health and will definitely affect you in every part of life. So, ask your professional painting company to show you the exact hues and colors which they are going to paint on your walls of the bedroom. About the Author Leave a Reply

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JC Bunkhouse God Thing! I hope everyone had a good Easter Sunday! Our church services are different, but they are still getting done. The church is finding a way to “meet” during this time through online means such as Youtube live, and Facebook live, and interactive “Zoom” for small group meetings just to name a few! As we prepare to share our faith (which these days is mostly on social media), there still seems to be…

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Colin A. Chapman and Michael A. Huffman, Why do we want to think humans are different? Many animal species express, perceive and share emotions. These abilities have been favoured by natural selection because they allow subjects to respond to various situations in an appropriate way, thus facilitating survival and increasing fitness. The same-face/same-emotion phenomenon is at the basis of sharing feelings and emotions. Recent studies show that this capacity is not unique to humans and that it plays an important role in creating cohesive societies in many different species. Author Biography Elisabetta Palagi, Associate Professor (University of Pisa, Italy), publishes extensively in the fields of sociobiology, comparative psychology, and anthropological sciences. Her topics are multimodal communication, evolutionary significance of play, conflict resolution, and empathy in human/nonhuman animals. She has published on over 10 primate species, dogs, wolves, meerkats, seals and horses. Website

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Used Mazda 6 Saloon 2007 - 2012 review Category: Family car Section: What is it like? 2007 - 2012 review Mazda 6 Saloon (07 - 12) • Mazda 6 Saloon (07 - 12) • Mazda 6 Saloon (07 - 12) Loading interface... Share review What's the used Mazda 6 saloon like? The original Mazda 6 ('02-'07) set a high standard on the used car market for value, but this newer model might just beat it. It's refined, and good to drive and ride in, and should prove reliable. This version of the 6 is larger than the car it replaced but it's actually lighter. The light-weight loss gives it a sporty edge that makes it nimble and grippy in the bends. The ride is on the firm side, but it shouldn't cause any discomfort. The Mazda isn't quite as refined as class leaders, but it's still relaxed. The saloon body does limit the access to the big boot, but you do get split-folding rear seats that fold down flat to accommodate the largest loads. Mazda's interior design has a sporty feel, but some of the materials feel a little low rent. There's good legroom for five passengers, along with reasonable headroom for taller passengers in the back.

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What’s the deal with finding skilled labor? Publish date: In a free economy, supply and demand are supposed to determine price. That doesn’t seem to be happening right now as the woodworking industry evolves from primarily manual to more technical, automated processes. As we continue to replace cabinetmakers with CNCs and robotics, and consequently use our hands less, woodshops are not paying the new generation of ‘woodworkers’ at the same rate that other, competing industries pay skilled, high tech employees. Is this a problem? What the government says One of the lesser known reports published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is on industry by industry productivity, which measures output per hour. Despite almost full employment in the U.S., there was a widespread decline in manufacturing labor productivity in 2018. Woodshop owners might be surprised to learn that they were part of that. Productivity in the wood products sector fell a significant 4.6 percent in 2018. That’s a counterintuitive concept, because every shop owner in this industry watches robotics and automation grow daily. If we have more machines and fewer people, then wouldn’t we have a higher output per employee? If the numbers are true, they might in some regard explain why the industry struggles to pay skilled people a competitive wage. But the answer may also lie in another set of statistics. According to the BLS, there are now only 12,150 cabinetmakers left in the country! But there are some 50,860 machine operators in the woodworking sector alone, and another 38,500 sawyers. One might venture a guess that the statisticians don’t really understand the industry, or what its members do on a daily basis. And if they don’t define the parameters realistically, then there is reason to doubt their conclusions. The government seemingly paints everyone from foresters to finishers with the same brush. There is one BLS statistic, however, that sounds like it might be somewhere in the ballpark of reality. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters, according to BLS, earn $32,170 (median) and $34,460 (mean average) per annum. The median number is the middle (unweighted) number from a list of wages, while the mean is the average as most people understand it. That’s where one adds up all the wages and then divides by the number of woodworkers. So, cabinetmakers nationwide are averaging a mean of $17.23 an hour. Machine setters, operators and tenders (presumably, this includes people operating equipment such as CNCs, robots, edgebanders and beam saws) earn a little less, with a mean of $30,850 annually, or $15.43 an hour. On Apr. 16, the BLS released its usual report on the earnings of wage and salary workers in the first quarter of this year, and the median wage of all of the nation’s 116.1 million full-time employees was $905 a week. That translates to $47,060 annually ($23.53 an hour), a statistic which says that woodworking pays only 73 percent of what the average employee in America makes. Just to give some perspective, Money magazine reported in May last year that the average salary for public school teachers, a sector that the majority of Americans feel is quite underpaid, was $58,353 in 2016. Let’s face reality here. We’re not going to attract a lot of skilled or talented young people at a median wage of $17.23 an hour. And consider this: because of Industry 4.0, we’re now asking many of them to spend a large part of their workday either programming computers or maintaining robotics. According to the BLS, the median annual wage for computer programmers in May 2018 was $84,280, or 246 percent of what cabinetmakers made. If they’re smart enough or skilled enough to program, why would they settle for so much less? In fact, even those with no computer-based aspirations and only a willingness to work with their hands still earn less in a woodshop than even an average construction job pays ($38,890 in 2017). It seems fairly obvious that the first step in finding (and keeping) skilled workers is to take a long, hard look at wages. If we’re replacing people with machines so that shops can maintain production with fewer employees, does that create some room in the payroll budget? What does skilled mean? Defining this in the woodshop industry is a bit of a challenge. Does somebody who can work magic in a CAD program have more skill than someone who can spray a perfect topcoat? Who is more valuable to the company, or the bottom line? As tasks in the shop become more refined and exclusive, custom woodworking is seeing an evolution toward the production line model. That is, people are becoming less interchangeable throughout the process. There was a time when the shop owner would draw plans on paper, and then move to the table saw. As robotics and other aspects of Industry 4.0 are increasingly integrated, we’re seeing more specialists and fewer unskilled, or strictly manually skilled jobs. Training is one defining characteristic of skill. Employees who have a two- or perhaps four-year degree in various aspects of computers such as CAD, CAM or robotics are a completely different entity than somebody who arrives at the shop with a great attitude and physical abilities but needs to be trained in the shop. A big component here is that on-the-job training is no longer limited to subjects such as wood movement or staining. Now the new employee may also need to become well versed in such diverse skills as lean manufacturing practices, interactive screens and labeling software. This, of course, introduces an argument about the merits of skills derived from in-house training verses those purchased through college degrees. And, does somebody who was trained elsewhere bring more new skills to the shop than preconceived notions that might need to be tweaked? As with any industry, a successful, long-term, skilled woodworker has a very specific core makeup. This is a person with a fairly unique combination of both intellectual and manual attributes, but there’s also something less quantifiable here. A long-term, or indeed lifetime woodworker, must have some aspects of the soul of a craftsman. And herein lies one key, other than money, to attracting skilled labor. These are the kind of people who revel in building, making, and then running their hands over something that they have created. Beyond simple pride, it’s almost an addiction. Yes, they are quite willing to spend a day reducing big sheets to smaller ones. But they will do so only with the promise of something better and more creative tomorrow. Training, and the opportunity to grow and learn – these will attract skilled people, or people with the talent to acquire advanced skills – even more than money can. So, where are the candidates? Finding qualified applicants has a lot to do with how a woodshop defines ‘qualified’. Are you looking for people who already have some cabinetmaking skills and experience? If so, running an ad in the local newspaper might still be the best way to go. Shops can also find good people through contacts made as members of trade organizations such as the Architectural Woodworking Institute, Cabinet Makers Association or Stairbuilders and Manufacturers Association. These groups have mechanisms in place that help shop owners and managers meet and talk with each other. In larger cities, a shop can often find a branch of a labor organization such as the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners that may have some viable candidates available. Are you looking for people with CAD/CAM and operator training who know their way around a tablet and also have some industrial parts making or assembly skills? Then you may want to connect with local community colleges and universities. Many third-level schools in the hardwood belts (the Appalachians, New England, and several states along the Canadian border) or those associated with the furniture industry (the Carolinas, Georgia, Pennsylvania and California, for example) have strong wood programs that teach people traditional woodshop basics along with Industry 4.0 skills. There are some private schools, both for-profit and non-profit, that teach short but intense courses in various aspects of woodworking, and these might be a fast track way to get somebody with an IT degree and no woodshop experience up to speed. These include the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine, William Ng School of Fine Woodworking in California, and the North Bennett Street School in Boston – all of which might have recent graduates who are looking for a job. And conversely, there are ways to get a woodworker up to date on computer-related skills. Community colleges and universities, and even some CNC machine and software manufacturers, offer classes in CNC and related topics online. Offering to pay for a new employee’s continuing education is often a smart decision from both the woodworker’s and the woodshod’s point of view. There’s a state-by-state listing of classes and schools at woodezine.com/education This article originally appeared in the July 2019 issue. Related Articles Photo of blueprint and measuring tape What to expect in 2018 Looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average, one might think that the U.S. economy is firing on all cylinders and we’re in for some great times. What’s the potential impact of a trade war on woodshops? One doesn’t usually associate motorcycles with woodworking, but a news item in the last week of June made a number of industries sit up and take notice. Where will we find new employees? Woodworking is high on the list of industries that are experiencing a shortage of skilled employees. With unemployment rates at the lowest level in decades and wages at their highest, the lack of skilled people is becoming more and more obvious.

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What Does New Health Law Mean for Me? Everything you need to know about how the law affects you The rollout of the Affordable Care Act—also known as "Obamacare"—is approaching, and starting in October people will be able to sign up for new insurance policies that begin Jan. 1, when the law's major provisions are set to go into effect. Carlos Chavez fills out an information card during an Affordable Care Act outreach event. The small business community will be on the front lines of healthcare reform as it rolls out on October 1. Ben Walter, CEO of Hiscox USA, which specializes in insurance for professional services businesses for nearly 30,000 small businesses, joins MoneyBeat.(Photo: Getty) Here's what you need to know about whether and how the law affects you. Q. I have coverage through my job. What happens to me? If you're one of the 171 million Americans with coverage through your job or your spouse's job, the big changes in health insurance this fall might not affect you much. You may have recently received a letter from your employer telling you about your existing insurance plan, and how much the company pays toward the cost of your premium. Most likely, the company also told you that you have the opportunity to visit new health insurance exchanges to look at plans you could buy on your own, but that you wouldn't be eligible for a federal subsidy for one of them because you're already covered. Q. Will anything be different about that coverage? Some changes to employer-sponsored coverage have already kicked in. You may have noticed that you've been allowed to keep children on your plan up to their 26th birthdays, and that you no longer have to pay out-of-pocket costs for some preventive-care services including contraception. Some union-sponsored plans are about to undergo bigger changes, and so are skimpy benefit plans popular in the retail, restaurant and agricultural sectors, sometimes called "minimeds." And as companies become even more conscious about their health costs, and face a tax starting in 2018, they're expected to scale back some of their offerings. Some are excluding coverage for spouses who have access to insurance through their own employers. Some are changing the way they offer coverage by giving workers a fixed sum of money and letting them choose their own plan from a private exchange—which is different from the health law's exchange. Q. I have Medicare. What about me? If you're one of the 49 million Americans in the Medicare federal insurance program for the elderly, with or without a supplemental insurance plan, you'll continue to enroll in coverage the same way you always have. You do not need to go to the new insurance exchanges to sign up for anything. If you're already in Medicaid, the federal-state insurance program for low-income people, you may find you have to enroll in a slightly different way this year. Your state will tell you more about that. Q. Are my benefits changing? The law doesn't directly affect Medicare benefits, but here has been a lot of discussion—especially in last year's presidential elections—about the law's impact on the program. That includes hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts, largely from reducing payments to hospitals and doctors and increasing incentives for more efficient care. Supporters of the law say this will strengthen the Medicare program in the long term. Opponents say that seniors in Medicare will find it harder to access their benefits if health-care providers are squeezed. The Health Law Rollout Q. I buy insurance on my own. What do I do? Your insurer may be pushing you to renew your existing policy early, saying you can lock in a similar premium to the one you pay now. On Oct. 1, you'll have the option of seeing new insurance plans available through the insurance exchanges in most parts of the country. You could also buy a plan directly from a carrier selling off of the exchanges, which would still be subject to new regulations. If you're single making less than $46,000 a year, a couple making less than $62,000 or a family with slightly higher income levels, you may be eligible for a subsidy toward the cost of coverage, although the value of your subsidy will vary. You will only be able to use the subsidy toward coverage bought through the new insurance exchanges. Q. What will change about my insurance? The law includes many changes to the way the individual insurance market is regulated: Starting next year, your premium won't be based on your medical history. That means that if you were previously denied coverage for certain conditions, or charged a higher rate because you were considered to be a bad risk, you might be getting a lower premium. If you were being offered a low rate because you were considered to be perfectly healthy, you could find yourself paying more. If you had a relatively skimpy plan that excluded certain coverage or had extremely high deductibles, you could also see bigger changes to your plan, including richer benefits, which will affect its price tag. Q. I don't have coverage. Now what? If you're one of the 46 million uninsured Americans, you're the focus of the biggest effort in U.S. history to expand coverage. You may be subject to a penalty starting at $95 next year and rising in subsequent years if you don't have coverage starting Jan. 1. You can go to the new insurance exchange in your state to shop for a plan, and depending on your income, possibly qualify for a federal subsidy to help pay for it. If you work more than 30 hours a week for a big company, your employer may have to offer you coverage starting in 2015. If your income is below 138% of the federal poverty level, you may qualify for Medicaid, depending on your state. Q. How do I find these exchanges? Can you tell me more about these subsidies? What will I have to pay? Here is our list of exchanges for all 50 states. Some 14 states are running their own exchanges. The other 36 have turned over part or all of the task to the federal government, and you can also find details about them here. Rates will still vary based on your age, whether you smoke, and where you live, with some differences within the same state, so you'll need to go to the exchanges to get a detailed list of prices on offer. But you can see some sample rates already from the administration, for many parts of the country. Q. Do I get to keep my doctor? There's nothing in the health law that directly affects whether you still see the same doctor as before. If you have coverage through your employer, little is likely to change. The same goes for Medicare, although doctors do sometimes decide to change the kinds of insurance they take. If you are seeking to buy a new policy, either for the first time or because you're switching insurers, you may find that not every plan offered in your area has the same network of providers. If your doctor is very important to you, try to find out more about plan networks before deciding. Some of the lowest-priced policies on the exchanges are likely to have smaller networks of providers to help keep costs low. Q. What if my situation changes? The biggest changes in the health law directly affect only a relatively small group of people who don't already have access to coverage through an employer or a government program. But many people who have access to insurance through an employer fear what might happen to them if they lose their job. They may benefit from changes in the individual insurance market, where insurers will no longer be allowed to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions, but the cost will depend in part on what happens to that market as the health law takes effect. 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• Grey Instagram Icon • Yannick Oswald So you are building a B2C SaaS freemium model? 🔥 Updated: Feb 19 As explained in a previous post, I am excited about the B2C opportunities that lie ahead of us in the coming years. Here some insights on how to build the foundation of a scalable SaaS freemium model. The following three points are the essence of any freemium model. An early stage B2C SaaS founder should be able to articulate his vision on all three of them while having the data to prove the first point: 1) How she/he is building an amazingly great product that user love 2) How the company wants to charge money 3) How the product will be able to deliver ongoing value 1) A hook to build a scalable platform World class products need a 'hook' that forms the basis to build a sticky product, ideally with a social (or viral but that's rare) aspect, a strong referral loop and/or a ton of user generated content to lead to massive SEO traffic. This value prop needs to have the potential to attract tens of millions of active users. Our portfolio companies Skype (free calls), Wix (online presence/website), Flo (health and fertility tracking), Safe365 (peace of mind that your parents are safe 24/7), Sybel (daily audio entertainment recommendations) or companies such as Spotify (playlists) and Calm (stress and anxiety management) are great examples of this. Be ready to have some tangible insights and data points on this when you start raising a seed round 🤓. For example, a great early stage consumer app should be on track to reach >20% DAU/MAU, >1 session per day, >10k DAU, a long term retention of 30%+ and a month over month growth of >20% to have a shot to displace an existing home screen app or voice skill/action. We have many learnings to share here and would love to talk if you think you are onto something... 2) Convert to premium subscriptions A freemium model wants users to realise that, although they didn't need premium features earlier, they would gain significantly more value by paying a subscription. Initial conversion triggers are usually simple but extremely powerful, e.g. Wix - remove the Wix logo from your personal website, Spotify - listen to songs offline, aso. Good VCs do not care about subs revenues at an early stage. However, I recommend you to do some initial monetisation tests for some (future) features early on to give investors (and yourself!) the confidence that users are willing to pay for your service. These initial tests will allow you to do some assumptions to help you articulate that your vision can ultimately sustain a strong business. Essentially you want to be able to say that, with an estimated CAC of $X at scale, a conversion to paying of Y% and an ARPA of $Z, each user cohort should ultimately break even after X months. This chart (from the Q1 2018 earning slides from our portfolio company Wix) illustrates well the power of a freemium model - the ability to acquire tons of users at scale while becoming profitable by converting a certain % of users to paying over time. As you can see, user cohorts are generating more revenues as time passes... Depending on the product category, ARPA can range from $50 to $300 and a good long term conversion rate should be above 5% and can reach up to 25% for certain products. 3) Deliver value continuously As you are trying to increase the number of paying users per cohort over time, you need to retain them by building a relationship (see chart below from the Q1 2018 earning slides from our portfolio company Wix). Spotify is another great example. As the user listens more, Spotify’s recommendations get better and better. At the same time, Spotify starts ramping up the pressure on the user to convert to a paid subscription — through an increased ad load, pop-up messages, and other reminders throughout the experience about the advantages of Spotify Premium. Another way to start building a relationship with users is through a free trial, typically for 2 weeks or 1 month. Netflix or Linkedin are good examples here. You have to be extremely mindful of the user journey and make the process seemless to avoid churn. Let users understand what they would be getting with a subscription before making a hard sell via a paywall. At the end of the day, a subscription business will only be successful if it retains the users it acquires... Finally, if you are building a B2C SaaS company, I would love to talk! We have lots of learnings to share from our portfolio, so please feel free to reach out. #B2C #SaaS #Operator Join Me & Stay Updated You can subscribe to this blog by email and have the posts delivered to you within an hour of posting. You can also follow me on Twitter and be alerted when there is a new post. I can't wait to get in touch with you!

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How to get rid of sensitive teeth from teeth whitestrips? Question by Omfgbrandeee: How to get rid of sensitive teeth from teeth whitestrips? i started using crest 3D white strips professional and the first 2 days was fine its the 3rd night now and all of a sudden i have a pulse like pain in my lower teeth its been over 2 hours now and it hasn’t gone away. Yes i know that it is a side effect but does it really last this long? How can i get rid of the pain. its keeping me awake. :/ Help. Best answer: Answer by Julzz33 It can last anywhere from several hours to even several weeks/months after using whitening treatments. They weaken and thin the enamel of your teeth and gums, exposing more sensitive tissue. I usually recommend stopping the whitening treatments ASAP and using Advil as an immediate solution for the pain (600mg Ibuprofen every 4 hours for a day or do, as long as you can take Advil – no allergies to it or anything) and switching to Sensodyne toothpaste as soon as you can. It will take a few days for the sensodyne to start working, which is why I suggest the Advil in the meantime, but you should see a definite improvement with the sensodyne in a few days. The Sensodyne is avail. over the counter, as well as the Advil – most dentists prescribe 600mg Advil, as this is the prescription strength dose; it would require taking 3 of the over the counter tablets. If you’re uncomfortable taking this dose, you can check with a doctor or pharmacist; however, the max. daily dose for Advil is 3200 mg, and 600mg at a time is approved by the medical and dental associations for safety and effectiveness. We find that generally, the 200-400mg over the counter strength is pretty useless… The only other recommendation I would make would be to have a dentist check out the area that’s throbbing if it doesn’t at least lessen somewhat in about 24-48 hours. The reason is that once in a while (although rarely) whitestrips will trigger pain in an area that had an underlying problem, such as a root canal infection or cavity; the whitening treatments can speed up the progression of the problem. Throbbing pain may indicate something a little more serious than post-whitening sensitivity syndrome, so it would be a good idea to have a dentist rule out cavities or infections. However, if it is just due to the whitestrips (which is also still very likely), then most of the time the sensitivity will resolve over time; it should start to lessen slightly in about 1-3 days, after which it may linger for several weeks to a month, but should show steady improvement during that time. If it lasts more than a month and you’re still having to use painkillers or sensodyne to relieve the sensitivity, it may unfortunately be permanent (once in a while this happens after whitening treatments). If that’s the case, your dentist can apply a prescription “seal” over the teeth in the office, which can stop the sensitivity entirely. Add your own answer in the comments! 468 ad

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How to Write Excellent Product Descriptions That Sell When you’re selling online, effective product descriptions help customers find your products and drive sales. They answer questions before customers can even think of them and can even help browsers feel like your brand understands their desires and needs.  In this guide, we’ll review how to write product descriptions strategically—as well as discuss writing SEO product descriptions, pairing descriptions with imagery, and more—so you can put your best foot forward and increase sales to your online store. How to Write Product Descriptions That Drive Sales In the digital marketplace, consumers have more options than ever. Therefore, the quality of your product description may mean the difference between you making or losing a sale. After all, compelling product descriptions help drive customers to purchase. They illustrate how a product fulfills their needs or wants and minimizes the need to seek more information about a product, which can stall a purchasing decision. The data supports this. One report showed that 87% of consumers consider a product’s description before making a purchasing decision, with millennials valuing descriptions more than anyone else.[1] When it comes down to it, however, there’s no single formula for how to write effective product descriptions. However, there are some best practices you can keep in mind when you’re creating yours: 1. Know Your Consumer Who, exactly, will be reading your product descriptions? This is the first key to writing effective product descriptions. You need to know what consumers are looking for—both out of your products specifically as well as their broader needs, desires, and aspirations—so you can directly serve them with your product descriptions. But it’s not only having a sense of who your target audience is in terms of their personalities and motivations. You also need to understand their behavior. For instance, how much information do they generally need before they make a purchase? What specifically drives them to make a purchase? Are they looking to understand certain features or have certain questions answered before they’re empowered to make a purchasing decision?  All of these answers should factor into how much information you include in your product descriptions and what type. Once you figure this out, you should also take into account the way that consumers expect to see information displayed—for example, whether it should be a long paragraph or bullet points. As an example, you can see below how baby and toddler product company Munchkin knows their audience—parents seeking out the best products for their kids that also make their own lives easier.  Their product description for “Love-a-Bowls” does an excellent job of answering lots of common questions from caretakers to help drive purchases, such as use cases, features, benefits, and advantages.  how to write product description Image source: Munchkin.com Because they understand the common questions and desires that their demographic often have when purchasing children’s products, they’re able to preempt them with answers in the description, which can help convince shoppers to buy. 2. Write Directly to Your Audience Knowing your audience isn’t just important for the content of your product descriptions, it’s also necessary to know how to write directly to them. The voice of your copy should resonate with your audience—how they speak, what they read, and what they respond to.  For instance, if your company serves a younger audience, you don’t want your descriptions to be stark and rambling. Conversely, if you’re selling goods for a more serious audience, you should match your tone to reflect this. In general, the tone of your product descriptions should also match the rest of your business branding and positioning. Additionally, length is a big factor when you’re learning how to write effective product descriptions. Some consumers want a quick hit in which they can see the information they need immediately, while others want more detail. Consider how much you actually need to write as you’re composing your product descriptions. how to write product description Image source: Morebeer.com This fun product description from homebrewing site More Beer is a great example of writing to a specific audience—and one within a niche market.  With their younger, more casual demographic in mind, they’ve used playful tone and language to not only call out exactly what they’re selling, but also evoke the mood for drinking the product itself once it’s made. 3. Highlight Features and Benefits An important part of writing effective product descriptions is making sure that customers understand what sets your product apart from similar models. Get specific: How can your product help consumers and what makes it different from competitive products? This is the information for which many of your customers will be looking, so make sure you provide it toward the top of your description, so they don’t have to go digging for it. You might want to put these details right into a paragraph, but you can also consider listing the features and benefits as bullet points or even visual icons if you think your consumers will respond better to this format. As an example, beauty company French Girl Organics gets right down to the key features in their product description for this bath soak, helping shoppers see the ingredients in their products and their subsequent intended benefits. how to write product description Image source: Frenchgirlorganics.com They’ve even chosen to create a separate section in the description to draw browsers right to the key benefits to help market the product and drive decision making. 4. Tell a Story or Offer Connection Some product descriptions are effective because they appeal to the aspirational sensibilities of customers. For instance, some brands will tell customers situations in which they can use the product—i.e. “Great for picnicking with friends”—to help them visualize themselves using the product. And keep in mind, an effective story doesn’t have to be long. Additionally, many customers are interested in origin stories. For example, let’s say that one of the components of your product is deliberately sourced from another country, which is an important distinction, benefit, and selling point of your specific item. In this case, make sure customers know that information through your product description. Another helpful marketing tactic might be adding reviews or quotes in your product description, which can help consumers connect to real customer stories. In this example, at-home fitness company obé is offering suggestions for how to use their product to help customers envision themselves using it. By providing examples, they’re showing the versatility of a seemingly simple item and its applications for multiple situations. how to write product description Image source: Shopobefitness.com As you can see, they’ve even included a call to action to share pictures of how buyers use it. They know their audience—they’re working out, of course, but they also have lives when they’re done sweating, which this short, snappy description takes into account. Take note that it’s also written in a fun, self-aware tone that speaks directly to their young, female demographic. 5. Make Them Easy to Skim Even if you put significant effort into your product descriptions, many consumers won’t take the time to read through every word you’ve written. Often, they’re looking for key words or phrases that tell them exactly what they need to know. That’s why it’s important to make product descriptions easy to skim. There are a few ways you can do this. You can put important features in bold, use bullet points, or front-load the most important pieces of your description. Test out your decision by skimming the description yourself to see if you have all of the information you need. Water bottle company S’well relies on bullet points to communicate their product features in a skimmable fashion. how to write product description Image source: Swell.com Not only do they use this format to help shoppers quickly see their competitive advantages, but they also frontload the important details, such as size and materials, at the front of each bullet point, making the descriptions even easier to skim. 6. Choose Your Superlatives Carefully (and Avoid Hyperbole) There’s a temptation to tell customers how “excellent” or “superior” your product is. Often, however, these words can backfire—everyone thinks their product is “the best available.”  Customers will often be wary of your claims and can be better convinced by sensory descriptions, effects, or data. Let’s say your product has been effective on 75% of people surveyed—advertise this instead of saying “one of the most effective formulas on the market.” You also want to think about using “power words” that are persuasive to customers. These include emotional, evocative words such as “blissful,” “strong,” and “effective,” which can trigger more connection to a product. Of course, too many of these words can veer into hyperbole, so be judicious with how many superlatives you use. As an example, in the product description by MeUndies below, they’ve chosen compelling words to encourage browsers to purchase their fun onesie: “softer-than-soft,” “heavenly,” “breathable,” “static-resistant,” and “impossibly cozy.” how to write product description Image source: Meundies.com It’s persuasive and meaningful without being hyperbolic, giving the consumer extra information about the product without causing them to roll their eyes at outrageous claims. 7. Be Efficient Even if you’ve decided that longer product descriptions are a fit for you, it’s still important that there’s a sense of efficiency—in other words, that you get to the point.  Be mindful that all the information you include is highly relevant to the product and what consumers want to see. That doesn’t mean that you have to only write about its features and benefits, but you should be choosy about anything else you include that would make the product description feel unnecessarily long and rambling. The apparel company Girlfriend Collective makes an interesting choice with their product description length and format. how to write product description Image source: Girlfriend.com They’ve decided there’s a lot of information that’s important to convey—sustainability, details, sizing, and shipping and returns—so they’ve organized the description into a few sections, enabling browsers to zero in on what’s important to them. At the same time, they’ve been efficient with the information in each section, so even though there’s a lot of copy, it’s all serving a purpose. 8. Optimize for Search Engines (SEO) Search engine optimization, or SEO, can be an important driving factor for effective product descriptions. You want customers searching for your product to be able to find it quickly and easily. So, when you’re learning how to write SEO product descriptions, your descriptions should contain words that your customers are using to search for your product.  For instance, if you’re selling scented candles, you want to make sure that your descriptions include trigger words such as “fig-scented candle,” “soy wax scented candle,” “handmade scented candle,” etc. This is especially important for ecommerce SEO if your product name itself doesn’t explicitly spell out what the product is—i.e. maybe your candle is called “Fig Dreams,” which isn’t a term that people will be searching for. That said, you can start by using your intuition to make sure that your product descriptions are full of high-volume search words and see if that moves the needle. You can also use tools such as Ahrefs to do a little more targeted research. If you’d like to see search volume on some of the keywords you’re already using, you can consider Google Trends, which is free.  The simple name for this hot sauce (shown below) from the Bushwick Sauce company—Ghost Pepper Tequila Lime—has all of the essential information for customers to know what’s in the bottle and for those who are searching for ghost pepper sauces to be able to find their product. how to write product description Image source: Bushwicksauce.com Their description, while succinct, includes important trigger words, but doesn’t feel bland—it even offers strong adjectives and use cases, which are other product description best practices. 9. Pair With Strong Imagery It’s important to note that writing product descriptions alone won’t sell your products—or at least not much as you’d like. Strong images are the other piece of the puzzle since they add a dimension to your product descriptions and help drive whether a customer chooses to make a purchase.  Here are a few things to consider when posting product images: • Choose crystal-clear images that load quickly and are optimized for desktop as well as mobile commerce • Make sure your images show off the details and features that your text descriptions mention and emphasize • Pick images that show the features that make your product different from competitors’ • If possible, add video clips of your products to demonstrate how to use them, how they look in action, etc. Oral care company Quip has done a nice job choosing photos for their Starter Set. They’ve added multiple, sharp photos that look good on both desktop and mobile.  how to write product description Image source: Getquip.com The photos show browsers exactly what they’re going to get, scenarios in which the product can be used, how big it is relative to other common objects, and also feature the product in multiple color choices. (They’ve added a nice product description, too, making it easily skimmable and highlighting its features.) The Bottom Line Product descriptions can decide whether or not customers purchase your products, abandon their shopping carts, or even visit your competitors instead. It might take a little bit of time and effort to find the descriptions that fit, but it’ll be worth it to see the positive effects on your sales.  That said, as you’re learning how to write product descriptions remember that the right approach is different for everyone. Don’t be afraid to embrace granularity and pay close attention to the voice in which you write. Finally, it’s important to keep your product descriptions fresh as you get feedback from your customers, and get a sense of what’s working by which products are moving. The more you test and iterate, the more likely you’ll be to find the effective product descriptions that sell. Article Sources: 1. Salsify.com. “2017 Cracking the Consumer Code The post How to Write Excellent Product Descriptions That Sell appeared first on Fundera Ledger. This post was originally published on this site Pin It on Pinterest Share This Xiphos Web Marketing

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Skip to content According to Judaism, you do not need to do something, get something, or have something, to become happy. To be happy, according to Judaism, you need to undo things, like anger, jealousy, damaged pride or damaged relationships. To undo helplessness, hopelessness, doubt, all-or-nothing thinking, expectations or “should” thoughts. To stay in the present, give the present emotion a label, and live the moment’s emotion to its fullest. There are only 51 days, twice a year, the “make it” or “break it” days—the 51 days from Pesach until Shavuoth, and the 51 days from Rosh Hodesh Elul until Simchat Torah. We pray, in Hallel, אָנָּ֣א יְ֭קֹוָק הוֹשִׁ֮יעָ֥ה נָּ֑א אָֽנָּ֥א יְ֝קֹוָ֗ק הַצְלִ֮יחָ֥ה נָּֽא. Please YKVK, Save us now. Please, YKVK, Make us successful, now. The word נא means now. But in the numerical meaning, it means 51. We ask that the 51 days make the effect they can, and bring us salvation and success. It is now, or never, as we sing when we dance with the Torah, שמחו נא שמחו נא בשמחת התורה. Rejoice now, rejoice now, with the happiness of the Torah! The daughter of R Meir from Parmishlan became sick on Sukkot and deathly ill on Simhat Torah. During the Hakafot, R Meir behaved like his custom, to rejoice, dance and sing, with his whole heart. His students asked him what to do about his daughter, what advice he has to bring upon her G-d’s mercy and salvation. R Meir entered his daughter’s room and noticed that she was breathing her last breaths. He looked up to Heaven and prayed the following words to G-d: Master of the World! You commanded me to blow Shofar on Rosh Hashana, so I blew Shofar on Rosh Hashana. You commanded me to fast on Yom Kippur, and I fasted on Yom Kippur. You commanded me to sit in the Sukkah over the holiday, and I sat in the Sukkah during Sukkot. You commanded me to rejoice, sing and dance, on Simhat Torah, and I did just that! And now, You made my daughter deathly ill. You commanded me to accept everything with happiness. חייב אדם לברך על הרעה כשם שמברך על הטובה. A person is commanded to bless G-d for the bad things in life, just as he blesses for good. So, I am also accepting this with happiness. But, Master of the World, You commanded in Your Torah אין מערבין שמחה בשמחה A person is not allowed to mix one happiness with another. (A person is not allowed to get married on Hol Hamoed, as to be totally dedicated at heart to one mitzvah at a time). Immediately, his daughter broke out into a sweat and cured. This story has so many lessons in it. To me, the takeaway from the story is the power of being totally present. Physically, emotionally and spiritually. The law of אין מערבין שמחה בשמחה teaches us not to mix one happiness with another. The secret to happiness is to be living the moment to its fullest, one moment at a time. The secret to focusing during prayer is to be present with G-d. The secret to successful relationships is to be present with your loved ones. The secret to business success is to be present with the customers you serve. The secret to being a servant of G-d, and the secret of doing Mitzvoth properly, is single-mindedness, focus, and being present. If someone rejoices, dances with his whole heart, during Simhat Torah, He is promised that his children will never leave G-d’s Torah, and they will always have a connection. (Yesod VeShoresh HaAvodah, Moed Lekol Hai) Why? By dancing with the Torah, or this year, dancing in front of the Torah, you are dancing with G-d. Simhat Torah, Shemini Atzeret, is the only time of the year that G-d invites you to such a dance. Who would give up on such an opportunity? A while back, I received a phone call from a special woman who was frantic that her father was dying. Flooded with emotions, she did not know what to do with herself or how to cope alone with a dying father. I asked her what her father would want from her if he could speak. She said he would want her to be next to him at his last moments on this Earth, just to be present. I asked her if she could do just that, and focus on the mitzvah of honoring her father. Until today, she can’t stop thanking me. Those were the most precious moments of her life. To watch as her father was passing, being present with him during his last moments on Earth, as he returned his soul to his Creator. The secret to רוגע, calmness, and being רגוע, calm, is living in the רגע, in the moment. Children are naturally happy because they live in the present. They do not worry about the future and don’t let the past disturb the present’s fun. As Dale Carnegie taught, all stress is either crying over spilled milk or worrying about how you will cross the bridge when you get there. In the present, everything is fine. Dale, though, was preceded by Ibn Ezra. העבר אין והעתיד עדיין וההווה כהרף עין דאגה מנין. The past is gone, and the future is not yet, and the present passes like the blink of an eye. So why worry?   תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־עָבַ֙דְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְקֹוָ֣ק אֱלֹק֔יךָ בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְט֣וּב לֵבָ֑ב מֵרֹ֖ב כֹּֽל. All the curses of the Torah, are because you did not serve YKVK your G-d with happiness and with a good heart, and with mostly all. What do those seemingly redundant last words, מרב כל, from mostly all, mean? The Sefer Haredim brings from the Arizal that we are to serve G-d out of happiness, happier than all the joy one might experience, even from attaining all the gold and precious stones in the world. When you have a mitzvah to do, you need to look at the opportunity to serve Him as a present from G-d, and such a gift is more significant than all the worldly pleasures, מרב כל. Rashi explains these words that G-d gives us so much goodness. How can we not be happy that G-d is asking us to do this Mitzvah? That is why happiness in the Mitzvah is not extra credit, but it is essential and elementary in mitzvah performance. Understanding how much you are blessed and how grateful you are is basic in serving Him. We are in the craziest time of the century. And still, G-d wants us to serve Him out of happiness. וְהָיִ֖יתָ אַ֥ךְ שָׂמֵֽחַ  How?  The word אך is the key. The numerical value of אך is 21. The air in Earth’s atmosphere is made up of 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen. The amount of percentage of oxygen you need in the air to breathe is 21 percent. Not a drop higher and not slightly lower. It’s easy to feel that G-d has no idea of what we are going through. But when you open up your Siddur, Tehillim, or Chumash, and pay attention to every word, every letter, He is with us in our difficult times, even at times we feel hopeless and helpless. When you are down, He is there with you, and when you are up, He is the One who brought you up. That is what He does, from Creation until the present, and no one does it like Him.  He flips ladders, brings the top to the bottom and the bottom to the top. How so? When Moshe blessed the tribe of Yosef, Moshe refers to G-d asשֹׁכְנִ֖י סְנֶ֑ה , the One who Dwells in the Thornbush. He was there for Yosef in those times, like no one else could be there with Yosef, and He will be there with you like no one else can be there for you. In Dikduk, this formality of the word Shochen, with a letter Yud at the end, שכני, is the way of saying that no one does this act as He does. Similar to the formality of the words we sing at the beginning of Hallel המגביהי, המשפילי, מקימי, להושיבי, מושיבי. G-d takes the people from the bottom and brings them to the top. Like no one else does. (See Malbim Tehillim, Bchor Shor on passuk) When it is hard to smile, remember this. Remember that He is with you, dancing with you on Simhat Torah, as you rejoice over your relationship with Him. The words in Hallel  זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְקֹוָ֑ק נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ  mean just this. This is the day that G-d made; let us rejoice and be happy with Him. You can only rejoice with G-d when you recognize that He made the present as it is, and it is not just a stepping stone to tomorrow or a continuation of yesterday. About the author, Yosef Leave a Comment

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