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The long wait is over for the NBA 2K fans! Because 2K finally released the NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition, the mobile version of the NBA 2K21. Last September 2020, many are asking why 2K only released the NBA 2K21 in consoles and PC version. They took longer to make this available on mobile.
2K brought this new NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition basketball video game franchise to Apple’s gaming subscription service. This game brings you a new and incredible experience because of its upgraded animation, graphics, AI, and optimized gameplay.
Players can encounter the adventure of venturing into the shoes of their favorite NBA stars and take their game to the following level across a range of exciting modes:
- Play 5-on-5 basketball including the most recent NBA list from the 2020-2021 season in Arena Quick Match;
- Experience fast-paced, over-the-top games on street courts in Blacktop Quick Match;
- Join a friend in Online Multiplayer to play cross-platform through the Game Center;
- Start a journey toward NBA legend status in MyCAREER and spend hours navigating through personal storylines and progression.
Moreover, players will feel more engaged in the game with tight controls, smooth camera angles. Also, with realistic player attributes over ball-handling, speed, shooting, and defense. They can even experience extra control with a PS DualShock or Xbox controller that works with any Apple device.
However, this game is not yet available on Android devices and we don’t know if 2K will be. Maybe it’s hard to make this game compatible with various devices because it requires high-end hardware to run smoothly. But we hope that 2K will make it available on Google Play Store this year.
To play the new NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition, you should subscribe to Apple Arcade on any iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac device.
For more information about Apple Arcade subscription, just visit https://offers.applearcade.apple/
Source: 2K Newsroom
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Chrome certainly has a larger library of extensions, but Opera is compatible with many of these in addition to its own dedicated add-ons. Even with all these included features, Opera doesn’t skimp on third-party extensions, either. There are plenty of dedicated Opera add-ons, and because the browser is based on Chromium, it can also use a large share of Chrome extensions. There’s some basic customization you can do, including dark and light modes, wallpapers and themes. Integration with popular messaging apps, like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, is also included, and you can access them through the shortcut bar on the left side of the screen. This is incredibly convenient, as you don’t have to dedicate separate tabs to these applications.
Want to learn the difference between # Opera # Browser and # Opera Mini? Confused which browser is better for your smartphone and why? As my current phone is OnePlus 6T, the Opera Touch makes more sense it keeps the options within reach.
How To Add Website Shortcuts To Your Home Screen With Opera
Then empty the Trash to uninstall Opera on macOS entirely. In the CPU tab, select the processes associated with Opera. Click the Х icon in the left corner of the window to close them. How to uninstall Opera with App Cleaner & Uninstaller. Using APKPure App to upgrade Opera Mini, fast, free and save your internet data.
- For example, if you torent via external software your ISP would be able to see your torent activity.
- When you sign into WhatsApp Web, you can check a box under the QR code which says keep me signed in.
- They are easy to use, they hide your traffic from view, and if there is ever any exposure of your data, a kill switch will instantly sever your internet connection to prevent data leaks.
- Using your remote, toggle and highlight this option and press “Select” on your remote.
- For those who don’t know, BlueStacks is just an Android visit the following website app player, a Virtual Machine wrapped for your PC with which you can run from games to regular apps, for Smartphones and/or tablets.
Well of the 5 major browsers to choose from, they can’t buy IE/Edge since it is owned by Microsoft and they’re too large for China to purchase. Can’t purchase Google for the same reason, so Chrome is out of the equation. Then you have Apple which is the most valuable company in the world, so that leaves Safari out too. I remember Opera was the most feature filled and lightweight browser package in the old days before extensions arrived on the scene. Firefox became too customizable with a large library of add-ons, but Opera retained a loyal fanbase.
Opera: A Stand
Many will also appreciate its built-in ad blocker, video popup feature, Speed Dial start tab, and particularly its privacy- and security-enhancing VPN feature. But for a more satisfying Web experience, look to our Editors’ Choice in Windows Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox. In light of all the controversy over Chrome being a drain on laptop batteries, I ran PCMag’s battery rundown test. In this I charged the battery full, unplugged and played a song on SoundCloud in an endless loop, having connected the audio output to a plugged-in PC recording the sound in Audacity. The browsers were loaded with the same 10 media-heavy websites. I also kept the screen brightness at maximum, which helps account for the short time results I saw.
At its heart is a tracker blocker, a tool that prevents advertising and audience measurement networks from profiling you as you move around the web. Ghostery makes it easy to prevent certain services from following you, or to turn off all the trackers it knows about. Ghostery Privacy Browser is free, and runs on iOS 8.0 and higher on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Chances are your corporate IT policy dictates which browser you use on your laptop or desktop.
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Of course, we offer free instant exchanges on any order within 30-days. If you decide it’s not the right size or color, we’ll get you the perfect pair with our awesome instant exchanges.
Every single day of wearing your new favorite shorts counts. That's why you'll recieve your exchange before we even recieve your return! Some call it magic, we call it a no brainer.
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We recently finished up our Davenport Remodel project and boy, let me tell ya, this home had quite the transformation! This family of five was an absolute delight to work with. They had recently moved to Austin into a beautiful, Mediterranean-style home. They were looking to tone the style down and give it a more modern approach. This home is full of remarkable views, so our goal for the design was to remodel and refresh the spaces to feel fresh, clean, and formal.
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FOR NAIRA (₦) PAYMENTS WE ACCEPT BANK TRANSFERS AT CHECKOUT
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Turquoise Silk and Lace Dip Dyed Robe
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is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Open lace front
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Sign up for exclusive access and be the first to know when new collections drop.
Join our community for exclusive access, 10% off your first order and to be the first to know when new collections drop.
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Calltracks are sponsoring MeasureCamp on 26th March
We are approaching a very busy period on the calendar, sponsoring three events in the coming months.
First on the list is MeasureCamp, next Saturday 29th March, taking place at Etc Venues in Victoria. MeasureCamp is not your standard format as it is an ‘unconference’. As the organisers say “it is different to other analytics conferences because it is driven by the attendees“.
There is no pre-planned schedule or time table, and instead the agenda is set throughout the day, by anyone who wants to hold a session or facilitate a discussion. In our opinion this is by far one of the best analytics events of the year, and while it may be fully sold out, there are still some spaces available at training workshops taking place on the Friday. To find out more about these visit http://www.measurecamp.org/measurecamp-training/
We are also proud to be one of the Gold sponsors for the 2nd year in a row. In fact we have been sponsoring MeasureCamp since it started back in September 2012, and are looking forward to another great ‘unconference’ later this month.
If you are lucky enough to have grabbed yourself a ticket make sure you pop by and say hello as we will be there throughout the day. Obviously if you have any questions regarding call tracking please make sure to ask us, although we will be just as happy chatting about anything analytics or digital.
If you are unable to attend MeasureCamp this time round, but want to find out more about what goes down, popular talks and updates about the next MeasureCamp, make sure you stay tuned to our blog as we will be doing a detailed follow up after the event.
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Learn how to be better at problem-solving
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It’s one of the most coveted skills for the future yet is sorely lacking in almost all aspects of society.
Whatever the concern – social, economic, environmental, commercial, charitable or personal to name just a few - the overwhelming need remains the same: good problem-solving.
There are vast differences, of course, between the talents needed to fix any issue.
At work, for example, fixing a dodgy printer is less tricky than hiring an effective employee.
In turn, this isn’t as much of a challenge as drumming up new business in a slump or staving off collapse in a crisis.
Yet it’s not just during times of crisis where problem-solving proves its worth.
A great deal of success can be attributed to early identification of potential setbacks – and taking the right steps to prevent them.
Almost all business roles will throw up tricky challenges at least once in a while. In some, there can be several each day. That means effective problem solvers can be a considerable asset for any workplace, yet research suggests they are also in short supply.
So what can be done?
In any discipline – not just your work - applying a set of established techniques to tackle challenges might sound woolly, particularly if you know your problem poses a unique solution.
However, there are some common ways of thinking that can help in a wide range of scenarios.
No one set of measures will suit everyone but each of the six steps below could help you to see problems in a new light - and reveal previously hidden solutions.
1 Get as clear a picture as you can of the exact problem
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.”
This renowned quote from Albert Einstein gets to the heart of overcoming any setback.
Having a tightly defined idea of the issue you are trying to solve is the first step towards finding a solution.
In many cases, you may know you have a problem but aren’t yet sure of its specific cause. Framing the problem as a process to unpick can help you to work out where the issue lies. For example, imagine the company you’re working at runs into trouble with a series of misplaced deliveries. To solve the problem, don’t just focus on the deliveries. Identify every stage the delivery must go through, from the order being made through to its invoice, logistics, third parties, transport and goods being physically received.
Work through them chronologically to determine where errors are creeping in – and, for extra insight, it could be worth looking at the process in reverse too.
This can help you to get as much clarity as possible and glean a much sharper understanding of where your actual problem may lie.
2 Break it down into parts - and then prioritise
Many big problems can be broken down into a number of smaller tasks that you can take on separately.
If this is possible, work out what needs your attention straight away and decide what can wait. Prioritising like this can help make issues easier to deal with.
Instead of seeing a big blocker that’s impossible to shift, chipping away at it in stages can help even the biggest mountain seem surmountable. And by tackling the most urgent needs first, you can feel you’re staying on top of the issue.
Imagine a small food company lands its biggest ever order – 10,000 prepared meals – but it must deliver within 72 hours.
This is way beyond its current staffing, transport and production levels.
However, it can meet the order by first ramping up its food ingredients for supply, then hiring emergency agency staff, offering generous overtime pay to existing colleagues to cover the extra hours, and calling in a favour to borrow extra vans from contacts.
Whenever you get stuck, and time allows, a break can often help you reassess what’s gone wrong.
Try focusing on another task for 30 minutes before another try or – if urgency allows - leave the problem and come back to it the next day. Revisiting a tricky task with fresh eyes and reinvigorated thoughts can allow you to see it in a different way.
Known as the ‘incubation effect’, it’s understood to be most effective when you either switch off entirely and let yourself daydream, or engage instead on a simple alternative task.
3 Try a fresh perspective by ‘visualising’ your problem
If you can visualise a problem, it could bring a useful new perspective – especially when you’re dealing with a great deal of complex information.
A 2019 study in South Africa found children were more likely to solve a word problem if they drew a diagram to help them: by using visualisation, they gained a deeper understanding of the task in hand.
The same principle applies in business although more refined techniques have been developed. For example, logic trees can help you identify your objectives and compare possible solutions while mind maps can help with brainstorming. It may sound old-fashioned but if you’re stuck on a problem, this ‘pen and paper’ approach could help you see another side to a possible solution.
4 Use your own – and others’ – experience
You can draw on your experience of previous problems, whether at work or in your personal life, to try and help solve today’s challenges.
Individual setbacks may be wildly diverse in nature but they often carry enough similarity for you to be able to try out solutions that were successful in the past.
Say you’ve identified a drastic lack of communication between two teams or departments that’s holding up a project.
It’s likely you’ve dealt with similar problems before - perhaps a clash of egos lay behind similar breakdowns, a lack of understanding of processes, or wilful lack of co-operation.
The way you managed to repair relations in the past should be able to give you a strong indicator for a solution this time.
See if you can bring in other perspectives too. Everyone approaches problems in slightly different ways and brings their own experience to an issue.
Being able to tap into a wide range of views can trigger ideas that may not be obvious if you tackle a problem on your own.
This is known as being ‘cognitively diverse’ – having a difference in perspectives or ways to process information.
And where a workplace or team is more cognitively diverse, it tends to be faster at solving problems. For this approach to work, your colleagues must feel free to say what they really think.
As an example, take an organisation where a slump in revenue has led to poor service standards.
When asking employees for opinions on ways to boost turnover, it’d be key to explain that the problem-solving process is not about placing blame – instead, it’s about finding out how to improve the company’s collective performance.
This can then encourage a more creative response to the problem from team members because their fear of culpability has been removed.
In this kind of collaboration, be aware that much of a solution’s success will be down to its clear communication as well as execution.
5 Weigh up your options
Whatever the problem - personal or professional, major or minor - there’s usually more than one answer.
But once you’ve managed to devise a number of possible outcomes, it’s vital to pick one that best suits you and your particular set of circumstances.
This is often the trickiest part of problem-solving – having got so far in your search to find a way out, it can be a wrench to pick a poor response and end up back at square one.
Assess each possible solution and list its pros and cons, as well as any additional implications they may have.
Be as honest and thorough as you can with each to eventually decide on an apt solution.
As with visualising, don’t shy away from taking a pen to jot down a list of all your options – it can be a huge help to see your choices spelled out in front of you rather than as a complicated thought process.
6 Found a solution? Keep a close eye on it
As a rule, your problem-solving shouldn’t end when you’ve found a fix. It’s critical to monitor the situation and keep an eye on its success (or otherwise) in case you need to change tack swiftly.
One way is to set a time limit by which you’d expect to notice a boost or positive impact from your decision.
You can then review and – if necessary – try to make amends.
For example, a construction company may change its supplier to improve the standard of building materials and cut down the number of costly complaints about quality.
Over six months, this helps to reduce the number of customers unhappy at the quality of materials. However, the new supplier is frequently unable to provide the right supplies on time – prompting a rise in customer complaints about delays.
Managers must then address a new problem created out of the old one.
Think of problem-solving as an ongoing process. If you practise it regularly, it won’t just be a tool you draw on in a crisis but an effective way of improving your decision-making.
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Amazing Psychological Effects of Nature in Pet-Friendly Interiors
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Psychological Effects of Nature in Pet-Friendly Interiors – Introduction Video
Why is Nature Important in Evidence-Based Design for Pet-Friendly Interiors?
More than 99% of human history as a species was spent with nature, to which we evolved to be responsive. From an evolutionary perspective, the human body evolved in a natural environment, not the artificial built environment we are used to.
Large-scale food production began around 10,000 years ago (Hopkins, n.d.), the first city around 6,000 years ago (Mark, 2012), mass production of goods and services around 400 years ago (Kellert & Kalabrese, 2015), industrial revolution around 176 years ago, and electronic technology that seems so familiar today, just in the 19th century.
This is the primary argument for “biophilia,” which states that humans have an intrinsic inclination to nature, even in the modern world, contributing to people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing (Kellert & Kalabrese, 2015). This topic dramatically weighs evidence-based design because it helps interior designers create positive outcomes and quality design strategies based on evidence and credible research.
While taking nature (biophilia) into consideration in interior design, 14 patterns fall into three different categories. These elements can be beneficial in interior designs for the connection humans have with nature, rendering interiors more liveable and comfortable; moreover, a list of health- and psychological-related benefits will be presented.
This article should provide designers with the evidence-based design knowledge needed to enhance the built environments and, in consequence, will allow the interior designer to promote health and wellbeing based on this research.
Also, to learn which houseplants are safe for dogs and cats, visit our article Safe Houseplants for Dogs and Cats, and very importantly, visit our article 20+ Houseplants Poisonous to Dogs to know which ones to avoid.
What are The Psychological Effects of Nature on Pets?
It’s no secret that dogs have an innate connection to the natural world. After all, they are descendants of wolves who have spent centuries living in harmony with the environment. As such, dogs have evolved to be highly responsive to nature, and research shows they often react positively to the presence of plants and animals. In fact, research has shown that dogs who live in urban environments are significantly more calm and relaxed when exposed to green spaces.
Furthermore, you might have seen how your pet instinctively knows where to hide when they feel threatened, looking for Refuge from the threat of Risk/Peril, as mentioned earlier. They know precisely which sofa to hide under or which corner gives him the most protection. This behavior is likely a vestige of their wild ancestors, who would have used these same strategies to avoid predators.
Thus, it is clear that dogs have a solid connection to the natural world and benefit psychologically from exposure to nature. Therefore, we can argue that most if not all of these principles can be applied to how pets feel in any given environment.
And while your dog or cat may not be able to tell you how much they appreciate the fiddle-leaf fig in the living room, there are a few ways to know if your plant is positively impacting your pet’s mental state. For example, if your pet is spending more time near the plant or seems more relaxed in general, the plant is likely helping to reduce their stress levels.
What are the Psychological Effects of Nature on Humans?
Humans have an innate connection to nature. For centuries, we have looked to the natural world for inspiration, solace, and physical sustenance. And there is a good reason for this: numerous studies have shown that contact with nature can positively impact our mental and physical health.
For example, research has shown that spending time in nature can help to reduce stress levels, improve moods, and increase feelings of vitality. Nature can also help to improve cognitive function and increase levels of creativity. In addition, contact with nature has been linked with lower rates of anxiety and depression.
According to biophilic design, there are 14 patterns that have an effect on humans, supporting stress reduction, cognitive performance, emotion, and mood enhancement of the human body to further stress the importance of following these patterns and how they influence humans.
Nature in the Space
This pattern tackles nature in its physical and ephemeral manifestation, including plant life, water, animals, breezes, sounds, scents, and other natural elements (Browning et al., 2014) in the built environments. Examples of these manifestations can include but are not limited to “potted plants, flower beds, bird feeders, butterfly gardens, water features, fountains, aquariums, courtyard gardens and green walls or vegetated roofs” (Browning et al., 2014). Having this knowledge and guidelines should help designers improve their design decisions based on evidence that ensures the best possible outcomes and improves the dweller’s health. The first seven patterns fall under this category and are:
1.- Visual Connection with Nature
A view of elements of nature, living systems, and natural processes.
2.- Non-Visual Connection with Nature
Auditory, haptic, olfactory, or gustatory stimuli engender a deliberate and positive reference to nature, living systems, or natural processes.
3.-Non-Rhythmic Sensory Stimuli
Stochastic and ephemeral connections with nature may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.
4.- Thermal and Airflow Variability
Subtle changes in air temperature, relative humidity, airflow across the skin, and surface temperatures mimic natural environments.
5.- Presence of Water
A condition that enhances the experience of a place through seeing, hearing, or touching water.
6.- Dynamic and Diffuse Light
Leverages varying intensities of light and shadow that change over time to create conditions that occur in nature.
7.- Connection with Natural Systems
Awareness of natural processes, mainly seasonal and temporal changes, is characteristic of a healthy ecosystem
As the name states, these patterns evoke elements if nature directly or indirectly, so all design professionals should include them in their design process. These can be achieved by using objects, materials, colors, shapes, sequences, natural patterns, artwork, ornamentation, furniture, décor, and textiles in the given space. For example, evidence-based design and research suggest that representing elements of nature like leaves carved up on furniture or natural materials that look as they did in their original states, such as wood planks or granite tables, can evoke a feeling of nature. The following three patterns fall into this category
8.- Biomorphic Forms and Patterns
9.- Material Connection with Nature
Materials and elements from nature that, through minimal processing, reflect the local ecology or geology and create a distinct sense of place.
10.- Complexity and Order
Rich sensory information adheres to a spatial hierarchy similar to those encountered in nature.
Nature of the Space
The last category tackles how space is configured in nature, including the inborn desire to be able to perceive a built environment outside of our immediate surroundings, curiosity for the unknown, and visual surprises. The last four patterns follow the last category.
An unimpeded view over a distance for surveillance and planning.
A place for withdrawal from environmental conditions or the main flow of activity, in which the individual is protected from behind and overhead.
The promise of more information is achieved through partially obscured views or other sensory devices that entice the individual to travel deeper into the environment.
An identifiable threat coupled with a reliable safeguard.
In conclusion, we can argue that the principles of how humans feel in the built environment can be applied to dogs as well. From an evolutionary perspective, humans and dogs have a long history of co-evolution, and as a result, they are both highly responsive to nature. Studies have shown that exposure to plants and animals can positively affect human health, reducing stress levels and promoting relaxation.
Nature provides us with changes: changes in weather, illumination during the day, changes in seasons, sounds, and other elements. So the built environment should shift during the day, with different amounts of lighting, different light hues, and varying temperatures which will, in consequence, enhance the quality of the design and the dweller’s health.
Additionally, nature also provides us with shelters, such as trees or caves, of different heights and sizes. Therefore, architects and designers providing spaces that serve as shelter to feel safe can be highly beneficial. These can be achieved by using different ceiling heights, window seats, canopy beds, and nooks.
Finally, we can argue that most if not all of these principles can be applied to how pets feel in any given environment. Dogs, like humans, are complex creatures with their own needs and preferences. However, both humans and dogs need to interact with nature to boost health, well-being, cognitive performance, and creativity.
For dogs, the benefits of exposure to nature are also well-documented. Dogs who spend time in parks and green spaces are less stressed and more relaxed than those who don’t. In addition, walking in natural environments has been linked with improved mental well-being in both humans and dogs. So next time you’re feeling frazzled, take your dog for a walk in the park and enjoy the calming effects of nature together.
Bringing nature into your home can be a great way to introduce pet-friendly plants and pet-friendly trees for your dogs. You can create a beautiful botanical indoors for your furry friends, adding color and texture to the area. Start by thinking about different houseplant trends which will suit your housing décor – from luxe foliage to cascading hanging gardens.
Talk to your plant, telling it how much you appreciate its beauty and joyful presence. Then consider the perfect spot in the room, ensuring enough sunlight is streaming through with natural light filtered from curtains or blinds. Use smart grow lights or moisture meters to optimize your plants’ growth for accurate readings.
It’s also important to research plant toxicity, as some species may be harmful to pets or people due to their chemicals and oils. Finally, take advantage of humidifiers if the indoor air is too dry in winter months, remembering that humidity levels are very important when looking after houseplants. With these tips in mind, pet-friendly indoor trees will flourish in no time!
This article is a part of a series called Evidence-Based Design Principles for Great Pet-Friendly Interiors, click this link if you want to learn more.
Hire an Online Interior Designer at Havenly
There are several online interior design websites, but Havenly is your best option to hire from a robust list of interior designers that will help you in decorating and creating the perfect dog-friendly home. When you sign up for Havenly, you will take a short quiz about your design style and what you are looking for in a designer. Havenly will then match you with a designer who will help you select paint colors, furniture, and accessories that are both stylish and safe for your furry friend.
In addition, your Havenly designer will be able to provide tips on how to create a space that is both comfortable for your dog and inviting for guests. With Havenly, creating a beautiful and functional home that your dog will love is easy and stress-free.
Click here if you want to learn more about Havenly or book an interior designer and get 25% off your design package if you click here!
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Havenly, the Best Pet-Friendly Online Interior Design Platform
Like what you see? Check out my Portfolio & work with me or any Havenly designer, & spruce up your home with Havenly, the platform that has revolutionized online interior design since 2013! Offering online interior design services & home decor from the best online interior designers at an affordable price! Take 25% off your first design TODAY!
Havenly – Online Interior Design Platform – Introduction Video
The easiest way to design a beautiful home while considering your pet too!
If you are a pet owner looking for a fresh, new look for your home but don’t have the time or patience to go through the hassle of finding dog-friendly furniture and working with an interior designer in-person, then online interior design is definitely the way to go. And if you’re looking for the best option, then Havenly is definitely your best bet.
Additionally, If you’re like most pet owners, you want your furry friend to be able to feel comfortable and at home in your home. That’s why it’s important to consider pet-friendly furniture and design tips and tricks when you’re decorating or remodeling your space.
You might think of interior design services as something that can only be done by hiring expensive professional designers, then you are up for a surprise! Thanks to online platforms like Havenly, anyone can get the interior design help they need – without spending a fortune.
In this blog post, we’ll take a look at five reasons why Havenly is the best online interior design platform, as well as how the design process works. So if you’re considering updating your home décor but don’t know where to start, keep reading!
Here are the Five Reasons for choosing Havenly for your pet-friendly online interior design project!
1. Havenly has a team of pet-friendly designers with years of experience in online interior design service.
When it comes to finding an online designer who understands how to create a pet-friendly space, you can’t go wrong with Havenly. With hundreds of online interior designers on staff, Havenly has someone with the perfect expertise for your needs. And because all of their designers have years of experience in the interior design field and in the online interior design process, you can trust that your home will be in good hands.
“Havenly has been a total lifesaver for me! I’m not very crafty and was struggling to find an online interior design platform that had designers with multiple areas of expertise. I also needed help finding dog-friendly furniture and fabrics, which is something Havenly specializes in.” – Sarah H., pet owner, and Havenly customer.
2. The online platform offers a wide range of online interior design services, including pet-friendly design consultations and great interior designer availability.
If you’re looking for help finding pet-friendly furniture and design solutions, Havenly is the perfect online platform for you. In addition to their team of experienced pet-friendly designers, they also offer a wide range of services that can help make your home look amazing. This includes consultations with one of their designers, as well as access to hundreds of brands that offer pet-friendly furniture and décor.
“I was really happy with how my consultation went with Havenly – my designer was able to give me some great tips on how to make my home more pet-friendly without spending a fortune.” – Leslie W., pet owner and Havenly customer.
3. The online platform is more affordable than you think – and it’s definitely more affordable than hiring an in-person interior designer.
Thanks to online platforms like Havenly, interior design doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, in many cases, it’s actually more affordable than you think. And when you compare the cost of hiring an online interior designer from Havenly to the cost of hiring an in-person interior designer, there is no comparison.
“Hiring an online interior designer was a lot more affordable than I thought it would be. Plus, I liked the idea of being able to work with a designer from the comfort of my own home.” – Kristin D., pet owner, and Havenly customer.
4. Havenly works with hundreds of brands, some of which offer pet-friendly fabrics for furniture.
When it comes to finding the perfect furniture and décor for your pet-friendly home, Havenly has you covered. They work with hundreds of brands, many of which offer pet-friendly fabrics and solutions. This means that you’ll be able to find everything you need – and then some – right on our platform.
“I was really happy with the variety of brands that Havenly works with. I was able to find a lot of great pet-friendly furniture and accessories that I wouldn’t have been able to find otherwise.” – Leslie W., pet owner and Havenly customer.
5. The online platform is easy to use, and you can get started in minutes!
Havenly is one of the easiest online platforms to use. In fact, you can be up and running in minutes! All you need to do is create an account, choose a designer, and start working on your project. It’s that easy.
“The Havenly platform was really easy to use. I was able to get started right away and my designer gave me clear instructions on what I needed to do.” – Sarah H., pet owner and Havenly customer.
How does online interior design compare to traditional interior design?
Online interior design is becoming more and more popular, thanks to the convenience and affordability of online platforms like Havenly. In contrast to traditional interior design, online interior design allows you to work with a designer from the comfort of your own home. You can also choose from a wider range of services, including pet-friendly consultations.
Additionally, online interior design is more affordable than traditional interior design – in many cases, it’s even more affordable than hiring an in-person interior designer.
Finally, online interior design is easy to use, and you can get started in minutes! If you’re looking for an online platform that offers all of these benefits, look no further than Havenly.
What’s Havenly’s design process?
1.- Choosing a Mini or a Full Design Package.
There are two packages to choose from, the Mini or the Full. The only difference between the two is that the Full Package includes a custom design, space planning, a layout, and renderings, and the Mini includes everything up to a Concept design, which is still a great option if you only need some final touches.
2.- Filling up your Profile and virtual consultation.
Once you pick a Package, you’ll take the style quiz to give you and your online interior designer an idea of your design style and the designs you like the most.
The next part of the style quiz will help you fill up your profile with information such as your budget, where you live, if you are a renter or owner, and a few timeline questions. Additionally, you’ll need to upload a few photos of the room to be designed as well as a floor plan or a hand-drawn floor plan of your room with dimensions. You’ll also be asked for inspiration images and for your Pinterest boards for design inspiration and furniture layout ideas.
You’ll also get to pick items and pieces of furniture you are looking for in your room as well as if you have any existing furniture you’d like to keep. It’s a very easy-to-follow style quiz, so don’t worry.
Disclaimer: Prices are subject to change.
3 .- Choosing your own designer
Afterward, you’ll get to choose your own experienced designer or you can choose to be paired with one of the hundreds of vetted designers that understand your design style to begin your project who will then welcome you within 1 business day and will work on 3 initial idea boards with a few items to get the design started within 2 days.
4 .- Design Ideas Phase
Once you get those idea boards, you’ll get to rate them, provide feedback, as well as to like or dislike each individual item. In case these designs don’t match your style preferences and you don’t like any of the initial idea designs, your designer will work on a new one, following your feedback and insight. Speaking of which, feedback is very important, so be as thorough and precise as possible!
5.- Design Concepts Phase
Once you’ve approved one of the idea boards, the designer will work on two initial Concepts in which you’ll start seeing how the design is taking shape. At this phase, you’ll see most of the items you requested as well as some additional pieces your designer might suggest. You’ll also get alternate items for most if not all of the core furniture you requested, so you’ll have plenty of curated options to choose from.
After reviewing the two initial design concepts, and giving feedback to your designer, you’ll get a revised design Concept based on your comments to fine-tune the design specifically for your needs. Once you’ve approved the Concept, it’s time for the Final Design.
If you selected a Mini Package, you’ll get a Final Concept and an online shopping list with all of the important items and furniture you’ve chosen for your personalized design.
6.- Final Room Design
Once you’ve nailed the design and approved all the furniture, your Havenly designer will work on creating a final design and a custom floor plan layout including a furniture layout using the floor plan you provided and will include all the items you’ve selected and will create a couple of renderings for you to visualize the design in your room. You’ll be impressed by the level of detail you’ll get! At this point, you have everything ready to make your design come to life! The final stage of this online interior design process is to shop, which in my opinion, is the best part!
7.- Shopping time!
Finally, you’ll get a curated online shopping list with all the core pieces you’ve selected for your custom online interior design as well as some alternate options in case you want to change up some things. The beauty of it is that you can shop in one place for hundreds of products of multiple brands, and they’ll take care of everything for you! Even if there is an issue with your item, they’ll handle all the return process, making the whole experience easier for you! And of course, even after the design process is complete, your designer will still be available for some final changes if needed and you’ll be done with this amazing online interior design process.
Making your home look stylish and inviting can be overwhelming, and it often requires hours of research, planning, and coordination with interior designers. With the emergence of online interior design services, however, homeowners now have more options than ever when it comes to making their homes beautiful.
By leveraging the knowledge and expertise of professional interior designers, online interior design services such as Havenly can help you create and customize stylish interiors without breaking the bank.
When it comes to online interior design, Havenly is one of the most popular services on the market. The service provides customers with access to talented interior designers who offer personalized advice tailored to each customer’s style preferences and budget. Through Havenly’s online platform, customers are able to receive custom floor plans and unique design ideas that minimize costs while maximizing value.
Whether you’re looking for ways to update your space without spending too much or trying to find a way to incorporate high-end designer pieces into a budget-friendly plan, online interior design services offer an array of options for any homeowner looking for help in designing their home.
Plus, by working directly with experienced professionals through these services, homeowners gain invaluable insights into how each choice impacts their overall space plan and how they can work within their existing style parameters while staying on budget.
So if you’re ready to get started on your online interior design project and virtually decorate your home, what are you waiting for? Get started today! You can click this link and get 25% off y our first project!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Havenly work with certain brands?
Havenly has a curated list of high-quality vendors, so you can be sure that you’re getting the best products for your home. Having said that, Havenly works with brands you love such as Crate and Barrel, CB2, Pottery Barn, West Elm, Restoration Hardware, and some brands that offer affordable options such as Wayfair, The Home Depot, among others.
Do you get discounts?
Yes! In addition to honoring sales and discounts the vendors might offer, Havenly often runs sales of their own – up to 20% off. Which you won’t find anywhere else!
What’s their happiness guarantee?
If you’re unsatisfied with your design at any point, we’ll match you with a new designer, or offer you a 100% money-back guarantee, no questions asked.
How long does it take?
Depending on how engaged you are in the design process, it can take about a week to finish a design, but it can also take two to three weeks if you want to take your time.
Is it worth it?
Yes, it is totally worth it and you should hire a Havenly designer today! If you click here, you’ll get 25% off!
If you want some Tips and Tricks to update your room yourself, read our 17 Interior Design Tips for a Pet-Friendly home Article.
Hire an Online Interior Designer at Havenly
There are several online interior design websites, but Havenly is your best option to hire from a robust list of interior designers that will help you in decorating and creating the perfect dog-friendly home. When you sign up for Havenly, you will take a short quiz about your design style and what you are looking for in a designer. Havenly will then match you with a designer who will help you select paint colors, furniture, and accessories that are both stylish and safe for your furry friend.
In addition, your Havenly designer will be able to provide tips on how to create a space that is both comfortable for your dog and inviting for guests. With Havenly, creating a beautiful and functional home that your dog will love is easy and stress-free.
Click here if you want to learn more about Havenly or book an interior designer and get 25% off your design package if you click here!
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How long have got you owned your vehicle? Does it even now shift through to be able to each gear efficiently and quietly? Features your car or perhaps truck been making strange noises, slipping gears, or surging unexpectedly? If any kind of this sounds familiar for you, it may possibly be time to possess the automatic transmitting cleaned and purged to bring back performance and even help protect that from costly vehicle repairs. Transmission repairs may be some associated with the most pricey you will ever before encounter, especially if the entire tranny has to become replaced. Repairs of this nature could potentially cost thousands associated with dollars. Why not give your vehicle’s transmitting the best possibility for a good existence by maintaining that properly and possessing an automatic transmission flush performed from the suggested preservation intervals.
A fresh transmission with clean up fluid can be a lovely thing. Tranny tube is the life blood of the system which operates through all the particular essential elements of an automatic transmission like the torque converter, indication pump, ATF chiller, and the cooler lines. Like several other systems, typically the automatic transmission makes an extraordinary quantity of heat which causes the fluid to be able to break down after some time. There is likewise the added difficulty of debris, crud, and varnish which could all contribute to be able to shifting problems and overall poor overall performance. Excessive debris can easily actually block the free flow involving fluid which could definitely cause performance troubles. It’s important that the transmission be ready to sustain enough pressure in which to stay gear. A dirty tranny that blocks the particular flow of liquid can cause a loss of hydraulic pressure which may result in gear slippage. Problems many of these as these could be cleared away having a full service indication flush.
A transmission flush isn’t a new very lengthy process and won’t put too much of a damage on your pocket guide. Having this preventative maintenance procedure executed at scheduled time periods will give you the most effective chance regarding preventing a high priced tranny breakdown. A fantastic, full service transmission clean will include a cleaning solution in addition to conditioner in inclusion to replacing the transmission fluid. Because we mentioned ahead of, a filthy transmission can easily cause a variety of overall performance problems. The cleaning solution will crack up any sludge or debris within the transmission system therefore it can be purged out. The conditioner is a great addition since it helps you to regain pliability from the seals to help stop any leakage. Ultimately, brand new transmitting fluid will become added to the system until all typically the old contaminated fluid is gone.
As a new general rule associated with thumb, it is usually suggested that an automatic transmission flush be performed each two years or each 30, 000 miles. Needless to say you need to always check the owner’s manual intended for maintenance recommendations specific to your vehicle. Any time dealing with a system just like the transmission with so many relocating parts that hinge on top quality substance for proper reduction in friction, it’s important to be able to take preventive maintenance seriously. If your current vehicle’s transmission is definitely shifting smoothly and even quietly, don’t get it for provided. Make sure it remains doing this by making an investment in an indication flush from period to time.
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Massimiliano Pagliara is a true powerhouse! With his last album Feel Live under his chest, as well as an EP on Ostgut Ton (where he also holds a residency at the legendary Panormama Bar) and a string of strong remixes, the trained dancer from Italy now presents his first full length EP for Permanent Vacation –
Based in Munich, Germany, the producer, part-time DJ and Permanent Vacation label co-head Tom Bioly aka TB delivers new romantics, inspired by influences like The Cure’s The Holy Hour, Boards of Canada’s late 90s electronica, Miami Vice tropic percussion and Angelo Badalamenti’s Twin Peaks.
Following a well-received string of remixes for The Golden Filter, Perel and Benjamin Fröhlich, the Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Cooper Saver, responsible for the Far Away party and cassette mixtape series, sets another milestone step in the right direction with the release of his debut EP via pioneering, Munich-based record label Permanent Vacation.
Energy Flow на Mano Le Tough получава два ремикса от DJ Koze събрани в ремикс EP-то, което излиза на 1-ви юли през Permanent Vacation.
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Not everyday you get invited to take part in painting a masterpiece but that is exactly what is on offer next month at the amazing IronArt forge in Bath’s Larkhall district.
Last year the city’s Parade Gardens hosted the first ever Festival of Ironwork and – besides all the events for the thousands who flocked there – eight master blacksmiths got down to the job of creating a masterpiece and a unique gift for Bath.
They have created panels for a new balustrade for the bandstand in the gardens and these will be set in the middle of an iron worked musical score.
All those notes need painting – and that’s where you can leave your mark on a new piece of city heritage – as Andy Thearle explains.
Three of the unique panels are still in need of a sponsor. Five thousand pound will get your name included on the artwork to be installed. The three are…..
Look on the National Heritage Ironwork Group website – http://www.nhig.org.uk – for more information.
If that’s a little out of your price range you can still sponsor a note – for £20 – via https://localgiving.org/appeal/bathiron/
This three-year long project is certainly creating one of the most original artworks produced for this city in years and l for one certainly hope the bandstand will be given a listing.
It’s not just about protecting old things but ensuring that the craftsmanship and artisanal skills of today can be safeguarded on their journey – as a new part of Bath’s heritage – into tomorrow.
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For all your order queries, assistance and updates. Please follow us on our Instagram account: @batikstudio.pk
Contact us at 051 111 222 845 (09:00 - 18:00 | Monday - Friday)
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Ready to wear 3Pc formal dress
Princess panneled shirt with intricate adda work at neck with gotta and resham Gota laces at hem and sleeves Embroidery and adda work at hem and sleeves Loose fit masoori and net gharara with beautiful embroidery and adda work at hem, front and back Heavy sitara spread at gharara flare Peach organza dupatta with gota laces at 2 sides and tassels Beautiful gotta and pearl spread
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This past week, writer/director Matt Reeves talked the most about his upcoming solo Batman film that he has in quite some time. However, if we take a close look at it, he really didn’t say anything new. Here’s what we do know…
- It’s a “DC Universe Movie” by virtue of it being a Batman film, but will focus specifically on the Batman sector of DC on film — i.e. “The Bat-Universe.”
- It’s going to be “noir-driven,” where Batman is focusing on personal, and specific case, and “takes us out into the world of Gotham.”
- Ben Affleck is “still involved;” though Reeves and Warner Bros. have yet to say that he’s returning and will play Batman/Bruce Wayne in THE BATMAN.
- Filming might start in the spring or summer of 2019.
And that’s basically it…except that Reeves’ Batman is going to be younger. Granted, Reeves hasn’t said that publicly, but the trade reports saying so are not “just rumors.”
Taking all of that into account, what will THE BATMAN be? Here are the options…
- A sequel of sorts featuring an older Batman set after the events of BATMAN v SUPERMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE.
- A prequel featuring a younger Batman set years before the events of BATMAN v SUPERMAN and JUSTICE LEAGUE.
- A complete reboot featuring a completely new Batman on film continuity.
Of course, there are “combinations” of these three options that involve things such as recasting the lead actor and how to handle, ahem, “continuity.” Let’s break them down, shall we?
I find this the least likely possibility whether Ben Affleck returns, or if Reeves recasts and a new actor plays the same Batman/Bruce Wayne. In fact, I think the percentage of this happening is the same as John “Bluto” Blutarsky’s GPA in ANIMAL HOUSE.
Why? That would be due to good ‘ol continuity! If Reeves’ Batman is a decade-plus younger than the Batman in BvS and JL, and his film is technically in-continuity, then it can not take place after those two movies.
This one’s going to have, well, “sub-options,” OK? Also, I believe one of these sub-options will prove to be the route Mr. Reeves takes with THE BATMAN.
OPTION #2/SUB-OPTION #1
Matt Reeves 100% adheres to the continuity and aesthetic set up by BATMAN v SUPERMAN/JUSTICE LEAGUE, casts an actor who is the same, but younger, version of the one we saw in those two films.
I’m not thinking this is going to happen.
Why? Because Matt Reeves didn’t sign onto this project to make a Batman film in which he’d be creatively restricted and pigeonholed towards a continuity-demanded ultimate endgame.
Also, if you’re a fan of DC films being inter-connected, keep in mind that if Reeves went this route, the only character that would co-exist this younger, DC on film Batman is Wonder Woman (and that is only because it was retconned after BvS). Remember, the world didn’t know about any of the metahumans (The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and Superman) until BvS.
OPTION #2/SUB-OPTION #2
It’s a “prequel” in name only. Essentially, Reeves casts a younger actor as Batman and “soft-reboots” (i.e. “conveniently ignores” BvS and JL) the franchise going forward.
I find this option a sorta “win-win” for fans and the audience. Continuity/shared universe fans can believe that this Batman lives in a world inhabited by other DC characters, while those who don’t like that stuff won’t have it shoved down their throats (i.e. cameos, Easter eggs, post-credits scenes, setting up other films, etc.). Also, it allows Matt Reeves to have a lot of creative control — something he allegedly wanted if he signed on and was given.
I’ve actually advocated this approach before here on BOF and I think that it’s very possible that it’s what Reeves and WB are going to do.
This is my personal preferred choice. A 100%, total reboot of the Batman film franchise that has zero ties to anything other than the Bat-Universe that it establishes. New Batman, Batmobile, Alfred, Gordon, Gotham, Bat-everything.
Currently, I’d say that this option is possible, but not likely as one of the few stipulations Warner Bros. out on Reeves was to “officially” keep it in the DC on film universe.
I guess it’s possible that Reeves’ Batman film(s) are one of these DC “Black Label” deals like director Todd Phillips’ JOKER starring Joaquin Phoenix, but I’m not thinking that’s probably not happening.
To sum up, my personal preference is Option #3, but if I were a betting man, I’d put my money on Option #2/Sub-Option #2. And though I’m a big Ben Affleck fan, I think it’s best for his era as Batman to be totally done. Both my preference and what I think will happen means he’s gone.
So BOF’ers, setting what you want aside, which route to you think Reeves and Warner Bros. will ultimately take? Vote in the Bat-Poll and discuss in the comments section below! – Bill “Jett” Ramey
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Im looking for fans, including season ticket holders, interested in speaking about the new look at the Pan Am this year. Let me know with an email at [email protected] :
In order to create a more intimate and raucous environment, NM State has permanently closed the four upper corners of the arena, which will allow the fan base to sit closer together and give a true home court advantage. For fans with season tickets in those seating sections, your seats will now be moved to a reserved seat, closer to the action, and priced in line with what you paid last year. Those upper level seats had been priced at $120, but now will be just $69.
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Fix or remove bozo function before it kills bbPress
The bozo function seems to be broken. Just do a search of this forum for bozo and you will see tons of questions from people who have just installed bbPress, they post but the posts don’t show, or they are the key master and are marked a bozo. If someone has responded to a thread with the word ‘bozo’ these searches will work on this forum:
I respectfully request a new release with this bozo functionality fixed and functional (waiting for 1.0 is not acceptable IMHO) or a new release with the functionality removed. I have been running a bbPress forum for 6 months or so and I have never had a need to mark someone a bozo, but I have spent countless hours either fixing bozo problems on my own forum or responding to requests on this forum from people who can’t see their own posts, etc. How many other people have used it for what it’s for vs. how many people have been affected by it not working correctly?
Please, fix it or remove it, for the sake of the future of bbPress.
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Description of the BV5100Pro scanning head:
Find the Scan menu on the desktop, or scan the QR code and barcode through the shortcut keys.
After scanning, you can query in Scan.
The apk scanned can only view the code but not the content of the code.
Cannot use other three-party apk to scan.
If you have any questions please contact the after-sale department directly: [email protected].
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A Fireside Chat, June 12, 2010
The focus of these inter-connected shows spanning 8 plus years is the practical and metaphysical application of ancient wisdom and future technologies.
The shift into 'new dimensions' is instant and already is... visionaries have paved 'the way'. Let's unite as a unified quantum field of Consciousness, Light and profound Joy.
Change the world within, sitting cozy, warm and loved with: A Fireside Chat with the Zany Mystic!
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A lightweight conditioner to increase moisture
Increase moisture with this lightweight, detangling conditioner. Crafted with rice bran oil and aloe to strengthen and smooth the hair shaft while orange flower oil delivers beautiful shine. The silicone-free formula eliminates frizz, leaving hair hydrated and happy.
Best for fine to medium hair textures.
Fragrance Note: Grapefruit, Jasmine
HOW TO USE:
After cleansing hair with Pure Harmony Hairbath, take another deep breath and appreciate clean hair. Dispense Pure Inspiration Daily Conditioner, emulsify in hands and distribute from mid-length to ends with fingertips or comb. Leave on 1 to 5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
Rice Bran Oil and Avocado Oil – naturally moisturizes and strengthens hair, smoothing cuticles, improving elasticity and providing frizz-control. Additionally, the high levels of antioxidants neutralize free radicals and reduce the appearance of aging. Rice Proteins – provides moisturizing and strengthening characteristics, along with reparative and protective qualities. Aloe Vera – This versatile ingredient gives hair strength and a silky texture. Aloe brings fullness and manageability to the finest hair. Shea Butter – naturally defines and intensifies curls and waves. This softens and hydrates hair, providing moisture for ultimate curl support.
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In a split-second I'd just lost my entire identity. Who am I now? How the fuck do I live?
“The radiologist took a look at your CT scan, we need you to come in tomorrow to talk about the results. I know you’re very active in the ocean, we’re going to need to talk about your future…”
Two months ago, my wife woke me up in the middle of the night and told me she was taking me to the emergency room. I’d been fine went we went to bed, sometime around 3 AM I started running a fever, and my left ear had sprouted a growth the size of a racquetball. I wrote it off as a bad case of swimmer’s ear and tried to go back to sleep. But there’s not much more persuasive than a concerned spouse. I was in the car and on my way to Wahiawa General 10 minutes later.
The ER doctor agreed with my opinion. It was a very bad case of swimmer’s ear. Just use the drops, it’ll be better in a few weeks.
I’ve had ear problems my entire life. It’s just something I’d learned to deal with. Wipe the filthy crust from your ear, put in the drops, wait for improvement, go back in the water. Repeat as needed. You get used to things, and by now, in my mid-thirties, ear pain and pus leakage is just part of doing business. I mean, what are you going to do? Stay dry? Play golf? Kill yourself?
This time things didn’t improve. The growth got bigger, and the resulting pressure became excruciating. It was pretty obvious something was seriously wrong.
Hawaii doesn’t have the best medical care in the world. We do have great health insurance (if you work more than 20 hours a week your employer is required to provide it), but being isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean means that you deal with a lack of options, some being terribly lazy doctors, others being overbooked and unable to see you in a timely manner. This causes problems when you’re dealing with something terrifying, painful, and unusual.
I’ll spare you the details. They’re more or less boring to an outsider, though to me they were white knuckle inducing. In short, I was told I had cancer, then I didn’t, then I might, wait, no, definitely not cancer. And that fucking sucks.
A CT-scan later they figured out that I had a skin abscess. A quick outpatient procedure drained, literally, a pint of pus from my head. Bandaged me up and sent me home.
My wife had recently been offered an awesome job on Kauai, but it started in three weeks. We couldn’t wait to leave the packed hustle and bustle of Oahu for the Garden Isle, so I put any concerns about the hole in my head that was slowly weeping a foul smelling pus.
After two weeks on Kauai things still hadn’t improved. The moment our health insurance went into effect I made an appointment with a local ENT to see what was up.
It wasn’t good. I was finally fortunate to be seen by a diligent, intelligent, MD, and the first thing he did was start cutting into me to relief the abscess.
“This isn’t good, Rory. I’m seeing a lot of granulated tissue, and I should have hit your skull, but I haven’t.”
Okay, well, I don’t really know what that means. I gave him a copy of my CT and went home to wait for his call.
Which is how I found myself sitting in front of a computer screen flanked by doctors as a radiologist walked me through some panic inducing news. I had a cholesteatoma on my left ear drum. It’s a type of tumour/cyst caused by repeated ear infections and ruptured ear drums. I’ve had hundreds of ear infections in my life, and have perforated both ear drums multiple times, so that wasn’t especially surprising news.
What was surprising, and not in a fun oh-you-shouldn’t-have type way, was the life-threatening infection it had caused in my mastoid (the honeycomb skull bone behind your ear). The doctor told me that it had most likely been there for a decade or more, and had been slowly dissolving my skull the entire time. What I’d though were ear infections had been pus leaking from the bone infection through a hole that it had eaten into my ear canal. Furthermore, it had destroyed the bone between the infection and my brain until there was only a wafer thin bit left between me and meningitis.
“You’ve been diving with this?”
“Well, yeah. I’ve been trying to get to two hundred feet.”
“You’re very lucky, Rory. The pressure should have pushed the infection into your brain and killed you a long time ago.”
So, okay, I should be dead, but I’m not. Let’s move forward, what next?
I needed surgery, urgently. It was a miracle I was still standing, the infection could spread to my brain at any moment, and, boom, lights out. Best case scenario, I survive and spend the next year learning to walk and talk again while my wife wipes my ass and I pray for death.
Funnily enough, I could handle that. I mean, sure, shit’s scary, but the problem had been identified, it was fixable. Surgery is never fun, but what are you going to do?
But that wasn’t all. They walked me through what would need to be done: shaving infected bone, removing the cholesteatoma- and the consequences of the surgery, hearing loss (no big deal) and…
I’d most likely never be able to surf or free dive or even put my head underwater ever again.
What the fuck is that madness? I can’t go in the water? Why not?
The surgery would leave me with almost no bone left in my skull in the area and the hole from my ear canal into the void would leave me at risk of life threatening infections for the rest of my life.
How the fuck am I supposed to deal with that news?
To be clear, I like to think that I’m a very good surfer. But, by no stretch of the imagination am I naturally talented. I’m a big guy and I don’t have great balance. Any ability I have is the result of decades of trying my hardest, of constantly struggling while watching other people surf better while putting in half the effort. I’ve put everything I have into this fucking sport, I don’t know how to do anything else. Every pursuit I enjoy involves being in the water. Without that stuff I don’t know what to do with myself.
In a split-second I’d just lost my entire identity. Everything I enjoy, everything I’d ever worked towards, gone. I managed to keep it together in the doctor’s office, then broke down sobbing in the parking lot.
I scared the shit out of some poor lady. She turned a corner to find a 6’2″, 220 lb guy curled in a ball between some bushes bawling his eyes out. A pretty embarrassing moment, especially since this is a small island, and I know I’ll run into her again one day.
It’s hard dealing with this type of news. I was hesitant to share it with too many people, and the few I did lapsed into your standard, “Everything is going to be okay” platitudes. Which is hard to deal with. Because, I mean, I know they mean well, but shit isn’t going to be okay.
Who am I now? How the fuck do I live without the things that make life worth living? I focused so much on this stuff without them I’m a worthless waste of space.
In a sick way I started hoping I’d die. I’m not suicidal, but having the lights turned out seemed so much better than facing an existence where I was totally rudderless. My dreams, my goals, my future were all dead, not much point in keeping my diseased hunk of flesh I call a body ambulatory.
Thank heavens for good health insurance. Three days later I was on a plane to LA, to a specialist at the House Ear Clinic, to the one person who could save my life and let me return to a normal existence, if anyone could. The nature of the infection meant I got bumped to the front of the operating list and after few pre-op appointments and a physical I was doped up, strapped to an operating table, and cut on, bone reconstructed by modern medical magic.
And so here I am. Stone deaf in my left ear, missing part of my sense of taste (a strange side effect, but one I’ve been reassured will improve with time) and looking forward to a time in two months or so when I’ve been told I’ll be able to return to the ocean and all the things love.
But I just can’t escape how close I came to losing everything. The idea that it could still be taken away, that something could go wrong, either now or in the future, lurks there in the background all the time. I need to expand my horizons, to stop being a one-dimensional person who focuses everything they have on one tiny aspect of life. But I just don’t know what to do.
How the fuck do other people live?
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It can be yours for FREE, as gift by Ulla, if you are a member of the Beadingschool Club on Facebook (navigate to Files). Membership is a gift for those who have purchased at least one Beadingschool tutorial (free tuts don’t qualify).
Buying this tutorial enables you to finish the jewel for personal use and also to sell the finished product.
KEEP IN MIND!
The diagrams and written instructions are clear and easy to follow, but remember, that you are always only an email away from me if you need more help or have a problem with finding the right material.
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Cosmetic Surgery Consultation
If you’ve been considering cosmetic surgery, one of the most important parts of the process is getting all the details before your first appointment.
When taking advantage of our plastic surgical services in Hungary, we want you to be fully informed. By simply filling out our form about what procedures you are considering, you can receive feedback from us on a treatment plan along with a price list. We do this before your cosmetic surgery consultation.
In cosmetic surgery, our attention to detail is important. That’s why we recommend that you attach photos to your contact form along with your questions. When we see photos, our minds start envisioning what is truly possible for you and we can give you a better idea of what to expect.
Contact us for a free cosmetic surgery consultation and we will be pleased to inform you about the procedures.
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Bath & Body Works
is one of the best stores to get all of your body and bath care needs – hence the name! Each season we are always so excited to see the new releases (and of course, our old favorites). Today we’ll be sharing with you some products you may want to grab for this fall
The Soothing Oatmeal Body Wash retails for $16.50. Oatmeal is known to soothe, calm, and nourish skin. This creamy body wash promises to instantly moisturize your skin, leaving it feeling silky and smooth. I used it in the shower and found it delightful. It was indeed very rich and creamy. The smell was heavenly – a mix of cinnamon, oats, and a hint of vanilla. Some people are not fans of strong and/or sweet smells so this product would definitely not be for them – but, I loved it and will be picking up a few more tubes for holiday gifts! These would make perfect stocking stuffers.
The Bright Autumn Blooms Ultra Shea Body Cream
retails for $13.50. It can be described as a fall bouquet of warm marigold petals, sandalwood, sparkling bergamot and cedar leaf
. This rich body cream evokes crisp sun-shiny days, apple orchards, and bright fall foliage. The cream is rich and emollient
; I used it for dry legs, elbows, and hands, and it left me fragrant and silky. The rich, floral scent was also appealing. Like the product referenced above, the fragrance is definitely not for the minimalists in the crowd. However, since I’m not one of them, the heavy aroma was a positive for me!
The Sweater Weather Fine Fragrance Mist
retails for $14.50. This fragrance is inspired by golden autumn leaves, bright blue skies, and crisp apple slices.
The fragrance can be lavishly splashed or lightly spritzed. The carefully crafted bottle and sophisticated pump promises to deliver great coverage while conditioning aloe mist nourishes the skin
. I used this for several days and found it to be a crisp and invigorating scent. I could really detect the fresh apple fragrance!
Also, I wanted to mention the attractive packaging of all three of these products – colorful, feminine, and oh-so-pretty. I arranged them in my bathroom and just seeing them there was an instant pick-me-up!
You can purchase all products reviewed and mentioned on BeautyStat.com!
What are your all-time favorite scents from Bath & Body Works?
Let us know by commenting below (you just might win a free sample)! Make sure to follow us on our Pinterest page by clicking HERE! And don’t forget to get the latest beauty and skincare news by following us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @BeautyStat! #bstat
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Good morning, girls and boys. I hope you’re doing well today! I’m still missing you!
Today I wanted to talk with you about something really important. So I brought something that you might recognize to help me talk about it. It’s this. (Godly Play tile of the day of rest, which is a blank white rectangle.) Does it look familiar to you? Do you know what this is?
It’s a tile, but it’s blank. It’s just a blank white space.
I bet some of you recognize it, if you go to Sunday school at First Baptist or anywhere they do Godly Play. Let me help you out by showing some tiles that usually we share with it. Like this one, which has the sun on one side and the moon and stars on the other, and this one, which has birds of the air and fish of the sea.
Now I bet you know. We use these tiles when we share the creation story. And what does this tile mean, the one we share at the end?This tile represents the last day of the7 days of creation. All week, God has done beautiful work, but on the last day, God makes important time to …rest.
In the creation story, God shows us that God loved working, creating life and our beautiful world, but we can watch God take a whole day to rest.
Jesus did the same. Listen to our scripture in Matthew today to hear Jesus tell the disciples how to do their important work. But they also saw him STOP. They saw him rest. Jesus had important work. If Jesus can set aside time to rest, we can too.
Rest looks like this tile. It’s making a space in your week where you’re not trying to accomplish anything or earn anything or win at anything. God cares about you and who you are APART from what you are able to get done or earn or win. So when we rest and make time for joy, there’s room for God to join us in it.
What does it mean to rest? Do you have to get in your bed or on the couch and take a nap? Rest could look like going on a hike with your family- and seeing what surprises you can find. It could be going fishing or taking a bike ride. Or playing with your dog in the sprinkler. It’s different for every person. God has shown us that it’s important, when times are easy and even when times are hard. I wonder how you’re going to rest today? I hope your afternoon is full of joy!
Let’s pray: Dear God, thank you for showing us how important it is to make time for rest and joy, even when there is work to be done. We love you, God. Amen.
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Become| Vegan Protein
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With a full amino acid profile, all-natural ingredients, multiple digestive enzymes, and smooth taste you can feel confident that your body is fueled by the best.
Depending on your fitness goals, our protein can be used as a meal replacement, post-workout recovery, pre-workout nourishment, or all three!
There are 32 servings of a generous 21 grams of healthy protein per serving. Fuel yourself the cleanest way possible with our vegan protein.
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We will be going through a list of top professional voice coaches on YouTube Channels; you must follow if you want to become a great singer. It’s going to be a shortlist.
The internet is full of people with potentials and also people who are pretentious, and YouTube singing lessons has its own fair share of it. There are a lot of “how to sing” channels and countless self-proclaimed singing teacher on YouTube channels that it begs the question of the day – “Which is which?” It has become quite hard to differentiate between the quack vocal coach that are only in it from the money generated by the views from their growing fan base and followers and the real professionals that have the finesse.
Luckily enough for you, you have got us. We have carefully gone through each YouTube vocal coach with a rattail comb and selected the top 5. We will also be discussing why we chose them as our top 5, which will be mostly based on their expertise and strengths.
Top 5 Professional Vocal Coaches You Should Follow on Youtube
With that said, here’s a list of 5 top professional vocal coaches on YouTube we highly recommend that you should follow.
Dan is one vocal coach that helps you to realize the potential of your singing voice fully. It doesn’t matter if you sing genres that differ from Pop, be it Country music, Rhythm, and Blues, Rock, modern Music Theatre or Jazz, Dr. Dan has you covered. Dr. Dan teaches his vocal lessons with all simplicity that is specifically designed for all singers that wish to develop their voice with contemporary breathing techniques. Every human being has the birthright to sing, but not everyone sings, that all changes when you have vocal sessions with Dr. Dan.
Dan is an expert in helping you with developing your vocal range as well as expanding your breathing to the optimum. With task-specific learning materials, he teaches you how to build your pitch and extend your singing voice out beyond its current limitations. Know you know why Dr. Dan is on our top list.
You get answers to questions asked and solutions to the problems you have. Dr. Dan caters to all singers of various levels and of various styles, which means that it is not only for advanced singers. Vocal ranges are explored and expanded, vocal exercises are carried out, your vocal power is strengthened, and your chest voice packs some serious bars, and the breathing exercises are taken care of.
What is so special about Ken Tamplin? We will answer with the following; Who else has over 600k subscribers on singing lessons on YouTube channel and still counting viewing almost daily? Who else gives you solid singing tips whenever and wherever? Who else is constantly followed by famous bands, songwriters, and singers? There are a few, and Ken Tamplin stands out amongst all others.
Tamplin provides great advice on how to sing in the various styles of music, not only that; he also shows you how to get it done by giving precise singing demonstrations.
Tamplin always sings through the songs before briefly explaining the vocal techniques used in that particular singing style. He offers various insight into the vocal technique and the vocal chops needed to sing like some of your favorite singers, now tell me if that doesn’t show you that Ken Tamplin is the real deal and deserves to be on our top 5 professional vocal teacher on YouTube.
He sings in a large variety of different vocal styles; this includes pop, alternative rock, etc. Not only is Ken Tamplin one of the top singing teacher on YouTube, but he is also a professional singer. Focusing on various breathing exercises and vocal techniques, he takes vocal training to the next level.
There are a lot of voice coaches on YouTube that can talk the talk but cannot display the vocal techniques that they so much talk about, but we can all agree that Ken Tamplin isn’t one of them.
New York Vocal Coaching
Do voice lessons really help the vocal cords and make me a great singer? This is one of the many questions that New York Vocal Coaching answers, amongst others. vocal training designs vocal lessons that are not designed for just one particular style of singing, instead their singing lessons are designed to help singers of the various styles (alternative rock, classical, pop, jazz, Rhythm and blues, musical theatre, rock, and country music) to improve their vocal techniques through the use of cutting edge vocal exercises.
They keep you aware of your posture, your vocal techniques, and your breathing whenever you sing, with this, they are able to get you to adopt the right posture, extend and expand your vocal techniques as well as get your breathing exercises to be quality enough for singing.
New York Vocal Coaching gives you healthy tips on how to eat right, what to eat, and what not to eat for a great voice, as well as tips on how to develop your voice. They also describe many of the various singing techniques that are needed to sing various styles of music.
Singing requires confidence, and that is one of the foremost things that our next professional exudes and dishes out in abundance. Tara Simon is on our list not for the fact that she is a sweetheart and has a sweetheart, but for the fact that she is great at teaching every singer, even the singers that are still children. She’s so great with kids that she is practically one of their best vocal coach anytime and any day.
Tara Simon doesn’t just give vocal lessons; she also gives instrumental (piano, guitar, etc.) lessons as well as song writing lessons. That shows how versatile she is. Tara is well experienced in providing vocal tips, vocal hacks, and vocal tricks in her YouTube videos and some step to step exercises that help challenge your vocals.
He stint on X-factor as a vocalist is one that knows how to bring out the best in others by watching out for what is wrong and correcting it. She is a maverick when it comes to vocal exercises as she is active in helping you to reach your full singing potential as she helps you to improve all and every aspect of your singing ability. She gives tips from experience to help you increase your range and also help you channel your inner voice to be heard, spot-on, and precise.
If you are living in New York, then you can check out our article on top vocal coaches in New York.
Harvey offers vocal coaching on her YouTube Channel that is designed to help you free up your natural voice. Her YouTube videos are viewed by tens of thousands of viewers and still counting, as she teaches you why you need some specific singing technique and how you can apply those techniques to your singing to get it to produce the best sounds.
Madeleine Harvey is also an expert in helping you to identify the common limiting behaviors in your singing ability and how to get rid of them. Also, she has singing lessons that instill new practices that will help your vocal cords to be stronger and healthier. Madeleine Harvey’s vocal coaching is great for developing great breath control and support easily as well as singing high with power and belting high notes while singing without getting stuck.
From freeing up your voices, extending and expanding your vocal range, helping to create a more vibrant singing voice, unlocking the vocal strength within, aligning your sounds, breathing exercises, developing the proper vocal endurance you need as well as the manner in which to produce, project and power the vocals, to the essentials of warming up your vocals, you will have to agree with me that she deserves to be one of the top 5 professional vocal coaches on YouTube you need to follow.
There you have it, our top 5 vocal coach on YouTube. Each and every one of them are experts in their fields and have their strengths. They all teach in a relaxed and fun manner, yet they produce the best results.
They are the top 5 professional vocal coaches on YouTube you should follow if you really want to improve and sharpen your singing skills. So, what are you waiting for? Go to their YouTube channel and begin singing lessons with them. You are going to wish you had started much earlier than now.
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We are not accepting any online orders that require a Social Occasion Liquor Permit.
If you would make a special order, we would be happy to help you in-store.
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If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact us!
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Neural style transfer and enhancements to Pixar’s curvenet animation tools were part of the toolset on the film.
In Peter Sohn’s Elemental, the two central characters, Ember and Wade, are literally made of fire and water. That presented an immediate challenge to Pixar in terms of both simulating those kinds of effects, while also ensuring the look and feel of the characters remained illustrative and emotive, as desired.
To make it possible, the animation studio devised new ways to realize volumetric elements and lent on machine learning research in the field of neural style transfer to retain a stylized look to the volumes.
In addition, animation curvenet tools already developed at Pixar were enhanced, and a significant investment in GPU rendering also took place.
Pixar visual effects supervisor Sanjay Bakshi tells befores & afters about the big leaps in tech for the film.
b&a: What were the first kind of visual effects considerations you had when you came onboard this film?
Sanjay Bakshi: At Pixar, a movie will have a screening in board form. We invite a lot of people to see it, just to get feedback. I went to the first screening and a lot of the technical folks all felt like this was a very ambitious project, a really challenging project, but also a really exciting project. In the boards from day one, there were visual effects in every shot of the movie. Fire and water. And, a lot of the humor and storytelling was conveyed through the visual effects. Pete really wanted to exploit the elemental nature of the characters, so there’s a lot of storytelling that happens through the fire and the water. The behavior of the fire and water convey a lot of the storytelling.
b&a: One of the things that I really noticed was that you could really see the volumetric side of things like the fire elements. Where did you have to take the artistry and the tech this time around to just sell those volumes?
Sanjay Bakshi: A lot of Pixar films have explosions in them, or have fire in them, but we’ve never done a film where the main character is a volumetric effect. The scalability of the pipeline to allow that was one consideration. The other aspect was that the fire had to perform. Ember is a volumetric character who has to convey emotion. You have to connect with her, and so, how do you make a fire simulation be appealing and expressive? That was a big technical hurdle.
Water was the same way. It’s a volumetric stimulation. We had to get its behavior to feel like the element, to feel like water, but also be appealing and for the audience to connect.
b&a: How did you tackle it this time around compared to previously?
Sanjay Bakshi: There wasn’t a clear path. That was the exciting thing for the technical crew, to get that opportunity to try something and do something new. A lot of Pixar movies break ground, but we haven’t had that kind of challenge for a while. That was really exciting to the technical crew.
A lot of times, our art department will do a lot of work upfront, drawing loosely, and working with the director, and saying, ‘Is this what you’re thinking?’ You can’t really do that with fire and water. It’s such a dynamic thing that you have to do it in the computer. You have to run the simulation. You have to learn from the iterations that you do.
So, we assembled a team of animators, effects artists and shading artists. We worked together and iterated as fast as we could to get ideas out there. We started with very naturalistic fire. We learned something from that. We then said, ‘Let’s do the most naturalistic thing and put some cartoony eyeballs on it and do this as fast as we can so that we can have something to talk about.’ We’d ask, ‘What do we like about this? What do we not like about this?’ Then we’d try another experiment.
We’d go between very realistic and naturalistic to very cartoony illustrated, and try to find that balance in between the two. Each one, we’re learning from and then discussing the things that we like and don’t like about it.
b&a: I think you did such a great job in the end of what I would say is a more stylized look and feel. I know that when I’ve covered previous projects at Pixar, one of the challenges is if you’re doing simulations with your tools, and in Houdini, say, the first pass is often a very photorealistic feel. But what were the ways that you got it to the right stylized look and feel here?
Sanjay Bakshi: That’s a really good way to put it. I think for fire, it was different than for water, but essentially, that thought process was, we wanted the dynamics to feel realistic. It had to be a simulation. It couldn’t be something that we’d loop. In video games, a lot of times, they’ll do a loop of a few keys of a fluid, but right away, when we tried that, we realized that didn’t feel dynamic, it didn’t feel like fire. It had to be a real simulation but then we would characterize it.
You’ll notice that on Ember, she has a volumetric kind of silhouette line that defines her, so then she can be against another fire character and you could separate her out. There’s this boundary of her that is dynamic but it’s really about carving her out. For water, we did the same thing. We called it a meniscus.
With Wade, there’s a water simulation that’s happening on the head, but it’s always trying to get into the same shape, those distinctive three fingers that you see on Wade’s head. It’s a simulation running, but if he’s static, or stays still for a second, those things will form. Then, again, talking about Wade, there’s caustics that happen in him that are volumetric and not on the surface. There’s bubbles inside of him that are conveying a motion through him.
There’s all of these elements and we’re dialing in the presence of them throughout his body. On his face, we’d make sure that there weren’t too many bubbles under his eyes because that looks really weird, but we can be more liberal with them on his arms and so forth. We were balancing all of those things that make water feel like water and getting the right proportions.
b&a: I saw at SIGGRAPH that Pixar will be talking about ‘Volumetric Neural Style Transfer’ in terms of the fire work. What did that involve?
Sanjay Bakshi: This was a really exciting discovery for us. There is a technique called Neural Style Transfer that’s been in the literature. It got a lot of attention a few years ago. Say you have a fluid simulation that comes out of Houdini. The good things about it are it’s very realistic. There’s no loops, and you can’t see any patterns. It’s very dynamic. It’s very fire-like. There’s tear offs that come off of it. The frequency of it is very accurate to how fire behaves but it’s not very illustrated and it’s not very organized. That’s what volumetric Neural Style Transfer does for us.
We gave it some images that we painted and we asked the volumetric simulation to move towards these images. We ran the Neural Style Transfer and then we mixed between the results. It gives you the dynamism of the full volumetric simulation but it’s more organized and it’s more illustrative. This is the technique we used to really get Ember to feel like fire but also to be a little bit more like an illustration. Her flames are not as realistic and not as messy as a real fire would behave.
b&a: Having talked to a few people in the Disney technology ecosystem, I particularly like the way Disney approaches AI, in perhaps a more ethical way. I’m guessing the training for this was pretty much based on existing Pixar images or Pixar films or Disney ecosystem ones, is that correct?
Sanjay Bakshi: Yes, we felt comfortable using this volumetric style transfer because the target images are hand-painted by our artists. We have also used machine learning for denoising for a number of years. Those are all trained on a noisy rendering of one of our movies and a not noisy version.
We don’t want to use anyone else’s IP and we try to be really careful about it. Our artists put their personal work out into the world and it really bothers them when you see some of these techniques that are available to use where it’s possible the artwork has been used for training without permission, so there’s a lot of sensitivity within Pixar for sure.
b&a: That aspect of creating the characters was a really nice new workflow. Was there another new tool or new process that you felt was something different on this show?
Sanjay Bakshi: I think the animation tools that we built for this to make fire animate were great. Fire is pretty novel and very specific to our film. We have used curvenets previously and published about them. It lets us use a really low resolution grid that we can put on the character and have really high level controls that are exposed to the animators to really shape things. So we’ve used that on other films but really pushed it on this one.
We wanted to give the animators the flexibility in a shot make a choice of, ‘Oh, it’d be really cool if when Ember grabbed this thing it felt more fire-like.’ What that meant was, say, a very specific tear off could happen or we could make it so the fire didn’t really preserve volume in the same way as other materials. It could really get thin and break off. We wanted to be able to provide those tools.
b&a: In fact, that was kind of a response I had to the film, which in some ways it feels a bit more 2D even though of course it’s not. What are the things that are hard about still animating in 3D but making it look 2D apart from just style transfer?
Sanjay Bakshi: That’s an interesting observation because it’s of course it’s ‘very’ 3D because it’s all volume. Everything is a volume. If you think about all of the things that are behind the pixels, it’s tons and tons of things because even Ember has transparency. There’s scenes where it would surprise us. She would be on fire and doing her thing acting and in one part of her head you could see the thing behind her which is very unique for our films.
But you’re right. I think there is a 2D thing about it. I think part of it might be the style transfer. That’s a very 2D technique. If you move off of camera, it breaks down. When it’s trying to make those stylized flame licks, it only works from the camera.
And the silhouette carving that we’re doing is a very 2D thing as well. If you move the camera, that breaks down. Then there’s the style of animation. The animators are trying to exploit the elemental nature of fire and water and they’re doing that to camera. There is a 2D feel to it.
Another aspect is the stylized lighting. To integrate the characters and the sets, our lighting team are doing a lot of tricks. The shadows are very graphic, much more than we would normally do just to have the set integrate with the stylized character as well. They would use this Kuwahara filter so that things in the distance get really illustrative, again, to integrate the characters into the sets. Probably all of those things are the spice that makes it feel a little bit more illustrative overall.
b&a: It may feel stylized, but I’m guessing it’s just as complicated in the rendering and putting together of these scenes. Was there something you needed to do to manage that complexity from a VFX supe point of view?
Sanjay Bakshi: You hit it on the head, the complexity. I think it’s a compliment you just gave that it’s not apparent when you’re watching the film. I don’t want people to see the complexity and how many hours of rendering time it took and the storage that was required. Hopefully, you’re just engaged in the movie and it feels like a cohesive thing. Volumetric rendering is really, really expensive. Running fire and water simulations is very CPU and GPU intensive. The volumetric neural style transfer all happened on GPUs.
We really ramped up the capacity of Pixar in many of those domains. We had a bigger renderfarm than we’ve ever had to finish this film. We have used much more storage to store the simulations per shot for all the unique simulations. We invested in a GPU farm so we could do the volumetric style transfer. I really appreciated the fact that Pixar made that investment so that we could do the things we wanted to do.
[A production note from the studio: Over 151,000 cores were in use for Elemental. Toy Story had 294 cores, Monsters Inc. had 672 cores, and Finding Nemo had 923 cores.]
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Days after two men filed a lawsuit contending Subway was skimping on its footlong sandwich size, the company said it regrets “any instance where we did not fully deliver on our promise to our customers”.
Subway will “ensure that every SUBWAY® Footlong sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide”, according to a statement released by the company.
Subway also told Eater.com it has “redoubled our efforts to ensure consistency and correct length in every sandwich we serve”.
The news comes as two New Jersey men sue the company for selling so-called footlong sandwiches that are closer to 11 inches in length rather than 12. John Farley, of Evesham, and Charles Noah Pendrack, of Ocean City – want compensatory damages and a change in Subway’s practices.
The suit, filed in Superior Court in Mount Holly, may be the first aimed at the sandwich shops after an embarrassment went viral last week when someone posted a photo of a footlong and a ruler on the company’s Facebook page to show that the sandwich was not as long as advertised.
At the time, the company issued a statement saying that sandwich lengths can vary a bit when franchises do not bake to the exact corporate standards.
But Stephen DeNittis, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, says that’s no excuse and the missing bite is worth about 45 cents per sandwich. He is seeking class-action status and is also preparing to file a similar suit in Pennsylvania state court in Philadelphia.
Stephen DeNittis said he’s had sandwiches from 17 shops measured – and every one came up short.
“The case is about holding companies to deliver what they’ve promised,” he said.
Even though the alleged short of a half-inch or so of bread is relatively small, it adds up, he said.
Subway has 38,000 stores around the world, nearly all owned by franchisees and its $5 footlong specials have been a mainstay of the company’s ads for five years.
Stephen DeNittis said both John Farley and Charles Noah Pendrack came to him after reading last week about the short sandwiches.
Subway should either make sure its sandwiches measure a full foot or stop advertising them as such, he said.
He points to how McDonald’s quarter-pounders are advertised as being that weight before they are cooked.
Subway said it couldn’t comment on pending or ongoing legal action but the company responded to international criticism that their footlong sandwiches only appear to be 11 inches long shortly after the controversy arose.
But their reply didn’t win them any new fans, as they claimed that the word footlong is a “registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub’ and ‘not intended to be a measurement of length”.
A man in Australia started uproar on January 15 when he posted a photo on the company’s Facebook page of one of its footlong subs next to a tape measure showing the sandwich as just 11 inches.
Countless lookalike pictures appeared all over the Internet and more than 100,000 people “liked” or commented on the original, which had the caption “Subway pls respond”.
Subway, the world’s largest fast food chain, did so with a comment on the original query, posted by Matt Corby from Perth, Australia.
The statement began: “Looking at the photo doing the rounds showing a slightly undersized sub, this bread is not baked to our standards.”
Then Subway went on the offensive, claiming that a footlong sub wasn’t necessarily meant to be exactly a foot long in the first place.
“With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, <<SUBWAY FOOTLONG>> is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway® Restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length.”
“The length of the bread baked in the restaurant cannot be assured each and every time as the proofing process may vary slightly each time in the restaurant.”
Subway have since removed the statement but, as Buzzfeed pointed out, this was at odds with previous Subway advertising.
The company has suggested in past promotional material that the footlong sub will measure a foot in length, such as a popular 2008 “Hula” advert.
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Have you already planned to get a Bengal? Then you are wondering where to buy a Bengal cat. Our cattery in Kitchener is honored to welcome future owners. You can see both the litter and adults and pick your amazing Bengal. The cornerstones of our upbringing principles are the well-being and communication of our Bengals. Raising cats is not a simple job, and we achieve it day by day. A lot of families own our wonderful Bengals, and it makes their lives morecheerful and colorful.
Our local Bengal cattery in Kitchener has a history based on affection for our little creatures, devotion to the breed, and a commitment to search the best families for our kittens.
Why our cattery in Kitchener breeds Bengal cats
Bengal cats are wonderful animals, combining the elegance of a savage animal with the temperament of an affectionate cat. This is why we adore this cat breed and dedicated ourselves to raising Bengal kittens.
What is Bengals appearance
The Bengals’ prime shade feature is a leopard-like pattern of patches, rosettes, and stripes. It is expected that Bengals are larger than other cats, but, usually, Bengal cats are not bigger than other cat breeds. You will be pleased by the variation of colors and ornaments of Bengals and kittens at our cattery in Kitchener.
What are the main traits of Bengal Cats Temperament
Bengals combine the character of a wild predator with the kindness of a pet. Bengals have a strongly developed hunting instinct, so we give attention to outside activities and plays. Bengals are notable for their intelligence and are well-trained. Because of the proper raising, all our Bengal littles become loving, sociable, and curious cats. Bengals get on well with other creatures, besides birds and rodents, and love kids.
How to care for Bengal Cats
Bengals do not require much care: standard claw trimming and systematic bathing are sufficient. All of our Bengals adore water, that means bathing your cat is normally pleasant. The Bengal diet is not difficult and tolerable to keep up.
The above-mentioned gives us a rightful appreciation of Bengals. Therefore, our cattery in Kitchener is delighted to devote our entire skills to breeding purebred, strong, and tender Bengal littles.
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Why look far away for what you require when you get a amazing opportunity to choose a breeder near you? To get a cat from a nearby Bengal cattery seems to be easier thanks to noticeable benefits:
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The clash between Aston Villa and Manchester United is always a highly anticipated fixture in the English Premier League. These two historic clubs have a rich history, and their meetings on the pitch often provide thrilling football moments. In this article, Aston Villa vs Man United we’ll delve into the history of this rivalry, recent encounters, key players, and the expectations for their upcoming battle.
Rivalry and History
The rivalry between Aston Villa and Manchester United dates back many years, and it has seen both clubs experience periods of success. Manchester United is one of the most successful football clubs … Read MoreRead More
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On August 5 at 11 a.m., join Bella Merlin and Tina Packer at Shakespeare & Company for a discussion of their book, When Action is Eloquence, followed by a book signing afterwards. This free event will take place at Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre. RSVPs are available here.
Shakespeare & Company: When Action is Eloquence is the first comprehensive insight into this internationally-acclaimed company founded in 1978 in Lenox, Massachusetts, by actor-director Packer and voice pioneer Kristin Linklater, with the transformative power of Shakespeare’s language at its heart.
Why act Shakespeare? What’s his relevance in the twenty-first century? Compelling answers to these questions lie at the center of this highly accessible journey into Shakespeare & Company’s aesthetics and practice. Drawing on hitherto unpublished material – including notebooks, lectures, interviews, rehearsal diaries – and the Company’s newly-collated archive, this book provides insight into a working theatre company and sheds light on the role Shakespeare plays in our modern world.
Merlin is an actor, writer, and singer-songwriter. She has been working for over twenty-five years in theatre, film, television and radio, and is a Professor of Acting and Directing in the department of Theatre, Film and Digital Production at the University of California, Riverside. She is also an actor-trainer and the author of several books on acting.
Packer is the founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. She has directed most of Shakespeare’s plays (some of them several times), acted in seven of them, and taught the whole canon in various guises at thirty colleges, among them Harvard, MIT, and Columbia. Packer was an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, working at The Royal Court and the Aldwych Theatre in London, Leicester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and other regional theatres, as well as in television for the BBC and ITV, including David Copperfield with Ian McKellen. She lives in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
“It is such a delight to know that a year after the book’s publication, we can at last celebrate the incredible work of this indomitable Company, brought together in When Action is Eloquence,” said Merlin. “I’m honored to be sharing at this event the fruits of four years of heartfelt labor.”
Both Packer and Merlin will be in attendance as well as signing books for sale in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theater lobby. Refreshments will be available. Seating is limited, so reserve your space now. Shakespeare & Company requests that unvaccinated patrons wear a mask at this event.
About Shakespeare & Company:
Located in the beautiful Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, Shakespeare & Company is one of the leading Shakespeare festivals of the world. Founded in 1978, the organization welcomes more than 40,000 patrons annually. The Company is also home to an internationally renowned Center for Actor Training and award-winning Education Program. Learn more at www.shakespeare.org.
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BEST comments on the Amendment designed to provide tax breaks for people wanting to import “mushroom spawn, strawberry plants and trees of kinds that bear edible fruits or nuts” in an effort to encourage local food production:
BEST is highly supportive of efforts to encourage greater food production locally. While it is unlikely that Bermuda will ever again be self sufficient in production, if it ever was, we can only applaud even small steps that will make it easier for Bermudians to have food gardens.
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For more about Agriculture see The Role of Agriculture in Bermuda’s Future, a BEST publication: The Role of Agriculture in Bermudas Future 2
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Why development is a smart investment even in unstable times
IFAD Asset Request Portlet
Why development is a smart investment even in unstable timesEstimated reading time: 3 minutes
The number of violent conflicts is the highest it has been since the Second World War. There are five times the number of extreme weather events now than there were fifty years ago. One in eight people live in a fragile area or conflict zone.
Given this context, it’s no wonder that spending on humanitarian aid has increased by 164 per cent in the past decade.
At the same time, development spending is sluggish as new financial realities and changing politics mean countries prioritise emergency response over long-term progress.
But, in this age of multiple intersecting crises where people are still reeling from one shock when another hits, only a holistic approach to both humanitarian and development assistance can disrupt this vicious cycle.
Two sides of the same coin
Humanitarian and development assistance ultimately share the same goal: to create a better life for people, including those who are most vulnerable.
Yet it wasn’t until 2016 that the then-UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, called for a new approach that would see the two become more strongly connected through the Humanitarian-Development Nexus (HDN).
In practice, this means that humanitarian assistance should not just meet immediate needs, but also support sustainable development outcomes. Meanwhile, development assistance should give people the tools to withstand disasters and thus need less humanitarian assistance in the future.
As the world confronts climate change, conflict and other converging crises, the HDN has never been more relevant.
Breaking the cycle of deprivation
IFAD itself was established following a profound food crisis in the Sahel in the 1970s. Our aim: to tackle structural barriers to food production and break the cycle of disaster and deprivation.
We focus on the development aspect of the HDN. Rather than providing immediate assistance when disaster strikes, IFAD instead takes the long view, working closely with communities, in particular women and youth, to move out of poverty sustainably, improve food security and build societies that are more resilient to all kinds of shocks. We help create the necessary conditions to avoid fuelling conflicts or exacerbating climate change.
And the results are clear. A recent study used GIS data to demonstrate how IFAD investments can reduce the risk of conflict, and thus, indirectly reduce the need for humanitarian assistance in the long term. In Mali, GIS data showed an eight per cent increase in conflict in areas where IFAD had not intervened, while there was no increase in conflict in successful project areas.
IFAD is a member of the Great Green Wall initiative to restore and conserve unique ecosystems and create decent livelihoods in the Sahel, a fragile region where climate change and environmental degradation is contributing to conflict.
In Niger, IFAD’s Facility for Refugees, Migrants, Forced Displacement and Rural Stability (FARMS) empowered women and youth, two groups particularly targeted by Boko Haram, by creating over 7,000 temporary jobs in water management.
In Haiti, IFAD’s Inclusive Blue Economy Project is alleviating two of the country’s most pressing problems: skyrocketing poverty and ongoing climate disasters. The project is helping 40,000 coastal people, especially women and youth, manage natural and marine resources for sustainable development.
And in northern Nigeria, where armed insurgency and climate change conspired to limit opportunities for women and youth, IFAD made its first-ever investment in a private enterprise, Babban Gona, through the Private Sector Financing Programme.
It’s time to invest in the future
We need to change our spending priorities. Not only does this make economic sense—every dollar spent on resilience now saves up to US$10 in emergency assistance in the future—it also means avoiding hardship for millions of people the world over.
IFAD’s 13th Replenishment is calling on Member States to increase their investments in rural people’s resilience so we can provide them with support they need to build a better, more resilient future for themselves and their children.Publication date: 07 June 2023
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Exploring how we could provide member higher education institutions with a range of information, support and guidance to implement and maintain an IRRP.
Project status: Just completed
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Developing a more effective, efficient and cohesive set of library services.
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Forum for Indian Science Diplomacy
Science and Technology advances have transformed the world and impacted every person in manifold ways. The expansion of human scientific and technological knowledge continues to accelerate, limited only by resource constraints, human and financial. The frontier areas of research are growing in size like the surface of an expanding bubble. The impact of new knowledge has been profound and game changing within countries and also on the international system and the relations between its constituents.
This situation throws up numerous challenges and opportunities in diverse areas ranging across sustainable development, economic competitiveness, peace and security, management of global resources and commons, impact on society, and human activity in outer space. Policy makers and the public are constantly challenged by new scientific advances that spread rapidly across the globe with impacts that are difficult to foresee. In this situation, there is a need for science diplomacy, which seeks to integrate science and technology into foreign policy and public policy, diplomacy and management of international relations.
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Date(s) - Feb 12th 2021
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Moravian Archives Bethlehem
The visit of German count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) to America in 1741-1743 left many traces throughout the Northeast. He founded the towns of Bethlehem and Nazareth in Pennsylvania, organized churches in major cities such as Philadelphia and New York, and his daughter Benigna founded one of the earliest schools for girls in the country. The American Indians called him “Johanan,” blessed through grace. When Zinzendorf and his travel company sailed back to England In January of 1743 his followers continued the work. The Moravians have left an unmistaken mark on the culture of early America.
This exhibit in the gallery of the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, shows the traces left by Zinzendorf in America: objects that remind us of his visit to Pennsylvania, items passed down within his family, and artifacts acquired by the Moravian Archives in recent years. Many of the artifacts in this exhibit will be shown to the public for the first time.
This exhibit is Sponsored by the German Consulate General New York
The exhibit is open free of charge, starting October 20, 2020, at the Moravian Archives, 41 W. Locust Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018; 610.866.3255; www.moravianchurcharchives.org. Because of COVID-related precautions, visitors are asked to call ahead to reserve a time slot for their visit.
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Occasionally, everyone else faces a money crunch as a result of an unanticipated cost. Most of us are capable of plunge into our crisis line or fund of credit. Unfortunately, you can find individuals that don’t have either choice and so they elect to get a quick payday loan alternatively.
A lot of them have the ability to spend from the loan plus they reunite on course. Nevertheless, there are certainly others that have trapped in a period of financial obligation because they’re struggling to repay the mortgage over time or need to get a different one.
A quick payday loan is really a short-term loan which you repay next time you can get your paycheque. If you’re thinking about getting one, a loan provider will often require evidence which you have an everyday earnings, a permanent target, and a banking account.
Before providing you the mortgage, a loan provider will frequently require that you fill down a questionnaire that enables it to withdraw the mortgage quantity plus fees from your own banking account when it is due or give a post-dated cheque for the quantity lent plus fees.
The financial institution will frequently offer you money or make a deposit in your money. In a few circumstances, the financial institution can provide you the mortgage amount for a prepaid credit card. There could be a cost to stimulate the card.
Once you sign up for that loan, you’ll be charged a charge. The maximum a payday lender can charge you is $15 for each $100 you borrow in Ontario, for example. While which may maybe perhaps not seem like a complete great deal, you’ll be charged $45 in the event that you borrow $300 for a fortnight. Which means you need to spend $345 once you get your following paycheque, which works away to an interest that is annual of 391%. In the event that you borrow equivalent amount for just one week, the yearly interest is equivalent to 782%.
Presuming you borrow the amount that is same your bank card that charges mortgage loan of 23% yearly and a $3.50 cash loan cost, the fee is just $6.15.
The costs for pay day loans differ around the world. They’re because low as $15 per $100 in Alberta, British Columbia, brand New Brunswick, and Ontario. In Prince Edward Island, it is the best in Canada at $25 per $100.
Additionally there are restrictions that are various loan providers according to the province you’re in. Alberta, B.C., brand brand New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan don’t allow lenders to increase or rollover loans that are payday. Those six provinces, in addition to Manitoba, aren’t allowed to inquire of one to signal an application that straight transfers your wages in their mind.
Additionally, you can find legislation in Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan that comprise what tactics payday loan providers may use to get one to spend and just how usually they could contact you. A week or on holidays in Ontario, for example, lenders can’t contact you more than three times.
If you’re unable to cover the cash advance on time, you will probably need to spend additional costs or interest costs. Although many pay day loan businesses don’t execute a credit check once you apply, your credit history will likely be impacted in the event that you don’t pay off the mortgage therefore the financial obligation collector reports you.
You’ll additionally find out more about each checking account, its rates of interest, and how using one could amplify your abilities to earn significantly more wide range.
Steer clear of Utilizing a quick payday loan
As you can plainly see, a payday loan is very expensive. Despite the fact that an advance loan on the charge card may seem like a bad concept, it is really a whole lot cheaper compared to a loan that is payday. If you’re living paycheque to paycheque, there are lots of actions you can take in order to avoid being forced to get a loan that is payday.
First, you’ll want to begin cost management. Before making a spending plan, you should think about days gone by 90 days of investing to see where your cash goes. Once you understand just exactly what you’re spending your hard earned money on, you can try where you are able to some cutbacks. Remember, you will find both requirements and desires. Your requirements are crucial to residing whereas your desires are things you are able to live without.
If you discover you can’t make any cuts, think about finding a part hustle or seek out a higher-paying task. Each one can give you some respiration space just in case you’re having difficulty ends that are making.
In a world that is ideal you ought to have three to half a year’ worth of one’s cost of living in a crisis investment. But, whenever you’re first getting started, this may take the time to build http://www.getbadcreditloan.com/payday-loans-mi/ that up.
Utilize High-Interest Savings Accounts, TFSAs, or GICs Rather
The amount of money you conserve in your crisis fund could be held in a savings that are high-interest, a high-interest tax-free checking account (TFSA), or GICs.
A high-interest checking account is really a spot that is safe your hard earned money. The most effective savings that are high-interest have interest rates north of 2%. Smaller finance institutions frequently provide greater prices compared to the big banking institutions. Make certain the rate in the account is not a promotional one before registering. Otherwise, the attention price would be high for a period before dropping to its normal degree for many clients.
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Nascar Racing For Racing Lovers Hawaiian Shirt
Short-History of the Vintage Hawaiian Print Shirt
The Hawaiian shirt falls within this pattern. For decades, the relaxed fit and bold prints embodied the clueless tourist, usually someone on a cruise, and were a quick signifier that, no matter where you are, you’re just visiting.
But, it’s also had its pop culture moments: Think cheesy Elvis flicks in the ‘60s and gun-wielding bad-asses from 1983’s Scarface through True Romance and Romeo + Juliet in the ‘90s.
The latter coincided with the casual popularity of bowling shirts through the early aughts, and considering fashion’s 20-year cycles, those familiar palm prints returning to the runway.
How to Style a Modern Hawaiian Shirt – Nascar Racing For Racing Lovers Hawaiian Shirt
Your rule for summer: The more flamboyant the print, the better. This season’s statement garment can’t be too modest, so it’s best to go all out.
What’s out there? A boundless assortment of choices. Of course, you can start traditional, with florals, palm leaves, or repeating island and surfer graphics.
However, in terms of prints, there’s a whole world beyond of retooled options. Thus, in place of florals, consider pineapples – really, they’re everywhere this season. Replace those palm fronds with bamboo leaves.
Hawaiian Button Up Shirt Aloha Shirt
How Your Hawaiian Shirt Should Fit
After you’ve gotten your prints in gear – and truth be told, you can’t have just one – think about how you’ll wear the shirt. Building on its reemergence, the Hawaiian shirt projects a more refined silhouette this time around.
As such, veer away from the tourist trap: A baggy, draped fit paired with knee-length shorts and Velcro strap sandals. And, unless you’re attempting a strictly retro look, it’s best to leave the pop culture influences in the past.
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ICONIC STYLE: This solid brass shower head has clean lines and a modern faucet design with simple side handle to complement any contemporary bathroom hardware and accessories. ANYSTREAM TECHNOLOGY: The adjustable shower head's patented Anystream 360° system effortlessly transitions the water spray through Intense, Rain and Full Flood settings.
EFFICIENCY & POWER: Shower head plungers control the spread of water as it leaves the nozzle to intensify the stream, making it an ideal low water pressure showerhead. LOW MAINTENANCE: The replacement showerhead's self-cleaning plungers resist hard-water buildup and sediment making the faucet easy to clean and maintain. 1/2 inch -14 NPTF female inlet. SPEAKMAN PLUMBING: From commercial plumbers' supplies to bathroom accessories to fall in love with, Speakman delivers quality, innovation and performance with every product. The moment you experience the icon shower head, you know you're never felt anything like it.
With 64 incredibly powerful sprays, all completely customizable to your liking, the icon will deliver the greatest shower imaginable, period. By seamlessly rotating the handle in either direction, you can infinitely transition between diverse spray patterns until you find the one that's perfect for you.From intense, full-coverage sprays to a heavy, soaking current - the icon exists to satisfy anyone. The Anystream® Icon 6-Jet Showerhead embraces and updates legacy Speakman technology with refined, solid-brass components, modern contours and an assortment of attractive finishes to complement any shower décor. Designed to impress and built to last, the Anystream® Icon 6-Jet Showerhead showcases Speakman's trademarked Anystream® self-cleaning mechanism and solid brass construction. Lustrously polished brass, nickel, and chromium plating complement precision-machined components. This item is in the category "Home & Garden\Bath\Showers, Bathtubs & Parts\Shower Heads & Combos". The seller is "brashersales" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam.
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- Seamless sound quality,
noise cancellation headphone Built-in microphone for handsfree calls
Noise Cancelling Sound Control Talk straight into your Microphone without moving your head.
The Microphone is perfectly positioned to enable you to speak without having to move your head…
Seamless sound quality, noise cancellation headphone
Powerful, bass-driven stereo sound
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
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THE EPISTLE OF THE
2H E B R E W S
Hebrews 5 ©
1 The apostle, having declared the prophetical office of Jesus Christ, proceeds in declaring of His priestly office, and rehearses the properties which are necessary in an High Priest. 4 Even as he must also be lawfully called thereunto. 5 Testifies that Christ was by His Father called thereunto, after the order of Melchisedec. 7 And that He in the days of His flesh offered prayers and supplications. 9 And so became a Cause of our salvation, and an High Priest. 11 Of which mystery of Melchisedec, seeing he would treat more in detail, he stirs up their hearts thereunto. 12 Forasmuch as many of them were yet inexperienced, and had more need of milk as children, than strong meat as grown men.
FOR 1every high priest taken from among men is ordained 2for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both 3gifts and sacrifices for sins:
Who can have 4compassion on the 5ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed 6with infirmity.
And by reason hereof 7he ought, asa for the people, so also 8for himself, to offer for sins.
Andb no man taketh 9this honour unto 10himself, but he that is called of God, ascwas Aaron.
So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but 11he that said unto him, 12Thoud art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
As he saith also 13in another place, Thoueart a priest for ever 14after the order of Melchisedec.
Whof15in the days of his flesh, when he had 16offered up prayers and supplications 17with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he 18feared;
Thoughg he were a Son, yet 19learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
And being made 20perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them 21that obey him;
Called 22of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
23Of whom we have many 24things to say, and hard to be uttered, 25seeing ye are 26dull of hearing.
Forh when 27for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be 28the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of 29milk, and not of strong 30meat.
For every one that useth milk is 31unskilful in the word of righteousness: for 32he is a babe.
But 33strong meat belongeth to them that are of 34full age, even those who 35by reason of use have 36their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
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How much data does MapleStory use per hour?
Home » FAQ » How much data does MapleStory use per hour?
How much data does MapleStory use per hour? How big is the file size for MapleStory? How much data does Netflix use per hour? How much data does online gaming use per hour? Is there a way to play MapleStory for free? How much data does Google Maps use on average?
How much data does MapleStory use per hour?
MapleStory usually uses around 10 MB of data per hour of gameplay, which is really low for a massively multiplayer online game.
How big is the file size for MapleStory?
MapleStory download size. Platform. File size. Microsoft Windows. <20GB. While the download size won’t be as big as the unpacked file size listed above, it still takes a lot more data to download MapleStory than it does to play it. How much data does Netflix use per hour? Perhaps surprisingly, online games typically use significantly less data than streaming video online. According to report from January 2018 by NBN Co, popular video streaming services like YouTube, Stan and Netflix can easily use between 1-3GB per hour, for example. Compared to these numbers, the megabytes used by online games are less significant. How much data does online gaming use per hour? According to report from January 2018 by NBN Co, popular video streaming services like YouTube, Stan and Netflix can easily use between 1-3GB per hour, for example. Compared to these numbers, the megabytes used by online games are less significant. WANT TO TALK NBN? Want to know more about the nbn rollout and how to get connected to the nbn? Is there a way to play MapleStory for free? MapleStory delivers legendary MMORPG adventures with boldly original iconic 2D charm. Play Free Now! How much data does Google Maps use on average? How Much Data Does Google Maps Use? How Much Data Do Maps Use? On average, Google Maps uses about 0. 67MB of data every 10 miles and 0. 73MB of mobile data for every 20 minutes. According to our research, it uses less than Apple Maps but slightly more than Waze.
Maplestory data usage and steam
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Hey guys, I have a question. I just recently started to play ms from a hotspot so often when I am not at home. I have a 15gb hotspot data limit on my phone so I’m trying to be able to play as much as possible on it withoiut going over the data.
Right now I have maple downloade through stream, thought that’d just be easier. I’ve looked at my data usage on my laptop, and it says that maple has used 700 mbps, but steam has useed almost 10gb. I haven’t downloaded any games on my laptop while on my hotspot, so I’m just wondering if for some reason steam is using more data to play maple for any reason. I’m wondering if it’d be a better idea to just download from the nexon launcher and play that way.
Any thoughts and advice are appreciated.
How much gb does maplestory take up internet usage
It depends. If you`re trying to sell something in the free market, that could go up to about 10kb per second, but if you`re just grinding on monsters, that takes about 5kb per second.
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“If you are going to connect via wifi at home to access the internet… ”
Hi there my name is shadow. there might be a misconception on the given plan that was given to you by your may have to contact the telco and adjust your plan to no data plan. if you are going to connect via wifi at home to access the internet, try to disable the 3G and 4G. data I am using samsung galaxy y. it cut money bout rm 24 saying, daily total usage rm8. 40 n daily internet usage rm 8. 40. i dont get this. i still use my?
CommentReplyReportThis answer closely relates to:Maplestory data usageI have a new galaxy s3 without data plan. i use home wifi and wifi hotspot area for internet access. do i need to off the mobile data at the top of I have an extra android phone and i want to use it with my sim card and i didnt have a data plan or subcribe data plan. will i get charge on data planMaplestory uses how much internetOn a prepaid plan without mobile browsing or data plan and i access the internet using wifi, will i get charged? I have a data plan, but my samsung sgh-t679m doesn`t connect to the internet. how do i activate the data plan?
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“With your htc explorer regarding with the internet slow connection… ”
Hello, I recognize that you are having problems with your htc explorer regarding with the internet slow connection. I suggest that you turn of the notifications. Try this first. If this will not work, I suggest that you configure the wifi Hi, when i use htc explorer as wifi hotspot after some internet usage notifications come again and again and my internet speed goes down. wht to do?
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Well the amount you use up, varies according to how long you are ually a 2hr streaming will take about 300mb or there I have a limited internet usage. so if i wanna stream a movie, how many mb did i actually used up? so that i know, my internet will not be terminated?
It should be enough but be careful watch the usage for a month then when the month is up see how much you have I am about to sign up with verizon for a 20gb shared internet package per month. is that enough for a family of 4 with regular internet usage?
CommentReplyReportThis answer closely relates to:Maplestory gigabite usageDo i have to have a data plan on the samsung solstice to be able to access the internet or can i just purchase unlimited internet without a data plan? At&t internet data usage plan for 200 mg plan used for skype?
500 MB of data is more than sufficient for you to last a month for only browsing Will 500mb of data usage allowance last me 30 days of internet usage?
“It`s just that your phone speed is not as fast as the wi-fi speed… ”
Hi, no it`s not possiable, it`s just that your phone speed is not as fast as the wi-fi Is it posible for a person to give my device a sertain usage of internet speed.? like he gets 70% n i only get 30% internet to my phone?
josemigente said: well my brother donloaded a program dat tracks anyone coneted to the internet and im in arguement with him.. just in case s there anyway i can obtain the IP psw.? and hide my devise from his track thing.
I believe it accumulates to 30 hours depending on how big your fies 25 gb of internet usage a month is equivalent to how many hours of usage?
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If it possible, Can you disable you IE addons. You will solve this problem:)source: I keep getting a pop up message from avg internet security say avg has detected high memory usage by internet explorer it happens throughout the day.?
Navigate to settings> delete the Internet profile and re-download My new android mid tablet was working fine, now the internet says connected but if i try to use any app that needs internet usage it says no internet?
Annual vacation replacement how i Write a Will 500mb of data usage allowance last me 30 days of internet usage?
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How many gigs does it take to download maplestory from started downloading maplestory this morning it just finished and then started again
CommentReplyReportThis discussion closely relates to:Maplestory bandwidthIf i were to buy a tablet with 4g access, would i have to connect it to my phones data plan? would that cost more money to connect to my data plan? Is internet free on your phone if you don`t have a data plan and you use your wifi from home, i am getting a touch pro 2? MaplestoryWifi is connected but no internet connection on my bold, i have no data plan and no credit but im using my home wifi so should be free? How do you get the data plan for bbm when you are on a 10 unlimited internet and free texts o2 plan?
How much is the internet bandwith when i play MapleStory for 1hour? I am currently in confused to order a high speed internet package with limited quota.. I would like to do a decision on which package should i take according to the internet bandwith
“Maplestory internet usage? ~what`s internet usage for 1 hour when u play maplestory… ”
Maplestory internet usage? What`s internet usage for 1 hour when u play maplestory?
plz tell me…………………..
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ZTE is back in the US market with two new devices, the ZTE Blade Max View and the Blade Max 2s. The Chinese firm was banned in the United States after violating some security standards, as previously reported. Recently, ZTE and the US government reached an agreement to lift the ban. Ultimately, the Chinese brand has now launched the devices mentioned above in the US.
ZTE Blade Max View
Both terminals have a combination of proper specifications at a reasonable price. First, the ZTE Blade Max View features a 6-inch FHD+ 18:9 display and carries a Snapdragon 435 chipset along with 3 GB of RAM. It also has a 32 GB internal memory, which is expandable, and a 4,000-mAh battery.
Additionally, it offers a dual camera setup with a 16-mp sensor and another one of 2 megapixels on the back, while a front camera of 8 megapixels is available for selfies. It also features a dual Dolby sound system that allows consumers to enjoy superior audio.
ZTE Blade Max 2s
On the other hand, the ZTE Blade Max 2s also comes with a 6-inch screen with FullHD+ and 18:9 aspect ratio. It also sports a Snapdragon 435 CPU. Additionally, it boasts a 2GB RAM along with 32GB of internal storage. Even its battery capacity remains the same at 4,000 mAh, as in the ZTE Blade Max View.
As regarding the cameras, there is only a 13-megapixel sensor on the back and a 5-megapixel selfies camera. It also features a Dolby sound DS1 loudspeaker for clear, powerful sound.
Prices and availability of both phones
The ZTE Blade Max 2s will be available on all significant GSM operators, such as AT&T, T-Mobile and other networks such as Sprint, at the initial price of 180 dollars. On the other hand, the ZTE Max View is compatible only with Verizon and is available for the price of 199 dollars. Both can be purchased through the official ZTE website or directly from the before-mentioned US carriers.
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Social media is always fun during Buffalo Bills games. When the game is against a divisional rival like Sunday’s matchup against the Miami Dolphins, it brings out something special from the ‘Bills Mafia’. Even in Buffalo’s 28-25 loss, Twitter did not disappoint. Here are some of the best Tweets from the game’s action.
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"text": "'Bills Mafia' comes out strong!"
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After a couple free days spent cleaning my 1995 325is, I have cleaned it from the inside out.
I was able to clean under the hood very well and it's not expensive at all.
Disclaimer: Warning, possible electrical damage can occur if you are not careful. Follow this guide at your own risk. I am not responsible for the actions your take from this guide.
What you will need:
* Degreaser (I used 409 Multi-purpose)
* 2-3 Plastic bags
* 2-3 Rubber bands
* Pressure washer (or you can do this at a car wash)
* Brush to scrub parts of the motor with (make sure it's an old one, cause it will most likely end up with a lot of grease on it later)
Make sure that you have all of the items you need to complete this engine clean-up.
1. Take the plastic bags and place one bag around your air intake and tuck the other in above your DME (passenger size). You can use the rubber bands to secure the plastic bags in place. Make sure that your DME is covered well, so that the water will no leak into this area. Fasten the bag over the DME as well as you can, but don't worry if you can't get it attached perfect, cause we won't be spraying this area directly.
2. With you pressure washer, spray the engine down so that everything is wet (if your engine is hot, it will dry quickly, so spray it well). Make an effort not to spray directly on the plastic bags. Also, you would be wise to not spray within approximately 4-6 inches of the bags, just to avoid some problems later.
3. Grab your 409 and quickly spray down the entire engine and all of the parts that you can get to under the hood. I even sprayed the hood clothe down very well to remove grease and dust from it. You can't really use too much of this stuff.
4. (Optional) With the brush that you brought, scrub down any parts that you think may need an extra bit of cleaning. You might even want to spray more degreaser on these areas after you finish scrubbing.
5. Let the chemicals work for a few minutes to do as much as they possibly can. If you engine is warm and you can see most of it drying quickly, then you may not be able to wait as long.
6. Spray down your engine thoroughly, but make sure that you're not spraying too close to the plastic bags. After you've cleaned the engine, move up to the hood clothe (it may take some time to get the degreaser out of this). If the hood clothe is holding too much moisture and wants to close, simply rinse off the engine again and let the hood down for a few minutes until enough water has drained for it to hold it's own weight again.
7. Repeat this process as you see fit.
8. Remove plastic bags only when your hood has stopping draining a significant amount of water.
9. Take a clothe later to the parts that you were unable to reach and clean up around the air intake and DME.
10. Pickup your supplies and close your hood!
It may take some time for your hood clothe to completely dry. I left mine sitting open for the rest of the day (in the warm sun) and it seemed to be mostly dry.
Hopefully after everything is finished, you will enjoy a shining clean engine!
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S, M, L, XL
EXCLUSIVE: GENIUS SET
WHAT A GENIUS! SALE ^^
GENIUS COMBO consists of:
- 1x SHORT SLEEVE T-SHIRT (Kindly select the size you want from the dropdown menu)
- 1x CANVAS TOTE BAG
- 1x “WAG” BOTTLE
- 4x WOODEN KEYCHAINS (2x Kijang Economics & 2x Beaver Computational Thinking)
Take advantage of this one-time offer now before it’s too late!
*** For T-Shirt
Please select the size you want from the dropdown menu – if the size you want isnt showing we are out of stock sorry!
Sizes are as follows:
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Wall Mounted / Insert Biofire Ethanol Fireplace 2&3 Fire Burners Stainless Steel. Made of stainless steel and tempered glass, with 2 or 3 burners.
The wall/insert mounted bio ethanol fireplace is smokeless, odorless and no ash, clean burning and eco-friendly, no electricity required. Easy to assemble, light up, and extinguish. Not only create a warm atmosphere but also make your room looking stylish. Erfect for both indoor and outdoor use such as patio, living room, dinning room and party table. 120(L)x15(W)x40(H)cm.90(L)x15(W)x40(H)cm. Manual measurement, please allow 1-2mm error, thank you! Please understand because of the light irradiation or computer display difference, so I can't guarantee photos and real color is 100% the same. 1 x fire fighting tool. There will be additional charges to Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland, Scottish Highlands, includes below post code: PH/BT/IV/TR/IM/PA/KW/PO/AB/FK/HS/KA/ZE/GY/JE/BF, thanks. This item is in the category "Home, Furniture & DIY\Fireplaces & Stoves\Fireplaces". The seller is "ideal-homestyle" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.
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Renee Puente Wiki, Bio, Age, Married, Husband, Baby, Salary, Ethnicity
Facts of Renee Puente
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|Kids||one son : Revel James Makai|
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Renee Puente alias Renee Puente Kristaps is an American actress, model, and recording artist. However, as the wife of other famous celebrities, her fame and separate identity are lying under the shadow. Well, let’s make you clear regarding this topic. Reene is well known as the wife of famous actor Matthew Morrison. Though she wasn’t cast in the highlighting role, she made her space in people’s hearts by her appearance in movies Divergent, Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers and Tell Me I Love You. Though she wasn’t able to achieve that much fame by her acting and modeling career, her fame and popularity increased as soon as she became the spouse of Matthew.
Besides being the spouse of Matthew Morrison, she has captivated people’s eye on her by her acting skills and beautiful face. Below we have provided you with all the information about Renee’s life. Let’s check it out.
Renee’s husband Matthew Morrison! past affairs
Currently, Renees Puente is enjoying her married lige. Renee tied her knot with hr long term boyfriend Matthew Morrison. Matthew is a famous American actor and singer-song writer. The ouple started dating eachother from the year 2011. Finally, after 3 years long relationship they tied their knot on October 18, 2014, under the blessings of God. The couple is very caring and loving and has succesfully completed 5 years of their married life. Further, the couple is blessed with a baby boy named Revel James Makai. After the boy was born in October of 2017, Rennes and Matthew’s life was filled with additional happiness.
However, as like others, she has a bad and unsuccessful past from which she has already moved on. Previously, she married an American writer, actor, and comedian, Dough Stanhope. Renee and Dough tied married on March 26, 2002. However, they were unable to continue their marriage life and finally after a year put a full stop in it. Besides, she hasn’t any rumors with any other men. Moreover, Renee as a strong girl has moved on from her past and a now currently happily living1 with her husband and son.
Renee Puente’s Bio,Age,Nationality,Parents,Education
Renee took her first breath on this earth in 1984, in Hawaii, USA. She celebrates her birthday every year on October 5. Puente is currently 34 years old and is on the way to complete 35 by October of 2019. As soon as she born her parents kept her name Renee Puente Kristaps. Further, she was born under the birth sign Libra and holds American nationality. However, she hasnt provide any information about her parents and siblings. Additionally, she has kept her educational qualifications under wrap.
However, Renee’s early life doesnt seems as blissful as the life she is currentlt living. It has come to hear that, Renee’s mother raised her along with her four siblings as a single mother.
How much is Renee’s Net worth and Salary? Career
It isnt necessary to have appeareance or workrd in numerous movies to be famous. Renee has proved it. During her career, she hasn’t worked in lots of movies but she is able to gain fame as like other popular actors. Further, she has played some notable roles in movies like Divergent(2014), Dave & Ethan: Lovemakers and Tell Me I Love You. In 2011, she made her appearnace in an American comedy series, The Exes as a guest. Apart from this, she has also appeared in brand promotions, modeling and much more.
Though she hasn’t appeared in that much movie, she has collected a good net worth. However, her net worth and salary are still under the shadow. Besides, her husband actor Matthew has a net worth of $10 million as of 2019. Further, his 2017 movie named Music and Lyrics became hit at the box office. As per the report, the film grossed $145 million worldwide.
Height, Weight and Other body features
As an actress and model, Renee has maintained her body very well. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall. However, she hasn’t provided us with her other body measurenment. Further, she has light brown hair and brown eyes.
Moreover, Renee is far away from social media. She isn’t active on social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Donna Ford-Werntz, Ph.D.
Ford-Werntz' interest in plants germinated during childhood and took root as a high school volunteer in the University of Cincinnati herbarium. She studied botany in college, focused on plant systematics, with major fieldwork in Chile. Her current faculty role is WVU Herbarium Specialist, where extensive curatorial tasks have flourished under her direction, blossoming as a computer database of West Virginia specimen labels. Ford-Werntz co-authored the Checklist and Atlas of Vascular Flora of West Virginia and the West Virginia FloraID software program. She has brought to fruition various funded projects, including West Virginia floristic research and WVU Herbarium digitization.
PhD, Plant Systematics, Washington University (St. Louis), Missouri Botanical Garden, 1992
MS, Plant Biology, University of Michigan, 1985
BS, Botany & Mathematics/Statistics, Miami University (Ohio), 1982
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Article Type: Research Papers
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. July 2023, 145(7): 071006.
Paper No: MANU-22-1408
Published Online: March 21, 2023
...Song Yuan; Xiaoguang Guo; Hao Wang; Shang Gao Diamond has attracted extensive attention from many scholars due to its characteristics, whereas the high-efficiency and ultra-low damage machining regarding diamond is still a bottleneck restricting its applications. Herein, a new polishing equipment...
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Hematocrit centrifuge with CH-24-HR rotor is used for determination of volume fractions of erythrocytes in blood and also for separation of micro blood and solution.
Hematocrit centrifuge with CH24-24-2 rotor is used for extraction of DNA and RNA.
– Speed range of 200-14000r rpm, Max. RCF 18260×g.
– Two rotors, hematocrit rotor with Max. capacity 24 capillary tubes and 2ml×24 rotor.
– Precise control speed and time with efficient separation.
– Self diagnostic, control of speed and temperature.
– User-friendly large LCD display shows running information.
– Both RPM or G-force can be set and displayed.
– Warranty 2 yearst.
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Meet Chad & Heather
A video message from Chad & Heather
A Letter from Chad & Heather
Thank you for taking the time to read about us! We are an outgoing couple that loves to attend sporting events, play cards, enjoy board games, and watch movies. We are thrilled to be on this adoption journey and see where it takes us. We are so excited to share our family with your child! We will love them unconditionally and teach them the morals and values we were taught. We look forward to getting to know you and discuss your hopes and dreams for the future. We are open to sharing letters, pictures, and visits.
We have been married for 6 wonderful years. We are blessed to have a strong marriage rooted in our faith. We met when Chad was singing karaoke and Heather was at a friend’s birthday party. Chad likes to say he won Heather over with his voice. Whether that is true or not, only God knows. 🙂 We love to be together, laughing, spending time with family and friends, and enjoying the outdoors. Our family has recently grown through foster care. We have two sweet little boys, 4 and 5 years old, that we have adopted. Foster care has been an adventure we are excited and passionate about also.
We look forward to welcoming your child into our family and sharing every moment with them- big or little. We look forward to eating meals together, attending church, watching sporting events, and showing them the joy of the great outdoors! We strive to live out our Catholic values of honesty, generosity, and compassion. We look forward to sharing our community, passions, and interests with your child and helping them to grow up to be their best self.
Chad has a contagious personality! When he first met my family, I knew we would be together forever. He has such a caring heart, constantly helping other people. Chad loves to dance and sing, especially when we go to family events which is often because we have big families. He is a wonderful father who constantly shows our boys how to be a loving, hardworking, and fun person. Our nieces and nephews are all so attached to him too because he is playful and goofy!
Chad is a hard-working man, which is a value that he learned from his parents while growing up on the farm. He learned the landscaping trade for 9 years and then opened his own company 5 years ago and has thrived in it. In his spare time, he is a handyman around our house and loves to work with his hands. I am amazed at all the work he does! He looks forward to sharing his interest in hunting, fishing, and sports with our children. Through Chad’s sense of humor, strong work ethic, and kind heart he is an amazing father.
Heather is a great mom with her fun, loving, and caring personality. She is always offering to babysit for others because of the joy it brings her and the kids. She loves hosting BBQs with family and friends, which are always followed by everyone playing games! She enjoys watching and playing sports and going to movies. Heather likes to do crossword puzzles and play pickleball in her free time as well. She also loves to hang out at the lake or pool to swim. She looks forward to sharing her interests and zest for life with our children.
She is very passionate about her teaching career and her students. She embraces each and every one of them like they are her own. Seeing this kind of love for her students leaves no doubt that our children are showered in love and family values. She is excited to share her faith and love of teaching with our children as well!
We feel so blessed to have our boys Franklin and Clayton. God knew they were a piece of our family we needed. They are so energetic, kind, and funny. We know they will both be great older brothers because when we foster other children, they love to help and fully embrace them! We are both blessed with large, loving families, with whom we spend lots of time with. We know how important family is and what it means to support and love each other. Our children are surrounded by many aunts and uncles who love them. We often attend Sunday family dinners at Heather’s parents’ house, which almost always ends in a card game. We get together with Chad’s family as often as we can, especially for holidays. We also play many card games and shuffleboard together. We love to play with our 3 nieces and 5 nephews, who are very excited to have more cousins. Our families see the joy children bring to us and are enjoying watching us become parents. They look forward to sharing their faith and including your child in our traditions, such as holiday meals and playing games.
We bought our first home 5 years ago. We love spending time in our spacious ranch style house. There are three bedrooms upstairs and a large basement that is filled with toys that the boys love to play with. We also have a nice outdoor space for play and entertainment. We feel our city is the perfect size – attracting many fun events, yet small enough that we feel at home in a tight-knit, family-oriented community.
We promise to give your child all our love and support every day. We will provide a safe, stable and loving home for them. We promise to help them grow, cultivate their faith and excel. We will make sure they know their worth, dignity, and value as a child of God. We promise to teach them to live life to the fullest and achieve their goals. Your child will have a strong education and many opportunities. We will make sure your child knows how much they are loved by God, us, our family, and you. We are open to communicating with you through letters, pictures, and visits.
Learn More About Chad & Heather
|Our Education||Some College||Bachelor Degree in Elementary and Special Education|
|Our Professions||Owner of a landscaping company||Teacher|
|Stay-At-Home||No, we have a lot of family and friends that are going to help out.||No, we have a lot of family and friends that are going to help out.|
|Our Racial Background||Caucasian||Caucasian|
|Some of Chad & Heather's Favorites|
|Food||Steak and Potatoes||Roast and Potatoes|
|Music||Country music, but he really listens and sings anything!||Country music, especially the older stuff|
|Hobby||Hunting, fishing, and watching football||Going to sporting events, playing pickleball, and board & card games|
|Movie||Days of Thunder||Steel Magnolias and White Christmas|
|Vacation Spot||Jamaica||Anywhere with a beach|
|More About Our Family|
|Our Special Interests|
We love to play pickleball together and with our family members. We enjoy cards like Euchre and Pitch, and playing board games. We like to have tailgates for Nebraska Cornhusker football games where we play many yard games. We also like to go out to the gun range together and shoot clay targets. We enjoy time at the lake or on the beach. While going places is always fun, we relish our time at home together watching movies as well.
We strive to live out our Catholic faith by partaking in Mass often and praying together. We also try to treat each other and others with the respect and dignity they deserve. We believe God has led us to this point and are excited to see what he has in store for us.
|Our Musical Interest|
We really listen to all different genres, especially because Chad likes a variety. We both grew up with country music and it is still our favorite. There is often music playing in our house when we are around.
|About Our Home|
It has been quite the journey with our home! When we bought our house, it needed lots of updating. We ended up remodeling most of the inside with paint, flooring, and décor. We love the way things turned out! It has been so fun to see the transformation. We love to take walks around our neighborhood and have gotten to know lots of our neighbors. It is a friendly, family oriented area with schools and parks close by. We can't wait to grow our family here as we think it is the perfect place for us. Our home is filled with lots of memories, pictures, and décor that demonstrates our passions.
|We Prefer a Child Who Is...|
|Age of Child|
Newborn to 5 years old
We are open to up to 4 siblings to age 7
Thank you so much for learning more about us! We are looking forward to growing in faith and love with our children. We look forward to getting to know you, your hopes and dreams, and keeping in touch with you as your child grows up in our home of love and support. We are excited to meet you!
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Each of our four Branches hosts a monthly book club. Copies of the titles are available at the host branch or via the online catalog.
Digital versions may also be available via the Libby App.
Birchard's Book Club
2nd Tuesday of the month | 6:30 pm | Meeting Room at the Fremont Branch
NEW DAY - Moving to Tuesday evening
- October 17 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Small Town Pride
A traveling book club aimed at small town LGBTQ+ and Allies. In collaboration with Harris-Elmore & Genoa Libraries.
4th Monday | 6:30 pm | Alternating locations
Fresh Find Adult Book Chat
4th Monday of the month | 6:30 pm | Gibsonburg Branch
- September 26 - Gray Mountain by John Grisham
Second Tuesday Book Club
2nd Tuesday of the month | 5:30 pm | Green Springs Branch
- September 19 - By Invitation Only by Dorothea Benton Frank
Woodville Book Club
2nd Wednesday of the month | 7:00 pm | Woodville Branch
- October 11 - West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
- November 8 - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
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Do you love the smell of money? What does your money smell like? How about Parmesan? Or Cheddar? We know that currencies come in all shapes and sizes, but did you know that in Italy, there’s a bank that accepts wheels of cheese as collateral for loans? It’s true!
The Credem Bank of Italy has been making savory loans to cheesemakers for centuries. When Parmesan producers need a loan for purchasing more cattle or expanding their production facilities, they get a low-interest loan from Credem. The bank then houses some of their cheese (it has to “mature” anyway) to ensure that they repay their loan. If they don’t, well, cheese party!
The result is nothing short of astounding. Customers have accepted the terms of their loan offer in droves, and today the Credem vault houses 430,000 wheels of cheese. Their value? 190 million Euros! According to Google, that’s $216,917,300.
Currency is a strange thing. Whatever humans agree has value, essentially, has it. Centuries ago, salt was a currency. Aluminum (now one of the least expensive metals on Earth) was once more valuable than gold. And in 1637, a single tulip bulb sold for ten times the average annual income! Crazy? It certainly seems like it in retrospect. It makes me wonder what I’ll look back on in 50 years and laugh at the value I placed on my fill-in-the-blank possession. (One of our very first episodes–What is Money?–has even more stories from the pages of monetary history.)
We made entire episodes on the subjects of banking and currency. Be sure to check them out below. And tell us: if you had the power to make something you love into currency, what would it be?
Watch our episode, Take it to the Bank, to learn more about banking.
For more on money itself, check out our episode, “The Value of Money.”
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Custom stickers are an inexpensive and cost-effective marketing tool that can help you get your message across. They can be designed to fit almost any shape or size, and are available in a variety of materials. For those who have any kind of questions with regards to exactly where in addition to how you can work with custom laptop stickers, you are able to call us in our own web page.
Vinyl is the best choice for stickers because it is durable and lasts a long time. Vinyl is used in a variety of applications such as vehicle wraps and sports helmets. You will also find stickers available in many colors and designs. There are some companies that allow you print on both sides, which can be a great way to increase your marketing budget.
These stickers can be used to showcase your artwork in a unique way. They are made to fit your exact design and have a neat appearance before being applied to a product. They are also available with gloss coatings, which give them a glossy and smooth appearance. These stickers also come in die-cut singles. This is a single sticker that has been cut to exactly the size and shape you need.
Kiss-cut singles are a cheaper option if you’re looking to stick some stickers on a budget. These stickers can be precision cut to your design and are great for conferences or trade shows. These stickers are also affordable and great for small labels.
Printable vinyl and temporary stickers are other options for stickers. These are great for businesses that need to promote their events, and they’re easy to apply to packaging. The stickers can be printed both sides, so they can also be applied to products like cellphones and laptops.
Choosing the best shipping partner is another important aspect of a successful sticker business. A reliable shipping provider should be available for returns and shipping. You can raise your prices to offset shipping costs. When picking a shipping partner, it’s best to choose one that has excellent customer service and an effective communication strategy.
It is important to identify your target audience before you start a sticker business. Your target audience is the group of people who are most likely to be interested in your stickers. browse around this website may require you to conduct some market research or study the competition. Other options for sticker business, such as outsourcing production, may be worth considering.
The final decision is whether or not you want to make a website to promote your business. If you are interested in selling stickers, you will want to select a platform that supports this. You can use eCommerce solutions to build your website, or you can use an online design tool. These tools typically offer many templates to help you create your stickers. You can also test out different designs using these online tools. They recommend that you design your sticker in high resolution.
You will need to create a business plan if you are planning to start your own custom sticker business. It is necessary to estimate the cost of making your stickers and calculate any fees. You will also need to decide if you are going to buy or outsource your production. When you’ve got any kind of inquiries relating to where and how you can use Laptop stickers, you could call us at our web site.
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In the heat of the summer, here in the Midwest, many of the most beautiful, flowering garden vines are blooming their hearts out. When I go out on the back deck, the Morning Glories (Ipomoea) are about to start opening their large trumpet shaped flowers, which will last until frost. Morning Glories are native to Mexico, and were thought to have spirits by Native Americans. The first one to become popular in modern times is ‘Heavenly Blue’. Some years ago, I planted ‘Heavenly Blue’ in one of my gardens. Morning Glories reseed, and after a few years, I had pink, dark blue, purple and magenta flowers, coming up every year. Now seeds are available in all these colors, plus red, white and yellow, some with stripes.
Morning Glories are annuals that flower from early summer to frost. Plant them in full sun, in any well drained, soil and keep the soil moist. Soak the seeds for 8 hours, in ½-inch water, before planting. Find a trellis, a fence, or a pole, to give them something to climb.
Hummingbirds and bees will be happy if you plant Morning Glories, but deer will not.
Clematis have been popular since 1862, when Clematis jackmanii, a purple flowering vine, was discovered in the Orient. Since then several hundred varieties have been developed, with colors including blue, pink, white and deep red. Most of them are single star shaped flowers, but some have gorgeous puffs, such as ‘Taiga’, a winner at the famous Chelsea Garden Show in 2017, with bright purple blue flowers, and centers of, white tipped petals that curve in. ‘Rouge Cardinal’, another beauty, has 4 to 6 inch wide flowers of red with small white centers, and I even have one with small, blue, bells, ‘Roguchi’. Clematis is a perennial, and will come back every year on its own. They range from 3 to 20 feet long, and can be trained along a fence, or trellis. Plant in full sun, well-drained soil, with the crown 2 inches, below the surface. Clematis are deer resistant.
Honeysuckles (Lonicera) are an old-fashioned favorite. They have a strong, sweet fragrance, as well as beautiful, tube shaped flowers. There are two kinds of Honeysuckle plants, shrubs and vines. One of the shrubs, Lonicera japonica, has become invasive, around the world. Vines, however, are not a problem, and there are some gorgeous varieties. The Coral Honeysuckle varieties are native plants. The flowers are fan shaped, and face down. ‘Major Wheeler’ is covered with red and gold flowers all summer long. It grows 6 to 8 feet tall and 5 to 10 feet wide. ‘Goldflame’ has bright rose buds that open to yellow flowers, on 10 to 15 foot tall, and 5 to 6 foot vines and ‘Scentsation’s flowers, are yellow and white, and are extremely fragrant. It gets 10 feet tall, and 6 feet wide. Honeysuckles are one of the humming bird’s favorite flowers, and are deer resistant. Plant in full sun, in well-drained soil.
Last, but the best, are climbing roses. You do not often hear about climbing roses here in the US, but they are common in Britain. You may have seen them, clambering up English cottages, in British TV shows, like Midsomer Murders, or Downten Abbey, but these roses would only bloom in spring. Seventy years ago, an English rose breeder, named David Austin, began cross breeding these roses with Chinese roses that bloom all season. The results are spectacular. Most range from 6 feet, up to 12 feet, but some are even taller. They have a classic English rose shape, with an outside layer of flat petals, and a thick, bowl shaped, packed center, you will not see in the US. They come in every color, white, pink, peach, rose, yellow and red. Most have a strong fragrance as well. These roses have been available in America for many years. Just go online, or order a catalog. Some of my favorites include, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, pink, ‘Lady of Shalott’, peach, ‘Zepherine’ deep rose, ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, red. Plant with the crown at ground level, in a hole a little bit bigger then the plant.
For best results, with all garden plants, dig the hole, put a generous amount of Black Gold® Garden Soil in the bottom, then mix some more in the soil you are putting back into the hole. Sprinkle with Osmocote on the top, and find a place to plant a climber.
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As design evolves along with our understanding of the environment, people are becoming more and more drawn to natural elements in their home and office decor. Adding beautiful natural wood accents to any room contributes a sense of calm and warmth that is unlike any other design materials. One way to add a beautiful natural element is by installing a gorgeous wood accent wall.
Installing a Wood Accent Wall
Installing a wood accent wall is not recommended as a beginner’s do-it-yourself project, but it can be done if you have some experience working with wood. Following these steps will help you achieve the look you want:
1) Decide on the type of wood.
Depending on the look and feel of the room you are designing, you may want to consider lighter or darker woods for your wood accent wall. Choose a wood that reflects the mood you desire for your room. Some woods have more pronounced grains and knots, which may or may not be the look that you desire. Since there shouldn’t be a lot of wear and tear on a wall, the hardness of the wood is less important than if you were installing a wood floor.
2) Decide on the pattern or layout you want.
Deciding on the pattern for your wood accent wall could be as simple as choosing vertical or horizontal, or it could be more complicated. There are some beautifully designed wood accent walls that use angles and different wood types to create gorgeous patterns. Choose a pattern or layout that matches the design goals for the room.
3) Measure the area and calculate the wood needed.
Make sure that your measurements for your wood accent wall are extremely accurate before you purchase any wood for your project. Mistakes in measuring can cause a lot of hassle later on in your project.
4) Cut the wood.
As experienced woodworkers would say, “Measure twice and cut once.” Once you are certain that your measurements are accurate, start cutting the wood. The top piece of your wood accent wall may need to be trimmed lengthwise if your project goes all the way up to the ceiling.
5) Lay out the pattern on the floor
Before you start to attach the wood to the wall, lay the wood out on the floor to make sure it looks the way you want it to. You can also take this opportunity to measure once more to ensure that your wood accent wall will look the way you envisioned.
6) Adhere the wood to the wall
There are a few ways to make sure your wood accent wall stays in place. If you are using tongue and groove boards, use a nail gun to make sure that they are nailed into the wall joints. If you are using adhesive, make sure you follow the directions closely.
7) Stain and Seal
The final step in installing a wood accent wall is staining it and then sealing it.
Hiring Professionals is Much Simpler
If you are not an experienced woodworker, you may consider hiring a professional company like Blackhawk Floors. They have many years of experience helping people design, install, and maintain wood flooring and wood accent walls. Blackhawk Floors can install your wood accent wall exactly the way you envision it, and they can do it much faster than if you attempt it on your own.
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Do you want to make mindfulness practice and learning about emotions both interesting and fun? With this musical mindfulness game, you can! This fun mindfulness activity for kids uses music to assist children in developing fundamental mindfulness skills.
The mindful “Feeling The Music” game can help children improve their focusing and listening abilities, as well as connect with their emotions.
Before you continue, I thought you might like to sign up to get notified of my upcoming NEW mindfulness GAMES book, which includes tens of fun mindful games.
Preparing the activity is lots of fun too. All you need to do is to make a playlist with music that expresses different emotions. Music, as you are probably aware, has been shown to alter one’s mood. Music can make you happy, sad, or or even give you the blues. With older kids you can explore different kinds of emotions, and with younger kids you may want to keep it simple.
Oh, and here’s some good news… I created a music playlist to get you started :-)
Mindfulness Games for Kids: Feeling The Music
Purpose: Mindfulness of sounds, Understanding emotions, Focus
Best for: Ages 4+, groups or one-on-one
What you need: A selection of music
Step 1: Select songs that elicit a range of emotions. Alternatively, you can use the playlist I created for you below.
Step 2: Play the songs one at a time, and ask the children whether they think the song is happy or sad. With older children, you can ask them what emotions the songs evoke because they can identify a broader range of emotions.
Step 3: Finally, inquire as to why they chose a specific emotion. What is it about the song that makes it happy, sad, or evokes another emotion? Is it the singer’s voice, the pitch, the volume, the speed, or what the singer says? Continue in this manner until you’ve tried all of the songs.
Here’s my “Happy and Sad Songs” playlist, which you can use to create your own song list.
I hope you have a good time playing this activity with the kids!! We certainly do :-)
Sign up for my upcoming NEW mindfulness GAMES book, which includes tens of mindful games. It’s going to be a fun book and it will empower you to teach mindfulness and executive function skills through movement, art, dance, music, nature, food, crafts and all of your amazing senses.
Click here to sign up for a chance to be part of the launch team, review the book and get it for free.
Wishing you many mindful moments
Chief Mindfulness Ninja @ Blissful Kids
Chris Bergstrom is a bestselling mindfulness author, a leader in the field of mindfulness, and the founder of BlissfulKids.com, a community of parents, educators, and therapists dedicated to children’s mindfulness and psychology, with over 15 years of experience facilitating meditation and psychological interventions to people of all ages.
Chris is a certified mindfulness facilitator, trained to teach mindfulness to students in K-12, and has received psychology and mindfulness training from UPenn, UCLA, UNC, Mindful Schools, and Mindfulness Without Borders.
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Houston Texans vs Cleveland Browns
Sunday – September 19 – 12:00 pm
First Energy Stadium – Cleveland, Ohio
Records Before Game
Houston Texans (1 – 0)
Cleveland Browns ( 0 – 1)
The Houston Texans travel out of town to meet up with the Cleveland Browns in Week 2 after an impressive Week 1 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars 37-21. Cleveland lost their home opener against the Kansas City Chiefs 33-29. The Browns won the last meeting, 10-7 in Week 10 of the 2020 season, but Houston leads the all-time series 7-4 with three of Cleveland’s wins against the Texans have come at home.
QB Baker Mayfield passed for 321 yards completing 28 out of 21 passes with just one INT that came with just over a minute left in the game in their loss against the Chiefs. Running Back Nick Chubb rushed for 83 yards on just 15 carries and scored two touchdowns. Sharing the ball with Kareem Hunt will keep the Texans on their toes. The Browns pulled out a few trick plays against the Chiefs with their different shifts on offense and even tossing the ball back to players behind them to keep the ball alive and the drive going. As for injuries, CB Troy Hill is questionable along with WR Anthony Schwartz and guard Michael Dunn. WR Odell Beckham Jr and OL Chriss Hubbard are both out.
QB Tyrod Taylor signed a one year contract with the Houston Texans back in March. In September, Head Coach David Culley announced Taylor would be the Week 1 starting quarterback due to Deshaun Watson and his legal issues. Taylor has been in the league since 2011 when he was drafted in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens. Since then he has been with four other teams. In his first start with the Texans, Taylor passed for 291 yards, completed 21 of 33 passes with two touchdowns and rushed for 41 yards. Just celebrating his 32nd birthday, with those numbers it almost seems like he’s in his prime. Then again these days it seems like age is just a number seeing that Tom Brady, at 44 yrs of age, is still playing his best football to date. RB Mark Ingram Jr rushed for 85 yrds on 26 carries against the Jaguars last week and WR Brandin Cooks was on fire on the receiving end, catching just 5 passes for 132 yards. Look for Danny Amendola and TE Pharaoh Brown making a big impact this week.
Although the Houston Texans looked great last week and killed the Jaguars, that really doesn’t give any indication on how really good this Houston team is. Jacksonville might win one game this year. The Texans have a crazy mix of players. They will most likely be the underdog against anyone they face. Houston has their work cut out for them. The weather should be in the mid 70’s and have no impact on the game. With playing in Cleveland, they will be playing against a above par team and the best fans in the NFL. Starting quite early on Saturday, Browns fans started lining up to get into the “Muni Lot” to tailgate before the game on Sunday. Around 8 PM on Saturday night, the Browns began lining up waiting to get into the parking lot with a line described as a 2.5 mile stretch of cars.
THIS IS 2.5 MILES AWAY FROM THE BROWNS STADIUM. THE GAME IS TOMORROW. pic.twitter.com/yVcSuo0cgj— The Kennel (@FootballKennel) September 19, 2021
Houston Texans – 28
Cleveland Browns – 27
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},
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"player": "Odell Beckham Jr.",
"status": "out"
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"player": "Chriss Hubbard",
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"name": "Tyrod Taylor",
"age": "32",
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"drafted in the sixth round with the 180th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2011",
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"name": "Mark Ingram Jr.",
"rushing_yards_carries": "85/26"
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"wr": {
"name": "Brandin Cooks",
"receiving_yards_captures": "132/5"
},
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"Danny Amendola",
"TE Pharaoh Brown"
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"expected_score_houston_texans": "28",
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"weather_conditions": {
"temperature": "mid 70's",
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"fan_activity": {
"tailgating_start_time": "Saturday - around 8 PM",
"waiting_to_enter_stadium": "around 2.5 miles stretch of cars"
}
}
}
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Employee Monitoring Made Simple - Record, Review, Alert and Block User Activity
InterGuard employee monitoring software is a complete internal threat solution downloaded to the endpoint, with four modules including Employee Monitoring, Web Filtering, Data Loss Prevention, and Laptop Anti-Theft Recovery.
By recording & blocking all PC activity, InterGuard protects you from Internal Threats and keeps you in compliance. Worse than an actual data breach is not knowing the “who, what, where and when”. Because InterGuard acts like a surveillance camera inside your PCs, you will always be able to rewind and watch the slow motion replay.
What Computer Activities Can You Monitor with InterGuard Software?
You don't have to be an IT pro to set up and start monitoring employee internet usage with InterGuard's Computer Monitoring software. Just install the software on the PC or Mac desktop or laptop that you want to monitor and InterGuard starts capturing important details about employee computer activities immediately.
Monitor Remote & Work-From-Home Employees
The Software That Keeps Your Business Safe and Productive
Use of employee monitoring software on company-provided devices is becoming a commonplace business practice as more and more organizations embrace the trend of allowing their workforce the flexibility to work from home, either as a full-time remote employee or as an office worker who sometimes works from home.
There’s no playbook for remote work. Organizations must decide if keeping workers at home is right for them. Many companies began shifting to a work-from-home office years ago because there are many benefits to allowing employees to work remotely. Regardless of how the effects of the Coronavirus play out on the global workforce – remote work could be the new normal.
The new remote work-from-home trend comes with a new set of challenges that did not exist when employees worked exclusively from the office. Employees are drawn to telecommuting because of the flexibility it provides, allowing them to maintain a better work-life balance. But, working remotely doesn’t come without its fair share of problems.
Every Investigation is Unique.
Get Full Visibility and Evidence for Every Use Case:
Numbers just aren't adding up? Follow the bouncing ball and discover if company revenue is ending up in employee bank accounts.
Suspect an employee might be looking for a new job? Don't let them take your client list to your competitors.
Identify and put an end to inappropriate communication, harassment or office bullying by monitoring web, email, webmail, chat and social media.
Employee monitoring software can provide data to defend against wrongful termination claims by providing indisputable evidence of employee wrongdoing.
Productivity is low? Investigate whether an employee’s is earnestly trying to complete tasks or if they are wasting too much time on non-work activities.
Track Employee Productivity
Track Idle & Active Time. Measure Productive & Unproductive Active Time
The Benefits of Employee Productivity Tracking Software
You’re paying your employees for the time they spend at work, and when employees get distracted during work hours, you end up paying them to browse social media and take care of personal tasks. Can an employee productivity tracking tool help cut out the distractions and raise productivity levels to where they belong?
Can your business afford to lose $12.5k per employee annually? It’s widely reported that the average employee spends up to 2 hours a day doing non-work related tasks. If you pay a $50k salary for 40 hours a week – those stolen hours equal $12.5k!
Employees who know that their time and activities are being tracked are less likely to allow themselves to become distracted by social media and other internet-based distractions. Instead, they’ll be motivated to prove that they can be efficient workers.
Working remote has many benefits for both employee and employer - but how can managers be sure that work is really being done? InterGuard is an employee productivity tracking software that works even when your team works remote.
Insider Threat Detection & Protection
One Platform. Three Layers of Security. Prevent, Detect, React
Prevent • Detect • Respond
KNOW WHAT YOUR INSIDERS ARE DOING
- Record all user activity on the endpoint – even while not connected to the network
- Analyzes and indexes data for searches, alerts, audit trials, and benchmarking
- Replay key sessions and episodes to see the exact context of any situation
- Creates benchmarks of acceptable activities and alerts admins on variations
PROACTIVELY PREVENT HIGH-RISK ACCESS AND EXFILTRATION
- Set and enforce granular access policies
- Set and enforce granular exfiltration policies—including blocking data-in-motion (block emails or USBs)
- Set time-based controls to permit access to certain applications or programs during specific times
REACT FASTER AND MORE INTELLIGENTLY
- Remotely delete or retrieve files from any endpoint
- Lockdown an endpoint
- Follow up investigations
- Allow for case-by-case manual override of restricted activities
Law Firms | Financial Services | Healthcare Government | Education | Law Enforcement
MAINTAIN YOUR FIRM'S PRODUCTIVITY WHILE WORKING REMOTE
With your staff working remotely, you need to ensure hours worked and confirm productivity. With InterGuard, you can quickly see daily and weekly hours logged in, active time vs idle time and what amount of active time was spent on productive vs unproductive programs and sites. You will also see a full activity log, including start and end time of each activity as well as screenshots of any and all activity.
MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE & SECURE PII
Customer, financial, and investor data make up a majority of financial services and banking operations, making the protection of your data from improper use priority #1. InterGuard protects your sensitive financial data against both internal and external threats with leading edge behavioral monitoring and analytics and analytics. Use InterGuard to satisfy PCI, FINRA, GLBA, Dodd-Frank, SOX, and NYCRR 500 rules and regulations.
SECURE PATIENT DATA & ACHIEVE HIPAA COMPLIANCE
InterGuard for HIPAA helps organizations conform with ongoing privacy and security requirements of HIPAA regulated PII, PHI and EHR data with its extensive user activity monitoring, data exfiltration protection, audit, reporting and forensics capabilities.
MITIGATE THE RISK OF USER BEHAVIOR
InterGuard’s unmatched visibility into user activity serves as the basis for behavioral analytics and activity monitoring, which together provide accurate early detection of both potential and active threats targeting local, state and federal government.
MONITOR & CONTROL STUDENT DEVICE ACTIVITY
With InterGuard you can get an in-depth look into which sites students are accessing, what searches are performed and what apps are used along with the ability to filter and block inappropriate content with just a few clicks. InterGuard enables educational institutions to easily comply with FERPA and CIPA regulations.
USED BY PROBATION & PAROLE AGENCIES NATIONWIDE
Monitor all user device activity. Compatible with PC, Mac, Android & iOS. InterGuard provides the tools required to allow supervision officers to monitor and manage parolee’s online activities while customizing controls to fit the risk and assessment goals of each institution.
Get the control and oversight that's right for you.
Which use case best describes your goals?
InterGuard Employee Monitoring software lets you record and track all your employee’s productivity – so you’ll know if they are working hard or hardly working.
Monitor Computer Activity
Watch as work unfolds in real time with desktop screenshots & video playback.
Measure Productivity & Idle Time
Get reports and alerts about how employees use their time, app and website usage.
Manage Remote Workers
Monitor remote workers to ensure they stay on task. Trust, but verify.
Knowing who is accessing sensitive files or participating in risky activities, is good but it’s not enough. Preemptively block unwanted behaviors, and react in real-time to alerts.
Data Loss Prevention
Restrict access to high-risk programs, websites, USB storage, and email attachments.
Risky Keyword & UAM Alerts
Get alerted to suspicious activities whether triggered by keywords, policy violation attempt or anomalous behaviors.
Remote Incident Response
Retrieve sensitive files, delete stolen assets or lock devices down completely.
Whether proving regulatory compliance, conducting HR investigations or tracking down a suspected internal data breach, InterGuard presents user activity data in a clear, easy-to-understand format.
Get the proof you need to respond to complaints of discrimination, wrongful termination, and sexual harassment quickly.
Satisfy the Auditor
If you need to comply with regulations (e.g. HIPAA, PCI, CIPA), InterGuard collects the raw data you need, then lets you create detailed, meaningful reports.
Session Recordings and Screenshots
Get the context you need by viewing the screenshots of suspicious activities carried out on the employee's desktop
Make sure your employees maintain a safe and proper balance between work-related online activities and time-wasting web surfing.
Advanced Reporting & Blocking
Get detailed web and search activity. Advanced website blocking functionality includes blocking by whitelist, blacklist and category.
Control from the Cloud
No appliance needed. InterGuard Web Filtering Software is an agent-based solution that gives you cloud-based control over your employee’s endpoint – even when they work from home.
User & Group Based Policies
Create tailored role-based web access policies to ensure each employee has access to the sites they need to accomplish their tasks
The Best Employee Monitoring Software
Makes Insight Easy.
Know what your employees are doing by recording all user activity on the endpoint – even when not connected to the network. All user activity is logged, analyzed and indexed for alerts, playback, audit trails and behavioral benchmarking.
Data Loss Prevention
DLP Policy Control
Granular control over which users and applications may access confidential data and files, where they can send it and by which channels it can be sent. InterGuard scans data in motion and data at rest to detect DLP policy violations, then alerts and/or blocks DLP violations automatically.
Secure your network and enhance employee productivity with enhanced internet content filtering. Our unique agent-based endpoint solution allows you to record and filter web activity, on or off network. Block porn, gambling, videos, social networks, shopping sites and other inappropriate content or applications.
Interact with and take control of a user's PC or laptop in a potential breach situation. Remotely delete or retrieve files, geo-locate lost or stolen laptops, and even lockdown the laptop or the endpoint if necessary.
Manage Your Monitoring and Controls from
a Single Pane of Glass
Employee Monitoring Software that Gives You More
InterGuard is the easiest and fastest way for you to monitor,
control and respond to what employees do on their computers and phones
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10 Amazing Shelter Websites Designed to Inspire
Compassion. Professionalism. Safety. Love. Success. There are a number of different messages we need to convey through our websites and therefore a lot to consider when creating or updating a Shelter site. Understanding, and clearly communicating with varied audiences of adopters, donors, potential volunteers or employees as well as trustees can be overwhelming and lend itself to a confusing or challenging website journey.
As with most things, there is a formula for success in designing a website that will make your Shelter stand out and it starts with knowing there is no ego in site design. Your website is about your site visitor and the goal of having them leave your site satiated, journey fulfilled. If they enjoy their experience, they’ll tell people about the ease of the process, and when it comes time for that person to adopt, volunteer or donate, your Shelter will be top of mind.
A rock-solid website from layout design, to language, to content, to imagery is critical to your Shelter’s success and credibility. It’s your calling card in a crowded virtual world, and as we move to an even more online society, it’s time to evaluate where you are in the crowd, and what it will take to get you to the top.
There are some things that just are innate to human behavior, like chewing, breathing, or loving dogs, we are programmed to know and understand that the nav bar is at the top of the page, the menu lives in the top left or top right corner of the page. Don’t mess with certain tenants and intuitive placement of common actions is one of those things. Simply put, don’t make your visitors work too hard to explore your site, make it easy for them to enjoy and find what they need, serve it up to them. If they are forced to work too hard to find what they’re looking for, the “X out” action is one everyone can do blindfolded.
Keep your site clean, uncluttered and put your most important information front and center. If you are hosting your Gala or in desperate need of funds make sure your visitor knows that, they will be much more inclined to help. If your Shelter is on a schedule of regularly updating content and landing page images, maybe it’s time to bring in some engaging video as it helps audiences relate to and engage with your content, and can boost conversions and action by 80% in some cases.
We have had the pleasure of getting to know a lot of amazing shelters over the past few weeks, and we have been blown away by some best in class websites that are doing it right. Check them out:
SPCA Northern Nevada ~ From first glance, this site with its warm color palette and engaging animal video brings the visitor immediately in. It’s a site that calls for exploration, and from page to page throughout the journey delivers important information effortlessly.
Marin Humane Society ~ For an independent Shelter that helps more than 10,000 domestic animals per year, ease of use for visitors is key to keeping them on the site, and getting them where they need to be. This site is clean, easy to navigate and incredibly current.
Life Line Animal ~ The landing page carousel delivers the message “Homebound, to Home Bound” with an image of a stocky, smiley blue nose pitbull galloping towards the visitor. From that moment, an animal lover is captivated. This site wins on first impression and delivers page after page.
Houston SPCA ~ Robust, engaging and purposeful best describes the Houston SPCA site. Not simply easy to navigate, but an outstanding use of video on the landing page is likely to elicit action from site visitors.
Animal Welfare League Arlington ~ I don’t know about you, but a video of a senior dog receiving love and looking happy on a landing page will keep me coming back every time.
Humane Society of Southeast Missouri ~ Ahead of the design curve, this site is hip, funky, sleek, easy to navigate and frankly fun to dig into. The capital campaign video on the home page allows for the Shelter’s mission to be delivered in a modern, unforgettable way.
Enid SPCA ~ A perfect example of keeping it clean, uncluttered and easy to navigate with a focus on family.
Plenty of Pit Bulls ~ As a breed specific site, the mission of rescue and rehabilitation is clear and the crisp photography coupled with the storytelling deliver that mission beautifully.
Oregon Humane Society ~ Bold colors, coupled with consistent messaging and an up to the moment adoption counter makes this site a pleasure to discover. Not ready to adopt, OHS offers plenty of other ways to help animals with a simple click.
Maryland SPCA ~ Information and data is front and center on the MDSPCA website, delivered in a dynamic, attention grabbing way. The numbers are impressive with a 95% live release rate, and nearly 7k spay/neuters per year, this organization is working hard to connect pets to families and are excited to spread their news.
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The Best Foodie Destinations Around the World
If you're a foodie, you know that one of the best ways to experience a new culture is through its cuisine. From street food to Michelin-starred restaurants, there are countless destinations around the world that offer unique and delicious culinary experiences. In this guide, we'll share some of the best foodie destinations around the world.
Tokyo is a food lover's paradise, with a seemingly endless array of culinary delights to explore. From sushi and ramen to kaiseki and teppanyaki, Tokyo offers a diverse range of traditional and modern Japanese cuisine. Don't miss the chance to visit the Tsukiji Fish Market, where you can sample some of the freshest seafood in the world.
Must-Try Foods in Tokyo
Try sushi at Sushi Dai or Daiwa Sushi in Tsukiji Fish Market, ramen at Ichiran or Ippudo, and teppanyaki at Ukai-Tei or Kobe Beef Kaiseki 511.
Barcelona is known for its vibrant food scene, with a mix of traditional Catalan cuisine and modern gastronomy. From tapas and paella to molecular gastronomy and Michelin-starred restaurants, Barcelona offers something for every foodie. Don't miss the chance to visit La Boqueria market, where you can sample some of the city's best local produce.
Must-Try Foods in Barcelona
Try tapas at Bar Pinotxo or El Quim de la Boqueria, paella at Can Solé or La Mar Salada, and molecular gastronomy at Tickets or Enigma.
Bangkok is a food lover's paradise, with a mix of street food and high-end restaurants that offer delicious and affordable cuisine. From spicy curries and noodle soups to pad thai and mango sticky rice, Bangkok offers a diverse range of Thai cuisine. Don't miss the chance to visit the street food markets, which offer some of the best and most authentic Thai food.
Must-Try Foods in Bangkok
Try pad thai at Thip Samai or Pad Thai Thip Samai, green curry at Krua Apsorn or Khua Kling Pak Sod, and mango sticky rice at Mae Varee or Kor Panich Mango Sticky Rice.
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Do your homework before leaping into a franchise business model.
by Sherron Lumley.
“I didn’t want to start from scratch,” says Ann Bell who bought a Subway sandwich-shop franchise in 2010 with her husband Steve. “I was a stay-at-home mom and our kids are older now and off to college, so I decided it was time to go back to work,” she says. Although her husband had small business experience, Bell was more of an entrepreneurial beginner, so buying a franchise appealed to her as a safe way to invest in a business and re-enter the work force. “I work better under structure,” she says.
Pull-Quote.pngIn the franchise form of business, a franchisor licenses to a franchisee the right to operate under a trade name, sell its products and services, and receive guidance, in exchange for a fee. “My first step was to research the business model, to see if I could believe in it and embrace it,” says Bell. Typically, the franchisor provides business expertise in the form of marketing plans, management guidance, financing assistance, training, and sometimes site location. The Bells who are from Oregon, went to “Subway School” in Connecticut for training.
Here is a look at three early steps to franchise ownership.
Step One – Decision to buy a franchise: Yes/No
A franchise is a familiar form of business in America, accounting for 10.5 percent of all businesses with paid employees, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Clearly, the decision to buy a franchise has some strong advantages. In The Franchise Bible, How to Buy a Franchise, or Franchise your own Business, author Erwin J. Keup, says that group advertising power, recognizable trademarks, franchisor experience, patents and designs, training from experts, and a lower risk of failure or loss of investments are top reasons to become a franchisee. Other reasons are uniform operation, assistance in financial and accounting matters from the franchisor, and ongoing support.
Although ongoing support is typically considered one of the greatest advantages of franchising, it comes with a price. Nolo.com, a legal resource publisher, provides a look at some of the disadvantages to franchise ownership, which include royalty payments to the franchisor, advertising fees, and high start-up costs. Indeed, nine of the top ten U.S. franchises have start-up costs averaging more than $100,000 and the top three (Hampton Hotels, ampm convenience stores, and McDonald’s) are beyond the million-dollar mark to start.
For a sense of the ongoing fees franchisors expect, Subway requires franchisees like the Bells to pay 12.5 percent of their gross sales every week to the company; 8 percent of this goes toward franchise royalties and 4.5 percent goes towards advertising. This is in addition to the initial franchise fee of $15,000 and Subway franchise capital requirements fall between $115,000 and $258,000. However, not all franchises require such a hefty investment. Number seven on the list of the Franchise 500, Vanguard Cleaning Systems, has start-up costs of just $8,000 to $38,000.
For more information on choosing between launching your own business or buying into a franchise, check out our recent story: “My Way or the Buy Way.”
Step Two – Shopping for a franchise
Certainly, cost will be a factor and franchise options will be far different for a small business owner with a few thousand dollars of capital versus another with a million or more to invest. Here are a few of the many ways to shop for a franchise at all budget levels:
The Franchise Registry, through a partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) maintains a list of companies with franchises that are pre-approved for expedited loans.
The Federal Trade Commission recommends attending a franchise exposition to compare a variety of franchise opportunities and using a franchise broker who can help with applications and paperwork. But remember, the brokers often work for the franchisor. Information about upcoming national and international franchise expos and trade shows is available online at FranchiseDirect.com.
Franchise.com is another popular online resource. It offers an interactive search of franchises for sale by budget, industry, and location. The Internet is full of franchise websites to research, but “be on the lookout for certain characteristics that are very common among untrustworthy or illegitimate franchising sites,” warns Kevin Murphy, author of The Franchise Handbook. He specifically cautions against dealing with a company that does not provide full financial details at the outset and says that websites with overly aggressive marketing and a lot of hype should also be avoided.
As with any small business venture, consider the demand, competition, and ability to operate the business in making a franchise selection.
Step Three – Follow a franchise investigation strategy
“Never do business with people you have not met,” say the authors of Street Smart Franchising, Joe Mathews, Don DeBolt and Deb Percival. “Franchising at its best is a highly personal relationship. You are entrusting your dreams and capital into the care of the franchisor leadership,” they say. Visit the franchisor’s home office and further investigate the franchise by interviewing franchisees in person, and reviewing the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) with an attorney with expertise in franchise law.
In interviewing other franchise owners, ask questions about their experiences, both good and bad. “It’s important to interview people so you know the bad and ugly,” says Bell, who found this helped her know ahead of time what it would really be like to own a franchise. For example, she learned that unlike working for someone else, “It’s nice to work for yourself, but you do take your work home with you,” Bell says.
A look at financial prospects for franchising
Using Census Bureau data, the International Franchise Association released a detailed report on this segment of the U.S. economy called The Franchise Business Economic Outlook: 2011. It forecast growth in all industries except Business Services, reporting: “The largest percentage increases in the number of establishments in 2011 are projected in Lodging (4.4 percent), Automotive (3.9 percent), Retail Products and Services (3.9 percent), and Commercial and Residential Services (3.7 percent).”
“The forecast of stronger growth in 2011 for franchise businesses is good news for our country. When franchise businesses are stronger, so is our economy as a whole,” said IFA President and CEO Stephen J. Caldeira. “However, while the forecast reflects a stronger outlook for the franchise industry and the overall economy, franchise businesses will continue to struggle with accessing sufficient credit that would enable business expansion and job growth,” he said.
Caldeira says that lending to franchise businesses was down in 2010. “For 2011, the credit gap between supply and demand should show some improvement, but we are a long way off from the pre-recession, more robust appetite for business investment and lending.” According to the SBA, total small business lending peaked in 2008, when depository institutions in the United States held small business loans valued at more than $711 billion, then declined by 8.3 percent to $652 billion by 2010. In the first quarter of 2011, the SBA reported bank lending to small business [including franchises] fell by $15 billion.
Since 2007 when the Census Bureau first gathered franchise data, the number of franchise establishments is estimated to have grown steadily from 765,723 to 784,802, whereas overall entrepreneurship has had a slight decline. (Bureau of Labor Statistics data for self-employment in non-agricultural industries.) Perhaps one explanation for this is that risk-averse behavior kicks in during times of economic duress. The Bells wanted to own a small business, without all of the risks involved with going solo. By buying into something larger, gaining considerable expertise and centralized marketing, advertising, and promotion, Bell says she felt comfortable with the decision to buy a franchise. “I’m really happy with my outcome,” she says.
Additional Franchise resources:
The Franchise Registry, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration maintains a list of companies with franchises that are pre-approved for expedited loans.
Read the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Guide to Buying a Franchise.
Find franchises for sale by budget, industry, and location online at Franchise.com
Investigate franchise and business opportunities with the Better Business Bureau
Learn about upcoming franchise expos and tradeshows at FranchiseDirect.com.
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5 Tips For TIG Welding Aluminum – Since TIG welding is the preferred method when working on Aluminum, we thought we’d list 5 basic tips for TIG welding Aluminum:
1. As always, safety first
- Make sure your equipment is in good working order.
- Wear eye protection–not sure if you need an affordable, passive helmet, or a welding helmet with a digital, auto-darkening lens, read the Arc-Zone Guide to Choosing Welding Helmets and Goggles (pdf). you’ll prevent damage to your eyes that could haunt you down the road.
- If you’re just starting out, or you want to upgrade your welding safety set-up, check out Arc-Zone’s Pro-Gear Package for the PRO Welder. It includes flame-resistant BSX™ welding safety apparel built for performance and safety. The package includes: The Stryker Jacket, the FireRag doo rag, two pairs of matching welding gloves and safety glasses.
2. Clean the Aluminum
- Aluminum can quickly produce Aluminum oxide on its surface which can result in needing up to three times as much heat to melt, it should be removed first
- Spray down aluminum with Denatured Alcohol or ZeroTri degreaser which is recommended in video below
- Scrub with a Stainless Steel wire brush (scrub only in one direction so contaminants don’t go deeper into Aluminum)
- Watch this short clip with Tony Anderson, director of aluminum technology, ITW Welding North America, discuss the causes of porosity when welding aluminum and important ways to prevent it
3. Get a cylinder of 50/50 Argon/Helium
- Sometimes you can weld thicker aluminum with a smaller electrode
- Your Aluminum will puddle more quickly
- Your welds will be cleaner
4. Do not use pure Tungsten
- Using pure (green) tungsten is “old skool”– at Arc-Zone we recommend ArcTime, a hybrid all purpose tungsten electrode that performs really well welding all materials.
5. Use a Welder with A/C balance
- This allows you to adjust cleaning vs. penetration
- If you have a larger aluminum job we recommend using a Water-Cooled TIG Torch. If you’re not already set up you can upgrade to a water cooled TIG torch, with our CoolKit–everything you need from the water cooler to the connectors and hoses. This will allow you to keep cooler–and hang on to that torch longer in the A/C welding process
Here are a few other TIG welding accessories that can improve your Aluminum weld quality:
See some more awesome photos from Fabtech 2012 in Las Vegas, NV!
To get more detailed tips on TIG welding Aluminum you can visit:
As always – Good welding,
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Everyone desires to live a cozy, comfortable, and happy lifestyle. One of the most sought-after cozy lifestyles nowadays is hygge. This popular concept of comfort originating from Denmark has proven to be one of the best ways to live with contentment and enjoy the little things we have. This is probably why Denmark has consistently topped the list of the world's happiest countries.
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As the rest of the world continues to catch up with this wonderful lifestyle, it's crucial to learn more about it to embrace all its aspects and enjoy its benefit. Here's everything about the hygge lifestyle and how to add it to your home.
What's Hygge Lifestyle?
Hygge (pronounced as "hoo-gah") is a Danish word that refers to a specific Denmark way of life. This elusive concept focuses on creating a cozy, comforting physical environment that brings happiness. This means having an outlook that focuses on taking advantage of life's simple pleasures. It's about the atmosphere and experiences you create rather than the things you have. It's also about being with people you love, typically at your home or another quiet location.
Hygge lifestyle probably comes from the cold, dark, and wet Danish climate that encourages Danes to spend most of their time indoors. However, other factors come into play, especially the Danish values of equality and well-being for everyone. One of the most emphasized aspects of these values is refraining from arguments during hygge to avoid ruining the positive atmosphere it creates.
How to Add Hygge to Your Home
You can do countless things to add a hygge lifestyle to your home. It all depends on whether you can create a present life's moments and enjoy them. This varies from enhancing your atmosphere with things that bring happiness, subtracting things that don't bring you joy, and adopting a couple of things like spending time with family and friends. Despite your efforts to maintain a hygge lifestyle, the baseline is living a slower and more deliberate lifestyle amid today's fast-paced world.
Although this living concept is frequently associated with acquiring consumer objects, such as blankets, candles, setting up a fireplace, and throw blankets, most practitioners don't equate it with buying more things. They usually value outdoor activities like bike riding, stargazing, and woodland walking. Others consider subtle indoor activities like brewing a warm coffee, working on a puzzle with friends, or calling your friends and family to chat as part of a hygge lifestyle.
How To Organize My Home for Hygge
One of the main aspects of maintaining a hygge lifestyle is organizing your home. Besides the few things you may need to enhance this lifestyle, the emphasis should be on organizing what you have to create the coziest atmosphere. Here are a few things you can do in hygge organization.
Maintain a Hygge Space
To maintain a hygge space, eliminate anything that takes up the space you often don't use. This means you should eliminate the clutter that causes chaos in your mind and keep things that keep your space warm. Once you're done with the clutter, add a soothing color palette, make your fireplace your focal point, and add comfortable furniture. Adding some throw pillows is a great and easy way to make your space more cozy.
Embrace Imperfection with Your Organization
Organizing your home for hygge doesn't necessarily mean tucking all your items away from plain sight. You can use them to create an imperfect match with them and still create a cozy ambiance. All you have to do is perfectly organize them in plain display.
Use Different Textures
Again, achieving a hygge lifestyle doesn't mean that you should rush out to buy the latest plastic organizing bins. For instance, you can use a few woven containers or wooden items to store items in your bathroom. This can also work for the open spaces in your closet.
Create Personal Touches to Unexpected Spaces
A hygge lifestyle also includes adding a personal touch to one of the most unexpected spaces in your home. This may include having a few favorite artworks in your closet, pantry, or closet. It may also go as far as having a French basket or wire basket in your refrigerator. It's all about doing things that bring a more personal touch to your space.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Police Department will pull officers from trouble-prone schools to keep more of its shrinking force on the streets.
The move was among several announced Friday in response to pending layoffs in the city's safety forces. Officials said they also will take 12 Fire Department vehicles out of service on a rotating basis, which could occasionally leave stations unstaffed.
Mayor Frank Jackson said earlier this week that he will lay off 81 patrol officers and 51 firefighters at the end of the month; 42 police cadets will go then or in mid-June.
The layoffs will leave the city with 1,454 police and 785 firefighters. Jackson blamed the safety cuts and 147 layoffs in other departments on the expected loss of $35.7 million in state aid.
Safety Director Martin Flask said Friday that Police Chief Michael McGrath and Fire Chief Paul Stubbs tried to limit the effect of their cuts by analyzing call patterns. Stubbs also took into account the distance firefighters from other stations will need to travel to cover for unstaffed stations.
McGrath said his plan reduces the number of cars on the street each day by just 2 percent, from 181 to 177. He eliminated 23 positions from support units such as vice and traffic but said he spread the cuts across the department.
The chief said he removed police from two law-enforcement task forces but didn't abandon any of the department's partnerships. He reassigned one of two officers working with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and two of three participating in a task force focused on violent crime.
A federal grant helped pay 18 officers stationed in select Cleveland schools, primarily high schools, but the money ran out last month. McGrath said he will return officers to the schools in the fall if the city can find money during the summer.
The schools will still have protection. The district installed metal detectors in every school and beefed up its security force after an armed student wounded two classmates and two teachers and killed himself at SuccessTech Academy in 2007.
"Any reduction in this area can have an impact on our schools, but we will redeploy our team to create a safe learning environment in every building," schools spokeswoman Roseann Canfora said in an email. "The district is also aware that CPD is looking for grant funding, and we support that effort."
Though the latest police cuts may appear minimal, the erosion of the department continues, said Steve Loomis, president of the patrolmen's union. The city argues that crime is waning, but Loomis said the job of a Cleveland police officer is more dangerous than ever. He said nine officers have been shot at since January.
"There's not enough people on the road to be safe in what we do," Loomis said. "This is not Shangri-La out there. Things are getting worse, not better."
Loomis said the city can bolster patrols by disbanding the community-service unit and reassigning its 100-plus officers. The unit deals with nuisance complaints such as loud music, curfew violations and trespassers in vacant buildings.
Flask said police respond far more often to minor matters than they do violent crimes. He said the community-service unit handles "important, neighborhood, quality-of-life issues."
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-5739
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By Judy Moore Pullen
What is applique?
Let’s start by answering this simple question:
To applique is to apply a piece of fabric on top of another piece of fabric background or on top of a pieced background. This can be done by hand and/or machine, using a variety of methods and techniques. An applique (n.) is the fabric stitched on top of a background, either by hand stitching or using a sewing machine.
What I love about applique:
I love applique for so many reasons! My passion for it is in both the process and the product. I find it awesome, while some find it awful to do. At one time, I belonged to a group of like-minded hand applique stitchers. We could multi-task: sit and stitch and enjoy each other’s company at the same time. I hope to sway some readers to try applique, so this subject probably will probably require more blog posts.
The Economics of applique:
There is actually a little economics history related to applique. Years ago, those who made quilts for function only were probably the first scrap quilt makers. If you had to raise the cotton or sheep, harvest the product, spin the fiber, weave the cloth, make the garment, all while struggling to put food on the table and survive, the most efficient and economical way to make quilts for your family was to join scraps of fabric side by side of whatever was left over from worn out clothing. Over time, when funds were more available, and a quiltmaker desired to make a quilt pretty, she could arrange bits and pieces of fabric together to perhaps design flowers for embellishment and applique them on top of the scrappy pieces. Quiltmakers with even more money and time on their hands added hand applique to their quilt tops. Think crazy quilts, broderie perse.
My journey with applique:
As I enjoy the process – the doing of something (except for dusting and vacuuming), hand applique is a joy for me to do! There are so many ways to hand applique, and my favorite way is needle turn. I remember the moment I saw someone demonstrating it at a local quilt show years ago. She looked so relaxed, so confident, and her work was beautiful. I picked her brain and observed for a while, then decided to try my hand at needle turn applique at home.
In the beginning, I was somewhat self-taught, ironing a freezer paper template on the right side of my applique fabric, tracing around the cut edge with a pencil, then cutting the fabric with a scant 1/4” seam allowance. I left the freezer paper in place as I hand stitched, using thread color that matched the background and tried to conceal my stitches. I quickly learned that matching the color of the thread to the color of the applique fabric was much better. While working and playing in a quilt shop at the time, I offered to teach a hand applique class. When a student asked what kind of needle I used, I promptly replied: “Whatever I can see to thread.” Let’s fast forward from that time, since I have learned so much more about tools and techniques, often times by trial and several errors.
There are a few things that make my needle turn applique look so much better, and much more relaxing and enjoyable to do:
- Thread size
- Thread kind
- Thread Color
- Choice of Needle
- Needle Grip-Its from Colonial Needle Co.
- Roxanne thimbles
- The invisible stitch
- A lighted magnifier
- A pillow on my lap
- Cookies and coffee…
Let’s break those down:
Presencia 60 weight thread is my thread of choice for needle turn applique. It is made from the finest quality long staple Egyptian cotton, is 3-ply for strength, and virtually lint free. The bigger the number, the finer the thread, which helps make my stitches virtually invisible. I want my hand stitching to last, so 3-ply (three strands of fiber wrapped together) makes this very fine thread so strong. Whenever possible, I unwind a strand of thread and lay it across my applique fabric to check for the best color. Sometimes I audition several colors. My first glance is my best clue to the color that will become one with my applique.
2. Choosing your needle
John James’ Signature Collection Needles are my needles of choice. They are made of the very finest precision engineered steel, making them so strong. With their proprietary finish, these needles glide easily through fabric rather than prodding it out of place. They are available in 4 different kinds: Embroidery – sizes 7, 8, 9; Milliners – sizes 9, 10, 11; Quilting – sizes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; and Sharps – sizes 7, 8, 9, 10. As with thread sizes, the bigger the number, the finer the hand sewing needle. Machine sewing needles are the opposite.
My needle of choice with my knobby fingers, is a Milliners size 10. It is longer and allows me to sweep the seam allowance under as I go, concealing the drawn line of my applique. I now remove the freezer paper prior to stitching.
*TIP: in tight places like an acute “innie” point, I have a Quilting needle size 7 already threaded. I park my Milliners needle in the background, and make tiny stab stitches with my threaded Quilting needle to invisibly secure those tricky little “innie” points.
You may prefer to begin with a different John James Signature Collection needle or one of the many others offered by Colonial Needle Company. Just as some shoes are comfier than others, see what is the best fit for you and your hands.
3. Needle Grip-Its
Prior to stitching, I secure two little adhesive clear circles of Needle Grip-Its to my needle-holding hand on my forefinger and thumb where I will be gripping the needle. Faithfully using these little magic circles, I have no pain in my hands, and can stitch to my heart’s delight! These tiny adhesive circles stay securely in place during the repetitive motion of gripping and pulling a needle.
4. Roxanne Thimbles
I was happily gifted with a Roxanne Thimble several years ago, and it is the gift that keeps on giving, helping me to painlessly push the needle through fabric, regardless of what kind of hand stitching I am doing. The sideways motion of using Roxanne’s Thimble is better for one’s hands. Getting a correct fit is also important, and quilt shops who carry them are so helpful. Colonial Needle also has a handy info sheet on their website which can be found here.
*TIP: add a Roxanne's Thimble to your gift list, as well as matching Roxanne's Thimble earrings! They are so cute and readily identify you as a hand stitcher.
5. Lighted Magnifier
The lighted magnifier allows me to place light right over my work and more easily see where I am stitching, especially the tip of my needle as I insert it into the background fabric then upward through the underside of the fold.
6. Lap Pillow
The pillow on my lap helps bring my work to a more comfortable position so I can rest my arms and be at ease.
7. And last but not least…
The cookies and coffee, inspire me to take breaks to get up and stretch, walk into the kitchen, and let my little dogs out for a break for them, too.
Each of these tools will help your hand applique stitch become nearly invisible, strong, and secure. I think of the fold of the seam allowance of an applique as a cliff, and I am standing on the edge of the cliff. I bring my needle up from the inside of the applique to the back side of the fold, then “jump off the cliff” straight down with my needle into the background. Then travel with the point of my needle under the background a very few threads and come up with the needle just under the fold, the edge of the cliff. If you jump off the cliff/fold to the left or the right with your needle, your thread will show.
*TIP: Instead of scrunching the excess background fabric in my left hand while stitching with my right hand, I roll the excess fabric so that it fits neatly into the palm of my left hand. This keeps my fabric smoother, reduces stress on my hand, and helps prevent me from stitching my background to the wrong places as in my pillow or my clothing. I have learned a lot from my many mistakes.
Oh, the joy of needle turn applique! I feel like an artist, a sculptor, and I can “make the applique my own” by changing a shape as I go. Hand applique helps slow me down, listen to music or a recorded book, watch TV, talk with friends, or just sit quietly, breathe, and put a little love into every stitch. I can take a project with me on a walk along the river, sit down on a bench and stitch whenever and wherever I choose. I enjoy sitting outside in the cool mornings with my little girls, being serenaded by the birds’ songs and stitching by hand.
There are several ways to applique, and I look forward to sharing them with you as well. There is beauty in hand work, a human quality that is beneficial for the hand stitcher as well as for the person who admires or receives the work of one’s hands and heart. Be kind to yourself and savor every stitch. Just as my dad had a box full of hand tools that helped him with his work and play, there are tools that are helpful to those who enjoy hand applique and think of it as Awesome. There is joy and grace in simple things.
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Fast Battery Charging technology was introduced a few years ago and no matter how enticing this may be, the real question is will it harm your phone battery?
Fast Charging is very convenient because it allows you to charge your battery sufficiently for a day within a couple of minutes. Incase, you’re planning to leave the house in a few minutes and realize your phone battery is dead, a fast charger will help you charge it to a good percentage by the time you leave. But, with all the benefits, it somehow does affect the phone’s battery too.
The technology of lithium battery is actually the reason why we fear about the danger of fast charging because lithium batteries are comparatively sensitive and also discharge current so fast charging may disable lithium batteries ahead of their time.
Does Fast Charging Actually Affect the Battery?
If we talk about facts, fast charging does not directly affect the battery life but it is actually the heat produced during fast charging that affects battery life. So, if you’re charging for too long and the heat becomes too much then the battery will slowly get damaged over time. Some smartphones have safety mechanisms too that protect the battery and some smartphone brands offer fast charger too like Samsung fast charger. This mechanism helps in reducing the voltage or current during the fast charging process when the upper limit of appreciable temperature hits. So, the heat isn’t too much to damage the battery. But, not every smartphone has that.
Sometimes, even with safety mechanisms, the battery does run hot which eventually affects the temperature. So, whether you have a phone that is packed with some safety mechanisms for fast charging or not, you have to be careful with the time you put your phone on charge in order to save the battery from getting damaged. Because, the better the battery, the better the longevity of the phone! 😉
Here are a few fast chargers that are authentic and good quality too!
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When I started writing about this subject, I thought I would cover all of the options in one post.
One of the wonderful things about learning, is that there is a lot to learn about it! I’m in the process of recording a new podcast with a friend of mine and one of our first episodes will iterate just exactly why we believe continuous learning is so important. Stay tuned!
Now, the finale…
In-Person (Larger Groups/Formal Training)
This is one that I need to get more involved in. I’ve heard great things about hackathons. I only attended my very first one a couple weeks ago and it was a good experience (all WiFi issues aside).
Additional personal experience is more related to startup work even less formal than these events. There have been a couple of times I’ve tried to put together a quick app or program in a short amount of time using the MVP or “Minimum Viable Product” approach from The Lean Startup. I found that I learned a remarkable amount in a short amount of time.
I learned even more when I did this together with some friends who ranged in skills from entrepreneur to systems admin to programmer to business development.
Code Camps/Large Conferences
I’ve considered writing an entire post about these. There is nothing like being surrounded by others who are looking to improve and be awesome at what we do.
This kind of event can run from half a day to a full week. They tend to be a little heavier on the pocketbook, but you can find lower cost options as well. If you live in an area with a very active tech community, you will probably have many great local options that at least save you on the travel costs.
Conferences really get the creative juices flowing and keep you fired up about your work. Most major tech companies have at least one developer conference per year (Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft).
Employers with a decent training budget send their developers to 1-2 larger conferences per year (almost never 3+).
I try to mix it up like so:
- 1-2 out of town conferences. I enjoy travel and this is a nice opportunity to get out of the state for a few nights.
- 2-3 local conferences. To help keep the budget down.
- As many code camps as I can reasonably attend.
Why so many? There are a lot of topics I’m interested in and it just so happens that they are all related to my work. This year, I attended an AngularJS conference (ng-conf), an Agile conference (AgileRoots was amazing), Utah Code Camp, and DevFest Family. I’m still planning to attend a large UX conference and a more hard-core software engineering/architecture conference.
I’ve also found it extremely valuable to speak at some of these events. No one learns more than the person who stresses over getting in front of a bunch of smart people to tell them about something!
This type of training is great when you have a team that all needs to get on the same page. Schedule a trainer to come out to your company on your schedule. I will turn you loose on Google for this one… do a little research and you will find many companies offering this type of service.
My experience here is positive. On-site training sessions can be highly valuable just make sure you get a great trainer. Interview them first or suggest a trial session.
Costs, I’m not super sure on but what is published online is $1000-5000 per session. If you think you will have an ongoing need for this, negotiate a better rate.
Certifications are highly valuable for IT people although they are not be as well recognized in development circles. I have a former boss who refused to interview candidates with Microsoft’s developer certification on their resume…
Advanced degrees are valuable if you are specializing in certain areas of our field. Machine learning, concurrent programming, and human computer interaction are all excellent examples.
Both certifications and advanced degrees become considerably more valuable if your company is willing to pay for part or all of the tuition. Without that, I would probably avoid them because your return on investment may not be very good.
As you can see, the options for learning run the full gamut of price, time, and commitment. The great news is, even if your company has little or no budget for training, all you need is a couple committed developers to get started with the less expensive (free) types of training. Even better if your company agrees to a budget or commits to learning in other meaningful ways (time/food/support).
I recommend that you seek out employers who understand and value learning. I have and I couldn’t be more glad.
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At Eagle Rock School, we’re kept pretty busy, what with a variety of classes, meetings and continuously working to make our community strong.
Nevertheless, we still manage to find plenty of time to enjoy the outdoors. With our campus nestled at the base of the Rocky Mountains, we are minutes from excellent year round outdoor recreation — including skiing, biking, snowshoeing, climbing, fishing, hiking — and even painting en plein air.
All of our students begin their Eagle Rock School career with a 24-day wilderness course that is largely focused on orientation, self-management and learning the skills necessary in order to live and learn cordially within a community of peers. And nearly all of this experience takes place in a pristine outdoor environment.
For many of our students, this is the first time they have been enveloped for a lengthy period in a natural setting, surrounded by rivers and forests and meadows and mountain peaks. Many of these students tell us the wilderness course is a Continue reading…
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It’s Cinco de Mayo, which has us thinking about the fact that more than half of the world’s population is multilingual. Though it may feel second-nature to some, the ability to understand more than one language can deeply impact one’s thoughts, feelings, and way of living. Check out this array of articles that explores the intriguing ways that language makes us who we are today.
How Language Can Affect the Way We Think
Jessica Gross, TED
Gesturing to the right or left doesn’t exist in Pormpuraaw, an Australian Aboriginal community. To speak their language, you’ll have to hone your sense of direction, learning where south, east, north, and west are at all times. This is just one of several fascinating examples, noted in Jessica Gross’ article, of the many ways in which language shapes our experience of the world around us.
The Strange Persistence of First Languages
Julie Sedivy, Nautilus
“Language is memory’s receptacle,” writes Julie Sedivy of her experience re-exploring Czech, her native tongue, in the wake of her father’s death. She dives into the impact of losing touch with one’s first language—feelings of cultural and familial disconnect—and the surprising ease with which she was able to get it back.
Babies’ Brains are Wired to Learn Multiple Language at Once
Naja Ferjan Ramirez, Quartz
All newborns enter into this world with a special gift: the ability to distinguish between the 800 different sounds that make up the human potential for language. This makes them the ideal blank slate for absorption—but, as this article explains, the clock is ticking.
The World’s Most Efficient Languages
John McWhorter, The Atlantic
Some languages are more of a mouthful than others. German, for example, is known for having words for seemingly every possible action and emotion while some languages rely heavily on context, forgoing details like tense, plurality, and gender. Take a look at just what makes certain languages denser than others—and the resulting cultural impact.
Go Easy on Your Brain
Whether you’re fluent in one language or four, your brain needs a calm, relaxing place to take in content, and that’s exactly why we created Pocket. Save these stories and anything else you find online to Pocket and enjoy them when you’re ready. They’ll be waiting for you in a clean, quiet space, free from the distractions of the noisy internet.
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“The first mover advantage in an emerging market is huge.” Numbers do not lie, Online Agency Myanmar economy has been growing significantly. In the past 5 years from 2014-2018, Myanmar Real GDP has been growing on average of 7.2% per year comparing to 3.4% in Thailand. ADB’s forecast for 2019 shows Myanmar’s GDP can increase 6.6% while Thai’s only will do 3.9%.
Thailand is the second largest exporters to Myanmar following only China.
However, there have been so many fail cases for Thai Online Agency entrepreneurs entering Myanmar market. As of today, there are still many opportunities in Myanmar market. We can learn not to repeat those mistakes and build on our strength to be the market leader in Myanmar market.
The Key Success Factors
There are three main critical factors for successful entry in Myanmar Market 1. Data Driven Decisions, 2. The Right Strategic Partners and 3. Speed & Agility.
- Data Driven Decisions: Always start with small data, identify what data is critical and cross check your critical data first with partners and people you know. Visiting Myanmar is a must if you are serious in investing and growing your business here. Create a business strategy that allows you to grow your own critical data, and make your data better as time goes by. Do not rely only on your partner’s data because it may be misleading and you will lose bargaining power in the long term. Once that you have high quality of small data you can then create your big data strategy to scale or find hidden opportunities.
- The Right Strategic Partners: First identify what are your critical business partners, for each type of partners find at least three options. Share your end goal vision and if possible pay each one to do some small work for you first. And judge them by the work result and teamwork. Do not rush to sign big contracts without testing out their work first. Talk to three of their past clients, if all are all happy then you have a good chance that they are good. (This may not always be true, you must consider other aspects as well.)
- Speed & Agility of Marketing: Start small, learn fast and scale. Be really careful when some ones suggests you to invest big in very early stage. Before investing in mass media and nationwide campaign, why not test small ones first? Trying small marketing campaign can give you many benefits. Firstly, it is faster to try out. Second, it is more flexible, it means you can learn and adjust to optimise your campaign faster. Third is you will have mindset of learning and collecting high quality data before aiming for big sales and market leader position. The data you collect in the end will help to make your big campaign more effective.
Due to NDA with our clients, we can not disclose our client’s information in public. We need to ask for our client’s approval to share information case by case. However, we can share you our framework and way of working with our clients that can execute the work effectively.
Most marketing agencies will lure you to invest in big marketing campaign to drive brand awareness and sales in short time. That may work if you are familiar with the market but if you are new to the market then it might be a risky move. Most of our successful cases of marketing campaign for new business entering new market is that we execute for our clients come from research, creative and combining online & on ground activities.
This approach consolidates the benefits of the traditional way of marketing (on ground) and online marketing. We start small, learn fast, adapt fast and then scale with Online Agency . This approach gives our clients many benefits below…
- Clients can reach both online and offline target to gain insights in the early stage.
- You get high quality data to understand your target customers.
- You can adjust and optimize your campaign faster.
- You can scale for bigger campaign more effectively.
- You can build your own brand, check your brand’s health and create two way communication with your customers.
- Your strategic partners cannot fool you and you will gain more bargaining power when you have more data.
Our Team Online Agency
Happio team, Enviro and Index Creative Village have more than 10 years of experience in Myanmar market with 3 offices in Myanmar. We have helped more than 10 clients providing service for research, business consult and marketing. We do 3 b2b events and trade shows in Myanmar.
Happio team specializes in online marketing and on ground activation, Enviro specializes in marketing research and Index Creative Village specialize in event marketing and creative marketing.
“You can come visit our office and try out traditional Myanmar tea with us.”
- Myanmar’s Top 10 Exports. http://www.worldstopexports.com/myanmars-top-10-exports/https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/mmr/
- Comparison of growth of economic in Asia https://www.adb.org/countries/thailand/economy
- Myanmar’s GDP growth forecast https://www.adb.org/countries/myanmar/economy
- Thailand’s GDP Growth https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/thailand/real-gdp-growth
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Central Board of Secondary Education is top most education board of India. It is widely known as CBSE board. In most of the Indian States, CBSE has thousands of schools affiliated under its regional offices. CBSE Board 12th compartment results 2015 is expected to release on 6th August 2015. As per the Latest official sources, the CBSE 12th compartment result 2015 are going to Live on official website cbse.nic.in. CBSE conducts the 12th board exams for all streams and regulates the process. Get the cbse school wise result 2015 online.
The Headquarters of CBSE is located in Delhi. About 1 lakh students took part in the CBSE 12th board supply exams 2015. Students can also check the CBSE inter compartment result or AISSCE compartment result 2015 at Indiaresults.com web portal.
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Whoever said “absence makes the heart grow fonder” really meant “absence makes you ugly cry while watching The Crown because your bestie’s Royal-family obsessed—and does she even miss you?”
Learning how to keep in touch with friends lives in the annals of adulthood. It’s maybe not as pivotal as deciding to quit your job but takes priority over trying to crack your mom’s HBO GO® password. These tips should help keep your best-friend status intact.
1. Spike Your Skype Dates
Add adult beverages to your Skype catch-ups or Google Hangouts. Iced-coffee, LaCroix, red wine, or an old-fashioned or two—drink the refreshment you both frequent when together and whatever suits the vibe. For the party hearty, host an online “Power Hour” for a tipsy night-in with your crew.
2. Send Some Unexpected Love
Let ’em know you miss their face by snail mailing a sweet (but not saccharine) little something when they least expect it. A simple postcard should do the trick—we can recommend a few witty ones. Or, go straight-up thoughtful with a “personalized” parcel from Greetabl.
3. Go (Book) Clubbin’
Join an online book club with your bestie. Goodreads has a colossal collection of book groups to choose from—including Oprah’s Book Club and Emma Watson’s Our Shared Shelf feminist reading club. Or, the two of you can start your own catered to your interests (a book-to-movie club, anyone?). For a fun membership perk, send your friend a pack of our Bookmark Pads and keep one for yourself.
4. Create the Ultimate Playlist
Remember all the times the two of you belted one-hit wonders in the car? Share audio mementos with a collaborative Spotify playlist. While relishing classics, you can also add new tracks and artists to boost your moods. It’ll feel like an everlasting mix CD you won’t scratch up.
5. Get Matching (Temporary) Tattoos
Create your own customized temporary tattoo for a bolder take on the friendship bracelet. Momentary Ink lets you design a tat for less than $20 and Tattly has a vast assortment of artsy sets to choose from. Be sure to snap and share a “newly inked” selfie with your BFF.
6. Binge Shows Together
Who better to binge-watch Broad City with than your bestie? Use sites like Rabbit to share your streaming screen with each other and chat simultaneously. Cinephiles could also establish virtual movie nights.
7. Countdown to Your Next Adventure
Nothing beats face-to-face time with your best pal. Always set a date for when you’ll see each other next. Then, use a live timer to see how many days, minutes, and seconds you have left until you’re reunited. It will feel so good.
How to do you keep in touch with your besties living around the world? Share with us in a comment.
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With January 1, 2023, comes new minimum wages for 23 states that track inflation yearly for their minimum wage rates. We’ve incorporated this information into our city and county 2023 minimum wage listings. New 2023 Minimum Wage in 23 states: Alaska 2023 Minimum Wage: $10.85 Arizona $13.85, California $15.50, Colorado $13.65 , Connecticut, Delaware […]
Beginning in April, the Families First Coronavirus Act makes many more employees eligible for paid sick leave and paid time off to care for children.
Many employees who don’t go to work because of the coronavirus won’t get paid sick leave for the days they miss. Some may even lose their jobs. Here’s how the law does and does not protect workers in the event of a public health crisis.
In 2020, almost seven million employees will see their pay increase as a result of 2020 increases in state and local minimum wage rates.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the legal rights of America’s hundreds of thousands of temporary holiday employees.
A new and controversial California law, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), may transform many contractors into employees at midnight on January 1, 2020.
A new federal rule will make more than 1 million additional workers eligible for overtime, but critics say it doesn’t go nearly far enough.
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As a social media manager, it’s your task to post really great content, build followers and grow engagement. You may have the content part down, but the rest isn’t flowing in like it’s supposed to.
Don’t worry. You’re not the only one experiencing the same problem.
In 2018, a study found a steep 50% drop in engagement on Facebook business pages. This is due to their update on how they determine which posts are displayed in a Facebook user’s news feed.
The “meaningful interactions” update made it so you’ll be more likely to see important posts from friends and family over posts from brands and publishers. You’ll also be more likely to see posts which may spark conversations and bring people together to talk or engage with one another.
Today, brands need to find new ways to make sure their own meaningful content becomes visible again.
This is where Facebook Advertising comes in. With ads, you can push important content in front of your target audience so they can see it prominently in their news feed.
Here are a couple of advertising options to try out.
Take your best posts and boost them for as little as $5. You’ll see more post views, likes, shares and clicks. Boost posts to your current followers to ensure they see what you’re up to. As people start engaging with your boosted posts, they’ll be more likely to engage with your regular posts. Over time, this can help build up likes and shares without relying on boosts all of the time.
Boost Posts To Drive Likes
You can also target people who haven’t liked your page yet. It’s a great way to connect with prospective account holders who may just be familiar with your brand or are in the market for a particular financial product. If your goal is to find new followers, this is an excellent place to start.
Run Facebook Ads
Facebook ads are a bit different from boosted posts and come with additional options.
Ads can be a:
- Static image
They offer a more interactive experience, feature space for more text and a call to action button. You can also select objectives which will help Facebook choose which users should see your ads. Plus there are more advanced targeting options that can help you create an advertising strategy and carry it through different stages of your customer-buying cycle.
Give It A Try
These are the basics for Facebook advertising. I highly recommend trying boosted posts at the very least. Choose your most important offers, promos, or marketing messages and give it a boost to see the difference.
Just remember, without having a content strategy that really connects with your followers, your social media marketing ads will only get you so far. You’ll still need to invest in quality writing that naturally drives up likes and engagement. Then the ads will start to help the right users find your content.
For more ideas on how ads can work for your financial institution’s page, feel free to reach out to us! Mention this blog post and we’ll start strategizing for your credit union or bank.
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It’s been awhile since I read through the whole Bible in a year. I’m not sure what happened. Why DID I stop?
It is time for me to begin that blessing again
I am hoping you might want to join me in this adventure in 2022. I really, really, hope you will! So, I am writing this blog post, as though you have said YES that you will join me!
Bible Reading Plan
The Our Daily Bread devotional has a Bible reading plan at the bottom of each day’s page. I have ignored that reading plan up until now. So, it is TIME to honor their hard work to provide it!
I plan on reading those Our Daily Bread through the Bible verses in the evening before bed. What a great way to end the day. I’m excited to begin!
Do what works best for you
What will YOU do? And WHEN will you do it? The point is for each of us to use the plan and the Bible version and the system that works best for you/me. I have tried many different Bible reading plans through the years, and each had different benefits.
Each year, I notice creative new reading plans to choose from. You can follow my same plan or you can choose another. The point is to read through from Genesis through Revelation in a year. It will be such fun sharing this experience with you. Please let me know if you are joining me. We can pray for each other to complete the successful journey.
I can’t think of anything that would delight God more than His “kids” spending extended time together in His LOVE LETTER to HIS BELOVED (you and me) as we read through all of His word this year.
Which translation will you use?
I haven’t decided YET which translation to use this time through. I had wanted the Passion translation I’ve been hearing so much about. But when I went to order it, it looks like to me that it is only the New Testament. So, now I am not sure. What about you? Which is your favorite? Will you try a new version for this journey through the Bible together, or do you prefer staying in one and the same that you started years ago. There is no wrong or right way. We just need to commit to DO IT faithfully and daily. This is to get a full picture of the entire Bible every year. Not just our favorite books and verses.
What time of day will you read these extended passages? Morning, lunch break, afternoon coffee break, evening? When? Where?
This is a time for expanding our knowledge of the WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD!
Remember, this is different from your devotional morning time, which is meant for connection. For fellowship. For direction.
December 31, 2022
On that last day of December, we can know that we know in our knower that we know our FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT in fresh, new delightful ways. And we will know that we have grown in our faith and accomplished what we set out to do. To be “hearers” of the entire Word. Which leads to being “doers” of the Word.
I want to remember to ask God to bless the reading of His word, and to speak to you/me as we read. You may want to keep a journal nearby as you read, to record fresh insights—or make notes in your Bible as God expands your knowledge and understanding of Him. Keep it simple so you don’t get overwhelmed to the point of quitting. And if you happen to get behind, don’t try to catch up. Just pick up where you left off. There’s no LAW that you have to FINISH on December 31. The point is that you DO FINISH what you start. Not WHEN you finish. But THAT you finish.
So, now, this week, decide which version of the Bible you will use and if you need to purchase it, do it right away. AND decide if you want to use the same reading plan as me, or if you want to use another. DECIDE THIS WEEK. Decide if you will keep a journal handy with colorful pens to record your thoughts as you read and ruminate. Decide what time of day you will read. Make a notation in your appointment calendar. Be deliberate. Decide where you will read. Will you have a special Bible Reading Corner?
ONWARD, fellow warriors. Grab your sword (the Word of God) and let’s enter into the battle armed and ready to deflect the enemy’s arrows—prepared as as our Lord was, when satan tempted Him in the wilderness after His baptism. It was the official beginning of His ministry and He was prepared with the Word on His lips – the Sword of the Spirit – And His response to satan was … “It is written …”
May that be our goal.
Join me? I hope so. I pray so…
My Father: Experiencing God's Love A-Z
Pamela Taylor invites you to join her in this interactive acrostic devotional journal designed to draw you into the extremely personal and abundant love God has waiting for you. Experience the "Just ask..." of His love for you!
Until next time,
Awaiting His shout,
Christian Life Coach
Leading from Your Strengths Mentor
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I feel as though I’ve been in France for so long, I’ve been so busy! I hope the rest of the semester keeps going by this slowly. Within my first couple of days in Antibes, I had the best pain au chocolate I’ve ever eaten, I tried pastis (the people in A Year in Provence drank it a lot so I wanted to give it a try. It’s a cloudy, pale pink color and tastes like black licorice), and I learned that in France, breakfast and dessert are essentially the same thing.
A typical breakfast from my host mom: chocolate chocolate chip cookies, a chocolate covered waffle, and a glass of orange juice
Classes at the university I’m attending, SKEMA-EAI (the School of Knowledge and Economy Management’s Euro-American Institute), began on Wednesday. Each class meets once a week for three hours. I’ve only had two so far: Contemporary French Culture and Database Applications for Business. Three straight hours of Database Applications for Business is a little much, but I could spend an entire day in Contemporary French Culture.
The SKEMA Bachelors building, where I attend class
I’d never realized how important space is for the French. According to my professor, French students are taught geography all throughout their schooling, because selon les français, if one knows where she/he is, one knows who she/he is. That’s why they use the expression “perdre le nord” (literally, to lose the north) to describe someone who has gone crazy.
Yesterday my study abroad program had our first excursion! We went to Nice, Eze and Monaco, which I was very excited for because in one of the books I read at school last semester (Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth), the characters took a cruise to this area of France.
At an outdoor market in Nice I tried socca, a traditional Provençal dish made from chickpea flour. It’s similar to a crêpe, but thicker and chickpea flavored. The recipe is pretty simple, and there are a lot of different variations of it, so I want to try to make some!
Next we visited Eze, a small town about halfway between Nice and Monaco. We went to the Parfumerie Fragonard, which could not have a better location: it’s perched on a hill that looks out over the Mediterranean. Studying to be a “parfumeur” isn’t easy, because there aren’t many schools to attend, and they only accepts students with truly exceptional noses (seriously!!). If you become a parfumeur, you can only work two hours a day because your nose gets so overwhelmed by all the scents that after two hours you can’t differentiate between them.
View from the Parfumerie Fragonard
From there we walked up the hill to the medieval village of Eze, which only has one entrance that used to be protected by a cannon. Today only 50 people live within the village walls!
Finally came Monaco, one of the smallest states in the world (second only to the Vatican). We drove along the route of the Grand Prix. Our bus driver, Pièrre, gave us a taste of what driving in it would be like: he stopped our bus at the place where the race starts, then after a count of 1-2-3, sped ahead!
We ended the excursion with a visit to the Casino Monte Carlo. It was quite fancy (which is to be expected), and was surrounded by some VERY nice cars (Ferraris, a Lamborghini…also to be expected). Unfortunately the Casino didn’t allow photos to be taken inside, but I did gamble! I broke even, but one girl in our group won a couple euros.
Casino Monte Carlo
Today my study abroad group visited the Musée Picasso. It has works that Picasso made while he was living here in Antibes. He donated them all with the stipulation that they remain at the museum permanently, so people would have to travel to Antibes to see them. All the titles of the paintings are in French, and most of them begin with the words “Nature morte.” Morte means dead, so for the first half of my visit I kept thinking that Picasso must have had a very morbid outlook on life. Then I read a description of one section of the museum in both English and French. Turns out Picasso adored sea creatures and everything to do with the Mediterranean. Nature morte means still life…
After the museum our group walked to the Cap d’Antibes, which has an amazing view. We could see L’Ile Sainte-Marguerite, Juan Les Pins, Antibes, Monaco and Italy. On our way back we stopped at a restaurant across from the beach, and I had my first café au lait. With a little sugar, it was actually pretty good!
View from the Cap d’Antibes
A la prochaine!
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The other issue, of course, centers around a fundamental misunderstanding about customer purchasing habits.
Look at this graph. Here, we measure the annual repurchase rate of customers as the customer moves from a first-to-second purchase, then a second-to-third purchase, and so forth. The blue bars represent total repurchase rates (mail + phone + e-commerce) for catalog business models. The green bars represent total repurchase rates for e-commerce-only business models.
What do you observe?
You should observe two things that cause you to think carefully about your business.
First, and most obvious, is the fact that catalog business models are far more efficient at converting a first-time buyer to a second purchase. This is a consistent trend that I observe across my client base. Because the customer is instantly pummeled by catalogs after a first purchase, the customer tends to be more responsive, and therefore, repurchases faster. This is one advantage that catalogers have over e-commerce-only business models. E-commerce-only business models struggle to build a relationship with a customer ... e-commerce is transactional, cataloging is relational.
Second, and more important, is the fact that as the customer becomes loyal, the customer has the same repurchase rate, regardless of business model. Here, the catalog industry grossly overstates the importance of a catalog. When customers become loyal, customers buy because customers love the brand, not because customers love the marketing strategy. It is harder for the e-commerce-only business to move a customer along to loyal status, but rest assured, when the customer becomes loyal, the customer buys just as often as at any other business (just ask Amazon or eBay).
This is where catalogers need to step back and throw out thirty years of collective experience. The instinct of the cataloger is to attribute/matchback every single order observed to a catalog. And because the cataloger mails 12-75 times per year, the cataloger will, undoubtedly, attribute/matchback every single order to a catalog. The cataloger must ask why the e-commerce-only business model has the same loyalty as the cataloger, but does not mail any catalogs? How is that possible? And what might happen if the cataloger cut back on catalogs to loyal buyers?
There are two major takeaways for you.
- E-commerce-only businesses have a lot to learn from catalogers about how to build customer relationships after a first purchase, because catalogers are simply much smarter at this than are e-commerce-only businesses.
- Catalogers have a lot to learn from e-commerce-only businesses about creating customer loyalty. If an e-commerce-only business can achieve loyalty without mailing a single catalog, it suggests catalogers have completely misread what causes loyal customers to purchase (hint = merchandise).
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Projectors are fragile, expensive pieces of equipment that can perform for years if treated properly. Performing routine maintenance to the various parts of your projector (i.e. the filters, lamp, etc) will help to ensure that you are creating the best environment for your projector to operate. There are certain precautions you can take when using your projector on a regular basis that will improve your the lifespan and protect your investment.
1. ARM (Always Read the Manual)
Yes, the manual. That plastic bag with the paper booklet that you toss in the drawer after pulling the remote batteries out of the bag. That manual is the best resource you have at your fingertips. Every projector being sold today will have an operating manual in either hard copy or electronic format. Taking the time to read through the operating manual in detail before using the projector is the best way to begin. It will instruct you on the correct way to operate your projector. Your operating manual can also provide helpful maintenance tips that are just for your projector model, i.e. how to remove your projector’s filter cover. Even if you have experience running projectors, each model has their own unique settings and features that might be different than what you are used to. Familiarizing yourself with how that particular piece of equipment works will allow you to tell when something is wrong, and maybe advise on how to take preventative measures to stop things from going wrong in the first place.
2. Choose your Projector Location Wisely.
There is more to positioning your projector than just finding out where the image will look the best. Its imperative to leave at least 6-12 inches of space around the unit to allow for proper heat ventilation. Without proper ventilation the heat that builds up in your projector cannot escape, which can cause damage to the projector’s internal parts and drastically shorten your lamp life.
Know the temperature your projector operates at. If you think the unit produces a lot of heat, it would be best to avoid placing the projector directly in the path of sunlight or directly next to a heat source(heating vent, wood stove etc). If you have the projector mounted on the ceiling check to make sure that the projector is not directly next to an outgoing vent. The last thing you want is more heat around the projector than it is already producing itself.
It’s also a good idea to not use the projector in smoke filled rooms. This can increase the chance of damaging the projector optics. Smoke will build up on the internal lenses. That causes the image to dim and in some cases it can cause the lenses inside to fail.
Keeping your projector’s environment as dust and dirt free as possible will help as well. Electronics attract more dust than other objects due to the static electricity they create while in use. Dust causes problems for the projector’s filters, and other components if the dust particles get further into the projector. Routinely clean the air vents if you can. Clean projectors are cool and happy projectors.
3. Storing your Projector
Hopefully you use it regularly but for people who use them for presentations primary, this tip is for you.
Projectors have many parts that need precise alignment to function correctly. Improper transportation or storage of the projector may cause adverse affects for the performance of the projector. The following are a few guidelines for storing your projector:
- Allow the projector to completely cool down before moving it.
- Use the original box and packing materials to store the projector if possible. If the original packaging materials are not an option, use a strong box to hold the projector securely and at least 2 inches of a soft material (i.e. cloth, foam, etc) all the way around the projector.
- Remove the batteries from the remote control.
- When storing the projector make sure that the storage area will not be subjected to extreme temperatures (hot or cold) that could affect the projector.
- If you move a projector from one temperature extreme to the other, let it sit for 30 minutes or so until it rises or lowers to room temperature. This prevents moisture problems.
4. Clean your Projector Filters
Projectors produce large amounts of heat during use, and this heat needs to be vented to keep the projector from overheating. Projectors have fans that push air around the projector’s operating parts to cool them down, but the air contains dust and other particles that need to be filtered before it cools these components. The filters prevent the buildup of dust that, if left unchecked, would actually insulate the projector. This would keep the heat inside the projector unit which could be very damaging to many of the projector’s components like the lamp, LCD panels, or other internal optics.
To ensure that these filters keep performing well, they must be maintained regularly. This is very important since damage to the projector caused by dirty filters may not be covered by the projector warranty.
Generally, it is suggested to clean the filters once every 3-4 months(Now is always a good time),. Always check the projector’s manual first to see if there is a recommended maintenance cycle for your projector. You should clean or replace your filters whenever you notice an excessive build up of dust on the projector’s fan exhaust vent, or if you have been using the projector on a frequent basis. Most projectors will also have a temperature warning LED. If you notice this warning LED occurring, it may be time to clean your filter.
The two preferred ways to clean the filter are either to use a small vacuum cleaner attachment to pull the dust out from the filter, or to use a can of compressed air to blow the dust away. Washing the filter with a cleaning solution, or soap and water is generally not recommended as the chemicals in them could harm the filter membranes.
5. Cleaning the Projector’s Compartments
Before you re-install the clean filters or new replacement lamp, make sure to remove all the dust and dirt from the compartments they are housed in. Using the same vacuum cleaner attachment or can of compressed air you used to clean the filters you can remove the excess dust from the compartments as well. It is also time to check the vent fan area for debris buildup. If the fans compartment contains dust and debris it could prevent the fan from operating at the correct speed needed to ventilate the heat that is being produced.
Occasionally the old lamp will burst leaving bits of quartz glass scattered throughout the projector. That debris can clog fans, preventing cooling. I have seen that more often than I expected.
Keeping the fans clear of dust and debris is the best first live of defense against early lamp failure.
These 5 tips will keep your projector working between lamp changes. When its time for a lamp, give us a call at 1-800-664-6671 or visit out website www.PurelandSupply.com
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From late rent payment notices to upcoming renovations or even eviction, it’s crucial that you acquaint yourself with each type of rental notices for tenants and property managers.
Repair NoticeThis notice allows you to inform your tenants of any repairs or designs that will affect the property on a specific day. It can also be used to notify tenants about any outages that are expected to happen, such as having the power switched off for some time.
Rent Increase NoticeA notice of rent increase is precisely what the name suggests. This kind of notice reveals to tenants future rent increases that will take effect on a specific date. Every location has different laws; however, most states require you to send this notice to tenants 30 to 60 days before the rent increase takes effect.
Entering The Rental Property NoticeThis notice informs tenants that you will be entering the property and state what reason you have to enter the property. Regardless of if you want to conduct an annual inspection, conduct maintenance work or check on renovations. A majority of states require you to send a notice to enter at least 24 hours before. When you see the majority
Lease Amendment NoticeA lease amendment notice advises tenants of any updates or changes to their rental lease contract. Once the change has been negotiated between the landlord and tenant beforehand, this lease acts as a legal contract detailing what is changing on the lease.
Offer Of Renewal NoticeThis notice is for property managers that want to offer a renewal lease to tenants that have a lease expiring soon. Typically the renewal notice will come with a new contract with updated rent, terms and conditions.
Notice of Non-RenewalNon-renewal notices allow property managers to inform their tenants that their lease is about to end on a specific date and that there is no opportunity to renew the lease. This notice may also contain a section stating date in which tenants must vacate the property.
Unconditional Quit NoticeThis form of notice addresses a situation where property managers let tenants know that the property lease will not renew. An unconditional quit notice must state the period in which the tenants have to vacate the property and the reason as to why the notice is being presented. This could be for illegal activity, not confining to the lease or property damage. Tenants do not have the power to resolve the situation.
Intent to Dispose of Abandoned Personal Property NoticeThe property manager will handle a notice of intent to dispose of abandoned personal property states that tenants must collect their property and belongings or the items. ‘It’s important to remember that each state has different laws you need to adhere to. Some states require you to give notice before removing the items which can range from 10 days to 2 months, while some states require no notice.
Returned Payment NoticeThis form of notice that their rent payment was unsuccessful and bounced back due to insufficient funds. A notice of returned payment should also state the outstanding balance the tenant owes.
Notice To Pay Or Vacate The PropertyThe objective of this notice is to give tenants a period to pay overdue rent, or they will have their lease voided. Again, the amount of time in which you give your tenants will vary from state to state. Ensure you are protected and following your state laws if you want the notice to yield results for you.
Violation Fix Or Quit NoticeA fix or quit notice gives tenants a time frame in which they must fix a lease violation or risk eviction. Violations can include having pets, sub-leasing, roommates, or anything included in your original lease that is violating the contract.
Plan For An Easy FutureProperty managers have a tough role. There’s a vast range of aspects of a property that they have to cater to; The overall condition, the tenants, fluctuating vacancy levels, maintenance, new laws, regulations, and much more. They balance all of the different aspects to create a positive cash flow for the rental property.
There is now a considerable need for property managers to be proactive rather than reactive to the properties they manage. From maintenance, move-in inspection records, and lease agreements to filling vacant homes and doing preventative renovations, you need to put systems in place that allow your property to continue earning money.
Use technology-based solutions to automate and record time-consuming tasks, for example, property inspections. Having things like move-in inspections to compare against the current state of your property will help you avoid conflict with tenants and the property owner.
Use property inspection software to record inspections, communicate with maintenance teams, assign inspections to different managers, and overall be the hub for your property management company.
Depending on your skill set, you should also hire a well-respected property law attorney to help you with drafting up new lease notices. The property rules and regulations differ from state-to-state, so ‘it’s crucial you have an in-depth understanding of your specific set of laws.
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Lovely family!!! You are a wonderful example of Christ’s love!
Such darling family photos! Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful family! You all are such a godly example and encouragement to me.
Beautiful pictures. I love the yellow headband. Did someone make it or did it come with the outfit. Always looking for patterns 🙂
Thanks for the updates.
Becky >>>>>>>>> Purchased
So very precious!!!
LOVE it so much! The design is beautiful! I love the pretty head bands (including yours, Sarah).
Precious photos of Christina with each of you! 🙂 Continued prayers for ALL of the Maxwells. Love, Patti M.
That’s so pretty!! I love how you posted all the pictures together like that. I’m so happy for all of you, she is indeed a wonderful Blessing from the Lord!
The pic. of Nathan and Melanie is great. You sure do have a beautiful family. Melanie, you look wonderful!
What a lovely celebration of a welcome addition to this beautiful family!
Rejoicing with your whole family! (love the purple!)
With love from NJ
Lisa and Hannah >>>>>>>> We’re here safely! See you tomorrow.
oh, this is so beautiful! and I love the scripture at the bottom. Such a wonderful blessing 🙂
It’s beautiful! Thanks for sharing it! Sarah, Anna, and Mary, you 3 all look so pretty. I like your headband, Sarah. Everybody looks happy, especially Abby! God bless! Rebecca K.
Three generations of a beautiful family.
Beautiful family in beautiful photos! Bless you all–
That picture of your dad with Abby and Christina is the sweetest thing ever. He looks so happy and natural with his beautiful granddaughters. You are truly blessed to have such a man leading your family.
I love the picture of Pa and Abby with Christina. All of them are darling, but this one stood out to me as just precious. Abby has grown so much just in the past few months, and Bethany’s scrunched up nose and curls are just too much for words.
Beautiful! Everyone looks so happy!
Ohhh, that photo of Christina in the pale yellow rosettes is just so sweet. Did one of you make those? Just precious. Congratulations, again! >>>>>>>>> Purchased
Such a beautiful little baby girl! May God abundantly bless her!!
Oh my! How precious. Three lovely girls. The pictures are perfect and reflect the love of God and family. Will Melanie’s birth story be posted? I hope she is recovering well after a hard labor. I hope she is ok. >>>>>>>> Thank you for asking. She is recovering well. I don’t believe N&M are planning on posting the birth story.
very nice pictures. The baby is sooooo cute! Thanks for all the updates, and pictures!
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We usually think of hotel liquor licenses as on premise licenses where the purchaser consumes the alcoholic beverage on-site at the hotel bar or restaurant (or in the hotel room via room service). However, in some circumstances, a hotel can retail alcoholic beverages like a convenience store for consumption off premises.
The Liquor Authority can issue a hotel licensee a permit to sell liquor and wine at retail for off-premises consumption. This HOP (Hotel off-premises) permit may only be issued if there is an establishment with an off-premises liquor license located within eight miles of the hotel. Off-premises licenses include liquor stores, wine stores and grocery stores. Oddly enough, liquor must be for sale nearby. You’d think the opposite would make more sense – that alcohol could only be sold for off premises consumption if there wasn’t another nearby option.
The distance of eight miles is measured using the driving distance between the hotel and the nearest establishment with an off-premises liquor license. The measurement is taken from the points on the public road which are closest to the entrances of the hotel and the establishment with the off-premises liquor license. This differs from the way measurements are taken for the 200 and 500 foot rules (measured “as the bird flies” to quote an SLA Examiner).
Determinations on applications for HOP permits are made by the Liquor Authority in accordance with public convenience and advantage standards, the same standard applied to other off-premises retail licenses like liquor and wine stores.
If you would like to consider applying for an HOP permit for your hotel, contact our office. We’d be happy to assist.
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With the Chattanooga City Council elections coming on March 3, the president of the UTC Political Science Club is encouraging the 1,200 UTC students registered to vote to get to know the candidates.
The UTC Political Science Club will sponsor two forums for Chattanooga City Council candidates on January 27 at 12:15 p.m. in Fletcher 113 and January 29 at 3:30 p.m. in the Signal Mountain Room, according to Allyson Smith, president of the UTC Political Science Club.
“Local elections are just as important as our national elections because local politics determine where students can live, property taxes, and maintaining parks and green spaces-to name a few responsibilities of the City Council,” Smith said. “Students are consistently overlooked in local politics because they do not turn up in local elections. To be heard, we must make our presence in the community known and we can start by voting on March 3.
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Easter is just three days away! If you’re still looking for creative ways to decorate eggs, we have the easiest DIY right here…
All you need to make these typographic eggs is a sheet of stickers! No messy dyes, no fancy tricks, just plain and simple black stickers.
Aren’t they adorable? Just boil some eggs, choose your favorite font, and stick away. The best part is, you can make them say whatever you like! We love the look of the modern black and white, but any sticker colors will do. And did we mention that these are non-toxic? No more worrying about the dyes seeping into the eggs, these stickers come right off with the shells and leave you with deliciously un-touched hard boiled eggs.
Need some more last-minute inspiration? Check out Vicky Barone on Instagram! Happy Spring!
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A number of years ago my sister-in-law took me to visit an exhibit of quilts from Gee’s Bend, Alabama (Catalog of the quilts). I had no idea idea what to expect, but the quilts and their stories were incredibly beautiful.
Because of that experience I knew immediately why there were quilts hanging in the background of the cover illustration for Belle, The Last Mule at Gee’s Bend: A Civil Rights Story by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye Stroud, with illustrations by John Holyfield. What I didn’t know was the amazing true (but fictionalized) story of the connection of Belle the mule and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the story, Alex is waiting in Gee’s Bend while his mother shops for one of the famous quilts. Across the street he spots an old mule eating collards in someone’s garden. At first he thinks it is a mistake, that the mule has wandered in from a nearby pasture. He soon learns, however, that Belle the mule is given perks like collards from the garden because of the important duties she performed during the civil rights movement. One of duties was drawing the wagon that carried the casket of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through Atlanta.
Belle is a tale of quiet determination leading the changes. Reading it is a perfect way to observe Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday and to help celebrate Black History Month in February.
In this book, the quilts are in the background. However, quilts can be a powerful way to tell a story too.
Young children love to play with fabric. Have them assemble scrap pieces to form a quilt, and perhaps create some memories or a story of their own.
- Scraps of fabric from worn out clothes or leftovers from sewing projects
- White glue (dries slowly) or craft glue
- Paper for backing (optional, but gives more structure if needed)
- Fabric markers (optional)
Show the children some quilts. Let them free explore with the fabric and then ask them to make their own quilts. Once the pieces have been cut out, lay them in a pattern and then glue them together by placing glue at the edges and overlapping the pieces. Have a spot to lay the quilts aside to dry.
If your children are particularly crafty, try this marbleized paper quilt. Lovely!
For inspiration, watch this video of a quilter from Gee’s Bend who started when she was seven years old.
Age Range: 5 – 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten – 3
Lexile Measure: 710L (What’s this?)
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Candlewick (September 13, 2011)
Disclosure: Book provided by my local library. I am an affiliate with Amazon so I can provide you with cover images and links to more information about books and products. As you probably are aware, if you click through the highlighted title link and purchase a product, I will receive a very small commission, at not extra cost to you. Any proceeds help defray the costs of hosting and maintaining this website.
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On April 10, 2013, a collective of politically motivated hacktivists announced a round of planned attacks called #OPUSA. These attacks, slated to begin May 7, 2013, are to be launched against U.S.-based targets. #OPUSA is a follow-up to #OPISRAEL, which were a series of attacks carried out on April 7 against Israeli-based targets. Our goal here is to summarize and inform readers of resources, recommendations, network mitigations, and best practices that are available to prevent, mitigate, respond to, or dilute the effectiveness of these attacks. This blog was a collaborative effort between myself, Kevin Timm, Joseph Karpenko, Panos Kampanakis, and the Cisco TRAC team.
If the attackers follow the same patterns as previously witnessed during the #OPISRAEL attacks, then targets can expect a mixture of attacks. Major components of previous attacks consisted of denial of service attacks and web application exploits, ranging from advanced ad-hoc attempts to simple website defacements. In the past, attackers used such tools as LOIC, HOIC, and Slowloris.
Publicly announced attacks of this nature can have highly volatile credibility. In some cases, the announcements exist only for the purpose of gaining notoriety. In other cases, they are enhanced by increased publicity. Given the lack of specific details about participation or capabilities, the exact severity of the attack can’t be known until it (possibly) happens.
Likely Avenues of Attack
Using previous attacks as indicators, there are three major categories in which likely attacks can be placed.
Vulnerable Software Exploitation
Some of the lowest-hanging fruit for attackers are systems that aren’t patched against current, well-known, or even old vulnerabilities. Always make sure your software and firmware are upgraded to the most recent vendor-recommended releases, and make doubly sure your edge devices are patched. For Cisco software and hardware, you can always check our PSIRT page for the latest information on Cisco security advisories and our Applied Mitigation Bulletin page for up-to-date information on techniques that use Cisco product abilities to detect and mitigate exploits.
Against such common distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack tools as LOIC and HOIC, there are a few suitable mitigations, including the following:
- Cloud-based or on-premises anti-DDoS services such as those from Arbor and Prolexic. Cisco CRS can also help protect against DDoS attacks.
- Remotely triggered black hole routing
- Global resources using global server load balancing (GSLB) or anycast
These mitigations will be discussed in more detail below.
Moreover, the reader should note that some mitigations might only be able to drop attack traffic after it has saturated the victim’s link to the Internet. For example, we can block traffic at the Internet edge of the network of the web resource under attack. Even when that is achieved, the mitigation has not succeeded in protecting the infrastructure or resource under attack, since the Internet edge link is already saturated. In these situations, traffic must be blocked with the upstream Internet service provider (ISP). With this in mind, the mitigations below will prevent any internally compromised devices from triggering an attack, and the mitigations should be deployed close to the edge of these devices.
- Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
- Reputation-based blocking (of compromised servers)
- Access control list (ACL) filtering from the upstream provider
The mitigations themselves will be discussed in more detail below.
DNS amplification attacks, also known as DNS reflection attacks, leverage DNS ANY queries and Internet-based open DNS resolvers to amplify denial of service (DoS) traffic and overwhelm targets. Additionally, you make sure your DNS infrastructure adheres to industry best practice and your DNS servers should not function as open resolvers.
DNS amplification attacks should be expected in the event the operation takes place. Cisco has the following additional recommendations:
- Protecting against DDoS attacks
- Mitigation techniques
- Secure DNS infrastructure
- Protecting BGP
- DNS-based DDoS mitigations
- Hardening DNS best practices
In contrast to the bandwidth consumption denial of service attacks, attackers can also starve off resources using so-called “low and slow” techniques. Tools in the Slowloris family, in addition to tools like R.U.D.Y., work by exhausting web server resources. The tools typically open a large number of connections to the target and slowly trickle small amounts of traffic using never-ending streams of data. Note that these attacks have been shown to use HTTPS as well as HTTP and in some cases odd port and protocol combinations such as UDP port 80.
Mitigating these attacks against affected web servers can prove challenging, but some of the methods to use include:
- Increasing the maximum number of clients the web server will allow (you would want to ensure the web server can handle this increased load)
- Reducing the number of concurrent connections a single IP address can have (this can cause problems for customers behind Network Address Translation [NAT] or proxied connections)
- Imposing restrictions on the minimum transfer speed a connection is allowed to have (this can cause problems for customers on unreliable or very remote networks)
- Reducing the amount of a time a client can stay connected (this too can cause problems for customers transferring large files or working in long interactive sessions)
Some of these mitigations can be enforced using network devices (firewalls) and will be discussed in more detail below. The best defense will probably be to use a blended approach and utilize a combination of the above methods. Finally, we even recommended moving affected web servers to software that is unaffected by this form of attack. It is worth noting that while the above mitigations can help, volumetric attacks can overwhelm any of these stateful devices used for mitigation.
Other network devices that can help in mitigating these types of attacks are:
- Intrusion prevention systems
- Web Application Firewalls ensuring web application conformance
Network Identification and Mitigation Technologies
The following technologies are extremely helpful in many different forms of attack detection and mitigation.
NetFlow is a protocol for collecting IP-based telemetry information about traffic flowing through a network. NetFlow offers a treasure trove of security-related information about who is doing what on the network and can be one of the early warning indicators of network misuse.
A few resources are below:
Source-Based Remotely Triggered Black Hole Routing
Remotely triggered black hole (RTBH) routing is a BGP-based DDoS mitigation technique for service providers and large enterprises. It works by injecting a NULL BGP route into the network, forcing all BGP routers to drop malicious traffic based on destination. This technique is effective at filtering attack traffic to Internet hosts, but it is also considered quite heavy handed. It some cases it is better to block only certain source IP ranges (blocking based on source address) rather than blocking all traffic intended for a single target (blocking based on destination address). Combining uRPF with RTBH routing, (known as Source-Based RTBH routing or S/RTBH routing) allows the network to null route based on source address, which will only block attacking source addresses. For more information, you can read our white paper and some additional resources can be found here:
- Destination- and source-based RTBH routing
- IPv6 destination- and source-based RTBH routing
- Using destination- and source-based BGP RTBH on IOS-XR platforms
For organizations that can leverage global data centers, geographical resource distribution can be an important DDoS protection. This can be achieved using global server load balancing (GSLB) or anycast. Anycast is a network addressing and routing methodology that provides an increase of speed and resilience. Using anycast, a single server is replicated in several physically disparate locations, all with the same IP address. Using GSLB or anycast, when a client wants to connect to the server, it is routed to the topologically closest node out of the group. Thus, by leveraging an HTTP/HTTPS termination point in each location, users throughout the globe will always reach the resource closest to them as shown in the figure below.
While complicated to set up, anycast presents a larger attack surface against would-be DDoS attacks. If one server is taken offline, users in other parts of the world will not be affected and mitigation can be deployed on the location that is attacked. Additionally, it would require many more resources for the attackers to take down all the locations. Of course, the requirement for this scheme to work is for a global infrastructure that can distribute the load.
In March 2013, anti-spam juggernaut Spamhaus came under a massive 75Gb/s DDoS attack. To mitigate the attack, they turned to Cloudflare and its massive anycast network.
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) is a security feature enabled on the router that helps to limit the propagation of spoofed IP addresses. Please refer to a comprehensive white paper on what uRPF is and how configure it on a Cisco router and a paper on using uRPF to deter DoS attacks.
Tightening Connection Limits and Timeouts
For those of you with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) deployments, you can tighten connection limits and timeouts, which will reduce your susceptibility to some of the attacks mentioned above. For example, if the normal traffic to a web server is a quick connection of a few seconds, we may want to drop connections that are open for more than 5 minutes. Cisco provides a document explaining Cisco ASA connection limits and timeouts, such as how to set maximum TCP and UDP connections, maximum embryonic connections, maximum per-client connections, connection timeouts, and dead connection detection. When enabling embryonic connection limits, the Cisco ASA leverages its TCP intercept feature in order to enforce TCP SYN cookies that are used to mitigate the threat of TCP SYN flood attacks. TCP SYN cookies practically complete the TCP handshake before allowing the connection to the server, which ensures that spoofed traffic cannot waste TCP connections to the server. Resources are available for learning about SYN flood attacks and several mitigations. Readers should note that before changing connection limits, you must have a good understanding of the normal traffic profiles and baselines to ensure you do not inadvertently cause issues.
All Internet traffic must originate from an IP address. A plethora of organizations use various criteria and methods to rank, rate, and score IP addresses with respect to how “notorious” they are. More specifically, if a given IP address is known to be that of a spammer, distributing malware or a part of a botnet army, it can be flagged in one of the ill repute databases, often with a numeric score contextual to the rating system. For example, Cisco Email and Web Security and ASA Botnet Traffic Filter use an integral system from -10 for the worst offenders to +10 for the most angelic. Integrating with one of many IP reputation products or services available can help to reduce the malicious traffic generated by compromised servers.
Web Application Firewalls
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a device that provides firewall-like functionality to web-based applications. For organizations with substantial web-based applications, WAFs are recommended as a front-line defense against attackers. There is a thorough best practices document on WAF deployment.
Intrusion Prevention Systems
Intrusion prevention systems (IPS) are appliances that monitor the network for malicious activity. When malicious activity is detected, the IPS can alert or block the traffic and prevent it from entering your network.
Access Control Lists
Access control lists (ACLs) are used by network devices to restrict network traffic flows. Most of the time, ACLs are focused on filtering ingress traffic at network edge devices, specifically traffic that is considered provocative or malicious. A common but effective ACL methodology is to adopt a doctrine of least privilege where only what is absolutely necessary is allowed in. Cisco offers a detailed paper on how to configure ACLs on Cisco IOS Software. Note that using ACLs to block DDoS traffic can be challenging due to the dynamic nature of the attack and the management overhead it would introduce. Additionally, you can read up on transit ACLs and infrastructure ACLs.
Distributed denial of service attacks are a moving target. We may be familiar with many of the tools and how they look on a network, but until the actual attack we don’t know all of its characteristics. Now is a good time to re-evaluate your defenses and determine where they can be improved. When preparing for possible attacks it is best to cover as many possible attack vectors as possible. Yes, this means simple things like patching, monitoring NetFlow, working with Internet service providers, and having a strong incident response and contingency plan.
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"Panos Kampanakis",
"Cisco TRAC team"
],
"introduction": {
"goal": "to summarize and inform readers of resources, recommendations, network mitigations, and best practices",
"scope": "prevent, mitigate, respond to, or dilute the effectiveness of attacks"
},
"expected_attack_components": [
{
"type": "denial of service attacks",
"tools_used": ["LOIC", "HOIC", "Slowloris"]
},
{
"type": "web application exploits",
"examples": ["advanced ad-hoc attempts", "simple website defacements"]
}
],
"credibility_of_announcements": {
"volatility": "highly volatile",
"purposes": [
"gaining notoriety",
"enhanced by increased publicity"
]
},
"attack_categories": [
{
"category_name": "Vulnerable Software Exploitation",
"description": "systems that aren't patched against current, well-known, or even old vulnerabilities"
},
{
"category_name": "Denial of Service Attacks",
"description": "against DDoS attack tools such as LOIC and HOIC"
},
{
"category_name": "Amplification Attacks",
"description": "leveraging DNS ANY queries and Internet-based open DNS resolvers"
},
{
"category_name": "Resource Starvation",
"description": "using 'low and slow' techniques such as Slowloris"
}
],
"mitigations": {
"software_patching": {
"resources": [
{
"source": "Cisco PSIRT",
"url": "http://example.com/advisories"
},
{
"source": "Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin",
"url": "http://example.com/applied-mitigations"
}
]
},
"anti-DDoS_services": [
"Cloud-based or on-premises anti-DDoS services",
"Cisco CRS",
"remotely triggered black hole routing",
"global resources using global server load balancing (GSLB) or anycast"
],
"network_devices_mitigations": {
"uRPF": "Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding",
"reputation_based_blocking": "reputation-based blocking (of compromised servers)",
"ACL_filtering": "Access control list (ACL) filtering from the upstream provider"
},
"DNS_infrastructure_best_practices": [
"protecting against DDoS attacks",
"mitigation techniques",
"secure DNS infrastructure"
],
"BGP_protection": "Protecting BGP",
"DNS-based_DDoS_mitigations": "DNS-based DDoS mitigations",
"hardening_DNS_best_practices": "Hardening DNS best practices"
},
"additional_resources": [
"destination- and source-based RTBH routing",
"IPv6 destination- and source-based RTBH routing",
"Using destination- and source-based BGP RTBH on IOS-XR platforms"
],
"defense_strategies": {
"evaluation_needed": "re-evaluate your defenses and determine where they can be improved",
"preparation_suggestions": "cover as many possible attack vectors as possible"
}
}
}
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BARCELONA, Spain – On Tuesday, US tech blog Engadget interviewed Nokia CEO Stephen Elop regarding the strategic alliance with Microsoft to produce devices with the Windows Phone OS. Stephen covers the decision-making process, price points, MeeGo and some of the other frequently-asked questions that have come up here on Conversations, so we thought it was well worth embedding it here…
If you’re short of time, here’s where you should fast-forward to for particular questions:
00:47 – Why not just get rid of Series 40 and push Symbian to lower price points?
01:15 – Nokia’s strategy segments – “mobile phones”, “smartphones” and “future disruptions”.
01: 57 – Will Nokia’s participation allow for Windows Phones at lower price points?
02:40 – How will Nokia keep and grow customers this year and transition customers to Windows Phone?
03:37 – How many Nokia users will transition to Windows Phone devices?
04:10 – What mission was Stephen given when he joined Nokia?
05:06 – How did Stephen’s Microsoft background affect the decision-making process?
05:57 – What’s the value exchange in this deal?
07:17 – How do other Windows Phone OEMs feel about the agreement?
08:06 – Where next for MeeGo?
08:43 – Can MeeGo and Windows Phone devices co-exist?
09:20 – The big question – launch dates?
Of course, we know you have lots more questions. Let us know below.
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Nokia Press Conference Video + Q&A Session
The future for Qt, MeeGo and Symbian – CTO Rich Green explains
Bill Perry talks about the future for developers
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{
"interview": {
"date": "Tuesday",
"location": "Barcelona, Spain",
"source": "US tech blog - Engadget",
"subject": {
"name": "Nokia CEO",
"full_name": "Stephen Elop"
},
"topic": "strategic alliance with Microsoft to produce devices with the Windows Phone OS",
"related_links": [
"Open Letter from CEO Stephen Elop, Nokia and CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft",
"Stephen Elop and Steve Ballmer answer questions from Nokia Conversations readers",
"Nokia Press Conference Video + Q&A Session",
"The future for Qt, MeeGo and Symbian – CTO Rich Green explains",
"Bill Perry talks about the future for developers"
],
"questions_and_answers": {
"question_1": {
"timestamp": "00:47",
"text": "Why not just get rid of Series 40 and push Symbian to lower price points?"
},
"question_2": {
"timestamp": "01:15",
"text": "Nokia's strategy segments – \"mobile phones\", \"smartphones\" and \"future disruptions\"."
},
"question_3": {
"timestamp": "01:57",
"text": "Will Nokia's participation allow for Windows Phones at lower price points?"
},
"question_4": {
"timestamp": "02:40",
"text": "How will Nokia keep and grow customers this year and transition customers to Windows Phone?"
},
"question_5": {
"timestamp": "03:37",
"text": "How many Nokia users will transition to Windows Phone devices?"
},
"question_6": {
"timestamp": "04:10",
"text": "What mission was Stephen given when he joined Nokia?"
},
"question_7": {
"timestamp": "05:06",
"text": "How did Stephen's Microsoft background affect the decision-making process?"
},
"question_8": {
"timestamp": "05:57",
"text": "What's the value exchange in this deal?"
},
"question_9": {
"timestamp": "07:17",
"text": "How do other Windows Phone OEMs feel about the agreement?"
},
"question_10": {
"timestamp": "08:06",
"text": "Where next for MeeGo?"
},
"question_11": {
"timestamp": "08:43",
"text": "Can MeeGo and Windows Phone devices co-exist?"
},
"question_12": {
"timestamp": "09:20",
"text": "The big question – launch dates?"
}
}
}
}
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